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2) Homeless individuals tossing buckets of urine over rails and onto pathways <br />where individuals are splashed with the waste; <br />3) Potential jurors asking for their jury service location to be transferred from <br />the Central Justice Center to another location; <br />4) An increase in large rats and insects in the area; <br />5) An increase in vandalism and damage to City property and buildings within <br />the Civic Center area; <br />6) An increase in narcotics use and sales and physical and sexual assaults <br />occurring within the encampment areas which are not visible or easily <br />accessible to law enforcement officers due to the shade structures, tents, <br />and excessive crowding; <br />7) Used and discarded hypodermic needles found in the Civic Center including <br />the Library, which reported, as of August 2017, finding 101 needles since <br />January 2017 placing its employees and patrons, including children and <br />unaccompanied minors, at risk of disease or injury; <br />8) An accumulation of discarded and broken household items; <br />9) Increased incidents of individuals or employees being attacked and bitten <br />by dogs; and <br />10)Portable shower structures without proper plumbing, allowing waste water <br />runoff to spill into public walkways and ultimately into storm drains which is <br />a violation of the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br />permit. <br />F. On a recent walkthrough of the Civic Center Area, City staff observed the <br />following: individuals using hypodermic needle disposal bins and buckets as <br />portable toilets; tents and areas in unsanitary conditions filled with wet and <br />soiled clothing and broken items, people cooking on propane stoves; <br />generators connected to television sets; large number of bicycle frames and <br />parts; unrestrained dogs that had recently had large litters of puppies; <br />excessive accumulation of personal property, and a woman walking around <br />warning others of an outbreak of hepatitis A. <br />G. The City has learned of recent media reports of hepatitis A outbreaks in San <br />Diego and Los Angeles Counties largely attributed to homeless individuals <br />sitting and sleeping on unclean sidewalks and streets and preparing food <br />without proper sanitation procedures. <br />H. On October 6, 2016, the County of Orange announced the opening of a year- <br />round transitional center designated to benefit and serve homeless individuals <br />congregated in the Santa Ana Civic Center. Located at the former Santa Ana <br />Transit Terminal and renamed "The Courtyard", it has emergency shelter beds <br />and enhanced services for those without permanent housing. <br />I. The City has closely examined the homeless conditions and on September 6, <br />2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2016-073 and declared a public <br />health and safety homeless crisis in the Civic Center Area. Conditions have <br />Ordinance No. NS-mr 2926 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />11 A-8 <br />