HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4213 RESOLUTION NO 4213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM AND THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act was
adopted by Congress and signed into law by the President in
August , 1974, and
The purpose of this Act is to develop viable urban com-
munities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environ-
ment, and expanded economic opportunities principally for law
and moderate income familities , and
Grant assistance is provided under the Act for community
development activities which prevent or eliminate slums and
blighted conditions , and assist low and moderate income fami-
lies , and
The City of Huntington Beach is entitled to $2 4 millions
of said assistance over the next three years and $690 ,000 this
second year, and
Application for this entitlement money must include a
Community Development Program and a Housing Assistance Plan, and
After a series of citizen meetings and consultation among
city departments , these two documents have been formulated, and
Inasmuch as the Community Development Project 75-5 ,
"Revolving Fund for Substandard Lot Consolidation," has proved
infeasible , amendment of the first Community Development Program
is necessary, and
The City Council after giving notice as prescribed by law,
has held a public hearing at which said Community Development
Program, Housing Assistance Plan and amendments were duly con-
sidered,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that the second year Community
Development Program, Housing Assistance Plan and amendments
to the first year Community Development are hereby approved and
adopted for submission to the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development for funding under the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 , attached hereto as Exhibit "A " o
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at an adjourned regular meeting thereof held
on the 29th day of March, 1976
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ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM
Ci erk C, Clty Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT APPROVED, INITIATIN DEPARTMENT
City Administrator
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51A11 OF CATIFORNIA )
( OIIN1 Y OF ORANGJ ) ss
(,11Y OF HUNTINGION BhACH )
I , ALICIA M WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular aA3c�rrnPr3 meeting thereof held on the 2gth day
of March 19 76 , by the following vote
AYES Councilmen
Bartlett, Wieder, Coed Gibbs
NOES Councilmen
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ABSENT Councilmen
Matney, Shipley. Duke
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
march 1976
Exhibit A 1 of 2
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huntington beach planning department
SUMMARY
This document represents a preliminary second-year Community
Development Program It is in response to the requirements of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 The Act entitles
the City of Huntington Beach to receive $2 4 million over a three
year period for projects designed to prevent or eliminate slums or
blight, assist low and moderate income families and meet urgent
community development needs Last year the City applied for and
began receiving its first-year entitlement of $460, 000
The first-year Community Development Program identified community
development needs, developed long term objectives designed to meet
those needs, specified short term community development objectives
that would be accomplished within the three years currently funded
by the Housing and Community Development Act, and proposed specific
projects for funding during the first program year
This document contains a proposed second-year Community Development
Program It is intended that this program continue to meet the
community development needs, and long and short term objectives
identified in the first-year program It also proposes additional
projects that will be funded by the second-year entitlement of
$690, 000
This report outlines the provisions of the 1974 Act as they apply
to Huntington Beach and explains the process used to formulate
the City' s preliminary Community Development Program (The Housing
Assistance Plan, also required by the Act, is discussed in an
attached document )
A major requirement of the application procedure is citizen input,
and to meet this criterion as well as to ensure that the Community
Development program ultimately adopted reflects the needs and
desires of the public, the City again relied on the findings of the
adopted Policy Plan supplemented by public meetings However, in
an effort to expand the role of citizens in formulating the
Community Development Program, the City Council appointed a Citizen
Advisory Committee The Committee, representing a variety of
organizations, conducted public meetings to obtain ideas from
citizens and other organizations The Committee then evaluated
City Staff and citizen input Its efforts culminated in the
presentation of a recommended second-year program
Specifically, this eight project, $690 , 000 proqram adopted by
the City Council is designed to accomplish these objectives
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1 Meet important community needs that might otherwise be neglected
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2 Comply with federal criteria by presenting a balanced program
addressing the problems of blight, the plight of low income
residents, and community development needs
3 Avoid committing the City to activities that will add long-range
costs to the already burdened financial structure
The recommended pro3ects are explained and analyzed in Section 2 5
and outlined below
1 Construction of combination community center ana numan service
center operated by the Boy' s Club at the Bushard School Site (109,000)
2 Pool facility for handicapped persons and community swimming
complex at Oceanview School ($110, 000)
3 Assistance to the Orange County Housing Authority for a Tenant
Relations Officer ($10, 000)
4 Outdoor recreation facilities for the Senior Citizens Recreation
Center ($50, 000)
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5 Old Town Storm Drain Project, on Delaware Street from Adams to
Yorktown ($300, 000)
6 Loan to Human Resources Council day care center for facilities
acquisition ($38 , 000)
7 Loan to Redevelopment Aqency for architectural , engineering and
consulting activities for the downtown protect and implementatic
of the Phase I Mall ($30, 000)
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8 Removal of Shamel Ash trees in heavy damage areas of Huntington
Beach ($43, 000)
These recommended pro3ects are intended to serve the interests of
the community while satisfying the requirements imposed by federal
regulations Should any of these pr03ects be 3udged unacceptable
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City will
have the opportunity to substitute additional pro]ects - such as
those listed in Exhibit E As well, should conditions change
during the program' s implementation phase, the City is also per-
mitted to reallocate funds among approved pro3ects or submit new
pro]ects to HUD for approval
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
1 0 The Housing & Community Development 1
Act of 1974
1 1 The Community Development Application 2
1 2 The First Year Program 3
1 3 Citizen Participation 4
2 0 Formulating the Community Development 5
Program
2 1 Statement of Community Needs 6
2 2 Lonq-Term Objectives 6
2 3 Short-Term Objectives 6
2 4 Criteria for Second Year Program 6
2 5 Community Development Program 7
2 6 Other Second Year Projects 13
2 7 Projects for Later Program Years 13
2 8 Inappropriate Projects 15
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1 0 THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974
During the decade of the sixties, the Federal Government initiated
numerous urban and social development programs to deal with the
growing problems faced by cities in America The Housing and
Community Development Act (HCD) , signed into law by President Ford
in August, 1974 , consolidates these several programs into one "block
grant" system designed to facilitate a comprehensive approach to
community development
As stated by Congress, the primary objective of the Act is to
develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a
suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities
principally for low and moderate income families Grant assistance
is provided for community development activities that prevent
or eliminate slums and blighted conditions, that assist low and
moderate income families , or that meet urgent community development
needs
Specifically, the Act entitles the City of Huntington Beach to
$2 4 million over a three year period Of this amount, $460 , 000
was available to and successfully applied for by the City in the
first entitlement year The second year entitlement is $690 , 000
These funds, as stipulated by Congress, can be expended for the
following types of programs
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1 eliminating blight and deterioration
2 eliminating conditions detrimental to public health,
safety, and welfare
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3 conserving and expanding the housing stock
4 expanding and improving community facilities
5 rationally utilizing land and other natural resources
6 promoting neighborhood vitality and diversity
7 restoring and preserving properties of special
interest or significance
The intent of the Act is to encourage physical development Social
services are assigned only secondary importance by the Act under
the assumption that alternative funding is available for such
pro3ects As a result, the ma]or emphasis of the Community
Development Program must be toward physical development pro3ects
even though social service programs are badly needed The Act
specifies that social services are fundable only if they are under-
taken in con unction with physical development or if no other
funding sources can be employed Therefore, the task facing
the City in continuing to implement the Housing and Community
Development Act is to maintain a comprehensive program of
development activities that meet federal criteria while fulfilling
the City' s evolving housing and community development needs
1 1 The Community Development Application
To secure the funds entitled to Huntington Beach under the Housing
and Community Development Act, the City must file an application
each year with the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) The application consists of two phases a Housing
Assistance Plan (a separate section of this document) and a
Community Development (CD) Program
The requirements for the Community Development Program are clearly
specified in HUD regulations Specifically, the CD Program must
include
1 assessment and identification of community develop-
ment problems and needs,
2 a statement of long-term ob3ectives to be accomplished
over time
3 a statement of short-term ob3ectives to be
accomplished within three years, and
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4 a one-year program to be funded by the City' s annual
entitlement
The Community Development program must include citizen input in
its formulation
1 2 The First Year Program
As previously mentioned, the City' s first year entitlement was
$460, 000 Citizen and City Staff input resulted in the funding
of a variety of projects that were a med at benefiting low and
