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PROGRAM EVALUATION <br />Table D -4 <br />Progress toward Housing Element Goal #2 Objectives <br />AA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT D -15 <br />Responsible <br />Name of Program <br />Objective <br />Agency Status <br />- Housing Incentives <br />27. Redevelopment <br />Continue to provide and /or <br />CDA, <br />Accomplishments: <br />Requirements <br />leverage RDA funds to support <br />Housing <br />Redevelopment agencies were eliminated in 2012, putting future <br />the production, preservation, <br />Division <br />affordable housing development projects at risk. The City is <br />and /or rehabilitation of housing <br />closing out projects that utilized agency funds (e.g., Vista del <br />• Expend tax increment funds in <br />Rio).The Housing Authority, as successor agency, monitors all <br />accordance with required state <br />expenditures of tax increment funds so as to ensure compliance <br />law and settlement agreements <br />with all applicable requirements. <br />Appropriateness: <br />This program will wind down for the 2014 -2021 period. <br />28. Density Bonus <br />Update the density bonus <br />PBA, <br />Accomplishments: <br />Ordinance <br />ordinance in accordance with <br />Planning <br />City staff is developing recommendations for consideration by <br />Update <br />recent changes to state law <br />Division <br />Commission(s) and City Council in 2014. Three density bonus <br />projects were approved by City Council in January 2011; 13 of <br />these residential units were constructed in 2012. <br />Appropriateness: <br />This program will continue for the 2014 -2021 period. <br />29. Workforce <br />Advocate for favorable legislation <br />CDA, <br />Accomplishments: <br />Housing <br />and financing to facilitate <br />Housing <br />The City continues to monitor and advocate for legislation to <br />workforce housing projects <br />Division <br />promote workforce housing. Additionally, when selling homes <br />• Work with local employers in <br />Economic <br />purchased and rehabilitated through the City's federally funded <br />Santa Ana to develop a public- <br />Develop. <br />NSP, the City gives priority to households that work or live in <br />private pilot program to address <br />Santa Ana. <br />workforce housing needs <br />Appropriateness: <br />This program will continue for the 2014 -2021 period. <br />30. Specific <br />. Continue to implement and <br />PBA, <br />Accomplishments: <br />Development <br />amend specific zoning <br />Planning <br />In 2011, the Global Empire mixed -use project was built in the <br />Zone <br />designations applied to District <br />Division <br />Commercial Residential zone district. In 2012, the "MET at <br />Center areas to facilitate <br />South Coast" proposal was approved to utilize a specific <br />residential development <br />development zone to allow 271 new residential units. <br />Appropriateness: <br />PBA, <br />This program will continue for the 2014 -2021 period. <br />Accomplishments: <br />31. Adaptive <br />• Seek opportunities for adaptive <br />Reuse <br />reuse of structures with historic <br />Planning <br />The City continues to seek and encourage opportunities for <br />merit that can be converted to <br />Division <br />adaptive reuse. The use of historic structures for new services/ <br />quality residential and mixed -use <br />restaurant uses in the downtown increased in 2012. <br />projects <br />Appropriateness: <br />This program will continue for the 2014 -2021 period. <br />AA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT D -15 <br />