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• HCA reports that approximately 13,350 children reside in housing built prior to 1950, and over 151,115 children live in housing constructed between 1950 and 1979.' 2 • HCA reports that between January 1994 and January 1998, 264 cases of lead poisoning were reported in Orange County. The majority of these cases were children from extremely low- income and low- income families, residing in overcrowded housing built between 1920 and 1950; 38% of these cases came from Santa Ana. At the present time there are no statistics that specifically enumerate the number of housing units in Santa Ana that contain lead -based paint hazards and are occupied by lower income households. Based on the general condition of Santa Ana's housing stock, however, it is reasonable to assume that many housing units contain some lead -based paint hazard. The following is presented for consideration: ■ HUD studies estimate that 74% of housing units built prior to 1978 dwelling units in the U.S. have some form of lead -based paint hazard. ■ Over 90% of Santa Ana's housing stock was built prior to 1990. Approximately 82% of these units were constructed prior to 1980. ■ Approximately 47% of Santa Ana's households have incomes at or below 80% of area median income. ■ Based on consultation with Orange County HCA, in 1998, 3 children residing in Santa Ana were diagnosed with lead paint poisoning directly attributable to paint in the home. In an effort to address the problems caused by lead exposure, the City of Santa Ana has implemented a lead paint hazard identification and notification process as part of its housing rehabilitation programs. This process has been designed to comply with HUD's lead based paint hazard regulations (Title X), which became effective in September 2000, and was implemented in January 2002. During the report period, Santa Ana staff worked in partnership with the County of Orange and other Orange County cities to share information and resources to facilitate compliance with new lead paint hazard regulations. Specific actions taken by the City to address lead based paint hazards included revisions to the applications process, financial underwriting procedures and loan documents to incorporate Title X regulations. The City also required a contractor participating in the City's housing rehabilitation programs to obtain the appropriate lead certifications to ensure they utilized safe work practices and other techniques to minimize exposure to lead paint hazards. The lack of qualified "lead" contractors is one of the biggest challenges faced by the City in its effort to implement Title X. A 12 The County Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, based on 1990 U.S. Census data. 21 19E -24 9/9/04