moderate income families , eliminating blight and meeting urgent
community development needs Projects approved last year and
the funding amounts are as follows
1 Citizen participation for the second $ 10 , 000
year HCD Program
2 Assistance to the Orange County $ 10 , 000
Housing Authority for a Tenant
Relations Officer
3 Community Analysis Project $ 20 , 000
4 Upgrade substandard water facilities $ 50 , 000
in the Townlot Area
5 Revolving funds for substandard lot $100 , 000
consolidation
6 Wheel chair ramp installation $ 50 , 000
7 Senior citizen van, recreation $ 15 , 000
equipment and facility renovation
8 Community Center or park for depressed $100 , 000
areas and/or Oldtown
9 Swimming facilities for the handicapped $105 000
Also, as previously mentioned, the application for these funds must
include a Housing Assistance Plan The initial plan submitted in
the first entitlement year cited a need for approximately 6 , 525
low income housing units While the City requested 330 assisted
housing units, it was allocated only 144 As of December, 1975 ,
fifteen units had been leased to very low income families
As of February 1, 1976 , the City was out to contract or bid on
five of its community development projects
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1 3 Citizen Participation
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A major requirement of the Housing and Community Development Act
is citizen participation in the formulation of the CD program
and Housing Assistance Plan The intention of the Act is that
the programs adopted reflect the needs and desires of the resi-
dents of the community During the first entitlement year ap-
plication process, the City relied on the findings of the Policy
Plan, two series of Community Forums and public hearings before
both the Planning Commission and City Council for this valuable
input During the second entitlement year, the City will again
rely on the Policy Plan, public meetings and public hearings before
the Planning Commission and City Council but has added a Citizen
Advisory Committee
The Housing and Community Development Citizen Advisory Committee
was formed primarily to increase citizen participation in the
formulation of the second year community development program
The eight member committee represents a variety of boards and
commissions active in Huntington Beach Specifically, the
responsibilities of the Citizen Advisory Committee are to
(1) Hold meetings open to the public to solicit comments
and suggestions for community development needs,
goals, and projects for funding
(2) Review projects submitted for funding consideration
by City departments on other organizations
(3) Recommend to Planning Commission and City Council
a Community Development program and Housing
Assistance Plan for the second year application
The Citizens Advisory Committee held two pub is meetings in
February, 1976 in which citizen ideas were gathered Personal
invitations were extended to members of political, service, social,
civic, and religious organizations In addition, advertisements
in several local newspapers extended notice of the meetings to
the general public Turnout at these meetings totaled 167 persons
Based on the input received at the Citizens Advisory Committee
public meetings, the committee submitted a recommended CD program
to the Planning Commission and City Council Public hearings were
then held before the Planning Commission and City Council prior to
final adoption of the CD program and Housing Assistance Plan
The City Council adopted this CD Program and Housing Assistance
Plan on March 29, 1976
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2 0 FORMULATING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Receiving direction from citizens, staff, and the Policy Plan, the
Housing and Community Development Citizen Advisory Committee began
its task of formulating a final plan The components of the second
year' s CD program are contained in this section and include
1 A statement of general community needs derived from citizen
input and the Policy Plan (Exhibit A) ,
2 A statement of long-tern ob3ectives derived from citizen input,
city staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee intended to
meet identified community needs (Exhibit B) ,
3 A statement of more specific short-term ob3ectives (also
intended to meet identified community needs) that can be
accomplished in three years (Exhibit C) , and
4 Community Development Program alternatives to be completed in
the second year with the City' s $690, 000 entitlement
(Exhibits D, E, F and G) This section analyzes pro3ects sub-
mitted by city departments , citizens , and other organizations
against a specific criteria based on the requirements of the
Act, the needs and ob3ectives statements, citizen input, and
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timeliness The alternatives include a recommended program
developed by the Citizens Advisory Committee as well as a listing
of other suggested projects that are appropriate for funding
under the requirements of the Act, a category of acceptable
projects that are not feasible for the second year program, but
which could be incorporated in later applications, and a
category of suggested projects that are considered inappropriate
for funding under the Act
2 1 Statement of Community Needs
The Statement of Community Needs presented in Exhibit A represents
the heart of the Community Development Program Based on the
Policy Plan, the results of six Community Forums conducted for last
year' s program and the citizen input received at this year' s public
meetings, this statement identifies priority needs in three aspects
of community life development, environment and resources, and
societal and cultural The needs statement outlines a general
direction for the City to follow in achieving a better tomorrow, and
the objectives and projects contained in the Community Development
Program are guided by that directive
2 2 Long-Term Objectives
Exhibit B sets forth six long-term objectives designed to meet the
community needs identified in Exhibit A These objectives represent
achievements to be accomplished over the coming years through the
Community Development Program and other City activities In other
words, the long-term objectives are major community goals to be
pursued
2 3 Short-Term Objectives
More specifically, the short-term objectives listed in Exhibit C are
designed to make measurable progress towards meeting the City' s
identified needs They are expected to be accomplished during the
three years currently funded by the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act These objectives concern a variety of issues and are in-
tended to define the immediate goals used by the City in formulating
its one-year plans for this and the next HCD program year
2 4 Criteria for the Second-Year Program
Of direct concern, however, is the second year program Projects
included here will be funded by the second year entitlement of
$690, 000 and will be initiated on approval of the City' s application
by HUD The projects scheduled for the second year must address
identified community needs and objectives and be consistent with
the criteria of the Housing and Community Development Act That -Ls
they must be directed at preventing or eliminating blight , -issi ,,tinq
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low and moderate income families or meeting urgent community develop-
ment needs
To arrive at an adopted program, the City Council
analyzed all suggested projects from citizens and staff The
Council decided that to best comply with Congressional intent, the
City' s program should address all three of the federal criteria The
recommended projects should, therefore, present a balanced approach
addressing blight, low income residents, and development needs
Three general criteria were used to judge all projects
Higher priority was given to projects with lower long-range cost
impacts
High priority was given to projects with no or limited alterna-
tive funding sources
High priority was given to projects that are a continuation of
projects funded during the first entitlement year
Additionally, the following specific criteria were applied to each
suggested project
1 Consistency with HUD Criteria
a Benefit Low and Moderate Income Persons
b Prevent Slums or Blighted Conditions + High
0 Moderate
c Meet Urgent Community Development Need - Acceptable
2 Availability of alterna-
tive funding sources (+) None (0) Possible (-) Yes
3 Long range costs (+) Minimal (0) Moderate (-) Substantial
4 Continuation of lst year
program (+) Yes (0) Possible (-) No
2 5 The Community Development Program
Exhibit D presents the Second-Year Community Development Program
These eight projects reflect the highest ratings when analyzed
according to the criteria presented earlier, that is, they are
moderately to highly consistent with HUD criteria, community
development objectives and needs and are achievable within the time
frame of the Housing and Community Development Act
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Specifically, this eight-project, $690, 000 program adopted by the I
Huntington Beach City Council is designed to accomplish three I 1
objectives
1 Meet important community needs that might otherwise be
neglected because of the inadequate financial resources
2 Comply with federal criteria by presenting a balanced
program addressing the problems of blight, the plight of
low income residents , and community development needs
3 Avoid committing the City to activities that will add long
range costs to the already burdened municipal financial
structure
The projects are analyzed below
1 Construction of a Combination Community Center and Human Service
Center operated by the Boy' s Club at the Bushard School Site
This project proposes to build a 20, 000 square feet community
center building with four social services offices, a large
community use room, gym, mat room, crafts shop, games room,
and a reading-learning center Numerous neighborhood programs
will be offered by the Boy' s Club, adult education department,
recreation department and other government or non-profit
agencies
The project will directly serve an area of Huntington Beach with
high concentrations of low income families Statistics indicate
20 percent of the children attending Bushard School are
supported by A F D C funds A number of fatherless single
parent families and senior citizens on fixed incomes are also lo-
cated in the service area This area also has one of the
highest police contact of juveniles rates in the City
The proposal made by the Boy's Club requires the construction
of a 20, 952 square foot tilt up building with a total estimated
cost of $251, 424 The Boy 's Club, however, proposes a phased
project that will require the construction of 9 ,072 square feet
of building during the second entitlement year The first phase
estimated cost is $109, 000 The second phase will construct
11, 880 square feet of building at a cost of $142, 000 It was
proposed by the Boy 's Club that this phase be funded in the
third entitlement year However, if more funding is not avail-
able in the third year, Phase I will constitute a complete pro-
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The HCD allocation authorized by the City Council will be utilized
for the construction of the building shell The Boy' s Club,
utilizing its own financial resources, will finish the interior
The School District is providing the land The details of the
joint powers agreement necessary,remain to be worked out
Although the Boy' s Club will operate and maintain the facility,
