Reso 2004-065 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Consolidated Plan for 2000-05 identifies the housing needs for San Leandro and outlines the strategies for meeting those needs. The annual action plan for each of the program years outlines the activities that will implement those strategies, utilizing funding received from federal, state, local, private and other agencies, such as the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency. The Consolidated Action Plan for the program year 2004-05 will cover the period from July 01, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The existing housing conditions within San Leandro indicate a shortage of housing for young adults and singles between 25-34 years of age. The City also had an increase in employment, with 6900 new jobs being created. These changes, coupled with a significant influx of new families with large number of children during the last few years, have increased the need for additional housing units. Recent trends also indicate that more than 35% of the households earn less than 80% of the average median household income (AMI) with housing prices requiring very low income families to pay 41 % to 75% of their income for housing costs. This highlights the shortage of `affordable' housing for the low and very low income families, residing in both rental and ownership units, increasing the need for additional housing for these families. In addition, one-half of the housing stock within the City is over 50 years old, requiring either rehabilitation or reconstruction of these units. The City is also in constant need of housing and other social services for individuals and families who are either homeless or have special needs. Also, to meet the needs of the growing population, the existing public facilities and amenities require periodical upgrades or new facilities. The Consolidated Action Plan for 2004-05 aims to overcome the existing conditions through implementation of programs and activities, thereby satisfying the three primary goals formulated in the Housing and Community Development Act and the National Affordable Housing Act. These are: A. Providing decent housing B. Providing a suitable living environment C. Expanding economic opportunities Goal A: Provide Decent Housing Objective 1: .Increase the availability of affordable rental housing Activity: • With development of a proposed Housing Strategy to meet the goals specified in the Housing Element, the City will aggressively seek affordable housing developers and consider land banking. The City must still achieve its goal of developing 194 housing units for low and very low income families by 2006. Action Plan FY2004-05 City of San Leandro Page 2