City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA

City of Santa Rosa

Housing Authority

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Monday, November 28, 2022

1:30 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

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

2. ROLL CALL

6 -

Present

Chair Diane Test, Vice Chair Jeffrey Owen, Commissioner Stephen

Burke, Commissioner Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Thomas

LaPenna, and Commissioner Yvonne Rawhouser

1 - Commissioner Scott McWhorter

Absent

3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION

NONE

4. STAFF BRIEFING

4.1

Q1 FINANCIAL REPORT

This Staff Briefing will provide an overview of the Financial Report for

the Housing Authority.

Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer Housing and

Community Services, gave a presentation and answered

Commissioner questions.

Megan Basinger, Director Housing and Community Services,

assisted in answering Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

None

5. STUDY SESSION

5.1

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM UTILIZATION UPDATE

The purpose of this study session is to provide information regarding

utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Program

utilization is generally measured as the number of vouchers leased

compared to the total number of vouchers a Public Housing Agency is

contracted to administer. The study session will identify current

utilization statistics for the City of Santa Rosa HCV programs and

discuss factors that influence utilization.

Rebecca Lane, Housing and Community Services Manager, gave a

presentation and answered Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

None

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)

NONE

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

7.1

October 24, 2022 - Draft Minutes

Approved as submitted.

7.2

HOUSING AUTHORITY PLANNING DAY SUMMARY

Approved as submitted.

8. CHAIRPERSON/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS

NONE

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS

NONE

10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:

10.1

COMMUNICATION - PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE

Provided for information only

Megan Basinger, Director Housing and Community Services,

provided information regarding the Housing Pipeline Update, new

staff members in the Housing Choice Voucher division, the

progress of the Orchard Commons project, notification from the City

Clerk regarding upcoming vacant Housing Authority Commissioner

positions, and answered Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

None

11. CONSENT ITEMS

11.1

RESOLUTION - BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN THE

AMOUNT OF $300,000 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by

resolution, appropriate $300,000 in Fiscal Year 2021/2022 and

2022/2023 revenue generated by the Santa Rosa Housing Trust’s loan

portfolio to affordable housing purposes.

Public Comments:

None

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

Burke,to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION NO. 1749 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING

AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN

THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES.

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Yes:

Chair Test, Vice Chair Owen, Commissioner Burke, Commissioner

Downey Ph. D, Commissioner LaPenna and Commissioner

Rawhouser

1 - Commissioner McWhorter

Absent:

12. REPORT ITEMS

NONE

13. ADJOURNMENT

Seeing no further business, Chair Test adjourned the meeting at

2:53PM.