AHAC Minutes 01/09/2017MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AOVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING
LET lT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee met on this date at 8:30 A. M.in a WORKTNG SESSION at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Buildin8 F, 5th Floor,
Training Room, Naples, Florida, with the following Members present:
Present:Steve Hruby, Chair
Taylor McLauShlin, Vice.chair
Christina Apostolidis
John Cowan
Mary waller
l-itha Berger
Joseph Schmitt
Denise Murphy
Carlos Portu
Kristi Bartlett
Excused:None
Absent: None
ALSO PRESENT:Kim Grant, Director - Community and Human Services
Barbetta Hutchinson, Operations Coordinator - CHS
.lason Rummer - Operations Analyst - Public services
Cormac Giblin - Senior Housing & Grants Coordinator
(ris Van Lengen - Growth Management
Andrew Solis - Collier County Commissioner District 2
Public PRESENT:
1. Cauro ORoER
Chairman Hruby called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m. Mr. Hruby read the procedures to be observed
during the meeting.
2. Rou. Cau - CoMMT|.rEE MEMBERSATD STArF
Ten members were in attendance, therefore a quorum was established.
3. AppRovAL of AGENoA At{D Mll{urEs
a. The motion was made to accept the agenda by TaYlor McLaughlin and was seconded bY Denise
Murphy. The Sroup voted 1GO to approve the agenda.
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b. Litha Berger made the motion to approve the minutes from the meeting of December 5, 2016 and
Taylor McLaughlin seconded. The group unanimouslY approved with a vote of 10{.
4. II{FORMATIONAL mMS
5. PUBUCCoMMEi.I
There were no requests for public comment.
5. DlscussroN mMsaxD pREsEirAro s
a. Cormac took the lead at reviewing the ULI Panel ltems.
The invitations for save the dates for the ULI reception and presentation have been sent out.
The individual interview invitations will be sent out by the end of the day. Cormac asked the
group for any additional names of those who would be good interview candidates. Steve
Hruby stressed the importance of getting a variety of opinions.
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2. Cormac asked the group for suggestions for points of interest to be included in the route for
theULl bustour. On Sunday they will tou r the Western regions and the districts of
Commissioners Fiala and Taylor. Monday will be for the Eastern areas such as lmmoka lee,
Golden Gate, Ave Maria, etc. which are the districts of Commissioners Mcoaniel, Solis and
Saunders. Taylor McLaughlin suSgested that they go North at rush hour to see all the cars
comingSouth. Kristi Bartlett suggested that they drive through Lake Park. Shesaidschool
enrollment is down because the families who want to live there are not able to because of
rising home costs.
Cormac went through the table of contents and the information put into the briefing book.
He said that the 2016 collier County Economic, Demographic and Community Profile that
was created by the Growth Management Department was also included. He then asked for
a volunteer who would read and proofthe entire briefing book for the ULl. Marywaller
volunteered to do so.
4. Thesurveywas reviewed bytheSroupand somechangeswere made. Cormactoldthe
group that the survey will also be reviewed at the Stakeholders meeting this afternoon,
along with any suggested changes. The survey will be available on-line and in paper form at
the ULI reception. Michelle Arnold volunteered to collect surveys at the CATtransport
stations. Kim Grant told the group that the Stakeholders initiated the survey and wanted to
make it generic enough for anyone to fill out. They will distribute them to their employees
and other groups of interest in addition to being on-line. ln addition, the Naples Daily News
has been supplied with much information concerning the study.
5. Marketing Plan - ln addition to the stakeholders spreading the word, there was a meeting
with the Naples Daily News informing them ofthe process. Kate Albers, our representative
from the Public lnformation Office will write an editorial and submit it to Alan Bartlett thc
editorial editor. Also, a special webpage will be created containinS all of the information
available reSarding the subject. Ourmain webpage will havea banner announcing the
survey and an electronic link. This should all be complete by the end of the week.
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b. Cormac told the group that the HUD Entitlement funding round has been announced and the
application will be available Friday on-line. Applications must be received by March 1d and individual
presentations will be done on March 29-30. Taylor Mclaughlin was appointed as a member of the
Application review and Ranking Commlttee. This year we will have approx. 52M in CDBG, S500,0O0 in
HOME and S150,000 in ESG to distribute.
7. ADJOURT{
There being no further business for the good ofthe County, the meeting was adiourned at 9:36 a.m. after
being motioned by John cowan, seconded by Litha Berger and having a final vote of 10{.
I{sr MEmrG:
Meetint: February 6,8:30 a,m,
Location: 5th Floor Training Room, Admlnistration (Buildln8 Fl located at 329!t Tamiami Trall East.
HoUSI G ADVISoRY
=/vl n ,2077 , "os submitted' l)The foregoing Minutes were approved by Committee Chair on
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