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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1 - Attachment 2 - Appendix G 1l3Ri"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision 2020 1.0 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT SUMMARY 1.1 Overview Public participation is an important part of the planning process. The State of California requires local governments make diligent efforts to involve all economic segments of the population in the development of the Housing Element. The Housing Element should be representative of the desires of local residents and address the concerns most important to the community both now and in the future. Therefore, outreach to the public is essential to gaining a broad spectrum of perspectives and to identifying local challenges, as well as a shared set of priorities, strategies and a vision for housing Chula Vistan's in the future. The City of Chula Vista has adopted a philosophy of public engagement that relies heavily in "meeting the community where they are." Therefore, outreach is focused on the specific demographics of the community and their comfort level. For Chula Vista those efforts are aimed at a population that is 45 percent low income,who are primarily renters,and 61 percent Hispanic, many of who have limited English skills. Language used in outreach efforts are multilingual (English and Spanish), simple versus technical and respectful of cultural preferences that prefer communication built upon trust and relationships from one-on-one conversations and utilizing the "promotora" model of engagement. During the 6th Cycle Housing Element update, the world experienced a historic public health crisis, known as Corona Virus or COVID-19. The rapid transmission rate of COVID-19 changed the very nature of how we work, live, and protect ourselves against the spread of this virus. As part of the response to COVID-19, public health orders were issued that included stay at home orders with the exception of"essential"workers and included other restrictions such as social distancing and the prohibition of gatherings outside of immediate household members. Such restrictions limit what's possible for jurisdictions, organizations, agencies and others wishing to maintain momentum on community engagement efforts and planning activities. Social distancing and restrictions on gatherings of people impacted public outreach activities on the calendar for April, May, June and beyond.Therefore, all efforts to engage community shifted to online activities. Page AG-1 CHOLA TSTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G As a result of the current environment, City staff relied heavily on an online survey and efforts to advertise the survey from social media to direct mailings to over 30,000 households of multifamily properties within the 91910 and 91911 zip codes with the highest percentage of low income households and to all mobilehome residents (3,400). The Housing Needs Survey was made available in both English and Spanish to identify types of affordable housing needed, priorities for special needs groups, priority housing programs to address affordable housing needs in the community, location of emergency housing, and any perceived constraints to housing. Other methods to engage the community included presentations and discussions with the Planning Commission, Housing Advisory Commission and Commission on Aging prior to COVID- 19 and post-COVID-19, virtual meetings with these Commissions, virtual public meetings with identified stakeholder groups and the community. Meetings and presentations focused on (1) informing the community of past and existing efforts to address previously identified housing needs, identified housing needs based on current demographics and anticipated resources and (2) hearing from the community their top priorities in terms of housing needs by income group or targeted population and to identify/refine possible housing policies/programs to address the specific needs and any geographical/locational considerations. Through the online survey and meetings opportunities to provide feedback was made available to a wide range of persons and stakeholders. These approaches allowed the City to collect qualitative and quantitative responses, which were used to inform and prioritize policies. Outreach methods were varied to help capture the greatest number of participants, since the Housing Element is a citywide document. Despite the City's efforts in advertising of its surveys and meetings, participation from its citizens and stakeholders was limited. With a "meeting the community where they are" model of engagement, in a post-COVID 19 environment,the engagement results took on an emotional and personal perspective. With over45 percent of Chula Vistans low income,with the highest COVID- 19 infection rates occurring in zip codes 91910 and 91911 of Chula Vista, and a higher unemployment rate than the region, the priority of Chula Vista residents and those that serve them are on essential daily living from maintaining a home given the financial impact of COVID- 19, managing a home life with children at home distance learning, ensuring food and nutrition, and maintaining or gaining compensated employment all while trying to ensure their health and safety. To fill the gap of direct participation by residents, the City relied on discussions with its community stake holders and service providers who generally serve the City's lower income and underrepresented population groups for input. Page AG-2 City of Chula Vista General Plan 13Ri"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vimun. 