Oxnard College President’s Forum: Land Use & Housing

1. Oxnard CollegePresident’s Forum: Land Use & Housing Everett Millais, Executive Officer Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Jesse Ornelas, Deputy Real Estate Development Director Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) Robert Weber, Vice President Residential Lending Santa Barbara Bank and Trust Matthew Winegar, AICP, Development Services Director City of Oxnard Moderator: Robert Cabral Oxnard College Professor November 2007

2. Housing at the MillenniumDocumenting New Housing Production in Ventura County, 1990-2000

3. BackgroundInformation • Study conducted by the Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, a housing community development corporation • Research aimed to answer two questions: • What housing did each Ventura County city develop during the period of January 1990-December 2000, compared to Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) goals? • What strategies have Ventura County jurisdictions used to help increase the supply of affordable housing?

4. Background Information • California housing element law mandates that local governments adequately plan to meet the housing needs of all economic segments of the community • “All economic segments” is divided into very-low, low, moderate, and upper income categories • The amount of new housing needed for each income group is determined every 5-7 years through the RHNA process

5. Background Information • Each municipality is required to submit annual reports to the state that list progress toward meeting RHNA goals • There is little to no accountability at the state level to enforce that RHNA goals are met • There is currently no consistent, systematic way to measure municipal progress toward meeting RHNA goals by income category

6. Methodology • Time period for the study: January 1990-December 2000 • CEDC worked closely with city/county staff to trace what was built over time, and at what affordability levels • CEDC aimed to maximize the use of public information previously written or compiled • Data collection also included focus groups with city staff

7. Findings • Ventura County met 91 percent of its overall housing production goal during 1990-2000 • Housing production affordable to very-low and low income families fell far short of RHNA targets • Housing production affordable to moderate and upper-income families exceeded RHNA goals

8. Findings • Housing production increased in the late 1990’s, with a heavier focus on moderate and upper income housing • Cities range in their success at meeting affordable housing needs • In short – the problem isn’t the supply… it’s the mix

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12. What Does This Tell Us? • Overall, building did take place… • Ventura County reached 91% of its RHNA benchmarks from 1990-2000 • However, what was built was not proportionate to what a balanced community needs • Only 36% of very-low income and 38% of low-income housing targets were met • 128% of housing for upper-income families was built • The trend needs to be reversed

13. What Can We Do at the Local Level to Reverse the Trend? • Make a deliberate effort to increase the number of units affordable to very-low and low income individuals and families • Establish a permanent source of financing at the county level for affordable housing development, and advocate for the same at the state level • Reduce the development timeframe… time is money! • Approve housing in conjunction with large-scale economic development

14. What Can We Do at the Local Level to Reverse the Trend? • Use education as a tool to increase public support for affordable housing • Consider inclusionary zoning • Improve oversight of homes with affordability restrictions • Encourage elected officials to support greater rental and for-sale affordable housing production

15. Vista Hermosa24 units to the Acre

16. Santa Paulan150 Senior Apartments – 23 /Acre

17. Casa Garcia14 units to the Acre

18. Villa Cesar Chavez52 units - 16 / Acre

19. Meta Street Apartments24 units – 24 / Acre

20. Hacienda Guadalupe18 units – / Acre

21. Kuehner Homes26 units – 8 / Acre

22. Future of Land Planning • Each city should educate its residents on how local services depend upon the availability of Affordable Housing (fire, police, teachers, hospital/care providers, middle managers, etc.) • Make a deliberate effort to increase the number of work force units affordable to very-low and low income individuals and families • Encourage elected officials to support greater mix of housing types available at all income levels • We need to be smart aboutthe unit mix and the number of units per acre as more demands are placed on cities and land becomes more scarce • Support bond measures aimed at increasing the supply of workforce housing • Mandate higher accountability for meeting the RHNA goals. • Each city should look at inclusionary zoning ordinance to increase the supply of workforce affordable housing citywide. • Each city should reduce the development timeframe

23. State 2007 Income Limits

24. Oxnard CollegePresident’s Forum: Land Use & Housing Everett Millais, Executive Officer Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Jesse Ornelas, Deputy Real Estate Development Director Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) Robert Weber, Vice President Residential Lending Santa Barbara Bank and Trust Matthew Winegar, AICP, Development Services Director City of Oxnard Moderator: Robert Cabral Oxnard College Professor November 2007