2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Drafts

AGENDA ITEM 11A Date: January 23, 2020

Council Action Date: February 10, 2020

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council

FROM: Alex D. McIntyre, City Manager Peter Gilli, Community Development Director

SUBJECT: 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Drafts

SUMMARY

The Regional Consolidated Plan and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice are required documents for any jurisdiction to receive federal funding for Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnership programs. These documents were prepared in cooperation with all jurisdictions in Ventura County, and therefore describe the County as a whole. The Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Plan is specifically for the Westside Community within the City of Ventura.

RECOMMENDATIONS a. Conduct a Public Hearing and receive comments on the draft 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Plan. b. Provide comments on Community Development Block Grant-HOME priorities for the 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan Cycle, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Plan.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

The County contracted with Cloudburst Consulting, a firm specialized in working with the federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, in preparing the Regional Consolidated Plan (RCP) and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) documents. The City has a separate contract with Cloudburst to prepare the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) plan. This is the second RCP the City has participated with the County in, and the first contracted with Cloudburst.

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The development of the three plans included a comprehensive, countywide, outreach strategy comprised of citizen participation through public meetings and surveys (including digital surveys), stakeholder meetings and focus groups. Below is a list of the outreach activities and the attendance numbers for each.

Activity Participation Community Workshops 72 Individuals Attended Resident Survey 749 Online Responses Stakeholder Survey 61 Individuals Stakeholder Meetings 71 Individuals Attended Focus Groups 22 Agencies Represented Focus Group (NRSA only) 8 Agencies Represented

Five-Year Regional Consolidated Plan

The Five-Year Regional Consolidated Plan (RCP) is effectively the official application from the City to HUD for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs. The document includes an assessment of the housing and community development needs in the respective community and strategies for how the jurisdiction would prioritize and spend federal funds. The City works in partnership with the other cities within the County, with the County serving as the lead agency, for the development of a single RCP that covers all participating County jurisdictions. This is more efficient than each jurisdiction preparing their own.

Prior to the completion of the RCP, the draft document must be heard at a public hearing to allow the public the opportunity to comment and to receive any City Council input. An Executive Summary of the draft RCP is provided in Attachment A of this report. The full report is available in the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall Room 117, and digitally on the County’s website: https://www.ventura.org/county-executive-office/community-development/hudplans- reports/5yr-regional-consolidated-plan/

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

Another requirement for receiving federal housing funds is the preparation of an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). HUD grantees are required to administer all housing and community development related programs and activities in a manner that affirmatively furthers the policies of the Fair Housing Act. In addition to an RCP, the City must have an AI. Similar to the RCP, the City coordinated efforts with the County and other respective cities for the AI. The AI identifies impediments to fair housing choice within its

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The AI also identifies appropriate actions to overcome the effects of such impediments. For example, the Housing Rights Center conducts periodic discrimination testing to ensure landlords are adhering to the federal and state laws that affect their tenants.

The AI draft must also be heard at a public hearing to allow the public the opportunity to comment. An Executive Summary of the draft AI is provided in Attachment B. The full report is located in the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall Room 117, and on the County’s website: https://www.ventura.org/county-executive-office/community-development/hudplans- reports/5yr-regional-consolidated-plan/

The RCP and the AI are regional plans that cover analyses for all ten cities and the unincorporated areas of the County. The RCP analysis included a needs assessment and market study for housing and community development for low-income households and neighborhoods, and a recap of past regional achievements within the last RCP cycle, categorized by jurisdiction. Coordinated efforts to further local priorities in the interest of homelessness and housing and community development needs were also reported through the plan, such as how the County (and cities) consider the cooperation and coordination of other public entities such as the state and other adjacent units of general local government when implementing the Consolidated Plan. Over 150 agencies were contacted for these efforts and multiple outreach methods were used to ensure a wide variety of input was received.

A comprehensive market study analyzed current housing market conditions, supportive services surrounding low-income housing and homelessness, and the economic conditions and needs to support housing sustainability. The market study identified the effects of low housing supply and other barriers to affordable housing, limited job growth, and special facilities and service needs to special populations such as the elderly, frail elderly, and persons with disabilities.

As a result, the draft RCP identified a list of goals and prioritized them according to the results of the meetings and surveys conducted. The list prioritizes the needs based upon “High Priority” and “Low Priority” needs. Needs which have been determined to be a High Priority level will receive funding during the 2020-2024 RCP period. Needs with a Low Priority may be funded based on the availability of funds. The priorities established in consultation with residents and community groups for the 2020-2024 RCP, have been identified as follows:

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High Priority Needs  New Rental Housing  Housing Support and Stability  Home Ownership Opportunities  Rehabilitation and Preservation of Existing Housing Units  Assistance for Senior Residents  Increase Job Skills  Local Entrepreneurship  Social Services  Youth Activities and Services  Homelessness

Low Priority Needs  Façade Improvements  Streets and Streetscapes  Parks and Community Space  Disaster Planning and Recovery  Utilities and Public Infrastructure

Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area

The NRSA plan identifies the demographics and disparities, in the Westside, in comparison to the rest of the City and analyzes the housing and economic conditions that support the need to establish a community strategy and goals in support of improving area conditions. A NRSA stakeholder meeting resulted in the development of seven goals and fourteen objectives that may target the concerns identified in the analysis. Stakeholders who participated in the meeting also serve as prospective collaborators to assist in addressing these concerns. The NRSA plan is exclusive to the City of Ventura. See Attachment C, or review the draft NRSA plan on the City’s website:

https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/426/CDBG-and-HOME-Programs

Extended Public Comment Period

The draft RCP and AI were released for an extended public review and public comment period beginning on January 21, 2020 and ending on April 24, 2020. Staff expects to return to Council in May 2020 for the adoption of the 2020-2024 RCP, the AI, and the NRSA Plan. The first Annual Action Plan (2020-2021) of this RCP period will be drafted prior to the adoption of these plans and will accompany the final reports in May. The draft Annual Action Plan will have a separate 30-day public comment period and a review of CDBG applications will be presented to Council no later than April 2020.

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FINANCIAL IMPACT

The City is an entitlement city for both CDBG and HOME funds and receives grant funds every year to carry out eligible housing and community development activities. Further, staffing costs for administering the CDBG and HOME programs are covered by an administration cap within each program. No General Fund money is used for the CDBG or HOME programs; therefore, there is no fiscal impact to the City’s General Fund.

Prepared by: Andrea Palmer, Associate Planner

ATTACHMENTS:

A Draft 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan Executive Summary B Draft Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Executive Summary C Draft 2020-2024 Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Plan

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ATTACHMENT A

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024

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Section I. Executive Summary

ES-05 Executive Summary - 91.300(c), 91.320(b) 1. Introduction The Ventura County Regional Five-Year Consolidated Plan (the Consolidated Plan) is a collaborative document between all incorporated cities and the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California. Collaborating in the development of the Consolidated Plan are the Cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, San Buenaventura (City of Ventura), Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks. The County of Ventura is the lead agency in the development of this Consolidated Plan.

The Consolidated Plan is a means of assessing Ventura County’s affordable housing and community development needs; analyzing housing markets; articulating priorities, goals, and strategies to address identified needs; and describing the actions that will be taken to implement strategies for affordable housing and community development.

Throughout this document the following geographic terms will be used:

x Ventura County: Includes the entirety of the planning area considered under this Consolidated Plan: the 10 incorporated cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and unincorporated areas of Ventura County. Also identical to the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). x Ventura Urban County: A multi-jurisdictional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement, made up of the cities of Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and unincorporated areas of Ventura County. Ventura County is the “lead entity” and official U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Entitlement Jurisdiction for Ventura Urban County. x Unincorporated County: Includes all unincorporated areas of Ventura County (areas not part of any municipalities). x Entitlement Jurisdictions: The entitlement jurisdictions receive and manage their own CDBG funding from HUD. They are the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the Ventura Urban County. x San Buenaventura: Also called “City of Ventura.” “San Buenaventura” is the official (legal) name of the city used by both local and federal government for ordinances, legal matters, U.S. Census Data, and HUD.

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The following terms are used within the Consolidated Plan:

x HAMFI: HUD Area Median Family Income. The median family income calculated by HUD for each jurisdiction to determine Fair Market Rents income limits for HUD programs. HAMFI will not necessarily be the same as other calculations of median incomes (like the U.S. Census). x Household: All people living in a housing unit. Members of a household can be related or unrelated. x Household income: Includes the income of all members of the household at the time of the survey, adjusted for inflation to reflect the most recent year of the data release (e.g. 2015 dollars in the 2009-2015 CHAS data). x Housing problems: Four housing problems as described in HUD CHAS data: 1) housing unit lacks complete kitchen facilities; 2) housing unit lacks complete plumbing facilities; 3) household is overcrowded; and 4) household is cost burdened. A household is said to have a housing problem if they have any one or more of these four problems. x LMI: Low- and Moderate-Income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a status determined by gross household income and family size. x Overcrowding: More than 1 person per room not including bathrooms, porches, foyers, halls, or half-rooms. x Severe overcrowding: More than 1.5 persons per room not including bathrooms, porches, foyers, halls, or half-rooms. x Cost burden: Monthly housing costs (including utilities) exceeding 30% of monthly income. x Severe cost burden: Monthly housing costs (including utilities) exceeding 50% of monthly income. x Senior: Labeled “Elderly” by the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD. People aged 62 and up. “Frail elderly” within U.S. Census data are those aged 75 and up. x Disabled: Any one or more of four different physical or cognitive limitations: hearing or vision impairment, ambulatory limitation, cognitive limitation, or independent living limitation. Individuals may have more than one type of disability.

The Consolidated Plan is mandated by federal law and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to receive federal funding for affordable housing and community development initiatives benefitting primarily low- and moderate-income persons. This Consolidated Plan consolidates into a single document the planning and application requirements for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs.

The Consolidated Plan provides data on trends and conditions related to the county’s current and future affordable housing and community development needs. The analysis of this data has been used to establish priorities, strategies, and actions that Ventura County will undertake to address these needs over the next five years. Annually, Ventura Urban County and the entitlement jurisdictions will

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develop individual Action Plans, which will describe the planned investment of federal resources to implement specific activities.

Ventura County anticipates receiving the following grant amounts in the fiscal year 2020. Projections for the entire five-year period are noted; however, these projected amounts are expected to change based on federal allocations made annually and do not include anticipated program revenue or prior year funds. Entitlement jurisdictions receive and manage their own CDBG, HOME and ESG funds. Ventura Urban County serves as the lead entity for the newly created Ventura County HOME Consortium made up of Camarillo, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Urban County, which will take effect in Year 1 of this five-year planning period.

Community Development Block FY 2020: $6,469,446 Grant (CDBG): 5-Year Projection: $32,347,230 HOME Investment Partnership FY 2020: $2,556,558 (HOME): 5-Year Projection: $12,782,790 Emergency Solutions Grant FY 2020: $300,898 (ESG): 5-Year Projection: $1,504,491

The Consolidated Plan consists of the following sections:

x The Process describes the consultation and citizen participation process undertaken to collect information from residents and stakeholders on community conditions and needs. x The Needs Assessment analyzes needs related to affordable housing, special needs housing, community development, and homelessness. x The Market Analysis examines demographics, the supply of affordable units, the regional housing market, and other conditions that impact community needs and the programs that address these needs. x The Strategic Plan identifies specific goals for each jurisdiction based on the highest priority needs informed by the Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and extensive consultation with community groups and citizens.

The plan will also include an Annual Action Plan for the first year of the Consolidated Plan for each of the entitlement jurisdictions, which will describe the planned investment of federal resources to implement specific activities that meet the year’s strategic goals.

2. Summary of the Objectives and Outcomes Identified in the Plan The Ventura Urban County and participating entitlement jurisdictions have a myriad of identified housing and community development needs. Recognizing that CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds alone are not adequate to address these needs, available funds will be used to coordinate priority programs, services, and projects benefitting low- and moderate-income households and those with special needs.

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The housing needs of Ventura County residents were determined by analyzing housing problems by income level, tenure, and households with special needs. For the Consolidated Plan, sources included the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) datasets, which are based on the 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates. Identified housing and community development priorities were established in consultation with residents and community groups.

To address identified needs, Ventura Urban County and participating Entitlement Jurisdictions have established the following goals over the next five years:

x Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters, including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. x End homelessness within Ventura County by providing housing, emergency shelter, and social services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. x Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. x Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. x Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. x Create and maintain effective housing and community development programs that address the priority needs listed within the Consolidated Plan, comply with all U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, and achieve the goals and objectives set out by each Ventura County jurisdiction.

For all activities funded with CDBG, HOME, or ESG funds (all funded under HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development), there should be one of three objectives to primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons: A Suitable Living Environment, Decent Housing, or Economic Opportunity. To achieve these objectives, there are three outcomes of the activities: Availability/Accessibility (making something available to LMI persons that otherwise would not have access), Affordability (making something affordable to LMI persons), or Sustainability (improving LMI communities and neighborhoods). All established goals in this Consolidated Plan will be undertaken to achieve one objective through one outcome.

The Strategic Plan will contain each goal’s objective and outcome, anticipated regional funding, and unit of measurement (“goal outcome indicator” or “GOI”) that will be used to measure project accomplishments.

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3. 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan Accomplishments Between program years 2015 and 2018 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019) each Entitlement Jurisdiction recorded accomplishments for activities funded with CDBG, HOME, and ESG. The totals are presented below. Accomplishments for the final program year from the previous Consolidated Plan (2019) will be available after the end of the program year in 2020. The City of Oxnard was not part of the 2015-2019 Regional Consolidated Plan. The 2018 and 2019 program years were granted Consolidated Plan Extensions for the purpose of aligning the City of Oxnards’s planning period with this 2020-2024 Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan. The accomplishments presented for Oxnard represent five years of accomplishments rather than four years as presented for the other Entitlement Jurisdictions.

Program Activity Camarillo Oxnard* San Simi Thousand Ventura Buenaventura Valley Oaks Urban County

Economic Development - 33 45 Business Assistance

Economic Development - Façade Improvements Economic Development - 27 Job Creation Fair Housing Opportunity 149 725 411 104 Homeless -Overnight 750 230 185 Shelter Homeless -Supportive 1,500 18 Services and Prevention Homeless- Emergency 4 Shelter Beds Added Housing -Code 10,000 4200 Enforcement and Foreclosed Property Maintenance Housing -Construction New 1 Homeowner Units Housing -Construction New 25 10 7 46 Rental Units

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Housing -Homebuyer 50 Assistance Housing -Rehabilitation 28 30 57 13 22 23 Homeowner Units Housing -Rehabilitation 5 27 Rental Units Housing -Tenant Based 140 90 Rental Assistance / Rapid Rehousing

Public Facility or 11,050 1,530 239,076 Infrastructure Improvements Public Service -Non 14,000 11,050 11,113 Homeless LMI Public Service -Non 266 Homeless LMI Housing Public Service -Non 6,937 3 152 6,212 Homeless Special Needs Public Service -Non 165 Homeless Special Needs Housing Public Services -Homeless 197 100 100 14064

4. Summary of Citizen Participation and Consultation Process Public participation is an important component of the Consolidated Plan process. To solicit input during the development of the Consolidated Plan, Ventura County held a series of interviews, stakeholder meetings, and focus groups over a period of three months from August to October 2019. Ventura County conducted two Housing and Community Development needs surveys, held public hearings, and gave community members an opportunity to comment on the Consolidated Plan prior to its adoption by the entitlement jurisdictions and submission to HUD.

Community Workshops: Six community workshops provided residents and service providers with an opportunity to discuss fair housing concerns and community needs. A total of 72 individuals participated.

Resident Survey: Targeted to the community at large, the resident survey provided respondents with an opportunity to provide comment on their personal housing experience as well as their thoughts on

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broad community development goals and to identify funding priorities. The survey received a total of 749 online responses.

Stakeholder Survey: Municipal leaders and individuals from local community organizations, advocacy groups, and service providers provided input on a series of topics addressed in the Consolidated Plan, including populations targeted for community services and the severity of current housing and community development. This group was also asked to provide comment on community development goals and the prioritization of federal funding. A total of 61 individuals participated in the survey.

Stakeholder Meetings: Stakeholders from each of the participating entitlement jurisdictions and Ventura Urban County were interviewed in September 2019. A total of 71 people participated in the interviews.

Focus Groups: Three focus groups were held in September and October 2019 to engage local housing professional and service providers in a discussion of housing and community needs and priorities. Twenty-two individuals representing various government and policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and the housing industry participated in the discussions.

Public Hearings: Separate public hearings were held before the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on behalf of the Ventura Urban County (February 4,2019 and DATE) and the city councils of the following entitlement jurisdictions: City of Camarillo (February 12, 2019 and DATE), City of Oxnard (March 17, 2019 and DATE), City of San Buenaventura (February 10, 2019 and DATE), City of Simi Valley (March 9, 2019 and DATE),and City of Thousand Oaks (February 11, 2019 and DATE). Public comment was solicited.

Public Review and Comment: A 30-day public review period was held from DATE through DATE.

Adoption by Jurisdictions: The Consolidated Plan was formally adopted by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors on behalf of the Ventura Urban County (DATE) and the city councils of the following entitlement jurisdictions: City of Camarillo (DATE), City of Oxnard (DATE), City of San Buenaventura (DATE), City of Simi Valley (DATE),and City of Thousand Oaks (May 12, 2019).

6. Summary of Public Comments Include text noting number of people providing written or oral comment during the public hearing or public comment period.

A summary of the comments received during the public hearing and the public comment period is provided in Appendix C.

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7. Summary of Public Comments or Views Not Accepted and the Reasons for Not Accepting Them Include text noting number of comments or views submitted and not accepted.

A summary of the comments received during the public hearing or submitted during the public comment period and not accepted is provided in Appendix C.

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II. Process

Section II: Process ...... 1 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 24 CFR 91.200(b) ...... 1 PR-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) ...... 2 PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.200 ( c ) ...... 15 Narrative ...... 22

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Section II: Process

PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 24 CFR 91.200(b) Describe agency/entity responsibilities for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source. The following agencies and entities are responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and for the administration of each grant program and funding source.

Table 5.1: Consolidated Plan Responsible Agencies and Entities Role Name Department/Agency Lead Agency Ventura County CDBG Administrator Ventura County Community Development HOPWA Administrator HOME Administrator Ventura County Community Development ESG Administrator Ventura County Community Development HOPWA-C Administrator

Narrative The Ventura Regional Consolidated Plan includes the following programs:

x City of Camarillo CDBG Program – Community Development Department x City of Oxnard CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs- Housing Department x City of Simi Valley CDBG Program – Environmental Services Department x City of Thousand Oaks CDBG Program – Community Development Department x City of San Buenaventura CDBG and HOME Programs – Community Development Department x Ventura Urban County CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs – Community Development Division of the County Executive Office Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information x City of Camarillo: Oksana Buck, Associate Planner, Community Development Department, 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010, (805) 388-5367. x City of Oxnard, Emilio Ramirez, Housing Director, Housing Department, 435 South D Street, Oxnard, CA 93030, (805) 385-8096. x City of San Buenaventura: Andrea Palmer, Associate Planner, 501 Poli Street, Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 654-7735.

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x City of Simi Valley: Julia Ramirez, Senior Management Analyst, Environmental Services Department, 2929 Tapo Canyon Rd., Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) 583-6728. x City of Thousand Oaks: Marjan Behzadi Community Development Operations Manager, Community Development Department, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362, (805) 449-2331. x Ventura Urban County: Christy Madden, Senior Deputy Executive Officer, County Executive Office, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009, (805) 654-2679.

PR-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) Introduction Part of the Consolidated Plan development process included a public outreach campaign to gather input from a diverse group of residents and stakeholders in Ventura County. Stakeholders included nonprofit organizations, affordable housing providers, service providers, government agencies, and advocacy organizations, all of whom work with low- and moderate-income members of the community. Outreach efforts are summarized in the Executive Summary and Citizen Participation sections of this report. The results of the survey are summarized in Appendix C. Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and service agencies (91.215(l). To identify local and regional stakeholders, Ventura County and its participating jurisdictions began by reviewing and updating contact lists from prior Consolidated Planning efforts. During the current planning cycle, the County consulted over 120 agencies, including:

x Service providers that address the needs of low- and moderate-income households as well as targeted populations such as persons with special needs or disabilities; x Affordable housing providers; x Housing advocates; x Housing professionals; x Public agencies (such as school districts, health services, public works); x Economic development and employment organizations; and x Community and neighborhood groups.

