1997-10-22 MINUTES OF ENCINITAS HOUSING A UTHORITY REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 22, 1997, 6.'00 P.M., 505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALl,
Chairperson Davis called the meeting to order at 6:13 P.M.
Present: Chairperson John Davis, Board Members Lou Aspell, James Bond, Sheila
Cameron, Chuck DuVivier, and Lou Mohler.
Absent: None.
Also Board Manager Wasserman, Board Attorney Krauel, Board Clerk Cervone,
Present: Assistant Board Manager Benson, Community Development Director Holder,
Senior Planner Barberio, Housing and Grants Analyst Guimond, Management
Analyst deCordova, Deputy Board Clerk Greene,
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
CLOSING AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
DuVivier moved, Aspell seconded to dose and adopt the Consent Calendar. Motion
carried. Ayes: Aspell, Bond, Cameron, Davis, DuVivier, Mohler; Nays: None.
HI. Approval of Minutes: 08/28/96 Snecial Meetine. Contact Person: Board Clerk
Cervone. - -
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Minutes.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY THE PUBLIC
None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Joyce Crostwaite, representing Community Housing of North County, stated that if the Board
had any questions regarding Esparanza Gardens on Regal Road, an affordable housing
development in Encinitas, she could provide answers to those questions.
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REGULAR AGENDA
H2. Review of operational alternatives for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program and
selection of a preferred alternative. Contact Person: Housing & Grants Analysi
Guimond/Management Analyst deCordova.
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Housing and Grants Analyst Guimond stated that on February 1, 1995, the Encinitas Housing
Authority (EHA) entered into a 5 year contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) for $1.9 million in Section 8 funding.
On April 11, 1995, the EHA executed a contract with North Coast Housing (NCH) to administer
the Section 8 Program for a three-year period. The agreement allowed NCH the right to terminate
the agreement with a 60 day written notice. The Board of Directors for NCH submitted their notice
to terminate the Section 8 Administration Agreement, effective December 31, 1997. NCH's Board
decided to cease operations and was currently working towards transferring their assets and
terminating all contractual responsibilities.
Ms. Guimond said there were 2 options for Section 8 administration as follows:
County Housing Authority Contract Option: The Housing Authority of the County of San
Diego would absorb the operational functions into their existing administration and could
administer most functions under the program at about the same cost as the City currently incurs.
The Director of the County Housing Authority stated he would be willing to discuss a potential
sharing of the administrative fee for certain activities that the City would need to retain.
City of Eneinitas Option: Under this option, the City would perform all Section 8 program
functions in-house and since the workload could not be accommodated with existing staff;
additional staff would be needed. Staff recommended filling the position at full-time, with 3/4 of
duties devoted to the Section 8 Program, and the rest of the time spent on those duties currently
assumed by the existing .5 FTE (full time equivalent) Management Intern position. The position
would be funded .75 from Section 8 program administration fees ($29,426) and .25 from CDBG
administration ($9,809), A portion of the cost would be offset by eliminating the .5 FTE
Management Intern position ($11,164) currently funded by CDBG.
STJKI~F RE C~OMM~DATiON:
Approve a contract with the City for the hiring of a full-time Housing Specialist to administer the
Section 8 Program and support additional housing operations, subject to the meet and confer
process with SEIU representatives, and authorize the Executive Director/Secretary of the Board of
Commissioners to act as the official representative of the Housing Authority in negotiating and
executing all regulatory and operational processing.
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Board Member Mohler, a Section 8 tenant, spoke in favor of approving a contract with the City
of Encinitas, stating if the contract were to be administered by the County of San Diego, the
personal support would be gone.
Lynn Brown spoke in support of the staff recommendation.
Bob Bonde spoke in opposition to the staffrecommendation.
.COI..YX~C I L ACTION-
Bond moved, Davis seconded to adopt the staff recommendation to approve a contract with
the City for the hiring of a full-time Housing Specialist to administer the Section 8 Program
and support additional housing operations, subject to the meet and confer process with SEIU
representatives, and authorize the Executive Director/Secretary of the Board of
Commissioners to act as thc official representative of the Housing Authority in negotiating
and executing all regulatory and operational processing. Motion carried. Ayes: Aspell,
Bond, Cameron, Davis, DuVivier, Mohler; Nays: None.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY THE BOARD
None.
BOARD/DISTRICT MANAGER REPORT
None.
Chairperson Davis declared the meeting adjourned at 6:43 P.M.
)e~o~r.~e~'rvone, Board Clerk ,ff3fl~ Davis, Chairperson
By: Kathy Greene,
Deputy Board Clerk
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