City of Laguna Hills June 30, 2008 The Honorable Nancy Wieben Stock Presiding Judge of the Superior Court Orange County*

The Housing Elements for the cities and County Disagree. This may be a true of Orange-do not reflect that the number of affordable senior statement for some cities, but not all. The City is not in position to comment housing units in Orange County will not accommodate the on the housing elements of other cities projected population. or the County of Orange. Further, neither the County of Orange or the cities in the County are responsible for, or can be expected to address, the reasons stated in the Grand Jury's Report as the basis for the possible deficiency in affordable senior housing options available in Orange County, i.e. "declining trend in employer- funded retirement pensions, the lack of sufficient retirement savings, and the uncertain future of Social Security." If these problems are not adequately addressed at the State or Federal level, cities will not be able to ensure adequate housing for our all other communities, even if municipal services are abandoned. Disagree. The City is not in position to

The Housing Elements for the County of Orange judge the housing elements of other and the cities do not focus sufficiently on or analyze the population growth and housing needs of the aging baby cities or the County of Orange. This may be a true statement for some boomer generation. cities, but not all.

Not all Housing Elements are available online for easy access by the public. Agree. Municipalities are not proactive enough in Again, this is a broad

Disagree. generalization that the City is not in a encouraging the development of affordable senior housing. position to judge. RESPONSES TO GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS In accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05, each Grand Jury recommendation requires a response from the government entity to which it is addressed. City of Laguna Hills Response/Implementation Status 2007-2008 Grand Jury