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Kissimmee approves HOME amendment to target rehabilitation at Heaven and Vine Apartments
Summary
City staff said the city’s FY2023 HOME allocation of $359,424 will be reallocated in part to rental rehabilitation at the Heaven and Vine Apartments and to a tenant-based rental assistance program; the public hearing closed with no comments and the amendment was approved.
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Kissimmee City Commission approved a substantial amendment to the Osceola County HOME consortium allocation for fiscal year 2023. Francis De Jesus of Development Services said the city’s original HOME award was $359,424 and staff proposed reallocating funds to a new rental rehabilitation activity targeted to the Heaven and Vine Apartments and to create a tenant‑based rental assistance (TBRA) program.
In the meeting record staff cited the reallocation figures as $217,88 (the transcripted number appears truncated) toward rental rehabilitation and $64,290 for TBRA. Staff noted the consortium’s 30‑day comment period ran Sept. 4 through Oct. 6 and that no public comments were received; the Oct. 7 meeting served as the required public hearing. Commissioners moved to approve the substantial amendment, and the motion carried.
Staff said the HOME funds are administered through the Osceola County HOME Consortium, of which the county is the lead agency, and that any major changes require a formal substantial amendment to the county’s annual action plan. De Jesus said the funds will be used for physical rehabilitation of the named property and for tenant assistance; exact contract terms and beneficiaries will be spelled out in implementing documents.
Because the transcript contains an incomplete figure for one line item, the exact dollar amount for the rental rehabilitation allocation should be confirmed in the official agenda packet and consortium documentation before publication or budgeting actions.
