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File ID: 2022-00933 May 10, 2022 Consent Item 17
Title: 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file the 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
Contact: Greta Soos, Associate Planner, (916) 808-2027, [email protected] ; Matt
Hertel, AICP, Long Range Planning Manager, (916) 808-7158, [email protected]; Community Development Department
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2021 Housing Production Summary
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Pursuant to state law, the City’s planning agency provides to the City Council, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and the State Department of Housing and Community Development an annual report on the General Plan’s Housing Element. (Gov.
Code § 65400.) The City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element, adopted on August 17, 2021, and amended on December 14, 2021, is the City’s 8-year housing strategy and reflects the 2035 General Plan sustainable vision for growth over the next 20 years. The Housing Element identifies programs to increase the City’s housing stock and assist with the development of affordable housing for households of all income levels. The annual report details the progress made during the prior year in meeting Housing Element goals. The contents of the report are specified in state law, and include detailed reporting on planning approvals, building permits, and program implementation as specified in the Housing Element.
A summary of progress made in overall housing production and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) production over time can be found in Attachment 2-2021 Housing Production Summary.
The 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) can be found in Attachment 3. The 2021 report shows that:
• The City has already made significant progress in implementation of the adopted programs, such as completing programs H7. Develop a Web-based Land Inventory and H11. Prohousing Designation.
• Overall housing production in 2021 was 3,364 units – 400 fewer units than in 2020, but still the second-best year since 2007. 5,697 units need to be built each year across all income levels to meet the RHNA of 45,580 units over the eight-year planning period.
• In 2021, the City produced 1,235 units of low- and very low-income units including non-deed restricted units. This is only 12 units less than 2020 and 35% of the total units produced in 2021.
• ADU production increased 123% from 2020 (76 units) to 2021 (170 units).
Policy Considerations: The Housing Element Annual Progress Report tracks the City’s progress in addressing Sacramento’s housing needs through policies and programs.
Economic Impacts: Access to affordable housing improves community members’ ability to improve their economic status, reduces poverty and homelessness, and promotes social integration. A strong and affordable housing environment is critical to the economic well-being and growth of Sacramento and its residents.
Environmental Considerations: The informational update in this report is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(5) and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
Sustainability: A sustainable community includes housing for current and future households of all income levels. The City’s Housing Element establishes goals, policies, and programs to encourage housing opportunities for all residents.
Commission/Committee Action: The 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report was reviewed and commented on by the City’s Planning and Design Commission on April 28, 2022.
Rationale for Recommendation: The Housing Element Annual Progress Report is required by the State of California to be completed on an annual basis.
Financial Considerations: None.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Attachment 2-2021 Housing Production Summary
1 *Note: 2021 deed restricted low income unit total excludes the Sacramento Manor rehabilitation project which includes the conversion of 172 market rate units into units affordable to 80% AMI (low income). Projects that include acquisition, rehabilitation, or conversion of market rate to affordable units can only be counted towards a jurisdiction’s RHNA if the units are deed-restricted for at least 55 years. The regulatory agreement for the Sacramento Manor project required 10 -year terms. However, the project allows for the owner to apply for Bond financing and Tax Credits to fund more extensive rehabilitation after the 10 -year term ends.
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 City of Sacramento Housing Production (2006-2021)
Very Low Deed Restricted Very Low Non-Deed Restricted Low Deed Restricted* Low Non-Deed Restricted Moderate Deed Restricted Moderate Non-Deed Restricted Above Moderate Attachment 2-2021 Housing Production Summary
2 *Note: 2021 deed restricted low income unit total excludes the Sacramento Manor rehabilitation project which includes the con version of 172 market rate units into units affordable to 80% AMI (low income). Projects that include acquisition, rehabilitation, or conversion of market rate to affordable units can only be counted towards a jurisdiction’s RHNA if the units are deed-restricted for at least 55 years. The regulatory agreement for the Sacramento Manor project required 10 -year terms. However, the project allows for the owner to apply for Bond financing and Tax Credits to fund more extensive rehabilitation after the 10-year term ends. 155 91
989 984
1,145
3,364
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2,533
5,698
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Extremely Low Very Low Low* Moderate Above Moderate Total 2021 Building Activity By Income Category Relative to 2021-2029 RHNA Goals 2021 Issued Permits Average of 2021-2029 RHNA over 8 years Attachment 2-2021 Housing Production Summary
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ADU Building Activity (2013-2021)
Planning Applications Received Building Permits Issued
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 1 Table B
Cycle 5 Including Calendar Year 2021
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
1 2 3
Income Level RHNA Allocation by
Income Level 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Units to Date (all years)
Very Low
Deed Restricted 4944
62 78 0 0 0 1 10 533 177
1060
Non-Deed Restricted 33 24 0 0 0 10 37 26 69
Low*
Deed Restricted 3467
24 95 0 27 0 59 7 438 430
2163
Non-Deed Restricted 113 28 68 0 3 10 52 250 559
Moderate
Deed Restricted 4482
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10
8162
Non-Deed Restricted 34 21 851 820 1757 401 1924 1356 974 Above Moderate 11208 153 95 104 730 1121 1894 1046 1147 1145 7435 Total RHNA 24101
Total Units 419 341 1023 1577 2881 2375 3076 3764 3364 18820 General notes:
• Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals and must be reported as very low-income units.
• Cycle 5 Planning Period is 10/31/2013 – 5/14/2021
• Cycle 6 Planning Period is 5/15/2021 – 5/15/2029
• The 2020 Annual Progress Report staff report numbers show a 134-unit difference. This is because one housing development project was not accounted for due to improper data input in the city’s permitting software.
