Pursuant to Section 58-127 of the City Code of Ordinances, the AHAC currently consists of a minimum of nine (9) members, with up to no more than eleven (11) members. Additionally, the Committee must consist of one (1) locally elected official and one (1) representative from at least six (6) of the following categories:

• Citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing.
• Citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
• Citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to §163.3174, Florida Statutes.
• Citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
• Citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction.
• Citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan.

Per Section 420.9076(5), Florida Statutes, the SHIP Program requires that: "The approval by the advisory committee of its local housing incentives 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.”

Currently, the AHAC is comprised of six (6) active members with (3) vacancies, primarily due to recently having two (2) term-limited members. Between January 2023 and December 2023, the AHAC held eight (8) public meetings. A majority of the members of the AHAC approved the 2023 Annual Incentives Review and Recommendations Report (attached) during an advertised public hearing held on December 19, 2023. Although all AHAC meetings are noticed to the public, pursuant to Florida Statutes, this particular AHAC public hearing has specific notice requirements that are not required for other regular AHAC meetings. Additionally, a public comment period was observed from December 4, 2023 to January 4, 2024.

The Office of Housing and Community Services advised FHFC that because the AHAC did not meet in November 2023 to approve the report, and the City Commission did not meet in November 2023 to authorize the submission of the report, the report would have to be submitted after December 31, 2023. The FHFC confirmed there is no penalty for the report’s submission after December 31, 2023.

The 2023 Annual Incentives Review and Recommendations Report describes the AHAC's ongoing support of housing incentives pursuant to Section 420.9076(4), Florida Statutes. Although not all strategies, from the Committee’s perspective, are applicable to Miami Beach, the AHAC was instrumental in supporting those strategies that incentivize the development of affordable housing within the jurisdiction.

The Mayor and City Commission identified the need for workforce and affordable housing as a key objective in the City’s 2019 Strategic Plan Through the Lens of Resilience. The City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan prioritizes affordable housing, with the express goal “to encourage redevelopment that provides workforce and affordable housing” within the City.