Agenda Item Name:
Title
Alachua County SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) 2014-2017
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Presenter:
Candie Nixon (352) 213-4896
Description:
Local Housing Assistance Plan governing the use of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution to amend the SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan 2014-2017 and authorizing transmittal to the State
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Prior Board Motions:
Approved February 25, 2014
Amended and Approved February 10, 2015
Amended and Approved January 12, 2016
Amended and Approved June 27, 2017
Amended and Approved April 03, 2019
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
None
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Background:
The proposed amendment will allow for the adoption of the Demolition and Reconstruction Strategy (including Mobile and Manufactured Homes) which authorizes use of SHIP funds to support this strategy.
The William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act, Chapter 92-137, Laws of Florida, created the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Act, Section 420.907, Florida Statutes, which authorizes distribution of monies in the Local Government Housing Trust Fund to be distributed to approved counties and eligible municipalities; and encourages local governments to create regional partnerships across jurisdictional boundaries through the pooling of appropriated SHIP Program funds to address homeless housing needs identified in Local Housing Assistance Plans (LHAP).
Each local government receiving SHIP funds must have an adopted LHAP with approved SHIP strategies or submit a new local housing assistance plan. The LHAP is intended to increase the availability of affordable residential units by combining local resources and cost saving measures into a local housing partnership and using public and private funds to reduce the cost of housing. SHIP funds may be leveraged with or used to supplement other Florida Housing Finance Corporation programs and to provide local match to obtain federal housing grants or programs such as the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant.