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Broward Housing Council Meeting - November 15, 2024

Upcoming and Archived MeetingsFriday, November 15, 2024
BodyBroward County, Florida
SessionUpcoming and Archived Meetings
DateFriday, November 15, 2024
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16:16

We're gonna start now.

16:17

So just as we start now, I just want to make two announcements.

16:19

Um the current Broad Housing Council logo that has been used will no longer be used beginning effectively twenty twenty-five, as per direction that's been given by the Office of Public Communication.

16:34

Um sometimes we will work with them to see what other what other sort of imagery can be authorized, approved to use to represent Broadward Housing Council, or if we would just use the um the county logo, and I will keep you updated.

16:47

Secondly, um for the future meetings of the Broad Housing Council, the councilship, um sorry, the council leadership, chair, vice chair, and look at officials will be sitting on the far side in the future.

17:03

So where you see Mr.

17:04

Harrington, Miss Taylor, and everyone else.

17:08

So you've that role will be moved, will shifted over there as as per direction of the Office of Public Communications.

17:16

Okay.

17:17

So I just want to put that out there so you know for future reference.

17:20

Thank you.

17:22

Thank you much.

17:23

Thanks, Keith.

17:24

Good morning, everyone.

17:26

We will wait till we have a quorum to call the meeting to order since we do not have a quorum at this time.

17:38

I don't know if I call the roll.

17:41

I think we wait till we have a quorum.

17:44

I believe you're right.

17:45

After you call it to order officially with the quorum.

17:50

Right.

17:51

Correct.

17:52

Thank you.

17:52

So at this point in time, we can't approve, disprove, disapprove, or otherwise.

18:00

So we shall continue this as just a general meeting until such time as we have a quorum.

18:28

Um is that at discretion, or is that a requirement?

18:36

The last time, yes.

18:43

And I know there are some people online who are watching and interested to hear, of course, as I as again as pointed out, we can't discuss anything that needs approval or moving forward.

18:56

At this time then, I think that it might be appropriate.

19:00

I'm going to jump around a little bit.

19:02

I'll give you my chair's report, which is brief.

19:05

Um the referendum was successful.

19:09

It was a resounding success, as was our work shop.

19:23

Our two moderators, um, Ms.

19:26

Taylor and uh Mr.

19:28

Chris Bun in his absence.

19:30

They were fantastic.

19:31

I think everyone will agree the highlight of the day was a very entertaining um Senator Pizzo, who was um not only knowledgeable, but certainly, as I said, very entertaining and even funny.

19:45

Um where will the state go with this?

19:48

Nobody really knows where will this county go with this.

19:52

I think that that was made fairly obvious.

20:00

And for those of you on the line, if you care to go to the Broadhousing Council website, there's a video of the uh send a piece of speech along with the rest of the workshop that we can refer you to.

20:10

You'll find it very entertaining.

20:13

Um I think that's it for my report.

20:20

I was going hoping that perhaps Mr.

20:23

Stone that maybe you could share with us the municipal dashboard strategy.

20:30

Um highly anticipated report.

20:34

Thank you.

20:34

Sure.

20:35

So when the board uh accepted the 10-year affordable housing master plan back in March that Dr.

20:43

Murray put together, one of the major recommendations was to initiate a countywide municipal uh scorecard.

20:52

And it really isn't just the 31 cities, it's the county and the 31 cities, with the intent of uh kind of creating a side-by-side uh assessment of annual results regarding affordable housing funding and the cohorts and the initiatives that all of the cities were involved in.

21:13

So if you remember from the study, uh he had a two spreadsheets, one related to owner homeownership uh and and the deficiency in each city uh by ownership, and then one for rental.

21:30

So uh what the we've been playing around with the templates and and uh Joe's office and Sue have been working with us, and by the way, our the intent is to eventually this next year will be posted on the housing council website as a resource for everybody and an indicator of how everyone's doing.

21:50

So if you can imagine, say on on the rentals, we know we have about 75,000 unit deficiency in rentals, so it'll be down the left column, and then across the top will be the county and all of the cities, and then we'll fill in uh by funding and by units uh provided and by cohort.

22:11

So, for example, uh when the board approves uh gap financing for a 100 unit project, that'll go into the county's uh portion, and we'll have those units and we'll have the amount.

22:26

They'd say the gap was six million dollars.

22:29

Down to individual home homes, so we know that countywide we uh in the 15 entitlement cities, we do the all the smaller cities.

22:40

So all 31 cities are getting lot grant funding and are doing uh home ownership or home repair.

22:47

So you can imagine we'll we'll pick on Ajibola, uh, because we know they've just built three new houses uh for West Park, it would say the five.

22:57

Yeah, the the value of the those homes, uh the cohort, 80 below 120, whatever it is, uh, and that would we so we would work that countywide.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Public Engagement█████████████████████25%
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Summary of Proceedings

Broward Housing Council Meeting - November 15, 2024

The Broward Housing Council convened on November 15, 2024, but lacked a quorum, so no formal votes or approvals could be taken. The meeting proceeded as an informal discussion covering several key topics, including the successful affordable housing referendum, a new municipal dashboard strategy, tracking loss of affordable housing, and updates on council composition changes.

