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and City-~ide basis, They also had a pronounced desire to improve the economic picture of the co~nity, both on a neighborhood and City-wide basis, through improvements to general business and the downtown co,,~ercial core, as well as through promotion of economic develol~ent. Except for improvements to the storm drain and sanitary sewer system, respondents perceived public improve- ments (streets) as being low on the list of needs on the neighborhood as well as the City-wide basis. Housing programs of code enforcement, rehabilitation mud low income housing assistance were in the middle and lower priority ranges. The H/CD survey indicated an almost reversed set of priorities, with public works projects being the highest, closely accomganied by housing programs, parks and recreation facilities at a mid and low range, and commercial in~rove- ments low on the needs listing. If the two surveys were combined, the Planning survey would have a pronounced impact in the area of parks and recreation, raising it from a fourth to a second priority under neighborhood needs and from fifth to second (tie) under City-wide needs, with street im- provements and housing rehabilitation being reduced in priority respectively. Concerning groups in the community having the greatest housing need, there was agreement between the surveys with the elderly and handicapped and large families having the least opportunity and single person households and single parent families being the least affected by inadequate housing. The Planning sample showed greater acceptance of the towrthouse and garden apartment housing types than the H/CD respondents, who distinctly preferred single family homes. The answers to both surveys indicate a feeling of adequacy concerning neighborhood housing conditions; however, the Planning respondents showed a lesser desire to use clearance or demolition if housing were inadequate and a preference for rehabilitation. The results of both surveys were affirmative to expanding code enforcement activities, dispersing low income housing units throughout the City, and a continuation of the programs to encourage low in- come housing. Conclusion The citizen participation pursued by the City of Santa Arm to date appears to have complied with the intent of the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act and the State requirements contained in the Council on Intergovernmental Relations {CIR} guidelines. The proposed goals and policies contained in Chapter X of this doct~nent are based upon those citizens' de- sires conveyed by the Planning and Human Resources Commissions; expressed throughout the CD Application process, and derived from analysis of the Planning Department's housing questionnaire and apartment survey. Additional citizen input will be sought throughout the adoption and approval process for this Housing Element. 00015'