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The following recommendations address key issues with the General Plan Update. These <br />policy solutions are familiar to City staff, and would strengthen existing language. <br />4. Include on page 71 of the Land Use Element, as Implementation Action 2.8, the <br />following language to support a Community Land Trust strategy in Santa Ana, which <br />would allow for permanently affordable housing: <br />Community Land Trust <br />Utilize public resources including Surplus Land to support the development of at <br />least one community land trust, to provide opportunities for community ownership <br />and permanent affordability. <br />5. Include on page 70 of the Land Use Element, as Implementation Action 1.2, the <br />following language to guarantee community benefits from new development. New <br />language indicated in [brackets]. <br />Community benefits <br />Develop a standard of review for evaluation of a new development project's net <br />community benefit by identifying types of community benefits desired in <br />neighborhoods through public outreach. Assess capital costs and ongoing <br />operations and maintenance costs; conduct a financial feasibility analysis to <br />determine the impacts of community benefits on the feasibility of desired types of <br />development. [Require new developments to provide specific community benefits <br />identified by local residents.] [Utilize community benefit agreements for new <br />developments over 25,000 SF or 15 units.] <br />Many of these recommendations have been expressed by THRIVE previously to City staff and <br />Commissioners, and by community members as far back as the General Plan Advisory Group. <br />Although the General Plan makes reference to "Community Considerations," the GP's <br />proposed policies are not effectively aligned with these vital policy recommendations. Despite <br />the enumeration of community meetings and outreach strategies, the current draft of the GP <br />will further gentrification and enhance inequality in our City. Please do not approve the GP as <br />currently drafted; direct City staff to meet with THRIVE, community organizations, and <br />residents to improve the document before bringing it back to Council for approval. <br />Thank you, <br />Board of Directors <br />THRIVE Santa Ana <br />(714)987-2009 <br />