City of Deltona

2345 Providence Blvd.

Deltona, FL 32725

Minutes

Affordable Housing Advisory

Committee

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

1. CALL TO ORDER:

5:00 PM

2nd Floor Conference Room

The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL:

Present:6 -

Chair Jodi Pena-Castaldi

Vice Chair Michelle Wallace-Chin

Alternate Commissioner Colwell

Member Jean Armstrong

Member Terri Ellis

Member Sylvia Hayes

Excused:3 -

Member Commissioner Avila-Vazquez

Member Rachel Amoroso.

Member Lillian Mendez

Absent:1 - Member Cassie Landron

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:

AHAC minutes of May 20, 2025.

Motion by Member Armstrong, seconded by Member Ellis, to approve

the AHAC minutes of May 20, 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:

Continued Discussion on the Community Land Trust (CLT) model.

Mr. Grose advised the Committee that Resolution No. 2025-68, establishing a Community

Land Trust (CLT) to be managed by a Community Land Trust organization, was passed by

the City Commission at the July 7, 2025, Commission Meeting.

Mr. Grose said the next step would be to reach out to CLTs, draft an agreement, and obtain

Commission approval. This is expected to occur during the September/October time

frame.

Discussion on the updated Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP).

Mr. Grose stated the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) is updated every three years

(triennial) and will go before the City Commission for approval at the July 21, 2025, City

Commission meeting.

Staff incorporated changes into the LHAP.

Discussion ensued as how to inform Deltona residents about the programs.

8. STAFF COMMENTS:

Mr. Grose shared some housing statistics with the Committee.

9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS:

Member Armstrong thanked Quentin for the informative presentation.

Vice Chair Wallace-Chin feels the AHAC is moving in the right direction.

Member Ellis inquired if there will be people who'll want to take advantage of our housing

programs. Mr. Grose said the applicants must be income qualified and provide required

documents; however, you will have people that will try to take advantage of the system.

Regarding the presentation, Chair Peña-Castaldi stated good job; amazing. She said it

would be good to share the stories of people coming through the program with potential

applicants.

10. ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting was adjourned at 6:08 p.m.