The complete outreach list is included in Appendix B. The County sent notices of the Plan development process and invitations to meetings and focus groups to each organization by email. Specific agencies were also contacted to obtain data in preparation of this Regional Consolidated Plan. For example, the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV), Housing Authority of the City of San

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Buenaventura (HACSB), Housing Authority of the City of Santa Paula (SPHA), Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme (PHHA), and Oxnard Housing Authority (OHA) were contacted to obtain information on public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers available to residents. Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly homeless individuals and families, families, with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness. Ventura County coordinated with homeless service agencies across the Ventura County Continuum of Care Alliance in an effort to better address the needs of homeless populations. Consultation with the Continuum of Care provided the County with valuable information on homelessness and available resources in the region. Several agencies and organizations that provided housing and/or supportive services for homeless populations also attended focus group workshops and community meetings. These organizations included government representatives from the County and Entitlement Jurisdictions, the Peoples Self Help Housing Corp, ARC of Ventura County, Community Action of Ventura County, Interface Children and Family Services, Gabriel’s House, Harbor House, Lutheran Social Services Community Care, Many Mansions, SPIRIT of Santa Paula, Turning Point Foundation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and The Salvation Army. Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction’s area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies, and procedures for the administration of HMIS. Ventura County and its participating entitlement jurisdictions will consult the Continuum of Care when determining funding priorities to guide the review of applications received during the annual request for proposals. Specifically, the County will provide a summary of applications proposing services for the homeless or homelessness prevention service, staff recommendations on funding, and information on past applicant performance to help guide decisions regarding the continuation of funding. The County will then ask the Continuum of Care to provide recommendations for funding based on the Ventura County Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 3 18 Describe agencies, groups, organizations, and others who participated in the process and describe jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies, and other entities. Table 5.2: Consolidated Plan Participation Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 1 A Community of Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Friends Housing Services Non-Homeless Special Needs in San Buenaventura on and service needs Services for Persons with September 5, 2019 Disabilities 2 ARC of Ventura Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on housing, County Persons with Disabilities Non-Homeless Special Needs in San Buenaventura and Simi homeless, and service needs Services Valley on September 5, 2019 Employment Services 3 Big Brother Big Community Mentoring Non-Homeless Special Needs Attended focus group in Provided input on community Sister of Ventura Organization Camarillo on October 2, 2019 service needs County Child/Youth Mentoring Services 4 Boys & Girls Clubs Child/Youth Services Non-Homeless Special Needs Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community of Greater Education Services in Ventura County on service needs Oxnard and Port September 5, 2019 Hueneme 5 Cabrillo Economic Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing

Development Housing Services Market Analysis in San Buenaventura needs -DRAFT= Corporation (September 5, 2019) and focus group in Camarillo (September 26, 2019) 19

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 1 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 6 California Health Advocacy Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Institute for Non-Homeless Special Needs in Ventura County on and service needs Behavioral Health September 5, 2019 Solutions 7 California Rural Education Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Legal Assistance, Farmworker Advocacy Non-Homeless Special Needs in Oxnard (September 4, 2019) and service needs Inc. and focus group in Camarillo (September 26, 2019) 8 Camarillo Health Health Services Non-Homeless Special Needs Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on service Care District Persons with Disabilities in Camarillo on September 4, needs Services 2019

9 Casa Pacifica Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Health Services Homeless Needs – in Ventura County on and service needs Child/Youth Services Unaccompanied Youth September 5, 2019 Homelessness Services Education Services 10 Channel Islands Private Service Organization Non-Homeless Special Needs Attended focus group in Provided input on community Social Services Non-Medical Home Care Camarillo on October 2, 2019 service needs Services for Families (Including Families with Developmental Disabilities -DRAFT= 11 Child Child/Youth Services Non-Homeless Special Needs Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on service Development Education Services in Oxnard on September 4, needs

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Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 2 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 12 City of Oxnard - Local government Needs Assessment Attended focus group in Provided input on community Cultural and Market Analysis Camarillo on October 2, 2019 service needs Community Services 13 City of Port Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Hueneme Community Development Market Analysis in Ventura County on development needs September 5, 2019 14 City of San Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Buenaventura, Community Development Market Analysis in San Buenaventura development and service City Manager’s (September 5, 2019) and focus needs Office group in Camarillo (September 26, 2019) 15 City of Thousand Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Oaks Community Services Market Analysis in Thousand Oaks on and service needs September 4, 2019 16 City of Ventura Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Community Community Development Market Analysis in San Buenaventura on development needs Development September 5, 2019 Department 17 City of Ventura Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on economic Economic Economic Development Market Analysis in San Buenaventura on development needs Development September 5, 2019 -DRAFT= Division 21

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 3 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 18 City of Ventura Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Parks Community Development Market Analysis in San Buenaventura on development needs Department September 5, 2019 19 City of Ventura Local government Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Public Works Community Development Market Analysis in San Buenaventura on development needs Administration September 5, 2019 20 Coalition for Housing Services Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on housing Family Harmony Domestic Violence and Non-Homeless Special Needs in Oxnard (September 4, 2019) and service needs Sexual Assault Advocacy and Simi Valley (September 5, Legal Services for Victims of 2019) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 21 Community Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on homeless Action Child Services Homelessness Strategy in Oxnard on September 4, needs Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Chronically 2019 Homeless Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Non-Homeless Special Needs 22 Conejo Simi Real Estate Services Market Analysis Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Moorpark in Thousand Oaks on needs and market conditions -DRAFT= Association of September 4, 2019 REALTORS 22

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 4 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 23 Conejo Valley Community Organization Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Village Senior and Persons with in Thousand Oaks on and service needs Disabilities Services September 4, 2019 24 Council on Aging Elderly Persons Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Other Government - Local Non-Homeless Special Needs in Thousand Oaks on and service needs September 4, 2019 25 Economic Economic Development Market Analysis Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on economic Development Services in San Buenaventura on development and market Collaborative September 5, 2019 conditions 26 Farmworker Farmworker Advocacy Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on service Resource Organization Non-Homeless Special Needs in Ventura County on needs Program Farmworker Services September 5, 2019 27 Gabriel’s House Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Housing Services Non-Homeless Special Needs in Oxnard on September 4, and service needs Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Families with 2019 Women and Children’s Children Advocacy Organization 28 Habitat for Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Humanity of Housing Services Market Analysis in Thousand Oaks on needs Ventura County September 4, 2019 -DRAFT= 23

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 5 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 29 Harbor House Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing, Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Chronically in Thousand Oaks on homeless, and service needs Homeless Advocacy Homeless September 4, 2019 Organization Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 30 Housing Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Authority of the PHA Public Housing Needs in San Buenaventura on needs City of San Housing Services September 5, 2019 Buenaventura Other Government 31 Housing Trust Housing Loan Provider to Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Fund of Ventura Develop Housing Market Analysis in Ventura County (September needs and market conditions County 5, 2019) and focus group in Camarillo (September 26, 2019) 32 Law Office of Private Attorney Housing Needs Assessment Attended focus group in Provided input on housing Barbara Macri- Housing Law Legal Services Camarillo on September 26, and service need Ortiz 2019 33 Livingston Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on housing Memorial Visiting Non-Medical Health Non-Homeless Special Needs in Thousand Oaks and Oxnard and service needs -DRAFT= Nurse Association Services for People with on September 4, 2019 Chronic Illness or Disability 24

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 6 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 34 Lutheran Social Housing Services Homelessness Strategy Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on homeless Services Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Chronically in Thousand Oaks and needs Community Care Health Services Homeless Camarillo on September 4, Homeless Needs – Families with 2019 Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 35 Manna, Conejo Homeless Services (Food) Homelessness Strategy Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on homeless Valley Food Bank Homeless/Food Advocacy Homeless Needs – Chronically in Thousand Oaks on needs Organization Homeless September 4, 2019 Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 36 Many Mansions Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Housing Services Non-Homeless Special Needs in Thousand Oaks and focus and service needs Children Services group in Camarillo on Education Services September 4, 2019 Employment Services

37 Mixteco/Indigena Indigenous Peoples & Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on service -DRAFT= Community Farmworker Advocacy Non-Homeless Special Needs in Oxnard on September 4, needs Organizing Organization 2019

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Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 7 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 38 Oxnard Housing Local government Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Department Community Development Market Analysis in Oxnard on September 4, development and housing 2019 needs 39 Oxnard Inter Community Neighborhood Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on community Neighborhood Organization Market Analysis in Oxnard on September 4, needs Council 2019 Organization (Inco) 40 People’s Self- Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Help Housing Housing Services Non-Homeless Special Needs in San Buenaventura on and service needs Corporation Child Services September 5, 2019 41 Salvation Army – Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended focus group in Provided input on housing California South Homeless Services Homelessness Strategy Camarillo on September 24, and homeless service needs Division Homeless Needs – Chronically 2019 Homeless Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 42 Senior Alliance Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing for Elderly Persons Services Non-Homeless Special Needs in Thousand Oaks on and service needs -DRAFT= Empowerment September 4, 2019 26

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 8 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 43 Senior Concerns Housing Services Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Senior and Persons with Non-Homeless Special Needs in Simi Valley on September 5, and service needs Disabilities Services 2019 Legal Services Senior and Persons with Disabilities Advocacy Organization 44 Simi Institute for Academic Institution - Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Careers & Adult Care Education, Non-Homeless Special Needs in Simi Valley on September 5, and service needs Education Caregiving, Supportive 2019 Services 45 St Vincent de Housing Services Homelessness Strategy Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on Paul Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Chronically in Thousand Oaks on homelessness needs Homeless September 4, 2019 Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 46 Tri-Counties Housing Services - Persons Housing Needs Assessment Attended focus group in Provided input on community Regional Center with Disabilities Non-Homeless Special Needs Camarillo on October 2, 2019 service needs Services – Persons with -DRAFT= Disabilities 27

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 9 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 47 TRIO Upward Young Adult Higher Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on service Bound – Oxnard Education Preparation in Oxnard on September 4, needs College Services 2019 48 Turning Point Housing Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on homeless, Foundation Housing Services Homeless Needs – Chronically in San Buenaventura housing, and service needs Homeless Services Homeless (September 5, 2019), Oxnard Mental Health Services Homeless Needs – Families with (September 4, 2019), and Children Camarillo (September 4, 2019) Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 49 United Way of Community Development Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing, Ventura County Advocacy Organization in Ventura County on community development, and September 5, 2019 service needs 50 Ventura County Services – Persons with Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Behavioral Health Disabilities Non-Homeless Special Needs in Ventura County on and service needs Health Agency September 5, 2019 51 Ventura County Homebuyer and Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing Community Homeowner Advocacy Market Analysis in Oxnard (September 4, 2019), and community development Development Organization Camarillo (September 4, 2019), needs Corporation Homeownership Assistance and Ventura County (on and Realty Services September 5, 2019) -DRAFT= 28

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 10 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 52 Ventura County Local Government – County Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing, Human Services Child/Youth Services Homeless Needs – Chronically in Ventura County on homeless, and service needs Agency Housing Services Homeless September 5, 2019 Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Families with Health Services Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth Non-Homeless Special Needs 53 Ventura County Local government – Other Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on service Library in Ventura County and San needs Buenaventura on September 5, 2019 54 Ventura County Local government - County Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meetings Provided input on community Sheriff in Ventura County (September and service needs Department 5, 2019) and Thousand Oaks (September 4, 2019) 55 Ventura County Community and Economic Market Analysis Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on economic, Workforce Development Organization in Ventura County on community, employment, and Development September 5, 2019 service needs Board -DRAFT= 29

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 11 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 56 Ventura Social Community Based Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing, Services Task Organization Homeless Needs – Chronically in San Buenaventura on homeless, and service needs Force Housing Services Homeless September 5, 2019 Homeless Services Homeless Needs – Families with Children Homeless Needs – Veterans Homeless Needs – Unaccompanied Youth 57 Westminster Free Medical and Health Service Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on health and Clinic & Provider Non-Homeless Special Needs in Thousand Oaks on service needs Community Care September 4, 2019 Center 58 Westside Community Based Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on housing, Community Development Organization Market Analysis in San Buenaventura on community, and economic Development Community Development September 5, 2019 development needs Corporation Services Economic Development Services 59 Women’s Economic Development Housing Needs Assessment Attended stakeholder meeting Provided input on economic Economic Services (Micro-Loans) Market Analysis in Ventura County on and community development Ventures Women’s Advocacy September 5, 2019 needs Organization -DRAFT= 30

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-2024: Process 12 Anticipated Outcome of Section of Plan Addressed by Agency/Entity Organization Type Method of Consultation Consultation and/or Areas for Consultation Improved Coordination 60 Area Housing Housing Housing Needs Assessment Direct interview Provided input on housing Authority of the PHA Public Housing Needs needs County of Housing Services Ventura (AHACV), Other Government 61 Housing Housing Housing Needs Assessment Direct interview Provided input on housing Authority of the PHA Public Housing Needs needs City of Santa Housing Services Paula (SPHA) Other Government 62 Housing Housing Housing Needs Assessment Direct interview Provided input on housing Authority of the PHA Public Housing Needs needs City of Port Housing Services Hueneme (PHHA) Other Government 63 Oxnard Housing Housing Housing Needs Assessment Direct interview Provided input on housing Authority (OHA) PHA Public Housing Needs needs Housing Services Other Government

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Identify any agency types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting. Ventura County and its participating jurisdictions contacted over 150 agencies in its public outreach efforts and consulted all applicable agency types. No applicable agency types were intentionally excluded in this process. Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan. Table 5.3: Other Planning Efforts Considered Lead How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of Name of Plan Organization each plan? Continuum of Care Continuum of The Ventura County Continuum of Care consists of a Board of Care Alliance Directors established consistent with 24 CFR 578.5(b), with broad representation from government, homeless service providers, emergency response, health care, housing providers, business community, faith community, and homeless/formerly homeless persons. The Continuum of Care Alliance, a collaborative group dedicated to promoting a safe, desirable and thriving community, works to garner communitywide commitment to preventing and ending homelessness in all parts of the region. The CoC recommends allocations of federal and state resources to address homelessness, which complements priority objectives identified in this Regional Consolidated Plan. Ventura County Plan Continuum of Establishes core requirements, practices and recommendations to to Prevent and End Care Alliance end homelessness in Ventura County. Homelessness

Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l)). Ventura County consulted each participating jurisdiction in the Regional Consolidated Plan to gather local housing and community development needs for the next five years. The Ventura County Continuum of Care is a collaboration of city, county, and public agency staff, private nonprofit organizations, and community organizations. The County Executive Office of the County of Ventura is the Collaborative Applicant for Continuum of Care funding within the County. As required by the CoC Interim Rule, a CoC Governance Structure has been established, and is staffed by the Collaborative Applicant. The governance structure includes a governing Board, CoC Committee, four Standing

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Committees, and working groups as needed. One of these committees, the Data Performance and Evaluation committee, is tasked with developing performance standards, policies, and procedures for provision of homeless services in the Continuum. Part of these efforts include consultation with service providers and organizations such as the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and HUD.

Furthermore, the Housing Authorities within the County collaborate with health and social service agencies to provide additional or expanded services for target populations. The Housing Authorities also participate in Continuum of Care planning and subcommittee meetings with service providers.

PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.200 ( c ) Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation. Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting As a part of the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan effort, Ventura County conducted a public outreach campaign to gather resident and stakeholder feedback on housing and community development needs across the community. Such input from stakeholders – including community members, housing professionals, and service providers – enabled Entitlement Jurisdictions to more accurately capture and strengthen their assessment of community needs. Over a period of three months, community engagement efforts included six community meetings, six stakeholder meetings, three focus groups, two surveys (one administered to residents and another to stakeholders), and a 30-day public review period. The following sections describe how each of these activities collected valuable information from the community and facilitated the development of this report.

In addition, the County’s public outreach campaign included a general public relations component in which the following informational materials were made publicly available to encourage public participation:

x A project web page hosted by Ventura County x Public meeting and survey notices via paper flyers and Internet social media Community Meetings One component of Ventura County’s public outreach campaign involved six community meetings held in September and October 2019. These meetings had two main objectives. The first was to provide residents with an opportunity to gain awareness of fair housing issues and share their comments and concerns. The second was to help Ventura County identify affordable housing and community development needs as perceived by its residents. To capture this information from community members across the county, meetings were held at the following locations.

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Table 5.4: Community Meetings Held Jurisdiction Date Location Language Camarillo September 24 Camarillo Public Library English 4101 Las Posas Rd Camarillo, CA 93010 Thousand Oaks September 25 Newbury Park Library English 2331 Borchard Road Newbury Park, CA 91320 Simi Valley September 26 Simi Valley City Hall English 2929 Tapo Canyon Road Simi Valley, CA 93063 Ventura Urban October 1 E.P. Foster Library English County 651 E Main St Ventura, CA 93001 Oxnard October 2 Oxnard Public Library English & Spanish 251 South A Street Oxnard, CA 93030 San Buenaventura October 3 Ventura City Hall English & Spanish 501 Poli St Ventura, CA 93001

The meetings had an open-house format and were scheduled for two hours in the evening. Of the six scheduled meetings, at least two had a native Spanish speaker present to facilitate group activities in Spanish.

During each meeting, attendees participated in three activity stations which could be completed within 45 minutes. These stations included:

Budget Exercise. This activity presented participants with twelve program areas (and one “Other” option) that meet the needs of various segments of the community from housing- oriented services to investing in economic development. With an imaginary community development budget of $100, participants were asked to allocate funds among the range of programs as they saw fit. The only requirement was that they must allocate all the funds. Priority Needs Exercise. This activity presented participants with a sheet of paper listing seven topic areas representing community needs such as blight removal, improvements to the quality of housing, and providing services to homeless populations. Individuals were given four stickers; two green and two red. Residents were instructed to put red dots next to the topics they perceive as most important for the neighborhood where they live and green dots next to the needs that are most important for the community at large. Participants could place both of their red or green dots next to the same topic area.

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Share-Your-Thoughts Exercise. This activity anonymously gathered participant comments, concerns, and general feedback on housing and neighborhood changes in the community over time. Individuals were given three post-it notes and presented with a list of policy ideas or proposals for their community. Participants were then instructed to attach their comments onto descriptions of the policy ideas/proposals affixed to the wall. Citizen Participation Outreach Methods Table 5.5: Citizen Outreach Methods Summary of Summary of Sort Mode of Target of Summary of comments not URL (If comments Order Outreach Outreach response/attendance accepted and applicable) received reasons 1 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting Public of community summary of received were Camarillo meeting response comments accepted. can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C. 2 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting Public of community summary of received were Oxnard meeting response comments accepted. can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C. 3 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting San Public of community summary of received were Buenaventura meeting response comments accepted. can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C. 4 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting Simi Public of community summary of received were Valley meeting response comments accepted. can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C.

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Summary of Summary of Sort Mode of Target of Summary of comments not URL (If comments Order Outreach Outreach response/attendance accepted and applicable) received reasons 5 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting Public of community summary of received were Thousand meeting response comments accepted. Oaks can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C. 6 Community General A detailed summary A detailed All comments Meeting Public of community summary of received were Ventura meeting response comments accepted. Urban County can be found in received can be Appendix C. found in Appendix C.

Stakeholder Meetings In addition to gathering input from residents, Ventura County identified a list of key stakeholders to discuss housing, community development, and fair housing issues in each jurisdiction. The County selected which individuals to participate first by revisiting key stakeholders identified during the prior Consolidated Plan cycle, and then surveying each jurisdiction for feedback to develop an updated list. The County sought to develop a diverse group of key stakeholders including municipal leaders, developers, service providers, and representatives from various advocacy groups with a vested interest in this planning effort. The meetings were held at the following locations on September 4 or 5, 2019:

Table 5.6: Stakeholder Meetings

Jurisdiction Date Location Camarillo September 4 Camarillo Public Library 4101 Las Posas Rd Camarillo, CA 93010 Oxnard September 4 Oxnard Public Library 251 South ‘A’ Street Oxnard, CA 93030 Thousand Oaks September 4 Thousand Oaks City Hall 2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

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Jurisdiction Date Location San Buenaventura September 5 San Buenaventura City Hall 501 Poli Street Ventura, CA 93001 Simi Valley September 5 Simi Valley City Hall 2929 Tapo Canyon Road Simi Valley, CA 93063 Ventura Urban County September 5 2240 E Gonzales Rd #200 Oxnard, CA 93036

Each stakeholder meeting could accommodate between 15-20 individuals and was scheduled for an hour and a half during regular business hours. The County outlined several topics and questions beforehand to facilitate discussion including:

x Regulatory Concerns and Barriers to Development. Subtopics include local governance and fiscal capacity, zoning, the real estate market, construction, public policy, and the regulatory environment. x Affordable & Accessible Housing, including Preservation of Affordable Housing. Subtopics include housing affordability, factors impacting the cost and availability of affordable housing, changing demographics and the impact on housing needs, gentrification and displacement due to development pressure, public perceptions of affordable housing, subsidized and naturally- occurring affordable housing (NOAH), factors impacting rents and sales prices in LMI neighborhoods at risk for displacement or redevelopment, assisted units at risk for conversion to market-rate housing. x Housing for the Homeless and Special Needs Populations. Subtopics include homelessness, economic empowerment, housing for homeless populations, special needs housing, housing for domestic violence survivors, and housing for the elderly. x Healthy Housing & Healthy Neighborhoods. Subtopics include housing as a determinant of health, housing quality (age, condition, lead paint, accessibility, flooding potential), access to medical care (physical, mental), safe housing (free from drugs, alcohol, abuse), and quality of neighborhood (walkability, amenities, street safety, etc.) x Impact of Climate Change. Subtopics include flooding potential, energy efficiency of homes, natural disaster prevention, and renewable energy sources. x Community Development. public infrastructure, broadband access, public transit, access to community assets (education, employment, amenities, safe housing, etc.). x Poverty and Access to Employment and Small Business Development Opportunities. Subtopics include reducing poverty and barriers to economic stability and growth, workforce development, access to community assets, affordable childcare, public transit, access to capital

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and small business development opportunities, workforce development, mismatch between job sector growth and housing availability, and support for MBE/WBE/Section 3 businesses. Focus Groups Ventura County also facilitated three focus groups with stakeholders to gather detailed information on three topic areas: housing, community services, and homelessness. Stakeholders invited to participate in these focus groups included representatives from local housing authorities, advocacy organizations, housing finance and development organizations, as well as service providers working on behalf of target populations including the homeless, seniors, and families with children. The objective was to give stakeholders the opportunity to share their fair housing concerns, and discuss neighborhood needs and priorities. Invitations were sent to nearly 50 local agencies via email.

Table 5.7: Focus Groups Held Focus Group Session Date Location Homelessness September 24 Camarillo City Hall Housing September 26 601 Carmen Drive Community Services October 2 Camarillo, California 93010

Table 5.8: Focus Group Outline Focus Group Topics for Subtopics Session Discussion Homelessness Housing & Current shelter environment and capacity to meet demand, Shelters changes among service providers over time, new or lost programs such as transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, etc. Homeless Trends in homeless populations over last 5 years including Populations elderly/frail elderly, persons with mental and physical disabilities, persons with substance abuse, individuals with chronic health conditions, farmworkers, etc. Policies & Public policies impacting homeless populations, primary funding Resources sources, changes to funding sources, successful strategies for reducing homelessness, availability of job training or education resources for homeless populations, legal changes Housing Public Opinion Public perceptions of affordable housing development Concerns and Local regulatory barriers, zoning, permitting process, public Barriers to policies, construction capacity Development Development Regional Housing Need Allocation, recent housing Promotion developments, government and/or structural financing changes

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Focus Group Topics for Subtopics Session Discussion General Role of local government in housing production, role of private entities and nonprofits, projections for local real estate market Affordable Loss of affordable units, rental assistance programs, homeowner Housing housing rehabilitation, special needs housing Legal Recent legal changes regarding tenants’ rights, rents, fair environment housing, etc. Community Housing Housing discrimination, transportation, education, public Services Barriers infrastructure, language barriers Target Seniors, youth, individuals with disabilities, etc. Populations Neighborhood Presence of neighborhood organizations and their role in Opposition affordable housing development Local Economy Barriers to employment (such as childcare), services that would & Poverty facilitate job access, groups or businesses with trouble accessing capital, housing needed for job growth

A total of 22 people representing various agencies attended the focus groups and provided comments on community needs and fair housing issues across Ventura County. Resident & Stakeholder Surveys In addition to facilitating meetings with residents and stakeholders, the County created two surveys to collect information on public concerns and perceptions of fair housing in Ventura County. Using the online platform, Survey Monkey, the County administered one survey for residents and another for identified stakeholders. The same stakeholders who were invited to participate in the meeting and focus groups were also invited to complete the survey, plus other organizations identified by Entitlement Jurisdictions as important stakeholders within the area of community development. The stakeholder survey included 40 questions on topics including the populations targeted for community services, severity of current needs in the community, existing barriers to affordable housing, and thoughts on community development goals and prioritization. Stakeholders were notified of the survey via email and 61 responses were collected between September 8th and October 3rd, 2019.

The online resident survey included 17 questions on topics including the respondent’s current housing situation and satisfaction with their own neighborhood as well as their thoughts on community development goals, funding prioritization, and the extent of housing discrimination and displacement in Ventura County. Residents were notified about the survey through several methods including emails, flyers, an online webpage hosted by Ventura County, and social media. The survey was available in English and Spanish. The online resident survey was open from September 16th to October 10th, 2019 and 775 surveys were completed by residents in English and Spanish.

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Narrative Refer to Appendix B for a complete outreach list and proof of publication. Results of the Resident and Stakeholder Surveys, and summary of public comments received, are in Appendix C.

