Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board Meeting   9/23/2024

Oh yeah, sure.

I'll be there in a second.

How did they get in?

That's how I'm on the topic

So stop talking about potatoes?

I'm going to sit here so I can use this gavel.

When we get to the resolutions, we're going to head to the presentation.

OK. John, do you see?

But he'll probably be here in time.

Well, I mean, he won't be coming at 602.

I'm curious.

We have to.

Okay.

Is that enough?

Yeah, so how long have I been on the board, four years?

I really do need them, yes.

Well, it's summer, dear.

Oh no, it's not, yeah.

All I brought was a pen.

I got a pen.

Good job.

Maybe a little bit today.

Oh, yeah.

Maria, can you do a roll call of the commissioners?

Commissioner Washington?

We out of form.

Are there any other announcements any commissioners have?

No.

All right, or PHAR comments.

I don't know if we want to move that a little bit later.

I move.

I'll second the motion.

Sales has not arrived yet, we're going to move forward on the agenda to the eviction diversion presentation, and then we'll move back to the resolutions a little bit later.

basically someone from a property manager or a resident service staff could reverse one over and it's a way of tracking how everything goes and what's happening so we can know what services have been offered what's happening with that family if there's been follow-up and there's some accountability that's built into this as well

Kathleen, there's a question from Dr. Goldblatt.

Is there like a sign that it could be like this is someone who we might want to flag who could use some additional services?

That's a big step.

Who will make up the Housing Stability Committee?

It's not set up yet.

Do you know how many members may potentially be on the committee?

A big part of this will be that focus.

She's sitting to my right.

Yeah, we're very hopeful that she will join us.

She's writing you a thank you note, right?

Along the lines, I'm wondering, are you going to have any, like, are there going to be people other than Sierra J. Scaffell on that?

Are you on, TerAna?

And I'm gonna give it back to Kathleen for number six if there are no questions.

And it can be a rough start for a lot of families.

Like I think it's great to have the committee and everything, and I think that like that's the right approach, but there's probably some sensitivity there to, you know, somebody's got something going on and they don't want it known, you know, how you protect that.

We're meeting with the trauma-informed care group or other groups and there's people in the room already working with our families and we also try to remind everyone we can't say nay.

It makes sense.

And there could occasionally be someone who wants to come to the committee and talk to the group.

Because the last bar meeting we had, I personally talked to him.

I would love to hear more about that as well.

I just wonder if he had heard anything.

I have not, but I will definitely follow up.

I'll text him when I get my phone back since it's currently confiscated.

I believe Commissioner Stokely said you're not getting it back.

Not that I'm volunteering for the committee because I think we'll be well spoken for, but I am happy to assist with connecting CRHA with other providers in the capacity that's needed, community providers that is, so just let me know I can be of assistance from a non-committee member perspective.

So I appreciate that.

I don't have anything else.

It's really exciting to see this.

Yeah, this is really great.

While you're there Kathleen, Madam Vice Chair, can I say something really quickly?

Yes, you may.

Your work is really appreciated with the breakfast or meet us at the bus stop work so thank you.

That is resolution authorizing the creation of entities in connection with the participation by Charlottesville Redevelopment Housing Authority in the redevelopment of the second phase of South Sixth Street Apartments.

We will make the decision at some point that we'll go through the Redevelopment Committee for final approval, but this right here allows CRHA to move forward with the first phase of that.

Do you have any questions for me?

No questions.

Is there any motion to approve?

So moved.

I'll second.

All right next up is resolution 1480 resolution authorizing the purchase of a certain parcel of property by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority

And so that's the goal and it's highlighted in our strategic plan for us to acquire more properties for preservation in the city.

Does it need, is the owner, either of the rented or the unrented units, do they need a lot of maintenance with an able system?

I think it was like $700 below market value.

Can I get a motion?

Second.

All in favor?

Okay, getting engaged, all right.

a certain parcel of property by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Vouchers, they will fall within the normal standard increases on our regular units like at Dogwood, which happen per year on renewals.

Is that the case even if the current tenants move out?

also ensure affordability.

Is there any work needed on these properties or are they ready as well?

look at our units like some things like central layer we're seeing that as that's something that we should every unit should have and so these units not all like that and so there's some things that we would like to adjust as we bring these units closer to market value.

Sales?

So thank you for your work, not only with acquiring these properties, but all in what you've been doing as of late.

Awesome.

I move to approve resolution 1481.

I'll second the motion.

Aye.

And I apologize if I missed it, but I wanted to just ask for a status update on the operational standard operating procedures.

We've had the leadership meeting with that firm and now they're having the subgroup meetings to start that process and building out those policies.

Thank you.

just to people like within the city of Charlottesville which they've said like well we can't do it unless it's our entire usage area but they're trying to work on that and I know that there's been some other conversations about ways to bring in more of those services into our communities so this is going to be an ongoing conversation that we all need to be on top of hopefully something at a future work session but I just wanted to put on people's radars that these are this is something that's coming up.

as part of the sexy pantries have talked to region 10 about they want to do like education sessions and would you know in the communities and how we could help them maybe coordinate that so that you know that may be a part of that.

I think in some regards they're overworked and under-resourced.

In all the regards?

You're right.

So as soon as we can get the other pantries set up that we can at least provide that and that we have a source to provide that in the communities, which doesn't address the addiction, but it does help in emergency situations.

Thank you.

I'll follow up on that though with Region 10 and how we can maybe help them.

and so I think that even people who have ideas about how to identify service providers, people who could perhaps help because I think the scale of the need is really large and it's hard to wrap our minds around how to do this and how to do it well so I think this is a moment for any ideas and I think we should keep pushing on city council to be thinking about things like gun violence holistically and think about how we would potentially as a city deal with this problem.

Any PHAR comments today?

Or we can start with public comment.

All right.

Sales, do you know anything about

It turns out that the trailer park that Carlton I don't think they I think they've at this point just acquired it and they're trying to figure out what what the next steps are gonna be I don't think there's any like immediate plan for construction

I'll read about it at my Charlottesville name.

I feel like I read they were going to change nothing for a certain amount of time, but I don't remember what it was.

Yep.

Now, how about those PHAR comments?

So that is what we have so far.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good to see you in here, man.

Does anyone have anything else this evening?

John will have 18 dozens of donuts sugared up.

I have like three.

They're hungry.

I try to just feed my kids.

That's all I have, Madam Vice Chair.

Can I get a motion to adjourn?

Second.

All in favor?

All in votes?

Alice is ready.

The last time I asked for her, too.

And I was like, holy moly.

I say I'm learning.

I'm proud of you.

He's creepy.

Make love, I got it good.

Oh, God.

Regent Ted cannot handle it.

What are you guys doing?