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maintaining and ensuring their long-term affordability. [HO-23] H-27 Review and streamline development standards and regulations to advance their public benefit, provide flexibility, and minimize additional costs to hous ing. [Element audit, needs assessment, outreach] H-28 Promote compliance with federal and state fair housing laws. Support fair housing opportunities for all regardless race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. [Element audit, needs assessment, outreach] H-29 Explore the use of density bonuses, park ing reductions, multifamily tax exemp tions, fee waivers and exemptions, and permit expediting to encourage the de velopment of housing affordable at be low-market rate. H-30 Where practical, ensure that housing cre ated or preserved using local public re sources or by regulation benefits low-in come households and retains its afforda bility over time. health service organizations that offer programs and facilities for people with special needs. Support programs in par ticular that help people to remain within the community, including those that are veterans, disabled, seniors, single-parent households, and the homeless. [broad ened HO-1] H-32 Assist low-income persons, who are dis placed as a result of redevelopment, find affordable housing in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. [HO-15] H-33 Continue to ensure that funding becomes available to support youth, veterans, and social services in Auburn. [HO-31] H-34 Support seniors who wish to age in place in their homes, such as with home reha bilitation services, adult day health and Special Needs H-31 Encourage and support human and

senior center activities. [Element audit, needs assessment, outreach] H-35 Provide opportunities for transitional housing assisted living and retirement communities. [Element audit, needs as sessment, outreach] H-36 Promote universal design principles to ensure housing is designed to be usable by all people regardless of age or abil ities. [Element audit, needs assessment, outreach] Supportive Services H-37 Provide empowering training for local residents who want to participate in civic activities and who would like to improve their knowledge and skills around com munity leadership. [Public Works, 2012] H-38 Provide information in multiple languages to Auburn’s diverse communities regard ing services offered by local and regional governmental, educational, employment, health, and other providers to improve residents’ quality of life and to promote resident engagement and household economic independence. [Element audit, needs assessment, outreach] H-39 Offer financial and homebuyer educa tion to encourage household saving and budgeting to consider home ownership. [Public Works, 2012] H-40 Provide information and resources that educate and guide low-income persons toward affordable housing opportunities. Develop materials in multiple languages. [HO-16] H-41 Review proposals to site facilities pro viding new or expanded human servic es within the City to determine their po tential impacts and whether they meet the needs of the Auburn community. Important caveats in the City's consider ation will include the following: [HO-5]

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