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File Number: 23-287 <br />In 2003, due to limits in City staffing and technical capacity, the City started outsourcing this <br />program’s administration. In 2017, Rebuilding Together Oakland | East Bay (RTO) was <br />selected to provide these services to San Leandro residents. Rebuilding Together is an <br />affiliate of Rebuilding Together, Inc ., which was formerly known as Christmas in April, a <br />nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership and to revitalize communities. <br />Analysis <br />Rebuilding Together Oakland | East Bay (RTO) has the expertise and experience to <br />administer San Leandro’s Housing Rehabilitation Program. RTO staff have knowledge of <br />construction standards. RTO is also well -versed in the regulations and requirements of HUD ’s <br />CDBG program. <br /> <br />Since the dissolution of the City ’s Redevelopment Agency in 2012, the Housing Rehabilitation <br />Program has been funded solely through federal Community Development Block Grant <br />(CDBG) funds. <br /> <br />RTO will provide the following services: <br /> <br />·Reviewing prospective homeowners’ applications for income-eligibility; <br />·Providing inspection services; <br />·Managing construction progress and completion; and <br />·Monitoring contractors for compliance with Federal CDBG regulations as well as local <br />and State health, safety, and building laws <br /> <br />During the contract ’s one-year term, RTO is projected to award grants to approximately twenty <br />(20) homeowners, typically fixed and lower income seniors. The $150,000 budget allocates <br />$43,500 to RTO’s administrative budget and the remaining $106,500 for rehabilitation grants <br />to repair the homes of qualified homeowners. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />·FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, adopted by Resolution No. 2020-056 on June 15, <br />2020, to preserve affordable housing for low-income senior residents. <br />·General Plan Housing Element, which was most recently certified for 2023-2031 by the <br />State Housing and Community Development Department in February 2023, addresses <br />goals such as preserving, and rehabilitating existing affordable owner-occupied <br />housing, and addressing special needs populations. <br />Previous Actions <br />The FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council on May 1, 2023 for <br />submittal to HUD. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/14/2023