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. Addressing Special Needs Housing . Mission Bell Apartments has set aside permanent housing with supportive services to youth exiting foster care, as well as to tenants with special needs (i.e., with physical and mental disabilities). Tri-City Homeless Coalition (service provider) partners with Allied Housing (non-profit developer) to provide support services to these youth. Youth can also access specialized services like employment services from DSFRC. Allied Housing also partners with Fred Finch Youth Center to provide medical prescription monitoring, case management, health and wellness coordination, job placement training, and budget management. . Building Futures for Women and Children provides nine beds for victims of domestic violence in their Sister Me Home Shelter. . The City has 20 below-market rate (BMR) properties with 115 BMR units set aside for people with various disabilities such as physical and mental disabilities, sight impairment, and/or hearing impaired. Two ofthese properties target developmentally disabled people, and five target seniors only. Actions to Address Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs, Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing, and Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing Activities: . Address Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs . The Consolidated Plan priorities, discussed in Exhibit A, "Comparison of Goals and Objectives: FY2006-07 Action Plan", are designed to address the underserved needs in San Leandro. The primary obstacle to meeting the City's underserved needs is securing available adequate funding resources. One of the purposes of the City's 2003-2006 Housing Strategy is to direct available financial resources for programs and projects that result in the City meeting affordable housing goals identified in the Housing Element. . Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing . The City's Redevelopment Agency acquired Casa Verde (formerly the Islander Motel) in September 2005 to convert it into permanent affordable rental housing. Since the Agency entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement in June 2006 with non-profit developer, Mercy Housing Corporation (MHC), MHC began renovation work in February 2007 of all 68 units to house extremely low- and very low-income residents. One of the 68 units is reserved for the on-site manager. . The City was actively engaged in new affordable housing proposals from two different non-profit developers. Non-profit developer, Eden Housing, proposes to construct a 51- unit affordable senior rental housing building. City Council members are expected to review and approve funding for Eden Housing in July 2007. City staff have also been engaged in preliminary discussions with several other non-profit developers to acquire property and rehabilitate or build affordable rental units. Final Consohdated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2006-2007 City of San Leandro Page 20