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BCC Minutes 05/28/1988 W Naples, florida, May 25, 1988 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as have been created according to law and having conducted business herein, .et on this date at 9:00 A.M. in WORKSHOP SESSION in Building "f" of the Government Complex, East Naples, florida, with the following .embers present: CHA I R~.AN: Arnold Lee Glass VICE-CHAIRMAN: Burt L. Saunders John A. Pistor Max A. Hasse Anne G<"'odnight ALSO PRESENT: Maureen Kenyon, Deputy Clerk; Neil Dorrill, County Manager: Tom Olliff, Acting Community Development Administrator; Ken Cuyler, County Attorney; Marjorie Student, Assistant County Attorney; Jane fitzpatrick, Growth Management Director; Diane Smith, Growth Managet8ent Analyst; Bill Lorenz, Environmental Science and Pollution Control Director; Wanda Jones, Director of Housing and Urban Improvements; Dr. Proffitt, Natural Resources Management Dire~tor; Robert Wiley, Growth Manageme~t Engineer; and Charles Gauthier, Planner. ,- ': . &ooc 114 Plr,[ 399 Page 1 MAY 25, 1988 CO.SBRVA'fIO. AJrD COASTAL KAJfAGEMEJIT ELEJŒ1fT TO BE RETt11l1fI:D TO THE COmrn: DJIMER '1'0 BE REVISED A1m BROUGHT BACK TO THE acc III JULY Co..issioner Class stated that he has reviewed this material three ti~s and it appears to be incomplete. He noted that the County Manager has concerns with these two elements, noting that coordination on the aanagement level is needed. He noted that maps have recently been included in these elements but there has no been opportunity to thoroughly review them. He noted that a sound environmental policy is needed, but it also needs to be economically sound. He noted that a. lot of this material is regulatory and almost ordinance quality and the progra. is for goals, objectives and policies and these elements extend beyonè that, which is cause for concern. Also, there is a lot of infor.ation that is duplication of federal, state and regional aaterial and the legislature is recommending against duplicatinç others people's efforts of laws that are already in place. He stated that due to these reasons, he would prefer that the County Man~ger be directed to revise these two elements and bring them back to the Board in July as indicated in tne Manager's memo. Co..issioner Pistor stated that he would also like to have the County Manager revise these two elements as he has a lot of concerns, adding that the economlC feasibility needs to be studied. CO88i..ioner Pi.tor aoved, .econded by Commissioner Goodnight, that tbe suggestion ot tbe County Manaqer be accepteð anð tbe Conservation aDd Coaatal Manaqement Element be sent to tbe Manaqer tor revision and '-,':, ' 80Ge 114 par;[ 4.01 ~aqe 2 .. 114 I'V,( 402 KAY 25, 1988 an 8COD08ic fea8ibility analY8is be completeð anð then return to the Board ot CoUDty co..i..ioner. in July. ~'£ounty Manager Dorrill stated that he has shared the concerns of the advisory boards where the plan is not specific enough and there needs to be a defining of the fiscaq development process. He stated that he feels that this el~ment can be revised where necessðry and re-present it to the Hoard in July. He noted these elements cannot be eli8inated nor can they be incomplete at the time of submission, adding that he does not want to run the risk of not complying with the County's obligation. Upon call tor tb. question, tbe motion carried unanimously. ~ZW OF GROWTH KABAGEKEKT HOUSING ELEMENT Director of HousIng and Urban Improvement Department Jones stated that the Housing Element was reviewed by the CCPC on May 12, 1988, and a copy of their recommendations have been presented. She noted that this element is requIred by Rule 9J5 as part of the total Comprehensive Plan and a considerable amount of time was spent researching housing in the County and its patterns with regards to population. She noted that the introductIon glves the basic overview of the historical housing that has been produced in the County, adding that the housing has been intended for use by seasonal people, elderly people, and two- people households. She noted that very Ilttl~ housing for families have been made avaIlable. She indicated that the changing need in the County at this time IS an Increased population in the 25-44 year age Page 3 MAY 25, 1988 frame which is the child bearing age, adding that there is also an increase in the number of essential services workers which are the retail trade, personal service~, professional people like nurses, teachers and law enforcement. She indicated that the salaries are'not comparable to what the housing cost has been. She noted that there is relatively ð new housing stock in the County