We'll call this meeting to order at 4:32. Roll call. >> Chairman Long >> here. >> Vice Chairman Underh Hill >> here. >> Commissioner Burns is absent. Commissioner Bentley will be late.
Commissioner Maderas >> here. >> Language for the open meeting law council. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The language for the open meeting law is as follows. Present 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. Attend 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 any anyone
here that signed up for citizen input? resident input. There any residents here that would like to speak? >> Come on. >> Yep. >> It's my first meeting. >> It's okay. You just state your name and address for
a run. >> Hello, my name is >> You can pull that microphone closer. There you go. >> Hello. Can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Okay. My name is Judy Kamani. I'm a resident of Baressesi Heights, 1863 Pleasant Street. And um it's my first
meeting here. So um don't know exactly what I can say, but I was told what I can say. As a tenant there, I'm concerned about safety and um health issues. So I don't know
where I can address that other than housing place. >> Speak tell us what you're looking at. What's the problem? >> He's my He's my go-to person. Um, when I moved in in July, I got elected secretary and treasurer of ten association. I have a lot of people come
up to me and give me a lot of things that they have concerns about. And I always go to a he told me that I shouldn't say much. >> I'll get I'll get in trouble. No, we've Judy and I just addressed the
issue off off camera, so to speak. An issue and Kevin and I will chat about it at our monthly meeting on Wednesday with David and we'll bring her issues to his attention. It's there, you know, we have some small issues there. Nothing there's nothing major to worry about.
>> Can I ask we've been through this before, why would you bring it to this point? >> I didn't. She didn't. >> I knew I did. But if she referred to you, it should start at the site manager's office first and then proceed with
>> it shouldn't start at a public board meeting. >> That's what I told Kevin. >> I can't. >> No, he did. >> I can't muscle. I just told him not to. >> I apologize. I can't. >> Okay, so it's public. I don't know what I can say, but I'd like to speak on
behalf of people in the public that live there. >> Nothing. Okay, thank you. >> We will look into it. >> We'll look into it. >> Yeah. >> So, we'll follow up with that when we meet, Ed. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Minutes of regular meeting held March 9th, 2026. I hope we well reviewed them. I'll uh entertain a motion to accept. >> I'll make a motion to accept the minutes from the last meeting.
>> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> opposed bills and communications vouchers. I'll entertain a motion to accept the
vouchers. >> I'll make a motion uh to accept the vouchers. >> I'll second. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? >> No discussion. All those in favor? >> I
>> post. Management reports. We have applications, occupancy reports, tenants accounts receivable, work order report, monthly section 8 voucher activity report, monthly personnel account report, the director of
modernization's monthly report, bank investment and bond debt balance reports. >> I'll entertain a motion to accept all of the management reports. I'll make a motion to accept uh the eight management reports as noted.
>> A second. Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. Financial reports. Financial reports for the period ending
22826. Got it. I'll make a motion uh to accept the financial reports for the period ending February 28th, 2026. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion?
All those in favor? I >> opposed. Federal ROS fiscal year ending $33126. Federal write offs were 318,665.82 and for 2025
they were $264,795.71. Entertain a motion to accept approve. >> I'll make a motion to accept to approve the federal write offs for fiscal years 26 and for 205.
Oh god. >> And I'll second that. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? >> Uh I do have a question. Uh so these uh costs that we're writing off are primarily uh tenants who have not paid
rent. Is that correct? Or is it a variety of expenses? >> Uh Commissioner Madurus. Yes. So it could be non-payment of rent. It could be back charges for unreported income. It could be sales and service charges
for damages. and the resident moved out, vacated owing that balance, whatever it may have been. >> So, the list that we've been provided with, um, is it safe to say that these tenants are no longer residents or
>> Yeah. So, the write-offs, they're all vacated. >> Vacated, right? >> We we still have the legal right to go after those residents depending on their situation. There are laws that prevent us depending on what their income source
is. >> And um I'm just curious uh there was one in particular um the ninth uh one on uh Defario uh village pretty large amount of 27 over $27,000.
