Plan Description - City of Tustin

Chapter 2 • Plan Description
community as filling a known continuum of care homeless need identified
within the community's HUD approved Consolidated Plan.
Property approved by the LRA for conveyance to these entities may be
transferred through the following range of options:
• LRA may obtain property from DoD and lease to property recipients;
or
• LRA may obtain property and transfer deed ownership to property
recipients directly; or
• DoD can make direct transfer (lease or deed) through sponsoring
federal agencies to receiving agencies and homeless providers,
subject to legally binding agreements with the LRA.
The following are the LRA recommended homeless service providers
applications:
1. Orange County Rescue Mission (192 barracks units, 5.1
acre site): The Orange County Rescue Mission submitted a
proposal to convert two, three-story barrack structures near the
southeast corner of Valencia and Red Hill Avenue for use in
serving the emergency housing needs of single men, women
and families. The Rescue Mission has a proven track record for
operating successful programs similar to the one proposed for
MCAS Tustin. The program promotes the integration of
counseling, education, job training and other devices to ensure
that the cycle of homelessness is ended and that participating
individuals can once again become productive members of
society. The facilities requested are located within an area of
the Reuse Plan previously designated by the Base Closure Task
Force to support the Emergency/Transitional housing needs of
the homeless. Approval is subject to the following conditions:
• The site location, configuration and actual metes and
bounds shall be determined prior to transfer in
consultation with the LRA.
• The LRA requests transfer of the property from DoD to
the LRA who will provide a no-cost lease to the
recipient.
2. Salvation Army (24 family units): The Salvation Army has
proposed to operate 24 existing family housing units as
emergency/transitional housing in the Northeast Housing Area
currently existing at MCAS Tustin. It is estimated that proposal
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