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Program 8.1:Regulate condominium, townhouse,and mobile home conversions and mitigate tenant displacement through the provisions of the City's Condominium Conversion Ordinance,and Government Code,Section 65863.7(as to mobile homes). Minimize displacement of tenants in rental This includes requiring condominium apartments and mobile homes and The City continues to regulate condominium conversions.This program is converters to maintain rental units for encourage ownership of lower cost As needed implemented on an ongoing basis,and no residential rental units were converted to households with special needs including residential units by prior renters through ownership units in 2019. those with developmental disabilities,such as the regulation of condominium lifetime leases with rental caps for persons conversions. with disabilities,to the extent permitted by State law and denying conversion of apartment units to condominiums if the percentage of multiple family units available for rent,city wide,is below 50 percent. Program 8.2:Review the City's Condominium Conversion Ordinance to identify desirable Minimize displacement of tenants in rental changes,such as potentially requiring more apartments and mobile homes and The City continues to monitor the number of for-rent versus for-ownership units in the housing units affordable to low-and very low- encourage ownership of lower cost Complete the review by the city.There were no applications to connedyresidential rental units to ownership units in income households and longer tenant residential units by poor renters through end of 2017 2019 noticing requirements,if market conditions the regulation of condominium are resulting in the displacement of lower- conversions. income tenants. Program 9.1 Seek State and Federal assistance for the development of housing to meet the housing needs of households with extremely low,low,and very low incomes as well as those with disabilities(including developmental disabilities).Potential sources may include the HUD Section 202 and 811 programs(for senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities),the State HELP and CHFA programs,State/Federal lower-income housing tax credits,and bond financing.The The City continues to seek state and federal assistance to the greatest extent feasible. timing of application will depend upon the The City's ability to secure an open source of funding for affordable housing has been schedule for specific projects proposed by hampered by the significant reduction and/or elimination in recent years of many of the individual developers in as much as the City traditional programs such as Sections 202,811,and HELP. The City continues to does not currently own any land for Seek funding annually and review available options on a project-specific basis and has approved financing development of housing affordable to low- Support the development of housing for when specific development programs related to new affordable housing projects such as Kottinger Gardens Phase and very low-income households and those persons with special needs. proposals are brought 2 and Sunflower Hill. For example,the City worked with Alameda County to secure with disabilities.If the City is successful in forward. Measure Al bond funds:$4.6 million for Kottinger Gardens Phase 2,which was securing an open source of funding for completed and fully leased up in Septembe2019,and nearly$7.2 million for Sunflower housing affordable to low-and very low- Hill,which is currently under construction with a completion date of June 2020. The income households,such as State HELP City continues to monitor the availability of new funding sources for affordable housing funds,the availability of these funds will be and will apply for funding as appropriate. promoted through the City's web site,in local newspapers,and through posting at public places subject to normal procedures. The objective of this program is to secure available funding required to finance new affordable housing development. A timeline would be developed on a project by project basis as affordable development inquiries/applications are submitted to the City. Program 92:Seek creative alternative and nontraditional means,including using available City financial and property resources and working cooperatively with Ongoing and meet with The City continues to be in communication with with several groups,including MidPen Community groups,that will assist in the Support the development of housing for community groups every Housing,Sunflower Hill and Td-Valley REACH,which may lead to the development of production of or preserve housing for persons with special needs. two years. new affordable housing within the next several years. extremely low-,very low,low.and moderate income-households as well as special needs housing including housing for those with disabilities. Program 9.3:Advocate changes in Federal and State legislation to provide incentives for the development of housing for special needs Support the development of housing for The City continues to advocate Federal and State legislative changes and provides and housing affordable to extremely low-,low-persons with special needs. Ongoing general support to legislative efforts on an ongoing basis. and very low-income households and to overcome barriers to housing affordable to low-and very low-income households.