19E - QRTLY REPORTS FOR HOUSING DIVISION

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Quarterly Report for Housing Division Projects and Activities September 6, 2011 Page 7 Scattered Sites On October 9, 2009, the Agency released a Request for Qualifications for the selection of qualified developers for 13 Agency-owned parcels. On December 21, 2009, the Agency selected three developers to construct single family and multifamily units on these parcels. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County was selected as developer for single family housing at sites identified as 719 & 812 North Concord Street; 1114, 1121 South Cypress Avenue; 1314 Eastwood Avenue; 4809 West Edinger Avenue, 4010 & 4018 West McFadden Avenue; 4106 & 4110 West McFadden Avenue; 717 East Third, and 1029 McLean Drive for a total of 17 single family units. A Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) was approved by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency on March 21, 2011. They are currently going through the planning process. Also approved was OHDC and C&C Development as the developer for multi-family housing at sites identified as 217, 219 & 435, 437 South Birch Street; 2034 & 2038 North Bush Street; and North Spurgeon & East 22nd Street. They have submitted plans for the Birch Street and Bush Street properties. Their DDA was approved on September 7, 2010 for all sites except North Spurgeon, which is still being negotiated. They have applied for tax credits, which is necessary financing for the construction. Finally, the Agency selected Hope Builders, a Division of Taller San Jose, as developer for two single family homes on a site identified as 542 East Central Avenue. This site will afford Hope Builders further training in the construction of single family dwellings and assist in its mission of providing high quality construction jobs for local Santa Ana residents who are graduates of Taller San Jose. The Developer has submitted its plans into the City's site plan review process, while Agency staff continues working with them on its DDA. Station District On June 7, 2010, after an extensive public outreach process which garnered a great deal of input on community needs and issues, the City Council/Redevelopment Agency approved several actions to facilitate the development of an affordable housing project, located in the 94-acre Station District, that will enhance the Lacy neighborhood and support the transit vision for the area. The project is situated along a corridor and is a key connection from the 1-5 freeway into the Downtown, and will also serve as a major transportation link for the planned Go Local Fixed Guideway System. Related California/Griffin Realty Corporation, the master developer selected last year after a wide-reaching Request for Proposals process, helped spearhead the outreach efforts with support from the City. The first phase of the project will be 74 podium apartment units to be rented to extremely-low and very-low income households. In March the developer submitted an application to the State of California for low income housing tax credits which will provide critical financing for this phase. If 19E-7