TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 9/9/2021
FROM: John A. Peters III, P.E. Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - D
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Request for consideration of all reappointments/appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - Joyce Raftery, City Clerk’s Office, (386) 878-8502.
Strategic Goal: Internal and External Communication.
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BACKGROUND:
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The terms of all eleven (11) members of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will expire on October 5, 2021. Staff has heard from the following members who wish to be re-appointed. Terri Ellis, Dolores Guzman, Sylvia Hayes, Eric James, Cassie Landron, Jodi Pena-Castaldi, Manny Rodriguez, Patricia Ulicny-Hoback, and Michael Williams. Staff has also heard from the following applicants who wish to be appointed. Tyran Basil, John Crosson, Gino Hanco, Victoria Justiniano, Alexa Pantoja-Rodriguez, Kelly Pisciotta, Debbie Soto and Michelle Wallace-Chin.
The City has run press releases, posted the openings on D-TV, the City’s web page and bulletin boards. To date the City has received applications from the following individuals:
The SHIP Act and Rule requirement has been reinstated per SHIP statute (F.S. 420.907676 and Rule 67-37.010) that in order to continue to qualify for funding, the local government must appoint an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
The proposed Housing and Community Development staff recommendations and the eleven (11) member Committee shall include:
(a) One citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
(b) One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
(c) One citizen who is representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing.
(d) One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
(e) One citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing.
(f) One citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
(g) One citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
(h) One citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to § 163.3174.
(i) One citizen who resides within the City of Deltona.
(j) One citizen who represents employers within the City of Deltona.
(k) One citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan.
If, due to reasonable factors, a citizen actively engaged in these activities in connection with affordable housing is not available for appointment to the Committee, a citizen engaged in the activity without regard to affordable housing may be appointed.
The AHAC Committee shall evaluate and report to the City Commission on established policies, procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and review the comprehensive plan; to include, recommended changes as established in Section 420.9076, F.A.C.
The City shall transmit an electronic copy of the report, which was presented to the City Commission for consideration, to Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
OPTIONS:
1. Reappoint members currently serving on the board and appoint new members to the board.
2. Do not appoint members to the board and lose SHIP funding.
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COST:
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ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
City Clerk’s Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED BY:
Joyce Raftery, City Clerk - That the Commission members select their appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee with a term to expire on October 5, 2023.
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to confirm the appointment(s) of _____ to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee with a term to expire on October 5, 2023. The Acting City Manager has the authority to make corrections of scrivener’s errors and the like”.
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