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• Mission Bell Apartments has set aside ten (10) of its twenty-five (25) rental units as permanent housing with supportive services for youth exiting foster care, as well as for 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. Youths 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 twenty (20) beds for victims of domestic violence in their Sister Me Home Shelter. • The City has seventeen (17) below-market rate (BMR) properties with fifty-five (55) BMR units set aside for people with various disabilities, such as physical and mental disabilities, sight impairment, and/or hearing impaired. Two (2) of these properties target developmentally disabled people, and four (4) 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: FY2007-08 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 ftmding resources. ♦ Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing • Casa Verde, which the City's Redevelopment Agency acquired in September 2005 and renovated with help from the non-profit Mercy Housing California (MHC), was completely renovated and fully leased up in May 2008. This 68 -unit affordable housing rental community serves extremely low- and very -low income residents. One (1) unit is reserved for the on-site manager. MHC has also been contracted to provide the day-to- day management services for the property. • Progress continues for the proposed 51 -unit affordable senior rental housing at East 14th and Estabrook Streets. The non-profit developer Eden Housing received a City Council - approved $4 million loan in July 2007. Eden Housing plans to secure all the required financing by September 2008, with construction commencing in late Fall or early Winter 2008. • In addition, 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 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2007-2008 City of San Leandro Page 22