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SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy - 91.415, 91.215(j) Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families Low income families have difficulty securing housing without income supports and/or housing assistance. Many times they also do not have additional income to pay for other needs such as food, child care, health care and dependable transportation. Living from paycheck to paycheck causes families to be in constant danger of becoming or returning to homelessness. The most commonly available anti-poverty strategies are implemented at the county level and are addressed in the County's section of the Consolidated Plan. The Section 8 certificate and voucher program for Pleasanton residents is currently coordinated through the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA). The City will consider supporting requests by residents of local senior apartment complexes to receive additional rent subsidies for seniors as opportunities arise. Several years ago,the City established an Economic Vitality Committee to promote economic development in Pleasanton. The City's Economic Vitality Manager helps to coordinate the efforts of the Committee,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. Due to a strong local economy in recent years, Pleasanton has had significant success in attracting new retail commercial,office, and industrial development to the City. Existing business and retail complexes have drawn significant new commercial development and have created new employment opportunities for residents and non-residents. The City of Pleasanton's Housing Commission,with support from the City Council and Planning Commission, has aggressively pursued new affordable housing both for rental and ownership during the past several years through its Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. The City has negotiated affordability agreements that have resulted in the approval of over 300 new below-market rent units (many at the very low income level)that have been built or will be built out over the next several years as part of over 2,000 new apartments in Pleasanton. How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs,and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan A strength of the housing and community development delivery systems is the coordination of efforts between the jurisdictions and groups overseeing these efforts on an inter-jurisdictional basis, particularly at the broader county level. These groups, including the HOME Consortium Technical Advisory Committee(TAC),the Alameda County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee and EveryOne Home,allow the jurisdictions to ensure that projects compliment rather than duplicate efforts,and that policies and programs have some consistency throughout the HOME Consortium. Non-housing community development programs within the Consortium have focused coordination on community development including infrastructure improvements,economic development, accessibility improvements or child care. Consolidated Plan PLEASANTON-DRAFT 46 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018)