KRisTIN GasPaR CHAIRWOMAN, THRO DISTRICT ‘SANDIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Decemser 6, 2018 ‘The Henorable Edmund G. Brown, J. Governor, State of California State Capito, Suite 1173, Sacremento, CA 95814 Deer Governor Brown: (Over the las several weeks, the federal government have been releasing families from Central America seeking asylum into the San Diego region. As ofthis wee, there are an aditional 5,000 individuals who avait the processing of asylum claims atthe U.S. pots of entry bordering San Diego County. ‘The County and local cites have been assisting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have been working o address asylum seekers’ immediate needs for temporary shelter. However, NGOs have stated that they are overstretched and do not have expertise in managing shelter operations “Two years ago, the State opened and stffed two ofthe several armories inthe San Diego region to serve as temporary shelter for Haitian immigrants who were similarly dropped aff by the federal goverament. “Today, we ae writing to request the State to temporarily shelter these Central American immigrants -who will continue tobe relessed locally over the coming weeks and months, To ensure appropriate shelter operations, we also ask fora contacted entity be hired to oversee ths function to supplement the ‘work oflocal NGOs ‘The San Diego region is ready to work with the State on this matter and we thank you for your {immediate attention. = oy 1a. d, Mitel dy 9 Ober Le = el eS City ofSan Diego CityoF Chula Vista City of National City County of San Diego CC: Governor-Bleet Newsom aay nse Fj 2 ot © meu ‘rot kin Gases"