Council RecordSanta Ana, California
Recurring topic

Homelessness response

Project funds faced a state deadline

Shelter, supportive housing, encampments, outreach, and state homelessness funding.

Matching meetings
95
Agenda records
151
Summary

The recent arc

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  1. Mayor Amezcua said the county has been working on the site since 2021 without ever consulting the city, which already hosts the county jail, a shelter of several hundred beds, and the probation and parole offices.

    5:14:43

  2. Councilmember Vazquez said the city had done more with less over two years, reducing homelessness and graffiti, and supported letting voters decide.

    3:33:24

  3. The council amended its grant agreement with a housing and health provider that runs services for people leaving homelessness.

    3:11:57
Record

Recent council history

Up to eight latest matches

  1. Jul212026
    Item 19Discussion mention

    Direction Regarding the Proposed Orange County Coordinated Reentry Center at the Former Youth Guidance Center Site in Santa Ana

    • Mayor Amezcua said the county has been working on the site since 2021 without ever consulting the city, which already hosts the county jail, a shelter of several hundred beds, and the probation and parole offices.5:14:43
  2. Jul72026
    Item 22Discussion mention

    Consider Ballot Measure to Remove Sunset on Local Sales Tax

    • Councilmember Vazquez said the city had done more with less over two years, reducing homelessness and graffiti, and supported letting voters decide.3:33:24
  3. May192026
    Item 16Agenda title

    First Amendment to the Conditional Grant Agreement with Illumination Health + Home (formerly Illumination Foundation) for the Richard Lehn Intergenerational Housing Project to Amend Disbursement Provisions for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Funds (Non-General Fund)

    • The council amended its grant agreement with a housing and health provider that runs services for people leaving homelessness.3:11:57
  4. Jan232026
    Item 1Discussion mention

    City Council Goal Setting

    • Reporting back from neighbourhood leaders, the first priority named was better communication from the city and the second was public safety, alongside homelessness and drug use.1:27:27
    • The mayor said she did not want residents reading that and concluding unhoused people are the cause, pointing out that people travel into Santa Ana from across the county.2:38:18
  5. Dec22025
    Item 18Agenda title

    Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Orange, acting as the Administrative Entity for the County of Orange and the Orange County Continuum of Care, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Regional Coordination

    • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.4:35:09
  6. Dec22025
    Item 4Agenda title

    Homelessness Update

    • Staff presented the results of a survey and count of people living homeless in Santa Ana, carried out by the organisation CityNet.2:54:39
    • Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza asked for detail on what kinds of work those surveyed were doing.3:13:00
  7. Nov42025
    Item 17Agenda title

    Agreement with Landscape West Management Services, Inc. to Perform Litter, Debris, and Encampment Removal Services Related to Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Project No. 26-6423) (Specification No. 25-116) (Non-General Fund)

    • A landscaping maintenance contract.3:38:00
  8. Oct72025
    Item 25Discussion mention

    Permanent Supportive Housing Inspections Work Study Session

    • A work study session on how the city inspects permanent supportive housing — long-term housing with support services for formerly homeless residents.4:49:38