AHAC Minutes 10/26/20221.A.3
MINUTES OF
THE COLLIER COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 261h, 2022
11:30 A.M.
Naples, Florida
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met on this
date at 11:30 A.M. in a WORKING SESSION in the Human Resources Conference Room in Naples, Florida,
with the following Members present:
Present: Mary Waller
John Harney
Joe Trachtenberg — Chair -ZOOM
Rick LoCastro
Paul Shea
Jessica Brinkert
Gary Hains
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Jacob LaRow, Director- Economic Development and Housing Division -GMD
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OTHERS PRESENT: Jackie Keay; Jennifer Faron, Candidate for AHAC; Bebe Kanter; Candidate for
Commissioner; Arol Buntzman, Candidate for AHAC; Litha Berger, Candidate for AHAC; Randy Lichtman,
NABOB; Megan Phillips, Clerks Office; Jamie French, GMD Department Head.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mary Waller called the meeting to order at 11:31 a.m. She read the procedures to be followed by John
Harney —who led in the pledge to the flag.
Due to Joe Trachtenberg attending via Zoom. A motion was made by John Harney to allow Joe
Trachtenberg to vote for the AHAC members remotely by zoom. Gary Hains seconded; the motion
passed 6-0.
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2. ROLL CALL —COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
Julie Chardon led with Roll Call.
There were 6 active members present and one member attending via Zoom when the meeting
started, therefore a quorum was established.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES
a. Commissioner Rick LoCastro made a motion to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by
Gary Hains. The motion passed by a vote of 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Gary Hains to approve the minutes from the meeting of September 20',
2022 and was seconded by Paul Shea. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATION
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
a. Jackie Keay- She believes a plan or roadmap to solving the housing crisis is missing and is needed.
Hosting a workshop with public and private groups from the community that have a history
supporting Affordable Housing can help make it easier to help salve the different issues arising. Each
group can focus on a different issue/obstacle of the crisis and when solutions are made each group
can blend each other's ideas into one. She's spoking to the main players in the community and
they're in support of this idea.
Commissioner Rick LoCastro questioned Jackie's comments on who the main players were. He was
interested in hearing her thoughts on how the Chamber of Commerce has supported Affordable
Housing.
Paul Shea mentioned how he feels her comments are what AHAC should already be doing. He asked
if she thought AHAC wasn't doing what was needed.
Jackie Keay -Stressed the importance of the Coalition workshop and that we need more of the public
support, non -profits, and organizations that who are in support of Affordable Housing.
Joe Trachtenberg- Wanted to address Jackie's comment. He wrote an email to the Collier County
Board members and County Managers urging for a special workshop with developers. The email
was very much in line with what Jackie was mentioning. He understands the public does want this
workshop and noted we are an Advisory Committee and hopes the Board heads his email.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Committee Vacancies- The AHAC had a total of eight applications for four vacancies. A vote was
made to decide the new members. No additional members can be added to the board based on
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Florida Law. After the first voting session took place the first three selected members are AroI
Buntzm an, Steve Hru by, Todd Lyon. The fourth member was a tie at first between Jennifer Faron,
and Litha Berger. After a revote of the fourth member the AHAC selected Jennifer Faron.
Commissioner Rick LoCastro did want to mention after the members were selected that District 1
has no representation anymore in this committee and Affordable Housing Opportunities will most
likely be in District 1 or District 5. He will continue to support AHAC meetings and advertise the
seat to his district so that more representation of District 1 can be had. Once a new commissioner
has been selected for the committee, he will give them his suggestions and direction on how
Affordable Housing should go. Out of all the candidates running for County Commissioners, he has
had discussion with Chris Hall and has seen him take proactive steps for which committee to help
assist with if he should get elected.
Joe Trachtenberg- Wanted to thank Litha Berger and is excited for the future of AHAC. He advised
Jacob LaRow to set up an orientation for the three new members.
Bebe Kanter- Has been an Affordable housing owner and manager most of her life. She
mentioned the reason she doesn't reach out Commissioner Rick LoCastro is because he never
replies to her emails, which he denied. She felt the comment he was making about Chris Hall was
a very political statement and needs to be struck from the record. If there was a competition on
who was most qualified for the AHAC it should be her.
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adjusted to include the idea that was brought up. Mary Waller made a motion to approve the
Incentive Strategy Report to the BCC. The motion passed 6-0. o
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c. ADU's Discussion- John Harney wanted to bring back the discussion regarding ADU'S that was
previously mentioned in the AHAC Incentive Report. The Florida Housing Coalition has an in-depth :
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document on ADU'S which John Harney can provide to the AHAC members. He believes we can
take pieces from other communities that have ADU'S and pull what is needed to help our process
go faster.
d. Housing Trust Fund & Land Trust- A discussion was led by Mary Waller that discussed the trust
funds in further detail. Joe Trachtenberg added that the Land Trust is an Independent, non-profit
trust. It is engaged in one project for senior housing. Its goal is to receive land donations or grants
that will end up purchasing land with Affordable Housing Developments in mind. Hopefully a lot
of opportunity will come from this newly development trust in Collier County. A flow chart
explaining the different trusts will be created and provided so senior and new AHAC members can
get accustomed to it.
7. STAFF AND GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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AHAC meeting location, date, and time- The AHAC agrees with future meetings moving to the Growth
Management Conference Room. Mondays were discussed as unobtainable due to conflicts with the
City of Naples and County Commissioners 1-1. The third Tuesday at 8:30 am works best for Growth
Management personnel and AHAC members. The next meeting in November was discussed to be
taking place at Growth Management.
b. Synopsis of Informational Meeting Discussion- The typed notes from the Informational discussion
were provided at the end of packet for each member personnel viewing. No further discussion was
provided on this matter.
8. ADJOURN
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned at 12:31 a.m.
NEXT MEETING: THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD TUESDAY ON NOVEM8ER
15TH, 2022, AT 8:30 A.M.
Location: Board of County Commissioners Chambers, Third Floor, Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail E.
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