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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-07-29 EHA MINUTESI. II. III. Minutes/072992EHA Reg Mtg ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY Board of commissioners Regular Meeting July 29, 1992 CALL TO ORDER The Regular Meeting of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners was called to order at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 1992, by Chairman Thomas J. Burns, at 3460 South Sherman Street, Englewood, Colorado, 80110. Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: STUDY SESSION Thomas J. Burns, Chairman Norleen Norden, Vice Chairman Sheri Gulley, Commissioner Bradley Zieg, Commissioner R. J. Berlin, Commissioner Geula Sherman, Housing Manager Holly Lewis, Housing Manager Guy Blasi, Housing Manager Yvonne Gonzales, Housing Manager Mary Joyce, VISTA Volunteer Paul Malinowski, Executive Director Mary A. Ryan, Recording Secretary Members of the Occupancy Division were present during the Study Session to give a presentation on the status of each of their EHA programs. Ms. Geula Sherman gave a brief overview of the Section 8 Existing Certificates Program including the portable certificates. Ms. Sherman informed the Board that 64% of the transfers using portable certificates were due to lack of suitable housing stock. An increase in the administrative fee is also anticipated for the Section 8 Existing Certificates due to a proposed increase in the two bedroom Fair Market Rent. Ms. Sherman also manages some EHA market rent units. She informed the board that their rents have been increased to market levels. EHA BOC Regular Meeting 07/29/92 Ms. Sherman stated that persons on the waiting lists are experiencing waiting periods averaging from 1.5 years to three years and all waiting lists have been closed except for the JOBS program. Ms. Holly Lewis, Housing Manager for the Section 8 Existing Voucher Program spoke to the Board concerning that program. She stated that Englewood is showing a severe lack of three and four bedroom units. She gave a brief discussion on Housing Quality Standards and client orientation. Improving landlord/tenant relationships, landlord training in dealing with the mentally handicapped, and landlords' rights were discussed. Using videos to train landlords and section 8 existing tenants was also discussed. Commissioner Zieg suggested that the EHA might do a landlord training to help educate prospective Section 8 Existing Program landlords. It was his suggestion that such a program might make the Section 8 Existing Program easier to deal with and benefit from so that more landlords are willing to participate in the program. Ms. Mary Joyce, VISTA Volunteer, discussed the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. She is compiling a waiting list of families from which eight to ten families will be chosen to be on the program. These families will be served through JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills), JPTA (Jobs Partnership Training Act), or CWEE, Inc. (Colorado Women's Employment and Education, Inc.). The Action Plan should be formulated and reviewed by mid-August and then submitted for approval to HUD. Ms. Joyce is asking members of the community to be on the Coordinating Committee for the Action Plan. She is drafting an Administrative Plan to be available when she leaves in nine months. She stated there will be a need for a Case Manager part-time. Ms. Yvonne Gonzales, Housing Manager, gave a brief overview of Simon Center and the EHDC/WAND off-site units she manages. Discussed in depth were the younger handicapped and/or disabled persons who are now residents of Simon Center. She gave the Commissioners several examples of handicapped and disabled and explained how these persons impact Simon Center and the older residents who live there. Commissioner Norden stated that one of the issues being looked at on the national level by NAHRO is the success stories regarding elderly and young persons living together in the same building, such as Simon Center. -2- EHA BOC Regular Meeting 07/29/92 IV. Mr. Guy Blasi, Housing Manager, handed out a brief summary on Orchard Place. He talked briefly about tenant relationships, resident council, and new bylaws for the Resident Council at Orchard Place. Also mentioned was: a possible education program for the residents of Orchard Place and Simon Center regarding funding sources for the two different programs; the condition of the drapes at Orchard Place; the residents' appreciation of the janitorial service at Orchard Place; and completion of the re-carpeting on floors three through seven at Orchard Place. The Board of Commissioners expressed their appreciation to the staff of the Occupancy Division for the updates on the various programs. The Board also stated they felt that staff was doing a very good job. MINUTES Regular Meeting held June 24, 1992. Vice Chairman Norden noted that the word "Excellence" on page 6, General Discussion, Director's Choice, should be changed to "Merit", i.e. "The Award of Merit would be awarded in Boston at the NAHRO Summer Conference held in July." IT WAS MOVED BY VICE CHAIRMAN NORDEN TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENGLEOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD JUNE 24, 1992, AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER ZIEG SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: v. VI. Burns, Norden, Zieg None Gulley Berlin The Chairman declared the motion carried. PRE-SCHEDULED VISITORS There were no pre-scheduled visitors at the Regular Meeting of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners held July 29, 1992. DIRECTOR'§ REPORT A. Narrative Report Briefly discussed. -3- EHA BOC Regular Meeting 07/29/92 VII. B. Program Reports Vice Chairman Norden requested that Janet Grimmett bring the Rehab Delinquency Report to Rehab Loan Committee meetings. DISCUSSION ITEMS, MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS: A. Motion to Ratify Telephone Poll Adopting Resolution No. 4, Series of 1992, Authorizing the Closing of WAND Properties with EHDC. IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER ZIEG TO RATIFY THE TELEPHONE POLL ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 4, SERIES OF 1992, AUTHORIZING THE CLOSING OF WAND PROPERTIES WITH EHDC. COMMISSIONER GULLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: VIII. IX. Burns, Norden, Gulley, Zieg None None Berlin The Chairman declared the motion carried. FINANCIAL REPORTS The Investment Register updates were briefly reviewed. Commissioner Zieg asked if the Simon Center donation to the Office Building account needed to be adjusted to offset the lower rental income due to the moveout of the tenants in Suite 201 on August 1. Commissioner Zieg requested that the headings (titles) be transferred to the second page of each program's financial report. CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Zieg thanked the other members of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for their support of his reappointment to the Housing Authority Board. -4- EHA BOC Regular Meeting 07/29/92 x. XI. GENERAL DISCUSSION A. Commissioners' Choice Chairman Burns reported briefly on the NAHRO meeting he attended in Boston. Commissioners' certification and training was briefly discussed. He also reported that he has been chosen to be on a panel to pick the "Commissioner of the Year" award. Commissioner Zieg briefly mentioned the "Weed and Seed" program and its partial funding through HUD. B. Director's Choice Executive Director Malinowski asked for feedback from the Commissioners on the FY '91 Annual Report at sometime in the future. ADJOURNMENT IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GULLEY TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD JULY 29, 1992, AT 9:15 P.M. secretary -s-