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2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report <br />March 16, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br />how many permits to issue in four housing income categories; ranging from very —low <br />income (affordable to those who earn 50 percent or less of the $89,759 Area Median <br />Income [AMI]), to above moderate income (more than 120 percent of AMI). Santa Ana <br />has met all of its requirements for permitting affordable units, including low-income <br />housing which is the most costly to finance and develop. <br />The following are two major Housing Element program accomplishments in 2020: <br />1. With 56 project -based vouchers from the Housing Authority, Community <br />Development Partners completed the construction of Casa Querencia (formerly <br />Aqua Housing) — a 56-unit new affordable apartment community for chronically <br />homeless individuals from the City of Santa Ana. This project involved the <br />acquisition, demolition, and new construction of the Aqua motel yielding 56 units of <br />affordable permanent supportive housing with wrap -around supportive services for <br />chronically homeless individuals and one (1) manager's unit. This was the second <br />motel conversion project financed by the City in the last five years. <br />2. With $6 million in funding from the City, Community Development Partners began <br />accepting applications for La Placita Cinco (formerly Tiny Tim Plaza), a 51-unit new <br />affordable apartment community. The project is expected to be completed in <br />February 2021. <br />The Housing Element portion of the report includes a summary of Santa Ana's progress <br />in meeting its share of the RHNA allocation. There were a total of 865 building permits <br />issued for new housing units in 2020; of which 611 housing units are affordable to low- <br />income and very low-income families, respectively. With the issuance of these permits, <br />the City substantially exceeds the overall target for Santa Ana's 204 RHNA unit allocation <br />by over 4,703 units. <br />Progress Towards 2014-2021 RHNA Goal <br />(New Housing Units by Category and Year) <br />Total <br />Units <br />Exceeding <br />Exceeding <br />RHNA <br />Total <br />RHNA <br />RHNA <br />Income <br />Allocation <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />2020 <br />Units <br />Allocation <br />Allocation <br />Very Low <br />45 <br />0 <br />49 <br />49 <br />43 <br />172 <br />80 <br />59 <br />452 <br />407 <br />904% <br />Low <br />32 <br />2 <br />31 <br />22 <br />1 <br />38 <br />388 <br />83 <br />552 <br />1,116 <br />1,084 <br />3,388% <br />Moderate <br />37 <br />12 <br />4 <br />20 <br />10 <br />17 <br />1 <br />1 <br />65 <br />28 <br />76% <br />Above <br />Moderate <br />90 <br />80 <br />442 <br />130 <br />424 <br />795 <br />538 <br />865 <br />3,274 <br />3,184 <br />3,538% <br />Total: <br />204 <br />94 <br />526 <br />221 <br />515 <br />1,372 <br />1 702 <br />1,477 <br />1 4,907 <br />1 4,703 <br />2,305% <br />Based on building permits issued. <br />City Council 31 —2 3/16/2021 <br />