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Community Development Agency <br /> www.santa-ana.org/community-development <br /> Item # 15 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> May 21, 2024 <br /> TOPIC: Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional <br /> Coordination <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Orange, Acting as the <br /> Eligible Applicant for the County of Orange and the Orange County Continuum of Care <br /> (CoC,) the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for the <br /> Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Regional Coordination <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with the <br /> County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, and the City of Irvine to support regional <br /> coordination to address homelessness challenges, for a term beginning June 1, 2024 <br /> through June 30, 2028 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX). <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) recently provided <br /> guidance for applicants seeking HHAP Round 5 funding. This document requires a <br /> regional MOU that organizes and deploys the full array of homelessness programs and <br /> resources comprehensively and effectively outlines local efforts to increase regional <br /> coordination and clearly describes jurisdictional roles and responsibilities, joint <br /> coordination, and collaborative funding efforts to achieve greater alignment for HHAP <br /> jurisdictions receiving entities <br /> In an effort to meet this requirement, staff from each of these jurisdictions worked <br /> together to draft an MOU for consideration by each government body. The MOU <br /> establishes a partnership on county-wide efforts to strengthen regional goals to address <br /> the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness as it relates to HHAP <br /> Round 5 funds. These goals will include working closely with the Orange County <br /> Continuum of Care and strengthening systemic efforts and processes to show a <br /> reduction in the number of persons experiencing homelessness or who become <br /> homeless annually, on a regional basis. <br /> The County will be presenting this MOU (Exhibit 1) for approval to the Board of <br /> Supervisors on June 4th, following approval by the Continuum of Care Board on April <br /> City Council 15 — 1 5/21/2024 <br />