it will be a publicly owned facility, open to all residents
This project is consistent with HUD criteria benefitting low and
moderate income families while filling urgent community needs
2 Pool Facility for Handicapped and Community Swim Complex at
Oceanview High School
The first-year Community Development Program allocated $105, 000
for the first phase activities leading to the construction of
a pool facility for the handicapped With the assistance of
the Huntington Beach School District, the Orange County Chapter -
National Society for Autistic Children and the Orange County
Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled, the project has
been refined The pool facility has been expanded to be part of
a community swimming complex to be located on the Oceanview High
School site The complex would include, in addition to the
therapeutic facilities for the handicapped, a 25 yard main pool ,
facilities for diving, competition swimming, water polo and
recreational swimming Although the facility will be for com-
munity wide use, the school district will maintain and operate
the complex The total estimated cost of the facility is
$325 , 000 The handicapped pool facilities will be funded from
1st year entitlement monies ($105, 000) The community portion of
the complex will cost $220, 000, half of which the City will fund
($110, 000) through HCD The remainder will be funded by the
School District, the City or other sources Agreements insuring
the availability of the facility to the general public at all
times will be prepared
This proposal was introduced by the Recreation and Parks Depart-
ment and received a great deal of public support at the
Citizens Advisory Committee meetings and public hearings
This project is consistent with HUD criteria, benefitting the
handicapped and low and moderate income families while filling
urgent community needs
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3 Assistance to the Orange County Housing Authority 1
This project budgets $10, 000 to the Orange County Housing
Authority in keeping with the recommendations of the Housing
Assistance Plan That plan relegates management of low income
housing programs to the Housing Authority and this $10, 000 will
insure the residents of Huntington Beach a higher level of
service than would otherwise be possible The CD funds will
be used for a Tenant Relations Officer that will be exclusively
assigned to Huntington Beach The result is improved housing
assistance service to very low income families and senior
citizens
This project was also funded from first-year entitlement funds
and is currently operating
This project is highly consistent with HCD criteria regarding
assistance to low and moderate income families
4 Outdoor Recreation Facilities at the Senior Citizen Center
This project budgets $50, 000 for the construction of lawn bowl-
ing courts, shuffleboard courts, and a parking area at the
Senior Citizen Recreation Center These facilities are not
now available at the Center Although the current facilities
provide a number of passive activities, they, however, do not
adequately meet the needs of the male senior In addition to
the items funded under the first-year CD program, these
facilities would greatly expand the effectiveness of the City' s
Senior Recreation Program A parking area would also increase
the level of use of this facility by making it more attractive
for attendance, since there is only on street parking currently
available
This recommended project most directly relates to HCD criteria
regarding assistance to low and moderate income persons These
facilities will also meet an urgent senior citizen need
5 Old Town Storm Drain Project
This project involves the construction of storm drain facilities
in a portion of Huntington Beach known as Old Town The
project area has significant drainage problems due to the
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presence of a number of natural low areas that during rains
recave all the storm water runoff and create lakes When rain-
fall is high these lakes fill and cause flooding of the streets
and residences in the area After the rains, since these areas
have no means of natural drainage , the trapped water remains
until evaporation, infiltration, or pumping by the City occurs
The majority of this area is currently undeveloped and vacant
As properties develop, less rainwater will be absorbed into
the ground and the volume of runoff will increase Without
the proposed facilities, flooding in the low areas will con-
tinue to worsen
The entire project has an estimated cost of approximately $2
million The portion of the total project recommended for
funding by the Community Development Program consists of major
underground conduit lines running in the street rights-of-way
The line begins at the Orange County Flood Control District D-01
Channel at Adams Avenue 550 feet east of Beach Boulevard and
runs in Adams Avenue westerly to Delaware Street, where it
bends northerly into Delaware Street and runs to Utica Avenue
This plan will make a significant impact on the aforementioned
drainage problems This phase has an estimated cost of $600, 000
The County of Orange has offered $300, 000 in matching funds for
this activity The remaining $300, 000 must be funded by the
City' s HCD entitlement The City has successfully applied for
federal funds for this project but the grant program was dis-
continued The City has been unsuccessful in establishing an
Assessment District in the area The remaining $1 4 million
in improvements will be funded by drainage fees levied against
new development
The Old Town Area contains a number of minority and low income
residents
This recommended project complies with HUD criteria in that it
meets an urgent community need, will serve an area inhabited
by low and moderate income families and will aid in the pre-
vention of blight
6 Loan to Human Resources Council Day Care Center for
Facilities Acquisition
This project, proposed by the Huntington Beach Human Resources
Council, includes the lending of $38 , 000 as seed money to start
a day care facility for low income and single parent families
with children three to six years old The facility will be
located at the Gill School site (this school is being closed
down and will be available for rental at $1 ,100 per month)
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The funds will be expended for the acquisition of the necessary
equipment and facilities as well as first month salaries for I
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staff and operating expenses The number of youngsters served i
will vary from 128 to 220 The facility will be self sustain-
ing from fees paid for services and will enable the facility to
repay the HCD fund loan at which time money will be used for
another CD project
This project will provide services to low income families and
meet an urgent community need
7 Loan to the Redevelopment Agency for Architectural , Engineering
and Consulting Activities for the Downtown Project and Imple-
mentation of the Phase I Mall
This project is intended to begin the recycling of Downtown
Huntington Beach The area under consideration is a six block
parcel that is currently proposed as the site of a specialty
commercial center-pedestrian mall complex The funds requested
in the second-year CD program will take the Downtown Mall from
its current conceptual stage towards the point where actual
construction can begin The project would involve conducting
a historical building preservation analysis to determine which
buildings are of significance to the City' s heritage and which
buildings are either structurally sound enough or economically
feasible for renovation The purpose of this portion of the
project would be to advise property owners of available 71
alternatives The remainder of the project includes the actual
design of the buildings, pedestrian areas, landscaping, parking
areas, utility systems and other items necessary to create a
desirable specialty commercial area
The estimated total cost of this activity is $330, 000 $30 , 000
is to be funded by the second year entitlement The activities
necessary to complete this project are time consuming and there-
fore necessitate a phased CD project The $30, 000 allocated to
this project will be sufficient to fund the initial design
development and program management activities The remainder
of the_n_ec r necessary funding will either come from Subsequent CD
entitlements, the City' s general revenues, or other sources The
loan will be made to the City Redevelopment Agency upon
adoption of the final redevelopment plan for the Main Street
area The loan will be repaid to the HCD fund for use in future
years The agreement details are to be worked out
This project is consistent with HUD criteria in that it
addresses the elimination of blighted conditions and meets an
urgent community need
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8 Shamel Ash Tree Removal
During the 1960' s the City of Huntington Beach as well as many
other cities in Southern California planted Shamel Ash trees
in the parkways At the time they were planted much was un-
known about their characteristics except that they were an
extremely rapid growing tree Their genetic adaptation to our
climate produces large trunks and root crowns and massive sur-
face root systems By virtue of these growth characteristics,
the Shamel Ash have broken out of the parkways of Huntington
Beach In general, the damage constitutes first a cracking in
the sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, then the sidewalks, curbs,
gutters and roadsides are uplifted The damage is in these
stages throughout portions of the City Where the terrain is
flat, gutter drainage is blocked Dependent upon the stage,
public safety is jeopardized with lifted sidewalks and damaged
driveways
Although a number of alternatives have been attempted, the only
real solution is removal of the trees A study conducted in
1973 identified the need to remove 2 ,703 Shamel Ash trees To
date, the City has removed approximately 1, 600 trees Of the
remaining 1, 185 trees 600 fall into the heavy damage category
The HCD allocation of $43, 000 will fund the removal of approxi-
mately 200 of the heavy damage trees and possibly repair some
of the right-of-way In the future, when other funding sources
are available, the City will replace the trees and repair the
remaining damage to sidewalks, curbs and gutters
This project is consistent with HUD criteria in that this
activity will eliminate and prevent slums and blight
2 6 Other Second Year Projects
Exhibit E presents other suggested projects that conceivably meet
the decision criteria but not to the same degree as the recommended
program These projects provide a reserve pool from which the City
Council may select replacements for projects in the recommended
plan that might be found unacceptable All the projects listed in
Exhibit E comply with HUD requirements and would be feasible for
the second year
2 7 Projects for Later Program Years
Exhibit F itemizes suggested projects that were found to be in
compliance with the Housing and Community Development Act but could
not practically be completed during an acceptable period These
projects should be considered for subsequent Community Development
Applications
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1 Construction of combination community center and �" s '
human service center operated by the Boys Club at
Bushard School site / 993 01 3
2 Expansion of handicapped pool to include community t %nmty=o 14G
