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File Number: 17-027 <br />Future key actions under the Housing Element Update for the City to assess and implement <br />include: <br />·Consider adjustments to long-term affordability requirements to preserve affordable <br />rental stock; <br />·Develop strategies to preserve affordable housing units “at risk” of expiring; <br />·Consider amending the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to ensure greater effectiveness <br />and efficiency; and, <br />·Explore TOD planning opportunities at Bayfair Mall. <br />The submission of the City’s 2014 and 2015 Annual Progress Reports to State HCD is <br />important in order for the City to be eligible for the State’s Housing-Related Parks Program. <br />The City has used grant funds from this program in the past to finance renovations at Siempre <br />Verde Park and the interactive art from the Exploratorium in downtown. The City intends to <br />submit an application to the HRP Program for Program Year 2016 for $250,000 for the <br />renovation of a qualifying park. The application deadline is February 23, 2017. <br />Previous Actions <br />The City Council adopted the current Housing Element Update in April 2010 and State HCD <br />certified the Housing Element Update in 2011. <br />The City Council adopted the 2015 Housing Element in January 2015, and the State HCD <br />certified the 2015 Housing Element Update in February 2015. <br />Attachments to Resolution <br />·Annual Progress Report 2014 <br />·Annual Progress Report 2015 <br />PREPARED BY: Steve Hernandez, Housing Specialist II, Community Development <br />Department <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/16/2017