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<br />ßA.1C> . <br /> <br />Activities: <br />1. Land Acquisition for New Construction of Affordable Housing <br />2. Relocation assistance may be provided as appropriate. <br />3. Rehabilitation of Existing Housing <br />. Accessibility Modifications to existing housing <br />. Minor home repairs and weatherization improvements to existing housing <br />. Emergency Repair assistance to Mobile Homes <br />. Skilled care facilities including housing for persons disabled by <br />Alzheimer's and related diseases <br />4. First Time Home Buyer Assistance <br />5. Acquisition of existing housing for low income and special needs populations9 <br />6. Other housing program needs that may be identified during the plan period <br />that substantially carries out the intent of anyone of the objectives listed above. <br /> <br />Redwood City will use available resources to: <br />a) acquire land for housing development; b) assist non-profit organizations to <br />build affordable housing for low income and special needs populations; c) <br />implement a loan program for minor, moderate, and substantial rehabilitation to <br />preserve the existing housing stock, fund accessibility improvements for persons <br />with disabilities, provide emergency repairs; and d) financial assistance to assist <br />households to become homeowners. The Home Improvement Program's <br />Revolving Fund will support rehabilitation loans, lead based paint removal and <br />energy conservation efforts. <br /> <br />CDBG, HOME and Redevelopment Housing Funds will be used to acquire land, pay a <br />portion of costs for neW construction, and support first time homebuyer loans. CDBG <br />funds will be used to support accessibility modifications and emergency repairs. <br /> <br />Goals <br /> <br />Activity 5 Year Goal Minimum Annual Goal <br />New Affordable Housing Units through land 100 new 25 units per year <br />acquisition or new construction housing units 10 <br />Single Family Rehabilitation loans 100 units 20 units per year <br />Rental Rehabilitation loans 125 units 25 units per year <br />Housing Accessibility Modifications 150 units 30 units per year <br />Emergency Loans & grants 50 units 10 units per year <br />Acquisition or rehabilitation of existing 5 units 1 per year <br />housing for low income and Special Needs <br />Populations <br />First Time HomeBuyer Loans 50 households 10 households per year <br /> <br />8 Special needs populations include, but are not limited to, extremely low income persons living below the poverty level, <br />elderly, persons with disabilities including HIVIAIDS, large family households, and other populations qualifying as <br />presumed benefit populations as defined by CDBG regulations. (Refer to Definitions section of the Plan) defined under <br />Presumed Benefit. <br /> <br />10 Assumes any housing development approved will contain senior units or will be a housing mix that include the needs of <br />various housing types, up to and including efficiency units. <br /> <br />B-3 <br />