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2010/11- 2014 -15 CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSOLIDATED PLAN ( 2014/15 <br />ACTION PLAN <br />ESG Certifications <br />The Emergency Solutions Grants Program Recipient certifies that: <br />Major rehabilitation /conversion — If an emergency shelter's rehabilitation costs exceed 75 percent of the <br />value of the building before rehabilitation, the jurisdiction will maintain the building as a shelter for homeless <br />individuals and families for a minimum of 10 years after the date the building is first occupied by a homeless <br />individual or family after the completed rehabilitation. if the cost to convert a building into an emergency <br />shelter exceeds 75 percent of the value of the building after conversion, the jurisdiction will maintain the <br />building as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for a minimum of 10 years after the date the building <br />is first occupied by a homeless individual or family after the completed conversion. In all other cases where <br />ESG funds are used for renovation, the jurisdiction will maintain the building as a shelter for homeless <br />individuals and families for a minimum of 3 years after the date the building is first occupied by a homeless <br />individual or family after the completed renovation. <br />Essential Services and Operating Costs — In the case of assistance involving shelter operations or essential <br />services related to street outreach or emergency shelter, the jurisdiction will provide services or shelter to <br />homeless individuals and families for the period during which the ESG assistance is provided, without regard to <br />a particular site or structure, so long the jurisdiction serves the same type of persons (e.g., families with <br />children, unaccompanied youth, disabled individuals, or victims of domestic violence) or persons in the same <br />geographic area. <br />Renovation — Any renovation carried out with ESG assistance shall be sufficient to ensure that the building <br />involved is safe and sanitary. <br />Supportive Services — The jurisdiction will assist homeless individuals in obtaining permanent housing, <br />appropriate supportive services ( including medical and mental health treatment, victim services, counseling, <br />supervision, and other services essential for achieving independent living), and other Federal State, local, and <br />private assistance available for such individuals. <br />Matching Funds — The jurisdiction will obtain matching amounts required under 24 CFR 576.201. <br />Confidentiality — The jurisdiction has established and is implementing procedures to ensure the confidentiality <br />of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence prevention or treatment services under any <br />project assisted under the ESG program, including protection against the release of the address or location of <br />any family violence shelter project, except with the written authorization of the person responsible for the <br />operation of that shelter. <br />Homeless Persons Involvement — To the maximum extent practicable, the jurisdiction will involve, through <br />employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, homeless individuals and families in constructing, renovating, <br />maintaining, and operating facilities assisted under the ESG program, in providing services assisted under the <br />ESG program, and in providing services for occupants of facilities assisted under the program. <br />Consolidated Plan — All activities the jurisdiction undertakes with assistance under ESG are consistent with the <br />jurisdiction's consolidated plan. <br />Discharge Policy— The jurisdiction will establish and implement, to the maximum extent practicable and <br />where appropriate policies and protocols for the discharge of persons from publicly funded institutions or <br />systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care or other youth facilities, or <br />04/25/2014 45 <br />