Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Housing Finance Division
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO ACCEPT Broward County Ten-Year Affordable Housing Master Plan: Leading the Challenge, Sharing the Burden (Plan) (Exhibit 2), as delivered by the Florida International University, Jorge Perez Metropolitan Center (FIU), pursuant to FIU's contract with the County to develop the Plan, including recommendations related to strategies for: 1) Increased Density; 2) Funding Alternatives; and 3) Legislation/Program alternatives; and to direct the County Administrator to forward the Plan to all Broward County Municipalities and key private sector, nonprofit and educational system partners.
ACTION: (T-10:55 AM) Following discussion, the Board deferred this item indefinitely. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
VOTE: 8-0. Mayor Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Fisher was out of the room during the vote.
B. MOTION TO APPROVE Resolution (Exhibit 1) affirming the Plan recommendation to allocate 100% of the annual Broward County share of all expired Tax Increment Financing (TIF) amounts, for a period of thirty years, to the production of new affordable housing, with such funds deposited into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, subject to all applicable budget requirements and considerations and other limitations of applicable law.
ACTION: (T-10:55 AM) Following discussion, the Board deferred this item indefinitely. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
VOTE: 8-0. Mayor Rich voted in the affirmative telephonically. Commissioner Fisher was out of the room during the vote.
C. MOTION TO DIRECT County Administrator to evaluate methods to increase residential density in Activity Centers and adjacent to major transportation corridors and rail corridors to encourage increased market rate and affordable housing units in Broward County and...
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