Indio City Council
April 6, 2022

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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10 / 21

10.59% 18

30.00% 51

28.82% 49

8.82% 15

12.94% 22

3.53% 6

5.29% 9
Q10 Which best describes your household type?
Answered: 170 Skipped: 2
TOTAL 170
Living alone
Couple (no
children in ...

Couple with
children in ...

Single parent
with childre...

Multi-generatio
nal (3 or mo...

Non-family
with roommates
Other (please
specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Living alone
Couple (no children in the home)
Couple with children in the home
Single parent with children in home
Multi-generational (3 or more generations in the same home) Non-family with roommates
Other (please specify)

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Q11 What type of housing is most needed in Indio?
Answered: 168 Skipped: 4
Single-family
Duplex/attached
Condominiums
(multi-famil...

Apartments
(multi-famil...

Senior Housing
Manufactured
or Mobile Homes
Farm worker
housing
Live/Work
housing (liv...

Accessory
Dwelling Uni...

Housing for
people with...

Other (please
specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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45.24% 76

4.76% 8

8.93% 15

11.90% 20

9.52% 16

0.60% 1

1.19% 2

4.17% 7

2.38% 4

1.79% 3

9.52% 16
TOTAL 168

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Single-family
Duplex/attached
Condominiums (multi-family ownership)
Apartments (multi-family rentals)
Senior Housing
Manufactured or Mobile Homes
Farm worker housing
Live/Work housing (living above where you work or living on the same property where you work) Accessory Dwelling Units (granny flat or guest house)
Housing for people with disabilities
Other (please specify)

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1.16% 2

3.49% 6

26.16% 45

38.37% 66

27.33% 47

3.49% 6
Q12 How many bedrooms do you have in your place of residence? Answered: 172 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 172
0 (Studio)
1 2
3 4
5+
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
0 (Studio)
1 2
3 4
5+

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11.05% 19

33.14% 57

16.86% 29

17.44% 30

21.51% 37
Q13 How many people live in your household?
Answered: 172 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 172
1 2
3 4
5+
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
1 2
3 4
5+

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19.77% 34

75.00% 129

5.23% 9
Q14 Do you consider your living situation to be too crowded? Answered: 172 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 172
Yes
No
Not Sure
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
Not Sure

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Q15 What do you believe are the most urgent housing concerns in Indio? (rank top 3)
Answered: 171 Skipped: 1
Housing
affordability
Housing
availability
Homelessness
Housing
proximity to...

Homeownership
Overcrowding
Gentrification
Housing quality
Other (please
specify)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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52.83%
84 22.64%
36 13.84%
22 5.66%
9 1.26%
2 1.26%
2 0.00%
0 1.26%
2 1.26%
2 159

8.03 16.89%
25 43.24%
64 16.22%
24 9.46%
14 4.73%
7 4.05%
6 2.70%
4 2.03%
3 0.68%
1 148

7.21 25.34%
37 16.44%
24 20.55%
30 15.75%
23 6.16%
9 7.53%
11 2.74%
4 4.79%
7 0.68%
1 146

6.77 5.93%
8 8.15%
11 13.33%
18 21.48%
29 17.78%
24 10.37%
14 6.67%
9 11.85%
16 4.44%
6 135

5.19 5.04%
7 10.79%
15 20.14%
28 16.55%
23 19.42%
27 17.99%
25 6.47%
9 3.60%
5 0.00%
0 139

5.68 2.34%
3 6.25%
8 6.25%
8 3.13%
4 16.41%
21 27.34%
35 28.91%
37 7.81%
10 1.56%
2 128

4.29 0.76%
1 4.55%
6 12.12%
16 6.82%
9 7.58%
10 10.61%
14 33.33%
44 18.18%
24 6.06%
8 132

3.92 2.22%
3 4.44%
6 14.07%
19 5.19%
7 15.56%
21 9.63%
13 11.85%
16 28.89%
39 8.15%
11 135

4.03 1.61%
2 0.00%
0 4.03%
5 3.23%
4 0.81%
1 2.42%
3 0.00%
0 12.90%
16 75.00%
93 124

1.77 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL SCORE
Housing
affordability
Housing
availability
Homelessness
Housing
proximity to
services,
resources or
high paying
jobs
Homeownership
Overcrowding
Gentrification
Housing quality
Other (please
specify)

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8.38% 14

29.34% 49

53.29% 89

7.19% 12

1.80% 3
Q16 What do you believe is the biggest challenge for addressing the living and housing needs of lower income Seniors (age 65+)?
Answered: 167 Skipped: 5
TOTAL 167
Lack of
payment...

Lack of senior
housing wher...

Lack of
affordable...

Lack of
retrofitting...

Other (please
specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Lack of payment assistance
Lack of senior housing where services are within walking distance Lack of affordable senior housing
Lack of retrofitting assistance to make homes more livable Other (please specify)

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80.36% 135

27.98% 47

29.76% 50

47.02% 79

29.17% 49

22.62% 38
Q17 Sometimes changes in living conditions or a neighborhood may threaten to displace people from their home. Which do you believe are the most pressing displacement concerns (select up to 3)?
Answered: 168 Skipped: 4
Total Respondents: 168
Sudden rent
increase
Sudden lease
termination
Eviction
Maintenance
issues not...

Long-term
residents ca...

Neighborhood
businesses...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Sudden rent increase
Sudden lease termination
Eviction
Maintenance issues not fixed
Long-term residents can’t stay in community
Neighborhood businesses closing

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31.74% 53

13.17% 22

38.32% 64

66.47% 111

19.76% 33
Q18 The City of Indio is required to plan for 7,793 additional housing units.

What do you think are the best strategies for accommodating these homes? Select all that apply.

Answered: 167 Skipped: 5
Total Respondents: 167
Increase
density (i.e...

Eliminate
single-famil...

Allow taller
buildings wi...

Require
affordable...

Other (please
specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Increase density (i.e., smaller units, smaller lots)
Eliminate single-family only neighborhoods
Allow taller buildings with more housing units
Require affordable housing in all new residential projects Other (please specify)

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Q19 Please provide any additional comments below:

Answered: 57 Skipped: 115

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100.00% 4

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

0.00% 0

50.00% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q1 ¿Cuál es su interés en la vivienda en Indio? Seleccione todas las que correspondan.

Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
Total Respondents: 4
Soy un
residente...

Soy un
constructor...

Tengo un
negocio en...

Tengo una
propiedad en...

Trabajo en
Indio
Deseo
convertirme ...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Soy un residente actual
Soy un constructor local
Tengo un negocio en Indio
Tengo una propiedad en Indio
Trabajo en Indio
Deseo convertirme en residente de Indio
Otro (especificar)

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
100.00% 4

0.00% 0
Q2 ¿Cuánto tiempo ha vivido usted en Indio?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
0-2 años
2-5 años
5-10 años
Más de 10 años
No vivo en
Indio
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
0-2 años
2-5 años
5-10 años
Más de 10 años
No vivo en Indio

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0

50.00% 2

25.00% 1

25.00% 1
Q3 ¿Cuál es su rango de edad?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Menor de 18
años
18-24
25-44
45-64
Más de 65
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Menor de 18 años
18-24
25-44
45-64
Más de 65

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25.00% 1

50.00% 2

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

0.00% 0
Q4 ¿Cómo calificaría la condición física de la casa en la que vive? Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Excelente
condición
Muestra signos
de un descui...

Necesita una o
más mejoras...

Necesita una o
más reformas...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Excelente condición
Muestra signos de un descuido menor en el mantenimiento (por ejemplo, pintura pelada, estuco astillado, etc.) Necesita una o más mejoras modestas de rehabilitación (por ejemplo, techo nuevo, revestimiento nuevo, etc.) Necesita una o más reformas importantes (por ejemplo, nueva cimentación, nueva plomería, instalación eléctrica nueva, etc.)
Otro (especificar)

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Q5 ¿Por qué ha elegido usted vivir en Indio? Seleccione todas las que correspondan.

Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
Nacido y
criado en Indio
Está cerca del
trabajo
Está cerca de
familiares y...

Calidad de la
vivienda
Servicios de
recreación y...

Asequibilidad
Calidad de las
escuelas...

Seguridad de
los barrios
Servicios y
programas de...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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25.00% 1

25.00% 1

50.00% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

50.00% 2

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

50.00% 2

0.00% 0
Total Respondents: 4

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Nacido y criado en Indio
Está cerca del trabajo
Está cerca de familiares y amigos
Calidad de la vivienda
Servicios de recreación y el paisaje local
Asequibilidad
Calidad de las escuelas locales
Seguridad de los barrios
Servicios y programas de la ciudad
Otro (especificar)

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50.00% 2

50.00% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q6 ¿Es propietario o alquila su casa?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Propietario
Alquiler
Vivo con otra
familia (ni...

Actualmente
estoy sin hogar
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Propietario
Alquiler
Vivo con otra familia (ni propio ni de alquiler)
Actualmente estoy sin hogar

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66.67% 2

66.67% 2

66.67% 2

66.67% 2

33.33% 1

33.33% 1

0.00% 0
Q7 Si desea tener una casa en Indio, pero no la tiene, ¿qué problemas le impiden tenerla en este momento? Seleccione todas las que correspondan.

Answered: 3 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 3
No puedo
encontrar un...

No puedo
encontrar un...

No califico
para un...

Actualmente no
tengo los...

Actualmente no
tengo los...

Actualmente no
puedo encont...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
No puedo encontrar una casa dentro de mi rango de precios objetivo No puedo encontrar una casa que se adapte a mis necesidades (por ejemplo, tamaño, adaptaciones para discapacitados, etc.)
No califico para un préstamo
Actualmente no tengo los recursos financieros para un pago inicial apropiado Actualmente no tengo los recursos financieros para un pago mensual adecuado de la hipoteca Actualmente no puedo encontrar una casa que se adapte a mis estándares de calidad Otro (especificar)

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100.00% 3

33.33% 1

33.33% 1

66.67% 2

66.67% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q8 Si desea alquilar una casa en Indio, pero no lo hace, ¿qué problemas le impiden hacerlo en este momento? Seleccione todas las que correspondan.

Answered: 3 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 3
No puedo
encontrar un...

No puedo
encontrar un...

No califico
para un...

Actualmente no
tengo los...

Actualmente no
tengo los...

Actualmente no
puedo encont...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
No puedo encontrar una casa dentro de mi rango de precios objetivo No puedo encontrar una casa que se adapte a mis necesidades (por ejemplo, tamaño, adaptaciones para discapacitados, etc.)
No califico para un contrato de arrendamiento
Actualmente no tengo los recursos financieros para un depósito apropiado Actualmente no tengo los recursos financieros para una renta mensual adecuada Actualmente no puedo encontrar una casa que se adapte a mis estándares de calidad Otro (especificar)

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75.00% 3

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q9 Seleccione el tipo de vivienda que mejor describa su situación de vivienda actual.

Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Hogar
unifamiliar
Unidad de
vivienda...

Vivienda
dúplex o...

Casa
multifamilia...

Actualmente me
encuentro si...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Hogar unifamiliar
Unidad de vivienda accesoria (casa de la abuela o casa de huéspedes) Vivienda dúplex o adosada
Casa multifamiliar (apartamento o condominio)
Actualmente me encuentro sin refugio permanente
Otro (especificar)

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0.00% 0

25.00% 1

75.00% 3

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q10 ¿Cuál describe mejor su tipo de hogar?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Vivo solo
Pareja (sin
niños en el...

Pareja con
hijos en el...

Padre o madre
soltera con...

Multigeneracion
al (3 o más...

Sin familia,
con compañer...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Vivo solo
Pareja (sin niños en el hogar)
Pareja con hijos en el hogar
Padre o madre soltera con hijos en el hogar
Multigeneracional (3 o más generaciones en el mismo hogar) Sin familia, con compañeros de apartamento
Otro (especificar)

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Q11 ¿Qué tipo de vivienda se necesita más en Indio?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
Unifamiliar
Dúplex/adosados
Condominios
(propiedad...

Apartamentos
(alquiler...

Vivienda para
personas de ...

Vivienda
prefabricada...

Vivienda para
agricoltor
Vivienda de
vivir y...

Unidades de
vivienda...

Viviendas para
personas con...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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75.00% 3

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

25.00% 1

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
TOTAL 4

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Unifamiliar
Dúplex/adosados
Condominios (propiedad multifamiliar)
Apartamentos (alquiler multifamiliar)
Vivienda para personas de la tercera edad
Vivienda prefabricada o casas moviles
Vivienda para agricoltor
Vivienda de vivir y trabajar (viviendo en un hogar de dos pisos; trabajando en el primer piso y viviendo en el segun piso)
Unidades de vivienda accesorias (casa de la abuela o casa de huéspedes) Viviendas para personas con discapacidad
Otro (especificar)

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0

33.33% 1

66.67% 2

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q12 ¿Cuántos dormitorios tiene en su lugar de residencia? Answered: 3 Skipped: 1
TOTAL 3
0 (Estudio)
1 2
3 4
Más de 5
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
0 (Estudio)
1 2
3 4
Más de 5

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0

0.00% 0

50.00% 2

50.00% 2
Q13 . ¿Cuántas personas viven en su hogar?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
1 2
3 4
Más de 5
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
1 2
3 4
Más de 5

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75.00% 3

25.00% 1

0.00% 0
Q14 ¿Considera que en su situación de vivienda están demasiado hacinados?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Sí
No
No estoy seguro
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Sí
No
No estoy seguro

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Q15 ¿Cuáles cree usted que son las preocupaciones de vivienda más urgentes en Indio? (ordene las 3 primeras)
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
Asequibilidad
de la vivienda
Disponibilidad
de vivienda
Indigencia
Proximidad de
las vivienda...

Propiedad de
vivienda
Hacinamiento
Gentrificación
Calidad de la
vivienda
Otro
(especificar)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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75.00%
3 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 25.00%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 4

8.25 0.00%
0 50.00%
2 25.00%
1 25.00%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 4

7.25 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 3

5.33 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 33.33%
1 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 3

3.00 0.00%
0 25.00%
1 50.00%
2 25.00%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 4

7.00 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 66.67%
2 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 3

4.00 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 3

5.00 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 33.33%
1 0.00%
0 3

4.67 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 0.00%
0 100.00%
3 3

1.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL SCORE
Asequibilidad
de la vivienda
Disponibilidad
de vivienda
Indigencia
Proximidad
de las
viviendas a
los servicios,
recursos o
empleos bien
remunerados
Propiedad de
vivienda
Hacinamiento
Gentrificación
Calidad de la
vivienda
Otro
(especificar)

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0
100.00% 4

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q16 ¿Cuál cree usted que es el mayor desafío para abordar las necesidades de vivienda de las personas de la tercera edad de menores ingresos (mayores de 65 años)?
Answered: 4 Skipped: 0
TOTAL 4
Falta de
asistencia d...

Falta de
vivienda par...

Falta de
vivienda...

Falta de
asistencia p...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Falta de asistencia de pago
Falta de vivienda para personas de la tercera edad donde los servicios están a poca distancia Falta de vivienda asequible para personas de la tercera edad Falta de asistencia para el reacondicionamiento para hacer que las viviendas sean más habitables Otro (especificar)

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100.00% 3

66.67% 2

33.33% 1
100.00% 3

0.00% 0

0.00% 0
Q17 A veces los cambios en las condiciones de vida o en un vecindario pueden amenazar con desplazar a las personas de su hogar. ¿Cuáles cree que son las preocupaciones de desplazamiento más apremiantes (seleccione hasta 3)?
Answered: 3 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 3
Aumento
repentino de...

Terminación
repentina de...

Desalojo
Problemas de
mantenimient...

Los residentes
a largo plaz...

Cierre de los
negocios...
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Aumento repentino de la renta
Terminación repentina del contrato de arrendamiento
Desalojo
Problemas de mantenimiento no resueltos
Los residentes a largo plazo no pueden permanecer en la comunidad Cierre de los negocios locales

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0.00% 0

0.00% 0

33.33% 1
100.00% 3

0.00% 0
Q18 La ciudad de Indio está obligada a planificar 7,793 unidades de vivienda adicionales. ¿Cuáles cree que son las mejores estrategias para acomodar estas viviendas? Seleccione todas las que correspondan.

Answered: 3 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 3
Aumentar la
densidad (po...

Eliminar los
barrios solo...

Permitir
edificios má...

Requerir
viviendas...

Otro
(especificar)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Aumentar la densidad (por ejemplo, unidades más pequeñas, parcelas más pequeñas) Eliminar los barrios solo para viviendas individuales
Permitir edificios más altos con más unidades de vivienda Requerir viviendas asequibles en todos los nuevos proyectos residenciales Otro (especificar)

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Q19 Proporcione cualquier comentario adicional a continuación:

Answered: 1 Skipped: 3

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Stakeholder Group Meeting
A stakeholder group meeting was held virtually on March 4, 2021, and was composed of a variety of community stakeholders in which participants were provided with an overview of the Housing Element process and were given an opportunity to provide feedback regarding housing needs in the City. A copy of the presentation materials is provided as Exhibit B.

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STAKEHOLDER MEETING MARCH 4, 2021
2 Overview
Housing Needs Assessment
Regional Housing Needs
Allocation
Community Outreach
02 03
04 Next Steps05
06 Discussion
Project Overview01
1 2
Exhibit B

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4 Two-Part Project
 Housing Element Update:
 Address 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (2021-2029)  Must be completed and submitted to Housing & Community Development (HCD) by October 2021
 Pro-Housing Policies & Strategies:
 To be conducted following completion of Housing Element Update  Will focus on financial issues (challenges + opportunities) 3 4

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of the General Plan
since 1969
Every Jurisdiction
must accommodate
their “fair share” of
housing
Must be updated
every 8 years, next
cycle is 2021‐2029
Housing Element
6 Housing Element
1 ‐ Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA)
2 ‐ Adequate Sites
Inventory
3 ‐ Constraints and
Barriers
4 ‐ Goals, Policies,
Quantified Objectives
and Programs
5 6

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Complete Housing Element
HCD Submittal and Review
Annual Reporting on progress to meet RHNA
Enforcement
8 Housing Needs
Assessment02
7 8

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Quick Facts
 3.1% annual growth rate
 7.7% households in poverty
 18.3% senior population
 23.6% under 18 years old Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data 10 Housing Profile
 32,539 housing units
 72% single-family
 70% owner-occupied
 10% overcrowded
 17% vacant (including 14.2%
rentals)
 44% of total households and
57% of renters are cost
burdened
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
9 10

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o SFR increased by 15,020
units
o MFR increased by 584
units
o Mobile units increased
by 26 units
 Housing production has
significantly declined
Housing Type T rend
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
12  Between 2000-2018, home
sales price increased 160%
 Median home price:
$350,000 per Zillow
Median Home Sales Price
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
11 12

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$100,000 in the price that a
LI family can afford.
 There is a $200,000 gap in
what a VLI family can afford.

Housing Affordability
Quick Facts
Source: Zillow, financial calculator
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
VLI family earning $26,834 can afford $150,000
LI family earning $42,935 can afford $246,500
MI family earning $64,402 can afford $375,500 home
Median Home Price = $350,000
$200,000 Gap
$103,500 Gap
14 Regional Housing
Needs Allocation03
13 14

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 AMI = $53,669
 7,793 Units Total
 150% increase from 5th Cycle
(3,025 units)
 Only 45% met for 5th Cycle
o 94% are above-moderate
Quick Facts
1,787 ELI/VLI
<50% AMI
$0‐$26,834
1,167 LI
50‐80% AMI
$26,835‐$42,935
1,312 MI
80‐120% AMI
$42,936‐$64,402
3,527 AM
>120% AMI
$64,402+

FOCUS HERE
Source: SCAG, for SB 35 Tracking
16 Site Inventory
/g57/g68 /g70 /g68 /g81/g87/g3/g54/g76/g87/g72/g86/g3/g90/g76/g87/g75/g3/g38/g88/g85/g85/g72/g81/g87/g3 /g56/g81/g71/g72 /g85/g79/g92/g76/g81/g74/g3/g53/g72/g86 /g76/g71/g72/g81/g87/g76/g68/g79/g3/g61/g82 /g81 /g72  City Needs Approx. 3,700
lower income units (factoring
in a required 25% buffer)
 City currently can
accommodate 3,080 units on
vacant sites zoned residential
 City would have 5,900 if new
zoning matched General Plan
Update
Quick Facts
Source: Urban Footprint
15 16

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meeting the needs of below-
moderate Income residents
Current housing trends are not
providing for current housing
needs.

Lack of housing diversity
reflected in the majority that
is zoned for single-family
Current housing production
volumes are SUBSTANTIALLY
below what is needed for 6
th
Cycle RNHA (e.g. 409 new SF
permits +100 MF units in
2020 vs. 1,000+ SF/MF
needed annual units for
RHNA period (2021-2029)
What are the key issues?
18 Community Outreach04
17 18

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 Community Workshops (1 of 3 held)
 Survey (online, in English and Spanish)
 Planning Commission/City Council Study Sessions (1 of 4 held)
 Advertising
 Flyer (English and Spanish on website)
 Postcard to all residents (English and Spanish)
 Social Media
 I-10 Automall
 News coverage (i.e., Desert Sun, Knews Radio, Palm Desert Patch, Uken Report, NBC Palm Springs)
 Stakeholder outreach
20 #1 reason preventing people
from owning/renting in Indio:
cannot find home in target
price range
T op 3 most urgent housing
concerns: affordability,
availability and gentrification
Most pressing displacement
concerns: sudden rent increase,
lease termination, long term
residents can’t stay in community
Need for more: single-family,
condos (ownership),
apartments (rentals), ADUs
and duplex/attached
Best strategies for meeting RHNA
(in order):
o Require affordable housing in all
new projects
o Increase allowable density
o Allow taller buildings w/ more units
o Eliminate single family
neighborhoods
Preliminary Survey Results
19 20

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22 Next Steps Task Due Date
Prepare Housing Needs Assessment 11/23/20  ‐ 3/19/21
Stakeholder Interviews 3/4/21 + other dates in March
Public Meeting #2 (Policy Review) 4/21/21
Prepare Draft Housing Element 3/1/21 ‐ 5/28‐21
Council/Commission #2 (Plan Review) 6/16/21
Public Meeting #3 (Plan Review) 7/8/21
Public Hearings PC: 9/22 and 10/13
CC: 11/17 and 12/1
Pro‐Housing Policy Development June 2021‐April 2023
21 22

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24 Discussion Questions

1. What are unmet housing needs in Indio
from your perspective?

2. What are the barriers to building more
diverse, affordable housing in Indio?

3. What can the City and community
leaders do to address those needs and
barriers?
Leave no stone
unturned
23 24

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26 Thank You
25 26

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Planning Commission and City Council Joint Session Public Meetings Two Planning Commission and City Council joint session public meetings were held. The first meeting held on January 20, 2021, and provided City Council and Planning Commission members with an overview of the Housing Element requirements and the needs assessments findings. A copy of the presentation materials is provided as Exhibit C.

