SHIP - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

City of Gainesville SHIP - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting MINUTES November 1, 2022, 6:00 p.m. City Hall, Room 16 200 East University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601 Members Present: Aymee Ginard-Cepeda, Saeed Khan, Michael Raburn, Octavia Washington Members Absent: Jamie Bell, Cynthia Chestnut, Jackie Davis, Mary Lou Hildreth, Jennifer Rivers, Reina Saco, Fred Schilffarth, Belinda Smith _____________________________________________________________________ A. CALL TO ORDER Dr. Raburn, the Secretary of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. C. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA No objections from the members that were present. D. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES E. BUSINESS DISCUSSION ITEMS E.1 Inclusionary Zone Information item Mr. Wachtel explained that at a recent General Policy Committee Meeting, for several reasons, but primarily at the urging of Commissioner Chestnut, the City Commission requested the following: • That AHAC be involved in the development and review of any City Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) policies and/or regulations; and • That AHAC take the lead in developing and implementing community 1 engagement around IZ. For those reasons, Mr. Wachtel requested that the first part of the meeting be a discussion of IZ, while the second part be a discussion of how AHAC wants to engage the community regarding IZ. The Committee agreed and Mr. Castillo, from the City’s Department of Sustainable Development (DOSD), led a discussion of IZ. During the discussion, there was much conversation about many topics, including, but not limited to, the following: • What would be the maximum rents for the affordable units and how is that determined? • Who qualifies for the affordable units and how is that determined? • What is an “In-Lieu Fee,” and how does it work? • Where could IZ be implemented? • Where would IZ most likely be implemented? • Would IZ be voluntary or mandatory? (DODS indicated that they would recommend “mandatory.” They indicated that they would study the feasibility of providing additional developer benefit in exchange for a developer voluntarily agreeing to provide a greater number of affordable units or units affordable at a lower percentage of the Area Medium Income). • How has IZ worked in other places? With respect to Community Engagement, the members present agreed on the following: • They would need to continue to study IZ to learn the details of how it works. • They would benefit from a clear concise educational document, perhaps containing Frequently Asked Questions, and maybe one or two sample scenarios. • Eventually, they would be able to explain IZ in language that would be understandable to most City residents. • Given the right venues (preferably, non-City buildings in all parts of the City) and meeting times, they could conduct approximately four productive IZ-focused community engagement meetings before March 1, 2023. 2  • The format of the meetings would be similar to a town hall, where food is served. Following the serving of the food, AHAC would make a brief presentation, and then listen to comments and questions. • The meetings could be jointly hosted by AHAC and some other neighborhood or community group. • Specific stakeholders, including advocacy groups and the development community, should be invited to these meetings. • AHAC will try to have a presence at the next City Services Fair, which will take place in January 2023. F. PUBLIC COMMENT Kali Blount noted that several advocacy groups like the NAACP, the Labor Coalition, and several local religious organizations could also participate in the engagement meetings. To learn more about IZ, Mr. Blount recommended examining the websites of the Urban Land Institute, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. He also noted that making IZ mandatory throughout the City could reduce the magnitude of several problems including the concentration affordable housing units in certain parts of the City and the “Not In My Back Yard” opposition to projects containing affordable housing. G. MEMBER COMMENT H. NEXT MEETING DATE December 13, 2022 I. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. 3