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BACKGROUND In February, 1990, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners adopted the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan. In the Housing Element of that plan, Policy 1.3 stated: "An advisory committee shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to provide additional guidance on county housing policies. Comprised of representatives of the housing industry, financial institutions, Housing Authority, and citizens, the committee shall be advisory and terminated upon acceptance of its final report. This committee shall submit a final report to the Board of County Commissioners by 1993..." Consistent with Housing Policy 1.3, the Board of County Commissioners, on March 5, 1991, created a fifteen (15) member Indian River County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (Resolution No. 91-29). That committee was comprised of representatives of the housing industry, financial institutions, and the Housing Authority, as well as citizens. In April 1993, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee voted to adopt and transmit the Committee's Final Report to the Board of County Commissioners for its review and consideration. That final report was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners on May 25, 1993, and the original AHAC was then dissolved. In 1992, the Florida Legislature established the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program. The purpose of the SHIP program is to provide funds to local governments for the provision of affordable housing for qualifying households. In order to receive SHIP funds, the county was required to satisfy several requirements, including the creation of a Local Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to conduct a review of the county's regulations and to develop a Local Housing Incentive Plan. To obtain SHIP funds, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Indian River County Local Housing Assistance Program (Ordinance #93-13) in April 1993. Consistent with the requirements of Section 420.9076, F.S. and Section 308.07 of the County Code, the Board of County Commissioners created the county's second Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) in 1993. The function of that committee was to review the County's Local Housing Assistance Plan and develop local housing incentive strategies. Once established, that committee worked with staff and fulfilled all of the requirements of Section 420.9076, F.S. On December 13, 1994, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the final Indian River County Affordable Housing Incentive Plan with resolution number 94-162. That plan which remains in effect includes many of the affordable housing incentives listed in paragraphs A through K of Section 420.9076(4) F.S. The second AHAC was dissolved in 2001. Since adoption of the affordable Housing Incentive Plan, the county's affordable housing incentives have been utilized by for-profit and non-profit housing developers and organizations to provide affordable housing within the county. Through those incentives, 2,634 affordable rental housing units have been constructed. Also, 1,698 income eligible 36 3