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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: April 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Acceptance of SHIP Triennial Report
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: As provided in Chapter 420 of the Florida Statutes, the Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee must periodically review the County's (and City of Ft Walton
Beach's) policies and regulations regarding affordable housing, and provide to the Board of
County Commissioners a report and recommendations which must then be sent to the Florida
Housing Finance Corporation.
BACKGROUND: In order for the County and City of Ft Walton Beach to participate in the
State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program, Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes,
requires that the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee periodically review the County's and
City's policies and procedures to ensure consistency with the provisions of 420.9076 and
420.9071 with regard to affordable housing. This periodic review must be summarized in a
report submitted to both the City Council and Board of County Commissioners which, after
review, must be forwarded to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. In particular, the review
must focus on the affordable housing strategies provided in 420.9075(4)(a)-(k).
On March 26, 2013 the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met in a duly noticed public
meeting and approved the attached report for forwarding to the City Council and Board of
County Commissioners as required by the statute. The report finds that, except for the adoption
of a formal policy to review the effect of new local regulations, laws, or ordinances on affordable
housing, Okaloosa County has complied with all the strategies. The attached report therefore
recommends that the County formally adopt such a policy.
The Ft Walton Beach City Council is scheduled to receive this report during its regular meeting
of April 23.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends 1) that the Board review the attached report, and
authorize staff to forward it to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation following acceptance by
the City of Ft Walton Beach; and 2) that staff be authorized to develop and bring back to the
board a policy whereby proposed policies, ordinances, regulations and other actions that could
potentially affect the affordability of housing will be reviewed prior to adoption.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator