TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: David Weatherspoon, Interim Director of Neighborhood Comm. Services
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: September 22, 2020
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DISCUSSION OF NEW REGULATION TO APPOINT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to appoint an elected official to serve on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)
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Background:
In April of 2008, Commission established the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) by Resolution 12-08 and later appointed ten members to serve on the AHAC. The committee is required to discuss specific incentives set forth by FL Statute 420.9076. It was amended in 2012 by Resolution 05-12 to appoint fewer than eleven (11) members in the presence of a conflict or inability to appoint citizens engaged in these activities in connection to affordable housing.
The Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) which is the guide of how the State Housing Partnership Program (SHIP) functions is required to be reviewed every three years. During this review period, the committee may recommend modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, regulations; recommend the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; recommend adoption of new policies or amendments to local comprehensive plan or to continue or revise current incentives.
Finance Department Review:
No financial impact.
Funding Source:
N/A
Timing of Request:
Elected official should be selected by October 1, 2020.