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applications online, and the applications were also reviewed online by members of city commissions. Staff developed a survey to solicit feedback from agencies that had applied for HHSG funds. Reaction to the new online submission and review system was overwhelmingly positive and appears to be increasing administrative efficiency and optimizing the use of limited resources. The online system will also be used throughout the program year for reporting and monitoring purposes. The City will continue to monitor and refine the HHSG program to ensure that it fulfills the goal of fostering innovation in the design and delivery of services that meet the needs of low income and underserved populations. In 1998, the City of Pleasanton joined with the City of Livermore and with Allied Housing (a nonprofit housing developer now known as "Abode Services") to implement the Tri-Valley Housing Scholarship Program discussed earlier. This program, which is now administered by Abode Services, is part of a series of collaborative efforts that have improved the delivery of housing and services to Tri-Valley residents. The City of Pleasanton has continued to take a lead role in the activities of the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee (TVAHC), which is made up of representatives of cities in the Livermore Amador Valley area(Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville). The TVAHC has actively participated in annual outreach activities promoting public awareness of affordable housing in the Tri-Valley area, working with the East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO). In addition, the TVAHC initiated the successful establishment of the Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center (TVHOC) which opened in 2005. The TVHOC serves as a "clearing house," initially for ownership programs and ultimately for a continuum of housing assistance of different types in the Tri-Valley. PUBLIC HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS AND RESIDENT INITIATIVES The City currently administers two below-market rent senior housing projects: 1) Ridge View Commons (200 units; owned by a private non-profit affiliated with Eden Housing), and 2) Kottinger Place (50 units of HUD-subsidized Public Housing; owned by the Pleasanton Housing Authority). Ridge View Commons was opened in 1989, and the current operating budget (which includes an ample replacement reserve) is deemed sufficient to maintain current levels of maintenance and service to residents. City Housing staff recently completed a refinancing of the existing $8 million mortgage with Ca1HFA. This restructuring will ensure the continued financial well-being of the project. A major project to install solar photovoltaic panels is underway in 2011 and is expected to bring significant operational savings to the project. As part of an on-going program, the City has allocated CDBG and City Lower Income Housing Funds for several years to make facility improvements at Kottinger Place, which is almost 40 years old. Past improvement projects include reroofing, repainting, installation of new doors, and landscape rehabilitation to decrease maintenance costs. This program will continue in FY 2012 with an emphasis on interior and exterior rehabilitation improvements, including a major project to replace old single-pane windows with new, energy-efficient dual pane windows. A $260,000 federal CIAP grant was awarded to the project in 1996 and construction was recently Adlon Plan—FY 2012 City of Pleasanton Page 37