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AP-50 Geographic Distribution Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement(including areas of low-income and minority concentration)where assistance will be directed Funding for the activities listed in this section will generally be distributed within the City of Pleasanton. However, certain projects receiving funding may be located within other jurisdictions,such as the adjacent cities of Livermore and Dublin, in cases where the agencies serve Pleasanton residents as part of services provided within the greater Tri-Valley area.All activities listed in this section are targeted to serve eligible households that reside within the City of Pleasanton.Certain programs are not tracked to a particular geographic locale before specific sites are funded. Geographic Distribution Target Area Percentage of Funds Citywide 100 Table 5-Geographic Distribution Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically [Not applicable] Discussion For many programs using CDBG funds, such as residential or business rehabilitation,the exact location of the activity is not determined prior to funding the program as a whole. Pursuant to the Final Rule for the CDBG Program,the Action Plan must identify who may apply for assistance,the process by which the grantee will select those to receive assistance,and how much and under what terms the assistance will be given. Alameda County HCD administers a Rehabilitation Program using CDBG funds for most jurisdictions in the HOME Consortium, although the level of rehabilitation services varies among cities. [The City of Pleasanton will utilize a different contractor, Neighborhood Solutions, to administer its Housing Rehabilitation Program in FY 2013.]The goal of the program is to conserve, preserve, and improve the housing and neighborhoods of low and moderate income people living in the County.To that end, the program provides grants or low interest loans to qualifying properties and owners to provide a variety of rehabilitation services, such as rental housing rehabilitation, minor and major home repairs, mobile home repairs, exterior paint or clean-up assistance,seismic retrofitting,and accessibility repairs. The owner rehabilitation program is targeted to owner-occupied households that qualify as low income by earning less than 80 percent of the PMSA median income. Depending on the level and cost of Annual Action Plan 26 2013 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)