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,. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I C. PROJECT WORK PLAN/SCHEDULE 1. METHODOLOGY: MLI will approach preparation of the City's Consolidated Plan in a manner that ensures compliance with HUD regulations, keeps the priorities of Santa Ana's residents at the forefront, yet provides administrative staff the flexibility needed to respond to the changing needs of an urban center. This approach (Le., methodology) will be initiated with a detailed review of current and revised Consolidated Plan regulations and guidelines, and the City's most recently completed Consolidated Plan. Next, an outline . of each element of the Consolidated Plan will be developed and a narrative will be constructed that is reflective of the City and its planned use of HUD funds. The end result will be a document that is compliant with HUD regulations yet sensitive to local needs and priorities. The preparation of a final Consolidated Plan document will evolve from numerous preliminary tasks. The methodology/approach for these tasks is detailed below: CommunitY Needs Survey - MLI will defer to City staff as to the specific type and scope of survey that will be undertaken to establish the priority needs of the community. In terms of experience preparing and analyzing the survey, MLI assisted with preparation of a multi- language community needs survey for the cities of Santa Ana and Whittier as part of the preparation of respective 2000-2005 Consolidated Plans. These surveys utilized both open-ended questions and multiple scales questions as a means to identify priority needs. Questions were devised to focus respondents on activities eligible for HUD funding and to help prioritize which programs will receive limited federal funds in order to address priorities. Distribution of the survey was the responsibility of the cities. City staff and MLI devised survey questions and format jointly; MLI was responsible for analyzing survey data. A similar approach will be utilized to develop Santa Ana's 2005-2009 Community Needs Survey. The methodology utilized to evaluate responses will depend on the type of questions utilized. Assuming a multiple scale/open-ended question format is utilized, MLI will devise a 4