1984-01-09 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes of the Regular Meeting - January 9. 1984 The Reading Housing Authority met in regular session on Monday, January 9, 1984 at 7 :30 P.M. at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts. Notice of this meeting had been propertly posted in accordance with the By -Laws. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Dempster. Those members also present were Mr. White, Mrs. Swain, Mr. Westra and Mr. Rand, forming a quorum. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, was also present. A motion was made by Mr. Rand and seconded by Mrs. Strain, and unanimously: r. VOTED: To accept for the record, the Secretary's Report for the Meeting of December 12, 1983, copies of which had previously been mailed to all members. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Another motion was made by Mr. Rand and seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously: VOTED: To approve and pay checks and bills for 667-C in the amount of $13,454.19, for Section 8 in the amount of $248.50, and for the 689 Program in the amount of $791.00. A list of these checks is attached hereto,and made a part of these Minutes. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect, and all checks were signed. Mrs. Pierce reported that the balance in the BayBank Middlesex checking account for 667 -C was $5.563.96 as of December 31, 1983. This included a deposit of $4,000 from E.O.C.D. for conservation projects which will be discussed later in this Report. After payment of the above checks due at this time, the balance in the checking account would be $106.88. The balance in .the Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust Savings Account was $26,571.81 plus interest. Mrs. Pierce also reported that all rents had been collected for the month of January, totalling $8.528.00. �'�Z /,�. �� /� .�� -� - (3 c-y).��_ Upon a motion made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mrs. Swain, it was unanimously: VOTED: To accept the Financial Report as read. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. A letter from HUD was read to the members which stated that they had opened the Application Period for additional funding under the Existing Section 8 Program. Mrs. Pierce told the Board that since HUD had substantially raised its Fair Market Rents, the Authority has been having much more success in leasing new tenants, and at this time, their were only 6 slots remaining from the 15 units recently awarded. Patricia Rensello had requested that the Board consider applying for more units to continue to assist those in need on the waiting list. There was some discussion con- cerning a reasonable number to request, and finally a motion was made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mr. White. and unanimously: VOTED: To complete the Application, and allow Mrs. Pierce to sign for an additional 15 units with a breakdown as follows, based on the current waiting lists 1 BRM -5 2 BRM - 7 3 BRM - 3 1 1.