*Note: 2021 deed restricted low income unit total excludes the Sacramento Manor rehabilitation project which includes the conversion of 172 market rate units into units affordable to 80% AMI (low income). Projects that include acquisition, rehabilitation, or conversion of market rate to affordable units can only be counted towards a jurisdiction’s RHNA if the units are deed-restricted for at least 55 years. The regulatory agreement for the Sacramento Manor project required 10-year terms. However, the project allows for the owner to apply for Bond financing and Tax Credits to fund more extensive rehabilitation after the 10-year term ends.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 2 Table B
Cycle 6 Planning Period
(5/15/2021 – 5/15/2029)
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
1 2 3 4
Income Level RHNA Allocation by
Income Level 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Total
Units to
Date
(all
years)
Total
Remaining
RHNA by
Income
Level
Very Low Deed Restricted
10,463 87
127 10,336 Non-Deed Restricted 40
Low Deed Restricted
6,306 430
761 5,545 Non-Deed Restricted 331
Moderate Deed Restricted
8,545 5
750 7,795 Non-Deed Restricted 745
Above Moderate 20,266 581 581 19,685
Total RHNA 45,580
Total Units 2,219 - - - - - - - - 2,219 43,361
General notes:
• Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals and must be reported as very low- income units.
• Cycle 5 Planning Period is 10/31/2013 – 5/14/2021
• Cycle 6 Planning Period is 5/15/2021 – 5/15/2029
• The 2020 Annual Progress Report staff report numbers show a 134-unit difference. This is because one housing development project was not accounted for due to improper data input in the city’s permitting software.
*Note: 2021 deed restricted low income unit total excludes the Sacramento Manor rehabilitation project which includes the conversion of 172 market rate units into units affordable to 80% AMI (low income). Projects that include acquisition, rehabilitation, or conversion of market rate to affordable units can only be counted towards a jurisdiction’s RHNA if the units are deed-restricted for at least 55 years. The regulatory agreement for the Sacramento Manor project required 10-year terms. However, the project allows for the owner to apply for Bond financing and Tax Credits to fund more extensive rehabilitation after the 10-year term ends.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 3 Table B
Cycle 5 Planning Period
(10/31/2013 – 5/14/2021)
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
1 2 3 4
Income Level RHNA Allocation by
Income Level 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
Units to
Date
(all
years)
Total
Remainin
g RHNA
by
Income
Level
Very Low
Deed Restricted 4944 62 78 0 0 0 1 10 533 90 933 4011 Non-Deed Restricted 33 24 0 0 0 10 37 26 29 Low
Deed Restricted 3467 24 95 0 27 0 59 7 438 0 1402 2065 Non-Deed Restricted 113 28 68 0 3 10 52 250 228 Moderate
Deed Restricted 4482 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 7412 0 Non-Deed Restricted 34 21 851 820 1757 401 1924 1356 229 Above Moderate 11208 153 95 104 730 1121 1894 1046 1147 564 6854 4354 Total RHNA 24101
Total Units 419 341 1023 1577 2881 2375 3076 3764 1145 16601 10430 General notes:
• Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals and must be reported as very low-income units.
• Cycle 5 Planning Period is 10/31/2013 – 5/14/2021
• Cycle 6 Planning Period is 5/15/2021 – 5/15/2029
• The 2020 Annual Progress Report staff report numbers show a 134-unit difference. This is because one housing development project was not accounted for due to improper data input in the city’s permitting software.
*Note: 2021 deed restricted low income unit total excludes the Sacramento Manor rehabilitation project which includes the conversion of 172 market rate units into units affordable to 80% AMI (low income). Projects that include acquisition, rehabilitation, or conversion of market rate to affordable units can only be counted towards a jurisdiction’s RHNA if the units are deed-restricted for at least 55 years. The regulatory agreement for the Sacramento Manor project required 10-year terms. However, the project allows for the owner to apply for Bond financing and Tax Credits to fund more extensive rehabilitation after the 10-year term ends.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 4 2021-2029 Housing Element Programs Implementation Status (APR Table D) Short-Term (2021-2022)
Medium-Term (2023-2025)
Long-Term (2026-2029)
Annual & Ongoing (2021-2029)
Short-Term Implementation Programs (2021-2022)
Program Title Program Language Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
H1. Review
Mixed Income
Housing
Ordinance
The City shall evaluate the effectiveness of the Mixed Income Housing Ordinance (MIHO). The City shall conduct an economic feasibility study to guide any decisions on changes to the ordinance, including the consideration of a mandatory inclusionary housing component. In this evaluation of the ordinance, the City will engage a broad range of stakeholders to ensure a variety of voices and interests are heard and considered. Based on the findings of the evaluation and the study, the City shall consider amendments to the ordinance with the goal of increasing the amount of affordable housing built in the City while ensuring the requirements do not pose a constraint to overall housing production.
Initiate economic
feasibility analysis
in 2021, complete
analysis by Spring
2022, and receive
decision on
ordinance from
City Council by end
of 2022.
CDD; SHRA Staff developed a scope of work and Request for Proposals, which was released in October of 2021.
Proposals were received in late November, and staff is
anticipating kicking off the project in April of 2022.
H2. Housing
Development
Toolkit
The City shall use the Vacant Lot Registration Program data to map privately-owned vacant lots and screen them for parcels that could be appropriate for housing based on screening criteria. The City shall develop a web-based Housing Development Toolkit on the City’s website with a step-by-step process for owners identified through the Vacant Lot Registration Program and the Housing Element Land Inventory to evaluate their options for developing their site for housing. The website will walk through the development process and the incentives and programs currently being offered by the City or partner agencies. The Housing Development Toolkit will include resources to facilitate affordable housing developments on large sites, including the City’s processing of lot line adjustments and voluntary merger of parcels, and a zero- dollar impact fee for affordable housing units. The City shall develop and execute a Housing Development Toolkit outreach plan targeted at developers and owners of vacant lots with a specific focus on the City’s most underserved areas. The City shall review the 2021-2022 CDD Staff has mapped privately-owned vacant lots and developed screening criteria to be used for outreach
purposes. Staff is in the process of creating the Housing Development Toolkit website and it is anticipated to be launched in Spring 2022.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 5 Program Title Program Language Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
effectiveness of this program annually with the City’s Housing Policy Working Group and suggest changes, as necessary.
