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Housing Element Annual Progress Report 4 May 16, 2011 • BFWC, in partnership with the City and other social service providers, obtained a $1.5 million grant to create a new Housing Resource Center at DSFRC and prevented homelessness for 426 extremely low- income (ELI) clients in 13 months (BFWC/DSFRC exceeded this three -yr. goal already); • For FY09 /10, CDBG grantees provided public services to 42,000 ELI persons,1,219 homeless persons and 2.342 persons with disabilities /special needs; • The City Council approved an updated Reasonable Accommodation and Grievance Policies (in the Municipal Code) and ADA Facilities Transition Plan in 2010; and. • I -IUD approved the City's 2010 Language Access Plan to assist non - English speakers better. • GOAL 60: Fair Housing • ECI -IO tested 14 properties in the city for racial discrimination and found no differential treatment in 93% of the cases. Compared to Santa Clara County and five other cities in Alameda County, only Hayward had better resu Its; • ECl -IO conducted 17 fair housing training sessions with 429 landlords, property managers, tenants and potential homebuyers; and, • ECHO educated the public about fair housing issues via 48 public service announcements, 1,834 educational fliers, and "Fair Housing Month" activities in April. Future actions under the HE Update include the following highlights: • The City plans to produce housing units for low, moderate and above - moderate income households through The Alameda and The Cornerstone projects at San Leandro Crossings; • The City supports new alordable and market -rate rental apartments and condominiums in the Transit- Oriented Development (TOD) area to meet "workforce" housing needs; • The City will consider adjustments to long -term affordability requirements to preserve affordable rental stock; • The City will develop strategies to preserve affordable housing units "at risk" of expiring affordability periods; • The City will encourage green building and energy efficiency in new construction and rehabilitation projects; and, • The City will continue to support Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re- 1- lousing efforts; • The City will consider changes to the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance; and, • The City will explore TOD planning at Bayfair Mall. Current Citv Council Policy Not applicable