with 95\ of it having been constructed since 19~0, but a lot of this housing is deteriorating and there 1S now beginning to be an increased amount of substandard housing. She sta~ed that 69\ of the housing is owner- occupied and 31\ is renter-occupied. She indicated that there is a unique housing need in the County that's a critical problem that relates to the migrant and farmworker housinç as well as the migrant lat>or caJ'llps. She stated that as of 1980, t~ere were approximately 2,~86 units in the Count, which could be considered substandard. She stated that the units that are considered to be overcrowded and did not have central heat were not counted in the 2886 units. She stated that .ethodology which has been established by the florida Low-income Housing Coalition indicates that there could be an lncrease of 2% pc, year for substandard housing units. She noted that by 1986, there could have been 3,400 substandard units in the County, adding that at this point, she does not know how many of these simply need rehabili- tatlon and repair or how many need to be demolished and replaced. She indicated that since 1980, 15 units have been demolished and replaced with II units and there have been 35 units addressed under the .." ~ aooc 114 PJ~~ 403 Page 4 .. 114 ,~ 404 MAY 25, 1988 8Oderate rehabilitation program of Housing Assistance, but there is still a deteriorating stock of houses. Mrs. Jones noted that another problem that exists is the housing :. .~ affordabillty, adding that national consideratIon is that 30% of the , . gross income of the household shoulp be expended for housing. She indicated that there were a considerable number of houses that were paying in excess of 35\ for rental or purchase, adding that from 1980 to 1986, there was an approximate 28\ increase In housing costs but salaries were only increasec 23\ during this time period. She stated that with regards to the recommended changes, they are listed 0;1 Page H-I-37 of the document and she recommends some changes to the land development regulations and also some reformulation of some of the developøent costs as a way to obtain some affordable housing. She indicated that, since she began work on this document, she has been contacted by seven developers that appear to be willing to do something about addressing the problem of affordable housing in the County, but there are three areas that have been identified as problem areas in the development of a comprehensive housing system for affor- dable housing: cost of land; land de~elopment regulations, permitting delays, and licensing regulatio~s; and development costs. She noted that these problem areas makes it difficult to produce affordable housing. She stated thdl un ~age H-J-61 of the document there are suggestions and provisions for some affordable housing opportunities, addin9 that one of the mo)Vr ~ugge~tion5 i~ the e5tðbli~hment of a Page 5 MAY 25, 1988 housing trust fund which could be used for the items that are recom- lIe.lded in the document. She s~ated that in summary, she has found that there is relatively new housing that has been built since 1960, but .uch of it is deteriorating so there is a continuing problem as far a9 substandard houslng IS concerned and that housing is normally occupied by people that are in the essentiðl services category, which is a growing population. She indicated that housing for families with children is basically non-ex13tent, adding that the cost of the land which effects the rent and the sale in home ownership is another big consideration. Mrs. Jones stated that on Page H-I-66.4, under the Goals, Objectives and PolicIes, Policy 2.1.6, ther~ is a suggestion to establish procedures to monitor and evaluate the recipients of any kind of development incentive because it has been found that there were a number of multi-family units that were affordable but shortly thereafter, the prices go to what the market will bear which creates a problem. She stated that there is also a 3uggestion to e~tablish an affordable housing task force who would be charged with the respon- sibility of monitoring and evaluating and working on these kinds of problems so that there wouLd be a long-term solution to the problem. She noted that there were three major goals defined; to ensure an ade- quate supply of safe, decent, sanitary and affordable housing for all residents of Collier County which would include the low and I..oderate inco8e as well as rural residents and farmworkers; to establish a ,"'.': . aoo( 114 Pl~E 405 Page 6 .. 114w.