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August 18, 2020 Mayor Pulido and City Council Members City of Santa Ana W • 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: OPPOSITION to Agenda Item 75B: AMENDMENTS to Housing Opportunity Ordinance and Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures Dear Mayor Pulido and City Councilmembers, THRIVE Santa Ana (THRIVE) is a non-profit community land trust that seeks to provide affordable housing, open space, and development that meets the needs of Santa Ana neighborhoods, especially for underserved families. Our letter of opposition to the proposed amendments to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance (HOO) and Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures is joined by over 80 letters of opposition sent to the Planning Commission on Monday, August 3rd from Santa Ana residents and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents. All those in opposition understand that as working families continue to face economic uncertainty because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial that the City of Santa Ana (City) preserve its HOO as a funding source for creating new affordable housing. The creation of housing at all income levels is vital to our recovery. Creating new affordable housing needs to continue to be a top housing priority in the City. The City is a renter majority city and despite its progress towards meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation for very low and low income housing, there continues to be a great need for housing that is affordable to its residents. The current pandemic has increased the economic and housing pressures on low-income families in Santa Ana. As incomes are decreasing and jobs are being lost, many low income families are struggling to remain housed. This is especially true for the majority of Santa Ana's low-income households that are suffering with the impacts of housing cost and economic uncertainty. THRIVE,SANTAANA PO BOX 1935, SANTA ANA, CA 92701 / THRIVESANTAANA@GMAIL.COM