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Home My WebLink About1986-06-25 EHA MINUTES, ..... • • • I. I I. I I I. ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY Regular Meeting June 25, 1986 CALL TO ORDER /10 9 The Regular Meeting of the Englewood Housing Authority was called to order at 6:45 p.m., June 25, 1986, at Simon Center, 3333 South Lincoln Street, Englewood, Colorado, 80110. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Thomas J. Burns, Chairman Valerie Lash, Vice Chairman Norleen Palmer, Commissioner Gary L. Kozacek, Corrmissioner Bradley Zieg, Commissioner None Alan M. Feinstein, Executive Director Mary A. Ryan, Recording Secretary READING .AND APPROVAL .OF MINUTES FROM MAY 28, 1986, MEETING MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY GARY L. KOZACEK TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 28, 1986. VALERIE LASH SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: IV. v. Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carried. VISITORS There were no visitors scheduled to attend the Regular Meeting of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held this date. DIRECTOR'S REPORT The ARRP Status Report was discussed briefly as was continued market- ing of the ARRP units. A clarification of the delinquent loan report- ing procedure for the rehab loan program was given. There was a brief discussion regarding the 50th wedding anniversary of Roy and Marian Young, Alternate Building Attendants at Simon Center. ' Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting June 25, 1986 VI. Page Two DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Request to Enter Into Loan Agreement with State Division of Housing for Bannock Triplex Conversion and the Single Family Development Program MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY VALERIE LASH TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE BANNOCK TRIPLEX CONVERSION PROJECT. BRADLEY ZIEG SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declar ed the motion carried. MOTION • IT WAS MOVED BY NORLEEN PALMER TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ENGLEWOO- HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE BAKER AVENUE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. GARY L. KOZACE SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carried. B. Resolution No. 4, Series of 1986, Relating to the Establishment of a Personnel Policy for the Housing Authority of the City of Englewood, Colorado. MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY GARY L. KOZACEK TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 4, SERIES OF 19 86, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. VALERIE LASH SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: Burns, La sh, Palmer, Kozacek, Zi eg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carri ed. -2- • ,. • • • Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting June 25, 1986 Page Three C. Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program -'85 Refunding/ '86 Program. A brief explanation of the current non-tax-exempt status of the mortgage revenue bond program was given by the Executive Director. The effect of the current non-tax-exempt status of the mortgage revenue bond funds on the City of Englewood Rehab Program was also discussed. D. Request to Develop EHA Rehab Loan Program Chairman Burns gave a brief history of the rehab program relat- ing how the funds were expended and the reasons for the five-year declining lien program. Discussion ensued regarding the proposed rehab loan program: It was questioned whether or not the EHA wanted to become involved in and deve lop a Rehab Loan Program. If the EHA were to become involved with its own Rehab Loan Program, it was questioned how the program was to be structured. It was suggested that a $5,000.00 maximum be loaned and a combination of different loans was suggested, for example: If the loan recipient was over 70 years of age, the loan could be structured to become due upon the sale of the unit rehabbed, or upon the death of the loan recipient. If the loan recipient was under 70 years of age, the loan could be a balloon payment. It was suggested a fee for the services provided by the Rehab Staff be charged for their work as {l) the contractor, (2) the architect, and (3) the loan servicer. Commissioner Palmer suggested that Rehab staff establish criteria setting forth what the rehab loan funds could be used for; a set of standards which must be met in order to receive the rehab loan. For exampl~ a badly-leaking roof, a defunct furnace, code violations, repairs needed to prevent or repair life-threatening situations would take priority over beautification projects like new kitchen cabinets. In the same light, a set of guidelines to establish the priority of work requested to be done was considered important. For example, where does handicap retrofit fit in on the scale of importance in comparison to un-vented heaters, elec- trical code violations, health-threatening situations, and beauti- fication projects. Commissioner Zieg suggested that staff consider the loan program as a program whereby the Housing Authority would become the "lender of last resort". -3- .,. Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting ... June 25, 1986 Page Four Chairman Burns suggested that the loan program has been to maintain the housing stock of the City of Englewood by lending money to persons who were so low-income that the payback is not or could not be guaranteed, but who were in desparate need of the repairs and had nowhere else to go for the money. Commissioner Kozacek suggested that the loan program target "owner-occupied" housing only, but Commissioner Palmer pointed out that at the Rehab Loan Committee meetings it was brought up many times that by financing the repairs to rental units within the City of Englewood, the Rehab Loan Program was "main- taining the housing stock of the City of Englewood" according to the EHA's goals and standards. Some suggestions for the structuring of the loans were: A revolving loan program --no grants, all loans paid back somehow. Sliding-scale loan program based on inco~e. i.e., a person who is at 70 % of median income guidelines would need to provide 70% of the total funds needed for the repairs, while the EHA would • lend them the other 30 %. A person who is at 30 % of median in-• come guidelines would need to provide 30 % of total funds needed for repairs while the EHA would lend them the other 70 % These figures were for discussion purposes only and not intended as hard-and-fast percentages. Simple interest would be charged with a choice of a balloon payment at the end of a certain number of years, of the loan could be due and payable upon the sale of the house. Proposed seed money for the rehab loan program to be administered and funded by the EHA was set at $50,000.00. Commissioner Zieg pointed out that care would have to be taken to prevent a balloon payment from forcing the home owner to sell the house in order to meet the balloon payment. Protection of the Rehab funds was a primary concern of the Board. Recovery in some way, by some means of the loaned funds was con- sidered to be of the utmost importance in order to keep the fund going and not run out of money. • -4- • • • Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting June 25, 1986 Pag e Fiv e E. Creation of the Englewood Housing Development Corporation MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY GARY L. KOZACEK TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. NORLEEN PALMER SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: VI I. VII I. IX. Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carried. F. Roof Repair at 275a ·s. Delaware Discussion ensued regarding the 11 warranty 11 of one year for needed repairs to the roof at the ARRP unit located at 2758 South Delaware. The Executive Director was asked to check into the provisions of the warranty to detennine exactly what was covered . FINANCIAL REPORT The Financial Report was noted with brief discussion. CONSENT AGENDA Noted with brief discussion. GENERAL DISCUSSION A. Commissioners' Choice Chainnan Burns informed the Board of Commissioners that he had received a letter from the mayor of Englewood, Mayor Otis, con- cerning his expiration of term as a commissioner of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Chairman Burns has informed the mayor by letter that he would like to be consider ed for another term as a commissioner of the Englewood Housing Authority. Executive Director Feinstein expressed his gratitude to Chairman Burns for all of his help to the Board of Commissioners of the Englewood Housing Authority expecially throughout the recent transitional period of new commissioners and new exe cutive di rector . -5- Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting June 25, 1986 Page Six Chairman Burns reported briefly on his experiences at the NAHRO Commissioners Conference held in Washington, D. c. on June 5 through 7, 1986. B. Director's Choice Executive Director Feinstein gave a report to the commissioners • on the amount of time needed to put programs on the new computers. Executive Director Feinstein recommended that one of the Sec- tion 8 Exi s ting managers be hired full time to input these pro- grams on th e computers. An amendment to the Section 8 Ex. salary lin e item would be made to cover the additional expenses incurred to accomplish this task. The executive director sug- gested that the Section 8 Ex. manager would also be phased into handling the Section 8 Ex. voucher program as the need arose and the need for computer work decreased. Commissioner Kozacek suggested that this position be funded for three months at which time the need for a full-time position for this person would be reevaluated. MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY VALERIE LASH TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REALLOCATE • STAFF TIME OF THE SECTION 8 EXISTING CO-MANAGER, JOYCE E. PERRY, FROM PART-TIME HOURS TO FULL-TIME HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH THE COMPLETION OF INPUT OF COMPUTER PRO- GRAMS AND HANDLING OF ANTICIPATED SECTION 8 EXISTING VOUCHERS. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS TO RE-EVALUATE AT THE END OF THREE MONTHS' TIME THE NEED FOR AD- DITIONAL STAFF TIME FOR THESE TASKS. NORLEEN PALMER SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: X. Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT MOTION IT WAS MOVED BY VALERIE LASH TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD JUNE 25, 1986. NORLEEN PALMER SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: Burns, Lash, Palmer, Kozacek, Zieg None None None The Chairman declared the motion carried, and the Regular Meeting • of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held on June 25, 1986 adjourned at 9:00 p.m. -6- • • • • Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting June 25, · 1986 Thomas J L Bu~~~ Chairman -7- Page Seven Ma A. Ryan Recording Secretary 1972 A RF..S OLUTION OF THE CITY FOR TII E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. WHEREAS, on the 17th day of July, 1972, there were presented to the City Clerk of the City of Eng lewood, Colorado, petitions containing the signatures of more than twenty-five (2 5 ) r e sidents of the City of Englewood, Colorado, setting forth that there is a need for a !l ou s ing Authority to function in the municipality; and WH EREhS , th e City Cle rk has pub lished notice of the time, place, and purpose o f a p u b l ic h e a r ing be for e the City Council, which notice was publishe d in the Englewood Herald, t he off icia l newspaper o f the City of Englewooo, Colorado, a newspaper having general circu- l a tion in the City, on the 20th day of July, 1 9 72, and on the 27th day of July, 19721 and day of \ WH ERl'..I\S, a public he aring was h e ld b e fore the Englewood City Council on the 21st lu,ust , 1;72· ' •"J.'11!~~~:r, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, row::"17 It is the opinion and determination of the City Council that there is need tor the e stab lis hment of a Housing Authority in the City of Englewood, Colorado. S e ction 2. Unsanitary and unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the City of En g l e wood , Colora d o. Sec t ion 3. There is a lack of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations in the City ot Co lorado, for all the inhabitants thereof and particularly for persona ot low incoae. Se c tion 4. It is he re by declare d to be in the public interest that a Housing Authority for the City o f Engle wood, Colorado, be created to exercise the powers provided for in "The Housing Auth o rit i es Law" of the State of Colorado (Chapter 69, Article 3, Colorado Revbed Statutes, 1 9 6 3, as amend ed ). BE IT FURTH ER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Englewood, Colorado, is hereby n o ti f i e d and dire cted to appoint members to a Houaing Authority cona i s ting of fiv. (5) aeabera, as provided for in Chapter 69-3-4 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes , 1963, aa ..anded. l\DOPTED AND APPROVED this ~l~B~t~h'---day of September 1972. . II Mayor Attest : ex of f i cio C ity Clerk-Tre a s urer I, Karl F. Nollenberger, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City ot Englewood, Co lo r a do , do he reby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy , of Res olution No. --=1:i:..__, Series of 1972. ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer ' \