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October 21, 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 />• <br />www.kennedyconnnission.org <br />17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200 <br />Irvine, CA 92614 <br />949 250 0909 <br />Fax 949 263 0647 <br />ItE: Support for Affordable Homes: 1901 E. First Street- Lyon Community Development <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council: <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 policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower <br />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 />and in addition, the City has an affordable mixed-use residential development in the pipeline. <br />The Commission urges the City to continue its great efforts in addressing the City's housing needs <br />for lower income families at the 1901 East First Street Lyon Community Development. We <br />support the City Council Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation to include 10 affordable homes in <br />the 1901 East First Street development; however, we recommend the Council consider <br />incorporating deeper targets of affordability that are deed restricted to very low-income families, <br />one of the City's largest needs. According to the California Department of Housing and <br />Community Development, a household of four earning $48,150 is categorized as very low-income <br />(please refer to attached). <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 cesare@kennedycommission.org. <br />Sincerely, <br />Cesar Covarrub s <br />Executive Director