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Contents

Section V: Strategic Plan ...... 1 Overview ...... 1 Geographic Priorities – 91.215(A)(1) ...... 2 Priority Needs – 91.214(A)(2) ...... 4 Influence of Market Conditions – 91.215(B)...... 20 Anticipated Resources – 91.215(A)(4), 91.220(C)(1,2) ...... 22 Institutional Delivery Structure – 91.215(K) ...... 29 Goals Summary – 91.215(A)(4) ...... 34 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(C) ...... 41 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.215(H) ...... 42 Homelessness Strategy – 91.215(D) ...... 44 Lead-Based Paint Hazards – 91.215(I) ...... 49 Anti-Poverty Strategy – 91.215(J) ...... 51 Monitoring – 91.230 ...... 52

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Section V: Strategic Plan

Overview The Strategic Plan outlines each jurisdiction’s plan for allocating HUD entitlement grants and identifies local priorities within the regional context. Informed by qualitative and quantitative data gathered through citizen participation and consultation with stakeholders throughout the region, market analysis, and an assessment of U.S. Census and other local data that reflect community needs, the Strategic Plan identifies the highest priority needs toward which to direct grant dollars. The following regional goals were identified to meet high-priority needs identified through the Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and consultation with stakeholders and the general public (in no particular order or ranking):

x Goal 1: Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. x Goal 2: Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. x Goal 3: Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. x Goal 4: Work alongside the Ventura County Continuum of Care to end homelessness within Ventura County by providing housing, emergency shelter, and social services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. x Goal 5: Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. x Goal 6: Create and maintain effective housing and community development programs that address the priority needs listed within the Consolidated Plan, comply with all U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, and achieve the goals and objectives set out by each Ventura County jurisdiction.

While Ventura County and the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks engaged in a coordinated planning process, each jurisdiction is responsible for allocating its own resources across these goals. The Goals Summary Information later in this section identifies the specific funding and anticipated outcomes by each jurisdiction.

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Geographic Priorities – 91.215(A)(1) General Allocation Priorities: Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA). Each entitlement jurisdiction within Ventura County invests community development resources to address needs of low- and moderate-income persons living throughout the jurisdiction. Each entitlement jurisdiction additionally allocates resources that geographically target specific neighborhoods in which the majority of residents are low- and moderate-income. With limited resources, each community identifies opportunities to target resources at areas that have the greatest need or that would maximize the impact of the investment.

Individual activities funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program are designed to benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons or, in the case of activities like parks and streets, areas where at least 51 percent of the residents are low- and moderate-income persons. However, the jurisdictions of Camarillo, the city of Simi Valley, and the city of Thousand Oaks are considered “Exception Grantees” by HUD, meaning that the area served by such activities must be within the highest quartile of low- and moderate-income block groups (rather than areas where at least 51 percent of persons are low- and moderate-income). For fiscal year 2019, the percentages of LMI persons were 36.54 percent in Camarillo, 40.78 percent in Simi Valley, and 36.5 percent in Thousand Oaks; these percentages are adjusted by HUD annually.

Within the City of San Buenaventura, the Westside Ventura Neighborhood is one of the oldest and most socio-economically diverse communities. The area is bounded by the Ojai Freeway (Highway 33) to the west, steep hillsides to the east, Ottawa Street to the north, and Park Row Avenue to the south. These Census block groups are the Westside Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA), a section of the City that has been created to deliver focused revitalization activities using CDBG funds. While expenditure of CDBG funds must typically meet strict eligibility and recordkeeping requirements, communities with approved NRSAs are offered enhanced flexibility in undertaking economic development, housing, and public service activities with CDBG funds within the approved NRSA boundaries. This flexibility is designed to promote innovative programs in economically disadvantaged residential areas of the community. The Westside Ventura Neighborhood NRSA is the only geographic priority area within the Ventura County entitlement jurisdictions.

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Map 5.1: City of San Buenaventura Westside Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA)

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Priority Needs – 91.214(A)(2) Priority Needs Ventura Urban County and the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks conducted an extensive Needs Assessment and consultation process that identified priority needs across the region and unique needs within each individual jurisdiction. All housing and community development needs were identified as important across the region, but due to limited resources, each jurisdiction was not able to fund activities to address all needs. In some cases, a need was not funded because it was being addressed through other community resources.

The Priority Needs summary table assigns a “high” or “low” priority to each need as prescribed by HUD to each jurisdiction. Designating a need as “high priority” means that, in addition to the item being identified as highly needed in the region, the jurisdiction plans to allocate funding to address it during the five-year consolidated planning period if funding allows. A low priority need indicates that, while the need is a recognized priority, there likely will be insufficient funds to address it with federal community development resources. To the extent that community partners can undertake these activities through other funding sources, the Consolidated Plan would support the activities.

Funding each priority need will depend on the availability of resources at the jurisdictional level and by local decisions made annually during the annual Action Plan process. Additional funding may allow low priority needs to be funded, or, conversely, funding shortages may result in a high priority need that will not be funded.

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Table 5.1: Priority Needs Summary Table Priority Need 1. New Rental Housing Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population** Extremely Low-Income Families with Children Low-Income Elderly Moderate-Income Public Housing Residents Large Families Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Description Jurisdictions will create quality rental housing through construction of new rental housing units primarily for low- and moderate-income persons. The highest priority will be for the creation of new affordable rental units. Basis for Relative Rental housing vacancy is low throughout Ventura County. Low housing supply Priority along with high demand has resulted market-rate rents that are among the highest in the United States. Subsidized affordable rental housing is in high demand and difficult for low-income households to access due to long waiting lists. Several subsidized affordable housing contracts are due to expire within the next five years which will further decrease supply. Little naturally occurring affordable housing exists leading to displacement of communities, financial stability for individuals and families, local worker shortages, and housing unit overcrowding.

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Priority Need 2. Housing Support and Stability Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Unaccompanied Youth Low-Income Persons with Mental, Physical, or Moderate-Income Developmental Disabilities Middle-Income Persons with Alcohol or Other Families with Children Addictions Large Families Victims of Domestic Violence Public Housing Residents Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Elderly Families Frail Elderly Veterans Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Work alongside the Ventura County Continuum of Care to end homelessness within Ventura County by providing housing, emergency shelter, and social services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. (Goal 4) Description Funding will be directed towards the creation of supportive housing units. Housing stability will be fostered through tenant-based rental assistance programs, home-share, or other housing navigation services, and the promotion of fair housing for all residents. Basis for Relative Permanent supportive housing provides affordable housing along with health Priority care and supportive services to help individuals and families (including people with disabilities, people recovering from substance abuse, people with other health issues, and individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless) successfully maintain occupancy in housing and lead stable lives. There is a shortage of permanent supportive housing throughout Ventura County, which diminishes the current support services and housing quality of potential residents. Housing discrimination and eviction reduce housing stability for individuals and families. Additional education and housing support activities increase both individual and regional housing stability.

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Priority Need 3. Homeownership Opportunities Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Families with Children Low-Income Large Families Moderate-Income Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Description Jurisdictions will create quality homeowner housing units for low- and moderate-income households through construction of units or purchase or resale with a price subsidy. Though homeowner units are needed for all income levels, the highest priority will be for the creation of new affordable rental units. Acquisition of affordable housing units will be made possible for low- and moderate-income households through homeowner assistance programs, including providing down payment and closing-cost assistance, and housing counseling. Basis for Relative Homeowner housing prices are high in every regional jurisdiction. Low housing Priority supply, high demand, and high utility and homeowners association costs create housing units that are financially out of reach for many local residents. Stakeholders and community consultation indicated a strong need for housing of all types.

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Priority Need 4. Rehabilitation and Preservation of Existing Housing Units Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Families with Children Low-Income Large Families Moderate-Income Elderly Middle-Income Frail Elderly Public Housing Residents Persons with Physical Disabilities Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Description Funds will be allocated to rehabilitation of rental and homeowner units to increase the quality of affordable rental housing units and/or preserve housing affordability. Rehabilitation may be a response to an urgent need due to a natural disaster or part of a general rehabilitation program. Housing units may be modified to create housing accessibility for persons with disabilities and/or energy efficiency modifications. Code enforcement activities may also increase maintenance and repair work within targeted low- and moderate-income areas. Basis for Relative Safe and affordable housing is a high need for all residents, particularly low- Priority and moderate-income homeowners who are disabled and in need of housing modifications to remain residing in their house. Homeowners who are unable to afford needed repairs also need assistance as housing prices rise, particularly when in response to an unanticipated natural disaster.

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Priority Need 5. Assistance for Senior Residents Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Elderly Low-Income Frail Elderly Moderate-Income Persons with Physical Disabilities Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. (Goal 3) Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. (Goal 5) Description Housing with direct care services, health and social services to help seniors age in place, and ADA-accessible public facilities and infrastructure all increase the quality of life of senior citizens within a community. Basis for Relative All jurisdictions within the Ventura County region have a growing senior Priority population. Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and Camarillo in particular will continue to see the number of residents over the age of 65 increase and will need to make sure that these residents (especially those that are low- and moderate-income) have equal access to housing and community amenities.

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Priority Need 6. Increase Job Skills Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Extremely Low-Income Moderate-Income Low-Income Middle-Income Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. (Goal 2) Description Low- and moderate-income adults are provided job skills training either in a workplace or classroom setting. Skills are directly tied to obtaining employment (such as job search assistance), acquisition of technical job skills, general education, or assistance removing employment barriers. Basis for Relative The Ventura County region has a strong economy with a number of high-wage Priority industries. Without job training, many local residents are able to obtain employment but may not be able to increase earnings to a level that is sustainable in a high-cost area.

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Priority Need 7. Façade Improvements Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard Low San Buenaventura Low Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Areas Affected Associated Goals Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. (Goal 2) Description Assist businesses in a low- and moderate-income area with commercial façade treatments. Basis for Relative Facade improvements help economic development and address blight in Priority struggling neighborhoods. Though not identified as a priority need, the activity may be addressed using alternative funds.

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Priority Need 8. Local Entrepreneurship Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Areas Affected Associated Goals Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. (Goal 2) Description Assist for-profit small businesses with technical and financial assistance to create jobs or create a successful microenterprise startup. Financial assistance may be in the form of a grant or loan. Basis for Relative Small businesses support the local economy and are an entry point to Priority employment for local residents. The high cost of living in the Ventura County region, particularly for housing, drives the need for economic development that reaches all populations for financial stability.

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Priority Need 9. Social Services Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Persons with Mental and Low-Income Developmental Disabilities Moderate-Income Persons with Alcohol or Other Families with Children Addictions Elderly Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Frail Elderly Families Persons with Physical Disabilities Victims of Domestic Violence Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Associated Goals Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. (Goal 3) Description Social services are provided to low- and moderate-income individuals and households. Services include medical and disability support, language education or language services, disaster recovery, adult education, and legal and advocacy services. Basis for Relative The Needs Assessment and stakeholder engagement indicated low-income Priority individuals in the Ventura County region benefit from services provided to increase quality of life.

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Priority Need 10. Youth Activities and Services Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Extremely Low-Income Middle-Income Low-Income Families with Children Moderate-Income Unaccompanied Youth Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Associated Goals Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. (Goal 3) Description Youth from low- and moderate-income households are provided services and activities that would otherwise be unavailable. Basis for Relative Low- and moderate-income youth make up a high percentage of the Priority population in some areas. Activities and services targeted towards these youth increase their current quality of life and improve future outcomes.

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Priority Need 11. Homelessness Level of Need Camarillo High Oxnard High San Buenaventura High Simi Valley High Ventura County High Thousand Oaks High Population Extremely Low-Income Mentally Ill Low-Income Chronic Substance Abuse Moderate-Income Veterans Rural Persons with HIV/AIDS Chronic Homeless Victims of Domestic Violence Individuals Unaccompanied Youth Families with Children Geographic Entitlement Area Areas Affected Associated Goals Work alongside the Ventura County Continuum of Care to end homelessness within Ventura County by providing housing, emergency shelter, and social services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. (Goal 4) Description Facilities and services are made available to homeless individuals and families and those at risk of homelessness. Outreach, counseling, housing navigation, emergency shelter, legal services, and other assistance are provided so that homeless persons attain safe and secure permanent housing. Basis for Relative There is a high number of homeless individuals and families within the Ventura Priority County region, and the number of people has grown. Needs Assessment and stakeholder feedback confirm coordinated shelter and services are highly needed.

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Priority Need 12. Streets and Streetscapes Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard Low San Buenaventura Low Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Areas Affected Associated Goals Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. (Goal 5) Description Reconstruction of streets and sidewalks, street tree addition or replacement, and improvement of public walkways to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards within low- and moderate-income areas. Basis for Relative These activities would be supported by community (resident) feedback in Priority meetings and through the resident survey.

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Priority Need 13. Parks and Community Space Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard High San Buenaventura Low Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Areas Affected Associated Goals Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. (Goal 5) Description Construction or improvement of public parks and community buildings within low-and moderate-income areas to enhance quality of life and provide equal access to community amenities. Basis for Relative Park and community center improvements would be supported by community Priority (resident) feedback in meetings and through the resident survey.

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Priority Need 14. Disaster Planning and Recovery Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard Low San Buenaventura Low Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Entire Jurisdiction Areas Affected Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Associated Goals Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. (Goal 1) Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. (Goal 3) Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. (Goal 5) Description Disaster planning and recovery activities after severe weather, fire, or earthquakes. Basis for Relative Fires and severe weather such as windstorms have begun to occur frequently Priority in the Ventura County region. Planning and recovery activities are needed on an ongoing or urgent need basis to assist low- and moderate-income areas or households. These activities would be supported as funding allows or by disaster need relative to other housing and community development needs within the community.

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Priority Need 15. Utilities and Public Infrastructure Level of Need Camarillo Low Oxnard High San Buenaventura Low Simi Valley Low Ventura County Low Thousand Oaks Low Population Non-Housing Community Development Geographic Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Areas Affected Associated Goals Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. (Goal 5) Description Improve public and private (publicly regulated) utilities and infrastructure such as water and sewer lines, electricity, telephone, natural gas, and internet technology to residents in low- and moderate-income areas. Basis for Relative These activities would be supported by community (resident) feedback in Priority meetings and through the resident survey.

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Influence of Market Conditions – 91.215(B) Table 5.2: Influence of Market Conditions Summary Table Affordable Market characteristics that will influence the use of funds available for housing type Housing Type Tenant-Based Like HUD Housing Choice Vouchers, tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) vouchers Rental covers part or all of a low-income tenant’s rent and can be helpful in creating Assistance affordable housing in high-housing-cost areas. When there is little housing availability (TBRA) at the price set by HUD’s fair-market rent calculation, however, tenants who are a part of a TBRA program may still have trouble finding an available rental unit that also matches unit size and location needs, is compliant with health and safety standards, and has a landlord willing to participate in the TBRA program. Most entitlement communities within Ventura County have little housing at or below the HUD fair- market rent and will have more success efficiently creating affordable housing through direct housing rehabilitation or construction of units. TBRA for Non- A TBRA program with an extremely low-income or special need voucher preference Homeless could help vulnerable households stabilize their access to housing, though non- Special Needs homeless special needs households face challenges identifying qualifying rental units similar to those in a general TBRA program. In addition, persons with special needs typically require supportive services and/or housing that is located near transit and services, making available housing units more difficult to find for this program. New Unit Demand for housing units is high throughout Ventura County as reflected in housing Production prices, time of available housing on the market, and the economic pressure driving housing development in the region where allowed. Market-rate rental and homeowner units have high costs and demand, but there is still more availability for these market-rate units (unit turnover) compared to affordable rental and homeowner units. Affordable housing is extremely high in demand and is the most needed housing investment regionally (for both rental and homeowner units) to assist low- and moderate-income residents in building householding financial stability, affording other basic needs, and continuing to reside and work in Ventura County.

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Affordable Market characteristics that will influence the use of funds available for housing type Housing Type Rehabilitation While there are a number of neighborhoods with older housing stock in need of rehabilitation, particularly in Oxnard and San Buenaventura, rehabilitation can be costly and/or an inefficient use of public dollars compared to the creation of new housing units. In the case of rental rehabilitation, relocation costs can significantly increase the cost of the project when buildings are occupied, as is the case with most rental buildings in Ventura County. Owner-occupied repair programs can also be costly if the repairs needed to bring a home into compliance with state and local building codes are significant or trigger federal lead abatement requirements. Owner-occupied rehabilitation programs would be a valuable program within some Ventura County jurisdictions, however, in helping aging homeowners “age in place” with home repairs and modifications such as widening doorways or installing grab bars that are not affordable to households on fixed incomes. The substantial projected senior population in some jurisdictions would support these programs. Acquisition, Acquisition, with or without rehabilitation, for the purpose of creating affordable including housing would be beneficial to assisting low-income residents afford housing. preservation Because of the high price of real estate in the county, the overall price of the land or property plus housing subsidy would need to be low enough to create enough benefit for the dollars spent to use funds for acquisition instead of other housing activities. In some cases, land acquisition for the purpose of new affordable housing construction or single-family housing acquisition for the purpose of affordable resale may be the best use of funds given the particular market or real estate opportunities in a local area.

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Anticipated Resources – 91.215(A)(4), 91.220(C)(1,2) Introduction Housing and community development resources are currently available in Ventura Urban County and Entitlement Jurisdictions include:

x Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds x HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds x Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds x General funds (tax levy) x Housing Successor Funds (formerly low-moderate Redevelopment Agency Funds) x HUD Section 108 Loan funds x HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program (through the Area Housing Authority of Ventura County, Oxnard Housing Authority, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura, Santa Paula Housing Authority, and the Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme) x California Housing Finance Agency funds (CalHFA) x State Housing and Community Development (HCD) housing funds x State transportation funds x Ventura County Housing Trust Fund

Table 5.3: Anticipated Resources Five-Year Summary

Formula Grant Program Camarillo Oxnard San Buenaventura The Community Development $1,555,280 $13,080,455 $3,699,870 Block Grant Program (CDBG) The HOME Investment ** $4,132,635 $1,855,155 Partnership Program (HOME) The Emergency Solutions - $1,061,805 - Grant Program (ESG) Total $1,555,280 $18,274,895 $5,555,025 Ventura Urban Formula Grant Program Simi Valley Thousand Oaks County The Community Development $3,041,850 $2,965,265 $8,004,510 Block Grant Program (CDBG) The HOME Investment ** ** $6,795,000** Partnership Program (HOME) The Emergency Solutions - - $442,686* Grant Program (ESG) Total $3,041,850 $2,965,265 $15,242,196 * Ventura Urban County does not expect to receive ESG funding every year. Amount estimated based on prior allocations. ** Ventura Urban County is the Lead Entity for a new HOME Consortium made up of Camarillo, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Urban County.

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Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-20204: Strategic Plan 23 ESG Public- Conversion and Rehab for $212,361 Grant from HUD to address Federal transitional housing needs and services for Financial Assistance homeless persons or persons Overnight Shelter at risk of becoming homeless. Rapid Re-Housing (Rental Assistance) Rental Assistance Services Transitional Housing Subtotal $3,654,979 San Buenaventura CDBG Public- Acquisition $739,974 Block grant from HUD to Federal Admin and Planning address housing, community Economic Development development, and economic Housing Rehab development needs. Public Improvement Public Services HOME* Public- Acquisition $371,031 Grant from HUD to address Federal Homebuyer Assistance affordable housing needs. Homeowner Rehab Rental Housing New Construction Rental Housing Rehab New Construction for Ownership Subtotal $1,111,005 Simi Valley CDBG Public- Acquisition $608,370 Block grant from HUD to Federal Admin and Planning address housing, community Economic Development development, and economic Housing Rehab development needs. Public Improvement Public Services HOME* Public- Acquisition Grant from HUD to address Federal Homebuyer Assistance affordable housing needs.

Homeowner Rehab -DRAFT= Rental Housing New *Ventura County HOME funds Construction are a part of these available Rental Housing Rehab funds via the Consortium. New Construction for Ownership 65 Subtotal $608,370

Ventura County Regional Consolidated Plan 2020-20204: Strategic Plan 24 Thousand Oaks CDBG Public- Acquisition $593,053 Block grant from HUD to Federal Admin and Planning address housing, community Economic Development development, and economic Housing Rehab development needs. Public Improvement Public Services HOME* Public- Acquisition Grant from HUD to address Federal Homebuyer Assistance affordable housing needs. Homeowner Rehab Rental Housing New *Ventura County HOME funds Construction are a part of these available Rental Housing Rehab funds via the Consortium. New Construction for Ownership Subtotal $593,053 Ventura Urban County CDBG Public- Acquisition $1,600,902 Block grant from HUD to Federal Admin and Planning address housing, community Economic Development development, and economic Housing Rehab development needs. Public Improvement Public Services HOME* Public- Acquisition $1,359,000 Grant from HUD to address Federal Homebuyer Assistance affordable housing needs. Homeowner Rehab Rental Housing New *Ventura County HOME funds Construction are a part of these available Rental Housing Rehab funds via the Consortium. New Construction for Ownership ESG Public- Conversion and Rehab for $88,537 Grant from HUD to address Federal Transitional Housing needs and services for Financial Assistance homeless persons or persons Overnight Shelter at risk of becoming homeless. Rapid Re-Housing (Rental

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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, City and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied. The jurisdictions leverage federal resources against other sources of federal, state, local, and private funding to maximize the impact of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds. Leveraging varies from activity to activity depending on the project scope. For instance, the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), historic tax credits, and various affordable housing loan and grant products from the CA Department of Housing and Community Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank can be leveraged with HOME funding to develop affordable housing.

Although the CDBG program does not require a match, the HOME program and the ESG program require funding match. The HOME program requires a 25 percent non-federal cash or non-cash match of the annual grant amount or entitlement, less 10 percent for administration and five percent for Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) operating support.

ESG match is required on a one-to-one basis (100 percent match). ESG grantees report required match detail to the Ventura County Continuum of Care (CoC) on a monthly or semi-annual basis. Matching contributions from ESG grantees (cash or non-cash) may be obtained from any source, including any federal source other than the ESG program, as well as state, local, and private sources, per 24 CFR 576.201.

Entitlement communities satisfy match via the following:

Camarillo: The city utilizes CDBG funds for its housing and community development activities and leverages the federal funds with other public and private resources whenever possible. The city’s goal is to leverage federal, state, and local funds to maximize the number of households that can be assisted. It is expected that a variety of human service and housing agencies will also pursue funding from private, local, state, and federal resources to assist with their delivery of services. City general funds (municipal) have been used in the past to support public service agencies that cannot be funded due to the 15 percent public service cap on the use of CDBG funds.

Oxnard: CDBG funds leverage both city funds and other funds via subrecipients who are funded with California state grants and financial contributions from individuals, corporations, and private foundations.

HOME affordable housing loans for down payment assistance or housing rehabilitation leverage state of California affordable housing funding such as BEGIN and CAL-HOME. HOME financing assistance for affordable housing developments leverage development funds from the state of California, developer equity, private financing, and tax credit financing.

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general funds also match ESG funds. Ventura County, when a subrecipient of the city of Oxnard, matches ESG resources with California state grants.

