4/10/1997 HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes

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1. Management Plan-.should be available and complete as of the evaluation date. 2. Tribal Council--continuing contact with Jim Peters, Executive Director. Also a resident who is Wampanoag and active with the Tribal Council has indicated her interest in sitting on the Board of Commissioners. . Quarterly meetings have been established with both the elderly and family residents. Seniors have met twice in March--with the Fire Chief and the Police Chief. Afire drill is scheduled for early May. The next quarterly greeting for both the elderly and family will be held in the griddle of June. . Bi-Annual newsletter--format has been developed and the first issue will be available at the end of dune. . Ongoing greetings/contact with DIVAN for 689 project. NEIN BUSINESS: IVIRVP Income Limit -- motion was grade b Ms. Rudd and seconded by Mrs. Brooks t approve the revised MRVP Income Limits for Determination of Eligibility and Continued Occupancy, effective April 1, 1997. The motion was adopted. Director advised members that three individuals are interested in being appointed to the Board-- two letters of interest were forwarded from Town Hall, the third was mailed directly to the Housing Authority. IIID. Feed was directed to set up interviews with the three individuals on Thursday, May 8, 1997, at 6:30 p.m. 1s. Reed advised members of a proposal from DSS HA Falmouth & Barnstable)to overhouse families to participate as foster parents. This is an innovative idea; however, it would be geared to the large`housing authorities who have the resources. The Beard agreed not to pursue this type of program. The Section 8 FSS program explained to member's. Ms. Reed also advised the Board that notices of the availability of this program was forwarded to the 22 Section 8 portability participants. The FSS coordinator, working out of the Dennis office will actually be conducted all interviews and activities of participants. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: T: The Terminix contract for termite extermination was executed and the Sentricon system is now in place. t There is an ongoing drainage problem at the family site. Toro Hackenson, DHCD will be making a recommendation that all wood chips be removed and the site loomed and planted with grass. A motion was grade by Ills. Rudd and seconded by Mrs. Mills to accept and implement the new maintenance rate, as approved by DL I, from $12.56 t 12.89 per hour. The motion was carried. John Mc arrahan, Vice-President ent and Bill Page, volunteer from Habitat for Humanity shared the purpose and how habitat operates. Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, Inc. is an affiliate of Habitat International. The program utilized volunteer labor and contribution from the community to build houses for sale for individuals who our generally priced out of the conventional market. Families contribute Soo hours of sweat equity, financing is a interest free loam, depth service is approximately 2-300 per month for a total of$4 /month. To date there have been no defaults or delinquency on mortgages.