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AP -85 Other Actions — 91.220(lo Introduction Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City of Santa Ana will undertake many activities aimed at addressing the needs of the community's underserved. The underserved include the elderly, disabled, youth, Iomeless, and very low- income households. In order to serve these populations, the City will focu - ited resources toward upgrading existing housing units and expanding the number of affordable � o}ising units for both owners and i renters. Housing rehabilitation and acquisition /developme i o di "'rental housing units are examples a of activities, Finally, the City and local nonprofits will ct in' "u to provj'ez§ervices for underserved City residents, Social services to be funded will include ,emeal delivery, ho ' lessness housing /support services, and youth programs. By focusing resour n the housing and coo"t+y needs Identified as high priority the City will be able to utilize limited r urces more efficiently, When available, Santa Ana will seek these needs, Actions planned to fostergnd maintai federal and locafrf6cls to address In an effort to mamtalfi K` ".. t' foster"a'J dabie hd sh'i 5ta Ana'uuuft.q ontinue to seek ways to achieve this objective, These wi�pclude prog g1ns and ac yi %s such as k�<s o ^k w t1° < k + Impleme�tir3d "Yecentl siopary,Piousin &'ordinance referred to as Housing Opportunity ,. ?ln '1M arai; i r x Ordmaf� H00) that reties Residential Project With a °zone change that allow residential developini nt he such use were nod previously a ed, and Include more than 5 units, to provide 150ya of all ne . Rynits in Santa Marto be afft? ;,able to very low -, low- and moderate - income households, • using limited pub c,resourres to;fUird the development and /or the acquisition and rehabilitation of rental housing units .? is public as'g' $ #ante will result in lower rents for assisted units thus partially offsetting the impacts of dome of th e barriers listed above, Collaborating with CHDOs helps ensures long -term affordability and maintenance of housing units, • Continuing the City's Housing Authority outreach to rental property owners to encourage participation in the rental assistance program. The Authority's staff also provided counseling to new /prospective tenants on the importance of building good credit history. Credit counselingwas provided by the Consumer Credit Counseling Center, a local nonprofit agency, + Issue 100 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. Annual Action Plan 40 2016 OM &Control No: 2506 -0117 (exp. 07/31 /2015) 19E -43