AHAC Minutes 10/07/2019MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 7, 2019
8:30 A.M.
Naples, Florida
LET lT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met on this
date at 8:30 A.M. in a IvORKNG SESSTO/V in the Health Building 2'd Floor Conference Room in Naples,
Florida, with the following Members present:
Present:Sheryl Soukup
Mary Waller
Denise Murphy
John Cowan
Litha Berger
Justin Emens
Steve Hruby (arrived 8:41 a.m.)
Gary Hains
Unexcused: ChristinaApostolidis
Excused: Jos€ph Schmitt
ALSO PRESENT:Cormac Giblin, Manager, Housing & Grant Development - CHS
Kristi Sonntag, Director - CHS
Tami Bailey, Manager of Federal & State Grants - CHS
Hilary Halford, Sr. Grants Coordinator - CHS
Barbetta Hutchinson, Operations Coordinator - CHS
Lisa Carr, Sr. Grants Coordinator- CHS
Don Luciano, Grants Coordinator - CHS
Maria Aldana, Grants Support Specialist - CHS
OTHERS PRESENT: Commissioner Penny Taylor; Jen Mitchell, Collier Schools; Michael Puchalla, HELP;
John Harney, Habitau Mike Smykowski, Clerk's Office; Katrina Lin, Clerk's Office
2. Rorr CALI - CoMMrTEE MEMBERS AND STAfF
There were 7 active members pres€nt, therefore a quorum was established. Steve Hruby arrived at
8:41a.m., making 8 active members.
1. CAr[ To ORDER
Steve Hruby called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. MaryWallerled in inthe Pledge of Allegiance,
and read the procedures to be followed due to the chairman reporting that he was going to be late.
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3. APPROVAT OF AGENDAAND MINUTE
a. A motion was made to approve the agenda by Litha Berger seconded by Mary waller. The
motion passed by a vote of 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Litha Berger to approve the minutes from the meeting of September
5, 2019 and seconded by Mary Waller. The motion was passed with a vote of 9-0.
4. INFoRMA.NONAI. ITEMS
SHIP Award of Excellence. At the 2019 Florida Housing conference the Collier County SHIP
program received the award of excellence from the Florida Housing Coalition. A short video
of a Collier County success story was played. Commissioner Taylor read the award and
presented plaques to Lisa Carr, Maria Aldana, Hilary Halford and Don Luciano for their
excellent work in the SHIP rehabilitation program.
b. Update on Procurement Solicitations
1. Bembridge ITN - On July 9tr, the BCC approved The McDowell group from Miami to
build an 82 unit rental building for 60% or less of median income residents. The
developer agreement will go to the BCC on October 22, 2019.
2. Housing,/Marketin8/Education/outreach RFP -The contract will be going to the Bcc
on October 8, 2019. This will include creating public service announcements and
organizing community round table forums.
3. Community Land Trust RFP - The contract with HEIP of SWFI has been selected as
the vendor and the contract willgo to the BCC on October 22, 2019. HELP partners
with LegalAid and the Florida Housing Coalition.
5. PUBLIC CoMMEi,T
There were no registered public speakers
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
At the last meeting the group discussed and reviewed the applicants for the open position
on the committee in the cateBory of "essential personnel". Since the vacancy was now
properly advertised, Mary waller nominated Jen Mitchell for the open position and
Denise Murphy seconded. The group voted unanimously to approve the nomination and
send a recommendation to the BCC.
b. Cormac addressed the AHAC ordinance and membership rules. Currently out of the 11
seats of the Committee, only 1 is "at large". Denise Murphy suggested increasing the
membership by four, which would make one "at large" member from each District.
Cormac said he would look into making changes to the ordinance with the County
Attorney.
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7. UPCOMING MEETINGS
Cormac said there are at least 4 more Rural villages being developed, none of which
currently include affordable housing. The first is Rivegrass Village, developed by Collier
Enterprises and will go to the BCC by the end of the year. This will be like Ave Maria -
compact and sustainable. The current plan includes 2,500 homes. Other villages
proposed are Long water village (2,900 homesl, Belmar village (2,750 homes) and Hyde
Park by Neal Communities (1,800 homes). Litha asked Cormac to send out a synopsis and
map of the proposed properties and the dates and times of the planning commission
meetings. Commissioner Taylor told the group to focus on Rivergrass Village to voice
opinions about addressing housing affordability. She feels that now is the time for us to
take a stand against the developers and demand that they listen to the needs of the
community and include affordable housing in their plans.
c. Cormac was asked to invite the Deputy County Manager to an upcoming of the AHAC to
discuss an overview of the items he talked about regarding the Solf course property, the
sports complex and other projects.
8. ADJOURN
There being no further business for the good of the county, John cowan motioned to adjourn the
meeting, Mary waller seconded, and the group agreed with a vote of 8-0. adjourned at 9:37 a'm.
NExr MEEflNG: THE NExr MEETTNG wllL BE HELD NoVEMBER 4, 2019 ar 8:!x) A.M.
Location: 5h Floor Training Room, Administration (Building F) located at 3299 Tamiami Trail East'
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a. Allura Apartments PUD approval. Stock Development is building 304 units off Bonita
Beach Road. Cormac explained that this is a luxury apartment complex like lnspira.
Commissioner Taylor said this community should be a model for the new normal They
will be building 10% of their units for those at 80% median income or less. GroMh
Management will provide annual monitoring to include income verification. These units
must be kept affordable for 30 years.
b. The Trust Fund and Bembridge will be on the BCC meeting being held on October 22.
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Packet Pg. 21 Attachment: AHAC Meeting Minutes - October 07, 2019 (signed) (11007 : Affordable Housing Advisory Committee - November 4, 2019)