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ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation Jurisdiction Santa Ana Reporting Year 2022 Jan.1- Dec.31 Table D Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report 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. 1 2 3 4 Name of Program Objective Timeframe in HE Status of Program Im Iementa ' 41. Family Housing A. Provide Housing Choice Vouchers to extremely low-income and very Ongoing In 2022, SAHA utilized 100-percent of the Annual Budget Authority provided by HUD to administer vouchers. In addition, SAHA opened the Housing low-income families (see program No. 29). Choice Voucher Program waiting list application on Monday, May 2, 2022 to Tuesday, May 31, 2022. During this 30-day period, SAHA received a total of 20,756 applications. Out of the applications received, 8,936 applicants selected the City's local residency preference. Of which, 387 applicants selected the City's U.S. Military Veteran preference. The 20,756 applications will be sorted randomly after these two local preferences are applied to the waiting list. The City's U.S. Military Veterans will have the highest priority and will go to the top of the waiting list, followed by local residents. A maximum of 7,500 applications will be randomly selected. Since SAHA received more applications from residents in our community than the number of applications that will be randomly selected, applicants who applied from outside of our community will not be selected as part of the lottery process after the local preferences are applied to the waiting list. Prior to the waiting list opening on May 2, 2022, SAHA and City Manager's Office conducted an extensive marketing campaign to promote the waiting list opening. Prior to the waiting list opening, seven in -person workshops in the community during the week of April 26, 2022 were conducted. There were over 1,000 residents who attended these workshops. Staff continued with our extensive marketing efforts during the waiting list opening period from May 2nd to May 31st and conducted nine in -person workshops and one virtual workshop. Over 600 residents attended these workshops. Staff also hosted several train -the -trainer workshops. All workshops were conducted in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The locations of the workshops included community centers, elementary schools, non-profit organizations, and our two public libraries. Workshops were also held during the daytime, evenings, and weekends to accommodate our resident needs. All waiting list flyers and documents, including paper applications were available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. City Council 8 —113 3/21/2023