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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-05-02 EHA MINUTES• • • ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORJTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Meeting May 2, 2001 I. CALL TO ORDER II. The Regular Meeting of the Englewood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners was called t o order at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday , May 2, 2001, at 34 60 South Sherman Street , Suite 10 1, Englewood, Colorado , 80110 , by Chair, Debi Medlock . ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Debi Medlock, Chair Norleen Norden, Vice Ch~ir Don Bobeda, Commissioner Shawn Leonard , Commissioner Ed Sanborn , Commissioner Beverl y Bradshaw, Ex Officio None Chery l St.Clair, Executi v e Director Jo Hamit, Housing Programs Manager Geula Sherman , F inancial Services Manager III. STUDY SESSION No thing Presented . IV. MINUTES . A. Regular Meeting held April 4 , 2001. MOTION COMMISSIONER NORDEN MOVED TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORJTY BOA.RD OF COMMISSIO NERS HELD APRIL 4, 2001 AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER SANBORN SECONDED THE MOTION. Aye s : N a ys: A bs tained: M edlock , Norden , Bobeda, Leonard, Sanborn N on e N one Absent: None The Chair declared the moti on carried. • • • EHA BOC R egular Meeti n g 05 -02 -2 001 V. PRESCHEDULED Y1SITORS No prescheduled visitors. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. Narrative Report 1. Orchard Place: Some items from the water leakage construction still need to be completed . The balconies need to be painted, concrete needs to be replaced , and landscaping around the building needs to be finished. The project should be completed b y the end of May. A hydraulic lift machine has been located which will speed up the completion of the balcony work. A meeting was held on April 20 , 2001 , with ·the residents to discuss forming a new Resident Council. The residents are positi v e about the aspect of forming a new council. The service coordinator, Janice Fearn conducted the meeting to assist residents with the process of the forn1ing the council. 2. Simon Center: The elevator upgrade is moving along without any problems . EHA staff has met with the fire panel contractor, who will be doing work in conjunction with the elevator upgrade . It is expected that the fire panel upgrade work will begin t.rus summer. Commissioner Sanborn reported there has been some success with the relocation of the squirrels around the Simon Center build ing . Representatives from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHF A) conducted a management re view of Simon Center. This process included review of the resident files , review of the agenc y policies and procedures and an inspection of the Simon Center building. EHA should find out the results of this review within the next month. EHA does not anticipate any problems associated with the management review results . 3. Public Housing Family Duplexes: No new information on the Public Housing Duplexes. 4. Waiting List: N o new information on the wait list. 2 c :\windows\w inword \doc \Board Minu1es 05-02 -0 I • • • EHA BOC Regular Meeting 0 5-02 -2 00] 5 . Section 8 Existing: EHA is in the process of leasing up the remaining 51 vouchers that DHA was not able to obtain due to the missed deadline EHA original1y gave them . EHA will also try to reco ver an administrative fee from DHA. There are currentl y 213 names on the Section 8 waiting list. 6. The Courtyard :. A contractor has been hired to complete the remaining warranty work on the town homes. One of the homeowners has been working with the contractor to coordinate a schedule for the repair work to be completed . EHA is in the process of transferring pertinent documents and paperwork to the new management company, Doug Allen & Associates . 7. A. VS Student B ui lt House 3738 S. Inca: The A VS Open House will be held on May 17, 2001 , from 4:00 to 6:00 p .m. Invitations for the Board Members and City Council Members have been sent out. A photo of the A VS house was included in the board packet showing the exterior of the nearly-completed house . 8. Normandy: Major rehabilitation work has been completed on several of the units. The installation of the exterior and interior exit lighting in the hallways is in progress. The next procedure will be the painting of the hallways and EHA is in the process of obtaining bids for the painting. 9. Off-Site properties: EHA is considering painting the exterior of the house located at 3578-3580 South Pennsylvania. 