Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 400 NW 73RD AVE PLANTATION, FLORIDA 33317 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Michael Dutko, Jr. at 4:31 p.m. Roll call was conducted by the Clerk. A quorum was present. Present: Edwin Cordova, Toshia Drummond, Michael Dutko, Mitchell Rosenstein, Mayor Sortal and Maggie Zalamea. Jon Auerbach (arrived late) Also Present: Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development (PZED) Director: Dan Holmes, Assistant Director: Michael Alpert; Community Development Grants Administrator: Edlyn Griffith, City Attorney Kerry Ezrol and Councilmember: Timothy Fadgen APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES September 4, 2025 Meeting Minutes 2025-09-04 AHAC Minutes draft revised.docx Mitchell Rosenstein moved to approve the September 4, 2025, minutes as presented, seconded by Maggie Zalamea. Motion passed: 6-0. NEW BUSINESS 1. Public Hearing: AHAC Annual Report Michael Alpert, Assistant Director, presented the Annual Report that must be submitted to the Florida Housing Coalition. He noted that the initial ordinance creating the Committee was adopted on October 6, 2021, with current appointments made in December 2024 or January 2025. Mr. Alpert detailed the Committee's activities, including orientation meetings in January and February, strategy meetings with some guest speakers between February and September, and the public hearing advertisement on September 18. He explained that the Report would go to City Council on November 19 and must be submitted to the State by December 31, 2025.

The Report structure includes background information, committee composition, a list of affordable housing incentive strategies, timeline, and public hearing information. Each strategy section includes the legal framework, discussion synopsis, existing policies, AHAC member comments, implementation schedule, and recommendations. Mr. Alpert reviewed the 11 strategies covered in the report: • Expedited permitting • Fee waivers • Modification of street requirements • Flexibility in density • Reservation of infrastructure • Flexible lot configurations • Ongoing review process • Accessory dwelling units • Parking and setback reductions • Printed land inventory • Development near transportation hubs He noted that the City had already adopted policies and amended codes for expedited permitting, flexibility in density, the ongoing ordinance review process, ADUs, and the printed land inventory. The land inventory published in September 2023 had led to a proposal from Habitat for Humanity on a viable parcel. Additionally, the City was close to implementing parking and setback reductions and development near transportation hubs through a Transit-Oriented District expected to be adopted in November. Chair Dutko commented that the report was well-prepared and accurately reflected the committee's work, though acknowledging there was still much to be done. The Chair opened the floor for public comment. One member of the public, Gail Marie Perry from Plantation, requested a copy of the report. No other public comments were received. Motion to approve the AHAC Annual Report was made by Mitchell Rosenstein, seconded by Maggie Zalamea. The motion passed unanimously with affirmative votes from Edwin Cordova, Maggie Zalamea, Michael Dutko, Jon Auerbach, Mayor Sortal, Mitchell Rosenstein, and Toshia Drummond. Final AHAC Report 2025.docx OLD BUSINESS 1. Silver Linings Town Hall Planning Michael Alpert provided an update on the Silver Linings Town Hall, scheduled for November 6 at 4:30 PM. He reported that outreach efforts were going well and good attendance was expected. He emphasized that the goal was to focus on solutions, coordination, and ideas rather than complaints.

Maggie Zalamea shared that they she spoken with a City Council member from another municipality who expressed interest in attending. The member stressed the importance of ensuring the town hall would be solution-focused with concrete outcomes, noting that people are tired of attending meetings where nothing happens afterward. The Chair asked about a previously discussed speaker from Georgetown University, and it was confirmed that the speaker had declined to participate. 2. Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Dan Holmes, Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Director, discussed the 2045 Comprehensive Plan that the City is working to adopt. He explained that the Committee had previously received both Volume 1 (Goals, Objectives, and Policies) and Volume 2 (Data Inventory and Analysis) of the Housing Element. Mr. Holmes recommended that Committee members read Volume 2 first to understand the background information about housing issues, costs, and cost-burdened residents before reviewing Volume 1, which outlines the City's Goals and Policies based on those issues. He informed the Committee that the Plan would go to the Planning and Zoning Board the following week and then to City Council for transmittal in November. After transmittal, the State would review the plan for consistency with statutory requirements, and it would also go to the Broward County Planning Council, which is responsible for the Housing Element. The Plan would then return to City Council for final adoption next year. The Chair asked if the Committee would have another substantive meeting before the Plan's finalization, and Mr. Holmes confirmed they could add it as a discussion item for their next meeting. He also invited Committee members to attend the Planning and Zoning Board meeting on October 14 at 6:00 PM to provide comments. It was decided that for the next meeting on November 6, the Committee would start at 4:00 PM (30 minutes earlier than usual) to discuss the Comprehensive Plan Housing Element before beginning the Senior Town Hall at 4:30 PM. OTHER BUSINESS/DISCUSSIONS Jon Auerbach congratulated Mitchell Rosenstein on being honored by the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for "Community Impact of the Year." Mayor Sortal gave a reminder that advisory board positions are reset at the end of each year, and members were thanked for reapplying. He explained that appointments would likely be made at the December 3 meeting, with the process being somewhat complicated due to having 6 elected officials making appointments to 9 board positions. Mitchell Rosenstein expressed appreciation for serving on Plantation's AHAC, noting the interested Council, helpful Staff, and energetic Committee members made it a pleasure to participate compared to other AHACs he has served on. PUBLIC COMMENTS- None ADJOURNMENT @ 4:56 p.m.