City of Gainesville - File #: 080654.

• File #: 080654.
• Version: 1
• Name: State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP)-City of Gainesville Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Incentive Review and Recommendation Report Follow Up (B)
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: To Be Introduced
• File created: 2/19/2009
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 2/19/2009
• Title: State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP)-City of Gainesville Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Incentive Review and Recommendation Report Follow Up (B) This item requests the City Commission consider recommendations made by the City SHIP AHAC in their Incentive Review and Recommendation Report that was originally presented to the City Commission on December 18, 2008; and to provide staff direction regarding the recommendations.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/19/2009	1	City Commission	Approved as shown above (See Motion)	Pass
12/18/2008	0	City Commission	Heard

Title
State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP)-City of Gainesville Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Incentive Review and Recommendation Report Follow Up (B)

This item requests the City Commission consider recommendations made by the City SHIP AHAC in their Incentive Review and Recommendation Report that was originally presented to the City Commission on December 18, 2008; and to provide staff direction regarding the recommendations.

Explanation
The AHAC Recommendation Report provides various recommendations for encouraging and facilitating affordable housing in the City of Gainesville. The AHAC is required to address specified areas for review and may recommend a wide range of affordable housing incentives. The City Commission accepted the AHAC's Incentives and Recommendations Report on December 18, 2008. Due to time constraints, the report was not fully discussed. Within 90 days after the date of receipt of the AHAC's report, the City Commission must adopt an amendment to its Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) to incorporate the local housing incentive strategies it will implement. Staff is requesting City Commission direction regarding the AHAC's recommendations as presented in the report. Staff will return to a subsequent meeting in March 2009 to incorporate the City Commission's approved recommendations through an amendment to the City's LHAP, as required by Florida Statutes. Any recommendations adopted by the City Commission must be incorporated in the City's LHAP by March 31, 2009.

The SHIP AHAC's main purpose is to triennially review and evaluate established policies, procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, the adopted comprehensive plan, and eleven affordable housing incentives, and to recommend actions or initiatives to the local governing body to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of property to appreciate in value. At a minimum, the SHIP AHAC shall submit a repor...