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AHAC Minutes 01/07/2019MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 7, 2019 8:30 A.M. Naples, Florida LET tT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory committee met on this date at 8:30 A.M. in a WOR,(NG SEss,O/V in the 5th Floor Training Room in the Administration BuildinS, Naples, Florida, with the followlng Members present: Present:Steve Hruby, Chair Sheryl Soukup MaryWaller John Cowan Litha Berger Christina Apostolidis Unexcused:Joseph Schmitt Carlos Portu Excused: ALSO PRESENT:Kristi Sonntag, Director, Community and Human Services cormac Giblin, Manager, Housing & Grant Development - CHS Hilary Halford, Sr. Grants Coordinator - CHS Lisa Carr - Sr. Grants Coordinator - CHS Don Luciano, Grants Coordinator - CHS Barbetta Hutchinson - Operations Coordinator - CHS Jason Rummer, Operations Analyst OTHERS PRESENT: Gary Hains, FL Star; George Danz, citizen; Suzanne Boothby, Clerk of Courts; Harrison Langle, Boxvana 1. CAttTo ORDER The Chair, Steve Hruby, called the meeting to order at 8:37 am, read the procedures to be observed during the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Rou. CALL- CoMMTTTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF There were 6 active members present, therefore a quorum was established. 3. APPRovAL of AGENDA AND MTNUTE A motion was made to approve the agenda by Litha Berger and seconded by Mary Waller. The motion passed by a vote of 6{. a 1.A.d Packet Pg. 34 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2019 (8158 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - February 6, 2019) b. A motion was made to approve the minutes from the meeting of October 22, 2018 by Mary Waller and was seconded by Litha Berger. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0. c. A correction of the spelling of a name was noted and a motion was made to approve the corrected minutes from the meeting of December 3, 2018 by Sheryl Soukup. The motion was seconded by Mary Waller and the motion passed by a vote of 5-0. 4. INFoRMAnoNAL rrEMs cormac reviewed the upcoming grant cycle timeline which will open this month. There will be over S4m available - 570o,oOO in SHIP funds, 52m in CDBG funding, around S1. 3M in HoME (this includes last year carryover) and $190,000 in ESG. Mary Waller volunteered to be the representative from the AHAC on the review committee and there was no disagreement. steve Hruby asked for a report that would let the AHAC know how the current projects were progressing. Kristi Sonntag said that she would make sure the Timeliness Report would be distributed at the next meeting. Steve also asked for the ranking results before they were put into the Action Plan. Cormac recapped the BCC meeting held on 11/13/18 regarding the Bembridge and Manatee properties. The Board decided by a vote of 5-0 to move forward with an ITN process for the Bembridge site to be released in January. Presentations will be made to the BBC in March. By a vote of 2-3 the BCC decided not to move forward with an ITN on the Manatee site. The committee discussed the Draft ITN for the Bembridge property and made the following suggestions: . Mr. Hruby requested that the scoring be re-evaluated and specifically weight be given to Community Goals. Mr. Giblin agreed to a new category be put into the evaluation criteria regarding impact on community goals. The other items worth 20 points could each be reduced by a few points to accommodate the new category. . Mary Waller expressed concern over the tie-breaker decision being made by the Procurement Director. Ms. Waller requested that staff see if it was possible to have the tie-breaker be the Board of County Commissioners, not the Procurement Director. . Mr. Hruby suggested that some consideration should be given for those organizations working in a team approach in the category of experience and capacity of the firm. . Mary Waller requested that the paragraph under the financing section be revised. Ms. Waller stated that it should not be left up to the respondents how they are going to fianc6 and the County should specify how the property will be conveyed or if the County wants a specific selling price. Mr. Giblin clarified that this was what was discussed at the subcommittee and this would be an opportunity for the developer to bring their ideas on financing and the Board could make the decision In the best interest of the County. Mr. Hruby also shared concerns with the language stating it needs to be revised and defined. Mr. Giblin stated that the ITN would be revised and the language would be modified, and the bullets would remain. a b 2 1.A.d Packet Pg. 35 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2019 (8158 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - February 6, 2019) . Mr. Hruby requested that there be more specific how scoring for the building typology, unit size and tenure. Mr. Giblin agreed to add thls to the ITN and ad.iust the scoring to reflect this. . Mr. Hruby requested to chan8e bullet 4 to "more than 10%" in reference to veterans and special needs (also in f8) c. Jason Rummer presented the updated apartment survey. He changed the report to differentiate between Naples and lmmokalee as recommended. There is a 95.3% occupancy rate in large part due to the recent grand-opening of lnspira Apartments with 214 available units. However, the units start at S1,527 