HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-5-2007 CHA MINUTESCaldwell Housing Authority
Minutes of Meeting
June S, 2007
Board Members Present:
Andy Rodriguez, Dana Schuck, Patricia Benedict, Estella Zamora, Sid Freeman
Staff Present: Mike Dittenber
Absent: Rick Wells
Quests: None
In order of business:
Roll call and call to order
The meeting was called to order at 12 :1 Opm by the Board Chair Estella Zamora. Sid was not
present when the meeting was called to order, but joined the meeting in progress at 12:25pm.
Estela asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Although there were no changes to the
agenda, Mike Dittenber indicated it might be appropriate to provide an update on some
vandalism that occurred at the waste water plant following the review and approval of last
month's minutes. Dana indicated the need to discuss what CHA is doing for
advertising /community outreach. NOTE: Dana's subject was never readdressed during the meeting.
2 Review of May minutes
Member present took approximately 213 minutes to further review the minutes before action was
taken. At approximately I2:14, Patricia made a motion to accept the minutes; seconded by
Dana and the minutes were approved by the board.
3 Guest presentation
NONE —Lt. Daren Ward from the Canyon County Sheriff s Office was scheduled to provide law
enforcement updates regarding activity at Farmway Village. He is currently attending Command
School at the LE Academy in Meridian and will not be available until October.
SPECIAL UPDATE —Waste water treatment plant vandalism
Mike report that sometime during the evening of June 3 d or June 4` someone jumped the fence
at the waste water treatment plant and removed a metal grate/vault cover and dropped it into the
vault causing a blockage of sewer that was heading to cell #1. The blockage caused anywhere
from 100,000 to 600,000 gallons of sewage to spill over the vault and onto the ground causing a
very large sink hole. Mike reported the spill appeared to be contained on the property and there
was no evidence that it had reached the drainage ditch the leads to the Boise River. Much
discussion by the Board occurred: 1) Estella indicated the Board had requested signage be posted
around the treatment plant in previous years; 2) Dana inquired whether this was an act of
vandalism or a mild case of domestic terrorism —not much fun in damaging a treatment plant;
and 3) Sid wanted to know if the grate/vault cover could be bolted or somehow permanently
attached to the vault itself.
4 Financial Report
Ayde was absent, attending to an ailing parent and was unable to attend the meeting. Mike
pretended to be ignorant about the budget and wanted to postpone the budget discussion until the
following month. Dana indicated that there was enough budget information available to continue
with the discussion. The budget information was reviewed by the board. Mike had indicated a
small discrepancy between the way RD wants the final budget numbers to be represented and the
way Bailey and Company represents the financial numbers. RD wants specific line -item
numbers based on budget amounts, where Bailey represents the numbers based on accrual and
not budget amounts. Mike indicated he would direct staff to work with both Bailey and
Company and RD to provide RD the information they needed.
At approximately 12:50, Dana made a motion to accept the financial statements, seconded by
Sid, and the Board approved the financial statements.
Directors Report
Mike reported on the progress made on changing the lease agreements, the current challenges
with the U.S. Postal Service, and with someone prying open the office doors and tripping the
alarm system.
Mike reported that RD had allowed CHA to stop making the $5,000 back payments to the
reserve account, but that savings was being consumed by other stuff like a new lawn mower
($5,700) and new waste water testing equipment ($3,500) and some other maintenance items.
Mike reported on recent discussions he has had with City officials about the expansion and
development of drinking water and waste water services being developed by the City on this side
of the river. Further explaining there may be the possibility to partner with the city to provide
water and waste water for the city's short-term needs while the systems are developed.
Although not on the agenda or the Director's Report, Mike mentioned the vandalism and
deliberate destruction of the restrooms at the northwest end of the camp. Sid expressed
dissatisfaction that a $60,000 building is being destroyed. That led to the discussion of video
cameras. Estella had indicated video cameras were OK as long as they didn't infringe on privacy
rights.
6 Executive Session
At 1:40pm Estella called for an executive session. Sid made a motion to enter executive session,
and Patricia seconded.
7 Concluding business
At 1:50pm the Board exited executive session.
1:51pm Meeting adjourned.