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<br />property owners to build or modify units to meet accessibility needs. As noted <br />earlier in this report, two housing units rehabilitated during the report period <br />included improvements to assist persons with limited mobility, and five units <br />rehabilitated as part of the Santiago Villas senior project are fully ADA-compliant. <br /> <br />· Based on 2000 - 2004 Consolidated Plan data there are 1,598 homeless/at-risk <br />persons in Santa Ana. Numerous programs were funded with CDBG, ESG and <br />HOPW A funds to assist these individuals. The number of persons assisted <br />during the report period is highlighted throughout this document. <br /> <br />· The City's housing and public service programs provided substantial resou-rces <br />to assist the community's extremely low-income residents. Accomplishments are <br />highlighted throughout this document. Examples include housing rehabilitation <br />and rental assistance, public safety, medical/dental care, and family counseling. <br /> <br />2. ACTIONS TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING: By leveraging federal funds <br />with private, local redevelopment, state and affordable housing bond funds, the City <br />has been able to increase and preserve its supply of affordable rental housing. <br />Additionally, the City's owner-occupied rehabilitation program helped preserve <br />housing units occupied by lower income households. Homeownership opportunities <br />for low- and moderate-income first time buyers were advanced by the City's <br />participation in the MCC program and in partnership with Habitat For Humanity. <br />HOPW A funds helped foster and maintain affordable housing for persons with HIV <br />and AIDS via homelessness prevention, tenant based rental assistance, and <br />transitional/hospice housing programs. Additionally, the Santa Ana Housing <br />Authority provided Section 8 rental assistance vouchers to very-low income <br />households. Participants in the Authority's Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency <br />program were provided classes on how to prepare for homeownership - some <br />households began investment into an escrow account that will be used for a down <br />payment. These and other related accomplishments for the report period have been <br />highlighted throughout this report. <br /> <br />3. ACTIONS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The 2000 - 2004 <br />Consolidated Plan identified several barriers to the development of affordable <br />housing including the following: <br /> <br />· Governmental constraints such as property taxing, land-use controls (e.g., <br />density and zoning restrictions), building codes, building permit fees, and off-site <br />improvement requirements. <br /> <br />· Real estate market constraints primarily involve the availability, cost, and <br />competition for land. Other constraints include finance/interest costs and costs <br />of construction, Available land in the City mostly consists of small parcels that <br />are difficult to assemble for significant new construction projects. Relocation <br />costs and housing replacement requirements for redeveloping improved <br />properties also act as barriers to the development of affordable housing. <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />9/7/05 <br /> <br />190-22 <br />