1983-07-11 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Regular Meeting - July 11, 1983 Members of the Reading Housing Authority, Philip R. White, Jr., Leonard F. Westra and William F. Rand, Jr., as well as Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, met with members of the Board of Selectmen at the Town Hall prior to the regular meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent resignation of current Board member, Frank J. Johnson, Jr., and to submit to the Selectmen, the Authority's choice for a replacement, Patricia Swain. After a brief summation by Mr. White of the reasons for the Authority's choice, there was a unanimous vote among the parties gathered that Mrs. Swain be appointed as a replacement on the Board for Mr. Johnson; and that she serve only until the next Town electioAl at which time she must be elected by a Town vote. Subsequently, the Board returned to the Authority office at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive, and the meeting was called to order at 8:15 P.M. by Mr. Westra, the Vice - Chairman, in the absence of the Chairman. A motion was made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Rand and unanimously: VOTED: To accept the Secretary's Report for the meeting held on June 13, 1983, copies of which had previously been mailed to all members. The Acting Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in.effect. Next, a motion was made by Mr. Rand and seconded by Mr. White, and unani- mously: VOTED: To approve and pay checks and bills for 667 -C in the amount of $ 10,172.52, and to ratify the signing of checks for the Section 8 Program in the amount of $1,400.48, and for the 689 Program in the amount of $44.10. A list of these checks had previously been mailed to all members, and are attached hereto and made a part of these Minutes. The Acting Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. The regular order of business was interrupted at this time to interview two Architects who were in attendance to be selected for the work on the upcoming office expansion project. Those Architects selected by E.O.C.D. from the applications sub- mitted were: 1. Beacon Architectural Associates - Boston 2. Stephen M. Bell /Architects - Lowell 3. Cole & Goyette, Architects - Boston Only representatives from the first two firms named above were able to be at this meeting. The third company will be scheduled at a later date. Each Archi- tect was interviewed and given approximately 20 minutes for his presentation and questions and answers were exchanged among the participants. After their departure, the members expressed their general opinions about each, but will have to wait until the third party's interview before coming to a decision. At this time, Mrs. Pierce read the Financial Report which showed that the balance in the BayBank Checking account for 667 -C after the above bills were paid 0 1