San Buenaventura: The city of San Buenaventura uses a variety of mechanisms to leverage additional resources for its HOME and CDBG funding. The city meets HOME local match requirements by contributing non-federal funding to projects such as Successor Housing Agency funds and partner funding sources through the State's Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and private financing resources. Most CDBG grantees report leveraged funding sources in support of the programs CDBG has awarded. (Several projects awarded CDBG funding in the past have used CDBG as leverage as part of larger countywide or regional programs, partnering with other cities and counties in and outside of Ventura County's boundaries.)

In HOME-funded residential rehabilitation and homebuyer assistance programs, when assistance is offered in the form of loan, the loan amount is eventually paid back to the city by the homeowner. In CDBG-funded economic development loan programs such as the microloan program, loaned funds are paid back to the city by businesses. In both loan programs, dollars returned to the city help fund future eligible projects in addition to administrative costs.

Simi Valley: The city’s goal is to leverage CDBG dollars with other public funds to maximize the number of households that can be assisted. The city of Simi Valley and a variety of human service and housing agencies will pursue funding from private, local, state, and federal resources to assist with their delivery of services for those with special needs.

The city is scheduled to receive $150,000 per year for the next 50 years from Waste Management, which will be available for various housing and community development activities.

Other funding sources available to the city include program income from the repayment of grant funds derived from the California Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Housing Successor Agency funds; state CalHome program grant funds derived from a competitive grant application; Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, derived by a formula grant made by the U.S. Department of Energy; and local housing funds received from certain loan repayments and affordable unit resale fees. Match requirements for the HOME Program are not applicable to the use of program income.

Thousand Oaks: Each year, the City leverages 15 percent of the City’s CDBG annual entitlement grant with at least $100,000 from the City’s own Social Services Endowment Fund (SSEF). The City also collaborates with local non-profit affordable housing provider and leverage affordable developments with Housing Successor Fund and local Housing Trust Fund

Ventura Urban County: The county maintains an excellent reputation in leveraging funding. The agency enjoys very good relationships with federal, state, county, and local funders, as well as private foundations and dedicated community members. For example, Habitat for Humanity requires homebuyers spend a minimum of 500 hours of sweat equity on the construction of their new home.

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While CDBG funding is not strictly required to ensure matching funds, all of the urban county’s public service funding is matched approximately 100 percent by grantee organizations. Similarly, non-public service funding is allocated to projects that would not otherwise be able to successfully be completed with only local and/or state funding.

The urban county’s non-profit and public sector partners contribute non-federal funds to meet the HOME match requirement.

Match requirements for ESG funds are typically met by private monetary and in-kind donations. If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan. Most County-owned property is used to house County operations or is deed-restricted, limiting its feasibility for new uses. The County has been evaluating land it owns, as it becomes available, for the purpose of providing affordable housing and will continue to consider land that is deemed as surplus for the needs identified in the Regional Consolidated Plan. The County has initiated the use of a surplus building in San Buenaventura for a year-round emergency shelter for homeless persons. The building is currently being renovated and is expected to begin serving clients early in 2020. Additionally, late in 2019 the County released a Request for Qualifications and Concept Proposals for a County-owned property located in the unincorporated area for an affordable housing development, with a permanent supportive housing component.

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Institutional Delivery Structure – 91.215(K) Explain the institutional structure through which the jurisdiction will carry out its consolidated plan including private industry, non-profit organizations, and public institutions. Table 5.5: Institutional Delivery Structure Summary Geographic Area Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Role Served City of Camarillo Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services City of Oxnard Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services Rental City of San Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction Buenaventura Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services City of Simi Valley Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services

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Geographic Area Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Role Served City of Thousand Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction Oaks Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services Ventura Urban Government agency Economic development Jurisdiction County Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Neighborhood improvements Public facilities Public services Rental Area Housing Public Housing Rental Region Authority of the Authority County of Ventura Housing Authority Public Housing Rental Jurisdiction City of San Authority Buenaventura Santa Paula Housing Public Housing Rental Jurisdiction Authority Authority Housing Authority of Public Housing Rental Jurisdiction the City of Port Authority Hueneme Oxnard Housing Public Housing Rental Jurisdiction Authority Authority Ventura County Continuum of Care Homelessness Region Continuum of Care Access of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System To create more affordable rental housing units, jurisdictions within Ventura County partner with many housing development partners including the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV), the Santa Paula Housing Authority (SPHA), the Oxnard Housing Authority, and the Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura (HACSB). When land is available/affordable and development projects supported by the community, collaboration between the jurisdictions have been successful in competitive applications for funding through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

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The County and participating entitlement jurisdictions also partner annually with 50-plus local providers of public and social services to assist in the delivery of subsidized services to low- and moderate-income individuals and households. These partnerships help to meet the needs of the elderly, youth, disabled persons, victim of domestic violence, homeless persons, veterans, and other populations with specialized needs.

Despite these successful partnerships, gaps in the institutional delivery system do exist. There is a need for existing agencies working on social and housing issues to attain a greater capacity as federal, state and local resources become more limited. The dissolution of redevelopment agencies (and associated funding sources) in 2012 caused a larger gap in local resources that were once available for low-income housing development and public services.

Table 5.6: Homelessness Prevention Services Homelessness Prevention Available in the Targeted to Targeted to People Services Community Homeless with HIV Homelessness Prevention Services Counseling and Advocacy X X Legal Assistance X Mortgage Assistance X Rental Assistance X X Utilities Assistance X Street Outreach Services Law Enforcement X Mobile Clinics X Other Street Outreach Services X Supportive Services Alcohol & Drug Abuse X X Child Care X Education X Employment and Employment X X Training Healthcare X X HIV/AIDS X Life Skills X Mental Health Counseling X X Transportation X

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Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth). In 2019, the Ventura County Continuum of Care published the Ventura County Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness to create a community roadmap to prevent and end homelessness in Ventura County. The Ventura County CoC Board will use the strategies and priorities to guide the collaborative work of the Alliance and its committees. Each year the VC CoC will use the framework of the plan to develop annual goals and guide the work of committees and workgroups.

In 2013, the Ventura County CoC saw a merger between the Oxnard and Ventura County Continuums of Care creating the present countywide Ventura County CoC, and administrative support for the Ventura County CoC transitioned from the Ventura County Homeless and Housing Coalition to the County Executive Office. Both changes occurred to better coordinate efforts to end homelessness within the County and facilitate compliance with the federal HEARTH Act.

Ventura County CoC achievements during the last ten years include:

x 2016 Launch of Pathways to Home, the local coordinated entry system. x An increase in Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing resources made available through a commitment from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to provide local funding in addition to the resources through State and Federal programs. x Progress toward the goal of ending veteran homelessness with dedicated housing resources (VASH & SSVF) being made available to veterans. x Behavioral Health and Healthcare focused programs have been implemented including outreach efforts through the Rapid Integrated Support & Engagement (RISE) and Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) programs of Ventura County Behavioral Health and the Healthcare for the Homeless and Whole Person Care programs of the Health Care Agency. Programs have included expansion of outreach efforts and recuperative care beds. x Crisis response system improvement through creation of low-barrier emergency shelter/navigation center programs.

Each year, the organizations within the Ventura County CoC assist thousands of people experiencing homelessness with shelter and services. For example, during the 2017-2018 Federal Fiscal Year, 2,309 unduplicated persons requested assistance from Ventura County CoC organizations. In 2018, people served by the CoC retained housing with a 95 percent success rate, 25 percent grew their income and employment, and only 3 percent returned to homelessness. (2019 State of Homelessness in Ventura County)

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Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above. Ventura Urban County and all entitlement cities partner with social services agencies to undertake activities that benefit low- and moderate-income households and special populations of the elderly, youth, disabled persons, victims of domestic violence, homeless persons, and veterans.

Service delivery can differ between sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations within the county. Shelter has been unavailable to persons experiencing homelessness for large portions of each year, limiting delivery of programs and services for these individuals. Funding or lack of facilities, such as in the case of limited permanent supportive housing units in the County, may also create a gap or delay in service delivery. Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs. Emergency and transitional needs of homeless persons are addressed via the use of a coordinated entry process to prioritize serving the most vulnerable homeless persons. Organizations that serve as entry sites to homeless shelter and programs use the Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) to assess the needs of homeless persons. Priority for permanent supportive housing and other limited housing resources, including shelter, is based on factors that include chronic homeless status (individuals with a disability who have experienced long-term or multiple episodes of homelessness), the amount of time the individual or family has been homeless, and behavioral health conditions or histories of substance use which may exacerbate medical conditions.

The CoC plans to overcome the outreach gap between sheltered and sheltered individuals, noted within its Ventura County Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, recommending that organizations “expand street outreach and engagement to all areas of the county to ensure that outreach workers engage persons living in homeless encampments.” Street outreach program staff within the Ventura County CoC engage with unsheltered homeless individuals and families to provide immediate support and connections with homeless assistance programs, social services, and housing programs. Like emergency shelters and service programs, street outreach staff use the VI-SPDAT to determine the level of need and assist with referrals to services.

New homeless shelters are being constructed in Oxnard and San Buenaventura that will serve a vital need for emergency shelter in the region. The CoC has also recently contracted with the United Way of Ventura County to launch a Landlord Engagement Program utilizing housing locators and housing navigators to assist with acquiring housing units in the local market for persons experiencing homelessness.

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Goals Summary – 91.215(A)(4) Table 5.7: Goals Summary Information Goal 1: Improve the Supply of Affordable Housing Create and preserve stable, safe, and resilient affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and renters including special needs groups such as farmworkers, persons with disabilities, and the elderly throughout Ventura County. Priority Needs 1. New Rental Housing 2. Housing Support and Stability 3. Homeownership Opportunities 4. Rehabilitation and Preservation of Existing Housing Units 5. Assistance for Senior Residents 6. Disaster Planning and Recovery Start Year 2020 Category Affordable Housing End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Objective Provide decent affordable Outcome Affordability housing Funding CDBG $12,187,847 HOME $11,504,511 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Rental Units Rehabilitated 450 200 250 (Household Housing Unit) Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated 235 45 30 90 15 50 5 (Household Housing Unit) Direct Financial Assistance to 50 50 0 Homebuyers (Households Assisted) Rental Units Constructed 146 25 15 106 (Household Housing Unit) Homeowner Housing Constructed (Household 4 4 Housing Unit) Housing Code Enforcement 15,000 10,000 5000 (Household Housing Unit)

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Goal 2: Enhance Economic Stability Enhance economic stability and prosperity by increasing economic opportunities for residents through job skills training and promotion of local entrepreneurship. Priority Needs 1. Increase Job Skills 2. Façade Improvements 3. Local Entrepreneurship Start Year 2020 Category Non-Housing Community Development End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Objective Create economic Outcome Availability/ opportunities accessibility Funding CDBG: $1,098,647 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Jobs Created/Retained 30 30 (Jobs) Businesses Assisted 154 90 14 50 (Businesses Assisted)

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Goal 3: Increase Social Services Increase access to health and wellness services, youth activities, senior activities, and social service activities for residents. Priority Needs 1. Housing Support and Stability 2. Assistance for Senior Residents 3. Social Services 4. Youth Activities and Services 5. Disaster Planning and Recovery Start Year 2020 Category Non-Homeless Special Needs End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Objective Create suitable living Outcome Availability/ environments accessibility Funding CDBG: $3,958,718 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Public service activities other than low- and moderate- 64,489 5,800 14,000 14,700 1,014 6,000 22,975 income housing benefit (persons assisted) Public service activities for low- and moderate- 700 700 income housing benefit (households assisted)

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Goal 4: Work to End Homelessness Work alongside the Ventura County Continuum of Care to end homelessness within Ventura County by providing housing, emergency shelter, and social services to homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness. Priority Needs 1. Housing Support and Stability 2. Homelessness Start Year 2020 Category Homeless End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Objective Create suitable living Outcome Availability/ environments accessibility Funding CDBG: $1,285,104 ESG: $1,391,654 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Tenant-based rental assistance/ rapid 182 100 82 rehousing (households assisted) Homeless person overnight shelter 1,392 750 500 142 (persons assisted) Homelessness prevention (persons 1,990 464 785 48 304 30 257 assisted)

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Goal 5: Create Quality Neighborhoods Enhance access to quality, resilient, and livable neighborhoods by improving publicly owned facilities and infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, and community buildings, including improving accessibility to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Priority Needs 1. Housing Support and Stability 2. Assistance for Senior Residents 3. Streets and Streetscapes 4. Parks and Community Space 5. Disaster Planning and Recovery 6. Utilities and Public Infrastructure Start Year 2020 Category Non-Housing Community Development End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Objective Create suitable living Outcome Availability/ environments accessibility Funding CDBG: $7,347,470 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Public facility or infrastructure activity other than 182,465 128,000 13,945 7,500 33,020 low- and moderate- income housing benefit (persons assisted) Public facility or infrastructure activity for low- and moderate- 13,945 13,945 income housing benefit (persons assisted)

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Goal 6: Effective Administration Create and maintain effective housing and community development programs that address the priority needs listed within the Consolidated Plan, comply with all U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, and achieve the goals and objectives set out by each Ventura County jurisdiction. Priority Needs 1. New Rental Housing 2. Housing Support and Stability 3. Homeownership Opportunities 4. Rehabilitation and Preservation of Existing Housing Units 5. Assistance for Senior Residents 6. Increase Job Skills 7. Façade Improvements 8. Local Entrepreneurship 9. Social Services 10. Youth Activities and Services 11. Homelessness 12. Streets and Streetscapes 13. Parks and Community Space 14. Disaster Planning and Recovery 15. Utilities and Public Infrastructure Start Year 2020 Category Planning and Administration End Year 2024 Target Area(s) None Funding CDBG: $6,469,444 HOME: $1,278,279 ESG: $112,837 Goal Outcome GOI Quantity Indicator San Ventura Simi Thousand Total Camarillo Oxnard Buenave Urban Valley Oaks ntura County Other: Program 60 5 5 5 5 5 5 Administration Years

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Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate- income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2). All jurisdictions anticipate creating, preserving or rehabilitating affordable housing that will be made available to the following number of low- and moderate-income families during the five-year consolidated planning cycle:

Table 5.8: Estimate of Families Provided Affordable Housing by Jurisdiction

Families Assisted by Jurisdiction Total Camarillo Oxnard San Simi Thousand Ventura Buenave Valley Oaks Urban ntura County Rental Units Rehabilitated 450 200 250 (Household Housing Unit) Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated 235 45 30 90 15 50 5 (Household Housing Unit) Direct Financial Assistance to 50 50 Homebuyers (Households Assisted) Rental Units Constructed 146 25 15 106 (Household Housing Unit) Homeowner Housing Constructed 4 4 (Household Housing Unit) Total Families 885 45 105 105 15 250 365 Assisted

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Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(C) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) No PHAs in Ventura County are bound by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement to increase the number of accessible units. Activities to Increase Resident Involvement Each PHA in Ventura County actively works to increase resident involvement and engagement in the planning and programming of activities and services provided by or coordinated by the PHA. Residents participate in resident advisory groups or councils and provide recommendations to PHA leadership and the PHA’s Board of Directors on needs and issues within the community and/ or for services to better meet the needs of residents.

Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? None of the PHAs located in Ventura County or serving Ventura County are designated as troubled PHAs. Plan to remove the ‘troubled’ designation N/A

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Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.215(H) Barriers to Affordable Housing Barriers to affordable housing may be presented to low-income households by market conditions. These barriers (scarcity of affordable rental housing, slow income growth, etc.) have been presented in the Market Analysis. In addition, the jurisdictions undertake efforts to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing. The Analyses of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice studies impediments to fair housing that also fall under the category of barriers to affordable housing. The following information includes impediments identified by each jurisdiction and the corresponding action items documented to address these impediments. Each jurisdiction reports on the progress in addressing these impediments and barriers to affordable housing in annual reporting documentation required by HUD. Strategies to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing The state of California mandates that jurisdictions include seven elements in their General Plans: land use, transportation, conservation, noise, open space, safety, and housing. Two of these elements – the Housing and Land Use Elements – can directly impact local housing markets because they define key parameters for housing development such as permitted density, required fees, and allowable zoning uses.

The Housing Element details a local government’s strategy to address their jurisdiction’s housing needs and regulate existing and future housing development. In California, the state outlines statutory requirements for each community’s Housing Element which are then subject to review by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for compliance with state law. Enacted in 1969, the Housing Element law requires that local governments adequately plan to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. The law acknowledges that for the private market to adequately address housing needs and demand, local governments must adopt land use plans and regulatory systems that provide opportunities for and do not unduly constrain housing development. Specifically, the Housing Element must:

x Identify adequate sites which will be made available through appropriate zoning and development standards and with services and facilities needed to facilitate and encourage the development of a variety of types of housing for all income levels in order to meet the community’s housing goals; x Assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate- income households; x Address, and where appropriate and legally possible, remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing; x Conserve and improve the condition of the existing affordable housing stock; and

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x Promote housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other arbitrary factor.

The Land Use Element of the General Plan also influences housing choice by defining allowable uses within the jurisdiction by designating allowable densities and land uses for various zoning districts across the community including residential, commercial, industrial, public, and agricultural zones. As it applies to housing, the Land Use Element establishes a range of residential land use categories, specifies densities (typically expressed as dwelling units per acre) and suggests the types of housing appropriate in a community. While the Land Use Element establishes different zones with specified parameters for residential development, it is a jurisdiction’s local zoning ordinance which details the specific development standards for the community. In other words, the Land Use Element serves as a guiding framework for a community’s land use policy while the zoning ordinance is the explicit code that lays out permitted uses within each zone.

A Housing Element within a General Plan approved by the State of California should, in theory, allow the private market to create enough housing units at various price levels to meet the jurisdiction’s affordable housing needs.

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Homelessness Strategy – 91.215(D) Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs Street Outreach program staff within the Ventura County CoC engage with unsheltered homeless individuals and families to provide immediate support and connections with homeless assistance programs, social services, and housing programs.

The Ventura County Continuum of Care (CoC) provides oversight and coordination for homeless services in the county. The Coordinated Entry System, Pathways to Home, provides referrals and linkages to appropriate resources through a “no-wrong door” approach. The CoC is partnering with healthcare providers, youth outreach teams, Veteran service providers and other community partners to link-in to the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for broader coverage and increased ease of access for people in need of services. The Homeless Management Information System hosts the CES and referral process. With the strong emphasis from funders and local leadership, the VC CoC has grown to 26 provider agencies with 134 licensed HMIS users. There were 1,112 new entries into the Coordinated Entry System during FY18-19 and of those, 65 percent were referred to Rapid Rehousing and Homeless Prevention programs for assistance and 48 households were prioritized and placed in Permanent Supportive Housing. Additionally, the CoC adopted an updated regional plan to address homelessness in January 2019. The “VC Plan to Prevent & End Homelessness” which includes the following seven priorities: 1) developing a crisis response system; 2) increasing housing opportunities for households who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness; 3) creating and providing wrap-around supportive services to keep households stably housed; 4) creating opportunities for sustainable income; 5) community outreach & education; 6) cross-system integration; 7) capacity building.

Street Outreach is provided throughout the region to engage individuals in services and create a path to housing. Outreach efforts are being targeted to people who otherwise are not presenting for other services through the Whole Person Care (WPC) program with the County Healthcare Agency. Partnering with the One Stop program, the WPC program takes mobile care pods with showers, healthcare services and social services to locations near homeless encampments. The WPC team is partnering with Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) and a established backpack medicine program to engage this population. All of the participating partners are using HMIS and entering persons into the CES to connect them to appropriate housing, shelter and other services. Additional outreach efforts include partnerships with law enforcement agencies, business partners, faith-based organizations, Veteran service organizations, youth service providers, and the 2-1-1 service. The Ventura County CoC has developed a Youth Collaborative of 17 youth service providers to assist with the collaboration and coordination of services among homeless youth and those youth who are at risk of homelessness, ages 13 to 24. This partnership includes youth shelter providers, Children & Family Services, foster care, Interface, Juvenile Probation, local housing authorities, behavioral health, and schools. The newest members of the Youth Collaborative include the community colleges and local universities. Additionally, the County has adopted the VI-SPDAT to be used as a screening tool to

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identify the most vulnerable persons and prioritize these individuals for housing as it becomes available. The CoC has contracted with 2-1-1 to assist with screenings for determining the appropriate referral to services and housing. Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons Emergency and transitional needs of homeless persons are addressed via the use of a coordinated entry process to prioritize homeless persons. Organizations that serve as entry sites to homeless shelter and service programs use the Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) to assess the needs of homeless persons. Priority for shelter is based on factors that include chronic homeless status (individuals with a disability who have experienced long-term or multiple episodes of homelessness), the amount of time the individual/family has been homeless, and behavioral health conditions or histories of substance use which may exacerbate medical conditions.

The following CoC shelter types address emergency and transitional housing needs within the County:

Emergency Shelters: Emergency shelters are specifically dedicated to the provision of safe and decent short term/crisis housing. Emergency shelter is typically provided in a group setting for not more than 30 days; occasionally stays up to 90 days may occur.

Transitional Housing: Transitional housing is dedicated to the provision of safe and decent temporary housing, with the intent to engage the resident in supportive services that assist a return to permanent housing. Transitional housing may be provided in scattered site or group units for a maximum of 24 months.

As of the end of the 2018-19 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) period, the following shelters and transitional housing were operating within the County:

x Turning Point Safe Haven Shelter: 14 emergency shelter beds for individuals with severe mental illness. Turning Point also operates River Haven, providing temporary shelter to individuals and couples with up to 20 beds, and a Veteran’s Transitional Housing Program for 15 veterans. x Salvation Army Emergency Shelter: provides emergency shelter to 12 homeless individuals, and a safe sleep program. x RAIN, TLC: Transitional Housing with 65 beds for families and individuals. x The Kingdom Center: Transitional Housing and an Emergency Shelter with 39 beds for women and children. x Rescue Mission programs: Emergency Shelter with 58 beds for men, Emergency Shelter for women and children with up to 35 beds, as well as Transitional Housing recovery programs. x The City Center: Transitional Housing for families with 67 beds. x Tender Life: Transitional Housing for 12 pregnant women and their babies. x Khepera House: Transitional Housing for substance abuse treatment and recovery.

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x Coalition for Family Harmony & Interface Children and Family Services: provides emergency shelter and transitional housing for persons fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. x Seasonal Winter Shelter is provided in West County, Ojai, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks with 211 beds available countywide in 2018-19.

Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. The CoC works with organizations to reach and serve as many groups as possible and address barriers to permanent housing. Organizations who serve those experiencing homelessness include domestic violence service providers, LGBTQ organizations, criminal justice systems, healthcare partners, behavioral health providers, and mainstream service providers that serve families and individuals.

