Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval of the 2023 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report
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Submitted By: Mendy Solorzano, Project Coordinator, Neighborhood Services.
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to be responsive to our community.
Executive Summary (General Business): As a recipient of funding through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, the City is required to convene an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) every year. The AHAC must review the housing incentive strategies mandated for review by the State and make recommendations to the City Council for incorporation into the City's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP). The committee was appointed through Resolution 23-R45, has had meetings per the required schedule and has provided the attached report of recommendations. This report is a summary of the review of the eleven affordable housing incentives and Committee recommendations as mandated by State of Florida legislation. A Public Hearing was advertised for November 16, 2023, for AHAC approval of the report. After the approval of the report by the AHAC and incorporation of public comment, if applicable, staff is now submitting the report to the City Council for approval on December 4, 2023. Once approved by City Council, the report will be officially transmitted to the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC) on behalf of the City of Port St. Lucie by the December 31, 2023, deadline.
Presentation Information: Staff are available for an overview and questions upon request.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the recommendations as stated in the 2023 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendations as stated in the Report and approve the updated version of the 2023 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report.
1. Move that the Council not approve the 2023 Affordabl...
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