Pompano Beach adopts 2025 SHIP strategies; advisory committee recommended no changes
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Summary
By unanimous vote the commission adopted the city's 2025 State Housing Initiative Partnership strategies; staff said the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee recommended no changes this year after reviewing the local housing assistance plan.
The commission unanimously adopted a resolution on Oct. 28 incorporating the city's 2025 State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) strategies into its local housing assistance plan.
Alex Goldstein, program compliance manager in the Office of Housing and Urban Initiatives (OHUI), told the commission the state requires an annual review and this year the advisory committee recommended no changes. The committee reviewed incentives and local strategies that implement the city's SHIP award and held a required public hearing; staff said the committee is composed to meet state categories and that filling vacancies can be challenging.
Commissioners discussed ongoing affordable-housing pressures in Pompano Beach and suggested a commission workshop to consider other policy tools such as the developer buyout fee and how the city uses SHIP incentives to support homeownership and rental projects. Commissioner Seagerstein Eaton and Vice Mayor Fournier praised OHUI for leveraging SHIP funds and highlighted a Florida Housing Coalition recognition the office recently received for homeownership work.
What happens next: The adopted strategies will be submitted to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation per SHIP requirements and will guide local eligible activities for the coming program year. Commissioners asked staff to consider additional public outreach and to notify the commission when SHIP advisory positions are open.
