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• Are there/ will there be sidewalks in the light industrial area? <br />• Where are the homeless concentrated now? <br />• What are the hours of operation of manufacturers /industries? What is the nature of <br />their business? <br />• Should there be a maintaining of compatibility with current uses? Are there any changes <br />currently taking place? Will they be grandfathered in with current uses? <br />• Compatibility Issues — security of residents and neighbors, lighting, available parking <br />for volunteers & staff <br />• Industrial vs. Commercial Cleanliness <br />• Some concerns related to landscaping— loitering, noise, children <br />• Need outdoor activity area— park -like settings <br />• Reuse of buildings with renovations <br />2. Best Practices: <br />Some Orange County cities have adopted S132 Emergency Shelter ordinances (Table of OC <br />Emergency Shelter Ordinances provided). Based on your experiences, what would you <br />consider to be the "Best Practices" within these ordinances, for possible application in Santa <br />Ana? <br />• Provide rooftop use <br />• Flexibility to use all day is best <br />• Services in walking distance — should this be mandatory? <br />• Should there be a distance requirement for shelters near certain activities? <br />• How much space is needed per bed? <br />• Limiting to 30 -50 beds will not replace displaced people from the Armory <br />• Can the occupancy and safety requirement be modified; amend Uniform Building Code? <br />• Size of waiting / in -take area <br />• Shelter -to- shelter —needs are different <br />• Want clients on site when waiting <br />• Gathering and waiting areas to be screened from public view <br />• Length of stay policy vary from 120 days to 180 days a year; related services also vary <br />• Some will still need a place of stay after 120 to 180 days <br />• Should kitchens and dining halls be required? Might not want to limit and require this. <br />Be flexible. <br />3. Creating Community - Policies and Programs: <br />What other policy and programs would you suggest to address the City's Homeless Shelter <br />and Transitional /Supportive Housing needs? <br />• How should community groups volunteering be addressed? <br />• What is the role of volunteer groups at shelters? <br />3 M: \WP51\ SB2 \StakeholdersTmakOutNotmAllMa}23 2012Final.doe <br />