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AP-85 Other Actions Introduction This section describes the City of Pleasanton's planned actions to carry out the following strategies outlined in the Consolidated Plan: • Foster and maintain affordable housing; • Evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards; • Reduce the number of poverty-level families; • Develop institutional structure;and • Enhance coordination. The sections also identifies obstacles to meeting underserved needs and propose actions to overcome those obstacles. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City of Pleasanton's Human Services Commission meets monthly to coordinate the delivery of services (including housing) to lower income residents and special needs groups in the area in cooperation with 'Interact," a body comprised of representatives of each of the social service agencies in the Tri Valley area Approximately twice yearly, the Commission holds a special, joint meeting with the City of Livermore Human Services Commission to coordinate the delivery of services in the.greater Tri Valley area The cities recently completed a comprehensive to the Tri-Valley Human Services Needs Assessment that was originally completed in 2003.:The update incorporates data from the 2010 Census and will provide an updated and more accurate picture of services gaps in the Tri-Valley: Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The specific actions planned by the City of foster and maintain affordable housing are described in detail in section AP-75(Barriers to Affordable Housing)of this Plan. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards The Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (ACLPPP), a department of the Alameda County Community Development Agency, plays a primary role in addressing prevention and treatment of lead poisoning county-wide. Its lead hazard reduction program is focused within the County Services Area (CSA), the special district which funds lead poisoning prevention efforts in the Cities of Alameda, Berkeley,Emeryville,and Oakland. Pleasanton is not currently a member of the CSA. ACLPPP provides technical assistance to local agencies to encourage the incorporation of lead-safe practices into existing and planned programs affecting health, housing and environmental health. In order to achieve the Federal and State 2010 goal for the elimination of childhood lead poisoning, significant resources will be needed to educate property owners of their responsibilities, develop a trained construction workforce, provide financial assistance for low-income privately-owned housing Annual Action Plan 32 2014(DRAFT) OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)