29A - CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANNUAL UPDATE

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CITY OF SANTA ANA 2009-2010ANNUAL ACTION PLAN BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING The City will implement an array of housing programs in order to enhance and expand the supply of affordable housing in Santa Ana. As outlined above, the City will provide housing rehabilitation programs for both owner- and rental-housing units. Additionally, programs to provide new homeownership. opportunities will be explored. For-..renters, the City will ";.'~ - evaluate various activities including rental assistance vouchers, acquisition and ~' , ~.~, . rehabilitation, and also may consider new construction activities 'TCity will continue to a ~ ~~, T_ utilize its strategy to leverage federal funds with non=federal resources; especially those r° ~~ F~ -r. available to nonprofit housing developers. ~ _ ..~ ~`~ LEAD-BASED PAINT HUD estimates that 74% of dwelling ,built prior to 19{3'=have some level of lead-based paint. Since 82% of Santa Ana's housr g~vva ;ur before ~z98~; the City recognizes lead- .: :~~.. :~, based paint hazards as an economic and ~i~`alth is Vie. 7ef'co~t of removing lead paint often acts as a deterrent to ad~iress~r~a tFj,is proble" :.especially for lower income families. The City ~~ ;~,~ - has implementedUD's lead-based paint ha aids regulations (Title X). These regulations require that certain types of,N,UD-funded housing activities must be tested for lead-based ~ ..,, paint hazar-ds prior_to the' begi~ining of any work. If the property owner moves forward with the HUD-funded housing activi,tyall lead-based paint hazards will be controlled or abated as required by Title X. Title. X requirements have increased rehabilitation costs, which often result in" the City providing additional resources to address lead-based paint hazards ~;~- mitigation cflsts:~, The`s'e regulations have also prompted some potential program participants to drop'their request for rehabilitation assistance. 2 9A 242 DRAFT 4/15/09