The second joint session occurred on June 16, 2021. City Council and Planning Commission members were provided a brief overview of the Housing Element process, information regarding the proposed Prohousing Designation Program, and presented with draft programs for the 6th Cycle Housing Element.

A copy of the presentation materials in provided as Exhibit D.

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JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISION STUDY SESSION JANUARY 20, 2021 2 Overview
Introductions
Project Overview
Exploring Solutions01
02 05
Local Context
Next Steps
03 06
Key Issues04
07 Council/Commission Discussion
1 2
Exhibit C

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4 Meet the T eam

SHANNON WAGES
Project Manager

ERIKA VAN SICKEL
Housing Planner/
Deputy Project Manager

KEVIN SNYDER
Community
Development
Director/City Project
Manager

LEILA NAMVAR
Senior Planner

JESUS GOMEZ
Housing Programs Manager

VERONICA TAM
Senior Housing Advisor

NATHAN MOEDER
Economics and Finance
Pro-Housing Policy
3 4

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6 Two-Part Project
 Housing Element Update:
 Address 6th Cycle RHNA (2021-2029)
 Must be completed and submitted to Housing
& Community Development (HCD) by October
2021
 Pro-Housing Policies & Strategies:
 To be conducted following completion of
Housing Element Update
 Will focus on financial issues (challenges +
opportunities)
 Future discussion opportunities with
Council/Commission (not focus of 01/20/21
Study Session)
Project funded by
$300,000 Local
Early Action
Planning (LEAP)
Grant from HCD
5 6

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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of the General Plan
since 1969
Every Jurisdiction
must accommodate
their “fair share” of
housing
Must be updated
every 8 years, next
cycle is 2021‐2029
Housing Element
8 Housing Element
1 ‐ Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA)
2 ‐ Adequate Sites
Inventory
3 ‐ Constraints and
Barriers
4 ‐ Goals, Policies and
Implementation
Programs
7 8

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Complete Housing Element
HCD Submittal and Review
Annual Reporting on progress to meet RHNA
Enforcement
10 Legislative
Updates –f o r
Homeowners
(ADUs)
• AB 671 – required to provide an incentive for the development of ADUs • SB 13 – allows for fee waivers, timeline for ADU applications, and no parking replacement required for garage conversion
• AB 68 –P e r m i t s one ADU and one JADU, expands provisions to multifamily developments, increases size allowances
• AB 587 –P e r m i t s the ADU to be sold separate ly from the property given a number of criteria including that it must be a deed‐restricted affordable unit that was developed by a non‐profit
9 10

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Updates –f o r
Homeowners
(ADUs)
• AB 670 –M a k e s void any Common Interest document that restricts or places additional constraints on ADUs
• AB 881 –I n c r e a s e s flexibility related to square footage, parking, height and setbacks
• AB 3182 –
• Completed ADU application deemed approved if not acted upon within 60 days;
• Allows 1 ADU and 1 JADU on a single‐family lot
• May not impose ow
ner‐occupant requirements on an ADU between
1/1/2020 through 1/1/2025
12 Legislative Updates –
for Developers
• SB 35/AB 831 –P r o v i d e s streamlined ministerial processing for specified affordable developments w/
preliminary application and tribal consultation
• AB 2372 – Authorizes cities to grant FAR bonuses, in
lieu of density bonuses, for eligible housing projects
• AB 2345 – Increases maximum density bonuses and
mandatory benefits
• SB 330
• Housing projects that comply with GP and
Zoning are limit
ed to 5 hearings;
• Downzoning is only permitted with a
concurrent upzone;
• Replacement requirements apply to the
demolition of housing
11 12

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AB
1763
• AB 1763
• Provides increased density bonus for 100% affordable
projects: 20% can be for moderate income
• Within ½ mile of major transit stop:
o Height increase of 3 additional stories or 33 feet
o Density bonus of 80%; exempt from maximum density
• AB 101
• Allows low barrier navigation shelters for the unsheltered by-right in areas zoned for mixed-use and in nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if the center meets
specified requirements
• SB 35 (See previous slide)
• AB 2372 (See previous slide)
• SB 330 (See previous slide)
14 Legislative Updates –
for Cities
• AB 725* (Effective only if HE is adopted after 1/1/22) • The City must allocate at least 25% of its share of the RHNA for moderate and above‐moderate income to sites that are zoned to allow at least 4 units of housing
• Sites that could accommodate 4 units through ADUs do not qualify as meeting this req
uirement.
• AB 168 and AB 831
• Revises the SB 35 streamlining process to protect tribal resources
• Allows developments approved under SB 35 to request
modifications before final building permit under certain conditions
• AB 1561: Extends deadline for Tribes to request consultation for discretionary housing applications to 60 days through  12/31/21 • AB 2345: amends the annual general plan housing element reporting requirements to include details about approved projects (and project proposals) that seek to utilize density bonuses and state law incentives
13 14

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State Law?
AB
1763
• Pro-Housing Default Rule goes into effect
• General Plan deemed inadequate and invalid
• Limited access to state funding
• Private party lawsuits
• Court mandated compliance
• Suspension of local control of planning & building decisions • Court approval of housing developments
16 Questions for
Council/Commission
Do you have any questions
on legislative updates?
15 16

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18 Population T rend, 2000-2020
Quick Facts
 3.1% annual growth rate
 7.7% households in poverty
 18.3% senior population
 23.6% under 18 years old
 5.5% female headed with children
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
17 18

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 32,539 housing units
 72.4% single-family
 70% owner-occupied
 160% increase in home prices
between 2000-2018
 10% are overcrowded
 16.6% vacant
 44% of total households and

56.9% of renters are cost
burdened
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
20  Prevalent Occupations:

Service and Management
 Prevalent Industries:

Education and Social
Services, followed by Art,
Entertainment and
Recreation
Jobs & Workforce
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
19 20

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If you know the home sales
price of the home…
And you provide loan
parameters…
Then you can identify the
required income for the
loan under these
conditions
1 2
3 Assumptions Assumptions
Interest Rate* 2.875%  (2.97% APR) 2.875%  (2.97% APR)
# of Payments 360 360
Down Payment 20% 5%
Annual Property Taxes  $4,375 $4,375
Annual Insurance (Est.) $900 $900
Total Mo. Payment $1,602 $2,086 (with PMI)
Total Income Required to Not
be Cost Burdened
$64,063 $83,421
* Presence or lack of high student loan, and/or credit card debt or bad credit will have a major impact on interest rates and affordability.

Minimum Annual
Income Required:
$64,063
Median Price of
Home in Indio:
$350,000Source: Redfin, Census, JCM Financial Services
22 0‐30% AMI: VLI
Annual Household Salary:
$0‐$16,100
Many Types of Households Struggle with Housing Costs
81‐120% AMI: MI
Annual Household Salary:
$42,936‐$64,402
Social Workers: $54,746
Artists and Animators: $60,373
Above 120%: AM
Annual Household Salary:
$64,402+
Art Professor: $96,399
Marketing Manager: $109,470
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $0 ‐ $402
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $403 ‐ $670
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $671 ‐ $1,073
31‐49% AMI: VLI
Annual Household
Salary:
$16,101‐$26,834
Fast Food Cooks: $19,293
50‐80% AMI: LI
Annual Household Salary:
$26,835‐$42,935
EMT: $32,567
Fabric Patternmakers: $37,466
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $1,074 – 1,610
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $1,610+
• Area Median Income: $53,669
• Minimum Annual Income
Required: $64,063
• Monthly Housing Payment for
New Home: $1,602-2,086

AFFORDABLE
Source: Census, Social
Security Administration,
CA Department of
Industrial Relations, CA
Employment
Development Department
21 22

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6th Cycle Draft RHNA
 7,793 Units Total
 150% increase from 5th Cycle
(3,025)
 Only 45% met for 5th Cycle
o 94% are above-moderate
Quick Facts
1,787 ELI/VLI
<50% AMI
1,167 LI
50‐80% AMI
1,312 MI
80‐120% AMI
3,527 AM
>120% AMI

FOCUS HERE
Source: SCAG, for SB 35 Tracking
24 Addressing the RHNA Allocation
Site Inventory Requirements
• Size Constraints ‐ 0.5 acres –1 0 acres
• Site Capacity Calculations –
• land use controls and site improvements;
• realistic capacity of site;
• typical densities; and
• environmental and infrastructure constraints.
• Gov Code §§65863 –“ N o Net Loss”
• City is required to provide a buffer in the inventory to ensure adequate sites capacity exists throughout the
planning period
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Site Inventory
/g57/g68 /g70 /g68 /g81/g87/g3/g54/g76/g87/g72/g86/g3/g90/g76/g87/g75/g3/g38/g88/g85/g85/g72/g81/g87/g3 /g56/g81/g71/g72 /g85/g79/g92/g76/g81/g74/g3/g53/g72/g86 /g76/g71/g72/g81/g87/g76/g68/g79/g3/g61/g82 /g81 /g72  City Needs 2,951 LI and VLI
Units per RHNA
 You get approx. 3,080 units on
vacant sites zoned residential
 You should have approx. 3,700
units to create a 25% buffer
 You would have 5,900 if
zoning matched GP and
allowed residential on MU, DT
and MT sites
Quick Facts
Source: Urban Footprint
EVS6
26 Questions for
Council/Commission
• Are there any questions related
to the data and preliminary
Sites Inventory?
25 26

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28 Shortage of sites to meet
RHNA based on current
zoning
Key Issues Current housing stock is not
meeting the needs of below-
moderate Income residents
Current housing trends are not
providing for the below-moderate
income population
Lack of housing diversity
reflected in the majority that
is zoned for single-family
Current annual average housing
production volumes SUBSTANTIALLY
below what is needed for 6th Cycle
RNHA (e.g. 409 new SF permits +100
MF units in 2020 vs. 1,000+ SF/MF
needed annual units for RHNA period
(2021-2029)
27 28

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Revised Resolution No. 10254 re-approving the revised version of Housing... Page 663 of 1245 29 Infill First. Focus on target
subareas: Downtown, Midtown,
42nd Street, Highway 111, and
surrounding neighborhoods.

Key Considerations and Strategies
Change Areas. Maximize capacity
of change areas first (see figure).

Diversify. Integrate a range of
housing types within compact,
walkable neighborhoods.
30 Focus on LI and VLI. Policy LU-7.3 says
“Ensure affordable housing is
distributed throughout the City to avoid
concentrations of poverty and to be
accessible to jobs. ”
However, 50% of the City’s land is
designated single family, and current
housing stock is only affordable to
above-moderate residents.

Key Considerations and Strategies
29 30

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A look at what other cities are doing
05 32
Supportive Housing
AB
1763
Tiny Shelters for Easing the Homeless Crisis (AB 101)
 8' by 8’ aluminum cabins,
store flat, quickly
assemble, sanitize and
relocate;
 include beds, shelves,
heat, air conditioning and
electrical panels
.
 <$5,000
 Lockable doors
 Site managers
 Wrap-around services
 Bathrooms w/ showers
 Laundry
 3-meals a day
 Outreach workers, case
workers, mental health
workers
 Referral-based model

TINY PALLET HOMES

MICRO SHELTERS SAFE OUTDOOR CAMPS
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AB
1763
Tiny Shelters For Easing the Homeless Crisis (AB 101)
 320 SF buildings with 4
units, built in a day;
 Can include bathroom,
kitchen, laundry inside or
standalone
 Can function on or off-
grid
.

MODULAR SHELTERS
34 Income-Based Rental Housing
AB
1763
Tiny Homes
 150-350 SF units
 $230-$440/month
 Wrap-around services
 Marketplace
 Farm
 Workshops to learn a trade

TINY HOME VILLAGE
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AB
1763
Manufactured Homes
 Preserve Mobile Home Parks
 Pre-Fab housing is affordable
and a good investment for site
owners.
 Recession-resistant
36 Rent Restricted and Market Rate Rental Housing
AB
1763
Commercial/Office Conversions to Affordable Housing
 State lawmakers have proposed
2 new bills to allow residential
on commercially-zoned land
 Office park conversion to
housing in Canoga Park, CA
35 36

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AB
1763
Farm Focused Housing for Ag-Adjacent Opportunities
 Agriculture
conversion to
affordable
housing, Encinitas,
CA
38 Regulatory Incentives
• By‐right low‐barrier navigation centers in Non‐
Residential zones (AB 101)
• Micro‐Unit Density Bonus (plus regulatory
waivers)
• Affordable ADU Density Bonus (additional
ADUs allowed if affordable)
• Density Bonus in SF Zones (up to 4 units per lot
if half are affordable, with parking waivers
near transit)
• Remove requirement for additional parking for
infill affo
rdable and middle housing
• Small Lot Development Incentive (regulatory
waivers if developing 90% of allowed density
on a lot of .5 acres or less)
37 38

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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•Housing Catalyst Fund
•Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds
•Development Impact
Fee (DIF) Deferrals
•DIF Loans
•CA Bond Program:

Workforce Housing
Program
•Lean building codes for
rehab and affordable
units
40 Flexible Zoning
• Allow residential on all MU, DT and MT LU
designations
• Allow Live/Work Housing in Industrial areas
• Consider Farm Friendly Housing adjacent to Ag land
• Relax regulations for deeply affordable projects in all zones
AB
1763
39 40

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42 Next Steps – 120 Days
Task Start Date
Public Workshop #1 (Intro and Visioning) 2/18/21
Conduct Stakeholder Interviews 3/4/21
Prepare Needs Assessment 11/23/20 ‐ 3/19/21
Public Workshop #2 (Policy Review) 4/21/21
Prepare Draft Housing Element 3/1/21 ‐ 5/28‐21
41 42

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Task Due Date
Stakeholder Interviews 3/4/21 + other dates in March
Public Meeting #1 (Introduction and
Visioning) 2/18/21
Public Meeting #2 (Policy Review) 4/21/21
Council/Commission #2 (Plan Review) 6/16/21
Public Meeting #3 (Plan Review) 7/8/21
Public Hearings PC: 9/22 and 10/13
CC: 11/17 and 12/1
44 Council/Commission
Discussion07
43 44

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What have you heard from
the community are the
biggest housing needs and
priorities?
46 Questions for Council/Commission
What specific barriers,
challenges, or factors do you
think adversely affect housing
production in Indio?
45 46

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General Plan 2040 Policy 7.3: “Ensure
affordable housing is distributed throughout
the City to avoid concentrations of poverty and
to be accessible to job.”
What are your thoughts on how to distribute
affordable housing throughout the City?
Financial incentives? Inclusive zoning
requirements? Reduce/eliminate single ‐
family only areas of the City?
48 Questions for Council/Commission
What are your thoughts or
concerns regarding the potential
partial or full conversion of existing
commercial properties to housing
(e.g. denser multi‐family housing)?
47 48

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Currently, the highest density
allowed in the City is 60 Dwelling
Units (DU)/Acre in Downtown.

What are your thoughts or concerns
regarding much higher density
housing being permitted in the City?
80 DU/Acre? 100 DU/Acre? More?
50 Questions for Council/Commission
How should the City substantia lly increase annual housing production volumes to meet 6th Cycle RHNA target?
 Priority expedited reviews for all housing projects (automatic prioritization over other projects / 90‐120 day review periods)  Distributing density more evenly across the City (e.g., up to 4 units per lot in single‐family zones if half are affordable)  Allow higher density (80 du/acre, 100 du/acre) multi ‐family housing projects by right
 Reduce city regulatory reviews (no CUPs or Design Review) for single‐family housing projects
 Offer financial incentives (reduced or waived City fees)  Reduce or eliminate parking requirements for affordable housing projects
49 50

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52 Thank Y ou
51 52

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JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISION SESSION JUNE 16, 2021 2 Overview
Introductions
Project Review Next Steps
01 02 06
Prohousing Context Council/Commission Discussion03 07
Program Ideas04
Market Analysis05
1 2
Exhibit D

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4 Meet the T eam

ERIKA VAN SICKEL
Housing Planner/
Project Manager

ELIZABETH DICKSON
Housing Planner

KEVIN SNYDER
Community
Development
Director/City Project
Manager

LEILA NAMVAR
Senior Planner

JESUS GOMEZ
Housing Programs Manager

NATHAN MOEDER
Economics and Finance
Pro-Housing Policy
3 4

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6 Housing Element
A comprehensive
strategy to achieving
the City’s housing
needs
5 6

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Stakeholder and Community Engagement
Review 5th Cycle and Background Documents
Sites Analysis
Goals, Policies, and Programs
•V a l u e s and direction
Goals
•S t a t e m e n t s that guide decision‐making
to implement the goals and overarching
vision
Policies
•S p e c i f i e d conditions that are
measurable steps toward
achieving goals
Objectives
• Procedures, programs,
or techniques that carry
out the policies
Programs
7 8

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10 Becoming Prohousing

1. Housing Element Compliance

2. Local policies that facilitate the planning,
approval, and construction of housing
9 10

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 Designated by HCD
 Housing, Development, and Infrastructure Grants
 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
 Transformative Climate Communities
 Infill Incentive Grant Program
 Other State programs
12 Becoming Prohousing -
(Proposed Regulations for Prohousing
Designation Program)

1. Favorable Zoning and Land Use

2. Acceleration of Housing Production
Timeframes

3. Reduction of Construction and
Development Costs

4. Providing Financial Subsidies
11 12

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14 Planning Strategies
 Increased Housing Capacity
 Focused Plan Amendments
 By-Right Processing
 Objective Development Standards
 Project Streamlining
 Incentives and Bonuses
 Place Based Strategies
 Code Monitoring
 Planning work to implement during the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element  Focus on policies that facilitate the planning, approval, and construction of housing
13 14

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 Studies
 Inclusionary Housing
 Commercial Linkage
 Parking Reductions
 Impact Fees
 Identification of Funding
 Seek Grants
 Local Housing Trust Fund
 Infrastructure
 Housing Rehabilitation
16 Communication Strategies
 Informational Resources
 Housing Assistance
 Fair Housing Communications
 Development Regulations and Processes
 Cross-Agency Coordination
 Age Friendly Retrofitting and Accessibility
 Creative Ownership Models
15 16

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18 Prototype Development
Summary
Medium density
multifamily
Medium to high density
multifamily
Development Prototype Scenarios
Indio, CA –C i t y Plan Update
Development Potential
17 18

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Developm ent Prototype Scenarios
Indio, CA - City Plan Update
Developm ent Cos t s Sum m ary
Place Type Pr ot ot ype Suburban Connect ed Mixed-U se Midt own Downt own Parcel Size (SF) 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Units/Homes 3 9 13 18 27
DU/ Ac re 6.5 19.6 28.3 39.2 58.8
Total Construction Costs $1,039,662 $2,077,444 $4,253,855 $5,633,527 $12,956,785 per unit/home $346,554 $230,827 $327,220 $312,974 $479,881 per GSF $173 $176 $238 $229 $320
Development Prototype Scenarios
Indio, CA –C i t y Plan Update
Development Costs Summary
20 Next Steps06
19 20

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Complete Draft Housing Element
HCD Submittal and Public Review
Finalize Housing Element
Housing Element Adoption
HCD Certification
22 Council/Commission
Discussion07
21 22

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not willing to explore over the next 8‐years?
Are there other types of programs that you
would like to explore over the next 8‐years?
24 Thank Y ou
23 24

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Virtual Public Workshops
Three virtual public workshops were held. A copy of the presentation materials for the first virtual workshop held on February 18, 2021, is provided as Exhibit E. The second virtual workshop was held on April 22, 2021, and a copy of the presentation materials is provided as Exhibit F. The third virtual workshop was held on July 8, 2021, and a copy of the presentation materials is provided as Exhibit G.A copy of the bilingual (English/Spanish) flyer mailed to residents, which was also posted on the City’s Facebook page, to inform the community of the Housing Element update and encourage participation at upcoming virtual meeting is provided as Exhibit H.

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 18, 2021
2 Overview
Project Overview
The California Housing Crisis
Community Priority Survey
02 03
05 Local Context
Next Steps
04 06
07 Q&A
Zoom Overview01
1 2
Exhibit E

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 Housing Element Update:
 Address 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (2021-2029)  Must be completed and submitted to Housing & Community Development (HCD) by October 2021
 Pro-Housing Policies & Strategies:
 To be conducted following completion of Housing Element Update  Will focus on financial issues (challenges + opportunities) 10 Required Element
of the General Plan
since 1969
Every Jurisdiction
must accommodate
their “fair share” of
housing
Must be updated
every 8 years, next
cycle is 2021‐2029
Housing Element
9 10

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1 ‐ Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA)
2 ‐ Adequate Sites
Inventory
3 ‐ Constraints and
Barriers
4 ‐ Goals, Policies and
Implementation
Programs
12 Housing Element
Complete Housing Element
HCD Submittal and Review
Annual Reporting on progress to meet RHNA
Enforcement
11 12

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Housing Crisis02
14 Statewide Housing Shortage
Source: LA Times
Quick Facts
 Statewide housing shortage of nearly

3.5 million homes
 Highest poverty rate in nation
 At least 30% of people in every
metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in
CA cannot afford local rents; that
share is 60% is some areas.
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of Housing Units
(1998‐2017)
• New home closings are
around 42,000, far below 20‐
year average of 62,000 units
per year.

Source: Public Record Data; Zonda by Meyers Research
16 DIRECT COSTS - Labor, materials,
and subcontractor expenses that can
be traced directly to the construction
project.

BUILDER PROFIT - Before tax builder
profit. Profit equals revenue minus costs.

SOFT COSTS -I n c l u d e sa r c h i t e c t u r e ,
engineering, inspection, accounting fees,
permits, taxes, and legal fees.

INDIRECT COSTS - Expenses that benefit
more than one product or project. These are
also called overhead costs (i.e. salaries,
sales and marketing, offices, taxes, etc.).

TIME - Present value of money and
delays due to processes associated
with government regulations.

IMPACT FEES - Permits, entitlement
processing, administrative costs, etc.

LAND COSTS - These are broken down into two
parts with the addition of impact fees above.

RAW LAND - The cost to purchase the raw,
undeveloped land, prior to any improvements.

