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City of San Leandro Community Development Department HUD FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan: <br />Priority Needs Survey <br />51 / 53 <br />#RESPONSES <br />1 Need senior housing and smalil studios for the homeless <br />2 please do it for the street improvement. The street was very very bad shape. <br />3 When thinking about what makes a great community, affordable housing is a priority. Keep <br />people housed so they don't become homeless. <br />4 Encourage options for older residents to downsize and stay in the local community to free up <br />existing housing stock. <br />5 The disaster council should prioritize studying effective ways of preventing the spread of fire <br />from existing home to existing home and recommend to the city council the implementation of <br />resilience measures. Perhaps based on recent fires such as in Paradise this might include <br />automatic gas shutoff valves, attic screens, removal of wood shake roofing, trimming of trees. <br />Also the city should be aware of the East Bay Subbasin plan by East Bay MUD which will add <br />treated water to the <br />6 San leandro like most of the bay area has gotten much more expensive to live in as I have <br />grown older. My grandfather was able to buy a house in San Leandro in the 70's and that gave <br />my family access to generation wealth. I have been very lucky however am very concerned <br />about the current state of things as others have not. I remember visiting my grandfather in the <br />neighborhood of bay-o-vista, and later learned about red-lining practices, that keep people like <br />me (who are black) out of neighborhood my grandfather lived in (he was white). I think San <br />Leandro has a lot to answer and a lot it can do for its more vulnerable populations and <br />communities of color. More robust services for the homeless would be a great start, working in <br />the San Leandro library it is clear to see the homeless in San Leandro do not have enough <br />support. Some folks at the library complain about homeless people coming to the library, <br />however in my mind this is a logical place to come as it is warm, and a public good. If there <br />were more options, or our homeless populations that would be a great start. Also preventing <br />homelessness by building new low cost housing or utilizing city property for low cost housing <br />would be awesome. There are a lot of systemic issues at play that make it hard for San <br />Leandro to make large sweeping changes, however I think there is a lot that can be done within <br />our city government and in the community that can be small steps towards more humane <br />treatment and conditions for others. <br />7 Keep San Leandro quaint. Do NOT allow those monstrosities like those going up in Oakland. <br />New multi -family dwellings should have a certain no. of units for LOW INCOME people. Not <br />below market! If contractor won't allow some units in their buildings for those living in poverty or <br />homeless to rent, then BAN them from building in SL. <br />8 Develop energy efficient buildings. <br />9 A lot of these programs do nothing for the working middle class, of whom can't afford to live the <br />city they work for <br />10 High cost of living, taxes, mentally ill, homeless encampments are huge problems. Folks on <br />drugs should be placed in rehab and released only to their families. Statewide program to <br />relocate folks to cheaper areas that are cooperatively funded to build facilities to address these <br />people's problems. No one should be allowed to do whatever they want, which is what the <br />homeless are doing. Stop the madness. We are creating and allowing chaos. Stop asking us for <br />money and do something! <br />11 rent control does not help tenant /landloard relations or rents <br />12 Rent control. Make it so landlords can't raise rent more than once a year and at a minimum <br />rate. <br />13 you need to make sure there is sufecent parking for appartmetns/condos/homes/AUD's <br />14 My mom is a senior with many disabilities, and the place we currently live can’t help us. <br />15 No rent control for single family homes it only encourages raising rents. puts a strain on <br />homeowners because that is only source of retirement income and owner of additional home is <br />low-income them selves. do something about the homeless issue . enforce cleanup of areas, <br />cars parked on lawns, illegal units being built in backyard, illegal driveways being made, <br />16 ADU's offer most effective way of mobilizing local property owners to increase density and <br />80