City of Ukiah Response

The current shortage of affordable housing will continue without Mendocino County hiring qualified housing and community development planners. Such assets would assist in locating funding sources for infrastructure improvements, attracting appropriate developers, and informing the BOS what effect proposed regulations may have on the development of new housing. (Requested response by City of Ukiah Community Development Director.) Partiallydisagree . The affordable housing shortage is more a function of external factors than the number of housing and community development planners

Theerem ips lnooy efodr bmya Pl oBrS .c onsistent communication between PBS and its counterparts in the cities of Fort Bragg, Point Arena, Ukiah and Willits which is indicative of the lack of planning on a regional basis in this County. (Requested response by City of Ukiah Community Development Director.) Partially disagree [SS1] . Although there is a lack of consistent regional housing planning in Mendocino County, the City of Ukiah collaborates closely with PBS on other planning efforts- such as the 2021 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the Ukiah Municipal Airport and the 2020 Mendocino Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard

TheM acittiigvaattiioonn Polfa an M Uepnddaotcei.n o County Building Trust Fund (In-Lieu fund) would give Mendocino County leverage in encouraging proactive development to meet the county’s needs for infrastructure and housing projects. (Requested response by City of Ukiah Community Development Director.) Agree.

Federal an d State funding is targeted to urban areas and the BOS does not direct PBS to actively seek mitigations on these restrictions to acquire funding for housing projects when State & Federal funds become available. (Requested response by City of Ukiah Community Development Director.) Partially disagree . Although much of the Federal and State affordable housing funding favors (through application points) areas where adequate infrastructure and public services exist, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to seek waivers on these restrictions or to change other facets of the Federal or State application such that the rural project is more competitive. Denser urban areas tend to be more competitive in acquiring funding, and this is often consistent with both long-established housing policy and common sense. An isolated affordable housing project without access to adequate infrastructure, public services, and public transportation can create disadvantages for lower income Narratpiveer sSounms omf athryat o cfo Rmemquuensittye dor R neesipghobnosrehso tood G. r and Jury Recommendations: