PINELLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Envisioning Pinellas County as a place where all residents have the opportunity to live

in decent neighborhoods with access to quality affordable housing, pleasing

streetscapes and open green spaces, sound infrastructure, ample economic

opportunities, convenient public facilities, and access to all the services vital to

maintaining a safe and sustainable community.

The Community Revitalization Division administers a variety of Federal, State and local

resources to address the needs of residential communities and areas of special

interest such as redevelopment areas and revitalization areas. Community

Revitalization administers community development and housing programs for the

Urban County.1 Cooperation Agreements, which determine the composition of the

Urban County, are executed every three years. In addition, Pinellas County and the City

of Largo have formed a consortium to administer housing programs under the HOME

program.

The Division has four major areas of emphasis:

Community Housing

Neighborhood Improvements

Redevelopment

Community Facilities

VISION

1Municipalities in the Urban County: Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Dunedin, Gulfport, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian

Shores, Kenneth City, Madeira Beach, North Redington Beach, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Safety

Harbor, St. Pete Beach, Seminole, South Pasadena, Tarpon Springs, Treasure Island.

OPERATIONS

Pinellas County provides housing products and services through two separate operations:

1) The Pinellas County Community Development Department:

a County Department under the Board of County Commissioners

2) The Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County:

an independent board appointed by the County Commission

Activities are targeted to four basic strategies:

Preserving the existing housing stock

Producing an adequate supply of new housing

Promoting home ownership opportunities

Providing comprehensive housing information, counseling, and referral services

Investing in our community

Recycling public funds by making loans, not just grants

Generating approximately $3 Million in additional funds for housing

Maintaining a portfolio of over 1,600 loans valued at $73.3 Million

Leveraging more than $8.4 Million of private investment

Programs are administered through active community partnerships with:

Nonprofit agencies

Builders and developers

Housing advocates

Service providers

PRESERVING THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK Maintaining the economic viability of existing housing units:

Recycling housing for new home buyers

Promoting home improvement

Upgrading rental housing

Supporting neighborhood revitalization

COMMUNITY HOUSING

Affordable housing lenders

Real estate community

20 cooperating cities

PRODUCING NEW HOUSING

Developing new tools to replenish an aging housing stock:

Loan products for the home builder community

Assembling land for affordable housing development

Governmental incentives to make development easier

PROMOTING HOME OWNERSHIP

Keeping housing affordable:

Low interest mortgages

Down payment loans

Closing cost assistance

PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING SERVICES

Offer counseling, educational, and referral services:

