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11.A.1 CONSIDERATION OF ESTABLISHING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AHAC) Community Development Director Bob Keating explained that this item involves the establishment of an Affordable Housing Committee, which is a State requirement. He reminded the Board how they had decided against this idea in the past, but that the 2000 Legislature mandated that counties establish Affordable Housing Advisory Committees (AHAC) which should consist of eleven (11) members, and specific criteria to be met. Staff recommends establishment of the Committee with the eleven voting members, but with six (6) non-voting members, one from each municipality in the County and one member from the Board of County Commissioners. He noted that the Statute also specified certain responsibilities that the Committee has, like looking at the County's housing regulations, its affordable housing incentives, and other characteristics; submitting a report by December 2008 and every three years thereafter. Staff recommended that this Committee be directed to work with staff to review the evaluation and appraisal report for the housing element of the Comprehensive Plan. Staff also recommended creation of the Committee by approval of the Resolution submitted. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by Vice Chairman Davis, to approve staff's recommendation, but to include municipalities as voting members, and County Commission liaisons as non-voting members. Commissioners discussed the type of representation required to fill the positions. Commissioner Wheeler pointed out that this was another unfunded State mandate. Althea McKenzie, 1220 4th Terrace, reviewed the mandated requirements of the State for the AHAC and thought there was one key component missing, the recipient that would be eligible for affordable housing, particularly low income or moderate income households. She 15 March 18, 2008