AHAC 03/18/2025MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Naples, Florida
March 18.2025
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 9 a.m. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Museum Lecture Hall, 3331 Tamiami
Trail East, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Chairman: Stephen Hruby
Vice chairman: Jennifer Faron
Mary Waller
Gary Hains
Hannah Roberts
Andrew Terhune
Arol Buntzman
Todd Lyon
Paul Shea
Catherine Myers
Dan Kowal, BCC
Bob Mulhere
Count), Staff Members Present:
Cormac Giblin, Director, Housing Policy & Economic Development
Sarah Harrington, Manager-Planning, Housing Policy & Economic Development
Priscilla Doria, Ops Support Specialist II, Housing Policy & Economic Development
Kristi Sonntag, Director, Community & Human Services Division
Lisa Carr, Supervisor-Grants, Community & Human Services Division
Mike Bosi, Director, Planning & Zoning Division
Derek Perry, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office
Any persons in need of a verbotim record of the meeting moy request a copy of the audio
recording from the Collier County Growth Management Department.
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1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Meeting called to order at 9 a.m. [The pledge of allegiance was recitedJ
2. ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
Roll called and a quorum established.
3. APPROVAL OFAGENDAAND MINUTES
A. Approval of today's agenda
Chairman Hruby made a motion to approve the agenda. The motion was
seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Approval of November 19, 2024, meeting minutes
Chairman Hruby made a motion to approve the November 19,2024 meeting
minutes. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
C. Approval of January 10, 2025, sub-commiffee meeting minutes
Chairman Hruby made a motion to approve the January 10,2025, sub-committee
meeting minutes. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
D. Approval of January 16,2025,meeting minutes
Chairman Hruby made a motion to approve the January 16,2025, meeting
minutes. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Housing Alliance video (Michael Puchalla)
o The Florida Housing Alliance works to help provide housing for many of
Collier County's essential workers. The video highlights the stories of
several Collier County workers.
B. 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (Anne Mclaughlin)
. Update: the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is
developing a Needs plan, where they do outreach and surveys. One of the
biggest concerns is congestion.
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. Stakeholder outreach includes coordination with tribes: the Seminole.
tribe which has a land of interest in the Immokalee area, The Miccosukee
tribe. which has their reservation interested in STATE RD 29 and US 41.
o For the 2050 Long Range Transportation plan, all the MPOs in Florida
instructed to use 2019 as the base year for social economic data because
during COVID there were changes to driving patterns.
. By 2050, the projected population is 524,000.
. Revenue projections look good, as well as cost estimates for new
construction.
. MPO also working on bicycle and pedestrian master plans, transit
development plans, and congestion management plan.
[question and answer portion followed the presentation between the AHAC and
Mrs. Mclaughlinl
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jessica Turner, Partnership Manager, Collaboratory.org
o Curently working on the Senior Home Sharing Project- helps senior citizens
having a hard time paying their mortgage by pairing them with another senior
citizen needing affordable housing.
o Looking for any help with eviction prevention; looking for a development or a
landlord who would like to partner in a piolet project where they are hoping to be
proactive and giving support to tenants who are at risk at being housing insecure.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. 2025-2027 LHAP review and recommendation of housing strategies (Lisa
Carr/ K. Sonntag)
. The funding estimate for the first year for the combined county and City
of Naples allocation totals three million.
r 757o of funding must be spent on strategies such as new construction
assertions with a special set aside for special needs households.
o Reviewed the purchase assistance strategy, the disaster systems strategy,
new construction assistance, and rental development.
[Discussion followed between the AHAC and staffl
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Di scus s ion po ints inc lude el :
o how funding is ollocated and spent.
. how new construction is overseen or managed.
. community land trust with a construction set on being done in 30 months was
reduced to 18 months.
Chairman Hruby: made a motion to accept the 2025-2027 LHAP review and
recommendation of housing strategies. Motion seconded. Motion passed
B. Infrastructure Surtax Funds (Cormac Giblin)
. Applications are still being accepted for the use of the money; the
collection ofthe tax ended on December 31, 2023.
o There are three individual projects validated by the Surtax Committee:
o l) The Ekos on Collier Property- status: SDP approved, building
permits being reviewed, in process of getting FDOT and other
required state agency permits. Expected to break ground this year.
o 2) The affordable housing portion ofthe Golden Gate GolfCourse-
status: estate has been approved, building permits approved, there
is active site work and vertical construction is occurring at the site.
o 3) The affordable housing portion of the Williams property- status:
county still in due diligence process.
. Original total ol$20 million, about 5.6 left to allocate, so applications are
still open.
fDiscussion followed between the AHAC and stalfl
C. Florida House Bill 923 and 943 (Jennifer Faron)
o Bill 923: Affordable housing tax exemption at the state level.
o Bill 943: Aimed at the loopholes left by the live local legislation. It would
prohibit counties from enacting moratoriums. Would award attorney fees
to developers who need to challenge a county or city to use the live local
act.
7. STAFFAND COMMITTEE GENERALCOMMUNICATIONS
A. Update to Affordable Housing Map and map details (Cormac Giblin)
Updated GIS map ofall the approved affordable housing locations available.
fDiscussion followed between the AHAC and slaffl
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Just a reminder of the Sunshine law, members are not allowed to communicate on
items ofaffordable housing outside of meetings and emails.
8. NEWBUSINESS
Staffrequested the Board County Commission to push for the LDC Amendments public
hearing to be in May.
9. ADJOURN
Meeting adjoumed at l0:55 a.m.
10. NEXT MEETING DATEAND LOCATION:
May 20,2025,9: 00A.M
Conference Room 609/610- Growth Management Community Development Department
These minuteswere approved by the commiuee on Vl a,4 Q0, aOafn-1_
as oresented A . or as amended-\
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