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing

HomeBuyer’s Club

Online Housing Resource Directory

Home buyer and credit counseling

Comprehensive renter assistance services

Foreclosure prevention counseling

HOUSING STRATEGIES

Promote mixed-income developments that eliminate concentrations of poverty

Remove barriers to housing redevelopment through policy reform

Prevention and equitable resolutions of foreclosure

Maintain affordable housing in a built out county

Maintain the economic viability of the existing housing stock

Promote economic recovery through strategic housing development

Special lender programs

Private sector partnerships

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2013-2014

$73.3 MILLION ACTIVE LOAN PORTFOLIO

565 Amortizing Loans - $9.6 Million

592 Temporary Deferred Loans - $49.6 Million

444 Reducing/Permanent Deferred Loans - $14.1 Million

HOME REPAIR LOAN PROGRAMS

9 loans $1,210,086 $11,961 Private Financing

RENTAL HOUSING PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES

45 units $669,152 $1,022,215 Federal/State/Local

OWNER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

95 units $2,420,946

RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

433 units $7,477,381 $24,949,575 Federal/State/Local

TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

74 units $218,865

HOUSING SERVICES

1,309 Residents Assisted

Budgeting & Mortgage Classes

Foreclosure Prevention

Homebuyer Information Program

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FISCAL

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

2013/2014 REVENUE SOURCES - $ 8.86 MILLION

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROGRAM INCOME 2009-2014

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Note: New Revenue Only

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

$900,000

$1,000,000

HTF CDBG HOME SHIP NSP NSP2 NSP3

$131,9

62

$91,6

12

$640,6

03

$973,3

77

$99,3

86

$122,0

31

$646,8

05

$495,4

63

$85,7

02

$42,2

62

$774,8

14

$369,6

55

$81,9

65

$85,3

23

$758,7

79

$659,8

31 $125,7

68

$201,4

88

$879,8

01

$826,8

67

$414,5

90

FY 13/14 $3,085,019

FY 12/13 $3,023,953

FY 11/12 $1,587,503

FY 10/11 $1,363,685

FY 09/10 $1,837,554

$315,0

71

$607,7

79

$827,5

99

$2,6

77

$200,4

02

$436,1

03

HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) - 11.9%

$1,057,756

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) - 2.0%

$174,337

County General Funds (GF) - 10.8%

$952,537

Program Income - 34.8% $3,085,019 State Housing Initiatives Partnership

(SHIP) - 10.2% $906,957

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - 28.4%

$2,517,880

Housing Finance Authority (HFA) - 1.9%

$167,700

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

2013/2014 EXPENDITURES BUDGET

Housing $5,198,681

58.7%

Grant Administration $950,302 - 10.7%

Neighborhoods $604,277 - 6.8%

Cities & Facilities $505,500 - 5.7%

Public Services $402,000 - 4.5%

Contingency $81,191 - 0.9%

General Fund Administration

$952,537 - 10.8%

HFA Reimbursable $167,700 - 1.9%

CURRENT COUNTY REVITALIZATION AREAS

Dansville

Greater Ridgecrest Area

Central Lealman

FORMER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AREAS

Union Academy in Tarpon Springs

Wind Tree Village in Highpoint

REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES PER AREA

Dansville requires comprehensive redevelopment

Brownfield Redevelopment

$400,000 in Federal funds for solid waste cleanup activities in Dansville, including

Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit incentive for this project

Affordable Housing projects can access State sales tax refunds

Federally funded Environmental Site Assessments available for new properties

Greater Ridgecrest Area and Central Lealman require infrastructure, housing improvements,

visual enhancements as well as delivery of recreational opportunities and social services

Wind Tree Village requires strategies designed to create a more visually attractive rental

neighborhood with a more stable real estate market

NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

Streets

Stormwater Drainage

Sidewalks

Reclaimed Waterlines

Sanitary Sewer

CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT

Developed plans with resident input and leadership

Facilitate community involvement in the lengthy planning and implementation

Build trust among impacted residents

Maintain open lines of communication with residents

Underground Utilities

Waterlines for Potable Water

Driveways

Fire Hydrants

REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES

Economic recovery through combining Neighborhood Stabilization Program with existing

CDBG funds

Strategic use of declining financial resources

Invest in long term financial commitments to neighborhoods and redevelopment

Implement efficiencies through intra & interdepartmental team approach

Focused approach to resolving issues related to problem properties and vacant structures

Facilitate comprehensive trash collection in County areas

Facilitate active recreation services for area youth

Implement street lighting projects in appropriate corridors

Develop and design strategic redevelopment appropriate to community

REDEVELOPMENT Urban County – All the unincorporated areas and cities in the County with the exception of Belleair

Shore, Clearwater, Largo and St. Petersburg.

Cooperating cities are our partners.

REDEVELOPMENT AREAS IN THE CITIES

Infrastructure planning & construction in commercial redevelopment areas:

Dunedin

Gulfport

Indian Rocks Beach

Indian Shores

Madeira Beach

John’s Pass Village

Oldsmar

Pinellas Park

Redington Shores

Safety Harbor

Tarpon Springs

Treasure Island

REQUIREMENTS:

Meet State criteria for a slum & blighted area

Comprehensive improvement plan

Multi-year financial commitment to match federal dollars, usually Capital Improvement Plan

Qualifies as prevention or elimination of slums or blight under HUD regulations

REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

Comprehensive housing and economic development

Redevelopment inclusive of workforce housing

Analysis of economic stimulus infrastructure projects with CDBG funds

Tourism including Vision 2010

Facilitate mixed-use developments and innovative use of densities

INVESTING IN ECONOMIC VITALITY

SINCE 1970’S*:

$4,101,497

$3,770,532

$306,000

$426,732

$460,800

$1,840,451

$5,078,882

$435,896

$3,319,709

$6,482,269

$344,901

$26,567,669

Dunedin

Gulfport

Indian Rocks Beach

Indian Shores

Madeira Beach

Oldsmar

Pinellas Park

Redington Shores

Safety Harbor

Tarpon Springs

Treasure Island

St. Petersburg Times, October 20, 2008

* Includes commercial façade, Americans with Disabilities Act grants, demolition

grants, historic preservation loans, facility and streetscape improvements.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES Community Development activities have supported nonprofit agencies over the years that

accomplish the following:

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

Assist with the County's neighborhood revitalization efforts by owning and/or operating

neighborhood facilities such as adult and child day care centers, senior centers, recreational

facilities, and community centers

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

Provide facilities and services that are part of the Continuum of Care for the homeless

SPECIAL GROUPS ASSISTANCE

Provide facilities and services for special groups such as abused children, battered spouses, the

elderly, homeless, severely disabled, substance abusers, and persons with HIV/AIDS

The County's support has been through the provision of both funding and technical assistance.

Funding

Capital improvement projects to provide a safe and sound facility from which to operate

Initiate/maintain programs and services that address identified needs

Technical Assistance

To promote organizational strength, stability and financial viability

To seek long-term solutions addressing homeless issues and problems

To promote coordination among agencies

Strategic use of decreasing operational funding for agencies

Addressing NIMBYism (Not in my backyard)