H3. Establish
New Sources of
Funding for
Affordable
Housing
Working with the Housing Policy Working Group (HPWG) and other stakeholders, City staff shall explore new funding sources for affordable housing with the City Council. Potential sources of funding could include but not be limited to the following:
· An increased Housing Trust Fund fee for specific uses; · Ensuring 20 percent of revenue from an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) be set-aside for affordable housing; · Dedicating Property Transfer Tax revenues received in excess of the approved budget at year-end to affordable housing or infrastructure to support infill housing; and
· An affordable housing bond.
Starting in 2021,
explore funding
sources annually
during the City’s
budget review and
approval process.
OIED
(primary);
Finance
Department;
CDD; SHRA
The City’s annual budget process takes place in May/June.
Therefore, new funding sources during those time periods still need to be identified. Staff has also begun exploration of new funding sources and will be discussing funding
options at upcoming Housing Policy Working Group
meetings.
H4. ADU Toolkit The City shall develop an online ADU Toolkit with overview, process, case studies, and printable one-pagers covering various topics including, but not limited to, Universal Design and access. 2021-2022 CDD City staff have been in contract with consultants to assist in the development of the ADU Toolkit, which includes a webpage, video case studies, brochure, & the Symbium
zoning tool. The webpage content has been developed.
Filming for the video case studies is complete, and the Symbium tool is now live. The ADU Toolkit is anticipated to go live in May/June of 2022.
H5. ADU
Outreach Plan
The City shall develop and execute an ADU outreach plan. Outreach activities could include distributing website information, ADU tours, and educational workshops/open houses.
2021-2022 CDD City staff has contracted with a consultant to prepare an ADU outreach toolkit. The Outreach Toolkit contains a
library of different tools and actions the City can use to jumpstart the ADU program and outreach to different
stakeholder groups. The City anticipates completing some of these actions in 2022 upon completion of the ADU
Toolkit. Additionally, the City partnered with the local American Planning Association and American Institute of Architect sections on a panel discussion about the missing middle housing and ADUs in 2021.
H6. Permit-Ready
ADU Plans
The City shall develop permit ready design plans for City of Sacramento residents that will be ADA accessible and vary in square footage to accommodate a variety of ADU options.
2021-2022 CDD City staff has contracted with a consultant to develop permit ready ADU plans. These plans will be free to City of Sacramento residents and consist of 3 models: Studio, 1- bed, & 2-bed options. All models are ADA accessible and are under 750 sq. ft. to be exempt from impact fees. Plans are expected to be available in May/June 2022.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 6 Program Title Program Language Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
H7. Develop a
Web-based Land
Inventory
The City shall develop and maintain a web-based inventory of housing element sites that is updated monthly to identify sites appropriate for housing and provide an overlay of the State’s High Opportunity Areas as defined by the State’s Housing Departments such as the Treasurer or Department of Housing and Community Development. The inventory will also track remaining capacity to meet the RHNA in compliance with no-net loss requirements to maintain adequate capacity for lower- and moderate-income housing throughout the Housing Element Planning Period. The inventory will also highlight surplus City-owned sites and other public lands that would be appropriate for affordable housing.
Develop web-
based sites
inventory in 2021;
maintain regularly
through ongoing
updates.
CDD; OIED Complete (February 2022). City staff have developed an online web-based land inventory that was released
publicly in February 2022. The web map includes the
adopted housing element sites inventory layer and will be updated to identify sites as “available” or “not available”.
This layer will also be used to update a summary
dashboard that identifies the amount of capacity
remaining in each income category. The web-based land
inventory also includes sites identified by public agencies that may be suitable for future housing development.
These agencies currently include the City of Sacramento, Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sacramento (RASA),
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, and
Sacramento Regional Transit.
H8. Revisions to
Parking
Requirements
The City shall consider further eliminating City-mandated parking minimums and explore instituting parking maximums along transit corridors. Analysis, community outreach, and coordination with the City’s Parking Services Division will be initiated in 2021.
Recommended revisions to the Planning and Development Code’s parking regulations to be presented to City Council for consideration in 2022.
2021-2022 CDD (primary);
Public Works
City Council included revisions to vehicle and bicycle
parking regulations in the 2022 Planning and Zoning Work Program. City Council consideration for approval is
anticipated by the end of 2022.
H9. Facilitate
Appropriate
Development
through Specific
Plans and
Commercial
Corridor Action
Plans
The City shall prepare specific plans and action plans in infill areas and along commercial corridors that have been historically underserved, as described in the 2040 General Plan Update and have been targeted for development that considers the needs and desires of the neighborhood in which it is located (e.g., Stockton Blvd, Del Paso/Marysville Blvd). The City shall work to conduct neighborhood-level planning with residents to develop customized engagement and investment strategies that ensure meaningful and equitable participation and anti-displacement solutions in areas targeted for inclusive economic and community development.
Infrastructure and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis should be included in Specific Plans to facilitate and reduce the length and cost of the development review process.
Initiate one
specific plan or
action plan every
1-2 years during
the planning
period, starting in
2021 with the
Stockton Blvd
Plan.
CDD The Stockton Blvd Plan is underway and includes a specific plan and an action plan. An EIR will accompany it to
provide greater streamlining than what is already allowed for development along the commercial corridor. The
action plan will also advance production of accessory
dwelling units (ADUs),repair of existing housing and other anti-displacement measures through implementation of
included strategies and programs. The plan will also
include strategies to connect developers to resources.
The Marysville/Del Paso Action Plan kicked-off in early 2022 and will include education, capacity building, and other techniques to help small developers understand and proceed through the development process and help
homeowners to build ADUs.
