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Other Housing Related Environmental Programs In February 2002, ACLPP was awarded $850,000 from HUD to conduct a three -year demonstration project combining a housing /environmental approach with the medical model. The goal of the demonstration project is to reduce the severity of attacks and the frequency of 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. The evaluation of the housing and education interventions and their impact on children's respiratory health is currently being evaluated. ANTI POVERTY STRATEGY The majority of programs that are aimed at addressing poverty are coordinated at the County level. For example, the Section 8 housing subsidy voucher program is coordinated in Pleasanton through the Housing Authority of Alameda County (HACA) and is an essential piece of the anti poverty strategy countywide. In FY 2010, 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 Tri -City Homeless Coalition (which recently became "Abode Services implemented a Housing Scholarship Program for Tri- Valley residents ten years ago in FY 1999. The program is modeled on the City of Fremont's successful program. Administration of the program by Abode Services is being funded through City of Pleasanton funds and by other sources mobilized by Abode. Rent subsidies are being funded by each local jurisdiction using federal HOME funds. As noted in the preceding table, the City will apply City General Funds and Lower Income Housing Funds to provide case management services to program clients in FY 2010. 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. A new staff position of Economic Vitality Manager was created in 1994. This 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. Oracle recently completed a major five -story building as an addition to its existing campus in Hacienda Business Park. Kaiser Permanente plans a significant expansion to its Pleasanton campus within the coming year. Southbay Development has entitlements for 500,000 sq. ft. of office development at 1 -680 and Bernal Avenue and is currently seeking additional retail square footage for the same site. Workday, a "software -as -a- service" company, recently located its corporate offices near the Stoneridge Mall. ValleyCare Medical Center Action Plan FY10 City of Pleasanton Page 36