Rehabilitation Review Committee

MINUTES OF THE REHAB REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2009 8:45 AM Members Present: Chairman Rodney Bowie, Joe East, Jim Roberts, Kevin Lin, Jim Troeger and Susan Goldman Others Present: Jennifer Gottlieb, Wayne Sharkey, Denise Blake and Linda Lee Smith Chairman Rodney Bowie called the meeting to order at 8:49 a.m. Motion was made by Joe East to accept the minutes of the October 14, 2009 meeting. Jim Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Kevin Lin arrived at 8:52 a.m. Old Business Wayne Sharkey had handed out a letter from the U.S. Dept of HUD for the July – September 2009 quarterly report with an overall performance rating of 100 out of 100. The Lead Program also received excellent press with Channel 3 with a property that was done over the summer where three children’s lead levels were extremely elevated before they started the work and at the completion of the project their lead levels had dropped back down to normal. HUD has used this story in Washington to support their Stimulus funds. Wayne Sharkey has not heard anything from Uncas Health on where they are with the testing for children in school. New Business Discussion/Clarification on Negative Equity Status Regarding Approval/Denial At the meeting of March 19, 2009 the committee made a motion and voted to reduce the loan-to-value equity requirements in rehab to match the 0% equity for the lead so that they could use the programs more easily together. Since the committee voted on 0% equity and there seems to be a need for clarification on the negative equity terminology. The decision to accept negative equity was because the housing market values had gone down dramatically and there were high foreclosure rates and economic problems. Rodney Bowie made a motion to accept Wayne Sharkey’s proposal to deny an initial application for negative equity unless there are children under the age of 6. Jim Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. There were no new application approvals/denial. Adjournment Motion was made by Rodney Bowie to adjourn. Jim Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The Rehab Review Committee meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.