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January 25, 2022
Mayor and City Councilmembers
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 20/HCD Notice of Violation
Anaheim Mayor and City Councilmembers:
The Resolution and staff report on tonight’s agenda appear to be a result of the California Department
of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Notice of Violation (Notice) received by the City six
weeks ago. Since then, there’s been no public discussion of the City’s analysis and position regarding the
Notice. This lack of accountability is concerning.
The City can, and should, challenge the Notice while simultaneously working to change state law. The
Notice essentially voids the City’s practice over the last 15 years of issuing conditional use permits (CUP)
for Transitional and Supportive Housing.
After reviewing the proposed Resolution and corresponding staff report, please provide the following
information:
The City’s analysis and questions regarding HCD’s Notice of Violation;
All staff reports, recommendations and final actions for any requested permits for Transitional
and Supportive Housing over the last 15 years;
All of the police and fire reports for the properties that have been approved as Transitional and
Supportive Housing over the last 15 years;
Data regarding the distances between the facilities approved as Transitional and Supportive
Housing over the last 15 years;
All correspondence with HCD over the last 15 years regarding the use of a CUP by the City to
approve or deny Transitional and Supportive Housing;
City efforts over the past 15 years to proactively reach out and provide feedback to state
officials when promulgating rules affecting Transitional and Supportive Housing;
Data and summary of unintended consequences from the past 15 years caused by existing state
regulations concerning Transitional and Supportive Housing.
I certainly agree that Anaheim is an acknowledged leader in providing a multitude of Transitional and
Supportive Housing options. However, with the unregulated increase of these projects, the fabric of
many neighborhoods has been impacted. The imbalanced distribution of such projects, and the
concerns of residents directly affected by them, must be addressed.
Moving forward, the information I’m requesting will be crucial for everyone who cares about our
neighborhoods. I’m prepared to work in good faith with city officials and community leaders to address
this challenge.
Sincerely,
Tom Daly
State Assembly, 69th District
CC: Jim Vanderpool, City Manager
Theresa Bass, City Clerk