City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Affordable Housing Advisory  
Committee  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
5:00 PM  
2nd Floor Conference Room  
The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m.  
2. ROLL CALL:  
Present:6 -  
Chair Jodi Pena-Castaldi  
Vice Chair Michelle Wallace-Chin  
Alternate Commissioner Colwell  
Member Rachel Amoroso.  
Member Cassie Landron  
Member Lillian Mendez  
Excused:3 -  
Member Commissioner Avila-Vazquez  
Member Jean Armstrong  
Member Terri Ellis  
Absent:1 - Member Sylvia Hayes  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:  
A.  
AHAC minutes of August 19, 2025  
Motion by Member Amoroso, seconded by Commissioner Colwell, to  
approve the AHAC minutes of August, 19, 2025, as presented. The  
motion carried unanimously.  
4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:  
None.  
5. PUBLIC FORUM: Time permitted, public comments shall be limited to items on the  
agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and respectful of the  
views of others. Personal attacks on Committee/Board members, City staff or  
members of the public are not allowed and will be ruled out of order by the Chair.  
Chair Jodi Peña-Castaldi opened and closed Public Forum as there was none.  
6. OLD BUSINESS:  
None.  
7. NEW BUSINESS:  
A.  
Discuss AHAC Report Recommendation - Provide a percentage of the  
annual budget to assist with the acquisition and/or development of  
affordable housing.  
Mr. Grose stated a technical revision to the Minor Home Repair (MHR) grant was approved  
by the State which increased funding from $20K to $30K. This was primarily done to cover  
new requirements for septic systems (House Bill 1379).  
The Commission approved funding in the 2025-2026 budget for AHAC which would be  
used for Community Land Trust (CLT) acquisition and/or construction.  
The 2025 AHAC annual report and the signed Bright Community Trust CLT agreement will  
be taken to the November 17, 2025 Commission meeting for approval pursuant to Mr.  
Grose.  
8. STAFF COMMENTS:  
Mr. Grose introduced a new employee to the housing team, Jessica Rodriguez-Garcia.  
Mr. Hoppa advised all Committee Members that their term expires on December 31, 2025.  
Members need to reapply via the city's website, if interested. The deadline to submit an  
application is November 7, 2025. The City Commission would nominate/confirm  
appointments to the AHAC Committee at the December 15, 2025 City Commission  
meeting.  
Mr. Hoppa confirmed there will not be any AHAC meetings for the remainder of the  
calendar year.  
9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:  
No comments.  
10. ADJOURNMENT:  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.  
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Chair, Jodi Peña-Castaldi  
ATTEST:  
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Committee Secretary, Don S. Hoppa