Agenda packet — El Centro City Council, February 1, 2022 (part 2 of 2)

The City is currently in the process of undergrounding the Date Canal, which runs east/west along Villa Avenue. The undergrounding of the canal will create a healthier and safer community for residents. During that process, the City will connect N. 12th Street from Oleander Avenue to Pico Avenue creating a north/south corridor. The connection will include curb, gutters, sidewalks, and asphalt giving everyone access to what once was a dead end. Both the undergrounding and street connection will total $3.3 million in infrastructure investments.

Another investment that the City is currently working on is a grant application to create a parking lot at Frazier Field (baseball park within the census tract) for dust control purposes and to reduce air pollution. This investment would be close to $350,000.

Distribution of RHNA Units by R/ECAPs
Only 91 RHNA units are located in the census tract with R/ECAPs, comprising only two percent of all RHNA units. These units are varied-income, but are mostly moderate income units (75 units), followed by lower income (15 units), and above moderate (one unit).

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Figure D-14: Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (R/ECAPs) - El Centro

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Figure D- 15: Percent Renter Households per Tract- El Centro Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAAs)
While racially concentrated areas of poverty and segregation (RECAPs) have long been the focus of fair housing policies, racially concentrated areas of affluence (RCAAs) must also be analyzed to ensure housing is integrated, a key to fair housing choice. According to a policy paper published by HUD, RCAAs are defined as affluent, White communities. According to HUD's policy paper, Whites are the most racially segregated group in the United States and in the same way neighborhood disadvantage is associated with concentrated poverty and high concentrations of people of color, conversely, distinct advantages are associated with residence in affluent, White communities.

While HCD has created its own metric for RCAAs, at the time of this writing the map on the AFFH tool is not available. Thus, the definition of RCAAs used in this analysis is the definition used by the scholars at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs cited in HCD’s memo: “RCAAs are defined as census tracts where 1) 80 percent or more of the population is white, and 2) the median household income is $125,000 or greater (slightly more than double the national the median household income in 2016).

Regional Trends
Figure D-1 and Table D- 1 show that Imperial County has a predominantly Hispanic population.

Most block groups have at least 41 percent non-white minority population. This means that in block groups where White population has its highest shares (orange block groups, where

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minority is the lowest in the region and ranges from 41 to 60 percent), the maximum percentage white population in these block groups is only 59 percent.

In addition, only a few block groups in the region have a median income of over $125,000 (Figure D-16). These block groups are located in the northwestern part of Imperial and the southwestern tracts of El Centro. These block groups are predominantly Hispanic/Latino.

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Figure D-16: Median Income – Region

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Local Trends
As discussed previously in the Race/Ethnicity section, most of the block groups in the City of El Centro have at least 41 percent of minority race residents, which are predominantly Hispanic.

None of the block groups in the City have over census tracts have over 80 percent White population. The City does have block groups along its southwestern border with median incomes over $125,000 (Figure D- 17). However, no block group meets the definition of RCAAs.

Figure D- 17: Median Income - City of El Centro

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D. Access to Opportunities
Significant disparities in access to opportunity are defined by the AFFH Final Rule as “substantial and measurable differences in access to educational, transportation, economic, and other opportunities in a community based on protected class related to housing.” TCAC Opportunity Maps
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) convened the California Fair Housing Task force to “provide research, evidence-based policy recommendations, and other strategic recommendations to HCD and other related state agencies/departments to further the fair housing goals (as defined by HCD).” The Task Force has created Opportunity Maps to identify resources levels across the state “to accompany new policies aimed at increasing access to high opportunity areas for families with children in housing financed with nine percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs)”. These opportunity maps are made from composite scores of three different domains made up of a set of indicators. Table D-12 shows the full list of indicators. The opportunity maps include a measure or “filter” to identify areas with poverty and racial segregation. To identify these areas, census tracts were first filtered by poverty and then by a measure of racial segregation. The criteria for these filters were:
• Poverty: Tracts with at least 30 percent of population under federal poverty line; • Racial Segregation: Tracts with location quotient higher than 1.25 for Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, or all people of color in comparison to the County Table D-12: Domains and List of Indicators for Opportunity Maps Domain Indicator
Economic Poverty
Adult education
Employment
Job proximity
Median home value
Environmental CalEnviroScreen 3.0 pollution Indicators and values Education Math proficiency
Reading proficiency
High School graduation rates
Student poverty rates
Source: California Fair Housing Task Force, Methodology for the 2021 TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps, December 2020 Regional Trends
According to the 2021 TCAC/HCD opportunity area map, one census tract in the region is considered “high segregation and poverty” areas (Table D-13). This census tract is located in El Centro. TCAC maps categorize the level of resources in each census tract. Categorization is based on percentile rankings for census tracts within the region. Regionally, low resource areas (green) are concentrated in the southern tracts of County, along the US-Mexico border as well as some census tracts in El Centro. The middle tracts of the County, surrounding Imperial and Brawley have high resources. Census tracts between Calexico and El Centro have moderate resources.

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Table D-13: TCAC Composite Scores- Region

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Local Trends
According to the HCD/TCAC opportunity map (Figure D-17), El Centro is made up of census tracts with varying degrees of resources. Northeastern census tracts shared with Imperial scored higher, as well its western tracts. Tracts along its southern boundary tended to be moderate resource. However, most tracts in the center of the City scored as low resource, and an adjacent tract was identified as an area of high poverty and segregation.

Distribution of RHNA Units by TCAC Opportunity Area
Table D-14 shows the distribution of RHNA sites across the TCAC opportunity areas. About 35 percent of all RHNA units are located in high or highest resource areas and another 27 percent are located in areas with moderate resources. Of the 1,903 lower income RHNA units, over 52 percent are in the moderate and high/highest resource tracts. About 46 percent are located in areas with low resources. These lower income units are scattered geographically across the city in its central tracts as well as it its southeastern areas. While close to 50 percent of the lower income units are in lower resource tracts, the City has sited about 74 percent of moderate units in these tracts as well. In addition, 14 percent of moderate income units are located in the tract considered an area of high segregation and poverty to improve conditions in the area.

Table D-14: RHNA Unit Distribution by TCAC Opportunity Area Lower Income
RHNA
Moderate Income
RHNA
Above Moderate
Income RHNA
Total RHNA
Units
High/Highest Resource 14.7% 2.7% 69.2% 34.6%
Moderate Resource 37.1% 9.4% 18.2% 26.6%
Low Resource 46.3% 73.5% 11.3% 35.8%
High Segregation & Poverty 1.9% 14.4% 1.2% 3.0%
Total Units 1,903 437 1,498 3,838

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Figure D-18: TCAC Opportunity Areas- City of El Centro

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Opportunity Indices
While the Federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule has been repealed, the data and mapping developed by HUD for the purpose of preparing the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) can still be useful in informing communities about segregation in their jurisdiction and region, as well as disparities in access to opportunity. This section presents the HUD-developed index scores based on nationally available data sources to assess Santee residents’ access to key opportunity assets in comparison to the County. Table C- provides index scores or values (the values range from 0 to 100) for the following opportunity indicator indices:
• Low Poverty Index: The low poverty index captures poverty in a given neighborhood.

The poverty rate is determined at the census tract level. The higher the score, the less exposure to poverty in a neighborhood.
• School Proficiency Index: The school proficiency index uses school-level data on the performance of 4th grade students on state exams to describe which neighborhoods have high-performing elementary schools nearby and which are near lower performing elementary schools. The higher the score, the higher the school system quality is in a neighborhood.
• Labor Market Engagement Index: The labor market engagement index provides a summary description of the relative intensity of labor market engagement and human capital in a neighborhood. This is based upon the level of employment, labor force participation, and educational attainment in a census tract. The higher the score, the higher the labor force participation and human capital in a neighborhood. • Transit Trips Index: This index is based on estimates of transit trips taken by a family that meets the following description: a 3-person single-parent family with income at 50 percent of the median income for renters for the region (i.e. the Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA). The higher the transit trips index, the more likely residents in that neighborhood utilize public transit.
• Low Transportation Cost Index: This index is based on estimates of transportation costs for a family that meets the following description: a 3-person single-parent family with income at 50 percent of the median income for renters for the region/CBSA. The higher the index, the lower the cost of transportation in that neighborhood. • Jobs Proximity Index: The jobs proximity index quantifies the accessibility of a given residential neighborhood as a function of its distance to all job locations within a region/CBSA, with larger employment centers weighted more heavily. The higher the index value, the better the access to employment opportunities for residents in a neighborhood. • Environmental Health Index: The environmental health index summarizes potential exposure to harmful toxins at a neighborhood level. The higher the index value, the less exposure to toxins harmful to human health. Therefore, the higher the value, the better the environmental quality of a neighborhood, where a neighborhood is a census block-group.

