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R <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 15, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL <br />PROGRESS REPORT <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 3B} <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />0 As Recommended <br />0 As Amended <br />0 Ordinance on 1 t Reading <br />0 Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize submittal of the General Plan Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the State of <br />California Housing and Community Development. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The General Plan Housing Element is a comprehensive planning document designed to address <br />current and future housing needs for Santa Ana and the surrounding region. The housing vision is <br />expressed in the goals and policies and implementation programs are stated in the Housing <br />Element. The purpose of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Exhibit 1) is to describe <br />the activities and accomplishments made in 2015, which are implemented in the City's housing <br />vision. <br />In 2015, there were two major Housing Element programs: 1) the Harbor Transit Corridor Mixed <br />Use Corridor Specific Plan, which resulted in over 900 housing units to be in the pipeline for <br />development, and 2) the updated Housing Opportunity Ordinance to further promote affordable <br />housing to better meet the community needs. The Housing Element Annual Progress Report <br />includes a summary of Santa Ana's progress in meeting its share of the Regional Housing Needs <br />Allocation (RHNA). There have been a total of 141 new housing units constructed to date that <br />have helped to meet approximately 35 percent of the overall target for Santa Ana's 405 RHNA for <br />the planning period of 2014 through 2021. <br />19D -1 <br />