Agenda Item Name:
Title
Ability Housing Dogwood Village Project
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Presenter:
Sylvia Torres, County Attorney
Description:
The County Attorney's Office and staff are providing the Board with an update on its involvement with Ability Housing's Dogwood Village affordable housing development. Since the Board last considered this issue in December, the County has received correspondence from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and Ability Housing with new information. We are seeking direction on whether the Board wants to reconsider its local funding contribution and other related issues.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Hear update regarding the Ability Housing's Dogwood Village affordable housing development and other related issues and provide direction.
Options for direction include but are not limited to the following, in part or in combination:
a. take no action;
b. re-commit and re-verify local government support contribution for Dogwood Village and notify Florida Housing Finance Corporation via a letter from the Chair, and direct the Clerk to assign general fund fund balance to secure the commitment; c. direct staff to investigate the potential use or purchase of parcel 16106-129-000 owned by Ability DWV II, LLC, and engage neighbors and other interested stakeholders about future use of parcel;
d. direct staff to approach Ability Housing, neighbors and other interested stakeholders about negotiating a community benefits agreement (examples available here: https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/community-benefits-agreements/#examples); and/or
e. any other Board directive.
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Prior Board Motions:
September 20, 2020: Regular Meeting/consent agenda
Match the HFA's loan funding commitment in the amount of $230,000.00 for an applicant that receives approval under the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL); with the release of loan funding contingent on the applicant executing the appropriate loan and other documents requ...
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