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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT Maintenance of the Housing Stock The 1989 Element included the following goal related to the quality of the existing housing stock: Goal 4: Maintain, and where feasible, upgrade the quality of the City's existing housing inventory. There were no policies or actions listed under this goal. However, the following numerical objectives were included: • Rehabilitation or repair of at least 75 homes and 25 rental units per year. • Code enforcement action on at least five homes per year to correct code violations or inadequate maintenance. • Enforcement action on at least 50 residential properties per year to correct exterior property maintenance under the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance. Rehabilitation Programs Rehabilitation of the housing stock has been one of the cornerstones of the City's housing program for the last 12 years. Between 1989 and 2001, the City facilitated the rehabilitation or repair of approximately 600 owner -occupied units, averaging about 50 units per year. During the same period, about 300 rental units were rehabilitated, averaging about 25 to 30 units per year. Thus, the number of units assisted through the owner -rehab program was slightly below the target set by the 1989 Element, while the rental rehabilitation total slightly exceeded the target. Rehabilitation assistance to lower income homeowners has been provided through two programs: the Owner -Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program and the Minor Home Repair Program. The Owner - Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program provides construction loans of up to $20,000 for essential home. improvements (such as new roofing, electrical systems, furnaces, plumbing, etc.). The interest rate ranges from 3 to 5 percent, and recipients must earn less than 80 percent of the areawide median income. The Minor Home Repair Program is targeted to very low income homeowners and mobile home owners. It provides small grants ($500 to $2,000) for such projects as exterior painting, repair of broken windows, leaky faucets, replacement of water heaters, and debris removal. Over the course of the 1990s, the program emphasis shifted from the Owner Rehabilitation Program to the Minor Home Repair Program. The shift was largely a result of escalating construction costs, coupled with a desire to serve a larger number of households (rather than concentrating available funds on major projects benefitting only a few households). During the first half of the decade, approximately 20 to 30 homeowners a year were served by the Owner Rehab program. This number declined to 10 to 20 homeowners a year during the late 1990s. Conversely, the number of owners served by the Minor Home Repair Program increased from about 20 a year during the early 1990s to over 50 a year during .the late 1990s. Between 1995 and 2000, more than 350 households were served by the two programs combined. Both the Owner -Occupied Rehabilitation Program and the Minor Home Repair Program remain active today and should be sustained. The programs are funded through the annual CDBG grant and are administered by the Alameda County Office of Housing and Community Development. This HOUSING ELEMENT 2-5 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN ��4