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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - CHAS (2)PUBLIC HEARING DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: BACKGROUND :i151_ i8'1i APRIL 28, 1992 City Manager Item to be presented CITY'S DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY (CHAS) PARKS AND RECREATION Title 1 of the National Affordable Housing Act requires the City of Santa Clarita to prepare a five -year -Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy or CHAS to obtain future funding for federal housing programs. This is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)prerequisite for the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and a first year requirement for cities and states. The purpose of this public hearing is for City Council to receive public testimony on the City's affordable housing needs of the City during the CHAS 60 -day public review period which began on March 21, 1992, and will continue through May 20, 1992. The. City will consider public. views and comments. A summary of public comments and rationale for accepting or rejecting them will be made part of the final CHAS report. The City of Santa Clarita's draft CHAS report is a need based plan of action for affordable housing. It's foundation is derived from the City's recently adopted General Plan Housing .Element and other available reliable data. The City's draft CHAS has been developed. with extensive citizen participation as an integral and important.key element. The City has held three (3) community meetings and mailed a housing survey to twenty five (25) community organizations. The draft CHAS report is composed of three major sections. The Community Profile provides the most recent information on affordable housing needs of low income and moderate income persons and families, homeless and individuals with special needs and market conditions of.the City. The other sections present the City's five-year strategy for housing investment for the period of October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992, and the one-year action plan applies available resources to affordable housing assistance activities for needy persons and families and will be updated annually. Continueflo; Agenda Item: Resulting from a comprehensive assessment encompassing extensive public participation and available information on affordable housing needs and market conditions of the City, City staff has identified and has proposed five-year priorities to meet affordable housing needs of the community. These are: minor home repairs, participation and support for Section 8 rental assistance programs, public facilities funding, residential rehabilitation loans, address barriers to affordable housing, tax free bonds, first-time home buyers program, rental rehabilitation and redevelopment agency. The City's draft CHAS .is available for public review and comment at the City Clerk's Office, Canyon Country, Valencia, Newhall libraries, SCV Sheriff's Station,and the U.S. Post Office. Written comments can be sent to Parks and Recreation Department until May 20, 1992. RECOMMENDATION City Council to receive public testimony on the City's local housing needs and direct staff to incorporate citizens comments into the draft CHAS and return to a second public hearing on May 26, 1992, to receive additional public comment, approval and adoption of.the City's CHAS document. ATTACHMENT Draft CHAS Executive Summary RG:slc PRCOUNC.108 PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE 1. Mayor Opens Hearing a. States Purpose of Hearing 2. City Clerk Reports on Hearing Notice 3. Staff Report (City Manager) or (City Attorney) or (RP Staff) 4. Proponent Argument (30 minutes) 5. Opponent Argument (30 minutes) 6. Five-minute Rebuttal (Proponent) a. Proponent 7. Mayor Closes Public Testimony 8. Discussion by Council 9. Council Decision 10. Mayor Announces Decision Notice of Public Hearing Public Review of the Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Title 1 of the National Affordable Housing Act requires the City of Santa Clarita to prepare a five-year Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy or CHAS to obtain future funding for federal housing programs. The City. .of Santa Clarita's draft CHAS report is a need based plan of action for affordable housing. It's foundation is derived from the City's recently adopted General Plan Housing Element and other available and reliable data. The City's draft CHAS has been developed with extensive citizen participation as an integral and important.key element. The report is composed of three major sections. The Community Profile provides the most recent information on housing needs and market conditions of the City. The other sections present the City's five-year strategy for housing. investment for the period of October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992. The one-year action plan applies available resources to affordable housing assistance activities for needy persons and families. The five-year priorities identified by the City to meet the assessed affordable housing needs of the community are: minor home repairs, participation and support for Section 8 rental assistance programs, public - facilities funding, residential rehabilitation