Housing Authority

MONTPELIER HOUSING AUTHORITY Regular Meeting September 18, 2018 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Vice Chairman Stevens-Favorite with Commissioners Hanson, Larson, and Zern present. Commissioner Schultheis was absent. Agenda Item II – Approve Agenda The agenda was approved with no changes or additions. Agenda Item III – Election of Chairman Commissioner Zern moved that Commissioner Larson be elected as chairman. Commissioner Hannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Agenda Item IV - Approval of Minutes Commissioner Hannon moved that the minutes of the June 19, 2018 regular meeting be accepted as written. Commissioner Zern seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Agenda Item V – Discussion of Tenant Issues – possible executive session Commissioner Zern moved that the Board go into executive session in accordance with Title 1 V.S.A.§313(a)(6) and Title 1 V.S.A. .§313317(c)(12) for the purpose of formulating policy with reference to tenant records, the disclosure of which will constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Commissioner Hannon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Board went into executive session at 6:10 pm Commissioner Hannon moved that the Board come out of executive session at 7:05 pm. Commissioner Stevens-Favorite seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. No action was taken during the executive session. Agenda Item VI - Review of Vouchers, Bank Statements and Financial Reports A) Year-end Reports B) Status of Reserve Vouchers and bank statements were made available for Commissioners to review. Mrs. Troiano reviewed the financial statements and answered questions. Mrs. Troiano discussed the year-end financial reports and answered questions. Mrs. Troiano also discussed the status of the reserves. All reserve accounts decreased slightly. For public housing the cause was the high vacancies combined with unanticipated extraordinary maintenance items. For Section 8 it was increased lease up. For management fee reserves it was due to the $5,000. donation to the Good Samaritan Haven. Mrs. Troiano also reported that we expect to have 111 vouchers under lease as of October 1. Agenda Item VII- Executive Directors Report -1- In addition to the written report Mrs. Troiano provided a brief update on PHADA lawsuit. This is the second lawsuit to recover operating subsidy that was withheld from many PHAs. The first lawsuit was successful resulting in over 300 PHAs receiving $135 million. Mrs. Troiano reported that Section 8 Fair market rents had been published to become effective October 1, 2018. She will have more information at the October meeting. Commissioner Stevens-Favorite reported on the August Planning Commission meeting of all the city committees. This was the kick off of the re-write of the City Plan (formerly the Master Plan). Each committee gave a five minute presentation listing their top three goals. A web page has been created on the city web site. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm Respectfully submitted, Jo Ann Troiano, Secretary -2-