Is is there some reason why the amount would get that large before it gets addressed? So that was probably uh unreported income. So there was a sizable back charge and then we probably
went to court and made a court agreement. But even with the court agreements, they do uh break them and they vacate. So um hopefully it is a court agreement. >> I can tell you it is. >> So we have a judgment.
>> So we have a judgment. So, attorney Souza New York can go after these people in the future. The positive about the write offs is HUD and both EOHLC, they do allow housing authorities at the end of their fiscal
year to write off the bad balances, if you will. >> And these people, as you mentioned, have vacated. Will they ever be allowed back in again? Is are there circumstances that would allow that or >> so are they? >> So, uh, everyone can always apply
regardless of the situation, but when we do the background check, it will come up and depending on the landlord reference from the site manager and also they would have to clear the balance. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Thank you for >> clearing that up. Thank you. I
appreciate it. Oh yeah. >> State. >> No, we haven't. >> We're going to do a vote on >> We got to take a vote on state. >> Okay. Okay. State write offs for
year ending 33126 and for the year 2025. I'll make a motion uh to approve the state write- offs for fiscal year ending uh March 31st, 2026.
>> Second. >> Those write offs for uh 26 were $54,32053 and for 25 was 39,380.37. All those in favor? >> I I update from our executive director.
>> Thank you, Chairman Long. Uh few things for this month. Um under human resources, we did hire a receptionist for the tenant selection department. Um due to some uh retirement, there was some movement in that department. So it
trickled down to the receptionist. So we have a new receptionist there. Um under facilities I think I mentioned uh last month or the month prior um deputy director uh Tim McCoy, facilities
director Ed Majuski and myself, we went up and had a meeting with EOHLC and Senator Rodri. Um we were looking for a waiver out of the electrification for the boiler replacement project at Corki Row. So they had sent down um an
engineer um to do a a study feasibility study. Um Ed Majuski met with them along with Arthur Anderson our director of MOD and the report went back and after uh
reviewing it they decided in our favor. So we did get the waiver and we will be replacing those boilers with uh gas um as what's there now. So uh that was important because that keeps us um on the fast track for federalization
without without any delays. So there was that um under finance um Nella Asuza our director of finance and Tim McCoy are working with procuring uh a fee accounting as we prepare for our
unodudited submission to HUD which is due uh May 31st uh of this year. So that's in the works. Um the last thing I have uh two other
things. Um last month uh I attended the um Greater New Bedford uh Landlord Association with Commissioner Maderas. Um shared a few words uh with the group
about our section 8 program as there were uh some section 8 landlords. Um just bringing them up up to speed on a few things and just trying to uh establish a good uh business
relationship with our landlords as we need them for the success of our program and um they need us um with their rental unit. So um we'll be a member of that going forward. The housing authority will and they meet uh monthly. So
whether it's myself or uh some of the staff from the section 8 department, they'll attend and they have guest speakers from time to time. So that was uh that happened. And the last thing I have, I wanted to acknowledge uh Deborah Moriceet. She's
one of our associate directors of property management. Uh she's been uh working with the housing authority now for 40 plus years and still going. uh just an absolute awesome dedicated uh
staff member and also um an unbelievable uh lady. Um so we're very fortunate to have her here at the housing authority still working with us and I wanted to acknowledge her dedication and hard work to the housing authority. And that is
all I have. Thank you. Any questions? Executive director. >> Just one point of clarification. So, I know you mentioned the name of that association is the Greater New Bedford, but it does include a lot of uh Fall River Landlords and they are going to be
changing their name uh to be South Coast. Uh so, so yeah, we're >> Yeah, good point. >> We're there for good reasons. Yeah. >> Yeah. Under new business, we have modernization uh contract award for architectural
engineering designer services for modernization of 54 units at the uh fertilization at Chbisha Eid and for modernization of 24 units for the fertilization at Corkiro Apartments.
