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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - 80AM 1/15/2019 APPROVE A PRE -LOAN COMMITMENT OF $3,170,547 OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS AND EIGHT PROJECT -BASED VOUCHERS TO NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE OF CALIFORNIA AND MERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SANTA ANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PROJECT 1 1/15/2019 Davis Vo Santa Ana Resident Yes 3 1/14/2019 Johnnie Hernandez Yes 5 1/15/2019 Vecindario Lacy VeLA Yes .. ?5 TOTAL: 5 "RA - Recommended Action Tuesday, January 1.5, 2019 Page 1 of 1 Orozco, Norma From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Santa Ana City Council: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 12:15 PM eComment Re: Santa Ana City Council Meeting, Support of Specific Items... My name is Davis Vo and I am a Santa Ana resident. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend today's city council meeting and so I am writing this email to express my support for two agenda items. As the issue of homelessness has risen and become a major issue in our community, I am thankful of the different ways that the Santa Ana council members have taken the lead in addressing homelessness through research and evidence -based policies and positions. I support housing first policies for our chronically homeless population, so I was very pleased with the rise of permanent supportive housing in our community, as well as the recent emergency shelter. The council truly is becoming a leader in our county for creating, developing, and building more permanent supportive housing units in our community. Therefore, I strongly urge you approve the awards for the developments proposed in today's agenda: - Item 80A on City Council, Item 4 Housing Authority Agenda - Housing Authority Agenda Item 3 I believe that these two developments will allow Santa Ana to continue to be a leader for our county on matters relating to homelessness, and it is vital that we serve this population in the community so that we can alleviate poverty and end homelessness. Thank you so much for listening! Best, Davis Orozco, Norma From: Sent: To: Subject: To Whom It May Concern: Monday, January 14, 2019 2:45 PM eComment Support of agenda items I am a Santa Ana homeowner and write to thank the City Council members for addressing homelessness in our city. I wish to support item 80A on City Council Agenda, Item 4 Housing Authority Agenda: The Santa Ana United Methodist Church Project and Housing Authority Agenda Item 3 on the current Francis Xavier site. I stand fully in support both of these developments and know that through passing these recommendations Santa Ana will continue to be a leader in our county, paving the way forward for us to end homelessness. Amy Kenny Orozco, Norma From: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 8:06 PM To: eComment Subject: Homeless initiatives I would like to thank our City Council members for how our city has been at the forefront of addressing homelessness, in particular with the innovative ways they have brought more permanent supportive housing online and the recent emergency shelter. Thank you for your leadership in the countywide effort to bring more PSH units online. I strongly and passionately urge you to approve the awards of funds for both these developments. I stand fully in support of both of these developments and Know that through passing these recommendations or great city of Santa Ana will continue to be a leader in our county and State, paving the way forward for us to end homelessness. Respectfully submitted Johnnie Hernandez 0 Orozco, Norma From: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 9:14 PM To: eComment Subject: Ending Homelessness in Santa Ana - City Council Meeting 01/15 Dear City Council Members, As a Santa Ana homeowner I wanted to thank you for addressing homelessness in our city. I wish to support item 80A on City Council Agenda, Item 4 Housing Authority Agenda: The Santa Ana United Methodist Church Project and Housing Authority Agenda Item 3 on the current Francis Xavier site. I support both developments and know that Santa Ana will continue to be a leader in our county, paving the way forward for us to end homelessness. Thanks, Andrew Kenny 1404 N. Tustin Ave Sent from my Whone 03 January 15, 2019 Mayor Pulido and City Councilmembers City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Bo 1988, M31 Santa Ana,CA 92701 RE: Support 80A: Santa Ana United Methodist Church project Vecindario Lacy en Accion (VeLA) is a group of residents from the Lacy neighborhood that have united to advocate for their community. The group includes: mothers, fathers, students, individuals with special abilities and community leaders that share the vision of improving the quality of life in their neighborhood and the city of Santa Ana. All with the purpose of creating more opportunities for families to succeed. We request that you support the Santa Ana United Methodist Church project. This project will benefit our neighborhood and the City of Santa Ana as a whole by providing dignified and affordable housing. There is a great need for housing that is affordable to families with extremely low incomes. We know this because we live, see, and hear the stories of families that are struggling to retain stable housing. Families in our neighborhood and in Santa Ana are doing whatever they can to get by, this includes living in substandard and overcrowded housing conditions. Living in overcrowded units is not only uncomfortable but it can also be dangerous. We fear for the danger that our children are being placed in when families have to rent rooms and living rooms to strangers in order to make ends meet. There are 1,361 registered sex offenders in the 92701 area code, many of these individuals could be sharing living space with the children in our neighborhood. Our children are our future and it is them who will benefit the most from accessible affordable housing the most. The Santa Ana Unified School District currently has 5,962 students that are defined as homeless in accordance with The McKinney-Vento Act. This number is increasing on a daily basis and we need the City to take action to help these students and their families. Our students and families should have access to housing that they can afford in their neighborhood and city. They should not be experiencing homelessness and they should not be displaced from their communities. This project is 100% affordable and provides permanent supportive housing along with units at 30% Area Median Income, these units will be affordable to families with extremely low incomes. We need more units that are affordable to families with extremely low incomes. We so recognize that this project alone will not solve our city's affordable housing crisis but it will help. We ask you to support our students and families by voting to approve our pre -loan Commitment of $3,170,547 of Affordable Housing Funds and eight project -based Vouchers to National Community Renaissance of California and Mercy House Living Centers for the development of the Santa Ana United Methodist Church Project. Sincerely, Vecindario Lacy en Accion (VeLA)