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EXHIBIT 1 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.220Q) Introduction The City evaluated barriers and constraints to the development of affordable housing as a critical component of the Housing Element. A variety of barriers exist which make increasing the affordable housing stock in Santa Ana difficult: 1. Income and wages are not keeping pace with rising housing costs and the overall cost of living. 2. Federal resources for programs, such as the federal Section 8 Program, do not match the need experienced. 3. Homeownership is out of reach for the majority of residents. 4. Low housing vacancy rates are contributing to higher rents. 5. The cost of land is high and there is a lack of vacant land for future growth. 6. Impediments to Fair Housing. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is currently in the process of reviewing the City's Housing Element for the 6th cycle. The Housing Element will be brought before City Council for adoption in May 2022 and then subsequently sent to HCD for certification which is expected Summer of 2022. Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment Santa Ana will continue to actively fund the development and preservation of affordable housing as well as identify opportunities to leverage and utilize additional state, local, or non -governmental funding resources to develop and preserve additional housing throughout the City. Through the City's compliance with AB 1486 (Surplus Lands Act) as well as a constant monitoring of state land made available through Executive Order N-06-19, the City will look to identify potential parcels of underutilized land that can be leveraged for potential affordable housing development. With the update for the 6tn cycle Housing Element, the City has incorporated AB 686 requirements for fair housing into an Assessment of Fair Housing appendix. Through this process, the City has identified a set of city -specific and regional goals and approaches to address barriers to affordable housing and affirmatively further fair housing in the City. The goal of this assessment is to ensure that people have fair housing choice. The assessment has two main purposes —prevent discrimination and reverse housing segregation. The City will continue to work to meeting the goals and objectives set forth in the Assessment of Fair Housing. City of Sants 2_P22-A;�,-K-Artion Plan City Council 29 — 77 4/19/2022