75A - PUBLIC HEARING 5 YR CONSOLITATED PLAN

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AP-85 Other Actions — 91.220(k) Introduction: The City of Santa Ana will undertake a range of activities targeted to address the needs of the City's low - and moderate -income and underserved individuals and households. Underserved individuals includes elderly, persons with a disability, youth, homeless, veterans, victims of domestic violence, and extremely low-income households. The City will continue to prioritize a holistic and targeted approach to address homelessness in the City through dedicated City staff, the continued use of Quality of Life Teams, and a close partnership with local and regional organizations and stakeholders. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs To effectively address the obstacles to meeting the needs of underserved individuals, the City will work closely with its network of local and regional partners and nonprofits to continually identify the most pressing needs and barriers to effectively delivering public services, housing and other programs. Building off this input, the City will prioritize public and social service programs that most align with the needs of these populations. The City will rely on its partners to assist in communication and messaging to ensure that underserved households are able to access and utilize these programs and services. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing To foster and maintain affordable housing in the City, Santa Ana will focus on programs and activities that support the development and preservation of affordable housing activities. Wherever possible, the City will work to leverage additional resources (including other federal, state, and local resources) to more effectively and efficiently foster and maintain affordable housing. Activities include: • Construction of new rental and homeownership units • Rehabilitation and/or preservation of existing rental units • Homeowner rehabilitation programs for low- and moderate -income households Actions planned to reduce lead -based paint hazards To address and reduce the problems caused by exposure to lead -based paint, the City has implemented a lad paint hazard identification and notification process as part of its housing programs. This process been designed to comply with HUD's lead -based paint hazard regulations (Title X) which became effective in September 2000 and was implemented in Santa Ana in January 2002. All owner -occupied housing units rehabilitated or constructed priorto 1979 are inspected for lead -based paint hazards. If the inspection finds potential lead -based paint hazards, the subject property is tested — the average cost pertest is $450. The procedures to comply with Title X has added approximately 30 days to the typical housing rehabilitation project. Consolidated Plan SANTA ANA 163 OMB control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-171