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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019.09.19 - Minutes, Housing Authority R:Board Meeting Minutes 2019 Board Meeting Minutes September 19, 2019 Chairman – Nicholas V. Hill, Sr. Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Nicholas V. Hill, Sr. Wayne Keefe Corinne Guglielmini David Pool Keith McMunn Ayodeji Badaki Marlene Benson Stan Steele (arrival 12:30) Bill Beard Ronnie Brezler Tasha Walls (via phone) - correction 1. The Regular meeting was called to order by Chair Nicholas V. Hill, Sr. at 12:01 pm. 2. There were no public comments noted. 3. A motion to approve the August 2019 minutes was made by Mr. Beard and it was seconded by Mr. Pool. Motion passed. 4. Mr. Mark Flynn, Captain Flynn Training Academy, LLC, will provide Civilian Training in the Workplace to HAWC Staff and the Board on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 9:00 am and breakfast will be provided. 5. Received a letter from the USDA Rural Development that our request for a rent increase for the Monterey House has been approved and will go into effect on October 1, 2019. We have a meeting October 10 to discuss reducing the amount that goes into the reserves each month for Monterey House. 6. Mr. McMunn reviewed the narrative for HAWC and Francis Murphy financials for the month and fiscal year ended August 30, 2019. August net revenue was under budget due to a shortfall of HUD payments compared to HAP payments to the landlords. The absorbing of 10 vouchers from the Hagerstown Housing Authority had an immediate effect on port in revenue but will take some time to filter through the HUD system. YTD revenue is favorable to budget. Labor/Fringe benefits for the month were at budgeted levels. Total expenditures for the year are favorable to budget. Field work for the FY2019 audit was completed and draft statements should be ready for review by the end of September. At Francis Murphy, revenue for August remains consistent with previous months. Maintenance costs were at budgeted levels and remain favorable. YTD net loss results in a YOY favorable variance. 7. In the area of development, several items were discussed. The purchase of the Tanglewood Apartments occurred on July 29, 2019. Mid-August the Maintenance team began self- performing work at the property. Smoke detectors were missing and replaced with 10 year lithium battery detectors and two hot water tanks were replaced. There is a massive bed bug infestation at Tanglewood which is under control. There has been a large turnover (8) plus two more in October. HAWC will apply for energy grants in October 2019 which we anticipate will be awarded in April 2020. The air conditioning units are original and old. We will put up a fence in the near future. Since the purchase of Tanglewood it has become evident that HAWC does extremely well and should consider becoming a property management company. Several staff members went on a site visit to the Milestone Garden Apartments. We had an appraisal done on the property. We also discussed having the Washington County Housing Solutions minutes incorporated into the regular Board meeting. A resolution will be written for this. 8. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:02 pm with a motion by Mr. Beard and a second by Mr. Pool. Motion passed. 9. Executive Session