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AHAC Agenda 06/20/2023Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) AGENDA Growth Management Community Development Department Conference Rooms 609/610 2800 N. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104 June 20, 2023, 9:00 AM AHAC MEMBERS Steve Hruby, Chair Jennifer Faron, Vice Chair Mary Waller, Member Gary Hains, Member Hannah Roberts, Member Andrew Terhune, Member COLLIER COUNTY STAFF Commissioner Chris Hall, BCC Liaison Arol Buntzman, Member Todd Lyon, Member Paul Shea, Member Thomas Felke, Member Jamie French, Department Head, GMCD Michael Bosi, Director, Planning & Zoning Jaime Cook, Director, Development Review Cormac Giblin, Planning Manager, Development Review Sarah Harrington, Interim Director, Housing Policy & Economic Development Derek D. Perry, County Attorney's Office Julie Chardon, Operations Support Specialist II, Operations & Regulatory Management NOTE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. DURING COMMITTEE DISCUSSION, COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY ASK DIRECT QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS. PLEASE WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION FOR THE RECORD BEFORE COMMENTING. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. 1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES a. Approval of today's agenda b. Approval of May 15, 2023, AHAC meeting minutes 4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATION a. Three AHAC Nominees 5. PUBLIC COMMENT a. Persons wishing to speak must register prior to speaking. All registered speakers will receive up to three (3) minutes unless the time is adjusted by the Chairman. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Policy revisions for use of County Owned Property: An Update for AHAC - (A. Patterson — Time Certain of 9:05 am) b. AHAC- Revised Work Plan Overview (S. Harrington) C. Report on the progress of the merger of Housing Education Lending Programs (HELP) and the Collier County Community Land Trust (CCCLT) (S. Hruby) 7. STAFF AND COMMITTEE GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS a. Update on any request for funding from the Penny Tax (S. Harrington & C. Giblin) b. Update on Live Local as it applies to Collier County (M. Bosi) C. Progress on the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policy— (M.Bosi) d. Progress on the audit and monitoring protocols for existing affordable housing committed in various developments. (S. Harrington & C. Giblin) 8. NEW BUSINESS a. DSAC/ AHAC Ordinance b. Recurring AHAC Date and Time — 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:00 am 9. ADJOURN 10. NEXT AHAC MEETING DATE AND LOCATION: July 181h, 2023, at 9:00 AM Conference Room 609/610 - Growth Management Community Development Department Co Ier C014"ty Growth Management Community Development Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Attendance Roster — Date: June 20, 2023 AHAC Members **Must have (6) members for a quorum** Commissioner Chris Hall: Present Gary Hains: Present Stephen Hruby: Present Thomas Felke: Present Jennifer Faron: Present Andrew Terhune: Via Zoom Mary Waller: Present Hannah Roberts: Excused Todd Lyon: Present Paul Shea: Present Arol Buntzman: Excused Staff Members James French Department Head, GMCD Sarah Harrington Director, Economic Development & Housing, GMCD Derek Perry County Attorney's Office Cormac Giblin Manager, Planning, GMCD Jaime Cook Director, Development Review, GMCD Michael Bosi Director, Planning & Zoning, GMCD Julie Chardon Staff Liaison, Operations & Regulatory Management, GMCD 7wad Salmi ga"uuy� Dew,� ;Vcmy WAr I d Faa Co ier County Growth Management Community Development Sign -in Sheet (Public) June 20, 2023, AHAC Meeting Please Print NAME REPRESENTING PHONE NO. 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PLACE COMPLETED FORM ON THE TABLE TO THE LEFT OF THE DAIS - PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY May 15, 2023 MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, May 15, 2023 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 2 p.m. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management Department Building, Conference Room #609/610, 2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: Steve Hruby Vice Chairman: Jennifer Faron Jessica Brinkert (resigned) Arol Mr. Buntzman Gary Hains Commissioner Chris Hall John Harney (resigned) Todd Lyon Planning Commissioner Paul Shea (excused) Mary Waller County Staff Members Present: Jamie French, Department Head, GMD Cormac Giblin, Planning Manager, Development Review Sarah Harrington, Interim Dir., Economic Development & Housing Mike Bosi, Director, Planning & Zoning Derek Perry, Assistant County Attorney Jaime Cook, Director, Development Review Julie Chardon, Ops Support Specialist II, GMD Kevin Summers, Mgr., Technical Systems Ops, GMD (via Zoom) Kristi Sonntag, Director, Community & Human Services Division, Public Service Department (via Zoom) May 15, 2023 Any persons in need of a verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording from the Collier County Growth Management Department. 1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vice Chair Faron called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m. [The pledge of allegiance was recited.] 2. ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF Ms. Harrington called the roll call and noted that Chairman Hruby will be a few minutes late and Ms. Brinkert and Commissioner Shea were not present. A quorum of seven was present in the boardroom. Vice Chair Faron told speakers they must register prior to speaking and can speak up to three minutes, unless the time is adjusted by the chairman. Committee members may ask direct questions of speakers. Please wait to be recognized by the chairman and state your name and affiliation for the record before commenting. If you have a disability and need an accommodation to participate, you can contact the county Facilities Management Department. Assisted -listening devices for the hearing impaired are located in the County Commissioners' Office. [Chairman Hruby joined the meeting at 2: 05 p.m.] 3. APROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES a. Approval of today's agenda Ms. Waller made a motion to approve the agenda, as amended. The motion was seconded by Hall. The motion passed unanimously, 7-0. b. Approval of April 18, 2023, AHAC meeting minutes Ms. Waller made a motion to approve the April 18, 2023, meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lyon. The motion passed unanimously, 7-0. 4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATION a. Committee Vacancies — Two Applications Mr. Giblin said there was a late arrival from the County Attorney's Office this morning, an additional application from Maureen Gerrity that's in your packets. Staff put together a ranking sheet for the AHAC to use. We suggest that you rank the applicants one, two or three and then tabulate the votes and make a motion to recommend the nomination of the first two, which are the highest in the consensus because there are the two seats to fill. One of the applicants is on Zoom, Maureen. You can call each candidate up to the podium and ask them questions. Chairman Hruby listed the applicants, then asked Robert Berke to tell them about 2 May 15, 2023 himself and why he wants to be part of the AHAC. Robert Berke • He lives in Florida full time and has been retired for about six years. • He wants to give back to the community and feels affordable housing is important. • He was recently voted onto the CD, the Community Development District, at Cedar Hammock and enjoys it and feels that he's helped that committee progress. • His background is construction, all different levels, from banging nails to working on larger buildings and one large hospitality project on Cape Cod. Chairman Hruby asked if he does residential or commercial. Mr. Berke said he does residential and commercial, but more residential. Vice Chair Faron said they have two vacancies and have to make sure we fill in certain categories. Which categories do we need to fill? Mr. Giblin said John Harney was a non-profit representative and Joe Trachtenberg, the other vacancy, was a resident of the jurisdiction, so that could apply to anyone. There are 11 different categories. The mixture of your current group allows for a nomination from various categories, so it's not a hard and fast rule. Chairman Hruby noted that several of them have qualified for a number of categories, so we have shifted categories to satisfy a position. Vice Chair Faron asked Mr. Berke what his thoughts were on the role of the government, the county, in funding and supporting affordable housing. Mr. Berke said affordable housing is important and should be done properly. He read the minutes of the meetings and noted they discussed not building affordable housing in a gated community and building it in the appropriate places. Government is important in helping push affordable housing. If the government doesn't do it, it won't get expedited by private resources. Ms. Waller asked if he could explain is interpretation of appropriate. Mr. Berke said Fifth Avenue South wouldn't be an appropriate place. Something more appropriate would be the project they discussed on Orange Blossom Drive, which seems to be a very good place. There are places for affordable housing that really work well and others that wouldn't work as well. Commissioner Hall asked for an example of a location that wouldn't work. Mr. Berke said Fifth Avenue South wouldn't be a good place, but in contrast, Cedar Hammock, where he lives off of Collier Boulevard, where there's a lot of land, would be a great place for affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity is around the corner from the Walmart plaza and that's a great place. There are a lot of great places in a high -density commercial district near the water, but he'd probably be against that and more favorable to other areas. Dr. Thomas Felke 0 He's an associate professor for academics at the Marieb College of Health & May 15, 2023 Human Services at Florida Gulf Coast University. • He's also the executive director of the Shady Rest Institute on positive aging at FGCU. • He was a Collier County resident part-time since the mid-90s but has lived here full time since 2011. • He's a social worker through his academic training and has been very involved in the non-profit community, looking at various social issues, including affordable housing over the years. • He serves as the vice chair of the Collier County Hunger & Homeless Coalition. • He serves on the Continuum of Care in Lee County and on the boards of several non -profits. • In an informal role, he's provided data points when requested and put them out for events, such as the work force summit held earlier this year. Mr. Lyon noted that he works with a lot of non -profits, so why is he interested in the AHAC? Dr. Felke said the AHAC is one of the more important committees now because housing is a major issue. It's a multifaceted issue. It's not just the housing piece. From his work as a social worker and with different nonprofits, he knows people need to make decisions about their housing, their work, their medical, their school, so there could not be a more critical point to provide service. He's done that for several years and is transitioning off of several of his roles, so this is the perfect opportunity to take the knowledge and experiences he's gained in those positions and translate it to an advisory committee such as this. Chairman Hruby asked how many committees he's sitting on now, in addition to his day job. Dr. Felke said he's now sitting on three, but transitioning off of two and will be off those by the end of the month. Mr. Buntzman asked which ones he's transitioning off of. Dr. Felke said the Collier County Hunger & Homeless Coalition, and he's also currently the Chair of the Dublin Center, a nonprofit group in Lee County focused on caregivers of people diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's. Vice Chair Faron asked what the role of government is in supporting and financing affordable housing in Collier County? Dr. Felke told the AHAC. • Government plays one part of the overall role that we need to look at. • Through his work over the years and through different research initiatives, he's looked at national best practices for housing and social issues. • Government plays one part, in addition to the non-profit and workforce sectors. • The summit earlier this year was an important piece because every element plays a role. • One of the things we've not gotten a strong handle on is from our workforce, trying to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness and how to 4 May 15, 2023 best support them through the process. It's not a one size fits all that will help. • As for the proper location for affordable housing, he does research with geographic information systems mapping and tries to take a more holistic view and look at not only where housing is located, but where is the population sector, the jobs and transportation, so