19C - CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION RPT

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H. SELF-EVALUATION HUD requires that the City evaluate its annual accomplishments by comparing planned activities versus actual outcomes, and to also evaluate if progress was made toward meeting Consolidated Plan goals. To assist with this evaluation, HUD has suggested the City should consider the following questions: 1. Are activities and strategies making an impact on identified needs? Most activities funded with HUD and other public resources have made an impact during the report period. The following are examples: ¦ The use of public funds helped to expand and preserve the City's affordable housing stock by assisting 49 housing units during 2011-2012.9 The City's housing stock was also preserved via the inspection of 2,976 housing units for code violations. ¦ The City's CoC system continued to address the housing and service needs of the City's and the region's homeless families and individuals. Components of the City's system of care carried out during the report period included supportive services, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and access to permanent housing. The needs of the homeless with special needs (e.g., victims of domestic violence, persons living with HIV/AIDS, and the chronic homeless) were also addressed by Santa Ana's CoC system. These program efforts helped address priority needs identified in the City's Consolidated Plan. ¦ Various programs, including the Work Force Investment Act resources, addressed employment training and job placement needs. The State designated Enterprise Zone and Redevelopment- funded business attraction and retention programs also provided economic opportunities to City residents. ¦ In order to meet the changing needs of the community, the City supported public services and public facility improvement projects. Public services for lower income youth and seniors help stabilize households by providing services such as recreation and nutrition programs. 2. What indicators would best describe the results? Comparing actual versus planned accomplishments is one of the best means available to measure results of program efforts. ¦ The City fell shy of its one-year housing goals for the 2011-2012 program year (assistance for 59 units planned - 49 assisted); however, if NSP-funded units are included, the City exceeded one- year planned goal (a total of 68 units completed). More specifically, the City only met 45.5% of 9 14 single-family owner occupied and 34 multi-family housing units were assisted during the report period. Additionally, 1 household received homebuyer assistance during the 2011-2012 report period. Total does not include 19 units assisted with NSP funds during 2011-2012. 08/23/2012 30 19C-38