~406 MAY 25, 1988 comprehensive housing delivery system which would ensure the develop- ~nt of housing for all residents of Collier County; and to address th~5oncern for conservation and preservation of historically signifi- cant housing as it might be available for residential use. She noted I that after this was complet~d, the bbjectives and policies were cO8pleted to support each one of the goals. She stated that the first objective establishes that by 1994, substandard units shall be verified and programs developed and implemented to eliminate this type of housing through rehabilltatlon, repair, or demolition. She stated that to initiate this objectIve, the adoption of a standard housing code is being suggested. She noted that the units would have to be in coœpliance with that standard housing code bnd privately contributed funds would be earmarked for the rehabilitation or repair of these units. She stated that this would reduce by 10% annually the number of substandard units that are existing in the County, which would 8ean that eventually they would be ahead of this problem. She indi- cated that ObjectIve l.2 addresses the need for establishing reloca- tion and replacement housIng programs to provide assistance to households displaced as a result of governmental action. . She noted that replacement housing would comply with all applicable codes and should take into consideration commercial acc~ssibility, ~ublic faci- lities, place of empJoy~cnl, and household income. She noted that the total problems cannot be resolved simply with these type of programs, but it should help. Page 7 MAY 25, 1988 Mrs. Jones stated that median income in the County at this time is 531,000 a year which means th~t a person that is getting 324,000 a year could be considered a low-income person. She stated that these are people that are making reasonable salaries and yet cannot affo(d t~ live in this County. She noted that Objective 1.3 addresses the structural condition of the housing stock that is required with regards to maintaining the aesthetic quality of the neighborhoods and inrproving it. She noted that the housing code ordinance would also be a way to approach this particular problem. She noted that the housing code is going to trigger some problems as far as displacing people and this problem will need to be addressed. In answer to Commissioner Pistor, Mrs. Jones indicated that grant resources have been reduced by 60\ and they are anticipating another 4-10' decrease in the current appropriation bill. She stated that this County is in an extremely competitive situation when it comes to receiving any of these monies simply by virtue of the high income that the County is considered to have, the new housing stock that the County has, the unemployment, as well as other criteria. She referred to Objective 1.4 notlnq that low to moderate income housing will be distributed equitably throughout the County and shall take into con- sideration convenience accessibIlity, as well as infrastructure availability. She stated that Objective 1.5 further addresse~ the .anner of the housing units and how they should meet the nee~~ of the existing and anticipated housing populations. She indicated that ,..>',: ' Page 8 &00. 114 P£';[ 407 ...114WÁ408 MAY 25, 1988 there are a total of five policies that support this particular oDjective which have been previously discussed. She reported ~hat Objective 1.6 is to meet the housing needs of the rural residents and farllWOrkers. She noted that the r~ral residents, far~orkers, mobile , ho.e trailers and subdivisions were the most dIfficult areas to establish data because there has been no clear established procedure of record keeping for these particular areas. She stated that there is a high percentage of rural residents and farmworkers that have housing needs that are not belng met. She noted that she is fairly confident that the problem is going to increase. She noted that the policies listed under this objective are a way to begin to resolve tt'ais problem. She stated that Objective 1.7 indicates that provision for the location, in predetermined areas, of group homes, residential treatøent, and foster c're facilities should be addressed in County Land Development Regulat¡ons by 1989. She stated that objective 1.8 is to provide adequate sites for mobile home parks and subdivisions. She noted that the policies under objective l.8 indicates that a complete and accurate inventory is needed dS well as establishing a record keeping system to track th~ permitting process when new mobile home trailer parks and subdivisions are developed. Mrs. Jones stated that Goal 2 IS the recommendation to establish a comprehensive housing delivery system which ensures the development of housing for all residents in Collier County, adding that Objective 2.1 of