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10/10/2017 - AHAC Affordable Housing Advisory Meeting Minutes October 10, 2017 Committee City of Clearwater City Hall 112 S. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33756 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:00 AM Room 222 Affordable Housing AdvisoryCommittee Page 1 City of Clearwater Affordable Housing Advisory Meeting Minutes October 10, 2017 Committee Roll Call Present 8 - Committee Member Peggy M. Cutkomp, Committee Member Linda Kemp, Committee Member Kevin Chinault, Committee Member Michael Potts, Committee Member Carmen Santiago, Committee Member Haley Crum, Committee Member Michael Boutzoukas, Committee Member Gaby Camacho Absent 3 Committee Member Lisa Hughes, Committee Member Peter Leach, Committee Member Jacqueline Rivera Also Present: Chuck Lane — Economic Development & Housing Assistant Director, Joe Riddle - Housing Manager, Terry Malcolm-Smith — Housing Coordinator, Patricia O. Sullivan — Board Reporter 1. Call To Order The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. at City Hall. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order althoughnot necessarily discussed in that order. 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approval of Minutes of December 9, 2014 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee meeting as submitted in written summation Member Kemp moved to approve minutes of December 9, 2014 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee meeting as submitted in written summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 3. New Business Items 3.1 Welcome and Introduction of Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Following Economic Development & Housing Director Denise Sanderson's welcome and Roll Call, Economic Development & Housing Assistant Director Chuck Lane discussed the City's need to subsidize affordable housing and create incentives. 3.2 Local Housing Incentive Strategies — 2017 Presentation by Wade Trim Wade Trim Professional Planners Amanda Warner and Brad Cornelius provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Local Housing Incentive Strategies Update — 2017 covering the AHAC's history, duties, meeting requirements, schedule, definition of affordable housing, and affordable housing agents. Ms. Warner reviewed the 2014 LHIS (Local Housing Incentive Strategies) components of values, principals, vision, and strategies (incentive plan) and steps to update the inventory of best Page 2 City of Clearwater Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes October 10, 2017 strategies (incentive plan) and steps to update the inventory of best practices/ incentives to provide affordable housing. 3.3 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Discussion of Incentives AHAC members provided input on barriers to providing affordable housing, incentives that could encourage or facilitate affordable housing in Clearwater, the need for improved marketing efforts, and difficulties Clearwater residents face when purchasing or renting housing. In response to a question, Mr. Lane said the City did not require payment of performance bonds. 3.4 Next Steps /Next Meeting The next meeting was scheduled for October 26, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, Room 222. Members were requested to: 1) read the 2017 Inventory and Evaluation of Affordable Housing Incentives Handout: 2) evaluate each 2014 recommendation; 3) consider whether each recommendation should be continued, modified, or removed; and 4) identify affordable housing incentives not addressed in the 2014 recommendations. Ms. Warner and Mr. Cornelius will present member comments for additions, review, and edit. Mr. Cornelius reviewed the Sunshine Law. 4. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda: None 5. Adjourn Attest: oard Re-i• er City of Clearwater The meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m. Page 3 le Housing Advisory Committee