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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS <br />Five (5) low interest loans and thirty (30) grants were awarded through the Residential <br />Rehabilitation Program, which is funded by Set -Aside Funds. All of the five loans went <br />to senior homeowners: two (2) of the loans were for extremely low- income seniors and <br />three (3) were for very low income seniors. Of the 30 grants for minor home repairs, <br />fourteen (14) were for extremely low - income and twelve (12) were for very low - income <br />and four (4) were for low income. Twenty -two (22) of the grants were for seniors. <br />The Agency approved ten loans under the First Time Home Buyer (FTHB) down <br />payment/closing cost assistance program. Seven (7) were for low- income and three (3) <br />for moderate - income first -time homebuyers. <br />Under the FTHB Program, the Agency conducted two free homebuyer education <br />seminars for potential first -time buyers. Overall, there were 43 certificates of completion <br />awarded to households completing the seminars. The Agency also provided free one -on- <br />one homebuyer counseling to 25 households all of whom were low- to moderate - income <br />San Leandro residents and/or employed in the City. <br />LOOKING AHEAD: PROGRAM CONTINUATIONS AND CHANGES <br />In Fiscal Year 2011 -12, the Agency's activity will be severely impacted by the results of pending <br />litigation regarding the legal status of the State's Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program. <br />Assuming that the Agency maintains adequate funding and legal authority to pursue <br />redevelopment activities, the following programs are being pursued in addition to the <br />continuation of the projects mentioned in the previous Economic Development and Commercial <br />Revitalization section: <br />Overall <br />• The Agency will intensify implementation of the Branding and Marketing Strategy that <br />resulted from the work of the Branding and Marketing Working Group. In particular, <br />Agency staff will work to develop a Visit San Leandro website that highlights <br />opportunities for shopping, dining, and recreation in San Leandro. <br />Joint Project Area <br />The Agency will continue working with Madison Marquette on the redevelopment of <br />Bayfair Center, specifically as it relates to implementation of the Transit Oriented <br />Development Strategy and the Expansion Parcel Study for an underutilized 2.5 acres site. <br />West San Leandro/MacArthur Boulevard Project Area <br />Agency staff will begin planning for the development of a Marina Boulevard Specific <br />Plan to coordinate planning along a crucial connection between the Kaiser Medical <br />Center and the shoreline. To date, planning related to this priority area has been delayed <br />due to the impact of State actions related to redevelopment funding <br />12 <br />