Res 87-97 RESOLUTION NO. 87-97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PURSUANT TO
STATE LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, under specific authority
established by State Statute, has established the State Housing
Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program, which requires the City to
establish an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee was
established pursuant to Ordinance No. 2-93, passed and adopted on
second and final reading by the Delray Beach City Commission on
February 23 1993; and
WHEREAS, a vacancy currently exists on the Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee for an unexpired term ending March 31,
1999; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to appoint a member to
the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to fill said unexpired
term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the following member of the Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee is hereby appointed by the City Commission
to fill an unexpired term ending March 31, 1999:
Joseph D'Ambrosio (Advocate for Low
Income Persons)
Section 2. That this resolution shall become effective
immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 9th day
of December, 1997.
ATTEST:
MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: CITY lVlg2XlAGER~/1
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM # ~- REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1997
APPOINTMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 87-97
DATE: DECEMBER 4, 1997
With the automatic resignation of Thomas Hinners from the
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, a vacancy has been created
for an "Advocate for Low Income Persons" Mr. Hinners, a
citizen-at-large, had been serving in that capacity. The
appointment will be to fill an unexpired term ending March 31,
1999.
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee meets on a bi-monthly
basis (or as needed) for the purpose of developing strategies to
provide housing to meet a wide range of economic abilities. City
residency is not required.
Only one application has been received specifically for the
position of "Advocate for Low Income Persons", as follows:
William Square
The following citizens-at-large have also applied for
consideration:
Joseph D'Ambrosio
Joseph Farkas
Edward McCall
Ilse Nathan
Pravin C. Shah
If any additional applications come in, they will be forwarded to
the City Commission for review.
A check for code violations and/or municipal liens was conducted.
None were found.
The appointment will be made by Commissioner Schmidt (Seat #1).
Appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee are
formalized by resolution. Therefore, staff recommends the
appointment of an "Advocate for Low Income Persons" to fill an
unexpired term ending March 31, 1999. Once the appointment is
made, formal adoption of Resolution No. 87-97 is requested.
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