2022 HOUSING ELEMENT
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Cristina Gonzalez, Community Development Analyst
Housing & Land Use Committee
March 14, 2023
Background
Annual Progress Report
outlines the City’s accomplishments and programs
General Plan: 2015-2023 Housing Element update
Due April 1 , 2023 to:
California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD)
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 Step Up on Sanborn Step Up on Fairview 101 Units
$9 million
58 Units
$16.3 million
45 Units
$13.2 million
Salinas Homekey Projects
855 E. Laurel Dr
City and Monterey County
100 % Affordable
Multifamily Rental Project
132 units low and very low-
income families
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 Plan review 2023 Motel Conversion Step Up on Fairview (Salinas Inn) 45 Construction 2023 Motel Conversion 11 Hill Circle 37 Entitlement in progress Ownership (Affordable) 1540 Constitution Blvd 50 Entitlement in Progress Rental (Affordable) Salinas Outreach
& Response Team
517 engaged
103 people received case
management
74 referred to shelters
123 housed
Emergency Rental
Assistance Program
1,563 households assisted
3,764 payments issued
$7.6 million spent in 2022
Month/Year Amount
Awarded
Amount
Spent
March 2021
– Dec. 2022 $15.6 M $14.4 M
Neighborhood Blight Elimination
Code Enforcement in 2022
Opened cases – 1,349
Closed cases – 1,260
Receivership in 2022
2 cases to remediate
violations & bring
properties into
compliance.
Before After
Innovative
Housing
Solutions:
Pre-Approved
ADU Plans
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 4, 2023
Implementation of program
effective July 1, 2023
Rental Registration Program Update
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Current Ordinance adopted June 6, 2017
Amended Nov. 2022, 2022
Central City Overlay District exemption
Update Timeline/Process – Summer 2023
1. Establish Technical Advisory Committee
2. Select Consultant for Nexus Study
3. Present finding to City Council
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Inclusionary
Units 20% 15% 12%
Ownership
Rental 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%)
Inclusionary Options
Pro-housing Designation Program
• Demonstrate commitment to accelerate the
production of housing
• Benefits – Scoring advantages and grant
application preferences
• Dec. 19th, 2022, application was submitted
• City could receive up to $1.66m in PIP Funds
2022 Awarded Grants
Encampment Resolution Funding
Program
$4.6 million awarded
Natividad Creek encampment removal
and park and waterway restoration
Family Homeless Challenge Grant
$ 2.6 Million award (2 rounds)
Acquisition and rehab of single-family
homes & ADU’s
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
$12.6 Million - Homelessness/Housing
CNC operations - $1M
Share Center operations - $1M
Downtown Streets Team - $600K
Salinas Homeless Motel Program - $3M
Affordable Housing production fund - $7M
Next Steps
Council consideration - March 21, 2023
Submission to HCD and OPR
Questions & Comments