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9 14 2026 Housing Authority
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This board will come to order at 4:31.
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Roll call.
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Commissioner Long?
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Yep.
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Vice Chairman Underhill is absent.
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Commissioner Burns?
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Present.
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Commissioner Bentley is absent.
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Commissioner Medeiros?
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Here.
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Counselor, open meeting law, please.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The language for the open meeting law is as follows.
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Pursuant 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.
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Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
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Is anybody here for citizen input?
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You're a resident?
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No?
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You're next.
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You're a resident.
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That's the citizen.
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Yeah, no, resident input.
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Come on up, have a seat.
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So what are we doing?
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Is he a citizen or a resident?
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Mr. Tavares, you want to state your name for the record?
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State your name.
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State your name and where you're from, and we'll get going.
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Bob Tavares, 94 Mitchell Drive, Cape Dune Park.
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So I come before the board this evening, and thank you for allowing me to speak here.
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I come before the board because I have this problem with Republicans They're at my, my, uh, front of my apartment at 6 o'clock in the morning.
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So Kevin has helped me, I can't tell you how many times.
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Todd, I don't know if Todd's here, but Todd has helped me.
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And they do, they do good for about 3 or 4 days, then they're back again, 6 o'clock in the morning.
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And I thank you, Kevin.
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You told me at one point in time, it keeps happening, let you know.
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So yeah, anyway, that's, that's my biggest issue.
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And I, I don't think this is on, but we can hear you.
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Yeah, yeah.
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So that's my biggest issue.
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Right.
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And one other small— well, it's not a small thing.
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The air conditioners.
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Why are they taking them away from us?
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The portable ones, they're taking them.
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They want them out of the window.
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But the big ones can stay.
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So if you have a portable one and you don't have a reasonable accommodation to keep it in all year long, it's easy enough to remove.
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You roll it away and you put it away.
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The ones that were grandfathered in were permanently installed professionally, so obviously those would stay.
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We would just want you to put a cover over in the winter because now we're entering the heating season.
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So after all these years, they want them to take them out?
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I don't understand that logic.
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No, if it's permanently installed, right, I understand that, you don't have to take it out.
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I know, but if someone who puts an air conditioner in, whether they were grandfathered in with one that goes in the window or a portable where you take it in and out Now, you have, we're approaching the winter season, and you're paying for the summer for that.
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You're not paying for the whole year.
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So you wouldn't use an air conditioner in November unless you had a medical reasonable accommodation.
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So they're not gonna charge us if we take it out.
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They're still not gonna charge us?
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No, you get charged, what is it, $100, I believe?
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No, $94 a year.
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$94.
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And they spread it out over each month, correct?
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Right, but that's the season is June, July, and August.
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Correct, so if I take it out, am I still being charged?
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No, because you're paying for those 3 months, Bob.
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Oh, okay.
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We're just spreading it out for you over the year.
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I gotcha, I gotcha.
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You know what I mean?
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Yeah.
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So it used to be a burden on some residents to pay it all at once, so we decided when we worked with the Joint Tenants Council to spread it out so it would be more affordable to the residents.
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I got you.
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But you don't get charged more, you don't get charged less.
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Okay.
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So, what is my next step about the Republic?
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Okay.
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I didn't really wanna come here.
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Right, I asked you to come.
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Yeah.
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I told you this is the place to be.
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God's helped me, Steve.
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Yep.
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So what I'm saying, what I'm trying to tell you is now there's a formal complaint in front of this board.
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Right.
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Okay?
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And it makes a difference.
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But you need to understand a couple different things.
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One is we're a landlord.
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We're not the police, not any of that stuff.
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There is a city ordinance, I got it right here, it says— let me get my cheaters on.
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It says, all noises that menace the health or interrupt or disturb sleep of residents in the city between the hours of 10 and 7 AM on weekdays and 10 and 8 AM on Sundays is hereby prohibited Without limiting the generality of Section A, et cetera, blah, blah, is intended by this section that the following noises are prohibited.
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Those caused by trucks, loading or unloading trucks, all types of mechanical devices including lawnmowers, animals, and birds.
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So that's the ordinance.
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The penalty for that is $300 for each incident, all right?
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So right now, let me just shut this off.
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You've given it to us.
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It has nothing to do with us right now contractually.
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As far as going after the contract, we can't touch that.
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But we can, as an organization, tell them that we have a formal complaint and we have to deal with it.
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And we will deal with it.
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And we will get in touch with them and say, look, we're going to look at you, we're going to be at you every single time.
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Okay, and anytime you show up before 7 o'clock, you're getting a fine of $300, 'cause we'll have a police officer give you the freaking ticket.
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Is that— that's the way you wanna go?
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Either that or just stay off the property.
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It's the rule.
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Just do this, Bob, too.
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Same driver too, all the time.
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Yeah, going forward, just write the date and time that the violation happens, and then you can text us, email it, Take a movie and we'll, we'll, we'll follow up with them.
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Yeah, yeah, it should only be on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, right?
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Yeah, but we'll, we're going to follow it up.
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Let us know if it continues to be an issue.
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I gotta say, it will stop a few times and they stopped for a while.
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Well, but they're back again.
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So now Todd, equal, they're like mosquitoes.
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We're going to spray him a little bit and see what happens.
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Well, I thank the board for letting me speak.
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Not a problem.
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Absolutely.
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Thanks, Bob.
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Okay, minutes.
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Minutes of the, uh, regular meeting.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept the minutes.
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I'll make a motion to accept the minutes, uh, from the July August meeting.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Bills and Communications vouchers.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept the vouchers.
