TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: September 22, 2021
Title
RESOLUTION - APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND CITY OF MARGATE FOR PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ADMINISTRATION BY BROWARD COUNTY OF THE CITY OF MARGATE'S STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) PROGRAM FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S FISCAL YEARS 2019-2020, 2020-2021, AND 2021-2022; PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE (AHAC); PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND: The existing Agreement between the City of Margate and Broward County provides for the County to receive the City’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program funding and administer the City’s SHIP allocation to Margate residents. Under the current agreement, the City adopts the County’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) report by Resolution of the City Commission, rather than create a separate AHAC and undertake the reporting requirements associated with the AHAC.
The responsibilities, composition, and reporting requirements for the AHAC are outlined in Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes ("F.S."), and Chapter 67-37.010, F.A.C. These requirements include the preparation of an annual report, which evaluates established policies, procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and the comprehensive plan, and recommend changes to promote affordable housing, if necessary. State statute requires that the annual AHAC report must address the implementation of affordable housing incentives in eleven (11) areas and may also include other affordable housing incentives identified by the AHAC in accordance with Section 420.9076(4)(k), F. S. The development of the Report takes approximately six-nine (6-9) months and includes monthly meetings, input from various affordable housing stakeholders, a Public Hearing, and approval by local policy makers prior to submission to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC), which oversees the SHIP program.
The FHFC has advised that the City of Margate, as well as the cities of Weston and Coconut Creek which have similar ILAs with Broward County, must amend their ILAs to provide for a joint AHAC, rather than just adopting the County AHAC report.
RECOMMENDATION: For approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
CONTACT PERSON: Cale Curtis, City Manager