H10. Targeted
Infill
Infrastructure
Strategies
The City shall leverage available State and federal funding sources to conduct infrastructure analyses and targeted studies to understand existing capacity and conditions in infill areas and along commercial corridors of the City that are being prioritized for Begin conducting
infrastructure
analyses in 2021
and begin
CDD (primary);
Public Works;
OIED
The infrastructure analysis funded by the LEAP grant is in process. Several tasks have been completed towards
reviewing and modeling the stormwater drainage for over 4,000 acres of land in the city, including many parcels 3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 7 Program Title Program Language Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
inclusive economic and community development. The City shall identify area-specific infrastructure improvements and prepare local area finance plans as feasible, to lower construction costs and catalyze development in targeted areas. These finance plans will be prioritized in areas that have been historically underserved and are identified in the Housing Element land inventory to provide opportunities for investments that lead to more equitable quality of life throughout the City. The City was awarded $750,000 in 2021 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD’s) Local Early Application Planning (LEAP) grant program to conduct stormwater drainage basin modeling for priority infill areas and housing element site inventory locations.
This infrastructure study will be completed by the end 2023. preparation of
local area finance
plans in 2023.
which have been listed on the Housing Element’s
inventory of vacant or nonvacant Tier 1 sites.
H11. Prohousing
Designation
The City shall strive to receive and maintain through the sunset date of January 1, 2025, the State’s Prohousing Designation by demonstrating a sufficient number of polices that significantly contribute to accelerating housing production. Jurisdictions that receive a Prohousing Designation will receive incentives in the form of additional points or other preferences in the scoring of competitive State funding grant programs in the areas of housing, transportation, infrastructure, and land use.
Initiate application
in 2021 and
maintain
designation
through sunset
date of January 1,
2025.
CDD Complete (February 2022). The City of Sacramento was designated as the state’s first Prohousing jurisdiction on February 24, 2022.
https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2022/02/24/sacrame
nto-first-city-in-california-to-win-state-prohousing-
designation-for-housing-friendly-policies/
H12. Rezone
Additional
Affordable
Housing Sites in
High Resource
Areas
The City shall redesignate and rezone sites in high resource areas, as identified by HCD and TCAC, to create more opportunities for affordable housing in areas that offer low-income children and adults the best chance at economic advancement, high educational attainment, and good physical and mental health. The City will establish an appropriate target based on an analysis of potential sites to rezone.
Redesignate sites
in conjunction
with the 2040
General Plan
Update and
subsequent zoning
updates to the
Planning and
Development
Code in 2022-
2023.
CDD The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2023.
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Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
H13. Homeless
Plan
The City shall work with the Continuum of Care, its members, service providers, and jurisdictions, on a coordinated response plan that is updated regularly. The Plan shall include potential shelter site and strategies to address homelessness, with an emphasis on addressing disproportionate barriers to existing homelessness and accessing housing among marginalized populations. The Plan shall also include metrics and indicators to track the efficacy of programs and investments to address homelessness. These metrics will be presented each year in a publicly available annual report.
Consider the
creation and
adoption of a plan
by 2022 and
update as needed.
City Manager’s
Office
(Department
of Community
Response,
Homeless
Services
Division) in
coordination
with the OIED,
and the COC
for Sacramento
County
The City adopted the Comprehensive Siting Plan (CSP) on August 10, 2021 and staff has been implementing that
plan since. The City is also currently coordinating with the County of Sacramento and Sacramento Steps Forward in
the drafting of a coordinated plan that incorporates the City’s CSP and meet’s the state’s requirements for the
Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP)
Homeless Plan document.
H14. Article 34
Ballot Measure
The City shall advocate the State Legislature to repeal Article 34 from the State Constitution. If Article 34 is not repealed by the State, the City shall place a measure on the ballot to seek voter approval that would grant the City general authority to support the development of affordable housing units that, at a minimum, would meet the lower-income RHNA. The City currently has voter approval, this program would request voter approval once the current approval period ends in 2024.
2022-2024 SHRA
(primary);
OIED
City staff is working with in-house legislative staff on this initiative in hopes of repeal. SHRA is working on a
countywide ballot measure for the November 2022 ballot.
The City anticipates completing this program by 2024.
H15. Permitting
Requirements for
Special Needs
Housing
The City shall ensure compliance with State law and encourage special needs housing through the following actions:
· The City shall amend the Zoning Code to allow Low Barrier Navigation Center developments by right in mixed-use zones and nonresidential zones permitting multi-unit uses (Government Code Sections 65660-65668).
· The City shall review and revise the Zoning Code provisions for temporary residential shelters to comply with locational restrictions and parking requirements under State law (Government Code Section 65583(a)(4)), establish a higher threshold for the number of beds permitted by right, and ensure that the zones in which shelters are permitted by right provide sufficient capacity in appropriate locations within the City where public transit and services are available.
· The City shall update the Zoning Code to allow SROs (i.e., residential hotels) by right in commercial and multi-unit dwelling zones.
· The City shall develop a processing procedure to allow for the approval of 100 percent affordable developments that include a 2022 CDD Staff is researching the State requirements to determine how to best integrate into the City Code. Anticipated
completion in Winter 2022.
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Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status of Program Implementation
percentage of supportive housing units, either 25 percent or 12 units, whichever is greater, without a conditional use permit or other discretionary review in all zoning districts where multi-unit and mixed-use development is permitted (Government Code Section 65651(a).
Review and amend the Zoning Code, as necessary, to ensure requirements for group homes of seven or more persons are consistent with State law and fair housing requirements.
H16. Update
Density Bonus
Ordinance
The City shall update the Density Bonus Ordinance for consistency with State law.
2022 CDD (primary);
SHRA
The City anticipates completing this program in 2022.
H17. Fair Housing
Education,
Information, and
Dispute Services
The City, with partner organizations, shall continue to provide fair housing services to tenants and landlords. Services include: the Renter’s Help Line to direct referrals to legal counsel to prevent and rectify fair housing issues; fair housing trainings; and distribution of fair housing informational materials. The City shall look for opportunities to expand its outreach and public education strategies on available tenant protection services to reach vulnerable and at- risk households by offering information in other languages, targeted social media efforts, combining information with other assistance programs, engaging youth or distributing resources through schools, seeking opportunities for ongoing dispute resolution services, and partnering with community-based organizations.
