HOUSING AUTHORITY

P.O. Box 324 City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53201-0324 Meeting Minutes HOUSING AUTHORITY MARK WAGNER, CHAIR Ricardo Diaz , Vice Chair Sherri L. Daniels, Hon. M. Joseph Donald, Lena Mitchell, Michael Van Alstine, and James N. Witkowiak Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301B, 200 East Wells Street Call to Order Meeting called to order at 1:41p.m. Present: 7 - Witkowiak, Diaz, Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Reed Daniels, Donald Roll Call Present: 5 - Diaz, Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Reed Daniels Excused: 2 - Witkowiak, Donald A. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA 1. R_12767 Approval of the minutes of the Regular meeting held on December 9, 2015 Sponsors: THE CHAIR Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 9, 2015 approved without objection. A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald City of Milwaukee Page 1 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes January 13, 2016 2. R_12742 Resolution approving the submission of two tax credit applications to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to support the Choice Neighborhoods grant Transformation Plan Sponsors: THE CHAIR One of the applications is for Victory Manor, a new 60-unit midrise with 54 affordable and 6 market rate one bedroom apartments) that will be built at 68th and Silver Spring (northwest corner of the Westlawn development). This new 3-story midrise will preserve 44 public housing units that are being converted under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program. There will be an admissions preference for veterans, and Victory Manor will include 15 units of integrated supportive housing in a partnership with Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd. The other application is for Westlawn Renaissance II. Westlawn Renaissance II is a 30-unit Scattered Sites development for families that is being developed as part of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program in conjunction with the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant that was awarded to the City of Milwaukee in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. Westlawn Renaissance II includes 28 units of new infill housing in duplexes and townhomes on the eastern half of Westlawn and 2 city-owned foreclosures that will be acquired and rehabbed. These Scattered Sites include 14 2-bedroom units (766-1030 sf), 8 3-bedroom units (1,415 sf), and 8 4-bedroom units (1,715 sf) and will help to meet the need for housing larger families. Eighteen of the Scattered Sites will be converted under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program, and Westlawn residents will have a priority for these Scattered Sites. The remaining 12 Scattered Sites will be “tax credit only” units. A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald City of Milwaukee Page 2 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes January 13, 2016 3. R_12743 Resolution approving an amended Section 3 Plan Sponsors: THE CHAIR This resolution will approve an amended Section 3 Plan. The HACM Board of Commissioners approved submitting a draft Section 3 Plan to HUD on January 14, 2015. After discussions with the HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD requested and HACM agreed to some language to strengthen preference for hiring of higher priority Section 3 residents (i.e., public housing residents) by HACM and by contractors/subcontractors. Prior to the change, preference was given to higher priority preference residents “when all requirements are met and remain equal.” This language was deleted and the following language was added to help define “preference:” “For the purposes of this Section 3 Plan, the term “preference” is to be given the legal definition of “prior right or precedence” in order to ensure that, at a minimum, 30% of all new hires are Section 3 Residents consistent with the above order of priority preference. • For an example, if both a Section 3 Resident with a Category 1 preference and a Section 3 resident with a Category 4 preference meet at least the minimum requirements for a position, the Section 3 Resident with the Category 1 preference will be awarded the position. • In the case that an objective standard is used to decide the qualifications of an applicant by means of some type of testing, a passing score should be decided upon prior to administering said test to any potential hire. A Section 3 Resident with a Category 1 preference with a minimum passing score should be awarded the position above a Section 3 Resident with a Category 4 preference with a higher score. HACM shall submit this backup documentation to HUD as part of its regular semi-annual reports.” A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald 4. R_12744 Resolution approving payment for professional services to Friends of Housing Corporation in the amount not to exceed $150,000 Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald City of Milwaukee Page 3 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes January 13, 2016 5. R_12745 Resolution approving an offer by Carla Jones to purchase the property located at 4251 North 69th Street for $74,000 Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald B. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. R_12746 Discussion of a prospective revision of the mission statement for the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Sponsors: THE CHAIR Fernando Aniban, HACM’s Chief Financial Officer, John Heinen, HACM’s City Attorney, and Ken Barbeau, HACM’s Director of Community Programs & Services, discussed a prospective revision of the mission statement for the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. The current mission statement is: “The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee will provide decent/quality, safe and affordable housing with transition options for those who desire them. "Transition option" is defined as the opportunity for residents to self-determine their interest in, and have access to, housing options that support long-term self-sufficiency.” The prospective revision presented was: “The mission of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is to foster strong, resilient and inclusive communities by providing a continuum of high-quality housing options that support self-sufficiency, good quality of life, and the opportunity to thrive” The Commissioners provided feedback on the statement itself and the areas of focus for the organization, which staff will take into consideration when drafting a final version of the mission for discussion at HACM’s February Board Meeting. City of Milwaukee Page 4 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes January 13, 2016 2. R_12747 Report of the HACM presentation to the City of Milwaukee’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee regarding Choice Neighborhoods and Section 3 Sponsors: THE CHAIR Ken Barbeau, HACM’s Director of Community Programs and Services, reported on the Housing Authority’s first bi-annual presentation to the City of Milwaukee’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee regarding Choice Neighborhoods and Section 3. Mr. Barbeau provided a short summary of the information that was provided to the members of the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee. 3. R_12748 Report from the Secretary-Executive Director Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Pérez discussed the following items and made note of particular areas of interest for the Board: • A postcard sent to Westlawn residents entitled “Job Opportunities for Housing Residents” regarding a January 22, 2016 recruiting event for jobs related to the Choice Neighborhoods grant. • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “Minor Increases For Housing Programs.” • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “Lobby, Think Tank At MTW Odds.” • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “Moving To Work Plan Cut Back.” • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “HUD Rush To Finish Rule Changes.” • A thank you letter from New Concept Self-Development Center for a recent donation. HACM has previously partnered with the organization. • A thank you letter for a recent donation from the Adult Learning Center, who HACM is working with on the TechForce Training Center. • The winter 2015 newsletter of the Adult Learning Center, which includes a story about the TechForce Training Center on page 3. • The event program from the HACM/WWBIC Make Your Money Talk Graduation Event from December, 15, 2015. It featured a record number of 129 graduates. Mayor Barrett was the keynote speaker. • A letter from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and a check for $387,000 from the HACM Endowment Fund for Supportive Services to HOPE VI and Scattered Sites developments. • The 2014-2015 Annual Report from Carmen Schools, whose Northwest Campus is near Westlawn. City of Milwaukee Page 5 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes January 13, 2016 4. The Housing Authority may vote to convene in Executive Session, pursuant to Wis. Stats. Secs. 19.85 (1) (G), to confer with legal counsel with respect to litigation in which it is a party to. The Authority may then vote to reconvene in open session Commissioner VanAlstine made a motion to convene in executive session at 2:52p.m. Commissioner Mitchell seconded the motion. There being no objections, the motion carried. Chair Wagner convened the Housing Authority Board in executive session pursuant to Wis. Stats. Secs. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. Commissioner Diaz made a motion to reconvene in open session. Commissioner VanAlstine seconded the motion. There being no objections, the motion carried. Chair Wagner reconvened the regular meeting of the Housing Authority Board at 3:01p.m. 5. R_12749 Resolution approving Amendment #2 to Contract 13-001 with Michael Best and Friedrich LLP for legal services associated with the Convent Hill Construction Litigation Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ricardo Diaz, seconded by Michael T. Van Alstine, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Van Alstine, and Reed Daniels No: 0 Excused: 2- Witkowiak, and Donald Adjournment There being no further business, Commissioner Diaz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 3:03p.m. Commissioner VanAlstine seconded the motion and it carried. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Housing Authority ADA Coordinator, Patricia Schmidtknecht at 286-5100, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-3504 or by writing to the Coordinator at 650 West Reservoir, Milwaukee, WI 53212. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying. City of Milwaukee Page 6