2020 Through its efforts, the City received more than 200 comments, had nearly 260 online participants, and engaged in-person prior to COVID-19. Most Chula Vistan's agree that housing affordability and homelessness are urgent concerns that need to be addressed and that a top strategy to solving these issues is improvements to City processes to increase the overall supply of housing. The results are summarized and displayed below and organized by the outreach methodology. — MEN 1.2 Online Survey Staff developed an online survey with 16 questions; 15 p H N l multi le choice and 10 of them with a comment or other (specify) section. The multiple-choice questions were designed so respondents would have to prioritize the most urgent barriers, issues, and challenges related to various housing topics.p ics. The comment or other section were included so respondents could add anything that they thought was missing in the multiple-choice lists and ` '�" to provide additional thoughts or ideas. WHAT 19 HOME 4QUi E'S EL HGGAR FOR YOU? SARA USTEna The online survey was available in English and Spanish and V - +Mitt Ta kw 10 of h. ,ay h h r °'° a 1 ` was open for four months, from May 4th, 2020 to on d e piJ�o a�,r dii romp , Jffaai: P� m�� Huger. SCAN QRCOIDEOR ESC NIEARCONIGOt'R September 4th, 2020. The survey was anonymous, but RESPOIND ONLINE U RLSPUN UEft EN IINEA respondents were asked to provide the zip code o associated with their permanent residence. o�. Approximately 44.9 percent of respondents reside in the 17--n—r (­1.1 7 area code 91911; 38.5 percent of respondents reside in the area code 91910; 10.2 percent of respondents reside in area code 91913; 2.7 percent of respondents reside in area code 91914; 2.7 percent of respondents reside in area code 91902 and the remaining respondents with less than 1 percent participation reside in 91915. The following is a summary of responses to each question, including all comments the City received via the online survey. Page AG-3 CHULAVISTA [N l"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G APPENDIX G - PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT SUMMARY ('.)1. Survey iiia English or Spairnii lh? `11 11 will, 11111=III, Image 1 (English) 81.78% 211 r ('.)2. All suirvey responses acre Muir onyirnGu , and no effort will The made to ii 'e nfiify irespoirn 'e of . Which of the following lbest descirdbes you? Chula Vista Resident 184 82.5% A representative of a service agency serving Chula Vista 16 7.2% residents J� Page AG-4 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vision. 2020 C)3. What its your age? " il lial 11 i InIN lam Under 18 1 0.4% 25-34 50 24.8% 45-54 43 21.3% 65+ 22 10.9% C)4. Il Please I ii, your zilp code. 11,111:111 11 will i ill M1111 91910 72 37.5% 91913 19 9.9% 91915 17 8.9% Mfff -1t11 ft Page AG-5 CHULA VISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G C.)5. hat its your cuirr :nf Ihousing siifuafiicn? Own my home 87 43.1% Unsheltered/without a home 0 0% 06. (Please irate the iimpcirtanc : of the following facfcirs to you when choosing a Ihcirne? Monthly 6 11 46 138 201 housing cost (3%) (5.5%) (22.9%) (68.7%) F�lllliv Neighborhood 7 4 48 143 201 safety (3.5%) (1.9%) (23.8%) (70.8%) Close to 23 34 94 50 201 parks, or other green space (11.4%) (16.9%) (46.8%) (24.9%) Close to 16 28 90 67 201 shops and services (8%) (13.9%) (44.8%) (33.3%) Page AG-6 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 Close to 56 42 62 39 201 bus/transit stop (28.1%) (21.1%) (31.2%) (19.6%) Accessibility 52 38 55 55 201 (for seniors or persons with (26%) (19%) (27.5%) (27.5%) disabilities 07. (Please irate the iimpoirtairnce of the following facfoirs to your wlh :irn c1hoosing a Ihoirrne? 1111 Will i ill M1111 Yes 70 34.7% 1 don't know 14 6.9% C.)8. lin youir of iiirniioirn, what do your flhiiirilk its the biggest ireason Ihousing its foo expensive foir people? Not enough good paying jobs to afford costs of housing 37 18.3% l ME ! A am" I"I Not enough housing at different price levels that people 105 52% can afford III1, Other 25 12.4% Page AG-7 CHOLA TSTA [N l"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G C.N. hat do your think air : the most iimpoirtai t Ihousing problems in ChulaVista? (Please choose up to )? Not enough housing being built for everyone 81 13% ll Ir " Ire 11, Cost of housing near good jobs, schools and services 106 17% is too high Overcrowding (too many people living together) 53 8.5% Unsheltered/Homeless 57 9.1% t, Other 15 2.4% C: l 0. What do your think its the Ibesf way to Ihelllppeople who quire homeless? 1lo 111 M11111 1'111 MCI Provide housing and the support services they need 59 29.2% Connect the homeless to assistance and services 51 25.2% Increase outreach from trained service workers 16 7.9% r' Page AG-8 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 C: l 1. IBuying a Ihoirnne today its difficult foir many. hat do your think its the biggest Ibanrii :ir to Ibuying a Ihoirnne? Houses cost too much 121 57.3% 414 la Tff,Tff, I r1j, 1" Available houses in my price range 28 13.3% /M J ffiffij MR Difficulty getting a loan 15 7.1% 1 Other (please specify) s 3.8% C.M. IMany Ipeople have a Ihaird fiiirne finding a good quality Ihoirne. What do your think its the biggest Ibanrii :ir to finding good quality housing? Only low quality housing is available in my price range 52 25.7% Not enough housing in my price range where I want to 89 44.1% live Not enough housing for seniors (62 years or older) 12 5.9% ISE I don't know 15 7.4% 1; Page AG-9 CHULAVISTA [N l"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G 013. Sometimes Ipeople have to imove out of their Ihoirrne or neii hlborhood. What its the biggest treason why Ipeople may have to irrnove? I Illgigggggggil 11111111 1�11 1 11111 l������ 111 11 Will=11milill Rent keeps increasing 142 70.3% Eviction 0 0% ME Not enough housing in my price range where I want to 34 16.8% live 1, Other (please specify) 9 4.5% C: l 4. Senior dfiizens acre a girowing opu lafiion giroulp. What its the Ibesf way to addiress the Ihousing and living needs of seiribir dfiizens? Fix and repair the home for the needs of an older 21 10.4% erson Construction of more retirement communities 22 10.9% IM1W ;,ge/A Connect seniors to alternative living situations like 13 6.4% shared living spaces I don't know 16 7.9% 1 Page AG-10 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vision. 2020 015. As the econoirrny and Ipopullafiion girows and changes, irrnoire Ihousing its needed. hat Ihousing types do we need irrnoire of in ChulaVista? (Il pease choose up to 3.)