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DO IS WE WILL RECESS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, AT 12:46 PM SO THAT WE CAN CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE IN RECESS OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 12:46 PM AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AT 12:46 PM WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT OF THE DIRECTORS.
WE ARE MEETING IN THE CITY HALL OF CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ON MAY 28TH, 2026.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND
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I'LL TURN TO OUR STAFF.I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR AUSTIN HOUSING.
I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE TWO ITEMS WE HAVE OFFERED ON CONSENT FOR THE A HFC BOARD MEETING TODAY.
THE FIRST ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON MAY 7TH, 2026.
AND THE SECOND ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO FUND AND ADMINISTER THE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SUBSIDIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THIS ITEM INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT BY 1,419,480 $48 FOR A REVISED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,838,896.
THE FUNDING FOR THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE IN THE FY 26 27 OPERATING BUDGET OF A HFC AND IS CONTINGENT UPON THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM MEMBERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALRIGHT, PLEASE, UH, CALL ON OUR SPEAKER.
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR ITEM TWO ZENOBIA JOSEPH.
THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M ZIA JOSEPH MAYOR, I JUST WANNA REMIND YOU THAT THE ONLY PLACE THAT THIS ITEM WAS POSTED WAS 66 ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANNA REMIND YOU OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT 1 4 1 5 5 1 0.141 ACTION VOIDABLE AND WOULD ASK YOU TO POST THESE, UH, AGENDA ITEMS APPROPRIATELY.
I JUST WANNA CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION AS IT RELATES TO THE VOUCHERS.
UH, SPECIFICALLY DURING THE MAY 21ST, 2026 MEETING, HAKA MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN OUT ANY NEW VOUCHERS EXCEPT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THEY HAVE SOME PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS.
I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO ACTUALLY EARMARK SOME OF THESE VOUCHERS FOR VETERANS.
THE HAKA PROPERTY ACTUALLY HAS 50% OF SOME VOUCHERS SET ASIDE FOR SAFE ALLIANCE AND AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH ACTUALLY PRIVILEGES WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL.
UH, DIRECTOR STEPHANIE HEATEN HOWARD MAY 8TH, 2025.
I GAVE HER THE UPDATE FROM HUD 2024.
SPECIFICALLY, IT SAYS THAT, UH, CASE MANAGEMENT, THE VA IN CONSULTATION WITH THE VETERAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING IF CASE MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED.
AS IT RELATES TO YOUR POLICIES, YOU HAVE NOT UPDATED ANY OF THE POLICIES AND YOU PASSED THE HOMELESS STRATEGY STRATEGIC PLAN WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO VETERANS.
I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS HOME FUNDING AND SPECIFICALLY THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON MAY 12TH WHEN THIS ITEM WENT BEFORE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
I LASTLY, WANT TO THANK THE POLICE OFFICER AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO ACTUALLY DIDN'T GIMME A TICKET WHEN I WAS AT GUS GARCIA.
THEY HAD A RAID OVER THERE AND THE EMS WAS THERE AND HE DIDN'T, HE COULD HAVE TICKETED ALL OF US, BUT HE SAID INSTEAD, GIVE US A CALL IF YOU NEED US BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY STABBING PEOPLE THAT NIGHT.
AND SO I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE LEAVING VETERANS ON THE STREET UNNECESSARILY.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT NOW, I'VE PAID OVER $10,000 AND WOULD ASK YOU TO REFUND ME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. JOSEPH.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE BOARD, TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
ON AT THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT WAS PROVIDED MADE BY, UH, BOARD MEMBER LANE.
SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER UCHIN.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM A VOTE ON ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS THAT WAS READ, ANYONE WISHING TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO.
THAT BEING THE CASE WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE UH, CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IS ADOPTED WITH VICE PRESIDENT VELA, UH,
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AND, AND BOARD MEMBER VELASQUEZ OFF THE DAAS AND TWO ABSENCES, UH, MEMBERS.THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AT THIS REGULAR MEETING, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 12:51 PM THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.