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6th Cycle Program 6.6: Implement the policies and programs <br />of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) that aim to improve the <br />amenities, livability, and level of investment in Downtown <br />neighborhoods, including areas that today provide relatively <br />affordable housing opportunities for lower-income residents. <br />DSP policies <br />and programs that support this effort include: <br />• Policy LD-P.43 to retain and allow for remodeling and <br />enlargement of existing residential units <br />• Policy LD-P.44 to encourage affordability in future <br />multifamily residential projects through incentives and <br />development concessions such as reduced parking standards <br />• Policy LD-P.45 to encourage development at densities that <br />exceed the General Plan midpoint to encourage affordable <br />housing <br />• Policy LD-P.46 to encourage a diversity of housing types <br />including smaller units that are affordable by design <br />• Policy LD-P48 to encourage use of the City’s housing <br />rehabilitation program <br />• Policy LD-P.49 to develop a referral program for qualifying <br />homeowners to be connected to non-profit/volunteer <br />organizations that provide home repair services <br />• Program LD-I.10 to develop and implement a streetscape <br />improvement program <br />• Program LD-I.18 to provide improved design standards and <br />guidelines for contextsensitive infill development <br />• Programs PF-1-1 through PF-1.7 to upgrade and improve <br />various components of the sewer, water, and storm drainage <br />system within the downtown to support existing and future <br />development <br /> Improve the amenities, livability, and level <br />of investment in Downtown neighborhoods, <br />including areas that today provide relatively <br />affordable housing opportunities for lower- <br />income residents. <br />Ongoing Implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan is ongoing. <br />6th Cycle Program 7.1: Support State and Federal provisions <br />for enforcing anti-discrimination laws. The City Attorney’s <br />Office remains available to support State and Federal <br />provisions for enforcing anti-discrimination laws, as <br />appropriate. <br />Support State and Federal provisions for <br />enforcing anti-discrimination laws.Ongoing The City Attorney's office remains avaliable to support and implement State and <br />Federal law. <br />6th Cycle Program 7.2: Develop incentive/revitalization <br />programs for neighborhoods to encourage support for <br />affordable housing opportunities. Such incentives could <br />include enhanced public amenities or other investment in <br />areas where additional multi-family housing is planned. <br />Encourage support for affordable housing <br />opportunities. <br />Develop <br />incentive/revitalization <br />program (2027), complete at <br />least one project in an <br />existing or planned multi- <br />family area, such as the <br />Downtown area where <br />generally older homes are <br />located (2030) <br />Work to be commenced in 2027.