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May 17, 2016 <br />www, kennedycommission.org <br />17701 Cowan Ave.,. Suite 200 <br />Irvine, CA 92614 <br />949 250 0909 <br />Fax 949 263 0647 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido and Council Members <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Inclusionary housing Agreement for the North Harbor Townhomes Project at 1406 <br />North Harbor Boulevard <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Council Members, <br />The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is abroad based coalition of residents and <br />community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families <br />earning less than $20,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has <br />been successful in partnering and working with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective <br />housing policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower income <br />working families. <br />In Santa Ana, there is a significant need to address and provide housing opportunities for all <br />economic segments of the community. As residents struggle to fund available and affordable <br />housing in Santa Ana, rents have continually increased. In the City, the 2016 average rent for a <br />large rental complex was $1,786, which was a 3.7% increase from the year before.' These rents <br />are far out -of -reach for many lower income working families in the City. <br />The North Harbor Townhomes Project development's affordable housing proposal does not meet <br />the levels at the lower income needs required under the City's Rousing Opportunities Ordinance. <br />The proposed affordable housing units should be deed -restricted at the low-income level (80% <br />AMI) or the developer, City Ventures, has the option to pay in -lieu fees. The Commission <br />request the City to not approve the Inclusionary housing Agreement and to deny the <br />Tentative Tract Map No. 2016-1 (County Map No. 17982) as conditioned until the proposed <br />development meets the requirement of the Housing Opportunities Ordinance that ensures <br />the proposed units are deed restricted at low- and very low-income levels. <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, I can be reached at (949) 250-0909 <br />or cesarc@keiuiedycominission.org. <br />kemxedycomrnission.org. <br />Sincerely, <br />Cesar Covarribias <br />Executive Director <br />' Tiny Spaces Not So Cheap: Studios are O.C.'s Priciest Rentals, Orange County Register, April 19, 2016. <br />