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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE The City of Pleasanton hired a Housing Specialist in 1995. This position has had the responsibility for coordinating a variety of housing related efforts that were formerly distributed among various City departments and contract agencies, including administration of the CDBG and HOME programs as well as local housing programs. This staffing change has significantly improve the City's ability to coordinate and deliver housing services during the past five years. A half-time intern position was added in 2003 and is expected to provide further improvements during the next five year period. PUBLIC/PRIVATE COORDINATION The City of Pleasanton completed a comprehensive update to its General Plan in 1996, including a revised Housing Element. The preparation of a revision to the Housing Element was recently completed, and certification by the State was received in April 2003. The identification of specific sites for future affordable housing development and the refinement of affordable housing policies and programs were a key factor in the current Housing Element Update. With the planned revisions, up-to-date housing policies will be in place in FY 2008 and subsequent years to guide City programs for affordability, preservation, discrimination, and other housing and community development issues. The City was an active participant with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in the most recent establishment of updated housing affordability targets for the Bay Area region. These targets were incorporated into the updated Housing Element. The City of Pleasanton will coordinate CDBG, HOME, and City funding sources, such as the Lower Income Housing Funds and General Funds, to provide housing programs, public service assistance, capital improvement assistance, and economic development opportunities to the community during the next five years. The City of Pleasanton's Human Services Commission meets monthly to coordinate the delivery of services (including housing) to lower income residents and special needs groups in the area in cooperation with "Interact," a body comprised of representatives of each of the social service agencies in the Tri Valley area. Approximately twice yearly, the Commission holds a special, joint meeting with the City of Livermore Human Services Commission. The purpose of these joint meetings is to coordinate the delivery of services in the greater Tri Valley area. The Human Services Commission also collaborates twice each year with the City's Housing Commission to conduct a joint review as part of the annual process of allocating CDBG funds. This collaborative efforts, begun in 1996, has helped to improve the coordination of assistance to housing and services in the area and has helped to simplify the process of allocating funds to local non-profits, thereby improving service delivery. Action Plan - FY08 City of Pleasanton Page 34