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Community Development Agency <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 31 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 19, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Approve a Street Outreach and Engagement Agreement with City Net <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve an Agreement with City Net to Provide Street Outreach and Engagement <br />Services addressing Quality-of-Life concerns, in an Amount not to Exceed, <br />$3,841,845.51 beginning January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (Non-General <br />Fund) (Continued from the City Council Meeting of December 5, 2023, Item No. 08) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc., DBA <br />City Net in an amount not to exceed $3,841,845.51 for the Santa Ana Multidisciplinary <br />Street Outreach and Engagement (SMART) Program that responds and addresses <br />quality-of-life services from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney <br />(Agreement No. 2023-XXX). <br />OR <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc., DBA <br />City Net in an amount not to exceed $3,571,134.90 for the Santa Ana Multidisciplinary <br />Street Outreach and Engagement (SMART) Program that responds and addresses <br />quality-of-life services from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney <br />(Agreement No. 2023-XXX) <br />3. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements required by state or federal <br />agencies for the use of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) <br />funding, or for any additional funding that may become available. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana currently contracts with City Net to provide a trauma informed, non- <br />law enforcement, homeless outreach and engagement resource, referred to as SMART <br />(Santa Ana’s Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Response Team). City Net staff are subject <br />matter experts in the field of homelessness, trained in crisis intervention, mental health, <br />addiction, medical services, and are able to provide services in the field to assist