Provide ongoing
fair housing
services; develop
outreach and
public education
strategies by 2022.
CDD (co-
primary); SHRA
(co-primary);
OIED
SHRA funds the Renter’s Helpline (RHL) and Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC). RHL and LSNC have
increased their information available through social media and their websites in response to the pandemic. They are currently working to increase their social media outreach and increase outreach. Additionally, as part of the COVID response, the City has been funding the Sacramento
Mediation Center to provide free mediation services to
assist with disputes between both commercial and
residential tenants and landlords impacted due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
H18. Support
Collective
Ownership
Models
The City shall conduct outreach with community-based
organizations (CBOs) and other potential community partners that are working with interested low-income community members to develop new forms of community-driven, collective ownership models and wealth building strategies for lower-income residents (e.g., co-op housing, community land trusts) to identify ways the City can support these efforts. The City shall work with communities at-risk of displacement to evaluate these ownership models.
Initiate
coordination in
2022 and provide
ongoing support
as appropriate.
OIED
(primary); CDD
The City held community workshops over Summer 2021
for the Stockton Boulevard Plan Area, currently at-risk of displacement, that included discussion of collective
ownership models. Discussions and evaluation ongoing for model options and community support.
3-2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) 10 Medium-Term Implementation Programs (2023-2025)
Program Title Program Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status
H19. Affordable
Housing
Educational
Campaign
The City shall develop an educational campaign to bolster community support for affordable housing. The campaign could include social media content about housing needs, challenges, new developments, and available resources; information available on the City website; and outreach to local journalists, media outlets, and community organizations.
2023
OIED
(primary);
CDD; SHRA
The City anticipates initiating this program by the end of 2023.
H20. Universal
Design Ordinance
The City shall review and update the Universal Design Ordinance to provide clarification on how and when the ordinance is applied. The City shall partner with AARP and Resources for Independent Living to increase awareness of the City’s Universal Design Ordinance. 2023 CDD The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2023.
H21. Prioritize
Infrastructure for
Affordable
Housing
The City shall establish procedures for granting priority water and sewer service to developments with lower-income units in compliance with Government Code Section 65589.7.
2023
Department of
Utilities
(primary); CDD
The City anticipates completing this program by the end 2023.
H22. Mid-Term
Evaluation of
Implementation
Programs
The City shall evaluate the effectiveness of each of the implementation programs in meeting their stated objectives. The City shall meet with the Housing Policy Working Group (HPWG) in the Fall of 2023 and conduct a City Council Workshop in the Spring of 2024 to review the progress of the implementation programs in meeting their stated objectives. City staff will then recommend adjustments to implementation programs that are not on-track to meeting their stated objectives by the Winter of 2024.
2023-2024 CDD; OIED;
SHRA The City will complete this program in 2024.
H23. Movable
Tiny Homes as
ADUs
The City shall consider amending the Planning and Development Code to allow movable tiny homes to be considered an ADU. 2024 CDD Extensive coordination with the Building Division needs to occur, including understanding the implications from the Building Code. The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2024.
H24. Explore
Methods to
Further Reduce
the Expense and
Uncertainty
Associated with
the Planning and
Building Permit
Process
The City shall explore further actions for streamlining and simplifying the planning approval and building permit processes.
The City shall work with small infill housing developers and other stakeholders on the Housing Policy Working Group to review current processes and fees to identify ways to reduce costs and streamline processes for small infill development.
2023 CDD The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2023.
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Department
or Agency
Status
H25. Sacramento
Tenant
Protection Act
The City shall conduct outreach to raise awareness by tenants and landlords of the requirements and rights afforded to them under the Sacramento Tenant Protection Act (Sacramento City Code Chapter 5.156). The City shall collect data to review the effectiveness of the current ordinance and consider changes that would strengthen the effectiveness of the current ordinance.
Outreach and data
collection of the
Sacramento
Tenant Protection
Act is ongoing and
will continue
through the life of
the programs.
Revisions to the
existing ordinance
will be considered
prior to the
current sunset
date of December
31, 2024.
CDD
The Tenant Protection and Relief Act was adopted in late 2019. Tenant Protection Program (TPP) staff were
onboarded to implement the program in early 2020.
Once the COVID-19 pandemic began, TPP staff priorities
shifted to supporting the eviction moratorium, thus
delaying implementation of the full program.
In 2021, TPP staff launched a communication campaign
to landlords informing them on upcoming registration
and billing notices and to tenants advising them of their rights and how to initiate a complaint or concern.
Outreach meetings to provide an overview of TPP were
conducted with the California Apartment Association
(CAA), California Association of Realtors (CAR), and
Sacramento Association of Realtors (SAR). TPP staff also participated in a Housing Resource Fair held in
partnership with the Sacramento Housing Alliance to
hold discussions related to housing rights, housing legal assistance, homelessness prevention and assistance,
tenant rights, and eviction defense.
Detailed reports of program implementation can be
found at the following links:
January 5, 2121:
https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view
_id=21&event_id=3874&meta_id=610744
November 16, 2021:
https://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view
_id=21&event_id=4176&meta_id=653008
H26. Review Rent
Escrow
Ordinance
The City shall review and evaluate the feasible implementation and impacts of the Rent Escrow Account Program (Sacramento City Code Article XIV). If implementation of the current ordinance is determined to be infeasible or ineffective, the City shall coordinate with stakeholders to identify alternative approaches to addressing the needs of tenants.
2025 CDD, Finance The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2025.
H27. Fair Chance
Ordinance
The City shall research best practices to reducing housing barriers for formerly incarcerated individuals and present recommended policies for Council review in 2024. The City will then decide whether to adopt a Fair Chance Ordinance that creates rules that 2024-2025
OIED
(primary);
CDD; SHRA
The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2025.
