2022 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Presented By:
Rod Powell, Planning Manager
March 21, 2023
Background
Annual Progress Report provides the City’s accomplishments and programs updates on the General Plan: 2015-2023 Housing Element 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
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 and Response Team (S.O.R.T)
517 people reached
103 people received case management
74 referred to shelters
123 people 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
Cases Opened – 1,349
Cases Closed – 1,260
Receivership in 2022
2 cases to remediate violations and bring properties into compliance.
Before After
Innovative Housing Solutions: Pre-Approved ADU Plans
Rental Registration Program Update
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Current Ordinance adopted June 6, 2017
Nov. 2022, amended ordinance in Central City Overlay District Summer 2023 re-evaluate ordinance
Select Consultant for Nexus Study
Establish Technical Advisory Committee
Present finding to City Council
Inclusionary Options
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%)
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 $1.65M in PIP Funds
2022 Awarded Grants
Encampment Resolution Funding Program
$4 million
Provide supportive services
Family Homeless Challenge Grant
$ 2.6 Million
Acquisition and rehab of single-family homes and ADU’s
HOME-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
Affordable Housing Project 855 E. Laurel Dr.
City and County of Monterey collaboration
100 % Affordable Multifamily Rental Project.
132 units low and very low-income families
Departmental Collaboration
Housing and Community Development Division team collaborated with:
Public Works (Engineering Division)
Library and Community Services
Police
Fire
Community Development
Current Planning
Advance Planning and Project Implementation
Code Enforcement Divisions
CEQA Consideration
The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
Strategic Plan Goals & Strategies
Fiscal Impact
Economic Development
Housing/Affordable Housing
Effective and Culturally Responsive Government
No fiscal impact to the City. Submitting the HE APR Report enables the City to be compliant with HCD and OPR and makes the City eligible for State grants.
Recommended Motion
A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing:
the submittal of the 2022 HE APR to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) as required by Government Code Section 65400(b).
Questions & Comments