? Single family homes 113 18.4% >, Apartments 65 10.6% MEMO IM/l / 911WMI11 Senior housing 67 10.9% Mobilehomes 16 2.7% Low-cost/affordable housing (below the current market 138 22.5% rice Page AG-11 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G C.M. hat do your think its the Ibesf strategy to Ibuild irrnoire Ihousing foir our girowing I opullafiion? (Il pease choose up to 3.) I Iggggggippil 11111111 1�1111111111 1������ 111 11 Will mimilill Improve governmental approval processes for new 133 22.9% housin Build more housing nearjobs, schools or services 117 20.2% Encourage second units in the backyard or attached to 72 12.4% a house 11 ION, I don't know 28 4.8% 017. ....Fhanlk your foir your b1put!t! oulld your Iliilke to the Budded to an iinfeiresf list to stay ib-foirimed? ® � Yes 94 46.5% 1 Fffliffliffffliffiffiliffm I WC ffiffill Page AG-12 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 Survey Question Comments Real Estate and lending o. Cost of quality housing is too high Housing Developer Social Services Own mobile home, rent space 00 No Forced to live with family because how expensive housing is. Affordable, safe, inclusive, community events to connect neighbors Family in the area Page AG-13 CHULAVISTA [)RAI"I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G Demand to live here El Q-8-3 There is no regulation on how much renters can charge for housing Q-8-5 When minimum wage goes up, so does the cost of living and rent Q-8-7 Rent is too high everywhere Q-8-9 Property taxes are extremely high. Not enough good paying jobs and not enough price levels that people can afford Q-8-13 Not enough affordable housing and very difficult the process to rent Page AG-14 City of Chula Vista General Plan `` 1I3RI"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 " Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 r r / / 0 / r Q-8-15 Inflated home values for very old homes. Not enough new single-family residences being built. / / �r Q-8-17 Homes built only to be brought and then used as Rentals Student Housing Needs / / The greedy landlords or whomever is on top of them establishing how much rent should be charged. The bureaucracies around being able to lower rent. Who says or establishes what the minimum rent should be..And that there is no limit to it. / / / CV lacking nice but affordable single story housing seniors. / / Chula Vista keeps approving new neighborhoods,while increasing taxes(promising more police officers--FILLED POSITIONS--and schools) but you're not.You can't even provide someone to direct traffic at each school.Your government should be ashamed.Corrupt dirtbags. Page AG-15 CHULA VISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G Is the monthly mortgage payment add property taxes and Mello Roos and HOA r , People think they are owed things rather than working hard, saving up and buying what they can afford Not enough housing built for number of people in area / / i Good quality housing in good neighborhoods is only for those who can afford it. Too many people in California. Hard reality is some people need to move elsewhere. They aren't entitled to California 0 Homes brought only to use as rentals and the people who want to buy to actually LIVE in that home lose out Not enough housing built for number of people in area A good paying job in a city with low cost of living i Gentrification Page AG-16 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 Crime More housing built that suit the needs of seniors h Construction of NICE senior homes & mobile home park. More affordable housing and alternative living situations Q_16_1 Allow more developments , Q-16-3 Put a rent limit; bring rent down; and raise wages... Minimum wage is not enough. i / i Q-16-5 More single level homes/condos/mobile homes for seniors. i Q-16-7 Convert unused commercial property into residential zones. Order the school districts to adopt distance learning permanently so that school grounds can be converted to new neighborhoods and family recreation areas.Work to approve first time homebuyers at middle income brackets with down payment assistance. Page AG-17 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G , l , Q_16.9 STOP building more Office Buildings WE DON'T need them and then Use those areas for HOMES that we do need o r / / /// // i /, ------------------ Q-16-11 For the love of god, stop building apartments. This is coming from someone who lives in apartments. There are way too many apartment complexes. MEN 1.3 Public Meetings To inform decisionmakers and the public about the 6th Cycle Housing Element and the opportunities to provide input, City staff gave informational presentations at various public meetings. Prior to and Post-COVID-19, City staff presented at public meetings of several City Commissions. With 23 Commissions, the City leverages its Commissions meetings and its members, who are considered active community members with broad circles of influence to provide information and bring forward community values and input they may hear and discuss with other community members. Invitations to the Housing Element Online Survey and public meetings were provided to all Commissions. City Staff provided presentations, responded to questions and accepted comments to the following Commissions: ■ Joint meeting of the Planning Commission and Housing Advisory Commission on October 23, 2019 — At this publicly noticed meeting, City staff presented the 6th Cycle Update process. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Commission to review the RHNA Page AG-18 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision 2020 allocation, learn about the Housing Element process and requirements, review data, provide input related to housing issues, and receive « - public comment. « • -• •' ■ Joint meeting of the Planning Commission and _ Housing Advisory Commission on June 24, 2020 - • - •- - - - -'• - "--« At this publicly noticed meeting, City staff provided an update of the current status of the L J6th Cycle Housing Element Update process. The meeting provided an opportunity for the 1 '�O Commission to review data, receive public comment and provide direction to staff on housing issues and policies of the Housing Element. ■ Housing Advisory Commission meeting of July 24, 2019—At this publicly noticed meeting, City staff provided an overview of the RHNA and Housing Element process and current housing legislation. The meeting provided an opportunity for the city of Chula Vista Government Mrd• Commission receive public comment and provide Join us tonight from 6-7 to hear long term plans direction to staff on housing issues affecting the for housing in#('huiaVists.Webinar will allow participants to ask questions and provide community. feedlback.Learn more:hap.IJowiy"'y30°w,C,AZQ[a ■ Housing Advisory Commission meeting of January 23, 2020 — At this publicly noticed t meeting, staff provided an overview of the City's 5-Year Consolidated Plan, its Assessment of Impediments to Fair Housing, and current housing legislation. The meeting provided an '%, opportunity for the Commission receive public comment and provide direction to staff on housing issues affecting the community. (b Like comment -jwre ■ Housing Advisory Commission meeting of 03 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ October 28, 2020 — At this publicly noticed Page AG-19 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G meeting City staff provided an update of the current status of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update process. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Commission to review proposed policies and programs for the 61h cycle Housing Element update, receive public comment and provide direction to staff on housing issues and policies of the Housing Element. ■ Commission on Aging - On February 12, 2020 a publicly noticed meeting was held to discuss the RHNA allocation, understand the Housing Element process and requirements, review data, receive public comment and provide direction to staff on housing issues and policies of the Housing Element. ■ Growth Management Oversight Committee meeting of September 17, 2020-This publicly noticed meeting provided an opportunity to the Committee to hear an update on current housing legislation, the Housing Element process, policies and status of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update process and allowed the Commission to review data, receive public comment and provide direction to staff on housing and its impact on quality of life of the community. ■ Development Oversight Committee was provided a presentation on RHNA and the kickoff the Housing Element 61h cycle and on January 28, 2021 was provided an overview of the Housing Element and proposed Housing Element policies and programs, particularly those that were being revised and new to the 6th cycle related to recent housing legislation. The City hosted four online meetings with stakeholders and community organizations on August 20 and 24, 2020. Attendance for all events were low with three to five persons attending each event. On August 20, 2020, City staff hosted two meetings for community stakeholders, one for market rate and affordable housing developers and other housing industry professionals and one for social service providers, advocates and educators. Over 40 developers and organizations were mailed invitations, a Public Notice was circulated for both meetings and the meetings were advertised on the City's website. On August 24, 2020, City staff hosted online meetings with the public both in English and Spanish. Advertisement of these meetings were placed in the City's newsletter, on its website and posts Page AG-20 City of Chula Vista General Plan 13Ri"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vimun, 2020 on the City's social media (Facebook,Twitter and Instagram). Invitations were forwarded to City Commission members for themselves and to forward to other interested community members. MEN 1.4 Consultations The City of Chula Vista communicates and collaborates on an ongoing basis with social service providers and advocacy groups. Through these partnerships, a number of discussions took place during the course of the Housing Element update process, related to current and ongoing housing concerns and needs of the Chula Vista community, particularly for lower income and underrepresented populations groups. These organizations included South Bay Community Services, the largest social service provider serving clients within the South Bay region, Alpha Project, the Regional Taskforce on the Homeless, Building Industry Association and Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors. MEN 1.5 Website During the development and review of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, the City created and maintained a section of the city's website dedicated to the housing plan update. This section provided easy access to information on the project, including the Housing Element Overview, meetings, Frequently Asked Questions, and copies of the document. https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/housing-element-update MEN 1.6 Other Outreach In addition, to the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, the City conducted additional outreach to the Chula Vista community, including the following actions: ■ Consolidated Plan - The 5-Year Consolidated Plan is a planning document that identifies needs within low-to moderate- income (LMI) communities and outlines how the City will address those needs as required to participate in the Community Development Block Page AG-21 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G Grant Program and other Department of Housing and Urban Development funded programs. It guides investments and helps achieve HUD's mission of providing decent housing, suitable living environments, as well as expanded economic opportunities for LMI populations. During the development of the Consolidated Plan, public meetings with the Housing Advisory Commission (January 23. 2020) and City Council (March and June 2020) to identify the City's most pressing community needs. In addition, a community needs on-line survey was offered in English and Spanish which returned 260 responses. The City maintains a webpage for Community Development Block Grant Program with a copy of the Consolidated Plan and information about the program: https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/housing/federal- gra nts. ■ Special Fair Housing Outreach — In addition to the Housing Element workshops, community workshops, targeted stakeholder interviews to service providers and local organizations, and a fair housing survey was conducted in Spanish and English as part of the development of the San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI). Public notice and additional outreach for each community workshops held in Chula Vista and National City and surveys were circulated in the Winter 2019-20 through local service providers and made available on the City's Fair Housing webpage and at City Hall. In addition, Fair Housing educational brochures were developed and made available online and in City Hall. The City maintains a webpage on Fair Housing: https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/development-services/housing/fair-housing MEN 1.7 Public Review of 2020 Draft A draft version of the Housing Element was released for public review on December 4,2020 along with the draft Negative Declaration. Staff requested that the public submit their comments on the draft Negative Declaration and the Housing Element no later than January 4, 2021. This Appendix contains a summary of all public comments and input regarding the Housing Element received by the City at scheduled public meetings, surveys, questionnaires, and during the public review period. As required by Government Code Section 65585(b)(2), all written comments regarding the Housing Element made by the public have previously been provided to each Page AG-22 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision 2020 member of the City Council. [Note: This section to be updated prior to adoption to include additional public meetings and outreach.] M E N Page AG-23 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G 1.8 Conclusion The outreach conducted for the update to the Housing Element provided City staff with insightful information on the housing needs of Chula Vistan's. The individual perspectives of a wide-range of participants helped to provide the framework for which the policies in the Housing Element were built upon. Additionally, the release of the draft Housing Element provided a means for stakeholders to react to specific policies. Much of the feedback received was related to assistance for those most economically vulnerable, the homeless and extremely low and very low income households. Many within the community stressed that housing, particularly homeownership, is far from affordable and more must be done to increase housing production, particularly near transit and jobs and at varying price points, to meet the future needs of Chula Vista. MEN Page AG-24 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 This page is intentionally blank. Page AG-25 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G Z .0 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND THEMES Housing Issues ■ COVID-19 has exacerbated an already tough housing market. ■ Affordable housing should be available throughout the City. o The Bayfront should provide inclusive housing for all income groups. o Do not waive the requirement in the western area (west of I-805) of the City. ■ Housing is not affordable anywhere, particularly for homeownership. Homelessness ■ Domestic violence has increased as a result of stay at home orders and financial and emotional stress of COVID-19 leading to an increase in families fleeing the home. ■ Once the State's eviction protections expire, we may see an increase in homelessness. ■ During COVID-19, we are seeing more RVs and cars parked on the street with people residing in them. ■ No where for the homeless to go under COVID-19. ■ Encampments and resulting trash is growing with calls from the community increasing. ■ A shelter is needed but more permanent solutions are also needed. The homeless need an exit out of the shelter strategy such as transitional housing and permanent supportive housing. ■ Case management is needed to help the homeless maintain stable housing. ■ There will always be some homeless that are service resistant. ■ You need to address the underlying issues to be able to get into shelter and housing and to maintain it. ■ A growing number of students at Southwestern College are homeless, living in their cars, or "couch surfing" or struggling to maintain decent and affordable housing. There is nothing affordable for them, particularly near Southwestern College. Page AG-26 City of Chula Vista General Plan 13RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vision. 2020 Priority Populations ■ Nearly all of the clients seen by South Bay Community Services and Family Resource Centers are extremely low and very low income households and are in need of housing. ■ Homeless, medically vulnerable, seniors and vets Housing Programs ■ Rental Assistance and Eviction Protections o Rental assistance for extremely low and low income households, especially now due to the financial impacts of COVID-19. o People don't know their rights under the laws. o Some people are taking advantage and are just not paying their rents. o Everyone is struggling, renters and small property owners. We need to be cognizant of all perspectives and sometimes the unintended consequences. ■ Permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters and acquisition and rehabilitation of existing housing or motels for the homeless. ■ Revisit the City's Balanced Communities/Inclusionary Housing policy o Allow developers to meet their obligations off-site or through alternative means o Housing development projects should not be exempt from the City's Balanced Communities policy ■ Needs of Seniors o Creative and alternative housing solutions for seniors o Help keep seniors in their homes. ■ Housing Production o Both incentives and mandates for developers are needed to provide low to moderate income housing. o Middle income households are struggling as well and need appropriately priced housing o For future housing development projects, City staff could include in its report, the percentage of affordable housing units within the project and how the housing development meets the City's regional housing needs. o While density bonus and incentives help a bit, reductions in development impact fees would have more of an impact on the cost of development. o With the financial impact of COVID-19, potential may be available to look at struggling commercial properties for residential use. Page AG-27 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G ■ Homebuyer programs o All households, inclusive of low to moderate income households, should be able to obtain homeownership. MEN Page AG-28 City of Chula Vista General Plan I3Ri"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vi siun. 2020 2.1 Public Comments on 2021 Draft Housing Element From: Mitchell Thompson <mitchthompsonmitch @gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 15, 2020 3:57 PM To: Leilani Hines <Ihines@chulavistaca.gov> Subject: Re: Chula Vista Needs your Housing Input - Necesitamos to opinion Leilani, I am on the Southwestern College Foundation Board of Directors. We set up a Housing Subcommittee about a year ago. We(Southwestern College) did a student needs analysis that was completed a couple of months ago. A lot of it ended up focusing on student housing needs. We want to make sure that we make that information available to the City and are hopeful the City can incorporate student housing needs into its housing element needs analysis. I am not sure if you are aware,but the governing board in the next year wants to look at student housing needs and figure out what things we can do to meet that need. Because of the timing,we want to make sure we don't overlook providing input into the Housing Element as it only comes around every 10 years. At some point,we should get together to discuss more thoroughly and you can guide us on the best way to provide input. Mitch On Mon,Jun 8,2020 at 5:01 PM Leilani Hines<lhinesAchulavistaca.gov>wrote: Thank you for your inquiry Mitch. At this point,the COVID-19 issues have really affected what we have been able to do and how to move forward on citizen