that goal lS that it is being suggested that beginning in 1989, Page 9 MAY 25, 1988 progra8S to provide for the development of housing for LHI County reJidents be adopted. She stated that this particular goal is where the Affordable Housing Task force is addressed as well as ordinances to provide for housing development through financial incentives, the affordable housing trust fund, th~ programs of dissemination of infor- 8ðtion of what is availabJe, and the development and implementation of a 8Onitoring and evaluation syste~ to be sure that the goals and objectives of the element are being met. She indicated that Goal 3 addresses the conservation and preservation of historically si9nifi- cant housing with the supporting objective and policies. Mrs. fitzpatrick stat~d that the only changes between Staff recom- ~ndation and that of the CAC or CCPC is si~ply minor wording changes. Mr. Milton Hahn of Miami stated that the property that he owns in Section 31, that he would like included in the urban area, would be an ideal location for low to moderate income as the land value is much lower than a lot of property that is already in the urban area. He noted that a developer could develop this property with all the infrastructures and use it for low to moderate income people which would provide a lot of the needed housing. nrrBRGOVB JUOIB lIT A L COO RD I N A T ION E L EXE1fT Mrs. Fitzpatrick stated that she does not have a formal recommen- dation from the CCPC at this time, but it was reviewed at a workshop and they indicated there were no changes to the Gap's at tha', time. She stated that they will be holding their public hearing on May 26, ,"'. ': ' loOe 114 PI':! 409 Page 10 .. 114 1'1'.( 410 MAY 25, 1988 1988, and if they have any changes she will forward them to the Board o~ County Commissioners. ~-éo..i8sioner Goodnight stated that Page ICE-4 under Housing and Urban Improvement Department, indicates the Coordinatihg Entities, and I questioned if the Collier County Housing Authority and the Collier County finance Authority should be added to this list, to which Mrs. S.ith replied affirmatively. CO88i..ioner Saunðer. moved, .econðeð by Commis8ioner Goodniqht aDd carried unaniaously, that tbe Collier County Housing Authority anð Collier County Finance Autbority be aððeð to Page ICE-4. Mrs. Smith stated that this element was to identify and evaluate the existing coordination mechanisms in the County and to identify issues that may require coordination. She stated that the inventory of the existing coordInation process was pr€pared from a questionnaire the Growth Management Department developed for each of the County Departl8ents. She stated tha~ each department identified who and how they coordinate and made recommendations to improve the coordination process. She stated that the data analysis section identifies issues that evolve from the development Of the other elements to alert the County where the governmental coordinatIon may be needed or improved upon and each element is listed with their issues that may have or need intergovernmental coordination. She stated that the final sec- tion of the document are the goals, objectives, and policies noting that in Goal 1 the utility companies were added at the suggestion of Page 11 ...---. MAY 25, 1988 the CAe and the CCPe. She noted that the goal is to improve and exchange information with adjacent counties, the City, the School Board, the Regional Planning Council, the State and federal agencies and other governmental entities and the utilities that may be impacted by Collier Count)'s land use and facility planning decision so that there is co.patible and covrdinated plans. She indicated that the first objective is to establish an intergovernmental communication and level of service coordination mechðnis~ with the City of Everglades, the City of Naples, the adjacent counties, the School Board, and the' State. She noted that the policies are how this coordination process will be carried out. She indicated that the purpose of Objective 1.2 is to have the land use planning strategy, i'cl~ding an asses~ment of proposed development, with that of other government and private enti- ties. She stated that she wants to be sure that anything that is being planned will have the impact considered on the adjacent coor- dinating entities, adding that the policies attached indicate how this will be carried out. She slated that Objective l.3 is to establish a mechanism to coordinate annexation plans of all incorporated ~reas in the County. ........ .. There being no further business, the meeting was adjour~ed by Order of the Chair - Time: 10:45 A.M. ,...' ~ IOO( 114 '1':£ 411 Page 12