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Table C-14: Opportunity Indices by Race/Ethnicity- Imperial County and City of El Centro Low
Poverty
Index
School
Proficiency
Index
Labor
Market
Index
Transit
Index
Low
Transport
ation Cost
Index
Jobs
Proximity
Index
Environm
ental
Health
Index
Imperial County
Total Population
White, Non-Hispanic 39.39 36.51 20.32 29.59 14.36 51.81 23.63 Black, Non-Hispanic 29.18 46.34 6.43 38.15 11.38 25.11 37.59 Hispanic 29.31 26.34 15.53 28.73 16.38 43.76 15.53
Asian or Pacific Islander, NonHispanic 45.75 34.32 26.53 29.13 14.35 46.96 15.99 Native American, NonHispanic 14.21 8.80 4.98 27.81 14.62 66.99 34.27 Population below federal poverty line
White, Non-Hispanic 21.58 30.16 10.57 34.37 16.99 48.38 27.88 Black, Non-Hispanic 16.96 22.55 10.99 37.05 22.86 63.60 13.45 Hispanic 21.83 24.36 11.82 31.69 18.38 44.00 14.08
Asian or Pacific Islander, NonHispanic 16.01 17.46 10.41 38.95 27.22 60.26 10.87 Native American, NonHispanic 12.61 6.53 6.05 24.79 14.87 64.86 31.77 City of El Centro
Total Population
White, Non-Hispanic 43.93 31.91 31.89 37.14 20.94 62.43 9.62 Black, Non-Hispanic 21.30 21.27 17.52 37.18 24.37 70.52 9.38 Hispanic 28.29 25.89 21.01 39.90 24.12 67.81 9.40
Asian or Pacific Islander, NonHispanic 54.51 40.77 38.87 38.76 18.88 60.17 9.29 Native American, NonHispanic 23.65 22.13 18.24 43.53 26.92 66.03 9.57 Population below federal poverty line
White, Non-Hispanic 17.89 13.18 23.61 46.02 28.26 66.66 9.34 Black, Non-Hispanic 12.27 12.09 16.53 37.24 26.82 72.54 9.25 Hispanic 17.00 13.65 20.76 41.01 26.45 70.66 9.36
Asian or Pacific Islander, NonHispanic 8.56 7.67 16.48 45.02 32.74 70.87 9.16 Native American, NonHispanic 16.74 16.47 17.55 32.10 22.89 71.54 9.40 Note: American Community Survey Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. See page 45 for index score meanings.

Table is comparing the total Imperial County and El Centro population, by race/ethnicity, to the County and City population living below the federal poverty line, also by race/ethnicity.

Source: AFFHT Data Table 12; Note 1: Data Sources: Decennial Census; ACS; Great Schools; Common Core of Data; SABINS; LAI; LEHD; NATA

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Education
Regional Trends
School proficiency scores are indicators of school system quality, with higher scores indicating higher school quality. In Imperial County, White, Black, and Asian residents have access to better schools (scores 46 to 34, with Black residents scoring highest) compared to Hispanic and Native American residents (scored 26 and nine, respectively). Native American residents had the lowest school proficiency index, almost five times lower than blacks and four times lower than White and Asian residents. For residents living below the federal poverty line, index scores decreased for all races, but decreased the least for Hispanic (two points), Native American (two points), and White (six points) residents. Indices for Black and Asian residents living in poverty decreased by over 17 points.

The HCD/TCAC education scores for the region show the distribution of education quality based on education outcomes (
Figure D-19). Lower education scores are found in Brawley and surrounding areas as well as El Centro and Herber. Higher education scores are prominent in the edges of and surrounding areas of the cities of Imperial and Holtville.

Figure D-19: TCAC Education Scores- Region

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Local Trends
In the City of El Centro, school proficiency indices ranged from 21 to 41 and were lowest for Black, Native American and Hispanic residents, whose proficiency indices were lower than 26.

Compared to the County, school proficiency scores were higher for El Centro residents, except for Black and Hispanic residents. Similar to the County, residents living below the poverty line had lower index scores than the entire ethnic/racial groups, but scores decreased dramatically for most races (more than nine points) but most notably for Asian residents, whose school proficiency index decreased by 33 points.

Greatschools.org is a non-profit organization that rates schools across the United States. The Great Schools Summary Rating calculation is based on four ratings: Student Progress Rating or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, Equity Rating, and Test Score Rating.

Ratings at the lower end of the scale (1-4) signal that the school is “below average”, 5-6 indicate “average”, and 7-10 are “above average.” Figure D-20 shows that most of El Centro’s pre-K, elementary, middle, and high schools scored in the average range. Only one school (Sunflower Elementary) in the western side of the city scored as above average. Below average scores are scattered across the City in the north, east, and center of the City. These average scores correspond

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with the TCAC’s Education Score map for the City on Figure D- 21. Most of the city’s census tracts had median education scores (0.25 to 0.75 out of one), with only portions of its northwestern areas scoring high (meaning more positive outcomes).

Figure D-20: GreatSchools Ratings

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Figure D- 21: TCAC Education Score- City of El Centro

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Transportation
Regional Trends
HUD’s opportunity indicators have two categories to describe transportation- transit index and low transportation cost. In the County, transit index scores ranged from 28 to 38, with White, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American residents scoring similarly and Black resident scoring highest. For residents living below the poverty line, the scores had a similar but lower range from 25 for Native American residents to 37 for Black residents. Regardless of income, White residents had higher scores.

Low transportation cost scores had a small range from 11 to 16 across all races and were slightly higher for residents living below the poverty line (range 15 to 27). The total Hispanic population had the highest low transportation costs but Hispanics living in poverty had the among the lowest. Considering that a higher transit index score indicates a higher likelihood to use public transit and a higher “low transportation cost” indicates a lower cost of transportation, residents living in poverty are more likely to use public transit.

Local Trends
Transit index scores within the City of El Centro were higher than the County’s, ranging from 37 to 44, with Native American and Hispanic residents scoring highest and Whites and Blacks scoring lowest. For residents living below the poverty line, scores were higher for most races, but lower for Native American residents) indicating lower likelihood to use public transit. For low transportation cost indices, scores in the City of El Centro were higher than the County (ranging from 19 to 27) and were in the higher range for residents living below the federal poverty line (23 to 33). Among the races, White and Asian residents scored lowest for the population but highest when living in poverty.

All Transit explores metrics that reveal the social and economic impact of transit, specifically looking at connectivity, access to jobs, and frequency of service. According to the most recent data posted (2019), El Centro has the very low AllTransit Performance Score of 0.4 (out of 10). The map in Figure D-22 that the areas of connectivity, job accessibility, and frequency of service are concentrated in about five spots in the City, mostly in the center. These same areas are the ones that have access to transit stops within a ½ mile ( Figure D-23).

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Figure D-22: AllTransit Score- City of El Centro
Figure D-23: Transit Stops within ½ Mile – City of El Centro

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Economic Development
Regional Trends
HUD’s opportunity indicators provide scores for labor market and jobs proximity. The labor market score is based the level of employment, labor force participation, and educational attainment in a census tract. Imperial County’s labor market scores ranged from five to 27, with Native American residents scoring lowest and Asian residents scoring highest. Considering the majority of the County is Hispanic, Hispanic scored in the midrange of labor market indices (16).

Scores for Imperial County residents living below the poverty line dropped notably most races, but increased for Blacks and Native Americans.

HUD’s jobs proximity score quantifies the accessibility of a neighborhood to jobs in the region.

County jobs proximity indices ranged from 25 for Blacks to 67 for Native Americans. The jobs proximity map in Figure D-24 shows the distribution of scores in Imperial County region. The highest scores are located in the north and eastern areas of the county (where farmland and farming activities occur). The lowest scores are concentrated in the west, northeast, and southern areas of the County (in Calexico and eastern block groups). Major cities like Imperial, El Centro, and Brawley have a variety of job proximity index scores in the mid-range and upper range.

The TCAC Economic Scores are a composite of jobs proximity as well as poverty, adult education, employment, and median home value characteristics. The map in Figure D-25 show that the highest economic scores are in areas surrounding major cities like Brawley, Imperial, and El Centro (in the center of the County, in tracts adjacent to California Hwy 111. The lowest economic scores are found along the US-Mexico border and the exterior tracts of the County.

