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2017 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido and Members of the City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />P.O. Box 1988, M31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />SUBJECT: First Street Apartments - 1440 E. First Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />City Council Item 80A, February 7, 2017 <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council: <br />Orange County Community Housing Corporation (OCCHC) is well aware of AMCAL's <br />affordable housing proposal located on First Street in the City of Santa Ana. Founded in <br />1977, and headquartered in the City of Santa Ana, OCCHC is a non-profit organization <br />that works with extremely low income families on achieving greater self-sufficiency. Our <br />organization provides a multitude of services including affordable housing and <br />education programs. We are writing to express our strong support for this type of <br />housing which is needed now more than ever. OCCHC works closely with working <br />families and immigrant communities throughout Santa Ana who are in great need of <br />affordable housing during the current housing crisis in our City. <br />The housing affordability crisis in Santa Ana is increasing each year, including home <br />purchase prices and apartment rents that our residents can't afford. Skyrocketing rents <br />and home prices are forcing our families to live in overcrowded housing and <br />substandard housing conditions. Our families are extremely rent burdened, as most of <br />their limited income (over half) is used to pay for housing costs. <br />We support AMCAL's proposal for several reasons: Given the housing crises, we need <br />affordable housing to be developed immediately, and First Street is approved and ready <br />to move forward. The rental units are 100% affordable to households earning 30% and <br />60% of Area's Median Income, and half of the project provides three and four bedroom <br />units designed for larger families— a great need and almost non-existent in the Santa <br />Ana housing market. <br />After two years of work, the First Street Apartments project is almost a shovel ready <br />project and prepared to apply for the tax credit financing next month to break ground <br />this year. We know that AMCAL's proposal was approved last year by the City with <br />501 N. Golden Circle Dr. 1 Suite 200) Santa Ana I CA 927051 Tel 714.558.8161 1 Fax 714.558.0423 1 email: occhc@ocche.org <br />