Item 25 - 2021 General Plan Annual Progress Report

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Jurisdiction Santa Ana Reporting Year 2021 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) 1 2 3 4 Name of Program Objective Timeframe in H.E Status of Program Implementation Housing Programs Progress Report Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element. Table D Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation (CCR Title 25 §6202) 8. Building Community Efforts Seek grants and partnership opportunities from local, state, federal, and nonprofit partners to continue and expand strategic investments that build community. Continue to make strategic investments in parks, recreation, access to healthy food, safe routes to school, and other capital improvements to improve resident health. Annually & Ongoing The City partnered with an affordable housing developer to pursue an Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Grant for the construction of a 93-unit new affordable housing project with active transportation infrastructure and transit amenities in 2019. The City supported two affordable housing developers to apply for No Place Like Home funding in partnership with the County of Orange for the construction of a 93-unit new construction affordable housing project with 33 units of permanent supportive housing and a 17-unit new construction project with 100%permanent supportive housing units. The City supported two affordable housing developers to apply for Multifamily Housing Program funding for the construction of a 93-unit new affordable housing project and an 89-unit project with 100%permanent supportive housing.These projects are still underway as of December 2021.The first of five new outdoor fitness courts was installed at Jerome Park.The City’s Community Garden Program continues to offer youth and their families the training and motivation to adopt healthy food habits.Through a series of workshops and hands on volunteer work at each of the five Community Garden sites, families learn to work together and create a home based garden. Aquaponics is now part of the gardening activities at the Roosevelt-Walker garden site.City staff are planning special events and resources training to equip neighborhood leaders with tools to strengthen opportunities and community /partnership building in their neighborhoods, incluidng access to donations for expenses needed for such events.