HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUPPLEMENTAL ITEM #3 3RD EMAIL RECEIVED Tiscareno, Vera
From: Demkowicz, Erica
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:48 PM
To: SHEENA INNOCENTE
Cc: Tiscareno, Vera; Willkom, Justina; Reekstin, Scott; Yeager, Lucy
Subject: RE: Public comments for Agenda item #3 Housing Element
Good Afternoon Ms. Innocente,
City Staff are in receipt of your e-mail and it will be added to the public record and shared with the Planning
Commission. Your name has also been added to the City's Interested Party List for the Housing Element Update. Please
find the link below for tonight's Planning Commission meeting where an overview of the Housing Element update
process will be provided to the Planning Commission by Staff.
https://www.tustinca.org/1080/Current-Pro*ects
Regards,
Erica H. Demkowicz, AICP
Senior Planner
City of Tustin
Community Development Department
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 573-3127
Please note that all City of Tustin public counter services will be performed by City Staff online, or by
telephone. Reopening date subject to change.
From: SHEENA INNOCENTE<sinnocente@ucla.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:16 PM
To: Demkowicz, Erica <EDemkowicz@tustinca.org>
Subject: Public comments for Agenda item #3 Housing Element
Dear planning commission staff,
I was born in Orange County and have resided in Tustin since 2013. My family and I experienced housing instability, rent
burden, and homelessness in the 1990's when the housing crisis was nowhere near as bad as it is today. I am very
concerned about the rapidly increasing shortage of below market rate housing specifically for individuals and families in
the 35%of below AMI income levels. Harvard has published many reports on the national shortage of housing across the
nation. Some of these reports indicate that for households who earn 35%or below the AMI there are only 2 units
available for every 100 needed in certain regions of LA and OC. I believe residents of Tustin should be informed if the
Tustin planning commission has data on the disparity between the demand and supply of units needed for extremely
low income households categorized as 35%or less of the AMI, 36-50%of the AMI, and finally the moderately low
income households who fall between 51-75%of the AMI. Please provide this ratio if it is available. I fully expect the city
of Tustin to act responsible and identify as many sites as possible in order to plan for the housing units which have the
greatest disparity between supply and demand. I thank you for your choice to work in public service and thoughtful
consideration on this important process. Please notify me about any and all future planning meetings related to housing.
Building alone will not be sufficient to address the current rental housing crisis many working class families are facing.
We must adopt the models from places such as Minneapolis where they rezoned all SFH to be multifamily dwellings.
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There is nothing kind or gracious about building a city so that only privileged families and individuals can enjoy safe and
secure housing. In closing I will say that housing is undoubtedly the stable platform needed for a family and/or individual
to begin achieving basic health and well being. Maslow's classic triangle published decades ago alluded to this reality
however the plethora of research has confirmed this is true. Housing is a human right, not a reward for good behavior.
Sincerely,
Sheena Innocente, MSW
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