loans, address barriers to affordable housing, tax free bonds, first-time home buyers program, rental rehabilitation and redevelopment agency. The City's draft CHAS will be available for public review and comment from March 21, 1992 through May 20, 1992, at the City Clerk's Office, Canyon Country, Valencia and Newhall Libraries, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and the U.S. Post Office. Until May 20, 1992, the City will be accepting written public comments regarding the CHAS. Comments may be sent to the City of Santa Clarita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, Santa Clarita, CA 91355, to the attention of Raquel Garcia. These comments will be incorporated into the final CHAS report submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During the 60 day public review period of the draft CHAS, a public hearing of the City Council will be held on April 28, 1992 to obtain additional comments on local housing needs. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Council Chambers, first floor at 6:30 p.m. For further information regarding the City's draft CHAS report please contact Raquel Garcia, City of Santa Clarita, Parks and Recreation Department at (805)255-4394. Donna Grindey City Clerk Executive Summary City of Santa Clarita Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Title 1 of the National Affordable Housing Act requires the City of Santa Clarita to prepare a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy or CHAS to obtain future funding for federal housing programs such as the Community Development Block Grant. The City's draft edition of the CHAS is a need based plan of action of affordable housing. Its foundation is derived from the City's recently adopted General Plan housing element and other reliable and available data. It is comprehensive and integrates the proposed use of program resources into one housing plan. The City's CHAS has been developed with extensive citizen participation as an integral and important key element. The draft CHAS is composed of three major sections. The Community Profile provides the most recent information on housing needs and market conditions of the City. The other two sections present the City's Five Year Strategy for housing investment for the period of October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1996, and a One Year Action Plan for the period of October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992. The One Year Action Plan applies available resources to affordable housing assistance activities for needy families and persons of the City of Santa Clarita. In preparing its first CHAS, the City confronted barriers in the collection of data. The barriers included: 1) 1980 Census data on the City specifically was unavailable. Data for the area was pooled with Los Angeles County wide census data figures because the City was unincorporated, 2) Absence of annual housing assistance plan for the City and 3) Data available through General Plan encompasses census tracts within and outside the City limits. For the purposes of the City's General Plan it is referred to as the planning area. In it's CHAS report, the City compiled estimates of the housing assistance needs of its low and moderate income families, special need groups; elderly, large families, head of households, persons with disabilities, homeless persons and those in need of supportive services. The City has assessed the availability of assisted housing in the area and has identified available private and public resources for addressing these needs. Santa Clarita is an area of rapid growth with a dramatic increase in population and households within the past ten years. The 1990 Census indicated population at 110,642, representing a population change of 31,627 or 71% between 1980 and 1990. The population of the City is 80.6% White, 13.5% Hispanic, 1.5% Black, 4.0% Asian and .4% Native American. Thee Hispanic population represents the largest ethnic/racial group, but has grown at a much slower rate compared to other major ethnic/racial groups in other parts of Los Angeles County. City of Santa Clarita CHAS 2/28/92 Summary Page 1 Santa Clarita is.a predominately affluent community. According to General plan, 1989 estimates of household income in the City. of Santa Clarita indicate a median income of $47;017. In Santa Clarita over 67% of the City's households have incomes of $35,000 or more. This is equivalent to 49% above the County median household income. According to Southern California Association of Governments, Regional Housing Needs Assessment, (SCAG, RHNA) 1989, there are approximately 4,372 households in the planning area with very low and very low incomes who are cost burdened and are paying more than they can afford for housing, in excess of 30%. Of these, 2,047 or 47% are owner occupied households and 2,325 or 53% are renter occupied households. The RHNA estimates that 24% of all new Santa Clarita housing units should be rented or marketed for low. and very low income households. Recent housing rental and sales data indicate that less than 20% of Santa Clarita rents and home mortgages are affordable for these households. Certain Santa Clarita households are most likely to earn incomes below the poverty level than other groups. These