Item N5 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Friday, October 17. 2014 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No XX Department: Comm. David Rice
Staff Contact/Phone #: Tamara Lamarche, X6000
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to appoint Hana Eskra to the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee for a four year term, as a "real estate"appointee.
ITEM BACKGROUND: On August 20, 2014 the BOCC approved to start new with the Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee. New appointments, not excluding reconsideration of past members if
that is the wish of the Commissioner and the past member is still willing to serve. Hana Eskra has
extensive experience in affordable housing consultation, financial feasibility, and housing policy
analysis and implementation. She has been directly involved with the development of affordable
multi-family and single-family housing projects.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: June 18, 2008 — Resolution #158-2008 approved
appointments of eleven AHAC members per specific categories as required per FSS. 420.9076.
February 18, 2009 — Resolution #062-2009 retired the previous committee, changed the method
of appointment,spreading required categories of membership through the Commission Districts,
set term to four years.
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
APPROVED BY: County Atty_ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09
Monroe County Boards and Committees
Appointment Information
Board or Committee: Affordable Housing Advisory CoMmiltee
Commissioner Appointing Member: D@vid Rice
Name of Member: Hana Eskra
Address: 9100 S. Dadeland Blvd.
Suite 15-00
Miami, EL 33056
Mailing Address: Same
Phone Numbers: Home: NLA
Work: 305-668-5810
Fax:
Email: heskrg@qormanusa.com
Date of Appointment: Oct. 17, 2014
(The date of this BOCC agenda item)
Is this a Reappointment? Yes No X
New Term Expiration Date: Oct. 17, 2018
Name of Person Being Replaced: NIA
Fulfilling Term of: NIA
CAD Form/09/06/12
Hana Eskra
Florida Market President
Gorman& Company, Inc.
9100 S. Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1500
Miami, Fl. 33156
(305)668-5810
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.,gormanusa.com
flana Eskra serves as Florida Market President for Gorman and Company. Her experience
includes more than 20 years of affordable housing consultation, financial feasibility, and project
management services, as well as housing policy analysis and implementation. Ms. Eskra has
worked for local governments and both non-profit and for-profit housing development
organizations. She has been directly involved in the development of over $140 million of
affordable multi-family and single family housing units and has worked with local officials to
create housing policies that encourage the development of affordable housing in their
communities. In her previous positions, Ms. Eskra worked for a national non-profit to acquire,
recapitalize and rehabilitate a failing low-income housing tax credit portfolio and was Acting
Director of Miami-Dade County's Office of Community and Economic Development. In that
capacity, she managed 120 employees and oversaw a $400 million operating and capital budget
that incorporated federal, state and local funding for affordable housing. Ms. Eskra has also
worked as a technical advisor for a Florida statewide affordable housing organization and was
the Director of Real Estate for the Greyston Foundation, a non-profit community development
corporation located in Yonkers,New York. Ms. Eskra has a Master of Public Administration
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and wrote her Master's thesis on the low-
income housing tax credit.
EMPLOVEE SERVICES —BULK APPROVALS
Item C32 Teresa Aguiar, Employee Services Director addressed the Board regarding the
approval of a resolution to amend the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. After
discussion, the Board directed Ms. Aguiar to come back next month.
Item C33 Teresa Aguiar, Employee Services Director addressed the Board concerning the
approval to implement a Preventative Care Wellness Program for calendar year 2015 and 2016 to
encourage employees (County Commissioners. Constitutional Officers, and employees who
participate in the group health plan) to obtain minimum health screenings in 201.5 and 2016
obtain minimum health screenings and preventative health screenings that are age appropriate.
After discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Murphy and seconded by Commissioner
Carruthers to accept year 2015, while exempting the Sheriffs Office from year 2015. Older
employees rate will go from 0 to $25.00 and will remain the same for the employees now paying
$50.00. Motion passed unanimously.
COUNTV ADMINISTRATOR
Item 1,2 Board discussed the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) and the
method of the appointments to the Committee. After discussion, a motion was made
Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage to start new and not to prevent
reconsideration for past members if that is the desire of the member. Motion passed
unanimously.
COUNTV ATTORNEY
Item M13 Public meeting announcement of Representative Holly Raschein's Workforce
Housing Roundtable Discussion with Monroe County Commissioners and other local officials on
Monday, August 25, 2014, at 11 am at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas
Highway, Marathon, Florida.
COUNTV ADMINISTRATOR
Item L3 Roman Gastesi, County Administrator addressed the Board concerning the
approval of an Agreement between FCRC Consensus Center, FSU (Center), and Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners for professional services on Affordable Workforce 1-lousing
Stakeholder Assessment and authorization for the County Administrator to execute the
agreement. After discussion, a motion was made Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by
Commissioner Carruthers granting approval of the item. Motion passed unanimously.
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APPOINTMENTS
Fulfills New
required Resolution
category Commissioner Appointment
as per FS 420.9076) 1
1. Represents the residential District 1-Kim Wigington
home building industry
2. Represents the banking or District I-Kim Wigington
3. Affordable housing advocate District 2—George Neugent
, for low-income persons
4. Represents areas of labor District 2—George Neugent
engaged in home-building
5. Affordable housing not-for District 3—Heather Carruthers
profit developer
6. Affordable housing far-profit District 3—Heather Carruthers
developer
Resides within jurisdiction District 4—Mari aro
Real Estate Professional District 4—Mario Di Aro
9. Represents essential services District 5—Sylvia Murphy
personnel as defined by the
Local Housing Assistance
Plan
10 Represents employers within District 5—Sylvia Murphy
jurisdiction
11. Represents the local planning Mayor
agency