After reviewing the applicants, the qualification, references, and experience of the designer selection committee made the following rank selection in order from 1 to three. Project 09 5200, which would be the Bishop Eve. Um
they said RGB Octite were number one, number two were a Vanstein Inc. and number three were Dites and Company Octite Inc. under project 95201
which is Corki Row. Vanstein Inc. was put in number one. Dyson company architects came in number two and RGB architects came in number three. Recommended action is to award a contract for AE designer service for the
federalization of George Bishop E departments to RGB architects in the amount of 325,000 and to award a contract to AE design services for the federalization of Corki
Royal Apartments to Vance Stein in the amount of 215,000. I didn't get any money on that first one. I don't know why. >> What is it? >> On this one. >> A&E design the services. >> Yeah, but there's no money attached. >> Yeah. So, the first one is 25 and the
second one. >> No, they do the Well, okay. I got it. Bishop Y. >> Um, I'll entertain a motion to approve the uh awarding of these contracts. I'll
make a motion to approve the awarding of these contracts for the federalization of C bishop E departments to RGB architects and to a contract from A&E designer services for the federalization
of Corki Row Apartments to Vance Stein Incorporated. >> Seconded any discussion? >> All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Order of business is a change order
number one for roof replacement phase 7 buildings number 26 and number 30 at the Sunset Hill uh project mass 6-1. Change order number one is a credit of 10,600
to the contract for the reuse of wood blocking and landscape repairs caused by area lift. Recommended action is approval. I'll entertain a motion to approve. I'll make a motion uh to approve change order
number one uh a credit of $10,600 to the contract for the reuse of wood blocking and landscape repairs caused by aerial lift. >> Second. >> Any discussion?
All those in favor? I >> we need a A certificate of comp of completion consolidated for roof replacement phase 7 buildings number 26 and number 30 at Sunset Hill Mass 6-1. The general
contractor WPI Construction Inc. completed all work items. The final contract amount was $584,900. I entertain a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Any discussion?
All >> those in favor? >> I oppose. Change order number one for the video security system upgrades at the father Vincent Defario Village, Mass 6-3. Change order number one is a credit of
$2,17424 to the contract and a and an additional 225 days added to complete the project for eliminating the new SAT ceiling, removal of existing lighting, providing new lighting, and relocating lowering
the existing smoke detectors and security system motion sensor. Entertain a motion to approve. >> Uh motion to approve change order number one for video security system upgrades at Father Vincent Daphario Village uh
Mass 6-3. Uh a credit of $2,174.24 24 cents uh to the contract for eliminating the new SAT ceiling, removal of existing lighting, provide new lighting, and relocating the existing
smoke detector and security motion sensor. >> Second. Any discussion? Entertain a motion to approve. >> A motion. And I'll make a motion to approve. >> Second.
>> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Procurement. There are no items this month on procurement. So we don't have to buy anything this
miscellaneous. We have an affirmative action plan and census data target for EOHLC. The Federal Housing Authority has met all minority tenant-based percentages for tenant selection applications. Should the foral housing authority fall
short of these percentages, we will follow all EOHLC guidelines. Entertain a motion to approve. I'll make a motion to approve the affirmative action plan and census data
target for EOHLC. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I I posted. an agreement between the Four River Housing Authority and ASME Council 93
local 1990 unit A for a 3-year contract from 42126 to 33129 entertain a motion for approval that happens to be the last one right It's the last >> last item >> last June.
>> Yes. Yes. Last year. Correct. >> The last bargain. >> Uh Chairman Long, could you uh just restate the uh term of that uh contract, please? >> From 42126. >> 4121. I'm sorry.
>> 4126 to uh 33129. >> Thank you. >> I'll make Oh, sorry. Um, make a motion uh to approve uh the agreement between the Far Housing Authority and ASME Council 93 local 1990
unit A for a three-year contract from 41 2026 to 3312029. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> Opposed?
Done. I'll >> entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Motion made and second. All those in favor? >> I
>> opposed. We are now adjourned at