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CITY OF REDWOOD CITY FA- CONSOLIDATED PLAN EXCERPT OF 5 YEAR STRATEGY PRIORITY # 1: Promote affordable housing for all populations by increasing the number of affordable, accessible, decent safe & sanitary, and ownership units for low and moderate - income households Private developers are unlikely to produce affordable housing units specifically for low and very low- income households without some financial incentive from the City. The City and Agency can promote additional opportunities by acquiring existing multi - family units for rehabilitation and fixing low rents for the life of the agreement, or by purchasing and donating land as subsidy to facilitate affordable housing development. This priority targets federal funds to permanent housing to meet the need for lower income groups. The lack of decent safe and sanitary affordable housing is evidenced by visible homeless populations, homeless families and individuals including a growing number of senior citizens, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs, and substandard rental housing where code enforcement efforts are necessary. The 2000 Census also indicates the extent to which a disproportionate number of low income and minority households are living in overcrowded and substandard housing. In order for the City to realize its mission to provide suitable housing opportunities for all residents and to improve the quality of life, direct actions must be taken by the City to increase the supply of affordable housing. The greatest obstacle to meeting this priority is availability of land, access to financing, and neighborhood opposition. The City's ability to acquire buildings and land and facilitate the development of new affordable housing will be limited pending availability of financing, housing policies and zoning requirements conducive to the development of affordable housing for low and very low income households. Activities: 1. Land Acquisition for New Construction of Affordable Housing 2. Rehabilitation of Existing Housing • Accessibility Modifications to existing housing • Minor home repairs and weatherization improvements to existing housing • Emergency Repair assistance to Mobile Homes • Skilled care facilities including housing for persons disabled by Alzheimer's and related diseases 3. Acquisition of existing housing for low income and special needs populations' Special needs populations include. but are not limited to, extremely low income persons living below the poverty level, elderly, persons with disabilities including HIV /AIDS, large family households, and other populations qualifying as presumed benefit populations as defined by CDBG regulations. (Refer to Definitions section of the Plan) defined under Presumed Benefit.