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TALLER SAN JOSS <br />.i■HOPE <br />■1BUILDERS <br />;Kennedy <br />COMMISSION ` <br />_ r <br />Y <br />00PERACION SANTA kNA 1 `� ©n fl m i Orange C ounty <br />National Hlllance on Mental Illness <br />. rvelFiny r:.ouR. tLenn;np uvn. <br />commurtffy ,y'� <br />ction E MECCA <br />P A F T N E R .5 H I P St Joseph Hospital <br />MULTI-ETHNICof Orange CDIln{, OF COMMUNITY <br />Y AGENCIESkBORAE"I r <br />g '7 OF COMMUNIN AGENCIES <br />August 18, 2020 <br />Mayor Pulido and City Council Members <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Re: OPPOSITION to Agenda Item 75B: AMENDMENTS to Housing Opportunity Ordinance and <br />Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and City Councilmembers, <br />The Central Intersections Initiative is composed of multiple organizations that are working together <br />to address the issues of Economic Development, Housing, and Mental Health. The goal of <br />Intersections is to impact systemic change and determinants of health in Central Santa Ana and <br />Stanton. The Central Intersections Initiative includes organizations that have worked alongside and in <br />service of Santa Ana residents. As working families continue to face economic uncertainty as a result <br />of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it is crucial that the City preserve its Housing Opportunity <br />Ordinance (HOO) as a funding source for creating new affordable housing. The creation of housing <br />at all income levels is vital to our recovery. Creating new affordable housing needs to continue to be <br />a top housing priority in Santa Ana. Our letter of opposition to the proposed amendments to the <br />Housing Opportunity Ordinance and Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures is <br />joined by over 80 letters of opposition sent to the Planning Commission on Monday, August 3rd <br />from Santa Ana residents and organizations that serve Santa Ana residents. <br />The City of Santa Ana is a renter majority city and despite the City's progress towards meeting its <br />Regional Housing Needs Assessment(RHNA) allocation for very low and income housing there <br />continues to be a great need for housing that is affordable to its residents. The current pandemic has <br />