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Home My WebLink About06 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDocusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Agenda Item 6 AGENDA REPORT �Ctf eMana Manager Q Y 9 �_ Finance Director N/A MEETING DATE: APRIL 21, 2026 TO: ALDO E. SCHINDLER, CITY MANAGER FROM: ALEXA SMITTLE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY: The 2025 Year in Review summarizes the Community Development Department's programs and activities conducted from January 2025 through December 2025. RECOMMENDATION: Recommend the City Council receive and file the report. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN: The Year in Review summary contributes to Goal E of the Strategic Plan in Organizational Excellence and Customer Service. The Year in Review highlights how Community Development Department's work efforts align with the City Council's policies and direction. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: The 2025 Community Development Year in Review outlines the Department's achievements across several key areas, including land development projects, permit issuance rates, and grant funds awarded, among other statistics. The attached presentation emphasizes strategic policy improvements, such as the adoption of Citywide Objective Design Standards and Zoning Code streamlining efforts that reduced processing times and provided customers with more clarity and certainty. The presentation showcases the Department's commitment to initiatives within Planning, Building, Code Enforcement, and Economic Development. Notable successes include a significant reduction in graffiti incidents, which are down by more than 1,000 cases, faster processing of alcoholic beverage licensing for local businesses, more than 1,300 issued Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF City Council Agenda Report 2025 Year in Review April 21, 2026 Page 2 building permits and 14,000 building inspections, 6,000 Planning inquiries responded to, and administration of over $700,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to support non -profits serving the community and essential home repairs for low-income seniors and veterans among other activities. The Department's 2025 Year in Review Presentation is reflected in Attachment A, which showcases the activities summarized above; and Attachment B provides a link to a story map that offers a visual overview of land development activities in the City, including projects under review, entitled, or under construction. Report prepared by: i Aaron Valle Assistant Planner Re nrt reviewedy: Jiy=asan, AICPAssmmunity Development Director — Planning AKxa Smittle Community Development Director Attachments: A. 2025 Year in Review — Slide Deck B. 2025 Current Project Updates - GIS Story Map Remembering what connects us. 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT T. Remembering what connects us. CURRENT PLANNING ie s a :q�, Ae. '+� Y _ S - 1 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Fannin ..oncierge rvice 4274 4371 Phone Calls Planning Inquiries in 2024 and 2025 1299 1130 Counter Visits 2024 492 317 Emails 2025 181 42 Voicemails Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF annir Division Activity 26 Entitlements Processed in 2024 and 2025 _18 Conditional Use Permits 27 14 Design Reviews 2024 2025 15 16 Other (Variance, Subdivisions, Minor Adjustment, etc.) Remembering what connects us. ADVANCE PLANNING z 4 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Jbjective Jesign Standard Guides and clarifies design for multifamily mixed -use residential projects per State law Planning Commission recommended February 2025 City Council adopted April 1, 2025 a p p rova l TL_JSI I W Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF iaeci pan Amendments Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Zoning .ode Streamlining - �r Reduce entitlement timeline for alcoholic beverage (ABC) CUPs by only requiring a public hearing upon request Eliminates the City's role in reviewing and approving soil remediation projects Revise definition of murals to include painted and use other media such as video displays, 3-D modeling, laser etching and vinyl wraps The update eliminates duplicate text and clarifies minor ambiguities Reason Streamline Streamline Clarifying Typographical, Consistency Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF ABC ■ ■ Permit S Before Streamlining 69-day average After Streamlining 44-day average c 35 U Q CL El 57 113 126 56��C 49 50 61 Streamlining Implemented 51 43 49 37 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Days to Approval Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Remembering what connects us. HISTORIC PRESERVATION z 4 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF ir kVee 2025 Theme: Tustin's Military Past Community engagement campaign included: Informational booths in/around Old Town Old Town Walking Tour Tustin Veteran Cemetery Tour Movie Screening uric Plac r�A 010 111 firwi U* Remembering what connects us. . Oe" R.T:� Remembering what connects us. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION/CODE ENFORCEMENT z 4 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF mmur Preservation Activity 2024-2025 CODE CASES 2025 TOP CATEGORIES 11.6% Housing Issues - I M1.8% Short Term Rental Issues - 3.2% Storm Water Violations - 14 8.5% Obstruction within Public ROW - 37 2024 2025 9.2% Zoning Issues - 40 9.2% Unpermitted Construction - 40 501 Cases 435 Cases Prop. Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF ,1affiti Removals Year Removals Cost �2025 31188 i $140,408 2024 4,285 $1969700 2023 51516 1 $259,850 2022 1 5,806 1$279,036 Reduction of more than 1,000 graffiti incidents (cost reduction of $56,300). Remembering what connects us. BUILDING DIVISION z 4 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF JURd'ing Division Activift Construction Permits Issued Inspections Conducted 19026 149174 inspections in 2025 19334 149084 issued in issued in inspections in 2024 2025 2024 1,334Total. Construction Permits Issued BUILDING DIVISION PROGRESS SUMMARY JANUARY 2025 - DECEMBER 2025 NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS NON-RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS NEW NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION Remembering what connects us. 0 I ,� • 19 Remembering what connects us. