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2010/11- 2014 -15 CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSOLIDATED PLAN I 2014/15 <br />ACTION PLAN <br />homebuyers. Additionally, the City allocated 25 percent of program funds for housing for <br />Very Low - Income persons by working in partnership with a nonprofit and for- profit housing <br />developer. In January 2010, the City was awarded $10,000,000 in NSP2 funds as part of a <br />nationwide competition. These resources were used in the same manner as NSP1 funding. <br />The City has also qualified for NSP3 funds. In total the City has received approximately $17 <br />million. All program funds have been expended. A small amount of funding for <br />administration will be available during 2014 -2015 to assist with completing NSP projects <br />and closing out the grant. <br />BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING <br />The City will implement an array of housing programs in order to enhance and expand the <br />supply of affordable housing in Santa Ana. As outlined above, the City will provide housing <br />rehabilitation programs for both owner- and rental - housing units. Additionally, programs to <br />provide new homeownership opportunities will be undertaken with NSP funding. For <br />renters, the City will evaluate various activities including rental assistance vouchers, <br />acquisition and new construction or rehabilitation activities. The City will continue to utilize <br />its strategy to leverage federal funds with non - federal resources (to the extent they are <br />available), especially those available to nonprofit housing developers. <br />A recent and significant barrier to the provision of affordable housing opportunities for <br />Santa Ana residents is the end of redevelopment in California. For Santa Ana, the mandated <br />termination of the redevelopment agency activities translates to the loss of several million <br />dollars annually dedicated solely for affordable housing. For 2014 -2015 this issue has been <br />compounded by significant reductions in HOME and CDBG funds. <br />LEAD -BASED PAINT <br />As outlined in the City's 2010 -2014 Consolidated Plan, HUD estimates that 74 percent of <br />dwellings built prior to 1980 have some level of lead -based paint. Since over 80 percent of <br />Santa Ana's housing was built before 1980, the City recognizes lead -based paint hazards as <br />an economic and health issue. The cost of removing lead paint often acts as a deterrent to <br />addressing this problem especially for lower income families. The City has implemented <br />HUD's lead -based paint hazards regulations (Title X). These regulations require that certain <br />types of HUD - funded housing activities must be tested for lead -based paint hazards prior to <br />the beginning of any work. If the property owner moves forward with the HUD - funded <br />housing activity, all lead -based paint hazards will be controlled or abated using HUD defined <br />"safe work practices." Complying with lead paint requirements has increased rehabilitation <br />costs, and has also added to the project timeline. These regulations have also prompted <br />04/25/2014 31 <br />