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/ro I <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP <br />Community Development Director <br />FROM: Sasan Rohani, AICP <br />Chief, Long -Range Planning <br />DATE: May 23, 2019 <br />SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED FROM APRIL 16, 2019 BCC MEETING: <br />Consideration of the Disposition of County Owned Surplus Properties for Affordable <br />Housing <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 4, 2019. <br />BACKGROUND <br />At its April 16, 2019 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) opened a public hearing and <br />considered the disposition of eight (8) parcels identified by staff as not designated for any specific <br />public use and suitable for affordable housing purposes. Consistent with Section 125.379 Florida <br />Statutes, the BCC considered disposing of the eight (8) properties by donation to interested non-profit <br />organizations for development of affordable housing units and/or by selling the properties and <br />depositing proceeds into the County's SHIP trust fund for affordable housing assistance. At the April <br />16th meeting, staff informed the BCC that at least one non-profit organization had recently expressed <br />interest in acquiring three (3) of the properties by donation for developing affordable units. At that <br />meeting, staff presented the BCC a recommendation to continue the public hearing to June 4th, allowing <br />staff time to coordinate with local non-profit affordable housing organizations to solicit and evaluate <br />any requests for donation, and present that information to the BCC at its June 4th meeting. The BCC <br />needs to adopt a resolution on disposition of the surplus properties by July 1, 2019. <br />After the April 16th BCC meeting, staff coordinated closely with local non-profit affordable housing <br />organizations and has new information for the BCC to consider. The BCC is now to continue the <br />public hearing, consider new information and any public input provided, and make a final decision on <br />disposition of the eight (8) identified surplus County properties. <br />142 1 <br />