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ELEMENT REF # EJ IMPLEMENTATION ACTION AGENCY TIME FRAME 2022 UPDATE Land Use 2.14 No Local preference. Require a first priority preference for CDA Ongoing In 2022, the City managed and oversaw a local preference for residents who live Santa Ana residents and workers in tenant selection or work in Santa Ana and need affordable housing in compliance with all state policies for affordable housing projects that receive and federal fair housing laws. Specifically, the Housing Authority opened the financial assistance from the City or projectthat qualifyfor Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list application on Monday, May 2, a density bonus. 2022 until Tuesday, May 31, 2022. During this 30-day period, the Housing Authority received a total of 20,756 applications. Out of 20,756 applications received, there are 8,936 applicants who selected the City's local residency preference. Out of the 8,936 that selected our local residency preference, there are 387 applicants who selected our U.S. Military Veteran preference. The 20,756 applications will be sorted randomly after these two local preferences are applied to the waiting list. Our U.S. Military Veterans will have the highest priority and will go to the top of the waiting list, followed by our local residents. Only a maximum of 7,500 applications will be randomly selected. Since the Housing Authority 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, the Housing Authority and City Manager's Office conducted an extensive marketing campaign to promote the waiting list opening. Prior to the waiting list opening, we conducted seven (7) in -person workshops in the community during the week of April 26, 2022. There were over 1,000 residents who attended these workshops. We continued with our extensive marketing efforts during the waiting list opening period from May 2nd to May 31st and conducted nine (9) in -person workshops and 1 virtual workshop. Over 600 residents attended these workshops. We 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. 24 City Council 8 — 54 3/21/2023