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Comment No. 13 Comment is questioning the implementation of Program 12. The program is intended to proactively reach out to 20 property owners per year for planning period. Correction is included in "Housing Element Clarifications to the July 2022 Public Hearing Draft." Comment No.14 Comment points out errors in the table. Correction is included in "Housing Element Clarifications to the July 2022 Public Hearing Draft." Comment No.15 Comment is questioning data related to percentage of Vietnamese -American population in the City. Data is correct. Vietnamese -Americans make up approximately 8 percent of the population. Table A-2 provides data on Asian population in Santa Ana, not Vietnamese -Americans. Not all that identify as Asian are Vietnamese -American. Comment No.16 Comment is requesting text clarification on the number of Santa Ana residents that are employed. The stated figure represents the total number of Santa Ana residents that are employed. The difference between the stated figure and the total population is not solely made up of unemployed individuals. Rather, the difference also includes children and youth that are not employed, those that are retired, and may also include those that are employed but that are not part of the formal economy or that were not counted. Comment No. 17 Comment is requesting stronger language be added in order to strengthen the City's code enforcement efforts. The paragraph cited in Appendix B provides a summary of the City's code enforcement efforts and procedures. It does not provide policy direction as it relates to code enforcement. Staff recommends maintaining the text as proposed. Comment No.18 Comment is recommending that overcrowding be defined. Overcrowding is defined under Appendix A, pages A-22 to A-23. The U.S. Census/Department of Housing and Urban Development considers a household to be overcrowded when there is more than one person per room, excluding bathrooms and kitchens, and severely overcrowded if more than 1.5 occupants per room. Comment No. 19 Comment recommends deleting text. Text will be deleted and a "Terms and Acronyms List" will be included into the document. Correction is included in "Housing Element Clarifications to the July 2022 Public Hearing Draft" Comment No. 20 Comment highlights that site rezoning is not necessary. Yes, site rezoning is not necessary since the City already has sufficient land zoned for housing and will meet its RHNA through the current pipeline projects and projected accessory dwelling unit. Comment No. 21 Comment is questioning the number of distinct neighborhoods in the City. The webpage referenced by the comment provides the number of distinct neighborhoods found in the city, while page D-3 of the Housing Element 11