Item M5BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 10, 2015 Division: County Administrator
Bulk Item: Yes _X No Department: County Administrator _
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Roman Gastesi
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to appoint from the Monroe County School Board
to the Affordable Housing Committee.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
In August, 2014, the BOCC approved an agreement with the FCRC Consensus Center, FSU, for professional services on
an Affordable Workforce Housing Stakeholder Assessment, in order to assess the current affordable housing situation in
the County and propose a process for developing recommendations. During this meeting the BOCC also discussed
reconvening the Monroe County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
At the October 17, 2014 and December 10, 2014, BOCC meetings, the BOCC reappointed members to the Monroe
County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
In reviewing the Workforce Housing Stakeholder Assessment Report, prepared by the FCRC Consensus Center, the report
includes suggestions to:
• Reconvene the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to jointly define the workforce problems faced, review the
range of issues and options identified in previous studies and the assessment report, and develop a package of
findings and recommendations over a 7-9 month period.
• Review the current Committee appointments to ensure that a balance of workforce housing stakeholder perspectives
are included in its membership and considering expanding membership to include representation from of the
municipalities in the County, the military, the School Board and perhaps other organizations impacted by workforce
housing policies and programs and with a stake in contributing to solutions to improve the availability of workforce
housing in the Florida Keys.
At the May 20, 2015, the BOCC discussed the proposed amendment to Section 2-700 of the Monroe County Code (MCC)
relating to expanding the members appointed by the BOCC to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to 20
members, as recommended in the Workforce Housing Stakeholder Assessment Report. The BOCC directed staff to revise
the proposed amendment to include an additional member from the School Board and the lodging industry. This revision
results in Affordable Housing Advisory Committee of 13 members.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
At the May 20, 2015, the BOCC approved the permission to advertise a Public Hearing for 3:01 P.M. on June 10, 2015 at the
Marathon Government Center in Marathon to amend Section 2-700 of the Monroe County Code (MCC) relating to expanding the
members appointed by the BOCC to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APROVED BY: County Atty X OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required _
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #