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ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
<br />Housing Element Implementation
<br />Jurisdiction Santa Ana
<br />Reporting Year 2022 Jan.1- Dec.31
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<br />Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental c
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<br />Name of Program
<br />Objective
<br />Timeframe in H.E
<br />21. Affordable Housing
<br />A. Provide financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit and for-
<br />Annually
<br />Incentives
<br />profit organizations that provide affordable housing for extremely low-,
<br />very low-, and low-income families in Santa Ana.
<br />21. Affordable Housing
<br />B. Provide financial assistance to support the acquisition, rehabilitation,
<br />Annually
<br />Incentives
<br />and new construction of properties to preserve and increase affordable
<br />housing opportunities for lower income households through the following
<br />programs: (1) Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF)
<br />including land assets owned by the Housing Successor Agency; (2)
<br />Inclusionary Housing Fund (Inclusionary); (3) HOME Investment
<br />Partnerships Program (HOME); (4) Community Development Block
<br />Grant Program (CDBG); (5) Project -Based Voucher Program (PBV); and
<br />(6) HOME- American Rescue Plan (HOME -ARP).
<br />21. Affordable Housing
<br />C. Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) annually for the development of
<br />Annually
<br />Incentives
<br />affordable housing in Santa Ana. Proposed developments may be for
<br />acquisition and rehabilitation of eligible properties for rental and/or
<br />ownership housing; acquisition and conversion of nonresidential property
<br />to multifamily housing units; and/or new construction of housing units for
<br />rental and/or ownership housing. The objective is to finance the
<br />development of at least one multifamily affordable housing project per
<br />year.
<br />Table D
<br />tion Status pursuant to GC Section 65583
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<br />mstraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.
<br />Status of Program Implementation
<br />In 2022, the City provided financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit and for -profit organizations that provide affordable housing for
<br />extremely low-, very low-, and low-income families in Santa Ana. Specifically, on June 21, 2022, City Council approved a pre -commitment of $5,256,327
<br />n HOME - American Rescue Plan funds, $484,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds, 25 project -based vouchers, a Density Bonus Agreement, and loan
<br />forgiveness for Jamboree Housing Corporation and WISEPIace for the development of the WISEPIace Permanent Supportive Housing project located at
<br />1411 N. Broadway. The loan forgiveness consists of $723,446.41 in CDBG funds outstanding from a Loan Agreement executed in 1996 and amended in
<br />2001. The WISEPIace Permanent Supportive Housing project will have 47 Permanent Supportive Housing ("PSH") studios and one two -bedroom
<br />manager's unit. All of the units will be set aside for extremely low-income households at 30-percent AMI. The studios will be designated as PSH for
<br />persons experiencing chronic homelessness, of which,14 will serve individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with a mental illness, financed by
<br />the Mental Health Services Act ("MHSA" ). Services will be provided for these residents on site by WISEPIace and the OCHCA. On November 15, 2022,
<br />City Council approved a pre -commitment of $2,200,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds for Habitat of Humanity of Orange County for the development of
<br />six affordable ownership units at 1921 W. Washington Avenue. The six affordable ownership units will be set aside for low-income households at 80-
<br />percent Area Median Income. In addition, the City also provided technical assistance to Jamboree Housing Corporation for the development of the North
<br />Harbor Village Project, an 89-unit permanent supportive housing project under construction; to National CORE for the development of the Legacy
<br />Square project, a 93-unit new construction project under construction; and to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for the development of their Lacy
<br />and Vance project, a two -unit affordable ownership project for moderate -income families.
<br />In 2022, the City provided financial assistance to support the acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of properties to preserve and increase
<br />affordable housing opportunities for lower income households. Specifically, as of the end of 2022, the City had five affordable housing projects under
<br />construction and two affordable housing projects in pre -development. Each project was made possible through the financial assistance provided by the
<br />City.
<br />In 2022, the City awarded funds following the issuance of a RFP for the development of affordable housing in the city in 2021. Specifically, on December
<br />7, 2021, the City Council authorized the Community Development Agency ("CDA") to release a FY 2021-2022 RFP (RFP No. 21-136) to develop
<br />affordable rental and ownership projects in the City of Santa Ana with available funds from the Inclusionary Housing Fund, HOME Program, HOME -ARP
<br />Program, Project -Based Voucher Program, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program fund. The RFP also included one land asset owned by the
<br />Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana. Following this RFO, on June 21, 2022, City Council approved a pre -commitment of $5,256,327 in HOME -
<br />ARP funds, $484,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds, 25 project -based vouchers, a Density Bonus Agreement, and loan forgiveness for Jamboree
<br />Housing Corporation and WISEPIace for the development of the WISEPIace Permanent Supportive Housing project located at 1411 N. Broadway. The
<br />oan forgiveness consists of $723,446.41 in CDBG funds outstanding from a Loan Agreement executed in 1996 and amended in 2001. The WISEPIace
<br />Permanent Supportive Housing project will have 47 Permanent Supportive Housing ("PSH") studios and one two -bedroom managers unit. All of the
<br />units will be set aside for extremely low-income households at 30-percent AMI. The studio units will be designated as PSH for persons experiencing
<br />chronic homelessness, of which,14 units will serve individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with a mental illness, financed by the Mental Health
<br />Services Act ("MHSA"). Services will be provided for these residents on site by WISEPIace and the OCHCA. On November 15, 2022, City Council
<br />approved a pre -commitment of $2,200,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds for Habitat of Humanity of Orange County for the development of six
<br />affordable ownership units at 1921 W. Washington Avenue. The six affordable ownership units will be set aside for low-income households at 80percent
<br />AMI.
<br />City Council 8 — 98 3/21/2023
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