HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE_80A_LTR_SA CC DEPOT AT SANTIAGOMay 20, 2013
The Honorable Mayor Miguel Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana
and Members of the Santa Ana City Council
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
RE: Support for Affordable Homes- Depot at Santiago
Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council:
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i M M I S S 1 • N Y
www.kennedycommission.org
17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
949 250 0909
Fax 949 263 0647
The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad based coalition of residents and
community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families
earning less than $20,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been
successful in partnering and working with jurisdictions in Orange County to create strategic and
effective housing and land -use policies that has led to new construction of homes affordable to
lower income work -force families.
The Commission would like to acknowledge and commend the City for its leadership in
encouraging and facilitating the development of homes affordable to lower income families. By
the end of this year, the City will have completed 191 new affordable rental apartment homes:
• Terraces at Santiago: 36 family apartment homes
• Santa Ana WBBB: 15 family apartment homes
• Triada Court and Triada Garden apartments: 99 family apartment homes
• Vista Del Rio: 41 special needs apartment homes
The development of these quality homes will not only provide safer and healthier homes but it
will also significantly improve the quality of life for many lower income working families in the
City. The Commission urges the City to continue its great efforts in addressing the City's
housing needs for lower income families and recommends the City to support the Depot at
Santiago.
The Commission looks forward to continuing our partnership with the City to increase affordable
home opportunities for lower income working families. If there are any questions, please feel
free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc@kennedycommission.org.
Sincerely,
Cesar Covarrubias
Executive Director