TO: Mayor and Commissioners
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Sammie L. Walthour, Director, Neighborhood and Community Services
DATE: June 18, 2024
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RESOLUTION 127-24 TO ALLOW CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SHIP AGREEMENTS UNDER LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN (LHAP)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Motion to authorize and approve Resolution #127-24 to the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for Fiscal Years 2022-2025, pursuant to Title 67-37 of the Florida Administrative Code allowing the City Manager to expedite the process of awarding said agreements.
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BACKGROUND:
For the past thirty-two (32) years, the City has received funds under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program. SHIP funds are generated from a portion of documentary stamp taxes collected throughout the State and held in the State’s Housing Trust Fund for the development and maintenance of affordable housing. The State requires a Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) outlining how the City plans to administer the SHIP funds once they are received. On February 23, 1993, under Ordinance #2-93, the City Commission established a Local Housing Assistance Program created the Local Housing Trust Fund and created the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to comply with various sections of Title 67 of the Florida Administrative Code. The Neighborhood Services Division staff administers the program and under the approved plans, has assisted Delray Beach residents with homeownership, housing rehabilitation and foreclosure prevention opportunities. Most recently, modifications were approved to increase the housing rehabilitation program award to an amount up to $85,000.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds budgeted in the FY22-25 budget.