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higher land values, profit, and incentives for market rate developers. At the same time many <br />of these market developments are not affordable to the majority of Santa Ana's residents. In <br />exchange for these development incentives, new affordable housing for Santa Ana residents <br />must be created. <br />• HOO- Inclusionary Housing Fund <br />The City needs to make new construction of affordable housing for extremely low- and very <br />low-income families a priority when using the housing fund monies. These are the families <br />that have the most pressing needs in the City of Santa Ana In addition, the fund should also <br />prioritize addressing housing insecurity, eviction prevention, and housing legal assistance for <br />residents that would directly help current Santa Ana residents with the exception of code <br />enforcement. Diversion of these funds to other programs unrelated to housing and direct help <br />for families would not increase or improve the supply of affordable housing. <br />• Pipeline Projects <br />The City must ensure that all the development projects, regardless of their current status, <br />comply with any amendments made to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance, including new <br />on -site affordability requirements and in -lieu fee requirements. <br />We urge you to support the proposed changes to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. The proposed <br />amendments will help the city increase affordable housing options for residents and help the city <br />meet equitable housing production goals. <br />Sincerely// <br />A��z4v' f <br />Boomer Vicente <br />Policy Director of Chispa <br />