Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 30, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-5190
DIVISION: Housing and Community Development Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of 1) First Amendment to Program Administration Subrecipient Agreement between Orange County, Florida and Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, Inc. regarding the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) and Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) Disaster Assistance Agreement - Roof Replacement SHIP Allocation Year 2022-2023 and 2) First Amendment to Program Administration Subrecipient Agreement between Orange County, Florida and Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, Inc. regarding the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) and Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) Disaster Assistance Agreement - Major Housing Rehabilitation SHIP Allocation Year 2022-2023. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: First Amendments to Program Administration Subrecipient Agreement Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, Inc.
PURPOSE: On January 23, 2023, Orange County received an allocation of $2,161,534 as part of the Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP). The HHRP funds were to be administered in accordance with the State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program requirements to address damages to the affordable housing stock caused by Hurricane Ian and/or Nicole. Some of the eligible purposes for the expenditure of funds include repair and replacement of housing, to include rental and owner-occupied units.
On December 17, 2024, the County entered into two project administration subrecipient agreements with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, Inc. (“Agency”) to utilize a portion of HHRP funds for homeowner housing rehabilitation activities. More specifically, the Agency was awarded $669,462 to implement a County-wide Roof Replacement Program for qualified households, and $760,538 to implement a County-wide Major Housing Rehabilitation Program for qualified households.
As the implementation of these programs began, the Agency experienced a much higher need for rehabilitation activities that go beyond the limited scope of the Roof Replacement Program. Since there was funding available under the Roof Replacement Program, and there was also a higher need for Major Housing Rehabilitation Program services, the Agency proposed to reallocate funds between two agreements by reducing the amount of funds allocated to the Roof Replacement Program by $649,754.41 and increasing the amount of funds allocated to the Major Housing Rehabilitation Program by the same amount. The proposed changes to the Agreement budgets require amendments to be approved by the Board. The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed the amendments as to form.
BUDGET: N/A