5.11.26 Housing Authority

Meeting of the Affordable Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will come to order at uh We've got 4:32.

4:32.

Roll call.

Chairman Long here.

Vice Chairman Underh Hill here.

Commissioner Burns here.

Commissioner Bentley present.

Commissioner Medeiros here.

Language for the open meeting law.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Language for the open meeting law is as follows.

Person went 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.

Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.

Thank you.

Citizen input. Do we have anyone to hear wanting to respond to citizen input? Hearing none resident input.

Seeing none, we'll move on. Minutes of the regular meeting held April 13, 2026.

You all have a copy. I will uh entertain a motion to accept.

I'll make a motion uh to accept the minutes of last month's meeting.

Second.

Motion being seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

Bills in communication.

Get to where we're at here.

We have applications, occupancy reports.

Oh, I'm sorry. Bills and communications first. All right. Sorry. We have the vouchers.

Make a motion to accept the vouchers.

Second.

Motion made second. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

Management reports, applications, occupancy reports, tenants, accounts receivable, work order report, monthly section 8 voucher activity report, monthly personnel account report, director of moderization monthly report, bank investment and bond debt balance reports.

I'll entertain a motion to accept the management reports.

I'll make a motion to um approve the manage reports as a as a group.

Second.

Motion made seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

Financial reports.

state quarterly modernization report for period ending March 31st, 2026.

I'll make a motion to accept the state quarterly modernization report ending uh April 31st March 1926 uh March March 31st 31st 2026.

A second.

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

Our update from the executive director.

Thank you, Chairman Long. Good afternoon, everyone. Uh just a few things uh to touch on um human resources. Uh we will be hiring four custodians um this month. That's to replace two uh retirees. and we have three maintenance mechanics out um uh long-term injury.

So, um we will be uh hiring four custodians.

Under finance, we continue to prepare for our unodudit submission. um uh director of finance Stella, deputy director Tim, myself, we're working with our fee accountant to gather all the information needed to get that submitted by the end of this month. And we've also submitted all of the uh necessary reports um for the assessment of our section 8 uh CMAP uh rating. And that was also due uh the end of this month.

and we got that in a little early.

Um, I did want to acknowledge uh Deb Moriceet. Um, I mentioned her last month. Um, she's our associate director of property management and she will be retiring after 40 plus years the end of this month. So, I wanted to thank her and acknowledge uh her dedication to the Fall River Housing Authority. She started as a clerk, moved up through the ranks, and um she will be missed. Um it will be big shoes

to fill. She's a wonderful employee, a wonderful person. So, um I wanted to acknowledge and thank her for her dedicated service to the housing authority. Um, I also wanted to acknowledge and thank Representative Allan Sylvia.

um he uh obtained an elder grant last year for fiscal 25 for $75,000.

And I may have mentioned this prior that was a grant that we shared with the city of Far River. That was to go to our elderly site community rooms and uh for upgrades, equipment, uh furniture, games. Um and the city used it for the senior centers as well. It was earmarked uh partial for them as well uh for improvements to the senior centers. Um for fiscal year 26, he obtained another

uh grant and we'll be getting $25,000.

Um and that will go for activities. uh we'll put some of that toward our senior concerts and cookouts at our elderly sites and again the city will get um their portion to go toward the senior centers. So I wanted to thank him again for his hard work and um thinking thinking of us here in Fall River and at the housing authority in particular. So thank you to Representative Sylvia

and that is all I have for this month.

Thank you. Very good. Anybody have any questions for the director?

Under new business, we have modernization certificate of completion consolidated for the video security system upgrades at Father Defario Village. The general contractor security solutions LLC completed all the work items and the final contract amount was for $795,6821.

I'll entertain a motion to approve.

I'll make a motion to accept the certificate of completion consolidated for a video security system upgrades at father Defario Village.

Um with the contract being security solutions LLC.

Second.

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor? I post So our business certificate of completion for the boiler replacement at project at James O'Brien Apartments.

General contractor was George T.

Wilkerson, Inc. Completed all work items and final contract amount was $525,000 and $14 $525,14.

I'll entertain a motion to approve.

I'll make motion to approve the certificate of completion.

Second motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

We have a c certificate of completion consolidated for the fire alarm system replacement project at the community building at Father Vincent Defario Village. The contractor Larry Electrical Contractors Inc. completed all work items. The final contract amount was $68,300.

Entertain a motion to accept and approve.

I'll make a motion to accept uh certificate of completion for the fire alarm system replacement project in the community building at Father Vincent Deario Village uh for Larry Electrical Contractors uh for the amount of $68,300.

Second.

Motion being seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor I opposed.

We're looking for permission to advertise for bids for boiler replacement at the Nich Nicholas W.

Mitchell Heights.

Motion to approve the um permission to advertise for bids for the boiler replacement.

Second.

Motion being seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor? I opposed.

Change order number one for site improvements tree removal at Maplewood Maple Gardens.

Change order number one was an increase of $8,875 to the contract amount for the removal of several dozen vine covered saplings and trees and pruding of several several lodge trees.

an additional $5,75 and removal of a 24 inch diameter oak tree and the planting of one red maple tree for an additional $3,700. The contract time will be increased by 30 days.

Entertain a motion to approve.

I'll make a motion to approve the change order for site improvements and tree removal at Maple Gardens. uh with the change order number one is an increase of $8,875.

Second motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed F has been removed from the uh agenda today. It'll be on our next month's we'll move on to procurement. HUD Inspire Uniform Physical Condition Inspectional Services.

We don't we want to award the contract to the HUD Inspire Uniform Physical Condition Inspection Service to the low bidder Midwest Inspections in the amount not to exceed $20,980 56.

I'll make a motion to award uh the contract for HUD Inspire uniform physical condition inspection services to the low bidder Midwest inspections in an amount not to exceed $20,9806.

Second.

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor? I opposed the miscellaneous EOLC wage match certification for FY2026.

This will be approved for certificate resigned by the chairman and the executive director for submission to EO HLC.

A motion to approve.

I'll make a motion to approve.

Second motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

FY 2026 leadbased paint certificate of compliance approval for uh execution of certificate by the commissioner and the executive director for submission to EOHLC.

Make a motion to approve execution of those certificates.

Motion to approve for submission at EO HLC.

Second.

Motion made second. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

Have open meeting law complaint filed by CJ Ferry received on April 14th, 2026.

and we're looking to designate general counsel to respond to the OML complaint.

I'll make a motion uh to designate general counsel to respond to the open meeting language complaint or open meeting law complaint.

Second.

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

We have an open meeting law request for meeting minutes filed by Patrick Higgins received on May 1st, 2026.

This is to designate general counsel to respond to request for records.

I have a motion.

I'll make a motion to designate general counsel to respond to the request for records for the open meeting law request uh filed by Patrick Higgins received May 1st 2026.

Second.

Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

That's it.

Is there any other business before the board?

None. I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

Motion to adjurnn.

Second. Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?

All those in favor?

I opposed.

This meeting is adjourned. Act 445.

446.

446.