Agenda Item AGENDA STAFF REPORT ASR Control 25-000772
MEETING DATE:	12/16/25
legal entity taking action:	Board of Supervisors
board of supervisors district(s):	All Districts
SUBMITTING Agency/Department:	County Executive Office (Approved)
Department contact person(s):	Douglas Becht (714) 834-2323
	Zulima Lundy (714) 834-6805

Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention

ceo CONCUR

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

Concur

Approved Agreement to Form

Discussion

3 Votes Board Majority

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Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

Funding Source: N/A	County Audit in last 3 years: No
Levine Act Review Completed: N/A

Prior Board Action: 6/4/2024 #33, 7/18/2023 #24

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for Round 6 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Commitment to Partnership and Participation in a Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan.

Authorize the Director of Care Coordination or designee to execute the Memorandum of Understanding as referenced in the Recommended Action above.

SUMMARY:

Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine and the City of Santa Ana will support the County of Orange and Orange County Continuum of Care in meeting a condition from the California Interagency Council on Homelessness regarding the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 6 funding and required coordination by overlapping jurisdictions.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program is a grant administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). HHAP Program provides local jurisdictions with funds to specifically support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges with the goal of ending and preventing homelessness in their community. Eligible applicants for HHAP Program include counties, cities, and Continuum of Cares (CoC). The County of Orange (County) is the eligible applicant for both the County and the Orange County CoC allocations. Additionally, the Cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana are eligible applicants and have received funding through the first four rounds of HHAP funding. The City of Irvine became an eligible applicant and recipient for the first time during the Round 4 of HHAP Program funding.

Prior Board of Supervisors (Board) Action

Board Date	Contract	Action
July 18, 2023	Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cities of Anaheim, Irvine and Santa Ana for HHAP Round 4 commitment to partnership.	Approved as Recommended.
June 4, 2024	Approve MOU with Cities of Anaheim, Irvine and Santa Ana for HHAP Round 5 commitment to partnership.	Approved as Recommended.

HHAP Allocations by Rounds

Eligible Applicant	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
County of Orange	$7,486,576	$3,433,435	$9,582,817	$7,131,233	$8,346,727	$8,355,062
Orange County CoC	$8,081,116	$3,823,692	$10,267,304	$7,600,842	$8,699,841	$8,923,350
City of Anaheim	$8,422,163	$3,981,386	$10,290,352	$5,092,955	$5,878,393	$5,947,855
City of Irvine				$5,092,955	$5,878,393	$5,947,855
City of Santa Ana	$8,422,163	$3,981,386	$10,290,352	$5,092,955	$5,878,393	$5,947,855

As part of the HHAP Round 4 application process, the County entered into an MOU to establish a commitment to partnership with the City of Anaheim, City of Irvine and City of Santa Ana in July 2023.

As part of the HHAP Round 5 application process, the County entered into an MOU for a commitment to partnership and participation in a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan with the City of Anaheim, City of Irvine and City of Santa Ana in June 2024.

The HHAP Round 6 Notice of Funding Availability was made available in February 2025. State priorities for HHAP Round 6 include preventing and expeditiously reducing unsheltered through homelessness prevention activities and sustaining existing interim housing solutions and permanent housing solutions. The HHAP Round 6 allocation for the County is $8.36 million and for the CoC is $8.92 million. Applicants eligible for HHAP program funds must apply as part of a region and be a signatory to a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan. The County worked collaboratively with the cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvine to complete the HHAP Round 6 application, submitted to HCD on August 29, 2025. A required component of the HHAP Round 6 funding process is submission of a MOU signed by each participating applicant, that details the commitments to focus on coordinating and integrating strategies to address homelessness regionally.

The County Executive Office (CEO) Office of Care Coordination has worked with the City of Anaheim, City of Irvine, and City of Santa Ana to establish a regional MOU outlining and detailing a HHAP commitment to partnership. The goal of the MOU is to ensure that all HHAP-funded entities communicate, work collaboratively, and leverage, whenever possible, available resources to maximize impact and serve the greatest number of households experiencing homelessness. This commitment aligns with recent efforts to work with and leverage opportunities to address homelessness and requires county-wide collaborative efforts. This MOU will meet HCD’s best practice requirement of establishing a regional MOU with detailed commitments that focus on coordinating and integrating interim and permanent housing resources, supportive services, and outreach and engagement strategies as noted in the document that the Office of Care Coordination signed in, and which was agreed upon during the HHAP Round 6 application process.

On November 19, 2025, the Orange County CoC Board approved the County, as the Collaborative Applicant and Administrative Entity for the Orange County CoC to establish a commitment to partnership and participation in a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan in implementation of the HHAP Round 6 Program with the City of Anaheim; City of Irvine; and the City of Santa Ana.

On November 18, 2025, the City of Anaheim received approval from their respective city council to enter the MOU between the County, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for HHAP Round 6 commitment to partnership and participation in a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan.

The Santa Ana City Council has agendized this MOU for approval at its December 2, 2025, meeting. Once approved, the City of Santa Ana will enter the MOU between the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for HHAP Round 6 commitment to partnership and participation in a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan.

The Irvine City Council has agendized this MOU for approval at its December 9, 2025, meeting. Once approved, the City of Irvine enter the MOU between the County of Orange, the City of Anaheim, the City of Irvine, and the City of Santa Ana for HHAP Round 6 commitment to partnership and participation in a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan.

Board approval of the MOU with the City of Anaheim, City of Irvine, and City of Santa Ana will continue to support the provision of the HHAP Round 6 and efforts to address homelessness in the County and support the overall System of Care. By approving the Recommended Actions, the County will maintain vital homeless service infrastructure and programming for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

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ATTACHMENT(S):

Attachment A - HHAP Round 6 MOU