Submitted By: William E. Sexton, City Attorney
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Presentation By: William E. Sexton
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Department: City Attorney
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Approval of and authorization for City Council President to execute an assurance and support letter to Dennis W. Michaud for the West Oak Ocala 1 Business, LLC multifamily housing project component of the Pine Oaks Redevelopment Project
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
West Oak Ocala 1 Business, LLC is the owner of real property located within the Pine Oaks Redevelopment Project, and which they intend to develop as a "workforce housing" and/or "middle-income housing" multifamily (apartment) project.
City staff received a request from West Oak Ocala 1 Business, LLC for a letter making certain assurances and clarifications regarding the City's:
1) potential interest in "opting-out" of certain tax exemption opportunities for affordable housing development which was made available through Section 196.197, Florida Statutes;
2) willingness to serve in the capacity of the monitoring agency for certain affordable housing development which has been financed through the U.S. Federal Housing Administration (FHA)'s 221(d)(4) Multifamily Housing Program.
Over the succeeding months, City staff worked with the Developer, its legal counsel, its outside consultants, and our partners with Marion County and the Florida Housing Coalition to understand the details of the assurances and support that the Developer was seeking and the appropriate commitments for the City to make.
The proposed assurance and support letter is the product of those conversations and negotiations.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The letter presented to Council for its approval tonight indicates that the City of Ocala:
1) is not currently eligible to "opt-out" of the exemptions authorized by Section 196.197, Florida Statutes;
2) would be willing to serve as the monitoring agency as required...
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