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/2AI INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP, Community Development Director FROM: Sasan Rohani, AICP, Chief, Long -Range Planning DATE: March 28, 2017 SUBJECT: Consideration of Continuing Participation with St. Lucie County and Martin County in the Treasure Coast Home Program Consortium It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 4, 2017. BACKGROUND Indian River County has programs, policies, requirements, and practices in place that further fair housing and provide for affordable housing throughout the county. Currently, Indian River County provides affordable housing to very low, low, and moderate income households through several different affordable housing programs. Those programs include: • Housing Choice Voucher (formerly known as Section 8) and VASH Voucher Rental Assistance [HUD funded, ongoing $1.9 million annually] • State Housing Initiative Partnership Program (SHIP; state -funded, ongoing) • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Rehabilitation Program [HUD funded, project specific] • HOME Again Program [related to recovery from 2004 storms; HUD funded] • Hurricane Housing Recovery (HHR) Program [related to recovery from 2004 storms; HUD funded] • Treasure Coast Home Investment Partnership Program Consortium [managed by St. Lucie County; HUD funded, renewable/ongoing] Currently, the Section 8 rental assistance program serves 345 extremely low, very low, and low income households (including elderly citizens) and the VASH Voucher rental assistance program serves 38 veterans who were previously homeless. Of the six programs listed above, the SHIP program is the only program through which the county receives an annual fund allocation from the state; it is not HUD funded. Over the years, SHIP funding has varied (see attachment #4) but P207