City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA

City of Santa Rosa

Housing Authority

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Monday, April 24, 2023

1:30 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Owen called the meeting to order at 1:30PM.

2. ROLL CALL

4 -

Present

Chair Jeffrey Owen, Vice Chair Thomas LaPenna, Commissioner

Wayne Downey Ph. D, and Commissioner Jeremy Newton

3 -

Absent

Commissioner Scott McWhorter, Commissioner Yvonne Rawhouser,

and Commissioner Andrew Smith

3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION

NONE

4. STUDY SESSION

4.1

REVIEW OF FY 2023/24 PROPOSED HOUSING AUTHORITY

BUDGET

The purpose of this Study Session is to provide an overview of the draft

FY 2023/24 budget for the Housing Authority’s (Authority) review and

commentary.

Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer, and Megan

Basinger, Executive Director, gave a presentation and answered

Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

Duane DeWitt made comments regarding carry over funding and

new approaches to managing public housing.

4.2

FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

PRIORITIES

This study session is intended to update the Housing Authority on the

anticipated funds available for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and receive

feedback from the Housing Authority Commissioners.

Nicole Del Fiorentino, Housing and Community Services Manager,

and Marc Hughes, Program Specialist, gave a presentation and

answered Commissioner questions.

Megan Basinger, Executive Director, assisted in answering

Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

Duane DeWitt made comments regarding affordable housing for

extremely low income residents in the area and the use of RHNA

data in the past.

Jocelyn Lin, Director of Housing Development for Burbank Housing,

made comments about the upcoming NOFA cycle and the projects

that Burbank Housing has in the pipeline, and requested

consideration for funding regarding a Phase 3 of projects Burbank

can develop for the City.

Peter Schellinger, Waterstone Residential, made comments

regarding a joint venture with Burbank Housing and prioritizing

disaster projects that are being considered in the NOFA.

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)

Duane DeWitt made comments regarding his volunteer service to

the community and previous plans in the City for housing very low

income members of the community.

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6.1

Draft Minutes - March 27, 2023.

Approved as submitted.

7. CHAIRPERSON/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS

NONE

8. COMMITTEE REPORTS

NONE

9. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:

9.1

COMMUNICATION - PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE

Provided for information only.

Megan Basinger, Executive Director, made comments regarding the

sale of the Bennett Valley Senior Center to Freebird Development

and the thirty project based vouchers for the site, Caritas Homes

completion of phase one and leasing up of thirty project based

vouchers at the site, the opening of the Housing Choice Voucher

waiting list in June, the current Pipeline Development report, and

answered Commissioner questions.

Public Comment:

Duane Dewitt made comments regarding the types of assistance

offered to veterans and how this is reflected in the Pipeline update.

10. CONSENT ITEMS

10.1

RESOLUTION - BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN THE

AMOUNT OF $43,000 FOR REHABILITATION OF 983 SONOMA

AVENUE

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by

resolution, appropriate $43,000.00 in Fiscal Year 2022/2023 reserves in

Fund 2279 (Brookwood Property Maintenance) for rehabilitation work at

983 Sonoma Avenue.

Chair Owen and Commissioner Downey requested clarification

regarding the Consent item.

Megan Basinger, Executive Director, responded to Commissioner

questions.

Public Comment:

None

A motion was made by Vice Chair LaPenna, seconded by Commissioner

Downey Ph. D, to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION 1756 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING

AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN

THE AMOUNT OF $43,000 FOR REHABILITATION WORK AT 983 SONOMA

AVENUE.

The motion carried by the following vote:

4 -

Yes:

Chair Owen, Vice Chair LaPenna, Commissioner Downey Ph. D and

Commissioner Newton