we have a best fit for housing for those most in need. Commissioner Hall noted that he feels it's the taxpayers' responsibility to provide housing for the workforce. If you found 30% of the workforce was homeless, would it be the government's responsibility or whose responsibility would that be? Dr. Felke said it shouldn't solely be based on government because that's not the best way for us to move forward. If the government is solely supposed to hold on to that position, then we are putting government in the position of being landlords, in addition to property managers. National best practices between government, workforce and nonprofits can be seen in Philadelphia, where they've taken a strong look at their communities and used mixed -use as an opportunity to provide housing and other social supports. That would be a better strategy. Chairman Hruby asked if he was from Philadelphia. Dr. Felke said he was and he's seen what's going on there. Sue Ryan • She's been coming to Collier County and Naples since 1990. She became a permanent resident in 2001. • In the last year, she's become more aware of the integration and the need for housing creativity and housing accessibility and knows this is not an issue for one area or one demographic. It impacts every part of our community and is escalating as we continue to grow and look for ways to thrive. • She's very passionate about it. • The more she becomes aware of the breadth of the impact of this throughout the community and that it's been an issue for a long time, the more we need to continue to become creative about housing and looking outside the traditional ways that we have been addressing it, the more opportunity there is for us to be able to come up with solutions that will help us continue to grow and thrive as a community in the future. • She doesn't understand them all in detail and hasn't studied them but became aware of them at a high level during some meetings over the past year. • She'd have to study those and it's worth investing the time to do it to understand because if this were an easy solution, the solution would have already been created. • She understands there are a lot of different areas that are coming together with very smart and capable minds trying to figure this out and that it requires us coming up with new solutions and different perspectives. Vice Chair Faron noted that she has a background as an executive coach and trainer, so she's curious how she'd apply that experience at this committee level. Affordable housing support often faces opposition from the Not -In -My -Backyard types, NIMBYism. May 15, 2023 What would you draw from your experience to help this committee to counteract some of that as we support affordable projects? Ms. Ryan told the AHAC. • For more than 30 years, she was in roles of enterprise application, software sales, and was selling software that helped businesses and very large organizations, often multinational and international, run. • One the big struggles for people was that not everybody in an organization at all levels understood issues other people were facing, so the loudest voices tended to have the most attention placed on them. • What she'd do was go in and understand what was important, from the chairman of the board all the way down to the person who was the front -facing employee. What were they responsible for? What were the challenges they had at each level of the organization? What were they dealing with? • Through a lot of education, understanding and asking questions, she found overall solutions so they could see a vision of what it could look like and they were able to come up with a lot of creative solutions and do things differently than they had traditionally done because they were able to step into the potential and possibilities of what could be. • That's the way she's always been wired and how she does things, whether on a committee, coaching or sales. She prepared people to buy. She never sold anything. Chairman Hruby asked what she saw as the government's role in affordable housing. Ms. Ryan told the AHAC. • Government has one of the important roles. She agrees with Tom that it's only one of the roles. • There's a holistic view that it must include everybody. • At one level, if things aren't done, they can impact wildlife, water quality and many things, so there's a role that's very important from an educational perspective and from the perspective of the community growing. • But it also puts an unfair burden on government to be dependent on, to be the voice, because that's not what they're meant to do. • Government should look at a variety of different issues that face us as an overall community, but not be the one telling people where they can live and defining what the issue is because their scope of what they're allowed to define as the issue may be limited. • What they'd benefit from is a broader view of what the potential for the solution is. Ms. Waller asked what experience she has with affordable housing. Ms. Ryan said she knows people who own businesses who have been impacted, so she appreciates the impacts. She hasn't been in that position but has helped and counseled people who can't find a place to live. rel May 15, 2023 Andrew Terhune • He first started coming to Naples in 2003. He and his wife bought a home in 2004 and became residents in 2019. • When they first arrived, the headlines frequently were all about the affordable housing problem. This was nearly 20 years ago, then we had the downturn in housing that came in 2007 or 2008 and that all went away and disappeared from the paper. • He believes that if you complain about a problem, you need to step up and do something about it. That's why he's been paying attention to what goes on here. • He brings a fair amount of experience and spent nearly three decades in the home- building business in the northeast with a national home builder and was building all over the country. • He's read zoning and building codes and has been to many town supervisor meetings, Planning Commission meetings, zoning meetings and has seen it from the builder's point of view. • What he's observed almost universally is everybody is in favor of affordable housing, but very few people are in favor of it here. That's the problem you see all over the country. It's more than annoying. It's absolutely frustrating how much you see that. • He became aware of the AHAC late last year and is looking forward to being part of the solutions to the problem we have here. Commissioner Hall asked why he thought people here would not be in favor of it. Mr. Terhune said it's just something he's seen everywhere. Perhaps Collier County is the exception to the rule, but he doubts it. Everybody likes affordable housing, but they want it in a different part of the county, and the people in that part of the county don't want it in their part of the county. They want it in another part of the county, or they want it over in Lee County. That's something he's seen repeated again and again. Commissioner Hall asked how he'd describe affordable housing. Mr. Terhune said entry level housing and housing for people starting off and don't have a lot of money. It doesn't necessarily have to be housing supported by the government. It can be housing built by home builders. We were looking to cater to that niche of the market. It shouldn't be limited to just housing supported by a government program. It encompasses a lot more than that. Mr. Buntzman noted that he indicated that he's seen the affordable housing issue exist for a long time, not only here, but other places. Why do you think major home builders haven't gotten involved in affordable housing here? Mr. Terhune said specifically in Collier County, but in many other places, it's because governments tend to make it difficult. One of the things you need to make it affordable is have more density. He's not an expert in Collier County zoning, but he read through it and there's a typical cap of 16 dwelling units per acre. That's not ordained from on high. That's created by our elected representatives. It could be something else. The fact is, the less dense you make it, that means the more roads, the more water lines, sewer, utilities and the more land you need. The more of that you do, the less affordable it's going to be. One reason builders don't get into it is when you make your zoning so that you don't have the density, you need to make low-cost housing. They build what they can do to 7 May 15, 2023 make money, and often it's not because the builders don't want to do it. It's because we shackle them with so many requirements that they can't do it. It's not just Collier County, this is nationwide. Chairman Hruby asked about his experience working with Toll Brothers. Mr. Terhune said they did everything, single family, multifamily. He was at headquarters and was involved in everything. He was director of special projects and reported directly to the president. Over 30 years there, he did many things. A lot had to do with customer satisfaction, but he also worked on special projects involving the approval of local communities. Ms. Waller said during that time, when it was a problem for years all over the nation, what did he bring forward to the company to say they should help out? Mr. Terhune said very little because we found ourselves shackled by the various governments that we were dealing with. We were willing to build almost anything, but the problem is if you go into a municipality and they say, you can build here and you've got this piece of land, but every lot must be an acre, you can either decide to go ahead and build houses on an acre or beat your head on the wall for 10 years and hope to change their minds. Most builders have to make money. You can't do something and lose. You go along with what the zoning and the jurisdiction has put into law. That's a shame, but that's a fact. You can't fight city hall all the time and make money. Chairman Hruby asked where Toll Brothers was. Mr. Terhune said they were headquartered in Pennsylvania, but he did a lot of work in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the northeast. Toll Brothers did business in over 20 states. Mr. Buntzman said aside from density, what do you think government could do to encourage or require developers to build more affordable housing? Mr. Terhune said he's hesitant to require it. Encouraging is the way to go. He's more a fan of nudging rather than beating them over the head with a club to get them to do it. He believes Collier County has the highest impact fees of any county in Florida, or close to it, and that's a major impediment for affordable housing. To build a very inexpensive apartment here, you're looking at $20,000 a year. Compared to other places nationwide, that's an absurdly high fee and then we wonder why don't we have affordable housing. Mr. Buntzman said he agrees it shouldn't be required. We've had those discussions. Instead of requiring, how do you feel about requiring developers who are building expensive housing to also build a percentage of affordable housing? Mr. Terhune said that's more than a nudge. That's a requirement and he doesn't generally like that. There are better ways to accomplish what you want. Mr. Buntzman asked him to explain the better ways. Mr. Terhune said the best way is getting rid of fees that you don't need and building codes and subdivision ordinances that aren't absolutely necessary for health and safety and allowing a lot of density. For example, he's seen a lot of communities required to make improvements well over what's required. To build there, you've got to build very wide streets, put in improvements that aren't necessary, but maybe are desirable. The more of these things you require, the harder it is for a private party to come in there and 12 May 15, 2023 build affordable housing. Everything you put in there that costs money makes it less affordable. That's just math. That's not philosophy. Vice Chair Faron asked why he'd want to be on a committee that's an advisory committee to the Board of County Commissioners when he might be working as a lobbyist for the building industry. We advise and Commissioner Hall is our liaison to the BCC. We are very much supportive of the effort. It's not always in agreement with them, but we try to support where we can to make the biggest impact we can in affordable housing. With your experience, how do you feel about being on an appointed advisory committee to the government agency that you say shackles developers and builders? How do you feel about being on the advisory side versus the building side? Mr. Terhune said he doesn't think they're incompatible. Advisory committees have to advise the commissioners on what we think good policy would be because they have a lot of things to do. They're overseeing the whole county and can't be experts on everything. It would be a great way to use his knowledge and experience — to work with this committee and be able to give the county advice on what we ought to do. It's up to the commissioners to decide if they're going to take that advice. Lyon asked if he's a year-round