ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
<br />Housing Element Implementation
<br />Jurisdiction Santa Ana
<br />Reporting Year 2022 Jan.1- Dec.31
<br />Table D
<br />Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583
<br />Housing Programs Progress Report
<br />Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.
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<br />Name of Program
<br />Objective
<br />Timeframe in H.E
<br />Status of Program Implementation
<br />36. Housing for People with
<br />C. Update the Reasonable Accommodation ordinance's findings for
<br />Dec. 2023
<br />Through the Zoning Code update, the City will update the Reasonable Accommodation ordinance's findings for approval to ensure compliance with
<br />Disabilities, including
<br />approval to ensure compliance with Federal Fair Housing Acts and
<br />Federal Fair Housing Acts and California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
<br />Developmental Disabilities
<br />California Fair Employment and Housing Act by removing constraints,
<br />such as amending finding number eight, and ensuring the review
<br />process and evaluation criteria meet current fair housing requirements
<br />and HUD guidance.
<br />36. Housing for People with
<br />D. Hold annual small apartment -managers' workshop to train and
<br />Annually
<br />The City will continue to hold annual small apartment -managers' workshop to train and educate property owners, HOAs, property managers, and tenants
<br />Disabilities, including
<br />educate property owners, HOAs, property managers, and tenants about
<br />about best practices in property management, neighborhood safety, and landlord/tenant responsibilities.
<br />Developmental Disabilities
<br />best practices in property management, neighborhood safety, and
<br />landlord/tenant responsibilities (see program 44). The training will also
<br />cover specific concerns regarding families with children, occupancy
<br />standards, and reasonable accommodations and modifications.
<br />36. Housing for People with
<br />E. Provide affordable housing opportunities for people with disabilities as
<br />Annually
<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 />Disabilities, including
<br />part of the City's RFP for Affordable Housing Development to support the
<br />7, 2021, the City Council authorized the Community Development Agency to release a FY 2021-2022 RFP (RFP No. 21-136) to develop affordable
<br />Developmental Disabilities
<br />development of permanent, affordable, and accessible housing that
<br />rental and ownership project(s) in the City with available funds from the Inclusionary Housing Fund, HOME Program, HOME -ARP Program, Project -
<br />allows people with disabilities to live independent lives.
<br />Based Voucher Program, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program fund. The RFP also included one land asset owned by SAHA. Following this RFP,
<br />on June 21, 2022, City Council approved a pre -commitment of $5,256,327 in HOME -ARP funds, $484,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds, 25 project -
<br />based vouchers, a Density Bonus Agreement, and loan forgiveness for Jamboree Housing Corporation and WISEPIace for the development of the
<br />WISEPIace Permanent Supportive Housing project located at 1411 N. Broadway. The loan forgiveness consists of $723,446.41 in CDBG funds
<br />outstanding from a Loan Agreement executed in 1996 and amended in 2001. The WISEPIace Permanent Supportive Housing project will have 47
<br />studio Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units and one two -bedroom manager's unit.100-percent of the units will be set aside for extremely low-
<br />income households at 30-percent AMI. The studio units will be designated as PSH for persons experiencing chronic homelessness. 14 units will serve
<br />individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with a mental illness, financed by the Mental Health Services Act (" MHSA"). Services will be provided for
<br />these residents on site by WISEPIace and OCHCA. The project was awarded bonus points because it would provide at least 75-percent or more for the
<br />number of units for extremely low-income families at 30-percent AMI.
<br />36. Housing for People with
<br />F. Provide financial assistance to single-family homeowners and renters
<br />Ongoing
<br />In 2022, the City managed an Agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County to implement the City's Residential Rehabilitation Grant Program.
<br />Disabilities, including
<br />to make ADA-accessible improvements to their homes.
<br />Through this contract, the City provided grants of up to $25,000 to 23 households for the repair and rehabilitation of single-family and mobile homes,
<br />Developmental Disabilities
<br />prioritizing applicants in R/ECAP and TCAC census tracts seniors disabled residents and low-income households.
<br />37. Emergency Shelters and
<br />A. Continue to provide funding for providers of emergency shelter and
<br />Ongoing
<br />The City provided Emergency Solutions Grant program funds to five organizations, providing seven different programs. Two programs provided shelter;
<br />Transitional Housing
<br />permanent supportive housing for people who are experiencing
<br />one program targeted street outreach for people who are homeless; one program provided homelessness prevention; one program provided data
<br />homelessness. Release an RFP by the end of 2022 for the delivery of
<br />collection; and two programs provided rapid re -housing. The City's Homeless Evaluation Assessment Response Team (HEART) program oversees
<br />permanent housing.
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<br />Icitywide homeless outreach needs safety, and security.
<br />City Council 8 — 109 3/21/2023
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