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WAMM'711161 CR -05 - Goals and Outcomes Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out Its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year. The City's Consolidated Plan for FY 2015/2016 through FY 2019/2020 identifies high-priority needs with quantifiable outcomes. Our progress to meet these high-priority needs includes the following activities: Affordable Housing Opportunities: Efforts to increase affordable housing oppo�tyinitlKinclude committing HOME Program, CDBG Program, Project -Based Vouchers, Inclusionary Housingf and Hauling Successor Agency funds for new construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing. Prgjects corimpjeted this year include: 1) Completed the Depot at Santiago, which included a City investment I HOMEand CDBG Program funds. This activity involved the construction of 69 affordable units on a 1;34 acre'infill site acros.from the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center. The project also Includes a 3,0d6squarefoot community_!F&Mffcdta nonprofit organization and ground -level retail space; 21 Cc platedrtl r rchard permanent supportivj, ,hbusing project which included an Investment of $1.2M in HOME Program fundsand 71 profec't. based vouchers. This activity transformed a blighted motel into housing with wrap-around supporbve.services for chronically homeless individuals; 3) Completed the last phase of the H bbittat for Humanity scat4t, red single-family home project, including five homes sold at affordable prices rest"Misted tojincome qualified£ho099holds; 4) Updated the Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Loan Prograrp t "MaW t . rogramWmore accessible to low-income families. The amount of CDBG funds available for loco incomeM 11ilglat,80%AMI was doubled from $40,000 to $80,000 and a returning student IncetAive was establisAeTior loan T giiveness every five years for graduates of a local Santa Ana high school; Ou )T 76alditlpnal multifaffiily affordable housing projects are in the pipeline and will provide 308 affordable rehtal units and the City is on iTdpkito exceed its RHNA goals for the planning period �itfj+� of 2014 through 2021 Thd'Ca6.iprowdes on going resottYces through the following programs: Owner - Occupied Housing Rehabilitation, Mobile Home Haidsh10 Historic Home and Down Payment Assistance. Additionally, the City!$$ Hdusipg Auto rt /,provides up to 2,699 Housing Choice Vouchers to very -low income households. AV_ Code Enforcement: Community preservation efforts continue in deteriorated and deteriorating areas to perserve the Citysaging housing stock. Economic Development CDBG funds were allocated to provide technical support and grants to microenterprise startup businesses This s-0&6' ments the City's economic development efforts that includes workforce development and business attraction and retention. Homeless Activities: Emergency Solutions Grant funding was used to reduce homelessness in the City by funding homeless service providers for homeless prevention, data services, rapid re -housing, shelter and outreach and engagement. ourgoal to reduce homelessness in Santa Ana brought forth several initiatives in FY 17-18 and utilized additional funds beyond ESG. The initiatives included: 1) Developed a new webpage on homelessness; 2) Reallocated unspent FY 16-17 ESG funding in the amount of approximately $70,000 to fund a pilot project to house a dozen individuals residing outdoors in the Civic Center; 3) Hired a new full-time Homeless Services OMB Control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) CAPER 75A-11 1