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Community Development Agency <br /> www.santa-ana.org/cd <br /> Item # 9 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> July 1, 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Pre-Commitment of $920,000 in Affordable Housing Funds for Habitat for <br /> Humanity of Orange County <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Approve a Pre-Commitment of up to $920,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds for <br /> Eligible Homebuyers to Purchase Nine (9) Existing Rental Units that will be Converted <br /> into Affordable Ownership Condominium Units Located at 425 E. Wellington Avenue <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Approve a pre-commitment letter with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for up to <br /> $920,000 in Inclusionary Housing Funds for eligible homebuyers to purchase nine (9) <br /> existing rental units that will be converted into affordable ownership condominium units <br /> located at 425 E. Wellington Avenue, Santa Ana, CA (APN 398-028-12) (Agreement <br /> No. A-2025-XXX). <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br /> At a special meeting on December 13, 2024, the Community Development Commission <br /> recommended the City Council to approve the recommended action by a vote of 5:0. <br /> However, the recommended action was amended by staff following the Commission <br /> meeting to add $20,000 and adjust the language of the award to comply with California <br /> Government Code §§ 7260 or 66300.6 relocation assistance obligations regarding the <br /> conversion of market rate rental units. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> On October 17, 2023, the City Council authorized the Community Development Agency <br /> ("CDA") to release a Fiscal Year 2023-24 Request for Proposals ("RFP # 23-156") to <br /> develop affordable ownership projects in the City of Santa Ana ("City") (Exhibit 1). The <br /> RFP was prepared in compliance with the City's Affordable Housing Funds Policies and <br /> Procedures. The RFP was published on the City's website and Planet Bids; a public <br /> notice was published in the OC Register on October 25, 2023; and an e-mail was sent <br /> out to Orange County's largest affordable housing membership associations, interested <br /> developers, and nonprofit organizations from CDA's RFP Process Database. <br />