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 Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301B, 200 East Wells Street Call to Order Meeting called to order at 1:34p.m. Roll Call Present: 6 - Diaz, Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Reed Daniels, Donald Absent: 1 - Witkowiak A. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA 1. R_12770 Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held on March 2, 2016. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Minutes of the March 2, 2016 meeting approved without objection. A motion was made by Michael T. Van Alstine, seconded by Ricardo Diaz, that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 6- Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Reed Daniels, and Donald No: 0 Absent: 1- Witkowiak 2. R_12771 Resolution approving the Westlawn Relocation Plan Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Michael T. Van Alstine, seconded by Ricardo Diaz, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 6- Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Reed Daniels, and Donald No: 0 City of Milwaukee Page 1 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes April 14, 2016 Absent: 1- Witkowiak 3. R_12772 Resolution approving an offer from Patricia Hicks to purchase the home located at 4135 North 48th Street for $62,000 Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Michael T. Van Alstine, seconded by Ricardo Diaz, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 6- Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Reed Daniels, and Donald No: 0 Absent: 1- Witkowiak 4. R_12773 Resolution approving an offer from Saxony LLC to purchase the home located at 4875 North 74th Street for $72,000 Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Michael T. Van Alstine, seconded by Ricardo Diaz, that this Housing Authority Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 6- Van Alstine, Wagner, Mitchell, Diaz, Reed Daniels, and Donald No: 0 Absent: 1- Witkowiak Commissioner Witkowiak arrived at the meeting at 1:40p.m. B. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. R_12774 Report on the Status of the Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan Sponsors: THE CHAIR 2. R_12775 Presentation of the New HACM Website Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 2 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes April 14, 2016 3. R_12776 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: • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “PHAs Sort Through Rules Deluge” • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “HAL HUD Pivots on Public Housing Policy” • An email from HUD regarding HUD and the Office of Inspector General COCC Audit Resolution • An article from the Housing Affairs Letter entitled “Rental Housing Hurdles A Red Light” • An opinion piece from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel entitled “Housing is at the Heart of Poverty” about Matthew Desmond’s book “Evicted” • The 2014 Public Housing Assessment System score • A sample agenda of the 03/28/16 Monthly Conference Call with HUD regarding Choice Neighborhoods and the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program • The Agenda of the March 8th meeting with MICAH and the Minutes of the January 20th meeting • A Gift Acknowledgement from the Sojourner Family Peace Center • A Thank You Letter from the United Community Center for the Table Sponsorship of their Anniversary Celebration • A Thank You Letter from LISC-Milwaukee for the Table Sponsorship of their 2016 MANDI Event Mr. Pérez thanked the Commissioners for their commitment to HACM, including taking time out to travel and appreciates their interest in continuing to learn about this industry. Mr. Pérez noted that the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developed for College Court, Locust Court and Merrill Park. Adjournment There being no further business, Commissioner Van Alstine made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 3:05p.m. Commissioner Witkowiak seconded the motion. There being no objections, the motion 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 3