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■ � , ■ ■ � e � I I� ��A �9 B. Reducing the Number of Persons Below the Poverty Line and Enhancing --- Coordination Between Housing and Services Agencies PRIORITY # 2: Facilitate a suitable living environmenf and improve the safety and livability of neighborhoods by focusing resources for public facilities and services ,`o reduce poverty. • For 2004-05, the City is emphasizing assistance to meet basic human needs by contractuaily coordinating multiple agencies assisting persons to avoid homelessness and/or to achieve self suffciency. • The programs listed under Public Service Activities are designed to reduce the number of people living below the poverty level, to provide supportive services to homeless, those at-risk of being homeless, and special needs populations. • The activity listed under Non-Housing Community Deveiopment, Kainos Hillside Stabilization Project, will improve the quality of life in neighborhoods by providing public facilities and making improvements on existing facilities where services are provided to low income and special needs populations. These improvements will position Kainos to build 6 new independent living units for their higher functioning clients. PRIOR/TY # 3: Expand Econornic Development Opportunities for low and moderate-income persons through job creation, small business creation and expansion and opportunities created by activities se/ected for funding. � The City did not fund any economic development activities for 2004-05 so as to give the most assistance to meet the basic human need for decent, safe and sanitary housing, I Monitoring The City will implement its monitoring program to determine compliance with contract requirements and related federal regulations. In li ht of bu g dget reductions and fewer staff resources, the Housing and Human Concerns Committee will assist staff with monitoring Subrecipients of CDBG, HOME and HSFA funding. A �iew monitoring effort will involve collecting data for Redwood City on a San Mateo County Human Services Agency designed customer satisfaction survey multipie times per year. The City intends to piggyback on the County's system The Subrecipients would compile the survey data for the City at the same time that they compile the data for Human Service Agencies and other partner agencies to minimize the extent of staff involvement. Specific Study Sessions would be held by the HHCC to evaluate the results and effectiveness of programs and activities being funded. The results will be used in the development of a new 5 year Consolidated Plan from 2005 - 2010. HHCC members will also be encouraged to attend site visits with staff to further assess and evaluate performance outcome. 7