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Page 9 of 13 Tiny homes are another, more cost-effective, and rapid affordable housing solution. Goodness Village in Livermore consists of 28 single occupancy 160 square foot tiny homes available onsite at the CrossWinds Church grounds. Each home includes a restroom, shower, kitchenette, HVAC, and a porch. The 28 tiny homes were constructed with a $3 million development budget from the Alameda County, and with support from the Tri-Valley cities, including an allocation of funding for operation from Pleasanton, opened in June 2021. “Quick Build” Permanent and Semi-Permanent Construction Finally, a hybrid model has emerged, particularly in transitional housing, that uses “quick-build” techniques to construct new units cost-efficiently. Such units may or may not be intended to remain on the site permanently. However, they generally have a longer lifespan than the above-described temporary housing types, such as tiny homes (discussed more below). An example of this type of “quick build” modular project is Dignity Village in Alameda, an interim supportive housing community consisting of 47 138-square foot units with private bathrooms in a two-story building with auxiliary buildings with staff offices, training rooms, a dining room, kitchen, and guest storage. Outdoor amenities include a community garden, pet relief area, and an ADA-accessible deck. The City of Alameda owns the land and ground leases it to DignityMoves which constructed Dignity Village to serve 61 formerly homeless individuals with 5 units specifically set aside for homeless youth aged 18-24. The project was constructed in only 8 months in 2023 at a total cost of $16.1 million, including an initial city contribution of $10,855,995 toward the development and operations of this project. Acquisition and Repurposing of Existing Buildings “Conversion” is a creative method to convert an underutilized property into affordable, long- term rental housing. The Vineyard 2.0 project in Livermore converted the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church property into a 24-unit community resource center for formerly homeless clients that includes shower and laundry services, mailboxes, temporary overnight shelter, and a commercial-sized kitchen for Open Heart Kitchen to operate its kitchen and dining room services. The State’s Project Roomkey program was established in March 2020 as part of California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide funding for non-congregate shelter options, such as hotels and motels, for people experiencing homelessness and recovering from/having been exposed to COVID-19. As the pandemic evolved, this program evolved into the Homekey program,” which awarded grant funding to local cities to convert commercial properties, specifically motels and hotels, to permanent or interim housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. Homekey projects in Alameda County includes the Imperial Inn in Oakland that was converted into 48 permanent housing and the Nimitz Motel in San Leandro that converted into 29 interim housing units. The units generated are often known as “Single-Room Occupancy” or SRO developments and may include private or shared bathrooms and/or kitchen facilities for residents. Local Resources and Financing for Affordable Housing Developing, producing, managing and maintaining any form of affordable housing is complex and costly. As a result, local jurisdictions rarely undertake affordable housing projects alone, Page 74 of 90