7/8/2004 HOUSING AUTHORITY Minutes

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,.3 We received a nonce from DHCD that MRVP subsidy payments are bung delayed due to the fiscal shortfall, Landlords have been paid and money transferred from our savings account to cover them. OLDBUSINESS: lone NEW BUSINESS: !None OTHER BUSINESS: Town Aff=ordable Housing ommi a U1 date: FIs. Battles gave the board a brief update which included information on a survey the AHC has received funding to conduct. Ms. Battles also reported on success of the public housing forum on affordable housing which was held on June 29 and the fact that Rick Presbr y and Debbie Converse from Housing Assistance Corporation did a presentation at the AHC earlier in the week to discuss what they have been doing. ; discussion ensued about the possibility of having a joint meeting with all people interesting in the challenge of affordable housing, similar to the housing summit held approximately 5 gears ago. Mashpee.Affordable Housing Trust date: Mrs. Botsford provided the following updates* Proposed contract is still with Stuart Bornstein's attorney, we are waiting to hear from his attorney. • I have met with Tori Quinn who is the development manager for Mr, Bornstein, There is a lot that needs to be done and decided before construction can start. Ernie Virgilio has volunteered to be the Clerk of the works for the project, but there is a lot that needs to be done. Some members of the I AHT have not yet returned their HUD forms with signature. Irs. Botsford said she will contact them again, as these forms are necessary in order to submit the application for HUD 202 funding for the Asher's Path Senior Housing. COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE: • We have received a couple more letters from other housing authorities that we administer Section 8 Vouchers with regarding them lowering their administrative fee, for a total of seven. I have discussed this with the fee accountant and we may need to reduce some staff hours and pay in order to accommodate the cutbacks. we will need to consider this when doing our budget for fiscal year 2005. A communication was received from the town accepting Mrs. Botsford-'s resignation from the Barnstable County HOME :onsortium"s Advisory Board and thanking her for her service. The next meeting will be Thursday, September 9, 2004 at : o Ply. It was mentioned that if the budget guidelines core out in late July, the board might want to have a meeting in August and tale the month of September off instead. Mrs. Botsford will keep thein apprised of when guidelines are issued. A motion was made by Ms. Battles and seconded. by Mr. Harsh to send ars arrangement to Mr. Homeyer expressing the boards wishes for a spay recovery. The motion carried. Page 2 of 2