Yolo County Housing
Yolo County, California
December 15, 2021
MINUTES
Yolo County, California
December 15, 2021
MINUTES
The Yolo County Housing met on the 15th day of December, 2021, via teleconference at 3:00 p.m. pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e)(1) (as amended by Assembly Bill 361),
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- Present:
- Richard Lansburgh; Pierre Neu; Dawnte Early; Gloria Partida; Karen Vanderford; Joe Walters
- Absent:
- Gary Sandy
- Staff Present:
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- Sandra Sigrist, Interim Executive Director
- Hope Welton, Agency Counsel
- Jim Gillette, Chief Financial Officer
- LaTasha Aje’Scott, Housing Programs Manager
- Irma Jimenez-Perez, Program Supervisor
- Julie Dachtler, Clerk
| CALL TO ORDER |
1.
Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Roll Call
3.
Consider approval of the agenda
Minute Order No. 21-29: Approved agenda as submitted. MOTION: Neu. SECOND: Walters. AYES: Lansburgh, Neu, Orozco, Partida, Vanderford, Walters. ABSENT: Sandy. |
4.
Public Comment: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Housing Authority on subjects not otherwise on the agenda relating to Housing Authority business. The Board reserves the right to impose a reasonable limit on time afforded to any topic or to any individual speaker.
There was no public comment. |
| CONSENT AGENDA |
Minute Order No. 21-30: Approved Consent Agenda Item Nos. 5-10. MOTION: Partida. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Lansburgh, Neu, Orozco, Partida, Vanderford, Walters. ABSENT: Sandy. |
5.
Authorize remote (teleconference/video conference) meetings by finding, pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, that local officials continue to recommend measures to promote social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Approved recommended action on Consent. |
6.
Review and Approve Minutes from October 27, 2021 meeting
Approved the minutes from October 27, 2021 meeting on Consent. |
7.
Review and Approve a Resolution to Set a new Flat Rent Schedule in Conventional Rental Housing
Approved Resolution No. 21-13 on Consent. |
8.
Approval of two resolutions accepting funding from the Housing and Community Development Department to rehabilitate the Davis and Madison Migrant Centers
Approved Resolution Nos. 21-14 and 21-15 on Consent. |
9.
Review and Approve closing of the Housing Choice Voucher Wait List by Direct Referral for Mainstream Vouchers
Approved recommended action on Consent. |
10.
Review and Approve salary and benefit increases for unrepresented employees
Approved recommended action on Consent. |
| TIME SET |
11.
Conduct Public Hearing and Approve a Resolution to Adopt the 2021 Housing Choice Voucher Administration Plan
- Presentation by Irma Jimenez-Perez, Housing Programs Supervisor and Sandra Sigrist, Interim Executive Director
Minute Order No. 21-31: Conducted public hearing with no public comment made and approved recommended action by Resolution No. 21-16. MOTION: Partida. SECOND: Early. AYES: Lansburgh, Neu, Orozco, Partida, Vanderford, Walters. ABSENT: Sandy. |
| REGULAR AGENDA |
12.
Approve and conduct swearing-in of the new West Sacramento Commissioner
The Clerk swore in the new West Sacramento Commissioner Dawnte Early. |
13.
Reports from members of the Commission, including announcements and questions to be referred to staff
Commissioner Lansburgh expressed interest in having the Director of Housing and Community Development return to the Commission for further information regarding upcoming State migrant programs. |
14.
Updates from YCH Interim Executive Director
| Interim ED Updates New Housing Programs Manager LaTasha Aje’Scott started today. She comes to YCH with prior PHA experience, and experience working for a national consulting firm assisting low-performing PHA’s. She is excited to be joining YCH, a high-performing HCV PHA! January Commission Agenda It will include a hearing to approve a new amendment to the agency’s 2021 Annual Plan Update and Five-Year Plan (currently posted). The amendment expands options/strategies for how the agency may redevelop public housing across the next several years. “What Home Means to Me” calendars These are a pending gift from me to Commissioners and Agency staff. These calendars are produced annually by the National Association of Redevelopment and Housing Organizations (NAHRO). This is an initiative of the Housing America public awareness campaign, which seeks to raise national awareness of the need for and importance of safe, quality, affordable housing through education, advocacy, and empowerment. |
| ADJOURNMENT |
Next meeting is January 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.