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May 20, 2013 <br />The Honorable Mayor Miguel Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana <br />and Members of the Santa Ana City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Support for Affordable Homes- Depot at Santiago <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council: <br />,LuXenned <br />i M M I S S 1 • N Y <br />www.kennedycommission.org <br />17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200 <br />Irvine, CA 92614 <br />949 250 0909 <br />Fax 949 263 0647 <br />The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad based coalition of residents and <br />community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families <br />earning less than $20,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been <br />successful in partnering and working with jurisdictions in Orange County to create strategic and <br />effective housing and land -use policies that has led to new construction of homes affordable to <br />lower income work -force families. <br />The Commission would like to acknowledge and commend the City for its leadership in <br />encouraging and facilitating the development of homes affordable to lower income families. By <br />the end of this year, the City will have completed 191 new affordable rental apartment homes: <br />• Terraces at Santiago: 36 family apartment homes <br />• Santa Ana WBBB: 15 family apartment homes <br />• Triada Court and Triada Garden apartments: 99 family apartment homes <br />• Vista Del Rio: 41 special needs apartment homes <br />The development of these quality homes will not only provide safer and healthier homes but it <br />will also significantly improve the quality of life for many lower income working families in the <br />City. The Commission urges the City to continue its great efforts in addressing the City's <br />housing needs for lower income families and recommends the City to support the Depot at <br />Santiago. <br />The Commission looks forward to continuing our partnership with the City to increase affordable <br />home opportunities for lower income working families. If there are any questions, please feel <br />free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc@kennedycommission.org. <br />Sincerely, <br />Cesar Covarrubias <br />Executive Director <br />