Title
Local Housing Assistance Plan - State Fiscal Years 2005-2007 (B)
Explanation
The Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) was prepared for the City's participation in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, in compliance with Section 420.907, Florida Statutes and Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code. The SHIP Program is implemented and administered by the City of Gainesville Housing Division. The LHAP describes program activities and management plans for the utilization of funds through public/private partnerships to develop and preserve affordable housing in the City. The LHAP addresses affordable housing needs in the community such as homeownership, housing rehabilitation, new construction, rental activities, downpayment assistance, mortgage foreclosure intervention, and special needs housing. The LHAP will provide affordable housing opportunities for eligible residents within the incorporated areas of the City, except as may otherwise be provided through an Inter-Local Agreement with Alachua County (County) for the Special Needs Housing Program (Exhibit H in the LHAP).
The LHAP proposes to update the existing Inter-local Agreement with the County and the SHIP Special Needs Housing Program Guidelines to continue to jointly fund projects for the Special Needs Housing Program. In summary, the current Inter-Local Agreement requires: 1) the City and County to jointly advertise funds and approve project applications; 2) the City to deposit its funds in the County's housing trust fund for funded projects; 3) the County to handle all financial expenditures for funded projects; and 4) the City to monitor all funded projects over the required compliance period. The new Inter-local Agreement and SHIP Special Needs Housing Program guidelines will streamline the joint process by allowing the City and County to continue to jointly advertise funds and approve project applications; however, the City and County will each separately han...
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