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[TO BE PLACED ON CITY LETTERHEAD] Mayor City of [ADDRESS] Re: Request for Support for Homeless Services by the County of Orange Dear Mayor As the Mayor and Council Members of the City of Santa Ana we are writing to seek your assistance and support in encouraging the County of Orange to make a commitment to implement its 2008 action plan to address homelessness. In particular, the County of Orange must begin to offer services to the homeless at the Bus Terminal that it recently purchased. We are all aware that homelessness is one of the most pervasive issues facing our State and particularly our cities in high property -value areas. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, there were 115,738 homeless people in California in 2015, by far the most of any state in the nation. On any given night there are more than 400 individuals that sleep within the Civic Center of Orange County. On the of City of Santa Ana Council voted to encourage the County of Orange to provide services to the homeless at the Bus Terminal in Santa Ana. Several months ago the County of Orange finally purchased the Bus Terminal that was previously owned by the Orange County Transportation Authority. Yet, to date the County has not announced any plans as to how it intends to use the Bus Terminal. We are writing to ask you and all the other mayors and city council members of each Orange County city to join us in encouraging the County of Orange to take action. You can adopt a Resolution similar to the one enclosed which we adopted on September 6, 2016 or you can write your own letter of support. The homeless effect all of our communities and we must all join together to encourage action to address this problem. If you have any questions, please contact or any of us by email or by phone at Thank you, Santa Ana Mayor and City Council Members [PROVIDE SIGNATURE LINES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS] PTUM