resident. Mr. Terhune said he's here about eight months a year. Ms. Waller noted that they have monthly meetings. Mr. Terhune said he understands they can participate on Zoom. He's the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee at Naples Lakes Country Club, where he lives, and all summer long 70% of residents go back up north, but they still have meetings. Chairman Hruby asked if they had any more questions. Mr. Terhune thanked them and called the AHAC a great group of people. You've got a lot of qualified candidates, so whatever way it comes out, it's going to be good. [Asked at the end of the interview with Ms. Roberts below and moved to this section.] Commissioner Hall said he'd mentioned that the impact fees are high and we need to do away with them, but the reason we charge them is a way of paying for growth, instead of taxing residents. If we completely did away with impact fees for affordable housing projects, how would you suggest finding a balance? Who would then pay for growth? Mr. Terhune said they're probably limited by Florida statutes, and he'd have to educate himself on those. Right now, the impact fees for building an apartment are around $20,000. The impact fee for building in Pelican Bay, where you'd be building something for $10 million, is $30,000. In Pelican Bay, it's a rounding error they wouldn't even notice, but for an affordable project, it's a huge amount of the cost. We need to find a better balance so that it doesn't affect affordable housing to a great extent, whereas the luxury housing, which we have plenty of in Collier County, is barely affected by impact fees, if at all. He doesn't have a solution to that, but there are other places in the country that don't have the impact -fee situation that Collier County has, and they somehow manage. Maybe Collier County has done this, but he'd be looking at other jurisdictions and finding out how they do it because few of them have the situation Collier County does. M May 15, 2023 Hannah Roberts • She's a development associate of Soave Building Group, a luxury high-rise builder that's been in the industry for 30 years. • She was born and raised here. • She's educated herself on the AHAC through Leadership Collier, which she just completed. • She's been increasingly aware of the affordable housing issue in Collier County just through working with roughly 150 employees in her company across developments here. • She's excited and very interested in helping to educate and continue to understand some of the impediments to affordable housing and how we can best advise our commissioners to alleviate some of these problems within the county. Commissioner Hall asked what some of the solutions were that she came up with to help her company's 150 employees with housing issues. Ms. Roberts told the AHAC. • The first thing her company did was to start acquiring duplexes and triplexes to create affordable housing options for them. • Especially during the hurricane, that demonstrated how difficult it is to have the oversight to administer those properties when they're in low-lying areas, experience damage and they're trying to manage leases, etc. • It's not something we're the most agile at doing, but we're making it work because we've had people come to us and say their rent started out at $1,200 three years ago and it's $1,900 a month now and my salary has gone up by X and those two percentages don't tie together, so that's the first thing we did. • We're also trying to find places in the county and units that are close enough to the jobs to make sense for them, but don't exceed 30% of their income. • We're stepping up and advocating for them where we can, providing letters and whatever resources we have. • To put them up in privately owned units is the most effective thing we can do, but it would be great to have a place in town to point them to and say, "here are the reasonably priced apartments in Naples," but she can't do that now for any of the 150 employees. Vice Chair Faron asked about her view of the role of government in affordable housing, noting that she has background in the private sector. M.s. Roberts told the AHAC: • The role of government, specifically this committee, is to gather best practices around the country and other Florida jurisdictions, educate ourselves about what other people are doing and help shape policies that the commissioners adopt by identifying what's working elsewhere. • More holistically, the government could identify some of the challenges, such as impact fees and densities. • She regularly puts together pro formas and she can't make them work right now with the land costs, the densities and rising construction and materials costs. If she 10 May 15, 2023 can find ways to alleviate that, whether it's a waiver of impact fees or an increased amount of density on a property, then those are things the government can help me with as a private builder. • On the flip side, they need to understand that it doesn't work to throw 600 units on the corner of Immokalee Road and 951 because you're taxing other infrastructure requirements or essential services the government is providing. • She expects government to take an active role in protecting the community and property values by making sure that everything we do is measured, responsible and considers the full picture. Ms. Waller noted that she works with high -end builders. Have you personally worked with anyone in affordable housing? Ms. Roberts said she did after Hurricane Ian. Ms. Waller said not just after the hurricane. Ms. Roberts said she hasn't. Commissioner Hall noted that living here full time she's seen the need because she's seen the high end and the low end. We're all aware of the problem, but Mary was asking what she could do specifically to help with the solution. Ms. Roberts told the AHAC. • Speaking as a builder in the county, she'd identify places where she could make it work. • The company she works for doesn't do government subsidies, etc., but to make projects work, they have to be unit output multiplied by the number of units on the property to determine if it meets the return we're looking for. • When she grew up here, the idea was to put them farther out on 951 or Immokalee Road, where the land is cheaper. • Her company tries to work as close to the coast as possible, so that wouldn't work. Units need to be close to jobs. • With her understanding of zoning and legal background, it's important to educate people that affordable housing in Collier doesn't look like an 8-story brick building with people packed in like sardines. What is 30% of the adjusted median income? What are the four tiers of affordable housing, how do we define it and what do those projects look like? • Showing up at county meetings and advocating for projects where there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding what affordable housing and workforce housing might look like are things she can do. • She's passionate about getting in front of people and telling them they don't have the right perception of what the project will look like, asking them what their concerns are and how they can be addressed. [Mr. Hains left the meeting at 2: 47 p.m.] Chairman Hruby asked if there were any more questions. [Commissioner Hall had a question for Mr. Terhune; moved to the section above.] 11 May 15, 2023 Maureen Gerritv (via Zoom • She's been in Collier County as a full-time resident for about 20 years. • She's a retired physician assistant. • The reason for her interest is she worked at the David Lawrence Center for many years and was acutely aware of people's housing problems and living in this county, which is very high end and desirable. • No matter how many houses you build, people are going to come to live here, but the problem is how do you keep them affordable, instead of building something and then all of a sudden, the rent goes up $3,000-$4000 a month? • It's a complicated problem. We have several different types of people who need affordable housing, the working poor, the trained workforce, and the indigent poor. • It's important to be involved as a citizen and to respect the rights of county residents. • She doesn't have building experience but has a keen understanding of the difficulties people face in this area, driving long commutes or not being able to find housing. Ms. Waller asked what made her decide to apply for this committee. Ms. Gerrity said it's a very complicated problem that needs creative solutions. She thinks they could incentivize builders and get the government involved in setting aside land at cheaper prices for builders. We set aside a lot of land in Florida for environmental protection. Maybe we should set aside some for affordable housing at a certain percentage of what's available in the area. There are many different ways to address this problem. Chairman Hruby said that concludes the interview process. There was one person who didn't show up or call, Reid Dante Antonacchio. Mr. Giblin said staff received an email from Jessica Brinkert, saying she's resigning from the committee, so now we have three seats to fill. Vice Chair Faron asked if they had to advertise that position. Mr. Giblin said the ad is still out there. Attorney Perry said he's confident that if they recommend three candidates, that it's fine. Multiple positions are open so adding one more is not unreasonable. Chairman Hruby noted that Ms. Brinkert resigned one hour before the meeting, so that's valid. A discussion ensued over the nomination process and the following points were made: • If they don't feel enough candidates are qualified, the ad is still in place. • Mr. Giblin and Chairman Hruby discussed that when they worked on the agenda. • They can use a score sheet so candidates aren't put in an uncomfortable position. • They previously vetted the resumes. • Attorney Perry said if they wanted to, they could choose two candidates and hold off on the third, but it's still legal to move forward with all three. • All three would have to be approved by the County Attorney's Office and the 12 May 15, 2023 Board of County Commissioners. • Banking and finance backgrounds are not required. We don't have banking and finance members currently. • Jessica was a banking representative, but was chosen to represent the jurisdiction, not for banking. • There are no statutory requirements for selections. • When they score the candidates, No. 3 will be in a holding position until the County Attorney's Office approves moving forward with the third position. • Mr. Giblin noted that he already received the top two nominees from Mr. Hain. [Tallied and revealed later in the meeting; moved to this section.] Mr. Giblin said the top three are Mr. Roberts with seven points, Mr. Terhune, with six points and Dr. Felke, with five points. Those names will be recommended to the Board of County Commissioners for them to act on at a subsequent board meeting. Chairman Hruby told the three that they can sit on the committee once they're approved. b. Committee Member Attendance Guidelines Chairman Hruby noted that they started a discussion about unexcused absences last month, but there is a policy about the number allowed. Mr. Giblin said the policy is in the packet, page three in backup section 2-833. It comes from the County Administrative Code and applies to all county advisory boards. It says, "Any member who is absent for more than half of the board meetings in a given fiscal year shall be deemed to have tendered his or her resignation from such board automatically." The next paragraph says that if there's any board member absent for two consecutive meetings without an excuse acceptable to the board chair, that seat can be declared vacant. The packet also includes a recap of the attendance roster for the last few meetings of the last year. No one is in jeopardy right now. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT Sofia Kyle said she sent an email about ADUs in Collier County and has questions about guest houses, so she started researching it. She noted that the subject is on the agenda today. Commissioner Hall asked what her questions were. Ms. Kyle said she's interested in understanding the steps being taken to legalize it and what a pilot program will look like. She read that a pilot program for ADUs was intended for the Rural West Development, which she believes is on hold. Are there any steps being taken, for example, to allow 500 people to register to remodel a mother-in-law suite and then keep tabs on those people and take metrics to understand what the KPIs are to see how that goes in terms of new laws and widespread implementation. Mr. Giblin said Sophia sent an e-mail to county staff about 1'/2 months ago. She'd seen the issue of guest houses and ADU rentals in the newspaper. She's a certified urban planner and took it upon herself to write a research paper/proposal/position piece. 13 May 15, 2023 Commissioner Hall said it was an excellent email. Mr. Giblin agreed it was excellent. Chairman Hruby said now they know the author. It was a good article. Mr. Giblin said he reached out to her to say they're continuing to work on the issue and to stay in touch. Chairman Hruby said she can join the discussion when they get to ADUs on the agenda. [Mr. Lyon left the meeting at 3:10 p.m.] 