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Department
or Agency
Status
limit the use of criminal records by landlords when they are screening prospective tenants.
H28. Infill
Housing
Prototypes
The City shall work with infill developers and other stakeholders on replicable site plans or architectural plans to reduce pre- development costs and expedite the planning approval process for a variety of ADA-accessible infill housing types, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, bungalow courts, and other workforce housing types, that can be used throughout the City.
2025 OIED; CDD The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2025.
H29. Financial
Assistance for
Affordable ADUs
The City shall identify potential funding sources and community partners to develop and implement a financial assistance program that would provide loans and/or grants to encourage homeowners to construct an ADU with an agreement to charge rents affordable for lower income households or rent the ADU to Housing Choice Voucher participants.
2025
CDD (primary);
OIED,
Treasurer’s
Office
The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2025.
H30. Regional
Analysis of
Impediments to
Fair Housing
The City shall continue to participate in a regional collaborative approach to analyzing and addressing fair housing issues through the five-year review and update of the regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The City shall take affirmative actions to further fair housing choice in the City by implementing the solutions developed in the Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) to mitigate and/or remove fair housing impediments.
2025
SHRA
(primary); CDD
(primary)
The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2025. H31. Monitor
Status of Flood
Protection
Improvements
and Impact on
Meeting the
RHNA
The City shall monitor the status of flood protection improvements in the Natomas Basin planned for 2025 and the associated residential cap on building permits in the Natomas Basin (i.e., 1,000 single units and 500 multi-units per calendar year). If the residential building permit cap would impact the City’s ability to meet the lower-income RHNA, the City will take action to eliminate the potential impact or will ensure that adequate sites are available, or made available, in other areas of the City.
Monitor
residential building
permits annually;
make
determination of
impact on ability
to meet lower-
income RHNA in
2025, and take
action to eliminate
impact or identify
replacement sites
by the end of
calendar year
2025.
CDD
The City continues to monitor the status of flood
protection improvements in the Natomas Basin. The
Housing Element sites inventory contains capacity for
over 4,000 units of lower income housing and over 2,500 of moderate-income housing in vacant and underutilized
sites and approved projects in this area of the City. Per the City’s Floodplain Management Regulations
(15.104.065 Zone A99 regulations), for the calendar year 2022, the allowed number of permits to be issued for
single unit dwellings is 2,480, and the allowed number of permits to be issued for multi-unit dwellings is 1,623.
These caps are well in excess of the amount of recent
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Department
or Agency
Status
building permits will not affect the City’s ability to meet the lower income RHNA.
Long-Term Implementation Programs (2026-2029)
Program Title Program Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status
H32. Affirmative
Marketing
Education
The City shall promote compliance with California Government Code 12955 (c) that says:
It shall be unlawful: … For any person to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a housing accommodation that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information or an intention to make that preference, limitation, or discrimination.
The City shall ensure that developers of new housing are aware of this law and the importance of promoting neighborhood
integration. The City shall create educational materials, post materials to the Housing Development Toolkit (Program H2) and work with the Housing Policy Working Group to spread awareness of affirmative marketing methods, and consider adopting a resolution supporting affirmative marketing and adherence to the letter and intent of Government Code 12955. (c).
2026 CDD (primary);
SHRA
The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2026.
H33. Identify
Local Financing
for Affordable
Housing
The City shall study the feasibility of developing local financing strategies to help finance affordable housing. Some options could include reviewing and evaluating the viability of creating a public bank to help finance affordable housing, among other public goals; and forming a consortium of locally serving banks to develop a source of capital for residential builders who agree to target their housing product to the needs of the local economy.
Complete study
and present
recommendation
to City Council by
the end of 2026
Treasurer’s
Office (Primary);
OIED; SHRA
The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2026.
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Department
or Agency
Status
H34. Research
Options for a
Rental Assistance
Program
The City shall research and identify best practices for affordable alternatives to up-front payments of application fees, security deposits, or other prepaid rent such as a low- or no-interest loan to the tenant, a direct grant issued to the landlord, or additional supportive services and case management.
2027 OIED (primary);
CDD
The City has initiated conversations for security deposit insurance and is currently evaluating. The City
anticipates completing this program by the end of 2027.
H35. Review
Condominium
Conversion
Ordinance
The City shall review and modify the Condominium Conversion Ordinance to make the process and regulations clearer to staff, applicants, and affected tenants, while maintaining oversight in order to avoid adverse impacts to the rental housing stock and tenants.
Review and
consider
modifications to
ordinance in
2028
CDD The City anticipates completing this program by the end of 2028.
Annual and Ongoing Implementation Programs (2021-2029)
Program Title Program Timeframe
Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status
H36. Support
Affordable
Housing
Development
The City and SHRA will continue to assist in the development of affordable housing by providing gap financing, issuing mortgage revenue bonds, and providing support for funding applications, and offering technical assistance with site identification, project concept feedback-predevelopment meetings, development incentives, and permit processing. The City and SHRA shall explore ways to increase affordable housing development in areas of high resource and opportunity throughout the City.
Ongoing SHRA (primary);
OIED; CDD
In 2021, the City has furthered this goal by partnering with Homekey Projects, Affordable Housing Sustainable
Communities (AHSC) Projects, and Comprehensive Siting
Plan (CSP) implementation projects. The City has also
set-aside additional funding for affordable housing
development as part of its budgeting.
In the City of Sacramento, SHRA has assisted the
following developments with some combination of
either gap financing, issuing of mortgage bonds or a
combination of them all:
• The Wong Senior – new construction- 150 units;
• RAD II – rehabilitation – 190 units;
• Mirasol C – new construction – 84 units;
• 39th & Broadway – new construction – 43 units;
• Northview Pointe – new construction – 67 units;
• 4995 Stockton Blvd – new construction – 200 units;
• Villa Jardin/Coral Gables – rehabilitation – 81 units; • Vista Nueva – conversion – 117 units;
• Central Sac Studios – conversion – 92 units.
