Nonprofit Participation
	Policies from previous housing element:
	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy H (F-5): Encourage non-profit housing corporations to 	Burlingame
	develop affordable housing in appropriate sites in 
	(H1.3) Cooperation with Other Public Agencies and Non-	Millbrae
	Profits. Continue participation in County-wide housing 
	assistance programs and coordinate with other public 
	agencies and non-profit housing sponsors in the use of 
	available programs to provide lower-cost housing in 
	H-A-3-b Technical Assistance to Non-Profits. The City will 	Foster City
	provide technical assistance to non-profit groups organized 
	to encourage provision of affordable housing and sponsors of
	 affordable housing projects and programs. The City will 
	facilitate provision of affordable housing by providing 
	technical assistance in a liaison role with non-profit housing 
	groups. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Department and Community Development 
	Agency.  
	H-B-2-b Facilitate Non-Profit Rehabilitation/Maintenance 	Foster City
	Assistance. Start a community outreach program to help the 
	disabled and elderly maintain or rehabilitate their homes to 
	match households in need with non-profit organizations 
	(such as Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April, churches, 
	service clubs, or Girl or Boy Scouts) that can provide 
	assistance. Target: 2002. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Department.  
	(F.1) Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Existing Housing. 	Redwood City
	Assist non-profit organizations to acquire and operate 
	multifamily housing for families, individuals, and seniors. 
	Facilitate the acquisition or rehabilitation of existing housing
	 for low-income and special needs populations.
	(2.3) Public Funding of Low- and Moderate-Income Housing.	San Mateo
	 Continue to use available funds to increase the supply of 
	low- and moderate-income housing through land purchases 
	and other development encouragements and through use of 
	nonprofit sponsors and subsidized financing using federal 
	and state sources, tax credits, and the like.
	(1.4) The City shall work with for-profit and non-profit 	South San Francisco
	developers in consolidating infill parcels designated for 
	multi-family residential development when it facilitates 
	efficient development of the parcels. (New Policy)
	(3.342A) Encourage schools in Atherton to provide 	Atherton
	affordable faculty and student housing on their campuses.
	(H3.11) Innovative Housing Approaches. Encourage 	Millbrae
	innovative housing approaches in financing and design of 
	units to increase the availability of low and moderate 
	income housing, including encouraging cooperative and 
	joint ventures between owners, developers and non-profit 
	groups in the provision of BMR housing.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(HIP-2) Technical Assistance to Non-Profits. The City will 	Millbrae
	provide technical assistance to both profit and non-profit 
	groups organized to encourage provision of affordable 
	housing and sponsors of affordable housing projects and 
	programs. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department and Redevelopment 
	Program H11a: Develop an ongoing relationship with 	Brisbane
	nonprofit housing development corporations in order to take 
	advantage of opportunities to supplement Redevelopment 
	Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds to create 
	Program H11g: Assist self help and sweat equity construction	Brisbane
	 and rehabilitation projects.
	Program H9b: Encourage housing developers to work in 	Brisbane
	concert with nonprofit housing development organizations 
	and lending institutions to incorporate affordable housing 
	units in development projects.
	Program H1f: Develop a public awareness campaign to 	Brisbane
	inform Brisbane residents and businesses, developers, non 
	profit housing development organizations and other groups 
	about housing policies and opportunities in Brisbane. Use 
	local publications such as the Brisbane Star and the 
	Chamber of Commerce newsletter, bulk mailing, flyers and 
	other means of distributing information on City housing 
	policies, local achievements, programs of other agencies, 
	housing information and counseling programs, and State 
	(HIP-26) Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Millbrae
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: Community Development Department 
	and City Council.
	(HIP-33) Encourage Innovative Housing Approaches. 	Millbrae
	Encourage cooperative and joint ventures between owners, 
	developers, and non-profit groups in the development of 
	below-market rate housing. Assist
	(HIP-34) Housing Developer Outreach. Develop 	Millbrae
	informational materials on housing programs for distribution 
	to local non-profit and private developers. See HE for 
	specific information to provide. Target: Ongoing. 
	Responsible Agency: Community Development Department.
	(HIP-35) Encourage Special Needs Housing. Encourage non-	Millbrae
	profit developers to target housing projects for identified 
	special needs groups in Millbrae, including seniors, families 
	with children, single parents, young families, lower income 
	households, and the disabled. Encourage housing 
	developers to design units that meet the needs of these 
	special needs groups. Target: Ongoing. Responsible 
	Agency: Community Development Department; Planning 
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(C.3) Small group homes. The City shall seek opportunities 	Redwood City
	to assist non-profit operators to acquire and/or rehabilitate 
	residential group housing to serve six or fewer special needs 
	populations with the use of CDBG funds, HOME funds and 
	Redevelopment Agency Housing Set Aside funds.
