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government. This diversity in the board's representation ensures that the community's workforce needs are identified and addressed through a variety of public and private resources. This advisory board also brings key community contacts together resulting in enhanced coordination of program delivery and resource utilization. • The City participated in several homeless forums and committees. Specifically, the City served as the Chair for the Orange County Continuum of Care Board and participated in several committes including the Housing Opportunity Committee, the Emergency Shelter Committee and the Data and Performance Committee. The City also served on the Leadership Council for the United to End Homelessness campaign empowered by the United Way and participated on the Executive Committee. Through this participation, the City can ensure that barriers to housing and the needs of the homeless are identified and addressed through the coordinated regional implementation of limited funding and resources. • The City sought to encourage home ownership opportunities to promote neighborhood stability. With a high median purchase price of homes, homeownership remains a challenge for households earning less than 80% of county median income. Recent increases in housing costs have exacerbated this situation. • Neighborhood residents were encouraged to participate in the preparation and implementation of neighborhood assessments and plans, and were kept informed on homelessness issues. Santa Ana's Neighborhood Initiatives Program provided the means to facilitate this participation. This coordination included working with a variety of city departments, public utilities, property owners, tenants, nonprofit agencies and the school district. Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.3200) As in past years, Santa Ana made an effort to leverage federal funds with local and state funds to increase and preserve the City's supply of affordable rental housing. After the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies in California, obtaining affordable housing resources has become more challenging; however, the City continues to seek resources that can be used to further affordable housing opportunities. Several affordable housing projects are moving forward currently in the City and two projects for individuals/veterans experiencing homelessness are in the pipeline. These are examples of how the City is coordinating with private developers and social service agencies to create affordable housing opportunities in Santa Ana. The City's owner -occupied housing rehabilitation programs have been instrumental in preserving housing units occupied by lower income households. Furthermore, homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate -income homebuyers were available via the City's participation in the City's Down Payment Assistance Program. The City worked closely with Habitat for Humanity in completing the last phase of the scattered site project where single family homes were developed to be sold at affordable price and to restrict to income qualified households for a period of at least 45 years. Additionally, the Santa Ana Housing Authority provided rental assistance vouchers to very -low income households. [aIe1»L1 Pit, OMB Control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-24