Seven Hundredth Eleventh Meeting

HOUSING AUTHORITY

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

814 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, California

5:30 p.m. – March 7, 2007

AGENDA

 

The Secretary of the Housing Authority has on March 2, 2007 caused to be posted this agenda in the Office of the City Clerk and on the bulletin board of the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Housing Authority office at

965-1071. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Housing Authority to make reasonable arrangements.

I.           Roll Call

Allen                     _______                                Rogers              _______         

Johnston-de Leon   _______                                Silverstein         _______

Nelson                   _______                                Elledge             _______

Niehaus                 _______

II.            Public Comment - Any member of the public may address the Housing Authority Commission for up to two minutes on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority that is not scheduled for a public discussion before the Commission.  The total time for this item is ten minutes

III.          Consideration of Minutes

1.       Consideration of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 7, 2007

IV.         Bills and Communications

1.       2-7-07 correspondence from Ken Saxon, President of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara thanking Housing Authority for $20,000 donation to the Foundation

2.       Letter to the Editor published in the Montecito Journal entitled “Clarifying Differences” by Executive Director Robert Pearson making clear the difference between most local affordable housing programs and the resale control program that has been mismanaged by the County’s Housing and Community Development Department     

V.            Consent Calendar - to be acted on by a single motion

VI.         Report of Executive Director

1.       Recommendation that the Commission review and approve the Affordability Control Covenant (the Covenant) and authorize the Housing Authority’s Executive Director/CEO to execute said document and allow for its recordation, along with a performance deed of trust, against the Authority’s property known as 3030 De La Vina St. (aka “Firehouse”) required for receipt of a $185,000 grant of federal HOME funds from the City of Santa Barbara for needed physical improvements at said property and to further authorize the Authority’s Executive Director to approve non substantive changes to the document if requested by the City to secure the funding

2.       Recommendation that the Commission review and approve the Affordability Control Covenant (the Covenant) and authorize the Housing Authority’s Executive Director/CEO to execute said document and allow for its recordation, along with a performance deed of trust, against the SHIFCO property required for receipt of a $400,000 grant of federal HOME funds from the City of Santa Barbara for needed physical improvements at SHIFCO and to further authorize the Authority’s Executive Director to approve non substantive changes to the document if requested by the City to secure the funding

 

VII.       Treasurer’s Report

1.       Recommendation that the Commission adopt the Expenditure Resolution setting forth costs incurred and payments made for the period ending January 2007

2.       Recommendation that the Commission review and order filed the quarterly Financial Statements for the period ending December 31, 2006

3.       Recommendation that the Commission review and order filed the quarterly Investment Report for the period ending December 31, 2006

VIII.    Committee Reports

IX.     Unfinished Business

1.       Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9: One case

X.       New Business

1.       Recommendation that the Commission adopt the Resolution authorizing the destruction of records held by the Housing Management and Finance Departments

   XI.      Commission Matters

XII.       Adjournment

1.       Recommendation that the Commission cancel their next regular meeting that would occur on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. and adjourn this meeting to Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. to be held at this location – 814 Laguna St.