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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-04-23 Caldwell Housing Authority Minutes APPROVED Caldwell Housing Authority Date t u 1 April 23,2021 CHA Community Center and via ZOOM Board Members Present: Arnoldo Hernandez,Jim Porter. Adam Garcia, Estella Zamora. Patricia Benedict.Jarom Wagoner Board Members Absent: Sid Freeman Staff Members Present: Mike Dittenber and Cecilia Flores In Order of Business 1. Roll call and call to order: Arnold called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. 2. Agenda Approval Jim Porter made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. seconded by Patricia Benedict and approved by the Board at 12:05 p.m. 3. Meeting Minutes Patrici&Benedict made a motion to approve the February 2021 Board Meeting Minutes. seconded by Jim Porter and approved by the Board at 12:06 p.m. 4. Intern collaborative with College of Idaho Mike spoke to the Board about discussions he has had with staff of the College of Idaho regarding a research collaborative. The college will undertake a student selection process that will place 4 students of various disciplines at Farmway to research housing-related needs of our community. The hard-dollar cost to CHA will be approximately $25,000 with an additional soft- dollar cost of approximately $11.000. After some discussion about the benefits of this type of collaboration. Adam Garcia made a motion to approve the collaborative agreement with the condition that CHA had copyrights of all research results, seconded by Jim Porte and approved by the Board at 12:32 p.m. 5. Cigarette Sales at the Farmway Store Mike spoke to the Board about the loss of revenues at the Farmway Store because of the tenants who visit the gas station down the road to purchase cigarettes. After some discussion about the pro and cons of selling cigarettes at the store. Patricia Benedict made a motion to allow cigarette sales at the Farmway Store, seconded by Adam Garcia and approved by the Board at 12:49 p.m. 6. Financial Report Mike provided the financial report for the month ending March and informed the Board net deposits during the first quarter of the year of the year was$43,799.00. He also reported CHA was underspent by approximately $44,000 during that same time-period and that bank deposit were just short of$1 million for the third month in a row. Mike suggested to the Board a mid- year rent adjustment may be necessary considering the cost of maintenance materials have increased by 300%in the last 8 months and that sustaining our current levels of operations with the existing rem schedule could financially strain the organization during the latter part of the year. Jim Porter made a motion to approve the Financials. seconded by Adam Garcia and approved by the Board at 1:19 p.m. After approval. Estella Zamora asked Mike to prepare a full Board packet during moths there are no meetings and Arnoldo Hernandez asked Mike to provide the Board with suggested rent increases for the June meeting. 7. Adjourned at 1:20 p.m. ‘1ousilig le? Certified: i 3�' %�, r. / C.) 1946 � },1, Pres'.ent, io. d . Direc : *** Executive Director / , C'Bldwell,10"