participation. We kicked off things with the attached email and survey. With the Commissions now getting underway with virtual meetings we will be doing a workshop with the Planning Commission and Housing Advisory Commission on Wednesday, June 24'. This will be our test run for then holding some meetings with the community and various stakeholders. However,any stakeholder and/or citizen can simply send us their comments and thoughts as well via email,mail or a one-one meeting with us. Let us know if there is anything further we can do to facilitate conversations as well as the appropriate person at Southwestern College this type of matter should be forwarded to. Leilani From: Mitchell Thompson <mitchthompsonrnitchA_gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 2:01 PM To: Leilani Hines <lhineskchulavistaca.gov> Subject:Re: Chula Vista.Needs your Housing Input-Necesitamos to opinion Leilani, Page AG-29 CHULAVISTA [) I"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G What's the timing on people/organizations providing input into the housing needs for the updated Housing element. The southwestern college foundation has been looking at housing needs for the campus the last couple of years. I am hopeful the Housing Element could have some identification of student housing related to southwestern college. Mitch On Tue,May 19,2020 at 1:44 PM Leilani Hines QhinesAchulavistaca.gov>wrote: Please feel free to share with your circles of influence From: Sofia Salgado Robitaille <srobitaille@swccd.edu> Sent: Wednesday,June 24, 2020 11:14 AM To: Leilani Hines <Ihines@chulavistaca.gov> Subject: Housing input from Southwestern College Hello Ms. Hines. Hoping this email finds you doing well. Please see attached letter with input for the City of Chula Vista's Housing Element report.We understand there is a special meeting of the Housing Advisory and Planning Commissions tonight...we hope this letter will be submitted and considered. Let me know if you have any questions. We appreciate your time and consideration. Warm regards, Sofia Sofia Salgado Robitaille Executive Director Office of Development and Foundation Southwestern Community College District 900 Otay Lakes Road, Room 12-103 Chula Vista, CA 91910 Cell: 619.743.1604 Page AG-30 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G N Vision 2020 qui_, r",Uva'rw rl s"wvi8 C+`II@II hV rrWlr"s r aM L.r>�ll rl ImIIv,MV aW. rFnNx'aPrA�v ',�ArYd7.l la�.uu In uudw,p al�mdf-YeWfaW �"'"''' L.MVWRa£IYIIV,611 IWr,tmrulf ' trHHtitid�+�"2el�8ad eLP4.l�N�a Ilp b,,�.„ Juueeuans Y(nY rimkC��9l,'! V !M1 r Ila',iWle'�Px'NV aar r111 um11Pr C.^a;„— (lune 22:,,2020 Leifanri Hines, Hoiusiii ng 9.INelg;hltlaarh of Services Manager City of fInuafa Vita„Hwamesmng ICMiiiiwisacsn 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista,,CA 9191D Dear hll s,klunas, sclutlTwIX( -Aern iaflege has bean ewaNwuxat:ing 2kudent II greeds cr°eerthe 11aA'<,w.'veral years In 2019, the gmrwecning lxaxard cnmm missi,inned tine,CaanwurwuuwitptCa llu pe Equity ity+Asseuum,ment It.«mta jCCEAL, to cr"nxiu.uct ua student suurwem k and fitter irlro:nbfy the wraps7 cwf need. The reiu.rlts raf that rc ulr ey are attam:hled for your reference Please allow us to bring to yourattention a fear of the Important finding,✓inthe repr rtc, I. Frim major nrasea rif'iearfauru",ed on in the re arch were naJ,,II ,�t,ransp artabon and enraplmryment,.Cavi=rail ru,2.3%of the students We serwu--�suffer from thin re in cureties,with 54.2rX srwffe,riing from twin aaf the four. 7 Types of Inrak,orwflnp,innaability Iin,Ichide:*slerpinng In garage,car,,closet,rxmatdlrmaars and can-c4agnpu,s As well a,between harnilfy or friends h carnes. g Of the 5:budemy 'who Mar,e Irllatning it Aabifit:y as,an inse'Urromy,2:1 y wna"rerwrat on taaaalk to uac:hfemar eifVl,acAskuranalgrw- als,967reported h0lgtlhstress and 0.3�stateditaftectedtheir perfaarruautawa. The itiata ns irnpsamtant„and we feel th.uat,ap"gorw ad itorut wwill help enfnghhsm the IplighN our sl:a.udeni::sr crarflrrrwrt.f.wery diivy_7`i student uses our gymfor;astucu er,,,ma:rrca rwa r assistance f'rcrrn rmur Jag hktchennawT'antri arid fives in an IF V "°Whlen Il sf,arferdl my journey as a freshman at Southwestern,my tamdllyr and I unfortunately became horneiies s.Il was in alrtm accident where II needed to stay in the hospital fur a week Wth my hock that week,sin happened to he finals week.Sa,If failed my tmrstsemester. I returned within it year after my micawry.t thought II didn't have a place to,call home but every day Iwould gra to the Jag Ikmfclhe n tsecauise everyone made.mre feel like f was farnillfy.The wery farst.day I walked an the Jag Ikwfcfwem I felt Illike IN was at home and loved.IN have acc:cwmplisped so marry g;lmei. opportunities in my education,all because the almna;miing staff at theJag kitchen.My fulture goals are to altitain'a h aclhelor's in accoluri at Saln IDiego State.,One day I will like to give Itrack to those whim have been there for me.Thank you I tM huh.du.c%pws!r e"watuatfrun is warranted,,it If,.Naar,to r.rs that.,ttrlents are amw p rira,ncVng a rang of Ihu uniing', chaNeng✓:esmWthaa,,r chate-unges,arelbarriers tmrstudentsulrces, iinadcifiucantuaIII,ntuwft„.'the Southwestern C6N efor.undrati,lnn Cluaard has establishd wa Hcum.i�dung SL,ibc,amrnreuntf:ee tirosupprartthe g'averning II in furthere;ulaWernug ac-A.ential scrluat,ierrmrs 'Km a m'r'l,a✓”'Road I Urc"v. v E p e',A 1WPn r744 9fl PR,41AMC^F.4Mv T UIY AM-'I"1P 9e V l ti+",s.N M^m u mi 11 rul'dil Page AG-31 CHIII ISfA [)RAI"I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G The City all C�h Lila Vista is beglinning the process of updating its General Plan and the Housing Element of the General Plain., The 19999-2004 Housing Element identifted"Special Needs Groupsand aictuailly included.a sectiiari devoted to"Students'. At that flime,it was iiirvdmcated iiin the Housing Ellement that wlhen surveyed about their housing needs,none indicated a need for housing." The 2013-2020 has alitnost no mention of student housing needs and no programs or PD111i promote student housing needs. IIn reviewing that Illat,est,plan,we note a nurnber of areas that caullid,have been enhanced to address Student housing needs and suggest that the new Housing Elliament IMIIIUder the following: Part I-Neirylew IKey issues&Approach 1- Section 2.0,Commianity Factors Please indLide a stateinnent that the.City has a large univeirdry whiich results in a large demand for housing related to thie universifly,particularly in the area iiin close proXimlRy tothe university. I Section 2.2.2 Rental Housing include RStatenlent chat Student housing creates anadditiianal dentand on rental housing and a need to create rental housing oppacturnities near the universlity. 3. Sediion 2.3 Who a re thie Resadents.Mid a Sec tiia n 2.3,.4 Special Needs-Students whic are lew- income wrin anted housing to provide them witlin,rabitity to coii their eduic atllon. 4. Section 2.4..'1 Housing U niii Tylpe. inc luidle asection on Student Haus ing 5.. Section 3.1 Awai labite F inanc ia I Resources. Include a section discussing no:ava ilable.firtianicliall resources for studerst housing. Part 2 Diverview Policy&Im pleme intation G. Objective HS-(Encourage age a Wide Range of Housing Choice....Add a section relllated to Student Huusiing 7. Objective H6-(Promote the Development of a Variety Of Housing choices to Meet Special Population Groups„ Add a discussion a bOUT student.hou melessine ss-Sec bon 6.21 Shared Housing.,Add a discussion about:shared)housing apportunitlies far students,. S. Policies and Prooirtarri-H 71.Add a section.71.8 Student Housiinrg Part 3-Overview Quantified Objective-; 9. Section 2.0 finclude a quantifiable objective lorstudent housing. ,Appendix A.Community Profile.Include inf�orimation about students in conintunitV pirofile. In summary,based on priehirninary,information,we presently bellieve that housing iiis an acute need:ficir many students at SicuthwListeirin College and thar the piremicausstateni does not reiflecttoday's reabity. Therefore.,we belllieve the City's Houslirg Element should identify thatspecific need and analyze paflclles" programs and:resouircesto address those needs. Wesnand ready to provide,you with any mfDrmatlion we mRght have that wilil help Mu in this endeavor. Mith approximately 28,000MU'dents,Southwestern CnIllege is the only PU111311C institution of higher edi-PIC,1111011 in the southern part of San Diego Comity. Southwestern has,and wiiillll continue to(have,a sizable impact on the City of Chula VIIISta,11111CRUdIng impacts on the City's housing, ifim,""',I's-,"':'M U"VIf"I Page AG-32 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3Rl"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G vision. 2020 Ilm cmnlclulsicm,we,ask,that thWe Cit wt please tncorpa rake stllademnt,housi-ng needs into its Iupcni mtng,IHousing Dads Analysis with h�ap+as that afR'mwdPalhle Ihousing fiilnanrcuraW re sources may he secured to meel the �r1haMengers and insecurities aawalr student body is facing Fh snk ycx. rfmr your mn srrlrrratimn, yyyy kk � Nora Vargas, Dir.Kindred IMurrflib Ulm Johnson n Prerii,dem Pra rc,i,derit/SuprrrrmieFidasrrt: prw,arld Chan 5outhlww+,tparn Cot ege SaRr 6rwLs.�tern Co lra�ge �Suuthlm�srr,s�tern f Wleg Gov r,mmiig Ihmarrl h uruun t�atimru Ftn=Kw!rr nce rese:aawrlcas: haps:/j wvwaaw huduser.gsav/port,wl/1pernmdicx7l.tmrrsilRlht/rilsig t:..._�.pdf "Student Food and HDushig Insecurities 5urwey Rridings,"CCE.AL. ',WEC:krLurns^^a R.xI C:11 C4 b;B VD MB 94�Id&1%CYrul,^I'aClW"31,^WNL'U:5 1'"Pr 9r Vr4w,447f^vam^ni uiowni Cl exKdri Page AG-33 CHULAVISTA [N l"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G From:Jo Anne Springer<luvwhalesl@gmail.com> Sent: Friday,August 28, 2020 3:04 PM To: Leilani Hines<Ihines@chulavistaca.gov> Subject: Re: Housing Element Presentation Thank you, Ms. Hines, for your efforts on my behalf. I would like to ask if my comments (below, original email) were passed along to the Council members for consideration or not? Despite the best efforts of the IT team and Microsoft, the Cisco Web-ex is far from ideal, and at least some percentage of interested attendees are going to be hampered. I would really like to see the City be as constrained regarding new developments as are most businesses within it. I realize that pure governing cannot be placed in abeyance during this pandemic, but much of the decision making, especially regarding new developments, certainly can be. Yes, I realize that companies outside of the City will be hampered, but giving them preference over the disadvantages of local enterprises has the distinct appearance of misplaced priorities. I would greatly appreciate learning if my viewpoint has been shared or if I need to send separate emails to the council members. Thank you again for all of your help and offers to directly answer questions. Jo Anne Springer On Thu,Aug 27,2020 at 5:09 PM Leilani Hines<lhinesAchulavistaca.gov>wrote: Thank you Ms. Springer for attending our meeting but more importantly for your comments on the Housing Element and the technical problems. We learned a lot in both areas. I wanted to assure you that we did speak with our IT Director about issues we had and how we can improve. Unfortunately, we are limited to Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Teams for our virtual meetings. I do recognize that the technical difficulties experienced impacted the ability to effectively participate in the meeting. Please let me know if you or others would like to talk further. Additionally, please feel free to provide written comments as well. Your voice matters to us and we would like to hear more and be able to answer your questions. I am also attaching the link to the Housing Element Update website at https://www.chulavistaca. o� v/departments/development-services/housing-element-update for more information. Looking forward to speaking with you. Page AG-34 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision 2020 Leilani Hines I Housing Manager I Development Services Department 276 Fourth Avenue I Chula Vista,CA 1 91910 1 2:619.691.5263 1 E-:619.585.5698 1 IZ: Ihines@ chulavistaca.gov For more Housing information please visit us at:www.chulavistaca.gov/housing Our mission is to equip and empower Chnla'Vista°s diverse residents with iuo TA ii'formation and the resorirces to build strong families and to strengthen the social : ._ and physicaIfabric ofthe COMM unity. 