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the impacts of some of the barriers listed above. Additionally, CHDO ownership ensures long- <br />term affordability and maintenance of housing units. <br />¦ The City's Housing Authority conducted outreach to rental property owners to encourage <br />participation in the rental assistance program. The Authority's staff also provided counseling to <br />new/prospective tenants on the importance of building good credit history. Credit counseling <br />was provided by the Consumer Credit Counseling Center, a local nonprofit agency. <br />¦ While the City's Redevelopment Agency no longer exists, the City (via the Agency's successor) <br />has been allowed to follow projects with enforceable agreements in place, to be completed. <br />Phase 1 of the City's Station District will provide more than 100 newly constructed affordable <br />rental housing targeted to Extremely low- and Very low-income households. Homeownership <br />opportunities will also be created by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County who will construct <br />17 new homes on scattered sites. These accomplishments will be reported in future CAPERS as <br />the units come to fruition. <br />4. ACTIONS TO OVERCOME GAPS IN INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES & ENHANCE COORDINATION <br />The City worked closely with local institutions to initiate programs that link economic incentives <br />with neighborhood and community development objectives. These efforts included building <br />relationships with neighborhood associations, community based lending agencies, nonprofits, and <br />educational institutions. The City also supported programs aimed at enhancing coordination <br />among various City departments. <br />Examples of actions undertaken during the report period to overcome gaps and enhance <br />coordination included the following: <br />¦ The City's Workforce Investment Act (WIA) advisory board played a key role in developing <br />employment opportunities for lower income Santa Ana residents. The WIA board is comprised <br />of various community leaders representing private employment, education, social services and <br />government. This diversity in the board's representation ensures that the community's <br />workforce needs are identified and addressed through a variety of public and private resources. <br />This advisory board also brings key community contacts together resulting in enhanced <br />coordination of program delivery and resource utilization. <br />¦ The City participated in the meetings to create the region's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, <br />Continuum of Care Community Forum, and the HIV Planning Council. Through this participation <br />the City can ensure barriers created by regional institutional structures that address the needs <br />of the homeless and individuals with HIV/AIDS are identified and addressed through the <br />coordinated use of limited funds. <br />08/23/2012 24 <br />19C-32