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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 257-2008 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: October 9, 2008 \
SUBJECT: Affordable Housing Workshop
The purpose of this LTC is to provide the Mayor and City Commission with the agenda
for the Affordable Housing Workshop, which is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15th
at 2:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers.
If you ha any questions, please feel free to contact me.
JMG/h~M
ATTACHMENT
C: Jose Smith, City Attorney
Bob Parcher, City Clerk
Hilda Fernandez, Assistant City Manager
Anna Parekh, Housing & Community Development Director
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CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
October 15, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Commission Chambers
1700 Convention Center Drive, 3`d Floor
1. What is Affordable Housing?
2. Housing Affordability on Miami Beach
3. Funding mechanisms for Affordable Housing
4. City's Role in Affordable Housing funding and development
a. Funding Programs/eligible funding activities
b. Available Funding
c. Funding allocation process
i. Role of Division
ii. Role of Committees
d. Methodologies to secure affordability
5. Role of external entities in Affordable Housing Development
6. Challenges of Affordable Housing development vs. market-rate housing
development
7. MBCDC's role in the development of affordable housing and process