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Homeless Services Quarterly Report for February - April 2018 May 1, 2018 Page 6 Magor Initiatives 2018 Draft Homeless Plan Under the leadership of the Deputy City Manager, staff collectively published the 2018 Homelessness Draft Plan on the City website at http://santa- ana.ora/homelessness/documents/HomelessDraftPlan3-17-18 pdf. The Draft Homeless Plan serves as a plan of action to address homelessness in the City and provides nearly 30 recommendations for the County of Orange and Cities to collectively improve its homeless services. The plan focuses on long-term solutions in six different categories: 1. Addressing Housing Needs 2. Outreach & Supportive Services 3. Strategic Planning & Policy Development 4. Active Coordination & Collaboration with Agencies, Neighboring Communities & Faith Based Organizations 5. Communication and Transparency 6. Capacity Building 2018 Homeless Point In -Time Count and Survey Following direction by the City Council, on the early morning of March 31, 2018, approximately 140 City staff, Police Officers and community volunteers deployed into the City to engage with unsheltered individuals for the Santa Ana Homeless Point -In -Time (PIT) Count and Survey. Conducted as part of the Homeless Draft Strategic Plan, the results of the survey established data on the number of individuals living without housing — both on the streets and in shelters. This information will help to ensure that homelessness resources are allocated appropriately in the City. With this information, the City is able to better understand the characteristics of individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Ana and to determine the most effective methods to address homelessness in our community, in partnership with the County and surrounding cities. The March 31, 2018 Santa Ana PIT Count and Survey identified 587 sheltered individuals, and 824 unsheltered individuals (figures include Plaza of the Flags). A separate PIT Count was taken on March 18, 2018, in the Plaza of the Flags where a total of 206 individuals were identified as experiencing homelessness. When combining the total number of both sheltered and unsheltered with both PIT counts (Civic Center Plaza of the Flags and the City at large), the total 2018 PIT count equals to 1,617. This number represents an increase of 121% unsheltered individuals from the January 2017 PIT Count. The 2018 Santa Ana Homeless PIT Count and Survey shows that the vast majority of Santa Ana's individuals experiencing homelessness are unsheltered (1,030 of the 1,617 homeless individuals). The Homeless PIT Count and Survey also revealed the following: 19E-6