households may face additional obstacles and expenses not faced by other households. Housing opportunities are limited unless families pay a disproportionate share of income for housing. These households are composed of families with children, female head of households with children, elderly and persons with disabilities with the majority of those persons in greatest need are families with children and families with female heads of household with children. Although low income households are distributed throughout the City, Census tract 9203.11, in central Newhall, has the highest percentage of families below the poverty level. It also has the highest number and percentage of older pre -1960 housing units and corresponds to an -area where most substandard housing and overcrowding is located. Documented and reliable information on homeless families and those in need of emergency shelter and supportive services are unavailable to the City at this time. These needs remain to be determined. There is a need to develop a a comprehensive inventory of social providers in the City who provide supportive services to needy families and persons. To meet its assessed affordable housing needs of residents the City has identified several priorities. These comprise the City's five year CHAS strategy. The priorities are: Minor Home Repairs State and Federal Programs Public Facilities Funding Residential Rehabilitation Loans Address Barriers to Affordable Housing Tax Free Bonds First—time Home Buyers Program Fair Housing Education and Outreach Rental Rehabilitation Redevelopment Agency City of Santa Clarita CHAS 2/28/92 Summary Page 2 In conclusion, the City's draft CHAS provides a closer in-depth look at the issue of affordable housing. It provides a management tool with one planning process and with one income — the implementation of the City's General Plan programs. These programs are expected to result in preservation of the City's existing housing stock including controls on mobile home conversion, rehabilitation of deteriorating housing units and ensure their availability as affordable housing to lower income residents, support and promote participation for federal Section 8,rental assistance programs and provide for affordable_ housing opportunities within the City. Further research for feasible funding sources for housing program will required. The. CHAS provides an overall view of where the City is today and where it wants to be five years from now. The view of the big picture will enable the City to effectively allocate ,limited resources, both federal, local and public sectors to priority areas. It provides a place to start, and incorporates a partnership approach that depends on government, non—profit and for profit organizations and business and industry to provide assistance to those in need of affordable housing in Santa Clarita. The CHAS development process includes valuable input from citizen participation through several community meetings and the mailing of a housing needs survey to twenty five (25) community organizations. It will conclude with a sixty-day public comment period and a public hearing of the City Council which will be held on April 28, 1992. The public hearing will be held at City Hall 23920 Valencia Blvd., City Council Chambers, First Floor at 6:30 p.m. During the sixty (60) day review period, March 21 — May 20, 1992, the public is invited to send written comments on the draft CHAS to: City of Santa Clarita Department of Parks and Recreation 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300 Santa Clarita, CA 91355 A copy of the draft edition of the CHAS is available for review at the City _Clerk's office and at the Canyon Country, Valencia and Newhall libraries, SCV Sheriff Station and U.S. Post Office. Comments received will be incorporated into the final CHAS report submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For more information regarding the City's Draft CHAS please contact the City's Parks and Recreation Department at (805) 255-4394. RG:slc.386 City of Santa Clarita CHAS 2/28/92 wmmary Pape 3 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M TO: George Caravalho, City Manager Ren Pulskamp, Assistant City Manager Cecilia Burda, Interim Director of Parks and Recreation Jeff Bolin, Interim Director of Public Works Lynn Harris, Director of Community Development Chris Trinkley, Principal Planner Laura Stotler, Assistant Planner FROM: Raquel Garcia, Administrative Assistant DATE: March 6, 1992 SUBJECT: DRAFT CHAS AL FIN!!! Attached for your review is the Final Draft Booklet of the CHAS Report, including the Introduction, Community Profile, Five Year Strategy and One Year Action Plan. Please comment and return by Friday, March 13th, to enable staff to` meet the following schedule of deadlines. Mon Mar 16 92 Deadline for Signal Newspaper Fri Mar 20 92 Publish in Signal Newspaper Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for Apr 28 92 Begin 60 Day Period for Public Review and Comments Tue Apr 28 92 Public Hearing in City Council Chambers Fri May 15 92 CHAS Agenda Item Due to City Manager Wed May 20 92 End of 60 Day Period for Public Review and Comments Tue May 26 92 City Council Adopts CHAS in Council Chambers . Thank you for all your help!!!. RG:eek 201 GRACIAS A DIOS!!!