Placement: Other Public Hearings
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Acceptance of the Draft AHAC 2025 Incentive Strategies Report
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Submitted By: Bolivar Gomez, Housing Programs Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): Each year, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) is required to submit an incentive strategies report to their local governing body and the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC)/Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC). The AHAC and its annual report is specifically directed by chapter 420, Florida Statutes, “Housing” Part VII “State Housing Initiatives Partnership” (ss. 420.907-420.9089). The AHAC is required to consider, evaluate, and include recommendations on the implementation of affordable housing incentives in eleven areas, set forth in sections 420.9076(4)(a)-(k), Florida Statutes, on an annual basis. The report within this agenda item includes recommendations by AHAC for the eleven distinct areas.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council accept the AHAC 2025 Incentive Strategies Report to be submitted to the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC)/Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) for the fulfillment of the State’s Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) requirement.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and provide staff direction.
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Background: For policies/ordinances that relate to affordable housing incentive allowances within the City of Port St. Lucie, the City Council as the governing body provides the final decision. Regarding the AHAC and the steps it took to draft the 2025 report, during the August 21, 2025, AHAC meeting, the Draft AHAC Incentive Strategies were discussed by AHAC. AHAC reached a consensus with the existing strategies that were included in the 2024 AHAC Report. AHAC did, however, have minor adjustments to the AHAC Incentives Chart. On October 16, 2025, AHAC approved of the incentives (with the minor adjustments now addressed), which make up the report, and the report will come back before AHAC one final time, during a scheduled public hearing on November 20, 2025. If there any changes to the report after the November 20, 2025 meeting, updates will be made to this agenda item. Therefore, if there are no updates noted, that confirms that there were no changes.
Issues/Analysis: The Draft AHAC 2025 Incentive Strategies Report includes the AHAC Incentive Strategies Chart that was approved on October 16, 2025. Following the presentation of the AHAC 2025 Incentive Strategies Report, the report will be transmitted to FHC/FHFC by the deadline of December 31, 2025.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: The proposed actions serve as providing an opportunity for public comments on the draft report and presenting it to the local governing body. The proposed actions are required for compliance with the State laws or regulations in relation to the City’s SHIP grant.
Location of Project: City of Port St. Lucie, FL
Business Impact Statement: N/A
Attachments: Draft AHAC 2025 Incentive Strategies Report
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: Legal Intake 25309-06
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Russell Ward, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.