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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW <br /> <br /> <br />EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-21 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT <br />Funding for Mobile Home Rehabilitation assistance was likewise cut when the Redevelopment Agency <br />was eliminated. However, in FY 2012, the City used CDBG and General Fund revenues to finance nine <br />mobile home repair grants. Eight of these grants were to seniors, two served extremely low income <br />households, five served very low income households, and two served low income households. Four more <br />lower income households received mobile home repair grants in 2013. The City did not rehabilitate an <br />entire mobile home park during this time period due to limited resources and other priorities. <br /> <br />The target for rehabilitation of rental housing was far exceeded. Since 2011 alone, more than 1,200 units <br />have been renovated and reserved exclusively for very low and low income households. This includes <br />840 units at Lakeside Village (discussed earlier in this chapter). In addition, the City facilitated the <br />rehabilitation of Las Palmas Apartments (16 very low income and 34 low income), all 143 units at Eden <br />Lodge (43 very low income and 98 low income), the 46-unit Surf Apartments (11 very low income and <br />11 low income), the 75-unit Fargo Senior Center (all very low income), and the 26 unit Fuller Lodge (25 <br />very low income). Most of the low income units are at 60% of AMI or less. The City assisted Eden <br />Housing in its acquisition of the Surf and Las Palmas Apartments and provided technical support to <br />Christian Church Homes in their acquisition of the 75-unit Fargo Senior Center apartments. <br /> <br />Regarding conservation of the 679 BMR units that existed as of 2010, the City was not successful in <br />preserving those units that expired in 2010-2014. However, expiring units made up less than 10 percent <br />of this total and the net gain through the conversion of Lakeside Village more than made up for the loss. <br />The number of extremely low income households assisted through the rehabilitation assistance programs <br />exceeded the 15 household target. Sixteen ELI households were assisted with rehabilitation grants in <br />2012-2014 alone. In general, the City prioritizes ELI households in the award of such grants. <br /> <br />Goal 56 included 12 policies. The continued relevance of each policy is evaluated below. <br /> <br />Policy 56.1 was to undertake a range of programs that assist low- and moderate-income property owners <br />in maintaining and improving their homes. The policy has been successfully implemented through the <br />Minor Home Repair Program and the Mobile Home Repair Program. Despite the loss of redevelopment <br />funding, the City has kept these programs active using CDBG and general fund revenues. The policy <br />remains relevant and should be carried forward. <br /> <br />Policy 56.2 called for measures to assist the owners of multi-family rentals in maintaining and <br />rehabilitating their properties, and ensuring the long-term affordability of units that are rehabilitated with <br />City funds. As noted elsewhere in this chapter, this policy has been successfully implemented and has <br />resulted in the preservation of over 1,200 units as affordable housing in the last five years alone. The <br />policy should be modified to specifically encourage property owners to use federal low income housing <br />tax credits to facilitate acquisition and rehabilitation, given the limited City resources available for <br />assistance. <br /> <br />Policy 56.3 ensured that the City’s apartment rehabilitation program had provisions for tenants who were <br />displaced during the rehab process. This is an important policy that should be retained. All projects <br />receiving HUD funding must conform to the federal Uniform Relocation Act. When Lakeside