Item G11 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: September 18, 2013 Division: Growth Mann eg ment
Bulk Item: Yes x No Department: Planning & Environmental Resources
Staff Contact Person/Phone#: Christine Hurley— 289-2500
Joseph Haberman— 289-2532
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution reserving fifty (50) affordable housing allocations for a proposed project at 2 North Blackwater
Lane,Key Largo(approximate mile marker 105),having real estate number 00084260.000100.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Gorman & Company, Inc. (Gorman) is requesting a reservation of 50 affordable housing allocations pursuant to Monroe
County Code Section 138-24(b)(2).
Gorman is proposing to develop the site in Key Largo (located behind the Winn Dixie store at mile marker 105) with 50
affordable housing units. The affordable housing units would be approved as institutional residential housing and serve as
residences for qualifying senior citizens. The development shall require a minor conditional use permit in accordance with
Section 110-69 and approval by the Planning Commission as a 20+affordable housing project in accordance with Section
130-161(6)h.
Gorman utilizes Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to develop and manage affordable housing projects
throughout the United States and currently has two approved projects located in the Florida Keys. Gorman was selected
by Monroe County to develop the `Bluewater" property in Tavernier (approximate mile marker 92) with 36 affordable
housing units. The `Bluewater" project was completed in 2011. Gorman is currently in the process of developing the
"Wet Net"property in Islamorada(approximate mile marker 81)with 36 affordable housing units.
The resolution states that the allocations must be used and building permits pulled by July 31,2014.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval(with the condition that the applicant receives all necessary approvals)
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 Atttyy' OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: September 18, 2013 Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes x No Department: Planning&Environmental Resources
Staff Contact Person/Phone#: Christine Hurley— 289-2500
Joseph Haberman— 289-2532
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution reserving fifty(50) affordable housing allocations for a proposed project at 2 North Blackwater
Lane,Key Largo(approximate mile marker 105),having real estate number 00084260.000100.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Gorman & Company, Inc. (Gorman) is requesting a reservation of 50 affordable housing allocations pursuant to Monroe
County Code Section 138-24(b)(2).
Gorman is proposing to develop the site in Key Largo (located behind the Winn Dixie store at mile marker 105) with 50
affordable housing units.The affordable housing units would be approved as institutional residential housing and serve as
residences for qualifying senior citizens. The development shall require a minor conditional use permit in accordance with
Section 110-69 and approval by the Planning Commission as a 20+affordable housing project in accordance with Section
130-161(6)h.
Gorman utilizes Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to develop and manage affordable housing projects
throughout the United States and currently has two approved projects located in the Florida Keys. Gorman was selected
by Monroe County to develop the `Bluewater" property in Tavernier (approximate mile marker 92) with 36 affordable
housing units. The `Bluewater" project was completed in 2011. Gorman is currently in the process of developing the
"Wet Net"property in Islamorada(approximate mile marker 81)with 36 affordable housing units.
The resolution states that the allocations must be used and building permits pulled by July 31,2014.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT 13OCC ACTION:
N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval(with the condition that the applicant receives all necessary approvals)
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`iW OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required_
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM# a "
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESERVING FIFTY (50)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DWELLING UNIT ALLOCATIONS
FOR GORMAN & COMPANY, INC. FOR USE ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT MILE MARKER 105, KEY LARGO, RE #
00084260-000100; SETTING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
WHEREAS, Gorman & Company, Inc. (Gorman) is proposing to develop a site at (RE #
00084260-000100) approximately MM 105 in Key Largo with fifty (50) senior affordable units;
and
WHEREAS, Gorman has applied for and intends to use low income housing tax credit (LIHTC)
financing and other state and federal assistance to finance and construct the project and
qualifies for the reservation of fifty (50) affordable housing ROGO allocations as provided in
MCC Sec. 138-24(b)(2); and
WHEREAS, Monroe County Code Section 138-24(b)(2) authorizes reservations for affordable
housing ROGO allocations as follows for:
"(2) Specific affordable or employee housing projects participating in a federal/state
housing financial assistance or tax credit program or receiving some form of direct
financial assistance from the county upon written request from the project sponsor and
approved by resolution of the board of county commissioners." and
WHEREAS, Monroe County Code Sec. 138-24(b) allows the reservation of affordable ROGO
allocations by the Board; however, building permits must be picked up within six months of the
reservation, unless otherwise authorized by the Board; and
WHEREAS, there currently exists a balance of 262 affordable housing allocations (168
allocations very low, low, & median category and 94 allocations moderate category) at the
conclusion of Quarter 2 Year 21; and
WHEREAS, the reservation of affordable housing allocations for the anticipated project does not
exempt the project from applicable requirements in the Monroe County Land Development
Code, and other regulatory requirements; and
WHEREAS, final approval of the request for 50 affordable housing allocations is contingent on
the approval of a Minor Conditional Use application and approval of a resolution by the Planning
Commission of an affordable housing project with 20 or more units at the proposed site,
pursuant to Section 130-161, Monroe County Code; and
WHEREAS, the reservation of these allocations for a period of greater than six months is
necessary to correspond to the financing requirments for the federal/state financial assistance
program utilized by Gorman;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS:
Section 1. Fifty (50) affordable housing ROGO allocations in the very low, low, and median
category are reserved for the use of Gorman & Company, Inc. and its successors in interest
until July 31, 2014.
Seciton 2. All building permits associated with the above allocations shall be picked up by July
31, 2014.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of September, 2013.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tern Heather Carruthers
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Commissioner Danny Kolhage
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Mayor George Neugent
(SEAL)
ATTEST: Amy Heavilin, Clerk
Deputy Clerk
MO OE COUNTY ATTORNEY
PROVED ASj FORM
Date:
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