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General Plan Excerpts — Lower -Income Housing Fund ATTACHMENT 1 transitional housing for the homeless, and units affordable to extremely low-, low - and very low-income households with single -parent heads of households or those with disabilities (including developmental disabilities). The City will continue to make available funding from sources such as the City's Lower -Income Housing Fund, and the City's Federal HOME and CDBG grants to assist local non-profit agencies and housing developers. The City will also provide technical support to agencies to seek other sources of funding and to plan and develop housing for persons with special needs. Program 43.4: Set aside a portion of the City's Lower -Income Housing Fund for housing projects which accommodate the needs of special housing groups such as for persons with physical, mental, and/or developmental disabilities, and persons with extremely low -incomes. Policy 46: Preserve and enhance environmental quality in conjunction with the development of housing, including additions and remodels. Program 46.2: Utilize the City's Lower -Income Housing Fund for low-interest loans to support alternative energy usage and/or significant water conservation systems in exchange for securing new and/or existing rental housing units affordable to low - and very low-income households. Policy 47: Implement Resolution 10-390, requiring enhancements to existing non- discrimination housing policies. Program 47.2: Survey older multi -family residential complexes and consider utilizing the City's Lower -Income Housing Fund, Federal funds, and/or other funds to provide low-interest loans to retrofit existing residential units for the purpose of developing three bedroom rental units affordable to large low- and very low-income households. Program 47.3: The City will coordinate a workshop with non-profit housing developers and owners of sites rezoned to accommodate housing affordable to low - and very low-income households for the purpose of facilitating discussion regarding potential opportunities, programs, financial support, etc. The City will utilize its Lower -Income Housing Fund, Federal funds, and/or other funds/financial support to assist with the acquisition of a site or to assist with development of a project with three bedroom units affordable to large low- and very low-income households by a non-profit housing developer. The City will work cooperatively with developers to identify any funding gap in project financing and will make contributions from its Lower Income Housing Fund to help close this gap. A minimum of $1 million will be made available for this purpose. 4