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Program 35.2:Continue the Rental Housing The City continues to rehabilitate affordable housing to the greatest extent feasible. Rehabilitation Program to Eliminate all substandard housing Apply for funding annually Since October 2016,Habitat for Humanity has been administering the City's Housing improve rental units conditions within the community. and ongoing Rehabilitation Program,which provides grants or loans to low-,very low-,and extremely affordable to low-,extremely low-income homeowners. No City-sponsored major rehab work was implemented in low-,and very-low-income apartment complexes. households. Program 35.3:Supplement CDBG funds with the City's Lower-Income Housing Fund Eliminate all substandard housing In 2022,the City continued to supplement CDBG funds with other funding sources.The for rehabilitation of housing conditions within the community. Ongoing City's Housing Rehabilitation Program was funded through a combination of local(City units affordable to extremely Lower Income Housing Funds)and federal HOME funds. low-,low-and very-low- income households. Program 36.1:Regularly assess the need for workforce housing(including stock,type and quantity of housing)in the community. In 2023,the City held discussions and considered a preliminary proposal to participate, Develop routine planning through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority(CSCDA) and economic development Workforce Housing Program,in acquisition and conversion of a market-rate apartment activities to better integrate Encourage development of workforce project to deed-restricted housing. Ultimately,this effort was not pursued,although the assessment information into efforts that produce a built housing that helps to achieve the goals of Ongoing Cit remains receptive to the concept if the long-term workforce housing benefits were environment responsive to the Economic Development Strategic Plan. found to be substantial. Additional study of workforce housing needs was conducted as the need for workforce part of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update's Housing Needs Assessment,and housing,in accordance with updates to the actions and programs to support workforce housing goals,will be the Economic Development incorporated into the 6th Cycle Housing Element. Strategic Plan. The City Council shall consider the appropriate steps to address the identified needs.