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EXHIBIT “A” TO RESOLUTION <br /> <br />\[TO BE PLACED ON CITY LETTERHEAD\] <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor ________ <br />City of ________ <br />\[ADDRESS\] <br /> <br />Re: Request for Support for Homeless Services by the County of Orange <br /> <br />Dear Mayor ____________: <br /> <br />As the Mayor and Council Members of the City of Santa Ana we are writing to seek your <br />assistance and support in encouraging the County of Orange to make a commitment to <br />implement its 2008 action plan to address homelessness. In particular, the County of <br />Orange must begin to offer services to the homeless at the Bus Terminal that it recently <br />purchased. <br /> <br />We are all aware that homelessness is one of the most pervasive issues facing our <br />State and particularly our cities in high property -value areas. According to the United <br />States Department of Housing and Urban Development, there were 115,738 homeless <br />people in California in 2015, by far the most of any state in the nation. On any given <br />night there are more than 400 individuals that sleep within the Civic Center of Orange <br />County. <br /> <br />On _____________, the of City of Santa Ana Council voted to encourage the County of <br />Orange to provide services to the homeless at the Bus Terminal in Santa Ana. Several <br />months ago the County of Orange finally purchased the Bus Terminal that was <br />previously owned by the Orange County Transportation Authority. Yet, to date the <br />County has not announced any plans as to how it intends to use the Bus Terminal. <br /> <br />We are writing to ask you and all the other mayors and city council members of each <br />Orange County city to join us in encouraging the County of Orange to take action. You <br />can adopt a Resolution similar to the one enclosed which we adopted on September 6, <br />2016 or you can write your own letter of support. <br /> <br />The homeless effect all of our communities and we must all join together to encourage <br />action to address this problem. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact __________or any of us by email or by phone <br />at __________. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br /> <br />Santa Ana Mayor and City Council Members <br /> <br />\[PROVIDE SIGNATURE LINES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS\] <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2016-073 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />