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PUBLIC NOTICE OF A REGULAR HACEP BOARD MEETING - minutes |
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5300 EAST PAISANO, EL PASO, TEXAS |
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF A REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TAKE NOTICE THAT A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS
WILL BE HELD AT
5300 EAST PAISANO, EL PASO, TEXAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009
COMMENCING AT 11:30 A.M.
TO CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY ACT ON THE FOLLOWING:
1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE.
3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM.
4. RESIDENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS TO BE HEARD.
5. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF A REGULAR BOARD MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 18, 2009.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION IN THE FORM LISTED BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR PERSONS IN THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SPECIFIC ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE TIME THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas
December 18, 2009 – page two
CONSENT AGENDA:
7. PURCHASING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS:
A. CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS. SOLICITATION NO. WH 10-B-0003.
Recommendation: Site: Contract Amount:
1st Source Servall PHA Wide $13,638.03
Best Plumbing Specialties PHA Wide $31,449.72
C & L Plumbing PHA Wide $55,202.55
Cunningham Distributing, Inc. PHA Wide $11,432.50
Ferguson Enterprises PHA Wide $78,126.89
B. CONTRACT FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT AT MARTIN LUTHER KING APARTMENTS. SOLICITATION NO. ARRA 10-R-0006.
Recommendation: Site: Contract Amount:
Four Star Roofing Martin Luther $752,660
King Apartments
C. RENEWAL OF STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER POLICY NO. 30872-2 FOR TWELVE ADDITIONAL MONTHS.
Recommendation: Site: Renewal Amount: Increase:
ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. PHA Wide $448,568 one-year
(Subsidiary of ING)
(Through Health Scope Benefits)
D. PURCHASE ORDER FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECT REQUIRED BY HACEP. GSA CONTRACT NO. GS-35F-0565K.
Recommendation: Site: Increase:
Miratek Corporation PHA Wide $82,650
E. RENEWAL OF CONTRACT NO. IT 09-C-0035 FOR TWELVE ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING SERVICES.
Recommendation: Site: Renewal Amount: Increase:
Miratek Corporation PHA Wide $291,679 one-year
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas
December 18, 2009 – page three
F. MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT NO. TS 09-C-0002 FOR ALAMITO GARDENS.
Recommendation: Site: Previous: Increase: Aggregate:
Dantex Construction Co. Alamito $13,934,157.01 $44,436 $13,978,593.01
Gardens
REGULAR AGENDA
8. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON REVISED BUDGETS FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010.
(A) PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING AMPs AND COCC.
(B) SECTION 8 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
(C) HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, NON-SUBSIDIZED PROPERTIES, TIO COOPER (FARM LABOR) PROGRAM, SIESTA GARDENS (SHELTER PLUS) PROGRAM AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
9. UPDATE AND POSSIBLE FURTHER ACTION TO APPROVE, MODIFY, AND/OR RATIFY ACTIONS TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF UP TO FOUR LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED BELOW:
(A) CEDAR OAK TOWNHOMES
1480 CEDAR OAK
EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
NUMBER OF UNITS: 160
(B) NORTH MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APARTMENTS
9435 DIANA DRIVE
EL PASO, TEXAS 79924
NUMBER OF UNITS: 200
(C) SPANISH CREEK TOWNHOMES
610 LEE TREVINO DRIVE
EL PASO, TEXAS 79907
NUMBER OF UNITS: 136
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas
December 18, 2009 – page four
(D) WOODCHASE SENIOR COMMUNITY
8410 & 8411 TIGRIS DRIVE
EL PASO, TEXAS 79907
NUMBER OF UNITS: 128
10. SECRETARY’S REPORT.
A. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
(1) CITY’S ASSISTANCE ON MTW STATUS.
B. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
(1) FINANCIAL SERVICES.
(2) PROCUREMENT.
(3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
C. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.
(1) PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM.
(2) SECTION 8 PROGRAM.
(3) DEVELOPMENT & CAPITAL PROJECTS.
• ARRA UPDATE.
D. HUMAN RESOURCES.
(1) TRAINING AND TRAVEL.
(2) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
E. NEWS ARTICLES.
11. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY RETIRE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONAT ANY TIME UPON THE MOTION OF ANY COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071-551.076 TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas
December 18, 2009 – page five
SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY
SECTION 551.073 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS
SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS
SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES
DISCUSSION ON THE FOLLOWING:
(A) DISCUSSION AND UPDATE BY LEGAL COUNSEL ON PENDING LITIGATION MATTERS. (SECTION 551.071)
12. ADJOURNMENT.
THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, 5300 EAST PAISANO DRIVE, AND NOTICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE EL PASO COUNTY CLERK MORE THAN 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE ABOVE MEETING, AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
UPON REQUEST THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL PROVIDE AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES SUCH AS INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED, READERS, LARGE PRINT OR BRAILLE DOCUMENTS. THOSE REQUESTING AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES MAY NOTIFY SERGIO VASQUEZ, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COORDINATOR, AT (915) 849-3820, OR SVASQUEZ@HACEP.ORG AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
SIMULTANEOUS ENGLISH/SPANISH TRANSLATION IS PROVIDED AT ALL REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009
Item # 1. Call to Order. The Chairperson called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
Item # 2. Invocation/Moment of Silence. Invocation by Rev. Lisle H. Davis of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Item # 3. Establishment of a Quorum.
PRESENT: Chairperson Joe Fernandez, Presiding; Commissioners Sue Pratt, and Raul Chavez. The Chairperson declared a quorum with three Commissioners present. Commissioner Lynn Coyle joined the meeting at 11:46 a.m. Commissioner Kevin Quinn was absent.
ALSO PRESENT: Gerald Cichon, Chief Executive Officer; Bob Blumenfeld, HACEP Attorney; Michael Spurlock, Corporate Attorney; David Hoicka, Chief Operating Officer; Satish Bhaskar, Chief Financial Officer; Juan Olvera, Director of Development of Capital Projects; Roman Velasquez, Director of Public Housing; Rose Muñoz, Director of Human Resources; Karen Jones, Director of CCPA; Gary Knudsen, Director of IT; Lorena Rivera, Director of Section 8; Federico Baca, Director of Finance; Shane Griffith, Public Information Officer; Lucy Wiesinger, Resident Relations Specialist; Luis Cervantes, Contract Specialist; Fred Ponce, Contract Specialist; Rebecca Martinez, CCPA Secretary; Connie Dominguez, Contract Specialist; Maria del Rayo Rodriguez and Aracely Saenz, Executive Secretaries.
Item # 4. Resident Association Presidents to be Heard. Sandra Ramirez, President of Eisenhower, expressed her appreciation for the work done throughout the year. She is especially thankful for the efforts made to provide them with enjoyable moments and events. She appreciated the investment made on the scholarships granted to the students. Ms. Ramirez said that she is very happy to see that we are willing to open-up our doors and hearts to assist them. She wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Item # 5. Citizens to be Heard. None
Item # 6. Approval of Minutes of a Regular Board Meeting that Took Place on November 18, 2009. Commissioner Pratt made a motion to approve item # 6. It was seconded by Commissioner Chavez. Motion carried unanimously.
Consent Agenda:
Item # 7. Purchasing and Construction Contract Awards:
A. Contract for Plumbing Equipment and Materials. Solicitation No. WH 10-B-0003.
Recommendation: Site: Contract Amount:
1st Source Servall PHA Wide $13,638.03
Best Plumbing Specialties PHA Wide $31,449.72
C & L Plumbing PHA Wide $55,202.55
Cunningham Distributing, Inc. PHA Wide $11,432.50
Ferguson Enterprises PHA Wide $78,126.89
B. Contract for Roof Replacement at Martin Luther King Apartments. Solicitation No. ARRA 10-R-0006.
Recommendation: Site: Contract Amount:
Four Star Roofing Martin Luther $752,660
King Apartments
C. RENEWAL OF STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER POLICY NO. 20872-2 FOR TWELVE ADDITIONAL MONTHS.
Recommendation: Site Renewal Amount: Increase:
ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. PHA Wide $448,568 one-year
(Subsidiary of ING)
(Through Health Scope Benefits)
D. PURCHASE ORDER FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECT REQUIRED BY HACEP. GSA CONTRACT NO. GS-35F-0565K.
Recommendation: Site: Increase:
Miratek Corporation PHA Wide $82,650
E. RENEWAL OF CONTRACT NO. IT 09-C-0035 FOR TWELVE ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING SERVICES.
Recommendation: Site: Renewal Amount: Increase:
Miratek Corporation PHA Wide $291,679 one-year
F. MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT NO. TS 09-C-0002 FOR ALAMITO GARDENS.
Recommendation: Site: Previous: Increase: Aggregate:
Dantex Construction Co. Alamito $13,934,157.01 $44,436 $13,978,593.01
Gardens
Commissioner Pratt made a motion to approve items # 7-A thru 7-F on the Consent Agenda. It was seconded by Commissioner Chavez. Motion carried unanimously.
Regular Agenda:
Item # 8. Presentation, Discussion, and Action on Revised Budgets for the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010.
(A) Pubic Housing Operating AMPs and COCC;
(B) Section 8 New Construction Program;
(C) Housing Choice Voucher Program, Non-Subsidized Properties, Tio Cooper (Farm Labor) Program, Siesta Gardens (Shelter Plus) Program and Other Activities.
Mr. Cichon said this item was discussed in some detail in the Finance Committee meeting explaining the changes that we are making on the budget. He asked Mr. Bhaskar to address the Board regarding the proposed changes.
Satish Bhaskar, Chief Financial Officer, said that there are only a few changes but some of them are major line item changes and we wanted to make sure that those are presented accurately to you. The first big change is the fact that last year when the budgets were prepared we projected that we would receive 82 percent subsidy and we ended up getting 89 percent. In terms of dollars, that is almost $2.5 million difference and we wanted to make sure that it was reflected adequately. The other big change has to do with the restructure. When we did the budget last time, the staffing structure of public housing had not been modified. We went to asset management structure. We hired asset managers and superintendents, and they were not in the original budget. That is why when you saw the financials you saw that we were over in the salary line. Those positions were not budgeted. Similarly, for Section 8 New Construction we proposed in the budget to the State that the management fee that we get from them would be similar to what we get from public housing. That was not accepted by them. So, we had to go back to the original way causing a reduction in the management fee. We had hail damage last month and there were over twenty claims on it, and we have to pay the deductibles. The prorated amount is about $250,000, and we wanted to make sure that it is incorporated into this budget. We received $1.5 million additional funds for Section 8 and, the competitive funds received under ARRA that were not originally reflected in the budget. Those are the main changes that were made into this budget. Mr. Bhaskar offered to answer any questions.
Commissioner Coyle asked what was the difference in what we had anticipated with the Section 8 New Construction management fee and what actually happened.
Mr. Bhaskar said the difference is almost $200,000. We wee trying to keep it even and apply the same principle across the board. But the state has its own formula. But we don’t need to worry about it too much because we have an entire different approach as to how we are going to do Section 8 New Construction in the future. Mr. Cichon will be presenting the different options at a later time.
Commissioner Coyle asked if there were any comments from the Finance Committee.
Commissioner Fernandez stated that he has been attending all the meetings. The Committee went over it in great detail at the last meeting. He added that all of the changes were positive, there were no surprises, and that he feels comfortable with what was presented.
Commissioner Coyle made a motion to approve item # 8. It was seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried unanimously.
Item # 9. Update and Possible Further Action to Approve, Modify, and/or Ratify Actions Taken in Connection With the Funding for the Acquisition of up to Four Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties Identified Below:
(A) Cedar Oak Townhomes
1480 Cedar Oak
El Paso, Texas 79936
Number of Units: 160
(B) North Mountain Village Apartments
9435 Diana Drive
El Paso, Texas 79924
Number of Units: 200
(C) Spanish Creek Townhomes
610 Lee Trevino Drive
El Paso, Texas 79907
Number of Units: 136
(D) Woodchase Senior Community
8410 & 8411 Tigris Drive
El Paso, Texas 79907
Number of Units: 128
Mr. Cichon asked the Board to defer item # 9 until after executive session.
Item # 10. Secretary’s Report.
A. Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cichon said he had some discussions with the Mayor and present was an individual by the name of John Montgomery from Montgomery and O’Donnell, which are lobbyists in Washington, DC. They are very high-powered lobbyists and very influential in Capitol Hill. They helped me get access to many of the congressional staffers when we had the NOFA change giving us a chance to compete for the competitive green project that we received. In having this discussion, he asked the Mayor if the city would be willing to allow access to their lobbyist. Obviously, we can’t use federal dollars to pay for lobbyist activities. Just to help us discuss what we can do to get MTW status for the Housing Authority. As you know, MTW status will allow us to free us up to address the reserves that we have in Section 8 and also the voucher reductions and reallocations that they keep trying to do with us. It would allow us to invest in the community and do many other things that we have not been able to do. The Mayor was very positive with it and he had a chance to go and visit with each of the City Representatives, except for Mr. Holguin. Everyone was very positive and agreed that what we can bring to bear in the community is exactly what is necessary right now with the troop build-up and the fact that people are just not building. With that in mind, the item was placed on the agenda and last week City Council unanimously voted to assist us with the payment of this firm for us to try to achieve MTW status. Mr. Cichon said that this is the first step in trying to get it. We are moving in the right direction.
B. Chief Financial Officer.
(1) Financial Services. Mr. Bhaskar discussed the financial statements for the month of October including the balance sheet. On the revenue side there is a zero variation. The expenses show a negative five percent. As previously stated, that will go away with the revised budget. Regarding net income, we are showing an income of $4.9 million in the first four months. We are above our projection due to the additional funds awarded to us plus the additional subsidy. We are depreciating approximately $2.7 million in four months. It will be about $9 million for the year, and that is close to what we get in Capital Funds every year. So, a way to look at it is that we are keeping a pace with the value of our property. The last number is an increase in Section 8 of $2 million. The reason is that we had projected that we would be 100 percent leased-up in Section 8 and we are a little under that. We have an aggressive process going on right now to lease up to the maximum. Mr. Bhaskar said that our financial position continues to be sound. The debt ratio is very solvent. We are about ten to one and it normally is one to one. He offered to answer any questions.
(2) Procurement. No discussion.
(3) Information Technology. No discussion.
C. Chief Operating Officer. David Hoicka, Chief Operating Officer, said that he is thankful for the great opportunity to be the COO. He is impressed with the terrific, capable, and hardworking staff that we have.
(1) Public Housing Program. Mr. Hoicka recognized Mr. Roman Velasquez, Director of Public Housing, and his staff for their work. He highlighted that on Alamito HOPE VI we are leasing up the new units. The public housing waiting list has increased to 13,000 families. Our occupancy rate is at 98.84 percent. So, there is a definite need for affordable housing in this city. Regarding displaced families by the city, this past month we took care of five families for a year total of 18 families. In regards to Resident Community Services, we are putting a lot of emphasis on getting the community involvement. In coordination with HR, there is a toy distribution plan for the most disadvantaged children in our network. And there are a number of other opportunities and plans that we are working on. In terms of security, a safe home is important for all of our residents. Along with Chief Bare and the staff, we are doing weekly and monthly meetings with the Resident Association Councils. We have six Neighborhood Watches organized, and we are looking to create more. Regarding lease enforcement, we discovered that 87 percent and more of the residents are paying on time. We are having community meetings where we are asking the residents to pay their rent on time. We are preparing direct deposits for all of our residents. Right now about 10 percent of our residents do direct deposit. We are hoping to push that up considerably. We find that the people who do direct deposit have a very small default rate. We are working out payment plans, and we are also looking at financial counseling for the residents who are in default or in arrears.
(2) Section 8 Program. Mr. Hoicka recognized Lorena Rivera, Director of Section 8 Program, and her staff for their hard work during the past month. We had a positive month in spite of the holidays which created some difficulties for the staff. But we are looking to do better. He said we are looking for a total of 5322 leased-up units. Right now we are at 5015, which is a few more than last month. We are looking for 307 residents to get us up to the full number that we are looking for. Right now we have 252 people looking for a unit to rent. So we are almost at that number and our experience shows that most of those people tend to get leases. In addition, in the next couple of weeks, we are going to send out another 70 families out with vouchers bringing our number to 322 families looking for units. It takes a little time to process it but we are getting very close. Regarding SEMAP, we are currently above 90 percent. We are doing continuous improvements. The staff has been doing 100 percent file reviews, and we have discovered that occasionally staff will make an error or that there are glitches in the system. Those glitches pushed us down five points on our internal review. Our formal review comes on July and we are hoping to score very high. Also there is an anomaly in the lease-up that pushed us back a few points. Although we leased-up more families, we did it at a lower cost. You think that that would make us look wonderful, but it actually affected our scores. It is the way the system works. Mr. Hoicka said they prepared a PowerPoint presentation listing some of the good things that Section 8 is doing. One of those is that we are housing more than 1000 families with disabilities. About 70 percent of our families are ELI, which is strongly low income, below 30 percent of the area median income. There is nobody else in town who is serving that vast number of low-income families.
(3) Development & Capital Projects. Mr. Hoicka credited Juan Olvera, Director of Development and Capital Projects, and his team for the work. He made reference to preventive maintenance and explained things go wrong all the time. He referred to the pie chart and pointed out that Mr. Olvera and his team is putting a substantial effort into preventive maintenance. On Alamito HOPE VI as he mentioned earlier, we are leasing-up a number of units. The Development Department has been working hard is on the annual inspections. When you look at the spreadsheet, you see that for the months that we are doing inspections, four months of the year, they have done 39 percent of the buildings and 43 percent of the units. Mr. Olvera has been working hard with his team to streamline the operations there.
● ARRA Update. Mr. Hoicka said there are two different categories in ARRA. The first is the formula grant for $12.7 million. Under that category we have awarded two roofing contracts and we are reviewing eight more roofing proposals. The second ARRA is the competitive grant of $8.3 million, the Green Development. We are working to do a design competition and bring in the best architects that we can find to showcase the Housing Authority, the City of El Paso, to and have a wonderful project that everyone can be proud of. He offered to answer any questions.
D. Human Resources. Mr. Cichon said that we set up an Internship Program within the agency. When advertising for vacant positions, we have found lack of talent by just advertising in the newspaper. We are trying to cultivate and create the future leaders of El Paso from within. He asked Ms. Munoz to discuss the Internship Program.
(1)_Training and Travel. No discussion.
(2) Internship Program. Rose Munoz, Director of Human Resources, said that in October of this year we were able to partner with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to begin our Internship Program. Basically, what we did is that they did preliminary screenings and posted on their website. Interested students had to meet certain qualifications to include: a 3.0 grade point average or above; working a minimum of 192 hours per semester; at least one semester of college, and to be full-time students. Graduating seniors were eligible if they were schedule to complete their undergraduate degree by the end of the year. They also needed to be residents of El Paso County. We were able to hire four interns that we have currently working as part-time employees. We are looking to recruit two more, one for IT and one for legal. At this time, we have Raji Kesavan working in Contract Compliance and Procurement. She started October 19. We have Cory Saenz who is working with Finance. Victor Liberato who is working with Capital Projects, and Adriana Herman who is working with Compliance. To conclude Ms. Munoz read a note from Mr. Cory Saenz. He says: “the Internship Program has been very interesting. Based on previous experience at other organizations, HACEP has been an enjoyable experience. The company environment is not like any other. I am part of a team rather than feeling left out. I also feel as if I am part of something bigger because of what the Housing Authority has done for my community, a place where I have lived my entire life.” Ms. Munoz invited Raji Kesaven, one of our Interns, to address the board.
Raji Kesaven, HACEP Intern, said that she is very glad to be part of the Housing Authority. She is very proud to tell everyone that she is employed by Housing for the cause that we are serving and for the residents that we are serving. It is a wonderful opportunity for her to be here. She is getting an exposure of a lifetime, and she is sure that she will be using it in the future. She thanked the Housing Authority for hiring her.
Mr. Cichon said that he would like to point out that Ms. Kesaven just got her masters degree. She has received her MBA. Like Ms. Kesaven a lot of our interns are very well qualified people.
E. News Articles. No discussion.
Item # 11. The Board of Commissioners May Retire Into Executive Session at Any Time Upon the Motion of Any Commissioner Pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071-551.076 to Discuss Any of the Following:
Section 551.071 Consultation with attorney.
Section 551.072 Deliberations about real property.
Section 551.073 Deliberations about gifts and donations.
Section 551.074 Personnel matter.
Section 551.076 Deliberations about security devices.
Discussion on the Following:
(a) Discussion and Update by Legal Counsel on Pending Litigation Matters. (Section 551.071)
Commissioner Coyle made a motion to go into Executive Session. It was seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried unanimously. The Board went into Executive Session at 12:21 p.m.
Commissioner Coyle made a motion to come out of Executive Session. It was seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried unanimously. The Board reconvened at 1:28 p.m.
Item # 9. Update and Possible Further Action to Approve, Modify, and/or Ratify Actions Taken in Connection With the Funding for the Acquisition of up to Four Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties Identified Below:
(A) Cedar Oak Townhomes
1480 Cedar Oak
El Paso, Texas 79936
Number of Units: 160
(B) North Mountain Village Apartments
9435 Diana Drive
El Paso, Texas 79924
Number of Units: 200
(C) Spanish Creek Townhomes
610 Lee Trevino Drive
El Paso, Texas 79907
Number of Units: 136
(D) Woodchase Senior Community
8410 & 8411 Tigris Drive
El Paso, Texas 79907
Number of Units: 128
Attorney Blumenfeld said that we are asking the Board to pass a resolution mirroring the resolution that was approved at the prior special meeting of December 4, 2009.
Commissioner Coyle made a motion to approve item # 9. It was seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried unanimously.
Item # 12. Adjournment.
There being no further business to be discussed before the Board, Commissioner Coyle made a motion to adjourn. It was seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:29 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Gerald Cichon Joe Fernandez
Secretary Chairperson of the Board
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