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MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
B~FFeRDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING
March 14,201]
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March 14,2011
Naples, Florida
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 3 :00 PM in
REGULAR SESSION in Administrative Building "F," 3rd Floor, of the Government
Complex, Naples, Florida, with the following Members present:
CHAIRMAN:
Vice Chair:
Stephen Hruby (Excused)
Cormac Giblin
John Cowan
Christian Davis
Gina Downs
Patricia Fortune
Christine Jones (Excused)
Kenneth Kelly
Sally Masters
Bradley Schiffer
Stuart Warshauer (Excused)
(Vacancy - Alternate)
ALSO PRESENT: Marcy Krumbine, Director - Housing, Human & Veteran Services
Frank ("Buddy") Ramsey, Housing Manager
Priscilla Doria, SHIP Loan Processor - StaftAiLd~
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March ]4,2011
1. Call to Order - Vice Chairman:
Vice Chairman Giblin called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM and read the procedures to be
observed during the meeting.
2. Roll Call of Committee Members:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was established.
3. Approval of Minutes - February 14,2011:
Kenneth Kelly moved to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2011 meeting as
submiued. Second by John Cowan. Carried unanimously, 7 - O.
4. Approval of Agenda:
John Cowan moved to approve the Agenda as submiued. Second by Christian Davis.
Carried unanimously, 7 - O.
5. Information Items:
A. New Member: Marcy Krumbine
· Patricia Fortune was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to serve
on the Committee, filling the vacancy as the "For Profit Provider of Affordable
Housing."
B. Recent Proposals received for Reprogrammed Funds - Buddy Ramsey
· RFPs ("Requests for Proposals") were recently issued by Housing, Human &
Veterans Services
· Purpose: To solicit projects from local organizations to obligate small amounts of
funds remaining from a variety of sources (CDBG, CDBG-R, SHIP, and NSP)
· 14 Applications were received (Total funding requested - $7.7M)
. Total funds available: approximately $4M
o Applications included plan to "scale down" if full funding could not be
awarded
· Proposed projects: energy improvements, health/safety improvements, multi-family
acquisition rehab, senior apartments, building "green," and re-roofing
· Scoring Committee will meet on March 21 sl to review and rank the applications
· The Scoring Committee's recommendations will be brought before the Committee
for final approval
(Patricia Fortune arrived at 3:07 PM)
A. New Member: Vice-Chairman Giblin
· Vice-Chairman Giblin welcomed Ms. Fortune on behalf of the Committee.
· Marcy Krumbine advised that AHAC meetings will be held on the 2nd Tu~y of
each month. '/-t IX1d(i~
C. Announcement of Upcoming Grant Cycle - Marcy Krumbine
· Entitlement Cycle - usually begins at end of December and includes the Community
Development Block Grant ("CDBG"), HOME ("Housing Opportunities Made for
Everyone, Inc.") Partnership Program, and ESG ("Emergency Shelter Grant")
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· Request was submitted to HUD to change Program Year - to begin at the same
time as the Fiscal Year - October I sl
. Application Cycle was pushed back
. RFPs will be released on March ISlh for Entitlement Grants
. Deadline to submit: April 15, 2011
· April- AHAC to appoint a member to the Application Review Committee
· June - Application Review Committee will present rankings and proposed
funding to AHAC
· Applicants will be asked to provide "scaled" versions of projects to accommodate
funding
D. 2011 Legislative Update (via conference call):
· Vicky Watson, Legislative Director, National Community Development Assn.
o Funding - COBG and HOME
Both the Senate and the House approved the Continuing Resolution
o Approval of final Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution (should have
started October 1, 2010)
Continuing Resolutions ("CR") were enacted by Congress to keep Federal agencies
operating because the Appropriations Bill had not been completed by October 2010
o First CR expired in December, 2010 and Second CR expires on Friday,
February IS, 20 II
o Third CR will be enacted through April S, 2011
House of Representatives:
o House of Representatives approved its over-all spending bill in January
o Included a 63% cut to CDBG formula funding and a 10% cut to HOME
funding
o CDBG funding will be $1.5B (was $3.99B in FY 2010)
o Home funding will be $1.65B (was $I.S25B in FY 2010)
o "Special Projects" (of Congressional members) were eliminated from
CDBG (not part of formula funding)
Senate:
o Senate finished its Appropriation Bill for FY 20 II - tried to bring to
Senate floor but was defeated
o Proposed Bill fully funds both CDBG and HOME (using FY 2010 amounts)
Under extended CR, House is trying to cut a minimum of$2B in spending every week
from FY 2011 Budget.
