General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 8 – HOUSINGMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANPolicyProgram1.1 The City will utilize its authority, resources and influence to promote the creationand preservation of a variety of housing types, sizes and prices to meet thevarious needs of a wide spectrum of current and future residents.UpdateThe City continues to use its authority, influence and most importantly its financial resourcesto develop and preserve affordable housing. Having begun in 1990 without a single housingprogram, the City of Moreno Valley boasts an array of effective affordable housing programsthat meet the needs of a varied community. Under the Rental Rehabilitation Program, theCity assisted in the rehabilitation of a total of 291 units, in seven projects. HOME and Setasidefunds have been used to provide assistance in the development of 104 affordablehousing units. The City’s Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP) has provided assistanceto very low-income owner/occupants and the Mobile Home Grant Program has providedassistance to very low-income households, the majority of whom are seniors. (See Table 1)Housing ProgramResultsUnitsHome Improvement Loan Program 28Mobile Home Rehabilitation 60Rental Rehabilitation 291New Construction 104Total 483PolicyProgram1.1.01 The Moreno Valley Civic Activities Assistance Corporation (MVCAAC) will serveunder contract to the RDA to develop a comprehensive housing assistanceprogram and recommend a policy for use of the Low-income Housing SetasideFunds. The MVCAAC is chartered to provide financial and other assistance to theCity.Target Dates:Jan., 1991 – incorporationOct., 1991 – operational and financial planJan., 1992 – implementation.UpdateMVCAAC did not at any time enter into a contract with the RDA to develop a housingassistance program or recommend policies for use of the low-income housing setaside funds.MVCAACC is no longer an active organization. The Redevelopment Agency developed andadopted a Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy to identify additional resources andprograms to meet the City’s affordable housing needs and responsibilities. The Strategy isconsistent with and further implements the City’s adopted Housing Element.Page 8-85 July 11, 2006