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Annual Action Plan <br /> <br />11 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) <br />AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) <br />1. Introduction <br /> <br />The work of community development and affordable housing is a year-round process that <br />involves many stakeholders. Redwood City stays in regular contact with a variety of <br />stakeholders throughout the year to help with that work. The contact includes stakeholder <br />participation in various public meetings and/or meetings involved with other local development <br />or neighborhood plans. City staff also stay in regular conversations with subrecipients and <br />potential applicants on the progress of their programs, demand for their programs and other <br />needs they are seeing on the front lines of affordable housing and community development. <br /> <br />The City of Redwood City also reached out to community stakeholders for various data and <br />information resources. Information and data resources include updates to strategies to address <br />homelessness, public housing initiatives and other affordable housing projects within the <br />community pipeline. <br /> <br />Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between <br />public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health <br />and service agencies (91.215(l)) <br /> <br />The City of Redwood City regularly partners with other participating jurisdictions in the area. <br />The cohort of entitlement jurisdictions, located within San Mateo County, meet monthly to <br />coordinate efforts in the community. Many of them fund the same public and social service <br />agencies that serve the entire area, and management and oversight efforts are combined to <br />save valuable staff time across the jurisdictions. <br /> <br />The City also participates in 21 Elements, a collaborative housing planning and policy initiative <br />that includes all 20 cities in San Mateo County plus the County. 21 Elements convenes monthly <br />and serves as a forum for sharing resources, successful strategies and best practices around <br />housing policies. The City of Redwood City also coordinates its efforts with housing providers, <br />health providers and service agencies. <br /> <br />Public and Assisted Housing Providers – The City of Redwood City works with public and <br />private housing developers for the implementation of the plan. These partnerships are <br />essential to increase and preserve affordable housing across the community. The City <br />utilizes subsidies to help these important partners with their mission to improve <br />affordability of housing in the community. <br />7.A. - Page 19 of 189 <br />223