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Orozco, Norma <br /> From: Hope Community <info@giveushope.org> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2022 8:00 AM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Housing Opportunity Ordinance and Affordable Housing Funds Policies and <br /> Procedures <br /> HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES <br /> Hai Hy Vong Phyc Vu Cong D08 ng <br /> 714-265-1181 <br /> W-A 1538 N. Century Blvd., Santa Ana. CA 92703 <br /> www.GiveUsHope.org <br /> 4/5/2022 <br /> City Council <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> P.O. Bo 1988, M31 <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Re: Item 40: Strengthen Housing Opportunity Ordinance and Affordable Housing Funds Policies and <br /> Procedures <br /> Dear Mayor and City Council Members, <br /> We are Hope Community Services, an organization that serves and supports Vietnamese Americans and <br /> the neighboring communities in Orange County so they may grow and excel, through our educational, <br /> cultural, social, and charitable activities. <br /> We are writing to support the amendments to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance and Affordable <br /> Housing Funds Policies. The changes will ensure that development in the City addresses housing needs for all <br /> residents in a balanced manner. Many working families in Santa Ana continue to be impacted by the rising cost <br /> of housing and the scarce housing opportunities available at rents they can afford. In addition, many continue to <br /> face economic uncertainty because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The creation of housing at all income <br /> levels is vital to our recovery and will provide stability for the majority of Santa Ana residents that are struggling <br /> with housing availability and cost that existed long before the pandemic. It is crucial that the City strengthen the <br /> Housing Opportunity Ordinance (HOO) to ensure that housing opportunities are available for all residents in <br /> Santa Ana along with new housing options being created in the City. <br /> The City of Santa Ana is a renter majority city and despite the City's progress towards meeting its Regional <br /> Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation for very low- and low- income housing, there continues to be a <br /> great need for housing that is affordable to its residents. The current pandemic has increased the economic and <br /> housing pressures on low-income families in Santa Ana. As incomes are decreasing and jobs are being lost,many <br /> 1 <br />