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS a. AHAC Revised Workplan Review Vice Chair Faron said at the last meeting we talked about staff filling in the current status so we could talk about the next steps as a group. This plan has been revised based on what the subcommittee talked about. She doesn't want to burden anybody with work, but how do we start to populate this? She'd be happy to be the scribe and sit down with someone to fill it in. She wants to use it as intended, our tracking system for what we're working on, where we stand and what's next. But she's looking for guidance. Mr. Giblin said that's where we are, filling in the blanks. With transitioning from subcommittee work to full committee, we have to bring things in a certain order, so now this is the format and the wording of all the goals that were hashed out. Now it's time to fill in the details, and we'll have that for you at your next meeting. Chairman Hruby told the AHAC. • Last month, we had a discussion about vetting, possibly revising and making suggestions for county commissioners about adjusting policy for the use of county owned property, how you dispose of it, how to pay for it. • He spoke with the county manager at a housing forum for the new Housing Alliance. She offered to come before us. She couldn't do it at this meeting but she will be at the next meeting to give us the groundwork on how the policy is working now. • She'll discuss the policy for payments and reimbursements for county -owned property and why certain things are important as a foundation, so we can begin to do that. • We want a foundation so we don't go off on a tangent and make legal recommendations on policy that would trip up legal counsel and the BCC. • That will be on next month's agenda. • We also discussed compliance for the affordable units that are out there. Staff is putting together a spreadsheet to identify all the properties and the number of units committed for affordability. It's a huge spreadsheet. • The next step is they're going to start identifying how they're monitored, when they're monitored and if there are any violations in each development's obligations. • There are a few advocacy groups that have been meeting with us, the county and the non-profit world, saying that this needs to be done and it needs more 14 May 15, 2023 transparency. That's another policy we want to add on to this spreadsheet to look at how we can come up with a procedure for identifying, monitoring and exposing this, having transparency to the public and to the development community for the performance of these non-profit developments. • Those are two important policy discussions we need to have over the next couple of months. We'll probably end up with some advice for the commissioner to take back to his cohorts. • He'd like to add that to this work plan that Jennifer is monitoring. Action Item: After the County Manager speaks at the next meeting, we should vet, revise and make suggestions for county commissioners about adiusting policy for the use of county owned property and how it's disposed of and paid for. Action Item: Develop a procedure for identifying, monitoring and exposing whether any affordable -housing developments are not complying with their legal obligations to the county, so we can have transparency to the public and development community on the performance of these non -profits and developments. b. Accessory Units Discussion (Mike Bosi) Mr. Bosi told the AHAC. • Margaret Emblidge from AB&B (Agnoli, Barber & Brundage Inc.), a consultant who is helping us out with the housing plan, is here to answer questions. • The 2017 housing plan suggested the county explore making ADUs affordable housing. The Board of County Commissioners didn't support renting ADUs within the Estates zoning district or the RSF. • Two months ago, the BCC was asked to explore renting guest houses in the Urban Estates, properties west of 951. • A handout he provided identifies other parcels west of Collier Boulevard that are zoned as Estates, which allows for guest houses that are 40% of the primary structure. • Our numbers indicate that there are about 2,752 improved Estates houses that do not have guest houses and 393 that were developed with guest houses. • Those guest houses have restrictions, meaning they can't be rented. They're really for family members. • We are tasked with developing a pilot program within the Urban Estates to rent guest houses. • What wasn't expressed directly by the Board of County Commissioners was whether they should be income -restricted. They did instruct us to work with the AHAC to develop a test, a pilot program for the Urban Estates. • We recognized there were implications from a taxing standpoint with the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector. • Margaret has had extensive conversations and laid out some issues in the memorandum he passed out. He wants to frame the issue to the AHAC to see how it fits in with the individual strategies. • There are two points of view. If the program was successful and wasn't restricted, the guest houses could be rented to anybody. That's a benefit to the housing issue 15 May 15, 2023 because it adds more supply. This potentially could add up to 2,752 parcels with guest houses that are Estates zoned that do not have guest houses, so those units could become available if they wanted to be part of the program. • The other idea is to only make it available to income -restricted units. We weren't instructed to do that, but when commissioners said to work with the AHAC, he believes anything is on the table. • We need to understand the taxing and Property Appraiser questions. There is a distinct difference in terms of having a homesteaded property and having a guest house that's rentable. The guesthouse has to be assessed at a different valuation than it currently is and the homestead protection of a 3% cap would go away on the guest house. You would then have a 10% cap on that appreciation. • Those are some issues we have to discuss with the community. • We want guidance from the AHAC about how this will fit into the overall program. Is this something you'd want to explore, the possibility of income - restricted availability of guest houses or do you want the market to dictate it and just have the supply -and -demand relationship improve? • If we do move forward with it, we will have two community meetings with the Oakes Estates and Logan Woods communities to see if it's something they're interested in. • Some may look at it as a way to supplement income, while others may see that additional rental units could introduce potential problems in their neighborhoods. • We need to talk to the community about whether they're receptive. Would they be interested if it was fully rentable or income -restricted? • We will provide their feedback to the AHAC and ultimately go back to the Board of County Commissioners to let them know what the community thought, so they can make an informed decision on how to move forward. • We want to frame the issue by seeing how the AHAC feels and maybe parlay this into advancing housing and housing availability. Chairman Hruby asked if they could tie the affordability to the property tax and not increase the property tax. If you agree to rent only as affordable, is there some reason you couldn't do that? Ms. Emblidge said from her discussions with the Property Appraiser's Office, they must follow Florida statutes for the required assessment. They don't have leeway for the amount of assessments, the 3% versus 10%. But that's something that we can look at to see if it could be addressed through a county ordinance. However, they told her those were hard and fast rules under the Florida statutes. Chairman Hruby noted that the new Live Local Act deals with waivers of property tax for affordable units, so maybe there is a way to do that with ADUs. Ms. Emblidge said that's a good point, but she doesn't have that answer today. Chairman Hruby said maybe it's something on the table that might be an issue and you could unwind with the appraiser and legal counsel. Vice Chair Faron said the AHAC could make either argument, affordability or adding units to the market. Let's say it's not 2,700 people who would do it, but maybe 2,000. That frees up supply. In the last quarterly apartment unit analysis that was done after the 101 May 15, 2023 hurricane, October 1, it showed a lot of units were partly being filled up by people who lost homes or were waiting to rebuild, so that would add to supply. As a homeowner, would she want to rent if it's income -restricted in order to have a rentable guest house, or does she want to get a few thousand dollars a month for it? It frees up more supply down the pipeline. Mr. Bosi told the AHAC. • In terms of our Growth Management Plan work and our future land, we have a concentration, the highest densities, within Activity Centers. • The concept behind that was we're moving up to 25 units an acre from 16-20 units with the housing GMP amendments. • If you're going to have that type of density, units and the amenities and housing provided, you get away from luxury units. The unit prices will reflect a higher density not being built in a multifamily environment, so you get economies of scale, so it's a price you would be able to command for a rental unit within those conditions within an Activity Center. • It's going to somewhat more favorable in terms of affordability, so that's the same with the guest houses at 40% of the primary. They're smaller houses, so there's a limit. There's an inherent limit toward what theoretically a landlord or a property owner in the Estates could command because of the guest house size, so there's a benefit from both sides. • What if it was income restricted? It would be a challenge for our commitment tracking and would be difficult. It would put an extra burden on our housing team. We'd have to understand what the fiscal impact of that would be, but there is a benefit either way. Chairman Hruby asked about the long-term implications. Mr. Giblin said you might end up with 2,700 Airbnbs. Mr. Bosi said that's the crux. You can't control that. Commissioner Hall said if we say we're going to open this up for you to participate as a long-term rental, as a six -month -plus rental for people with income between $50,000 and $100,000, whatever it is, we can make it clear that it's not an open door for more Vrbos. If we let the market rate determine that, that's what's going to happen, so we're doing this to increase the supply of affordable houses for those in need. If they want to participate within those rules, they're welcome to, but if they don't, they don't have to. If he thought it was a stupid government rule, and didn't want government in his business, he wouldn't have to participate. Mr. Bosi said that's something we will have to work out with the County Attorney's Office. Even if we are making these available, he's not sure state statutes allow them to prohibit Airbnbs. Ms. Emblidge said add to that the Airbnbs and the types of rentals that are typically shorter than six months, so the focus would be on anything over six months, which also is a benchmark for the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector on what type of assessments are done on those properties. There will have to be a registration program and tracking system, regardless of whether they're affordable housing or another type of rental. It may add some more staff time, but the benefit would outweigh that. 17 May 15, 2023 Mr. French said our gut tells us that if we open this up, the state is exceedingly clear that it's available for rental. The state says we cannot regulate unless there's a policy already in place and Collier doesn't have one to regulate vacation rentals by owner, so once it's available, it's available. Currently, it's prohibited. Commissioner Hall said he's only asking because the Live Local Act clearly establishes what you can and can't do, so he thought they could incorporate that. There's a piece of this legislation that says if grandma has a guest room, she can rent that guest room and her taxes are not going to be affected, so if it's possible, that's what we're here to do — put forth plans to help. Mr. French told the AHAC. • During his 20 years in this business in building and planning, we have found comparable terms to show components of the structure connected the two buildings, so even though it was a freestanding structure, it may have been connected by breezeway, a solid wall, or something that connected it. • They do this in Pelican Bay, where a cabana is connected to a breezeway, like a Spanish -type entrance. The cabana has a small cooking area, a small living area, a bathroom and a bedroom. It's just part of the house, so that already exists. • Whether you're in the Estates or in Pelican Bay, as long as you could meet the setbacks and it's still part of a single structure, you could rent out a room, and that doesn't require you to have any type of registration process. • We've seen that throughout the community, even in some gated communities, such as a caretaker for an elderly person who lives on site. They do exist. Chairman Hruby said the Live Local Act created a whole new paradigm. It's still squishy, but if we require these, if you sign up and you volunteer well, you've got to lease it as affordable housing and not an Airbnb or short-term rental. It's no different from having a development restriction for affordable housing in a development. What's the difference here? What you said is vacation rentals that the statute talks about. This isn't a vacation rental. Mr. French told the AHAC. • There's no differentiation between a single-family home and one used for a vacation rental. • The Florida Building Code addresses that it's intended for occupancy for a residence, and whether you're there 30 seconds or 30 years, it is still there, so the building code does not delineate how much time is involved, just the intent of the occupancy. • There are a few bills pending. • House Bill 250, which was just passed and went through with less than six opposing votes, says that local governments within fewer than 100 miles from landfall of a hurricane can't impose any new restrictions through October 2024, so that's a short window of time that prevents the Live Local Act. • We think it's going to change the dynamic because it gives you a 10-year window to say if you're industrial or commercial and buy right, you can convert to the May 15, 2023 largest allowable residential use and units per acre. We've got 192 units an acre. • At 92 units an acre, let's see what happens going forward with the development community. • Based on phone calls we received, it will be a lightning rod for affordable housing development. • What isn't discussed is the cost of insurance for developers and their ROI. Through our FEMA group, we're starting to see insurance policies jump up almost 200%, so for a single-family residence at $15,000, it's now $30,000 a year and they're making choices. Perhaps they self -insure, especially if the home is paid for or they just pay it so it means something else changes. The cost of housing has gone up significantly. Mr. Giblin said the short answer here is that more research needs to be done. There are several new state statutes that have come out. In conjunction with existing ones, we need to see the power of what we can and can't do under the law. Chairman Hruby said that's probably a number he mentioned earlier, so that might be something rising up. You're already starting to vet this process and put together a model or a prototype to start it, so we probably need to have a half a session discussion on that. He thanked Mr. Bosi for the memo. Mr. Buntzman asked if a homeowner changes from a guesthouse to a rental, do they have to pay an impact fee? Mr. French said they don't because structure has already been built. Mr. French told the AHAC: • Impact fees are different in North Naples than building in Golden Gate Estates. • You don't have utility impact fees in Golden Gate Estates. • Independent fire districts may charge differently for their impact fees. • What the county sets is government buildings, law enforcement, roads. • If you live off U.S. 41, staff is still having discussions with the Real Property Group. For example, the old hotel we want to discuss with the BCC in Port of the Isles is a 12-minute drive at 45 mph to get to San Marco Road 82, and then another 10 minutes to Marco Island. It's a 15-minute ride, 17 with traffic, at 45 mph to get to the intersection of Collier Boulevard and U.S. 41. • That property already has some impact fee credits because it was already a multi - room hotel the county took possession of because the property owner didn't pay taxes, so there would be some cost due to the years that taxes weren't paid. • The property has value, but there are no road impact fees because it's US 41. • Through federal taxes and the state of Florida, there are no county road impact fees on that because you're not impacting anything but an access road that leads to that property. • Impact fees are delineated based on location and the taxing district for the area that you're building in. • Pelican Bay may have an assessment, or you may be paying more into a level of service that you would receive in Pelican Bay versus Golden Gate Estates or Immokalee, but they are different. 19 May 15, 2023 • If the structure is built: the state addressed that through the legislation two years ago, when they said local government cannot regulate, and then it fell back. • The challenge was that then the HOA makes the rules and that was held up in court. • The building code said it doesn't matter. As long as it's residential, they are subject through the DBPR and they have to register that through the DBPR, so there may be state inspections, but not at the local level. Ms. Waller asked if they've looked at when ADUs could be rented. Is there any time it becomes investment property versus a single-family residence? Mr. Bosi said it doesn't become an investment property. It's a structure that sits on the main parcel with the house. It just becomes a rentable unit open on the market, so it's treated as if it's not your homesteaded house, so there are taxing implications for it. Ms. Waller earning income makes it investment property. Mr. Bosi said that doesn't make it an investment property. You are taxed on that house that you're renting. You're taxed at a higher rate and don't get the advantage of the 3% cap on appreciation. Commissioner Hall said it's definitely an investment property because people want it. We want to allow it to be rented for people who need houses, so he's going to make an investment into that little house. There's nothing wrong with that. That's what we want. Without investors, there is no housing. Ms. Waller said she knows some mortgages have a restriction on that, so has that been looked at? Mr. Bosi said no. Mr. French told the AHAC. • The BCC originally approached this issue to determine whether a property owner would lose their homestead exemption. We determined that for the main dwelling, no, but they would have to pay market rate on taxes as a non -homesteaded property for the guest house. • Is it still a viable option? Yes. • The BCC's other concern was that they don't want to have vacation rental by owners in these communities because there's already a myriad of code enforcement complaints and neighborhoods that are saying people are coming in who are not invested in this community, they drive really fast, there could be weddings with 50-60 cars and loud noises, so that changes the dynamic of their community. • The Estates were originally zoned to be a low -intensity area. • The BCC has asked us to look at options. There would clearly have to be community meetings to determine sentiment. We haven't predetermined anything other than we're trying to determine the baseline of what the statute allows. Is there a way we could put restrictions on this? Commissioner Hall asked if they could add an ADU overlay with an affordable -housing N11 May 15, 2023 component for conditional use over the Western Estates. Mr. Bosi said they could. He didn't know if that would trump the allowances and hands - off components we've discussed. They'd have to determine that. He'll be back next month to give the AHAC an update on where they are and will look at the questions they've raised and also start to think about what types of questionnaires to develop for public meetings to gain feedback. We'll share with you where we are in the process in the next couple of months. Chairman Hruby said that from a policy standpoint, it would be a good example of where government can make an action that could have an impact without taxpayer dollars being attached. It's an adjustment, figuring out how to use rules and state statutes and modifying them so it would allow someone to make a few extra bucks by housing families without any skin off of our nose, so policy -wise, this is an excellent example. Mr. Bosi said that with housing and housing availability, the spatial mismatch is the problem with where the jobs,where housing is and opportunities for housing. We know the Urban Estates west of 951 is in an area that's going to be surrounded by opportunities for good services and employment. c. Housing Trust Fund Explanation Mr. Giblin said there's a series of sheets in the packet that starts with an Executive Summary to recommend an Approved Guidelines Plan -Associated Policy Resolution for the Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund. This went to the BCC in October 2019. Ms. Waller asked for an update on how the program was running and what the process is to accept applications for funding. Kristi Sonntag, director of the Community Human Services Division, is on the line via Zoom and can provide background on that. Ms. Sonntag apologized for not being able to be there. The Housing Trust Fund funds will be made available for applications in our supplemental application round that will come out late this summer or early fall. The documentation Cormac provided in your packet with the allowable uses will be part of the application process. She'd be happy to answer any questions. Chairman Hruby asked how that dovetails with the RFP process for the $20 million. Mr. Giblin told the AHAC. • That's a separate funding source and process. • They may parallel each other in some ways, but this is for the Local Housing Trust Fund, which is money is deposited by developer commitments. In some cases, it's a density -bonus payoff from refinances. There could be private donations that go into this fund. It's a hodgepodge of funding sources that go into the Local Housing Trust Fund, as outlined in the Executive Summary. • Surtax dollars are specifically from the penny surtax approved by voters. • There's a more exhaustive list of uses for the money in the Housing Trust Fund. Several are listed in the Executive Summary. • The surtax dollars are limited only to workforce housing and land acquisition under Florida statutes, so the process may look similar, such as a letter of interest 21 May 15, 2023 and an application cycle and review by Procurement, the Community & Human Services Division, Real Property and the County Manager's Office, but there are two separate funding sources and two separate processes. A discussion ensued and the following points were made: • It's administered by Kristi's group and the Real Estate section. • The policy the board passed in February for local surtax dollars said the board could either advertise availability or say it's available for proposals. • It probably won't be an annual cycle. • They haven't released any RFPs yet. • The county is working on leads daily but has nothing concrete now. • Nothing has been released. • Funds were allocated to the Housing Trust Fund last year through the regular budget cycle, and they're held in a fund separate from Community & Human Services, so they're set aside. There is $500,000 there. • There are two funds, the $500,000 and the funds Cormac spoke of, the traditional Local Housing Trust Fund dollars, which come from a myriad of deposits like density bonus pay and developer commitments, etc. • It's the intent of the board to support affordable -housing development, so if a developer comes through the process with Cormac, through the Land Trust, and applies and they need additional funding to support their project and pro forma, they could then apply through the traditional application round through Community & Human Services, which has an application review and ranking committee. The board ultimately awards the funds. • There are two separate accounts and two separate RFP processes that are funding out of both those accounts. 7. STAFF AND COMMITTEE GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS The Haven PUD — Scheduled for BCC May 23 (Cormac Giblin) Mr. Giblin said this is an update from your last meeting, when there was a presentation about The Haven PUD. You took action advising the chairman to write a letter of support for the concept of the project to the Board of County Commissioners. That letter has been signed and sent, and the project is going to the board of County Commissioners for Growth Management Plan and zoning approval on Tuesday, May 23, if you are interested. Chairman Hruby asked if there's a time certain. Commissioner Hall said it's at 10 a.m. 