swim complex at Ocean View High School ��� Low Income 46% ___"_' 'O""OMN
3 Loan to Human Resources Cound Day Care Center� � 99Z 1S e 131 for facilities acquuntion ` Q �� __g 39f,
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Engineering&Consulting Downtown Project and i'i�
Implementation of Phase I Mall
5 Assistance to the Orange County Housing Authority 993 02 { rou,w.o s
for Tenant Relations Officer (City wide) \ �k4 Minority=5 0%
6 Outdoor recreation facilities for Semor Citizen ° ad Low Income=66% €
Center MANM
j 7 Old Town Storm dram proyeet Delaware Street Qt R
Adams to Yorktown W _
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8 Shaaael ash tree removal(sty wide)
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Pro jests For Second Year Entitlement
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2 8 Inappropriate Projects
Finally, Exhibit G lists projects suggested by Staff that were
found to be inappropriate for funding under the Act These projects,
while they may be desirable in terms of community need, do not
qualify for HCD appropriations because they fail to satisfy the
basic criteria presented in Sections 1 0 and 2 4
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EXHIBIT A i
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STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS
1 0 Development Needs
1 1 Residential Development - Encourage and maintain a well
balanced variety of residential densities and uncrowded
living environments to provide the highest quality of
life for residents of the City
1 2 Commercial Development and Tourism - To establish and main-
tain a well planned program of commercial development
which would be aesthetically pleasing, ecologically sound,
and economically feasible to both consumer and supplier
1 3 Industrial Development - Seek and encourage industrial
development to broaden the City' s economic base
1 4 Transportation and Circulation - Provide an efficient trans-
portation system that considers City and regional master
planning and anticipated growth
1 5 Annexation - Encompass within City boundaries only those
areas with common interests and which can be efficiently
and economically served by city facilities
1 6 Fiscal Planning - Provide a fiscal planning process for
Huntington Beach that
1 Is directly related to the City' s objectives as re-
flected in the master plan, and is recognized as being
the fundamental means of gaining those objectives
The City budget is a shorter range budgeting process
consistent with the fiscal plan
2 The City, when developed in accordance with the master
plan, should be economically balanced Growth in
specific uses should be balanced by comparable growth
in other uses to assure that City services will at all
times be supported by adequate tax base
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2 0 Environment and Resources Needs
2 1 Community Appearance - To develop and maintain high
standards of visual beauty within all areas of the City
2 2 Parks, Recreation and Open Space - Capitalize on the outdoor
and environmental potential of the City by providing com-
prehensive, coordinated recreation, parks and open space
programs that fulfill the needs of all segments of the
community
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2 3 Shoreline - Recognize that our shoreline should be developed
as a unique, irreplaceable, regional recreational asset
in a balanced manner that preserves it, based on sound
economic and environmental standards
3 0 Societal and Cultural Needs
3 1 Housing - Provide and maintain a quality living environment
so that members of all economic, racial and ethnic groups
may reside in Huntington Beach
3 2 Community Facilities - Ensure a full range of community
facilities that provide for the general public ' s health,
safety and welfare
3 3 Schools - Promote communication and coordination between
all schools (both public and private, pre-school through
university) and the City, utilizing those educational
resources and facilities for City programs
3 4 Cultural Affairs - Promote the enlightened, enriched, and
creative life of all citizens
3 5 Communications - Establish and maintain an effective
communications system through which the City attempts
1 To fully inform citizens on current and proposed
services, policies, and plans
2 To be informed of its citizen' s attitudes, beliefs,
and desires
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LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES i
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1 Revitalization of Downtown Huntington Beach - Presently a
marginal commercial area, the former commercial heart of
Huntington Beach, now referred to as "Old Downtown" , must
be revitalized Through municipal influence, the revitali-
zation objective is a balanced tourist related commercial ,
general and office commercial, recreational, and residential
area that provides significant economic benefits to Huntington
Beach
2 Elimination of Non Structurally Blighted Areas - Identified in
a Master Plan of Non Structural Blight, adopted by the City
Council in 1968, were 12 areas of the City that were non-
structurally blighted through lot ownership and subdivision
characteristics The objective to consolidate these lots and
eliminate the blighted conditions is to come about through
a combination of public and private sector efforts
3 Upgrading of Neighborhoods That Have Indicators of Blight of
Deterioration - The upgrading of old neighborhoods (pre-1950)
possessing indicators of blight and newer neighborhoods
(late 50 ' s, early 60 's) that show early indicators of
potential blight through public facilities improvements and
housing programs
4 Improvement of Critical Public Works Facilities - Upgrading
deficient public works facilities such as drainage, water,
sewer, streets and traffic control devices in critical
areas to citywide standards
5 Assistance for the Development of Commercial and Industrial
Properties - Municipal action in key commercial and industrial
areas to facilitate development which would result in positive
economic benefits through improvement of the tax base and
provision of employment opportunities within Huntington Beach
6 Improvement of Community Services - Municipal action to insure
that a tull range ot community services are provided to _
residents
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SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES
1 Revitalization of the Downtown Area (Initial Activities) -
Subsequent to the adoption of plan for the old Downtown Area,
which is not being prepared, a series of City initiated
actions will be necessary to implement the plan These
actions will probably include (dependent upon the adopted
plan) Upgrading of existing or construction of new public
facilities, new zoning regulations, code enforcement programs
and cooperative efforts between public and private sector
interests to foster revitalization
2 Provision of Community Services and Necessary Related
Facilities to All Residents - Provision of community
services and facilities that are not otherwise available to
residents of Huntington Beach, particularly low and moderate
income families as well as others in need of such
services
3 Pro3ects to upgrade Neighborhoods with Indications of Blight
and Deterioration - Upgrading program for critical neighbor-
hoods could include
a Community analysis by Planning Department to identify
blighted and deficient neighborhoods and remedial programs
b Revamp of zoning ordinance to simplify, codify and stream-
line requirements and particularly, processes
c Housing code enforcement
d Underwrite, partially or wholly, off-site public improve-
ments in deficient neighborhoods
e Develop and provide programs in home management, mainten-
ance, budgeting, etc
4 Improvement of Critical Flood Control and Drainage Facilities -
Improvement of drainage facilities including upgrading of
existing facilities and new construction to bring deficient
areas to citywide standards
5 Improvement of Critical Water Facilities - Replacement of out-
dated or worn out water facilities in older portions of
Huntington Beach to bring water service up to citywide
standards
6 Improvement of Street Lighting Facilities in Critical Areas -
Upgrading or new construction of street lighting in areas below
the citywide standards
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7 Provision of Public Facilities in Key Commercial and Industrial 1
Areas - Public assistance in the development of key commercial
and industrial areas by providing, in whole or in part, certain
public facilities such as arterial street improvements,
utilities, and other necessary facilities
8 Provisions of Facilities and Necessary Related Services to the
Elderly and Handicapped - Development of a senior citizens and
Community Service Center to provide services not otherwise
available to elderly and handicapped persons as well as
others in need of such services
9 Park and Recreation Facilities in Critical Neighborhoods -
Acquisition and development of park and recreation facilities
in key neighborhoods presently deficient in parks and
recreation service
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EXHIBIT D a
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS FOR SECOND YEAR EV ITLEMENT $690,000 9
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ACTIVITY PROJECT FROM OTHER ALLO-
CATEGORY COST SOURCES CATION P4 120
Construction of combination Public 1 $251,000 0 $1091000 + 0 + + + -
Community Center & Human Service Works (2 phase (phase 1)
Center to be operated by the Improve- pro3ect)
Poy' s Club at Sushard school SItE ment
Expansion of handicapped pool Public $325,000 $105,000 $110,000 + 0 + + + +
to community swim complex at Works From 1st
Oceanview High (25 meter pool) Improve- year HCD
ment funds
Assistance to the Orange County Housing $ 10,000 0 $ 10,000 + 0 + + + +
Housing Authority for Tenant Assistance
elations Officer
tdoor recreation facilities Public $ 96 000 0 $ 50,000 + 0 + 0 0 +
for senior citizens center Works
(includes shuffleboard, lawn Improve-
bowling and parking) ment
Storm drain pro]ect, Delaware Public $600 000 $300,000 $300 000 + + + 0 + -
Street, Adams to Yorktown Works (County of
Improve- Orange)
ment
Loan to Human Resource Council Improving $ 38,000 0 $ 38,000 + 0 + + + -
for day care center Public
Services
Loan to Redevelopment Agency for Community $330,000 0 $ 30,000 0 + + 0 + -
architectural, engineering and Redevelop-
consulting activities for Down- ment
town Pro]ect & implementation
of Phase I Mall Program
Shamel Ash Tree Removal Pro3ect Public $200,000 0 $ 43,000 - + + + + -
Works
Improve-
ment
TOTALS $1,850,000 $494 500 $690 000
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PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED IF OTHER PROJECTS UNFEASIBLE
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ACTIVITY PROJECT FROM OTHER ALLO-
CATEGORY COST SOURCES CATION P+ U
Facilities to increase the Public $ 53,000 0 $ 53,000 + 0 + 0 + +
mobility of handicapped persons Works
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ttPROJECT DESCRIPTION CATEGORY COST owo a o pz a
SJdS o i_achsB v a ton Ea s Public Works a
Newland House Improvement $ 34,670 + + 0 0 + - I I
street Lighting in 1 Public Works
Areas 10 mules of Streets Dxprovement $1,400,000 + + 0 - + -
Municipal Pier Reconstruction public Works
Renovation Improvement $1,500,000 - + + + -
Renovation & preservation of Rehabili- $ 68,000 + 0 + -
Newland House tation
DevelopTent of Park in Public Works _
