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<br /> Annual Action Plan <br />2026 <br />10 <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 />The work of community development and affordable housing is a year-round process that involves many <br />stakeholders. Redwood City stays in regular contact with a variety of stakeholders throughout the year <br />to help with that work. The contact includes stakeholder participation in various public meetings and/or <br />meetings involved with other local development or neighborhood plans. City staff also stay in regular <br />conversations with subrecipients and potential applicants on the progress of their programs, demand <br />for their programs and other needs they are seeing on the front lines of affordable housing and <br />community development. <br />The City participated in a consultation process as part of a cohort of other communities during the <br />development of this Annual Action Plan. The cohort includes the Cities of Daly City, Redwood City San <br />Mateo, and South San Francisco as well as San Mateo County. The City of Redwood City also reached out <br />to community stakeholders for various data and information resources. Information and data resources <br />include updates to strategies to address homelessness, public housing initiatives and other affordable <br />housing projects within the community pipeline. <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 />The City of Redwood City regularly partners with other participating jurisdictions in the area. The cohort <br />of entitlement jurisdictions, located within San Mateo County, meet monthly to coordinate efforts in the <br />community. Many of them fund the same public and social service agencies that serve the entire area, <br />and management and oversight efforts are combined to save valuable staff time across the <br />jurisdictions. <br />The City also participates in 21 Elements, a collaborative housing planning and policy initiative that <br />includes all 20 cities in San Mateo County plus the County. 21 Elements convenes monthly and serves as <br />a forum for sharing resources, successful strategies and best practices around housing policies. The City <br />of Redwood City also coordinates its efforts with housing providers, health providers and service <br />agencies. <br />Public and Assisted Housing Providers - The City of Redwood City works with public and private housing <br />developers for the implementation of the plan. These partnerships are essential to increase and <br />preserve affordable housing across the community. The City utilizes subsidies to help these important <br />partners with their mission to improve affordability of housing in the community. <br />ATTY/RESO.0019/CC RESO 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (CDBG) - EXHIBIT A <br />REV: 05-01-26 LF <br /> <br />Page 10 of 107