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Florida Housing Coalition update for the Live Local Act (Steve Chairman Hruby) Chairman Hruby told the AHAC: • He sent this information to Sarah. • He attended a Florida Housing Coalition meeting and they gave a 1'/2-hour webinar on the Live Local Act, their legal interpretation and training on it. ON May 15, 2023 • It was high level and he sent her the four handouts they provided, which Cormac and Sarah attached to the agenda packet. • There's a link to watch the webinar. It offers a very good summary of the issues. • They're now going to drill down and provide four more webinars. • The next one is June 15 and for us, it's the most important. It's on density and height and all the zoning issues. • When he receives the link information, he'll send it to Cormac. • There were 650 people on the webinar last week, so if you have the time go into that link, it takes you to a PowerPoint and they have a discussion and answer questions. • There are still some unintended consequences and issues that are still not well- defined. • When we asked about that, they told us to talk to our local attorney about it. • There are many interpretations that they'll be going through over the next year. One of the biggest was heightened density and waivers on real-estate tax. Those are the biggest issues that need to get resolved. • He encourages them to tune in to the June 15th webinar. It'll be very beneficial. b. Recurring AHAC Date and Time — Third Monday of each month at 2 p.m. Mr. Giblin said they want to confirm that this time and place works, 2 p.m., the third Monday of the month. That's when the room was available and worked with the commissioner's schedule and anyone else that we could get here. That will be the standing time moving forward. Ms. Waller said that time has been a long-standing NABOR government issues meeting time and that affects everything we bring forth to Collier County, so she must go to that. We're not holding that meeting today because we spent a week in D.C., so that constitutes our meeting. She's here today, but can't make it in the future due to that 3 p.m. meeting. She could come for a half-hour and leave, so 2 p.m. will be very difficult. Mr. French said they will continue to work with each of them individually and try to get back to the 8:30 a.m. meeting time. We bounce around with other committees and we've got to make sure we advertise it. Commissioner Hall asked what happened to the 8:30 a.m. meeting time. Ms. Waller said 2 p.m. is horrible and the third Monday is bad for her. She serves on the NABOR board of directors and the AHAC would then have another seat open soon if that was the time. Commissioner Hall said they like meetings closer to coffee time. Ms. Waller said the later meetings mean they will be stuck in traffic going home. Chairman Hruby noted that this is the first time he had to be late. He had a Gulfshore Business luncheon. They lost two to three people when the AHAC met in the afternoons, but when it was a morning meeting, they never lost anyone. [A discussion ensued over what to do.] 23 May 15, 2023 Mr. French said he's off today. He's at the point where he loses vacation hours and he's already converted almost 700 hours to sick time and has never taken a sick day. We don't get payouts. The meeting time didn't work for him either. That's why he listened on Zoom first before he got here today. We're also working with Derek Perry on an item to the BCC to advertise changes to the ordinances that created both DSAC and the AHAC. Once we get approval from the board, then we'll bring it back to the board for adoption. These are for non -voting members from each committee to be able to serve on the other committee. That way you're a part of the discussion with the development community. Ms. Waller thanked him for coming in on his day off. 9. ADJOURN Mr. Buntzman made a motion to adjourn. Second by Ms. Waller. The motion passed unanimously, 5-0. 10. NEXT MEETING DATE 2 p.m. June 19, 2023 Conference Room 609/610 Growth Management Community Development Department There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the chairman at 4:05 p.m. COUNTY COMMITTEE These minutes were approved by 'Me commi ee%hairman on W 20 Z (check one) as presented or as amended 24 Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 2023 Annual Work Plan - DRAFT As of April 25, 2023 Section 420.9076(4) of the Florida Statutes states, in part, that the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)'s work is to "recommend, specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value. The recommendations may include modifications or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations or plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption or new policies, regulations, ordinances or plan provisions. " The Collier County AHAC believes it's mission includes the responsibilities assigned to it by Florida Statute 420.9076(4) as well as other permissible activities such as the promotion and review of affordable housing plans, programs and incentives. This mission is accomplished through the creation of an annual work plan that defines and guides AHAC's efforts and support of the Board of County Commissioners (BCC.) AHAC's efforts are broadly categorized as encompassing 3 main activities: Promote, Recommend and Review plans, programs, policies and incentives in support of the development and preservation of affordable housing. AHAC Sponsor GMCD Staff Liaison Current Status as of April 25, 2023 Next Steps Projected Timeline for Completion or Action Questions: 1 seek to promote substantive and impactful policies and program through active participation and engagement in the community. All TBD Ongoing Next meeting dates: TBD Ongoing CHS Website; HP&ED Division will request updates to the website through an email to CHS requesting the website vendor (Quest) perform the Continue to monitor & All updates. Ongoing update website as needed Ongoing Promote- AHAC will Promote support by the community for projects under consideration at Neighborhood Information Meetings. *Does this mean have a AHAC member attend NIMS? *How would AHAC receive notification of NIMS? / *How would AHAC decide who attends the NIMS? 2 Promote publication on websites of incentives available to developers of affordable/workforce housing. https://www.colliercountVf *What information do we want posted on the website? I.gov/government/public- services/divisions/commun ity-and-human-services- division/housing- programs/developers- incentives 1 of 4 6/16/2023 Current Status as of Projected Timeline for AHAC Sponsor GMCD Staff Liaison April 25, 2023 Next Steps Completion or Action Questions: HP&ED Division will meet with local employers and bring Promote understanding of to AHAC the needs Request employers share *What the next steps include. local employer needs and and plans for their need for Affordable Timeline based upon *Determine how the next steps 3 plans for workforce housing. All workforce housing. Ongoing Housing to AHAC proposed project are accomplished After a developer is identified: HP&ED Division will Promote construction of coordinate with the workforce housing by Developer to bring positively engaging forward the Request Developers to developers in official and proposed project to present projects for Timeline based upon 4 unofficial communications All AHAC Ongoing Affordable Housing to AHAC proposed project - AHAC will encourage and positively support the consideration of policies, plans and programs by the BCC that will encourage the development and preservation of Recommend affordable housing Recommend and approve updates to the required This report will be Complete updates and annual Housing Incentives updated in the summer present to AHAC during 1 Strategy report. All HP&ED Division of 2023. July/August Meeting July AHAC meeting Changes were approved by the BCC Recommend approval of LDC Zoning Division; on March 28, 2023, Review and approval by the 2 changes All HP&ED Division with revisions. State of FL and X. TBD Recommend approval of RF MUD Transfer of Zoning Division; 3 Development Right changes All HP&ED Division TBD TBD TBD Complete updates and Recommend approvals for Accessory Dwelling Units Zoning Division; present to AHAC during 4 (ADUs) All HP&ED Division In Process July/August Meeting Recommend approval for a non -voting member of the Development Services 5 Advisory Committee (DSAC) All HP&ED Division In Process Bring DSAC-AHAC liasion July AHAC meeting 2 of 4 6/16/2023 Current Status as of Projected Timeline for AHAC Sponsor GMCD Staff Liaison April 25, 2023 Next Steps Completion or Action Questions: After a developer submits a proposed project to H P&ED Division, HP&ED will coordinate with the Developer to bring Recommend consideration of forward the Request Developers to new affordable housing proposed project to present projects for Timeline based upon 6 projects All AHAC In Process Affordable Housing to AHAC proposed project Recommend consideration of changes to impact fee policies to promote Complete updates and construction of more present to AHAC during 7 affordable units. All TBD future Meeting TBD Recommend consideration of changes to parking Complete updates and requirements for affordable Zoning Division; present to AHAC during 8 housing projects. All HP&ED Division TBD future Meeting TBD Review - AHAC will review its work by evaluating the number of newly completed and ongoing projects to build affordable housing and incorporate those findings into its future work plans. Due to staffing issues, this report will be delayed and most likely Complete updates and Review on a quarterly basis moved to a semi- present to AHAC during 1 the list of ongoing projects All HP&ED Division annual basis. future Meeting July AHAC meeting Review on a quarterly basis Complete updates and the number of available and present to AHAC during Timeline based upon 2 1 occupied rental units I All CHS; PUD Monitoring Annual Monitoring future Meeting I proposed project 3 of 4 6/16/2023 AHAC Sponsor GMCD Staff Liaison Current Status as of April 25, 2023 Next Steps Projected Timeline for Completion or Action Questions: Review impact of affordable housing projects that have been completed and are open and make recommendations on any Due to staffing issues, changes to plans, programs, this report will be policies and incentives that delayed and most likely Complete updates and will improve outcomes in the moved to a semi- present to AHAC during Timeline based upon 3 future. All CHS; HP&ED Division annual basis. future Meeting proposed project 4 of 4 6/16/2023 Coer C014nty Memorandum To: Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) From: Mike Bosi, AICP, Zoning Division Director Growth Management Community Development Department Date: June 16, 2023 Subject: Administrative Process for SB102, "Live Local Bill" As of July 1, 2023 the Florida Statutes will be amended to provide for the following: F.S 125.0103(7)(a) - A county must authorize multifamily and mixed -use residential as allowable uses in any area zoned for commercial, industrial, or mixed use if at least 40 percent of the residential units in a proposed multifamily rental development are, for a period of at least 30 years, affordable as defined in s. 420.0004. Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, a county may not require a proposed multifamily development to obtain a zoning or land use change, special exception, conditional use approval, variance, or comprehensive plan amendment for the building height, zoning, and densities authorized under this subsection. For mixed -use residential projects, at least 65 percent of the total square footage must be used for residential purposes. If the above thresholds are satisfied an application for development will be afforded an administrative approval process (Site Development Plan) to satisfy the requirements of the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC). Applicable to Land Development Code (LDC) Commercial Zoning Districts (C-I to C-5), Travel Trailer Recreational Vehicle Campground District, Industrial Zoning District, Business Park Zoning District, Commercial Planned Unit Developments, Industrial Planned Unit Developments and commercially, industrial or mixed -use designated portions of Mixed Use Planned Unit Developments. A developers Commitment will be attached to the approved SDP designating the requirement for a minimum of 120 percent ofAM[ will be restricted to 40 percent of all the units for 30 year period. F.S 125.0103(7)(b) - A county may not restrict the density of a proposed development authorized under this subsection below the highest allowed density on any unincorporated land in the county where residential development is allowed. Currently provided for within the Mini Triangle MPUD, approved at 91.77 units per acre. F.S 125.0103(7)( (c) - A county may not restrict the height of a proposed development authorized under this subsection below the highest currently allowed height for a commercial or residential development located in its jurisdiction within 1 mile of the proposed development or 3 stories, whichever is higher. Based upon project location, an applicant can submit a zoning verification letter requesting documentation of the highest allowed commercial or residential height within one mile of the project. This can be prior to a pre -application meeting for a site development plan (SDP) or after. F.S 125.0103(7)( (e) - A county must consider reducing parking requirements for a proposed development authorized under this subsection if the development is located within one-half mile of a major transit stop, as defined in the county's land development code, and the major transit stop is accessible from the development. The Zoning verification Letter shall