Welcome to the Volusia County Council meeting.
The meeting will begin in two minutes.
>>  Is everybody here?
We will call the special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. December 19.
If everybody would rise, please, for the Pledge of Allegiance.
>>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Thank you.
Would you call the roll, please.
>> Mr. Robbins.
>>  Danny Robbins: Here.
>>  Mr. Santiago?
Mr. Dempsey?
Mr. Johansson.
>>  Jake Johansson: Here.
>>  Mr. Kent.
>>  Troy Kent, Vice Chair: Here.
>>  Mr. Reinhart.
>>  Matt Reinhart: Here.
>>  Mr. Brower.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Here.
We do have a quorum and this is a special meeting dealing with one item.
Do we have any requests to speak from the public?
>>  No, sir.
>>  Okay.
Thank you.
Requests needed to be about this one item.
>>  Mr. Brower, it looks like Mr. Santiago has joined the meeting virtually and I believe we would need a motion and vote to include him.
>>  Motion to approve.
>>  Second.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Who made the motion?
>>  Mr. Reinhart.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Second by Vice Chair Kent.
All in favor of having Councilman Santiago participate virtually say aye.
Any opposed?
Okay, got that taken care of.
Can you hear us?
David Santiago?
>>  David Santiago: Yes, I can.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Okay.
Good.
Who is going to present the item?
>>  We are going to have Brad.
Thank you everybody for being flexible and coming in on this important issue.
I really appreciate it.
>>  Yes, sir.
We had a lot of questions on why the special meeting.
The data is new.
At your last meeting our team engaged with Shinberg the last six months and developed a strong relationship and they felt we were not going to have a surplus like last year but then the data changed so that is why the special meeting.
Many of our stakeholders asked me that question so I think it is important to get out there.
You know, this doesn't mean that the Council has not been focused on affordable housing.
What it means is quite the opposite is that we are focusing on the biggest need in our community which is the 80 percent AMI envelope.
What this report tells us, and it was our asking, we have always felt like we had a surplus in the 80 to 120 percent.
That is why we asked Shinberg to separate us from Flagler County this year.
What the data indicates from Shinberg as we have 1912 surplus of units in that 80 to 120 percent AMI.
These are market rate apartments.
They are not, when we look at the data.
I am here, there is a PowerPoint.
You have my memo that was part of the agenda items. Here to answer any questions the Council may have.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Thank you.
Questions for Brad or anyone else?
Councilman Robbins?
>>  Danny Robbins: If there are no questions I would like to make a motion to exempt Volusia County from requirement to exempt property taxes for certain affordable housing.
Those households that earn between 80 and 100 percent as presented.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Motion to accept as presented.
>>  Second.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: Second by Vice Chair Troy Kent.
Any discussion?
There being none, probably everybody up here has asked questions.
I know I asked mine of staff and got very clear answers that this would not hurt our affordable housing program.
So this is good.
I'm glad we are here tonight to do this.
All in favor of the motion say aye.
Any opposed?
Was that for or against?
You have a delay, Councilman Santiago.
>>  David Santiago: For.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: For the motion.
Okay.
Motion passes unanimous 7/0.
>>  Mr. Chair, just to confirm there was no public input submitted.
>>  Jeff Brower, Chair: There was a not.
Okay.
That is our entire item so if I can get a motion to adjourn.
We have a motion to adjourn by Matt Recktenwald.
Second by Councilman Robbins.
All in favor say aye.
And we are adjourned.
Merry Christmas.