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April 2020 Date
At Caldwell Housing Authority
Via ZOOM
Board Members Present: Arnoldo Hernandez, Adam Garcia,Estella Zamora, Jim Porter,
Patricia Benedict,Van Beechler,and Jarom Wagoner.
Board Members Absent! Sid Freeman.
Staff Members Present: Mike Dittenber, Marisela Pesina, and Cecilia Flores
In Order of Business
1. Roll call and call to order:
Arnoldo Hernandez called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.
2. Agenda Approval
Jim Porter made a motion to accept the agenda as presented, seconded by Adam Garcia and
approved by the Board at 12:33 p.m.
3. Meeting Minutes
Estella Zamora made a motion to approve the February meeting minutes, seconded by Jim Porter
and approved by the Board at 12:35 p.m.
4. Mini-Truck Purchase
Mike spoke with the Board about purchasing a mini-truck from one of its employees who had it
for sale at a substantially reduced cost. CHA budgeted $5,000 in the budget to replace the truck
but had an opportunity to purchase it for$2,500. Patricia Benedict made a motion to allow the
housing authority to purchase the mini-truck, seconded by Van Beechler, and approved by the
Board at 12:40 p.m.
5. RV Park Update
Mike provided the Board an update on the RV park development He indicated the engineer
made a preliminary sketch that(if approved) would add 200 RV spaces to CHA's rental
inventory.
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6. Downtown Redevelopment
Mike provided the Board an update on the Creekside development. He explained how several
meetings with the city have resulted in some headway and that everyone was optimistic about the
project.
7. COVID Response
Mike provided the Board an update on Farmway's efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic.
He spent several minutes outlining policy changes, disinfection practices,and social distancing
encouragements. Following Mike's comments, Board President Arnaldo Hernandez took a few
minutes to share what he has learned during the stay-at-home order,i.e. improved cooking skills,
hair cutting skills,and reuniting with family. He said he enjoys the slower pace and the ability to
work from home. Van Beechler agreed the slower pace was welcoming and how streamlined
communication was a new part life. Marisela Pesina said it caused her to reach out and
communicate more with her family. Mike said the slower pace has allowed CHA maintenance
staff to catch up on lower priority tasks.
8. Financial Report
Mike provided the financial report for the month of March 2020. He explained the housing
authority was in good financial shape and deposit into CHA accounts were up by 20%since the
first of the year. He also explained that he made some additional deposit to CHA's long-term
savings accounts. Patricia Benedict noticed that CHA's debt service was not reported in the
monthly expenses and wanted to see it reported in the future. Patricia Benedict also enquired
about the missing$11,446 that had been reported to the Board. Mike indicated money was never
stolen or embezzled from CHA, but rather rent payments processed by the former financial
officer were accidently shredded before being electronically deposited into the bank. He also
explained that CHA could(realistically)only recover about$3,500 of the lost rent. Estella
Zamora indicated the desire to have different financial processes. No further comments or
actions were taken. Patricia Benedict made a motion to approve the March financials,indication
for the record,debt service was not reported, seconded by Estella Zamora and approved by the
Board at 1:28 p.m.
9. Adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
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