Item H1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 18. 2008
Division: Growth Marnuzement
Bulk Item: Yes ----X- No
Department:
Staff Contact: Andrew Trivette
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Pursuant to previous Board direction, approval is requested of a resolution by the Board of County
Conunissioners transferring $116,593.00 from the Employee Fair Share Housing Fund No. 136 to the
Building Department Fund No. 180.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Board established an employee housing fair share impact fee on new
non-residential floor area. These monies are to be used to offset the cost of required permitting and
connection fees related to the development of new employee housing. There is an unencumbered
balance of $116,593.00 in the Employee Fair Share Housing Fund and building permit fees have not
been collected and will not be collected for several affordable housing projects which will be occupied
by the County's workforce. Within the last two years $302,678.66 has been waived in building and
permit applications for Park Village, Islander Village and Flagler Village.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Approval of Resolution 156-2007 Re: Waiver of building permit and application fees for affordable
housing developments.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/ A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY: N/A
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty ---X- OMBlPurchasing _Risk Management_
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
Not Required_
DISPosmON:
AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 11/06
April 29, 2008
RESOLUTION NO. -2008
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY
TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE EMPLOYEE FAIR
SHARE HOUSING FUND NO. 136 TO THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT FUND NO. 180 AND AUTHORIZING
FURTHER TRANSFERS BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Board)
established an employee housing fair share impact fee on new non.residential
floor area to be used as established in Monroe County Code Sec 9.5-124.9(d) to
be spent according to procedures recommended by the Planning Commission
and approved by the Board; and
WHEREAS, these funds have been deposited in the affordable and employee
housing fair share impact fee trust fund (Trust Fund) established by MCC Sec.
9.5-496; and
WHEREAS, the Trust Fund is to be used to offset the cost of required permitting
and connection fees related to the development of new employee housing, in
accordance with a schedule and procedures recommended by the Planning
Commission and approved by the Board of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, there is an unencumbered balance of $116,593.00 in the Trust
Fund; and
WHEREAS, building permit fees have not been collected and will not be
collected for several affordable housing projects occupied by the County's
workforce, either because of an exemption from the Board pursuant to Sec. 6-
27(d)(2) for projects that are receiving financial assistance from Monroe County
or because of a waiver under Sec. 6-27(e) for non-profit organizations and
lessees of county owned property; and
WHEREAS, the policy to waive building and permit application fees was
formalized in Resolution 156-2007; and
WHEREAS, the sum of $302,678.66 has been waived within the last two (2)
years for building and permit application fees for employee housing for Park
Village, Islander Village and Flagler Village alone, which developments are new
and intended for use as employee and workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, it was the intent ofthe Board in passing Ordinance 9.5-124.9, and is
still the intent of the Board, to use the Trust Fund to assist in reimbursing the
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costs of the Building Department by offsetting the cost of required pennitting
which funds the processing of applications and performing inspections for
affordable and employee housing; and
WHEREAS, transferring these impact fees from the Trust Fund into the Growth
Management Fund No. 180 places the fees into the fund that receives all
building pennit fees as directed by Florida Statute; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed this Resolution at its meeting of
May 6, 2008;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
1. There shall be a transfer of funds from the Employee Fair Share Housing
Trust Fund No. 136 to the Building Department Fund No. 180 in the
amount of $116,593.00.
2. As funds are received by the Trust Fund, they shall be transferred
annually by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners into the
Building Department Fund 180, as long as the total amount of fees not
collected for all years because of waivers or exemptions for new housing
projects used for employee affordable housing by the Monroe County
workforce exceeds the amount reimbursed from the Trust Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of June, 2008.
Mayor Mario DiGennaro
Mayor Pro Tem Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
Mayor Mario DiGennaro
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
Deputy Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 156-2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING THE
WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT AND
APPLICA nON FEES FOR THE AFFORDABLE
DOUSING DEVEWPMENTS, PURSUANT TO
MONROE COUNTY CODE, SEC. 6-27(d)(2) AND
SEC. 6-27(e).
WHEREAS, tbe State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys
(each subject to Area of Critical State Concern mandates relating to housing
atfordability) recognize the need for affordable housing throughout the state and
particularly in the Florida Keys where developable land for housing is extremely limited
and expensive; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is committed to addressing
critical housing affordability issues facing tbe Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings
of fact:
1. The State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys recognize the
need for affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida
Keys where developable land for housing is extremely limited and expensive.
2. To encourage the creation of affordable housing the Board of County
Commissioners must take innovative actions, such as the waiver or elimination of
building. permitting and other fees.
3. Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27 (d) (2) provides for full exemption from county
building and permit application fees for the construction of affordable housing
projects that are "receiving financial assistance from Monroe County."
4. Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27 (e) provides that not-for-profit organizations and
". .. lessees of county-owned property for construction on said property ... may
apply to the Board of County Commissioners for fee waivers from the permit and
application fees".
5. A generic waiver for all projects for which waiver would be allowable under the
County Code would provide incentives, or at least diminish the disincentives, for
the creation of affordable housing, to include such measures as waiver of
building, permitting and other fees, developers have been hesitant to create
additional affordable housing in the Florida Keys; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section I. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners to always waive
the building permit and application fees charged by Monroe County for
construction or redevelopment of affordable housing projects for any
applicant that is a not-far-profit organization. with SOI(c) (3) status, or who
is the lessee of county-owned property and/or who receives financial
assistance from Monroe County for the purpose of constructing or
redeveloping affordable housing projects.
Section 2. The permit application fees for all affordable housing projects which meet
the conditions in section I, above. and which have been initiated but have
not received their certificates of occupancy are hereby waived effective the
date of execution of this Resolution.
Section 3. Growth Management Division staff is directed to prepare an
amendment to Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27(d)(2) and Sec. 6.27(e) to
routinely implement the above intention of the Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County. Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the
Apri.l . 2007.
Mayor DiGennaro Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Spehar Yes
Commissioner McCoy Yes
Commissioner Neugent 50
Commissioner Murphy No
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