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John Gold. I call this meeting to order with a roll call. Mr. Brown >> here. >> MJ >> here. >> Mr. Smith and Mr. Gomes >> here. >> We have a call. First item will be the
approval of minutes of September 17th. >> Motion to approve the minutes as printed. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I pass. Bills are submitted for September 2025.
Communication. You picked up a trees. >> Uh we had a dead tree behind the um uh the the garage. Had to take it down. >> The Goth Street man. >> Oh yeah. Goth Street. He took down and ground the stumps out.
>> It was that storm when fell >> from both places. Yeah. And grant just the stumps over there. This one was in the back. It doesn't matter. But it was leaning on the garage. [Applause] A motion is a second. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I >> sorry direct report. >> Okay. As far as here at um the 667, we have one vacancy um and we are working
uh daily just doing daily office uh regular um routine office stuff. We will be actually we just sent out for our research to um begin in December. So all of our tenants were notified that we're going to be resertifying them for their rent change. We also actually just today
had our desk audit for our um PMR which is through DHC and we have perfect audit. So I'm really happy about that. This year we have um PMR every year. One year is a published PMR and one year is an unpublished EM PMR. So, the
unpublished one um is is a smaller audit. It's just on our desk review. It's not on maintenance. So, all of our desk review, our CHAMP, everything um I was really happy Genie heard it. There was no findings at all on it. Um so, our Piermont for this year um is done. Um
next year will be the big one um on maintenance and apartments and everything. Currently, I've been working on our AUP audit, which is the audit through the state that they pull out checks and all kinds of payments and tennis records. So, we are probably 75%
done with the AU that we've been working on. So, that's what we've been doing for um here as far as our 689. Uh Mike's been working on the bathroom, getting that uh upstairs bathroom remodeled. Um, but everything else rent wise and
everything is going great at our 689. >> That's all I have. >> That's it. >> That's it. >> We have a motion to accept the director before. >> Motion to accept. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I passes. New business.
>> New business. So, um, under a I have the discussion and board vote to put me um as a signatory. So, every time um one of the projects comes up, it has to be signed um through Docu Sign. Right now, it's nothing's going to be by paper anymore. So, I um I just need the board
vote, which it's always been me, but it has to be um on paper in in one of our board meetings that was discussed and voted by the board. So, I am um the one who signs all the contracts. If they need two signatures, it's always the uh um chairman of the board, which would be
um you. And then now it has to be verified by somebody in the office which would be Nancy. So I just asked the board um for a vote to make me the signatory, Mr. Racine as the chair and Nancy Lwood as the author authorized
officer so that she can verify whether you and I sign the documents. >> Motion made a motion. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. All in favor? >> Motion passes. >> All right. So our second is a discussion in board vote for this change order
number three in the amount of four $46,54.19 to replace the existing main distri distribution piano with a time extension. And this is um project number um 003064.
Um I'm going to hand that over to Mike because he's really been working with these guys on a daily basis to say exactly why we need to do that. No, not how you feel. Why we have to recheck >> the original engineer or architect when he came out he never um measured in the
maintenance in the utility rooms to see if the electric panel would fit which it it there was absolutely no room for us. So they had to change a whole project and move everything to the outside. So the main circuit panel is going to be on the outside in the back of the buildings. And um if everything's going
to move in weather protected boxes. >> Yeah. They're huge. your 98 foot boxes and and um that that that's going to be the mains for the apartments and then in the apartments they're still going to have the regular um their regular circuit breakers that are going to be
updated to be signed. >> It was um then getting into it when they contractors actually came out there's a little controversy with that. They said it was against code to run the wires back through the buildings. So
then they that's why when they come up they have the mains on behind all the buildings and if you see in the parking lot they're going to cut across to put the main lines up there too. And the box that we replaced back there the distribution box is obsolete. The
architect again didn't look into there to see if the wires would fit. So they have to put a whole new piano box out there. >> Doesn't this architect and designer by get paid a lot of money. >> Well, I have to say I was really proud
of Mike at the meeting because he spoke up and um they are going to give us a credit because um and that's our big problem in in Department of Housing or EHOLC. They're on it's hard to get on top of it because these these architects are going by all the old plans from 1970
and so many things have been changed since then. So, they're coming in and they're um they're doing all these um quotes and and and like bids that people are bidding on this, not even knowing what's happening. Like, he should have went into the crawl crawl break the crawl spaces and realized that that
piano wasn't going to fit down >> and he should have opened the box and brought in a specialist to open the box cuz these boxes are only seven years old. >> The prices they charge to design this stuff is ridiculous and they're not even coming to do a field check. until I guess there's going to be a reimbursement, but I'm sure it's in this
46,000. >> Mike came right out and asked for He's like, "Look, nothing was done. Not one thing has been done right in this." The guys, the contractor, we designed the whole thing for them. >> That's what I mean. Where do we have an engineering bid for? Yeah, that's what I
kind of hope that them >> they should be held accountable. >> Yeah. So, which day are we? And I'm going to keep on it to to make sure that we get some kind of a credit from So what the state was >> where is this money coming from? Is the state reimbursing this whole project at 100%. Anyway, sir
>> Yes, at 100%. And what's nice about this project is um it says zero, but in my other housing authority um when we did a big project like this um we get admin fees for everything and um a project like this would bring in a big amount of admin fees. Um I figured it out would be
about $80,000 coming into the housing authority and those admin fees we could use, you know, if something happened with the truck or anything like specific. um to help around the housing authority. So, um not only is this project, this has been our biggest, we wish it didn't happen because we'd
rather stay with gas, but we have no choice to change over, but the one positive thing about it is going to give us some extra money for um things that we need to do within the housing authority for admin. >> I'll make a motion to approve the change of second.
