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include media presentations, affordable housing tours, and other activities focusing specifically on affordable housing efforts past, present, and future in the Tri-Valley area. As the focus of Affordable I {ousing Week last year, the City worked with other Tri-Valley jurisdictions to highlight the appointment of the first board of directors and the first successful buyer from the Tri-Valley I lousing Opportunity Center cited earlier. Activities planned around Affordable I lousing Week in 2007 may include an updated public tour of existing affordable housing developments in the Tri-Valley area. "fhe City has also recently begun to work with local housing advocacy groups such as Citizens for a Caring Community (CCC) and the Tri-Valley Interfaith Poverty Forum ('fVIPP), a consortium of representatives of local churches. These groups have adopted the issue of affordable housing in the Tri-Valley area as the focus of their organizational efforts. In collaboration with EBHO, the groups held a workshop on affordable housing issues in 2005. The event was widely attended by a diverse representation of community residents and leaders. City staff recently participated in an affordable housing forum held at St. F,lizabeth Seton church in Pleasanton and will continue to work these groups in FY 2007 to promote the benefits of affordable housing in the community. The Pleasanton Housing Commission has sponsored similar workshops to promote the understanding of affordable housing, particularly Iinancing issues. A 2002 workshop was oriented specifically to our local community and targeted decision makers as well as community partners and the general public. "I~he City collaborated with other cities in the Tri-Valley area to sponsor another housing forum in August 2002. The latter event was widely attended and featured Congresswoman Ellen "1'auscher as a key-note speaker. [Congresswoman Tauscher was instrumental in the establishment of the "fri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center.] In 2004, the City's Housing Commission initiated planning for aregion-wide symposium on senior housing and services. "phis concept eventually became a series of symposia that will be offered on a regular basis through local libraries in the Tri-Valley area. The focus of the series will be to provide information and resources to individuals and families seeking assistance on matters related to housing and services for seniors in the area. Areas of Minority Concentration Pleasanton is a small, relatively young city and has traditionally not had any areas in which minority groups reside in significant concentration. Consequently, the City has not found a need to adopt any specific geographic strategies to ensure that the community needs of minorities are met. The City will continue to monitor Plcasanton's demographics in the future and will modify its policies as needed to address this issue. In addition, the City will continue to work with agencies such as Axis Community Health which serve disproportionate numbers of minority individuals and families and provide good opportunities for outreach. Aclion Plan - FY07 City of Pleasanton Page 30