request a determination if the project is within one-half mile of a transit stop. F.S 125.0103(7)( (d) - A proposed development authorized under this subsection must be administratively approved and no further action by the board of county commissioners is required if the development satisfies the county's land development regulations for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such use and is otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, with the exception of provisions establishing allowable densities, height, and land use. Such land development regulations include, but are not limited to, regulations relating to setbacks and parking requirements. The Zoning District most similar to a high -density multi family development in the Land Development Code (LDC) is the Residential Multi -Family 16 Zoning District (RMF-16). The RMF-16 Zoning District will not only require satisfaction of setbacks and parking requirements, but also water management, transportation, utilities, landscaping, and all other required components of the LDC. RMF-16 Development Standards. LDC 4.02.01- Front Setback: 50% of the building height, but not less than 30 feet. Side Setback: 50% of the building height, but not less than 15 feet. Rear Setback: 50% of the building height, but not less than 30 feet. Building Separation: 50% of the sum of the heights of the buildings, but not less than 15 feet. Minimum Floor Area: Efficiency 450sgft, 1 BR 600sgft, 2+ BR 750sgft. LDC Parking Requirements. LDC4.05.04. Multi -family dwellings - Parking spaces required: Efficiency:1+0.5guest, 1-Bedroom:1+0.75guest, 2+Bedroom: 1 +1 guest. ORDINANCE NO.2023 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9346, AS AMENDED, CREATING THE COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BY AMENDING SECTION TWO, APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION, TO ADD A NON -VOTING MEMBER, FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COME OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County ("Board") seeks to allow a member of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to be appointed as a non -voting member of the Development Services Advisory Committee to better facilitate dialogue amongst the development community and advocates for affordable housing to address the affordable housing crisis in Collier County and improve cross -communication between the committees; and WHEREAS, the Development Services Advisory Committee was established by Ordinance No. 93-76 and amended by Ordinance No. 95-60, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION ONE: Amending Section Two of Ordinance No. 93-76, as amended, Appointment and Composition [of the Development Services Advisory Committee]. (a) The development services advisory committee shall be composed of 4-5 up to 16 members. (b) Members shall represent the various aspects of the development industry with one or more members from each of the following classifications: architect, general contractor, residential or builder contractor, environmentalist, land planner, land developer, landscape architect, professional engineer, utility contractor, plumbing contractor, electrical contractor, structural engineer, a non-votins member of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, and attorney. In the event that members cannot be secured filling all the classifications listed above, other individuals may be considered. [23-0 PS-Do764117921 G411 ] Page 1 of 2 Words sti,ioken are deletions; Words underlined are additions CAO SECTION TWO: Inclusion in the Code of Laws and Ordinances. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such, and that the word "ordinance" maybe changed to "section,„ `°article," or other appropriate word or phrase necessary to accomplish such intentions. SECTION THREE: Conflict and Severability. In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other Ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any court of competent jurisdiction holds any phrase or portion of this Ordinance invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion. SECTION FOUR: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the Department of State. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this day of _ 2023, ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Deputy Clerk Approved as to form and legality: Derek D. Perry Assistant County Attorney 0-0 Rick LoCastro, Chairman [23-OPS-0076411792164111 Page 2 of 2 Words strieken are deletions; Words underlined are additions At ORDINANCE NO. 93- 76 AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE COLLIER COUNTY 21�29 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVING --"7*% FOR APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION; SETTING FORTH yA TERMS OF OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL FROM R w OFFICE, FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS; PROVIDING � + FOR OFFICERS, QUORUM, RULES OF PROCEDURE; O� A 0 PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES; SETTING eo FORTH THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE a. b BOARD; SETTING FORTH THE DUTIES OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS DESIGNEE; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on August 3, 1993 the Board of County Commissioners directed Staff to prepare an ordinance to create the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee; and h`. WHEREAS, the Development Services Advisory Committee was originally established by the County Manager in 1987 and has been meeting regularly since that time; and WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 86-41, as amended, sets forth the requirements for creating County advisory boards. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION ONE. Creation of the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee, The Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee is hereby created -to provide reports and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to assist in the enhancement of operational efficiency and budgetary accountability within the Community Development Services Division and to serve as a primary communication link between the Community Development Services Division, the development industry and the citizens of Collier County. , SECTION TWO. AQDointment and Composition. A. The Committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) members. B. Members shall represent the various aspects of the development industry with one or more members from each of the fallowing classifications: architect, general contractor, residential contractor, environmentalist, land planner, land GOOK 06 PAGE 364 ` developer, landscape architect, professional engineer, and utility contractor. C. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners and shall be permanent residents and electors of Collier County. D. Appointment of members to the Committee shall be by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners and such Resolution shall set forth the date of appointment and the term of office of each member. ICTION THREE. Terms of Office. The initial terms of office of the Committee members shall be as follows: A. six (6) members to serve for two (2) years. B. Five (5) members to serve for three (3) years. D. Four (4) members to serve for four (4) years. Thereafter, each appointment or re -appointment shall be for a term of four (4) years. Terms of office shall be limited to two (2) consecutive terms of service. Appointments to fill any vacancies on the Committee shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. SECTION FOUR. -Removal From Office: Failure to Attend Meetings, A. Any member of the Committee may be removed from office, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners. B. In the event that any Committee member is absent from two (2) consecutive Committee meetings without a satisfactory excuse acceptable to the Committee Chairman, the Committee Chairman shall state such fact at the next regularly scheduled Committee meeting and shall thereafter notify, in writing, the Community Development Administrator or his Designee of the Committee member's failure to attend without satisfactory excuse. The Board of County Commissioners shall review the Committee Chairman's notification at a County Commission meeting and shall declare the Committee sm 063 PAGE 365 t`. member's position to be vacant if the Commission concurs that the .. Committee member was absent from two (2) consecutive Committee meetings without a satisfactory excuse and shall promptly fill the vacant position. The Committee member shall not serve at any r; meetings after his or her position is declared vacant. C. If any member of the Committee is absent for more than one-half of the Committeefs meetings in a given fiscal year, it shall be deemed that the member has tendered his resignation from such Committee. The Board of County Commissioners shall as soon as practicable after such resignation, declare the position to be vacant and shall promptly act to fill the vacancy. The Committee member shall not serve at any meetings after his position has been declared vacant by the Board of County Commissioners. D. A member of the Committee shall be deemed absent from a meeting when he/she is not present during at least 75% of the meeting. SECTION FIVE, Officers: Quorum: Rules of Procedure. A. Annually the membership of the Committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among the members. Officers' terms shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election. B. The presence of eight (8) or more members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of those members present is necessary to take action and transact business. C. The Committee shall, by majority vote of the entire membership, adopt rules of procedure for the transaction of business and shall keep a written record of meetings, resolutions, findings and determinations. Copies of all Committee minutes, resolutions, reports, and exhibits shall be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners. b. Clerical and reasonable staff support shall be provided by the Collier County Development Services Division. SECTION SIX. Reimbursement of Expenses. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation, BOOK O6 PAGE 366 but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties upon prior approval of the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION SEVEN, Functions. Powers and Duties of the Committee. The functions, powers and duties of the Committee shall be as follows: A. To serve as a primary communication link between the Community Development Services Division and the development industry, which includes Environmentalists, Designers, Developers and Contractors involved in both site work and building construction. B. To make recommendations as to rules and procedures to enhance the operational efficiency and budgetary accountability which may include plan review, permit issuance, inspections, code enforcement, contractor licensing, facility improvements and building and development related fees. C. To identify concerns of the development industry and present them at regularly scheduled Advisory Committee meetings. D. To provide input to staff regarding the creation of new rules, processes and procedures associated with the development industry. E. To increase the awareness of adopted building and development standards by promoting development industry educational programs. F. To prepare and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners technical and administrative programs designed to enhance the proficiency and customer services of the Community Development Services Division. G. To develop an Advisory Committee monitoring program of the key review activities of the Division for the purpose of providing continuing feedback on both the quality and 4 BOOK C63 PAGE 367 quantity of services rendered by the Division. H. To design a Technical Review/Customer Service evaluation form for response by users of the Community Development Services Division. I. To submit an annual report to the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners which shall summarize findings and issues during the report year and the status of .Y.. sF' their resolution. i J. Review proposed ordinances and codes that may affect the Community Development Services Division prior to their submittal to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. K. To perform or assist with any other function or duty as requested by the County Manager or the Board of County Commissioners. L. The Committee may adopt and amend "Guidelines" to govern their meetings and operations, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners. M. The Committee meetings shall be open to the public. SECTION EIGHT. Duties of the Community Development Services Division Administrator or His Designee. The duties of the Community Development Services Division Administrator or his Designee shall be: A. To administer the activities of the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee in accordance with established policies and guidelines of the Board of County Commissioners. B. To provide technical information, county operational procedures and support relative to the community development activities of the Community Development Services Division. C. To assure that all reports, studies, plans, etc. are forwarded to the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners for their review. D. To attend, or have his Designee attend, all Collier x. County Development Services Advisory Committee meetings. BOOK 063 PAGL 368 SECTION NINE. Review Process, This Committee shall be reviewed once every four (4) years commencing in 1997, in accordance with the procedures contained in Collier County Ordinance No. 86-41, as amended. SECTION TEN. Conflict and Severability. In the event this ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion. ,SECTION ELEVEN. Effective Date, This Ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice from the Secretary of State that this Ordinance has been filed with the Secretary of State. I PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners 5 of Collier County, Florida, this A - day of_ , ,c 1993. yp ad •'` ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DWIGHT.'E✓ BROCK, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA �xl ` i BURT L. SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN roved .as,^ o form c # legs}au'fficiency: A:. Kenneth B.