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DRAFT Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY 2012-2013 City of San Leandro Page 21 PART II: OTHER ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN Actions Taken To Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Under the CDBG and HOME certifications to HUD, the City certifies that it will “affirmatively further fair housing.” During FY 2012-2013, the actions outlined in the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) that was recently updated in January 2010 and in the City’s FY 2010-2014 Fair Housing Action Plan were carried out. This year's AI’s Goals and Objectives (FY10-14) and City’s accomplishments are described below. Actions Current Year’s Actions (FY12) FY12 Accomplishments FY10-14 Cumulative Accomplishments Policy #1: Secure federal funding for community development activities. 1.1: Complete Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. 1.1: Complete FY13 Action Plan. FY13 Action Plan completed. FY10-14 Consolidated Plan and FY10 Action Plan completed in May 2010. FY11 Action Plan completed in May 2011. FY12 Action Plan completed in May 2012. FY13 Action Plan completed in May 2013. 1:2: Access, receive, and disburse federal entitlement grant funding. 1:2: Access, receive, and disburse federal entitlement grant funding. On-going On-going 1.3: Monitor implementation of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. 1.3: Monitor implementation of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. CAPER reporting on FY12-13 activities completed. FY10-11 CAPER completed. FY11-12 CAPER completed. FY12-13 CAPER completed Policy #2: Support local fair housing activities and services. 2.1: Conduct ongoing outreach and education regarding fair housing. 2.1: Provide CDBG funds to ECHO Housing for its Fair Housing Counseling Program. ECHO Housing’s Fair Housing Program accomplishments for FY12-13 are detailed in the narrative under Priority #4, “Reduce Housing Discrimination” (see pages 6-7). ECHO Housing contracted to provide fair housing services. 2.2: Respond to fair housing concerns and complaints in a timely fashion. 2.2: Provide CDBG funds to ECHO Housing to timely respond to fair housing concerns and complaints. ECHO Housing evaluated and investigated twenty-two (22) complaints within 24 hours (see pages 6-7). ECHO Housing continued to evaluate and investigate complaints within 24 hours, when feasible. 2.3: Consider or continue contracting with fair housing service providers to conduct fair housing testing. 2.3: Provide CDBG funds to ECHO Housing to conduct its annual fair housing audit. ECHO housing conducted twelve (12) fair housing audits (see page 7). ECHO Housing’s FY11-12 Fair Housing Audit was distributed in April 2013. Policy #3: Collaborate with lenders and financial education providers to support fair lending practices and access to credit. 3.1: Continue to support financial training and homebuyer assistance programs. 3.1: Provide funds to Bay Area Homebuyer Agency (BAHBA) to administer the City’s First-Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB). The Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program provided MCC assistance to two (2) San Leandran first-time homebuyers (see page 6). The MCC Program provided assistance to first-time homebuyers. 3.2: Maintain a list of partner lenders. 3.2: Maintain a list of partner lenders. MCC Program maintains a list of partner lenders. List of partner lenders maintained. Policy #4: Continue to support affordable housing production. 4.1: Support affordable housing developers through financial and technical assistance. 4.1: Support local affordable housing developers. City staff continued to work with BRIDGE Housing to construct its affordable rental housing development (see page 4). City staff worked towards constructing BRIDGE Housing’s affordable rental housing development. 4.2: Facilitate access to below market-rate (BMR) units. 4.2: Provide funds to Davis Street Family Resource Center to place households into below market rate units. Davis Street Family Resource Center placed 139 San Leandran families into housing units or waiting lists in BMR properties (see page 10). Davis Street Family Resource Center contracted to provide affordable housing services which includes placing households into BMR units. 4.3: Mitigate constraints on housing production. 4.3: Mitigate constraints on production. Amended Zoning Code to increase second unit maximum size and streamline the approval process in late 2012. On-going.