LAND IMPROVEMENT COSTS -C o s t s
associated with grading and other physical
improvements.
$38,350 or 5.9%
Source: NAHB –
Cost of Doing Business Study 2016
Source: Various Cities, Individual
Building Industry Association (BIA) Chapters
Source: Fermanian
Business & Economic Institute,
Various Homebuilders
Source: Various Builders
≈ $182,400 ($76/SF) or 25-30%
Source: Various Builders
$65,000 or 10%
$65,000 or 10%
≈$65,000 or 10-20%
≈ $65,000 or 10-20%
$102,500 or 15.8%
$70,000 or 10.8%
Source: Various Builders
Source: Developers Research
Source: Various Builders
and Land Brokers
What is driving
cost of housing
and undersupply?
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What are the
implications?
• Jobs are leaving the State
• Overcrowding
• Homeownership below
national average
• Only 35% of households
can afford a new home
18 Key Legislative Updates
• SB 35/AB 831 –P r o v i d e s streamlined
application processing
• AB 2345/1763 – Increases density bonuses
and mandatory benefits
• SB 13 – allows for ADU fee waivers, quicker
approvals, and no parking replacement
required for garage conversion
• AB 68/670/881 –P e r m i t s one ADU and
one JADU and relaxes development
regulations
17 18

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20 Population T rend, 2000-2020
Quick Facts
 3.1% annual growth rate
 7.7% households in poverty
 18.3% senior population
 23.6% under 18 years old
 5.5% female headed with children
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
19 20

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 32,539 housing units
 72% single-family
 70% owner-occupied
 160% increase in home prices
between 2000-2018
 10% are overcrowded
 17% vacant
 44% of total households and
57% of renters are cost
burdened
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
22  Prevalent Occupations:

Service and Management
 Prevalent Industries:

Education and Social
Services, followed by Art,
Entertainment and
Recreation
Jobs & Workforce
Quick Facts
Source: SCAG Pre‐Certified Local Housing Data
21 22

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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If you know the home sales
price of the home…
And you provide loan
parameters…
Then you can identify the
required income for the
loan under these
conditions
1 2
3 Assumptions Assumptions
Interest Rate* 2.875%  (2.97% APR) 2.875%  (2.97% APR)
# of Payments 360 360
Down Payment 20% 5%
Annual Property Taxes  $4,375 $4,375
Annual Insurance (Est.) $900 $900
Total Mo. Payment $1,602 $2,086 (with PMI)
Total Income Required to Not
be Cost Burdened
$64,080 $83,440
* Presence or lack of high student loan, and/or credit card debt or bad credit will have a major impact on interest rates and affordability.

Minimum Annual
Income Required:
$64,080
Median Price of
Home in Indio:
$350,000Source: Redfin, Census, JCM Financial Services
24 0‐30% AMI: VLI
Annual Household Salary:
$0‐$16,100
Many Types of Households Struggle with Housing Costs
81‐120% AMI: MI
Annual Household Salary:
$42,936‐$64,402
Social Workers: $54,746
Artists and Animators: $60,373
Above 120%: AM
Annual Household Salary:
$64,402+
Art Professor: $96,399
Marketing Manager: $109,470
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $0 ‐ $402
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $403 ‐ $670
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $671 ‐ $1,073
31‐49% AMI: VLI
Annual Household
Salary:
$16,101‐$26,834
Fast Food Cooks: $19,293
50‐80% AMI: LI
Annual Household Salary:
$26,835‐$42,935
EMT: $32,567
Fabric Patternmakers: $37,466
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $1,074 – 1,610
Affordable Monthly Housing
Cost: $1,610+
• Area Median Income: $53,669
• Minimum Annual Income
Required: $64,080
• Monthly Housing Payment
for New Home: $1,602-2,086

AFFORDABLE
Source: Census, Social
Security Administration,
CA Department of
Industrial Relations, CA
Employment
Development Department
23 24

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6th Cycle Draft RHNA
 7,793 Units Total
 150% increase from 5th Cycle
(3,025)
 Only 45% met for 5th Cycle
o 94% are above-moderate
Quick Facts
1,787 ELI/VLI
<50% AMI
1,167 LI
50‐80% AMI
1,312 MI
80‐120% AMI
3,527 AM
>120% AMI

FOCUS HERE
Source: SCAG, for SB 35 Tracking
26 Local Context
Site Inventory
/g57/g68 /g70 /g68 /g81/g87/g3/g54/g76/g87/g72/g86/g3/g90/g76/g87/g75/g3/g38/g88/g85/g85/g72/g81/g87/g3 /g56/g81/g71/g72 /g85/g79/g92/g76/g81/g74/g3/g53/g72/g86 /g76/g71/g72/g81/g87/g76/g68/g79/g3/g61/g82 /g81 /g72  City Needs Approx. 3,700 LI
and VLI Units (factoring in a
required 25% buffer)
 City currently can
accommodate 3,080 units on
vacant sites zoned residential
 City would have 5,900 if
zoning matched General Plan
and allowed residential on
Mixed Use, Downtown and
Midtown sites
Quick Facts
Source: Urban Footprint
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RHNA based on current
zoning
Current housing stock is not
meeting the needs of below-
moderate Income residents
Current housing trends are not
providing for the below-
moderate income population
Lack of housing diversity
reflected in the majority that
is zoned for single-family
Current housing production
volumes are SUBSTANTIALLY
below what is needed for 6
th
Cycle RNHA (e.g. 409 new SF
permits +100 MF units in
2020 vs. 1,000+ SF/MF
needed annual units for
RHNA period (2021-2029)
What are the key issues?
28 Community Priorities
What are your needs and priorities?
04 27
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30 Next Steps06
29 30

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Task Due Date
Prepare Housing Needs Assessment 11/23/20  ‐ 3/19/21
Stakeholder Interviews 3/4/21 + other dates in March
Public Meeting #2 (Policy Review) 4/21/21
Prepare Draft Housing Element 3/1/21 ‐ 5/28/21
Council/Commission #2 (Plan Review) 6/16/21
Public Meeting #3 (Plan Review) 7/8/21
Public Hearings PC: 9/22 and 10/13
CC: 11/17 and 12/1
32 Open Discussion07
31 32

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34 Thank You
33 34

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COMMUNITY WORKSHOP #2 6:30PM – 8:00PM APRIL 22, 2021
2 Overview
Project Overview
Barriers to Development
Policy Framework
02 03
05 Pathways to Development
Community Survey
04 06
07 Next Steps
Zoom Overview01
07 Q&A
1 2
Exhibit F

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4 Before we get started
3 4

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6 Before we get started
What is your favorite thing to do in Indio?
5 6

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STEP 1
STEP 2
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10 What is a Housing Element?
A set of goals, policies, and actions that address the housing needs of all current and anticipated residents at all income levels over eight‐years (2021‐2029)
9 10

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 Identify barriers to housing
production
 Identify housing needs
 Identify programs and actions to
meet the needs
 Identify sites available for housing
 Facilitate housing production on
sites identified
Housing Action Plan
Development
Barriers
Available Land
and Financial
Resources
Housing
Needs
12 What does the data show?
Overcrowding
•W i t h i n Households
Changing
Population
• Changing Needs
• Older adults
Affordability
•H o u s i n g
Overpayment
Housing Options
•H o u s i n g Supply
11 12

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1970-1980
New
Unit1 Per

1.74 Persons
Added
1990-2000
New
Unit1 Per

4.52 Persons
Added
2010-2018
New
Unit1 Per

3.32 Persons
Added
14 How many housing units does Indio have to plan for?
Imperial, 15,933
Orange, 183,861
Riverside, 167,351
San Bernardino,
138,110
Los Angeles, 812,060
Ventura, 24,452
Imperial
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Ventura
Counties in SCAG Region
Riverside,
167,351
Indio, 9,000
Riverside Indio
Units9,000
Inclusive of a Buffer as mandated by HCD
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Development03
16 What are the barriers to development?
Governmental Environmental & InfrastructureMarket
 Land Use Controls
 Development Standards
 Permitting Procedures
 Site Improvements
 Land Costs
 Availability of Vacant Land
 Labor & Construction Costs
 Availability of Financing
 Geological Hazards
 Flood & Fire Hazards
 Water Supply and Service
 Sewer Service
15 16

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Development04
18 Reduce Barriers
Process
Improvements
Removing
Uncertainty
17 18

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Regulations
Incentives
20 Flexibility and Compromise
Project
Flexibility
Permit Timelines
Deferred Fees
Inclusionary
Housing
On‐Site Affordable
In Lieu Fee
Nexus Study
19 20

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Have you ever applied for a development permit with the City of Indio? YES NO
22 Community Survey
What are your priorities for housing? (i.e., accessibility, ownership options, affordability, preventing displacement, senior housing, etc.)
21 22

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24 Framing Our Policies
Housing Policy
Considerations
Increase
Access to
Quality
Housing
Prevent
Displacement
and Enhance
Quality of Life
Improve and
Preserve
Housing for All
Income Levels
Produce a
Diverse Range
of Housing
Types to Align
with the Local
Need
23 24

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 Incentivize multifamily development where it is needed most  Reduce the cost of development through process improvements  Support housing development for vulnerable and special needs populations  Improve infrastructure systems to support housing development Produce a Diverse Range of Housing Types to Align
with the Local Need
26 Policy Examples
 Preserve existing housing, especially in resource-rich areas  Reduce development barriers for affordable housing
 Provide home repair loan/grant opportunities
 Support affordable housing through subsidies
Improve and Preserve Housing for All Income Levels
(i.e., very low-, low- middle-and above-moderate income households) 25 26

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 Support tenant-based rental assistance
 Increase opportunities for homeownership at all income levels  Reduce energy use and costs
 Combat housing discrimination
 Improve quality of both new and existing housing
Increase Access to Quality Housing
28 Policy Examples
 Enhance renters’ housing stability
 Increase homeownership options
 Ensure support for unsubsidized affordable rental properties  Equitably invest in communities
Prevent Displacement and Enhance Quality of Life
27 28

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What are your values?
06 30
Community Values

1. Produce a Diverse Range of Housing Types to Align with the Local Need

2. Improve and Preserve Housing for All Income Levels
(i.e., very low-, low- middle-and above-moderate income households)

3. Increase Access to Quality Housing

4. Prevent Displacement and Enhance Quality of Life
Which Policy Considerations Best Align With Y our Values? 29 30

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32 Next Steps
Task Due Date
Public Meeting #2 (Policy Review) Today
Prepare Draft Housing Element In Progress
Council/Commission #2 (Plan Review) 6/16/21
Public Meeting #3 (Plan Review) 7/8/21
Public Hearings PC: 9/22 and 10/13
CC: 11/17 and 12/1
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34 Q&A

1. Are you aware of any other development barriers that we didn’t discuss?

2. What are your ideas for re ducing development barriers?

3. Do you have other priorities or ideas that weren’t identified or discussed? 33 34

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Contact:

Kevin Snyder
[email protected]
36 Thank You
35 36

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COMMUNITY WORKSHOP #3 JULY 8, 2021
3 Overview
Project Overview
Introductions Next Steps02
03 06
Review of Goals and Policies05
07 Zoom Overview01
Q&A
Community Priorities04
2 3
Exhibit G

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5 Before we get started
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STEP 1
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7 Introductions02
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JANET RODRIGUEZ
Housing Planner

ELIZABETH DICKSON
Housing Planner

KEVIN SNYDER
Community
Development
Director/City Project
Manager

LEILA NAMVAR
Senior Planner

JESUS GOMEZ
Housing Programs Manager
9 Project Review03
8 9

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A comprehensive
strategy to achieving
the City’s housing
needs
11 Housing Element
Stakeholder and Community Engagement
Review 5th Cycle and Background Documents
Sites Analysis
Goals, Policies, and Programs
10 11

AGENDA ITEM #10.1
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Goals
•S t a t e m e n t s that guide decision‐making
to implement the goals and overarching
vision
Policies
•S p e c i f i e d conditions that are
measurable steps toward
achieving goals
Objectives
• Procedures, programs,
or techniques that carry
out the policies
Programs
13 Community Priorities
Feedback T o-Date
04 12
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Housing for
Working Families
Supportive
Housing
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Ownership
Housing for
Seniors, Students,
Veterans
15 Review of Goals and
Policies05
14 15

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Goal 1: An adequate supply and diverse range of housing types that aligns with the needs of all households.

Policy: Facilitate the planning, approval, and construction of housing that meets a wide range of needs for a variety household types, creating balanced communities.

Policy: Identify and evaluate options to increase housing opportunities in areas planned and zoned for single‐family residential densities.

Policy: Facilitate the development of housing for vulnerable and special needs populations thro
ugh programs that incentivize housing to meet these needs. 17 Goals & Policy Examples
Goal 2: An affordable housing supply that meets the needs of extremely low‐, very low‐, low‐, and moderate‐income
households.

Policy: Attract affordable and mixed‐income housing developers through processes and regulations that streamline and simplify the facilitation of housing production.

Policy: Encourage affordable and mixed‐income developments that increase opportunities for extremely low‐ and lower‐income households to access resources in high‐opportunity areas.

Policy: Ensure that affordable housing is not lost through redev elopment. 16 17

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Goal 3: A well‐maintained and preserved housing stock.

Policy: Encourage the maintenance and repair of existing owner and renter‐ occupied housing to prevent deterioration of the housing stock through educational resources, code compliance, and funding resources.

Policy: Preserve and rehabilitate housing for lower income households, especially in affordable housing that is at‐risk of converting to market‐rate housing.

Policy: Assist older adults and those with special needs with home ret rofits to increase accessibility.
19 Goals & Policy Examples
Goal 4: Quality rental and ownership housing opportunities for all.

Policy: Support and bolster tenant‐based rental assistance to increase housing access for lower‐income households.

Policy: Support creative financing and development models that increase opportunities for property and home ownership.
18 19

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Goal 5: Enhanced quality of life, free from displacement.

Policy: Equitably invest in communities by strengthening resources and opportunities in disadvantaged or under‐resourced areas.

Policy: Support new financing tools and methods that provide the infrastructure needed to support multifamily and mixed‐use development.

Policy: Reduce displacement risk by increasing opportunities for homeownership and the supply of affordable housing.
21 Goals & Policy Examples
Goal 6: An equitable and inclusive city.

Policy: Promote equitable and fair housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender identity, national origin or ancestry, marital status, age, ability or disability, household composition or size, or any other protected characteristics.

Policy: Oppose prejudices, practices, and market behavior that results in housing discrimination and segregation.

Policy: Fost
er neighborhoods that include affordable, senior, and accessible housing options and analyze equity and inclusion through all planning efforts. 20 21

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23 Housing Element
Complete Draft Housing Element
HCD Submittal and Public Review
Finalize Housing Element
Housing Element Adoption
HCD Certification
22 23

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25 Recap of Goals

1. Increasing Housing Variety and Supply
Aumentar la Variedad y Suministro de Viviendas

2. An Adequate Affordable Housing Supply
Un Suministro de Vivienda Asequible Adecuada

3. Housing Maintenance and Preservation
Mantenimiento y Conservación de Viviendas

4. Rental and Ownership Opportunities
Oportunidades de alquiler y propiedad

5. Investing in Communities while Preventing Displacement Invertir en las comunidades y prevenir el desplazamiento

6. Equity and Inclusion
Equidad e Inclusión
24 25

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1. What is your key hous ing concern that has brought you here to night? a) Has this concern been disc ussed or mentioned tonight?

2. Of the goals and policies discusse d, what speaks to you the most?

3. What do you see as the bi ggest housing challenges ahead? 27 Any other questions or comments?
Contact:

Kevin Snyder
[email protected]
26 27

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28

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City Website
The City developed a webpage on their website dedicated to the Housing Element update. The website provided general information about the Housing Element update, contact information as well as pertinent links to documents such as the Public review Draft and upcoming and past meeting recordings.

To engage residents and stakeholders, the City created a QR code flyer to be distributed which would direct interest parties directly to the Housing Element update website. A copy of the flyer is provided as Exhibit I.

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A century of sen;i ce.

September 20, 2021
Mr. Kevin Snyder
Director of Community Development
Community Development Department
City of Indio
100 Civic Center Mall
Indio, CA 92201
SUBJECT: NOi to Adopt an ND for the Indio Housing Development Update Dear Mr. Snyder:
www.iid.com
Since1911
On August 24, 2021, the Imperial Irrigation District received from the City of Indio Community Development Services Department, the Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration for the Indio Housing Development Update. The City of Indio proposes to amend the City of Indio General Plan 2040 to update the Housing Element, which addresses the comprehensive housing needs in Indio for the 8-year planning period 2021-2029 and provides an analysis of the local housing needs for all income levels, details barriers to providing needed housing and identifies a set of strategies for meeting the housing need within the planning period.

The IID has reviewed the update information and has the following comments:

1. Section 3.3.4 titled "Electric Power and Natural Gas" of Appendix C: Constraints and Zoning Analysis of the City of Indio 6th Cycle Housing Element Update Draft, page 28, should be revised to refelct that the IID provides electric power and services for city of Indio and not SCE.

2. IID will not begin any studies, engineering or estimate costs to provide electrical service to project, until the developer(s)/applicant(s) submit a customer project application (available at http://www.iid.com/home/showdocument?id=12923 and detailed loading information, panel sizes, project schedule and estimated in­ service date. Developer(s)/applicant(s) shall bear all costs associated with providing electrical service to the project, including but not limited to the construction of new substation facilities, transmission line extensions, distribution feeder breakers, feeder backbones, distribution overhead and underground line extensions, underground conduit systems, the re-configuration of distribution circuits and/or other upgrades as well as applicable permits, zoning changes, landscaping (if required by the City) and rights-of-way and easements.

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT • P.O. BOX 937 • IMPERIAL, CA 92251 Comment Letter 1Page 487 of 990
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FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE, CHANGING LIVES
1460 Sixth Street | Coachella, CA 92236 | 760-398-7261 | www.crla.org September 20, 2021
Leila Nam
var
Senior Planner
City of Indio
[email protected]

Re: Com
ments on the City of Indio’s 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element Dear Ms
. Namvar:

Calif
ornia Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) represents low income individuals, families, and farmworkers throughout rural California. This letter provides comments on the Draft City of Indio 6th Cycle Housing Element. We reserve the right to augment these comments as the State Department of Housing and Community Development reviews and recommends revisions and as new drafts are made publicly available.

Pleas
e do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions with respect to these comments. I can be reached at [email protected].

Sincer
ely,
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, INC.

Blaz Gu
tierrez
Regional Director of Advocacy
cc: Ilen
e Jacobs, Director of Litigation, Advocacy, and Training [email protected] Divya Ram, Housing and Community Developm ent [email protected] Craig Castellanet, Publ ic Interest Law Project [email protected] City of Indio Planning Commission vcastillo@indi o.org
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I. Inadequate Public Participation and Public Access
Government Code section 65583(c)(8)
The City must make a diligent effort to achieve public participation among all economic segments of the community and describe this effort. The Housing Element must describe meaningful, frequent, and ongoing community participation, consultation, and coordination that is integrated with the broader stakeholder outreach and community participation process for the overall housing element.
1 The City held limited public workshops on the housing element outside of the setting of a City Council or Planning Commission meeting, however, the actions described in section 65583(c)(8) require more than public hearings to adopt a housing element. Each of the public workshops and City Council and Planning Commission meetings were offered only virtually, which de facto eliminates participation by anyone who is homeless or who has no or limited internet access.

While there is no information in the draft Housing Element about the number of Indio residents who have limited English-language proficiency, it is abundantly clear that people who do not speak English as a primary language have not been adequately consulted. 23% of the Desert Sands Unified School District students are English learners,
2 and a commensurate, and potentially even larger percentage of those students and their families reside in Indio – the largest and most populous city in the District – yet only four (4) survey responses were received in Spanish, and there is no data as to the engagement that was had during any of the workshops in any language. The inability to reach this considerable portion of the community cannot be considered a diligent effort to achieve public participation and the City should obtain meaningful input from non- English speaking residents and persons with no or limited internet access prior to the adoption of this Housing Element.

The draft housing element does not satisfy HCD guidelines and should not be considered compliant with State Housing Law until it achieves a higher rate of input that reflects the housing needs of all segments of the community.

1 Gov. Code, §§ 65583, subds. (c)(9), (c)(10), 8899.50, subds. (a), (b), (c); see also AFFH Final Rule and Commentary (AFFH Rule), 80 Fed. Reg. 42271, 42292-42302, 42353-42360, esp. 42354-42356 (July 16, 2015)
2 See https://dsusd.us/departments/educational_services/state_federal_programs

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II. Assessment of Housing Needs
A. Analysis of Population and Employment Trends
Government Code section 65583(a)(1)
Housing Elements must include “an analysis of population and employment trends and documentation of projections and a quantification of the locality’s existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, including extremely low-income households.” The use of the words “trends,” “projections,” and “projected,” make clear that the Housing Element is intended to be a tool for future planning, however, the Draft Housing Element includes only a fixed and contemporary report of the City’s population and employment statistics. Tables 1 and 3 of the Draft Housing Element and subsequent analysis, for example, reports growth from 2000 to 2020 but does not project what that growth will look like throughout the course of this Housing Element Cycle. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has prepared several projected regional growth forecasts that should be considered as part of the City of Indio’s assessment of housing needs.3
The near-exclusive reliance on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) is insufficient to analyze housing needs. It well known that the Census, thus the ACS undercounts low income and other special populations.4 However, it appears that no report commissioned by the City of Indio or information gathered by the City seems to have been referenced or consulted in the preparation of the draft. Information from SCAG, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC) – a non-profit organization that provides research and evaluation services based in Palm Desert, DataQuest – the California Department of Education’s free online research tool, City agencies, contractors and others should be consulted to develop a comprehensive community profile.

The Draft Housing Element similarly does not into consideration the economic impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to incur, in particular the adverse effects on communities of color and low-income families.

3 See SCAG Growth Forecasts available at https://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file- attachments/0903fconnectsocal_demographics-and-growth-forecast.pdf and others. 4 See e.g.
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/100324/assessing_miscounts_in_the_2020_census .pdf

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This section, therefore, does not comply with statutory intent to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community and should be revised prior to adoption.5
B. Analysis and Documentation of Households
Government Code 65583(a)(2)
The Housing Element must analyze and document household characteristics, including level of payment compared to ability to pay, housing characteristics, including overcrowding and housing stock condition. The Draft Housing Element’s analysis credits overcrowding and overpayment as “challenges faced by households,” but should also consider the City’s contributions to housing challenges. See section 1.5.

State law also requires the City to comply with the mandates of AB 686 “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” which includes an analysis of the effects of discrimination on the make-up of the community. Appendix B provides only a general summary of race and ethnicity population estimates but does not explain how race or ethnicity impacts over- crowding, overpayment, vacancy rates, housing costs or housing stock characteristics.

The City’s Draft Housing Element cannot be lawfully adopted without an appropriate analysis.

Similar analysis should occur with respect to the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on overcrowded housing in the City of Indio and across all income levels, particularly the impacts that people of color and low wage workers have faced.

C. Analysis of Special Needs Housing
Government Code 65583(a)(7)
The Draft Housing Element must analyze special housing needs for the elderly, persons with disabilities, large families, farmworkers, families with female heads of household, and families and persons in need of emergency shelter. Insufficient community outreach and research limit the analysis presented and more information must be included to achieve a compliant housing element. None of these sections describes how race or ethnicity factors into the special housing needs of each of these groups and therefore this housing element is not able to comply with its obligations to affirmatively further fair housing.