Sunset Heights 6 Ac Improvement $ 180,000 0 0 -
Atlanta Avenue Widening Public Works
Delaware to Lake Street Improvement $1,650,000 - C 0 0 4 -
ater Ins ati Sp Lib- Public Works $ 39,900 - - 0
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in ns on public Works
McFadden Tract/Winslow Tract Improvement $ 132,500 - - 0 4 -
Removal of buildings on Old CCle ce &
Civic Center Site Demi �intIon $ 33,000 - + 0 + -
aciific �asnts ig way and Public Works
Goldenwest St Improvement $1,358,000 - 1 0101 -
Expansion or Replacement Public Works
of Existing Library Annexes Imiprovement $ 840,000 + - -
Wat�r main installation on Public Works
Ma nald, Glencoe,Alhambra, Improvement $ 72,770 - - -
S=sition of 6 acre park in Acquisition $ 240,000 0 -
Sunset Heights -
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sition o Old 'Ibwm Park Acquisition of $200,000 + +
Si a (4 5 Ac ) land
Syss�G �errygSeity Droving $ 15,000 + - + + 0 -
Public services
sculpture area
Street lighting in areas Public Works $ 35,000 + + 0 - + -
lacki.ng than Improvement
Returbish & equip gymnastics Public Works 5,000 + - - 0 + -
room and pool at City Gym Improvanent
Cultural exhibits and Improving $ 5,000 + - + 0 -
displays public services
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION CATEGORY COST w Ov a
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Cypress Avenue & Ash Street Public Works
(MPSD #10) closed conduit
Improvement $ 70,500
Renovation o portion o Main mproving
Street Library to House Hist- Public Services $ 5 000
rical and Anti stiL& channel
ociety Facilities
Michael Drive CameroSD 3 public Works
modifications) closepen $175,000
conduit storm drain Improvement
Woodstock, Christy to Silver- public Works
Silver-
wood Closed conduit storm $ 80,000
drain Improvement
Transportation Cent Acquire
necessary property at Atlanta Acquisition $275,000
Ave and Lake St
Heil Avenue East of Beach Public Works
Boulevard closed conduit storm $ 55,000
drain Improvement
Newland Street, PCH to Public Works
Hamilton Storm Drain Extension Improvement $100 000
Illuminated street name Signs public Works
at 38 intersections through- $110,000
out the City Improvement
Pedestrian crossing, Gol en- public Works
west and Talbert (bridge or $200 000
tunnel Improvement '
Slater Channel lining Public Works
DD#9) Pump Station to $1,500'000
Goldenwest Improvement
Slater Pump Station u is or s $150,000
modifications Improvement
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION CATH GORY C OS W � 0 P o Z a
Murdy Channel lining M Public Works 7
Edinger Ave to 1320' north $150 000
Improvement '
Graham Street, Heil to OCFCD public Works
Channel closed conduit storm $125 000
drain (MPSD DD#2) Improvement
Intersection modifications Public Works $ 40,000
Bolsa and Springdale Improvement
Traffic Signal synchroni- Public Works $ 32 000
zation Improvement
Magnolia Street Hamliton Ave
to 1400' south (MPSD DD#7E) Public Works
$ 80,000
Closed conduit storm drain Improvement
Ellis Avenue storm drain ex- public Works
tension SPRR to Sully Miller $500 000
PIT (MPSD #9) Improvement '
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Slater Pump Station 5th Unit, Public Works $110 000
Engine & Pump Improvement
Herbert ane and Rodgers ur
(MPSD #3 Modifications) Closed Public Works $ 45,000
conduit storm drain Improvement
Addition of new wing to main Public Works $800,000
library Improvements
Storm drain project MPSD 48D Public Works $400,000
Improvements
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE
PLAN
march 1976
Exhibit A 2 of 2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SFCTION TITLE PAGE
1 0 Introduction 1
1 1 Contents of the Housing Assistance Plan 1
1 2 Assisted Housing Funding 2
2 0 Condition of Stock 3
3 0 Housing Assistance Needs of Lower Income 6
Households
3 1 Sound Housing/Rent GAP Analysis 6
3 2 Impacted Groups 8
3 3 Anticipated Future Assisted Housing 11
Needs
4 0 Specified Realistic Annual Goal for Assisted 17
Housing
4 1 Alternative #1 Goal Based on Timeliness and 18
Feasibility
4 2 Alternative #2 Goal Based on Identified 20
Needs
4 3 Alternative #3 Goal Based on Balancing of 23
Identified Need, Timeliness and Feasibility
5 0 Location of Assisted Housing Units 25
6 0 Recommendations 29
FIGURES
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SECTION TWO CONDITION OF THE HOUSING STOCK
2 1 Survey of Housing Conditions, 1976 4
2 2 Substandard Housing Units Suitable for 5
Rehabilitation
SECTION THREE HOUSING ASSISTANCE NEEDS OF
LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
3 1 Housing Supply Demand Distribution 7
3 2 Senior Citizens (65 or over) , 1976 9
3 3 Large Families , 1976 10
3 4 Concentration of Families with 65+ Head of 12
Household and less than $10 , 000 Income
3 5 Concentration of Families with 65+ Head of 13
Household and less than $5, 000 Income
3 6 Concentrations of Handicapped Persons 14
3 7 Census Tracts with High Concentrations of 15
Very Low Income Families
SECTION FIVE LOCATION OF ASSISTED HOUSING
UNITS
5 1 Vacancy Rates 26
5 2 Census Tracts most suitable for construction 27
of new Elderly Housing Units
SECTION SIX RECOMMENDATIONS
6 1 Housing Unit Allocations 1976 31
6 2 Three Year Housing Unit Allocations 32
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SUMMARY
The Housing Assistance Plan is a required portion of the City of
Huntington Beach' s application for funds allocated to it under the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 A Housing Assistance
Plan is an assessment of the City' s need for assisted housing for
lower income households and its plans for providing housing to meet
those needs It is also an attempt to relate community development
programs and comprehensive planning to the provision of lower income
housing
The Housing Assistance Plan must contain four specific areas of
information
(1) an accurate survey of the condition of the existing housing
stock,
(2) an assessment of the housing assistance needs of lower income
persons now residing or expected to reside in Huntington
Beach in the near future,
(3) specification of a realistic annual goal for the number of
dwelling units or persons that will be assisted,
(4) and identification of the general locations of any proposed
assisted housing
Census and other data indicate that generally housing in Huntington
Beach is in very good condition and much of it is owner occupied
Huntington Beach currently has a shortage of 5, 546 dwelling units
in the lower income price ranges Many lower income families are
paying more than a normal amount for their housing Of all house-
holds in Huntington Beach, 13, 303 have incomes below the federally
defined lower income level 6, 459 families fall into the very low
income category Low income senior citizens, handicapped and large
families have special difficulties in locating affordable standard
housing
HUD has not yet indicated the general range within which
Huntington Beach' s final Section 8 Housing Assistance Program allo-
cation will be In addition, several other important factors such
as the precise role the City wishes to take, the availability of
housing sponsors and Huntington Beach' s relative needs as viewed by j
IiUD are not clearly defined at this time Therefore , several
alternative goals have been prepared I
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(1) Goal Based on Timeliness and Feasibility
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This approach utilizes only existing vacant dwelling units
and the Section 8 housing assistance payments subsidy program
Also involved is support of the Orange County Housing Authority
and management of the program by that agency Some financial
and/or services support from the City for the Orange County
Housing Authority would be desirable
(2) Goal Based on Identified Needs
The alternative represents the maximum effort that the City can
reasonably expect to put forth Involved is the use of exist-
ing units, construction of new units and rehabilitation of
substandard or deteriorating housing Necessary to achieve this
goal is maximum utilization of all sources of federal and state
housing assistance funding and utilization of the City' s
Community Development allocations to supplement other monies
(3) Goal Based on Balancing of Identified Need and Timeliness
and Feasibility
This approach is a combination of the first two alternatives
This alternative recognizes the difficulties in implementing
the maximum program, but seeks to do more than the alternative
one above In addition to use of existing dwelling rent
subsidy programs this alternative seeks the construction of one
new senior citizen housing pro3ect Support of the Orange
County Housing Authority and the provision staff support for
locating pro3ect sponsors and pro3ect packaging will be
necessary Funding for these activities should come from
Community Development funds
Based on the research and analysis conducted for the preliminary
housing assistance plan it appears that Alternative #1 Goal Based
on Timeliness and Feasibility is by far the alternative most easily
implemented However, the housing assistance needs identified
require more effort if they are to be fully addressed Therefore ,
some consideration should be given to the programs outlined in
Alternative #2 Goal Based on Identified Needs Unfortunately some
of the programs necessary under this alternative require substan-
tially more funding and time (both private and public) than is
available
Alternative #3 Goal Based on Balancing Identified Need and Time-
liness and Feasibility contains elements of both alternatives that
are achievable
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The Housing and Community Development Assistance Advisory Com-
mittee recommends the following
(1) That Alternative #3 Goal Based on Balancing of Identified
Need, Timeliness and Feasibility be approved as the City' s
1976 goal for assisted housing
(2) That the assisted housing unit goal be distributed amongst
the impacted groups as follows *
Elderly and handicapped (New Construction) 185 units
Large Families 103 units
Other Families 329 units
TOTAL 617 units
(3) That the three year goal for housing assistance reflects the
goals set forth in Alternative #3 and include the fair share
' allocations as delineated by S C A G Allocation of units
would be as follows (see Figure 6-2)
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a Elderly and disabled three year goal is 448 units
b Large family three year goal is 324units
c All remaining families three year goal is 1273 units
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1 INTRODUCTION
4 The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 imposes several
new housing responsibilities on local governments
All new federally assisted housing must be provided in conformance
` with a local housing assistance plan ,
A local housing assistance plan must be included as part of any
development program funded under Title I o1 the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974
Each local recipient of federal planning assistance under Title IV
of the Act is required to carry out a comprehensive planning
program that includes a "housing element"
The housing assistance plan requires under the Act is an attempt to
more closely relate community development activities and the
i comprehensive planning process to the provision of housing speci-
ficably for lower income families The housing assistance plan
is also intended to place new emphasis on the provision of local
housing services A major benefit to local governments is the
increased control over location, type of housing provided and market
