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03/13/2012 NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES CITY OF CLEARWATER March13, 2012 Present: Peggy M. Cutkomp Chair Laurel E. Braswell Vice-Chair Lisa Hughes Board Member Kip Corriveau Board Member Linda Kemp Board Member Vacant Seat Board Member Vacant Seat Board Member Also Present: Geri Campos Lopez Econ. Dev/Housing Director – arrived 9:15 a.m. Michael Holmes Housing Manager Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. 3 – Approval of Minutes – February 14, 2012 Member Corriveau moved to approve the minutes of the regular Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board meeting of February 14, 2012, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 4 – Local Housing Assistance Plan (SHIP) See Exhibit: Staff Report LHAP 2012-03-13 Housing Coordinator Terri Malcolm-Smith reviewed the report. Repayment of SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) loans will generate $100,000. Program cutbacks have reduced the number of residents that can be helped. The City will use SHIP funds to match HOME Investment Partnership Program money. Member Corriveau moved to recommend approval of the City’s 2012 Local Housing Assistance Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 5 – Catholic Charities – San Remo Apartments See Exhibit: Staff Report Catholic Charities 2012-03-13 Housing Manager Michael Holmes reviewed the request. Member Braswell moved to recommend approval of the loan for Catholic Charities’ San Remo Apartment project. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Neighborhood & Affordable Housing 2012-03-13 1 6 — North Greenwood Recreation Fields (Amendment to FY 2011/12 CAP) See Exhibit: Staff Report CAP amendments 2012-03-13 Mr. Holmes said the City plans to construct an athletic field in the North Greenwood Community, identified to be a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NGNRSA) by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. As Philip Jones Field currently cannot be used, this underserved community has no athletic fields available to residents. Project elements include fill, grading, grass sprigging, lighting, irrigation and fencing for a project estimate of $300,000. Economic Development/Housing Director Geri Campos Lopez said the City proposes to use project money budgeted to repair the roof at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center; the lease on that building, which belongs to the Pinellas County School Board, expired. The building needs many repairs. Member Braswell moved to recommend approval of amending the FY (Fiscal Year) 2011/12 CAP (Consolidated Action Plan) to transfer money previously allocated for repairs to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center roof to development of North Greenwood Recreation Fields. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 7 — New/Old Business: 7.1 CAP Process Updates Mr. Holmes said the application deadline is April 5; presentations are scheduled for the April 24, 2012 meeting. The mandatory meeting for Consolidation Action Plan funding applicants was properly noticed and well attended, although some were absent. 8 — Next Meeting —April 24, 2012 9 -Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 9:23 a.m. .'f 4 .,A--Air7Is•41•F Attest: air, 1:i0�% ••rhood & Affordable ,H• n• Advisory Board r G� ✓' 1 (oard Reporter Neighborhood & Affordable Housing 2012-03-13 2 EXHIBIT: STAFF REPORT LHAP 2012-03-13 The Florida Legislature enacted the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act in 1992. This act created a dedicated revenue source for the state and local housing trust funds. This dedicated revenue source funds state and local housing programs and assists local governments in meeting the housing needs of its population. The Sadowski Act created the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program. The SHIP program provides funds to local governments as an incentive to create partnerships that produce and preserve affordable housing. The program was designed to provide very low, low and moderate-income families with assistance to purchase, repair or replace homes and many other types of housing assistances. As a requirement of receiving SHIP funds, cities and counties are required by Florida Statute to prepare a Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP). The City has prepared its local assistance plan with the following goals:  Increase homeownership  Preserve, increase and rehabilitate the City’s housing stock, especially what is available for very-low, low and moderate-income families  Promote better livable opportunities in the targeted areas  Promote affordable housing for renters and homebuyers  Provide opportunities for households to obtain or remain in their homes or rental units  Provide housing opportunities for the city’s homeless population or those at risk of becoming homeless  Provide a match required by federal programs For fiscal year 2011-2012, the City