6/13/2002 HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes

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i .;s Minutes of the Meeting MASE HOUSING AUTHORITY Board of Commissioners June 13, 2002 The meeting was called to order by the chairperson at 5:31 p'-m. and a quorum declared wit the following members present: Lord Finton, E. Stuart peoples, La erne Williams, Dan Heer, and David Harsch. Also In attendance was Leila Botsford, Executive Director, Jonathan Juhl from The Community Builders and Edwards Nunes for Dunes Trabuc o Architects. The Chairperson welcomed the new board members, Mr. Horneyer and Mr, Harsch, and conducted introductions. Ms, Proton then announced that the minutes and Treasurer"s Report would be tabled for later in the meeting. 1EXECUTIVE DIRECTOWS REPORT: Mrs,, Botsford stated that she had railed her report to the board for the month of May and it i attached to these minutes as AtUgAmen Mrs. Botsford asked if there were any questions about her report, There being none, she added the following report* Paul Antil, our maintenance roan, had an injury to his right ring-finger which required about 13 stitches. Mrs, Botsford has been wrortng with the insurance company with regards to getting the medical bills paid. Paul did not lose any tine from work and is not submitting a workmen's comp. claire. DHCD has not released budget guidelines for FY 2003 yet. This means that we will be submitting our budget late this year. irs. Botsford stated that she has applied for a grant for Technical Assistance with Mass. Housing Partnership Fund, and met with there regarding our application. This grant would pay for assistance in formulating a development plan for the unused 705 property (Breezy Acres), assistance in researching funding resources, and helping to educate her on the development process, We should hear from their soon. Tomorrow hers. Botsford will be meeting with Stuart Bornstein and Richard Terry (member of the planning board) about a possible donation to the housing authority or r ashpee Affordable Housing Trust,, Mrs, Botsford has signed up to take a course for American Sign Language. The course, which is free, will take place on Wednesdays,, and is expected to last about 16 weeks. The Executive Director of the canton Housing Authority is teaching it; Mrs. Botsford stated that due to changes expected soon in her husbands employment, she has needed W sign up for health insurance benefits through the Group Insurance Commission during its open enrollment period for coverage to Mart July 1. she has spoken to DHCD regarding this and has been told to request an exemption for the cost when we submit our budget and that it should not be a problem. Next Monday, we are having a potluck resident luncheon to express our appreciation to Sohn Wilcox for his many gears of landscaping here at Hoy eyer Village. Mrs. Botsford would like the board's permission to issue a stipend check W John to showy the lousing authority's appreciation for his landscaping services. For over ten years, he has saved us a lot of money in landscaping costs and has added many bushes and plants W the Pae 1 of