1981-12-14 Reading Housing Authority Minutes

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READING HOUSING AUTHORITY December 14, 1981 (W The Reading Housing Authority met in regular session on Monday, Decembe 14, 1981 at 700 P.M. at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading, Massachusetts. Notice of this meeting was properly posted in accordance with the By -Laws. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Dempster. Those me bers also present were Mr. Westra and Mr. Rand, forming a quorum. Mrs. Pierce, the Executive Director, was also present. Upon a motion made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mr. Rand, it was VOTEDs To accept for the records the Minutes of the regular meeting h November-=0, 1981, copies of which had been previously mailed to all members. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect. Upon a motion made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Mr. Rand, it was VOTEDs To approve and pay checks and bills in the amount of $10,884.34 for 667 -C, ZT7866.66 for Section 8. A list of these checks is attached hereto an made a part of these Minutes. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect, the checks were signed. Mrs. Pierce reported on the financial situation of the Project. As of %ovember 30, 1981, the balance in the BayBank Middlesex checking account was Oil,534-90. With the yment of the above approved checks, this account showed a deficit balance of 1,616.14. The balance in the M.M.D.T. savings account x $26,655.59 plus interest. Mrs. Pierce reported also, that all rents for the month of December, totalling $7,720 were collected. At this time, a motion was made by Mr. Rand and seconded by Mr. Westra, and unanimauslys VOTEDs To withdraw $2,000 from the M.M.D.T. account to pay for the December-riMs, and to approve the Financial Report as read. The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect, and Mrs. Pierce drew a check from the M.M.D.T. account for signatures. At this time the subject turned to the Housing Authority's application fo funding under the Low Rent Public Housing Program with H.U.D. Members of the League of Women Voters were present to discuss with the Board, some new developm nts concerning this application. Mrs. Pierce advised that she had been in contact with Jane Johnson from HUD concerning the status of the applications for 40 units of elderly housing and 30 units of acquisition with minor rehabilitation, for families. As:requesi by the Board at the previous meeting, Mrs. Pierce had also had discussions with the Housing Directors of Concord and Wayland concerning their experiences with tY implementation of the Program in their respective Towns. Mrs. Pierce said she t hnson had explained that there were many problems obtaining units, clearing °.finite negative reaction from Concord, but a positive one from Wayland. Jane , tit a Les, 1.