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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,. FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason Brown County Administrator THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Community Development Director FROM: Sasan Rohani, AICP S �' Chief, Long -Range Planning DATE: SUBJECT: February 28, 2019 Request for Board Authorization to continue Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Meetings to Review Affordable Housing Issues and Make Recommendations to the Board It is requested that the following information be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting on March 12, 2019. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On December 4, 2018 the Board of County Commissioners (Board) directed staff to schedule a meeting of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) to discuss, study, and review affordable housing issues within the county. Based on discussion at the December 4th meeting, the Board's desire is that the AHAC identify problems and opportunities related to affordable housing and provide recommendations to the Board (see attachment #1). Per the Board's direction, an AHAC meeting was held on February 14, 2019. The meeting was conducted similar to a workshop, with many interested parties providing input and participating in discussions (see attachment #2). During the February 14th meeting, the AHAC reviewed existing affordable housing efforts and various aspects of housing affordability such as unit size, location, land cost, cost of construction materials, zoning regulations, and challenges encountered by developers and non -profits that provide affordable housing. In addition, the AHAC reviewed local government policies and procedures, ordinances, and land development regulations that encourage or facilitate affordable housing, especially County policies and provisions. The AHAC also reviewed information on local wages and income for very low, low, and moderate income workforce residents. Because the issue of affordable housing is complex and includes many factors involving the county, the cities, private sector industry, and non-profit organizations, members of the AHAC (with staff's support) decided that it needs to conduct multiple public meetings during 2019 and 2020 to study the issue thoroughly and report its findings and recommendations to the Board. In staffs opinion, meetings will need to be scheduled two to three months apart to allow time for effective research and coordination between meetings. 44 F:\Community Development\SHIPWHAC- Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)\AHAC 2019\BCC Authorization to Continue AHAC meetings March 12, 2019.doc