served for any federally assisted housing that might be constructed
in a community
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1 1 Contents of the Housing Assistance Plan
Specifically, a housing assistance plan must contain information
pertaining to four required areas of consideration
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jThe housing assistance plan must accurately survey the condition
of the existing housing stock This requirement must specify the
number of housing units that currently exist, how many are in
standard, substandard, or deteriorating condition, whether or not
these units are vacant or occupied, and how many substandard units
are suitable for rehabilitiation
The housing assistance plan must contain an assessment of the
housing assistance needs of lower income persons now residing in
Huntington Beach or expected to reside in this City in the near
future The survey of housing assistance needs must include
special consideration for minority populations, women, elderly
and handicapped persons, displaced persons, and large families
The housing assistance plan must specify a realistic annual goal
for the number of dwelling units or persons that will be assisted
This goal must also include the mix of new, existing and
rehabilitated dwelling units , the size and types of pro3ects and
assistance best suited to the needs of Huntington Beach' s lower
income families
The housing assistance plan must also identify the general lo-
cations of the proposed assisted housing, with the ob3ectives of
furthering revitalization of the community, promoting greater
choices of housing opportunity, avoiding undue concentrations of
lower income persons and assuring the availability of adequate
public facilities and services for such housing
1 2 Assisted Housing Funding
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 , in addition to
allocating funds directly to cities for "community development"
activities, appropriated funds under several programs specifically
for housing assistance The Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development has or will be allocating portions of these
housing assistance funds to HUD and FHA Insuring Area offices
This pool of federal housing assistance funds will have amounts
set aside for local communities based on either a formula (fair
share) allocation, an approved housing assistance plan, or a
combination of both Private, non-profit, or public lower income
housing developers or sponsors may then submit proposals for either
new, existing, or rehabilitated dwelling unit pr03ects to the HUD
area office HUD or FHA will approve or re3ect a pro3ect requesting
federal housing assistance funds based on the annual housing
assistance goals and other facets of the housing assistance plan
submitted by Huntington Beach and approved by HUD
All or part of Huntington Beach' s "community development" funds may
also be used to supplement available federal housing assistance
funds The manner in which these funds are used is largely open to
the community as long as the criteria of the Act are met
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2 0 CONDITION OF THE HOUSING STOCK
Housing in Huntington Beach can be categorized as being largely
owner occupied and in good condition This can be attributed to
the large number of single family housing tracts that have been _
constructed and to the fact that the ma]ority of all housing is
less than fifteen years old However, according to the Southern
California Association of Governments' revised Regional Housing
Allocation Model approximately 1, 261 substandard units exist
in Huntington Beach Of these, 914 units are suitable for re-
habilitation
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
SURVEY OF HOUSING CONDITIONS, 1976
OCCUPANCY STATUS NUMBER OF YEAR ROUND UNITS
AND CONDITION OF OWNER RENTER
HOUSING UNITS TOTAL OCCUPIED OCCUPIED
OCCUPIED UNITS (TOTAL) 52,178 34,457 17,721
SUBSTANDARD 11193 336 862
ALL OTHER 50,980 34,121 16,859
VACANT UNITS (TOTAL) 1,396 598 798
SUBSTANDARD 63 16 47
ALL OTHER 1,333 582 751
TOTAL OCCUPIED AND VACANT UNITS 53,574* 35,055 18,519
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BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT, VACANCIES DERIVED FROM VACANCY
FACTORS PROVIDED BY H. U .D .
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING UNITS SUITABLE FOR REHABILITATION 1976
OCCUPANCY STATUS AND OWNER RENTER
CONDITION OF HOUSING UNITS TOTAL OCCUPIED OCCUPIED
ALL SUBSTANDARD UNITS 1,261 352 909
REHABILITATABLE
OCCUPIED UNITS 868 213 650
VACANT UNITS 46 12 34
TOTAL SUITABLE FOR REHABILITATION 914 230 684
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3 0 HOUSING ASSISTANCE NEEDS OF LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
The requirement in the Housing Community Development Act of 1974
that the housing assistance plan contain an assessment of the
housing assistance needs of lower income households residing in
Huntington Beach is an effort to assure that local government
carefully investigate the demand side of the housing problem
It is necessary to look at the components of housing demand in
order to understand current conditions and make pro3ections
concerning future demand The identified existing and future
need must be known if Huntington Beach is to establish realistic
housing assistance goals
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3 1 Sound Housing/Rent Gap Analysis
The basic technique for determining total housing assistance
needs is the comparison of existing supply and existing demand
for housing To conduct a sound housing/rent gap analysis , it
is necessary to sort through the housing supply grouping
housing units into appropriate rent categories Households then
must be grouped into comparable rent paying or home buying ability
categories The difference between the available supply and the
demand in a particular rent paying/home buying ability range
indicates the need for housing in that price range Figure 3-1
displays housing supply and demand in Huntington Beach Households
in income categories above $12 , 000 (80% of the regionwide
$15 , 000 median income) are not eligible for housing assistance
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Housing Supply
15 736
Demand Distribution
13955
13 403
KEY 11 737
11 306
HOUSING
HOUSING DEMAND
SUPPLY 9 325
(Includes
(Sound or household plus
Rehabitable) vacancy 7 841
allowance? 6 875
5 938
4 499
2 196
1 784 J1587
163
Monthly
Rent < $75 75 164 165 229 230 279 280 364 365 499 > 500
Capability
Home 5 000 14 000 20 000 27 000 37 000
Purchase <$5 000 13 999 19 999 26 999 36 999 59 999 60 000
Capability
Annual <$3 000 3 000 7 000 12 000 16 000 22 000 >36 000
Income 6 999 11 999 15 999 21 999 35 999
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except for large families in the $12, 000 to $15 , 999 income category
If there are an insufficient number of housing units in the City with
four bedrooms and rents of $280 a month or less $27 , 000 or less for
housing value) many large families in the $12 , 000 to $15, 999 income
categories will need assistance Since the median value of 3 or more
bedroom units in Huntington Beach is high (rent - $332 , house -
$48 , 035) the number of 4 bedroom units valued appropriately for the
aforementioned can be assumed to be inadequate Therefore, housing
shortage in Huntington Beach is the difference between the supply and,
demand in the rent paying/home buying ability ranges with less than
$12, 000 incomes and the number of large families with incomes of
$12, 000 to $15, 000 The total need in Huntington Beach based on the
described criteria is 5, 546 units Also, 387 units may be needed for
additional families which may reasonably be expected to reside in the
community
The house values and rents matched up to each income category are
based on the sliding scale of ability to pay starting at 30 percent
of gross income in the lowest category, going down to 16 percent in
the highest category
3 2 Impacted Groups
The Federal Government has defined lower income households as being
those households whose total family income is less than eighty per-
cent of the median income of the area for a family of the same size
According to 1975 Southern California Association of Governments'
data updated to 1976 by the Huntington Beach Planning Department,
there are approximately 13 , 303 lower income households The Federal
Government has also defined those households whose total family in-
come is less than fifty percent of the median income of the area as
very low income families Of the aforementioned lower income
families, 6, 459 households meet the very low income criteria
Several groups of households constitute a significant portion of I
these lower and very low income households
Senior Citizens 2, 153 elderly households are estimated to have
incomes below the lower income level Approximately 1, 626 elderly
household incomes fall into the very low income category The
large number of lower income senior citizens is especially sig-
nificant when it is pointed out that their earned incomes usually
decline with age, and their actual incomes are eroded as inflation
and housing costs increase Significant concentrations of Senior
Citizens exist in three areas of the City
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Large Families 2 , 989 families with five or more persons are
estimated to have incomes below the lower income level Fifty-
two percent of these lower income families have incomes at or
below the very low income level Many of these families are
living in overcrowded conditions
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
SENIOR CITIZENS (65 OR OVER) , 1976
INCOME NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS#
LESS THAN $3,000 714
$3,900 - $6, 399 912
$7,000 - $11,999 527 LOWER INCOME
LEVEL
$12,000 - $15,999 406
$16,000 - $21,999 163
$22,000 - $35,999 164
$36,000 OR MORE 38
TOTAL 2,924
*HUNTINGTON BEACH PLANNING DEPARTMENT ESTIMATE
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
LARGE FAMILIES (FIVE OR MORE PERSONS)
1976
INCUME NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS -
LESS UQTHAN $J, ODUgO 14776
t8807, - ll, YR 437
$ 2, U - 115, 999 1U06 LOWER
INCOME
LEVEL
$lb,000 - 1778
$1 �JQQ0 - 121,99Y
35,999 1199
$3 , 000 OR MORE 265
TOTAL 6231
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Handicapped Persons Huntington Beach has one of the largest
concentrations of handicapped and disabled persons in
Orange County These persons require specially designed i A
housing that is not available and face many of the same
income and housing problems as the elderly Approximately
920 low income handicapped households have been identified
of which 409 live in one or two person households
3 3 Anticipated Future Assisted Housing Needs
A three year Housing Assistance Program is required for the 1976
application Therefore , anticipated increases of lower income
households must be considered Also, in cooperation with other
cities in the region, a fair share allocation of lower income
groups to each City should be made so that said groups will be
dispersed throughout the region rather than concentrated in limited
areas
Fair Share Allocation - According to SCAG estimates, Huntington
Beach should increase pro3ected housing assistance needs for
the third year goal by 1, 869 units The units should be dis-
tributed in the following manner
783 units in the $ 0 - $ 3 , 000 income range
951 units in the $ 3, 000 - $ 7 , 000 income range
135 units in the $ 7, 000 - $12 , 000 income range
Future needs through normal growth - By 1978 there will be
