HALL. ANGELA? ANGELA: THAT MEETING WRAPPED UP NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND THOSE MEMBERS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, THE COMMITTEE HAS. THEY ALSO MEET WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXPERTS HERE IN THE AREA TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. >> YOU HAVEN’T EVEN ASKED IF I ACCEPT. [LAUGHTER] ANGELA: THURSDAY’S MEETING STARTED WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTING A NEW CHAIR, AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS OF THE DAY. THEY WENT OVER SOME OF THE INCENTIVES THEY’VE COME UP WITH AND ASKED FOR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION. ALEX TASCA IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE. SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO LOOK AT THE INCENTIVES THAT THE CITY HAS ADOPTED OVER THE PAST 10, 15, 20 YEARS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ITS HOUSING ELEMENT, AND SEE WHERE THEY CAN EXPAND AND FIND ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. >> POTENTIALLY LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND GET MORE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS FIELD BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, IT’S BECOMING A BIGGER AND BIGGER ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY. ANGELA: SHE SAYS ONE OF THE MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEY WERE ABLE TO GET PASSED WAS A COLLABORATION WITH ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND FORT PIERCE, TO ALL WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING ANALYSIS. IT’S SOMETHING THEY PLAN TO WORK ON THIS SUMMER AND COME UP WITH A FORMAL DOCUMENT THAT WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY NEED AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE SAYS THEY’RE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> THE CITY IS VERY GOOD AT TRYING TO DEVELOP OUR ECONOMIC SECTOR AND BRINGING IN MORE JOBS TO THE CITY, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE NEED THAT. SO WE ALSO NEED HOUSING THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WORKERS WHEN THEY COME, SO YOU CAN CALL IT WORKFORCE HOUSING AS WELL. ANGELA: THAT NEXT MEETING IS SET FOR NEXT MONTH ON THE THIRD THURSDAY. THEY HOPE TO HAVE THEIR FINAL REPO