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second challenge is the willingness of some property owners to undertake lead -paint removal after it has been identified through testing. Several property owners have dropped out of the City's housing rehabilitation programs after lead had been identified in their home. Reasons given included an unwillingness to endure the added time (and possible temporary displacement) needed to undertake lead -paint removal or to borrow more money to undertake lead -paint removal work. Nonetheless, all owner occupied housing units rehabilitated during the report period were tested for lead paint hazards (average cost per test - $250). Program staff estimates that procedures implemented to comply with Title X have added a minimum of 30 days to the typical housing rehabilitation project. 7. ACTIONS TAKEN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND MONITORING: HUD has established specific requirements for implementation of the Consolidated Plan. Santa Ana has made every effort to ensure compliance with these comprehensive planning requirements. Requirements include holding public hearings, public comment periods, and ensuring adequate public notification of these and other actions. The City also has made every effort to comply with all regulations for respective programs. As necessary, the assistance of HUD's Los Angeles office has been sought. During the 2003 -2004 report period, HUD's Los Angeles office conducted an on -site monitoring of the City's CDBG program. HUD staff provided several constructive recommendations. One significant finding was the use of CDBG resources to fund the Code Enforcement PREP program. It was HUD's finding that the PREP program had been created by the City with its own independent funding sources that was sufficient to sustain it over the course of several years, yet CDBG was still allocated to the program. HUD directed the City to discontinue the use of CDBG for the PREP program. This recommendation was implemented in the 2004-2005 - report period. 8. ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL: Santa Ana's anti - poverty strategy includes the identification of low- income residents needing housing and support service assistance, and coordinating public and private resources to address these needs. Services and activities that were supported by the City during the report period included: ■ Affordable housing programs including rehabilitation, rental assistance, and creation of new affordable housing units via acquisition /rehabilitation activities. ■ Homeless assistance including prevention activities, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and access to permanent housing opportunities. Appropriate support services were blended with these activities. ■ Public safety activities to prevent criminals from victimizing the poor. ■ Public facility improvements to improve the overall infrastructure of the City, but more specifically for older neighborhoods. 22 19E -25 9/9/04