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WE WILL RECESS THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT 10:42 AM AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.IT'S DECEMBER 14TH, 2023 AT, UH, 10 43.
WE ARE MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UM, I'LL ASK STAFF TO PLEASE MAKE A PRESENTATION.
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MADAM P VICE PRESIDENT, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.MY NAME IS JAMIE MAY, I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS MORNING YOU HAVE A RELATIVELY LIGHT AGENDA WITH THREE ITEMS AND UH, I WILL BE READING FROM THE CORRECT AGENDA THIS MORNING AS OPPOSED TO LAST TIME.
UM, THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 9TH, UH, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SECOND AGENDA IS THE AUTHORIZATION OF A CONTRACT WITH A HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THIS IS A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE, TO PROVIDE, UH, RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING HOMELESSNESS FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS.
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, THIS PROGRAM HAS EXCEEDED ITS, UH, ITS TARGETED GOALS AND, UH, SERVED OVER 100 PEOPLE.
UH, WE DO EXPECT TO SERVE IT, UH, 100 PEOPLE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE THIRD ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE AUTHORIZATION OF, UH, THE PURCHASE OF A PROPERTY FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS A 0.3 ACRE PARCEL, UH, LOCATED AT 400 EAST WESLEY DRIVE, UH, IN DISTRICT FOUR.
AND, UH, WE ARE PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SUM OF $10,000.
UH, WE DO EXPECT TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AUSTIN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE COMING YEARS.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS MEMBERS, UH, OF THE BOARD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT.
WE HAVE A, WE, WE WILL TAKE THIS UP AS A CONSENT AGENDA AND COUNCIL, UH, DIRECTOR POOL MOVES ADOPTION.
LET, LET ME ASK BEFORE I DO THAT, UM, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO PULL SOMETHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE MOVES ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OKAY, UH, IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECOND BY, UH, DIRECTOR HARPER MADISON.
THANK YOU SENOIA JOSEPH, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MAYOR DIRECTORS.
MY COMMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE TENANT-BASED JOURNAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO HAVE A WORK SESSION ITEM WHERE YOU ACTUALLY DISCUSS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NEEDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT MAYOR SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 5 5 1 0.050, THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY PLACE A POSTING NOTICE.
THE NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED ONCE AGAIN IN THE CITY HALL FOR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE KIOSK.
IT SAID PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE.
AND ON THE RIGHT IT HAD YOUR REGULAR MEETING.
A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY SHALL POST NOTICE OF EACH MEETING ON A PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD AT A PLACE CONVENIENT TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY HALL AS A RESULT OF OUR DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS IT RELATES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL CLARIFY.
I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO POST THIS NOTICE IN THE LOBBY AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE LANDLORD, BUT UNDER THE TREASURY RULES IT SPECIFIES THAT THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, IT, IT MUST BE PAID TO THE TENANT.
AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT YOU'RE USING OR IN THE PAST HAVE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART ANY OF THE MONEY FROM TREASURY TO COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES THAT SPECIFIES THAT GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW TENANTS TO APPLY DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE EVEN IF THE LANDLORD OR OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE.
IT SAYS, SHALL IT IS NOT PERMISSIVE, IT IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT AND YOU CONTINUE TO PAY THE LANDLORD DIRECTLY, WHICH ACTUALLY DISENFRANCHISES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
UM, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO JUST COMPLY WITH THE TREASURY RULES.
THIS ONE WAS UPDATED, MAY 7TH, 2021.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME AND WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE THE NOTICE OF 72 HOURS ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS.
UH, MEMBERS, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING? ANYONE WISHING TO SHOW THEMSELVES UTE BEING RECUSED FROM A VOTE ON THE A HFC BOARD? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO.
I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM TWO, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, UH, DIRECTOR KELLY WILL BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ANYONE ELSE? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
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THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL, WITH DIRECTOR KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER TWO AND DIRECTOR RYAN ALTER BEING ABSENT.UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 10:48 AM.