Okaloosa County BOCC — March 4, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 4, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: SHIP Amendment 2 C11-1900-GM DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Amend the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Okaloosa Agreement number C11-1900-GM with the Okaloosa Community Development Corporation. (CDC) BACKGROUND: Through the SHIP program, the State of Florida allocates funds to cities and counties to be used to help economically challenged households achieve affordable housing. These funds must be spent in accordance with the local communities' Local Housing Assistance Plans. A community may administer the SHIP program in-house, or can contract the services to an outside agency. The County and Okaloosa Community development Corporation entered into Agreement number C11-1900-GM on August 16, 2011. Board approved Amendment 1 on November 5th, 2013. This Amendment changes staff contact information and will allow the County to pay Okaloosa CDC for properly invoiced and documented work directly rather than seek reimbursement, allowing for funds to be drawn down more effectively. No local funds are required for SHIP program administration. OPTIONS: Approve or not approve the Amendment 2 to Agreement. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Amendment 2 to Agreement with Okaloosa Community Development Corporation. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator