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23-17 DocuSign Envelope ID:5AB7048D-EA2F-4354-8C64-4F6D10510214 RESOLUTION NO. 23-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE ADVANTAGE PINELLAS HOUSING ACTION PLAN AND PINELLAS COUNTY JOINT RESOLUTION 23-25. WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners signed the Advantage Pinellas Housing Compact (the "Compact"), an agreement among local governments across Pinellas County, including the City of Clearwater, to work together to address the critical need for housing affordability, coordinated with jobs and transportation; and WHEREAS, the Compact provides for implementation of its goals through the Advantage Pinellas Housing Action Plan (the "Plan"), which will serve as a long- term policy framework to guide countywide and local government decision-making; and WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater retains authority over local decision- making including but not limited to funding, staff resources, and land use regulations in striving to meet the Plan's goals; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, acting in its capacity as the Countywide Planning Authority, executed Joint Resolution 23-25 together with Forward Pinellas, designating Forward Pinellas as the forum to guide implementation of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Plan was drafted by Pinellas County with input from Forward Pinellas and the other Housing Compact partners, and was introduced at the Homes for Pinellas Summit on April 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, the Plan and Joint Resolution 23-25 need to be formally endorsed by each Housing Compact partner including the City of Clearwater. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, the City of Clearwater hereby endorses the Advantage Pinellas Housing Action Plan and Joint Resolution 23-25. 1 DocuSign Envelope ID:5AB7048D-EA2F-4354-8C64-4F6D10510214 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October 2023. DncuSigned by: E V'ttun, aeganr.aRnenna�� Brian J. Aungst, Sr., Mayor Qs Approved as to form: Attest: �ADnc�u�Signed by:: EDocuSignedby�"uM t� p"�td ��R�YIq.AhlXi SSCE36B9&9B&4AB... Matthew J. Mytych, Esq. Rosemarie Call, City Cle k Assistant City Attorney 2