1. Persons with Disabilities

5 See Government Code section 65580

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The Draft Housing Element relies only on data from the ACS, which suffers from undercount.6 Both the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor maintain data with respect to type of disability, industry, class of worker, and wages earned. This information along with information from local groups that work with people with disabilities should be required prior to the adoption of this 6th Cycle Housing Element.

2. Homeless
The Draft Housing Element lists mental health issues, substance abuse, increased elderly persons with low incomes, minors who have run away from home, and de- institutionalization of the mentally ill, financial circumstances and domestic violence as factors that contribute to homelessness. Missing from this list, however, is any analysis of the impact that evictions, government constraints or a lack of affordable housing has on homelessness. This section also does not comply with obligations to affirmatively further fair housing.

The Draft analysis should include estimates of the numbers and types of households affected by homelessness (e.g. single men, single women, families, persons with disabilities, persons suffering from substance abuse) to adequately determine the assistance that will be provided to this population. See HCD Building Blocks “People Experiencing Homelessness.” The Draft Housing Element does not include these details and therefore should not be considered a complete assessment of special housing needs as required by law.

3. Farmworkers
The HCD Review letter requires that the Draft Housing element include information regarding permanent and seasonal farmworkers in the region. The Draft incorrectly states that farmworkers are “defined as persons whose primary incomes are earned through seasonal agricultural work,” which has the effect of excluding year-round agricultural work, and people who perform agricultural labor as a secondary source of income and who should be considered farmworkers for purposes of identifying housing needs.

The three general classifications of farmworkers in the Indio draft Housing Element identified in section 1.8.6 defy reality and we encourage the City to reconsider how it identifies farmworkers and their families.

The draft relies solely on data from the ACS and does not include information from any local service providers or agencies that work with farmworkers, such as the school

6 https://ncd.gov/publications/2004/01082004

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district’s Migrant Education Program, or the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. Further information about the number of permanent and seasonal farmworkers is required in order to comply with State Housing Element Law. Missing from the ACS is any count of workers engaged in the cultivation or harvest of cannabis, who should be considered farmworkers and considered in this Housing Element.

The draft Housing Element’s count of farmworkers also fails to acknowledge the number of farmworkers in nearby communities who would reside in Indio but for the lack of appropriate housing. Counting the number of farmworkers in the City, but not those in nearby communities does not permit future planners to properly assess needs.

The ACS does not include people who are engaged in the cultivation and harvest of cannabis, who should also be taken into consideration when identifying needs for farmworker housing.

Lastly here, it should be noted that all but one current farmworker housing site rests within the Coachella Valley Unified School District – an historically underperforming school district. The one farmworker housing site that is not within CVUSD boundaries is restricted to former or current senior farmworkers who are unlikely to have children living with them. The Fred Young and Villa Hermosa apartments are in a part of the city that by all accounts is struggling. To provide opportunities for farmworkers, the City must make efforts to provide housing opportunities that can ensure prosperity through high-quality educational opportunities. Given that many farmworkers are monolingual, Latinos efforts must be made still to ensure that fair housing is furthered for farmworkers before this draft is adopted.

III. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Government Code section 65583
The Draft Housing Element does not achieve the standard set forth in Government Code 65583 because the City has not conducted the requisite analysis or developed adequate programs to achieve the goal of replacing segregated living patterns with integrated and balanced living patterns.

The Housing Element draft states that housing types in segregated communities are relatively consistent – i.e. apartments in majority Latino/Hispanic communities located between Indio Boulevard and I10 and single-family homes North of the 10. The City relies on several programs that strengthen the development of ADUs in single family neighborhoods to address patterns of segregation, however the City offers no market

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study as to the affordability of ADUs. In CRLA’s experience, these units are rented at market-rate and are just as challenging to maintain as any other type of rental unit and should not be considered a program that is realistically designed to ameliorate segregation. Moreover, the programs targeting ADUs are designed to advance the wealth of the homeowner, and only tangentially, if at all address low-income housing needs.

These programs must be supplemented by other strategies such as language access guarantees, equitably distributed zoning, deed restrictions, rent control, short term rental regulations, or inclusionary zoning ordinances.

The City’s proffered “programs” of “assessing the feasibility of an inclusionary housing ordinance” and concomitant “fees” are illusory. The feasibility of an inclusionary housing ordinance has already been addressed the California State Supreme Court and they are deemed constitutional

7. These are not realistic programs.

Nor does the City confront the reality that its primary branding moniker of “the City of Festivals” has created detrimental housing patterns. The Coachella Valley and Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Grounds has given rise to a proliferation of short-term rentals in neighborhoods that are already racially and ethnically segregated. This draft should not be approved without a program to address the fact that some neighborhoods are used essentially as hotel districts that are bought and sold on cash offers that keep low income people and people of color beyond the reach of home ownership.

None of these points are raised in the draft Housing Element and the draft therefore fails to affirmatively further fair housing. The duty to affirmatively further fair housing must be incorporated into existing programs, and the HCD guidance provides several examples how housing programs can be modified to meet fair housing obligations. 8 7 California Building Industry Association v. City of San Jose 351 P.3d 975 (Cal. 2015) 8 See Id. page 55.

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Esteemed Housing Development Team,
Thank yo
u for this opportunity in allowing city residents to provide feedback and input into the planning process for the city’s 6th housing development cycle. In the following document you will find my feedback indicated in the bold font. For clear reference I have imbedded excerpts of the plan along with my feedback. I hope you find this feedback insightful and helpful.

I look
forward to any follow up discussions regarding the final revisions before submission of the plan to the state.

Thank yo
u,
Priscilla Beas Ludena
The Ci
ty’s 6th cycle RHNA targets are broken down by income level as follows:
• Very-Low Income = 1,793 (23%)
• Low Income = 1,170 (15%)
• Moderate Income = 1,315 (16.8%)
• Above Moderate Income = 3,534 (47%)
• Total: 7,812
Area Median Income 100% $75,300
If half
our population makes less than $75,300 (below moderate income), then why is most of the housing being built for the moderate and above moderate-income brackets (63%)? Historically for the past 30 years, 90% of the homes built in Indio have been for theses upper income brackets. Thus, creating a consistent trend in displacement and housing burden on the lower income brackets.

If half
the population of Indio are of low-income and of very low-income socioeconomic statuses, then the housing being developed should be proportional to those populations. It is not equitable to allocate only 38% of the 6th cycle’s housing developments for these lower- income populations, let alone equal.
“The City has identified a need for aggressive policies and programs that commit to providing a pathway for the development of housing for lower-income households. This Housing Element contains a series of policies and programs that demonstrate the City’s dedication to local pro- housing policies and the production of housing for all income levels, especially lower income households.”
– This proposed intention is not supported by projections for housing developments (outlined above and broken down by percentages); not supported by proposed goals; not adequately outlined throughout the 34 proposed programs.

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The following goals do not align with the City’s 6th cycle RHNA targets and proposed intention (“dedication to local pro-housing policies and the production of housing for all income levels, especially lower income households.”):
• Goal 1: An adequate supply and diverse range of housing types that aligns with the needs of all households.
o With over 45% of homes being rent/mortgage burdened, proposing that 63% of homes be built for the moderate and above moderate incomes is not meeting the needs of all households.
• Goal 4: Quality rental and ownership housing opportunities for all income levels. o Quality of rental units is not ensured because there is no enforcement nor penalty for landowners when they do not maintain their rental properties in quality conditions
o Furthermore an ordinance should be put in place requiring all rental units to have adequate and fully functioning Air Conditioning, because in the desert A/C is a basic living need.
• Goal 5: Enhanced quality of life, free from displacement. o The city’s disproportionate housing development proposals are directly contributing to housing displacement for lower-income households. • Goal 6: A city that promotes equality and inclusivity. o There is currently a dyer lack of adequate representation by our city’s governing body, which nor provides an equal nor inclusive experience/participation of the city’s residents, especially that of the majority of the population (lower-income households).

How will the city enforce and make land-owners accountable for adhering to the following goals?
Goal 3: A well-maintained and preserved housing stock.

3.1 Encourage the maintenance and repair of existing owner and renter-occupied housing to prevent deterioration of the housing stock through educational resources, code enforcement, and funding resources.

3.2 Preserve and rehabilitate housing for lower income households, especially in affordable housing that is at-risk of converting to market-rate housing.

Specifically how will the city assist in the following item:

3.3 Assist older adults and those with special needs with home retrofits to increase accessibility.

The following programs need to be further developed with intentional objectives and more efficient timeframes:

Program 4: Affordable Homeownership Opportunities

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Objective(s) 4a: Continue to provide staff assistance with navigating development regulations.
4b: Inform community members of opportunities to engage in creative ownership models as opportunities arise.

The city should be creating opportunities; attracting developers that prioritize and meet affordable housing needs for lower-income and working-class households.

Timeframe 4a-b: On-going

Program 5: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Objective(s) 5a: Maintain an Adopted Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice as may be required.
5b: Create fair housing outreach materials and informational resources to post online.

Timeframe 5a: Ongoing; Update to the City’s Analysis of Impediments every 3 to 5 years. 5b: Within 3 to 5 years.

The city should go beyond simply analyzing impediments to fair housing choice; the city should be intentionally and aggressively seeking out impediments and should efficiently right such impediments found.

Program 23: Minimum Unit Sizes
To increase flexibility in development standards, the City will amend the zoning code to remove minimum unit size requirements. Minimum unit sizes will instead be mandated in accordance with Building Code requirements.

Objective(s) 23a: Amend the zoning code.

Timeframe 23a: Within one year of the Housing Element’s adoption.

Allowing for “flexibility in development standards” and removing “minimum unit size requirements” is a direct threat and violation to providing hospitable living units. Smaller units in more dense housing complexes are breeding ground for violence, crime, and health hazards. Minimum unit size requirements should adhere to what is lawfully required by the state.

Program 32: Section 8: Housing Choice Voucher
The City will continue participation with the Riverside County Housing Authority to connect eligible Indio residents to Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The City will provide information on the City's website on the availability of Section 8 programs and other relevant resources.

Objective(s) 32a: Update the City’s website with relevant information and resources. 32b: Increase coordination with the Housing Authority.

The city should create incentivized programs for landowners to convert more homes into section 8 housing units. The homes should maintained at livable quality standards by the landowners and renters should not create excessive damages beyond the expected standard wear-and-tear.

Timeframe 32a: Year 1
32b: On-going

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Leila Namvar
Senior Planner
City of Indio
[email protected]
Re: Comments on the City of Indio’s 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element Dear Ms. Namvar
CNC EF promotes economic prosperity and community health for residents in the rural areas of California. We bring valley residents together to champion the needs of poor and working-class families through community organizing, integrated leadership development, and mass non- partisan voter engagement. This letter provides comments on the City of Indio’s 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element Update. We reserve the right to augment these comments as the State Department of Housing and Community Development reviews and recommends revisions and as new drafts are made publicly available.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions with respect to these comments.

Sincerely,
Anna Lisa Vargas
Lead Community Organizer
Coachella Valley
Communities for a New California Education Fund
[email protected]
78-115 Calle Estado, Ste 204
La Quinta, CA 92253
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2 Upon reviewing the housing element update there are several areas that Communities for a New California Education Fund (CNC EF) would like to bring to your attention. CNC EF has reviewed CRLA’s comment letter and is in agreement with the aspects mentioned that deem the housing element not satisfying HCD guidelines and therefore should not be compliant with state housing law. These elements include: Inadequate Public Participation and Public Access Government Code section 65583(c)(8), Analysis of Population and Employment Trends Government Code section 65583(a)(1), Analysis and Documentation of Households Government Code 65583(a)(2), Analysis of Special Needs Housing Government Code 65583(a)(7), and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Government Code section 65583.

Furthermore, CNC EF has identified other areas that we would like to uplift in an effort to better understand the process by which the City of Indio intends to meet the policies, goals, and objectives outlined in the housing element.

1. Hosting additional community meetings (in-person and virtually)

Additional community meetings should be offered in both English and Spanish that take place on different days for proper review of the housing element update draft and key updates that have been included before being presented at the City’s Planning Commission’s public hearing in December 2021.

This will provide community residents with a better understanding of the updates that have been made to the Housing Element as well as an opportunity to have more knowledge and comprehens ion of the spe cific policies, goals, and objectives . These community meetings will also provide a timeline with important dates and additional opportunities for public feedback and engagement in this process. We request that these meetings be publicized on the City’s webpage in both languages and via other platforms to cast a wider net and generate public interest. CNC EF will commit to assist with outreach in promoting these community meetings on our social media platforms and community outreach activities such as phone calls, text messages, and door-to-door canvassing.

2. Encourage that the housing development outcomes meet the RHNA allocations in all income categories.

Based on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), Indio’s allocation between 2013-2020 were largely unmet. More specifically, in relation to very low-income, low- income, and moderate-income housing with only 186 units being built out of 1,754. Less than 10% of housing built in the City of Indio over the last 8 years was targeted to low - income households and working families while 90.9% of housing built was for above moderate-income households. This has created an unbalanced and inequitable housing situation which is further compounded by high housing costs and a lack of affordable housing options.

Referencing the Draft Housing Element, City of Indio Community Profile – 1.5.4 Overpayment (Table s 16-17) many households are burdened with overpayment for housing costs. “Households in the extremely low-income category (earning 30 percent or less of AMI) are the most burdened by housing costs with 65 percent of these households falling into the severe overpayment category.” The data clearly illustrates the need to focus

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3 on affordability and that new housing development projects meet the RHNA allocations of each of the categories of income group being targeted with priority given to very low- income households.

The current RHNA allocations state that the City must plan for the production of 7,812 housing units between 2021 and 2029; 2,963 or 38% of the housing units must be affordable. Additionally, the City’s new Housing Element must plan for 1,793 affordable housing units for very low-income households for those earning less than 50% of the regional average median income and 1,170 affordable housing units for those earning between 50% and 80% of the regional average median income.

The City must wholeheartedly prioritize very low -income and low-income households in order to meet the RHNA allocations. Strategies #3 and #4 outlined below provide examples on how to expand affordable housing and provide long-term affordable housing options especially for low-income households. These policies will facilitate the City’s ability to earn a pro-housing designation and become eligible for various state funding programs.

3. Develop a policy to end exclusionary zoning is one step towards expanding affordable housing.

The City of Indio would need to update its general plan and reform its zoning laws to go from allowing exclusively single-family homes in certain areas to a wider variety of housing types. This would allow for the development of duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes and provide more options for low -income residents. Th us, eliminat ing the cost burden associated with high housing costs and rising rents. For example, developing affordable housing in higher opportunity neighborhoods (North of the I-10). Currently, there are only single-family homes that consist of mostly gated communities but no affordable housing developments in this area.

The California legislature recently passed, and sent to Governor Newsom, SB 9 and SB 10, which respectively would “require cities to allow property owners to split their single - family lots and put two homes on each lot,” and “allows city councils to re -zone a single- family lot with up to 10 housing units, even if local land -use restrictions prohibit it.” SB10 provides governments with access to a streamlined zoning process for achieving this.

SB9 has legalized duplexes on any parcels previously zoned for single -family, and has legalized lot splits to create up to 4 parcels from what was previously one. This means that plots of land that previously allowed for only one home to be built can now potentially hold 8 units, and because SB 9 preempts local zoning regulations, these are now the rules across the state. Signed into law on Sept 16th 2021.

SB 10 gives local governments the option to adopt new zoning processes that make it easier and faster for multi-unit housing to be built near transit or urban infill areas. The bill allows local governments to pass ordinances to zone any parcel for up to 10 units if located in a transit-rich or urban infill area. SB 10 allows, but doesn't require local governments to create this streamlined process to incentivize transit -oriented development and development in certain areas. Signed into law Sept 16th 2021.

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4 There is no mention of SB 9 and SB 10 in the Housing Element and the opportunities it will create for new affordable housing. CNC EF requests that you include language related to potential strategies in which SB 9 and SB 10 can support the attainment of the RHNA allocations, in particular for the 2,963 or 38% of the housing units that must be affordable.

4. Enact Inclusionary Zoning Laws: Require developers to increase the number of residences set aside for affordable housing.

When developers increase home units for affordable housing this is a practice that creates inclusionary housing. Generally, cities establish basic requirements for each housing development that must be set aside for renters or sold at affordable prices. These programs are essential because they provide long -term affordable housing options especially for low-income households.

Proposals to look to/consider: On July 24, 2018, the Montgomery County Council (MD) passed new legislation requiring developers of larger residential projects (20 units or more) to designate 15 percent of these living spaces as moderately priced dwellings units.

This program targets households earning 50 and 70 percent of area median income (AMI).

In Montgomery County, the AMI is currently $117,200 for a family of four, according to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs. That means a fou r-person household earning between $58,600 and $82,040 a year is eligible for the program; additionally, this program caps rents at 30 percent of their income. While this particular program helps to expand access to affordable housing for households of modest income, it’s a framework that can be utilized to provide housing for low-income households in the nation’s wealthiest areas.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to review these comments on behalf of CNC EF.

It is critical that the City of Indio i dentify concrete and creative strategies to meet the housing needs of community residents across all income categories. Many working families are at risk of being displaced and the pandemic has only created more financial instability and lack of security. Everyone deserves access to a healthy and safe home.

CNC EF is a trusted messenger in the community with ten years of experience and expertise. If you need assistance in engaging community residents in this process, please count on our support.

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HOUSING ELEMENT
(2021-2029)
Up dated Adopted Draft March 9, 2022

CITY OF INDIO
2280 Historic Decatur Road
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92106
619.591.1370 | dudek.com
ADOPTED JANUARY 5, 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Indio is a Pro-Housing City ............................................................................................. 4

1.2 Housing Element Organization ...................................................................................... 4 2 Public Engagement .............................................................................................................. 5 3 General Plan Consistency ..................................................................................................... 5 4 Goals and Policies ................................................................................................................ 6 5 Program Implementation ..................................................................................................... 9 Appendices
Appendix A: 5th Cycle Review
Appendix B: Community Profile
Appendix C: Constraints and Zoning Analysis
Appendix D: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Appendix E: Sites Analysis and Inventory
Appendix F: Community Engagement Summary

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1. INTRODUCTION
Housing in California has become some of the most expensive in the nation, ranking 49th out of 50 states in homeownership rates and the supply of housing per capita.

Only half of California’s households are able to afford the cost of housing in their local regions. To adequately address the housing needs and demands of Californians, every county and city across the state is required by law to adopt plans and regulatory systems that provide opportunities for housing development to meet their fair share of needed housing. This required planning is achieved through the planning for and adoption of Housing Elements to General Plans.

The Housing Element of the City of Indio (City) General Plan 2040 addresses the comprehensive housing needs in Indio for the 8-year planning period (2021–2029). It provides an analysis of the local housing needs for all income levels, details barriers to providing needed housing, and identifies a set of strategies for meeting the housing need within the planning period. Housing Elements are one of eight required components of a General Plan and are guided by State law, which requires all jurisdictions to update their Housing Elements every 8 years. This Housing Element is the City’s sixth update to its Housing Element (6th Cycle). Recent amendments by the State Legislature to housing and planning laws aim to address California’s housing shortage. These amendments have resulted in a substantial number of new requirements for the 6th Cycle Housing Element, including an analysis of fair housing, efforts to further facilitate the production of accessory dwelling units, new development permit streamlining, and requirements to maintain adequate capacity to meet the housing need throughout the entirety of the 6th Cycle.

To create a Housing Element that adequately plans for the local housing need, the City must first know how much housing to plan for and at what income levels.

This is determined by a process called the Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). The RHNA is the
California State-required process that seeks to ensure that cities and counties are planning for enough housing to
accommodate all economic segments of the community.

The State assigns each region in California a regionwide housing target that is distributed to cities and counties through a methodology prepared by the regional council
of governments.

The City must adequately plan for its existing and
projected housing needs, including its share of the RHNA, as identified by the State with input from the Southern California Association of Governments and local cities and counties. Although the City does not build housing that is privately owned or owned by other government agencies, the State requires each jurisdiction to demonstrate where housing can reasonably be expected to be added within this cycle, and how the City will facilitate and incentivize its production. As identified by the 6th Cycle RHNA, the City must plan for 7,812 housing units, which are further broken down by income level based on area median income for households.

The City’s 6th Cycle RHNA targets
are broken down by income level, as
follows:

Extremely Low-Income = 896
Very Low-Income = 897
Low Income = 1,170
Moderate Income = 1,315
Above Moderate Income = 3,534
The Housing Element is a strategic vision and policy guide designed to help address the comprehensive housing needs of the City over an 8-year period (2021–2029 planning period). It defines the City’s housing needs, identifies the barriers or constraints to providing needed housing, and provides policies and programs to address these housing needs and constraints.

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Annual Income Limits for Riverside County for Four-Person Households (2020) Income Category Percent of Area Median Income Annual Household Income Extremely Low 0–30% $26,200
Very Low-Income 31–50% $37,650
Low Income 51–80% $60,250
Moderate Income 81–120% $90,350
Area Median Income 100% $75,300
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, State Income Limits 2020.

1.1 INDIO IS A PRO -HOUSING CITY
The City and the City’s stakeholders recognize the urgency to address the Statewide housing supply shortage and affordability crisis, and understand the importance of the update to the Housing Element as a part of a greater coordinated strategy to address housing needs at the local, regional, and state levels. Although Indio planned for more than 1,000 new housing units for lower-income households during the previous Housing Element (2014– 2021), the majority of units produced were market-rate units. Cities and counties across the State experienced similar trends in housing production, with very few cities or counties achieving their housing targets for lower- income households. The City has identified a need for aggressive policies and programs that commit to providing a pathway for the development of housing for lower-income households. This Housing Element contains a series of policies and programs that demonstrate the City’s dedication to local pro-housing policies and the production of housing for all income levels, especially lower-income households.

1.2 HOUSING ELEMENT ORGANIZATION
This Housing Element identifies goals, policies, and programs to comprehensively address the housing needs of all current and anticipated residents at all income levels over the housing planning period of 2021 through 2029. The Housing Element is divided into chapters, and supporting documentation is included as appendices.

The following describes the Housing Element’s organizational structure:
‒ Introduction pr ovides an overview of the Housing Element, its relationship to State law, the City’s RHNA, and the organization of the Housing Element.
‒ General Plan C
onsistency details those policies identified throughout the elements of the General Plan that guided the policies set forth in the Housing Element to ensure that consistency is maintained throughout the General Plan.
‒ Goals and P
olicies specifies the City’s plans for meeting the existing and projected comprehensive housing needs of Indio.
‒ Progr
am Implementation identifies the specific actions that will be implemented to ensure that Indio’s housing needs are met within the planning period.

Appendices
‒ Appendix A: 5th Cycle R eview evaluates the efficacy of the 5th Cycle Housing Element; the progress in implementation; and the appropriateness of the goals, policies, and programs. ‒ Appendix B: Community Pr
ofile provides detailed information on the City’s demographic characteristics and trends that influence supply and demand of various housing types. ‒ Appendix C: Constr
aints and Zoning Analysis details governmental and non-governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing for all income levels.

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‒ Appendix D: Affirmatively Fur thering Fair Housing Analysis identifies disproportionate housing needs, including segregated living patterns, concentrated areas of poverty, disparities in access to opportunity, and displacement risk.
‒ Appendix E: Sites Analysis and Inv
entory describes the methodology by which the City can accommodate its RHNA targets and how any unmet need will be met, and provides an inventory of the sites identified to meet the housing need.
‒ Appendix F: Community Engagement Summary
provides the detailed results and materials of the
outreach conducted for the update to the Housing Element.

2. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
The City conducted a robust public outreach program that engaged a broad spectrum of the community and stakeholders. Stay-at-home orders of 2020 and 2021 provided the City with opportunities to explore new avenues for public engagement and increased access for those who are traditionally not involved in the planning process. Outreach and formal engagement activities were held virtually across a variety of platforms, including a community survey, virtual community workshop, public review period, and study sessions and public hearings.

The outreach conducted for the update to the Housing Element, engaged a broad range of community members and stakeholders alike. The City cast a wide net to gain participation from all segments of the City’s interested parties. The extensive outreach process conducted for this Housing Element update has contributed to a set of meaningful goals, policies, and programs that reflect the City’s housing needs and the priorities and needs of all of those in the City, including those with special needs and lower-income populations. Appendix F, Community Engagement Summary, provides a comprehensive summary detailing the outreach conducted as part of the update to the Housing Element and corresponding materials.

3. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The elements that comprise the City’s General Plan are required by State law to be internally consistent.

Together these elements provide the framework for the development of facilities, services, and land uses necessary to address the long-term needs of the City’s current and future residents, property owners, and businesses. To ensure that these needs are clearly addressed throughout the General Plan, the elements must be interrelated and interdependent.

The City’s current General Plan was adopted on September 18, 2019 and establishes the community’s vision for Indio through 2040. The 2040 General Plan was developed in response to changing trends and to align goals and policies with the aspirations and values of residents, property owners, businesses, and organizations within the community. The updated General Plan sets a visionary framework for an aspirational Housing Element that provides meaningful pro-housing policies and programs to comprehensively address the housing needs of Indio.

This Housing Element is most directly related to the Land Use Element as it is the Land Use Element that designates the location and extent of residential development throughout the City. This Housing Element is internally consistent with the goals and policies of the other elements of the General Plan. Specifically, the General Plan and the Housing Element are both guided by the following relevant principles:
‒ Citywide Urban S tructures: An urban structure that enhances the quality of life of residents, meets the community’s vision for the future, and weaves new growth areas together with established Indio neighborhoods. ‒ Balanced Land Uses: Maint
ain a balanced land use pattern to support a broad range of housing choices, retail businesses, employment opportunities, educational and cultural institutions, entertainment spaces, and other supportive uses within long-established Indio neighborhoods and new growth areas.

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‒ Maintenance: Support the ongoing maintenance and improvement of existing residential properties; in particular, encour
age property owners to maintain and improve their front yards and building facades. ‒ Balanced Neighborhoods: Within the allow
ed densities and housing types, promote and allow for a range of housing and price levels within each neighborhood to accommodate diverse ages and incomes. For development projects larger than 5 acres, require that a diversity of housing types be provided and that these housing types be mixed rather than segregated by unit type.
‒ Housing Affor
dability: Ensure affordable housing is distributed throughout the City to avoid concentrations of poverty and to be accessible to jobs.

4. GOALS AND POLICIES
Goal 1: An adequate supply and diverse range of housing types that align with the needs of all households.

Policy 1.1: Incentivize and facilitate the production of multifamily development in areas where it is needed most through planning processes, procedures, and regulations that are responsive to market conditions and development needs.

Policy 1.2: Provide programs that incentivize housing production through streamlined processes, regulatory relief, and increased development flexibility.

Policy 1.3: Invest in infrastructure in areas planned for higher-density and affordable housing production.

Policy 1.4: Facilitate the development of housing for vulnerable and special needs populations through programs that incentivize housing to meet these needs.

Policy 1.5: Facilitate the planning, approval, and construction of housing that meets a wide range of needs for a variety household types, creating balanced communities.

Policy 1.6: Identify and evaluate options to increase housing opportunities in areas planned and zoned for single-family residential densities.

Policy 1.7: Identify areas appropriate for increased residential densities and pair City-led rezoning efforts with environmental streamlining opportunities, such as program Environmental Impact Reports to allow for individual projects consistent with the zone by-right.

Policy 1.8: Promote and encourage innovation and creativity in housing development through regulations that increase transparency, flexibility, and certainty in the development permitting process, as well as opportunities to partner with institutions for non-traditional housing solutions.

Policy 1.9: Monitor development activity and rezone sites as necessary to ensure no net loss of housing capacity throughout the planning cycle, especially for sites identified to accommodate the lower-income RHNA.

Policy 1.10: Engage in planning processes that identify opportunities for increased housing capacity, especially in areas near resources and amenities such as transit, schools, retail uses, public utilities, and areas of employment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Indio is a Pro-Housing City............................................................................................. 2

1.2 Housing Element Org
anization ...................................................................................... 3 2 Public Engag
ement .............................................................................................................. 4 3 General Plan Consis
tency ..................................................................................................... 5 4 Goals and P
olicies ................................................................................................................ 6 5 Progr
am Implementation..................................................................................................... 9 Appendices
Appendix A: 5th C
ycle Review
Appendix B: Community Profile
Appendix C: Constraints and Zoning Analysis
Appendix D: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Appendix E: Sites Analysis and Inventory
Appendix F: Community Engagement Summary

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Goal 2: an affordable housing supply that meets th e needs of extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate-income households.

Policy 2.1: Offset the cost of affordable housing development through development permit process improvements to maximize permitting efficiencies, regulatory relief, development flexibility, and opportunities for environmental streamlining.

Policy 2.2: Attract affordable and mixed-income housing developers through processes and regulations that streamline and simplify the facilitation of housing production.

Policy 2.3: Encourage affordable and mixed-income developments that increase opportunities for extremely low- and lower-income households to access resources in high-opportunity areas.

Policy 2.4: Promote affordable alternative forms of housing, especially for the creation of more lower-cost owner-occupied housing types.

Policy 2.5: Ensure there is an adequate supply of short-term and long-term housing to meet the needs of vulnerable and special needs populations.

Policy 2.6: Invest in infrastructure and provide subsidies that offset the cost of affordable housing development and preservation.

Policy 2.7: Ensure that affordable housing is not lost through redevelopment that provides only market-rate housing by enforcing affordable housing replacement and preservation requirements, where possible.

Goal 3:
a w
ell-maintained and preserved housing stock.

Policy 3.1: Encourage the maintenance and repair of existing owner and renter-occupied housing to prevent deterioration of the housing stock through educational resources, code enforcement, and funding resources.

Policy 3.2: Preserve and rehabilitate housing for lower-income households, especially in affordable housing that is at risk of converting to market-rate housing.

Policy 3.3: Assist older adults and those with special needs with home retrofits to increase accessibility.

Goal 4: Quality rental and ownership housing opportunities for all income levels.

Policy 4.1: Support and bolster tenant-based rental assistance to increase housing access for lower-income households.

Policy 4.2: Increase opportunities for homeownership for lower- and moderate-income households.

Policy 4.3: Support creative financing and development models that increase opportunities for property and home ownership.

Policy 4.4: Increase housing opportunities for lower-income households, especially within high- resource areas and areas with access to opportunities.

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Goal 5: Enhanced quality of life, free from displacement.

Policy 5.1: Equitably invest in communities by strengthening resources and opportunities in disadvantaged or under-resourced areas.

Policy 5.2: Reduce energy use and the cost of utilities through energy-efficient development and retrofits.

Policy 5.3: Support and encourage development that incorporates passive or active green space, such as green roofs, walls, and courtyards that can provide carbon capture and cooling in urban environments.

Policy 5.4: Support new financing tools and methods that provide the infrastructure needed to support multifamily and mixed-use development.

Policy 5.5: Attenuate displacement risks through an increase in the supply of rent-restricted housing units, especially in areas with planned or existing resources, such as public transportation, parks, schools, employment, and infrastructure.

Goal 6:
a Cit
y that promotes equality and inclusivity.

Policy 6.1: Promote equitable and fair housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender identity, national origin or ancestry, marital status, age, ability or disability, household composition or size, or any other protected characteristics.

Policy 6.2: Oppose prejudices, practices, and market behavior that results in housing discrimination and segregation.

Policy 6.3: Collaborate with other public agencies involved in the enforcement of laws aimed at promoting equitable access to housing (fair housing laws) and non-discrimination.

Policy 6.4: Identify existing and new funding streams to target investments in lower-income communities and areas with affordable housing.

Policy 6.5: Foster neighborhoods that include affordable, senior, and accessible housing options, and analyze equity and inclusion through all planning efforts.

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5 Program Implementation
Program 1: Accessibility
The City will ensure all new, multifamily construction meets the accessibility requirements of the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts through local permitting and approval processes.

Further, t o increase fair housing opportunities for persons with tempora ry, developing, or permanent disabilities , including older adults with changing levels of ability , the City will promote increased accessibility by connecting developers and residents to resources on design features that are accessible and safe to all peop le regardless of age, size, ability, or disability.

This could include making a universal design checklist available or posting accessibility guides on the City’s website. Additionally, the City will consider developing a program that further incentivizes accessibility in housing development and design above and beyond what is required under State law.

Objective(s) 1a: For residential development that is exempt from or goes above and beyond the accessibility requirements of California Building Code Chapter 11A, the City will d evelop a procedure for providing incentives in exchange for increased accessibility. This could include a reduction in development standards, increased density or square footage, or other regulatory or financial incentives.
1b: Create a housing resources webpage that connects developers and residents to accessibility resources, such as home retrofit guides and universal design standards that can increase in-unit accessibility, among other housing-related information and resources.
1c: Provide updates on fair housing resources and accessibility at annual housing forums.

Timeframe 1a-1b: Spring 2024
1c: annually throughout the planning period
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory incentives
Relevant Policies 1.4, 3.3, 6.1, 6.4, 6.5
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Contributing Factor(s) Lack of affordable, accessible housing in range of unit sizes Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Increase opportunities for in-unit accessibility by connecting developers and residents to accessibility resources.
• Increase number of accessible housing units for those with a disability through promotion of resources on design features, regulatory or financial incentives, policies, or other similar measures that promote features that are accessible and safe to all people regardless of age, size, ability, or disability.

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Program 2: Accessory Dwelling Unit Assistance and Incentives The City will identify and develop additional mechanisms for incentivizing the production of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The City will consider developing handouts, frequently asked questions, brochures, checklists, and permit -ready ADU building plans to assist property owners with ADU development. Further, the City will adopt a program that incentivizes and promotes the creation of ADUs that can be offered at an affordable rent for very low -, low-, or moderate-income households. (Assembly Bill [AB] 671, 2019) Objective(s) 2a: Develop ADU resources for property owners. 2b: Post resources on the website.
2c: Develop and adopt an affordable ADU incentive program.

Timeframe 2a-2c: Spring 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 1.5, 2.1
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) The availability of affordable units in a range of sizes and locations.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Increase ADU production by an average of 10%1 compared to the yearly average in the previous planning period.
• Incentivize the production of 48 ADUs afford able to lower - income households during the planning period.

1. See full ADU projection discussion in Appendix E, Section 4.3, Accessory Dwelling Unit Projections.

Program 3: ADU Permitting
The City permits ADUs and JADUs in all zones that permit residential uses. Consistent with State law, the City has submitted the adopted ADU ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. The City will update its ADU ordinance consistent with HCD’s review to address needed changes.

Objective(s) 3a: Amend ADU ordinance consistent with HCD’s findings.

Timeframe 3a: Spring 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 1.5, 2.1
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Location and type of affordable housing.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Increase yearly ADU production by an average of 10%1.

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Program 4: Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Increase opportunities for homeownership for moderate and lower -income households through collaboration with affordable housing developers, and housing advocates that support efforts to create community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives. To support affordable housing development and creative ownership models that can address disparity in homeownership by race, ethnicity, and income, identify opportunities to dedicate staff to assist with navigating the permitting process, ide ntify surplus lands available for housing, expand permit streamlining opportunities, and provide informational resources on the City’s website.

Objective(s) 4a: Continue to provide staff assistance with navigating development regulations.
4b: Inform commun ity members of opportunities to engage in creative ownership models as opportunities arise and at annual housing forums , raising community awareness of creative ownership models and opportunities by 20%.

Timeframe 4a–4b: Ongoing, annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 2.4, 4.2, 4.3
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Disparity in Homeownership by Race, Ethnicity and Income, Insufficient Affordable Housing
Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment] • Encourage development of affordable housing and
creative ownership models for lower-income households
in higher-opportunity areas through technical assistance, surplus land, and permit streamlining opportunities.
• Increased community awareness of creative ownership
models and opportunities by 20%.

Program 5: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice The City will continue to assess fair housing conditions within Indio through preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice provides an overview of laws, regulations, conditions, and other possible obstacles that could affect an individual’s or household’s access to housing in Indio. The City will affirmatively further fair housing by taking meaningful steps to provide fair housing education through proactive outreach to individuals and organizations that represent lower -income households, people in protected classes, and households with special needs.

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Objective(s) 5a: Maintain an Adopted Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice as may be required.
5b: Create fair housing outreach materials and informational resources to post online to raise community awareness by 20%.

Timeframe 5a: Ongoing; update to the City’s Analysis of Impediments every 3 to 5 years.
5b: Spring 2025
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – Community Development Block Grant Program Relevant Policies 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Fair Housing Issue Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity Contributing Factor(s) Lack of fair housing enforcement and resources.

Program/Action Type Protecting Existing Residents; Increasing Fair Housing awareness • Create fair housing resources and take meaningful steps in fair housing education through proactive outreach to
individuals and organizations that represent lower -income households, people in protected classes, and households with special needs to raise community awareness related to fair housing assitance by 20%.
• Maintain an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.

Program 6: Annual Progress Reports
The City will continue to report annually on the City’s progress toward its 8-year RHNA housing production targets and toward the implementation of the programs identified in the Housing Element to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development. The City will use this setting to hold an annual housing forum for the discussion of the City’s progress towards the goals of the Housing Element, with additional focus on raising fair housing awareness . The housing forum will provide a platform where decision makers, members of the public, the development community , and other interested parties can work to elevate the discussion surrounding housing needs and solutions. (AB 879, 2017)
Objective(s) 6a: Submit report annually by April 1.
6b: Hold annual housing forum to elevate discourse on fair housing by 50%.

Timeframe 6a-6b: Ongoing; Annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.9
Fair Housing Issue Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity Contributing Factor(s) Lack of Fair Housing resources.

Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]

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• Annually host a public forum to discuss the City’s progress towards the goals of the Housing Element, with additional focus on raising fair housing awareness and promoting equal access to a diverse resident base to elevate discourse on fai r housing by 50%.

Program 7: By-Right Development
The City will allow development by -right pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i) when 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower-income households on vacant and underutilized sites identified in the Sites Inventory to accommodate the lower -income RHNA that were previously identified in past Housing Elements in accordance with the specifications of Government Code Section 65583.2(c) and Housing Element law.

Further, t he City will identify a location, process, and procedure by which residential and mixed-use development can be permitted by -right, especially in areas near amenities and resources such as transit, parks, childcare facilities, and within established commerc ial and near key areas of employment. This will include evaluation of opportunities to establish a Housing Sustainability District , a Workforce Opportunity Zone , or an affordable housing overlay where eligible projects would qualify for streamlined California Environmental Quality Act review, ministerial permit processing , and additional incentives beyond those allowed under the State density bonus.

Objective(s) 7a: Permit development by -right on qualifying sites identified to accommodate the lower -income R HNA that
were identified in previous Housing Elements in
accordance with State law.
7b: Identify key opportunity areas for infill development and residential growth, focus 60% of new growth in areas near existing resources and amenities such as recreation, education, and retail.
7c: Conduct focused plan amendments, where appropriate.

Timeframe 7a: By October 15, 2024
7b–7c: Fall 2025
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only– City General Fund or State Grant Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.5 Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunity ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) The availability of affordable units in a range of sizes , including near services or amenities.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity/ Place-based Strategies

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• Streamlined review and permit process for 100% of
eligible lower-income sites to remove barriers and
increase housing choices and affordability.
• Increased opportunities for investments and
facilitating the production of affordable housing in
areas with access to opportunity with 60% of new
growth focused in areas near existing resources and
amenities such as recreation, education, and retail.

Program 8: Code Compliance
Continue to implement a code compliance program to assist property owners in addressing both Building Code and Zoning Code violations. This program is implemented by responding to complaints and through field observations , and assists property owners with bringing their property into compliance. To further expand upon this program, the City will conduct a comprehensive survey of current housing condit ions in Indio and use the data collected to better connect households with assistance resources as they become available.

Objective(s) 8a: Develop housing rehabilitation and code compliance informational resources.
8b: Where housing rehabilitation funds are available, use available data to connect eligible residents with code compliance issues to funding.
8c: Conduct a housing condition survey.

Timeframe 8a–8b: Spring 2023 and Ongoing
8c: Spring 2024.

Responsible Agency Code Enforcement; Housing & Neighborhood Services Division of Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund; Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds
Relevant Policies 3.1, 3.2
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs, including Displacement Risk Contributing Factor(s) Lack of existing data to connect residents with resources.

Program/Action Type Place-based Strategies to Encourage Community Conservation and Revitalization
• Proactive code enforcement efforts that target areas of concentrated rehabilitation needs by connecting eligible residents with code compliance issues with available
resources, per available funding.
• Conduct a comprehensive survey of housing conditions to better connect households with assistance resources as they become available.

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Program 9: Density Bonus
The City will review and amend its local Density Bonus Program Ordinance to ensure consistency with State r equirements, including the provision of a bonus for 100% affordable developments and student affordable housing.

Objective(s) 9a: Amend the Density Bonus Program Ordinance consistent with State regulations to increase the use of density bonuses by 10%.

Timeframe 9a: Spring 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 5.5
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation;
Contributing Factor(s) Historical land use and zoning focused on single-family uses and lack of incentives to promote affordable housing.

Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment] ; New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity
• Amend Density Bonus Ordinance to increase the use of Density Bonuses by 10%.
• Incentivize 100% affordable developments and
affordable student housing.
• Incentives and other approaches to promote an increase in housing choices and affordability in high opportunity areas through mixed income strategies.

Program 10: Development Fees
The City will review and update its development impact and processing fees to ensure that the fees charged do not exceed the estimated costs required to produce the services and that all fees are in compliance with the California Government Code. The City will further evaluate development f ees to identify opportunity to reduce fees in exchange for affordable housing development.

Objective(s) 10a: Analyze and update the fee schedule.

Timeframe 10a: Currently underway with adoption anticipated in Fall 2022.

Responsible Agency City Finance De partment; City Public Works Department; City Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 1.8, 2.1, 6.4

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Program 11: Development Incentives and Programs
Implement a range of financial and regulatory incentive approaches to facilitate the development of housing for lower -income households. This will include evaluation of a local inclusionary ordinance to set aside a portion of new residential units for lower -income households; floor-area-ratio-based bonuses, such as the one detailed in detailed in Government Code Section 65917.2 ; opportunities for increased flexibility in development standards and permit processes in zones that permit residential uses ; incentives in exchange for lot consolidation; and programs that allow densities that exceed ranges defined in the zone for projects providing affordable housing.

In addition to the regulatory and financial incentives in exchange for lot consolidation mentioned above, the City will play an active role in fa cilitating lot consolidation for the development of housing for lower-income households, specifically as it relates to lower-income sites listed in Appendix E of the sites inventory 2. For example, the City will work with developers of affordable housing and owners of small sites to identify and consolidate parcels to facilitate the development of housing affordable to lower -income households. The City will also develop a publicly available online reso urce with an interactive map that identifies lot consolidation opportunities identified for lower -income housing , site zoning, and other information to assist interested d evelopers. Incentives offered for lot consolidation could include allowing higher densities for larger parcels once co nsolidated, flexibility in development standards, expedited processing and/or reduced fees related to consolidation.

Objective(s) 11a: Evaluate the development of a local inclusionary housing ordinance.
11b: Amend Zoning Code to increase flexibility in development standards.
11c. Identify programs and incentives to facilitate affordable housing production.
11d. Create a financial or regulatory incentive that can be offered in exchange for lot consolidation of lower-income sites, such as additional density, flexibility in development standards, expedited processing and/or reduced fees related to
consolidation.
11e. Develop online resource with interactive map that identifies lot consolidation opportunities.
11f. Work with develo pers of affordable housing and owners of small sites to identify lot consolidation opportunities for the development of affordable housing.

Timeframe 11a–11d: Winter 2025
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund or Grant Funding

2 Consolidated sites identified for the development of housing for lower -income household are identified in Exhibit A of Appendix E, Sites Inventory and Analysis. Refer to “Consolidated Sites” A through L in in Table A for parcel specific details.

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Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2, 4.4, 5.4, 5.5, 6.5 Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation; Disproportionate Housing Needs
Contributing Factor(s) Historical land use and zoning trends and lack of incentives to promote lot consolidation for affordable housing sites.

Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]; New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity
• Increased flexibility in development standards , and programs and incentives to increase housing choices and affordability in high opportunity areas.
• Financial or regulator y incentive in exchange for lot consolidation of lower-income sites.
• Evaluating the development of an inclusionary housing fee to increase funding for affordable housing.
• Technical assistance and interactive online resources to encourage lot consolidation that increa ses multifamily, affordable housing choices.

Program 12: Development Permit Streamlining
The City provides an affordable housing streamlined approval process in accordance with State requirements for qualifying development proposals and reports on affordable housing streamlining applications in the Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Senate Bill (SB) 35, 2017) . The City will identify opportunities to expand this streamlining to other developments, including developments that voluntarily participate in green building practices, to further assist with the reduction in permit processing times.

Objective(s) 12a: Include SB 35 streamlining in staff permitting processes procedures.
12b: Amend the Zoning Code to expand development permit streamlining.

Timeframe 12a–12b: Fall 2022
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 2.1, 4.4, 5.3

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Program 13: Employee Housing
The City will amend the Zoning Code to ensure that employee housing for six or fewer people is permitted in accordance with the same regulations as a single-family residence in the same zone. Additionally, the Zoning Code will be amended to ensure that employee housing consisting of no more than 12 units or 36 beds is permitted as an agricultural use, in the same manner as other agricultural uses in the same zone in accordance with Section 17000 of the Health and Safety Code.

Objective(s) 13a: Define employee housing within the Zoning Code and develop a process by which employee housing can be developed in accordance with State law.
13b: Amend the Zoning Code to p rovide explicit zoning that complies with State Health and Safety Code Sections 170 21.5 and 17021.6
Timeframe 13a-13b: Spring 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunitie s; Disparities in Access to Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
Contributing Factor(s) Land use and local zoning laws fail to permit employee housing in accordance with State law.

Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]; New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity
• Zoning to increase opportunities for the development of employee housing.
• Zoning to increase housing choices and affordability in high opportunity areas.

Program 14: Energy Conservation
Promote energy conservation through coordination with the Imperial Irrigation District to obtain information on loans, grants, or other incentives that might be available for voluntary energy reduction, and to obtain other relevant information on energy efficiency. The City will provide energy conservation awareness resources on its website and update this information as needed to ensure current information is maintained.

Objective(s) 14a: Coordinate with the Imperial Irrigation District. 14b: Update City website with available resources and information.

Timeframe 14a–14b: Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 3.1, 3.2, 5.2, 5.3

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Program 15: External Funding Opportunities
The City recognizes the opportunity to apply for available external funds for the construction, preservation, and improvement of housing affordable to lower-income households, as well as planning and infrastructure funding available to suppor t housing development. External funding sources from State and Federal programs provide increased opportunities to develop and maintain housing affordable to Indio residents. To maximize the City’s ability to secure outside funding, the City will continue to monitor and apply for available funding/financing sources that may be used for housing , and support and adopt policies and programs that position the City as a competitive applicant for such funding opportunities, such as competitive State funding grant programs in the areas of housing, transportation, infrastructure, and land use. Where funding is secured and where funding sources allow, the City will prioritize funding housing that may be made available for extremely low-income households.

Objective(s) 15a: Seek, monitor, and apply for funding opportunities. 15b: Support and adopt policies and programs that position Indio as a competitive applicant for funding opportunities.

Timeframe 15a–15b: Ongoing, annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Multiple Funding Sources (such as City General Fund, or State or Federal Grant Funding
Relevant Policies 1.5, 1.7, 2.6, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 6.4
Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation; Disparities in Access to Opportunity
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of access to public funding and public investments in specific neighborhoods.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity/ Place-based Strategies to Encourage Community Conservation and Revitalization
• Apply for new funding sources and provide funding for the development, maintenance and infrastructure needed
to support new or existing affordable housing choices in areas of opportunity.
• Prioritize 100% of funding, as available, for affordable housing choices for extremely low-income households.

Program 16: Fair Housing Referral and Mediation
The City contracts with the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB) to provide fair housing services for its residents. The City will maintain this partnership and will provide information regarding available fair housing services on the City ’s web site. The fair housing services provided by the IFHMB include providing information, investigation, education, conciliation, and/or referrals of housing discrimination complaints free of charge to individuals.

It also provides fair housing workshops that are offered year -round to educate housing

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providers, tenants, homeowners, and financial and lending institutions on the key aspects of fair housing law. Further, IFHMB’s mediation department provides information to landlords, tenants, mobile home park owner s, and mobile home residents regarding their rights and responsibilities under the California Landlord and Tenant Laws , and facilitates negotiations between parties in housing-related disputes.

Objective(s) 16a: Update and maintain the City’s website with fair h ousing resources and information.
16b: Continue to contract with IFHMB to provide fair housing services to residents , and provide access to resources and information or refer 100% provide referrals and mediationof residents with Fair Housing , mediation, or discrimination related inquiries to IFHMB.

Timeframe 16a: Spring 2023
16b: Ongoing throughout planning period
Responsible Agency IFHMB, Community Development Department Funding Sources Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds Relevant Policies 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5
Fair Housing Issue Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity Contributing Factor(s) Lack of dissemination of local resources related to fair housing and tenant resources.

Program/Action Type Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement; Other • Ensuring 100% of residents with inquiries related to Fair Housing services, landlord/tenant and mobile home
mediation, housing counseling, and alternative dispute
resolution are provided with information or referred to resources through IFHMB.

Program 17: Housing Assistance Resources
To maximize participation in housing assistance programs for lower-income and special needs populations, the City shall develop and disseminate informational materials and resources to inform residents of housing assistance program availability, eligibility, and requirements. The City will dedicate and maintain a webpage to provide resources and information related to housing assistance.

Objective(s) 17a: Update the City’s website to provide information and resources related to housing assistance programs.

Timeframe 17a: Spring 2023 and Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund; Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds
Relevant Policies 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

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Program 18: Preservation of Existing Affordable Housing Units The City will continue to work with the Riverside County Housing Authority to monitor affordable housing units identified as being at-risk of conversion to market -rate housing. This will include collaboration on the identification of financial resources and establishing partnerships with affordable housing developers and/or property owners willing to maintain units as affordable to lower-income households, including extremely low -income households.

Preventing the conversion of at-risk units to market -rate housing will ensure tenants are not displaced and that affordable units are not lost. The extension of existing project-based rental assistance covenants, or utilization of other fund ing sources, will help preserve affordability.

The City will continue to find ways to identify solutions to housing preservation through collaboration with the Riverside County Housing Authority.

Additionally, t he City will work toward maintaining the ren t restrictions of at -risk developments by monitoring any changes in ownership, management, and status of deed - restrictions.

The agreement for Desert Gardens rental assistance is set to expire in 20 30. This property is owned and operated by the Coachella Va lley Housing Coalition . This property has been identified as a low risk of expiration because the likeliness that the contract with the U.S.

Department of Agriculture will be renewed is extremely high and this property has been owned and maintained as an a ffordable housing development by the non -profit Coachella Valley Housing Coalition since 1998. The City will contact the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition to discuss strategies for preserving the affordability for Desert Gardens.

Objective(s) 18a: Increase collaboration with the Riverside County Housing Authority through improved communications.
18b: Assist in monitoring deed -restricted units by tracking existing and new affordability covenants in Indio.
18c: Contact the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition to identify a strategy for ongoing preservation of affordability for the Desert Gardens and preserve the 88 units.

Timeframe 18a–18b: Ongoing
18c: Fall 2026
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 2.5, 3.1, 3.2
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs and Displacement Risk Contributing Factor(s) Potential displacement of residents due to economic pressures and needed renter protections.

Program/Action Type Place-based Strategies to Encourage Community Conservation and Revitalization / Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement
• Tracking changes in ownership, management, and status of deed-restrictions to monitor deed-restricted units.

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• Increased regional coordination to increase the
preservation of existing affordable housing.
• Identify a strategy with the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition to preserve 100% of affordable units in the
Desert Gardens development.

Program 19: Housing Rehabilitation
The City provides housing rehabilitation support to eligible residents through the current Minor Home Repair Program. Eligible homeowners are those who live in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligible areas within the City, own their homes, meet income requirements, and whose home are in need of urgent habitability repairs . Assistance includes grant funding to complete repairs to plumbing; electrical; heating, ven tilation, and air conditioning units; water heaters; roofs; and other repairs that are urgently needed to keep homeowners/occupants in their homes. The City will also pursue a Citywide Residential Façade Improvement Program to help preserve and maintain housing for households that may not be eligible for housing rehabilitation support outside of CDBG eligible census tracts.

Objective(s) 19a: Identify opportunities to increase funding for housing rehabilitation.
19b: Assist in home repairs for at least 50 eligible households throughout the planning period.
19c: Identify funding to support a Residential Façade
Improvement Program.

Timeframe 19a-19b: Ongoing, Annually
19c: Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Various potential funding sourc es, including the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Relevant Policies 2.5, 3.1, 3.2
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunity ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of access to financial services for rehabilitation efforts.

Program/Action Type Place-based Strategies to Encourage Community Conservation and Revitalization
• Invest in rehabilitation efforts for targeted
neighborhoods in CDBG eligible areas.
• Assist in home repairs for at least 50 eligible households throughout the planning period.

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Program 20: Increased Transparency
The City will maintain information on the City ’s website that is applicable for housing development project proposal requirements, including a current schedule of fees, exactions, applicable affordability requirements, all zoning ordinances, development standards, and annual fee reports or other relevant financial reports. Further, the City will identify opportunities to develop publicly available online map resources that identify vacant parcels, site zoning, and other site information to assist interested developers. (AB 1483, 2019) Objective(s) 20a: Update and maintain the City’s website.

Timeframe 20a: Spring 2023 and Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.8
Program 21: Local Housing Trust Fund
The City will explore the establishment of a Local Housing Trust Fund dedicated to the creation, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing, transitional housing , and emergency shelters. The fund will prioritize housing opportunities for households with spec ial needs and extremely/very low-income households. Alternatively, t he City will explore funding sources, such as commercial linkage fees, an inclusionary housing ordinance, or other fees or taxes, and identify a dedicated revenue source that ensures the availability of resources on a regular basis for affordable housing for lower -income households, especially extremely low -income households and those with special needs.

Objective(s) 21a: Explore o pportunities for dedicated funding sources for affordable housing.
21b: Explore the establishment of a Local Housing Trust Fund.

Timeframe 21a–21b: Fall 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department and Finance Department Funding Sources City General Funds for Administrative Costs Relevant Policies 1.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation; Disproportionate Housing Needs
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of affordable housing choices, and funding sources Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Prioritize at least 50% of funds for opportunities for households with special needs and extremely or very low- income households to promote adequate housing supply
and choice in areas of opportunity.
• Explore the establishment of a Local Housing Trust Fund as a mechanism to develop affordable housing.

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Program 22: Low-Barrier Navigation Centers
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers are housing -first, low -barrier, service -enriched shelters focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. The City will amend the Zoning Code to permit the development of Low -Barrier Navigation Centers as a use by -right in mixed -use and non - residential zones that permit residential uses. (AB 101, 2019) Objective(s) 22a: Amend the Zoning Code.

Timeframe 22a: Fall 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.5
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities ; Disproportionate Housing Needs, Including Displacement Risk
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of by right zoning for Low-Barrier Navigation Centers Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement
• Zoning to increase housing choices and opportunities for the development of Low-Barrier Navigation Centers
• Streamlined approval o pportunities for Low-Barrier
Navigation Centers to increase resident’s access to case management, benefits enrollment, access to health care, and housing assistance resources.

Program 23: Minimum Unit Sizes
To increase flexibility in development standards, the City will amend the Zoning Code to remove minimum unit size requirements. Minimum unit sizes will instead be mandated in accordance with Building Code requirements.

Objective(s) 23a: Amend the Zoning Code.

Timeframe 23a: Fall 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunity ; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Large minimum unit size requirements as a barrier to the availability of affordable units in a range of sizes.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]
• Flexibility in development standards to remove barriers to the development of affordable housing.

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• Reduced minimum dwelling unit sizes in accordance with State Building Code requirements, including a reduction in the minimum dwelling unit size required for studios by more than 50%, to promote housing supply, choices and
affordability in higher opportunity areas.

Program 24: No Net Loss
The City will monitor development activity, proposed rezones, and identified capacity to ensure adequate remaining capacity is available to meet any remaining unmet share of the RHNA for all income levels throughout the entirety of the planning cycle, consistent with no -net-loss requirements. If, at any time during the planning period, a development project results in fewer units by income category than identified in the Sites Inventory (Appendix E) for that parcel and the City cannot find that the remaining sites in the Housing Ele ment are adequate to accommodate the remaining RHNA by income level, the City will, within 180 days, identify and make available additional adequate sites to accommodate the remaining RHNA. (SB 166, 2017) Objective(s) 24a: Amend staff procedures to ensure all development proposals and rezone proposals are reviewed against the capacity identified for sites in the Sites Inventory (Appendix E). 24b: Develop a methodology for tracking remaining capacity.

Timeframe 24a-24b: Fall 2022
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.9, 1.10
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs, Including Displacement Risk Contributing Factor(s) Location and type of affordabl e housing and opportunities for new development
Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Ensuring 100% of remaining capacity to meet any unmet share of RHNA remains available throughout the planning period.

Program 25: Objective Development Standards
Increase transparency and certainty in the development process through the creation of objective design standards. Any new design standards developed and imposed by the City shall be objective without involvement of personal or subjective judgement by a public official , and shall be uniformly verifiable by reference to the City ’s regulations in accordance with the requirements of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 . Further, the City will identify opportunities to develop new objective development standards where subjective review currently applies.

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Objective(s) 25a: Monitor Zoning Cod e amendments to ensure any new design standards are objective.
25b: Explore opportunities to develop new objective
development standards through Zoning Code and focused plan amendments.
25c: Amend the Zoning Code to clarify the Design and Site Plan review processes.

Timeframe 25a-25b: Ongoing
25c: Fall 2022
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.2
Program 26: Ongoing Code Updates
The City is currently in the process of comprehensively amending its zoning regulations to ensure consistency with the adopted 2040 General Plan. The City will continue to update its regulations, as necessary, in response to legislative changes. Further, the City will monitor opportunities and amend its Zoning Code to streamline, update, and simplify regulations related to housing, where possible.

Objective(s) 26a: Amend and adopt updates to zoning regulations consistent with the 2040 General Plan.
26b: Monitor State legislative changes and amend regulations accordingly.
26c: Explore opportunities to amend the Zoning Code to increase flexibility and certainty in the development process.

Timeframe 26a: Fall 2022
26b–26c: Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.2
Program 27: Place-Based Strategies
Place-based planning strategies can be used to improve neighborhoods through localized solutions that increase opportunities for lower -income households. Using place -based strategies, the City will identify areas that are ideal for focused planning efforts that will further fair housing, such as prioritizing infrastructure needs to serve existing or planned affordable housing. The identification and prioritization of areas will focus on opportunities to further fair housing through focused planni ng efforts that enhance community access to opportunity , especially for households with special needs and lower -income households, including extremely low -income households . This will include the evaluation of opportunities for Enhanced Infrastructure Fina ncing Districts, gap funding for infrastructure through grant

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pursuits, and increased collaboration with other agencies to coordinate opportunities to capitalize on existing and planned projects. Additionally, the City will work with the local school districts to facilitate the coordination of existing and planned affordable housing with support services available to students and their parents , such as after -school programs. Through the allocation of funding and resources , the City will prioritize, invest i n, and build -up underinvested communities to further fair housing and better meet the needs of lower-income households, including extremely low-income households and those with special needs.

Objective(s) 27a: Identify resources and opportunity areas for place -based strategies. Ensure 100% of place-based strategies target opportunities to advance fair housing.
27b: Develop a methodology by which opportunity areas can be prioritized through the lens of fair housing.
27c: Increase coordination and collaboration with relevant departments, agencies, and school districts.

Timeframe 27a: Spring 2024 and ongoing
27b: Summer 2025
27c: Annual and Ongoing
Responsible Agency Community Development Department, Public Works Department and Finance Department
Funding Sources City General Fund for Administrative Costs and Grant Funds Relevant Policies 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 2.6, 4.4, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5 Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation; Disparities in Acces s to Opportunities
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of targeted revitalization strategies Program/Action Type Place-based Strategies to Encourage Community Conservation and Revitalization; Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment] • Focused planning efforts that enhance community access to opportunities, including evaluating opportunities for Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts, gap funding for infrastructure through grant pursuits, and increased collaboration with other agenc ies to coordinate
opportunities to capitalize on existing and planned
projects.
• Ensure 100% of place -based strategies target
opportunities to advance fair housing.

Program 28: Reasonable Accommodation Procedures
Reasonable accommodations (including waiver of regulati ons, policies, or procedures) are accommodations to afford persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. To ensure compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act, the City will develop a process by which reasonable accommodation requests can be made. Visitors to the public counter at City Hall will be informed via posted signs and/or notices of their right to request

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relief from Code regulations and permitting procedures that have a discriminatory effect on housing for individuals with disabilities. The City will develop a form that can be filled out and submitted by applicants. Requests will specify the regulation, policy, or procedure from which the applicant is seeking relief and the reason. Requests will be approved, approved with modifications, or declined once staff has made determinations as to the following:
• The housing, which is the subject of the request for reasonable accommodation, will be used by an individual with disabilities protected under fair housing laws. The deviation requested is necessary to make housing available to an individual with disabilities protected under fair housing laws.
• The requested deviation would require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the jurisdiction’s land use and zoning or building program. • The deviation request will not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the City.

Objective(s) 28a: Develop reasonable accommodation procedures and process 100% of received requests.
28b: Develop a reasonable accommodation ap plication and informational resources.

Timeframe 28a–28b: Winter 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – Community Development Department Relevant Policies 1.4, 3.3, 6.5
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of reasonable accommodations procedure and resources for housing accessibility modifications.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement
• Process 100% of reasonable accommodation reques ts
received to increase Fair Housing services and accessible housing opportunities.
• Inform residents to their right to request relief from Code regulations and permitting procedures that have a
discriminatory effect on housing for individuals with
disabilities.

Program 29: Reduced Parking Requirements
The City will identify opportunities to reduce p arking requirements for sites that are zoned to allow residential development through a data -informed approach that will reduce the overall cost of housing development. This will include , but not be limited to, increased flexibility in parking requirements for affordable and mixed-income developments, as well as reductions in exchange for public amenities . Additionally, the City will develop development standards that ensure that emergency shelters are subject to parking standards that accommodate the staff

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working in the emergency shelter, provided that the standards do not require more parking for emergency shelters than other uses in the same zone (AB 139, 2019). Further, the City will ensure that appropriate parking reductions apply to any development proposals that would eliminate religious-use parking spaces in exchanged for housing developments, in accordance with State law. (AB 1851, 2020)
Objective(s) 29a: Amend the Zoning Code to identify a process by which parking requirements can be reduced for religious institutions in exchange for housing development.
29b: Amend the Zoning Code to calculating Emergency Shelter parking requirements based on the demonstrated need to
accommodate staff.
29c: Reduce parking requirements for multifamily housing.

Timeframe 29a-29c: Fall 2023
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.2, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunity; RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Parking requirements as a barrier to the development of affordable units in a range of sizes.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]
• Increase flexibility in development standards to remove barriers to the development of affordable housing.
• Reduced parking requirements for affordable and mixed- income residential developments, and parking reductions in exchange for public amenities to encourage increased neighborhood resources and amenities.
• Amendments to parking standards for emergency
shelters and reduced parking requirements for religious institutions in exchange for housing.

Program 30: Replacement Requirements
The City will mandate replacement requirements consistent with the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 for proposed housing developments on sites that currently have residential uses, or within the past 5 years have had residential uses that have been vacated or demolished, that are or were subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of lo w or very low income, subject to any other form of rent or price control, or occupied by low - or very low-income households. Further, the City will work with tenants of units that could be redeveloped and provide them with education regarding tenant rights and replacement procedures.

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Objective(s) 30a: Amend staff procedures related to the review and issuance of demolition and development permits.
30b: Enforce replacement requirements in accordance with Government Code Section 66300 for 100% of all applicable projects.

Timeframe 30a–30b: Fall 2022
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.9, 2.3, 2.7, 3.2, 5.5, 6.2, 6.5
Fair Housing Issue Disproportionate Housing Needs, Including Displacement Risks Contributing Factor(s) Displacement of residents due to economic pressures Program/Action Type Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement • Enforce replacement requirements for 100% of
applicable projects to protect tenants from displacement risk and accommodate the housing needs of lower -
income households.

Program 31: Rezoning Opportunities
To maintain adequate capacity and to increase opportunities for development , the City will continue to identify areas appropriate for increased residential densities , specifically in areas with access to resources, amenities, and public transit. The City will discuss opportunities at the annual housing forums.

Objective(s) 31a: Continue to work with developers and the broader community and explore opportunities to rezone areas ideal for increased housing capacity. Prioritize 80% of rezones in areas with access to amenities such as recreation, services, education, and other needs.

Timeframe 31a: Ongoing, Annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 4.2
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunity; RECAPs, and Integration/Segregation

Contributing Factor(s) Historical land use and zoning focused on single-family uses that limit housing choices.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]
• Discuss opportunities for increased residential densities in targeted areas at the annual housing forum to create opportunities for multifamily housing and remove
barriers to development.

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• Prioritizing 80% of rezones in areas with access to
amenities such as recreation, services, education, and
other needs to promote housing supply, choices and
affordability in areas of high opportunity.

Program 32: Section 8: Housing Choice Voucher
The City will continue partici pation with the Riverside County Housing Authority to connect eligible Indio residents to Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The City will provide information on the City’s website on the availability of Section 8 programs and other relevant resources.

Objective(s) 32a: Update the City’s website with relevant information and resources.
32b: Increase coordination with the Riverside County Housing Authority through annual meetings.

Timeframe 32a: Spring 2023
32b: Annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 4.1, 5.1, 6.5
Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation Contributing Factor(s) Lack of regional coordination and limited opportunities for housing choice vouchers.

Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment] • Annual meeting to i ncrease coordination with Riverside County Housing Authority.
• Connect eligible residents t o Housing Choice Vouchers opportunities to increase their chance for housing
mobility.

Program 33: Sites Inventory Zoning Update Program
As fully analyzed in Appendix E, Sites Analysis and Inventory, the City has a remaining lower- income RHNA of 2,286 units for the 6th Cycle planning period. However, the City is in the process of updating its Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Code) as of November 2021 . Through the Zoning Code update, the City’s zoning regulations will be brought into conformity with the Indio General Plan 2040 adopted in September 2019. The updated zoning regulations, which will be adopted in mid -2022, will implement the 2040 General Plan, including the allowed densities and uses.

The Sites Analysis and Inventory included in Appendix E, relied on the existing 2040 General Plan land use designations and densities , which will be consistent with the updated Zoning Code. As such, the City will adopt the updated Zoning Code to accommodate the remai ning lower-income RHNA of 2,286 units.

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Pursuant to State law, the program to address the lower -income RHNA shortfall must adhere to the following components:
• Sites must accommodate 100 percent of the shortfall for very low- and low-income units. • Sites must allow a minimum of 16 units per site.
• Sites must permit a minimum of 20 dwelling units per acre. • Sites must allow 100 percent residential use and require residential use to occupy at least 50 percent of the floor area in a mixed-use project. • Sites must permit owner -occupied and rental multifamily uses by right pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2(i) for developments in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower-income households.

Under the updated Zoning Code, there will be a realistic capacity for 3,160 lower-income units in the Mixed Use Neighborhood (MUN), sites 15-26, and Mid-Town (MT) zones, sites 29-68, as identified in Table 16, Sites Inventory Table (Appendix E) . The City will ensure that the components required by State law will encompass a minimum of 114.3 acres of sites in the MUN and MT designations to accommodate the remaining lower-income RHNA of 2,286. The remaining 874 units will provide a generous buffer of approximately 30 percent more capacity than required.

Summary of Lower-Income Capacity and Shortfall
Category Lower-Income Units
RHNA 2,963

1. Entitled, Permitted, or Constructed
Pipeline Project Projects
396

2. Accessory Dwelling Unit Potential 48

3. Downtown Specific Plan Existing Capacity Identified 233 Total Existing Capacity (#1-3) 677
Existing Deficit (-)/ Lower-Income Shortfall 2,286

4. MUN and MT Capacity Identified After Rezone 3,160
Total Capacity After Rezone (#1-4) 3,837
Surplus (+) After Rezone/Buffer Sites 874
As reflected in Appendix E, each site identified has the capacity to accommodate at least 16 units and will be available for development in the planning period where water, sewer, and dry utilities can be provided.

Objective(s) 3a: Update City Zoning Ordinance and create opportunity for at least 2,286 units of multifamily housing for lower -income households.

Timeframe 3a: Adopt updated Zoning Ordinance within a year of Housing Element adoption.

Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund

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Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 4.2
Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and/ or Integration/Segregation; Disparities in Access to Opportunities
Contributing Factor(s) Historical land use and zoning focused on single-family uses that limit housing choices.

Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity; Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment]
• Rezoning to create the opportunity for developing 3,160 new affordable units.
• Increased residential densities to remove barriers to development and create opportunities for new housing
supply and affordability near higher opportunity areas. • Streamlined approval for qualifying affordable ,
multifamily sites through by right approval for
developments with 20% or more units affordable to
lower-income households.

Program 34: Supportive Housing
The City will amend the Zoning Code to allow supportive housing by right in residential zones that permit multifamily uses and mixed-use zones that allow residential uses. (AB 2162, 2018) Objective(s) 33a: Amend the Zoning Code.

Timeframe 33a: Currently underway with expected completion in Fall 2022.

Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.5, 2.5
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
Contributing Factor(s) Lack of by right zoning for supportive housing Program/Action Type New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity • Zoning to allow supportive housing by right and increase housing choices, and opportunities for the development
of supportive housing in high opportunity areas.

Program 35: Surplus Lands
The City will identify and prioritize State and local surplus lands available for housing development affordable to lower -income households and report on these lands annually through the Housing Element Annual Progress Report. (AB 1486, 2019)

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Objective(s) 34a: Identify and track surplus City-owned sites. Prioritize 100% of surplus sites for affordable housing.
34b: Coordinate with other agencies to track sites with opportunity for housing development.

Timeframe 34a–34b: Ongoing; Annually
Responsible Agency Community Development Department, Economic Development Department and City Manager’s Office
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.5, 1.9, 1.10
Fair Housing Issue RECAPs, and Integration/Segregation
Contributing Factor(s) Location and type of affordable housing; Limited public funds for development of affordable housing
Program/Action Type Mobility Strategies [Housing/Employment] • Prioritize 100% of surplus sites for the
development of affordable housing to connect
developers who are interested in building more
affordable homes to surplus local public land that is
both available and suitable for affordable housing
development.

Program 36: Water and Sewer Priority Services
Pursuant to Chapter 727, Statutes of 2005 (SB 1087), the City is required to deliver its adopted Housing Element and any amendments thereto to local water and sewer service providers. This legislation allows for coordination between the City and water and sewer providers when considering approval of new residential projects. The Indio Water Authority and the Coachella Valley Water District are responsible for providing water service to the C ity, and the Valley Sanitation District oversees wastewater conveyance and treatment. As such, the City will distribute a copy of the adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element to the area water and sewer providers.

The current 2020 Coachella Valley Regional Urban Water Management Plan acknowledges the requirements and includes the projected water use for single -family and multifamily housing needed for lower -income households. The Community Development Department will coordinate with the area water and sewer provid ers to ensure that proposed developments which include housing affordable to lower -income households, including extremely low - and very-low income, are prioritized. The coordination efforts will further support the prioritization of water and sewer service s for future residential development, including units affordable to lower-income households.

Objective(s) 28a: Distribute adopted Housing Element to the area water and sewer providers.
28b: Increased coordination with the area water and sewer providers to ensure that adopted policies prioritize water and sewer allocation for affordable housing development.

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Timeframe 27a: Distribute adopted Housing Element to the area water and sewer providers upon local adoption of the 6th Cycle Housing Element.
28b: Ongoing Coordination.

Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 4.2
Program 37: Zoning Code Updates for the Removal of Constraints The City is in the process of updating its Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Code) as of November 2021.

Through the Zoning Code update, the City’s zoning regulations will be brought into conformity with the Indio General Plan 2040 adopted in September 2019. The updated zoning regulations, which will be adopted in mid -2022, will implement the 2040 General Plan, including the allowed densities and uses. Through this update the City will remove and minimize constraints to the development of housing , including multifamily housing, housing f or lower income households, housing to meet the needs of extremely low -income households, and housing for those with special needs. Specific constraints to development that will be removed or minimized include the following: minimum square footage requirements for residential uses, minimum parking requirements, permit processes and procedures required of developments, and increased provision of uses that can be permitted by-right, including identification of a zone where large community care facilities serving seven or more people can be permitted without discretion.

Additionally, the City’s Zoning Code incorrectly states that the Emergency Shelter Overlay District is considered a Combining Overlay District, suggesting that Emergency Shelters are subject to the Combining Overlay District discretionary approval . Through the Zoning Code update, the City will amend this language to clarify that Emergency Shelters are permitted by - right, in accordance with State law (AB 139).

Objective(s) 37a: Complete comprehensive update to the Zoning Code.

Timeframe 37a: Currently underway with expected completion in Fall 2022.

Responsible Agency Community Development Department
Funding Sources Regulatory only – City General Fund
Relevant Policies 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 4.2
Fair Housing Issue Disparities in Access to Opportunities ; Disproportionate Housing Needs, Including Displacement Risks
Contributing Factor(s) Failure to allow emergency shelters by right; Historical land use and zoning law patterns creating regulatory barriers to housing.

Program/Action Type Protecting Existing Residents from Displacement ; New Housing Choices and Affordability in Areas of Opportunity

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• Zoning to allow Emergency Shelters by right and protect residents from displacement through increased
opportunities for the development of Emergency Shelters. • Reducing barriers to development and increasing
opportunities for housing in higher opportunity zones by removing or reducing minimum square footage
requirements for residential uses, minimum parking
requirements, permit processes and procedures required
of developments, and increased provision of uses that can be permitted by right.

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City of Indio
6th Cycle Housing Element
Appendices

Appendix A: 5th Cycle Review
Appendix B: Community Profile
Appendix C: Constraints and Zoning Analysis
Appendix D: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Analysis Appendix E: Sites Analysis and Inventory
Appendix F: Community Engagement Summary

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Appendix A: 5th Cycle Review

Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Evaluation of Previous Housing Element Implementation......................................................................... 1 3 Review of Programs Addressing the Housing Needs for the Population With Special Needs ................ 16

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1 Introduction
For the 5th Cycle General Plan Housing Element (2014–2021), the City of Indio (City) committed to specific programs to address the comprehensive housing needs of the City and to help achieve the goals identified in the 5th Cycle Housing Element. This section evaluates progress made toward the goals and actions of the 5th Cycle Housing Element, and was used as a foundation to inform the programs of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021–2029) tailored to meet this cycle’s housing needs. California Government Code Section 65588(a) requires each jurisdiction to regularly review its Housing Element and evaluate the following:
• The progress in implementation of the Housing Element. • The effectiveness of the Housing Element programs in progress toward achieving the housing goals and objectives.
• The appropriateness of the housing goals, objectives, and policies, and in contributing to the attainment of the State housing goal.
2 Evaluation of Previous Housing Element Implementation This evaluation provides information on the extent to which programs have achieved stated objectives, and whether these programs continue to be relevant to addressing current and future housing needs in the City. The success of a program toward achieving the 5th Cycle goals is the basis for the goals, policies, and programs, and the establishment of objectives provided in the 6th Cycle. Table 1 lists each program from the 2014–2021 Housing Element, and identifies the program progress, effectiveness, and appropriateness. The goals, policies, and programs of the 6th Cycle Housing Element are reflective of their effectiveness from the 5th Cycle, as determined by this evaluation.

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Table 1: Evaluations of 2014–2021 Housing Element Implementation 5th Cycle Goal/Policy Action Action Objective Progress in Implementation Goal 1: To increase the availability of permanent housing for all community residents .

Policy Action 1.1: Adopt Reasonable Accommodation Procedures In order to ensure compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act, the City will continue to adhere to the following policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation. All visitors to the public counter at City Hall will be informed via posted signs and/or notices of their right to request relief from Code regulations and permitting procedures that have a discriminatory effect on housing for individuals with disabilities. Requests must specify the regulation, policy, or procedure from which the applicant is seeking relief and the reason. Requests will be approved, approved with
modifications, or declined once staff has made determinations as to:
• the qualifying status of the individual;
• the necessity of the accommodation; and
• the financial or administrative burden on the City.

Adopt reasonable
accommodation
procedures.

Progress: The City has not adopted a Reasonable Accommodation Procedure.

Effectiveness: Although the City is required to make reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities with respect to planning and building regulations and permitting procedures, it has not yet adopted a formal policy for processing requests for accommodation and determining their reasonableness.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Under the Federal Fair Housing Act, the City is required to establish a procedure for persons with disabilities seeking fair access to housing to make requests for reasonable accommodations. This policy should be revised to ensure that it is completed, and this procedure is available and accessible so that those who may need to make a request understand what steps to take.

Policy Action 1.2: Farmworker Housing
The City recognizes the need for housing suitable for farmworkers in Indio. Section B.9.f of the Housing Element describes the farmworker housing needs in the City. To help ensure adequate farmworker housing is available, the City shall annually assess the need for farm worker housing and, as deemed necessary, produce a report or memorandum assessing the housing needs of the farmworker population and identifying further opportunities to partner with developers to provide additional units. The City may also develop partnerships with outside organizations conducting similar assessments of farmworker housing needs. Based on the City’s findings, an action plan to address any identified need for farmworker housing will be developed. This action plan will include outreach to nonprofit housing developers and agricultural stakeholders, identifying suitable and available sites for housing for farmworkers, in‐ kind technical assistance for housing developers pursuing funding resources and entitlements and priority processing for farmworker housing projects. Recently, the Coachella Valley Housing coalition started construction of 85 new Encourage and
facilitate
development of 115
farmworker housing
units.

Progress: The City conducts outreach to non-profit housing developers and agricultural stakeholders on an ongoing basis to encourage and facilitate development of farmworker housing units.

In 2014, the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition completed the construction of 85 new units, including 84 farmworker affordable units, as part of the Villa Hermosa Apartments. In 2019, Phase II of the Villa Hermosa Apartments were completed, which includes 67 affordable farmworker units.

Effectiveness: The City was effective in developing 67 new apartment units completed during the 2014–2021 Housing
Element planning period to serve the farmworker population.

Additionally, building permits have been issued for 100 units, including 99 very-low-income deed-restricted farmworker units, and are expected to be completed during the 2021–2029 planning period in Phase III of the Villa Hermosa Apartments.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy 1.2 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. With the existing farmworker units that are currently serving the community, it is recommended that the City continue facilitating the development of the 100 units as part of Phase III of Villa Hermosa during the 6th

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Cycle planning period, and plan to identify additional development opportunities for approximately 100 additional farmworker housing units based on the current needs assessment. It is also recommended that the City monitor the existing farmworker housing units to ensure their preservation at rates affordable to farmworkers.

Policy Action 1.3: Mixed Income Housing
The City shall encourage a balanced residential community through integration of low‐ and moderate‐income housing throughout the City, and the adequate dispersal of such housing to avoid over concentration in any particular neighborhood.

Encourage mixed-
income housing.

Progress: The City has ongoing discussions with developers regarding development opportunities; however, developers cite nongovernmental constraints, such as current market conditions and lack of available public funding, as detrimental to development.

New funding programs are being considered as they become available.

Effectiveness: Indio’s 19 existing affordable housing complexes are spread out, stretching over an area of approximately 4 to 5 miles.

Most complexes are at least 0.5 miles from all other complexes, with the exception of two complexes that are separated by less than 0.25 miles. No affordable complexes currently exist north of Interstate 10.

The 67 lower-income units constructed as part of the Villa Hermosa II Apartments are part of the Fred Young Specific Plan. Additionally, two low-income single-family residential dwellings were constructed in 2018 within an existing single-family residential neighborhood.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 1.3 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update; however, the unavailability of public funding low- and moderate-income housing funds means that alternative funding sources will need to be identified to support affordable development in specific locations. It is recommended that the City pursue pro-housing policies that employ policy tools that generate revenue to support the creation of affordable housing by charging a fee on new development. Funding may come from a variety of sources, including linkage fees or in lieu payments from an inclusionary housing ordinance, as well as affordable housing impact fee funds. Additionally, the dispersal of low- and moderate-income housing should aim to ensure that households of all economic segments have equal access to resources. An inclusionary requirement in high-resource areas could help achieve this.

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Table 1: Evaluations of 2014–2021 Housing Element Implementation 5th Cycle Goal/Policy Action Action Objective Progress in Implementation Policy Action 1.4: Partnerships with Housing Developers The City supports cooperation in the development of affordable housing through financial and/or technical assistance. The City will cooperate with developers to provide housing opportunities for extremely‐low, very‐low-, low- and moderate-income households.

The City shall also evaluate the effectiveness of its partnerships with non‐profit housing developers on an annual basis. Based on its findings, the City will seek ways to expand and foster its partnerships as appropriate.

The City will assist and encourage housing development for extremely‐low, very‐low, low and moderate income households through a variety of activities such as providing in‐kind technical assistance, funding support, land write‐downs, expedited processing, fee deferrals, and incentives and concessions that meet or exceed State density bonus law as appropriate.

Partnerships with
non‐profit housing
developers.

Progress: The City is in ongoing discussions with developers regarding development opportunities. A total of 151 very-low‐income units were constructed during the planning period.

Effectiveness: The City successfully partnered with the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition to complete Phase II of the Villa Hermosa Apartments with 67 very-low-income deed-restricted units, and expects 99 additional very-low-income deed-restricted units to be completed as part of Phase III. In addition, the City has had multiple discussions with Pacific West Communities Inc., the developer of a proposed 184-unit affordable-housing rental project known as Arroyo Crossing located at 47555 Jefferson Street, Indio CA 92201.

The project will include 182 proposed rent-restricted units: 80% of the units will be designated for very low- and low-income renters, and 20% will be designated for moderate-income renters as part of Phase I, and an additional 218 affordable units will be part of Phase II.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 1.4 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. The City of Indio Planning Commission conducted a public hearing for Arroyo Crossing on March 25, 2020.

Once construction begins, the units will be reported in a subsequent Annual Progress Report during the 6th Cycle period.

Policy Action 1.5: Infill Opportunity Partnerships
The City has an adjusted RHNA need of 1,201 units for very‐low and low-income households. The City has a number of
opportunities for infill residential development to meet this need.

The City shall work with housing developers to acquire and develop new housing units in these areas. City assistance may include in‐ kind technical assistance, land acquisition and consolidation and providing infrastructure improvements.

Support and facilitate
the development of
1,201 infill housing
units for very low-
and
low‐income
households.

Progress: The City has ongoing discussions with developers regarding opportunities for infill development that meets the needs of lower‐income households. Since 2014, a total of 0 units have been constructed as infill development during the planning period.

However, there are plans to expand and redevelop the former Indio Fashion Mall into the Indio Marketplace. When completed, the project will include a mixed-use community with approximately 400 residential units.

In total, 151 very-low‐income units were constructed during the planning period, as well as an additional two low-income Habitat for Humanity units that were built and received certificates of occupancy in 2018. Additionally, in 2020, the City issued building permits for 100 units, including 99 very-low-income deed-restricted units for Villa Hermosa Phase III, and two very-low-income deed- restricted units in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

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Table 1: Evaluations of 2014–2021 Housing Element Implementation 5th Cycle Goal/Policy Action Action Objective Progress in Implementation Effectiveness: The City has fallen short of the 1,201 infill-housing construction objective. This can be attributed partially to real estate market conditions and partially to the unavailability of low- and moderate-income funds to underwrite affordable housing
development. However, there are opportunities for the City to incentivize infill development in the 6th Cycle, particularly in the Downtown, Midtown, and Mixed-Use designations.

Appropriateness: Discontinue. Although opportunities for infill development remain important in the 6th Cycle, Policy Action 1.5 does not remain appropriate for the Housing Element update for the number of infill units the City should aim to develop. The City has been allocated 1,793 very low- income and 1,170 low-income units for the 6th Cycle Housing Element. Although the City will continue to pursue opportunities for infill development to accommodate very low- and low-income households, particularly in the Downtown, Midtown, and Mixed Use designations, it is not feasible to assume that the entirety of the RHNA) target for very low- and low-income units will come from infill development. The City expects planning efforts such as the Downtown Specific Plan and Highway 111 Specific Plan, lot consolidation program, and redevelopment of Indio Fashion Mall to facilitate infill development opportunities.

Goal 2: To remove constraints that hinder the construction of affordable housing.

Policy Action 2.1: Expeditious Development Processing
Lengthy development application processing times can hinder the feasibility of developing affordable housing. In September 2013, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 1655 modifying various section of the Municipal Code to streamline and reduce development and business related impediments. This zone text amendment adds an administrative design review process to reduce processing time for certain land use entitlements. However, to ensure development review and approval timelines are not a constraint to housing development, the City shall continue to monitor average processing times for discretionary development permits on an annual basis. Should the City find that processing times are a constraint to affordable housing development; the City shall revise discretionary processing and approval procedures, as Continue to monitor
processing times.

Progress: Monitoring is ongoing; however, with the recent State legislation that passed (Senate Bill 35, Senate Bill 765, Assembly Bill 831), the City now implements procedures that improve processing times as a way to encourage and support housing development. The City did not process any permits using Senate Bill 35 during the 5th Cycle planning period. In 2019 and 2020, 18 accessory dwelling units were processed by-right.

Effectiveness: The City should continue to monitor development processing times as a potential constraint to development.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 2.1 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended to increase opportunities for by-right processing for the development of housing, especially housing affordable to lower-income households. It is also recommended that the City revise discretionary processing and approval procedures and increase opportunities for ministerial

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Policy Action 2.2: Standard Application Package
To assist applicants in understanding the requirements and procedures for development approvals prior to application submittal, the City will offer the Standard Application package. The package contains an explanation of the planning application permit process and the application form where all requested actions for the project in regard to the Development Services Department can be checked along with contact numbers and a copy of the fee schedule. The City shall update the Standard Application package as needed to provide current information.

Continue to provide
Standard Application
package.

Progress: The City continues to offer the Standard Application Package on an ongoing basis.

Effectiveness: The program has been effective in establishing consistent expectations for the information applicants are required to provide and eliminating unnecessary delays in the review and approval process.

Appropriateness: Continue. The City will continue providing the Standard Application Package during the 6th Cycle.

Policy Action 2.3: Encourage Housing for Extremely Low-Income Households
The City shall encourage the development of housing units for households earning 30 percent or less of the Median Family Income for Riverside County. Specific emphasis shall be placed on the provision of family housing and non‐traditional housing types such as single‐resident occupancies, transitional facilities and housing units serving temporary needs. The City will encourage development of housing for extremely‐low income households through a variety of activities such as outreach to nonprofit and for‐ profit housing developers, providing in‐kind technical assistance for housing developers, financing and funding assistance and expedited processing as appropriate. The City’s objective shall be to encourage and facilitate construction of 357 extremely low-income housing units during the 2014‐2021 Planning Period.

Encourage and
facilitate construction
of 357 extremely low‐
income housing
units.

Progress: The City has ongoing discussions with developers to encourage development. This has included discussions with Habitat for Humanity and other special needs housing developers that are researching the possibility of creating housing to target this income group.

Effectiveness: The City completed 151 lower-income units for Phase I and II of the Villa Hermosa Apartments during the 2014–2021 planning period.

Appropriateness: Continue. Because the City is required to encourage and facilitate the construction of extremely low-income housing units per its RHNA, it is recommended that the actions from Policy Action 2.3 be modified to set metrics for action items listed herein (outreach to nonprofit and for‐profit housing developers; providing in‐kind technical assistance for housing developers; providing financing and funding assistance and expedited processing, as appropriate). The need for extremely low-income households can be estimated based on 50% of the very low-income RHNA target (897 units).

Policy Action 2.4: Inventory of Units Built Based on Income Level To track the income levels of residential units built and provide a more effective way to track performance during the Planning Period, the City will develop procedures to obtain information on the estimated sales/rental value of each unit constructed. The information will be obtained during the entitlement process and the Create income‐based
inventory of units
built.

Progress: On an annual basis, the City completed and submitted Housing Element Annual Progress Reports to HCD. According to the most recent 2020 Annual Progress Report, from 2014 through 2020 there were a total of 2,264 housing units permitted and 509 housing units constructed in the City. Of this total, 151 units were deed‐restricted for lower‐income households and 2 units were non- deed‐restricted for low‐income households.

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Effectiveness: The City has not established an inventory in the 2014–2021 planning period.

Appropriateness: Remove. Policy Action 2.4 is no longer appropriate for the Housing Element update. This could instead be incorporated into a program focused on using data collected on current housing conditions in Indio in conjunction with the City’s Code Enforcement team.

Policy Action 2.5: Consistency with the General Plan
State law requires that all Elements of the General Plan be internally consistent. The City will annually review the Housing Element for consistency with the General Plan as part of the General Plan progress report.

General Plan
Progress Report.

Progress: The Housing Element and other elements of the General Plan are reviewed annually.

Effectiveness: The Housing Element remains consistent with other General Plan elements. Since the adoption of the 2040 General Plan on September 18, 2019, the City filed one General Plan progress report in May 2020.

Appropriateness: The City is required to ensure internal consistency with the General Plan by law for its Housing Element. It recommended Policy Action 2.5 be removed.

Policy Action 2.6: Minimum Unit Size Requirements
To ensure appropriately sized housing units are constructed in the City, the Indio Municipal Code requires a minimum floor area for residential dwellings. This minimum floor area is governed by the zoning district in which the dwelling is located and the number of bedrooms in the dwelling. The City understands that the minimum floor area requirement may be a constraint to the development of affordable multifamily units and has approved smaller unit sizes through discretionary development review.

To evaluate appropriate actions to reduce or eliminate this potential constraint, the City is in the process of examining the existing unit size requirements to determine if the City’s existing standards potentially constrain the provision of affordable housing units. Based on the findings of this examination, the City will amend the unit size requirements, if appropriate, to ensure maximum unit size thresholds do not constrain the provision of affordable housing.

Progress: No changes to the minimum unit size were made during the 2014–2021 planning period.

Effectiveness: The review of the minimum unit size is pending.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 2.6 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended that the City remove minimum unit size requirements as part of the update to the Zoning Code and instead let this be governed by the Building Code.

Policy Action 2.7: Compliance with Employee Housing Act The City shall, in processing and reviewing applications for development, comply with the State Employee Housing Act, Comply with the State
Employee
Housing Act
Progress: Although the City of Indio Municipal Code does not restrict the development of farmworker housing in any zone that permits residential developments of this type (i.e., multifamily or single

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family), the Municipal Code does not provide explicit zoning for employee housing or farmworker housing.

