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Chapter 6: Housing and Shelter - Work with Housing Authorities to explore methods to maintain the existing supply of Section 8 and the existing number of public housing units for homeless and very low income people and for people in danger of losing -` benefits as a result of welfare reform. Consider waiting list set-asides or preferences for homeless and very low income people, maintaining existing Public Housing, implementing one-for-one replacement, and increasing stocks targeted only to homeless or very low income people. - Include one-for-one replacement rules in local Housing Elements, applicable _ when affordable housing is demolished. - Support advocacy efforts at the federal level for increased funding for Public Housing and Section 8 subsidized housing, against demolition without _ replacement of public housing, for homeless and very low income preferences, and for increased stocks targeted only to very low income people. - Track expiring rent and/or use restrictions in existing affordable housing ._~ developments, identify potential "opt out" projects and work to ensure continued provision of lower rent units. - Establish a capacity building network among county nonprofit affordable _ housing developers to provide training and technical assistance materials to strengthen their programmatic, administrative, and financial ability to maintain and improve existing buildings and build new ones. - - Determine the impacts of reductions in income support programs on low- income housing (and particularly SRO) rent levels, vacancy rates and long-term feasibility and work to minimize negative impacts. - • Expand the supply of housing affordable to the lowest income residents. Action Stens Support existing Affordable Housing Trust Funds and explore creation of a county-wide fund and/or funds in jurisdictions which do not currently have them. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund(s) should have dedicated source(s) of funding. Give priority for funding to providers of existing and developers of _ new homeless transitional housing, homeless permanent supported housing, and affordable housing targeted to homeless and the lowest income residents. Support efforts to take advantage of time-limited opportunities afforded by military base closures and other surplus properties to convert vacant housing units to permanent, affordable housing. _ Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 86