The Ventura County CoC is focusing efforts on homeless subpopulations including individuals and families, veterans, chronically homeless persons, and unaccompanied youth. During the last fiscal year, the VC CoC reported 63 percent of persons served through the regional system were permanently housed with only two percent rate of returns to homelessness. Chronically homeless persons and families with the longest time homeless and most significant service needs are prioritized for permanent supportive housing resources and moved into housing using a housing first approach with supportive services. Individuals and families are primarily assisted with Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing dollars from CoC, ESG, CalWORKS, local government funding, and private dollars. Veterans are prioritized for VASH and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) funding. The CoC has one funded permanent supportive housing project dedicated to Transition Age Youth. Youth providers have been engaged in coordinating and increasing resources for youth.

The CoC is evaluating system performance data including 1) length of time homeless; 2) exits to permanent housing; 3) returns to homelessness, and 4) implementing strategies to improve in these areas. The CoC Board has adopted a Strategic Plan to increase housing inventory and services and implement a full countywide coordinated entry system to improve system outcomes. The Ventura County CoC has contracted with a housing specialist to assist with landlord engagement and to identify units eligible for permanent supportive housing recipients. The housing specialist has been actively working with the local housing authorities to ensure VASH voucher holders are able to locate housing units for homeless Veterans, as well as seeking units for the rapid re-housing recipients. The efforts to

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build capacity in creating new emergency shelter beds and more housing opportunities is closely tied to the system performance goal of reducing the length of time a person is homeless in Ventura County. Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs. The 2019 Ventura County Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness includes recommendations and proposed solutions to prevent and end homelessness in Ventura County. The plan’s recommendations to help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless include the following:

1. Implementing a homeless prevention approach that helps ensure that those individuals and families most at-risk do not become homeless. This approach to homeless prevention provides flexible, limited cash assistance and free or low-cost supportive services and supplies to those households most likely to become homeless. Households most likely to become homeless can be identified by using Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) information to determine characteristics of the sheltered population; the same criteria can be used to determine if a household is likely to become homeless and in is need of homelessness prevention assistance. Characteristics of these households likely include:

x A history of homelessness including number of, and length of, previous homeless episodes; x Very low household income; x Disabilities of members of the household; and x Unemployment or under-employment status of adults. 2. Advancing a homeless diversion strategy that prevents homelessness for people seeking shelter by helping them identify immediate alternate housing arrangements and if necessary, connecting them with services and financial assistance to help them return to permanent housing. An effective diversion strategy is a crisis intervention model with trained staff in both assessment and service delivery. The initial focus of the strategy is on the family’s short-term sleeping arrangements while developing a plan for permanent housing. Short-term solutions may involve doubling up with friends or family or hotel or motel assistance. Solutions may also involve mediating a conflict that led to the family’s loss of housing. Long term solutions are explored with a Housing Navigator.

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maintain stable and affordable housing for households who are experiencing, or are at-risk of, homelessness.

3. Providing home-based case management or supportive services that focus on helping persons maintain housing. By providing a balanced approach, clients receive necessary on-site and off- site supportive services but are not evicted for failure to participate in supportive services, make progress on a service plan, or for loss of income/ failure to improve income. These strategies are consistent with a Housing First approach. Services are tailored with a focus on maintaining housing and can include assistance with budgeting, maintaining housing unit, working with a landlord, being a good neighbor and engaging in services for overall optimal health and well- being.

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Lead-Based Paint Hazards – 91.215(I) Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards Actions undertaken by Ventura County to remediate lead-based paint hazards and reduce instances of lead poisoning adhere to the HUD lead-based paint regulations implementing Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, which covered CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA, and 24 CFR Part 35, which covers HTF. The State of California has also enacted legislation which deems a building to be in violation of the State Housing Law if it contains lead hazards and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce provisions related to lead hazards; makes it a crime for a person to engage in specified acts related to lead hazard evaluation and abatement, unless certified or accredited by the state; and allows local enforcement agencies to order the abatement of lead hazards or issue a cease and desist order in response to lead hazards.

Following the declaration by the state that childhood lead exposure was the most significant childhood environmental health problem in California, Ventura County established the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (CLPP) program within its Health Care Agency to reduce the incidence of childhood lead exposure. The CLPP program provides a variety of medical and environmental services, including blood testing, home inspections, and lead testing, intended to prevent children from being exposed to lead, reduce the harmful effects of lead poisoning, and prevent environmental exposure to lead through community outreach and education.

In March 2011, Ventura County joined with 10 cities and counties as a plaintiff on behalf of the state in a public nuisance lawsuit against three lead paint manufacturers to address lead-based paint hazards in housing built prior to 1951. The suit was settled in 2018, and in November 2019, the county received the first of what will eventually be a $7.6 million settlement. The funds, used to capitalize the new Healthy Homes Ventura County Program, will initially be used to identify and abate lead-based paint hazards on homes built before 1950, and will be expanded to include the homes built between 1951 and 1980.

The testing and abatement of lead-based paint, an important element of the housing rehabilitation activities undertaken by Ventura County, supplement ongoing efforts to increase the availability of safe and affordable housing in the county. How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? The majority of homes in the county are at high risk of having lead-based paint, even if paint has been covered by newer paint or enclosed behind new walls. In 2015, an estimated 160,309 housing units— 57 percent of Ventura County’s owner-occupied housing stock and 64 percent of its renter-occupied units—were built before 1980, when the federal government banned the use of lead-based paint. Children were present in roughly 17 percent of these homes.

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Regulations, outreach and education, elevated blood level testing, home assessments, and housing rehabilitation programs all contribute towards providing lead-safe homes and raising awareness about the harmful health effects of lead poisoning. How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? Lead hazard reduction and compliance with HUD’s lead-based paint regulations are integral components of Ventura County’s affordable housing policies and procedures. Rental and owner- occupied housing receiving federal assistance are required to comply with federal and state regulations. Properties proposed for acquisition, repair, or rehabilitation through the CDBG and HOME programs are assessed for lead hazards and, if hazards are discovered, are handled in accordance with these regulations and property owners counseled on abatement options. Requirements for compliance with these regulations are included as provisions in all development and sub-recipient agreements with the potential to encounter lead paint hazards. The owners of rental properties built before 1978 are required to provide households of prospective tenants with a completed disclosure form before the tenant is obligated to lease the rental unit.

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Anti-Poverty Strategy – 91.215(J) Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families The jurisdictions within Ventura County can assist those living below the poverty line in partnership with the state of California, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups, schools, businesses, and private foundations.

Housing, social services, medical services, food assistance, employment training, and youth programming can all help alleviate poverty in a region with soaring housing costs and a high cost of living. High cost of living is a large factor in the poverty rate (currently around eleven percent), though Ventura County poverty rate is about three and four percentage points lower than the U.S. and state of California poverty rates, respectively (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 2015).

The Ventura County Region has a variety of programs to reduce the number of poverty-level families, often involving partnerships between organizations. Examples of programming include:

x Medi-Cal and CalFresh, through the state of California, provide medical insurance and food assistance through Ventura County Human Services Agency. x Ventura County Library READ Adult Literacy Program partners trained volunteers to work with adults on literacy skills. x Local school districts offer free lunch to children during the summer months when many low- income children are separated from school-provided meals during the academic year. The Summer Nutrition Program also partners with the Ventura County Library and YMCA to reach low-income communities. x The Ventura County Human Services Agency General Relief program provides temporary financial assistance to low-income adults with no dependent children. General Relief helps with basic living needs including rent, utilities, and incidentals. x The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) of Ventura County offers support that would be costly for individuals or businesses to receive from other sources. The WIB provides guidance for individuals exploring career options or experiencing job transitions, and employers seeking support for recruitment, retention, or layoffs at the County Human Services Agency job and career centers in Santa Paula, Oxnard, Simi Valley, and San Buenaventura.

How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan? Ventura County allocates up to 15 percent of their CDBG funds annually to public and nonprofit service providers to offer a range of supportive services, including those that aim at fighting poverty. Many of these agencies also provide assistance with securing affordable housing. ESG funding is also devoted to shelter and services for homeless or near-homeless residents with the goal of all homeless individuals and families achieving stable housing.

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Monitoring – 91.230 Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements. Monitoring Standards and Procedures Camarillo: The city conducts monitoring reviews of selected activities to determine whether the programs are carried out in accordance with its Consolidated Plan and in a timely fashion. Monitoring is carried out on a regular basis to ensure that statutory and regulatory requirements are met. The city aims to monitor all subrecipients via on-visits annually.

The city uses various tools to evaluate the success of its programs in meeting local housing and community development needs. HUD requires that the city submit annual reports on its performance in carrying out the program goals in the CAPER for the CDBG program. The CAPER must report annual and cumulative accomplishments in achieving the goals and objectives established in the Consolidated Plan. As part of this process, if the city detects underperforming programs and agencies, the city will take action(s) to identify the issues and explore options for remedies.

Camarillo matches expenditure of CDBG funds with the CDBG letter of credit disbursements. The city disburses CDBG funds after the subrecipients provide a quarterly report. The quarterly report indicates the number and type of clients served, including summary information regarding the income, race or ethnicity, household type, and disability status of those assisted. The final CDBG quarterly report is submitted in July, and the city closes out the program year funds in August, when the funds are drawn down from the city’s letter of credit using the IDIS program. Oxnard: The City of Oxnard monitors the use of grant funds through financial management, desk monitoring, on-site monitoring, and providing technical assistance. Monitoring is intended to ensure program compliance with the federal regulations and program performance goals and accomplishment reporting standards. In addition, the city monitors for compliance with fiscal regulations, labor compliance, section 3 compliance, procurement and purchasing and environmental review. During monitoring, a risk assessment is conducted to determine high risk subrecipients and projects to perform on-site monitoring. Staff reviews client information, financial records and internal operating policies to ensure continued program success, as well as, meeting HUD and State guidelines as required by each individual grant. The City requires CDBG & HESG quarterly and annual reports to ensure the subrecipients are meeting their goals and objectives.

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The City monitors Home funded projects loans for homebuyer down payment assistance, homeowner rehabilitation loans/grants, community housing development projects (CHDO) homebuyer and rental projects, and units designated as affordable by the planning department. Staff monitors for owner occupancy mostly for homeowner, homebuyer loans and deed-restricted units during the affordability period. Rental projects are mostly HOME-funded with CHDO Set-Aside funds. Staff monitors HOME- Assisted units in the rental projects throughout the HOME affordability period utilizing the HOME Monitoring Checklists. Staff monitors affordable density bonus projects for compliance with applicable state and local regulations. Staff certifies developers eligible for CHDO Set Aside funds, reviews project applications and determines project feasibility. San Buenaventura: The city of San Buenaventura conducts desk monitoring reviews for all subrecipients through a required monthly and quarterly report. On-site visits occur with approximately half of the CDBG subrecipients annually to review activities that represent different project categories (public services, facilities and infrastructure, and economic development).

The city's CDBG and HOME programs require contractors to include outreach and opportunities to minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE) within the bids they submit to the city, including a request for contractors to market this requirement to M/WBEs and disadvantaged businesses, in support of HUD's goal of expanding economic opportunities. Simi Valley: During the program year, subrecipients are required to submit quarterly and year-end reports to monitor program and project progress toward stated goals. Reports included information on program beneficiaries (including race or ethnicity) and identified performance measures in meeting projected goals. Reimbursement requests with supporting documentation are submitted quarterly. Organizations are also required to identify the sources and amount of leveraged funds and their use within listed programs.

The City uses the information supplied in quarterly and year-end reports to complete desktop monitoring of subrecipients to ensure project accomplishments and expenditures are consistent with approved work schedules and line item budgets. City CDBG program staff also conduct annual on-site monitoring. On-site monitoring covers the areas of intake and client files, financial records, income verification eligibility, and presumed benefit documentation compliance as applicable. Thousand Oaks: The purpose of the City of Thousand Oaks’ monitoring activities is to help ensure that CDBG funds are used in compliance with Federal regulations and that the funded programs comply with the contracted program goals and objectives. The City conducts quarterly desktop monitoring is public service grants. The city conducts on-site monitoring on a minimum of 10 percent of its CDBG-funded subrecipients annually where program components are reviewed against the City’s CDBG Monitoring Checklist as detailed in the City’s CDBG monitoring manual. As part of the monitoring process, the city monitors

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for program income and verifies that contractors and sub-contractors are eligible participants of a federally funded contract pursuant to the System for Award Management (SAM) databases. The City also verifies that applicable federal prevailing wage and Section 3 requirements have been met by subrecipients. For Residential Rehabilitation Program projects (Rental and Homeowner/Occupant), the city monitors affordable rent standards as published by the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura and HUD published income limits Ventura Urban County: Planned monitoring of Ventura County CDBG-funded projects varies depending upon a risk analysis of the subrecipient and type of project or program (i.e. construction, economic development, public service, etc.). While the county’s program monitoring is almost always intended to ensure program compliance, it may also entail measures to improve program performance. Monitoring may be for compliance with fiscal regulations, program performance, the Fair Labor Standards Act (Davis-Bacon), and/or environmental review.

During fiscal monitoring, the county reviews monthly Expense Summary (ES) documents received from the participating jurisdictions and subrecipients. Expenditures in the ES are reviewed to ensure compliance with cost eligibility and allocation regulations. Single audits are provided by subrecipients and reviewed as necessary. All projects are routinely monitored to ensure that no more than 1.5 times the annual CDBG grant is in the Count’s line of credit on April 30th of each year.

During performance monitoring, county staff review CDBG Quarterly Status Reports (QSRs) to ensure program performance is adequate and timely compared to the goals stated in the County’s HUD Annual and Consolidated Plans. QSRs are completed by all subrecipients and include information on milestones, status and accomplishments. Additional technical assistance is provided to new subrecipients to ensure proper beneficiary collection and reporting.

The county monitors HOME-funded projects at the following times to ensure compliance with HOME program requirements: 1) During construction; 2) Upon completion of construction; and 3) Annually during the affordability period. On-site monitoring for each HOME project occurs every three years.

The Ventura County CoC has adopted written standards for CoC and ESG funding. CoC and County staff monitor ESG-funded programs through desk monitoring, on-site monitoring, and provide technical assistance to program-funded providers. ESG projects are monitored annually at minimum. Subrecipients of all ESG- funded projects are required to provide quarterly status reports which include performance data and narrative about program challenges and success.

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ATTACHMENT B

Ventura County

Analysis of Impediments

Prepared and submitted by The Cloudburst Group January 16, 2020

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Contents

Executive Summary ...... 1 Summary of Key Findings ...... 1 Overview ...... 3 Purpose ...... 3 Geography...... 4 Previous Impediments ...... 5 Prior AI Impediments and Efforts ...... 5 Fair Housing Laws ...... 12 California Law ...... 16 Local Law(s) ...... 18 Community Engagement ...... 19 AI Development Process ...... 19 Demographic and Housing Market Analysis ...... 24 Population Trends ...... 24 Income Trends...... 31 Segregation Indices ...... 34 Employment Trends ...... 40 Housing Trends ...... 42 Access to Opportunity ...... 47 Evidence of Housing Discrimination...... 53 Fair Housing Complaints ...... 53 Fair Housing Testing ...... 55 Fair Housing Education and Outreach ...... 56 Opposition to Affordable Housing ...... 57 Community Data ...... 60 Public Sector Policy Review ...... 62 Introduction ...... 62 The Role of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance ...... 62 Public Housing and Voucher Programs ...... 89 Appointed Boards/ Commissions ...... 90

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Language Accommodations ...... 90 Private Sector Policy Review ...... 93 Mortgage Lending ...... 93 Housing Advertising ...... 120 Impediments to Fair Housing Choice ...... 122 Fair Housing Services and Education ...... 122 Public Policies ...... 123 Housing Market...... 124 Lending and Insurance Practices ...... 125

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Executive Summary The Analysis of Impediments (AI) is intended to be a document that provides information to policymakers, administrative staff, housing providers, lenders, and fair housing advocates throughout the region. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires each jurisdiction that receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), to complete an AI at least once every three to five years, consistent with the Consolidated Plan cycle, as part of their obligations under the Community Development Act of 1974 and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Jurisdictions receiving funds from HUD certify that they will “affirmatively further fair housing, which means that it will conduct an analysis of impediments (AI) to fair housing choice within the jurisdiction, take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified through that analysis, and maintain records reflecting the analysis and actions.” (24 CFR 91.225(a)(1) (2014); 24 CFR 91.325(a)(1) (2014), 42 U.S.C. 5304(b)(2), 5306(d)(7)(B), 12705(b)(15))

HUD defines “impediments” as: “any actions, omissions, or decisions taken because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin that restricts housing choices or the availability of housing choices of these protected classes” and “fair housing choice” as “the ability of persons of similar income levels to have the same housing choices regardless of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.”

This AI document is a collaborative effort between the HUD Entitlement Cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the Ventura Urban County including the Cities of Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and the Unincorporated areas of Ventura County. This document is an update to the Ventura County Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2015.

Summary of Key Findings As outlined in the Impediments to Fair Housing Choice section of this report, the primary impediments to fair housing identified are:

x Housing discrimination on the basis of protected class continues throughout Ventura County. x There is a lack of consistently presented and easily accessed fair housing information available online. x Between 2014 and 2019, 90 hate crimes were reported in Ventura County on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, and sexual orientation. x Disparities in access to homeownership opportunities. x Limited fair housing testing of discriminatory practices in private rental and home sales markets.

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x The average wage gap between men and women in Ventura County widens as level of education increases. x Housing prices have risen for all residents, regardless of race or ethnicity, while remaining moderately segregated. x Home rehabilitation of older housing units can be an obstacle for low- and moderate-income homeowners who are disproportionately members of minority racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and seniors. x Lack of accessible housing options for seniors and persons with disabilities. x Many seniors have some form of physical disability which, if no modifications to their property occur, will impede them from continuing to live within their home and neighborhood.

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Overview

Purpose Affirmatively furthering fair The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing housing: Purpose Choice (AI) provides communities an opportunity to examine progress toward the goals of Pursuant to the affirmatively furthering fair eliminating housing discrimination and providing housing mandate in section 808(e)(5) of the fair current and future residents access to housing housing act, and in subsequent legislative enactments, the purpose of the affirmatively opportunity. When a community takes furthering fair housing (AFFH) regulations in §§ meaningful action to achieve these goals, the 5.150 through 5.180 is to provide program community is “affirmatively furthering fair participants with an effective planning approach housing.” Section 808 of the Fair Housing Act to aid program participants in taking meaningful requires the Secretary of the U.S. Department of actions to overcome historic patterns of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to segregation, promote fair housing choice, and administer the department’s housing and urban foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination. The regulations establish specific development programs in a manner that requirements for the development and affirmatively furthers fair housing and, through submission of an assessment of fair housing this requirement, is a provision of all HUD housing (AFH) by program participants (including local and community development program funding. governments, states, and public housing agencies [PHAs]), and the incorporation and To accept funding from HUD, jurisdictions within implementation of that AFH into subsequent the Ventura County region agree to affirmatively consolidated plans and PHA plans in a manner further fair housing by taking actions to further that connects housing and community the goals identified in this AI and to not take development policy and investment planning actions that are inconsistent with their obligation with meaningful actions that affirmatively further fair housing. A program participant's to affirmatively further fair housing. (24 CFR strategies and actions must affirmatively further §91.225(a)(1)) fair housing and may include various activities, The Community Development Block Grant such as developing affordable housing and removing barriers to the development of such (CDBG) program also requires jurisdictions to housing, in areas of high opportunity; certify compliance with anti-discrimination laws strategically enhancing access to opportunity, found in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 including through targeted investment in U.S.C. 2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. neighborhood revitalization or stabilization; 3601-3619), and implementing regulations. 24 preservation or rehabilitation of existing CFR §91.225(b)(6) affordable housing; promoting greater housing choice within or outside of areas of This report presents a demographic profile of the concentrated poverty and greater access to County of Ventura, assesses the extent of fair areas of high opportunity; and improving housing issues among specific groups, and community assets such as quality schools, evaluates the availability of a range of housing employment, and transportation.

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choices for all residents. This report also analyzes conditions in the private market and public sector that may limit the range of housing choices or impede a person’s access to housing.

Geography The Ventura County Regional AI is a collaborative document between all incorporated cities and the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California.

The cities within Ventura County are:

x City of Camarillo x City of Fillmore x City of Moorpark x City of Ojai x City of Oxnard x City of Port Hueneme x City of Santa Paula x City of San Buenaventura (City of Ventura) x City of Simi Valley x City of Thousand Oaks

Throughout this document, the following geographic terms will be used:

Ventura County: Includes the entirety of the planning area considered under this Consolidated Plan: the ten incorporated cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and unincorporated areas of Ventura County. Also identical to the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Ventura Urban County: A multi-jurisdictional CDBG entitlement made up of the cities of Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and unincorporated areas of Ventura County. Ventura County is the “lead entity” and official HUD entitlement jurisdiction for Ventura Urban County.

Unincorporated County: Includes all unincorporated areas of Ventura County (areas not part of any municipalities).

Entitlement Jurisdictions: The entitlement jurisdictions receive and manage their own CDBG funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. They are the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks, and the Ventura Urban County.

San Buenaventura: Also called “City of Ventura.” “San Buenaventura” is the official (legal) name of the city used by both local and federal government for ordinances, legal matters, U.S. Census data, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Previous Impediments

Prior AI Impediments and Efforts The Ventura County Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2015 described impediments to fair housing choice to examine progress toward the goals of eliminating housing discrimination and providing current and future residents access to housing opportunity. These impediments were listed both numerically and coded “A” for continuing impediments or “B” for new impediments. Some impediments applied to all jurisdictions or were regional in nature while others were specific to jurisdictions. All listed suggested actions that could improve or remove the impediment. Since 2015, Ventura County jurisdictions have made efforts to complete or work toward the recommended action items. The prior AI impediments and efforts since 2015 are as follows: Housing Discrimination Impediment A-1: Housing discrimination on the basis of protected class continues throughout Ventura County. Intentional or not, community feedback, cases filed with HUD and DFEH, and information provided to nonprofit and government organizations show that at least some amount of housing discrimination occurs within the County. Fair Housing Services and Education Impediment A-2: Only the jurisdictions of Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and the County of Ventura have a link to the Housing Rights Center (HRC) prominently displayed on their websites. Also, only the cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, San Buenaventura, and the County of Ventura display fair housing information on their public counters.

Impediment A-3: Testing and audits are included in the contracts with the Housing Rights Center and are provided as necessary. Regular testing and audits are not conducted.

Impediment A-4: Hate crimes in Ventura County have declined by about 40 percent since 2005. The cities of Oxnard and San Buenaventura reported slightly fewer hate crimes per 1,000 people than the cities of Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Moorpark.

Impediment A-5: A majority of Ventura County’s residents live in single-family homes, but fair housing enforcement efforts currently focus almost entirely on the rental market.

Fair Housing Services and Education Efforts: Ventura Urban County contracts with the Housing Rights Center (HRC) to provide fair housing services for its residents. HRC’s contract with the county includes the Ventura Urban County Entitlement Area and the Cities of Camarillo, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks. The Cities of Oxnard and San Buenaventura independently contract with the HRC to provide fair housing services.

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Testing and audit requirements are included in the county’s contract with HRC and are provided by the agency as required.

