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♦ First -Time Homebuyer Program In FY 2007-08, the City transitioned administration of the First Time Homebuyer Program, as well as the Inclusionary Housing Ownership Program (IHOP), to the non-profit Bay Area Homebuyer Agency (BAHBA) due to limited City staffing capacity and streamlining of the City's homebuyer programs. During this past fiscal year, the City approved fifteen (15) loans totaling $450,000 under the FTHB down payment/closing cost assistance program which were a notable increase over the past few years, whereby the City had been approving an annual average of two (2) loans. Eight (8) of the total loans were for low-income and seven (7) for moderate - income first-time homebuyers. To meet loan demand this fiscal year, the City Council also approved $161,000 in additional Redevelopment Set -Aside funds in January 2008 for the program. The City's FTHB Program is funded solely with Redevelopment Housing Set -Aside Funds. The City sponsored three (3) homebuyer education seminars for potential first-time buyers in FY 2007-08. Overall, there were 149 certificates of completion awarded to households completing the seminars. Through BAHBA, the City provided free one-on-one homebuyer counseling to forty-nine (49) households [of which thirty-seven (37) were low- to moderate -income] who were San Leandro residents and/or employed in the City. ♦ Inclusionary Housing Program As mentioned above, the City transitioned administration of its IHOP Program to BAHBA during this fiscal year. In FY 2007-08, one (1) development project (Arbor Place at 1537 Hays Street) entered into an Inclusionary Housing Agreement (IHA) with the City. The City approved Arbor Place's request to transfer its one (1) moderate income unit obligation to another previously completed for -sale development called Toscani Place (at Davis Street and Pacific Avenue) by the same developer. The developer successfully sold the transferred inclusionary housing unit to a qualified moderate -income household in FY 2007-08. Overall, eleven (11) households purchased inclusionary ownership units this past fiscal year from previous building projects: four (4) moderate -income and seven (7) low-income. In addition, two (2) existing inclusionary homeowners in the Cherrywood subdivision decided to sell their homes, and the City assisted them in finding income eligible buyers. Obiective: Create Suitable Living Environment Priority # 4. Reduce housing discrimination. Activities: ♦ Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity Housing (ECHO) The City continued to contract with ECHO Housing, a regional non-profit fair housing agency, to provide fair housing services through CDBG funds. ECHO received twenty (20) fair housing inquiries. ECHO educates people about fair housing laws, rights, and responsibilities using various methods. • ECHO investigated twenty (20) complaints of alleged housing discrimination involving thirty-five (35) prospective tenants. ECHO provided counseling services to Final Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2007-2008 City of San Leandro Page 7