To approve the resolution.

In 1992, the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act established the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, administered by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC), which provides funding for rehabilitation of housing stock and homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income households.  In 1995, the City Commission approved Ordinance 95-2989, establishing the legal infrastructure enabling the City to receive SHIP Program funds, which are derived from set-aside allocations from documentary stamp levies on real estate transactions.

H.B. 1339 amends reporting requirements and replaces the triennial report with an annual report that must be submitted by December 31^st. The report is compiled in conjunction with the City’s AHAC and approved by the City Commission, is subsequently submitted to FHFC and includes recommendations on housing incentives.

The SHIP Statute at Florida Statutes, Sec. 420.9076 (5) requires that: “The approval by the advisory committee of its local housing incentive strategies recommendations and its review of local government implementation of previously recommended strategies must be made by affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the advisory committee taken at a public hearing.”

Between January and November 2021, the AHAC held ten (10) public meetings and approved the attached Triennial Incentives Review and Recommendations Report during duly advertised public hearings held on November 16, 2021, and November 30, 2021. Although all AHAC meetings are public, this final AHAC public hearing has specific notice requirements in statute that are not required for the prior AHAC meetings.

The 2021 Triennial Incentives Review and Recommendations Report highlights several actions taken by the AHAC that have resulted in ordinances and resolutions supporting the housing incentives found at s. 420.9076(4) of the Florida Statutes. Although not all strategies are applicable to Miami Beach, the AHAC was quite instrumental in supporting those strategies that incentivize the development of affordable housing within the jurisdiction.

Sec. 420.9076 (2) of Florida Statutes provides the details on the member composition, and as of October 2020, the State Legislature added an elected official as a voting member in order to provide insight on policy development. Commissioner Michael Gongora served as Chair until the end of their term in November 2021. As a result, the Administration is requesting a replacement of the vacant seat of City Commissioner on the AHAC to further the accomplishments of the Committee’s commitment to affordable housing.

The AHAC approved the Triennial Incentives Review and Recommendations Report during an emergency meeting held on November 30, 2021.

Not applicable.

The administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, acknowledge receipt of the attached Triennial Incentives Review and Recommendations Report submitted by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.