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S.A. - Page 291 of 302 IN Housing Choices Proposal to Include People with Developmental Disabilities in Greystar's Downtown Redwood City Affordable Housing Project In collaboration with nonprofit partner HIP Housing, Greystar proposes to develop 39 affordable studio apartments at a transit -oriented location in downtown Redwood City. It is expected that half of the units will be affordable at 30% of Area Median Income, and half will be affordable to people at 50% of Area Median Income. The following points demonstrate the need to include people with developmental disabilities in the project, as well as additional considerations created by their inclusion. Redwood City's Unmet Need for Housing for People with Developmental Disabilities Redwood City is home to 680 people with developmental disabilities who receive services from the Golden Gate Regional Center. 416 (61%) of these residents are adults. Of the adult population in Redwood City, only 80 (19%) are living in their own apartment with Independent Living or Supported Living services provided by Golden Gate Regional Center. Many Redwood City adults with developmental disabilities remain at home with aging parents because of the inability to secure an affordable apartment which would facilitate their transition to greater independence and their readiness to weather their parents' eventual death or incapacity. These adults seek to remain in Redwood City where they grew up and where they can continue to draw on an established network of formal and informal supports. Service Needs and Service Funding Because the proposed Greystar property is 100% studio apartments, the unit size makes the project appropriate for people with developmental disabilities who have independent living skills. The unit size, by definition, would not accommodate people with in-home care needs. A typical resident living in a studio in downtown Redwood City would be supported by a part-time Housing Choices Resident Coordinator who would work at the property site. In addition, depending on each person's individual program plan, a resident would be supported by an Independent Living Skills trainer, a job coach or a day program if unemployed, and other services—all funded by the Golden Gate Regional Center and mostly provided offsite with little or no parking or traffic impact. Impact on Parking Requirements Very few adults with developmental disabilities have a driver's license or own a car. Instead they depend on public transit and door-to-door para -transit services when unable to use public transit. Because the proposed units are studios, the property will by definition house adults who do not have live-in caregivers who require parking spaces. These adults will rely on public transit. 294