19D - GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT REPORT

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 17, 2020 TITLE CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: _••e• W ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 11' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO /s/Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize submittal of the General Plan Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). DISCUSSION The General Plan Housing Element is a comprehensive planning document designed to address current and future housing needs for Santa Ana. The housing vision is expressed in the goals, policies, and implementation programs stated in the Housing Element. The purpose of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Exhibit 1) is to document housing -related activities and accomplishments achieved by the City in 2019, which are consistent with the City's housing vision and associated implementation programs. The Housing Element Annual Progress Report also measures the City's progress to meet state - mandated housing goals as set forth in our 2014 - 2021 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) . Through a process referred to as "RHNA", each jurisdiction is given a target for how many permits to issue in four housing income categories, ranging from very —low income (affordable to those who earn 50 percent or less of the $89,759 Area Median Income (AMI)) to above moderate income (more than 120 percent of AMI). According to data reported by jurisdictions to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for permits issued through 2018, Santa Ana is one of only 15 California jurisdictions (three percent) on track to meet state -mandated housing goals under the RHNA process. Further, Santa Ana is meeting all of our requirements for permitting low-income housing, which is the most costly to finance and develop, while only 22 percent of the State's jurisdictions are in compliance. The Housing Element Annual Progress Report includes a summary of Santa Ana's progress in meeting its share of the RHNA allocation for the 2019 calendar year. There were a total of 702 building permits issued for new housing units in 2019; of which 23 percent or 163 housing units are affordable to low-income and very low-income families, respectively. With the issuance of these permits, the City substantially exceeds the overall target for Santa Ana's 204 RHNA unit allocation by over 3,226 units for the 2014-2021 reporting period. 19D-1