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The use of self-reported data in monitoring is the accepted norm. The City of Cloverdale somewhat disagrees with this finding. For ownership units, the City has historically relied upon deed restrictions in place to alert lenders and lien holders of the for-sale restrictlons, who then in turn, contact the City regarding refinances, sales, etc. For rental units, the City has historically relied upon the monitoring and compliance that is routinely required by lending agencies for compliance with tax credit eligibility.

On-site (in-person) monitoring beyond that required by law is rare due to insufficient personnel, budgetary limitations, and relatively low incentives. The City of Cloverdale agrees with this finding. At this time, the City does not have the resources to conduct annual onsite inspections. However, the City does conduct on-site inspections when requested by residents.

COVID-19 further reduced in-person, on-site monitoring due to public health restrictions. The City of Cloverdale agrees with this finding. On-site monitoring did not occur and was reduced and/or waived by federal funders to ensure the safety of the community and staff.

Surprise or unscheduled monitoring of individual units is not done, for reasons of privacy, availability, effi ciency, and practicality. The City of Cloverdale agrees with this findlng. The City does not have sufficient staffing to perform on- site monitoring. However, for privacy and due process concerns, prior notice for site visits would be scheduled to accommodate on-site staff and residents.

There is limited or no standardized training in Affordable Housing compliance regulations for developers and managers of inclusionary housing within the nine cities. The City of Cloverdale agrees with this finding as there is no ongoing standardized training for the City or countywide. However, the City would participate in any training related to affordable housing compliance.

The cities of Petaluma and Rohnert Park use computerized compliance monitoring programs to facilitate and improve the quality of their work. The City of Cloverdale supports the finding made by the Civil Grand lury. The City would be interested in the use of affordable computerized compliance monitoring programs if available.

The property titles of Affordable single-family houses have not always been flagged as deed restricted. The City of Cloverdale supports the finding made by the Civil Grand Jury, however current City staffs experience with the resale or refinancing of affordable single-family houses has revealed that deed restrictions are in place as the City is contacted by the lending institutions regarding flagged properties. Our understating is all affordable single-family houses have deed restrictions. Prior to the release of any resale restrictions city staff works to review any relevant regulatory agreements, title reports, deal documents, and escrow instructions to ensure all transactions including recorded documents and deed restriction are in place, and recorded in the proper order.

The maiorlty of the housing representatives the Grand Jury interviewed felt that there is not enough staf, within their departments to make anyone a full-time compliance monitor. The City supports the finding made by the Civil Grand Jury (CGJ). However, the City does not have specific knowledge of which jurisdictions were interviewed, nor does the City know what other jurisdictions may have told the CGJ. The City would welcome a county-wide centralized monitoring system. City of Cloverdole Responses to Recommendotions