Rehabilitation Review Committee

MINUTES OF THE REHAB REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING February 11, 2009 8:45 AM Members Present: Chairman Rodney Bowie, Jim Troeger, Joe East, Jim Roberts, and Susan Goldman Others Present: Jennifer Gottlieb, Wayne Sharkey, Linda Lee Smith Chairman Rodney Bowie called the meeting to order at 8:47 a.m. All were in favor and accepted the minutes of the January 21, 2009 meeting. Old Business Discussion on Halfway/Boarding Houses Jennifer Gottlieb reported back to the committee after talking with Corporation Counsel that alcoholism could be considered a disability and it may be problematic to restrict sober houses from applying, but you could limit their number, as you limit the percentages of owner-occupant and investor-owner participants in the program already. If the Committee would like to set a quota of no more than one per year, such a policy, as well as the policy regarding other quotas, should be formally written down. Halfway and/or Boarding Houses could be allowed but may be limited to one being done each year. After discussion it was the consensus of the committee to have the CD staff work on definitions and new language with the Building/ Housing Department in respect to Halfway and/or Boarding Houses to present at the next RRC meeting. New Business Approval of Emergency Billing for Contractor Related Projects The CD staff would like to take $2,000 to be put aside for “emergencies only” for projects that have been completed where the contractor is unresponsive in correcting an emergency issue only while under the first year warranty. Another option suggested was for the homeowner to pay the bill and then go after the contractor and take advantage of the State’s guaranteed fund to recoup their money. For some homeowners this is impossible because they don’t have the funds. Jim Troeger made a motion to designate $2,000 be set aside to be used in “emergency situations only” when a contractor is unresponsive, while within the first year warranty; also to give accounting of such expenditures to the RRC committee. Rodney Bowie seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Award Approvals All committee members were in favor of the Award Approvals as presented below with Susan Goldman abstaining. RP0808 $40,000 RP0809 $30,000 RP0810 $30,000 Denials All committee members were in favor except Susan Goldman abstaining on the Denial for Application #5 because of a number of delinquent tax bills. Award De-obligation Investor-owner project #RP0710 has indicated they cannot produce their 25% owners share obligation which they are responsible for at the contract signing. The CD office does a pre-evaluation to determine whether the project could be done for the amount of the investor-owners award. At that point the investor- owner could withdraw from the program without the added expense to the CD office. The CD office has done a great deal of work on this project. It has gone through the bidding process with testing, inspections, writing specifications, advertising as well as a public walk with contractors of the property. The CD office would like to consider a policy change for investor-owners only. A certain amount of investor-owner funds would be deposited with the CD office prior to the beginning of their project in order to cover the $800.00 per unit inspection fee and $350.00 for advertising. The CD office will present a Policy Change for the next meeting. Adjournment Motion was made by Jim Troeger to adjourn. Jim Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The Rehab Review Committee meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.