City of Gainesville - File #: 100867.

• File #: 100867.
• Version: 0
• Name: State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Local Housing Assistance Plan -State Fiscal Years 2011-2013 (B)
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/21/2011
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 4/21/2011
• Title: State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Local Housing Assistance Plan -State Fiscal Years 2011-2013 (B) This item requests the City Commission approval of the proposed SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan covering State Fiscal Years 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014, resolution and required certifications.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2011	0	City Commission	Adopted (Resolution) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass

Title
State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Local Housing Assistance Plan -State Fiscal Years 2011-2013 (B)

This item requests the City Commission approval of the proposed SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan covering State Fiscal Years 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014, resolution and required certifications.

Explanation
Since 1992, the City of Gainesville has participated in the SHIP Program. To participate in the SHIP Program, the City must prepare and submit a Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) in compliance with Section 420.907, Florida Statutes and Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code. The LHAP describes program activities and management plans for the utilization of funds through public/private partnerships which expand the production and preservation of affordable housing within the city limits of the City of Gainesville. The LHAP addresses affordable housing needs in the community such as homeownership, housing rehabilitation, new construction, downpayment assistance, mortgage foreclosure intervention, and rental housing. The goal of the plan is to provide affordable housing opportunities for income eligible residents within the incorporated areas of the City.

During the development of the LHAP, public input and citizen participation was solicited through a series of meetings held in February 2011. The meetings included participation from housing providers, local lenders, citizens and other groups involved in the provision of affordable housing. At this time, the SHIP Program is not funded; however, the State requires local governments to submit a new LHAP as required by the Florida Statutes. The new LHAP will be in place in the event that the SHIP Program is funded within the period covered by the plan. Thus, there are no proposed changes in the new LHAP as it is designed to continue addressing affordable housing needs in the community. On March 2, 2011, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) conducted ...