Announcements

  • The current Broward Housing Council logo will be retired effective 2025, per the Office of Public Communication. Future imagery will be either the county logo or another authorized design.
  • Council leadership (chair, vice chair, elected officials) will be seated on the far side of the room in future meetings, as directed by the Office of Public Communication.

Chair's Report

  • Chair reported that the referendum on the housing council charter amendment was a "resounding success."
  • The recent workshop was praised, especially the presentation by Senator Pizzo, which was described as both knowledgeable and entertaining. A video of the workshop is available on the council website.

Discussion Items

  • Municipal Dashboard Strategy: Mr. Stone presented a countywide scorecard to track and compare affordable housing production across the county and 31 municipalities. The dashboard will include funding, units produced, and income cohorts. It will be posted on the housing council website next year and updated annually on a fiscal year basis, with a goal to transition to a calendar year timeline.
  • Tracking Loss of Affordable Housing: A council member raised concerns about the net loss of affordable units when affordability periods expire (e.g., 15-, 30-year terms). The director noted that Dr. Murray's needs assessment updates every four years capture some losses, but a unified system to track expiring affordability periods across all programs is lacking. The council discussed potential methods, such as using AI to search for land use restriction agreements (LURA) from Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
  • Pompano Beach Project: The director highlighted a successful redevelopment of a former hotel site on a five-acre parcel. The county received three high-quality proposals; Related was ranked first with over 430 units ranging from 30% AMI to market rate. The county will retain land ownership and receive a $5 million lease payment, adding to the revolving loan fund.
  • Referendum Implementation: The county attorney outlined next steps: the board of county commissioners will consider an ordinance to define the housing council's composition on December 10, 2024, with a public hearing on January 28, 2025. If approved, the ordinance will be effective immediately upon filing with the Department of State.
  • Administrative Updates: Sue announced that member bios and photos will be updated for the website and annual report. The December meeting (scheduled for December 6, 2024) will include approval of the 2025 work program, meeting dates, and minutes. A request was made for West Park to share its affordable housing successes at the December meeting. One council member noted they will be absent due to a family wedding.

Key Outcomes

  • No formal actions were taken due to lack of a quorum.
  • The December 6, 2024 meeting will be the next opportunity to approve minutes, the 2025 work program, and meeting dates.
  • The ordinance for council composition is expected to be finalized by January 28, 2025.
  • Staff will continue developing the municipal dashboard for presentation to the council.

Meeting Transcript

We're gonna start now. So just as we start now, I just want to make two announcements. Um the current Broad Housing Council logo that has been used will no longer be used beginning effectively twenty twenty-five, as per direction that's been given by the Office of Public Communication. Um sometimes we will work with them to see what other what other sort of imagery can be authorized, approved to use to represent Broadward Housing Council, or if we would just use the um the county logo, and I will keep you updated. Secondly, um for the future meetings of the Broad Housing Council, the councilship, um sorry, the council leadership, chair, vice chair, and look at officials will be sitting on the far side in the future. So where you see Mr. Harrington, Miss Taylor, and everyone else. So you've that role will be moved, will shifted over there as as per direction of the Office of Public Communications. Okay. So I just want to put that out there so you know for future reference. Thank you. Thank you much. Thanks, Keith. Good morning, everyone. We will wait till we have a quorum to call the meeting to order since we do not have a quorum at this time. I don't know if I call the roll. I think we wait till we have a quorum. I believe you're right. After you call it to order officially with the quorum. Right. Correct. Thank you. So at this point in time, we can't approve, disprove, disapprove, or otherwise. So we shall continue this as just a general meeting until such time as we have a quorum. Um is that at discretion, or is that a requirement? The last time, yes. And I know there are some people online who are watching and interested to hear, of course, as I as again as pointed out, we can't discuss anything that needs approval or moving forward. At this time then, I think that it might be appropriate. I'm going to jump around a little bit. I'll give you my chair's report, which is brief. Um the referendum was successful. It was a resounding success, as was our work shop. Our two moderators, um, Ms. Taylor and uh Mr. Chris Bun in his absence. They were fantastic. I think everyone will agree the highlight of the day was a very entertaining um Senator Pizzo, who was um not only knowledgeable, but certainly, as I said, very entertaining and even funny. Um where will the state go with this? Nobody really knows where will this county go with this. I think that that was made fairly obvious. And for those of you on the line, if you care to go to the Broadhousing Council website, there's a video of the uh send a piece of speech along with the rest of the workshop that we can refer you to. You'll find it very entertaining. Um I think that's it for my report. I was going hoping that perhaps Mr. Stone that maybe you could share with us the municipal dashboard strategy. Um highly anticipated report. Thank you. Sure. So when the board uh accepted the 10-year affordable housing master plan back in March that Dr. Murray put together, one of the major recommendations was to initiate a countywide municipal uh scorecard.

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