HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Minutes of Commission Meeting Thursday, September 10, 2009
440 Turk Street San Francisco, California
A Regular meeting of the Housing Authority Commission of the City and County of San Francisco met at 440 Turk Street, San Francisco, California, on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. Vice President Neola Gans called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. 1.
ROLL CALL PRESENT:
Neola Gans, Vice President George R. Brown, Commissioner Jane Hsu, Commissioner Millard Larkin, Commissioner Matthew Schwartz, Commissioner
NOT PRESENT:
Rev. Amos Brown, President Dwayne Jones, Commissioner
A quorum was present.
ALSO PRESENT:
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Mr. Henry A. Alvarez, Executive Director Mr. Roger Crawford, Acting HR Director
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Larkin motioned to approve the agenda. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. The agenda was approved unanimously.
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GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS/ REPORT OF SECRETARY Mr. Henry Alvarez, Executive Director informed the Commission that they can find HUD correspondence and the SFHA Shooting Incident report. He insured the Commissioners that many of the issues presented by HUD have been addressed. Mr. Alvarez went on to inform the Commissioners that we are experiencing increases in the R.E.A.C scores with one of our developments receiving a score of 99%. This will put us in the position to remove the SFHA from the troubled standings.
Commission Meeting Minutes September 10, 2009 Page 2 Commissioner Larkin wanted to know which development received the 99% score. Mr. Alvarez informed the Commissioners that Valencia Gardens received 99% and Hayes Valley North received 96% R.E.A.C scoring. Commissioner Brown requested for the information on how these issues were resolved to be included in the next Commission package. Mr. Alvarez assured him that they would be included. 4.
COMMITTEE REPORTS There were no Committee Reports.
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REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL Mr. Roger Crawford, Acting Director of Human Resources informed the Commission that there would be a Closed Session.
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TENANT REPRESENTATIVE REPORT Mr. Vitalie was not present at this meeting. Kimberly Hill-Brown, President of the Tenants Association, informed the Commissioners of several items including issues with PHTA, elections and resident concerns.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS There were no public comments.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business.
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NEW BUSINESS A) CONSENT AGENDA NOTE:
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the San Francisco Housing Authority Board and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Authority Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Authority Board so request, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
1) [Adoption of Earned Income Verification Policy and Procedures] Consideration and Approval. Presented by Anthony Ihejeto, Director of Public Housing
Commission Meeting Minutes September 10, 2009 Page 3 2) [Agreement with Koff & Associates, Inc for a Compensation and
Classification study in an amount not to exceed $102,510] Consideration and Approval. Presented by Roger Crawford, Acting Director of Human Resources 3) [Memorandum of Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for Automotive Repair Services in an amount not to exceed $100,000] Consideration and Approval. Presented by Herb Lum, Budget Manager During this time, Mr. Alvarez requested to pull Item A1 from the Consent Agenda at the direction of the HUD offices. With that amendment stated and accepted, Commissioner Brown motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Larkin seconded the motion. The Consent Agenda was approved unanimously. B) ACTION ITEMS
1) [Amendment to Section 8 Administrative Plan to permit tenant- based assistance for single room occupancy. This Resolution was presented by Tony Ucciferri Administrator of Section 8. This resolution will authorize the SFHA to include SROs as a Special Housing Type and provide rental assistance to any participant of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program who wishes to live in an SRO. The San Francisco Housing Authority has assisted Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units on a limited basis in the past. Most unassisted SROs are not in decent, safe and sanitary condition and often times dangerous places to live. Under the Moderate Rehabilitation SRO Program, approximately 1100 SROs have been assisted in San Francisco after undergoing an extensive renovation and provided a network of supportive services to assist the homeless individuals that would occupy the units. This resulted in a service-enriched, supportive environment for the tenants. It is anticipated that this will increase the number of available units for rent in San Francisco to participants of the Section 8 Program. The Section 8 applicants and participants on the wait list benefit from this resolution by giving them greater options when accessing units. Commissioner Schwartz motioned to approve the Resolution. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. This Resolution was approved unanimously. 2) [ Contract with Mercy Housing California for Dudley Apartments in an amount not to exceed $268, 788] This Resolution was presented by Tony Ucciferri Administrator of Section 8. This resolution will authorize the execution of the Housing Assistance
Commission Meeting Minutes September 10, 2009 Page 4 Payments Contract (HAP) with Mercy California XXII, the owner of the Dudley Apartments, resulting in inclusion of 23 additional units in the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program. These units will comprise of 17 studios and 6 one-bedroom units. The Dudley Apartments is currently housing 18 families under the ProjectBased Section 8 program. The owner is seeking to increase the number of assisted units in the property to resolve some pending financial concerns with the use of General Fund assistance that is dwindling. Once the execution of the HAP contract is completed, the project-basing of the rental assistance will ensure that an additional 23 units will be added to the project-based portfolio, which will remain affordable for a minimum of fifteen years and in all likelihood for much longer after that. The current occupants of the 23 units at The Dudley Apartments will benefit by retaining long-term affordability for their homes. In addition, families on the Section 8 wait list will benefit in that the units will exclusively be made available to them, upon turnover, for the duration of the HAP Contract. Commissioner Schwartz wanted to know how close the SFHA would be to the 20% budget limit under current law mentioned in the memo. Mr. Ucciferri informed the Commissioners that 20% of our budget authority would put us at an estimated 1400 units this Resolution would put us at 873 units. Commissioner Schwartz went on to commend Tony Ucciferri and the Section 8 department for being the leader in the country since 1998. He stated that Mr. Ucciferri has been asked to speak and use his expertise at many housing authorities across the country. The SFHA success has leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars of additional financing for San Francisco. It has also decreased the subsidy cost for many affordable housing units in the city by 50% from 1998-2003. Commissioner Larkin echoed the sentiment and went on to commend Mr. Ucciferri for his work in the SFHA Section 8 department. Commissioner Schwartz motioned to approve this Resolution. Commissioner Larkin seconded the motion. This Resolution was approved unanimously. 10.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA There were no Public comments on items not on the agenda.
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COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS AND REPORTS There were no Commissioner Comments and reports.
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CLOSED SESSION A Closed Session was scheduled with the Executive Director and Agency Counsel under Government Code Section 54957(b)(1), 54956.9, 54957.6 to update the Commission on personnel issues, pending litigation and labor negotiations. The Commission went into Closed Session at 4:45 p.m. Present were Vice President Gans, Commissioner Brown, Commissioner Hsu, Commissioner Larkin, and Commissioner Schwartz. No decisions were made.
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ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, Commissioner Schwartz motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. Vice President Gans adjourned the Commission Meeting of September 10, 2009, at 5:30 p.m.
Henry A. Alvarez, Secretary/ Executive Director
Neola Gans, Vice President