San Leandro to Host Meetings on Housing, Facilities, and Social Service Needs

Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter and the San Leandro City Council announced that the City will be hosting two upcoming community meetings in order to discuss San Leandro’s housing, public facility, and social service needs. Feedback from these meetings will be incorporated into the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which provides an assessment of San Leandro’s housing and community development needs and establishes strategies to address those needs over the next five years.

Community meetings have been set for the following dates:

• Jan. 20, 2015 - 6:30-8:00pm, Marina Community Center (Thunderbolt Room), 15301 Wicks Blvd.
• Jan. 28, 2015 - 6:30-8:00pm, Senior Center (Main Hall), 13909 East 14th Street.

The public is invited to attend either of the above meetings in order to ask questions and share feedback. Both meetings will follow the same agenda and include the same materials, so those interested in participating need only attend once.

About the Five Year Consolidated Plan

The federal Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) requires local agencies like San Leandro to develop every five years a new Consolidated Plan in order to determine local priority needs in the community in areas such as affordable housing, public facility improvements, and social services, including basic needs programs, homelessness, crisis shelters, and fair housing services. Completion of the plan then allows the City to be eligible to obtain funding from the federal government through its HOME (HOME Investment Partnership Program) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for local projects and programs that address the needs of city residents, especially those with low- and moderate-incomes. Public feedback is crucial in developing the new plan each cycle, and input obtained at the above meetings will be used to inform the contents of the final document, which covers the period from July 2015 through June 2020.

Individuals who are interested in attending a meeting but need special accommodations due to physical disabilities or need translation services should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 510-577-3351, TDD (510) 577-3343, within five working days in advance of the meeting you wish to attend.

For more information, please visit http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/plans.asp or contact Steve Hernandez, Housing Specialist II, at (510) 577-6005 or shernandez@sanleandro.org.

About San Leandro

One of the most diverse cities in the nation located at the center of the dynamic San Francisco Bay Area, San Leandro is a safe, vibrant community of 87,000 residents with well-maintained neighborhoods, excellent public libraries, twenty-one public parks, quality local schools, and a wide range of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. The western border of the city consists of over eight miles of pristine shoreline and amenities on San Francisco Bay while a regional park and nature areas fall on the eastern border. San Leandro businesses enjoy multiple advantages including close proximity to the Oakland International Airport and Port of Oakland, two major freeways, two BART stations, and access to a large and well-educated workforce. Through a public-private partnership known as Lit San Leandro (www.LitSanLeandro.com), a fiber optic network encircles San Leandro’s industrial and commercial core offering businesses virtually unlimited internet connectivity.

--Information and image from City of San Leandro

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