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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: May 21, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Approve 2013/14 - 2015/16 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 2013/14-2015/16 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 2013/14 - 2015/16, 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 (CDC) has served as the
County’s SHIP Program Administrator. By way of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Ft
Walton Beach and Okaloosa County, the CDC 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 May 14, 2013.
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 2013/14 -2015/16 Local Housing Assistance Plan, and authorize the
Chairman to sign the resolution, Interlocal Agreement, and certifications.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator