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Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Page 2 <br />The last item is significant. I've recently learned that all inmates from the Irvine Musick <br />Jail and maximum -security inmates from Theo Lacy Jail are transported back to Santa <br />Ana for release. The County Board of Supervisors negotiated this decision as part of <br />settlement agreements with the Cities of Irvine and Orange. I don't believe the City of <br />Santa Ana was contacted about these agreements. This action creates a convenient <br />homeless venue at the Civic Center. <br />I raise this issue because one of my friends from Irvine recently told me that all homeless <br />people are from Santa Ana. When I look at our demographics, we are 77% Latino. <br />Compare this information with the County Homeless Assessment report findings and the <br />recent article in the OC Register that state the majority of homeless are white male. <br />Some of these individuals may have come from the jails, others for our services such as <br />the needle exchange/naloxone program and probably the most important reason is <br />because Santa Ana is compassionate and is working to help everyone in need. <br />Your emergency ordinance will allow the City to continue addressing the issues in the <br />Civic Center. <br />One final thought, after watching the last City Council meeting, I agree this is a shared <br />countywide responsibility. The County's Homeless Assessment Report recommended <br />the following: <br />• A minimum of 500 year-round beds (emergency/bridge) is needed to support the <br />pathway to housing for homeless individuals living on the streets in Orange <br />County: <br />1. North: Kraemer Multi -Service Center —200 beds for single adults in 2017 <br />2. Central — Santa Ana — Transit Terminal temporary site at "The <br />Courtyard," 200 — 300 beds (Santa Ana now has 400+ beds) <br />3. South County location to be determined <br />4. Specialized housing options are needed for those undergoing substance <br />abuse treatment, mental health stabilization and domestic violence, as well <br />as transitional age youth, and discharge planning beds for those existing <br />hospitals, jails and foster youth placements. <br />The County of Orange has worked hard and quickly to open shelters in Santa Ana and <br />Anaheim. No apparent work has been done to open a shelter in South County. The <br />County owns a large warehouse (building 317) on the 100 acres near the Great Park in <br />