Ten fair housing tests were conducted by the Housing Rights Center (HRC) to investigate complaints of housing discrimination based on race in Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks in 2018. Evidence of discrimination was found in three of the cases in Simi Valley, with White testers receiving preferential treatment as compared to Black and African American testers. The case was referred to the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s litigation unit. A similar number of fair housing tests were conducted by HRC in 2017.

The county and all cities within Ventura County have fair housing information (which includes information on tolerance) displayed and available at the County Government Center and applicable city halls. In addition, the HRC holds annual workshops at the County Government Center and the Cities of Camarillo, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks on housing rights, which include the topics of sexual orientation, racial and ethnic relations, and religion. The City of San Buenaventura holds annual workshops, often in conjunction with the county. The City of Oxnard’s contract with the HRC calls for three public workshops annually. Public Programs Impediment A-6: Increasing the amount of housing units at all price points, particularly for low- and moderate-income residents, and a variety of housing structure types can decrease the likelihood of housing discrimination by giving residents multiple market housing options. Without housing options, residents may be willing to abide instances of housing discrimination

Impediment A-7: Three jurisdictions—Fillmore, Moorpark, and Ojai—indicated that no sensitivity training is provided to their staff.

Impediment A-8: Ventura County showed a higher proportion of owner-occupied housing (67.6 percent) than renter-occupied housing (32.4 percent). A substantial income disparity also exists between owner- and renter-households. Lower-income households in the County are more likely to be renter-households than owner-households. In general, housing discrimination issues are more prevalent in the rental housing market since renters are more likely to be subject to conditions in the housing market that are beyond their control.

Impediment A-9: In a tight housing market, seniors, particularly those with disabilities, often face increased difficulty in finding housing accommodations or face targeted evictions. Large households are defined as those with five or more members. Large households are a special needs group because the availability of adequately sized, affordable housing units is often limited. Due to the limited availability of affordable housing, many small households double-up to save on housing costs and tend to opt for renting. Large households also often face added discrimination in the housing market. Landlords may discriminate against large families for fear of excessive wear and tear or liability issues related to children.

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Impediment A-10: Concentrations of licensed residential care facilities exist in Camarillo, Ojai, and San Buenaventura. However, several communities, including Santa Paula and unincorporated Ventura County, have limited community care options for persons with special needs.

Impediment A-11: At the time of the 2010 AI preparation, the cities of Port Hueneme and Simi Valley and the County of Ventura were the only jurisdictions with a formal Reasonable Accommodations procedure.

Impediment A-12: Physical disability is the greatest cited basis for discrimination, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Fair Housing and Employment (DFEH). Mentally ill tenants also face the barrier of stigmatization and biases from landlords and managers. Currently, only the jurisdictions of Simi Valley and San Buenaventura actively promote universal design principles in new housing developments.

Public Programs Efforts: The Cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks continue to administer housing rehabilitation programs for their residents. The county provides funding to other agencies to administer housing rehabilitation programs on their behalf. The Cities of Fillmore, Ojai, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Urban County have rehabilitation programs for rental housing units. Lending and Insurance Practices Impediment A-13: Substantially fewer households in the County applied for a government backed loan—2,777 applications for government-backed loans compared to the 12,690 applications for conventional home purchase loans. Applicants also had higher approval rates for conventional home purchase loans than for government-backed purchase loans, regardless of income level. Approval rates differed significantly among the top lenders in Ventura County, from two percent (Beneficial Company, LLC) to 75 percent (Flagstar Bank).

Impediment A-14: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data reveals that the racial/ethnic makeup of applicants for conventional home loans was not necessarily reflective of the racial/ethnic demographics of Ventura County. Also, a difference in the approval rates for home purchase loans for Non Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2015-2020 Chapter 7: Progress Since 2000 (Page 166), Hispanic White and non-White households existed in 2008. In the City of Oxnard, several lenders with large disparities in approval rates for majority versus minority applicants have also been identified.

Lending and Insurance Practices Efforts: The HRC’s efforts still focus primarily on the rental market; however, the agency currently uses newspapers (both print and online), radio, brochures, and other means to disseminate relevant fair housing information to all Ventura County residents, regardless of tenure. Internet websites are also widely used.

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Demographics Impediment A-15: In Ventura County, the dissimilarity indices reveal that the region is a moderately segregated community in which people of different races and ethnic backgrounds tended to live in relative isolation to one another. The highest level of segregation exists between Hispanics and Non- Hispanic Whites (58.1 percent) and the lowest between Asians and Non-Hispanic Whites (34 percent). This statistic is somewhat misleading, however, in several cities (Oxnard, Santa Paula) the large majority of residents (each over 74 percent) are of Hispanic Origin and it is mathematically impossible to have a lower dissimilarity index.

Impediment B-1: According to the 2000 Census, the racial/ethnic composition of Ventura County's population was: 57 percent White (non-Hispanic); 33 percent Hispanic; five percent Asian & Pacific Islander; two percent Black; two percent indicating two or more races; and less than one percent other ethnic groups. There is also a concentration of Mixteco population in the County based on comments from residents, staff, and fair housing service providers. Linguistic isolation can be an issue in the County’s Hispanic and Asian populations. Language barrier can be an impediment to accessing housing of choice. Participants of the fair housing workshops indicated that the Mixteco population has problems accessing services and information due to language barriers.

Impediment B-2: About 21 percent of the households are considered lower and moderate income, earning less than 80 percent of the County Area Median Income (AMI). Among the household types, elderly and other households had the highest proportion of extremely low income households, at 18 percent and 12 percent, respectively. At least 35 percent of renter households in every jurisdiction in Ventura County had a housing cost burden. Rates of renter cost burden were highest in the cities of Fillmore, Moorpark, and Santa Paula. While housing affordability per se is not a fair housing issue, when minority, senior, and disabled households are disproportionately impacted by housing cost burden issues, housing affordability has a fair housing implication. Also, housing affordability tends to disproportionately affect minority populations. In Ventura County, Hispanic (56 percent) and Black (42 percent) households had a considerably higher percentage of lower- and moderate-income households than the County as a whole (36 percent). Non-Hispanic Whites (30 percent) had the lowest proportion of households in the lower- and moderate-income categories. In this regard, housing affordability is a fair housing concern. Housing Market Conditions Impediment B-3: Nearly 68 percent of Ventura County housing stock was over 30 years of age in 2000. The cities of Ojai, Santa Paula, and the City of San Buenaventura have the largest proportions of housing units potentially in need of rehabilitation. Home rehabilitation can be an obstacle for senior homeowners with fixed incomes and mobility issues.

Housing Market Conditions Efforts: Jurisdictions have made efforts to increase affordable housing supply:

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x Thousand Oaks: In February 2015, the Conejo Recreation and Park District, which serves Thousand Oaks, voted to reduce state-mandated Quimby fees for Thousand Oaks Boulevard, clearing a major financial hurdle for developers seeking to build rental housing on the main thoroughfare in the city. In 2016, Thousand Oaks increased the maximum number of residential units allowed within Specific Plan 20 to accommodate more residential development. In 2017, City Ordinance 1631-NS revised the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code, giving property owners more flexibility to build ADUs in the city. The City Council has conducted three TEFRA hearings and approved the issuance of low-income housing bonds.

Thousand Oaks provides rehabilitation CDBG grants for multi-family affordable rental projects housing rehabilitation on affordable multi-family projects and on single-family mobile home rehabilitation. x Oxnard: Since 2014, the city has been an active partner in the development and completion of the following affordable housing developments: Vista Urbana, 159 units of affordable for-sale housing in North Oxnard; Villas de Paseo Nuevo, 72 unit rental complex in South Oxnard; Ormond Beach Villas, a 43-unit rental complex for veterans; and the partially-completed Las Cortes/Terraza Las Cortes development (176 units completed as of 2019). In addition, since 2015, the Oxnard City Council has conducted eight (8) TEFRA hearings, and in each case approved the issuance of low-income housing bonds for new or rehabilitated low-income housing. Public Policies Impediment B-4: A Housing Element found by HCD to be in compliance with state law is presumed to have adequately addressed its policy constraints. According to HCD, of the 11 participating jurisdictions (including the County), only two jurisdictions (Camarillo and Port Hueneme) have current Housing Elements that comply with State law at the writing of the 2010 AI.

Impediment B-5: Zoning Ordinances for Camarillo, Port Hueneme, and Thousand Oaks include definitions of “family” that constitutes a potential impediment to fair housing choice.

Impediment B-6: As of August 2009, only Zoning Ordinances for Moorpark, Oxnard, Santa Paula and Thousand Oaks specified density bonus provisions in accordance with State law.

Impediment B-7: Moorpark has parking standards for multiple-family uses that make little or no distinction between parking required for smaller units (one or two bedrooms) and larger units (three or more bedrooms). Because smaller multiple-family units are often the most suitable type of housing for seniors and persons with disabilities, requiring the same number parking spaces as larger multiple- family units can be a constraint on the construction of units intended to serve these populations.

Impediment B-8: Most jurisdictions in Ventura County have some form of pyramid zoning and permitting single family residential uses in multiple-family zones is the most prevalent example. Fillmore and Simi Valley are the only jurisdictions that do not have a form of pyramid zoning.

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Impediment B-9: Fillmore and Moorpark require approval of a discretionary permit for second units. Because second dwelling units can be an important source of suitable and affordable type of housing for seniors and persons with disabilities, overly restrictive or conflicting provisions for these units can be considered an impediment to fair housing choice.

Impediment B-10: The Thousand Oaks Zoning Ordinance does not explicitly accommodate manufactured or mobile homes in single-family residential zoning districts consistent with State law.

Impediment B-11: Camarillo and Thousand Oaks do not have provisions for residential care facilities in their Zoning Ordinances. Ojai and Santa Paula do not explicitly permit licensed residential care facilities serving six or fewer persons by right in family residential zones. While Oxnard does comply with the Lanterman Act, the City limits the number of individuals that can occupy larger residential care facilities. Furthermore, most Zoning Ordinances do not address the non-licensed residential care facilities.

Impediment B-12: Recent changes in State law (SB 2) require that local jurisdictions make provisions in the zoning code to permit emergency shelters by right in at least one zoning district where adequate capacity is available to accommodate at least one year-round shelter. Only the City of Simi Valley has addressed the SB 2 requirement.

Impediment B-13: Pursuant to SB 2, transitional and supportive housing constitutes a residential use and therefore local governments cannot treat it differently from other types of residential uses (e.g., requiring a use permit when other residential uses of similar function do not require a use permit). As of August 2009, no jurisdiction in Ventura County included provisions for supportive housing in their Zoning Ordinance. Transitional housing is conditionally permitted in some districts in Camarillo, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Simi Valley.

Impediment B-14: Only the cities Oxnard, and Santa Paula provide for SRO units. SRO units are one of the most traditional forms of affordable private housing for lower income individuals, including seniors and persons with disabilities.

Public Policies Efforts: All jurisdictions have adopted building codes that require new residential construction to comply with the federal American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Camarillo, Port Hueneme, and Thousand Oaks have all either removed or amended definitions of “family” in their zoning ordinances.

Jurisdictions have amended their General Plans and Zoning Ordinances to address 2015 impediments:

x All jurisdictions have amended their zoning ordinances to allow transitional and supportive housing in residential zones. x All jurisdictions have a density bonus program that aligns with state law. x In the past few years, Camarillo, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, and the Unincorporated County have amended their zoning ordinances to prohibit single-family dwellings in areas zoned for

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higher density or have included provisions to require further review. (Impediment still calls for Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, and San Buenaventura to consider amending their zoning ordinances.) x All jurisdictions currently allow for secondary dwelling units (SDUs) in their zoning ordinances. Moorpark amended its zoning ordinance to permit SDUs subject to a zoning clearance (the city formerly required a discretionary use permit). x Smaller residential care facilities can now be accommodated in residential zones in all jurisdictions. (Some jurisdictions, however, do not clearly indicate how they accommodate larger, i.e. more than 7 people, residential care facilities or non-licensed facilities. This impediment has been edited in this AI and now recommends making this distinction more explicit.)

Camarillo: Camarillo amended its density bonus ordinance (Camarillo Municipal Code chapter 19.49) in 2017 to comply with the state density bonus law.

Fillmore: In 2019, Ordinance 19-902 was passed to allow for second dwelling units with the approval of a Development Permit by the Planning Director, rather than approval of a discretionary permit. The ordinance decreases regulatory burden on ADUs.

Fillmore has also updated its zoning ordinance to permit emergency shelters in accordance with state law.

New housing in the city meets Universal Design standards.

Moorpark: The city is planning a comprehensive update to the General Plan and related elements, which will be completed in the next three years. The update process should address pyramid zoning in land-use designations, which decrease housing diversity by allowing additional low-density building forms. In 2013, Moorpark amended its municipal code to reduce parking requirements for projects eligible to receive the density bonus.

The city has recently updated its Design Review Committee (DRC) process. The new process in Moorpark provides comments to developers and planning staff from all sides of the development process. The new process will make it easier for universal design principles to be identified and integrated into developments.

Oxnard: The city’s Affordable Housing and Rehabilitation Division continues to provide property rehabilitation loans to low-income homeowners.

San Buenaventura: The city does not require special building codes to construct, improve, or convert housing for people with disabilities. The city has adopted the most recent California Building Code, which requires reasonable accommodation.

Thousand Oaks: Senior Alliance for Empowerment (SAFE) and Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County both have programs to provide rehabilitation to very-low-income owner-occupants of single-family

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residences, including mobile homes, most of whom are seniors. The city also regularly provides rehabilitation CDBG grants for multi-family affordable rental projects operated by the Area Housing Authority (AHA) of the County of Ventura and Many Mansions to make accessibility improvements.

The city amended the Municipal Code and adopted the new California State Building Code to remove constraints on housing accessibility improvements by establishing procedures for making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. In December 2019, the city adopted MCA 2019-70485 and the 2019 State of California Building Code.

The City of Thousand Oaks is undergoing a comprehensive General Plan update, which is updating Land Use and related policies citywide.

Thousand Oaks’ zoning code now accommodates manufactured housing or mobile homes in single- family residential zones in accordance with state law.

Unincorporated County: Though the Unincorporated County does not have specific Universal Design requirements, the county adopted reasonable accommodation provisions in the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Section 8111-9) which provide the flexibility of design to accommodate disabled persons with equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.

In 2019, Standard Plans were created for three ADUs (700 sf, 900 sf and 1,200 sf) rolled out in 2017 to reduce the cost of building ADUs and FW dwelling units and streamline the process (pre-approved after building and safety review). The county also amended the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance to establish a Mobile Home Park Overlay Zone and Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Zone to preserve these parks as affordable housing.

Fair Housing Laws Federal Fair Housing Act All municipalities within Ventura County are subject to the Fair Housing Act, administered and enforced by HUD.

In 1968, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, and national origin. Title VIII of the act is also known as the Fair Housing Act. The law was passed after years of advocacy within the United States against overt race-, gender-, and religious-based discrimination and segregation in the sale and rental of housing. Additional protections were added for family status (women who are pregnant or the presence of children under 18) and disability in an amendment to the Fair Housing Act signed in 1988.

The Fair Housing Act applies to almost any person or group involved with housing in the United States, including landlords, realtors, homeowners associations (HOAs), mortgage lenders, and homeowners insurance companies. These people or groups cannot discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,

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sex, national origin, familial status, or disability, which are also known as “protected classes.” It is illegal to take any of the following actions on the basis of protected class:

x Refuse to rent or sell housing x Refuse to negotiate for housing x Otherwise make housing unavailable x Set different terms, conditions, or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling x Provide a person different housing services or facilities x Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rental x Make, print, or publish any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination x Impose different sales prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a dwelling x Use different qualification criteria or applications, or sale or rental standards or procedures, such as income standards, application requirements, application fees, credit analyses, sale or rental approval procedures, or other requirements x Evict a tenant or a tenant’s guest x Harass a person x Fail or delay performance of maintenance or repairs x Limit privileges, services, or facilities of a dwelling x Discourage the purchase or rental of a dwelling x Assign a person to a particular building, neighborhood, or section of a building or neighborhood x For profit, persuade or try to persuade homeowners to sell their homes by suggesting that people of a particular protected characteristic are about to move into the neighborhood (blockbusting) x Refuse to provide or discriminate in the terms or conditions of homeowners insurance because of the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of the owner and/or occupants of a dwelling x Deny access to or membership in any multiple listing service or real estate brokers’ organization x Refuse to make a mortgage loan or provide other financial assistance for a dwelling x Refuse to provide information regarding loans x Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different interest rates, points, or fees x Discriminate in appraising a dwelling x Condition the availability of a loan on a person’s response to harassment x Refuse to purchase a loan

It is also illegal to threaten, coerce, intimidate, or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right or assisting others who exercise the right, or retaliate against a person who has filed a fair housing complaint or assisted in a fair housing investigation.

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Exempted from the federal law are owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single- family houses sold or rented by the owner without an agent, and housing operated by religious organizations or private clubs that is limited to members. The State of California or local laws can add additional protections but cannot take away Fair Housing Act protections.

Examples of illegal housing actions under the Fair Housing Act are:

x An apartment manager only offering apartments units to families with children within one half of an apartment building. x A landlord giving a $10 application fee discount to housing applicants who attended the local high school. x A realtor falsely declaring a house already has a purchase offer when showing a house to a couple who recently immigrated to the United States. x An apartment manager running a credit check only on applicants under 30 years old.

Housing for Seniors Fair Housing Act exempts specific types of housing for seniors (“older persons” in the law) from discrimination liability based on familial status. To qualify for the "housing for older persons" exemption, the housing must fit certain criteria and comply with all the requirements of the exemption. These types of housing may be:

1. Provided under a state or federal program that the Secretary of HUD has determined to be specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as defined in the state or federal program); or 2. Intended for, and solely occupied by persons 62 years of age or older; or 3. Intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older. (At least 80 percent of the units must have at least one occupant who is verified to be 55 years of age or older.)

All other Fair Housing Act protects apply to housing for seniors including the prohibition from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin. (The Fair Housing Act: Housing for Older Persons, HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity) Advertising All types of housing advertising are governed by the Fair Housing Act, including paper flyers, newspaper ads, advertising on websites, and lawn signs. Advertisements cannot show a preference, a limitation, or discrimination based on protected class. Examples of illegal advertisements are:

x A lawn sign outside an apartment building that includes “sorry, no kids.”

x A realtor’s flyer for an open house only distributed in local churches.

x Website ads that claim an apartment is “perfect for young professionals.”

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The National Fair Housing Alliance recommends that instead of focusing on who an ideal tenant would be or what type of person would likely not like a housing unit, an advertisement for housing should focus on the property characteristics and the amenities. Advertisements should be available to a broad number of people. Additional Protections for Persons with Disabilities Housing providers are required make reasonable accommodations and allow reasonable modifications that allow persons with disabilities to enjoy their housing. Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability includes: Individuals with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; individuals who are regarded as having such an impairment; and individuals with a record of such an impairment. Major life activities include walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, and working.

An accommodation is a change in any rule, policy, procedure, or service needed in order for a person with a disability to have equal access to and enjoyment of their home. For example, allowing a service animal despite a “no pets” policy or allowing a tenant to mail in a rent check when others must physically deliver checks to a drop box.

A modification is a structural change made to the existing premises occupied or to be occupied by a person with a disability in order to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises. A ramp installed into the front entrance of a house where there are only stairs, changing doorknobs to levers for someone with a mobility disability, or allowing a tenant with a sight impairment to install visual doorbells are all examples of reasonable modifications. Other Federal Laws Other federal laws governing housing rights within California are:

x Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 x Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 x Age Discrimination Act of 1975 x Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 x Violence Against Women Act x Equal Credit Opportunity

In addition, all HUD-funded housing programs are prohibited from discriminating based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status under the 2016 Equal Access Rule.

While not law, the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics prohibits licensed Realtors from discriminating based on sexual orientation. This code of ethics applies to all members of the California Association of Realtors.

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California Law The State of California expands Fair Housing Act protections under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) enforced by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. All jurisdictions within California, including all in Ventura County, are governed by the FEHA, which prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information. Additional Protected Groups The Unruh Civil Rights Act adds the additional protected classes: immigration status, primary language, citizenship, and arbitrary characteristics (age, occupation, etc.)

Until 2019, the definition of “source of income” in the FEHA did not include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers or other types of rental assistance. SB 329, passed in 2019, expands the definition of source of income to all “federal, state, or local public assistance and federal, state, or local housing subsidies,” including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. This law will go into effect January 1, 2020.

Another bill that will go into effect January 1, 2020 (SB 222) adds Veterans and Military Status to the persons protected under the FEHA.

California Civic Code 1946.7 gives housing protections to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, abuse of an elder or dependent adult, or human trafficking. Under this law, a landlord may not terminate a tenancy or fail to renew a tenancy based upon a tenant or a tenant’s household member being a victim of one of these crimes. Additional Protected Housing The California FEHA covers additional types of housing not covered under the Federal Fair Housing Act. The California FEHA covers any building, structure, or portion thereof that is occupied as, or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families and any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction thereon of any building, structure, or portion thereof intended to be so occupied.

An exception to this law is rent or lease of a portion of an owner-occupied single-family house to a person as a roomer or boarder living within the household. Though these types of houses are exempt from most FEHA requirements, in this type of housing, discriminatory advertisements are not allowed; the only exception is housing advertised as available only to persons of one sex where living spaces will be shared, e.g., “looking for female roommate.”

AB 1497, which will go into effect January 1, 2020, will extend the types of housing covered by the FEHA to include housing posted to online hosting platforms like AirBnB or VRBO.

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California’s FEHA also applies to government actions for property, such as restrictive covenants, zoning laws, approval or denial of use permits, and other actions authorized under California’s Planning and Zoning Law that make housing opportunities unavailable. AB-686 Housing Discrimination: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing The Fair Housing Act includes a requirement that the federal government work to dismantle segregation and to create equal housing opportunities or “affirmatively further fair housing.” (AFFH) This law applies to all state and local governments that receive federal funding from HUD.

There is currently debate at the national level about the interpretation of affirmatively furthering fair housing within the Fair Housing Act. To establish control over how this law is interpreted and enforced at the state level, California’s Assembly Bill 686 (AB-686) was signed into law in 2018 and codifies California’s commitment to “affirmatively further fair housing.” The law defines the term “affirmatively furthering fair housing” as taking meaningful actions that “overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity,” and requires all public agencies working within housing and community development to affirmatively further fair housing.

Existing law requires the housing element to include an inventory of land suitable and available for development, and requires that inventory be used to identify sites that can be developed for housing within the planning period and that are sufficient to provide for the jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need for all income levels.

The new law requires the state, cities, counties, and public housing authorities to administer their programs and activities related to housing and community development in a way that affirmatively furthers fair housing. The law prohibits these authorities from taking actions inconsistent with their AFFH obligation and requires that the AFFH obligation be interpreted consistent with HUD’s 2015 regulation, regardless of federal action regarding the regulation. To ensure AFFH obligations are incorporated into local housing decisions, AFFH analysis must be added to the housing element for plans that are due beginning in 2021. This includes an examination of issues such as segregation and resident displacement and identification of fair housing goals. Specific guidance from the State on how jurisdictions are to comply with AB686 is forthcoming. Other California Laws Other state laws governing housing discrimination within California are:

Unruh Civil Rights Act: Provides protection from discrimination by all business establishments in California, including housing and accommodations, because of age, ancestry, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.

