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Attachment 4 <br />Qualified Designee— Eden Housing <br />About Eden Housing <br />Eden Housing, Inc. (Eden) is one of the oldest and most experienced affordable housing non- <br />profit organizations in California. Since its inception in 1968, Eden has developed, acquired, or <br />rehabilitated more than 11,400 affordable units and currently provides homes to more than 24,000 <br />lower-income residents. As a mission -driven non-profit, they serve low- and moderate -income <br />families, seniors, people with special needs, and people experiencing homelessness. Incomes of <br />their residents typically range from 20% to 60% of the area median income. Eden works in 15 <br />counties, including San Mateo County, with two properties in East Palo Alto and multiple future <br />projects in the County in the pipeline. <br />Eden Housing's Status as a Qualifying Designee <br />Per the Affordable Housing Ordinance, an affordable housing developer is deemed a Qualifying <br />Designee if it is a non-profit organization, mission -aligned for-profit housing corporation, joint <br />venture, limited liability company, partnership, or other entity that: <br />• Demonstrates technical capacity and experience in developing, owning, and operating <br />affordable housing projects or partner with an entity that has the required experience; and <br />• Demonstrates experience relevant to owning and developing three (3) qualifying deed - <br />restricted affordable rental housing projects. If the developer has experience developing <br />less than 3 qualifying affordable rental housing projects, the market rate developer will be <br />required to partner with a developer that meets the experience requirement. <br />• Does not have a record of defaults, a record of systemic or procedural maintenance <br />problems, housing or building code violations, or a history of substantiated fair housing <br />complaints at properties it owns and/or operates, directly or through affiliated entities. <br />Eden's status as a non-profit industry leader in affordable housing development satisfies these <br />requirements. As documentation of our status, our list of properties in our portfolio and pipeline <br />listed below demonstrates that we own and have developed greater than 3 qualifying deed - <br />restricted affordable housing rental projects similarto the proposed project described in <br />Attachment 8. Eden certifies that it does not have a record of defaults, a record of systemic or <br />procedural maintenance problems, housing or building code violations, or a history of <br />substantiated fair housing complaints at properties it owns and/or operates, directly or through <br />affiliated entities. <br />19 <br />ATTY/AGR/2024.193.1— AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND DONATION AGREEMENT - EXHIBIT B - AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN <br />REV: 10-22-24 VR Page 19 of 48 <br />