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of the housing and education interventions and their impact on children's respiratory health is currently being evaluated. ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY The majority of programs that are aimed at addressing poverty are coordinated at the County level. For example, the Section 8 housing subsidy voucher program is coordinated in Pleasanton through the Housing Authority of Alameda County (HACA) and is an essential piece of the anti- poverty strategy countywide. In FY 2007, the City will continue to consider supporting requests by residents of subsidized housing complexes serving families, seniors, and the disabled to receive additional rent subsidies. As described earlier, the City of Pleasanton, in collaboration with the City of Livermore and Tri- City Homeless Coalition (which recently merged with Allied Housing, Inc.), implemented a Housing Scholarship Program for 1'ri-Valley residents in FY 1999. The program is modeled on the City of Fremont's successful program. Administration of the program by Tri-City Housing Coalition is being funded through a CSBG grant awarded by the Alameda County Associated Community Action Programs (ACAP). Rent subsidies are being funded by each local jurisdiction using federal HOME funds and local sources. As noted in the preceding table, the City will apply CDBG funds (and possibly City General Funds) to provide case management services to program clients in FY 2007. In 1996, the City of Pleasanton established an Economic Vitality Committee (formerly known as the Economic Development Advisory Commission), or EVC, to promote economic development in Pleasanton. Anew staff position of Economic Vitality Manager was created in 1994. This individual currently works to coordinate the efforts of the EVC, which works closely with the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and the Pleasanton Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote increased economic development and community job retention. The City of Pleasanton has had a high degree of success in recent years attracting new retail commercial, office, and industrial development. Charles Schwab recently completed a large corporate center adjacent to I-680 near the Stoneridge Mall. PeopleSmart, a large computer software company (which was recently acquired by Oracle), relocated its corporate offices to Pleasanton several years ago and recently completed several new buildings. "1'he Walmart, Home Depot, and Rosc Pavilion centers have drawn new businesses and created new employment opportunities for residents. Anew Sears store was recently added as the fifth major anchor tenant at the Stoneridge Mall, and an addition is planned that will accommodate anewly- constructed Nordstrom store. Signiticant additional new commercial, office, and industrial projects have recently begun construction as conditions economically favorable to new commercial development have returned to the area. Action Plan - FY07 City of Pleasanton Page 32