The Fall River Housing Authority Commissioners held a meeting on Thursday, November 13th, at 4:36 PM. The meeting began with a roll call, where Chairman Long was noted as absent, and Vice Chairman Underhill, Commissioner Burns, Commissioner Bentley, and Commissioner Medeiros were present. Attorney Sizer read the open meeting law statement. Joseph DeSilva, a program services coordinator for the housing authority, addressed the board during citizens' input, announcing his departure after 20 years of service to pursue a career as a police officer, and was thanked by the commissioners. No resident input was received. The commissioners proceeded to approve several items unanimously, including the minutes from the postponed regular meeting on October 20th, 2025, and the bills and communications vouchers. They also accepted a group of management reports covering applications, occupancy, tenant accounts, work orders, Section 8 activity, personnel counts, modernization, and financial balances. Financial reports for September 2025 and state quarterly modernization reports for the period ending September 30th, 2025, were approved. Executive Director Kevin provided updates on human resources, management, and finance, including the filling of a second-shift position and the coordination of Christmas parties by Joey Dilva and other resident services employees. He also mentioned CBiz accounting working on agreed-upon procedures for EOHLC and shared a thank you card from Teresa Quintel. In new business, the board approved the certificate of substantial completion for the gas line replacement project at Cardinal Medeiros Towers. They also awarded a three-year contract for grass cutting services to DLO and Sons Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $272,250, with options for renewal. No miscellaneous items were discussed. The meeting concluded with commissioners wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving before adjourning.
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All the uh quarter commissioners meeting the order, please.
0:08Today is uh Thursday, November 13th.
0:10It's a little after 4:30, 4:36 to be exact. And first business is Martha, could you call the role, please?
0:18Sure. Chairman Long is absent. Vice Chairman Underh Hill here.
0:21Commissioner Burns here.
0:23Commissioner Bentley here. Commissioner Medeiros here.
0:27Uh, attorney sizer, could you read the language for the open meeting law, please?
0:31Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The language for the open meeting law is as follows.
0:35Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any medium.
0:43Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
0:52Thank you, sir.
0:52Thank you.
0:53Uh, first item is citizens input. Okay, we see.
0:58Please state your name and Joseph the silver uh program services coordinator for the housing and authority resident services. I also live in for Bir Street. Uh just wanted to come here to thank you guys for the opportunity for letting me serve as the resident one of the resident service coordinator for the last 20 plus years.
1:21I started in 2004 under modernization and then transitioned in 2006 over to resident services. It's been a pleasure uh the last uh a lot of programs I've ran uh 19 years community resource affairs uh the employee cookouts uh food drives with uh teaming up with the housing unit doing the breakfast and serves and many other programs that we've done. But I wanted to thank you guys all personally and um I just want
1:50to uh it was always been my passion to be a police officer and that. So I'm taking this uh opportunity to go over there and try to save kids more uh from day one uh out in the neighborhoods and everything since I only get to see them for a short time here in the summertime and everything.
2:08So thank you. Joe, I just want to say uh speaking I've been working with you for a long time since I've been involved and you've been a great help to me and you've also done great work with the the cookouts and the concerts and everything else that you do and I just want to say we're going to miss you but good luck. I'm glad you're doing what you want to do.
2:28Thank you.
2:29Good luck.
2:30Thank you. Good luck to you.
2:33Next is resident input. Do we have any resident input?
2:37Good luck.
2:37Seeing none. Oh, sorry, Joe.
2:41See how they're about.
2:42Good luck, Joe.
2:44Good luck.
2:47Oh, no problem. Thank you.
2:49Okay. No resident input. So, the first item, it will be the minutes of the postpone regular meeting held on October 20th 2025.
2:59Take a motion to accept.
3:01Motion to accept the minutes.
3:02Second.
3:04Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All in favor?
3:08I.
3:11Item number three, bills and communications, the vouchers.
3:16Recommended action is to accept.
3:19I'll make a motion to accept the vouchers.
3:22Second.
3:23Motion made second. Any discussion? All in favor?
3:28I.
3:29Item number four, management reports which include the applications, the occupancy reports, tenants accounts receivable, the work order report, monthly section 8 voucher, activity report, monthly personnel count report, director of modernization monthly report, and the bank investment and bond debt balance reports. The recommended action is to accept and I'll take a motion to accept all of them as a group.
3:58I make a motion to accept them as a group.
4:01Second.
4:03Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? Any questions? All in favor?
4:11Item number five, the financial report, the monthly financial statements for September 2025.
4:18Recommended action is to approve.
4:21I'll make a motion uh to approve the month monthly financial statements for September 2025.
4:29Second. Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
4:34All in favor?
4:36I.
4:40Second item in financial reports are the state quarterly modernization reports for period ending 930 2025. Recommended action is to approve.
4:52I'll make a motion to approve the state quarterly monetization report period ending uh September 30th, 2025.
4:59Second.
5:00Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
5:04All in favor?
5:07Item six, the update from our executive director.
5:11Thank you, Commissioner Under Hill. Good evening, everyone. Uh just a few things.
5:17This month under human resources, we um filled a second shift position. Um there were interviews last week and a recommendation was made. So we will um be starting that new hire process with that individual management. Um Joey Dilva has already coordinated the Christmas parties for the month of December at our um elderly disabled sites. Um but obviously he won't be here in December. So we have
5:51two other employees from resident services that will be u coordinating those those Christmas parties.
6:00under finance, CBiz accounting, uh the accounting firm that does our audit, they are working on our agreed upon procedures that is due into EOHLC the end of this month. So, um Nella Souza, our finance director, is working closely with them to get that uh submitted on time.
6:24I also have a card from Teresa Quintel.
6:28She wanted to thank the board uh for your kind thoughts and wishes uh during their family's time of loss. So what the card says is, "Dear Steve, Joanne, Jason, David, and Jack, my daughter Brooke, and I, thank you for the beautiful flowers that brought light to the room during this difficult time. We appreciate the warm words of comfort. Sincerely, Teresa and Brooke Quintel.
7:02So, that is all I have uh in my update to the board. Uh so, I'd like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Uh safe Thanksgiving.
7:16Same to you, Kevin.
7:18Happy Thanksgiving.
7:25That's it.
7:26Thank you.
7:27Thank you.
7:28Okay, we're moving on to new business.
7:31Number one, modernization certificate of substantial completion for the gas line replacement project at Cardinal Medeiros Towers. Recommended action is approved.
7:42I'll make a motion to approve the uh certificate of substantial completion for the gas line replacement project at Cardinal Towers.
7:50Second.
7:50Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
7:54All in favor? I.
7:57Item number two, which is procurement.
8:00Item A is the grass cutting services.
8:03Recommended action award a three-year contract with two separate and distinct options to renew to the low bidder DLO and Suns Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $272,250.
8:21I'll make a motion uh to award a three-year contract with two separate and distinct distinct options to renew to the low bidder dlo and Sons incorporated in an amount not to exceed 272,250.
8:37Second.
8:38Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
8:41No.
8:42Hearing none. All in favor? I item three is miscellaneous and there are no items to discuss this month.
8:52So with that being said, before we adjourn, I just want to on behalf of my fellow commissioners wish all our residents and staff and workers a happy Thanksgiving.
9:03And with that, I'll take a motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjourn. Second.
9:07Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
9:10I I thank you.