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March 16,2018 Meeting Minutes Date 6-77/1/7 1
At Stewarts Bar and Grill
Board Members Present: Arnoldo Hernandez, Sid Freeman, Estella Zamora, Van Beechler,
and Jim Porter. Board Members absent: Patricia Benedict, Adam Garcia, and Chris Allgood.
Staff Members Present: Mike Dittenber, Marisela Pesina, Cecilia Flores, and Rick Legg.
In Order of Business
1. Roll call and call to order:
Arnoldo Hernandez called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. He asked if there were any
changes or additions to the agenda. There were none, and Jim Porter made a motion to accept
the agenda as presented, seconded by Sid Freeman and unanimously approved by the Board at
12:04 p.m.
2. Review of the February 2018 Board Meeting Minutes:
After a couple minutes of review, Sid Freeman made a motion to approve the March 2018
minutes as corrected, seconded by Estella Zamora and unanimously approved by the board at
12:12 p.m.
3. Review of the February 2018 Financials:
Rick provided a brief summary of the February financials and indicated CHA was approximately
$38,000 under budget. Sid Freeman made a motion to accept the February financial report,
seconded by Jim Porter unanimously approved by the Board at 12:30 p.m.
4. Old Business
Mike updated the Board on the progress in negotiating financial separation with Rural
Development. Board discussion lasted one hour and fifteen minutes (1:15). The general tenor of
the discussion was whether or not CHA gave into Rural Development's pressure and agreed to
financial separation prematurely. After much discussion, Estella Zamora made a motion that
Board President Arnoldo Hernandez and Executive Mike Dittenber hand deliver an official
proposal to the Rural Development, seconded by Jim Porter and unanimously approved by the
Board at 1:45 p.m.
Mike provided the Board with additional information about the eligibility status of the tenants at
Farmway Village and what a transition plan to a more conventional rent structure might look
like. He suggested constant communication and early notification was the key to successful plan
and that three (3)different notifications have been sent to both tenants and community partners.
Finally, Mike asked the Board to consider beer sales at the Farmway Store. There was much
discussion both pros and cons. Mike explained how the CHA store is losing approximately
$25,000 annually by not selling beer. Especially since there is there is a gas station just one
thousand(1,000)feet away from Farmway Village, where CHA staff observe tenants purchasing
beer all the time. Mike said he just wanted a small share of the beer sales at the corner market.
Jim Porter excused himself from the meeting for another engagement. Sid Freeman indicated his
support rested solely on the notion that beer sales at Farmway could reduce the number of
tenants who might drive impaired to the corner store for alcoholic beverages, in lieu of walking
to the Farmway Store. Sid Freeman made a motion to allow the Farmway Store to sell beer only
for a 4-month trial basis providing: 1)permits are obtained, 2)insurance is issued, 3)appropriate
personnel is hired, 4) conduct prohibition sheets are included with every purchase, and 5) staff is
adequately trained; Seconded by Adam Garcia and approved by the Board (by a 4-to-1 vote)at
2:13 p.m.
5. Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Certified:
President, Board of Directors Executive Director