Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board Meeting   3/23/2026

I'll start baking more.

It is a promise.

And Michael has a conflict.

Follow the rules.

So there's that.

And then Victoria O'Rourke also.

Look, there's little Maria.

And she's saying the meeting ID is not correct.

You would get a special link from the city

Did she have to register?

Yes.

Did she attend online?

Thank you, Maria.

I have a student who's trying to go online and watch online.

You can get streams live and on their Facebook page.

Goodness.

But I did actually make it through.

Can I get, are you ready for a roll call, Maria?

Commissioner Hicks?

Here.

Commissioner Rosenblith?

Here.

Commissioner O'Rourke?

Here.

Here.

Any updates from commissioners?

Awesome.

PHAR comments?

Thank you.

All right, next we have the approval of the board minutes from February 23rd.

if we could approve it with a correction to section 11 just for the roll count at the end just to include relevant last names.

OK. Can I have a motion to approve with that update?

Motion.

A second?

Second.

Commissioner Hicks?

Yes.

Commissioner Rosenblith?

Yes.

Commissioner Raudales?

Yes.

And this officially starts the public hearing for that.

Unless you have questions.

Okay, next up, we have resolution number 1501, authorizing and approving the issuance of up to $7 million multi-family revenue bonds for Kendallwood Apartments.

The city should have this last one, make sure they put them up.

I guess I'll wait and see.

Hey Caroline, can you display the PHA presentation for Kindlewood?

I want to try to talk.

It's working.

Hm.

I'm happy to answer any questions or turn it over to Delphine if that's what's supposed to happen next.

Yes.

So let me make sure I understand your question.

Okay yeah that's right.

Thank you.

Yes, thank you, Mandy.

and I'm not sure if anyone is in the room or signing up online or in person to pose a question or to make a comment.

There's people in the room, but nobody's signing up.

Is there any other platform where people normally submit written comments online?

Nothing on Zoom.

Thank you.

Is there a motion to approve resolution number 1501?

Motion.

Is there a second?

I'll second the motion to approve resolution 1501.

Commissioner Hicks?

Yes.

Commissioner Rosenblith?

Yes.

Commissioner Raudales?

Yes.

Motion carries.

Okay, next public housing update.

I'm sorry.

and so one question is I know like residents at Crescent Hall in particular are worried about security so I'm just a little concerned that like is there like I don't know is it like the security meetings are they at different locations every time is that part of what's going on or is it like it's at the same location I remember there being a conversation about like we have some security meetings for some sites that are separate from others but I don't remember the details so just I'm sorry I forgot.

And so that's where the meeting has been hosted with the virtual option.

and by us I mean I obviously know that you all are the ones who are doing most of the work so I will acknowledge that but to kind of come up with like a strategy for you know improving numbers on that piece of things as well.

I can get you that information.

So it's good to know that it's not ideal that it takes that action for things to shift, but that action can shift things in terms of coming to the table and bringing people into an agreement where they're not facing homelessness quite so quickly, at least, if at all.

We continue work with folks doing repayment agreements, helping them sign up for assistance.

Hopefully this program will start to spread the word a little bit that you don't have to wait till that last minute like final scary deadline.

When it goes to the court process, we're doing all those things plus paying the court fees.

Thank you.

Anyone else have questions?

Nope.

I just wanted to acknowledge and highlight that item because it is an impact.

Thank you.

Do you want to do resident services too, Kathleen?

Any questions?

That's awesome.

That's a lot.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We will open it up again for public comments.

Should we read Victoria's thing or no?

John acknowledged it, though.

I got a question.

You do have to get up and state your name and your address.

We got to take care of that.

We argued with them for months about getting the payment, and they said they're not.

So we reached out to HUD, and HUD has made the recommendation that we put it on our books and absorb it.

and so HUD will pay the difference because we've already paid it so the money's already been expended.

So that's not like a lawsuit or something, you know like that's like saying you owe me some money and that's okay you get away with it because we're gonna take care of it anyway and if they know like you said if they know they're gonna get a oh it don't matter slap on the wrist you know I'm saying like that's just a piece of paper at this point if they if they know that then since 2017 all the way to 2026 they didn't give you a dollar.

That'd be a HUD decision.

It's not like IOU money.

No, I'm just saying, so like what I heard, I think what I heard, just please correct me if I'm wrong, what I heard was you saying that you guys have to absorb someone else's bill, a bill that they didn't meet you halfway on, am I right?

And so then they have to pay you.

How can they tell you no, they're not going to pay?

They could not have the money or it's so old it's debt that they're not going to pay because they say, hey, you should have came after us years ago for that money, which is also what HUD suggests.

Don't they sign some type of a paperwork agreement with that party and you when you go to sign a lease that they would pay it?

It gets complicated.

Thank you.

and second?

Second.

Motion to chair.

Thank you.

UGA.

We had school because of the ice and actually, originally in the half day, we didn't feel that bad, but she did.