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Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report — FY 2001-2002 City of San Leandro Page 18 capital improvement opportunities, and economic development programs. The City Council continued its support of its Vision Statement, which emphasizes the desire for strong communication and participation throughout the community. b The City continued its participation in the Alameda County HOME Consortium and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The Consortium coordinates the planning and use of the local jurisdictions' HOME funds. The City entered into two Participating Public Jurisdiction (PPJ) Agreements to obtain greater efficiency in the utilization and disbursement of funds. n The City continued to utilize the Affordable Housing Task Force recommendations and Five -Year Strategic Plan as the guiding housing policy and worked with other cities and the County to plan and coordinate housing related projects and activities of regional benefit. Examples include: participation in the Countywide Continuum of Care program which held its regular meetings at the City of San Leandro South offices; the Bessie Coleman transitional housing project at Alameda Point in the City of Alameda (formerly Naval Air Base), completed in March 2002; the FESCO Mid - Length Transitional Housing project located in the unincorporated county area, completed March 2002; the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Surf Apartments which adds 46 units of affordable housing,; the approved 60 units for San Leandro Senior Housing and 16 units for the Fuller Gardens,. The last three projects will add a total of 122 units to the San Leandro affordable housing inventory. 0 The City provided gap financing to Citizens Housing Corporation for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 46-unit multifamily housing project to be converted into affordable housing. Redevelopment Set -Aside funds were used as matching funds for the HOME fund allocation to an acquisition and rehab project. Actions Taken to Improve Public Housing and Resident Initiatives There are no pubic housing developments in San Leandro. Actions Taken to Evaluate and Reduce Lead -based Paint Hazards 0 The City is a participant, with the County of Alameda and other Consortium cities, in the Transition Implementation Plan (TIP). The City of San Leandro complies with CDBG regulations prohibiting the use of lead -based paint in residential structures constructed or rehabilitated with Federal assistance (Sec.570.608) n Mitigation for lead -based paint is provided through the housing rehabilitation program, on a case -by -case basis. The rehabilitation program is administered by Alameda County HCD, and brochures explaining the hazards and procedures for abatement are given to all homeowners who participate.