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City of San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Blight Progress Report The City of San Leandro Redevelopment Agency expended a total of $3,499,760 in Fiscal Year 1999-00 to alleviate blight in its three project areas. The actions taken include property acquisition, entering into Disposition and Development and Owner Participation Agreements, funding a facade improvement program, funding neighborhood graffiti and trash cleanups, facilitating the undergrounding of utility lines, conducting planning studies, and submitting applications for grants as detailed below. Economic Development — City • Awning, Sign and Paint Program: Initiated fifteen and completed fifteen fagade improvements through the Awing, Sign and Paint Program. • New Redevelopment Area Established: Completed formation of the West San Leandro/MacArthur Boulevard Redevelopment Project Area. • Disposition and Development Agreements: Approved three (3) Disposition and Development Agreements. • Owner Participation Agreements: Approved five (5) Owner Participation Agreements. • Planning Studies: Initiated Phase II planning for the Central San Leandro BART Strategic Plan; the MacArthur Boulevard Streetscape Master Plan and the BART Shuttle Feasibility Study. • Graffiti Abatement and Cleanup: Funded graffiti abatement program and funded neighborhood cleanup events. Housing - City During Fiscal Year 1999-00, the Redevelopment Agency has accomplished the following: • First -Time Homebuyer Program: Approved 14 loans to low- and moderate -income homebuyers. • First -Time Homebuyer Seminars: Sponsored five educational seminars for homebuyers. • Single -Family Housing Rehabilitation Program: Assisted a non-profit developer with a grant for handicapped accessibility at a safe house (2-units, 20 women and children).