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Solvin~ Housin~ Problems Basically, there are two types of resources available to deal with housing needs: private and gove~-~,,ental. Private resources include the manpower and financing of business, industry and general citizenry; while governmental resources comprise local, state and federal plans and alloca- tions. It is apparent from past endeavors, however, that the best approach to housing problems involves a cooperative effort of both private and goverrauental resources. Another essential ingredient in any approach to housing needs must necessarily be intergover~,,ental coordination. The City of Santa Aha is only one of twenty-six cities in Orange County. Because of the nature of the region and the interdependency of many of its jurisdictions, housing problems initiated in one city may have a significant impact on another. Hence, any planned solutions for housing problems in Santa Ana ~3~st be developed with regard to their possible regional effect. Finally, it must be realized that no housing program ~ no matter how well planned - can succeed without genuine citizen support and parti- cipation. Therefore, a proposed housing program should involve close com- munication with the citizenry of Santa Aha. In this way, citizen input can ensure that proposed housing programs do not upset the desired struc~ ture of comm]nity life. State Law and the Housin~ and Comm]nit~z Development Act State Law, the State of California Council on Intergove~ental Relations, Housing Element ~uidelines, applicable requirements of the City's 'Workable Program," and the Housing and Ommunity Development Act of 1974 place a variety of requirements on this doct~ent. The research and analysis has been organized to address the three areas of concern incorporated in the State Housing Element Law, plus additional material to satisfy FHA guidelines, the needs of the '5~orkable Program," and the Housing and Corammnity Development Act. Six years ago, the California legislature made it mandatory for each city and county general plan to include a "housing element." Section 65302(c) of the Govemm~ent Code now states that: . "A housing element consisting of standards and plans for the improvement of housing and for the pro- vision of adequate sites for housing" O2