1-gOU;4lNIG NCS VISIO N From: Jo Anne Springer<luvwhalesIAgmail.com> Sent:Monday,August 24,2020 7:47:50 PM To: Jose Dorado<JDoradoAchulavistaca.gov> Subject:Re:Presentation lose, Thank you for sending me the presentation. That said, the meeting itself was just awful. I don't know if Cisco webex is an inferior product or not, but I have attended many Zoom meetings of varying numbers of participants, and those meetings were easy to follow, both audio and video were clear and easy to establish as was the ability to mute, unmute, and ask questions. I have no idea what happened to the question I attempted to submit to this meeting, but it was never acknowledged as received, let alone addressed. Nor do I know if anyone else had a similar frustrating experience. As a means of allowing citizens input regarding City plans, this almost seems intentionally designed to prevent exactly that. So many businesses have had to close or severely curtail their activities due to the covid virus. If the City is unable to provide a real means of two-way communication with concerned citizens, then it, too, should be similarly constrained and table all decision making until it can safely resume good two-way communications with its citizens. I would appreciate your assistance in having that perspective known to city officials. to Anne Springer Page AG-35 CHULAVISTA [)RAI"I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G s 3939."'.street,SW 1 San Uiego.CA 92104 Ph.—(619),239-6,693 dh# F81(619),239-5523 SAN WEGO NOUSMG FEDKRATKIN WWW h ousingsandiego.org January 4,2021 Mr,Scott Donaghe Principal Plarmer City of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista,CA 91910 Submitted via email: Re: Draft 611,Cycle Housing Element Dear Mr.Donaghe: On behalf of the San Diego I lousing Federation,we are writing to provide comments and feedback on the draft 61,Cycle Housing Element for the City of Chula Vista. The draft Housing Element contains several actionable items that will help Chula Vista make progress toward meeting its housing goals.In particular,the city's emphasis on by-right approval for affordable housing,enforcement of density minimums,and many efforts to address homelessness and the needs of unsheltered individuals are noteworthy.We applaud these components of the draft Housing Element and would like to make some:additional recommendations to strengthen the plan's impact on achieving housing goals Implementing State Legislation The San Diego Housing Federation was a proud co-sponsor of AB 1486,a bill that strengthened and clarified the state's Surplus Land Act.City implementation of this bill will advance Goal#2 to facilitate the construction and provision of quality housing to meet the city's diverse needs (HE-29).Identifying unused City-owned sites for housing can help to ensure the City is compliant with the State Surplus Land Act and helps support the development of affordable housing. We are pleased to See I IOUsing Program 3.6 included in this plan to update the City's Density Bonus Ordinance(111-51).We recommend that the City move quickly to implement AB 1763,a bill we supported which provides density bonus for developments that are 100 percent affordable,to serve as a too]for building affordable hou5ing.'Ilie City should also work to implement AB 2345,a bill we supported that builds on the success of the City of San Diego's Affordable Homes Bonus program(AHBP)by taking the program statewide.A report by Circulate San Diego,"I'Quity and Climate for I fomes,"found that 63 percent of Af-1BP project$ were located in high and highest resource census tracts,demonstrating the program's role in affirmatively furthering fair housing, San Diego's Voice f'or Affordable Housing Page AG-36 City of Chula Vista General Plan 1I3RI"'I'" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 Vista APPENDIX G Vision. 2020 Local funding for affordable housing The,draft Housing ng Elemnent recognizes the need for funding to build housing that is affordable to low-income individuals and families and that federal and state funding is a critical piece to the resources puzzle.We recommend that the I Iousing Element specifically include a goal to prioritize funds made available through the P'ermnmanent Local Housing.Allocation(PL,HA),also known as the building Homes and jobs Act(Sb 2,2017),for the development of deed-restricted affordable housing.Maximizing the use of these fumnds to build housing;for extremely low-, very low-,and modes:-ate income households will help the City meet its RHNA obligations. Additionally,as local gap financing;is critical,we encourage the City to consider dedicating; former redevelopment funds, sometimes called"boomerang funds,"as a local source of funding for affordable housing. Affirmatively furthering fair housing and equity As noted in the housing element demographics report(Appendix A-6),the City of Chula Vista is a diverse community that is predominately Hispanic.Especially in comparison to some other cities in the region,Clnula Vista represents a good model for creating inclusive and racially diverse communities.However;,the demographics report does not provide data oil areas of concentrated poverty that would help Chula Vista identify where certain patterns of community segregation may exist.This information woumld be helpful for implementation of Rousing Programa 3.9 to track lower income housing units by District(HE-53)and advance affirmatively furthering fair housing goals. We recommend that the City review the California.Department of Housing and Community Development(I JC'D)20211 Analysis of Impedimments to Pair I lousing Choice and include the recormmendations and actions outlined in the report.We additionally recommend that the City work with.HCD on AFFH recommendations as they relate specifically to Housing Elementsand incorporate those recommendations in the plan. Housing and Climate Change Our September 2016 report,"'Location Matters:Affordable l loumsin r and VNIT Deduction in San Diego County"found that lower-income households are more likely to live in transit-rich areas, own fewer cars,are likely to live in larger building and smaller units,all factors that make affordable housing near transit a key greenhouse gas reduction strategy.In addition,the City's Climate Action Plan calls for housing density near transit(Clirnate Action Plan Strategy Focus #7,page ti).However,the mentions of the Climate Action Plan in the Housing Element are in relation to energy efficiency measure,-,and rxmake no mention of dense,deed-restricted affordable housing as a greenhouse gas reduction tool.We urge the City to examine time role of affordable housing in helping the City to meet both its ldI`+lA obligations and its Climate Action Plan goals. We thank you for consideration of our feedback and comments.We appreciate the time and effort that Planning Department staff have dedicated to the draft Housing Element document San.Diego's Voice for Affordable Housing Page AG-37 CHULAVISTA [)RAI"I" HOUSING ELEMENT 2021-2029 APPENDIX G and look forward to supporting the City of Chula Vista in adopting a robust phm that will help to meet the City's housing goals, Sincerely, Laura Nunn Chief of Policy&Education San Diego's Voice for Affordable Housing Page AG-38 City of Chula Vista General Plan