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Figure D-24: Jobs Proximity Index- Region

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Figure D-25: TCAC Economic Score- Region

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Local Trends
El Centro had slightly higher labor market index scores (ranging from 18 to 39) than the County overall (five to 27), indicating a higher labor force participation and human capital. However, within the City, Asian and White residents scored the highest and Blacks and Native Americans scored the lowest. HUD’s jobs proximity score quantifies the accessibility of a neighborhood to jobs in the region. El Centro scored higher (60 to 71) than the County overall (25 to 67). Jobs proximity scores for residents living below the federal poverty line were slightly higher than the population at large with scores ranging from 67 to 73. The map in Figure D- 26 shows the distribution of job indices within the City. The southwestern census tracts scored the lowest, northern tracts scored in the mid-range, and eastern census tracts scored highest. Blue tracts in Figure D- 26 are located in the southeast and along E. Main Street and have the highest job proximity index. These tracts contain the mall and many other retail/hotels. The southwest part of the city is made up of subdivisions and there are no employment areas (besides the high school and some restaurants going towards 4th Street along Wake ave). The northern tracts all have the Adams/4th Street Corridor and Imperial Ave corridor which has a majority of the retail/office uses along with all the big box stores.

The TCAC Economic score map in Figure D- 27, incorporate jobs proximity as well as poverty, adult education, employment, and median home value characteristics of the area. Once other economic characteristics are incorporated, the map shows that most of the City, south has among the lowest economic scores (less than 0.5 out of 1). This reversal in trends shows that while residents in the eastside are close to jobs, their economic outcomes are less positive (higher poverty, lower education and home values).

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Figure D- 26: Jobs Proximity Index – City of El Centro

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Figure D- 27: TCAC Economic Score- City of El Centro

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Environment
The TCAC Environmental Score is based on CalEnviroscreen 3.0 scores. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) compiles these scores to help identify California communities disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution. In addition to environmental factors (pollutant exposure, groundwater threats, toxic sites, and hazardous materials exposure) and sensitive receptors (seniors, children, persons with asthma, and low birth weight infants), CalEnviroScreen also takes into consideration socioeconomic factors. These factors include educational attainment, linguistic isolation, poverty, and unemployment.

Regional Trends
The TCAC Environmental scores were lowest in areas outside of major jurisdictions, with the least positive environmental outcomes throughout the eastern, western, and southern tracts of the County (Figure D-28). Tracts in the cities of El Centro, Calexico, and Brawley scored highest for positive environmental outcomes.

Figure D-28: TCAC Environmental Score- Region

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Local Trends
As shown in Figure D-29 , most of the City’s census tracts have the highest/most positive environmental outcomes. These census tracts are located west of the railroad tracts.

Scores are lower in census tracts along the City boundaries in the northwestern, north, and eastern sides of the City.

Figure D-29: TCAC Environmental Score- City of El Centro E. Disproportionate Needs

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The AFFH Rule Guidebook defines disproportionate housing needs as a condition in which there are significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing needs when compared to the proportion of a member of any other relevant groups or the total population experiencing the category of housing need in the applicable geographic area (24 C.F.R. § 5.152). The analysis is completed by assessing cost burden, overcrowding, and substandard housing.

The Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) developed by the Census for HUD provides detailed information on housing needs by income level for different types of households in El Centro. Housing problems considered by CHAS include:
• Housing cost burden, including utilities, exceeding 30 percent of gross income; • Severe housing cost burden, including utilities, exceeding 50 percent of gross income; • Overcrowded conditions (housing units with more than one person per room); and • Units with physical defects (lacking complete kitchen or bathroom According to CHAS data based on the 2013-2017 ACS, Imperial County and the City of El Centro households experience housing problems at similar rates (36 percent of households and 38 percent, respectively). In both the County and City, renters are more likely to be affected by housing problems than owners.

Cost Burden
Regional Trends
In Imperial County, approximately 36 percent of households were experiencing cost burdens according to the 2013-2017 CHAS data (Table D- 15). Renters experience cost burdens at higher rates than owners (49 percent compared to 27 percent), regardless of race. Among renters, Hispanic households experience the highest rates of cost burdens (50 percent and 58 percent).

Cost burdened renter households are concentrated census tracts in (Housing problems and cost burdens can also affect special needs populations disproportionately. Table D- 16 shows that renter elderly and large households experience housing problems and cost burdens at higher rates than all households, and their owner counterparts.

Table D- 16: Housing Problems, Elderly and Large Households, Imperial County Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied All
Elderly Large HH
HH
All
Owner
Elderly Large
HH
All
Renters
Any Housing Problem 29.9% 42.7% 32.2% 56.1% 71.2% 56.8% 42.9% Cost Burden > 30% 28.4% 21.7% 26.8% 53.5% 44.7% 48.5% 36.2% Source: HUD CHAS, (2013-2017).

Figure D-30
) Calexico, El Centro, Imperial, and Brawley. Cost-burdened owner households are concentrated in a few census tracts also in the same cities. However, the level concentration of cost burdened households is lower (no census tract has over 80 percent of its owner households experiencing cost burdens).

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Table D- 15: Housing Problems and Cost Burden - Imperial County White Black Asian Am.

Ind. Pac Isl. Hispanic Other All
With Housing Problem
Owner-Occupied 19.1% 33.0% 34.1% 9.4% 100.0% 36.9% 2.6% 32.1% Renter-Occupied 46.6% 50.3% 17.9% 28.1% 0.0% 59.2% 44.8% 56.8% All Households 25.7% 43.2% 27.5% 16.6% 71.4% 47.5% 23.0% 42.8% With Cost Burden
Owner-Occupied 17.8% 33.3% 34.1% 7.5% 100.0% 29.9% 2.6% 26.8% Renter-Occupied 44.8% 46.3% 10.4% 18.8% 0.0% 50.0% 44.8% 48.6% All Households 24.3% 41.0% 24.5% 11.8% 71.4% 39.5% 23.0% 36.3% Source: HUD CHAS, (2013-2017).

Housing problems and cost burdens can also affect special needs populations disproportionately.

Table D- 16 shows that renter elderly and large households experience housing problems and cost burdens at higher rates than all households, and their owner counterparts.

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Figure D-30: Cost Burdened Renters and Owners (2019) – Region

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Local Trends
El Centro households experience cost burdens at similar rates than the County (38 percent in El Centro, 36 percent in the County). Like the County, renters also experience cost burdens at higher rates than owner households (49 percent and 26 percent, respectively) and Black and Hispanic households are affected by cost burdens at the highest rates. While renters in both the County and City experience higher cost burden at higher rates than owners, Black households experience the highest rates of cost burdens (66 percent for renters, 53 for owners) among all races, tenures, and all households in the City.

Figure D-31 shows the concentration of cost burdened renters and owners in 2019. Cost burdened owner households are concentrated in the north and southeastern quadrants of the City. In these census tracts, between 40 and 60 percent of owner households are cost burdened. Cost burdened renter households are more widespread throughout the City and more heavily concentrated. In most tracts north of Interstate 8, at least 40 percent of renter households experience cost burdens.

One tract in the center of the City has the highest concentration of cost-burdened renters, with over 60 percent of households experience cost burdens.

Table D-17: Housing Problems and Cost Burden- City of El Centro White Black Asian Am.

Ind.

Pac Isl. Hispanic Other All
With Housing Problem
Owner-Occupied 17.5% 53.3% 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% 36.6% 0.0% 32.1% Renter-Occupied 45.6% 63.2% 15.6% 42.9% 0.0% 59.9% 0.0% 57.4% All Households 25.4% 59.4% 12.9% 42.9% 0.0% 49.1% 0.0% 44.9% With Cost Burden
Owner-Occupied 15.7% 53.3% 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% 29.0% 0.0% 26.1% Renter-Occupied 40.8% 65.8% 5.0% 42.9% 0.0% 51.1% 0.0% 49.4% All Households 22.7% 61.0% 5.3% 42.9% 0.0% 40.9% 0.0% 37.9% Source: HUD CHAS, (2013-2017).

Like in the County, renter elderly and large households are disproportionately affected by housing problems and cost burdens (Table D-18). While 57 percent of renter households in the City experience problems, 60 percent of elderly households and 68 percent of large renter households experience housing problems. Large owner and renter households appear to be experiencing overcrowding or substandard housing conditions given that while 41 and 68 percent of households experience housing problems (respectively), less than that percentage experience cost burdens (the gap percentage represents households experiencing overcrowding or substandard conditions).

Table D-18: Housing Problems, Elderly and Large Households, City of El Centro Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied All
HH Elderly Large HH All Owner Elderly Large HH All
Renters
Any Housing Problem 26.1% 41.2% 32.1% 60.3% 68.4% 57.3% 44.8% Cost Burden > 30% 23.1% 21.1% 26.1% 56.5% 39.6% 49.3% 37.8% Source: HUD CHAS, (2013-2017).

