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I I I ; # , a,(31 1 Listed below are the actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, reduce the number of poverty -level families, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs One of the obstacles to meeting underserved needs is the production of affordable housing. The major obstacles are the lack of financial resources and the lack of infrastructure. The County hopes to leverage other sources of funds (i.e Federal, USDA, State, County and Private) by providing federal funds to subsidize and support the cost of building affordable housing. Another obstacle is the cost burden that the extremely low and very -low income households have to endure for housing in the County. The County hopes to continue funding the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) with HOME funds to assist these extremely low and very -low income households with rental assistance so that they pay less than 30% of their income to housing costs. Other obstacles include the lack of rental units, throughout the County, for extremely low and very low-income households. The County plans to work with management agencies and educate landlords about the Section 8 Voucher Program and the TBRA :> Program. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The County of Hawaii plans to foster and maintain affordable housing for County residents by investing CDBO and HOME funds in multiple housing projects during the 2020-2024 Consolidated Program years. High priority affordable housing program strategies will include Rental Rehabilitation, New Construction of Rental Units for Special Needs persons, Homeowner Repair, Acquisition of affordable units for the chronic homeless, Construction of for -sale affordable homes, renovations to domestic abuse shelters, kitchen renovations to emergency shelter and foundation and site improvements for special needs facilities. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards Hawaii County has two programs that considers the hazards of lead-based paint poisoning. One, the Residential Repair Program, requires that lead based paint risk assessments be conducted for homes built before 1978. If a dwelling is determined to contain lead, mitigation measures are taken to address the lead that is present. When the lead-based paint concerns are corrected, the unit becomes available for lead free safe occupancy, thereby, increasing access to housing without lead based paint poisoning Annual Action Plan 2021 01VIB Control No,, 2505.0117 (exp, 09/30;2021; 3.7