	(1.4A) The Redevelopment Agency shall acquire sites that 	South San Francisco
	are either vacant or were developed with vacant, 
	underutilized, blighted, and nonconforming uses and will 
	make the sites available to non-profit developers. (Existing 
	(1.12A) The City shall allocate redevelopment funds to non-	South San Francisco
	profit housing agencies that assist in providing or developing
	 low-income housing through such means as providing funds 
	for land purchase and rehabilitation. (Revised Program 2C-2)
	(3.3) The City shall encourage non-profit groups to provide 	South San Francisco
	housing for the elderly citizens of South San Francisco. The 
	City should encourage the development of senior housing in
	 higher density areas close to shopping and transportation. 
	(Existing Policy 3A)
	H-E-3-c Cooperative Ventures. Encourage cooperative and 	Foster City
	joint ventures between owners, developers and non-profit 
	groups in the provision of BMR housing. Target: Ongoing. 
	Responsible Agency: Community Development Agency.
	H-F-3-a Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Foster City
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: CDA.
	H-F-3-b Emergency Shelter Uses. The City will contribute a 	Foster City
	portion of the Housing Set Aside fund to non-profit agencies 
	involved in providing housing for the homeless in San 
	Mateo County. The City will also review proposals for 
	emergency shelter uses based on the policies in the General
	 Plan and other City development standards and 
	requirements. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department; Community 
	(G.1) Fair Housing Services. The City shall continue to 	Redwood City
	affirmatively further fair housing and support fair housing 
	organizations that seek to eliminate housing discrimination 
	and refer all alleged cases of housing discrimination to 
	them. The City will continue to support equal opportunity 
	lending programs and to certify that non-discriminatory 
	practices will be followed in the selection of residents for 
	participation in housing programs.
	(14.13) Prohibit Condominium Conversions. Maintain the 	San Mateo County
	existing rental housing stock by prohibiting condominium 
	conversions until market factors, such as vacancy rates, 
	indicate that there is no longer a shortage of rental housing. 
	Provide an exception for residents or qualified non-profit 
	organizations to convert and purchase condominiums that 
	would be retained as affordable housing.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(P2) The Town shall work with nearby municipalities, the 	Woodside
	County, and non profit agencies to investigate the 
	possibilities of undertaking joint efforts to provide low and 
	moderate income housing.
	(14.28) Acquire Sites for Affordable Housing Development. 	San Mateo County
	Acquire suitable sites and/or reduce site improvement costs 
	for non profit and profit developers of housing for extremely 
	low, very low, low and moderate income occupants.
	(14.46) Encourage Self-Help Housing Developments. 	San Mateo County
	Support non profit developers and others to create self help 
	housing opportunities for very low and low income 
	(2.14) The Homeless. Continue existing support for 	San Mateo
	organizations that seek to prevent homelessness. 
	Transitional housing may be located in residential districts 
	and commercial districts with a special use permit, while 
	emergency shelters may be located in commercial districts.
	(3.10B) The City shall support non-profits, such as Human 	South San Francisco
	Investment Project, Inc (HIP), in the placement of low-
	income individuals and small households needing housing 
	with individuals who have excess space in their homes and 
	who are willing to share that space. (Revised Program 2C-3)
	(3.10E) The City shall continue to provide financial 	South San Francisco
	assistance to organizations helping families with social 
	services including case management and referrals for 
	housing and homeless prevention. (New Program)
	(4.2B) The City shall provide funding assistance to 	South San Francisco
	organizations that provide counseling and tenant-landlord 
	issues, habitability and other general housing assistance.
	(P5) The Town shall encourage private citizens and 	Woodside
	organizations, such as churches and clubs, to undertake 
	projects related to housing and transportation for persons 
	with special housing and transportation problems.
	(6) Senior Home Repair Service. Provide information to the 	Woodside
	public about local organizations which offer home repair 
	services for seniors, to make it easier for seniors to remain in 
	their homes and to maintain the housing stock.
	(17) Monitoring of "Affordable" Unit Restrictions. Develop a 	Woodside
	program for monitoring and enforcing "affordable" unit 
	restrictions, either in house or under contract with another 
	agency, and a method of recovering administrative costs.
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