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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW <br /> <br /> <br />EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-30 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT <br />The City produced 50 units for seniors at Estabrook Place, which is less than the 100 unit goal. However, <br />85 units of senior housing have been approved at the Cornerstone Apartments, and 75 units were <br />refurbished at Fargo Senior Center. The City did not produce 25 units of housing specifically reserved for <br />persons with physical or developmental disabilities. This continues to be a sound objective for the <br />future, based on the housing needs assessment (Chapter 3). <br /> <br />Likewise there were no three-bedroom apartments affordable to lower income households produced <br />during the planning period. The approved Cornerstone project includes 36 three-bedroom units, but the <br />project was delayed and will now be built beginning in late 2014. Among the apartments rehabilitated as <br />affordable housing during the planning period, Lakeside Village, Fargo Senior Housing, and Surf <br />Apartments did not include three bedroom units. Las Palmas has one three-bedroom apartment that was <br />rehabilitated. <br /> <br />The objectives for assistance to homeless persons and extremely low income households were met and <br />exceeded. However, this is an indication of additional need rather than diminished need, since it indicates <br />a large number of persons in need of emergency shelter, food, and supportive services. In Fiscal Year <br />2013, Building Futures for Women and Children (BFWC) assisted 283 homeless women and children. <br />Their records indicate 10,489 bed nights of shelter and 31,467 meals during that year. In 2011, BFWC <br />assisted 211 homeless women and children, and in 2012 they assisted 267 homeless women and children. <br />Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC) served 101 homeless persons in 2011, 77 in 2012, and 58 <br />in 2013. DSFRC also assisted 714 persons with disabilities in 2011, 752 persons with disabilities in <br />2012, and 381 persons with disabilities in 2013. The organization provided over 300,000 meals to <br />persons in need during this three-year time period. <br /> <br />In 2009, the City created a Housing Resource Center (HRC) at the DSFRC through a collaboration with <br />other non-profits, the cities of Hayward and Alameda, and the County. From November 2009 through <br />August 2012, the HRC assisted 4,279 persons in retaining permanent housing and 1,226 persons in <br />obtaining permanent housing. The three year financial allocation for this program was fully expended by <br />2012. <br /> <br />Goal 58 included 10 policies. The effectiveness and continued relevance of these policies is discussed <br />below. <br /> <br />Policy 58.1 encouraged the production of housing for seniors, both in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. <br />This continues to be a relevant policy given the large percentage of seniors in the city and the anticipated <br />growth in the senior population in the next 10 years. The San Leandro Recreation and Human Services <br />Department, and the City’s Senior Commission continue to be important resources for evaluating the <br />needs of seniors and developing appropriate programs for senior housing. However, the demographic <br />analysis conducted as part of this Housing Element Update (see Chapter 3) suggests that the needs of <br />seniors must be balanced against those of lower-income families and others who have not benefited to the <br />same degree from the City’s housing programs. <br /> <br />Policy 58.2 encouraged the development of “graduated” senior housing projects which include <br />independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities. This continues to be a valid policy.