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The City also provided financing assistance to the Many of the policies in the prior Housing Element Mission Bell Apartments, resulting in the continue to be relevant. The City continues to work preservation of existing affordable units and proactively with non - profit developers to pursue dedication of five new units. San Leandro also loans and grants for affordable housing. It facilitated the conversion of the Willows Apartments continues to use state and federal funds to leverage to condominiums, providing affordable ownership investment in affordable housing. It continues to opportunities for 120 moderate income households. encourage condominium and market -rate rental It also began implementation of the County's apartment development as a way of meeting "Everyone Home" program to end homelessness. moderate income housing needs. It continues to maintain rent review procedures, encourage second Despite the advances in housing policy, the City did units, promote energy conservation and not meet its full RHNA target for 1999 -2006. weatherization to reduce utility bills, increase Production of above moderate income units was utilization of Section 8 vouchers, and expand more than double the identified need, but housing provisions for persons with special needs. production of low and very low income units was The City also continues to remove regulatory only 7 percent and 53 percent of identified need, constraints to affordable housing development., use respectively. Most of the above moderate income redevelopment set -aside funds for affordable housing development was in Heron Bay (423 units) housing, and promote fair housing practices. and Cherrywood (354 units), both single family/ townhome subdivisions. The complete Housing Element document presents a program -by- program summary of the Major affordable housing developments included achievements made between 1999 and 2006. The Broadmoor Plaza (60 units of senior housing) and analysis indicates which programs remain relevant Fuller Gardens (16 units for developmentally and should be carried forward, and which programs disabled adults). Some of the market rate have been accomplished and should be deleted. It developments included set -aside units for low and also identifies potential new programs based on moderate income households. During 1999 -2006, emerging issues. the City also laid the groundwork for affordable housing that was subsequently built in 2007 -2010, including Casa Verde (67 units for very low income) and Estabrook (51 units for low income seniors).