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Mission Bell Apartments has set aside ten (] 0) 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 (BFWC) provides twenty (20) beds for victims of domestic violence in their Sister Me Home Shelter. • The City has sixteen (16) below-market rate (BMR) properties with seventy (70) 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: FY 2008-2009 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. • Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing + The City annually monitors preservation of 62$ Below-Market Rate (BMR) rental units (through City/Redevelopment Agency subsidies) for tenants earning between 30% and 120% of the Area Median Income. These BMR units include sixty-eight (68) newly renovated affordable housing units at Casa Verde, which is owned by the City Redevelopment Agency but managed by Mercy Housing California (MHC). The City also monitors sixty (60) existing BMR ownership units. Construction of the proposed 51-unit affordable senior rental housing at East 14t" and Estabrook Street has begun. The non-profit developer Eden Housing held the groundbreaking ceremony on May ], 2009 and projects completion is scheduled for May 2010. Consolidated Aruiual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY 2008-2009 Cify of San Leandro Page 24