HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-11-14 Reading Housing Authority MinutesREADING HOUSING AUTHORITY
Minutes of the Regular Meeting - Nov. 14 1984
The Reading Housing Authority met in re &qlar session on Wednesday. November
14, 1984, at 7:30 P.M. at 22 Frank D. Tanner Drive in the Town of Reading,
Massachusetts. Notice of this meeting had been properly posted in accordan e
with the By -Laws.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Dempster. Those 1,
members also present were Mrs. Swain 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. Swain, and
VOTED: To accept for the record, the Minutes of thh Regular Meeting
held October $, 1984 and the Special Meeting of October 29, 1984, copies of
which had been previously 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 Mrs. Swain, and
unanimously:
VOTEDs To approve and pay checks and bills for 667 -C in the amount of
$9,973.05, and for the Section 8 Program in the amount of $2,690.20, and fot.
cwProject 689-1 in the amount of $2,394.46. A list of )these checks is attache
hereto and made a part of these Minutes, and was previously bailed to all
members.
The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect.
It was reported that the balance in the BayBank Middlesex Checking Acco
for 667-0 was $14,068.19 as of October 31, 1984- As of the date of this meeti
with payment of all the above -thecks due at this time, the balance was $1,424.
It was also reported that the balance in the M.M.D.T. account was $23,771.45 P
interest. Also, all rents for the month of November had been paid, totalling
$9,117.00.
A motion was then made by Mrs. Swain and seconded by Mr. Rand, and
unanimously:
VOTED: To accept the Financial Report as read.
The Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and said vote in effect.
It was announced that E8CD has awarded the Authority an additional 5
scattered -site units under the Chapter 707 Program. An amendment to the pre
ACC will be forthcoming. The units were broken down as follows:
2- 1 Bedroom 2- 2 Bedroom 1- 3 Bedroom
tWSince the rents on the 707 Program are so low for thh rental market in
Reading, it has been difficult to sign people up for this Program. Mrs. Pierce
said she felt that she should try to have more outreach for prospective tenants
and landlords in the Town. Accordingly, she had put a neva item in the Reading
Chronicle ".which announced the award and requested landlords and tenants to come
forward for assistance if they felt they could be helped through this Program.
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An update of the current happenings on the 689 Project was the next topic
on the Agenda. Mrs. Pierce said she had received a phone call from John Walker,
`he Architect on this Project, saying that he had numerous revisions to make to'
04is plans, based on the recommendations of the new State Architect, King Harvey
He promised to have them submitted to EOCD by December 1st, and hopefully, they
would be approved by January lst, and ready for bid. Mrs. Pierce advised the
Board also that a new Coordinator on the 689 Program has been appointed by EOCD.
It is Robert Nason, former Director of the Melrose Housing Authority, who has been
involved in many 689 Projects in Melrose, and worked with John Walker. In a re c en
conversation with him, he told Mrs. Pierce that he was aware of ih)a problems
Reading has had to date, and would do all he could to speed things along once h
took over the position in January.
On the 705 Program, Mrs. Pierce said that she still had not obtained al
the information from the State and Reading Assessor's office that was requested
as a result of last month's Special Meeting, but promised *beahave it ready for
the December meeting. Mr. Dempster said that there was going to be a Special
Town Meeting in January or February, and that a warrant for articles on that
Agenda would be opened for one day only, December 17th. He said the Board sho
bepprepared to go before the Selectmen on that day to give them the decision on
the property to seek from the Town fox this Project. Therefore, this would be
major topic for discussion at the December 10th meeting.