Ralph Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code Section 51.7): Forbids acts of violence or threats of violence because of a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual

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orientation, political affiliation, or position in a labor dispute. “Violence” under this law can take the form of verbal or written threats, physical assault or attempted assault, graffiti, vandalism, or property damage.

Bane Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code Section 52.1): Protects all people in California from interference by force, or threat of force, with an individual’s constitutional or statutory rights, including a right to equal access to housing. The Bane Act also includes criminal penalties for hate crime, though convictions under the act are not allowed for speech alone unless that speech itself threatened violence. The rights protected under the Bane Act include the rights of association, assembly, due process, education, employment, equal protection, expression, holding of public office, housing, privacy, speech, travel, use of public facilities, voting, worship, and protection from bodily harm.

California Civil Code Section 1940.3: Prohibits landlords from questioning potential residents about their immigration or citizenship status. In most states, landlords are free to inquire about a potential tenant’s immigration status and to reject applicants who are in the United States illegally. In addition, this law forbids local jurisdictions from passing laws that direct landlords to make inquiries about a person’s citizenship or immigration status.

Government Code Sections 11135, 65008, and 65580-65589.8: Prohibit discrimination in programs funded by the State and in any land-use decisions.

Sections 65580-65589.8 require local jurisdictions to address the provision of housing options for special needs groups, including:

x Housing for persons with disabilities (SB 520) x Housing for homeless persons, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, and supportive housing (SB 2) x Housing for extremely low-income households, including single-room occupancy (SRO) units (AB 2634) x Housing for persons with developmental disabilities (SB 812)

Local Law(s) No local laws within Ventura County expand either protected classes or housing covered under the FEHA.

National, state, or local laws do not protect individuals who, as a tenant, would be a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or who might cause substantial physical damage to others’ property. It does protect individuals where the risk of property damage can be eliminated or significantly reduced by a reasonable accommodation due to a disability.

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Community Engagement

AI Development Process Community Engagement This AI Report has been developed to provide a summary of laws, regulations, conditions, or potential impediments that may have an effect on an individual’s or a household’s access to housing. As a part of this effort, the report incorporates the issues of residents, housing professionals, and service providers. Information collected from community stakeholders supplements other forms of data and is imperative for ensuring that Ventura County’s AI captures community needs. Over a period of three months, Ventura County’s community engagement efforts included six community meetings, six stakeholder meetings, three focus groups, two surveys (one administered to residents and another to stakeholders), and a 30-day public review period. The following sections detail the county’s process for engaging with the public and capturing relevant information from stakeholders to further develop the needs and goals outlined in the AI.

In addition, the County’s public outreach campaign included a general public relations component in which a project web page hosted by Ventura County, social media posts, and paper fliers were made publicly available to encourage public participation. Community Workshops One component of Ventura County’s public outreach campaign involved six community meetings held in September and October 2019. These meetings were open to the general public and had two main objectives. The first was to provide residents with an opportunity to gain awareness of fair housing issues and share their comments and concerns. The second was to help Ventura County identify affordable housing and community development needs as perceived by its residents. To capture this information from community members across the county, Community Meetings were held at the following locations:

Table 1: Community Meeting Dates and Locations Jurisdiction Date Location Language Camarillo September 24 Camarillo Public Library English 4101 Las Posas Rd Camarillo, CA 93010 Thousand Oaks September 25 Newbury Park Library English 2331 Borchard Road Newbury Park, CA 91320 Simi Valley September 26 Simi Valley City Hall English 2929 Tapo Canyon Road Simi Valley, CA 93063

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Jurisdiction Date Location Language Ventura County October 1 E.P. Foster Library English 651 E Main St Ventura, CA 93001 Oxnard October 2 Oxnard Public Library English & Spanish 251 South A Street Oxnard, CA 93030 San Buenaventura October 3 Ventura City Hall English & Spanish 501 Poli St Ventura, CA 93001

The meetings used an open-house format and were scheduled for two hours in the evening. Of the six meetings, at least two had a native Spanish speaker present to facilitate group activities in Spanish.

During each meeting, attendees participated in three activity stations which could each be completed within 45 minutes. These stations included:

x Budget Exercise. This activity presented participants with twelve program areas (and one “Other” option) that meet the needs of various segments of the community from housing-oriented services to investing in economic development. With an imaginary community development budget of $100, participants were asked to allocate funds among the range of programs as they saw fit. The only requirement was that they must allocate all the funds.

x Priority Needs Exercise. This activity presented participants with a sheet of paper listing seven topic areas representing community needs such as blight removal, improvements to the quality of housing, and providing services to homeless populations. Individuals were given four stickers: two green and two red. Residents were instructed to put red dots next to the topics they perceive as most important for the neighborhood where they live and green dots next to the needs that are most important for the community at large. Participants could place both of their red or green dots next to the same topic area.

x Share-Your-Thoughts Exercise. This activity anonymously gathered participant comments, concerns, and general feedback on housing and neighborhood changes in the community over time. Individuals were given three post-it notes and presented with a list of policy ideas or proposals for their community. Participants were then instructed to attach their comments onto descriptions of the policy ideas and proposals affixed to the wall. Stakeholder Focus Groups Ventura County also facilitated three focus groups with stakeholders to gather detailed information on three topic areas: housing, community services, and homelessness. Stakeholders invited to participate in these focus groups included representatives from local housing authorities, advocacy

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organizations, housing finance and development organizations, and service providers working on behalf of target populations including the homeless, seniors, and families with children. The objective was to give stakeholders the opportunity to share their fair housing concerns and discuss neighborhood needs and priorities. Invitations were mailed to nearly 50 local agencies.

Table 2 presents the dates and locations for each focus group.

Table 2: Focus Group Dates and Locations

Focus Group Session Date Location Homelessness September 24 Camarillo City Hall Housing September 26 601 Carmen Drive Community Services October 2 Camarillo, California 93010

A total of 22 people representing various agencies attended the focus groups and provided comments on community needs and fair housing issues across Ventura County. Survey In addition to facilitating meetings with residents and stakeholders, the county created two surveys to collect information on public concerns and perceptions of fair housing in Ventura County. Using the online platform Survey Monkey, the county administered one survey for residents (“Community Survey”) and another for identified stakeholders (“Stakeholder Survey”).

The County notified residents about the survey through several methods, including handouts and flyers, social media posts, and an online webpage hosted by Ventura County. Furthermore, the Resident Survey was available in English and Spanish.

The same organizations who were invited to participate in the stakeholder meetings and focus groups were also invited via email to complete the Stakeholder Survey.

The resident survey included 17 questions on topics including the respondent’s current housing situation and satisfaction with their own neighborhood, as well as their thoughts on community development goals, funding prioritization, and the extent of housing discrimination and displacement in Ventura County. The stakeholder survey included 40 questions on topics including the populations targeted for community services, severity of current needs in the community, existing barriers to affordable housing, and thoughts on community development goals and prioritization. Public Review As part of its outreach efforts, the county held a 30-day public comment period in [time period]. During this time, the draft AI was made available for public comment. Specifically, copies of the draft were provided at:

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Camarillo

Oxnard

Simi Valley

City of Simi Valley – City Hall

2929 Tapo Canyon Road

Simi Valley, CA 93063

Simi Valley Public Library

2969 Tapo Canyon Road

Simi Valley, CA 93063

San Buenaventura

Thousand Oaks

Linked from the City of Thousand Oaks’ webpage to Ventura Urban County’s webpage of the draft documents.

City of Thousand Oaks – City Hall

Community Development Department 1st Floor

2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

Grant R. Brimhall Branch Library

1401 E. Janss Road

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

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Newbury Park Branch Library

2331 Borchard Road

Newbury Park, CA 91320

Ventura Urban County

County Executive Office

800 South Victoria Avenue

Ventura, CA 93009

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ATTACHMENT C

CITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA

WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGY AREA RECERTIFICATION DOCUMENT 2020-2024

OVERVIEW

The City of San Buenaventura has created this document to recertify its existing Westside Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area for the program years 2020-2024. Under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers a special tool to deliver focused revitalization activities through the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) regulations. (24 CFR 91.215(g) and Notice CPD 16-16). While activities must still follow HUD eligibility and national objective criteria, communities with approved NRSAs are offered enhanced flexibility in undertaking economic development, housing, and public service activities with CDBG funds within NRSAs. This flexibility is designed to promote innovative programs in economically disadvantaged areas of a community. The City of San Buenaventura is the city’s official (legal) name but is usually referred to as the “City of Ventura” locally. The official city name is used in this document as it is the name used by the U.S. Government.

NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMARY

This recertification document for the City of San Buenaventura Westside NRSA highlights the disparity between the Westside NRSA neighborhood and the City of San Buenaventura:  A disproportionate number of low- and moderate-income (LMI) residents live in the Westside NRSA. While NRSA residents make up 12.7 percent of the City’s population, they represent 21.6 percent of low- and moderate-income residents. All block groups in the NRSA are classified as LMI.

 More NRSA residents are housing renters (59.6 percent) as compared to the city as a whole (46.2 percent). NRSA households are also roughly three times more likely to experience overcrowding than City of San Buenaventura residents and more than half (55 percent) pay over a third of their income for housing.

 The NRSA’s housing stock is older, with about 70 percent of all housing units (73.9 percent) built before 1980 and twenty percent built in 1939 or earlier.

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 72 percent of NRSA residents are Hispanic or Latino, more than twice the proportion of the City of San Buenaventura’s population (35.4 percent). About half of NRSA residents speak Spanish at home and 15 percent of residents indicate that they speak English “less than very well”.

 Families with children make up a many of the households in the NRSA. Single-parent households often require special consideration and assistance as a result of their greater need for affordable housing, as well as accessible day care, health care, and other supportive services.

 Households in the NRSA also tend to be large (five or more members), roughly twice the proportion of large households in the city. These households tend to face limited housing options compared to smaller households, as the availability of adequately sized, affordable housing units is often limited.

 Educational attainment for adults in the NRSA is lower than for residents citywide. More than three times the proportion of NRSA residents have less than high school diploma compared with city residents.

RECERTIFICATION OF A NRSA

The NRSA must be updated periodically to reconfirm eligibility, reflect the changing needs of the neighborhood, and update the community’s strategy and priorities for the area. To be recertified for designation as a NRSA, the designated neighborhood must be a contiguous area and primarily residential. The area must also contain a high percentage of low and moderate income (LMI) households. In this Recertification Document, the City of San Buenaventura must specifically show:  The Westside NRSA defines a geographical area that comprises a neighborhood that is primarily residential.  The census tracts that make up the NRSA contain a percentage of low- and moderate-income residents that is 70 percent or equal to the city's "upper quartile percentage".  Documentation of consultations with community members and stakeholders.  An assessment of the housing market and economic conditions of the area.  A comprehensive strategy for activities in the NRSA that will produce measurable results.

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COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

This NRSA recertification document was developed in consultation with stakeholders. This involvement involved consultation with government, business, and nonprofit partners who work within the Westside NRSA area and would likely implement many of the activities funded with CDBG within the Westside NRSA. These stakeholders met on November 26th, 2019 to discuss the challenges within the Westside neighborhood and help draft possible NRSA goals and objectives for 2020-2024. A list of stakeholders who attended this meeting is attached as an Appendix. Residents of the Westside NRSA were invited to a public meeting on ___ at ______so that the broader community could discuss the proposed NRSA recertification and express their support or lack of support for the proposals presented.

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NEIGHBORHOOD AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

GEOGRAPHIC AREA

The Westside NRSA is located on the west end of the City of San Buenaventura, located north of Highway 101 and east of State Route 33. The contiguous area covers approximately 1.8 square miles, or close to six percent of the city. The southernmost portion of the NRSA is considered downtown San Buenaventura.

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The NRSA includes all or portions of two contiguous Census tracts and seven Census block groups. These are:

 Census tract 22 block groups 1, 2, and 3 (CT22 BG1, BG2, and BG3)  Census tract 23 block groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 (CT23, BG1, BG2, and BG3)

LAND USE Land use in the Westside NRSA is predominately residential with pockets of manufacturing uses, as illustrated in the accompanying Zoning District Map. Commercial and mixed uses are located along the major corridors such as Ventura Avenue and portions of Olive Street, as well as in the southernmost downtown areas of the NRSA.

City of San Buenaventura Zoning District Map (June 2019)

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LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME AREA

To qualify as a NRSA the area must have a high percentage of LMI residents following federal regulations § 91.215(e) and 24 CFR part 570, subpart C.

The upper quartile of LMI block groups in San Buenaventura have at least 58.1 percent LMI residents. (See Appendix A)

Because this upper quartile percent is between 51 and 70, regulations state that a NRSA qualifies when the total percent of LMI residents in the NRSA is greater than the upper quartile percent.

The Westside San Buenaventura NRSA is made up of 71.2 percent low- and moderate-income residents using HUD 2015 data. Because the percentage of LMI residents within the NRSA (71.2 percent) is above the upper quartile percentage of block groups in San Buenaventura (58.1 percent), the Westside San Buenaventura NRSA is compliant with qualifying regulations.

Table 1: Low- and Moderate -Income Area Population

LMI Population Total Population Block Group % LMI Population 2015 2015 Total NRSA 10,505 14,451 72.7% Total City of San 48,565 110,153 44.1% Buenaventura 58.1% Upper Quartile Percentage Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2011-2015)

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Low- and Moderate-Income Areas

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POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

Population Growth

The Westside NRSA, with a population of 13,945, has experienced a slower rate of population growth at 1.7 percent between 2010 and 2017 as compared to the City of San Buenaventura’s 3.5 percent growth. About thirteen percent of the City’s total population reside within the boundaries of the NRSA.

Table 2: Population Growth

City of San Buenaventura Westside NRSA Year Population % Change Population % Change 2000 100,916 - 13,111 - 2010 106,433 5.5% 13,718 4.6% 2017 110,153 3.5% 13,945 1.7% Source: Bureau of the Census, 2000 and 2010. ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Race and Ethnicity

While the populations of both the City of San Buenaventura (83.9 percent) and the Westside NRSA (85.2 percent) are largely White, the population who are Hispanic or Latino (of any race) in the NRSA is significantly higher than the Hispanic or Latino population in the city.

Seventy-two percent (72.2 percent) of NRSA residents are Hispanic or Latino as compared to 35.4 percent citywide. The highest concentrations of Hispanic or Latino residents live in two of the seven Census block groups that make up the NRSA – CT22 BG2 (89.2 percent Hispanic or Latino) and CT23 BG2 (91.4 Hispanic or Latino). Those two Census block groups roughly border East Barnett Street, Cedar Avenue, Main Street and Ventura Avenue, and Stanley Avenue, Olive Street, Ramona Street and the Ventura River Trail (Highway 33).

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity

City of San Buenaventura Westside NRSA Race/Ethnic Group % Total % NRSA Population Population Population Population White alone 92,369 83.9% 11,883 85.2% Black or African American alone 1,719 1.6% 64 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native 1,002 0.9% 192 1.4% alone Asian alone 4,216 3.8% 97 0.7% Pacific Islander alone 155 0.1% 0 0.0% Other alone 5,125 4.7% 1,394 10.0% Two or more races 5,567 5.1% 315 2.3% Total Population 110,153 100.0% 13,945 100.0%

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Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38,993 35.4% 10,064 72.2% 71,160 64.6% 3,881 27.8% Not Hispanic or Latino Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Household Language

Linguistic isolation can hamper an individual’s access to employment, transportation, medical and social services, voting, and education. Westside NRSA households report speaking more than one language at home a higher rate than the citywide population with half speaking Spanish (49.7 percent in the NRSA compared to 19.7 percent in the city). Fifteen percent of NRSA households speak limited English. Four percent of all households in the city have limited English skills.

Table 4: Household Language

City of San Buenaventura Westside NRSA Language Group % Total % NRSA Households Households Households Population English only 30,117 73.4% 1,875 44.4% Spanish: 8,092 19.7% 2,099 49.7% Limited English-speaking household 1,286 3.1% 595 14.1% Not a limited English-speaking household 6,806 16.6% 1,504 35.6% All Other Languages: 270 0.7% 251 5.9% Limited English-speaking household 110 0.3% 33 0.8% Not a limited English-speaking household 160 0.4% 218 5.2% Total Limited English Households 1,718 4.2% 628 14.9% Total Households 41,029 100% 4,225 100% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Homeowner and Renter Population

Renters are more likely to be low- and moderate-income than homeowners. Low- and moderate-income renters are more likely to experience housing problems such as cost burden (housing costs totaling more than 30 percent of the household income) and substandard housing conditions. Renters are also less able to control housing costs compared to homeowners when rents increase.

There is a higher proportion of households who are housing renters residing in the Westside NRSA as compared to the city proportion of renters. More than one half of housing units in the NRSA are occupied by renters (59.5 percent). The remaining 40.5 percent of NRSA households own their homes. In the city, housing is occupied with 46.2 percent renters and 53.8 percent homeowners.

Household Type

Single-parent households often require special consideration and assistance as a result of their greater need for affordable housing, as well as accessible day care, health care, and other supportive services.

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Many of the households in the Westside NRSA (37.9 percent) are made up of families with children, a higher proportion than among all city households (27.4 percent), with single parent families accounting for 10.3 percent of all NRSA households as compared to 5.7 percent citywide.

There are fewer seniors (individuals aged 65 or more) living in the NRSA, and more seniors living alone in the NRSA than in the City of San Buenaventura (0.5 percent versus 12.3 percent).

Table 5: Household Type

City of San Buenaventura Westside NSRA % of All Household Type Number of % of All Number of % All City NSRA Households Households Households Households Households Family households 26,222 64.5% 3,164 74.0% 7.8% With own children of the householder under 18 years 11,158 27.4% 1,696 39.7% 4.2%

Married-couple family 19,041 46.8% 2,014 47.1% 5.0% With own children of the householder under 18 years 7,672 18.9% 994 23.3% 2.4% Male-headed family 2,199 5.4% 333 7.8% 0.8% With own children of the householder under 18 years 1,186 2.9% 260 6.1% 0.6% Female-headed family 4,982 12.3% 817 19.1% 2.0% With own children of the householder under 18 years 2,300 5.7% 442 10.3% 1.1% Nonfamily households 14,440 35.5% 1,109 26.0% 2.7% Householder living alone 11,615 28.6% 946 22.1% 2.3% Householder not living alone 2,825 6.9% 163 3.8% 0.4% Households with 1 or more people 12,369 30.4% 842 19.7% 2.1% 65+ Senior Living Alone 5,006 12.3% 213 5.0% 0.5% 1-Person household (> 65) 6,609 16.3% 733 17.2% 1.8% Total households 40,662 100.0% 4,273 100.0% 10.5%

Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Household Size

Large households are those with five or more household members. These households could be made up of families with two or more children or extended family such as in-laws or grandparents. It can also include multiple families living in one housing unit to save on housing costs. Large households face more limited housing options, as adequately sized, affordable housing units are often in short supply. To save for necessities such as food, clothing, and medical care, low- and moderate-income large households may reside in smaller units, resulting in overcrowding.

Westside NRSA households tend to be larger than those found city-wide with 16.3 percent of NRSA households having five or more people as compared to 9.2 percent of all city households. Renter

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Table 6: Household Size

City of San Buenaventura Westside NRSA Household Size % Owner % Renter % All % Owner % Renter % All Westside Occupied Occupied Households Occupied Occupied Households 1 - 2 Person 60.4% 60.9% 60.6% 51.0% 44.3% 47.0% 3 - 4 Person 32.0% 28.0% 30.2% 40.7% 34.0% 36.7% 5+ Person 7.6% 11.1% 9.2% 8.3% 21.7% 16.3% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Age Composition and Gender

The concentration of young children in a neighborhood can impact the nature of educational and public service programs required to respond to the needs of community residents.

The Westside NRSA population is generally younger than that of the City of San Buenaventura. The median age in each of the NRSA Census block groups, apart from CT23 BG3, is less than the citywide median age of 38.8 years. The oldest population in the NRSA, with a median age of 39.2 years, resides in the northern portion of the NRSA in the Pacos Street and Dakota Drive neighborhoods. Two of the Census block group areas (CT22 BG2 and CT23 BG2) are significantly younger, both with median ages of above twenty-six years.

27 percent of the NRSA population is aged 17 years old and under. 11.4 percent of the NRSA population is aged four years and younger. Citywide, individuals 17 years old and under make up 22.2 percent of the population and children four and younger make up only 6.8 percent of the total population. Young adults – individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 – make up 10.1 percent of the NRSA population and 68 percent of NRSA residents are 44 years old and younger.

The percent of NRSA residents that are 65 years of age and older is significantly lower than the city, 8.0 percent as compared to 15.6 percent of the population citywide.

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Table 7: Age Composition and Gender

City of San Buenaventura Age Group Population % Population Male % Population Female % Population Under 5 7,543 6.8% 3,897 7.2% 3,646 7% 5-17 Years 16,881 15.3% 8,978 16.5% 7,903 14% 18 - 24 Years 9,560 8.7% 4,959 9.1% 4,601 8% 25-44 Years 29,204 26.5% 14,667 27.0% 14,537 26% 45-54 Years 14,726 13.4% 7,294 13.4% 7,432 13% 55-64 Years 15,071 13.7% 7,040 13.0% 8,031 14% 65+ Years 17,168 15.6% 7,445 13.7% 9,723 17% Total 110,153 100.0% 54,280 100.0% 55,873 100%

Westside NRSA Age Group Population % Population Male % Population Female % Population Under 5 1,587 11.4% 853 11.8% 734 10.9% 5-17 Years 2,233 16.0% 1,289 17.9% 944 14.0% 18 - 24 Years 1,411 10.1% 732 10.1% 679 10.1% 25-44 Years 4,291 30.8% 2,261 31.3% 2,030 30.2% 45-54 Years 1,824 13.1% 911 12.6% 913 13.6% 55-64 Years 1,484 10.6% 634 8.8% 850 12.6% 65+ Years 1,115 8.0% 537 7.4% 578 8.6% Total 13,945 100.0% 7,217 100.0% 6,728 100.0% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

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ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Neighborhood Amenities

The Westside NRSA is primarily residential in character. Commercial offerings in are generally located along the Ventura Avenue corridor with many car/auto-related businesses and a variety of small neighborhood-focused retail and restaurant enterprises.

There are several neighborhood food markets in the immediate NRSA, but access to a full-service grocery store and a pharmacy is limited. A significant share of the residents live more than one mile from the nearest supermarket, the criteria for an area to be considered a “low-access census tract” to groceries by the USDA.

