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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKennedy Commission Woodward, Carrie From: noreply@granicusideas.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:49 PM To: Yasuda, Erica; Woodward, Carrie; City Clerk Subject: New eComment for Regular Meeting of the City Council New eComment for Regular Meeting of the City Council Guest User submitted a new eComment. Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council Item: 8. FIVE-YEAR PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN In accordance with the 2017 Building Homes and Jobs Act, Senate Bill 2 (SB2), the City is seeking authorization to submit a Five-Year Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). eComment: Dear Mayor and City Council, The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad based coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $20,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been successful in partnering and working with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land-use policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower income working families. The Commission would like to commend the City for its leadership and commitment in encouraging and facilitating the development of an emergency homeless shelter. While the emergency homeless shelter will provide much needed housing for the City's unhoused population, the emergency shelter is only meeting a small percentage of the City's lower income housing needs. It is important the City review its progress towards meetings its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). For the 2014-2021 Housing Element planning period, the City has a RHNA of 283 very low- and 195 low-income households. To-date, the City has built 102 or 36% of the 283 very low-income units and 74 or 38% of the 195 low-income units. However, for the above moderate-income units, the City outperformed and exceeded the RHNA by constructing 1,184 or 225% of the 525 above moderate-income RHNA. While 257 above moderate units were added in 2019, no units were added at the very low and low income levels. With a remaining RHNA need of 302 lower income homes, it is important the City prioritize the development of new affordable homes. The Commission looks forward to partnering with the City to increase affordable home opportunities for lower income households in the City. Please keep us informed of any updates and meetings regarding strategies to increase affordable homes for lower income households. If you have any questions, please free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc@kennedycommission.org. View and Analyze eComments i This email was sent from https:Hgranicusideas.com. Unsubscribe from future mailings 191, 2