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• The City sponsors, through an annual contribution of HOME administration tends, the efforts of the East I3ay Housing Organization (EBHO) public education campaign to address local opposition to and misperceptions of affordable housing. The City has collaborated with EBHO and with other local jurisdictions (o,g., through the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee) for the past several years to conduct periodic public tours of local affordable housing projects. 'fhe most recent tour took place in February 2009. • "fhe City has collaborated extensively with its neighbor city, Livermore, over the past decade on housing programs and issues of shared concern. The City contributed HOMO: funds to purchase a transitional housing facility that serves "Cri-Valley residents and has also provided CD[3G funding for the'fri-Valley Haven, a shelter for domestic violence victims. [Similarly, Livermore has provided funding for the only community clinic in the 'Cri-Valley which is located in Pleasanton. ~ Most recently, the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin collaborated in a joint Section 108 loan application to fund the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Family Crisis Shelter, the only shelter facility for families in the "Cri-Valley area. Escrow closed in May 2002 and rehabilitation work was completed in 2003. 'Che facility reopened under its new name, "Sojourner House," and is now managed by'Cri-Valley Haven. • The City has supported an extensive housing rehabilitation program through partnership with the Alameda County Housing and Community Development (1{CD) program. Our contract with E[CD has ensured outreach to minority and women contractors as well as local business enterprises. HCD has administered the program for the City and maintains lists of active minority and women owned businesses. These procedures will be carried forward as the City continues the Housing Rehabilitation program with Neighborhood Solutions. • The City also otters rehabilitation grants and loans through the housing rehabilitation program to assist landlords in removing accessibility barriers to expand rental opportunities for persons with physical disabilities. [n addition, the City has used local, State, and HOME funds to construct and or acquire and rehabilitate housing units for rental by persons with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. • Pleasanton is a founding member jurisdiction and an active participant in the 'Cri-Valley Ilousing Scholarship Program (which has been in existence since 1999). "Phis program, which also involves collaboration with the City of Livermore, offers tenant-based rental assistance to households who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Subsidies arc provided while the head of household is undergoing job training and are gradually phased out after employment is secured. Based on program demographics to date, over 90% of households served arc headed by female heads of households. [n addition, the majority of clients have been minority households, and a significant percentage has been disabled. • The City collaborated with other Tri-Valley jurisdictions to establish the "Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center" ("CVHOC) which opened its doors in September 2005. The TVEIOC Action Plan - FY09 City of Pleasanton Page 29