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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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Satisfactions of Mortgages relating to all single-family housing projects in the Pilot Project to directly eliminate slum and blight in the Pompano Beach CRA Residential District, subject to review and approval as to legal sufficiency by the County Attorney's Office. (Commission Districts 4 and 8)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required to grant authority to the County Administrator to execute Satisfactions of Mortgage in certain instances that are not currently provided for in the Broward County Administrative Code.
What Action Accomplishes
This action will allow County to satisfy mortgages recorded against homes that were repaired by the Pompano Beach Residential District Advisory Board ("RAB") Pilot Program Round I to be consistent with the Program guidelines in Round II.
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Previous Action Taken
No previous action.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING FINANCE DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's vision of, "offering sustainable, compatible, innovative housing options for all income levels, including integrated, permanent supportive housing and repaid rehousing," and its corresponding goal to "strengthen stakeholder partnerships to increase the availability of affordable housing of all types (e.g., rental, purchase, supporting, etc.) countywide, in every community."
On September 21, 2021 (Item 57), the Board approved a pilot project for home repair work on 26 homes in the residential area of the Northwest Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (13 homes in each of Municipal Commission Districts 4 and 5), which was the first step towa...
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