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FY 2010-2014 Five Year Strategic Plan Summary of Public Comments Community meetings to receive public input prior to the City's preparation of the draft Five- Year HUD Consolidated Plan were conducted on January 20th (at the Main Library) and January 28th (at the Marina Community Center). Participants at the meetings were asked to evaluate the City's housing and community development objectives under the four (4) housing and community development priority need categories (Housing, Homelessness, Supportive Housing, and Non-Housing Community Development) by completing a "Priority Needs" handout that allowed them to rank the appropriate needs and objectives. Priority Needs surveys were also distributed via email and regular mail to the City's CDBG distribution list which includes the African American, Asian, and Latino Business Councils, community-based organizations (CBOs), and Below Market Rate (BMR) property managers; via handouts available at the City Hall, Main Library, and Marina Community Center; and via downloadable document on the City's website to allow those who could not attend the public meetings the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns regarding the housing and community development needs of the City. In all, City staff received a total of twenty (20) survey responses. The table below illustrates the tabulated summary of priority needs and objectives from the two (2) community meetings as well as from the general responses received after the community meetings had been held. The surveys instructed participants to assign "High", "Medium", and "Low" rankings to priority objectives. City staff then assigned the following numerical values - " 3" for "High", " 2" for "Medium", and "1" for "Low" - in order to calculate a weight average for each of the priority objectives. Regarding the Housing Needs Priority, participants expressed that increasing and preserving the existing affordable rental housing units is a high priority for the extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households. On the other hand, participants conveyed that ownership housing should be prioritized for the low- and moderate-income households. Participants also generally agreed that reducing housing discrimination is a high priority. Regarding the Homeless Needs Priority, participants emphasized that priority should be placed on expanding the capacity of housing that include integrated employment services for homeless individuals and families. Regarding the Supportive Housing Needs Priority, participants perceived that supportive housing for persons with special needs is currently not a high priority for the City. Lastly, regarding the Non-Housing Community Development Needs, participants ranked public facilities improvements, such as economic development and other (non-profit facility improvements) as high priority for the City. In addition, many comments were brought up during discussions at each meeting regarding housing and community developments. Participants that filled out the Priority Needs Surveys also included their comments on the surveys. Below is a list of the notable ones: