1983-01-10 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Regular Meeting - January 10, 1983 The Reading Housing Authority met in regular session on Monday, January 10, 1983 at 7 :30 P.M. at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Mass. Notice of this Meeting had been properly posted in accordance with the By -Laws. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Dempster. Those members also present were Mr. Westra, Mr. Rand and Mr. White, forming a quorum. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, was also present. Upon a motion made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Rand, it was unanimously: VOTED: To accept for the record, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 13, 1982, copies of which had previously been mailed to all members. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. A motion was made by Mr. Rand and seconded by Mr. Westra, and unanimously: VOTED: To approve the payment of checks and bills for 667 -C in the amount of $12,092.58, and also to approve the signing of checks for the Section 8 Pro- gram, and Project 689 -1. Copies of the list of these checks had been mailed to all members, are attached hereto, and made a part of these Minutes. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Mrs. Pierce reported to the members that the balance in the BayBank Middle- sex Checking Account for 667 -C was $1,861.98 as of December 31, 1982. As of the date of this meeting, after payment of the above checks due at this time, the balance in this account shows a deficit balance of $335.17. The balance in the M.M.D.T. savings account was $38,120.5.5 plus interest., . Mrs. Pierce reported also, that all rents for the month of January had been collected, totalling $8,616.00. At this time, a motion was made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mr. Rand, and unanimously: VOTED: To deposit a check from the savings account in the amount of $1,000 into the checking account to cover the deficit noted above, and to approve the Financial Report as read. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. At this point, attention turned to Mrs. Lucie Cripps and Ms. Nancy Watt, representatives from EMARC who were in attendance to answer any questions the Board may have in regard to Project 689-1, the Community Residence for retarded citizens. First of all, however, Mrs. Pierce brought the members up to date on the status of things at this point. She advised that January 5th had been the deadline for bids from Architects on this Project, and a listing of the sixteen applicants was shown to the Board. At this time, applications had been '.sent to E.O.C.D. and would be reviewed by a Selection Committee in that office, and the Authority would receive notice to interview three which they select under this process. Concerning, the closing date, E.O.C.D had requested that MUM *find someone woo could live in the h6use' during _ the interim betwden the closing date and the renovation process. Nancy Watt submitted for the Board's review, an 1.