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The City of Pleasanton has continued to take a lead role in the activities of the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee (TVAHC), which is made up of representatives of cities in the Livermore Amador Valley area (Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville). The TVAHC has actively participated in annual outreach activities promoting public awareness of affordable housing in the Tri- Valley area, working with the East Bay Housing Organizations (EBRO). The TVAHC produces a high- quality, informative guide to housing resources entitled, "Alameda / Contra Costa Tri-Valley Rental Housing Opportunities Guide"which was updated in 2013 and is available in electronic form on city web sites. As noted earlier, the TVAHC initiated the successful establishment of the Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center(TVHOC)which opened in 2005.The TVHOC serves as.a"clearing house," initially for ownership programs and ultimately for a continuum of housing assistance of different types in the Tri- Valley. Discussion The City of Pleasanton completed a comprehensive update to its General Plan in 2009.A revision to the Housing Element was completed in 2011 and certified by State HCD in 2012. In 2014, the City initiated the next update of the Housing Element for the 2015-2023 planning period for submission by the end of 2014. With the revisions included in the most recent updates (including a number of rezonings providing 70 acres of land for future high-density housing development),up-to-date housing policies will be in place in FY 2014 and subsequent years to guide City programs for affordability, preservation, discrimination, and other housing and community development issues. The City was an active participant with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in the most recent establishment of updated housing affordability targets for the Bay Area region. These targets are incorporated into the current:Housing Element and will be carried forward in the current update. The City of Pleasanton will coordinate CDBG, HOME, and City funding sources, such as Lower Income Housing Funds and General Funds, to provide housing programs, public service assistance, capital improvement assistance, and economic development opportunities to the community during the next five years. The City recently redesigned its grant programs into a single consolidated grant program called the Housing and Human Services Grant(HHSG).The HHSG program was developed in 2009 as a refinement and consolidation of four separate grant programs: 1. Federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Funds 2. Federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds 3. City Lower Income Housing Funds for Housing 4. City General Funds for Human Services(formerly"City Grant") The new HHSG program was introduced with the 2010 fiscal year. Based on the first several years of implementation,the consolidation of these four funding sources into a single streamlined grant program has created greater efficiencies in the allocation of limited funding sources as well as the coordination and delivery of human services. While each source has specific priorities and requirements,there is an overarching priority for funding programs and services that benefit low income residents and for addressing gaps in housing and services. Annual Action Plan 35 2014(DRAFT) OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)