Item O1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: _.November 17, 2015 Division: BOCC 3
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: _. Heather Carruthers Dist 3
Staff Contact /Phone: Carol Schreck 305-292-3430
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
supporting and encouraging collaboration between the County of Monroe and incorporated
municipalities of Monroe County on addressing the issues of affordable and workforce housing;
directing the County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) to invite representatives from
the City of Layton, Key Colony Beach, Marathon and Key West, as well as the Village of Islamorada,
to an AHAC meeting; and providing for an effective date.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
On October 20, 2015 Key West City Commissioner Richard Payne sponsored a City of Key West
Resolution supporting and encouraging collaboration between the City of Key West and Monroe
County on addressing the issues of affordable and workforce housing; directing the city manager to
coordinate efforts with Monroe County's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; providing for an
effective date.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
On May 21, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 014-2008, which created
Sections 2-700 through 2-703 of the Monroe County Code to establish the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee, including its membership requirements and assigned duties.
Per Section 7-201(c) of the Monroe County Code, "the advisory committee may perform additional
responsibilities related to affordable housing at the request of the BOCC, including creating best
management practices for the development of affordable housing in the community."
On June 10, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 014-2015 amending
Section 2-700 of the Monroe County Code to establish the 14 members of the affordable housing
advisory committee. The Board of County Commissioners also adopted Resolution 139-2015 and
Resolution 189-2015 to add additional duties to the committee to create a Workforce Housing
Development Plan.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
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RESOLUTION NO. - 2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF MONROE AND
INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES OF MONROE COUNTY ON
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE
HOUSING; DIRECTING THE COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AHAC) TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE CITIES OF LAYTON, KEY COLONY BEACH,
MARATHON AND KEY WEST, AS WELL AS THE VILLAGE OF
ISLAMORADA, TO AN AHAC MEETING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, there is an affordable housing crisis in the Florida Keys, and this crisis
extends to many parts of the State and across the United States; and
WHEREAS, many factors have been identified which contribute to the lack of
affordable housing in unincorporated Monroe County and the cities of Layton, Key Colony
Beach, Marathon and Key West, as well as the Village of Islamorada, and these factors affect the
housing climate county -wide; and
WHEREAS, the workforce housing crisis has no municipal boundaries; and
WHEREAS, employees do not necessarily reside in the economic centers in which they
work; and
WHEREAS, only through coordinated and concentrated efforts can meaningful solutions
be reached that can positively impact affordable and workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and County staff have
a goal of facilitating the preservation and creation of affordable/workforce housing in
conjunction with the municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has indicated
its desire for a comprehensive, county -wide approach to the workforce housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe Board of County Commissioners find that county -wide
cooperation is essential to address the ever-growing concern and to create and preserve
workforce housing for generations to come; and
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NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED BY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section : The Monroe County Commission supports and encourages collaboration
between the County and its five municipalities in order to address the issues of affordable and
workforce housing.
Section 2: The Monroe County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) is
directed to invite the representatives of the municipalities to an AHAC meeting in order to share
insight and to share ideas in finding solutions to the workforce housing crisis.
Section 3: Monroe County staff shall continue to collaborate and exchange
information with each municipality and is authorized to solicit information from each
municipality for the purpose of creating a county -wide inventory of all workforce housing units
to assist at understanding the county -wide workforce housing crisis. .
Section 4: This Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 17 'h day of November, 2015.
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attest: AMY HEAVILIN, CLERK OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Deputy Clerk
By
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND
ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY
OF KEY WEST AND MONROE COUNTY ON ADDRESSING
THE ISSUES OF AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE
HOUSING; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH MONROE COUNTY'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, there is an affordable housing crisis in Key West
and the Florida Keys, and this crisis extends to many parts of
the State and the across the United States, an10
WHEREAS, many factors have been identified which contribute
Lo the lack of affordable housing in the City of Key West, and
these factors affect the housing climate Keys -wide; and
WHEREAS, many employees working in the City of Key West
reside in unincorporated Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, members of Monroe County's Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee have attended meetings of the Key West
-layor's fact f inding committee on affordable housing and
WHEREAS, only through coordinated and concentrated efforts
can meaningful solutions be reached that can positively impact
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WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that county -wide
cooperation is essential to address the ever-growing concern and
to create and preserve affordable and workforce housing for
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Section 1: That the City Commission supports and
encourages collaboration between the City of Key West and Monroe
County in order to address the issues of affordable and
Section 2: That the City Manager is directed to
initiate conversations with the Countyts Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee to see how they can use the knowledge and
insight they have gained to assist the City in finding solutions
to its affordable and workforce housing crisis.
Section 3: That this Resolution shall go into effect
immediately upon its passage and adoption and authentication by
the signature of the Presiding Officer and the Clerk of the
Commission.
C,,assed and adopted by the City Commission at a meeting held
this day of j 2015.
Authenticated by the Presiding Officer and Clerk of the
Commission on day of , 2011
Mayor Craig Cates
Commissioner Sam Kaufman
Commissioner Clayton Lopez
Commissioner Richard Payne
Commissioner Margaret Romero
Commissioner Billy Wardlow
Commissioner Jimmy Weekley
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