Topics to be Covered During Workshop on Public Housing How is Public Housing Described or Listed in the Comprehensive Plan How does Palatka Compare with other Cities in Regards to the Number of Public Housing Units and the Overall Impact of Public Housing on the Community Statistical Data Regarding Palatka’s Tax Base and Public Housing Units Within the City and Cost to Provide Said Services Payments in Lieu of Taxes made by PHA to the City Desired Outcome: To Gain Feedback and Direction from the City Commission and to Develop a Policy Decision (Statement) as it Relates to the Future of Public Housing

HOUSING ELEMENT GOAL – PROVIDE ADEQUATE & AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3

HOUSING ELEMENT OBJECTIVE C.1.2 & POLICY C – CITY TO ENCOURAGE PROVISION OF SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING (HOMELESS, HANDICAPPED, ELDERLY, GROUP HOMES) – DOES NOT INCLUDE PUBLIC HOUSING 4

HOUSING ELEMENT DATA & ANALYSIS SECTION: PHA-RELATED UNITS ARE 14% OF CITY’S DWELLING UNITS: “STRATEGIES FOR LOCATING FUTURE SUBSIDIZED RENTAL UNITS IN THE COUNTY AREAS SHOULD BE EXPLORED AND PURSUED.” 5

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CITIES WITH NO PUBLIC HOUSING (PALATKA – 4,553 UNITS) 7 CITYUNITS Okeechobee 2,251 Marianna 2,773 Green Cove Springs 2,815 Perry 3,115 Quincy 3,169 Orange Park 3,880 Lake City 5,498 Sebring 5,623 Belle Glade 6,368 Palmetto 6,729 Holly Hill 6,900 CITYUNITS Mt. Dora 6,942 St. Augustine 6,978 Tavares 7,598 Zephyrhills 7,702 Cocoa 8,709 Vero Beach 10,258 Leesburg 10,625 DeLand 12,610 Apopka 15,507 Kissimmee 26,275 Melbourne 33,089 Port St. Lucie 70,877

PERCENTAGE OF TAX BASE 8

PERCENTAGE OF HOMESTEADED PROPERTY 9

TAXABLE VALUE PER CAPITA 10

 COMP PLAN RECOGNIZES HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS  COMP PLAN CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO PHA IN MAINTENANCE OF UNITS, BUT NOT IN CREATING NEW UNITS  CITY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH PROPERTION OF PHA UNITS COMPARED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS  CITY’S TAX BASE IS VULNERABLE TO NEW NON-TAXABLE UNITS SUMMARY

PHA Parcel Data # of ParcelsMarket ValueTax Loss to City Inside City Limits44$18,306,590$167,961 Outside City Limits12$400,511$0 4 of the 44 total parcels within the city limits were Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) homes that were purchased in 2013 PHA owns 5 empty lots in the Interlachen-Lake Estates area and 1 in Florahome They also own 6 single family homes not located within the city limits: 2 in Palatka 2 in Satsuma 1 in East Palatka 1 in Pomona Park

PHA Payments in Lieu of Taxes Fiscal YearNSP HomesAll other parcels $1, $17, $- $14, $- $7, $- $6, $- $12, Total $1, $57,217.40

Property Tax Exemption Info PalatkaOther Cities Average Assessed Value $697,913,688$1,011,612,379 Total Exemption Value $330,165,735$353,223,710 Total Taxable Value $367,747,953$658,388,669 Government Exemption % of Assessed Value 31.0%17.1% Institutional Exemption % of Assessed Value 6.6% Homestead Exemption % of Assessed Value 8.2%10.0% Total Exemption % of Assessed Value 47.3%35.4% This table shows that the City is able to collect taxes on only 52.7% of the assessed value of property located within the City limits

Governmental Exemption Info EntityTotal Amount Exempted City of Palatka (includes Gas Authority)$56,590,765 Putnam County School District $55,737,849 Putnam County $18,890,498 Palatka Housing Authority $18,446,442 St. Johns River State College$16,554,161 Putnam County Port Authority $14,880,736 St. Johns River Water Management District $8,782,482 FDEP Parks and Recreation $2,112,426 United States Postal Service $2,038,659 Putnam County Development Authority $504,150 Florida Department of Transportation$164,690 Total $194,764,258

PHA Calls for Service Fire DepartmentPolice Department YearTotal CFSPHA CFSPercentTotal CFSPHA CFSPercent 20011, %30,4221, % 20022, %29,1331, % 20033, %29,7461, % 20043, %27,3471, % 20052, %30,6461, % 20062, %36,3031, % 20072, %32,3081, % 20082, %31,1201, % 20092, %31,2641, % 20102, %35,5861, % 20112, %28,2361, % 20122, %22,7141, % 20132, %32,3001, % 20142, %33,4631, % 36,6822, %430,58818, % Total Budget = $2,123, $3,792, % of Total Budget = $167, $166, Total Cost for CFS to PHA Properties =$334,858.55

City of Palatka Extra Duty Patrols At Palatka Housing Authority Annual Amounts Received from PHA Year Amount Hourly Rate Total Hours Of Pay 6/1/ /31/201214,878.50$ /1/2012 – 5/31/201314,868.00$ /1/ /31/201414,512.94$ Total:44, ,047.5

Palatka House Authority Regular Board Meeting January 15, 2015 At the Regular PHA Board Meeting held on January 15, 2015, the PHA Board passed the following Resolutions: Resolution Number PHA Certifications of Compliance with the PHA Plan and Regulations Board Resolution to Accompany the PHA Plan (Paragraph 7.0, deleted at the December 11, 2014 City Commission meeting was included in this Resolution) Resolution Number Resolution to Authorize Fair Housing Complaint Against the City of Palatka Resolution Number 655 – Resolution to Authorize Construction at Laurel Street Lots Using Non-Federal Funds