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An additional 111,996 affordable rental homes are needed to address Orange County's housing <br />needs for lower income renters.' <br />While Orange County is experiencing a shortage of quality housing opportunities at all levels of <br />affordability, the barriers to finding affordable rental homes are greatest for the County's working <br />poor families earning minimum wages and for households on fixed incomes. Categorized as <br />extremely low-income for a household of four, these households earn less than $35,600 a year, <br />which is 30 percent of Orange County's Area Median Income of $97,900,6 Many factors <br />contributing to the affordable housing crisis include: limited affordable housing options, high cost <br />of living and a growing low -wage job sector in Orange County. These issues are all placing a huge <br />burden on the quality of life for very low- and extremely low-income households. <br />The Commission looks forward to partnering with the City to increase the development of <br />affordable homes for lower income households in the City. Please keep us informed of any updates <br />and meetings regarding the proposed 2110, 2114 and 2020 East First Street Apartments. <br />If you have any questions, please free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or <br />cesarc@lcennedycommission.org. <br />Sincerely, <br />Cesar Covamlbias <br />Executive Director <br />5 Orange County's Housing Emergency Update, California Housing Partnership, p. 1, May 2019. <br />6 State Income Limits for 2019, Department of Housing and Community Development, May 6, 2019. <br />