Item 17 - Appropriation Adjustments for Bristol Improvement Project Phase 4

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Five churches are located in the planning area; • Non Sectarian Church of God (1239 West 5th Street); • Johnson Chapel of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church (1306 West 2nd Street); • Bread of Life (429 South Bristol Street); and • Deje de Sufrir Universal Church (1622 South Bristol Street). • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -Day Saints (2500 North Bristol) Santa Ana College Digital Media Center, February 2011. Johnson Chapel AME on Bristol and First Street, February 2011. Finally, at the north end of the planning area adjacent to Santiago Creek and the east side of Bristol Street, is a city - owned reservoir. The city owned water reservoir on Bristol Street near Seventeenth Street, February, 2011. Socio-Economic Character As indicated by the physical character of the street, the planning area is a low to moderate income area. The City's 2014 Housing Element indicated that approximately 54 percent of the households in the City have annual incomes of less than 80 percent of the county median income. The City's 2015 Housing Element also indicates the City has 11,370 extremely, which is considered low income households. In 1990 the population was approximately Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan March 2018 293,742 and it rose to 340,338 citywide in 2009 —a 16 percent increase in population — making Santa Ana the most populous city in Orange County according to the 2009 U.S. Census population estimates. In 2010, the US Census estimated the citywide median income was $54,421 which is slightly lower than the $57,384 median income for the Anaheim -Santa Ana - Garden Grove Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although the spread may not appear to be significant, the slight differentiation of Santa Ana's average household income from the larger Metropolitan Statistical Area average may be attributed to the higher density per square mile in Santa Ana. Santa Ana's household size is 4.4 (according to the2014 Housing Element) and is the 10`h highest average household size in the nation. The average is even higher in the census tracts adjacent to the Bristol Street Corridor, which has a 4.69 average household size. A more accurate assessment of the poverty level in Santa Ana can be better reflected in the per -capita income, which averages $16,521, whereas the average per -capita income for the Anaheim -Santa Ana -Garden Grove Metropolitan Statistical Area is approximately $20,002. The average per - capita income for Orange County is $33,901. The population in the planning area vicinity is characterized by a large percentage of ethnic minorities, particularly Hispanic residents, which make up approximately 46 percent; White residents make up 24 percent, while the other 24 percent is made up of people reporting to be of one other race. These Page 113