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TABLE C Program Description Housing Programs Progress Report- Government Code Section 65583. (By Housing Element Program Names) Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element. Time Frame Name of Program Objective in H.E. Status of Program Implementation maintained over time. When considering allocation of these funds,priority will be given to non-profit housing developers with a project including three bedroom units affordable to large extremely low,low-and very low- income households. The City has continued to exempt all affordable housing units from the low Program 18.2:Continue to exempt all housing units income housing fee in 2017.As the City works on future projects,the affordable to low-and very low-income households from Ongoing expectation is that all units affordable to low-and very low-income the low income housing fee. households will be exempt from payment of the Lower Income Housing Fee in conformance with the City's long-standing policy. Kottinger Gardens completed Phase 1 of construction in 2017 which utilized Lower Income Housing Funds. In addition the City Council Program 18.3:Use the Lower Income Housing Fund to approved an Affordable Housing Agreement that included the dedication of As help build housing affordable to low-and very low- needed/Ongoing 1.64 acres of land to the City to be used in partnership with Sunflower Hill income households on City owned land. on a future residential affordable housing development for individuals with special needs.The City also committed$2.25 million from the fund for the Sunflower Hill project. Program 18.4:Use the Lower Income Housing Fund to extend rent restriction agreements,purchase land,write Explore ways to down mortgage costs,rehabilitate units,subsidize rents, use the fund for In 2017,construction of Phase 1 of Kottinger Gardens was completed and issue tax exempt bonds,post loan collateral, pay pre- the list of activities Phase 2 began which included funds from the Lower Income Housing Fund development costs,and otherwise help produce housing in the program (LIHF),to assist in the redevelopment of Kottinger Place and Pleasanton units affordable to lower income households. The annually and as objective of this is to utilize the Lower Income Housing needed. Gardens,two aging rental complexes that provide housing to extremely Fund in a manner consistent with City ordinance and to Quantified low-income elderly persons.The City also committed$2.25 million from the support affordable housing,particularly developments Objective: 150 fund for the Sunflower Hill project. proposed by non-profit developers that include units for units large families at very low incomes. Table C: 2017 Annual Housing Element Pro.ress Re•ort 13