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6th Cycle Program 7.3: Publicize information on fair housing laws and refer all complaints to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, ECHO Housing, and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The City will provide information about Fair Housing Policies in a variety of languages and formats to ensure it is accessible to all residents, including print and electronic versions. Promote compliance with Fair Housing laws. Prepare information in multiple languages (second quarter 2025); provide materials on the City’s website and distribute though various outlets (second quarter 2025), update and re-distribute material regularly but no later than every three years (second quarter 2028 and 2031) The City continues to provide information and other suggested resources on fair housing laws on the City’s website and works closely with ECHO Housing to provide tenant/landlord counseling, fair housing counseling and investigation, and an annual fair housing audit. 6th Cycle Program 7.4: As part of the City’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, identify and adopt specific practices and strategies to foster greater inclusivity and equity in access to all City programs and services, including housing- and human services programs. Such strategies will include developing improved partnerships with community serving organizations and consulting on ways to better reach traditionally underserved populations and build community relationships, fostering greater diversity among City staff and appointed officials who develop and implement City programs, and ensuring public outreach is available in multiple languages. Convene City-led working group including City departments and outside agencies for bi-annual coordinating meetings starting in 2023 (i.e., first meeting held no later than September 2023) Begin no later than March 2023 and continue throughout the planning period The City developed a DEI Action Plan in Spring 2023, developed with a working group of City staff, and retained a DEI coordinator in 2023 to support implementation of the Action Plan. The BELONG Pleasanton - Building Equity, Leadership, Opportunity, Nurturing, and Growth in Pleasanton working group commenced in 2025. Community engagement and communication on is one of the 4 strategic priorities of the Action Plan, with sub-actions to be implemented in coming years. 6th Cycle Program 7.5: Conduct outreach to educate the community about affordable housing and its benefits to the community. This would include multi-lingual educational flyers with graphics and photographs showing examples of affordable housing projects in Pleasanton and/or the surrounding region (e.g., Tri-Valley, East Bay, etc.). The aim is to eliminate appeals filed against City approvals of affordable housing developments Prepare outreach materials by March 2024 and distribute throughout the planning period biannually City staff is currently working to update its website to educate the Pleasanton and Tri- Valley community about the affordable housing projects in Pleasanton. The City collaborates with the cities of Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, and Livermore to produce and publish the Tri-Valley Affordable Rental Housing Guide that showcases the affordable housing projects throughout the Tri-Valley. City website link is https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/assets/our-government/housing/programs/see- current-apartments-at-below-market-rents.pdf. Guide link is https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/assets/our-government/housing/tri-valley- affordable%20housing-rental-guide%20-1172023.pdf