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File Number: 14-335 <br />Affordable Housing <br />Objective: Provide Decent Housing <br />Priority: Increase the availability of affordable rental housing for extremely low-, very <br />low-, low-, and moderate-income families. <br />New construction of affordable housing <br />Cornerstone at San Leandro Crossings <br />In FY 2013-2014, the City and non-profit developer BRIDGE Housing Corporation continued <br />to work closely together to move the residential development towards commencement of <br />construction. The redesigned Phase 1, which will construct 115 affordable workforce and <br />family units, was awarded tax credit financing in June 2014. Construction of the 115-unit <br />building is targeted to commence in December 2014. <br />Acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing <br />324 Lille Avenue <br />In FY 2013-2014, the City provided a $100,000 federal HOME Investment Partnership Act <br />(HOME) program loan to nonprofit developer Hello Housing to rehabilitate a 2-bedroom, <br />1-bath single-family home into permanent, supportive housing for individuals with physical <br />disabilities and/or development disabilities who qualify under the California Community <br />Transition (CCT) demonstration project in Alameda County. The property will be rented at an <br />affordable rent to a very low-income (50% AMI) household for a minimum of 55 years. The <br />formerly vacant and foreclosed property was acquired by Hello Housing with Neighborhood <br />Stabilization (NSP1) Program funds, the federal stimulus funds intended to address the <br />problem of foreclosed properties in need of rehabilitation. One (1) renter and his caretaker, <br />both of which have been assessed under the California Community Transition (CCT) program, <br />have moved in. <br />Homeless and Other Special Needs <br />Objective: Create Suitable Living Environment <br />Priority: Maintain and improve the current capacity of the housing and shelter system, <br />expanding transitional and permanent supportive housing, and providing services to <br />homeless individuals and families, including integrated health care system, <br />employment services, and other supportive services. <br />Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) - San Leandro Shelter <br />The City funded BFWC with City General Funds to provide supportive services to homeless <br />families at its emergency shelter, known as the San Leandro Shelter. In FY 2013-2014, <br />BFWC provided emergency shelter and supportive services, which included 10,489 <br />bednights, of which 676 bednights were supported by the City, and 31,467 meals for 283 San <br />Leandro homeless women (194) and children (89) in crisis. All 194 women received access <br />to health care and group sessions which help to advance essential skills, such as employment <br />strategies, money management, housing strategies, parenting skills, and other basic life skills. <br />Of the 114 women who exited the San Leandro Shelter, 46, or 40%, exited to permanent <br />housing. <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/9/2014