Placement: Other Public Hearings
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval of the 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report & Opening of the Public Hearing for Public Comments
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Submitted By: Alessandra "Alex" Tasca, Deputy Director, Neighborhood Services.
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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) annually. 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, appointed via Resolution 24-R20, 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. The AHAC approved the report on November 13, 2024. Staff are now submitting the report to the City Council for approval and opening a Public Hearing for public comments. Once approved by City Council, the report, together with any public comments received, will be officially transmitted to the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC) on behalf of the City of Port St. Lucie by the December 31, 2024, deadline.
Presentation Information: Staff are available for an overview and questions upon request.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the recommendations stated in the 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report and authorize staff to make any amendments, as necessary, to the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) consistent with the 2024 AHAC Report and submit the 2024 AHAC Report to FHC to with any public comments received during the public hearings.
Alternate Recommendation:
1. Move that the Council not approve ...
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