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region's institutional structure to address the needs of the homeless and persons with HIV /AIDS are identified and addressed through the coordinated use of limited funds. The City continued to encourage home ownership to promote neighborhood stability. This was accomplished by continuing relationships with the County of Orange in order to implement the MCC program and sustaining partnerships with agencies such as Habitat For Humanity. Additionally, as discussed above, implementation of HUD's ADDI program was also initiated during the report period. ■ Linked rehabilitation incentives with coordinated Code Enforcement efforts. The City made resources available to existing or prospective rental property owners to eliminate building code deficiencies. Once improved these units expanded the supply of standard housing in the City. The Weed and Seed program brings together the collective resources of the City in an effort to reduce drug uses, violence, and crime as a means to improve the quality of life for Santa Ana residents, through multi - agency collaborations. Key city players include the law enforcement, community services, housing and employment assistance personnel. Weed and Seed links federal, state, and local social services, private sector plus community efforts. Neighborhood residents were encouraged to participate in the preparation and implementation of neighborhood assessments and plans. Santa Ana's Neighborhood Improvement Program provided the means to facilitate this participation. Key City staff members, called District Managers, are assigned to one of three geographic areas of the City. This staff is responsible for coordinating the implementation of housing and community projects within their district and interacting with the City's 53 neighborhood associations. This coordination includes working with other city departments, public utilities, property owners, tenants, nonprofit agencies and the school district. 5. ACTIONS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HOUSING AND RESIDENTS INITIATIVES: There is no public housing located in the City of Santa Ana. 6. ACTIONS TAKEN TO EVALUATE AND REDUCE LEAD BASED PAINT HAZARDS: Lead paint hazards are typically found in buildings constructed prior to 1978 - the year lead based paint was removed from the U.S. consumer market. The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA), Environmental Health Division is the lead agency in Orange County for tracking reports of lead based paint poisoning. HCA estimates that: Seventy -seven percent of Orange County's housing stock was built prior to 1980, 5% built prior to 1950, and 9% built prior to 1940. 20 9/9/04 19E -23