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FY 2023-24 CDBG Funding Plan - Program Summaries <br />Administration & Planning <br />Organization Project Title <br />One-year <br />award Description <br />City of Santa <br />Ana <br />Community <br />Development <br />Agency (CDA) <br />CDBG Program <br />Administration $851,611 <br />The program will provide for the overall administration of the CDBG Program, to include: preparation and <br />submission of required contracts with HUD, submission of all reporting requirements, provision of individual project <br />oversight, monitoring of all project implementation and ongoing completion, and fiscal management and oversight. <br />Program Administration is performed by a combination of staff and professional consultant(s). Proposed funding <br />amount calculated based off 20% admin cap less Fair Housing amount. <br />Fair Housing <br />Council of <br />Orange County <br />Santa Ana Fair Housing <br />Education, Counseling & <br />Enforcement <br />$60,000 <br />The program will provide fair housing education, landlord /tenant counseling and enforcement services to combat <br />housing discrimination and city administrative support for the residents of the City of Santa Ana. Funds will go <br />toward administrative/program staff and service contracts. A commitment to further fair housing is a requirement <br />of CDBG funding. <br />Planning and <br />Building <br />Department <br />Study of Unpermitted <br />Units in Santa Ana $50,000 <br />The Project consists of studying the feasibility, reviewing best practices, and, based on the inventory of unpermitted <br />units in Santa Ana, developing and establishing a model program to legalize existing unpermitted primary, <br />accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and similar units in CDBG eligible census tracts in the City. <br />Economic Development <br />Project Title Organization Funding Description <br />Small Business <br />Incentive <br />Program <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Community <br />Development Agency <br />$100,000 <br />The program awards grants up to $5,000 to eligible microenterprise businesses in the City. Grants will be awarded <br />on a first come/first serve basis and may be used to cover business expenses such as rent, insurance costs, utility <br />connections, advertising, inventory, or other business related needs. Funds will go towards grants and program <br />staff. <br />Code Enforcement <br />Project Title Organization Funding Description <br />Community <br />Preservation <br />(Code <br />Enforcement & <br />Legal Services) <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Planning and Building <br />Agency <br />$800,000 <br />The Community Preservation Division’s goal is to improve neighborhoods through personalized neighborhood <br />contact, education of codes and standards, responsive and dedicated personnel, fair enforcement of laws and <br />innovative processes. The primary purpose of this enforcement is to address property maintenance and life safety <br />violations that contribute to the visual blight and general decline of an area. Funds will go toward program staff and <br />service contracts (equipment rental, insurance and building rental). <br />EXHIBIT 3