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING z 4 :ry le 01 r. Directoutreach (171 t• • • Building a • Success,Listen Y . to feedback One Visit at a Time .� The City of Tustin's Economic Development Sharing team is visiting local businesses to listen, m Connects- • programs learn, and support. Through this program, we, . Meet business owners in person . Understand operations, goals, and challenges + Share City resources and programs . Build stronger connections across our community CITY 4F TU5TIH 5uSIP4S5Hekp@�TVSSIIfI Ck.:,,J wl EcmcOH+FLop-wl VVo^ 714.573.3117 iUs"Ti Remembering what connects us. Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-lE7EA41473BF >ci ape Program low = What Businesses Can Analyze How the City uses the data Visitor counts, origins, dwell time Commercial real estate information 31 City Scope Meetings (2025) Understand retail dynamics Identify future businesses 72 Business Reports Provided City Scope PROGRAM See Tustin Through a New Lens The City Scope Program is Tustin's new data -driven insight tool designed to help local businesses make informed decisions and grow with confidence. Use top professional analyticstoolsto: • Understand customer traffic and trends • Identify new market apport�nities • Compare local shopping patterns City Scope connects data • Visualize community to action — giving you a growth and change clearer picture of your business. ne Prnar;; Your One -Stop Resource for Doing Business in Tustin Starting, growing, or expanding a business can be challenging. The City of Tustin's Business Concierge Program is here to make it easier. Our team provides personal guidance to help you: • Navigate City permits and licenses • Dedicated singte point of contact with city hall • Get clear answers and timelines CITY OF TUSTIN 11, sines HetpT-?1.&UMCAOry Economic Vic 714,5]3j11] iuJ" N Remembering what connects us. Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF yor )mic )eveLopment 4/ / / / Direct Grant Capital 25 Tustin Businesses $2.5k Each %:10I"` Strategic Partnerships 25 "Level Up" Graduates 19 One -on -One Consultations om No -Cost Expert Access SBDC Partnership Professional Operations Triage 0 Clifton C. Miller Community Center- 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, CA 92780 The OCIE SBDC Is.ked to announce the SBDC Small Budrreca Clinic, a Program oNeretl In collaboration with the City of Tustin. During the program, business owners will get the opportunity to moot with an SBDC consultant at no cost for a 30-minute one-on-one meeting to answer their immediate needs for their business pertaining to marketing, operations, or financial assessment APpwnnrrenu are limb N. One —I— buvnes lbusinesportn do notn Na sryvrate tick 11 S` A —•,, 1 t CITY OF TUSTIN LEVEL UP TRAINING AND GRANT PROGRAM $2,500 Grants Ava l ab le for 25 bus- 9 ELIGIBILITY The business applicant • Be a for -profit business physically locate tl in Tustin; • Be located in a commercial or industrial space; • Have an active Tustmbusinesslicensefromatleast the first quarter of — (January - March 2—); Have at least two (2j employees - includ ing the owner - and no more than a total of twenty (20) full-time and part-time employees; • Be in good standing with the City, the Internal Revenue Serwce and State of CA Franchise Tax Bpard; • Not have received previaus funding from the Program FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND TO APPLY, VISIT ociesmallbusiness.orglcity-of-tustin-level-up SB^ rumeem ,erommmau otm.eoa..w:er<.d e.r:i.�a:..a [ro�omir � � ��neviw: ors. a,WorASK Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF iorr � vteprn, gram Program for low and moderate -income seniors (62+), disabled seniors, or veterans. $15,000 grants for essential home repairs. Improvements include: Plumbing, Heating, Electrical Windows/Roof ADA Lead/asbestos abatement After Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF 4kttorciaDtle Housing Compass at Red Hill Four affordable units (very low-income) Approved on June 2025 (CC) Irvine Company at Tustin Legacy 334 affordable units Approved on February 2025 (CC) Irvine Company at Tustin Legacy Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF ■ IOMeLess services 001 City Net Impact Report January 2025-December 2025 762 Client Interactions City Net 186 Positive Exits from :aMIAh M 2025 Shelter Activity As } ,,.PNeA qr Remembering what connects us. WELCOME ynur open door 10 8 hand up ;' ..Y. I,' oum �I +�'0. Oil. Remembering what connects us. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT z 4 Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Non -Profits funded during Program Year 2025-2026 /�P/ BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TUSTIN • c AV, W 0 a 0 HUMAN OV OPTIONS PREVENT. PROTECT. EMPOWER. TRANSFORM. MOMS Orange county 118RYlt14 THOB[N'84M=ddm FAMILIES FORWARD DIGNITY • EMPOWERMENT • HOPE i 00 MAIII MEALS •n WHEELS N 000 ,t13 MARY'S PAT t Changing ♦_rves Two at a Time Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF �rar deceived $136,890 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy $701,561 and $725,229 in CDBG funding for `24-'25 and `25-'26 FY $253,336 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funding $78,541 AB 2766 funds (Motor Vehicle Subvention Funds) for FY 24'-25' Remembering what connects us. YEAR BY THE NUMBERS 4 4 Am I O1VARNNIZZW llIi11elm 435 14,174 Code Enforcement 7ril Cases Opened Building Inspections 1,334 Construction Permits Issued 5,860 Planning Related Customer Inquiries Handled $7259229 CDBG Funds 338 Affordable Housing Units Approved Remembering what connects us. 354 Businesses Opened $60,000+ Business Grants Remembering what connects us. THANK YOU 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Docusign Envelope ID: A4C4519A-7DF8-43A1-B788-1E7EA41473BF Community Development Department �_ i� USTIWO N Remembering what connects us. Attachment B to 2025 Year in Review — Community Development Attachment B can be viewed using the QR Code below, or Click here for Attachment B. Current Protect Updates. F!] J 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, CA 9278o • P: (714) 573-3140 • F: (714) 573-3113 • www.tustinca.org