approximately 16 , 036 lower income households of which 1 ,402
will be large families, 2 ,756 will be 65 and over households,
and 1 , 068 will be handicapped households Assuming that the
present low cost housing stock does not deteriorate and that
no new housing is constructed in the low cost range (rent less
than $230 , house value less than $20, 000) , a total of 8 , 625
low cost units will be available This would indicate a need
for assisted housing of 7 , 411 units
When fair share allocations and normal growth are considered to-
gether, a three year need for Huntington Beach is 9 ,280 assisted
units
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CONCENTRATION OF FAMILIES WITH 65 t HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
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12 Census tracts 11973 special census
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CONCENTRATIONS OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS
census tracts / 1973 special census
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(Over 20% of Household) _ '
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4 0 SPECIFIED REALISTIC ANNUAL GOAL FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
The Housing Assistance Plan must specify a realistic annual goal
for the number of dwelling units to be assisted, using Federal
or other available housing assistance resources, taking into
consideration the housing conditions and needs described in the
first two sections of the plan Goals must separately identify
the proportion of new, rehabilitated , and existing dwelling units ,
and the sizes and types of dwelling units that need to be assisted,
taking into account the kinds of assistance best suited to the
needs of lower income persons in Huntington Beach
There must be a one-year goal describing planned numbers of
assisted units The year should coincide with the first year
program described elsewhere in the Community Development Block
Grant application To provide a longer term framework for the
annual goal, applicants are required, to prepare the one-year
goal within the context of a three year planning period which
coincides with the three-year plan prescribed in the application
Goals for new, rehabilitated, and existing units must be consistent
with the findings regarding the availability of vacant existing
units and of units suitable for rehabilitation Goals should re-
flect the maximum feasible use of the existing housing stock in
accordance with generally known data, taking into consideration
that HUD priorities for use of the Section 8 Housing Assistance
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Program emphasize the use of existing housing The distribution `
of assistance between new and rehabilitated units should be made
taking into consideration the ob]ectives of curtailment of
housing deterioration promotion of neighborhood stability,
minimizing detrimental environmental impact, avoidance of undue
concentrations of low income and minority group persons, and
economic feasibility
Goals for using Section 8 Lower Income Housing Assistance payments
must be consistent with the amount of such resources currently
available Generally, it is reasonable to express the housing
I assistance goals for one year as 10 - 20 percent of total need for
elderly and disabled and 7 - 14 percent of total need for the remain-
ing families Once the goal has been determined in terms of the num-
ber of units to be requested, the method of assistance must be de-
termined Therefore, several alternative means for achieving the
housing assistance units goal are presented in the following sections
4 1 Alternative #1 Goal Based on Timeliness and Feasibility
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Alternative #1 reflects only those programs for providing
I housing assistance to low and very low income families that
can or should be easily achievable As a result, Alternative
#1 contains the following features
4 1 1 Exclusive Use of Existing Housing Units
All assisted housing, for all lower income groups would
be provided from existing and vacant housing The unit
types could vary from single family homes to efficiency
j apartments The ma3or limitation will be that no
more than 20 percent of any pro]ect participating in
the program be leased to lower income families
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4 1 2 Exclusive Utilization of the Section 8 Housing As-
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sistance Payments Program
Under the leasing of existing housing portion of this
program the Orange County Housing Authority issues a
Certification of Family Participation to eligible families
The holder of the Certificate of Family Participation may
then find an existing dwelling unit that meets its
family' s needs The Housing Authority, property owner
and eligible family then negotiate a one year lease and
the Housing Authority pays the property owner the dif-
ference between the family' s "ability to pay" rent and the
lawfully established fair market rent Thirty percent of
the families assisted under this program must qualify as
very low income families
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4 1 3 No Environmental Impact Statements or Other Time
Consuming Approvals Would Be Required
The leasing of existing dwelling units would not
constitute a project as defined by the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and would therefore
not be subject to its regulations Also, no zone
changes, use permits, variances, building permits or
Coastal Commission approval would be required
The substantial savings in time as a result of not
having to obtain these approvals and or obtain these
permits eases significantly the implementation process
4 1 4 Only Minimal Active Participation and Staff Support by
the City Would be Required to Implement this Alternative
The City has an agreement with the Orange County Housing
Authority for management of the Section 8 Housing Assist-
ance Payments Program There are several advantages to
this arrangement for the City including
(1 ) There are no major costs of establishing an operating
City department to manage the program,
(2) There is no substantial time period involved in
"gearing up" and
(3) There are definite economies of scale when operating
an assisted housing program that can be better
achieved through the Orange County Housing Authority
The City may wish to assist the Housing Authority by pro-
viding dwelling unit inspection services, eligibility
workers, or office space in order to increase accessibility
to these housing services
4 1 5 Compliance with Expressed Goals and Emphasis of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Literature concerning the provisions of housing for lower
income families through this Act indicates an emphasis
on the utilization of existing dwelling units and proposed
funding allocations stress the Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payments Program These two factors will probably make it
easier for the City to obtain funds from the Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program than other programs
available under the Assisted Housing Section of the Act
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4 1 6 Community Development Funds Necessary to Implement i
Alternative 1"7
PURPOSE AMOUNT
Provision of dwelling unit inspection, $10, 000
partial support of eligibility workers,
rental of office space in the community,
or other activities necessary to support
the Orange County Housing Authority
management of Huntington Beach' s Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program
TOTAL $10, 000
4 2 Alternative #2 Goal Based on Identified Needs
Alternative #2 reflects the level and types of housing assistance
that should be provided to lower income households if their needs
as previously stated are to be satisfied Not all of the programs
that are included in this alternative are readily achievable This
alternative represents the maximum effort that the City can
reasonably expect to put forth
4 2 1 Utilization of New, Existing, and Rehabilitated
Housing Units
In addition to the maximum utilization of the available
existing dwelling units as mentioned in Alternative #1,
Alternative #2 provides for the use of newly constructed
and rehabilitated dwelling units
4 2 2 utilization of the Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payments Program, FHA Mortgage Insurance Programs,
and Community Development Monies to Supplement
Other Rehabilitation Programs and for the Preparation
of Low Income Housing Sites
This effort involves the use of all the financial aids
available to the City of Huntington Beach This includes
utilization of all Section 8 funds allocated to
Huntington Beach Use of the Section 202 Elderly Housing,
Section 235 Home Ownership, Section 236 Multiple Family
Housing , and Section 312 Rehabilitation Loans available
to Huntington Beach through the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration Sponsors and programs would have to be quickly
found and formulated if the City is to capture its share
of the funds that will be allocated to those programs
This alternative also requires the expenditure of $538 , 000 i
Community Development monies to assist sponsors of new low
income housing by acquiring suitable sites, clearing if
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necessary, installing all offsite improvements, and
finally selling the prepared site to the private or non-
profit sponsor at a reduced cost Community Development
funds will also be necessary to establish a revolving loan
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now owning substandard or deteriorating homes, but who are
unable to obtain market rate loans for the necessary
repairs
All of these approaches are necessary if the City is to
start providing low income housing on the scale that is
necessary to meet the level of need identified
4 2 3 Environmental Impact Statements and Other Time-
Consuming Approvals Would Be Required
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Any new construction of low income housing units would
almost certainly require an Environmental Impact Statement
Also required would be City building permits, possibly
zone changes, and Coastal Commission approval Even with
cooperation from all of the involved departments and
agencies, the time required by law severely shortens the
time available to complete a new construction pro3ect
Rehabilitation programs and the use of existing housing
for low income housing would probably not require any of
these
4 2 4 Maximum Active Participation and Staff Support Would
be Required to Implement this Alternative
Even though the Orange County Housing Authority manages
the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program, the
City will still have to provide staff support for manage-
ment of the rehabilitation loan program and to locate
sponsors that are willing and able to develop a new low
income housing pro3ect In addition to at least one staff
member acting in the above capacity, the City will also
need to provide support by preparing any necessary
Environment Impact Reports, aid in pro3ect packaging and
management, and assist the pro3ect sponsors in obtaining
the necessary FHA pro3ect approvals There will be costs
of establishing and operating a City department to manage
the program There will be a substantial time period
i involved in gearing up ' The City may wish to assist the
Housing Authority by providing dwelling unit inspection
