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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final August 16, 2022 <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Earman, Commissioner Adams, and <br />Commissioner Flescher <br />Absent: 1 - Commissioner Moss <br />12.A.2. 22-0646 Review of Proposed Request for Proposals for a Developer to Redevelop the <br />Former Gifford Gardens Apartments Site with Housing that is Affordable <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the BCC review the proposed final Draft RFP and: 1. <br />Provide any proposed changes to the RFP; 2. Allow any potential final edits to <br />the RFP as may be recommended by various County review departments; 3. <br />Authorize the transfer of $150,000 in ARP funding (RENO Program) to the <br />Gifford Gardens Project; 4. Direct staff to advertise the RFP (as may be <br />modified). <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Proposed RFP for Gifford Gardens Site <br />John Stoll, Chief of Long Range Planning, utilized a PowerPoint presentation to <br />review the proposed Request for Proposal (RFP) for the redevelopment of the <br />former Gifford Gardens site. Chief Stoll provided a comparison of the previous <br />RFP that was rejected by the Board on April 27, 2022, with the current RFP. <br />He summarized the proposed incentives to be 1) Free land; 2) pre -paid impact <br />fees; 3) pre -paid water and sewer ERUs; and 4) a $500,000 grant from the <br />County American Rescue Plan (ARP) for engineering/design and related <br />development costs. A brief discussion ensued between the Board, Administrator <br />Brown, Chief Stoll, and Community Development Director Phil Matson regarding <br />income qualifications along with SHIP and SHARP funding assistance. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Earman, seconded by Commissioner <br />Flescher, to approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 3 - Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Earman, and Commissioner Flescher <br />Absent: 2- Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Moss <br />B. Emergency Services <br />C. General Services <br />D. Human Resources <br />E. Information Technology <br />F. Office of Management and Budget <br />G. Public Works <br />Indian River County Florida Page 24 <br />