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• The City sought to encourage home ownership opportunities to promote neighborhood <br />stability. Unfortunately, even with the median purchase price of homes dropping, <br />homeownership still remains a challenge for households earning less than 80% of county <br />median income.8 The sub-prime mortgage industry crisis has also made it more difficult for <br />lower income buyers to qualify for a mortgage. <br />^ The City linked rehabilitation incentives with coordinated Code Enforcement efforts. The <br />City made resources available to existing or prospective rental property owners to eliminate <br />building code deficiencies. Once improved, these units will expand the supply of standard <br />housing in the City. <br />• Neighborhood residents were encouraged to participate in the preparation and <br />implementation of neighborhood assessments and plans. Santa Ana's Neighborhood <br />Improvement Program provided the means to facilitate this participation. Key City staff <br />members (i.e., District Managers) are assigned to one of three geographic areas of the City. <br />This staff is responsible for coordinating the implementation of housing and community <br />projects within their district and interacting with the City's 60 neighborhood associations. <br />This coordination includes working with other city departments, public utilities, property <br />owners, tenants, nonprofit agencies and the school district. <br />5. ACTIONS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HOUSING AND RESIDENTS INITIATIVES <br />There is no public housing in the City of Santa Ana. <br />6. ACTIONS TAKEN TO EVALUATE AND REDUCE LEAD BASED PAINT HAZARDS <br />Lead paint hazards are typically found in buildings constructed prior to 1978 -the year lead <br />based paint was removed from the U.S. consumer market. Based on national trends, it is <br />estimated that 11,251 Santa Ana housing units have some level of lead-based paint hazard - <br />including 3,155 housing unit constructed prior to 1940. It is estimated that 4,380 Santa Ana <br />households with children age zero to five, and 9,400 Low-Income families live in units with <br />some form of lead-paint hazard. <br />The County of Orange Health Care Agency collects statistics regarding the number of children <br />age 16 and younger, with a blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/d L, i.e., the CDC <br />"level of concern." Reports of elevated blood lead levels are obtained from the State, local <br />a Median home price in Orange County fell 10.5%to $425,000 between July 2008 and July 2009. According to the <br />Orange County Register, median home prices in Santa Ana ranged from $127,500 (zip code 92701) to $420,000 <br />(zip code 92705). Note: zip code 92705 includes an area of neighborhoods outside of Santa Ana's City Limits. <br />28 Draft 8/26/2009 <br />19F-34 <br />