AHAC Minutes - Meeting: December 4th, 2024
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) meeting called to order on December 4, 2024, at 2:38 pm by AHAC Member Councilwoman Kristen Dreyer in the City of Ocala Council Chambers. She requested roll call.
Present: Kristin Dreyer, Tasha Osborne, Rob Peters, Jeff Hill. Absent/Excused: Gwendolyn Dawson, Henry Samuels, Cory Weaver.
Proof of Public Notice was read into the record and was posted on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, on the City of Ocala Community Development Services (CDS) website.
Agenda Item #3 skipped due to a lack of quorum.
Mr. James Haynes, Director, City of Ocala Community Development Services (CDS), thanked the Committee for attending this meeting to address agenda items and end of year reports. He also thanked Councilwoman Dreyer for officiating the meeting in the Chair's absence and congratulated her for the City Council presidency.
Agenda Item 4: Affordable Housing Projects Update: Mr. Haynes shared before and after pictures of the Darryl Williams rehabilitation project. He explained the overall process and the goal of CDS to provide an upstanding home for the applicant and family members.
2:42 pm: Davida Randolph joined the meeting. Quorum met.
Agenda Item 3: Approval of September 25, 2024 Minutes: Councilwoman Dreyer returned to Agenda Item 3 and requested a Motion to approve; First: Osbourne; Seconded by Peters. Unanimously approved (5-0).
Agenda Item 5: Surplus Lots Strategy Update: Mr. Haynes mentioned that one of the initiatives the Committee came up with to assist with the production of affordable housing units was for the City to use its surplus lots. The original list had 61 lots; 13 lots will be transferred over to not-for-profit developers; 3 lots are being viewed by a for profit developer; 2 lots are set aside for Habitat for Humanity; and 2 lots are set aside for the Ocala Housing Authority. The goal is to bid at least 1/3 of the lots by the end of the calendar year. The goal is to dev...
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