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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, SUPPORTING ELIMINATION OF THE CAP ON THE STATE AND LOCAL
HOUSING TRUST FUNDS AND SUPPORTING FULL APPROPRIATION OF THE HOUSING
TRUST FUNDS FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, St. Lucie County has an obligation to provide for the housing needs of its current and
anticipated populations and assisting lower income families is dependent upon sufficient housing assistance
from federal and state programs; and
WHEREAS, the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act of 1992 created a dedicated revenue
sourcefor the state and local housing trust funds expressly and specifically to fund state and local housing
programs that assist local governments in meeting the housing needs of its population; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted a cap on the Housing Trust Funds of approximately $243 million per
year, beginning in Fiscal Year 2007-2008; and
WHEREAS, the cap is currently higher than the projected revenue for the Houuing Trust Funds for fiscal
years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013, and therefore removal of the cap would have no negative
fiscal impact on the state budget; and
WHEREAS, housing trust fund monies are the single greatest boost to the economy, providing $7.66
million of economic impact for every $1 million of state funding, and full appropriation of housing trust
fund monies is critically needed to stimulate our local and state economy; and
WHEREAS, the. unmet housing needs of low income Floridians is substantial and the downturn in the real
estate market creates opportunities for acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, and preserving housing to
meet these needs, and these opportunities are lost without Housing Trust fund monies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the foregoing clauses are ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are made a
specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2. That St. Lucie County supports repeal of the cap on the Housing Trust Funds, and urges the
Governor and Legislature to adopt statutory changes during the 2010 Legislative Session to repeal the cap.
Section 3. That St. Lucie County supports full appropriation of housing trust fixnd monies for housing in
the Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
Section 4. That the a ro riate Count Officials are authorized to do all thin s necessa and ex edient to
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carry out the provisions of this Resolution.
Section 5. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption hereof.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Paula Lewis Chair A e
Y
Commissioner Charles Grande, Vice Chair Aye
Commissioner Joseph Smith Aye
Commissioner Doug Coward Aye
Commissioner Chris Craft Aye
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8tb day of September, 2009.
ATTEST:
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ST. LUCI OUNTY, FLORI A
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