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Caldwell Housing Authority
March 16,2018 Meeting Minutes Date_____alai
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 February 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.
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Finally, Mike informed the Board of the difficulties he encountered when trying to get a beer and
wine license from the State of Idaho. Under the current law, all Board members would be
required to be finger-printed and have a background check completed as part of the vetting
process. Since Board approval to sell beer was not unanimous,Mike said he consulted CHA
attorney David Kerrick who suggested a different approach. Dave suggested CHA create
another organization called the"Farmway Store"and have only three(3)directors. Because
time was running out and couple Board members had other engagements, Sid asked to table to
discussion until a later date.
5. Meeting adjourned at 2:01 p.m.
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