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�/7 • � - �C �C� . 5 YEAR STRATEGY - PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS Redwood City's Consolidated Plan Strategy targets assistance to households earning 80% or below median income for San Mateo County. The greatest overall need is for households earning at or below 50% of inedian. In order to implement the Anti-Poverty Strategy, criteria for funding will seek to select programs that provide assistance to those with the greatest housing needs. The Housing Needs Assessment shows that the. • greatest disproportionate need for housing is among the very low and extremely low income households who are elderly or have a household size of 5 or more persons. This strategy, therefore, seeks to provide the broadest range of assistance to the lowest income and special needs populations. Prioritv Strateqv # I— Exuansion and nreservation of affordable housinq The goal of the City is to mcrease the affordable housing stock and provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing in adequate supply and at affordability levels for a wide range of residents from low income to poverty level. Funding Commitment:_Approximately 50% of the annual entitlement from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and 90% of the annual entitlement from HOME Investment Partnership Act funds will be allocated to this priority during the term of the Consolidated Plan 2005 - 2010. Priority Programs and Proposed Outcomes: For the term of this Plan, large families of 5 or more people who are low income should have first preference for 3 bedrooms or larger units produced as a result of federal funds. Elderly persons who are low income should be given first preference for studio and one bedroom units produced as a result of federal funds. This preference will assist large families to move out of overcrowded housing and smaller units will reduce the number of seniors paying more than 30% of their income for housing. Units designed as accessible for persons with disabilities should be marketed first to persons with disabilities. For example, if a unit was required to be constructed (pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1978 as amended) for wheelchair accessibility, a person who is dependent upon a wheel chair for mobility would � receive first preference for the unit. For those units required to be built as adaptable for vision and hearing impairments, persons disabled with either a vision impairment or hearing impairment as defined under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. Where possible, assisted housing programs should seek to serve extremely low and very low income who also have disproportionate needs. This priority is expected to increase the availability and affordable supply of affordable housing for renters. Redwood City proposes to meet this priority through 7 identified programs. 16