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with services including health care and housing; thereby strengthening safety net services in Pleasanton and empowering the City to better address homelessness in a progressive and effective manner. The CityServe team will also administer a homelessness prevention program that will provide concerted efforts to keep Pleasanton residents from entering homelessness. This program was funded last year using LIHF funds. CityServe will replace Abode Services as the administrator of the HOPE Street Outreach Program. Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) CRIL has applied for $16,025 in City LIHF funds to continue to provide independent living and housing services to low and very low income Pleasanton residents with disabilities. Staff and the Housing Commission are recommending continued financial support for CRIL's services in the amount $15,000, which is the same funding allocation as in FY 18/19. Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO) Housing/Housing Counseling Services ECHO Housing has applied for $40,000 in City LIHF funds to continue to provide federally required housing counseling and fair housing services to Pleasanton residents. The agency, which provides important support and counseling services for persons seeking housing options or persons at risk of losing housing, has received similar levels of support in the past. Staff and the Housing Commission are recommending continued financial support for ECHO Housing's services at the requested $40,000 funding level. Habitat for Humanity/Housing Rehabilitation Program Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) is the City's Housing Rehabilitation Program (HRP) administrator as of October 2016. The program provides critical home repairs, paid for by grants or loans from the City, to Pleasanton homeowners who are cost- burdened and economically vulnerable. City staff is recommending to allocate $163,085.40 of carry-over funds from FY 2018/19. Tri-Valley REACH/Housing Preventative Maintenance and Repair 2019-2020 Tri-Valley REACH has applied for $25,000 in order to complete maintenance repairs to seven (7) single-family home properties providing affordable housing to fifteen (15) extremely low-income adults with developmental disabilities. Staff and the Housing Commission are recommending continued financial support for Tri-Valley REACH's maintenance and repair program at the requested $25,000 funding level. The Housing Commission comments on the housing services applications are included in the draft minutes from that meeting (Attachment 3). Staff and the Housing Commission's recommendations are listed below. Page 8 of 11