Item M14
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Feb. 15. 2006 Marathon
Bulk Item: Yes No -X-
Division: HOCC
Department: DISTRICT FIVE
Staff Contact Person: Donna Hanson
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to request staff to arrange a joint meeting of the County
Commission and the City Councils of all municipalities in the Florida Keys to address
coordination of affordable housing issues.
ITEM BACKGROUND: As affordable housing is a regional issue and not local. The cities and
county need to meet and coordinate issues such as density, height restrictions, unit sizes and
mixes of low, medium and moderate income units.
A coordinated effort by all parties to provide affordable housing on a level playing field
will enable the county and cities to work with DCA to provide the necessary permits to solve our
affordable housing issues in a shorter length of time.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
ST AFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOT AL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED Yes No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
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APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _
Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
M u.rY'~ f. Nfi4ort;
MAYOR PRO TEM MURRAY E. NELSON
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Mayor Pro Tem Nelson
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY REQUESTING A
JOINT MEETING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE
CITY COUNCILS OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS TO ADDRESS COORDINATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACTIONS.
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY (hereinafter "COUNTY") has established a workforce housing advisory
committee, made several purchases of property, leased space to not-for-profit
organizations to facilitate the provision of affordable/workforce housing and is
working on several development agreements for the development of
affordable / workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Monroe County live and work throughout the
County, both in its various municipalities and in the unincorporated areas,
resulting in an interdependent and unified economy that serves the entire
Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the challenge of providing affordable housing opportunities in
the Florida Keys is one of regional significance affecting the municipalities and
the unincorporated areas of our County; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Community Affairs recently
indicated a willingness to assist Florida Keys local governments in addressing on
a regional basis the challenge of ensuring long-term affordable housing viability
in the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY passed a number of resolutions at its February
15, 2006 meeting to enhance efforts to obtain affordable/workforce housing,
including No. 91-2006 requesting multi-jurisdictional cooperation in addressing
affordable / workforce housing needs for the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, it is important to present to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs a cohesive plan to achieve long-term affordable/workforce
housing viability in the Florida Keys;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, that:
1. The city councils of the municipalities of Islamorada, Key Colony Beach,
Key West, Layton, and Marathon be, and are hereby, invited to
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participate in a joint commission/ council meeting of all of the local
governments of the Florida Keys to address affordable/workforce
housing issues.
2. The County Administrator's office shall coordinate the meeting logistics
for the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY councils.
3. This Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption
herein.
4. The Clerk of the COUNTY shall send copies of this resolution to the
mayors of each municipality within the Florida Keys.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the fifteenth day of March,
A.D. 2006.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
(Seal)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
By:
Mayor / Chairman
Deputy Clerk
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