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EXHIBIT 2 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 8 OF <br />THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND CREATING A <br />NEW ARTICLE XIX IN CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE RENT <br />STABILIZATION AND JUST CAUSE EVICTION <br />ORDINANCES <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares <br />as follows: <br />A. At the City Council meetings on September 21, 2021, and October 5, 2021, the City <br />Council discussed the City of Santa Ana's ("Santa Ana" or "City") ability to address <br />rent increases on residential real property and in mobilehome parks. <br />B. On October 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS- 3009, known as <br />the Rent Stabilization Ordinance ("RSO") and Ordinance No. NS-3010, known as <br />the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance ("JCEO") appearing as Article X, Division 4 and <br />Division 5 in the Santa Ana Municipal Code ("SAMC"). The RSO and JCEO were <br />adopted to regulate rent increases and evictions in certain rental properties and <br />mobilehome spaces in the City of Santa Ana. <br />C. The findings in Ordinance No. NS- 3009 and Ordinance No. NS-3010 articulate that <br />significant rent increases and housing instability pose a threat to public health, <br />safety and welfare, and a particular hardship for senior citizens, persons living on <br />fixed incomes, and other vulnerable persons living in Santa Ana. These findings <br />are still true and incorporated herein. <br />D. Additionally, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021- 054, directing staff to: (1) <br />Conduct further study of the additional regulatory framework and infrastructure <br />necessary to implement residential rent stabilization, just cause eviction, and other <br />protections for Santa Ana residents facing housing instability; and, (2) Include the <br />creation and operation of a Rent Board or similar body, a rent registry, and the <br />related costs thereof. <br />E. On September 6, 2022, staff presented the Long -Term Implementation Plan for the <br />RSO and JCEO to the City Council detailing various best practices based on <br />findings from local sample jurisdictions with similar ordinances in the State of <br />California. <br />F. On September 6, 2022, the City Council adopted the Long -Term Implementation Plan <br />Page 1 of 46 <br />