Subject:
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Affordable Housing Advisory Committee 2026 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Affordable Housing Incentives Strategies Report.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Receive and file the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) 2026 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Affordable Housing Incentives Strategies Report and authorize submittal to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and Florida Housing Coalition.
• Local governments must establish an AHAC to review policies and regulations that affect the cost of housing and annually report on incentives for affordable housing to be eligible to receive SHIP funds.
• On September 2, 2026, the AHAC held a public hearing and approved the 2026 SHIP Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies Report. No comments were received.
• The County’s SHIP AHAC, established in 2008, is responsible for reviewing policies, land development regulations, the Comprehensive Plan Policy, and other aspects of the County’s policies and procedures that affect the cost of housing.
• The AHAC strategies report has no fiscal impact on the County. Funding for SHIP is included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget for Housing and Community Development.
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Strategic Priorities:
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.1 Increase the availability of attainable housing.
Summary:
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The AHAC met in FY26, to review the policies and procedures that affect the cost of housing.
At the September 2, 2026, AHAC public hearing, the AHAC reviewed and approved the 2026 SHIP Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies Report identifying the AHAC’s recommendations on specific initiatives and incentives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing.
The meeting was noticed as a public hearing on April 1, 2026.
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Background Information:
The SHIP Program was created pursuant to the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act of 1992 for the purpose of providing funds to local governments as an incentive for the creation of partnerships to produce and preserve affordable housing.
As a recipient of SHIP funds, the County must establish an AHAC, as required by the Florida Statute section 420.9076. The County’s SHIP AHAC, established in 2008, is responsible for reviewing policies, land development regulations, the Comprehensive Plan Policy, and other aspects of the County’s policies and procedures that affect the cost of housing.
Annually, the AHAC must prepare a report of recommendations on specific initiatives and incentives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing.
Fiscal Impact:
The AHAC Strategies Report has no fiscal impact on the County. Funding for SHIP is included in the FY26 Adopted Budget for HCD.
Staff Member Responsible:
Gregg Mims Director, Housing & Community Development
Bruce Bussey, Community Development Manager
Partners:
Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Attachments:
2026 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Affordable Housing Incentives Strategies Report
Public Hearing Notice