•'. Cu County Attorn 1-his ordinonce filed with the «rstory of o:c's Off((��,, and ocknewledgement o that fill received day o t�c�t r� 6 BOOK 063' PAGE 369 STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF COLLIER ) ash. I. DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of: Ordinance No. 93-76 V. v r. which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the 12th day of October, 1993, during Regular Session. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 19th day of October, 1993. DWIGHT E. BROCK +''" Clerk of Courts and Clerk,\01" ' J0,7 Ex-officio to Board of r ,.•. rr :-� County Commissioners teen Ken ; . k /s/Mau yon�� � I" , �• Deputy BOOK 063 PAGE370 `� ORDINANCE NO. 95- .0 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 110. 93-76, COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT T '�- SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AMENDING -� r SECTION TWO, APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION (� BY INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION TO ALSO INCLUDE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR, n { ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, STRUCTURAL a ENGINEER, ATTORNEY AND RESIDENTIAL OR u BUILDER CONTRACTOR CLASSIFICATIONS; ^' PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS TO THE DIVISION NAME TO CORRECTLY CITE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION THROUGHOUT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on August 3, 1993 the Board of county Commissioners directed Staff to prepare an ordinance to create the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the Development Services Advisory Committee was originally established by the County Manager in 1987 and has been meeting regularly since that time; and WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 86-41, as amended, sets forth the requirements for creating County advisory boards. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT: The Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee is hereby created to provide reports and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to assist in the enhancement of operational efficiency and budgetary accountability within the Community Development And Environmental Services Division and to serve as a primary communication link between the Community Development And Environmental Services Division, the development industry and the citizens of Collier County. SECTION TWO. Appointment and Composition. A. The Committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) members. Words underlined are additions; Words sEruek—throwjh are deletions. -1- B. Members shall represent the various aspects of the development industry with one or more members from each of the following classifications: architect, general contractor, residential 4X builder contractor, environmentalist, land planner, land developer, landscape architect, professional engineer, aM utility contractor, plumbing contractor. electrical contractor. structural engineer, and attorney. In the event that members cannot be secured filling all the classifications listed above. other individuals may be considered. C. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners and shall be permanent residents and electors of Collier County. D. Appointment of members to the Committee shall be by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners and such Resolution shall set forth the date of appointment and the term of office of each member. SECTION THREE. Terms of Office. The initial terms of office of the Committee members shall be as follows: A. Six (6) members to serve for two (2) years. B. Five (5) members to serve for three (3) years. C. Four (4) members to serve for four (4) years. There after, each appointment or re -appointment shall be for a term of four (4) years. Terms of office shall be limited to two (2) consecutive terms of service. Appointments to fill any vacancies on the Committee shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. SECTION FOUR, $emoyal From orrice: Faiiure to ALteng Meetings, A. Any member of the Committee may be removed from office, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners. Words underlined are additions; Words struele thretigh are deletions. -2- M B. in the event that any Committee member is absent from two (2) consecutive Committee meetings without a satisfactory excuse acceptable to the Committee Chairman, the Committee Chairman shall state such fact at the next regularly scheduled Committee meeting and shall thereafter notify, in writing, the Community Development And Environmental Services Administrator or his designee of the Committee member's failure to attend without satisfactory excuse. The Board of County Commissioners shall review the Committee Chairman's notification at a County commission meeting and shall declare the Committee member's position to be vacant if the Commission concurs that the Committee member was absent from two (2) consecutive Committee meetings without a satisfactory excuse and shall promptly fill the vacant position. The Committee member shall not serve at any meetings after his or her position is declared vacant. C. If any member of the Committee is absent for more than one-half of the Committee's meetings in a given fiscal year, it shall be deemed that the member has tendered his resignation from such Committee. The Board of County Commissioners shall as soon as practicable after such resignation, declare the position to be vacant and shall promptly act to fill the vacancy. The Committee member shall not serve at any meetings after his position has been declared vacant by the Board of County Commissioners. D. A member of the Committee shall be deemed absent from a meeting when he/she is not present during at least 75% of the meeting. SECTION FIVE. officers: Quorum: Rules of Procedure. A. Annually the membership of the Committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among the members. Officers' terms shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election. Words underlined are additions; Words struelt threw1h are deletions. -3- B. The presence of eight (8) or more members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of those members present is necessary to take action and transact business. C. The Committee shall, by majority vote of the entire membership, adopt rules of procedure for the transaction of business and shall keep a written record of meetings, resolutions, findings and determinations. Copies of all Committee minutes, resolutions, reports, and exhibits shall be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners. D. Clerical and reasonable staff support shall be provided by the Collier County Community Development alid Environmental Services Division. SECTION SIX. Reimbursement of Expenses. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties upon prior approval of the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION SEVEN. Functions Powers and Duties of the Committee The functions, powers and duties of the Committee shall be as follows: A. To serve as a primary communication link between the Community Development and Environmental Services Division and the development industry, which includes Environmentalists, Designers, Developers and Contractors involved in both site work and building construction. B. To make recommendations as to rules and procedures to enhance the operational efficiency and budgetary accountability which may include plan review, permit issuance, inspections, code enforcement, contractor licensing, facility improvements and building and development related fees. Words pnderlined are additions; Words are deletions. -4- C. To identify concerns of the development industry and present them at regularly scheduled Advisory Committee meetings. D. To provide input to staff regarding the creation of new rules, processes and procedures associated with the development industry. E. To increase the awareness of adopted building and development standards by promoting development industry '. educational programs. F. To prepare and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners technical and administrative programs designed to enhance the proficiency and customer services of the Community Development And Environmental Services Division. G. To develop an Advisory Committee monitoring program of the key review activities of the Division for the purpose of providing continuing feedback on both the quality and quantity of services rendered by the Division. it. To design a Technical Review/Customer Service evaluation form for response by users of the Community Development Services Division. I. To submit an annual report to the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners which shall summarize findings and issues during the report year and the status of their resolution. J. Review proposed ordinances and codes that may affect the Community Development And Environmental Services Division prior to their submittal to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. K. To perform or assist with any other function or duty as requested by the County Manager or the Board of County Commissioners. Words underlined are additions; Words at-•� 9h are deletions. -5- L. The Committee may adopt and amend "Guidelines" to govern their meetings and operations, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners. M. The Committee meetings shall be open to the public. SECTION EIGHT. Duties of the Community Development and Environmental Services Division Administrator His Designee, The duties of the Community Development Services Division Administrator or his Designee shall be: A. To administer the activities of the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee in accordance with established policies and guidelines of the Board of County Commissioners. B. To provide technical information, county operational procedures and support relative to the community development activities of the Community Development And Environmental Services Division. C. To assure that all reports, studies, plans, etc. are forwarded to the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners for their review. D. To attend, or have his Designee attend, all Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee meetings. SECTION NINE. Review Process, This Committee shall be reviewed once every four (4) years commencing in 1997, in accordance with the procedures contained in Collier County Ordinance No. 86-41, as amended. ,SECTION TEN. Conflict and Severability. In the event his Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion. Words underlined are additions; Words struelt through are deletions. -6- M M •tf 0 CORMa . t lb" Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissi�one%rs of Collier County, Florida, this % day of e�.i�.�✓ , 1995. BOARD OP CO C SIO RS COLLIER OUNT , F ID BY: : YE VIMHEWS, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK AAP.PVED A"S TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY flu r/:•�lt, ll_ dd I - [1T/1�///ts� MARJOUIE M. STUDENT ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY /15819 't?,h OrdhvMe filed wftfi tse Secretary of tote's Office s ..f- day of and ocknowleece,",nt-rf filing rccri%cd th;s of-ZZMW,-124j1- Words underlined are additions; Words strueh through are deletions. -7- •c �• M STATE OF FLORIDA) COUNTY OF COLLIER) I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of: ORDINANCE NO. 95-60 Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the 7th day of November, 1995, during Regular Session. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 8th day of November, 1995. DWIGHT E. BROCK Clerk of Courts and Clerk Ex-officio to Board.of County Commissioner Is/Maureen enyon Deputy Clerk