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CAPER 21 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) Accomplishments in FY 22-23: Fair Housing Presentations: ECHO staff distributed flyers and brochures and sent emails for training on how to identify housing discrimination and find assistance for counseling and/or legal intervention. They also conducted 4 Northern CA FH trainings, 9 Regional FH trainings. Regional Goal 4: Rehabilitation – Preserve and rehabilitate existing affordable housing stock Activity 4.c: Participating jurisdictions will provide rehabilitation assistance loans for lower-income units. Accomplishments in FY 22-23: In FY 22-23 City Housing Division staff continued to work with Rebuilding Together Oakland|East Bay. There were 11 housing rehabilitation grants allocated to low-income Households including 11 HHs with either extremely low- and low-income senior citizens and/or disabled persons. The goal of this program is to preserve existing affordable ownership housing for low- and moderate-income HHs and to allow senior citizens to age in place if desired. Regional Goal #5: Unit Production – Increase the number of affordable housing units Activity 5.c: Participating jurisdictions will explore revisions to building codes or processes that reduce the costs and/or allow greater number of accessory dwelling units, tiny homes, or smaller houses. Accomplishments in FY 22-23: The City of San Leandro has created special online resources to inform, assist and encourage the development of Accessory Dwelling Units, including information in Spanish and Chinese. This same information and assistance is also provided at the City’s Permit Center. Regional Goal 6: Homeownership – Increase homeownership among low- and moderate-income households Activity 6.b: As resources are available, the participating jurisdictions will allocate funds for homeownership programs that support low- and moderate-income households, including but not limited to down payment assistance, first time home buyer, Mortgage Credit Certificate, below market rate (BMR) homeownership programs, and financial literacy and homebuyer education classes; and will promote any existing programs through marketing efforts. Accomplishments in FY 22-23: The City has a contract Bay Area Affordable Homeownership Alliance (BAAHA) to provide First-Time Home Buyer counseling assistance to residents. They placed four households into BMR inclusionary zoned homes after performing a comprehensive outreach in 3 languages and generated 900 inquiries. 270 eligible applicants were placed in a lottery. The City continues to explore opportunities to re-establish the City's homebuyers