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APPROVED
Caldwell Housing Authority Date
February 1,2018 Special Meeting Minutes
At Stewarts Bar and Grill
Board Members Present: Arnoldo Hernandez, Sid Freeman. Patricia Benedict. Estella Zamora.
Jim Porter and Chris Allgood. Board Members absent: Adam Garcia.
Staff Members Present: Mike Dittenber, Marisela Pcsina, Cecilia Flores, MaryAnn Valenzuela
and Rick Legg.
In Order of Business
1. Roll call and call to order:
Arnold Hernandez called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. Since this was a"single item"
discussion.Arnoldo turned the time over the Mike Dittenber,the Executive Director of the
Housing Authority,to share recent information relating to the Housing Authority's financial
relationship with the federal government.
2. PowerPoint Presentation:
Mike provided the Board with a PowerPoint presentation outlining the history of Farmway
Village and the nature of the"financial coupling"of Farmway Village and the US Department of
Agriculture. Rural Development. In short, USDA. Rural Development provided CHA $9.8
million in financial support between 1992 and 1995 to rebuild Farmway Village. In exchange.
CHA is required to lease apartments only to"Domestic Farm Laborers". Over the last few years,
there has been a diminished need for Domestic Farm Laborers in lieu of Foreign Farm Workers.
USDA. Rural Development is proposing`financial separation" from Farmway Village. that
would result in the loss of$450,000 in annual rental assistance for low income persons residing
at Farmway Village, and the loss of approximately $5 million over the next 10 years.
3. Unified Approach to Financial Separation:
The Board of Directors agreed to a unified approach as identified in the attachment on the
following page. No vote was taken in lieu of the signed declaration.
4. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
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February 1, 2018
Financial Separation Strategy
The Caldwell Housing Authority (CHA) has a long-standing history of providing
affordable housing in Canyon County to meet the needs of local agriculture
workers. In light of recent developments, the management of the CHA will:
1) Negotiate with the USDA, Rural Development to remove units from the project
to provide the housing authority the flexibility needed to meet the needs of the
organization and local farmers in providing H2A housing.
2) Work with USDA, Rural Development to bring the remaining units in the
project into compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
3) Work to postpone financial separation of the remaining units in the project as
long as possible.
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4) Put in place the necessary financial and management processes to facilitate a
seamless transition during financial separation.
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In accordance with Federal law,the Caldwell Housing Authority is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race,color,national
origin,age,disability,religion,sex and familial status.To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA,Director,Office of Civil A
(�.l• Rights. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or cal!1-800-795-3272(voice)or 202-720-6382(TDD).
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