TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Sammie L. Walthour, Director, Neighborhood and Community Services
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM, City Manager
DATE: May 17, 2022
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STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN (LHAP) FY2022-2025
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Motion to authorize and approve the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for Fiscal Years 2022-2025, by adopting Resolution #61-22, pursuant to Title 67-37 of the Florida Administrative Code.
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BACKGROUND:
The following explanation aims to provide clarification to previous questions regarding the Local Housing Assistance Plan. The LHAP is a requirement of the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program due every three (3) years under the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The SHIP Program provides direct financial assistance to beneficiaries and City's Workforce Housing Ordinance requires the provision of affordable units by a developer electing to receive an incentive in the form of an increase in density/height. They are two separate items which both address housing measures. The strategies within the LHAP help to support policy to enhance the stabilization of neighborhoods and individuals residing/choosing to reside within the City of Delray Beach. The LHAP is governed by the State and allows for recommendation of its incentive strategies by the members of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee as noted below.
For the past twenty-nine (29) 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...
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