The City of Alhambra, CA is in the final stages of updating its Housing Element (HE) and is contracting with ESA to oversee and manage the HE's 40 Implementation Programs, including successfully completing them within the timeframes
specified in the HE.  This
effort requires a team that is well-versed in State housing law and is capable of deeply engaging in all aspects of the HE management
process to ensure that the Programs are completed successfully within the specified time frames. This project also includes developing an efficient system to track priorities, tasks and the status of each
Program that can be used by the team and City staff for annual reporting to the State on the progress of the HE.

This is a 5.5-year project that will require the consistent and ongoing tracking and execution of HE program-specific tasks that range in objectives and complexity.  Below are some of the activities/action items that will need to be completed to successfully achieve project outcomes:
1. A Living Resource Guide for Ongoing Technical Assistance. With input from City staff, we will develop and maintain a resource guide that includes up-to-date information on relevant regulations, strategies for acquiring at-risk housing units, detailed financing and funding opportunities to support Program implementation effectively, and other
information as needed to be prepared for ongoing technical assistance throughout Program implementation.

2. Program Tracking Dashboard. We will develop and maintain a comprehensive online dashboard for tracking, monitoring and reporting that includes key performance indicators (KPIs) for each
Housing Program. The dashboard will display data primarily in table and chart formats with map displays
where important for understanding. Each Program identifies Potential Metrics for Monitoring. These would provide the basis for establishing a data collection plan, database structure, and a dashboard design that is easy to navigate and allows users to interact with the data to quickly obtain desired information for monitoring all aspects of Program implementation on an ongoing basis. 

3. Community Engagement Strategy. In consultation with city staff and our subconsultants, we will prepare a community engagement approach to consolidating engagement efforts across Programs in order to maximize their effectiveness and minimize community and stakeholder fatigue. The engagement approach will include: 

4. Program Specific Tasks. There are 40 HE programs at various stages of implementation, from not started to in progress to complete. Our role is to advance each program to meet HE deadlines.  We have a detailed scope of work that outlines the details of each Program, including the goal, objective, responsible agency, status, deadline, potential metrics for monitoring and annual report content, and program-specific tasks.

The tasks for each Housing Program range. Below are a summary of the types of tasks involved in HE Program implementation.  

Completing each program on time and within budget in a way that maximizes the protection and development of affordable housing in the City would be a measure of success.  For each Housing Program we have identified specific metrics for monitoring and reporting the success of the Program, including 67 metrics total.  Below are a subset of those metrics that will go into annual reporting of the HE to the State: