Delray creating affordable housing advisory committee

By Dale M. King
CITY EDITOR

Delray Beach has an affordable housing ordinance.

Now, it wants to create an affordable housing advisory committee.

The city has put out a call for “enthusiastic individuals” willing to serve the panel. City Commissioners, who adopted an ordinance April 1 to create the committee, said its purpose will be to recommend monetary and/or non-monetary incentives for building affordable homes.

According to its rules, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will hold at least two meetings a month throughout the year.

The committee is to be made up of 11 members who are actively engaged in the following trades: residential home building industry, banking or mortgage banking industry; home building in connection with affordable housing; advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing; a for-profit provider of affordable housing; a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing; a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing; a local planning agency member; a citizen who resides within the jurisdiction; one citizen who represents employers and one citizen who represents essential services personnel as defined in local housing assistance plan.

Completed applications are to be returned to the City Clerk’s Office either in person or by mail (Delray Beach City Clerk’s Office, 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, Attention Venice Cobb).  Applicants can also contact Advisory Board Liaison Venice Cobb at (561) 243-7056.