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Department
or Agency
Status
H37. Surplus
Public Lands
The City shall regularly review the inventory of City-owned surplus, vacant, or underused land, no longer needed for current or foreseeable future public operations, that should be considered for sale or lease for development of affordable housing and/or shelters.
The City shall prioritize the review of sites within high resource areas. Where sites are not purchased for residential purposes, a portion of revenue generated from sale of surplus lands should be used to fund affordable housing. The City was awarded Senate Bill (SB) 2 Planning Grant funds in 2020. A portion of these funds are being used to develop this program. The SB 2 grant program will be completed by the end of 2023.
Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1486, the City shall actively market the land to affordable housing developers and also consider opportunities to partner with affordable housing developers, such as identifying public buildings or parking structures where air rights could be made available for housing, or transit stations where affordable housing can be added while preserving adequate public parking. The City shall also consider opportunities where public uses could be relocated to other, more appropriate sites to make sites available for affordable housing, particularly in high resource areas.
The City will work with other public agencies, such as Sacramento Regional Transit and the school districts, to implement this program.
Review City-
owned sites
annually; market
sites to
affordable
housing
developers as
sites become
available
OIED (primary);
CDD; SHRA
The City has revised its process to include the updated state requirements and has provided the information to
local affordable housing developers. The City recently
entered into a Purchase & Sale Agreement for its first
land sale under this process, which includes more than
25% affordable units on-site.
H38. Legislative
Advocacy
The City shall track and advocate for State and Federal legislation and budget decisions that create more affordable housing opportunities.
Annually OIED (primary);
Office of
Governmental
Affairs; CDD;
SHRA
As an ongoing activity, the City monitors relevant
affordable housing legislation and funding opportunities.
The Green Means Go Program was supported and will be
implemented by the State.
H39. First-time
Homebuyer
Assistance
Program
The City shall seek resources for local down payment assistance programs and continue to apply for funding to support first time homebuyer assistance programs. Available funding programs currently include the following: CalHome First-time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance Program (CalHome), Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program (BEGIN), and Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (MCC). The City shall work with service providers and identify community partners to market these homeownership programs to residents in areas at risk of displacement and gentrification and to populations that have historically been excluded by discriminatory mortgage lending practices.
Apply for funding
annually
SHRA; CDD;
OIED,
Community
Partners
In 2021, SHRA provided down payment assistance in the
City to 10 households using the CalHome First-Time
Homebuyer program. There were no allocations for the
Mortgage Credit Certificate program in 2021.
The City is also evaluating use of this program as part of its anti-displacement work in the Stockton Boulevard
Plan Area.
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Department
or Agency
Status
H40. Tenant-
Based Housing
Choice Vouchers
SHRA, acting as the City’s Housing Authority, shall continue to provide Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) to very low- and extremely low-income Sacramento households in order to provide affordable housing options to those most in need. SHRA shall continue to offer Small Area Fair Market Rents, implement the Landlord Incentive Program based on available federal funding, and provide landlord education on the benefits of participating in the program. SHRA shall also consider other best practices to incentivize new landlords to participate in the program.
Ongoing SHRA SHRA, acting as the City’s Housing Authority, has continued efforts in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
program to provide affordable housing options to those
that are most vulnerable. Those efforts consist of using federal funds to provide incentives to previous and new landlords, encouraging participation in the program and continued analysis of the Small Area Fair Market Rents.
SHRA increased marketing strategies to educate and
attract owners and landlords with an updated Owner
Handbook and upgrades to the Landlord Portal, an
electronic platform for easy access to working with
SHRA. During the fiscal year 2021, SHRA awarded 494
Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV), a referral-based
program funded by the American Rescue Plan, to
continue efforts to assist the most in need.
H41. Asset
Repositioning of
Public Housing
SHRA shall implement the Asset Repositioning of the City’s public housing units through the acquiring and rehabilitating of Housing Authority properties. These activities will be implemented through a joint venture between the nonprofit organization established by the Housing Authority or through collaboration with an established non- profit developer. Projects will utilize a combination of mortgage revenue bonds, low-income housing tax credits, state and federal funding and gap financing from SHRA’s funding resources to ensure no net loss of extremely low-income (ELI) units.
Ongoing SHRA SHRA’s Implementation of Asset Repositioning includes Central City RAD II, the acquiring and rehabilitation of Edge Water and Capitol Terrace Apartments located in
downtown Sacramento. The conversion from public
housing to affordable housing will include a combination of multifamily bond and low-income housing tax credit
(LIHTC) with project-based vouchers. A total of 190
existing units will be preserved as Affordable Housing.
H42. Single Room
Occupancy Hotels
SHRA shall continue to implement the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) ordinance, providing funding and other resources for the rehabilitation of existing SRO units and the construction of new SRO units in the City.
Implementation
of SRO ordinance
is ongoing.
Update Planning
and Development
Code to be
completed by
2024.
SHRA Capitol Park Hotel is an example of how SHRA will
continue to partner with developers to provide funding
and other resources for the rehabilitation of existing SRO units. Capitol Park Hotel, a 180-unit historic building will be converted to 134 studio affordable, permanent
supportive and workforce housing.
H43. Housing for
Extremely Low-
Income
Households
SHRA shall continue to use available housing resources, including both portable and project-based rental subsidies, such as local Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs), federal Housing Assistance Payment contracts, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers, Mainstream vouchers, Emergency Solutions Grant, and State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding for the provision of housing for extremely low-income households. SHRA shall continue to apply to annual and irregular state and federal funding Seek annual
funding
opportunities
and additional
funding
opportunities as
they arise.
SHRA SHRA will continue to apply to annual and irregular state and federal funding opportunities. In 2021, Vista Nueva and Central Sacramento Studios was awarded a
combination total of $4,240,000 of MHSA funding and
$52,934,948 in Homekey funding. Additionally,
$1,210,000 of Permanent Local Housing Allocation
(PLHA) funds were committed to Central Sacramento
Studios.
