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Dale Helvig Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706 Additional information directly from the OC Heath Care Agency Fact sheets. Bold is for effect. 2019 FACT Sheet Figure 3 shows the number of new HIV diagnoses each year for Orange County residents as a bar, and the number of those diagnoses that were concurrently diagnosed with AIDS as a line. Concurrent diagnoses in 2019 represents a 47.8% decrease from 2010. 2020 FACT Sheet Figure 3 shows the number of new HIV diagnoses each year among Orange County residents as a bar and the number of those diagnoses that were concurrently diagnosed with AIDS as a line. Concurrent diagnoses in 2020 represents a 37.1% decrease from 2011. 2021 FACT Sheet Figure 3 shows the number of new HIV diagnoses each year among Orange County residents as a bar and the number of those diagnoses that were concurrently diagnosed with AIDS as a line. Concurrent diagnoses in 2021 represents a 21.7% decrease from 2012. 2022 FACT Sheet Figure 3 shows the number of new HIV diagnoses each year among Orange County residents as a bar and the number of those diagnoses that were concurrently diagnosed with AIDS as a line. Concurrent diagnoses in 2022 represents a 18.6% decrease from 2013. What the county From HRI application... 4. What is the estimated annual number of participants you will serve? ANSWER: 500 5. What is the estimated annual number of syringes you will provide? ANSWER: 300,000 6. What is the estimated annual number of syringes you will collect? ANSWER: 180,000 HRI is dedicated to collecting as many used syringes as possible, however, because there are many other places to legally dispose of syringes, HRI cannot assume that it will be able to collect all of the syringes that it distributes. HRI participants may legally dispose of syringes at sharps disposal kiosks in the community and at other syringe services programs. Further, syringes are often confiscated and disposed of by the police. This number reflects these other avenues for syringe disposal. This translates to an average of 600 needles per person per year. HRI mention estimates annual number of syringes you they will collect at 180,000. This could be less due to reason xyx, So in fact there is a very strong likelihood there will be substantially more than 120,000 needles left on the streets. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. Page 2 of 4 2024-04-15 Letter to City Council -Item 27 Needle Distribution