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Appointment of Charles Lee Wilson and Daniel James Ernest, II as Members of Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for Two-Year Term in Accordance With State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
During the 2007 Legislative session, the Florida Legislature reinstated the requirement that all local governments who participated in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program must have an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC). The Legislature also required that the AHAC be made up of eleven (11) members instead of nine (9) as in the original statutes and ordinance and must represent specific areas/backgrounds. Effective October 1, 2020, the Legislature required that the committee must consist of one locally elected official from each county or municipality participating in the SHIP program.
Staff is recommending that the two individuals listed below representing the specific areas/backgrounds be appointed to the AHAC for a term of two (2) years as prescribed in Ordinance No. 2008-10.
• Proposed Appointment Charles Lee Wilson - A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
• Proposed Appointment Daniel James Ernest II - A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage industry in connection with affordable housing.
The AHAC is charged to annually review established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and the adopted local government comprehensive plan and recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value. The recommendations may include the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions, including recommendations to amend the comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances, and other policies.
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LEGAL NOTE
The Board has authority to act on this matter pursuant to § 420.9076, Florida Statutes.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve the appointment of the two following citizens to the Affordable Housing Committee (AHAC) for a term of two years.
• Appointment of Charles Lee Wilson - A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
• Appointment of Daniel James Ernest II - A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage industry in connection with affordable housing.