2022 HOUSING ELEMENT
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Presented By:
Cristina Gonzalez, Community Development Analyst
February 28, 2023
Housing & Land Use Committee
Background
General Plan: 2015-2023 Housing Element
Eight-year plan for housing development
Outlines specific goals, policies, and programs
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
California Government Code Section 65400 Requirement
Housing Element (HE) Annual Progress Report (APR) due April 1 , 2023 2022 accomplishments and program updates
Required submission to:
o California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) o Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Progress
Income
Category
RHNA
Goal 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total
Units to
Date
Total
Remaining
Units
%
Achieved
Very Low 537 21 24 50 42 88 225 312 42%
Low 351 20 16 53 8 1 98 253 28%
Moderate 407 6 1 3 10 397 2%
Above
Moderate 934 142 52 25 71 100 210 189 139 928 6 99%
Total
RHNA 2,229 189 93 78 166 108 210 278 139 1,261 882 57%
2022 Housing Production Summary
Parkside Manor – Senior Housing
ADU Main St
Housing Category Issued Units Approved/Finalized
Housing Development Applications 10 51
Building Permits 137 139
Certificate of Occupancy 82 232
Affordable Housing Projects
Project Details Parkside Manor – Phase I Sun Rose Apartments Catalyst Apartments Fiscal Year 2020-2021 2020-2021 2019-2020
Funding Source HOME, PLHA, Fee Deferral CDBG, HSA CDBG
Funding Awarded $2,108,987 $1,000,000 $500,000
Affordable Units 80
(New Construction)
11 (New Construction)
5 (Rehabilitation)
Status Completed Nov. 2022 In Construction Completed Jan. 2022
Expanding Housing Opportunities
Step Up in Salinas
Good Nite Inn
Round 1
Step Up on Sanborn
Sanborn Inn
Round 2
Step Up on Fairview
Salinas Inn
Round 2
101 Units
$9 million
58 Units
$16.3 million
43 Units
$13.2 million
Salinas Homekey Projects
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Program Highlights
Rental and utility assistance
1,563 Salinas households assisted
3,764 payments issued
$1.2 millions fund remaining as of Dec. 2022
Month/Year Amount Awarded Amount Spent
March 2021 – Dec. 2022 $15,647,451 $14,400,884
Housing Services Highlights
Salinas Outreach and Response Team (S.O.R.T)
Promote health and safety of unhoused residents through outreach, referrals, and service coordination.
Homeless Service Manager (1)
Community Development Analyst/Coordinator (1)
Outreach Assistants (4)
Peer Outreach Workers (2)
Fair Housing and Tenant-Landlord Services
Strengthen and diversify the tenant-landlord services
Community Development Analyst (1)
Partnership with Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity & Watsonville Law Center
Proposed Model for Rental Registration Program
2018
Salinas Plan - called for
Rental Registration and
Inspection
2019
Alisal Vibrancy Plan – called
for Rental Registration and
Inspection
National Resource Network
Community Feedback
TAC Meeting: Dec
2020
TAC Meetings:Jan, Feb, Mar
Proposal - Rental
Registration only
2021
Program Research
Stakeholder Feedback
TAC Meetings: Apr, May, Jul,
Nov, Dec
2022
City staff developed final
ordinance draft and program
fee structure
2023
Final ordinance draft to City
Council April 2023
Implementation of program
effective July 1, 2023
Neighborhood Blight Elimination
Code Enforcement in 2022
Cases Opened – 1,349
Cases Closed – 1,260
Receivership in 2022
2 cases to remediate
violations and bring
properties into
compliance.
Before After
Affordable Housing Project - 855 E. Laurel Dr.
• City with collaboration with
County of Monterey developed
and released RFQ.
• Developer, Eden Housing, was
selected for a 100 %
Affordable Multifamily Rental
Housing Project.
• 180 units (1, 2, and 3
bedroom) for low and very
low-income residents.
Pro-housing Designation Program
• 2019-2020 Budget Act (AB 101)
• Principles of “Pro-housing”
o Increase development capacity, variety,
streamlining
o Planning consistent with state priorities
o Promote equitable communities
o Collaborate to align policies and programs
o Implementation of relevant housing statutes
• Dec. 2022 submitted application, in review.
Innovative Housing Solutions
Inclusionary Housing
Current Ordinance adopted June 6, 2017
Sept. 2022 Study Session
Nov. 2022, amended ordinance to allow adaptive
reuse projects in Central City Overlay District
Summer 2023 Re-evaluate ordinance
1. Select Consultant for Nexus Study
2. Establish Technical Advisory Committee
3. Present finding to City Council
Inclusionary Housing
Options for Providing Inclusionary Units
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Inclusionary
Units % 20% 15% 12%
Developer
can propose
comparable
option
Ownership
Rental
Mixed
(Ownership/Rental) All Ownership All Rental
Income Level
Very Low (4%)
Low (8%)
Moderate (4%)
Workforce (4%)
Median (6%)
Moderate (6%)
Workforce (3%)
Very Low (8%)
Low (4%)
Housing in the Pipeline
Project Units Status Housing Type
John St./Abbott St. 233 Entitlement in Progress Rental / Commercial 467 Market St. 75 Entitlement in Progress Rental (Affordable) Step Up in Salinas (Good Nite Inn) 101 Homekey Project in Progress Motel Conversion Step Up on Sanborn (Sanborn Inn) 58 Homekey Project in Progress Motel Conversion Step Up on Fairview (Salinas Inn) 43 Homekey Project in Progress Motel Conversion 11 Hill Circle 37 Entitlement Approved Ownership (Affordable) 1540 Constitution Blvd 50 Entitlement in Progress Rental (Affordable) Next Steps
Planning Commission consideration scheduled March 1, 2023 City Council consideration scheduled for March 28, 2023 Submit 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD and OPR Questions & Comments