TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 4/5/2021
FROM: John A. Peters, III, PE, Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - E
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Request for approval to expend no more than $30,000.00 in State of Florida Finance Corporation SHIP funds for an Owner Occupied Repair project - Ron A. Paradise, Director Planning and Development Services (386) 878-8610.
Strategic Goal: Create high-quality housing opportunities.
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The City is an entitlement community and receives funds from the State Florida Housing Finance Corporation under the Strategic Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program. The City operates a State approved program known as owner occupied rehabilitation (OOR). As the title implies, the OOR program rehabilitates the homes of qualifying residents within the City. This program helps address years of deferred maintenance for income qualified homeowners. Benefits of the program include allowing people to stay in place and improvement of the housing stock within the City.
As is can be expected, the escalating costs of construction, including labor and materials, has increased the price of performing owner occupied rehabilitation projects. The dwelling needs a new roof and a new HVAC system - both expensive repairs. For more information see attached the rehabilitation proposal from Parthy Construction.
The total estimate for the work is for $26,650.00. The estimate exceeds the $25,000 spending limit which requires the project being advanced to the Commission for review and approval. However, as is common with construction jobs, there can be change orders resulting in greater costs. An example is roof deck damage. There is a probability there could be more deck damage than the estimate allowance of four sheets of plywood decking. Therefore, staff is requesting the City Commission authorize no more than $30,000.00 be spent on the rehabilitation project. The approval of the $30,000.00 repre...
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