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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 11 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 17, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Substance Abuse Coordination Services for Drug Detoxification and <br />Rehabilitation Treatment <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net to Provide Substance Abuse <br />Coordination Services for Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in <br />Santa Ana (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve an agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net to provide substance <br />abuse coordination services in the amount of $500,000 paid utilizing the City’s Opioid <br />Settlement Fund, for a six-month term with two optional six-month renewals. <br />(Agreement No. A-2025-XXX) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />Substance abuse and addiction remain among the most significant factors contributing <br />to on-going and chronic homelessness in the City. The city’s outreach and engagement <br />contractor as well as the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) (the “Outreach Team”) <br />have observed through their vast outreach encounters that individuals with untreated <br />addiction often face family disruptions, loss of employment, and financial difficulties, <br />leading to homelessness and untreated addiction, which generally makes attempts to <br />secure steady employment, housing, and even medical attention almost impossible <br />leading to a cycle of on-going homelessness. The Outreach Team has also identified <br />and reported fears over suffering drug detox symptoms during shelter stays as the <br />number one reason for individuals refusing to accept shelter placements and service <br />assistance. <br />Currently, the waiting list for placement of individuals seeking treatment for substance <br />use disorder is anywhere from three (3) weeks to six (6) months, depending upon <br />individual circumstances, individual medical plans, and bed availability at treatment <br />centers throughout Southern California. These delays often lead to missed intervention <br />windows and opportunities for providing a pathway to breaking the cycle of addiction <br />and homelessness. Staff is proposing a pilot program to supplement the many <br />significant on-going efforts by the City to address chronic homelessness through <br />offering those individuals wishing to end their drug dependency, a timely and <br />expeditious pathway to permanent recovery and long-term housing.