Outlook: Should have a final Appropriations Bill for all Federal agencies by mid-April
Fiscal Year 2012:
o President has requested a 7,5% cut to CDBG and 10% cut to HOME funding
o The National Community Development Association will not support
anything less than full funding for CDBG
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Marcy Krumbine noted the State has not funded SHIP for the past two years,
Buddy Ramsey stated Collier County received three allocations Disaster Recovery
Initiative ("DRI") funds but they were one-time-only grants,
Marcy Krumbine asked why CDBG funds have been "targeted" by Congress.
Vicky Watson stated one reason may be the size of the program ($4B) and there are
a number of new members of Congress and their staffwho are not aware ofCDBG's
accomplishments.
· Gladys Schneider, Technical Assistance Director - Florida Housing Coalition
o Senate Bill 176 (Companion Bill- HB 7003)
re-enacts portions of SB 360 which was stuck down in 2009
- restores property tax exemptions for affordable housing owned by
non-profit organizations
o HB 639 (Companion Bill- SB 912)
- repeals arbitrary cap on Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- removes limitations on projects funded by Florida Housing
Finance Corporation mandating use of developers who have built 5
other housing projects in Florida
o There is only $193M in Sadowski Trust Fund - pushing for full amount to
be allocated by Budget Committee's Appropriations Bill (to be used for
rehab projects only - not new construction)
o Housing bills may be approved and enacted by April 13th
o The Governor's budget eliminates Trust Funds, but does not repeal the tax
o SHIP will receive funds during 2011
Public Comments:
(None)
6. Housing Finance Subcommittee Recommendations - Marcy Krumbine & Ken Kelly
· "Continuum of Housing" - all members of community have safe/decent housing
. Homeless
o Shelter for Abused Women and Children
o St. Matthew's House
o Transitional housing - Wolfe Apartments
. Rental
o Section 8 vouchers - direct assistance, and Rapid Re-Housing Program
o Youth Haven
o Standard rentals -low income tax credits
. Regulated home ownership
o Habitat for Humanity homes
o NPS or SHIP - down payment assistance
· Traditional Home ownership - mortgage - no other assistance needed
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. Suggestions to Board of County Commissioners:
o Rehabilitation - single and multi-family properties - stock is older
o Rental
o Homeless and transitional housing - will always have need in community
o Financial Literacy Education
. Home buyer - grant program sponsored
. Budget counseling - how to use money
. High school programs - how to write checks, balance monthly
checking statements, budget counseling
o Down payment Assistance Policy
. Currently l-to-3 match as directed by BCC (capped at 4% of
purchase price)
. Larger gap financing was eliminated
. FHA loans requires 3.5% in down payment plus closing costs-
may consider increasing assistance to meet need
- Suggestion: l-to-5 or 3-to-1 0 match
. Very difficult to obtain financing
. Other points:
o Next generation
. oriented to renting - may never commit to home ownership
. different focus from parents
o Growth Management Master Plan required 1,000 affordable units to be
built per year
. Amend requirements - more realistic
o NABOR ("Naples Area Board of Realtors) - task force for financial
literacy education
. Encourage NABOR to keep program active - brought to high
schools
Kenneth Kelly moved to approve the SubcommiUee Report to be presented to the Board
of County Commissioners. Second by Sally Masters. Carried unanimously, 8 - O.
7. Committee Member Comments:
. Gina Downs -
o In the 2011 Edition of The Florida Government Guide, there was a
chapter a~ho. red by Marcy Krumbine
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Next meeting: April 11, 2011
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting adjourned at
4:06 PM by order of the Vice Chairman.
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