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Other Housing-Related F,nvironmental Programs In February 2002, ACI,PP was awarded $850,000 from I IUD to conduct athree-year demonstration project combining ahousing/environmental approach with the medical model. The goal of the demonstration project is to reduce the severity of attacks and the frequency oC emergency visits for children 1-12 years of age with respiratory distress. The project has established a system of coordination among the identified partners to reduce the fragmentation of current services for asthma treatment. Housing-based interventions and education addressing asthma triggers and safety issues in the home environment have been carried out 'fhe evaluation of the housing and education interventions and their impact on children's respiratory health is currently being evaluated. ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY "fhe majority of programs that are aimed at addressing poverty arc coordinated at the County level. For example, the Section 8 housing subsidy voucher program is coordinated in Pleasanton through the I lousing Authority of Alameda County (RAGA) and is an essential piece of the anti- poverty strategy cofmtywidc. [n PY 2009, 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 "Cri- City I[omeless Coalition (which recently became "Abode Services"), implemented a Housing Scholarship Program for Tri-Valley residents ten years ago in I'Y 1999. The program is modeled on the City of Fremont's successful program. Administration of the program by Abode Services is being funded through a CSi3G grant awarded by the Alameda County Associated Community Action Programs (ACAP). Rent subsidies are being funded by each local jurisdiction using federal HOMIi funds and local sources. As noted in the preceding table, the City will apply CDF3G funds (and possibly City General Funds) to provide case management services to program clients in FY 2009. 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. "Chis 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 [-680 near the Stoneridge Mall. PeopleSmart, a large computer software company (which was recently acquired by Oracle), and Safeway relocated their corporate offices to Pleasanton several years ago and recently completed several new buildings. Action Plan - PY09 City of Plcasanron Page JJ