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Figure D-31: Cost Burdened Owners and Renters (2019) - City of El Centro

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Distribution of RHNA Units by Cost Burdened Households
The City is mostly made up of census tracts with 20 to 40 percent and 40 to 60 percent cost burdened owner households. Because of this, all RHNA units are distributed in census tracts with this percentage of cost burdened owner households. Table D- 19 shows that 63.5 percent of all RHNA units are located in tracts with the lower concentration of cost burdened owners (20 to 40 percent) while 36.5 percent of all units are located in tracts with higher cost burdened concentrations. Lower income RHNA units follow similar distributions. The majority of moderate income units (71 percent) are located in tracts with higher concentrations of cost burdened owner households, while most of the above moderate units (88 percent) are located in tracts with lower concentrations of cost burdened homeowners.

Cost burdened renter households are more prevalent throughout the City’s census tracts and a higher percentage of renter households are cost burdened per tract (e.g. some tracts have between 60 and 80 percent cost-burdened renter households). Table D-20 shows that most RHNA units are distributed among tracts with cost-burdened renter households ranging from less than 20 percent to up to 60 percent. Only 11 units (less than one percent all RHNA units) are sited in the census tract with the highest proportion of cost burdened renter households, and they are all moderate income units. Also, 57 percent of lower income RHNA units are located in census tracts with a higher concentration of cost-burdened renter households (40 to 60 percent). Siting lower income (affordable) housing in cost burdened areas could alleviate the cost burdened of existing residents while at the same time lower income units in areas with lower cost burdens can promote mobility.

Table D- 19: RHNA Unit Distribution by Cost-Burdened Homeowner Households Lower Income
RHNA
Moderate Income
RHNA
Above Moderate
Income RHNA
Total RHNA Units
< 20 % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
20% - 40% 52.5% 29.3% 87.5% 63.5%
40% - 60% 47.5% 70.7% 12.5% 36.5%
60% - 80% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
> 80% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Units 1,903 437 1,498 3,838
Table D-20: RHNA Unit Distribution by Cost-Burdened Owner Households Lower Income
RHNA
Moderate Income
RHNA
Above Moderate
Income RHNA Total RHNA Units
< 20 % 25.5% 0.0% 18.2% 19.8%
20% - 40% 17.6% 9.4% 19.9% 17.5%
40% - 60% 56.9% 88.1% 61.9% 62.4%
60% - 80% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0.3%
> 80% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Units 1,903 437 1,498 3,838

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Overcrowded Households
Regional Trends
Overcrowding is defined as housing units with more than one person per room (including dining and living rooms but excluding bathrooms and kitchen). According to the 2019 five-year ACS estimates, about 11 percent of households in the County are living in overcrowded conditions (Table D-21). Over 16 percent of renter households are living in overcrowded conditions, compared to only seven percent of owner households. Overcrowded households in the region are concentrated in Calexico, El Centro, and tracts surrounding Brawley and Holtville. The census tract that contains Calipatria also has a concentrated of overcrowded households, where between

12.5 and 15 percent households are experiencing overcrowded conditions.

Table D-21: Overcrowded Households- Imperial County
Overcrowded
(>1.0 persons per room)
Severely Overcrowded
(>1.5 persons per room)
Owner-Occupied 6.6% 2.5%
Renter Occupied 16.3% 4.4%
All HH 10.7% 3.3%
Source: American Community Survey, 2015-2019.

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Figure D-32: Overcrowded Households - Region
Local Trends
Households in the City of El Centro experience overcrowded conditions at higher rates than the County. Twelve percent of El Centro households are living in overcrowded conditions (compared to 10 percent of County households). Like County households, renters are more likely to experience overcrowded conditions than owners (17 percent versus seven percent, respectively).

Within the City, most of the census tracts east of the railroad tracts as well as those east of the railroad tracts and north of E Ross Rd between 12 and 15 percent of households experiencing overcrowding. However, census tracts in the north center of the City have the highest concentration of overcrowded households (about 17 percent of households).

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Table D-22: Overcrowded Households- City of El Centro
Overcrowded
(>1 persons per room)
Severely Overcrowded
(>1.5 persons per room)
Owner-Occupied 7.0% 3.0%
Renter Occupied 17.1% 4.8%
All HH 12.0% 3.9%
Source: American Community Survey, 2015-2019.

Distribution of RHNA Units by Overcrowded Households
Census tracts in the City have a wide range of households living in overcrowded households; most have less than 8.2 households (statewide average) living in overcrowded conditions but tracts with 12 and 15 percent households in overcrowded conditions are second most common.

As shown in Table D-23 and Figure D-33, the distribution of RHNA units resembles the distribution of concentration of overcrowded households with about 61 percent of all RHNA units are located in census tracts with the lowest concentration of overcrowded households, and a third in tracts with 12.01 to 15 percent overcrowded households. Of the 1,903 lower income units, about half are located in tracts with the lowest rates of overcrowding while the other half are in tracts with households in overcrowded conditions ranging from 12 to 20 percent.

Table D-23: RHNA Unit Distribution by Overcrowded Households Lower Income
RHNA
Moderate
Income RHNA
Above Moderate
Income RHNA
Total RHNA
Units
≤ 8.2 (Statewide Average) 51.8% 12.1% 87.4% 61.2%

8.2- 12% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0.3%

12.01-15% 36.8% 66.4% 12.5% 30.7%

15.01- 20% 11.5% 19.0% 0.1% 7.9%
>20% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Units 1,903 437 1,498 3,838

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Figure D-33: Overcrowded Households- City of El Centro

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Substandard Conditions
Regional Trends
Housing that is 30 years or older is assumed to require some rehabilitation. Such features as electrical capacity, kitchen features, and roofs, usually need updating if no prior replacement work has occurred. According to the 2015-2019 AC estimates, nearly 50 percent of Imperial County’s housing stock was built before 1990 (is over 30 years old) and only 28 percent of housing was built in the last 20 years. The cities of Westmoreland, El Centro, and Holtville have the oldest housing stock in the county, with over 65 percent of their housing stock aged 30 or older.

Local Trends
While the City of El Centro has one of the oldest housing stocks in the County (over 68 percent is over 30 years old and 33 percent is over 50 years old), an estimated 14 percent are need of substantial repair within the City. Figure D-34 shows the median year housing units were built within the City. Older housing is found in center tracts of City while newer housing is along the outer edges.

Figure D-34:Median Year Structure Built – City of El Centro

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The City published a Housing Conditions Report in 2015 which surveyed 2,180 of the units within the City boundary to determine the conditions of the housing stock. The report concluded that approximately 69 percent of the units surveyed are in need of some type of repair; however, the majority of replacements recommended are not substantial and/or costly in nature. In summary, the survey showed that a majority of Multi‐Family and mobile home units are in good condition and not in need of moderate to major repairs. As the majority of units surveyed are single‐unit, as well as the majority of units in the City; it is anticipated the greatest need to be derived from the Single‐Family Unit classification along with their corresponding need for repairs. The single‐ most common repair identified was that of window replacement, as it was also identified in the 2008 Housing Conditions Survey. Figure D-35 shows the rehabilitation need by parcels published in the 2015 Housing Conditions report. Parcels in the central census tracts have higher rehabilitation needs than in the edges of the City.

Figure D-35: Residential Parcels by 2009 Rehabilitation Need

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Displacement Risk
Regional Trends
UC Berkley’s Urban Displacement project defines residential displacement as “the process by which a household is forced to move from its residence - or is prevented from moving into a neighborhood that was previously accessible to them because of conditions beyond their control.” As part of this project, the research has identified populations vulnerable to displacement (named “sensitive communities”) in the event of increased redevelopment and drastic shifts in housing cost. They defined vulnerability based on the share of low income residents per tract and other criteria including: share of renters is above 40 percent, share of people of color is more than 50 percent, share of low income households severely rent burdened, and proximity to displacement pressures. Displacement pressures were defined based on median rent increases and rent gaps.

Using this methodology, sensitive communities were identified in census tracts in the major cities of the County including Calipatria, Westmorland, Brawley, El Centro, Holtville, and Calexico (Figure D-36).

Figure D-36: Sensitive Communities- Region

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Local Trends
Many census tracts within the City of El Centro were identified as vulnerable communities (Figure D- 37 ). Vulnerable communities are located in the center of the city. The census tracts west of N La Brucherie Avenue, South of E Villa Avenue, west of Dogwood Avenue, and north of Ross Ave were identified as sensitive communities.

Figure D- 37: Sensitive Communities- City of El Centro

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F. Other Relevant Factors
Lending Practices
A key aspect of fair housing choice is equal access to credit for the purchase or improvement of a home, particularly in light of the recent lending/credit crisis. In the past, credit market distortions and other activities such as “redlining” were prevalent and prevented some groups from having equal access to credit. The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 and the subsequent Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) were designed to improve access to credit for all members of the community and hold the lender industry responsible for community lending. Under HMDA, lenders are required to disclose information on the disposition of home loan applications and on the race or national origin, gender, and annual income of loan applicants.

