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