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Clearwater council approves multiple consent items including land-sale extension for Habitat, housing loan term change and equipment purchases
Summary
The Clearwater City Council on April 14 approved a package of consent items including a closing-date extension for a Habitat co-development, a 43-year loan-term amendment to align with HUD requirements for an affordable-housing acquisition, vehicle and equipment purchases, and several contract increases for city services.
At its April 14 work session the Clearwater City Council approved a series of consent and action items covering housing projects, equipment purchases and operating contracts.
Key decisions included:
- Extending the third amendment to the contract for sale of city-owned vacant land at 1454 MLK to allow the co-developers (Habitat for Humanity and Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services) more time to finalize funding and permits. Staff recommended extending the closing date to on or before July 31, 2025; council approved the extension by consent.
- Amending the city's deferred loan to Sunrise Affordable Housing (SAH Holdings LP) for the Indigo apartment acquisition: staff explained HUD requires a 40-year term that begins at construction-to-permanent conversion, so the city approved a 43-year loan term to align with the HUD timing and account for the construction period. No other loan terms were changed; council approved the amendment by consent.
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