HomeMy WebLinkAbout1 - PUBLIC COMMENT_NavarroFrom:Orozco, Norma
To:Planning Commission Comments
Cc:!City Clerk
Subject:FW: Planning Commission Public Comment for Agenda Item No. 1, OPPOSE HOO Amendments
Date:Monday, August 03, 2020 12:11:49 PM
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Norma Orozco |Deputy Clerk of the Council
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From: Tany Navarro <info@email.actionnetwork.org>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2020 12:06 PM
To: eComment <ecomment@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Planning Commission Public Comment for Agenda Item No. 1, OPPOSE HOO Amendments
E-Comments System,
Chair McLoughlin and Planning Commissioners,
I write this message regarding the proposed amendments to the Santa Ana Housing
Opportunity Ordinance to express my full opposition to the proposed amendments, and
urge you to vote against them.
Creating new affordable housing needs to continue to be a top housing priority in Santa
Ana. The current pandemic has increased the economic and housing pressures on low-
income families in Santa Ana. Housing costs in Santa Ana have been out of reach and will
continue to be out of reach in this current economic climate. As incomes are decreasing
and jobs are being lost, many low income families are struggling to remain housed.
Now would be the absolute worst time possible to weaken the Housing Opportunity
Ordinance and deplete the city’s affordable housing monies. The proposed amendments to
reduce the fee that developers must pay when they choose not to build affordable housing
and to use money for affordable housing for “safety activities” go against the purpose and
intent of the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. Money for necessities like affordable housing
should not be diverted to fund public safety programs as residents have demanded
decreases in public safety spending and increased investment in affordable housing.
And although we don’t know how much longer current shelter in place order will remain in
effect, I know for certain that the economic impact our families experienced will be felt for
months and years to come. Santa Ana residents, not Developers, need economic relief.
I urge you to vote against the proposed amendments to the Housing Opportunity
Ordinance.
Tany Navarro
tinytanya7@yahoo.com
1345 s Broadway
Santa Ana, California 92707