10. Agency Goa ls and Strategic Plan: See attached itemized report . B. Financial Report Financial Reports for the month of April 2001 were available for review . EID St. Clair noted the Public Housing operat ing subsid y has not been received yet, so the Public Housing operation is under budget at this time. 3 c :l wi ndowsl winword\doc\Board Minutes 05 -02 -0 I • • • EHA BOC Regular Meeti ng 05 -02-2001 Expenses for the Normandy Apartment Building are under budget at this time , due to a $42 ,000 line item from city rehab money that has been approved by the city , but EHA bas not drawn on it yet. C. Program Reports Noted. VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR SERVICES FOR FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) PROGRAM MOTION COMMISSIONER NORDEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR PROGR.l\.M COORDINATOR SERVICES FOR FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) PROGRAM COMMISSIONER BOBEDA SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Medlock, Norden, Bobeda, Leonard, Sanborn Nays: None Abstained: None Absent None The Chair declared the motion carried. Ex-Officio Bradshaw suggested the City Council should become involved with the recognition of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) graduates. She will see what can be arranged to assist with the recognition of the graduates. VIII. INFORJ\1ATION AGENDA Nothing presented . 4 c :\windo ws \wi nw ord\doc\Board Minutes 05 -02-0 I • • • EHA BOC Regu lar Me et ing 05 -0:2-2 001 IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION A. Commissioner's Choice Commissioner Norden inquired about the PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes ). She wondered if there was an y success in getting the payment reduced. Ex-Offi cio Bradshaw recommended to the City Council that the difference in the costs be divided between the last two years. It would be approx imatel y a twenty-five percent (25%) drop in cost to the housing authority. Commissioner Norden wondered if something could be done to keep the costs reduced long- tenn . EI D St. Clair will discuss the situation with Frank Gryglewicz, the Director of Finance & Administrative Services. EI D St. Clair will also request his assistance in drafting a resolution for long term cost reduction. B. Director's Choice EID St. Clair asked the board members to check their calendars and decide on a date the y would be available to go on tour of assisted living facilities . Several proposed dates were discussed and the time span would be approximately between 10:00 am .-2 :0 0 p .m . C. City Council Communication Ex-Officio Bradshaw noted that Brent Mayne of the Colorado Rockies was present for the dedication of Brent Mayne Field, a Rockies Youth Field of Dreams, on April 27 ,.2001. The new baseball field is adjacent to Centennial Park. Two new businesses have recentl y opened in Englewood. One of the businesses is Suzanne 's, a card shop , located off of Federal and Belleview . The other business is called Simpl y the Best, a collector's store , and is located at the comer of Hampden and Broadway . The Taste of Englewood was held Thursday , May 10th at th e. City Center. A good selection of people have been chosen to be members of the ACE group . The ACE group is replacing the former Downtown Development Agenc y .. A shortage o f parking is becoming a problem for the area around the C ity Center. People have started parking in the residential neighborhoods . The City is researching a solution to increase the public parking in the area. Tom Bums recei ve d the John Christensen Memorial Award from Den ver Re gio nal Council Of Go vernment (DR COG ). The City of Englewood was the recipient o f the Inno vations Award for the En gl ew ood Civic Center. The award was given to th e Ci vic Center fo r the innovative re-use o f a facilit y . · 5 c:lwindows\winwordl doc\Board Mi n utes 05 -02-0 1 • • • EH.A BOC Regular Meeting 05 -02 -2 00 1 X. EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTTON COMMISSIONER LEONARD MOVED TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIO N TO DISCUSS A LEGAL MATTER. COMJVIISSIONER BOBEDA SECONDED THE MOTION. Ayes: Nays: Abstained: Absent: Medlock, Norden , Bobeda, Leonard, Sanborn None None None XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION COMMISSIONER SANBORN MOVED TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENGLEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORJTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD MAY 2, 2001 AT 6:25 P.M. COMMISSIONER LEONARD SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. Debi Medlock , Chair Cheryl St. Clair, Executive Director 6 c :\wi ndows\wi nw o rd\doc\Bo ard Min utes 05 -02 -0 I