09-26-23 AHAC Minutes of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)
Workshop, Held on Wednesday, September 26, 2023, at 2:00 P.M.
Held Virtually via Zoom at Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 East Ocean Ave,
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
PRESENT:
London Nelson RJ Ramirez, Community Improvement Manager
Dr. Stephanie Hayden-Adeyemo
Michael Corbit
Davey Morris
Cheryl Banks
ABSENT:
Woodrow Hay, Commissioner/Aimee Kelley, Alt.
Kevin Fischer
Ronnie Hoggins
Kerry Clinton
Keturah Joseph
RJ Ramirez, Community Improvement Manager, began the meeting at 2:04 P.M.
Self-introductions were made with the above members noted as present.
Mr. Ramirez said that the Board meets once a year specifically for SHIP Grants and
advised that the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) will have some new
members when the City Commission appoints them. He spoke about the role of the
Committee Members and the duties of the Committee. He reviewed the incentives, which
included expedited permitting to reduce wait times for affordable housing developers. He
noted that the Department has a printed inventory of locally owned lands, which is
available on the Community Improvement website and the surplus lands inventory,
modification of street requirements, and support of development near transportation hubs.
He spoke about the process of ongoing reviews and allowable fee waivers for affordable
housing, flexible densities, reservation of infrastructure, accessory dwelling units,
reduction of parking and setback requirements, and flexible lot configurations. He stated
that they will schedule an in-person meeting to review and vote on the final report that will
be sent to the City Commission and the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
There was brief discussion about SHIP funds and if it would impact affordable housing
and the incentives.
Mr. Ramirez responded that the City received a SHIP allocation increase, and that the
City will continue to follow its Local Housing Assistance Plan, which he reviewed briefly.
He tentatively scheduled an in-person meeting for November 1St, at 6 P.M. He further
Workshop Minutes
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Boynton Beach, Florida September 26, 2023
reviewed the terms of each member and stated that he will email the members about
when to renew their membership application.
It was noted that the modification of street requirements had no recommendations by the
Committee.
Mr. Ramirez pointed out that the Accessory Dwelling Units recommendation is being
worked on by the Development Department. He stated that the AHAC Committee had
indicated that it should be considered as an incentive. He agreed to send the members
the draft Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance, when it was available. He thanked the
members for their time and stated that at the next meeting, they will elect a Chair and
Vice Chair and he closed the meeting at 2:56 P.M.
Catherine Cherry
Minutes Specialist
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