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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
TITLE:
HOMELESS SERVICES QUARTERLY
REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2017 —
DECEMBER 2017
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Receive and file report and verbal update of the Quarterly Report for Homeless Services for the
period of October 2017 — December 2017.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION
At its regular meeting on January 24, 2018, by a vote of 7:0 (Frazier absent), the Community
Redevelopment and Housing Commission approved the recommended action.
DISCUSSION
On September 19, 2017, City Council approved the Homelessness Prevention, Intervention and
Mitigation Plan to address the concerns of an escalating number of individuals experiencing
homelessness in the City. Many of these individuals are concentrated in the Civic Center and the
Santa Ana riverbed and affect adjacent neighborhoods and business districts. Since the approval
of the Mitigation Plan, City staff has undertaken a variety of actions to address the impact of
homelessness on Santa Ana residents. These various actions and investments by the City are
summarized in this Quarterly Report and will be updated going forward.
This report is for the quarter ending on December 31, 2017 and provides statistics for many of
the homeless services implemented throughout the City. The report is divided into four sections:
1) Law Enforcement; 2) Affordable Housing, Outreach, and Case Management; 3) Total Funds
Committed to Address Homelessness; and 4) Other Services and Initiatives.
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Law Enforcement
The Santa Ana Police Department tracks the number of calls for service that are received by the
City on an on-going basis in relation to homelessness. Table 1 provides an update on transient
related calls for service in 2017:
Table 1
Type
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
Disturbance
350
347
426
414
426
411
419
449
442
413
422
434
4953
Trespassing
214
182
210
169
160
208
227
186
241
252
282
206
2537
SAMC
65
49
79
71
84
110
118
74
77
61
72
56
916
Drunk in
Public
6
9
10
10
12
17
1 21
1 23
13
13
8
2
144
Battery
I
I
1
I 1
I
1
3
Grand Total
635
1 587
725
1 664
682
747
1 787
1 732
773
739
784
699
8554
Affordable Housing, Outreach, and Case Management:
Emergency Solutions Grant
Total
Program
Q1 FY
Individuals Served
414 1 N/A
Funding Disbursed
$65,190 N/A
• Q2 numbers are not available at this time
Permanent Supportive
HousingPSH
Q2
Total
FY
Total Number of PSH Units
Santa Ana Police Department HEART Team
$45,000
Developed for Homeless
71
71
Individuals or Families
CDBG Program Public Service Funds
Total Number of PSH Units in
$36,000
Subtotal
the Pipeline for Homeless
139
N/A
Individuals or Families
Total Funds Currently Committed to Reduce and Address Homelessness:
Programs
Amount of Funds
Emergency Solutions Grant for FY17-18
$429,526
Santa Ana Police Department HEART Team
$45,000
ESG Program Funds
Illumination Foundation
$75,000
CDBG Program Public Service Funds
WISEPlace (CDBG Program Public Service Funds)
$36,000
Subtotal
$585,526
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Projects
Amount of Funds
The Orchard (71 Project -Based Vouchers)
$7,895,194
The Orchard (HOME Program Funds)
$1,199,869
The Depot at Santiago (8 Project -Based Vouchers)
$710,460
Santa Ana Veterans Village (HOME Program Funds)
$353,962
Santa Ana Veterans Village
75 Project -Based Vouchers
$11,489,000
Aqua Housing (56 Project -Based Vouchers)
$7,000,000
Subtotal
$28,648,485
TOTAL FUNDS COMMITTED 1 $29,234,011 1
Update on Other Services and Initiatives:
STRATEGY
ACTION
OUTCOMESITIME-FRAME
Create an Interdepartmental
Completed —
Team on Homelessness to
Inter -Departmental Team
coordinate all City agencies and
meets weekly
activities.
Improve the internal
Consider opportunities to
coordination and
improve conditions in the Civic
communication between City
Center including both an anti-
In Progress
agencies providing services
abandonment ordinance and an
and enforcement
anti -panhandling ordinance.
