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File Number: 19-451 <br />be used for a HOME eligible affordable housing development project, Alameda County HOME <br />Consortium cities pool their funds so that they can be used on a competitive and/or rotating basis <br />among member cities. <br />In FY 2018-2019, the City of San Leandro, through the HOME Consortium, was allocated <br />$244,691 of which $13,980 was allocated to cover administrative overhead. The remaining <br />$230,711 was used to pay down construction pool funding to City of San Leandro affordable <br />housing developments. As was noted in last year’s CAPER, HOME Consortium funds were <br />allocated to three San Leandro affordable housing projects constructed in the last 6 years: <br />$650,000 for Marea Alta, $100,000 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a single family <br />residential property that will be used for supportive housing for physically and/or developmentally <br />disabled adults, and $256,761 for La Vereda (aka San Leandro Senior Housing or Marea Alta <br />Phase 2). The most recently constructed of these developments is La Vereda, which is 85 new <br />affordable senior rental housing units for very low-income seniors. La Vereda’s construction was <br />completed and residents moved in during late Spring/early Summer 2019. <br />The City also appropriated local General Funds to the following programs in FY 2018-2019. <br />These programs address the City’s affordable housing, homelessness, and community <br />development needs, as identified in the City's current HUD-approved FYs 2015-2020 Five-Year <br />Consolidated Plan. <br />·$11,000 to Davis Street Family Resource Center to provide affordable housing services, <br />including affordable rental housing referrals/placement, to lower income households; <br />·$45,000 to ECHO Housing to provide tenant and landlord counseling, which includes <br />mediation/conciliation services in addition to assisting City staff to administer the Rent <br />Review Program; <br />·$44,100 to Bay Area Affordable Homeownership Alliance (BAAHA) to administer and <br />monitor the City's Homebuyer Programs; and <br />·$25,000 to Building Futures with Women and Children to provide emergency food and <br />housing to homeless women and children in addition to social support services. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />Current City Council Policy is defined by the FYs 2015-2020 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which <br />included the FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 2018-047 on June 4, <br />2018. This FY 2018-2019 CAPER covers the fourth year of the FY 2015-2020 Consolidated <br />Plan cycle. <br />Previous Actions <br />The Action Plan containing the programs and activities carried out during FY 2018-2019 was <br />approved by the City Council on June 4, 2018. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />The General Plan Housing Element addresses the supply of affordable ownership and rental <br />housing in San Leandro in Goal 53 - Affordable Housing Development. Additionally, Goals 47 to <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/11/2019 <br />16