Table D- 24: Loan Applications and Approvals by Race (2017) City of El Centro El Centro MSA
% Applicant
Pool
% Population % Approved % Applicant
Pool
% Population % Approved
White 12.2% 9.6% 58.6% 8.8% 11.3% 76.9%
Black 1.3% 1.9% 53.8% 0.9% 2.3% 88.9%
Hispanic 70.5% 85.8% 61.5% 85.2% 83.4% 79.3%
Asian 1.2% 1.9% 56.5% 0.6% 1.3% 50.0%
All 1,966 43,932 59.4% 1,040 150,108 78.4%
Sources: FFIEC Table 4-1: Disposition of applications for FHA, FSA/RHS, and VA home-purchase loans, 1- to 4- family and manufactured home dwellings, by race, ethnicity, gender and income of applicant, 2017 MSA/MD: 20940 - El Centro, CA (https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-publication/aggregate-reports/2017/CA/20940/4-1), El Centro FFIEC Summary Table, 2017 Lendingpatterns.com. American Community Survey, 2013-2017.

Regional Trends
County HMDA is reported as the EL Centro MSA by the FFIEC HMDA Website. In the El Centro MSA, the applicant pool reflects the County’s racial/ethnic distribution. Hispanics made up 83 percent of the population in 2017 and 85 percent of the applicants. However, approval (and inversely denial rates) were different between the races/ethnic couples. Asians had the lowest approval rating, with 50 percent of their applications approved while Blacks had the highest.

Approval rates in the County overall was 78 percent.

Local Trends
Lending trends in the City of El Centro were different from the El Centro MSA. Hispanic applicants were underrepresented in the applicant pool compared to their distribution of the population. Approval rates in El Centro (59 percent) the were lower than the County (78 percent) but did not differ much between races for the City (ranging from 54 to 62 percent). However, Hispanics did have higher approval rates than other races.

The 2019 El Centro AI also did an analysis of lending patterns by census tract within the City of El Centro. The AI reported that three census tracts have unusually high denial rates that exceed 20% or more: 112.02, 115.00 and 116.00. There were few loans applications to buy a home located in census tract 112.02 (11) and census tract 116.00 (66). HUD is concerned when high denial rates

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may be caused because of the race, color or national origin characteristics of the census tract/neighborhood. The AI concluded that loan application activity in census tract 112.02 and other census tracts should be monitored annually to detect trends in loan denial rates and the possible causes for unusually high loan denial rates. This could involve working with the lenders who have denied loans in order to gather information that could assist would be homebuyers to increase the probability of garnering loan approval.

Environmental Justice Communities
Disadvantaged communities in California are specifically targeted for investment of proceeds from the State’s cap-and-trade program. Known as California Climate Investments (CCI), these funds are aimed at improving public health, quality of life and economic opportunity in California’s most burdened communities at the same time they’re reducing pollution that causes climate change.

Any jurisdiction can choose to include policies focused on environmental justice (EJ) in their General Plan, but an EJ Element is required under state law for any city or county that includes disadvantaged communities. For the purposes of environmental justice, a disadvantaged community is defined as, “An area identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or an area that is a low-income area that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation.” Senate Bill 535 defines disadvantaged communities as the top 25% scoring areas from CalEnviroScreen. Assembly Bill 1550 defines low-income communities using census data, statewide median income data, and state Department of Housing and Community Development income limits. As shown below (Figure D-38), about 2/3 of the City of El Centro meets one or both of these definitions.

Based on the pollution data for El Centro, much of the city is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution. In particular, impacts from ozone pollution and pesticides affect the majority of residents. Because so much of El Centro meets state definitions for low income or disadvantaged communities, and is disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution, the entire city will be considered an Environmental Justice Community for the purposes of the policies in its EJ Element. While some of the policies are aimed at specific areas, most are relevant to all communities within the City of El Centro.

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Figure D-38: Disadvantaged Communities- City of El Centro Housing Choice Vouchers
Trends related to housing choice vouchers (HCV) can show patterns of concentration and integration. As of December 2020, 933 El Centro households received Section 8 assistance from the Imperial Valley Housing Authority. The map in shows that HCV use is concentrated in the northern quadrants of the City, but mostly on its northwestern census tracts. In these tracts, between 15 and 30 percent of the renter households are HCV users. This may be because these areas have lower “affordability index” or median gross rents than the southern tracts of the City (Figure D-40). Despite low rents, at least 20 percent of renter households in these areas are considered cost-burdened (Figure D-31).

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Figure D-39: HCV Concentration- City of El Centro

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Figure D-40: Median Gross Rent/ Affordability Index - City of El Centro

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Local Knowledge
R/ECAP Area
Census tract 115 was identified as a R/ECAP based on HCD AFFH Mapping Tool (Figure D-14).

This area is affected by a concentration of lower income residents with disproportionate needs and limited access to opportunities due to the age of housing, development trends, and tenure of residents. Census tract 115 has among the highest concentration of renter households in the whole City- about 65 percent of households are renters. Though there is a variety of housing types (single family residences and two to four unit multifamily buildings) in the tract, housing units are very old in this area. In addition, this tract has a significant mobile home community, which tend to be lower income. While the R/ECAP tract is aggregated as single census tract, it consists of four separate residential neighborhoods separated by major roadways, railroads, and public facilities. Below is a list of distinct areas within the R/ECAP area based on time of development and residential structure composition.
• South of Adams Avenue Area – This residential area consists of parcels located on Park Avenue and Commercial Avenue between N. 12th Street and N. 4th Street. According to subdivision maps, development of this area occurred in the 1900s and 1910s. Residential development in this area is a mixture of single family residences and two to four unit multifamily buildings.
• North of Adams Avenue Area – This residential area consists of properties north of Adams Avenue and south of the Union Pacific Railroad. Parcels are located on El Centro Avenue, Euclid Avenue, and Woodward Avenue. Development of this area began in the 1910s. Residential development in this area is a mixture of single family residences and two to four unit multifamily buildings.
• West of 8th Street Area – This residential area consists of properties north of the Union Pacific Railroad and west of 8th Street. Parcels are located on Oleander Avenue, Rose Avenue, Scott Avenue, and Stacy Avenue. Development in this area began in 1950s for the area between 8th Street and 12th Street thought the late 1970s for the area west of 12th Street. Residential development in this area consists substantially of single family residences.
• Kennedy Middle School Area – This residential area includes the properties to the north and east of Kennedy Middle School. It is consists of several mobile home parks along 8th street between the Union Pacific Railroad and Villa Avenue, a single family and condominium neighborhood north of Villa Avenue and south of Pico Avenue. Mobile home developments were established before the 1960s while the single family development and condominium areas were constructed in the 1980s The City has been continually investing in Census Tract 115 over the past 5 years through the construction and renovation of community facilities including an Aquatic Center, Sidewinder Skate Park , Martin Luther King Jr. Pavilion, and the El Centro Public Library that is currently under construction (while it is not inside of Tract 115, it is right across the street from Census Tract 115) The City also installed bike lanes on 8th Avenue throughout the entire census tract providing active transportation options.

Planned projects in the area include undergrounding Date Canal, which runs east/west along Villa Avenue. The undergrounding of the canal will create a healthier and safer community for residents. Another investment that being worked on is a grant application to create a parking lot

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at Frazier Field (baseball park within the census tract) for dust control purposes and to reduce air pollution.

The R/ECAP is also directly south of the El Dorado Colonia. HUD and USDA Rural Development both define colonias as rural communities within the US-Mexico border region that lack adequate water, sewer, or decent housing, or a combination of all three. While the specific definition of colonias differ from the iconic image of a colonia as a scattered rural homestead on inappropriately subdivided land to dense settlements of modular housing or trailer homes, HUD states no matter how or where colonias formed, they typically form in response to a need for affordable housing that gives people a sense of ownership.

Fair Housing Issues
As described in the Fair Housing and Outreach section of this assessment, knowledge about the fair housing services and likely other programs offered by the City are not well known and resident participation is low. A survey done as part of the AI received no responses and another survey done during the Housing Element planning process only had five respondents, most of which were not aware City’s fair housing services.

The City already has a Housing Rehabilitation Program and a Façade Improvement Program to improve the conditions of the area. The City’s CDBG Housing Rehabilitation program is currently available Citywide to eligible census tracts (at least 51 percent of population is low or moderate income) but will conduct targeted outreach in Census tract 115, identified as a R/ECAP, to increase participation in the program. The City’s Façade Improvement Program on Main Street is available for neighborhood serving business to help retain and improve the neighborhood services. Since the assessment showed a lack of awareness of fair housing services and other programs and the City does not have access to more resources, City’s AFFH strategy includes raising awareness of the existing resources to the City’s identified R/ECAP.

