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Action 56.07-A: Rent Review Board Maintain a Rent Review Board (RRB) to Ongoing The CY 2015, the City began the public process of assessing amendments to mediate disputes related to significant the City's Rent Review Ordinance to more effectively and efficiently administer rent increases in local apartment the Rent Review Program. It is anticipated that amendments will be approved complexes. and adopted in 2016. Action 56.08-A: Mobile Home Grant Program Continue local financial support for the Ongoing In CY 2015, 2 mobile home owners were approved to be assisted with Mobile Mobile Home Grant Program, which Home Repair grants. provides grants to very low income mobile home owners for mobile home rehabilitation. Action 58.07-A: Section 8 Program Continue to support local property owner Ongoing The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) operates the Section participation in the Section 8 Certificate 8 program for San Leandro. In FY15-16, HACA provided 1,424 Section 8 and Voucher Program, which provides Vouchers and 17 Shelter Plus certificates. assistance to very low income tenants through rent subsidies paid directly to landlords. Promote partnerships with the Alameda County Housing Authority and the Rental Housing Organization to expand the availability of vouchers for San Leandro residents, and provide additional incentives for San Leandro landlords to participate in the program. Action 58.09-C: Homeless Task Force Create a task force or ad hoc group of 2015 In late CY 2014, Building Futures with Women & Children, Davis Street Family serivice providers, faith community Resource Center, and Interfaith Homeless Network (IHN)/April Showers representatives, homeless persons and collaborated to form the San Leandro Homeless Task Force dedicated to advocates, City commissioners, and addressing homelessness in San Leandro. interested community members to address the issue of homelessness in San Leandro Action 60.01-A: Contract Fair Housing Services Continue to contract with a fair housing 2015 The City annually contracts with ECHO Housing to provide fair housing Provider services provider such as Eden Council services. For CY 2015, ECHO Housing provided information, counseling, for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO) and/or investigation into 7 fair housing complaints of housing discrimination Housing for fair housing assistance and involving 13 clients. They also addressed 4 inquiries involving 7 clients. the investigation of discrimination complaints, and for tenant -landlord counseling and mediation services.