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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 36 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 7, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Fiscal Year 21-22 Request for Proposals for Affordable Housing Development <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Public Hearing – Authorize Issuance of the Fiscal Year 21-22 Request for Proposals for <br />Affordable Housing Development and Approve a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal <br />Year 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to issue a Fiscal Year 21-22 (FY 21-22) Request for <br />Proposals for Affordable Housing Development to solicit proposals for affordable <br />rental and ownership project(s) in the City of Santa Ana with funding from the <br />Inclusionary Housing Fund, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, <br />HOME – American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP), Project-Based Voucher Program and <br />Neighborhood Stabilization Program. <br />2. Approve a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal year 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan <br />to adopt the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan for the allocation of $6,183,914 in HOME- <br />ARP funds and authorize the submission of the Substantial Amendment to the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development. <br />3. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing an allocation of HOME-ARP funds <br />in the amount of $ 6,183,914 in revenue account (18218002-52008) and appropriating <br />the same in expenditure account (18218780-various). (Requires five affirmative votes) <br />DISCUSSION <br />Under Section III of the Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures amended by <br />City Council on August 18, 2020, the Community Development Agency, upon City Council <br />approval, will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP), for available funds. The RFP will be <br />open (an “Open RFP Process”) and provide sufficient time for applicants to identify an <br />eligible site and complete and submit a proposal. As such, staff is requesting <br />authorization to release the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Request for Proposals for Affordable <br />Housing Development (Exhibit 1).