for a one bedroom. Occupancy rates are expected to return to near 100% as the lnspira units are absorbed by the market. d. cormac reviewed the Housing lmplementation Timeline. Every recommendation, each BCC action, progress and steps taken are listed. Mary Waller asked if the Marketing Plan was underway. €ormac said the RFP is being worked on and should be released shortly and the solicitation is at the Procurement Division. Cormac said we are ahead of schedule in the items regarding the Housin8 Definition and the Density Bonus Amendment items. Steve Hruby asked if Cormac was in contact with representatives from the ULI project and he said he was. e. 1% Sales Tax - Cormac reviewed a presentation that Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager, gave to the BCC regarding the surtax. Proceeds from the tax will be used for transportation, land acquisition for affordable housing among others. Funding may start flowing into the Housing Trust Fund by summer. Mr. Giblin stated that any final decision regarding what to purchase and who to award funds to would be made by the BCC. 5. PUBtIc CoMMENT 6. DECUSSIo ITEMS AI{D PRESENTATIoNS Hilary Halford spoke to the Committee about the possibility of hiring a Community Standards Liaison. Through discussions and feedback from the Community Housing Plan, community members asked what could be done to maintain the existing affordable housing stock to ensure it does not become an eyesore. Code enforcement works based on someone reporting a problem (reactive). A more pro-active plan is being proposed for a pre- determined neighborhood as a test site to identiry and solve current issues. This would be an effort to show the community that housing affordability is not only about building new units, but to also preserve and maintain existing affordable un;ts. Ms. Halford stated that this position would work closely with code enforcement, churches and civic and not for profit associations to assist in identifoing those properties that could benefit from assistance. Mary Waller feels this program is very invasive and the issue should be left up to community organizations or the churches. Sheryl Soukup feels stronBly that we should enforce the codes that are currently in place and not use limited grant funding to hire a person to be a liaison. She also said that maybe we could give money to a non-profit that is already working in the community. a 3 There were no public speakers for this meeting. 1.A.d Packet Pg. 36 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2019 (8158 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - February 6, 2019) It was discussed that Code Enforcement fines are regularly significantly reduced or waived by the Board of County Commissioners. Mary Waller said that maybe we should look at the structure of the fines throuBh the Code Enforcement Board. Cormac said he would invite an employee from Code Enforcement to the next meeting to explain their process. b. Review of applicants for vacant positions. Sheryl Soukup made a motion for Denise Murphy to be recommended to the BCC for appointment on the AHAC. Mr. Hruby clarified that Ms. Murphy's form identified labor engaged however she has changed positions and is more appropriate for the position of "For Profit Provide/'. Mary Waller seconded the motion and the group voted 6-0 in favor. Sheryl Soukup also motioned that Gary Hains be recommended for the position of "Labor EnBaged in Home Building". Litha Berger seconded the motion. Mr. Hains was invited to address the Committee and welcomed any questions from the Committee. Mr. Hruby asked Mr. Haines if he employed construction employees and Mr. Haines stated he did. The committee voted 5{ in tavor of recommending Mr. Hains for the position of "Labor Engaged in Home Building". Mary Waller motioned that Justin Emins be recommended for the position of "Banking,/Mortgage". Ms. Soukup asked if Mr. Emins was still interested since his application was from 2017. Ms. Waller stated that he was and she has served with Mr. Emins in Leadership Collier. Litha Berger seconded and the committee voted 6{ in favor. Said recommendations along with a complete list of all of the applicants will be sent to the county Attorney's Office and will be added to the next available agenda of the Board of County Commissioners for final approval and appointment. c. Cormac Giblin reviewed the AHAC meeting schedule for the upcoming year. Regular meetings are to occur on the first working Monday of each month at 8:30am. There being no further business for the good of the County, after a motion by Sheryl Soukup, a second by Mary Waller and a vote of 5-0 in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 9:54 by Chair, Steve Hruby. NExr MEmNG: THE NExr MEEnNG wtlt BE HErD oN FEBRUARY 4, 2019 ar 8:30 A.M. Location: 5th Floor Training Room, Administration (Building F) located at 3299 Tamiami Trail East. CoTTER CoUNTY AFFoRDABLE HoUSING ADVISoRY CoMMrrIEE a 4 7. ADJOURN 1.A.d Packet Pg. 37 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2019 (8158 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - February 6, 2019) rrman The foregoing Minutes were approved by Committee Chair on submitted' | 7 OR "os omended' l). b 20]9, " os 5 1.A.d Packet Pg. 38 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - January 7, 2019 (8158 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - February 6, 2019)