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San Leandro Housing Element Implementation Program: 2010 Annual Element Progress Report —Table C p 7 Name ofGoal/Program Action Objectives/Summary of Actions I'imeframe in Status of Program Implementation II.E. First -Time Buyer Education Action 55.03 -A: First Support the Bay Area Home Buyers Agency or similar organization to provide Ongoing ACHIEVED and ADVANCE: City/RDA conducts of least two free }min Time Homebuyer homebuyer counseling services and to conduct periodic City- sponsored workshops seminars annually via BAHBA that are publicized in the San Leandro Times Counseling for lust -time homebuyers with lenders and realtors. Publicize these seminars and and/or Daily Review newspapers. Flyers are also distributed to the City libraries, ensure that residents may attend seminars in nearby cities and in San Leandro. local teachers' association, and City employees. BAHBA also mails packets to • local business human resource offices. BAHBA awarded 97 certificates of completion in 2010. BAHBA provided free one-on-one homebuyer counseling to 24 households who are residents and/or employed locally. Of these households, 14 were low income and 10 were moderate income. First= Time Buyer (Education Action 55.03 -B: Post- Conduct an annual "post- purchase" seminar for new homeowners, particularly Ongoing ADVANCE: BNiBA has held annual post - purchase workshops since 2009. In June Purchase Seminar those who purchased through the inclusionary housing and/or downpayment 2010, BAHBA conducted an annual post - purchase workshop anended by 13 assistance programs. homeowners. Foreclosures Action 55.05 -A: Explore a Joint Powers Agreement/ MOU with various Bay Area cities to qualify 2009 -2010 ADVANCE: The City Council approved a joint agreement on 4/6/09 with Neighborhood for HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Round I. Purchase and Berkeley, Fremont, Livermore, and Union City. The cities selected Hallmark Stabilization Program rehabilitate foreclosed homes, land bank foreclosed homes and redevelop blighted Community Solutions (Hallmark) as the program contractor to use this pool of properties, or propose other uses to assist low- to moderate- income residents. NSPI funds jointly. As of FY09/10, Hallmark successfully purchased four single - family residential properties in Livermore. After the close of escrow on one Union City property, all of the NSPI funds will be fully committed. Additional NSP2 funds were issued in 2009. Local jurisdictions in Alameda County created a consortium that was awarded S 1 1,000000. The County is the lead agency in this Alameda County NSP Consortium, which includes San Leandro, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, Union City, and the unincorporated county. The funds will be used in neighborhoods with the greatest foreclosure and vacancy problems. Each jurisdiction will work with local nonprofit housing agencies to purchase and rehabilitate at least 100 foreclosed and vacant homes, including six units in San Leandro, and re-sell or rent them to eligible households. • 'ACHIEVED" indicate, the arson hat been aecoo,lished .hire 1101 ANCE" means it u ongoing or should be curried forward to 1011.1014. "REPLACE" means the xenon should be replaced.ith a new or muhfiedprogram to tarn• out the policy.