1/14/2010 HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes

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Fishing Road. Meetings are always posted with the Town Clrk at the T ern Hall. The authority has a website: vw .tashpeha. rg. Administration The housing authority's Executive Director is Leila Botsford. Management and administration of the Mashpee Housing Authority is the responsibility of the Executive Director, with support from staff comprising of an Executive Assistant, a property manager, an administrative/bookkeeping assistant, a Maintenance superintendent, and a Custodian/Groundskeeper. Policy is established by a five member Board of Commissioners--four of whom are elected and one state-appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts. current members are David Harsch, Richard Halpern, Francis Laporte, dill Allen, and Kevin sh ckett. Activities During the lust Year Mashpee Housing Authority was the proud recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Agency Award from the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment pr ent Officials for its development and r anegement' f the Ash is Path Apartments. The authority. ended 2009 by taking over full manager nt of Asher`s Path Apartments, after successfully receiving approval from Mass Housing Finance Agency and Mass Housing Investment corp t do so. Transition of management by Peabody Properties to the housing authority will take place over the first quarter of 2010. Mrs. Botsford has maintained her certification as a credit Compliance Professional and increased to level c P. The housing authority has done it's best to keep up with building maintenance, landscaping, and tenant services at our public housing sites, despite a cut to budget spending by almost 50/0. In 2009, the Authority paid out over $354,500.00 in rent subsidies for Mashpee residents. We replaced the copier in the office, completely rehabbed many units, and paid $933.21 to the Town of Mashpee for a payment in lieu of taxes for our family house site. As of December 31, 2009 all waiting lists are open for the following housing programs that w offer: chapter 667 housing (elderly/disabled housing) at Hrneyer Village; chapter 705 housing for families (three bedrooms); the one, two, three, and four--bedroom MF VP Project Based housing at Mash pee Village and housing for those 55 years of age or older at Asher's Path Apartments. Eligibility requirements must be met based on the individual programs. The Authority awa rded.the contract for the Breezy Acres Expo nsion"Project to Housing Assistance corporation of Hyannis. This project, partially funded by the town of Mashpeo's Community Preservation Act funds, will expand the family housing at our property located at 570 Old Barnstable Road (Breezy Acres). This project is currently in its pre-development phase and expects to move to the comprehensive permit phase in early 2010. A normal state-audit was conducted with no findings. The following policies were adopted or updated: Policy on satellite Dish/Antennas/Video and/or audio Programming Devices, Reasonable Accommodation Policy & Procedure, Personnel Policy, No smoking Policy, Procurement Policy, and the Fiscal Policies & Procedures. Annual elections were held in June and the Executive Director's performance evaluation was done in November.