HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-06 Reading Housing Authority MinutesREADING HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, January 6, 2003
A regular business meeting of the Reading Housing Authority was held on Monday, January 06,
2003 at 7:00 P.M at the office of the Reading Housing Authority the town of Reading, Mass. Tl
meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. with the Vice - Chair, Mary Connors, presiding. Those
members present and forming a quorum were Tim Kelley, Don Allen, and John Coote as well as
Secretary/Executive Director, Lyn Whyte.
Minutes Move Don Second John Vote 4 -0
02 -072 VOTED: To accept for the record the Minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of
10, 2002, as presented.
Finances Move Don Second Tim Vote 4 -0
02 -073 VOTED: To approve and sign the checkrollfbillroll for the period for Accounts f
Check #7339 -7399, Payroll Check Summary as presented for December, 2002 ; Section 8 V
Program, 8006 -8093, as presented.
Citizen Input & Guest
- None
Real Estate Matter:
- Progress at Wilson Street location — Upon conversations with Medford Engineering, we have
informed of delays due to inclement weather. Fran Fink of RCC has been kept informed of th
delay.
Pleasant Street property — A design plan of said location is in final stages. RHA Executive Din
has been told to expect a possible design for a 6 unit building within first couple of weeks of
January, 2003. Further discussion is expected in near future.
Personnel Matters:
- A student intern, Jennifer Michaud, has been hired to fill that slot previously left open by
Kent. $2900 is presently in FY03 budget under administrative salary for that position.
Report of Programs:
- Vacancy Report- All programs are fully leased at this time.
- Sec 8 Report- . A 12/31/02 quarterly report was furnished to board by Section 8 Coord
Kathy Rolli. Leasing continues to remain steady and at approximately 95 %.
- FSS Report — A 12/31/02 quarterly report was provided to board by FSS Coordinator,
Keyser.
- Resident Service Coordinator- Monthly report provided to board by Lynne Michaud.
New Business:
The site improvement study for Oakland Waverly location discussed at length at December Board
Meeting is still awaiting DHCD response. RHA spoke with DHCD Project Representative on
Friday, January 3rd and she had no additional information for us. We still hope to address the
issues of concern at that location, however, RHA would like more control over the process.
- The new security system has been installed by Pasek Corporation and is operational. Pasek has
not yet been paid for this project. Billing is expected shortly, however, payment will be held until
New Business:
- Possible budget woes for all programs. There are expected cuts in both state and federal
programs. Details have not yet been provided to HA.
- There was continued discussion of DHCD "funded" CAR that was tabled by the Bo aid in
December, 02. DHCD has requested a letter confirming that decision and the reasons that
support it. Executive Director will respond accordingly. The Board stands on its decision to
address the needs of that property independently which may be the most cost effective process for
the agency at this time.
Board Schedule
March 2003 BOARD MEETING: 03/03/2003 @ 7 PM
02 -78 TO ADJOURN: 9:30 PM. Move Don Second Tim Vote 5 -0
Respealully submitted,
Lyn E. Whyte, Secretary & Executive Director