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A. ASSESSMENT OF FIVE -YEAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Activities undertaken during the program year to address objectives and priorities of the 5 -Year Consolidated Plan - Table 1 (page 54) provides an overview of Santa Ana's accomplishments over the five -year period of the 2000 -2004 Consolidated Plan. Table 1 includes accomplishments for the 2003- 2004 report period — the fourth year of the 2000 -2004 Consolidated Plan. B. AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING The City of Santa Ana is required to undertake an analysis of impediments to fair housing prevalent in the community and develop an action plan to address impediments. Santa Ana participated in the preparation of a regional Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing. This regional Al was a joint effort of the Fair Housing Council of Orange County, the County of Orange, and 13 Orange County jurisdictions that receive federal grant funds from HUD. HUD regulations require that an Al be prepared or updated in conjunction with the Consolidated Plan cycle (i.e., at least every five years). The regional Al was prepared in 2000, and covers the time period of program years 2001- 2002 through 2005 -2006. The Al identified impediments to fair housing choice on a regional basis and delineates strategies regional partners can undertake to overcome identified impediments. In compliance with federal regulations the following information is provided with respect to actions taken during the report period to affirmatively further fair housing. Identified Impediments: The regional Al identified the following impediments to fair housing choice. It is important to note that not all of these impediments may be present in Santa Ana. • A need exists for cost sensitive and effective fair housing counseling that provides comprehensive educational services and fair housing enforcement. • There is a need for pro- active evaluation of fair lending practices in the region to evaluate, explain and eliminate disparity in lending practices by race or national origin as evidenced by Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) aggregate report data. • Local jurisdictions do not have a formal fair housing education system in place for employees who impact fair housing issues (e.g., planning /zoning staff, housing authority staff, and code enforcement staff). • Residents do not have adequate information regarding basic housing rights, which may lead to an increase in undetected discrimination. N 19E -11 9/9/04