Resolution 2007-350
RESOLUTION NO. 2007.350
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ENDORSING THE APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF
FLORIDA FOR THE "REPRESENTATIVE MIKE DAVIS
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE HOUSING INNOVATION
PILOT PROGRAM," BY MDG CAPITAL CORPORATION,
AS THE PRIVATE PARTNER, WITH THE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES PERSONNEL HOUSING COALITION OF
COLLIER COUNTY ("ESP").
WHEREAS, Section 420.5095, Florida Statutes, established the "Representative Mike
Davis Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program" (CWHIP), which is intended
to provide affordable rental and home ownership workforce housing for essential services
personnel through the use of regulatory incentives and state and local funds; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation administers CWHIP, and awards
these funds on a competitive basis through a Request for Proposals process to public-private
entities seeking to build affordable housing for Florida's workforce; and
WHEREAS, CWHIP promotes the creation of public-private partnerships to finance,
build and manage workforce housing and requires the coordinated efforts of all levels of
government as well as private sector developers, financiers, business interests and service
providers; and
WHEREAS, CWHIP encourages the pooling of local resources, local regulatory
incentives, including land use strategies and non-traditional sources of local funding; and
WHEREAS, the CWHIP program is available to projects in high cost counties, high
growth counties, and counties willing to make regulatory changes and financial investments in
affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has been designated by the State of Florida as both a high
cost and high growth county; and
WHEREAS, a public-private partnership has been established in Collier County for the
purposes of applying for CWHIP funding and developing affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, this public-private partnership includes the School District of Collier
County, the Collier County Sheriff's Office, the City of Naples, NCH Healthcare System, Inc.,
Physicians Regional Medical Center (collectively referred to as the Essential Services Personnel
Group) and MDG Capital Corporation; and
WHEREAS, MDG Capital Corporation intends to apply for CWHIP funding for and on
behalf of ESP Group; and
WHEREAS, Fountain Lake Residential Lakes Cooperative seeks to build a 147-unit
workforce housing development at Fountain Lakes that will be made available to employees of
the ESP Group, which project qualifies under the CWHIP program; and
WHEREAS, it is a requirement of the CWHIP program that the application be endorsed
by the local county; and
WHEREAS, the ESP Group and MDG Capital Corporation made a presentation to the
Collier County Affordable Housing Commission on October 17, 2007, and the Affordable
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Housing Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of County
Commissioners support and endorse this CWHIP application; and
WHEREAS, it is understood that endorsement of any CWHIP application by the Board
of County Commissioners does not favor, prejudice, circumvent, or preclude any future
development approvals that may be sought or needed for the project; and
WHEREAS, MDG Capital Corporation on behalf of the ESP Group requests that Collier
County Board of County Commissioners officially endorse their plans to apply for CWHIP
funding from the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
I. The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County does hereby recommend
MDC Capital Corporation and the Essential Services Personnel Housing Coalition of Collier
County (ESP) as the Collier County CWHIP applicant for the 2008 application cycle.
2. This Resolution shall be recorded by the Clerk of Courts in the Public Records of
Collier County, Florida.
This Resolution adopted this \ I +\.-. day 0{t)lj'eJrf'\~, 2007, after motion,
second and majority vote favoring same.
ATTEST: .' .
DWIGHT "1 BROCK, CLERK
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By: ~ 1f=J-L.L>.L.
, Attest... llerk
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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By:
JA'
S COLETTA, Chairman
Ap roved a . to form
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J effr A. atzkow
Chie ssi nt County Attorney
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