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RESOLUTION NO. 25R-04-85: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLANS (LHAP) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025 -2028 AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) PROGRAM ACT, FLORIDA STATUTES, SECTIONS 420.907- 420.9079 AND FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE CHAPTER 67-37; AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS NEEDED BY THE STATE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE ( REQUESTED BY INTERIM CITY MANAGER, KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).
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Request Action:
A resolution is required from the City Commission to approve the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) as required for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program for submission, review, and approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
Need Summary Explanation/ Background:
Action is required to authorize and submit the City’s LHAP for review and approval prior to adoption.
As an eligible municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP), the City is required to develop and implement a Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP). The plan is created to aid in making affordable residential units available to persons of very low, low, moderate income, and persons with special needs, including but not limited to, homeless people, the elderly, migrant farmworkers, and persons with disabilities.
The plans intend is to increase the availability of affordable residential units by combining local resources and cost-saving measures into a local housing partnership and using private and public funds to reduce the cost of housing.
The LHAP is a governing blueprint used to aid in the implementation of the SHIP program. The document will provide guidance on strategies, terms, and conditions for which the program will be executed for funding years 2025/26, 2026/27, and 2027/28.
The LHAP remains the same as the last LHAP approved.
Cost Summary/ Fiscal Impact:
No general fund expenditures are required. Funding is budgeted in State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.
Attachments:
1. Draft - Lauderhill LHAP 2025-2028
2. Advertisement
Budget Code Number(s): Grant Fund 627___________________________
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