The City already does targeted outreach in this census tract as part of the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board Annual Fair Housing Event. However, as this strategy seems to be ineffective, the City will include meaningful actions to strengthen its targeted outreach efforts in in Census Tract 115, which is identified by HUD as a racial/ethnic concentrated area of poverty and segregation (RECAPs). In particular efforts will focus on increasing participation in City programs. These efforts will include the following:
• Application Workshop - City staff will host a yearly application workshop at the M.L.

King Jr. Sports Pavilion or another City facility in Census Tract 115. The workshop will assist residents in completing applications for the City Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program and First-Time Homebuyer Program. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for City staff to gain valuable input from residents on the City housing programs. Assistance will be provided in English and Spanish. • Direct Mailing Campaign - City staff will coordinate a yearly direct mail campaign to addresses within Census Tract 115 informing residents about City housing programs.

Additional mailings within Census Tract 115 will also announce application workshops.

Letters will be in English and Spanish to meet the language needs of residents.

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• Postings – Flyers and posters will be posted at neighborhood businesses within Census Tract 115 informing residents of the availability of city housing programs and workshops.

Possible locations for postings include Coin-O-Matic (laundromat), Euclid Market (market), Raspados Cuchies (restaurant), Los Compadres (market), or Antonio’s Meat Market (market). Postings will be in English and Spanish.

9.2. D.3 Site Inventory
AB 686 requires a jurisdiction’s site inventory “…shall be used to identify sites throughout the community, consistent with…” its duty to affirmatively further fair housing. The number of units, location and assumed affordability of identified sites throughout the community (i.e., lower, moderate, and above moderate income RHNA) relative to all components of the assessment of fair housing was integrated throughout the discussion in the fair housing assessment section.

The El Centro Sixth Cycle Housing Element significantly expands the number of sites available for lower and moderate income households, as well as the distribution of those sites throughout the city. The recently updated Land Use Element, which was prepared as a parallel effort to the Housing Element update, provides new opportunities for stand-alone residential and mixed use development in areas of the city that were not available previously. These areas include the southern portion of the city (south of I-8), which currently contains that majority of the highest income households in El Centro, and in high-resource areas in the northwest portion of the city.

These expanded opportunities are specifically intended to dilute concentrations of poverty and facilitate a more economically integrated community.

RHNA sites are not geographically concentrated in any specific area. Sites are scattered throughout the city, with larger sites of a variety of incomes found along the edges and smaller scattered sites within the center of the City. Generally, RHNA site distribution followed the patterns of distribution of the components/characteristics of the assessment of fair housing.

Some patterns of concentration as well as disparate needs and access to resources exist in El Centro. Generally, the census tracts with a concentration low and moderate income household and children, or identified as RECAP’s, and areas of high segregation and poverty were located in the center of the City, usually south of Villa Avenue and north of Ross Avenue (though sometimes extending all the way to Interstate Highway 8. These central census tracts, as well as census tracts east of the railroad tracts were also classified as areas of low resources and had disproportionate concentrations of cost-burdened renter households and overcrowding.

Sensitive communities at risk of displacement and older housing stock is also concentrated in these areas.

Sites in the center of the city are usually smaller scattered sites with a variety of income feasibilities. It is the City’s intent to promote mixed-income communities to improve the conditions of these areas with concentrated disparities. By placing units designated for higher incomes, the conditions in these areas can potentially improve. At the same time, the City cited lower income units in areas that do not have as many concentrated problems. For example, about 52 of lower income units are located in areas with high and moderate resources.

Mixed-income RHNA units throughout the City can potentially diversify the socioeconomic profile in the area. Without the infusion of private investments in the central tracts of the City,

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this area would continue its path of deterioration. The City plans to leverage the goals and objectives of the Environmental Justice Element to invest in specific areas of the City (the center) and Citywide (since over 2/3 of the City was identified as having disadvantaged communities and low and moderate income households).

The City’s Land Use element addresses the City’s existing needs by making a balanced, sustainable, and equitable mix of land uses based on Smart Growth Principles to meet the social, economic, housing, health, educational, and quality of life needs of El Centro’s residents as one of it’s primary goals. The Land Use element provides a variety of residential land uses that accommodate a range of housing types offers residents options to meet their particular personal and financial needs, whether it is a stand-alone single-family house, an apartment or townhouse, or a unit in a senior-oriented development. While many of the existing neighborhoods in El Centro are built out, others—especially in the low-medium and medium density designations— have unique lot sizes and shapes that have not been developed to their full potential. The sites inventory leverages the changes and goals of the Land Use element to improve the existing conditions for EL Centro residents by:
• Facilitating “Missing Middle”6 housing in both existing and new neighborhoods to provide housing options along a spectrum of affordability (by distributing sites across the City and encouraging mixed income housing);
• Encouraging infill housing; and
• Correlating residential policies with other General Plan policies to encourage housing that is walkable, close to local services, parks and recreation facilities, and is adequately served by the City’s infrastructure and services
D.4 Summary of Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors Below is a summary of the fair housing issues and contributing factors. Contributing factors were evaluated and prioritized. Contributing factors were priority based on their impact on fair housing issues as well as the City’s ability to address the contributing factors. Prioritized contributing factors are numbered.

A. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach
Issue #1: Insufficient fair housing testing and limited outreach capacity El Centro did not report any results from Fair Housing testing in its 2019. According to the 2019 AI, Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board's (IFHMB) scope of services does not include fair housing testing. As such, it does not appear that the City actively and routinely conducts fair housing testing. As found in HCD’s 2020 AI, a fair housing testing program and funding is necessary. In addition, despite extensive outreach efforts, participation on outreach events is low.

There were no respondents for the 2019 AI fair housing survey and only five respondents for a survey at a Housing Element Community workshop. Most respondents (four out of five) were 6 Missing Middle Housing is a range of house-scale buildings with multiple units—compatible in scale and form with detached single-family homes—located in a walkable neighborhood. Examples include side-by-side duplexes, stacked duplexes, stacked fourplexes, courtyard buildings, and cottage courts. For more information: https://missingmiddlehousing.com/

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not aware of the Fair housing program provided by the City. Respondents said More services, Services in Spanish, Evening services, and Transportation to services is needed and that the best way to disseminate data is through social media. The City needs a targeted approach to outreach and education, especially for residents in the central census tracts of the City. According to the City’s 2019 AI, with respect to the fair housing impediment of housing discrimination and outreach, the following actions will be taken:
• “The City will continue to offer to its residents fair housing services which will include the processing of housing discrimination complaints and landlord/tenant counseling services. Sometimes a landlord/tenant issue has as its basis a housing discrimination concern.
• Efforts will be made to increase community awareness of the IFHMB services through postings on the City’s web pages, publication of newspaper display ads, and Community Newsletter articles. “
The City also committed to a list of actions to increase access to education on fair housing laws and services (see page D-4).

Contributing Factors
• Lack of fair housing testing services 2
• Lack of targeted outreach1
• Lack of variety of outreach meeting times2
• Lack of transportation to services
• Lack of awareness of services1
Evaluation and Prioritization
The analysis found that while there are fair housing services available to residents, one of the biggest factors that limit its fair housing goals is low awareness of these services. Given the limited funds available to the City, the City will focus on expanding awareness of the resources available to residents in the R/ECAP area. This includes targeted outreach by City staff as well as Citywide marketing through the City’s web pages, publication of newspaper display ads, and Community Newsletter articles, and social media.

Since fair housing services are provided by the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board, the City will work with them to provide targeted outreach not only of fair housing services but other improvement programs (rehabilitation and facades) as well as to expand their scope of work to include consistent testing and vary the meeting locations.

B. Integration and Segregation and Access to Opportunities Issue #2: Patterns of concentration as well as disparate access to opportunities/resources for communities in the center of the City.

Census tracts with a concentration low and moderate income household and children, or identified as R/ECAPs, and areas of high segregation and poverty were located in the center of the City, usually south of Villa Avenue and north of Ross Avenue (though sometimes extending all the way to Interstate Highway 8. These central census tracts, as well as census tracts east of

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the railroad tracts were also classified as areas of low resources. Though central census tracts are near jobs, their economic outcomes are low. This may be due to lower home values and lower adult education (which is compounded in the TCAC economic scores) and lower quality of education (TCAC education scores). HCV voucher users were mostly concentrated in the northern census tracts of the City, but also at a lower intensity in the central tracts. Despite lower mean gross rents in these tracts, between 40 and 80 percent of renters experience cost burdens in these tracts.

Contributing Factors
• Lack of access to local jobs
• Lack of high quality schools
• Low home values/old housing stock1
• Lack of private investment1
• Lack of public investments in specific neighborhoods, including services or amenities1 • Location and type of affordable housing- HCV use concentrated2 • The availability of affordable units in a range of sizes2 Evaluation and Prioritization
Patterns of concentration and segregation need to be addressed with place-based strategies to improve the conditions to existing residents as well as mobility strategies that allow residents to live in areas with higher resources. The contributing factors have the highest impact on the conditions on areas of need are the lack of private and public investment and the low home values and old housing stock in areas of low resources and high poverty. The City’s strategy is to continue to invest public funds for the improvement of areas with a concentration of poverty and segregation (Census Tract 115) and improve awareness of improvement programs for existing residents.

