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Housing Funds, other local agency funds, publicly owned land, and private donations. To <br />maximize leveraging of its own funds and to increase the funds available for housing, the City <br />plans to undertake the following activities: <br />• Support the purchase and rehabilitation and construction of units by non-profit housing <br />developers. <br />• Continue participation in the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program operated by the <br />County of Alameda. <br />• Continue to provide support to non-profit, community-based housing developers and service <br />providers. <br />• Promote joint development with other governmental or quasi-governmental agencies to <br />implement community development programs. <br />MATCHING PLAN <br />The matching requirements of HUD programs will be satisfied primarily through the use of City <br />Lower Income Housing Funds, where needed, or through funds provided by non-profit agencies <br />which are the sub-recipients of HUD funds allocated to the City. The matching requirement is <br />included in City application forms for federal funding used for sub-recipients and the <br />requirement is ensured throughout the project review and approval process. <br />PUBLICLY OWNED LAND <br />The 7.4-acre parcel of land on Case Avenue where "The Promenade" apartment project was <br />recently completed was provided by the City through along-term ground lease. The property <br />had an appraised value of approximately $2.2 million at the time of construction. In 2006, the <br />City contributed (through a similar ground lease) an additional 3.6-acre site on Sunol Boulevard <br />valued at approximately $3.5 million for the construction of the Parkview assisted care facility <br />for seniors. This property is estimated to have a value of over $3.5 million. In 2004, an <br />agreement was reached in which the City is acquiring 318 acres of land from the 500+ acre <br />Bernal property south of the Alameda County Fairgrounds. These lands are designated for <br />"public uses." A citizens task force has been working to develop a recommended plan for <br />utilizing the property. A voter initiative approved 581 housing units on the other 200 acres of <br />the Bernal property, including 87 below-market rental and ownership units. The potential for <br />accommodating additional affordable housing was removed through the passage of "Measure V" <br />in November 2002. However, the acquisition of these 318 acres may still provide the City with <br />some limited options to consider additional housing development should future conditions and <br />community needs warrant. The City also identified in its most recent Housing Element update a <br />list of parcels that have the potential for future affordable housing development. This may also <br />provide future opportunities for public ownership of land to promote affordable housing. <br />Action Plan - FY08 <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Page 11 <br />