Copies of the recent Section 8 Biennual Audit prepared by Hurley, Cadoga�n
and Company, Gertified Public Accountants, were distributed to the members for
their review. There were two Findings and one General Comment which were just
minor accounting problems, but adjustments had already been made, and HUD hadksen,
letter approving the final payment to the Accountant.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, and upon a
motion duly made and second$d, it was unanimmusly voted to adjourn, and the
Chairman thereupon declared said motion carried and the meeting was adjourned
at 8,45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Pierce, Executive Dire,
and Secretary
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Awl/ Nn
3755
3756
3757
3758
3759
3760
3761
3762
3763
3764
3765
3766
3767
3768
3769
3770
771
3772
3773
3774
3775
3776
3777
3778
3779
3780
3781
READING HOUSING AUTHORITY
CHECKS & BILLS
November 14, 1984
Account
Janet Pierce (ratify only)
James L. Muise (ratify only)
James L. Muise (ratify only)
Patricia Renzello (ratify only)
Reading Municipal Light Department (ratify only)
James L. Muise
James L. Muise
James L. Muise
Patricia Renzello
Baybank Middlesex, N.A. (Fed. Inc. Tax W /H)
Comm. of Mass. /Dept. of Revenue (Mass. Inc. Tax W /H)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. (deferred comp.)
Town of Reading Contributory Retirement Fund
Comm. of Mass. /Group Insurance Comm.
Richard Scott Fenton, CPA
New England Telephone
Johnson Farm Supply
Comm. of Mass. /Group Ins. Comm. (add'1 group ins.)
North East Alarm (burglar alarm repair)
D & J Repair (replaced clips on refrigerator)
Reading Disposal Inc. (3 -55 gal. drums)
Mass. Appliance Parts Inc. (range units)
General Electric Company (appliance parts)
Russell Johnson (painting apt.)
Latham & Latham, P.C. (misc. matters)
RHA -Petty Cash
Old Republic Insurance Co. (add'1 prem. due)
3782 B & H Home Appliance (repair range 30 -6)
3783 Vincent-Dwyer (trash collection)
Date of Inv.
11/2/84
11/2/84
11/9/84
11/9/84
10/23/84
11/16/84
11/23/84
11/30/84
11/23/84
10/31/84
10/31/84
11/30/84
10/31/84
10/31/84
11/1/84
10/13/84
10/25/84
11/1/84
11/1/84
10/10/84
10/15/84
10/31/84
11/1/84
11/2/84
10/10/84
11/8/84
10/26/84
11/8/84
11/1/84
Sub -Total
Section 8 Program
3857 Patricia Renzello (mileage reimb.) ratify only
3858 RHA 667-0 (reimb. -adm. exp.) ratify only
3904 Section 8 Adm. Assoc. (annual dues ratify
3906 M. F. Charles Stationers
3907 Hurley, Cadogan & Co. (bal. on Audit Contract)
3908 BayState Business Systems, Inc. (typewriter ribbons
3909 McNelly & Parker Ins. Agency (Blanket Position Bond
10/8/84
10/284
11/1 i4
11/7/84
11/7/81+
11/6/84
10/30/84
Amount
757 16
29415
29415
54181
4,008 99
294.15
294 15
275.04
524.55
481.90
185.32
400.00
281,96
36,37
205;00
48 42
26 45
103 96
25 00
20 35
30;00
144 74
26 96
175 00
100 00
88 62
116 00
331035
$9,9331,•55 (cont'd)
5.16
1,982.06
35 -00
55.98
385.00
30.00
197-00
$2, 6W. 20
CHICKS AND BILLS (Cont'd)
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689 -1 Program
Ck. No.
Account
Date of Inv.
Amount
139
J & W.Contracting (ptg., partial)
10/17/84
$1,000.00
on Contract - ratify only
110
VOID
141
J & W Contracting (bal. of contract)ratify only
11/2/84
800.00
142
S. M. Hodson (oil delivery = reimburaed by tenant)
10/24/84
410.40
ratify only
143
Reading Municipal Light Dept. (reimbursable by
11/6/84
184.06
tenant)
Total
,394.46
667-0 (Coat'd) Bal Brt. Pot-W
3784 Massachusetts Sanitary Supply (drain opener) 11/7/84
3785- - -Jehn k. -DeLem 4pIwnbine eve- 429-5) - 410-be ratified- 1-1415184- -
Total,
$9,933.55
39.50
- - -25.00 -
$ 9,973.05