Develop a webpage regarding
Completed — website
how Santa Ana is addressing
launched in February 2018
homelessness
Utilize the Santa Ana City
Draft a new section to the Santa
Completed -
Charter and Municipal Code
Ana Municipal Code related to
Enforcement began
to make improvements
storage of property and services
December 12, 2017
in the Civic Center area.
Develop a single point of
Recruit and hire a Homeless
Recruitment Completed —
contact for homeless
Services Manager.
start -date on February 12,
services and programs
2018
Participate in regional bodies
On-going —
Coordinate with courts, other
and discussions to achieve the
Homeless Services
cities and County of Orange
greatest impact on
Manager to take the lead to
homelessness in the City.
make further gains.
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STRATEGY
ACTION
OUTCOMES/TIME-FRAME
Hold an Outreach and
Engagement Fair with nine
Completed —
community partners to offer
December 9th, 2017
assistance with housing
referrals, job placement, legal
assistance, behavioral health
Additional Fairs planned
services and veterinary pet
services for individuals in the
Civic Center.
Enlist non-profit and faith -based
organizations serving homeless
Homeless Services
individuals to agree on a strategy
Manager to take the lead.
to help move individuals off of
Coordinate with nonprofit and
the streets and into housing.
Continue to fund non-profit
faith -based services
Emergency Solutions Grant
homeless service providers to
On-going
provide Street Outreach, Shelter,
Homeless Prevention and Rapid -
Rehousing services.
Amend ESG
Contracts with WISEPlace,
Illumination Foundation and the
Completed -
HEART program to allocate
Plaza of the Flags
unspent FY 16/17 ESG funds to
outcomes to be included in
provide housing and outreach
future quarterly reports.
services at the Plaza of the Flags
in FY 17/18.
Initiate and participate in
lobbying for legislation and
Develop and implement
resources; solicit state and
On-going — Staff are
specific legislation related to
federal assistance to respond to
participating on the
housing and homelessness
the needs for housing,
County's Advisory
enforcement and social services
Committee for No Place
for the growing homeless
Like Home funds
population.
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STRATEGY
ACTION
OUTCOMES/TIME-FRAME
One HEART Team Officer is
Establish a full-time
dedicated full-time to homeless
Homeless Services Officer
outreach, safety and security.
Completed
position
Additional HEART Program
officers continue status quo.
Plaza of the Flags — first full
Power wash completed on
Thoroughly clean and disinfect
December 2017
Power wash and cleaning of
Plaza of the Flags grounds and
On-going power washings:
the Plaza of the Flags
remove prohibited items from the
Half of the Plaza cleaned
Plaza.
each week
'additional power washings done in other
locations of the Civic Center on different
frequencies
Organizations interested in
Establish a requirement for
providing services in the Civic
organizations providing
Center are now required to follow
Completed
services in the Civic Center
the City permit process.
to apply for a permit
Regulation is part of the
amended SAMC.
Minimize the number of
needles found in the Civic
Review of OCNEP MOU and the
MOU terminated and permit
Center
impacts of the program.
denied in January, 2018
Quality of Life Team
In addition, a 30 -day pilot Quality of Life Team (QOLT) was formed on January 22nd to address
the number of concerns and requests related to municipal code violations, property storage and
improper use of public/private property. This multidisciplinary team is comprised of staff from the
offices of SAPD, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Community Development, Community
Preservation, City Attorney, and the City Manager. The process of bringing all stakeholders
together in the field was modeled on best practices utilized by several cities throughout the
country. During the first week of the program, the team was trained by the City Attorney and
Police Department and responded to locations identified by the City Council and community.
Moving forward, the team will focus on parks and responding to complaints of individuals
establishing encampments throughout the City.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
The activities covered by this report allow the City to meet Goal #1 — Community Safety,
Objective #6 (Enhance Public Safety integration, communications and community outreach);
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Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #4 (Support
neighborhood vitality and livability) and Objective #6 (Focus projects and programs on improving
the health and wellness of all residents).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Robert M. Zur Sch(mi� e LJ
Interim Executive ctor
Community Development Agency
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