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File #: 16163   
Type: Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/10/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 8/12/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Approval of The Palms at Spring Hill for Local Government Verification of Contribution for Florida Housing Finance Corporation Through State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
Attachments: 1. Palms at Spring Hill Application, 2. The Palms at Spring Hill Finance Corporation Loan Form, 3. Ekos at Grande Park Application, 4. 3-20-25-final-2025-lg-forms---protected-small-contribution-form the Palms, 5. Elkos FL Housing Finance Corporation Funding Form, 6. Vesta FL AH Partners I, LLC Application, 7. Vesta at Osowaw Florida Housing Finance Corporation Local Government Area of Opportunity Funding Form, 8. Expenditure Status Report 1271 35051, 9. Paces Preservation Partners – The Palms at Spring Hill - Presentatio, 10. Approved Palms at Spring Hill Finance Corporation Loan Form
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Approval of The Palms at Spring Hill for Local Government Verification of Contribution for Florida Housing Finance Corporation Through State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program

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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Hernando County Housing and Supportive Services announced the availability of funds and request for application for local government support loans for developments applying for Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) housing credits seeking Local Government Area of Opportunity (LGAO) funding.

The County provides local government support to assist in the construction, rehabilitation and permanent financing of multifamily housing developments. The County anticipates sufficient funding to be available to fund one applicant. Funds to support the selected applicant will be in the form of a loan. The County reserves the right not to fund an applicant at all.

The source of funding for the project is from the State Housing Initiative Partnership program; however, Hernando County reserves the right to substitute local Housing Trust Funds, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), or HOME funds as the funding sources for any award request, therefore the selected applicants are advised that applicable grant regulation may be imposed on any award.

The following applications were received by the deadline date for review and funding consideration:

* Ekos at Grand Park, MHP Hernando I - East Side of US 19 and Grand Park Drive
* The Palms at Spring Hill, Paces Preservation and Soho Housing, 11323 County Line Road
* Vesta at Osowaw, Newstar Development - Osowaw Boulevard

The review committee consisted of Veda Ramirez, Housing and Supportive Services Director; Todd Crosby, Assistant County Engineer, Public Works, and Gordon Onderdonk, Utilities Director.

The County can only support one (1) development that qualifies as an LGAO. Staff recommendation for funding in the amount of $340,000 is to The Palms of Spring Hill as a result of their residential...

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