The Fall River Housing Authority Board meeting was called to order at 4:34 PM on August 18, 2025. Roll call confirmed the presence of Chairman Long, Vice Chairman Underhill, Commissioner Burns, and Commissioner Bentley, with Commissioner Medeiros absent. The board approved the minutes, July 2025 vouchers, and various management and financial reports, including the monthly financial reports for June 2025 and state quarterly modernization and operating statements for the period ending June 30, 2025, all by unanimous vote. Executive Director updates included the hiring of a third shift maintenance mechanic, anticipated improved scores from Inspire inspections at Father Defario Village, and the successful winding down of annual cookouts and movie nights. Significant gratitude was expressed to staff and community partners for assisting fire victims from Gabriel House, including donations from Eminem movers, My Brother's Keeper, and the firefighters association wives. The board also approved several modernization contracts, including a $644,600 contract to Angie Electric for a fire alarm system upgrade at multiple locations and a $153,340 contract to MVY Electrical Contractors, Inc. for electrical upgrades at Edward F. Dulan Apartments. Additionally, an amendment to the contract for financial assistance with EOHLC, extending service dates to June 30, 2035, and policies on Fair Housing, Reasonable Accommodation, and Limited English Proficiency were approved. The meeting adjourned after all business was concluded.
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Meeting of For Housing Authority Board is called in session. It is 4:34.
0:11Roll call.
0:12Chairman Long here.
0:13Vice Chairman Underh Hill here.
0:15Commissioner Burns here.
0:16Commissioner Bentley here.
0:17Commissioner Medeiros is absent.
0:23Language for the open meeting law.
0:24Councelor.
0:25Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The language for the open meeting law is as follows.
0:29Pursuant 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.
0:36Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
0:46Thank you. We have anybody here for citizens input?
0:52Seeing none resident input.
1:03Good evening. Very quickly, uh the former joint tenants council will be holding its uh annual membership meeting on September 18th at Cardinal Medeiros.
1:12Right after that, the tenant council will be going out to Malboro for the Massion of Public Housing Tenants annual meeting. and sad to announce that we lost one of our tenant leaders on Friday. Uh Joan Bragg from uh passed away.
1:30Go ahead.
1:31Thank you, Ed.
1:32Thank you.
1:33Thanks, Ed.
1:40Hope we all had a chance to review the minutes.
1:43Um I'll entertain a motion to accept.
1:47Motion to accept. Second.
1:50Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor?
1:54I.
1:55All those opposed.
1:59Bills in communication.
2:02Vouchers.
2:07Reviewed the vouchers.
2:10Entertain a motion to accept.
2:13I'll make a motion to accept the vouchers for July 2025.
2:17Second.
2:19Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I opposed management reports.
2:29Just read these one at a time.
2:32You can read them all.
2:34We have applications, occupancy reports, tenants accounts receivable, work order report, monthly section 8 voucher activity report, monthly personnel account report, director of modernization monthly report, bank investment and bond debt balance reports. Um, after review, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Um, I'll entertain a motion to accept the management reports. I'll make a motion to approve them as a group.
3:07Motion made. Do we have a second?
3:09Second.
3:09Motion made seconded. Any discussion?
3:13All those in favor?
3:14I opposed.
3:16Financial reports.
3:22Monthly financial reports for June 25.
3:30I'll make a motion to accept the financial reports with the three months ending June 30th, 2025.
3:41Do I have a second?
3:43Second.
3:44Motion made seconded. Any discussions?
3:48All those in favor?
3:49I I opposed.
3:54State quarterly modernization report for period ending 6:30 2025.
4:10I'll make a motion to accept the state quarterly modernization report.
4:16Second motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
4:19All those in favor? I opposed.
4:31State quarterly operating statement for period ending 6:30 2025.
4:42I'll make a motion to accept the state quarterly operating statements for the period ending June 30th, 2025.
4:52Second.
4:52Second.
4:54Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
4:57All those in favor?
4:58I.
4:59I.
4:59Opposed.
5:02Our update from our executive director.
5:06Thank you, Chairman Long. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to um August's board meeting. A few things.
5:16Uh under human resources, we hired a third shift maintenance mechanic um to fill a vacancy. Uh one of those positions moved to uh our CCTV technician which left the void. So we recently filled um that slot.