Alternatively, another contributing factor to fair housing is the lack of affordable housing in areas of high resources and the concentration of it in certain areas, causing a concentration of residents in need in areas with low resources. To combat this, the City will prioritize promoting affordable housing in higher resource areas through its sites inventory and inform tenants and landlords of the State’s new Source of Income Protection (SB 329 and SB 222) to improve housing mobility.

C. Disproportionate Needs
Issue #3: Communities with disproportionate housing needs, like cost burdens, overcrowding, and substandard housing conditions, are concentrated in the census tracts in the center of the City.

The central census tracts, as well as census tracts east of the railroad tracts had disproportionate concentrations of cost-burdened renter households, overcrowding, and substandard housing.

Sensitive communities at risk of displacement and older housing stock is also concentrated in these areas.

Contributing Factors
• Age of housing stock 1
• The availability of affordable units in a range of sizes1

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Evaluation and Prioritization
Both of the contributing factors have high priority as they both impact the housing choice of residents. As explained earlier, the areas with the disproportionate needs and concentration of poverty and segregation have some of the oldest housing as well as significant mobile home communities. Both of these factors tend to result in lower income areas. Census tract 115 also has a significant renter population. The City’s strategy to meet these issues is to increase awareness through targeted outreach of the City’s Home Rehabilitation program to homeowners and to require Affirmative Marketing Plan (AMP) a condition for approval for density bonuses to increase access to affordable units to lower income residents.

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RESOLUTION NO. 22-

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN

ADDENDUM TO THE EL CENTRO GENERAL PLAN

UPDATE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT (SCH # 2020070349) FOR THE 2021-2029

HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing held on June 15, 2021, the El Centro City Council adopted findings and a statement of overriding considerations and certified the El Centro General Plan Update Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (SCH# 2020070349), pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA guidelines, via City Council Resolution No. 21-55; and
WHEREAS, the City of El Centro has prepared the 2021-2029 Housing Element in compliance with Section 65580 et seq. of the State of California Government Code; and WHEREAS, an Addendum is appropriate pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 because only minor changes and additions to the El Centro General Plan Update Final EIR are necessary and no circumstances that present new information or possible environmental impacts calling for preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred; and WHEREAS, therefore, the City prepared an Addendum to the El Centro General Plan Update Final EIR to address any changes in the environmental effects associated with the proposed 2021-2029 Housing Element; and
WHEREAS the Addendum was prepared in full compliance with CEQA and CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the 2021-2029 Housing Element, including the Addendum, and considered all written and oral reports of City staff, provided opportunities for the public to speak, and considered all comments on the matter as reflected in the record of that hearing; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the City of El Centro Planning Commission then recommended approval of the Addendum to the El Centro General Plan Update Final EIR for the 2021-2029 Housing Element update.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CENTRO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the foregoing is true, correct and adopted.

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2. That the City Council does hereby approve the addendum to the El Centro General Plan update Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH # 2020070349) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Centro, California, held on the day of , 2022.

CITY OF EL CENTRO
By
Tomás Oliva, Mayor
ATTEST:

By
Norma Wyles, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Office of the City Attorney
By
Elizabeth Martyn, City Attorney

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL ) ss

CITY OF EL CENTRO )
I, Norma Wyles, City Clerk of the City of El Centro, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 22- was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Centro, California, held on the day of , 2022, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

By
Norma Wyles, City Clerk

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Packet Pg. 296 Attachment: Exhibit E - Resolution for EIR Addendum (5387 : 2021-2029 Housing Element Update - Addendum to General Plan Final EIR) City Council of the City of El Centro Meeting: 02/01/22 11:30 AM 1275 Main Street Department: Community Development
El Centro, CA 92243 Category: Resolution
Prepared By: Angel Hernandez
SCHEDULED Department Head: Angel Hernandez
RESOLUTION (ID # 5414) DOC ID: 5414
Public hearing to consider the recommendation of the
Planning Commission to adopt the 2021-2029 Housing
Element Update
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution No. 22 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT

UPDATING THE CITY OF EL CENTRO HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL

PLAN AND DECLARING THIS AMENDMENT TO BE THE FIRST GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
Please refer to Item no. 5387 for discussion regarding this item. A resolution adopting the 2021-2029 Housing Element is attached as Exhibit A.

CONCLUSION:

Adopt Resolution No. 22 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT

UPDATING THE CITY OF EL CENTRO HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL

PLAN AND DECLARING THIS AMENDMENT TO BE THE FIRST GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
ATTACHMENTS:
• Exhibit A - Resolution for 2021-2029 Housing Element (PDF) 6 Packet Pg. 297
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RESOLUTION NO. 22-

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT UPDATING THE

CITY OF EL CENTRO HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE

GENERAL PLAN AND DECLARING THIS

AMENDMENT TO BE THE FIRST GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
WHEREAS, a General Plan must contain certain elements, including a Housing Element which sets forth goals, policies and programs to encourage the development of housing for all income groups and persons with special needs; and
WHEREAS, State law requires that cities and counties comprehensively update their General Plan Housing Elements every eight years to ensure their plans can accommodate future demand for housing; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a letter to the City dated November 4, 2021 with results of their compliance review of the draft Housing Element and provided further revisions to comply with Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, the City has incorporated all those revisions into the Housing Element Update in response to HCD’s letter dated November 4, 2021 to ensure that the Housing Element would substantially comply with Housing Element Law; and
WHEREAS, the City's Planning Commission recommended adoption of the Housing Element Update on December 14, 2021 after a duly notice public hearing and providing all interested persons an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of El Centro, California (''the City Council") on the proposed general plan amendment on February 1, 2022; and WHEREAS, all such public hearings were advertised according to law; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is proper at this time; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the City prepared an addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (SCH No. 2020070349) for the El Centro 2040 General Plan Update, adopted by the City of El Centro City Council on June 15, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the addendum to the Final EIR concluded that the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update would not result in any new significant impacts or increased severity of significant

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impacts beyond those identified in the El Centro 2040 General Plan Update Final EIR; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would be in the best interests of the general health, safety and welfare of the community.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CENTRO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the foregoing is true, correct and adopted.

2. That proposed General Plan Amendment for the Housing Element Update 2021- 2029 was prepared in accordance with Government Code §65580.

3. That the City Council authorizes the Community Development Director to make minor revisions to the Housing Element as required by the Housing and Community Development Department compliance review.

4. That the City Council does hereby approve a General Plan Amendment to update the City’s Housing Element of the General Plan, as revised by the Community Development Director pursuant to this resolution, and directs that this proposed amendment be included in the City Council’s Resolution approving the First General Plan Amendment for 2022 /////
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Centro, California, held on the lst day of February, 2022.

CITY OF EL CENTRO
By
Tomás Oliva, Mayor
ATTEST:

By
Norma Wyles, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Office of the City Attorney
By
Elizabeth Martyn, City Attorney

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL ) ss

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

By
Norma Wyles, City Clerk

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Packet Pg. 300 Attachment: Exhibit A - Resolution for 2021-2029 Housing Element (5414 : 2021-2029 Housing Element Update) City Council of the City of El Centro Meeting: 02/01/22 11:30 AM 1275 Main Street Department: Community Services
El Centro, CA 92243 Category: Authorization
Prepared By: Suzanna Gonzales
SCHEDULED Department Head: Adriana Nava
ACTION ITEM (ID # 5359) DOC ID: 5359
Discussion and necessary action related to proposals
received for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program year 2022-2023
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:

Discussion and necessary action related to proposals received for CDBG Program year 2022-2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The City's estimated allocation for the Community Development Block Grant Program year 2022-2023, funded by Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) is $566,297. The City also anticipates receiving approximately $14,660 in Program Income funds generated by previous State awarded grants. Additionally, there is approximately $171,179 in CDBG funding from previous years available for reallocation. Therefore, a total of $752,136 is expected to be available for program year 2022-2023. A total of $87,143 of the 2022-2023 CDBG Fiscal Year funding ($580,957) can be allocated to Public Services (15%).

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM 2022-2027 RELATION:

Goal #4 Recreation & Lifelong Learning
Goal #5 City Beautification, Engagement & Civic Pride
DUE DILIGENCE CHECK FOR CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS: DID THE

DEPARTMENT VERIFY CURRENT EL CENTRO BUSINESS LICENSE,
CONTRACTORS LICENSE, REFERENCE CHECKS, INSURANCE, ETC:

N/A
BACKGROUND:

The CDBG Citizen Participation Plan requires staff to prepare and publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) wherein the community and City departments are invited to submit projects and programs for funding consideration. Staff conducted the RFP process from November 29, 2021 to January 5, 2022 in order to prepare the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan. Two publicly noticed meetings were conducted; one at the El Centro Adult Center on November 18, 2021, and a second at the City of El Centro Economic Development Division office on December 9, 2021. There were no attendees at either of the public meetings.

