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3 RESOLUTION NO. 197 -2018
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5 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
6 COMMISSIONERS APPROVING THE EXTENSION OF THE
7 RESERVATION OF ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (104) DWELLING UNIT
8 ALLOCATIONS, PURSUANT TO THE 380 AGREEMENT WITH THE
9 STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES TO TRANSFER 104 KEY WEST BPAS
10 UNITS TO MONROE COUNTY FOR THE PROPOSEDAFFORDABLE
11 HOUSING PROJECT KNOWN AS "THE QUARRY," BY QUARRY
12 PARTNERS, LLC, AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATE MILE
13 MARKER 9, DESCRIBED AS A PARCEL OF LAND IN SECTION 21,
14 TOWNSHIP 67 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, BIG COPPITT KEY, MONROE
15 COUNTY, FLORIDA, HAVING REAL ESTATE NUMBERS 00120940-
16 000100, 00120940 - 000201, AND 00120940 - 000302, UNTIL JULY 1, 2019.
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19 WHEREAS, the State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys (each subject
20 to Area of Critical State Concern mandates relating to housing affordability) recognize the need
21 for affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida Keys where developable
22 land for housing is extremely limited and expensive; and
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24 WHEREAS, the challenge of providing affordable housing opportunities in the Florida Keys
25 is one requiring sensible and responsive use of residential unit allocations, including implementation
26 of long -term preservation mechanisms; and
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28 WHEREAS, due consideration should be given to relevant factors such as the capacity
29 for allocation recipients to promptly transform allocation awards /reservations into finished and occupied
30 affordable housing units; and
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32 WHEREAS, the developers have legitimate needs for some assurance that allocations are in
33 fact and will remain available and/or justified for a reasonable time so that follow- through on
34 initial commitments will in fact be justified; and
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36 WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 138- 24(b)(2) of the Monroe County Land Development
37 Code allows the BOCC to authorize reservations for "specific affordable or employee housing projects
38 participating in a federal /state housing financial assistance or tax credit program or receiving some
39 form of direct financial assistance from the county upon written request from the project
40 sponsor and approved by resolution of the board of county commissioners," and
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42 WHEREAS, the "THE QUARRY" project obtained Low Income Tax Credit Housing (L1liTC)
43 assistance for the development of the 96 units and the project is submitting for additional L11iTC
44 assistance and State Apartment Incentive Loan program (SAIL.) financing as part of its Two Hundred
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1 Eight (208) dwelling unit proposed development; and
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3 WHEREAS, Key West has a certain number of unallocated BPAS units accumulated in years
4 one (1) through four (4) which the City desires to allocate to an Affordable Housing /Workforce Housing
5 project ( "The Quarry ") located on Big Coppitt Key, which is beyond the jurisdictional boundary
6 limits of Key West, and
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8 WHEREAS, Key West has approved a Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment which
9 has been rendered to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for review and comment
10 pursuant to the State Coordinated Review Guidelines of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, which
11 would allow the transfer of 104 BPAS units to Monroe County for the Workforce Housing/Affordable
12 Housing Project known as "The Quarry," located on Big Coppitt Land Use Area 1 at approximate Mile
13 Marker 9; and
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15 WHEREAS, a 380 Agreement is being entered into by and between the Department
16 of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Monroe County, the City of Key West, lslamorada, Village of
17 Islands, the City of Layton, and the City of Marathon (the" Local Governments ") (all collectively
18 known as the "Parties ") for the purpose of Complying with Rules 28 -18, 28 -19, and 28 -20,
19 of the Florida Administrative Code, and as provided for in Section 380.032(3), Florida Statutes; and
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21 WHEREAS, upon effectiveness of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Key West and
22 the execution of the 380 Agreement by the Parties, the City of Key West shall transfer 104
23 previously unallocated BPAS units to Monroe County for "The Quarry" project on Big Coppitt
24 Key for the construction of workforce housing /affordable housing; and
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26 WHEREAS, in the event building permits are not issued for "the Quarry" project on or
27 before June 30, 2019, the BPAS units awarded by Key West will remain with Monroe County as
28 affordable ROGO units to be awarded by Monroe County for Affordable /Workforce Housing
29 residential uses in Monroe County south of Mile Marker 26; and
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31 WHEREAS, Resolution 213 -2017 reserved 104 ROGO allocations for a parcel of land in Section
32 21, Township 67 South, Range 26 East, Big Coppitt Key, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate
33 Numbers 00120940.000100, 00120940.000201, and 00120940.000302 until July 1, 2018.
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35 WHEREAS, on July 13, 2017, Quarry Partners, LLC, submitted a request for the extension
36 of the 104 affordable housing allocation awards; and
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38 WHEREAS, the reservation of affordable housing allocations for the anticipated Project
39 does not exempt the project from applicable requirements in the Monroe County Comprehensive
40 Plan (including the requirement for a development agreement), Land Development Code, Building
41 Code, and other regulatory requirements; and
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
44 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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46 Section 1: 104 total ROGO allocations are reserved for parcels of land in Section 21, Township
47 67 South, Range 26 East, Big Coppitt Key, Monroe County, Florida, Having Real Estate Numbers
48 00120940.000100, 00120940.000201, and 00120940.000302 until July 1, 2019 for building permit
49 issuance.
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1 Section 2: The allocations shall be reserved upon the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Land
2 Use Plan of Key West and the execution of the Section 380.032 Agreement by the Parties.
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4 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at
5 a regular meeting of said Board held on the 18 day of July, 2018.
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7 Mayor David Rice Yes
8 Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes
9 Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes
10 Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
11 Commissioner George Neugent Yes
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14 (SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
15 Attest: KEVIN MADOK, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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