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SACReD <br />837 N Ross St <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />P] Out of Reach 2018- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p. 14, 2018. <br />X21 Out of Reach 2018- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p. 38, 2018. <br />L1 O.C. Rents forecast to rise 9.4% by 2018. <br />[4] City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element 2014-2021, p. 14, January 2014. <br />[s] City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element 2014-2021, p. 12, January 2014. <br />[el City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element 2014-2021, p. 20, January 2014. <br />It is necessary that the City create a Tenant -Based Rental Assistance program to assist Santa Ana's rent <br />burdened residents. A HOME Investment Partnerships Program funded Tenant -Based Rental Assistance <br />program would provide a rental subsidy to help make tip the difference between what a renter can afford to pay <br />and the actual rent for a home. For the 2017 - 2018 fiscal year the City of Santa Ana received $1,207,942 in <br />HOME funds. For this 2018 - 2019 fiscal year the City has received $1,783,000 in HOME funds. The City has <br />the ability to use these funds to provide direct assistance to low-income households who need help paying <br />their rent. <br />A tenant based rental assistance would be different from the Housing Authority's existing Section 8 Housing <br />Voucher Program and Emergency Solutions Grant Homeless Prevention Programs. The City would be able to <br />design and tailor a Tenant -Based Rental Assistance Program to our rent -burdened residents. <br />We strongly urge the City Council to direct the Housing Development Analyst to develop and design a <br />Tenant -Based Rental Assistance program alongside a community partners and impacted community <br />members workgroup. <br />SACReD has deep roots in Santa Ana. We can attest that a rental assistance program will bring immediate relief <br />needed to tenants in Santa Ana striving to survive and remain in Santa Ana. Please do your part in bringing <br />programs requested by our community. <br />Sincerely, <br />Karla Juarez <br />Coordinator <br />Colaborativo de Santa Ana por un Desarrollo Responsable <br />Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development <br />