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Broward Housing Council Regular Meeting - August 28, 2026

Upcoming and Archived Meetings — Friday, August 28, 2026
BodyBroward County, Florida
SessionUpcoming and Archived Meetings
DateFriday, August 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:06

Thank you very much.

0:08

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being with us this morning.

0:11

I see uh we do have some guests here today.

0:14

Uh I would like to uh call this meeting of the Broward Housing Council to order.

0:19

It is uh 10.07.

0:21

Sue, if you would please do the roll.

0:24

Good morning, everyone.

0:28

Here.

0:29

Marcia Barry Smith.

0:31

Maura Bowman, Michelle Collie.

0:35

Beth Daly.

0:37

Luke Harrigan.

0:39

Arnell Joyce.

0:40

Here.

0:41

Joseph Kenner cannot join us today.

0:44

Chris Kresman.

0:46

Here.

0:46

Mike Pearson.

0:48

Here.

0:48

Nathan Perlmutter.

0:50

Here.

0:51

Commissioner Rogers.

0:53

Ralph Stone.

0:54

Here.

0:55

Tanisha Taylor.

0:58

I know she's here.

0:59

Tanisha is here.

1:01

She is here, I know.

1:02

And we do have a quorum.

1:03

Thank you.

1:04

Thank you very much, Sue.

1:07

We are going to jump right into our agenda and get this moving right along.

1:11

I apologize for starting a few minutes late.

1:14

I did tell you Tanisha is here, and yes, she absolutely is.

1:22

Enlighten us.

1:26

I don't know about enlighten you, but good morning, everyone.

1:30

Nice to see friendly longtime faces.

1:34

And for those of you that I'm just meeting for the first time, Sandra Bessie Einhorn, so nice to meet you.

1:39

I believe I'm technically on the agenda twice, but for now, I just wanted to introduce myself and the coordinating council of Broward.

1:46

I think the easiest thing to do is introduce myself as Ralph Stone's longtime sidekick and perhaps the one that causes the trouble so that he can come in and then diplomatically smooth things out.

1:59

But the coordinating council of Broward is a local nonprofit.

2:04

The mission of the CCB is to unite business, government, and nonprofit in advocacy and coordination of health and human services.

2:15

And I took over in 2016.

2:19

2016 was after the Great Recession, but long before COVID.

2:25

It was the first time that the Alice report was published.

2:28

Is everyone familiar with the Alice report?

2:30

We are around the table, yes.

2:31

Okay.

2:32

So the Alice Report uh came out, and lo and behold, it showed all health and human service stakeholders that housing was really the biggest issue.

2:41

So if we weren't addressing housing affordability, then whether you worked in health care or education or child welfare, uh you you weren't going to be able to be successful if housing affordability wasn't being addressed.

2:54

I had known Mr.

2:55

Stone from my previous role at a nonprofit called Rebuilding Together, and I marched into Ralph's office in 2016, and I said, guess what?

3:03

I have brand new people at the table that all recognize the importance of housing.

3:08

We're we're gonna move, we're gonna move the needle, we're gonna get something done.

3:12

Uh and I I joke that he perhaps respected me too much to tap me on the head and say, sure, but he did say, shh, you can't say affordable housing too loudly.

3:22

I'm kidding.

3:23

Half kidding, half kidding.

3:24

But not really.

3:25

Um and I say that I really say that to say because back in 2016, the landscape around housing affordability looked a lot different.

3:32

You know, the the macroeconomics of housing affordability certainly does preclude local government from making the kind of investments that they need to make.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing█████████████████████████████████████████████57%
Homelessness████████████15%
Procedural████████10%
Public Engagement████████10%
Budget Equity Analysis██3%
Technology and Innovation██2%
Housing And Urban Planning██2%
Public-Private Partnerships█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Broward Housing Council Regular Meeting - August 28, 2026

The Broward Housing Council (BHC) met on August 28, 2026, at 10:07 AM in Room 430 of the Broward County Government Center. Vice-Chair Beth Daly presided. The meeting featured a guest presentation from the Coordinating Council of Broward, reports from the Chair and Director, and a major discussion on the fall 2026 workshop, which was approved as a joint event with the Coordinating Council.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of June 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes: The minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote without corrections.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered comments.

