City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, April 22, 2024  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair LaPenna called the meeting to order at 1:35PM.  
2. ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Thomas LaPenna, Vice Chair Jeremy Newton, Commissioner  
Angela Conte, Commissioner Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Jeffrey Owen, Commissioner Doug Shivananda Friedman, and  
Commissioner Andrew Smith  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
NONE  
4. STUDY SESSION  
4.1  
REVIEW OF FY 2024/25 PROPOSED HOUSING AUTHORITY  
BUDGET  
BACKGROUND: The Authority’s annual budget process runs  
concurrently with the City’s process from January through June each  
year and generally consists of two study sessions and the budget  
adoption.  
This item is for information only and no action is requested.  
Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer, and Megan  
Basinger, Director, gave a presentation and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
4.2  
FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY  
PRIORITIES  
The Housing Authority (Authority) issues Notices of Funding Availability  
(NOFAs) for its federal, state and local funds for affordable housing  
services annually and as new funding opportunities arise. This study  
session will review the estimated amount of available funds for the  
upcoming Fiscal Year 2024-2025 NOFA and discuss priorities for  
funding awards.  
Rebecca Lane, Program Specialist, and Nicole Del Fiorentino,  
Manager, gave a presentation and answered Commissioner  
questions.  
Megan Basinger, Director, assisted in answering Commissioner  
questions.  
Public Comments:  
Jocelyn Lin, Director of Housing Development for Burbank Housing,  
commended the Housing Authority for funding Burbank Housing  
projects and recommended that preference be given to  
rehabilitation projects.  
Rich Wallach, Senior Director of Housing Finance Burbank Housing,  
made comments regarding the opportunities for rehabilitation  
funding in Santa Rosa.  
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
NONE  
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
6.1  
March 25, 2024 - Draft Minutes.  
Approved as submitted.  
7. CHAIRPERSON/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
7.1  
DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY TOURS  
Commissioner Downey requested tours of properties assisted by the  
Housing Authority. Discussion by the Housing Authority is needed to  
advance this request.  
Vice Chair Newton made a recommendation to prioritize the  
upcoming Notice of Funding Availability for rehabilitation projects.  
Commissioner Conte made comments supporting prioritization of  
the upcoming Notice of Funding Availability for rehabilitation  
projects.  
Commissioner Downey recommended prioritization of new  
construction in the upcoming Notice of Funding Availability and  
provided comments regarding the benefits of previous property  
tours.  
Chair LaPenna made comments in support of organizing tours for  
Housing Authority Commissioners of Housing Authority supported  
properties.  
Commissioner Downey made comments regarding previous  
Housing Authority tours of properties and recommended organizing  
future tours for Housing Authority Commissioners.  
Nicole Del Fiorentino, Manager, and Megan Basinger, Director,  
answered Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Commissioner Conte made comments regarding changes to the  
administrative plan and the requirement for Housing Choice Voucher  
holders to provide paper copies of Social Security income  
verification.  
Rebecca Lane, Program Specialist, answered Commissioner  
questions.  
Commissioner Friedman made comments regarding the  
inconvenience to Housing Choice Voucher holders to obtain  
verifying documents.  
Ethan Walsh, Housing Authority Counsel, recommended  
suspending Commissioner Conte's and Commissioner Friedman's  
comments as they are outside the scope of the item.  
Public Comments:  
None  
9. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:  
9.1  
PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE Provided for  
information.  
Megan Basinger, Director, provided information and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
10. CONSENT ITEMS  
NONE  
11. REPORT ITEMS  
NONE  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business, Chair LaPenna adjourned the meeting  
at 3:21PM.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Steven V. Brown,  
Recording Secretary