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R08-070 fI I 1 RESOLUTION NO. R 08 - 070 2 3 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE 5 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING 6 THE REINST ATEMENT OF THE AFFORDABLE 7 HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE PER FLORIDA 8 STATUTES; APPOINTING MEMBERS; DEFINING 9 TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE; 10 PROVIDING THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS TO BE 11 DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTED 12 LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING THAT 13 THE COMMITTEE SHALL ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 SECTION 420.9076, FLORIDA STATUTES AND SHALL 15 REVIEW ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, 16 ORDINANCES, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 17 AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND SHALL 18 RECOMMEND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE 19 OR F ACILIT A TE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE 20 PROTECTING THE ABILITIY OF PROPERTY TO 21 APPRECIATE IN VALUE; AND PROVIDING AN 22 EFFECTIVE DATE. 23 24 25 26 WHEREAS, the State Housing Initiative Partnership Act ("Act") provides for the 27 establishment of local housing assistance programs; and 28 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, 29 Florida ("City") has established a local housing assistance program ("Program") and formed an 30 affordable housing advisory committee through the enactment of Ordinance 97-11, and any 31 amendments thereto; and 32 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, the City is required to 33 appoint an affordable housing advisory committee to perform the functions and duties outlined in 34 said section; 35 WHEREAS, Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes and Ordinance 97-11 sets forth the 36 functions and duties of the affordable housing advisory committee; and S:\CA\RESO\Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. doc - I - II , 1 WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens and 2 residents of the City of Boynton Beach to appoint members to the affordable housing advisory 3 committee. 4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE 5 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 6 Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and hereby 7 ratified and confirmed by the City Commission. 8 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, pursuant to 9 the requirements set forth in Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes does hereby appoint the 10 following eleven (11) members to the affordable housing advisory committee: II 12 (a) A citizen actively engaged in residential home building- 13 14 (b) A citizen actively engaged in banking/mortgage industry - Francis Frances 15 16 (c) A citizen that is representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in 17 affordable home building - 18 19 (d) A citizen actively engaged as advocate for low-income persons - Sherry 20 Johnson 21 22 (e) A citizen actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing - Jeffrey 23 Wooster 24 25 (t) A citizen actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing _ 26 Margaret Johnson 27 28 (g) A citizen actively engaged as a real estate professional - Jeanne Heavlin 29 30 (h) A citizen actively serving on the local planning agency - Shirley Jaskiewicz 31 32 (i) A City Commissioner - 33 34 (j) A citizen who represents employers within the City of Boynton Beach _ 35 36 (k) A citizen who represents essential services personnel - Angela Girtman S:\CA\RESO\Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. doc - 2 - i I r r , I 2 3 4 Section 3. The members of the affordable housing advisory committee shall be 5 appointed or removed by a majority vote of the City Commission. 6 Section 4. Affordable housing in the City of Boynton Beach is to be defined in 7 accordance with the adopted local comprehensive plan. 8 Section 5. The advisory committee shall meet triennially and shall act in accordance 9 with Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes and shall review the established policies and procedures, 10 ordinances, land development regulations, and the City's adopted comprehensive plan and shall 11 recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while 12 protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value. The recommendations may include 13 the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan 14 provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new 15 policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions, including recommendations to 16 amend the comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances and other policies. At 17 a minimum, the advisory committee shall submit a report to the City Commission that includes 18 recommendations on and triennially thereafter evaluates the implementation of, affordable 19 housing incentives. 20 Section 6. That this Resolution will become effective immediately upon passage. 21 S:\CA\RESO\Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. doc - 3 - II I 1:h. I PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~ day of June, 2008. 2 3 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ;~->77~~O:Z 18 ATTEST: Commissioner - Mar1ene Ross 19 20 21 22 23 24 .(.p"'(i~'ljI!'j;l)~. 2 5;1;\'<'., ",'C, :~l: .,,~ ~~ Ilif~~ ',. !~lIt~.~ ' IIIL''''''''''t,,~;jt 28{i'i<~-.;t~ ,~'1f:~ ; - _ . ~iimi ~;~',,:t~~ ,.(.",""",.,,;:ll'~ '~"""""'"'''il,''''' ;~i>~~~~i:3I !.~:~~::"J: f;~"I, ,j;~j", ,,....,,,,,, ~""'!<'i} ",' w' . "". .-..... /I, ' " ". ',' '~.\:'t";;r~~,~;-''''~ ~,; MM" ';('It;. . 'i!~<'1(~~:;:'~;;~:1n""",~~~6" S:\CA\RESO\Aftordable Housing Advisory Committee. doc - 4 -