Housing Commission

CITY OF MANISTEE HOUSING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes September 13, 2016 Work Session Meeting Start Time: 4:01 PM Roll Call: Commissioner Present Absent Excused Absent Non-Excused Dale Priester [8J D D Doug Parkes D [8J D Elbert Purdom D [8J D Donna Korzeniewski [8J D D Sheryl Kuenzer [8J D D Housing Commission Staff Present: • Clinton McKinven-Copus, Executive Director/Commission Secretary • Monica Otis, Financial Analyst • Lindsay Mcintyre, Program Director • LuAnn Strauch, Administrative Clerk Others Present: • None Amendments to the Agenda: • None Agenda: The purpose of the Work Session was to discuss the continuation of the Resident Manager Positions at Century Terrace and Harborview Apartments. Each apartment building has had one Resident Manager as part of the normal course of operations. The recent retirement of Mr. David Lanning, Resident Manager of Century Terrace, and the forthcoming retirement of Ms. Mary O'Brien, Resident Manager of Harborview, provides a unique opportunity for the Commission to reflect on and discuss the past performance of the Resident Manager program and its continuation . The Commissioners present for the Work Session did not have an opportunity to discuss, as Commissioners, the past performance of or the continuation of the Resident Manager Program, rather the Commissioners City of Manistee Housing Commission Work Session Minutes Meeting Date: September 13, 2016 c:\users\clintonmc\dropbox (cmhc)\1.00_active folders 2016\commissioners\housing commission minutes\2016- minutes\09-september 13 2016 work session minutes.docx Page 1of2 listened to the expressed opinions on the matter by the several residents present. The concerns expressed by the residents fell into the following broad categories: • Not germane to the posted Agenda of the Work Session • Questions concerning how things would be handled [e.g. package delivery, lockouts, etc.] if there were no Resident Mangers; this brought to light that the Resident Managers were providing services well beyond the scope of their job descriptions. Due to the personalities and commitment of Mr. Lanning and Ms. O'Brien, residents have taken as part of their job descriptions services they have provided because they are members of the individual apartment community they serve. • Support for the continuation of the Resident Manager position The Commissioners reminded the residents present, several times, that the meeting was a Work Session and that no decision could be made at this time. The Commissioners reminded the residents that the purpose of the Work Session was to provide an opportunity for discussion . Work Session Adjourned 5:20 PM ::::::> Dale Priester Clinton McKinven-Copus President Executive Director/Secretary City of Manistee Housing Commission City of Manistee Housing Commission Work Session Minutes Meeting Date: September 13, 2016 c:\users\clintonmc\dropbox (cmhc)\1.00_active folders 2016\commissioners\housing commission minutes\2016- minutes\09-september 13 2016 work session minutes.docx Page 2 of 2