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Tfie Mayor was thanked and left the meeting at that point.
2. Review of the ,lanuary minutes
Dana asked if there were any corrections to the minutes from January. Patricia had
corrections to wording. Corrections were made and Patricia moved to accept the minutes
as corrected. Dana seconded the motion and the minutes were approved.
3. Treasurer 1 Financial Report
Patricia gave the financial report and she thanked Mike and Cheri for their cooperation
and timeliness of the reports. She reviewed the financial status of CHA. Mike then
reported on the snapshot or dashboard report. He stated cashflow is good. He gave a
report on the fire insurance reimbursement for the January 30' fire and stated the housing
authority has costed their repairs at about $1Ok and the reimbursement came in at $15.3k.
The money was reallocated back to the budget to recoup payroll and other costs. Jim
asked how the tenants felt about getting back into their units so quickly. Mike stated
Miguel and Cheri dealt with them primarily. Miguel stated they were happy to get back
in as soon as possible. Dana moved to accept the financial report, and Estella seconded.
The report was accepted and approved as submitted.
4. Director's Report
Dana asked Miguel to give a report on the apartments. He stated how fortunate the
situations with the two fires were to have not been worse. Miguel stated there are 13
vacancies currently and he works to get families in as quickly as possible. He stated that
often the prospective tenants cannot come up with the necessary rent and security deposit.
He reported that safety is paramount as a concern and he is working with Mike and staff
to ensure safe conditions exist. Miguel indicated there are issues with people not keeping
units clean and placing clothes and bedding too close to baseboard heaters. He stated
many place clothing or other obstructions in hallways impeding egress. Miguel will
begin talking to tenants as he does semiannual inspections to let them know how to avoid
some of the problems he is seeing. He also recommended doing more than two
inspections a year on problem units. He stated some of the plumbing issues are caused
by tenants flushing diapers and other things down the toilet. Dana asked Miguel what
he'd found in his job that really surprised him. Miguel said the fact that people just don't
keep their apartments clean.
Mike talked about the dryer vent fire and responsibility.
Patricia asked about putting together a safety video for tenants. Miguel stated he tries to
go over every detail with tenants before they move in, but concerns are people want to
get in to so badly that they agree to anything, sometimes without fully understanding.
Phares suggested having college students help put a safety video together. He also
suggested creating stickers to act as discussion prompts.
Estella suggested a "Clean Up" day where the entire village cleans yards, patios, etc. She
stated if it was done on a community basis and a couple of times a year it might make a
difference.
'aim suggested talking to the CHA tenant committee to inquire what specific issues need
to be addressed.
Mike presented the new logo for CHC.
Dana asked if there were any more questions and Mike gave an update on the Public
Housing Protection legislation he has been working on.
5. New Business
None.
G. Old Business
None.
7. Executive Session
Actions subsequent to Executive Session
None.
10. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30pm