FY 24-26 ADOPTED BUDGET

Housing Programs

236, 237, 238, 255

Division Description The Housing Division implements the City Council ’ s strategic priority of addressing affordable housing and homelessness and implements the policies and programs identified in the City ’ s adopted Housing Element. The work program is grounded in furthering the seven Housing Element goals: 1. Provide a diversified housing stock to meet the full range of future community housing needs. 2. Encourage Extremely Low - Income (ELI) housing production, increasing the availability of affordable and workforce housing. 5. Promote housing for people experiencing homelessness. 6. Provide adequate housing for groups with special needs. 7. Increase community outreach and promote education about affordable housing. The Housing Division ’ s primary responsibility is to implement the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) policy to administer the required Below Market Rate (BMR) homes and apartments and/or payment of the housing in lieu fee. The City ’ s IHO/BMR Program has one of the oldest and largest portfolios in the county that has generated nearly 600 first time homebuyer opportunities for income - qualified families. The prevention of Homelessness remains a top priority as the Division works with the faith - based and non profit community to create a local resource safety net and identify housing solutions. The program consists of three full - time staff members: a Housing Director, a Housing Coordinator, and an Unhoused Specialist. The core elements of the Housing Division are primarily dependent on two funds: the Housing Mitigation Fund (Fund 236) and the Low to Moderate Income Housing Fund (Fund 255). Housing In - lieu Fee (Fund 236) funds are collected from housing developers who must comply with the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) adopted in 2018 or choose to fee out. 3. Advance equity and inclusion throughout the City. 4. Preserve and rehabilitate existing housing supply.

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