5:37uh under management. We uh had our Inspire inspections at Father Defario Village last week. It ran uh a full day Monday, a half a day Tuesday. Um we're still waiting on the scores. They haven't been uh posted yet. Um although we have um a strong feeling we did much better than last year when it was a quality assurance inspector. Uh Ed and his team did a tremendous job going through each building, each apartment,
6:12each basement, all the common areas. So we're just waiting on that. Uh hopefully I will have that for you uh at the next month's meeting. But uh we're very very optimistic that uh it's a much improved score.
6:28Under resident services um the annual cookouts um and movie nights uh are winding down. Uh we do have a movie night tonight at Maple Gardens. I believe uh tomorrow is Catel's cookout.
6:45Um but that's we're wrapping up this week. Um, so a big a big thanks and acknowledgement to Joey Dilva and his uh partner Kelsey Camarra and their team of kids. Once again, a very successful summer uh for the enjoyment of all our residents.
7:05Um, a heartfelt thanks and acknowledgement to um, Rita Labau, our mixed population coordinator, Melissa Souza, our THP coordinator, Todd Cabraw, site manager uh, at Catel, M Silva, maintenance leader at Catel, and the, um, resident president, Bob Balo, at Catel. They did an unbelievable job um of assisting the fire victims. We took in a couple of uh of the residents from the Gabriel House
7:42um and they were right there with all the um coordination of the moves um getting uh coordinating furniture delivery.
7:53Um also uh Eminem movers David Melo donated some furniture.
8:01um along with Jim and Julie from my brother's keeper and also the firefighters association, the wives, they made a donation uh to some of our residents. So, just a big thank you and acknowledgement for the yman's work that they did, hit the ground running. We turned everything around as fast as we could. So, I did uh I did want to acknowledge them for their efforts.
8:29Uh the last thing I have is our employee appreciation cookout last week went very well up at Oak Village. Uh Commissioner Underh Hill was there. Um again um a very good turnout. Uh a good menu. We had lawn games uh followed by an early release. Um so once again, thanks to the board for that.
8:55uh and Joey and uh Kelsey and the kids again for doing a great job. So, another successful year of that. And that is all I have. Thank you.
9:10Thank you, director.
9:13Under new business modernization contract award for the opa targeted four river federal pacific replacement of the chore bishop eid apartments FR667-3 fire alarm system upgrade for Elma Corbett Street chapter 689 Bates Oswwell Street chapter 689-3 Joe Bishop Eid Apartments FR667-3 Three EO HLC number 095180.
9:48Three bids were received and opened on July 18th, 2025.
9:55I'll entertain a motion to award the bid.
10:00I'll make a motion to uh award the contract to the low bidder of Angie Electric in the amount of 644,600 contingent upon final approval.
10:12Have a second.
10:14Second.
10:15Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
10:20All those in favor?
10:21I opposed.
10:25Contract award for electrical upgrade project at the Edward F. Dulan Apartments FR667-2.
10:33Five bids were received and opened on July 14th, 2025.
10:39I'll entertain a motion to award the contract.
10:45I'll make a motion to award the contract for electrical upgrades at Duelan Apartments to the LowB MVY Electrical Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $153,340.
11:00Second.
11:01Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
11:04All those in favor? I Certificate of substantial completion for replacement of failing gas lines phase 2024 project at Maple Gardens FR200-2ain a motion for approval.
11:30Motion to approve the certificate of substantial completion um upon final approval from EOHLC.
11:39Second.
11:40Motion made seconded. Any discussion?
11:43All those in favor?
11:44I.
11:50Amendment number 15 to contract for financial assistance CFA 501 in the amount of 798,57289 between EOHLC and the forable housing authority extending the contract dates of service from June 30th 2028 to June 30th 2035.
12:18I'll make a motion entertain a motion for approval.
12:26I'll make a motion to approve amendment number 15 for financial assistance in the amount of $798,572.89 between EOHLC and FRHA for the service dates June 30th, 2028 through June 30th, 2035.
12:49Do I have a second?
12:50Second.
12:51Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
12:56All those in favor?
12:57I I There were no procurements this period miscellaneous fair housing reasonable accommodation and limited English proficiency policy.
13:10I'll entertain a motion to approve for inclusion in our EOHLC annual plan.
13:18I make a motion to approve the uh policies as a group. Fair housing, Greensville accommodation, and limited English proficiency policies.
13:27Second.
13:28Motion made and seconded. All All those in Is there any discussion?
13:33Discussion. All those in favor?
13:35I I That completes our business for tonight.
13:44Anything else? Let's entertain a motion to adjurnn.
13:49Motion to adjurnn. Second.
13:51Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
13:53All those in favor? I I opposed.
13:57This meeting is adjourned.