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however, overall was not considered substantive enough for Target Area status. Ass~ing the water quality and service to be of such deficient standards as to present a potential health problem and a clear safety problem due to in- adequate pressure and volnme for fire fighting, the extensive expenditure re- quired should be accompanied by mere irmnediate efforts to upgrade and stem deterioration of existing stock to safeguard that investment. Extensive utilization of the Redevelopment Agency is in line with many of the action program options presented by this report. The consolidation of an eighteen-acre site within the exsting Project Area and development of new housing units can have a substantial impact on housing conditions in the central City area and prove to be a prototype for further such actions in other target areas. The senior citizens' project on Second Street between Birch and Ross does accomplish a partial fulfilling of the need of what this report has re- ferred to as the often "forgotten" minority, and its location appears excellent for centrality of health, shopping and transportation services. The "housing replacement" (spot clearance with replacement) program to eliminate designated target area structures should commence with those locations having the poorest Housing Stock Condition Rating indicated by Chapter IX. Realizing the tremendous time constraints placed upon the City of Santa Ana by the Housing and C~,n,,anity Development Ant application preparation, citizen input required, doctmentation, public hearings and A-gs review, the primary emphasis of the H/CD application was placed on planning and public works facilities for the first year of the grant period. Housing Assistance Plan: The Housing Assistance Plan identified the nmmber o~ ho'ds~n~ units to be rehabilitated and/or constructed and the recom- mendation for funding for the senior citizens' housing project already ap- proved and in the preliminary phases of planning and design. The Housing Authority of Santa Ana has also applied for additional leased housing facili- ties to fulfill the needs of population groups requiring assistance over and above the senior citizens. It is the intention of the Housing Plan to more fully elaborate the details of a Housing Assistance Plan for Santa Ana. This would be the responsibility of the Planning Department along with the re- quested H/CD programs for "Neighborhood Plans" during the first year entitle- ment. It would also be anticipated that more exacting environmental impact reports may be required for activities relating to the Housing Assistance Plan, and these reports should address the broad scope of the housing issue, in- cluding the social and economic ramifications as well as the physical factors. 000030