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  <br /> DRAFT City of San Leandro Annual Action Plan  <br />2013  <br />20 <br />OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 07/31/2015)  <br /> <br />Should the City use federal funds, such as HOME funds, for acquisition and/or <br />rehabilitation of apartments for preservation or maintenance as affordable housing, it <br />will inform tenants of lead-based paint and comply with both the new EPA law on lead <br />and renovation as well as with applicable HUD lead-based paint hazard reduction <br />guidelines and regulations. <br /> <br />Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families <br />Section 220 of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act requires <br />jurisdictions to describe the goals, programs, and policies that will reduce the number of <br />households with incomes below the poverty level. One strategy for increasing <br />household income is to improve the employment potential of those who are seeking to <br />break from the cycle of poverty. The City’s Community Assistance Grant Program <br />(CAP), which is currently funded with CDBG funds, will continue to support non-profit <br />agencies that provide job assistance and related services to low-income members of <br />the community. The Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC), which has <br />received City CDBG funds for public services, provides case management services to <br />address their clients’ financial and social struggles, creating service plans for each <br />client/family. Employment support services and workshops include assistance with <br />résumé writing, job search, interview preparation, creating a family budget, and <br />providing clothes for interviews. There are also special career management courses to <br />assist CalWORKs clients in transitioning from welfare to self-sufficiency. Moreover, <br />DSFRC and Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) work collaboratively to <br />find long-term affordable housing for homeless families who have students in the school <br />district. <br /> <br />The City’s Office of Business Development actively seeks new commercial office and <br />retail developments that may result in new employment opportunities for residents. The <br />CDBG staff will continue to work closely with the City’s Office of Business Development <br />staff to develop eligible projects and programs and promote increased economic <br />development and community job creation and retention. <br /> <br />Actions planned to develop institutional structure <br />Public agencies, for-profit and non-profit private organizations all play a part in the <br />provision of affordable housing, social services, capital improvements, and economic <br />development. The City's Housing Services Division has the primary responsibility for <br />implementation of the Consolidated Plan and the Housing Element. The Division works <br />closely with the Office of Business Development in the implementation of affordable <br />housing projects and programs. Non-profit agencies also provide social services to the <br />community each year. The Alameda County Housing and Community Development <br />(HCD) Department is the lead agency in the implementation of the HOME Consortium’s <br />Consolidated Plan. HCD also administers the HOME Program for the HOME <br />Consortium members, HUD homeless programs (including the Continuum of Care <br />Council), and the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program for homeownership. The <br />City and other cities in the County take part in each of the HCD activities described <br />above.