Community Development Agency
www.santa-ana.gov/cd
Item # 31
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
September 15, 2026
TOPIC: Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for FY 2025-26
AGENDA TITLE
Public Hearing - Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26
Legal notice published in the OC Register, La Opinion, and Nguoi Viet on August 19, 2026.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize submission of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
At its Regular Meeting on August 26, 2026, the Community Development Commission held a public hearing to receive resident and stakeholder comments on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. No comments were received during the meeting.
The Community Development Commission recommended approval of the FY 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to the City Council by a vote of 6:0 (Padilla absent).
DISCUSSION
As part of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan process, HUD requires the City to submit a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (“CAPER”) (Exhibit 1). The CAPER describes the activities and accomplishments for the City’s three federal entitlement grants during the past Fiscal Year (Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”), Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”), and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”)). The Annual Action Plan serves as the blueprint for how entitlement funds will be spent to advance the broader strategies outlined in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, while the CAPER looks back to evaluate how well the City met those commitments. Fiscal Year 2025-26 is the first year covered by the July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
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In addition to detailing the projects and initiatives carried out during the past Fiscal Year, the CAPER evaluates the City’s progress toward the five-year goals and objectives established in the Consolidated Plan. This includes both quantitative benchmarks and qualitative outcomes to ensure accountability and transparency in the use of federal resources. The Fiscal Year 2025-26 CAPER is the first report under the current Consolidated Plan cycle, and provides a summary of the City’s success in advancing community development, affordable housing, and homelessness prevention priorities over the last fiscal year.
The following table highlights accomplishments achieved during Fiscal Year 2025-26 with funding from the CDBG, ESG, and HOME Program:
General Activity Accomplishments
Capital Improvements •38,200 residents were assisted through the improvements of neighborhood facilities, parks and
recreation facilities, and street improvements.
Economic
Development •Provided 11 small business incentive grants to small businesses.
Public Services
•Provided funding for 14 nonprofit organizations and
served a total of 1,484 persons:
oAmerica on Track, Delhi Center, Neutral Ground, and
Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center
provided youth services that included tutoring,
education, recreation, fitness, a classical music
program, and gang prevention.
oTemplo Calvario provided youth and family services
that included financial empowerment, education,
leadership, and financial workshops.
oCommunity Legal Aid SoCal, Lutheran Social
Services of Southern California, and Human Options
provided criminal record expungement and domestic
violence services that included housing and legal
services.
oCommunity Health Initiative of Orange County,
Straight Talk Clinic Inc., MOMS Orange County, and
Radiant Health Services provided access to medical
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and mental health, and social service programs by
conducting outreach, education, and enrollment.
oProject Hope Alliance and WISEPlace provided
affordable housing and homelessness services.
Affordable Housing
(HOME Program)
•On April 21, 2026, City Council authorized the City
Manager to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for
Affordable Housing Development to seek proposals for
the development of affordable housing in the City of
Santa Ana. The RFP was issued on May 1, 2026 and
includes $11,533,196 in HOME Program funds. The
first deadline for proposals was July 1, 2026.
Code Enforcement
•Code Enforcement staff continued their efforts,
significantly improving residents' quality of life by
reducing and eliminating housing-related life safety
issues. These accomplishments were achieved through
collaboration with tenants and property owners,
leveraging the California Health and Safety Code, city- adopted municipal codes, and CDBG initiatives.
•Code Enforcement staff responded to and addressed
5,541 complaints in CDBG residential areas between
July 1, 2025, thru June 30, 2026. These complaints
covered 5,541 residential properties, of which 1,392
were single-family residences and 3,951 multi-family
residences within CDBG-eligible deteriorating and
deteriorated areas.
•Code Enforcement staff issued 260 Notices of Violation, 102 Notices and Orders, and 5,128 Administrative
Citations involving residential housing. As a result of these efforts, property owners have made approximately
$4,604,678 in repairs and upgrades encompassing 878
permits.
•To address these code enforcement issues, the City’s
Residential Rehabilitation Grant Program assisted 14
households with over $350,000 in CDBG funding to
address health and safety deficiencies in their homes.
Homeless Services
(ESG Program)
•Provided assistance to 301 persons through Street
Outreach, Homeless Prevention, Rapid Re-housing. or
Shelter.
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The CAPER is a draft and reflects the data available in HUD’s system as of September 8, 2026. Performance information from the fourth quarter is not yet available and will be incorporated into the final CAPER that will be submitted to HUD. As a result, several tables in the draft CAPER are to be determined. The final numbers to be included in the CAPER are for reporting purposes only and do not jeopardize the City’s federal funding for the CDBG, HOME, or ESG grants. To ensure compliance with HUD’s statutory submission deadline of September 30, we are requesting City Council’s approval in advance and to allow staff to update the tables after approval. The final CAPER will include the complete fourth quarter data, and all tables will be updated to fully demonstrate the City’s progress toward the objectives outlined in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26
2. Proof of Publication
Submitted By: Sylvia Vazquez, Deputy City Manager/Acting Executive Director of Community Development Agency
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager