29A - CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANNUAL UPDATE

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CITY OF SANTA ANA 2009-2010 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Specific CDBG Certifications The Entitlement Community certifies that: Citizen Participation -- It is in full compliance and following a detailed citizen participation plan that satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR 91.105. Community Development Plan -- Its consolidated housing and community development plan identifies community development and housing needs and specifies both short-term and long-term community development objectives that provide decent housing, expand economic opportunit~e~s primarily for persons of low and moderate income. (See CFR 24 570.2 and CFR 24 part 570) f ~` ~_ ~` Following aPlan -- It is following a current consolidated plan (or Compre;}~eii'si~~e Housing Affordability Strategy) that has been approved by HUD. < ; ~ ~,, Use of Funds -- It has complied with the following criteria , .'.~`' , ~~?; . , =~~-~~ L. L Mazimum Feasible Priority. With respect to activrties expected to be assisted ~~ itlY`CDBG funds, it certifies that it has developed its Action flan so as to dive maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate incom"~:: taii~lies or ~j~d in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. The Action Plan may also include~:3tlivities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other community development needs'li~~~i rig a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious a~n~ immediate threat tip the health or welfare of the community, and other financial resources are not iy~ii~(able`); 4 -4 f` '.'L 2. Overall Benefit. The aggregate use of~C,1773~ ~ funds ificludin~ section 108 guaranteed loans during program yearO X009„ (a period s~e~ itie~l by the grantee consisting of one, two, or three specific consecutiv~~ro~~`ain years), shall Pr iicipally benefit persons of low and moderate income in a manner that,cres that `it least 70 pei c,ciit of the amount is expended for activities that „x benefit such pcr~ots during the~~lesignated heri~~d; .~. ~' 3. Special Assessnicnts Tt will.not: attetiiht tt~ r ~~over any capital costs of public improvements assisted ~3~ith CD13G,'tuntis including Sectioil~ 108 loan guaranteed funds by assessing any amount against ~~roperties ~~~~ ned'and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee ~ ~.: ,<, charged or as, ~s~mm~t m id'c as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements. I Towever, if CLi3U: fi~n~is ~i e used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment that relates to the ` ~ .-capital costs of puLjlic f~.nproveiii4nts (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from other revenue sources, an's~ssessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the piitli~improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds. `~ '~ The jur rsdiclic~n vvil~iot attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG tutids mcl~iding Section 108, unless CDBG funds are used to pay the proportion of fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of public improvements financed from other revenue sources. In this case, an assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than. CDBG funds. Also, in the case of properties owned and occupied by moderate-income (not low-income) families, an assessment or charge may be made against the property for public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds if the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds to cover the assessment. 2 9A 4~ 6 or~~r a,~s,o9