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functions as a "clearing house," initially for ownership programs and ultimately for a continuum of housing assistance of different types. Now in its third year of operation, the TVHOC is anticipated to increase the efficiency of bringing households in need of housing resources together with the resources that will help them find housing. HOME's Minority-Owned/Women-Owned Businesses Chc City's level of activity in working with minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE) is small in terms of the activities funded by federal grants that involve employment of contractors and other businesses. Because of the small size of annual CDBG and HOME grants, the City does not always have a high volume of construction activity. [n addition to the MBE/WBE data on I[OME-funded projects provided to Alameda County (and included in the data reported in the CAPER for the entire Consortium), the City provides data regularly to HUD's Labor office on MBE and WBE activity for projects funded through CDBG, although these statistics arc again small hi all projects involving construction contracts, the City uses a contractor list that is developed and maintaincdjointly with the City of f.ivermore. "fhc use of this list ensures consistency and a proper level of outreach to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in our area. Racial and Ethnic Status of Persons Assisted As with MBE and WBE information, data on the racial and ethnic status of persons assisted through HOME-funded activities is provided in the annual CAPER for the Alameda County [TOME Consortium. In addition, the City provides detailed data on the racial and ethnic status of persons assisted through the City's CDBG program in its own section of the CAPER. These data are required by the City to be collected and maintained by subrecipients as a condition of CDBG funding. "fhe data typically arc representative of the demographics of the "fri-Valley subregion in which Pleasanton is located. Pundin~ One of the significant barriers to affordable housing in Pleasanton and the surrounding region is the high cost of developing and maintaining affordable housing. The City of Pleasanton will apply CDBG, HOME, and City Housing funds toward affordable housing projects and programs in FY 2009. "fhc City has also monitored the availability of specialized grants for housing development For example, the City received a $300,000 competitive grant in 1997 through the State Developmentally Disabled Services -Rental (DDS-R) program to provide lour traits within the aforementioned Promenade apartment project for rental by very low income persons with developmental disabilities in cooperation with the Regional Center of the Fast Bay. As noted earlier, the City successfully applied for $450,000 in state HELP funds in FY 2004 to start its Down Payment Assistance program to promote increased home ownership in Pleasanton. Anew application for HELP funds was submitted and approved in 2005 to provide $1.5 million in gap financing for the City's Parkview assisted living facility project The City will also continue to Action Plnn - F'Y09 City of Pleasanton Page 3U