>> All in favor? >> I motion pass. All business, any old business? I only have two small things. So, as far as the um project for the rear balcony railings and screens, um that's going to be in the paper on it's
going out to bid. It should be in the paper on November 5th. So, that project is definitely going forward. As far as the project with the um the buzzers and the the television screens, that's on hold a little bit longer because we got the grant for um the retrofit uh which
is bringing the internet to all the buildings. So, they kind of want to get together with that company and discuss um different things. Um it's going to make the project a little cheaper because now that we got the other grant, we're going to have antennas on every building. And so they just have to kind
of redo the project a little bit because we are going to be able to save money because of getting that other grant. So >> they don't antenni. >> It's something other questions. Okay. Maintenance report.
>> You can read the you tell the maintenance report first how the meeting's going and then >> Oh yeah. It's okay. Um well, like Lyn said, I I'm doing the Garfield um bathroom. Uh the person is supposed to come apart, see the floor tomorrow, and I just have a little bit of trim to
um do in there. I'm waiting for some granite to go around the sink, a little black backsplash, so it looks decent. Uh we moved the handicap ramp over the other day for another tent. We move it from one building to another and normal
maintenance. That's about it. I have like the tractor and the snowblowers and everything at u to be looked over to um make sure they were all in good condition for the letter that was in there. So um and otherwise normal
maintenance everything is pretty good. >> So there is a letter from Mike. I'm going to read it and um hopefully I can get through it cuz it's really sad for me. So to the Krishna Housing Authority and board members, I am officially notifying you of my intention to retire on January 16th, 2026. While I look
forward to the next chapter of my life, I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for all the opportunities you created for me. I have many great memories of my times here as a maintenance supervisor. It has been a gratifying experience and I am truly proud what we have been able to accomplish together. This has sincerely
been one of the best chapters of my professional life and it has been a privilege to call each of you not only my colleagues but my friends. I will be fully engaged until my retirement and will do all I can to help with the transition of my replacement. Sincerely, Michael Chopper.
>> Well, are we going to accept that or >> I hope nobody >> I don't think we should accept it. And I can honestly say that I mean >> you can do what you want. >> Mike has been the biggest um part of the change here at the housing authority. Um
you know he just asked me to find money and he did so much around here and not only did he oversee projects, he did a lot of them personally. Like I can honestly say >> people people don't believe but they do um that he literally replaced every single window and glass sliding door in
this whole facility by himself. And um that's something I hope to find in the future, but it is very rare within housing authorities that you have a maintenance man that gives his 100% and really cares about the facility and the treatment. So I I don't it's it's a big
loss for the office. Um we begged him a million times, but we totally understand. We wish him the best of luck and we're so happy for him. Little jealous, but happy. >> He always did what you told me. >> Yeah. No, he was he's the best. one of the best co-workers I've ever had and
it's being lost. >> Congratulations. >> Not only am I losing >> He was the the best mechanic I ever seen. >> He put his heart and soul into this place. And you know what? Not one person and even the electricians working here
when they came in their first thing was, "Wow, this is a housing authority." It's because, you know, Mike put his 100%. I mean, not even just into replacing doors and windows. I mean, >> just flying snow removal. I mean, you'd come in here and you'd think that um he had like a blow dryer on the streets. It
was so clean. >> So, we saved this. I thought we had a lot of money. >> Yeah, he sure did. Did. And we did win an award. >> Yeah. >> I'd like to thank Mike for his service, but also the uh 3 months notice that he's uh you know, supplying us with to
to find somebody hopefully. >> So, three guys to replace. I do think we should uh you know advertise the position sooner than later. >> Okay. >> Any three guys are requesting. >> Everybody's always
>> but he did say once in a while you know there's and we did say you know we do have that work here and I'm sure the board will agree down the road you know he's available. We would love to have him come in even if it's just consultant wise or I mean there's not one inch of
this place that Mike doesn't know about. So, it would be nice, you know, down the road if he could do some kind of consulting or even, you know, if he's looking and bored after like a year, right? >> Yeah. >> I already told I'm blocking her for 3 months.
>> I know where he lives. >> We're going to accept his resignation or what? >> I I don't think we have a choice in that. >> As I said, I you know, thank you. Motion to accept the resignation and also to uh
post the job opener. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I pass. >> Thank you. No, it's no attendant on it. It's the next meeting November 19th.
>> Good. We have a motion. Motion to adjurnn. Second. All >> in favor? I passed. Great.
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