General (12)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Danny Allen <
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2022 1:15 PM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Ted White; City Manager; Trevor O'Neil;
avelino@avelinovalencia.com; Jose Diaz; Jose Moreno; Gloria S. Ma'ae; Stephen
Faessel
Subject: [EXTERNAL] State HCD letter RE: Grandma's House if Hope
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ISSUES WITH STATE HCD LETTER TO ANAHEIM
GRANDMA'S HOUSE OF HOPE (GHH)
❑ State HCD letter to the city is so overstated there are only two interpretations:
o The City's planning process is seriously flawed OR
o HCD is wrong
❑ HCD says the City of Anaheim is incompetent and doesn't know the long-
standing law regarding transitional and supportive housing
o Why has the City processed CUPs for these homes for years if they were not allowed?
o How do other cities process these?
o Why has GHH already processed and approved 6 CUPs for these homes in Anaheim if they
didn't need to?
❑ We are not aware of any similar sized city in California that has done more for the homeless and
disadvantaged communities
o What are other similar sized cities doing?
o Anaheim needs to summarize and highlight the outstanding resultsthat have been
produced regarding:
+ Section 8 Low Income Rental Units (more per capita than other cities)
+ 2 homeless shelters
+ Huge number and saturation of group homes
+ Number of affordable housing units
❑ This letter represents HCD's interpretation of the law
o What is the City's interpretation of the law?
o How are other cities interpreting the law?
o Is this the first transitional/supportive housing CUP denied by the City?
❑ HCD is threatening Anaheim (and other cities) regarding local land use. Anaheim is one of the
few cities that has the resources to fight back to save our neighborhoods.
o Has the city done all that it can to influence HCD?
+ Form a coalition with other cities?
+ Talked to our legislators to change the law through the legislative process?
+ Considered legal action?
❑ GHH (and other transitional home businesses) are now empowered tocommercialize our
neighborhoods and put mental health facilities of any size in any neighborhood of our city
o Don't you find it odd that the City has approved 6 CUPs for GHHand the very first denial
they get is immediately red flagged to the state and may cause substantial financial liability
to the City?
o Did City staff talk to HCD in advance of receiving the letter dated 12/14/21?
❑ We are asking you to take a stand now because we don't have a choice.
o If HCD has its way, there will be businesses operating in every neighborhood of
Anaheim - including yours.
o Please don't surrender our local control to bureaucrats in Sacramento.
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