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Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report - FY 2000-2001 City of San Leandro Page 21 Actions Taken to Address the Needs of Homeless Persons and the Special Needs of Persons That Are Not Homeless but Require Supportive Housing In addition to the actions taken in coordination with the County-wide Plan, the City of San Leandro continued to support agencies, which provide housing and services to homeless and those at risk of homelessness. D The City approved a $50,000 CDBG grant for the FESCO Mid-Length Transitional Housing Project to be developed by FESCO in the unincorporated area. The funds will be used toward acquisition and rehab of a property for transitional housing for families. Support services will include medical-care, childcare and job training. ~ The City supported a Section 811 loan application for development of developmentally disabled housing on a reuse site located on East 14th Street. The Fuller II development will provide 16 units of affordable housing for developmentally disabled persons. The Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside fund will contribute $550,000 for the project. D The City also supported the San Leandro Shelter, the Emergency Shelter Program (ESP) located in Hayward, and the Davis Street Community Center. San Leandro Shelter and ESP provides shelter services, while the Davis Street Community Center, located in San Leandro for many years, provides food, emergency medical services, motel vouchers, and referrals for homeless and very low-income families at risk of becoming homeless. Davis Street Community Center also operates the San Leandro Works program, providing job training and placement for very-low income San Leandro residents. Actions to Address Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs, Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing, and Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing ~ In 1997, the City Council adopted aFive-Year Affordable Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan outlining programs recommended by the Housing Task Force. The program, continued into the current Five-Year Plan, includes the following: maintain affordable rents by assisting owners of older apartments with rehabilitation and seismic retrofitting; assist first-time homebuyers by providing second mortgages; and explore opportunities for affordable senior housing. During FY 2000-2001 the City accomplished the following milestones. ~ Anew agreement was signed between the Redevelopment Agency and the owner of a 9-unit property, currently under construction. The project will generate four units affordable to very-low income tenants. ~ The First-Time Homebuyer Program assisted 17 homebuyers and provided five home buying seminars for prospective low- and moderate-income buyers.