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➢ Strategy — Continue to implement the Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Ordinance to locate facilities for homeless shelters within Industrial Zones which meet all required development and operational standards. Homeless Population POINT IN TIME COUNT 2011 2013 Orange County 6,939 4,251 Santa Ana (20% of OC total) 1,388 850 Santa Ana Unmet Homeless 1,070 632 Need Homeless population 2013 Point in rime Survev Homeless Su6000ulations Survey Findings Percent Survey Findings Percent Chronic Homeless Individuals 28% Severely Memalty III 17% Chronically Homeless Families 0.4% Chronic Substance Abuse 34% _ Persons of Chronically Homeless Families — % e ons with HIV/AIDS 16% 3% Veterans Female Veterans j 1% source: County of Orange Point in Time Survey, 2013 • SAUSD - highest rate of homeless children/youth in Orange County • 28% of 30,542 total homeless students in Orange County are enrolled in SAUSD Emergency solutions grant (ESG) • Federally funded formula grant • Provides funding to: ➢ Improve the number and qualify of emergency shelters for homelessness individuals and families ➢ Help operate these shelters ➢ Provide essential social services to shelter residents ➢ Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless ESG Eligible Activities • Street Outreach — essential services (mental health, case management, etc.) • Emergency Shelter — renovation and operation of emergency shelter facilities and services. • Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re -Housing — housing relocation and stabilization services (rental assistance, etc.) • HMIS - Continuum of Care contributing data. Affordable Housing • Rental Units: 2,355 ➢ An additional 146 units in the development process CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 JUNE 12, 2014