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As per Section 125.379 (1), F.S., the governing body of the county must review the inventory list at a public hearing and may revise the list at the conclusion of the public hearing. The Board shall then adopt a resolution that includes an inventory list of county owned surplus properties that are appropriate for affordable housing. According to Florida Statutes, the properties on the list that are identified as surplus county owned properties and are appropriate for use as affordable housing may be: Sold to generate funds for the provision of affordable housing Sold with a restriction that requires the development of the property as permanent affordable housing, or Donated to non-profit housing organizations for the construction of permanent affordable housing Consistent with 125.379(1), F.S., the county, in 2007, prepared an inventory of all county owned properties, identified which properties were appropriate for affordable housing, and held a public hearing to review the inventory list. At that public hearing, the BCC agreed with staff s determination that the ten county owned properties that were not designated for a specific use were appropriate for affordable housing. The BCC also voted to donate the properties to eligible non -profits for the provision of affordable housing. Subsequently, the ten properties were conveyed to three non -profits. Those were Habitat for Humanity, the Coalition for Attainable Homes, and Every Dream Has A Price. Of the ten properties, three lots were returned to the county by Every Dream Has A Price because they were unbuildable, and the three properties that were donated to the Coalition for Attainable Homes were transferred to Habitat for Humanity in 2011. Both Habitat for Humanity and Every Dream Has A Price have constructed housing units on several of the donated properties. As of this time, Habitat for Humanity has not yet built on the three lots that were transferred to Habitat from the Coalition for Attainable Homes. In 2010, the Board of County Commissioners reviewed an updated property inventory compiled by staff. That inventory identified two properties as surplus and appropriate for affordable housing. After considering the inventory, the Board of County Commissioners directed staff to sell the two properties and contribute the sale proceeds to the County's affordable housing (SHIP) trust fund. Those two properties have not been sold yet. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS To comply with the every three year requirement of 125.379(1), F.S., planning staff recently coordinated with the county's GIS manager and updated the county owned properties list. Using County Property Appraiser data, staff identified 458 county owned properties. After extensive research and coordination with other departments, planning staff identified the designated use for each of the properties on the list. Of the 458 county owned properties, most were obtained by the county for right-of-way, stormwater management, conservation, parks, or other county related uses. Based on its research, staff has determined that only eight out of the 458 parcels on the original list are not designated for any specific 2 54