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<br />8A <br /> <br />Attachment II Page 7 <br />Executive Summary-Annual <br />Action Plan by Priority <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />FIFTH <br />ANNUAL ACTION PLAN <br />2009-2010 <br /> <br />The Consolidated Plan identifies priorities Redwood City adopted to use over the five <br />years from 2005 - 2010 to meet affordable housing goals and to improve the quality of <br />life for residents who are low income and have special needs. These priorities target <br />federal funds for public facilities and improvements, affordable housing, and social and <br />economic development programs. The three priorities are listed in rank order. <br /> <br />Priority Strategy # I: - Expansion and Preservation of Affordable Housing. <br /> <br />The goal of the City is to increase the affordable housing stock and provide decent, <br />safe, and sanitary housing in adequate supply and at affordability levels for a wide <br />range of residents from low income to poverty level. <br /> <br />Priority Strategy # 2: - Provide Public Service Activities That Help to Reduce <br />Poverty, Prevent Home/essness, and Provide Intervention Programs That Facilitate <br />Self Sufficiency, and Assist Special Needs Populations. <br /> <br />The goal of the City is to provide a continuum of services ranging from homeless <br />prevention and homeless services, to supportive housing, intervention programs, and <br />services which respond to basic human needs including food, health, safety, survival, <br />independent living, and self-sufficiency. <br /> <br />Priority Strategy # 3: - Implement Non-Housing Community Development Activities <br />to Provide Economic and Physical Improvements and Facilities for Social <br />Programs in Low Income Neighborhoods. <br /> <br />The goal of the City is to promote economic and job development activities for low <br />income persons, and facilitate capital improvements that improves the quality of life in <br />low income neighborhoods, and provides a variety of public facilities where anti-poverty <br />and supportive intervention services can be delivered for a range of special needs <br />populations. <br /> <br />Fundina Taraets <br />Funding recommendations for CDBG were based on statutes allowance of 200/0 of <br />CDBG funds being allocated for Administration, Planning & Fair Housing, 150/0 for <br />Public Services, 15% for non-housing community development facilities and <br />improvements, and 500/0 for affordable housing activities. <br /> <br />Funding recommendations for HOME funds were allocated according to the statute that <br />allows 100/0 of the entitlement to be reserved for administration, requires 150/0 to be set- <br />a-side for use by a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), and the <br />remaining 750/0 to be allocated to affordable housing activities. <br />10f 4 pages <br />