Effectiveness: There are currently two developments in Indio that provide housing opportunities for farmworkers: Desert Garden Apartments and the Fred Young Farmworker Apartment Complex.

Additionally, the Horizon at Indio development provides additional units for retired farmworkers.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 2.7 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended the City adopt explicit zoning for employee housing or farmworker housing to comply with State law.

Goal 3: To provide adequate, suitable sites for residential use, development and maintenance of a range of housing that varies sufficiently in terms of cost, design, site, location and tenure to meet the housing needs of all economic segments of the community at a level which can be supported by the infrastructure.

Policy Action 3.1: Vacant Land Inventory
The City shall monitor and update its inventory of vacant land and update the inventory on an annual basis. The inventory will be integrated into the City’s GIS system and will assist staff in providing information to for‐profit and non‐profit housing developers.

Update vacant land
inventory annually.

Progress: The vacant land inventory is updated as part of the Housing Element update. The inventory was not updated annually and is pending integration into the City’s GIS database.

Effectiveness: The inventory is presented as part of the Housing Element appendices.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 3.1 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. This can be revised to include surplus lands in accordance with Assembly Bill 1255. The City will make the inventory readily accessible on the City’s website following adoption of the 6th Cycle Housing Element. The City will also update and monitor the inventory to ensure compliance with Senate Bill 166, No-Net Loss.

Policy Action 3.2: Residential‐Supporting Services and Amenities Conveniently located and accessible services and amenities including child care, shopping, transit and jobs support residential development and enhance livability. The City shall encourage development of supportive services and amenities adjacent to and in conjunction with new residential development.

Supportive services
and amenities.

Progress: The City continues to encourage the setting aside of land for neighborhood‐serving retail, open space, community meeting facilities, and other supporting uses. A Community Benefits Height Bonus was included in the Downtown Indio Specific Plan, adopted in 2020.

Effectiveness Developers of new residential units continue to provide space for parks, houses of worship, community centers, and other facilities that serve residents.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 3.2 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended that

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Policy Action 3.3: Encourage Mixed Use and High Density Residential Development in the Downtown area
In 2013, the City initiated the preparation of the new Old Town Specific Plan. The City shall continue to encourage mixed use and high density residential development in the downtown area and consider incentives for developers that construct higher density residential/commercial projects in the downtown area.

Higher density
downtown mixed‐use
and residential
development.

Adoption of Old Town
Indio Specific Plan.

Progress: The Downtown Indio Specific Plan was adopted in April 2020. The Specific Plan introduces goals and policies to create an active, attractive, mixed-use place. Specifically, the Specific Plan includes development standards to encourage mixed-use and high- density residential development.

Effectiveness: The Downtown Specific Plan addresses mixed-use and high-density residential development within the Downtown area.

Appropriateness: Delete. The Downtown Indio Specific Plan has been adopted, and therefore Policy Action 3.3 is no longer necessary.

Policy Action 3.4: Jobs/Housing Balance Evaluation
The City shall continue to evaluate the potential for creating a jobs/housing balance in the community. Biannually the City shall analyze the status of jobs and housing within the community and provide information to large employers of new commercial and industrial projects on housing developments within the community.

Evaluate
jobs/housing
balance.

Progress: This is an ongoing process and is evaluated on an annual basis.

Effectiveness: The City continues to monitor Indio’s jobs/housing balance.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 3.4 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Goal 4: To initiate all reasonable efforts to preserve the availability of existing housing opportunities and to conserve as well as enhance the qual ity of existing dwelling units and residential neighborhoods.

Policy Action 4.1: Preserve Existing Residential Neighborhoods To protect existing stabilized residential neighborhoods from the encroachment of incompatible or potentially disruptive land uses and/or activities, the City will continue to require that new developments comply with City design standards.

The City will also review and appropriately modify City ordinances and policies if necessary, to establish and/or maintain appropriate separations and buffers between residential and non‐residential land uses.

Protect existing
residential
neighborhoods from
incompatible land
uses.

Progress: This is ongoing through careful review of proposed projects/uses. A Zoning Code update is currently underway.

Effectiveness: The City continues to maintain appropriate buffers around residential uses.

Appropriateness: Policy Action 4.1 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended to revise policy action language and set action objectives to discuss mixed use as appropriate and the Zoning Code update. This should also avoid discouraging residential and non-residential uses that are compatible.

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The City’s currently performs code enforcement on a complaint‐ basis. The Code Enforcement officers also perform proactive code enforcement by self‐initiating calls for service as they see potential code violations. The Code Enforcement officers investigated more than 2,500 code enforcement cases in calendar year 2012.

The City will continue to conduct proactive code enforcement activities in identified target areas to address code violations, deferred maintenance, substandard housing conditions and encourage continued maintenance of existing neighborhoods. The City shall utilize the existing neighborhood/property condition surveys to aid in targeting additional areas. The Code Enforcement officers will work with Development Services Development Staff to coordinate efforts in rehabilitating existing housing. The Code Enforcement Unit’s goal is to increase response to calls for service (both self‐initiated and community/resident initiated) by 10 percent each year.

Increase response to
calls for service by 10
percent annually.

Progress: This is ongoing. Progress on action objective is pending.

Code Enforcement officers investigated a total of 25,200 cases from 2014 through 2020. The case counts are as follows:
• 2014 – 3,671
• 2015 – 4,920
• 2016 – 3,220
• 2017 – 4,586
• 2018 – 2,676
• 2019 – 2,467
• 2020 – 3,660
Effectiveness: The City averaged approximately 3,600 cases per year. On average, cases were resolved within 2 weeks.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. The City should continue proactive code enforcement. It is recommended that this be coordinated with rehabilitation assistance programs and Code Enforcement’s inventory of the housing stock.

Policy Action 4.3: Promote Energy Conservation
The City will work with the Imperial Irrigation District to obtain information on loans, grants, or other incentives that might be available for voluntary energy reduction; and to obtain other relevant information on energy efficiency. The City shall supply energy conservation awareness brochures in all public meeting places including City Hall and the City Library.

Promote energy
conservation by
providing information
from the Irrigation
District and other
organizations at
public meeting
places.

Progress: The City encourages energy conservation in all public projects. Additionally, the City’s website provides links to rebate opportunities for City residents. The City will continue to consider Zoning Code revisions as they relate to promoting energy conservation.

Effectiveness: The City continues to encourage energy conservation and is effective in providing materials on the website.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 4.3 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Policy Action 4.4: Encourage Green Building Practices
The City understands the importance of sustainable use of limited resources and encourages the use of “green building” practices in new and existing housing. The City will develop a program to further facilitate and encourage the use of green building technologies.

The City will continuously analyze best practices and current technologies and develop a program that would provide density incentives for developments that incorporate green building technologies.

Develop a green
building program and
a menu of
development
incentives offered to
projects that meet
minimum
performance criteria.

Progress: The City encourages green building practices in all public projects. The City adopted the 2019 California Building Standards Code; however, there has not been an established green building program with a menu of incentives as outlined in this policy’s objective.

Effectiveness: The City continues to encourage energy conservation, but the action objective has not been met
Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 4.4 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

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Although the Housing Rehabilitation Program has been canceled due to the elimination of RDA and depletion of available Low/Mod Housing Funds, the City will continue to seek alternative funding to support a housing rehabilitation program. The program will provide technical and financial assistance to eligible low and moderate‐ income homeowners to rehabilitate existing single family, owner‐ occupied dwelling units through grants or low interest loans.

Restart the Housing
Rehabilitation
Program.

Progress: On June 3, 2020, Indio’s City Council approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the Minor Home Repair Program. The Minor Home Repair Program provides residents who live in a CDBG-eligible area within the City, own their home, and fall below the income limit with funding for repairs that includes plumbing; electrical; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units; water heaters; minor roofing repairs; and more. As of March 2021, the City has received and processed 30 applications.

Effectiveness: Homeowners are currently able to benefit from this program.

Appropriateness: Modify. Since low‐ and moderate‐income homeowners continue to need assistance with repairs to address health and safety issues, Policy Action 4.5 remains appropriate, with modifications, for the Housing Element update, subject to funding availability.

Policy Action 4.6: Rental Housing Rehabilitation
To address deferred maintenance and substandard housing conditions in rental housing units, the City will study the possibility of developing a housing rehabilitation loan program to assist renter‐occupied housing units.

Study the potential
for a Rental Housing
Rehabilitation
Program.

Progress: The study for the potential Rental Housing Rehabilitation Program is pending review. The City has been unable to secure funding.

Effectiveness: The City has not identified a housing rehabilitation loan program to assist renter‐occupied housing units.

Appropriateness: Remove. Policy Action 4.6 is no longer appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Policy Action 4.7: Neighborhood Clean Up Program
Although the dissolution of RDA and its funding, the City has successfully implemented the Neighborhood Clean Up Program utilizing City funds and volunteer efforts. The City will identify targeted neighborhoods on an annual basis and organize the events.

Two neighborhood
clean ups (approx.
250 units per
neighborhoods).

Progress: The program is ongoing and averages two cleanups per year. The City is now looking at expanding cleanup efforts by funding a cleanup assistance pilot program. This program was developed and funded to provide tools, supplies, and an industrial-sized dumpster to neighborhood groups to conduct localized
neighborhood cleanups. However, due to COVID-19, this program remains on hold.

Effectiveness: The City has met its action objective and continues to be effective in benefitting neighborhoods.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 4.7 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Policy Action 4.8: Multi‐Family Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program
Rehabilitate 50 units
during the
planning period.

Progress: The ongoing consideration with developers was diminished due to the elimination of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA).

Effectiveness: The City has been unable to rehabilitate any multi‐ family complexes or units through this program.

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Appropriateness: Remove. Policy Action 4.8 no longer remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. However, the City will continue Policy Action 1.4, which continues partnerships with affordable housing developers.

Policy Action 4.9: Senior Emergency Assistance Grant Program The City’s Senior Emergency Assistance Grant Program is currently on hold following the loss of most of its funding due to RDA dissolution; nonetheless, senior emergency assistance remains a pressing need. The City shall identify alternative funding sources to support grants to senior citizens to improve accessibility and correct health and safety violations.

Two grants annually. Progress: The program is on hold due to the RDA dissolution. Staff continues to consider alternative funding sources.

Effectiveness: The City has not provided older adults with assistance to address health and safety issues. The County of Riverside does offer a Senior Rehabilitation Program.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Because the City is unable to secure funding, Policy Action 4.9 no longer remains appropriate. It is recommended the City revise a program to promote the County of Riverside’s Senior Rehabilitation Program. Further the City can coordinate with older adults to coordinate reasonable
accommodations and retrofitting guidance.

Policy Action 4.10: Monitor and Preserve At‐Risk Units
The City will continue to track and monitor all owner and renter occupied units with affordability covenants in Indio and identify any units at‐risk of converting to market rate housing.

The City has identified 588 units at‐risk of converting to market‐ rate housing during the Planning Period: 320 units considered to be at “very high” risk, and 268 considered to be at “low” risk. The City will continue to encourage potential purchasers, including non‐ profit organizations and developers, to preserve the at‐risk properties. To increase the likelihood that these units are preserved, the City shall develop a preservation strategy. The strategy will include contacting potential purchasers, pursuing available funds, ensuring compliance with noticing requirements and conducting tenant education.

Monitor and preserve
at‐risk units.

Progress: The City continues to hold discussions and meetings with property owners/managers as needed.

Effectiveness: The City is required to monitor at-risk units as part of the Housing Element update. The City identified at-risk units for the 5th Cycle and will identify at-risk units for the 6th Cycle. Policy Action

4.10 should work to preserve those at-risk units.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 4.10 is appropriate for the 6th Cycle, and although there are no units at risk of conversion during the 6th Cycle, any future at-risk units should be monitored, and efforts should be made to preserve their affordability.

Goal 5: To ensure that all existing and future housing opportunities are open and available to all members of the community w ithout discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, marital status, age, househo ld composition or size, or any other arbitrary factors.

Policy Action 5.1: Fair Housing Commitment
The City shall require that all recipients of locally administered housing assistance funds acknowledge their understanding of fair housing law and affirm their commitment to the law.

Fair Housing
Commitment by fund
recipients.

Progress: The City continues to require acknowledgment of fair housing law from all recipients of local assistance.

Effectiveness: Housing providers remain committed to complying with all applicable fair housing laws.

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Policy Action 5.2: Fair Housing Information
The City of Indio will acquire and maintain fair housing materials, including pertinent resource, posters and information available through the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to educate on a variety of fair housing issues.

The City shall provide appropriate information flyers and brochures that highlight (1) disability provisions of both federal and state fair housing laws and (2) familial status discrimination. Where possible, the City shall obtain existing materials produced by other organizations and distribute them to the community. Fair housing materials, brochures and flyers will be distributed at outreach events including school fairs, health fairs, and City sponsored events.

Assemble and
distribute Fair
Housing information
material.

Progress: This effort is ongoing. The Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board distributes literature via radio, print and television media, and at public counters. The City’s website provides links to the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board’s website.

Effectiveness: Although the City does provide fair housing information, the City does not, however, provide information about impediments to fair housing.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Because there are new requirements to identify impediments to fair housing and strategies to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AB 686), it is recommended that the policy be revised to address this. Policy actions will be required to provide metrics and milestones to affirmatively further fair housing.

Policy Action 5.3: Fair Housing Referrals
The City will refer all housing discrimination inquiries to appropriate State and County regulatory agencies, including the County of Riverside Fair Housing Council and the State Fair Employment and Housing Commission.

Fair Housing
Referrals
Progress: The City continues to work with complainants to ensure their housing discrimination complaints are reported to the State Fair Employment and Housing Commission. Complaints are referred to the City’s Housing Resource Center, which is staffed by a HUD‐ approved Housing Agency (Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board). In the 2019/2020 fiscal year, there were 303
landlord/tenant mediations.

Effectiveness: The City continues to refer housing discrimination inquires to appropriate agencies.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 5.3 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update; however, it is recommended that the objective be revised to include information under “Housing Programs” on the City’s website with a contact to report housing discrimination.

Policy Action 5.4: Outreach for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Work with the Inland Regional Center to develop and implement an outreach program that informs families within the City of housing and services available for persons with developmental disabilities.

Develop an outreach
program providing
information on
housing options for
persons with
Progress: Program development is pending; however, the City uses an Affordable Housing Brochure as a handout to residents who are interested in renting affordable housing units that are designed for persons with disabilities.

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developmental
disabilities through a
variety of traditional
and electronic media,
as well as through
face‐to‐face
interaction.

Effectiveness: The City currently has not developed an outreach program for persons with developmental disabilities.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 5.4 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Goal 6: To coordinate local housing efforts with appropriate federal, state, regional, and local governments and/or agencies and to cooperate in the implementation of intergovernmental housing programs to ensure maximum effectiveness in solving local and r egional housing problems.

Policy Action 6.1: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
The City will continue participation with the Riverside County Housing Authority to qualify Indio residents for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The City will provide
information on the availability
of Section 8 programs to qualified residents.

Referrals to Section 8
Program.

Progress: Referrals to the Riverside County Housing Authority Section 8 Program are ongoing. Information is also available on the City’s website under “Housing Programs.”
Effectiveness: The City continues its participation in the Riverside County Section 8 program. Indio residents remain qualified for Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers. See additional details in Appendix D, Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Analysis.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. The policy action should be modified to specify outreach for referrals. Policy Action 6.1 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Policy Action 6.2: Participation in SCAG RHNA Process
The City will provide strong and active representation to SCAG by both staff and elected officials to ensure the SCAG’s determination of a jurisdiction’s housing production requirements constitutes a locality’s fair share portion for fulfilling its regional housing needs.

SCAG participation. Progress: City staff meets regularly with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and other Coachella Valley cities to discuss housing production requirements and fair-share issues. The City is also represented on the SCAG Regional Council. There is ongoing City participation in SCAG.

Effectiveness: The City continues to provide strong and active representation by both City staff and elected officials to SCAG in the RHNA process.

Appropriateness: Continue. Policy Action 6.2 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.

Policy Action 6.3: Maximize External Funding Resources
The City of Indio recognizes the opportunity to apply for available external funds for housing construction, preservation and improvement. External funding sources from State and Federal programs provide increased opportunities to develop and maintain housing affordable to Indio residents.

Secure State and
Federal housing
funds.

Progress: The ongoing search for new funding has resulted in more than $12 million in Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds coming to the City to address foreclosures and associated blight. The City has also received multiple grants, such as the Housing Related Parks Grant Program, which has now provided more than $2,700,000 to rehabilitate, expand, and create parks.

Now that the State has approved recent legislation and funding in

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support of affordable housing, staff will pursue funding of prime importance in the support of a home-buyer assistance program. A proposed program takes into account recent input received through community meetings and a recent community needs survey.

Effectiveness: The City received three rounds of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding and rehabilitated a total of 108 homes. The availability of eligible vacant and foreclosed homes for purchase by the City has declined, and as a result, the City is currently only rehabilitating one home, which it plans to sell to a low- income qualified household in 2021. It is anticipated that funding will be exhausted following the purchase, rehabilitation, and resell of this final unit.

Appropriateness: Delete. Staff will pursue closeout and conclude the Neighborhood Stabilization Program during fiscal year 2020/2021.

Policy Action 6.4: Housing Programs Information
To maximize participation in housing programs, the City shall develop and disseminate informational materials to inform residents of program availability and requirements. Informational materials may be disseminated via the City’s website, through print media at publicly accessible locations and/or through public workshops and meetings.

Housing programs
informational
materials.

Progress: The City continues to develop and update information on housing programs for dissemination to interested parties.

Effectiveness: Information is available under the “Housing Programs” section of the City’s website.

Appropriateness: Revise and continue. Policy Action 6.4 remains appropriate for the Housing Element update. It is recommended that the language clarify that this is to connect residents with housing access and affordability or give examples of types of programs. This could be expanded upon to include development program
information for developers and to incorporate pro-housing initiatives that the City will complete.

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3 Review of Programs Addressing the Housing Needs for the Population with Special Needs
The City’s 5th Cycle Housing Element included several programs to directly address housing for those with special needs and many programs which indirectly support housing for those with special needs. An explanation of the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions from the City’s 5th Cycle is provided below.

Policy Action 1.1 directly addresses individuals with disabilities in the community by providing reasonable accommodations. The policy action is effective in that it requires that the City informs individuals with disabilities of their right to request relief from discriminatory Code regulations and permitting procedures through signage or notices. Those requesting must specify the type of relief and may be approved, approved with modifications, or declined. While the City did not fully implement the program as intended by Policy Action 1.1, the City has committed to develop and adopt reasonable accommodations procedures and application and informational resources as part of Program 28, Reasonable Accommodation Procedures, of the 6th Cycle Housing Element.

Policy Action 4.9 directly supported seniors by providing emergency assistance to help improve the quality of life for those individuals. Unfortunately, the grant funding has ceased due to RDA dissolution and the program was put on hold. This program was very effective as it provided older adults a means to address health and safety concerns. Therefore, the City will pursue alternative options to connect residents with funding and resources for housing rehabilitation efforts during the 6th Cycle.

The City’s 5th Cycle Housing Element stressed the importance of providing housing information to its citizens. Policy Action 6.4 aimed to maximize the participation of residents in housing programs by disseminating information though public workshops and/or meetings. More specifically, Policy Action

5.2 provided information that could potentially secure housing for individuals that may be facing discrimination. This strategy was effective in that important information regarding fair housing was distributed to sensitive populations, including older adults and individuals with disabilities, through outreach events as well as passive methods. The City will revise and continue its efforts in both Policy Actions that will further the objective of providing fair and pro-housing initiatives, such as through Programs 5, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and 16, Fair Housing Referral and Mediation, Program of the 6th Cycle Housing Element.

Policy Action 5.4 aimed to mitigate barriers against the population with special needs by providing information for housing options best suited for those with developmental abilities. As this program has not yet been developed, it remains ineffective. However, this policy action is suitable for the Housing Element update and therefore work will be continued through Program 1, Accessibility, of the 6th Cycle Housing Element, which will increase opportunities for persons with temporary, developing, or permanent disabilities, including older adults with changing levels of ability, by promoting increased accessibility by connecting developers and residents to resources on design features that are accessible and safe to all people regardless of age, size, ability, or disability.

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Other policy actions that directly or indirectly addressed populations with special needs include:
• Policy Action 1.3 – Policy Action 1.3 indirectly addressed population with special needs by providing a socio-economically integrated community with fair housing, equal resources, and opportunities for all residents. This policy action remains effective. However, alternative funding will need be considered to address the unavailability of low- and moderate-housing public funding, such as through Program 11, Development Incentives and Programs, of the 6th Cycle Housing Element, which will implement a range of financial and regulatory incentive approaches to facilitate the development of housing for lower-income households. This will include evaluation of a local inclusionary ordinance to set aside a portion of new residential units for lower-income households.
• Policy Action 1.4 and 1.5 – Developers are responsible for the design and construction of various housing project for the City. Therefore, it is essential that the City and housing developers maintain a positive and constructive relationship. Policy Action 1.4 recommended that the City assist and encourage housing developers to plan for extremely low to moderate-income households. This is effective as it allows for direct communication between the two agencies and streamlines the financial and technical processes that would further incentivize the construction of fair housing. Additionally, Policy Action 1.5 stated that the City would work with developers to acquire and develop residential infill. While efforts should continue to be made in this area, it is ineffective and left out of the Housing Element update as the capacity for infill developments is not realistically feasible to meet RHNA requirements. • Policy Action 2.3 and 6.1 – Populations with special needs are more likely to be among the lower-income group. As a result, it is important for the City to continue to encourage housing for extremely low-income households as addressed by Policy Action 2.3, and to participate in the Riverside County Section 8 Program, addressed by Policy Action 6.1, as it will help to secure housing for these individuals. The effectiveness of the program is limited to the extent that those eligible for Section 8 vouchers are put on a waiting list. However, the City continue to participate with the Riverside County Housing Authority to connect eligible City residents to Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The City will provide information on the City’s website on the availability of Section 8 programs and other relevant resources through Program 35, Section 8: Housing Choice Voucher, of the 6th Cycle Housing Element. • Policy Action 3.2 – As addressed by Policy Action 3.2, housing needs also entails access to residential supporting services and amenities. To upkeep with resources and opportunities for residents, the City continues to set aside space for these developments. It is important for populations with special needs to be near such areas, thus it is encouraged that resources be in an area where planned affordable housing is or where it will be developed. In line with these efforts, the City initiated a Multi-Modal Feasibility Study as part of a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to explore transit hub options in the City. The City will continue these efforts into the 6th Cycle planning period, through Program 7, By-Right Development, of the Housing Element, through which the City will identify a location, process, and procedure by which residential and mixed-use development can be permitted by-right, especially in areas near amenities and resources such as transit, parks, childcare facilities, and within established commercial and near key areas of employment.