HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-04-13 Reading Housing Authority MinutesREADING HOUSING AUTHORITY
Minutes of the Meeting of April 13, 1987
The Reading Housing Authority met in regular session on
Monday, April 13, 1987 at 6:45 P.M. in Room 102, Parker
Middle School, Reading, Mass. Proper notice of this meeting
had been posted in accordance with the open meeting law.
Chairman Dempster called the meeting to order at 6:45 P.M. wi h
Mr. McIsaac, Mr. Westra, Ms. Swain and Mr. White present. Al o
in attendance was the Executive Director, Ms. Plansky.
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Upon a motion duly made by Mr. Westra and seconded by Ms. Swain,
it was unanimously
Voted: to accept for the record the minutes of the meetings 3f
March 9, 1987 and March 24, 1987. Copies of these minutes ha
been previously distributed to the members for their review.
The Chairman then declared said motion carried and said vote in
effect.
(W Finances
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Swain and seconded by Mr. Westlra,
it was unanimously
Voted: To accept and sign the billroll /payroll for the period
in the amount of $17,108.67. To accept for the record, the
financial statement dated April 13, 1987.
The Chairman then declared said motion carried and said vote
in effect.
The Board was then presented with the problem of the "energy)
conservation" shutdown time at Frank D.. Tanner Drive. The past
history of the Authority has been to allow the Light Department
to shut meter down for hot water from 12N -to 5 P.M. Due to
numerous complaints, the Authority has investigated the cost
savings to the Authority and have discovered that there is n
longer any special rate to "commercial" accounts, which the
Authority is considered, for such conservation measures. The:
Light Department will further investigate this and will resolve
the problem shortly.
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Annual_ Town_ Meeting_Warrant
Chairman Dempster reported to the Board on the meeting that w
held at the Council on Aging regarding the possible reuse of
St. Agnes lower schoolbuilding. The Council was concerned ab
their new location and the possibility of their relocating to
this site was discussed. The Council was unanimously in supp
of the Authority's proposed reuse of the building and will
forward a letter to the office in support of our article on
Town Meeting's 1987 agenda, known as Article 35.
Report_ of Programs
The Executive Director reported on the following programs:
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667 -C (Housing for the Elderly) - A brief overview of the problem
of extra work with the new tenant regulations was presented. The
"emergency access" certificates are taking extra staff time and
work is beginning to back -up.
667 -C - Modernization - The contract has been approved by EOC
and the architect, Jeffrey J. Cook, will be working with the
Director to prioritize items and corrmence work on this progra
At this time, the architect has informed the Director that th
allotted money will not be sufficient -to do the amount of wor
detailed in our proposal. If possible, we can direct some of
this work to a subsequent modernization funding round (final
date for application will be June 6, 1987).
689 (Housing for Special Needs) - The lease for 74 Bancroft Avenue
runs until June 30, 1987. By agreement with EMARC, an increase
of $60.00 per month will become effective with the new lease
term. This is a 10% increase from current rent, but no increase
has been assessed for over 18 months.
Section 8 - Housing Voucher /Federal program - The office is
having some difficulty with the current fair market rent schedule
as the existing housing market in Reading has a much higher rental
scale than under the guidelines. The office has prepared a request
for a 20% increase above the FMR (Fair Market Rent), which
is asking for additional data to be filed in support of this (,,request.
707 Program - State /Housing Voucher Program - As stated previously,
the office is having difficulty with the increased work load as
provided for in the new tenant selection regulations and the
"emergency" access certificates. It is hoped that the increase
in requests will subside as the program continues. Further reports
on this will be forthcoming.
705 (Family Housing) Program - The general contractor, architect
and Director have met and work is beginning on the project.
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Board_ Membership
With their thanks and appreciation for her generous input and
time, the Board accepted the resignation of Patricia J. Swain,
effective April 17, 1987, due to the fact that she would be
relocating to another town. The Board wished Ms. Swain all gc
luck on her new home and will keep her informed of the progre;
the Authority makes on the developments with which she has bee
involved.
There being no further business before the Board, it was
unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Margar t K. Plansky
Executive Director and Secretary
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