Item 25 - Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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DRAFT CAPER 25 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)  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); 91.320(j) The City has increased coordination between public and private housing & social service agencies incorporating feedback during the notice-and-comment period of the Substantial Amendments of the 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan. COVID-19 created an urgent need for services and the City was able to incorporate feedback from private housing & social service agencies on CDBG-CV & ESG-CV allocations allowing the City to cover urgent needs gap in the City not covered by private providers. As in past years, Santa Ana made an effort to leverage private and federal funds with local and state funds to increase and preserve the City’s supply of affordable rental housing. The greatest barrier to affordable housing in the City is a limited supply of resources and available land to support the development and preservation of affordable housing within the City. The City works closely with non- governmental, state and federal agencies to identify potential funding streams and resources. 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. Participants in the Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program were also referred to classes (available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese) on how to prepare for homeownership. City staff met regularly with public and private organizations to coordinate various efforts. The City's relationship with nonprofit organizations in the community allowed for an integrated approach for funding requests from local, state and federal agencies. The City worked with nonprofits as they applied