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File Number: 16-444 <br />City's Rent Review Program. <br />$35,000 to Bay Area Homebuyer Agency (BAHBA) to administer and monitor the City's <br />First-Time Homebuyer Program. <br />$150,000 (City Community Investment Program) to non-profit agencies providing social <br />support services to San Leandrans. <br />Additionally, the City has a current balance of $104,583 in its Affordable Housing Trust Fund <br />and approximately $1.3 million in loan repayments from Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside <br />loans from first-time homebuyer loan borrowers, owner-occupied housing rehabilitation loan <br />borrowers and affordable rental housing development projects. These funds are earmarked <br />for future City affordable housing development projects, programs and/or services. <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 />Marea Alta (formerly Cornerstone at San Leandro Crossings) <br />BRIDGE Housing leveraged $650,000 in federal HOME program loan to construct Marea Alta <br />Phase 1, a 115-unit affordable rental housing project that is currently under construction. The <br />project, which is primarily funded through low income housing tax credit equity, is projected to <br />be completed by late 2016. BRIDGE Housing received nearly 10,500 pre-applications for the <br />115 units, of which 1,500 households have been randomly chosen to be assessed for <br />eligibility to move into Marea Alta. <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 2015-2016, <br />BFWC provided emergency shelter and supportive services, which included 11,043 <br />bednights, of which 1,695 bednights were supported by the City, and 33,129 meals for 176 <br />San Leandro homeless women (115) and children (61) in crisis. All 115 women received <br />access to health care and group sessions which help to advance essential skills, such as <br />employment strategies, money management, housing strategies, parenting skills, and other <br />basic life skills. Of the 176 women and children assisted, 48 exited to permanent housing. <br />Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC) <br />The City funded DSFRC with CDBG public services funds to provide supportive services to <br />homeless persons. DSFRC provided an array of basic services to 179 homeless persons. <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/13/2016