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File Number: 15-130 <br />the African American, Asian, and Latino Business Councils, community-based organizations <br />(CBOs), Below Market Rate (BMR) property managers, and the San Leandro and San <br />Lorenzo School Districts. The Priority Needs survey was also posted on the City’s website to <br />allow those who could not attend the public meetings the opportunity to voice their opinions <br />and concerns regarding the housing and community development needs of the City. In all, <br />City staff received a total of thirty-six (36) survey responses (7 paper survey responses and 29 <br />surveymonkey responses) and the top priority need to date was affordable rental housing. <br />Please see Attachment B for survey summary. <br />Notice of the availability of the Draft Consolidated Plan for a 30-day public comment period <br />was published in The Daily Review on February 26, 2015. A minimum of two public hearings <br />are required with at least one hearing held before the Proposed Five-Year Strategic Plan and <br />Proposed Annual Action Plan are published for public comment. The City Council will hold a <br />public hearing tonight to receive initial public input on the draft Consolidated Plan and draft <br />Annual Action Plan and to begin the 30-day comment period to run from March 20th through <br />April 20th, 2015. After tonight’s public hearing, a summary of both draft Plans will be <br />published in the newspaper and available for review at the City Clerk’s Office and the <br />Community Development Department at City Hall, the Main Library, and on the City’s website <br />at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp. A public notice for the second <br />public hearing will be published in a regionally circulated newspaper, The Daily Review, on <br />April 2, 2015. The City Council will hold the second public hearing on the final versions of <br />both Plans at the April 20th, 2015 City Council Meeting. Under Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium requirements, the City’s Annual Action Plan will be published along with the <br />County’s and other Consortium member cities’ plans as one document and submitted to HUD <br />by the County. <br />Analysis <br />Consolidated Plan for FY 2015-2019 <br />The City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan is divided into four Priority Needs: Affordable Housing, <br />Homelessness, Supportive Housing, and Community Development Needs. Community <br />Development Needs include public services, public facilities improvements, and economic <br />development. The following section provides a brief overview of the proposed needs, <br />objectives and activities in the Consolidated Plan. <br />Affordable Housing Needs <br />In the Five-Year Plan, the City proposes to take several actions to address the need for <br />affordable housing in the City. The City will continue allocating CDBG funds primarily to <br />provide fair housing services and preserve affordable housing through the City’s Single-Family <br />Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program. Additionally, HOME funds will be applied to potential <br />affordable rental or ownership housing projects, including new construction or acquisition and <br />rehabilitation. Furthermore, the City’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance that was adopted in <br />December 2004 will also assist in the production of new affordable rental and ownership <br />opportunities for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate-income households primarily <br />through private developers. Lastly, although the City does not administer Section 8 vouchers, <br />it will continue supporting the Housing Authority of Alameda County to maintain its current <br />level of vouchers for San Leandro residents. <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/11/2015