services, eligibility workers, or office space, in order
to increase accessibility to these housing services
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4 2 5 This Alternative Does Not Fully Comply With the
Expressed Goals and Emphasis that has been Indicated
for the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
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Literature concerning the provision of housing for lower
income families through this Act indicates an emphasis
on the utilization of existing dwelling units Proposed
funding allocations stress the Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payments Program These two factors may make it difficult
for new housing project sponsors to obtain funds from the
FHA and other programs previously mentioned
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Alternative
PURPOSE AMOUNT
Provision of dwelling unit inspection, $10, 000
partial support of eligibility workers,
rental of office space in the community,
or otler activities necessary to support
the Orange County Authority management of
Huntington Beach' s Section 8 Housing
Assistance Payments Program
Funding of staff that will be necessary $23 , 000
to administer rehabilitation program,
locate sponsors for assisted housing under
available FHA programs, and provide assist-
ance to low income housing developers and
residents in project packaging and manage-
ment
Acquisition of sites suitable for low $200, 500
income housing projects (approximately
4 8 acres , 100 dwelling units)
Clearance of and provision of all necessary $86 , 250
offsite improvements for sites acquired for
low income elderly and handicapped housing
for resale to private or non-profit housing
sponsors
Establishment of revolving loan fund for $86 , 250
home improvement loans for low income
families owning substandard homes but un-
able to obtain market rate loans for the
necessary repairs
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PURPOSE AMOUNT
Community analysis program to further $12 , 000
identify blighted and deficient neighbor-
hoods and recommend remedial action
programs
Revolving fund for lot consolidation in $115, 000
non-structural blight areas
TOTAL $538 000
4 3 Alternative #3 Goal Based on Balancing of
Identified Need, Timeliness and Feasibility
Alternative #3 is essentially a combination of Alternatives #1 and #2
In this alternative, the difficulties of developing a program to
satisfy the identified needs as expressed in Alternative #2 are
recognized Therefore, greater emphasis is made of the more
expedient mechanisms Alternative #3 contains the following
features
4 3 1 Utilization of Existing Housing Units and New Units
Existing units (as described in Alternative #1) are the
primary emphasis of this alternative However, a reasonabl
number of new units woula be constructed for the elderly
because of their special needs
4 3 2 Use of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
and Section 202 FHA Elderly Housing Program
Use of existing units will be made through the leasing
provision of Section 8 as described in Alternative #1
New housing for the elderly can be developed by non-profit,
limited profit, cooperative, and public agency sponsors
with direct loans by the federal government at the going
federal rate of interest (Section 202) and support from
Section 8
4 3 3 Environmental Documents Needed
Building permits, environmental documents, and other
possible land use considerations must be made for the new
units If the new elderly housing units are developed in
the Old Downtown area, the Coastal Commission may become
involved However, many of the units will be under the
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program and will not
require any time-consuming approvals
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Required to Implement This Alternative
The Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program could be
handled as described in Alternative #1 The new
units must have sponsors, public or private If
the City chooses the Alternative #3 goals, some effort
may have to be made to induce some organization to become
a sponsor
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4 3 5 Compliance with Expressed Intent of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974
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The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
emphasizes the use of existing housing However, as in the
case of Huntington Beach, rents on existing units are
generally higher than fair market rents allowed HUD for
rental subsidies Therefore new construction is a
reasonable solution to the housing problems
4 3 6 Community Development Funds Necessary to Implement
Alternative
PURPOSE AMOUNT
Provision of dwelling unit inspection, $10 ,000
partial support of eligibility workers,
rental of office space in the community,
or other activities necessary to support
the Orange County Housing Authority
management of Huntington Beach' s Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program
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5 0 LOCATION OF ASSISTED HOUSING UNITS
As mentioned earlier, the housing assistance plan must indicate the
general locations of proposed housing for lower income persons
These locations must be selected with the ob]ective of
furthering community revitalization,
promoting increased housing choices for lower income
persons and avoiding undue concentrations of assisted
housing,
assuring the availability of public facilities and
services adequate to serve proposed housing pro]ects
Figures 5-1 and 5-2 indicate the general locations that would be
most appropriate for lower income housing in Huntington Beach
Factors that were examined include the availability of existing
vacant units, the presence of existing federal subsidized housing,
the capacity of schools, availability of mass transit, the existence
of Sob centers , the amount of vacant land, the percentages of lower
and very low income families, and for senior citizen housing , the
availability of health care facilities
The locations indicated are shown at the census tract level and
constitute relatively large areas The exact site to be chosen for
any new lower income housing will require substantially more
investigation by any new housing sponsors and the City to determine
the exact advantages and disadvantages of any particular location
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VACANCY RATES (% OF All HOUSING UNITS)
census tracts / 1973 special census
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CENSUS TRACTS MOST SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW ELDERLY HOUSING UNITS
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6 0 RECOMMENDATIONS
The purpose of the preliminary Housing Assistance Plan is to
clearly delineate the extent and nature of the housing problems
in Huntington Beach It is also the purpose of this study to
present possible solutions that meet the housing needs of at least
a portion of the lower income families in the City Since very
little money is available for remedial programs when compared with
the need , it is necessary to obtain direction from citizens and
City Council on priorities and levels of commitment to assisted
housing
Unfortunately not all of the alternative first year goals presented
in Section 4 0 are easily achievable Indeed without substantial
commitment, philisophically and financially, from the City, some
of the specific pro3ects included in the various alternatives may
not be implementable
A commitment is necessary to begin meeting the housing assistance
needs of low income families Unfortunately there is an extreme
shortage of time for developing and implementing some of the
pro3ects suggested as well as unavailable information on the long
term impacts of any City actions in this area Consequently, the
(lousing and Community Development Assistance Advisory Committee
feels that the best approach to housing assistance this year is to
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maintain the flexibility encouraged in the 1975 HAP and continue
the use of the Housing Assistance Payments Program Beyond this,
however, we believe it is time to venture into more sophisticated
housing assistance on a limited scale Therefore, the Housing and
Community Development Assistance Advisory Committee recommends as
follows
1 That Alternative #3 Goal Based on Balancing of Identified Need,
Timeliness and Feasibility be approved as the City' s 1976 goal
for assisted housing
Alternative #3 contains the following features
a Extensive use of existing housing
b Construction of new units for senior citizens and the
disabled
c Use of Section 8 funds, possibly in cooperation with FHA
financing
_ d Management of the assisted housing program by the Orange
County Housing Authority
e Some City Staff support
f Expenditure of $1 0, 000 of Community Development funds for
assistance to the Orange County Housing Authority and the
preparation of an environmental impact report
2 That the allocation of units be as follows (see Figure 6-1)
a Elderly and disabled goal for 1976 is 185 units
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b Large family goal for 1976 is 103 units
c All remaining families' goal for 1976 is 329 units
3 That the three year goal for housing assistance reflect4 the
goals set forth in Alternative #3 and include the fair snare
allocations as delineated by S C A G Allocation of units
would be as follows (see Figure 6-2)
a Elderly and disabled three year goal is 448 units
b Large family three year goal is 324 units
c All remaining families three year goal is 1373 units
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HODS I Nr) ASSISTANCE PLA"J
HOUS NG UNIT ALLOCATIONS, 1976
Assisted Assistedl
% of To- Housing Unit Housing Unit
# of Lower tal Lower Feed less Need including
Income Income Expected to Expected to 2 1976
Impacted Groups Households Households Reside Reside Multiplier Goal
Elderly and 2 , 562 19 26% 1068 (1) 1069 17 3% 185
Handicapped
Aga Large 2 , 989 22 47% 1246 (107) 1353 7 6% 103
Family
LA Other 7, 752 58 27% 3232 (279) 3511 9 4% 329
Families
Total 13, 303 100% 5546 5933 617
1 5 , 933 assisted housing units are needed Each impacted group is assigned a need
based on its percentage of total lower income households
2 Based on HUD criteria, acceptable multipliers for the Elderly and Handicapped
range between 10% and 20% and for Large Family and Other Families range between
7% and 14%
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
THREE YEAR HOUSING UNIT ALLOCATIONS
of Total Additional Modified Three
Lower Income Three Year Fair Share Three Year Total Year
Households Assisted Allocation Assisted Three Percent Goal
Needing Housing Housing of Assisted Housing Multi- Year Assign- with DlS-
Impacted Groups Assistancel Need Housing 2 Need 3 plier4 Goal ment5 tribution
Elderly and 183 1334 336 16-10 - - 20 9% 448
Handicapped
dORMLarge Family 22 8% 1690 426 2116 - - 17 l% 367
Other Families 59 2% 4387 1107 5494 - - 62% 1330
100% 7411 1869 9280 23 11% 2145 100% 2145
1 1976 Data
2 Based on SCAG Estimates
3 Total of Three Year Assisted Housing Need and Additional Fair Share Allocation of Assisted Housing
4 The multiplier is based on a ten year horizon for eradicating housing need but modified to allow
a continuing increase in families needing aid and therefore an ever extending horizon
5 As is allowable under HUD criteria and based on said criteria, Percent Assigned for Large Family
has been reduced from the actual percentage of households needing housing assistance
Figure 6-2