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Return ORIGINAL O� OUIRFD executed copy to COTC, M-30 A-2020-033 O W. '� OCEE ) 6', C D R V-) (luotSO" eo- MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 9JtV"n)BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REGARDING REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATIONS FOR FUTURE HOUSING ELEMENT PLANNING PERIODS This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOU") between the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of California ("County") and the City of Santa Ana, a chartered city and municipal corporation ("City"), is dated, for the convenience of the parties, as the first date upon which it is executed by both the County and the City, as shown by the signatures of their authorized representatives below, and the various obligations established hereby shall take effect as provided herein. RECITALS A. The City and County have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement dated as of February 25, 2020 ("Agreement") regarding the future development of multiple parcels of land in the City of Santa Ana comprising approximately 2.28 acres and commonly referred to as the Crossroads at Washington site (APNs 398-092-13 and 398-092-14, as and hereafter, the "Property"). The Property is depicted in greater particularity on Exhibit A hereto. The City has approved a development proposal for the Property (the "Project") which proposal is more particularly described in those certain documents entitled "PRE -COMMITMENT LETTER" dated July 2, 2019. B. To further support of this Project, Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a loan in the amount of $2,280,701 on February 25, 2020, toward the completion of 43 units within the Project. C. The Orange County Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Commissioners to the Orange County Housing Authority, also approved the use of 43 Project -Based Housing Choice Vouchers on February 25, 2020, to further assist in the success of this Project. D. The County desires to rely on housing proposed as part of the Project to meet certain affordable housing obligations imposed on the County by state law. Pursuant to Article 10.6 (the "Housing Element Law") (Government Code sections 65580 - 65589.8) of Chapter 3 of the Planning and Zoning Law, the Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG") periodically adopts and assigns a Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") allocation for each county and city in the County of Orange, including Orange County and the City of Santa Ana. Under the Housing Element Law, each city and county must periodically revise the housing element of its general plan utilizing the latest RHNA allocation adopted by SCAG. The next required revision to the housing elements of the City and County is designated as the sixth required revision by Government Code Section 65588, and is identified by SCAG as the 2021-2029 housing element planning period ("2021-29 Planning Period"). E. The Agreement between the City and County provides in Section 6 that the City and County may enter into a RHNA allocation transfer agreement as allowed under Government Code Section 65584.07 or any successor statute ("Section 65584.07") providing for Crossroads at Washington RHNA Allocation Transfer Agreement