HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-106 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA APPROVING THE COUNTY' S LOCAL HURRICANE
HOUSING RECOVERY PLAN FOR FY 2005-2006, 2006-2007 , AND 2007-
2008 .
WHEREAS, Emergency Rule Chapter 67EROS-1 describes the State
Hurricane Housing Recovery (HHR) Program and states that the
principal objective of that program is to provide long term housing
recovery and construction and increase the amount of affordable
housing within the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, Many single family housing units, multi-family rental
units, and mobile homes were destroyed or significantly damaged
through the 2004 hurricanes; and
WHEREAS, Rental rates and housing prices have increased to a
level whereby many county residents cannot afford to buy or rent an
affordable housing unit; and
WHEREAS, The county is examining all possible ways to address
the county' s housing need for extremely low, very low, low, and
moderate income households within the county; and
WHEREAS, The county' s proposed Hurricane Housing Recovery Plan
adequately addresses the county' s hurricane housing needs; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners
considered the county' s Local Hurricane Housing Recovery Plan;
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 106
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida that :
Section 1 .
The above recitals are ratified in their entirety
Section 2 .
The attached Indian River County Hurricane Housing Recovery
Plan for FY 2005-2006, 2006-2007 , and 2007-2008 is hereby
approved by the Board of County Commissioners .
Section 3 .
The Board of County Commissioners directs staff to submit two
copies of the Indian River County Local Housing Assistance
Plan to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation by certified
mail .
Section 4 .
The county shall utilize fifteen percent ( 150) of the state
HHR allocation for administration of the HHR Program.
Section 5 .
The county' s Hurricane Housing Recovery Plan applies
countywide, and it is applicable to the unincorporated county
area and to all municipalities within the county. ;
Section 6.
The county requests that the Florida Housing Finance
Corporation reduce the Hurricane Housing Recovery Plan
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65% homeownership requirement to 40% in order for the county
to better address the lack of affordable rental units within
the county.
Section 7 .
The county requests full funding for the base allocation,
the supplemental ELI allocation, and the Supplemental
Community Collaboration allocation.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Neuberger,
and seconded by Commissioner Lowther and being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows :
Chairman, Thomas S . Lowther
Vice Chairman, Arthur R. Neuberger Aye
Commissioner, Wesley S . Davis Aye i
Commissioner, Gary C . Wheeler Aye
Commissioner, Sandra L. Bowden -Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and
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adopted this 21St day of June 2005.
Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County
By : I
Thomas S . Lowther, Chairman
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 106
Attest b --��,c,L
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Jeffrey K. 1`'a.rton, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SU'FFfICIIEENCY
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William G. Co lins, II
Deputy County Attorney
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