Low- and Moderate-Income Population Food Access U.S. Department of Agriculture (2015)

Source: USDA Food Access Research Access

The Westside NRSA, located adjacent to the Ventura River Trail, offers a variety of passive and active recreational options to area residents. Skateboard courts, playgrounds, and soccer fields are available in area parks (Harry A. Lyons, Grant Park and the West Park Playground). Community garden space is available at Kellogg Park. Meeting space, a gymnasium, and a community kitchen are included in the offerings available to residents at the Westpark Community Center. Additional community resources and services are available to the residents at the Ventura County Public Library and the Ventura Avenue Adult Center, which offers nutrition programs to area seniors.

There are several public elementary and middle schools - Sheridan Way Academy of International Language Study (elementary school), EP Foster Elementary School, De Anza Academy of Technology and Arts (magnet middle school with an emphasis on technology and STEM) - located in the Westside NRSA.

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Ventura High School is located roughly four miles from the northern boundary of the NRSA. Afterschool care and extracurricular programming is available to students.

Fixed route, paratransit and intercity bus service is available within the NRSA.

Housing Growth

Ventura County’s housing inventory remained largely stable between 2010 and 2017. According to the ACS (2013-2017), the County’s housing stock increased by 1.5 percent between this period and 2010, a net gain of 4,302 units. The City of San Buenaventura added an additional 319 housing units during this period, a gain of less than one percent. In contrast, the Westside NRSA recorded a net loss of 29 housing units, 0.7 percent of the NRSA’s 2010 housing stock.

Table 8: Housing Unit Growth

# of Units # of Units # of Units Housing Unit Growth % Change % Change 2000 2010 2017 City of San Buenaventura 39,803 42,827 7.1% 43,146 0.7% Westside NRSA 4,142 4,388 5.6% 4,359 -0.7% Ventura County 251,712 281,695 10.6% 285,997 1.5% Source: Bureau of the Census, 2000 and 2010. ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Housing Stock Characteristics

Detached single-family units make up over half the housing stock (51.8 percent) in the Westside NRSA, followed by single-family attached units such as condominiums and townhomes (18.6 percent). Compared to the City of San Buenaventura, the NRSA has a higher proportion of small multifamily housing structures (2 to 4 units) than found city-wide (12 percent vs 9.7 percent). In addition, fewer larger multifamily housing (5 or more units) and mobile homes can be found in the NRSA than the city.

Table 9: Housing Unit Type

% of Housing Units % of Housing Units Unit Type in City of San in Westside NRSA Buenaventura Single Unit Detached 51.8% 54.7% Singe Unit Attached 18.6% 9.8% Multifamily 2-4 Units 12.0% 9.7% Multifamily 5+ Units 16.8% 20.8% Mobile Homes 0.9% 5.0% Other 0.0% 0.1% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

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Housing Age

A majority of the Westside NRSA housing stock (69.9 percent) was built before 1979. Twenty-one percent of housing structures in the NRSA were constructed in 1939 or earlier compared to 7.6 percent in the City of San Buenaventura. The NRSA’s older housing stock, those properties built in 1959 or earlier, are generally located in Census block groups 22.1, 22.2, and 23.1. and collectively represent 64 percent of their respective housing inventories for the block groups. Of the 160 housing units built in 2014 or later within the city, only 12 units were located within the NRSA.

Table 10: Housing Unit Age

City of San Year Constructed Westside NRSA Ventura County Buenaventura 2014 or later 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 2010 - 2013 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 2000 - 2009 8.8% 8.0% 10.8% 1990 - 1999 4.0% 8.0% 10.7% 1980 - 1989 16.5% 13.2% 17.8% 1960 - 1979 27.5% 42.3% 43.1% 1940 - 1959 21.4% 19.5% 12.7% 1939 or earlier 20.8% 7.6% 3.4% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Housing Cost

In general, houses within the NRSA are worth less than those in the rest of the city. As of the 2013-2017 ACS, the median value for owner-occupied housing in San Buenaventura was $493,800. Within the NRSA block groups, the median value of owner-occupied housing is between $82,800 and $23,600 less than the city median value.

Value Below City Median Value Median Block Group 1, Census Tract 22, Ventura County, California $411,000 -$82,800 Block Group 2, Census Tract 22, Ventura County, California $345,300 -$148,500 Block Group 3, Census Tract 22, Ventura County, California $344,500 -$149,300 Block Group 1, Census Tract 23, Ventura County, California $354,900 -$138,900 Block Group 2, Census Tract 23, Ventura County, California $290,200 -$203,600 Block Group 3, Census Tract 23, Ventura County, California $366,600 -$127,200 Block Group 4, Census Tract 23, Ventura County, California $381,600 -$112,200 City of San Buenaventura $493,800 Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

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Cost Burden

Housing has become less affordable in all of Ventura County over the last few years. In the first quarter of 2019, 22.4 percent of the houses sold in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) were determined to be affordable to a family earning the area median income. In the third quarter of 2014, 34.8 percent of houses in the MSA were considered affordable. (NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index)

More than half of the households residing in the Westside NRSA are paying more than 30 percent of their income for their housing (referred to as “cost burden”), a higher proportion than households citywide (41.3 percent). Twenty percent of NRSA homeowner households pay between 30 and 50 percent of their total household income on housing and roughly a quarter pay more than 50 percent of their income on housing (“severe cost burden”). This compares to 17.8 percent and 12.6 percent of homeowner households citywide, respectively.

Renter-occupied households, both citywide and in the NRSA, pay a higher percent of their household incomes than owner-occupied households. 60.6 percent of renters in the NRSA and 54.7 percent of renters citywide are cost burdened.

Table 11: Housing Cost Burden

Households Cost Burden (30-50%) Severe Cost Burden (50% +)

City of San Buenaventura Households Owner-Occupied 17.8% 12.6% Renter-Occupied 29.6% 25.1% All Households 23.1% 18.2% Westside NRSA Households Owner-Occupied 20.7% 26.1% Renter-Occupied 30.4% 30.2% All Households 26.5% 28.5% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Overcrowding

Ten percent of the households in the Westside NRSA are considered overcrowded with more than one person per room living in the housing unit. Slightly over one percent live in conditions that are considered severely overcrowded (units with more than 1.5 persons per room). Overcrowding conditions are experienced at a higher rate among renters (15.9 percent) in the NRSA than homeowners (5.4 percent) and all citywide residents (1.5 percent). Renters living in CT22 BG2, CT23 BG2, and CT23 BG4 experience the highest rates of overcrowding (37.7, 24.9 and 30.7 percent respectively).

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Table 12: Overcrowding

Westside NRSA City of San Buenaventura Conditions of Overcrowding Renter Owner Total Renter Owner Total Overcrowded (1+ occupants per room) 13.5% 5.4% 10.2% 6.8% 1.4% 3.9% Severely Overcrowded (1.5+ occupants per room) 2.4% 0.0% 1.4% 0.7% 0.1% 0.4% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Income Distribution

The median family income in the City of San Buenaventura in 2017 was $84,180 with a mean per capita income of $34,499 as compared to $58,393 and $19,080 in the Westside NRSA.

Each of the seven Census block groups in the Westside NRSA had lower family incomes than the City of San Buenaventura as a whole. Median family incomes ranged from a low of $37,353 (CT22 BG1) to a high of $78,967 (CT23 BG3). Per capita income in all NRSA block groups were 22 to 67 percent lower than the city-wide per capita mean.

Low- and Moderate-Income Population

Seventy-five percent (75.3 percent) of Westside NRSA residents were classified as low- and moderate- income in 2017. Over 85 percent of the individuals residing in three of the seven block groups which make up the NRSA (CT22 BG1, CT23 BG2 and CT23 BG4) are of low- and moderate-incomes.

Forty-four percent (44.1 percent) of San Buenaventura’s overall population is of low- and moderate- income. While NRSA residents make up 12.7 percent of the City’s population, a disproportionate percent of San Buenaventura’s low- and moderate-income population - 21.6 percent - reside within the Westside NRSA.

Poverty

Sixteen percent of households in the Westside NRSA have incomes below the poverty line. Over a quarter of the households in two block groups (CT22 BG1 and CT 22 BG2) live in poverty as compared to 10.3 percent of households citywide.

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Table 13: Income Characteristics

% Median Mean Per LMI Total Households % LMI Family Capita Block Group Population Population Under Population Income Income (2015) (2017) Poverty Line (2017) (2017) (2017) Census Tract 22, BG 1 1,885 2,158 87.3% $37,353 25.1% $17,930 Census Tract 22, BG 2 1,145 1,966 58.2% $58,665 27.9% $15,005 Census Tract 22, BG 3 1,575 2,671 59.0% $58,393 19.6% $22,709 Census Tract 23, BG 1 2,180 2,644 82.5% $43,575 9.8% $19,283 Census Tract 23, BG 2 2,145 2,270 94.5% $57,049 21.7% $11,376 Census Tract 23, BG 3 620 1,131 54.8% $78,967 0.0% $26,821 Census Tract 23, BG 4 955 1,105 86.4% $72,835 0.0% $20,439 Total NRSA 10,505 13,945 75.3% $58,393 16.2% $19,080 Total City of San 48,565 110,153 44.1% $84,180 10.3% $34,499 Buenaventura Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2011-2015 and 2013-2017)

Educational Attainment

Westside NRSA residents over the age of 25 have a lower rate of higher educational attainment than residents city-wide. While a higher portion of NRSA residents (24.1 percent) as compared to the City of San Buenaventura (19.2 percent), have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent, the percentage of NRSA residents with college experience or a college degree is lower than that of residents city-wide.

In addition, four percent of NRSA residents have no formal schooling with 5.2 percent having less than a high school diploma.

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Table 14: Education Level

% City of San % Westside NRSA Education Level Buenaventura (over 25 year of age) (over 25 years of age) No Schooling 4.3% 1.2% Up to 12th Grade (No Diploma) 5.2% 2.3% High School Diploma (or Equivalent) 24.1% 19.2% Some College 20.2% 26.5% Some College (including Associate's) 29.0% 36.8% College Degree 12.6% 20.9% College Degree (including Professional & Master's) 17.6% 33.7% Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2013-2017)

Employment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in August 2019, the unemployment rate for the City of San Buenaventura was 3.3 percent, slightly less that than in Ventura County (3.9 percent) for the same period. Overall, both the City and the County’s unemployment rates were less than that reported for the State of California (4.2 percent).

Table 15: Unemployment Rate Trends

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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In 2015, over one-third of Westside NRSA residents over the age of 16 are employed in the “arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food service” (13.6 percent), “retail trade” (13.2 percent), and “other services” (8.5 percent) industries. By median annual earnings, these three industries are the lowest-paying industries in the City of San Buenaventura. A lower percentage of NRSA residents (27.9 percent) than the citywide population (35.5 percent) are employed in higher-paying industries. For example, the proportion of residents in the NRSA employed in the “public administration” industry, with median earnings of $73,272 in 2017, is less than third of the citywide proportion.

Table 16: Industry and Earnings

Percent of Total Employment Median Earnings City of San City of San Industry Westside NRSA Buenaventura Buenaventura (2017) (2017) (2017) Arts, entertainment, & recreation and accommodation & food 11.0% 13.6% $18,981 services Other services (except public 5.9% 8.5% $24,589 administration) Retail trade 11.8% 13.2% $25,713 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, & 3.1% 9.5% $33,504 hunting and mining Construction 6.0% 10.3% $41,545 Educational services and 21.9% 13.4% $41,702 healthcare & social assistance Wholesale trade 2.7% 1.6% $44,518 Information 2.0% 2.1% $47,344 Professional, scientific, & management and administrative & 12.1% 11.4% $50,374 waste management services Manufacturing 7.8% 5.7% $51,814 Finance & insurance and real estate 5.1% 4.2% $52,411 & rental leasing Transportation & warehousing and 4.1% 4.1% $53,800 utilities Public administration 6.4% 2.4% $73,272 Total 35.5% 27.9% $40,083 Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2011-2015 and 2013-2017)

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NRSA REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY

NRSA re-designation for the Westside NRSA by HUD is requested by the City of San Buenaventura because it allows for specific regulatory flexibility for CDBG dollars within the designated neighborhood boundaries:

Job creation or retention efforts focused on the targeted neighborhood may be classified as meeting the Low and Moderate Income (LMI) Area benefit national objective requirements. o Businesses that receive such assistance need not track the specific income of newly hired employees to demonstrate LMI benefit. o This provision reduces the administrative burden to the business and is intended to provide an incentive to businesses to participate in the community’s job creation/retention programs.

Aggregation of housing units for CDBG funds obligated during each program year and treating them as a single structure. o Typically, every household occupying a housing unit assisted with CDBG must qualify as LMI. o In a NRSA, at least 51 percent of the total number of units assisted must be occupied by LMI households. This permits greater flexibility in applying the LMI housing national objective criteria for the housing category. For example, households with incomes slightly above the LMI level may also qualify for rehabilitation assistance to fix up their homes. o All households who receive homeownership assistance in a NRSA (down payment, closing cost, or reduced mortgage rate financial assistance) must be LMI.

Economic development activities carried out in the NRSA may be excluded from CDBG aggregate public benefit standards, reducing recordkeeping requirements. o This affords greater flexibility in selecting and implementing economic development activities while reducing the amount and scope of information that must be collected and documented. Only public benefit standards at the project level still apply.

All public services offered within the NRSA and carried out as part of qualified projects under the NRSA by a Community-Based Development Organization (CBDO) are exempt from the CDBG program’s 15 percent public services spending cap. o This allows cities to offer a more intensive level of services as needed to stimulate revitalization within the targeted neighborhood (NRSA). o These public services include job training and other employment related services. As such, they can provide an important foundation for economic opportunity for neighborhood residents.

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NRSA OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The following are objectives for the Westside NRSA between 2020-2024. Each objective includes benchmarks that serve as performance measures to guide activities within the NRSA and gauge project success. Individual activity accomplishments within the NRSA will be reported within San Buenaventura’s annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

Improve Infrastructure Objective #1 Improve Outdated Infrastructure to Improve Safety and Traffic Concerns of the Westside

Benchmark #1 Three Pedestrian Improvements such as curb cut outs and bulb-outs

Benchmark #2 Additional Public Lighting and Cameras Installed on the Westside

Benchmark #3 Reconstruct and renovate a minimum of 1 Westside alley to reduce blighted influences caused by debris, human waste, and other items that generate unhealthy environments

Benchmark #4 Alley Improvements – Remove dangerous potholes and improve functionality and/or repurpose to enhance accessibility of the alleys

Benchmark #5 Bike Path Connections – Westside Entries to the Ventura-Ojai Bike Path

Benchmark #6 Bike Safety Infrastructure

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Improve Public Facilities Objective #1 Improve Westside Public Facilities for Special Populations

Benchmark #1 Renovate Avenue Adult Center Kitchen to prepare meals for local seniors

Benchmark #2 Renovate Avenue Adult Center Restrooms to meet ADA Accessibility

Benchmark #3 Westpark Community Center Improvements – Park Row Side

Economic Development Objective #1 Microenterprise Loans and Technical Assistance to Westside Businesses

Benchmark #1 Three microloans to Westside Businesses, to include Technical Assistance for business sustainability

Benchmark #2 One on One technical assistance to 5 businesses on the Westside in support of job creation and sustainability

Benchmark #3 A minimum of 5 technical assistance workshops to NRSA businesses to include financial literacy, basic accounting workshops and other high- priority topics for business owners

Benchmark #4 Assist 10 e-commerce and home-based businesses with technical assistance and growth opportunities

Benchmark #5 Support job creation and sustainability through childcare resources

Objective #2 Vocational Training and Development for Westside Residents

Benchmark #1 Barista and Culinary Arts – Vocational Training

Objective #3 Site Developments for Economic Developments

Benchmark #1 Partner with Ventura Unified School District on Property Uses for Economic Development

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Improve the Quality of Housing Objective #1 Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation Services

Benchmark #1 Assist Low-Income Residents Address Code Violations

Benchmark #2 Assist Low-Income Owner-Occupied Homeowners with Home Rehabilitation Assistance

Increase Availability of Housing Objective #1 Homeownership Preparation and Resources

Benchmark #1 Provide 10 Housing Workshops to residents interested in preparing for Homeownership

Benchmark #2 Provide 10 Residents with Access to Down Payment Assistance Programs

Benchmark #3 Provide 10 Residents with Access to Housing Counseling Services

Benchmark #4 WCDC to provide Westside INNovations Housing Solutions (WINNS) workshops to 50 residents of the Westside.

Benchmark #5 Partner with Ventura Unified School District on Property Uses for Housing

Benchmark #6 Provide 15 Financial Literacy Workshops to 150 Residents

Objective #2 Increase the Number of Affordable Housing Units on the Westside

Benchmark #1 Rehabilitate El Portal Apartments to establish 29 multifamily units

Benchmark #2 Construct 50 senior apartment units at the Willett Ranch Community

Benchmark #3 Construct 105 of units in the Villages at Westview Phase III

Benchmark #4 Construct 50 senior units in the Villages at Westview Phase II

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Provide Non-Homeless Supportive Services Objective #1 Support Services for Seniors

Benchmark #1 Provide Home Delivery Meal Services to Senior Residents of the Westside

Objective #2 Support Services for Youth at Westpark

Benchmark #1 Provide Nutritional Assistance to 120 Westpark Youth, annually

Objective #3 Support Services for Special Populations

Benchmark #1 Provide Mental Health Services to Westside Residents

Benchmark #2 Provide Childcare Assistance for Working Parents

Objective #3 Library Services for the Westside

Benchmark #1 Expanded Library Access and Satellite Services to Westside

Benchmark #2 English as a Second Language Class for up to 45 Students a month

Benchmark #3 Expand Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math (“STEAM”) Programming for Westside Youth from 3 Activities to 6 Annually, including monthly STEAM activities at the Villages at Westview

Benchmark #4 Provide Bilingual Story Times and Parent and Child Education Classes

Provide Services to the Homeless Objective #1 Immediate Resources for the Homeless on the Westside

Benchmark #1 Provide Restrooms and Shower Resources to Westside Homeless

Objective #2 Permanent Resources for the Homeless on the Westside

Benchmark #1 Provide One-Stop Resources to Assist Westside Homeless

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APPENDIX

San Buenaventura block groups ranked by LMI percent. Block CDBG Grantee State Tract Block LMI Total Percent Group Name Group Residents Residents LMI Rank 1 San Buenaventura CA 002300 2 2,145 2,370 90.51% 2 San Buenaventura CA 002200 2 1,145 1,295 88.42% 3 San Buenaventura CA 002300 4 955 1,145 83.41% 4 San Buenaventura CA 002300 1 2,180 2,735 79.71% 5 San Buenaventura CA 001502 2 1,725 2,290 75.33% 6 San Buenaventura CA 001507 3 1,495 2,000 74.75% 7 San Buenaventura CA 001301 2 1,005 1,450 69.31% 8 San Buenaventura CA 002600 3 370 535 69.16% 9 San Buenaventura CA 002400 1 570 825 69.09% 10 San Buenaventura CA 002200 1 1,885 2,730 69.05% 11 San Buenaventura CA 002400 2 1,180 1,805 65.37% 12 San Buenaventura CA 001601 1 740 1,140 64.91% 13 San Buenaventura CA 001302 1 1,340 2,085 64.27% 14 San Buenaventura CA 002700 1 755 1,175 64.26% 15 San Buenaventura CA 001502 3 1,190 1,995 59.65% 16 San Buenaventura CA 002800 5 420 710 59.15% 17 San Buenaventura CA 002800 1 1,435 2,430 59.05% Upper San Buenaventura CA 001900 1 360 620 58.06% Quartile Percentage 18 19 San Buenaventura CA 002102 1 875 1,520 57.57% 20 San Buenaventura CA 001503 1 1,225 2,130 57.51% 21 San Buenaventura CA 002200 3 1,575 2,790 56.45% 22 San Buenaventura CA 002600 2 935 1,685 55.49% 23 San Buenaventura CA 001402 2 1,255 2,285 54.92% 24 San Buenaventura CA 002800 2 675 1,245 54.22% 25 San Buenaventura CA 001206 1 495 915 54.10% 26 San Buenaventura CA 001507 1 380 705 53.90% 27 San Buenaventura CA 002500 3 185 345 53.62% 28 San Buenaventura CA 001502 1 1,340 2,635 50.85% 29 San Buenaventura CA 001602 1 695 1,375 50.55% 30 San Buenaventura CA 001506 1 1,270 2,575 49.32% 31 San Buenaventura CA 002300 3 620 1,290 48.06% 32 San Buenaventura CA 001001 1 235 490 47.96% 33 San Buenaventura CA 001201 2 1,045 2,185 47.83% 34 San Buenaventura CA 001503 2 860 1,940 44.33%

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35 San Buenaventura CA 001301 1 635 1,505 42.19% 36 San Buenaventura CA 001900 2 550 1,320 41.67% 37 San Buenaventura CA 001402 3 560 1,415 39.58% 38 San Buenaventura CA 001502 4 820 2,125 38.59% 39 San Buenaventura CA 002500 2 575 1,515 37.95% 40 San Buenaventura CA 001506 2 390 1,050 37.14% 41 San Buenaventura CA 001301 4 985 2,670 36.89% 42 San Buenaventura CA 001900 5 275 750 36.67% 43 San Buenaventura CA 002600 1 305 840 36.31% 44 San Buenaventura CA 001202 2 905 2,525 35.84% 45 San Buenaventura CA 001401 2 850 2,375 35.79% 46 San Buenaventura CA 002800 4 380 1,100 34.55% 47 San Buenaventura CA 001506 3 520 1,560 33.33% 48 San Buenaventura CA 002000 2 245 740 33.11% 49 San Buenaventura CA 002800 3 270 850 31.76% 50 San Buenaventura CA 001201 1 695 2,200 31.59% 51 San Buenaventura CA 001202 1 520 1,650 31.52% 52 San Buenaventura CA 001507 2 515 1,690 30.47% 53 San Buenaventura CA 002700 2 905 3,005 30.12% 54 San Buenaventura CA 002500 1 325 1,095 29.68% 55 San Buenaventura CA 001402 1 500 1,700 29.41% 56 San Buenaventura CA 002000 1 275 1,030 26.70% 57 San Buenaventura CA 001900 3 75 285 26.32% 58 San Buenaventura CA 001301 3 770 3,040 25.33% 59 San Buenaventura CA 002000 3 235 945 24.87% 60 San Buenaventura CA 002500 4 390 1,645 23.71% 61 San Buenaventura CA 001800 2 450 1,980 22.73% 62 San Buenaventura CA 001401 1 330 1,635 20.18% 63 San Buenaventura CA 001900 4 155 835 18.56% 64 San Buenaventura CA 001700 1 330 2,295 14.38% 65 San Buenaventura CA 001202 3 335 2,440 13.73% 66 San Buenaventura CA 001602 2 115 850 13.53% 67 San Buenaventura CA 001800 1 80 595 13.45% 68 San Buenaventura CA 001800 3 100 755 13.25% 69 San Buenaventura CA 001800 4 100 860 11.63% 70 San Buenaventura CA 001700 2 105 1,090 9.63% 71 San Buenaventura CA 001503 3 35 470 7.45%

Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2011-2015)

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