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AP-85 Other Actions - 91.420, 91.220(k) Introduction Low income families have difficulty securing housing without income supports and/or housing assistance. Many times they also do not have additional income to pay for other needs such as food, child care, health care and dependable transportation. Living from paycheck to paycheck causes families to be in constant danger of becoming or returning to homelessness. According to the 2010 Census, 13.2%(3,243)of Pleasanton's households were low income;8.7%(2,147)were very low income(50%or below median household income)and 5.7%(1,396)were extremely low income (at or below 30%of median household income). The 2000 Alameda County median family income was $67,600. In 2015, it is $92,900.This is a 37% increase in 15 years. Many lower income families are not keeping pace when incomes rise. The most commonly available anti-poverty strategies are implemented at the county level and are addressed in the County's section of the Consolidated Plan. The Section 8 certificate and voucher program for Pleasanton residents is currently coordinated through the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA). The City will consider supporting requests by residents of,local senior apartment complexes to receive additional rent subsidies for seniors as opportunities arise. [HACA recently approved a formal award of 50 Project-based Section 8 Vouchers for the first phase of the Kottinger Gardens senior housing development.] Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs There is significant focus on the provision of affordable housing,supportive social services, and community development programs in Pleasanton among all levels of the public and private sectors. A primary strength of the housing and community development delivery systems is the coordination of efforts between the jurisdictionsand the groups that oversee these efforts on an inter-jurisdictional basis. These groups, including the Urban Country Technical Advisory Committees,the Alameda County Housing and Community Development.Advisory Committee and EveryOne Home,allow the different jurisdictions to ensure that projects compliment rather than duplicate efforts,and that policies and programs have some consistency throughout the Urban County. An additional strength is the growing level of coordination between service providers, particularly those addressing housing needs of the homeless and special needs poiiulations, and affordable housing in collaborations. Non-housing community development programs within the Urban County have involved coordination between the Urban County jurisdictions and the agencies or organizations focused on the particular community development area,which might be infrastructure improvements, economic development,accessibility improvements or child care. Consolidated Plan PLEASANTON 68 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)