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Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status
opportunities for rental operating subsidies and additional vouchers as they arise.
H44.
Construction
Skills Educational
Alignment
The City shall work with local high school districts, higher educational institutions, related non-profit agencies, and representatives of the building trades through the creation and regular convening of a taskforce to do outreach and educate youth on construction job options and benefits, develop training pathways and system coordination, and enhance programs to ensure sufficient, local skilled labor within our region.
Ongoing OIED The City’s workforce priorities have shifted since this implementation program was developed. Current City
funding allocated for workforce development is targeting youth/young adults ages 16 – 30, into public sector
(government jobs) pathways.
There is still some alignment with the construction
industry, as there are specific City departments that have construction-related jobs included in this new youth
workforce program.
Coordination has already begun with our larger system
partners, such as Sacramento City College (SCC),
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA),
Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to align
the City’s workforce efforts with that of their Career
Technical Education (CTE) pathways.
However, due to staff capacity and parameters of
funding to support workforce development services at
the City of Sacramento, the City’s workforce services are concentrating on steering young people into public-
sector jobs (beyond Construction) through the State
Californians for All (CFA) youth workforce grant at this time.
H45. Support
Innovations in
Construction
Technology
The City shall support and encourage innovations in construction technology to build more affordable housing in less time and with fewer resources by partnering with these projects through land or subsidies and supporting non-traditional construction methods (such as modular and other offsite construction methods).
Ongoing CDD (primary);
SHRA; OIED
The City has completed two Homekey projects using
manufactured housing technology and continues to
pursue opportunities for non-traditional construction
methods.
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Department
or Agency
Status
H46. Funding
Complete
Neighborhoods
The City shall pursue funding to provide critical infrastructure, amenities, and services in areas targeted for inclusive economic and community development.
Ongoing CDD; Youth,
Parks, and
Community
Enrichment
(YPCE); Utilities;
Public Works;
OIED
The City was awarded over $5.9 million in grant funding for parks and facilities improvements such as parks
renovations and safety improvements, tree planting,
parks access improvements, restrooms, shade canopies,
bike amenities, exercise equipment, and more. These
projects are in progress or have been completed across
the City in locations such as the Sacramento Northern
Parkway, McClatchy Park, Meadowview Park, Oak Park,
Mangan Park, Robertson Field, and more. Additional
grant applications are currently pending, such as a
Statewide Park Program grant application of $3,251,550
for recreation amenity improvements to Del Paso
Regional Park.
The City is currently using Local Early Application
Planning (LEAP) grant funding to analyze and model
stormwater drainage in key housing areas. This will allow appropriate planning to solve these issues and/or price the future solutions correctly.
The Stockton Blvd Plan also includes a study of
infrastructure deficiencies and costs to resolve them as well as the exploration of an enhanced infrastructure
financing district to fund some of the necessary
improvements.
H47. Preserve
Existing Supply of
Affordable
Housing
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) shall track expiring subsidy contracts and regulatory agreements on regulated affordable housing. SHRA will prioritize multifamily lending such that preserving affordable housing at risk of converting to market rate comes first when funding is available. SHRA will ensure that owners have complied with Government Code Sections 65863.10, 65863.11, and 65863.13 before releasing regulatory agreements or approving ownership transfers for projects affiliated with SHRA. In addition, at least annually, SHRA will review the list of properties with expiring regulatory agreements and contact owners whose properties’ restrictions will expire within the following 36 months. SHRA will coordinate with qualified entities upon initial noticing and pursue and support applications for funding. To maximize tenant protections, SHRA will offer coordination assistance – developer outreach for owners planning to sell and SHRA will track
expiring subsidy
contracts on an
ongoing basis
and will conduct
an annual review.
SHRA SHRA continues to transition its public housing portfolio to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program.
Edge Water and Capitol Terrace Apartment buildings
located in downtown Sacramento will be the second RAD
phase to convert from public housing to multifamily
bond and low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program
with project-based vouchers. A total of 190 existing units will be preserved as Affordable Housing. The Housing
Authority of the City of Sacramento will continue to
provide on-site management for both sites.
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Responsible
Department
or Agency
Status
tenant education for owners planning to allow their restrictions to expire. In addition, the City will ensure compliance with the “no net loss” provisions of the adopted Housing Authority Repositioning Strategy, ensuring that, during rehabilitation and revitalization of public housing properties, there is no net loss of units affordable to extremely low-income families.
H48. Rental
Home Inspection
Program
The City shall continue to implement the citywide Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP) where building inspectors inspect rental properties for interior and exterior to ensure compliance with building codes and safe, sanitary and habitable conditions and issue corrective notices. The City shall track and report annually on the number of units inspected, the number of violations, and the actions taken on those violations in order to ensure the effectiveness of the program. The City shall work with community- based organizations to provide culturally competent education to both tenants and landlords to better understand the program.
Continue ongoing
implementation
of the program;
expand annual
reporting metrics
starting in 2022
CDD The Rental Housing Inspection Program, entering its 13th year, continues to inspect newly registered rental
properties and perform random audit inspections of
existing, self-certified rental properties. 3,032 rental units were inspected in 2021. 2,019 units were found to have violations. Six units were referred to Housing and Dangerous Buildings due to continuing violations. 2021
year-end registration statistics decreased by 3.5% as
compared to year-end 2020. Additional information on
the program can be found on the City’s website at the
following link: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/rhip
H49. Emergency
Repair Program
The City shall provide grants for low- and very low- income homeowners for emergency repairs and/or accessibility
modifications to their homes and shall work to identify funding to expand this program to include loans for larger repairs and all electric modifications.
Ongoing SHRA; OIED SHRA’s Home Repair Grant program provided 38 home repairs and through Rebuiding Together, 41 Minor Home
Repairs and 28 Safe at Home. Additionally, the City is evaluating funding home repair programs to assist with
both area-specific anti-displacement programming and
code-related citywide anti-displacement programming.