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GENERAL FUND <br />PLANNING & BUILDING AGENCY PROGRAM <br />Neighborhood Initiatives Program 01116560 <br />Stgtement of Purpose ..,... , .. <br />To facilitate collaboration between agencies and the communities to ensure efficient implementation of community <br />initiatives. To improve area conditions and overall quality of life, <br />The Santa Ana Neighborhood Initiatives Program functions to promote conmiunity, solutions, capacity building <br />and civic engagement so residents have the ability to be well informed about items affecting their neighborhood <br />and opportunities to improve their coimnunity. <br />AccompPshmenfs in FY:17-18 , „ <br />- Expanded utilization of non-profit status for Grants for Blocks Program through OC Charitable Ventures (CVOC). Eight <br />Santa Ana neighborhood associations now have assets on deposit at CVOC and are accessing the benefits of operating as <br />tax exempt entities for purposes of accepting financial gifts slid the donation of in-kind resources. <br />- Participated as a workshop presenter at the national 2018 Neighborhoods USA Training. <br />- Completed third year of successful EITC / VITA income tax preparation partnership with OC United Way - Financial <br />Stability Alliance— with increasing numbers of Santa Ana households accessing services and refundable tax credits. <br />- Fostered partnerships to bring new nutrition / health grant funding to the Santa Anita and Willard Neighborhoods through <br />non-profit, America On Track. <br />- Provided training to HOA and apartment managers representing 3,000 residential units on disaster preparedness and dispute <br />resolution training skill building. <br />- Established a Santa Ana leadership training and had 90 residents participate in trainings offered by Santa Ana Neighborhood <br />Initiatives, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana Unified, America On Track, Building Health Communities, the Santa Ana Police <br />and Building Healthy Commmnities. <br />- Annual Neighborhood Hero and Most Beautiful Yard awards presented at reception at Bowers Museu n. <br />Aotion,PlanforFY-:1819,,,,,,,,;, ,,, <br />- Continue to offer separate leadership training programs for apartment managers, residents leaders and HOAs. <br />- Implement Conmmmity Engagement Plan and upgrade Neighborhood Initiatives hardware and equipment. <br />- Launch Santa Ana Civic Atlas as a smart phone community engagement tool through ARC -GIS. <br />- Continue phase 2 street lighting improvements in Santa Anita / Townsend Gang Injunction Safety Zones. <br />- Complete Willits / Sullivan "Placemaking" and public art improvements. <br />- Continue citywide training and recognition event for neighborhood serving organizations and local businesses through <br />Celebrate Santa Ana. <br />S. PERFORMANCE MEASURES <br />Actual <br />,Actual <br />Estimated:, <br />Objective <br />.: ,... <br />1$:1:9 .,''.. <br />Service Level <br /># of neighborhood association meetings <br />290 <br />290 <br />295 <br />310 <br /># of neighborhood cleanups <br />70 <br />70 <br />70 <br />70 <br /># of dumpsters provided <br />259 <br />243 <br />260 <br />300 <br />Efficiency <br /># of regular meetings supported by staff <br />205 <br />195 <br />205 <br />200 <br />Effectiveness <br /># of Resident Leaders provided leadership training <br />130 <br />40 <br />40 <br />90 <br /># of Apartment Managers provided leadership training <br />0 <br />75 <br />75 <br />100 <br /># of HOA Managers provided training <br />27 HOAs - <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />40 HOAs- <br />2,500 units <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />4,000 units <br />2-123 <br />