Discussion Items

  • Guest Speaker – Sandra Veszi Einhorn, Executive Director, Coordinating Council of Broward (CCB): She provided an overview of the CCB’s mission to unite business, government, and nonprofits on health and human services, with housing affordability as a top priority. She noted that the Broward County Affordable Housing Trust Fund, passed in 2018 with 74% voter support, has been a key tool. She also highlighted that nearly half of Broward households are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) and cannot withstand a $500 emergency.
  • Chair’s Report – Continuum of Care (CoC) Advisory Board (Teneshia Taylor): Taylor reported on the HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) litigation; the appellate court denied a motion to stay, leaving no funding available for local CoCs. She also presented Broward County Public Schools HART (Homeless Education Assistance Resource Team) data: 67 students in shelters, 995 doubled up, 57 living in cars, and 149 in hotels. Discussion clarified that McKinney-Vento Act definitions differ from HUD definitions, potentially undercounting homeless families.
  • Chair’s Report – Florida Realtors (Beth Daly): Daly reported on the Florida Realtors Summer Convention, including the Hometown Heroes program (58,000 first-time homebuyers assisted with $1.6 billion in mortgage assistance), free ADU plans from Gainesville and St. Petersburg, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act signed into law July 11, 2026, and increasing condominium reserve requirements from 10% to 15%.
  • Director’s Report – Darby Delsalle, AICP: Delsalle updated on the municipal affordable housing dashboard (30–31 cities attended, deadline September 30 for initial data upload). Two upcoming RFAs for county-owned land: Rock Island Homes (7.31 acres, Fort Lauderdale, 35–36 single-family homes, homeownership, 15-year affordability) and Wheeler Arcelay (2.08 acres in BMSD, mixed-use with townhomes (purchase) and rental units, ~40–50 units). He also noted SHIP funds ($2.5M), CDBG/Home/ESG grants ($8.1M), and CDBG-DR from 2023 storm ($29M). Discussion included zoning, Live Local applicability, AMI targets (80–120% for Rock Island), and the need for deeper affordability for lower-income households.
  • New Business – BHC 2026 Fall Workshop: Sandra Veszi Einhorn proposed a joint workshop with the Coordinating Council on October 22, 2026 (Thursday). Proposed agenda: opening by Commissioner Hazel Rogers, presentation of affordable housing needs assessment by Dr. Ned Murray (FIU), two panels ("From Vision to Reality: How Affordable Housing Developments Come to Life in Broward" and "Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter for Housing in Broward"), and a presentation on the University of Miami Community Scholars program. The panel title was amended to avoid the word "deals." Location to be determined (Performing Arts Center, Parker Playhouse, or other venues).
  • Old Business – Ralph Stone Update: Stone reported on the closing of the Federal Apartments redevelopment (164 units, scattered sites, full city block midrise) and a closing on 100 units with Pinnacle, with four more deals (~600 units) by year-end.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved: June 26, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous).
  • Approved: Joint fall workshop with Coordinating Council of Broward on Thursday, October 22, 2026, replacing the regular October 23 meeting. The panel title was revised to "From Vision to Reality: How Affordable Housing Developments Come to Life in Broward."
  • Next Steps: Staff will finalize venue and confirm panelists. The next BHC meeting is the workshop on October 22.

Meeting Transcript

Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being with us this morning. I see uh we do have some guests here today. Uh I would like to uh call this meeting of the Broward Housing Council to order. It is uh 10.07. Sue, if you would please do the roll. Good morning, everyone. Here. Marcia Barry Smith. Maura Bowman, Michelle Collie. Beth Daly. Luke Harrigan. Arnell Joyce. Here. Joseph Kenner cannot join us today. Chris Kresman. Here. Mike Pearson. Here. Nathan Perlmutter. Here. Commissioner Rogers. Ralph Stone. Here. Tanisha Taylor. I know she's here. Tanisha is here. She is here, I know. And we do have a quorum. Thank you. Thank you very much, Sue. We are going to jump right into our agenda and get this moving right along. I apologize for starting a few minutes late. I did tell you Tanisha is here, and yes, she absolutely is. Enlighten us. I don't know about enlighten you, but good morning, everyone. Nice to see friendly longtime faces. And for those of you that I'm just meeting for the first time, Sandra Bessie Einhorn, so nice to meet you. I believe I'm technically on the agenda twice, but for now, I just wanted to introduce myself and the coordinating council of Broward. I think the easiest thing to do is introduce myself as Ralph Stone's longtime sidekick and perhaps the one that causes the trouble so that he can come in and then diplomatically smooth things out. But the coordinating council of Broward is a local nonprofit. The mission of the CCB is to unite business, government, and nonprofit in advocacy and coordination of health and human services. And I took over in 2016. 2016 was after the Great Recession, but long before COVID. It was the first time that the Alice report was published. Is everyone familiar with the Alice report? We are around the table, yes. Okay. So the Alice Report uh came out, and lo and behold, it showed all health and human service stakeholders that housing was really the biggest issue. So if we weren't addressing housing affordability, then whether you worked in health care or education or child welfare, uh you you weren't going to be able to be successful if housing affordability wasn't being addressed.

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