received $96,983 to administer the SHIP program. The City expects to receive $100,000 in program income. The LHAP for fiscal years 2012- 2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 is based on the allocation of $96,983 and the anticipated program income of $100,000. The City’s allocation was reduced by over one million dollars. With his huge reduction in funding, the City is only able to fund the following housing strategies:  Down payment and closing cost assistance  Owner occupied rehabilitation  Construction/Rehabilitation of Multi-family housing The City is required to adopt incentive strategies in its plan. The following incentive strategies are in place  Expedited Permits  Ongoing Review Process  The allowance of flexible densities for affordable housing  The reduction of parking setback requirements for affordable housing  The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configuration  The preparation of a printed inventory of locally-owned public lands suitable for affordable housing  The support of development near transportation hubs, and major employment centers and mixed used development With the huge reduction in funding, the City projects to assistance seventeen households in each of the fiscal year included in its new plan. The LHAP will be submitted to the Florida Housing nd Finance by May 2, 2012. EXHIBIT: Staff Report Catholic Charities 2012-03-13 On February 13, 2012 Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg, Inc. submitted an application to the City in the amount of $435,969 to purchase and rehabilitate an eight unit apartment building located at 115 North San Remo Avenue, Clearwater. Catholic Charities is a multi-site, social service agency that serves five counties in the Tampa bay area. They provide a spectrum of services including adoptions, family/individual/marital counseling, assistance to individuals living with HIV/AIDs, first time homebuyer education, financial literacy, debt/foreclosure counseling, supportive housing for the homeless and persons with disabilities. The units consist of 6 two bedroom/two bathroom units and 2 one bedroom/one bathroom units. The property is located in our East Gateway District Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area. Catholic Charities has a contract to purchase the property for $250,000. The property is being sold as a short sale. A September 15, 2011 Pinellas County Appraiser have the project market value listed at $400,000. Catholic Charities has estimated the construction cost to be approximately $149,769. The renovations will focus on providing energy efficient, green building features and quality, safe housing. The improvements will include a new roof, energy star HVAC systems, energy star appliances, new watersense and conservation sinks, bathtubs and toilets, new cabinets, new flooring, water heaters and Florida friendly landscaping. The loan for the purchase and rehabilitation project will include a five year deferment with a zero percent per annum 30 year loan. The rents for the project would be $525 for the two bedroom units and $450 for the one bedroom units. The target market for the property is housing qualified veterans. They have met with the Pinellas County Housing Authority with regards to leasing the units to the HUD VASH Voucher program. EXHIBIT: Staff Report CAP Amendments 2012-03-13 NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF CLEARWATER’S FY 2010 – 2011 AND FY 2011-2012 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLANS The City of Clearwater’s Consolidated Action Plan approved by the City Council on July 21, 2011 is hereby proposed for amendment. The Action Plan identifies the sources and uses for funds allocated to the City through the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Programs and the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. The proposed amendments include the following:  Reduce the FY 2010-2011 Public Facilities and Improvement Budget for renovations to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in the amount of $195,000 and transfer the amount to the FY 2011-2012 Public Facilities and Improvement Budget.  Increase the FY 2011-12 Public Facilities and Improvement Program Budget by $195,000 through reprogrammed FY 2010-11 Public Facilities and Improvement Program Budget and provide an additional $105,000 from prior years Public Facilities and Improvement Program Budgets to establish a new budget in total of $300,000 for the North Greenwood Athletic Field Development Project. The field will be located next to the Jack Russell Stadium. Improvements to include fill, grading, grass sprigging, lighting, irrigation and fencing. The proposed amendments were approved by the Neighborhood Affordable Housing Advisory Board on March 13, 2012. Please send comments to Mr. Michael Holmes, Housing Manager, City of Clearwater’s Economic Development and Housing Department, P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, Fl 33758- 4748 by April 18, 2012.