Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: April 27, 2010, 10:00 a.m. (Tallahassee Local Time)
PLACE: The offices of Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To conduct a TEFRA hearing concerning the potential future issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Florida Housing to provide additional financing for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of the following multifamily residential rental development in the aggregate face amount, not to exceed the amount listed below:
Laurel Villas II, a 78-unit multifamily residential rental development located on or about the northwest corner of the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Garfield Avenue, Deland, Volusia County, Florida 32724. The owner and operator of the development is Laurel Villas Associates II, LLC, 247 N. Westmonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, or such successor in interest in which Picerne Affordable Development, LLC and/or Deland Housing Authority, or an affiliate thereof, is a managing member, general partner and/or controlling stockholder. The prospective manager of the proposed development is Picerne Management Corporation, 247 N. Westmonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. The tax-exempt bond amount is not to exceed $9,250,000.
All interested parties may present oral comments at the public TEFRA hearing or submit written comments regarding the potential bond issuance for the development being financed. Written comments should be received by Florida Housing by 5:00 p.m. (Tallahassee Local Time), April 26, 2010, and should be addressed to the attention of Len Stirrat, Multifamily Bond Administrator. Any persons desiring to present oral comments should appear at the hearing.
If requested in writing, a fact-finding hearing will be held in the county where the property is located. When possible, the local hearing will be held before the formal TEFRA hearing and comments received at the local hearing will be placed on record at the TEFRA hearing.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Len Stirrat, Multifamily Bond Administrator, Florida Housing Finance Corporation at (850)488-4197.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.