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Program H6-5: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Federal and State fair housing laws <br />prohibit discrimination in home sales, financing, and rentals based on race, color, religion, sex, <br />or national origin. Redwood City supports and promotes a diverse community of unique <br />neighborhoods where all residents are included and valued, no group is privileged above any <br />other group, and all have opportunity to live in neighborhoods of their choosing. The City has <br />identified the following fair housing issues, contributing factors, and priority levels in Table H-3 <br />(specific commitments for each program action, timeframes, geographic targeting, and metrics <br />follow in Table H-4). <br />Program H-21: Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Existing Housing. Contact nonprofit housing <br />providers regarding the City's interest in establishing partnerships in the acquisition and <br />rehabilitation of substandard rental properties, with the goal of completing at least one project <br />during the planning period. <br />Eden Housing Project Compliance With Other Affordable Housing Ordinance Requirements: <br />The Eden Housing Project on the Land Donation Site will comply with all the applicable provisions of the <br />Affordable Housing Ordinance as follows: <br />1. Deed Restriction and Term. All but one of the affordable units (an on-site manager's unit) will be <br />legally restricted for occupancy for a period of SS years to low-income households in accordance <br />with Section 29.6C. Pursuant to Section 29.7F, this restriction will be recorded against the <br />affordable parcel in the form of a resale restriction, deed of trust, or regulatory agreement, as <br />applicable in a form approved by the City Attorney and executed by the City Manager to ensure <br />the continued affordability of the Affordable units for the duration of the 55 -year term. <br />2. Tenant Selection and Occu anc . In accordance with Section 29.6D, Eden will prepare and <br />submit to as the Community Development Director or designee for approval, a Below Market <br />Rate Tenant Selection and Management Plan with eligibility requirements specific to the <br />Affordable units which, upon approval, will govern the selection of tenants for the development. <br />Note that Eden is agreeable to implement 29.6F, "Local Preference", so long as it complies with <br />Fair Housing law and is allowed by other public funding sources secured. <br />3. Principal Residence. In accordance with Section 29.6E, any household that occupies an <br />Affordable Unit must occupy that unit as its principal residence unless otherwise approved in <br />writing for rental to a third party for a limited period of time due to household hardship, as <br />determined and approved by the City in advance. <br />17 <br />ATTY/AGR/2024.193.1—AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND DONATION AGREEMENT- EXHIBIT B -AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN <br />REV: 10-22-24 VR Page 17 of 48 <br />