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I'll make a motion to accept the vouchers.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any, any discussion?
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Seeing none, all those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Management reports, applications occupancy reports, tenants accounts receivable, work order report, monthly Section 8 voucher activity report, monthly personnel count report, Director of Modernization monthly report, bank investment and bond debt balance reports.
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I'll entertain a motion to accept the management reports.
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I'll make a motion to accept the management reports.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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Next on the agenda is the financial reports, the monthly financial reports for July of 2026.
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Gotta take the vote for the, uh, we didn't take the vote.
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I can't hear you.
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You did a motion and a second.
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I don't think we voted.
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We didn't do the vote for the management reports.
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Yeah, we got a motion and a second, right?
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We got a vote.
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Yeah.
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All right, we did the vote.
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Okay.
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Financial reports, monthly financial reports of July 2026.
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I'll entertain a motion to approve the, uh, monthly financial reports.
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I'll make a motion to approve the financial reports.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Update from our executive director.
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Glasses.
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Oh, sorry.
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I am— Bob, is that you?
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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A few things on my update for September.
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Under Human Resources, we hired 3 new clerks for the management department.
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We hired 1 plumber for the Facilities Department and a temporary Clerk of the Works for the Modernization Department in preparation for the federalization of Bishop Ead and Corky Rowe.
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So that's what happened for Human Resources.
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Resident Services— we will be collaborating with the city's Emergency Medical Service St. Anne's Hospital, and Brown Health to provide flu and COVID clinics at all of our elderly sites, uh, September through November.
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So if you check your monitors, you'll see the dates that are assigned for Doolin, and that will be on for all of the sites.
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Board meeting for October.
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October's meeting lands on the Columbus Day holiday.
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So just a couple of suggestions, if it works for our commissioners.
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We could do the Monday prior, which would be the 5th.
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The Monday after is the 19th, or another convenient day.
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I, I can do the 5th.
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I can't do the 19th.
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I think I'm away the 5th.
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19th works.
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Either or for you?
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Yeah, I'm fine with either one.
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But wait, let's see, the 5th is a Monday.
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So I'm sorry, um, the 19th I'll be away at a wedding.
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Okay, I'm actually all set the 5th.
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You're on the 19th?
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I'm clear the 5th.
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Oh, you can do the fifth.
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Yeah, yeah.
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And you can do the fifth.
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I can do the fifth.
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I'm sure there's no conflict with David.
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Joanne, I think we'll be okay.
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So we'll put it for October the fifth, Jay.
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Yeah.
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Yes.
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Martha, you have that.
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So the fifth it is.
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The last thing I have.
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We unfortunately lost one of our maintenance leaders unexpectedly last month, Ed Ferreira.
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He was a great worker, happy, happy-go-lucky attitude.
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He was here at the Housing Authority for 23 years, so I just wanted to acknowledge Ed and have just a brief moment of silence in his memory.
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Thank you.
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Thank you all.
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He'll be missed.
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And that is all I have.
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Correction.
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I return on a flight the 5th.
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I don't return until like 5:00 p.m. in Boston.
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We could do the same week.
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If you wanted to do a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
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7th, 8th work good for me.
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That was— that all— 7th or 8th.
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Do the Thursday.
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Sure, I can do that.
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That's good for you?
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Well, no, the 7th is Wednesday, right?
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Yes.
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Is that what you're talking about?
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The 8th.
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Either one, 7 or 8 works.
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Wednesday or Thursday, Jack?
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Uh, Thursday would be better than a Wednesday for me.
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Okay, does that work for you?
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Yeah, so October 8th.
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Okay, Martha, October the 8th.
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You got that in pencil, right, Martha?
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That's it, it's in pen.
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No more changing your mind, honey.
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So same time, what we'll do, the Thursday the 8th.
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Got it.
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Okay.
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Thank you all.
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That is all I have.
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Under new business, we have modernization contract award for the security camera installation project at Maple Bottoms, 200-2 EOHL-C number 095185.
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Recommended action is to award the contract to the low bidder, American Electrical Construction, Inc. WBE in the amount of $460,000.
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I'll make a motion to award the contract to low bidder American Electrical Construction Inc. in the amount of $460,000.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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We got a certificate of completion consolidated for replacement and addition of smoke detectors at Project Father DeFario Village.
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Mass 6-3.
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General contractor MV Electrical Contractors, Inc. completed all work items and the final contract amount was $218,865.
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Recommended action is, uh, I'll entertain a motion to approve.
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I'll make a motion to approve the completion for MV Electrical Contractors in the amount of $218,865.
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$2,865.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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Under procurement, electrical inventory supplies, recommended action is to award a 6-month contract to the low— lone and low bidder, Electrical Wholesalers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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I'll make a motion to award a 6-month contract to the Loanbidder Electrical Wholesalers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Under plumbing supplies, award a 6-month contract to Wynn Supply of Fall River, Plumbers Supply Company, Supply New England, Seacock Supply, Inc., and Republic Plumbing Supply in an amount not to exceed $50,000 each.
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I'll make a motion to award a 6-month contract to Wind Supply of Fall River, Plumbers Supply Company, Supply New England, Seaconk Supply Inc., and Republic Plumbing Supply in an amount not to exceed $50,000 each.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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Hearing none, all those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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That's it, right?
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That's it.
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Nothing under miscellaneous.
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There's other miscellaneous.
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I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
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Motion to adjourn.
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Second.
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Motion made and seconded.
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Any discussion?
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All those in favor?
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Aye.
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Opposed?
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This meeting is adjourned at— what time does that say?
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448.
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448.
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448.
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