Additionally, the Request for Proposal packet was mailed to an established list of NonProfit organizations located in El Centro and the information was posted on the City's webpage.
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DISCUSSION:

As previously mentioned, organizations were invited to submit proposals that could potentially be funded through the CDBG program. A total of eleven (11) proposals were submitted as follows:
• Five (5) for Public Services (including Fair Housing); • One (1) for Public Facilities/Infrastructure;
• Three (3) for Housing Activities;
• One (1) for Code Enforcement; and
• One (1) for Program Administration
Included with this agenda item is a summary of all proposals received.

Any proposal being considered for funding must meet one of the three National Objectives set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as follows:
(1) Benefit at least 51% low and moderate-income persons (2) Aid in the prevention or elimination of slum or blight (3) Meet other community development needs having a particular urgency As part of this agenda presentation, staff will be asking the Council to determine which projects and/or programs are to be funded and for how much. Staff will be providing information on the eligible proposals, proposal funding requests, past performance of the applicant, and a staff evaluation of the proposal and applicant. As Council considers how to allocate funding, two (2) CDBG program limitations need to be considered. The first is the 20% cap on funding for Program Administration and the second is the 15% cap on funding for Public Services. These are both federally mandated funding caps. The amounts allocated toward these activities will be based on an estimate of annual funding to be received for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year. If the amount actually received is less than estimated, the funding allocations for Public Services and Program Administration will be reduced to ensure compliance with the respective funding caps for these activities.

CONCLUSION:

Staff recommends the approval of activities and funding levels as shown on the attached summary.

The draft Annual Action Plan needs to be completed by April 5, 2022, at which time it will be brought back to City Council for approval. The draft Annual Action Plan will be available for public comment from April 6, 2022 to May 6, 2022. After this 30-day comment period ends, City staff will submit the Final Annual Action Plan to HUD by no later than May 13, 2022.
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ATTACHMENTS:
• Public Service Accomplishments (PDF)
• Summary of Proposals and Recommendations 2022-23(PDF) 7 Packet Pg. 303

PUBLIC SERVICES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2018-2021

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2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2022
Projected 27 18 20 25
Actual Served 9 6 10
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 Projected
Actual Served

HOUSE OF HOPE
FUNDS

REQUESTED/RECEIVED/EXPENDED
2018
$16,000 / $6,025 / $6,025
2019
$16,000/ $8,500 / $8,500
2020
$12,500/ $12,500 / $12,500
2021
$12,500/ $11,680 / $2,957.59
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2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2022
Projected 50 60 60 199
Actual Served 54 62 76 0
0 100
200
300
Projected
Actual Served

SENIOR NUTRITION
FUNDS

REQUESTED/RECEIVED/EXPENDED
2018
$15,000/$15,000 / $15,000
2019
$12,000/$12,000 / $12,000
2020
$12,000/$12,000 / $12,500
2021
$12,000/$12,180 / $0

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2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2022
Projected 0 0 0 100
Actual Served 0 0 0 0
0 100
200
300
Projected
Actual Served

HOMELESS DAY CENTER
FUNDS

REQUESTED/RECEIVED/EXPENDED
New
2021
$250,000 / $7,680 / $0.00

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2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2022
Projected 0 500 100 0
Actual Served 0 157 141 0
0 100
200
300
Projected
Actual Served
El CENTRO PAL
FUNDS

REQUESTED/RECEIVED/EXPENDED
2018
Did not apply
2019
$20,000 / $7,500 / $7,500
2020
$17,000 / $16,646 /$16,646
2021
Not Funded

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Page 1 of 1 ends

Name of Organization Program Description Amount
Requested
Recommended
Allocation
Budget Items Target
Category
Type of People
Served
Proposed
Number of
People to be
Served

PUBLIC SERVICES
Community Services Dept. - Fair
Housing Program
Promote Fair Housing Activities
*Required Activity $ 47,250 $ 47,250 Fair Housing services in areas with high portion of low/moderate income Public Services Low/Mod persons 400
Sub-Total $ 47,250 $ 47,250 Required allocation amount
Catholic Charities - House of
Hope
Emergency Shelter for homeless women &
children $ 14,950 $ 11,500 Personnel expenses ($2,990), Utilities ($9,510), Miscellaneous ($2,450). Homeless
Homeless
women &
children
42 Catholic Charities - Senior
Nutrition Program Food delivery to homebound seniors $ 12,000 $ 9,250 Miscellaneous - Food and Indirect Cost ($12,000)
Recommendation: Minimum of 80% of allocation be utilized for purchase of food
Public Services Low/mod
Senior Citizens 66
Catholic Charities - Homeless
Day Center
Day center designed to cater to the homeless.

Center will provide shelter, bathrooms and
showers, laundry, and supportive services.
$ 14,352 $ 11,000 Utilities ($12,000), misc. ($2,352) Homeless Low/Mod persons
250
El Centro PAL - Project
Neighborhood Bond (PNB)
Recreational programs & activities including
soccer, boxing, martial arts, golf, fishing,
bowling, tutoring, and mentoring.
$ 10,000 $ 8,143 Utilities ($5,000), insurance ($2,000), equipment ($1,000), and supplies ($2,000). At-risk youth Low/Mod
persons
700
Sub-Total $ 51,302 $ 39,893
Community Services Dept. McGee Lighting and Basketball Court Project $ 857,000 $ 445,589 Demolition of existing basketball court and construction of a new basketball/multi-sports court, electrical upgrade, and lighting installation
Infrastructure Low/Mod area
Sub-Total $ 857,000 $ 445,589

HOUSING ACTIVITIES
Community Services Dept. Lead Based Paint $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards on rehabilitated properties
Lead based paint
hazards
Low/Mod
Households 1
Community Services Dept. Asbestos Removal $ 10,000 $ 10,000 Asbestos testing and/or abatement for rehabilitated homes through the City's Housing Rehabilitation program Housing activities Low/Mod Households 1 Community Services Dept. Off-Site Improvements for Housing $ 10,000 $ 10,000 Off-site improvements to low/moderate income households in conjunction with the Housing Rehabilitation Program Housing activities Low/Mod Households 1 Community Services Dept. Housing Rehab Program $ 150,000 $ - Housing rehabilitation to low/moderate income households Housing activities Low/Mod Households 2
Sub-Total $ 175,000 $ 25,000
Community Development Dept. Code Enforcement Program $ 78,280 $ 78,280 Temporary staffing, legal fees, training, dues and memberships, and office supplies Code Enforcement Low/Mod Area 100
Sub-Total $ 78,280 $ 78,280

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Community Services Dept. Program Administration $ 116,224 $ 116,124 Personnel & associated costs for administration of CDBG Program Program Admin
Sub-Total $ 116,224 $ 116,124
Total of Proposals Received $ 1,325,056 $ 752,136
$ 113,259.40 $ 84,944.55 $ 566,297 Estimated CDBG Allocation $ 2,932.00 $ 2,199.00 $ 14,660 Estimated Program Income Asbestos Removal $ 580,957 2022-23 Funding
$ 116,191.40 $ 87,143.55 $ 171,179 Prior years funding available for re-programming $ 39,893.55 $ 752,136 Total Funding Available
Allocation not to exceed $116,124 ($116,191Entitlement and $2,932 Program Income) Allocations not to exceed $39,893 ($37,694 Entitlement and $2,199 Program Income)

CODE ENFORCEMENT

PUBLIC FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE

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Packet Pg. 309 Attachment: Summary of Proposals and Recommendations 2022-23 (5359 : 2022-2023 CDBG Proposals City Council of the City of El Centro Meeting: 02/01/22 11:30 AM 1275 Main Street Department: City Clerk's Office
El Centro, CA 92243 Category: Alcoholic Beverage License Prepared By: Aimee Osuna
SCHEDULED Department Head: Norma Wyles
INFORMATION ITEM (ID # 5388) DOC ID: 5388
Received and referred to Community Development
Department, Application for Alcoholic Beverage License - DPoly Taco Grill & Beer, 1573 W Main St, El Centro, CA 92243 ATTACHMENTS:
• App for Alcoholic Beverage License - DPoly Family Restaurant (PDF) 8 Packet Pg. 310

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Packet Pg. 311 Attachment: App for Alcoholic Beverage License - DPoly Family Restaurant (5388 : Application for Alcoholic Beverage License - D'Poly Taco

El Centro City CouncilFebruary 1, 2022

El Centro City Council
February 1, 2022