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Housing Element Adoption 2010 Apri15, 2010 <br />of housing issues and providing information on how residents could participate in the update <br />process. The City prepared afour-page color brochure on the Housing Element, distributing <br />hundreds of copies to interested residents, businesses, and agencies. Copies were also prepared in <br />Spanish and Chinese, and distributed at City Hall, the Library, and social service organizations <br />around town. The brochure was also posted on the City's website and sent to key housing <br />stakeholders. <br />The City conducted an initial series of community workshops on the Housing Element in June <br />2008. Publicity for these meetings was extensive, with newspaper articles, a-mail "blasts" to all <br />major community organizations, letters to specific groups such as church and school officials, <br />and flyers distributed to hundreds of residents at the City's annual Cherry Festival. The format of <br />the meetings was highly interactive and gave residents an opportunity to ask questions about the <br />project and voice opinions on housing programs. About 50 people attended. Each participant also <br />received a "Comment Card" on housing issues to provide feedback after the meeting. Comment <br />cards were provided in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Following the meeting, comment cards <br />were mailed or e-mailed to interested residents who were unable to attend. <br />During summer and fall, 2008, the City continued its outreach program. Briefings were provided <br />to the Planning Commission, the Rent Review Board, and the Human Services Commission. In <br />September, the City of San Leandro, the Asian Business Council, and the Asian Community <br />Cultural Association co-sponsored a housing workshop focusing on the needs of the Asian <br />community, with Chinese language translation services available at the meeting. Also in <br />September, the City sponsored a facilitated workshop with 25 stakeholders, selected to represent <br />a diverse range of perspectives on affordable housing. Attendees included housing advocates, <br />housing and social service providers, realtors, non-profit and for-profit developers, and <br />homeowner association representatives. Additional briefings were provided later in the fall. <br />One-on-one interviews with local affordable housing professionals and service providers were <br />provided throughout fall 2008. The interviews provided an opportunity for a more in-depth <br />discussion of housing issues with organizations such as Davis Street Family Resource Center and <br />Congregations Organized for Renewal (COR). <br />During February and March 2009, additional work sessions were conducted with the Planning <br />Commission and City Council. Whereas the 2008 work sessions were focused on issue <br />identification and review of trends, the 2009 work sessions focused on policy options and <br />possible solutions to critical housing issues. The meetings included a joint work session between <br />the San Leandro Unified School District Board and the City Council and focused on the <br />combined issues of affordable housing, school overcrowding, and mitigation of enrollment <br />impacts. <br />A final community workshop was conducted in March 2009. The topic was housing policy <br />options and prioritization of housing program funds. Again, extensive outreach was conducted <br />and broad participation was solicited through the web, email invitations, and the local press. <br />Approximately 35 people attended. The meeting included real-time Spanish language translation <br />for several attendees with limited English language proficiency, and sign language services for <br />hearing-impaired attendees. Participants engaged in a "town hall" style discussion of housing <br />policies, and used colored adhesive dots to "rate" different housing policy choices on oversized <br />wall exhibits. <br />2 <br />
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