Item 11 - Regional Assessment of Fair Housing and Memorandum of Understanding with Surrounding Jurisdictions

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EXHIBIT 1 0 CITY OF SANTA ANA iv. Policies and practices that connect transportation and available social services with housing opportunities. v. Policies and practices that may affect the equal provision of governmental services. vi. Policies concerning activities that may cause displacement, which may affect opportunities to select housing inside and outside areas of minority concentration, or housing that is accessible. vii. Policies and practices that may affect the representation of minorities and persons with a disability on planning and/or zoning boards and commissions. viii. Policies and practices of public housing authorities and other housing assistance providers with respect to tenant selection and assignment, reasonable accommodation, delivery of services, maintenance and accessibility. ix. Policies and practices regarding the sale and rental of real estate, such as steering or "blockbusting," "all adult" issues, deed restrictions, inaccessible design, local occupancy standards and practices, local lending practices, real estate appraisal practices, insurance underwriting practices, and segregated housing conditions. 13. Address any additional components necessary for the Regional AFH to align with current HUD regulations or the Fair Housing Planning Guide that are not explicitly mentioned in this RFP. B. 5-Year Fair Housing Action Plan The following tasks shall be included: 1. Preparation of strategies and action steps to address and eliminate identified impediments to fair housing choice both for individual jurisdictions and on a regional level. 2. Prepare a Joint Equity Plan following robust community engagement that contains an analysis of fair housing issues confronting the region and Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), goals, and strategies to remedy those issues in concrete ways, and a description of community engagement. i. The Equity Plan is the fair housing plan that will be prepared to commit cities and PHAs to goals that advance equity in housing, community development programs, and residents' access to well-resourced areas, opportunity, and community assets. ii. The Equity Plan should be developed with the input of the community and consist of an analysis of fair housing data and issues, a prioritization of the issues that would be addressed, and the establishment of and commitment to undertake fair housing goals. Those goals would then be incorporated into subsequent planning documents, such as the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and PHA Plan. iii. The Equity Plan should shall include but not be limited to topics in the following areas: a) Demographics;