City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA

City of Santa Rosa

Housing Authority

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Monday, November 22, 2021

1:30 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

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

2. ROLL CALL

7 -

Present

Chair Diane Test, Vice Chair Jeffrey Owen, Commissioner Stephen

Burke, Commissioner Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Thomas

LaPenna, Commissioner Scott McWhorter, and Commissioner

Yvonne Rawhouser

3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION

NONE

4. STUDY SESSION

Megan Basinger, Interim Director Housing and Community Services,

introduced item 4.1.

4.1

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW

This will be an opportunity for the Housing and Community Services

Department (HCS) to inform Housing Authority and members for the

public about HCS’s responsibility for maintaining compliance on

Affordable Housing. The purpose of this study session is to provide an

overview of the compliance portfolio. HCS will report on the summary of

the portfolio, the types of compliance, and the general reporting

requirements.

Jennifer Mendoza, Housing and Community Services Technician,

gave a presentation and answered Commissioner questions.

Rebecca Lane, Housing and Community Services Manager,

assisted in answering Commissioner questions.

Public Comment:

NONE

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)

NONE

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6.1

October 25, 2021 - Draft Minutes.

Approved as submitted.

7. STAFF BRIEFINGS

Megan Basigner, Interim Director Housing and Community Services,

introduced item 7.1.

7.1

HOUSING AUTHORITY FY 2021/22 Q1 FINANCIAL REPORT

This staff briefing summarizes Housing Authority (“Authority”)

expenditures and funding sources for Quarter 1 of Fiscal Year 2021/22

(July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021).

Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer Housing and

Community Services, provided information and answered

Commissioner questions.

Nicole Rathbun, Interim Manager Housing and Community Services,

assisted in answering Commissioner questions.

Public Comment:

NONE

8. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS

NONE

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS

NONE

10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:

Megan Basinger, Interim Director Housing and Community Services,

provided information regarding Housing and Community Services

programs and progress with CDBG-DR projects.

11. CONSENT ITEMS

Megan Basinger, Interim Director Housing and Community Services,

introduced item 11.1.

Julie Garen, Housing and Community Services Program Specialist,

answered Commissioner questions.

Public Comments:

NONE

11.1

RESOLUTION - ACCEPTANCE OF THE $2,737,433 HOME

INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GRANT

AWARD AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by

resolution: 1) accept the Home Investment Partnerships - American

Rescue Plan (“HOME-ARP”) grant award; 2) approve an appropriation

of funds to the Housing Authority’s budget in an amount up to

$2,737,433 for affordable housing activities; and 3) authorize the City

Manager to execute the necessary program documents.

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

LaPenna,to waive reading of the text and adopt Consent Items.

RESOLUTION NO. 1729 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING

AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD

FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS - AMERICAN RESCUE

PLAN (HOME-ARP), APPROVING THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY

PROGRAM DOCUMENTS

The motion carried by the following vote:

7 -

Yes:

Chair Test, Vice Chair Owen, Commissioner Burke, Commissioner

Downey Ph. D, Commissioner LaPenna, Commissioner McWhorter

and Commissioner Rawhouser

12. REPORT ITEMS

NONE

13. ADJOURNMENT

Seeing no further business, Chair Test adjourned the meeting at

2:25PM.