Okaloosa County BOCC — April 5, 2016 — Approve 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018-19 Local Housing Assistance Plan — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: April 5, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Approve 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018-19 Local Housing Assistance Plan and Associated Documents DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The County and City of Ft Walton Beach must adopt by resolution the Local Housing Assistance Program for Fiscal Years 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018-19 in order to qualify for State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program funds. BACKGROUND: Part VII of Chapter 420 of the Florida Statutes creates the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program which provides funds for the provision of affordable housing. The statute also requires that every community wishing to receive SHIP program funds must develop a Local Housing Assistance Program that must be updated every three years. The attached LHAP covers Fiscal Years 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018-19, and includes as attachments the enabling resolution as well as the standard certifications required by the SHIP statute and rule. The LHAP was written by the Okaloosa Community Development Corporation, a private, not-for-profit organization that is the County's designated SHIP administrator. Since 1993, the Okaloosa Community Development Corporation (OCDC) has served as the County’s SHIP Program Administrator. By way of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa County, the OCDC serves as the City's SHIP Administrator, as well. The Interlocal Agreement is renewed concurrent with the LHAP and is included as part of the package sent to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The Fort Walton Beach City Council approved the LHAP, resolution, Interlocal Agreement, and certifications during their meeting of March 8, 2016. The LHAP, certifications, resolution, and Interlocal Agreement are attached as a single document in the format provided by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the state agency that oversees the SHIP program. RECOMMENDATION: The Growth Management Department requests that the Board approve the attached 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018-19 Local Housing Assistance Plan, and authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution, Interlocal Agreement, certifications and all other SHIP documents necessary during the term, and that the Clerk's office provide copies of such to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and other agencies as necessary. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator