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-- DRAFT -- 2025-2029 ConPlan & FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan Page 88 of 90 AP-85 Other Actions - 91.420, 91.220(k) Introduction The City will take the following actions to implement the strategies in the 2025-2029 CDBG ConPlan. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City plans to secure adequate funding resources and support low-risk subrecipients in the plan. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing Actions that will be taking place during the next year to preserve affordable housing units include: ● Ensure the City’s Housing Programs website (rental and ownership) has current information for residents' accessible use. ● Provide general funds to support Echo Housing, which provides fair housing services to San Leandro residents and reduces housing discrimination in the City. ● Continue annual monitoring of 56 inclusionary BMR homeownership units and approximately 1,446 housing rental units. Rental units are funded and regulated by the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. ● Continue coordination and collaborative efforts with the Alameda County HOME Consortium coordinator to effectively utilize HOME funds for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of rental units. ● Continue funding consortium-wide Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for the Homeless Families Program. ● Continue support and commitment to the City’s first Age-Friendly Action Plan FY 2024- 2029, which aims to provide older adults with a more vibrant city by focusing on the needs of senior residents. These actions demonstrate the City’s dedication to fostering and maintaining affordable housing. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards In reference to Section SP-65, the strategy outlined to reduce lead base paint hazard: ● Address lead hazards in pre-1978 housing units to update the City’s housing stock. ● The City’s Building & Safety Services Division ensures contractors working pre-1978 homes are EPA lead-certified ● Utilize the FY 25 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program to protect children under six from lead poisoning by identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in eligible housing units. The estimated opening Date is June 2025. ● Continued use of HOME funding for the acquisition or rehabilitation of affordable units will ensure, through the HOME guidelines, that tenants are informed of lead-based points and comply with the safety regulations of the EPA and HUD. ● Collaborate with other organizations by utilizing resources provided by ACHHD, such as lead safety training, outreach, and education campaigns. Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families In reference to Section SP-70, the efforts to reduce the number of poverty-level families: ● Ensure the City’s Human Services Homelessness Resource Guide website has current information for residents' accessible use.