MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAVANNAH June 12, 2018 The Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Savannah met in regular session at the offices of the Housing Authority, 1407 Wheaton Street, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. After a moment of silence, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Wanda Parrish and upon roll call those present and absent were as follows: Present: Absent: Wanda Parrish, Chairman Thomas Henry Ron Scalf Bobby Lockett, Vice Chairman G. Lind Taylor Also present were Executive Director Earline Wesley Davis, Director of Development Services Kenneth Clark, Director of Assisted Housing Programs Lynn Coleman, Director of Resident Services Yolanda Fontaine, Director of Facilities Management Robert Marshall, Management Analyst Tammy Brawner, Asset Manager Irvenia Brooks-Kapers, Asset Manager Angela Capers, Asset Manager Inez Green, Accounting Administrator Jeff Hanna, Grants and Procurement Administrator Monifa Johnson, HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services Coordinator/Homeownership Specialist DaShawna Kea, Real Estate Analyst Rafaella Nutini, Asset Manager Elizabeth Richardson, Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Paprice Simmons, and Resident Advisor Joyce Williams. Attorney Dana Braun of Ellis, Painter, Ratterree, & Adams LLP and Attorney Vanessa Lotson were also in attendance.
Regular Meeting June 12, 2018 Page Two APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda included the minutes of the May 8, 2018 regular and annual meetings, Public Housing Report, Resident Services Report and Assisted Housing Programs Report. Commissioner Scalf made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Henry, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously. ADOPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL BOND RESOLUTION FOR WATERS AT GATEWAY In November 2017, the Housing Authority of Savanah (HAS) Board of Commissioners authorized a resolution to approve the issuance of a tax-exempt multifamily note to support the construction of Waters at Gateway, a 276-unit multifamily rental housing development. Two hundred and seventy (270) of the units at Waters at Gateway will be available to families earning 60 percent of area median income (AMI) or less. Construction is expected to be completed by October 2019. Attorney Dana Braun addressed the Board regarding the adopted bond resolution set a maximum amount for the bonds and the supplemental resolution being considered today establishes the exact amount of the bonds that were issued. After some discussion, Commissioner Scalf moved to adopt Board Resolution No. 06-18-01, supplemental bond resolution for the Waters at Gateway. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Henry and was unanimously adopted. The resolution immediately follows these minutes. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORT Director of Development Services Kenneth Clark provided his departmental report. ADOPTION OF PREDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR FORMER HITCH VILLAGE, WESSELS HOMES AND BLACKSHEAR HOMES RESOLUTION Mr. Clark continued his address to the Board providing some background information on the partnership between HAS and Hunt Development Group, LLC in redevelopment initiatives occurring at the former Robert Hitch Village ( Hitch ), Fred Wessels Homes ( Wessels ), and Edgar Blackshear Homes ( Blackshear) sites (the Target Neighborhoods ), now known as River Pointe I and River Pointe II. A financial closing for the redevelopment of the former Wessels and Blackshear sites occurred on June 30, 2016. The new community, now known as River Pointe, consists of 280 rehabilitated Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) units. Subsidy for 70 of the original 350 units was transferred to the former Hitch Village site. The 70 physical units that remain on the Wessels and Blackshear sites will be demolished. Mr. Clark indicated that to accomplish this development planning, HAS and Hunt desire Page 1873
Regular Meeting June 12, 2018 Page Three to enter into a predevelopment agreement to formalize terms related to expenditures necessary to effectuate the demolition and master planning required to advance the revitalization of the Target Neighborhoods. The following Board Resolution No. 06-18-02 was provided to the Commissioners for their consideration to this work forward. After some discussion, Commissioner Henry made a motion to adopt Board Resolution No. 06-18-02, which follows these minutes. Commissioner Scalf seconded the motion and the resolution was unanimously adopted. CANCELLATION OF JULY MEETING Executive Director Earline Davis informed the Board that it had become a tradition to cancel the July meeting to provide a summer break for the Board and staff. After some discussion, Commissioner Scalf made a motion to cancel the July Board of Commissioners Meeting. Commissioner Henry seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT Ms. Davis provided some information to the Board for her report. She reported that the Housing Authority had provided a real estate analysis presentation to the City Council on June 7, 2018. This presentation was very well received. Ms. Davis provided a brief review of proposed budget cuts by the President, eliminating the Capital Fund Program. She would follow up developments and keep the Board informed as the legislative budget process continues. Ms. Davis called on Director of Facilities Management Robert Marshall to provide an update regarding the situation at Stillwell Towers. Currently, one of the elevators is out of order and HAS is looking to limit the use of the service elevator by residents. A brief discussion continued about Stillwell Towers and the outcome of regular meetings with officers of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Scalf handed out the new coffee table book published by the Savannah Area Tourism and Leadership Council to his fellow Commissioners and Resident Advisors, in a kind gesture. EXECUTIVE SESSION Chairman Parrish called for a motion to close the meeting to the public. At 1:06 p.m., Commissioner Scalf made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Henry, to enter executive session to discuss a real estate matter and possible litigation. The affidavit of Chairman Wanda Parrish, the presiding officer, is attached to these minutes and made a part hereof. Page 1874
STATE OF GEORGIA ) ) COUNTY OF CHATHAM ) AFFIDAVIT PERSONALLY appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wanda Parrish, who after being duly sworn, deposes, and on oath states the following: (1) I was the presiding officer of a duly noticed meeting of the Housing Authority of Savannah held on June 12, 2018. (2) That it is my understanding that O.C.G.A. 50-14-4(b) provides as follows: When any meeting of an agency is closed to the public pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the chairperson or other person presiding over such meeting shall execute and file with the official minutes of the meeting a notarized affidavit stating under oath that the subject matter of the meeting or the closed portion thereof was devoted to matters within the exceptions provided by law and identifying the specific relevant exception. (3) A portion of the meeting held on June 12, 2018 was closed for the purpose of authorizing negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease real property and to discuss a matter of possible litigation as authorized pursuant to O.C.G.A. 50-14- 3(6)(b)(1)(B). (4) No unrelated matters were mentioned or attempted to be offered for discussion during the closed portion of the meeting. (5) This affidavit is being executed for the purpose of complying with the mandate of O.C.G.A. 50-14-4(b) that such an affidavit be executed.