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Latino Health Access <br />L.ATIN 7 450 W. Fourth Street, Suite 130 <br />ljr <br />HEALTH �„ �� Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />714-542-7792 <br />www. latinohealthaccess.org <br />economic climate. Households in Santa Ana must earn $44.83 an hour to afford two -bedroom housing.' <br />The proposed amendments further incentivize housing units with market -rate rents and are not <br />affordable to the majority of the City's residents. <br />As such, we support the following recommendation to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance: <br />Housing Opportunity Ordinance Recommendation <br />e The proposed recommendations to Sec. 41-1904. Options to Satisfy Inclusionary <br />Requirements <br />We support the recommendations to incentivize the use of a local skilled and trained <br />workforce. These recommendations will not only prepare people for employment and <br />help Santa Ana workers advance in their careers, but it will also ensure a skilled <br />workforce exists to support local industry and the local economy. However, we do <br />recommend the city to report an open and transparent data on the use of local skilled <br />and trained workforce. <br />However, we strongly disagree with the following recommendations to the Housing <br />Opportunity Ordinance: <br />e The proposed recommendation to Sec.41-1903. Exempt projects. <br />We believe that all the development projects that have not paid their in -lieu fees, <br />regardless of their entitlement status should comply with the Housing Opportunity <br />Ordinance's on -site affordability requirements and in -lieu fee requirements. <br />To add on, we urge you to reconsidered the Planning Commission recommendations to the <br />Housing Opportunity Ordinance for the November 16, 2021 council meeting. The <br />recommendations are as follows: <br />e The proposed amendment to Sec. 41-1902. Applicability and Inclusionary Unit <br />Requirement <br />The City should ensure that affordable housing is built on new housing developments <br />or allow for developers to pay their fair share of funds to provide Santa Ana residents <br />with affordable housing. We support the Planning Commission's recommendations to <br />increase the on -site requirement options as follows: 20% at low income, or 15% at <br />National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach The High Cost of Housing 2021,pg.18. lJu�t: of Reach 2021 (nla.nc..r). <br />PREVENTION EDUCATION ACTION <br />