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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHousing Catalyst - Minutes - 09/19/2019Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Housing Catalyst Board of Commissioners 1715 W. Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521 September 19, 2019 Commissioners Present Commissioners Absent Staff Present Guests David Bye Cathy Mathis Hepburn Wilkins Nicole Staudinger Ann Green Emily Gorgol Julie Brewen Duane Hopkins Michele Christensen Kristin Fritz Jim Martell Dan Gomez Sue Beck-Ferkiss Kathryn Dubiel John Kefalas I. Call to Order Chairperson Staudinger called the regular meeting of the Housing Catalyst Board of Commissioners to order at 7:30 a.m. II. Citizen Input Ms. Kathryn Dubiel introduced herself as a repeat guest. She commended the board for their work. Ms. Dubiel is working with a group to obtain community garden tools for Village on Horsetooth. III. Approval of Minutes Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 15, 2019 Commissioner Wilkins made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 15, 2019 board meeting. Commissioner Bye seconded and the motion passed unanimously. IV. Action Item Housing Catalyst Name Change, Resolution 19-10 Ms. Brewen explained that the name change approved previously was to implement the “doing business as” and was not the official entity name change. Mr. Jim Martell explained the difference and read Resolution 19-10. Commissioner Mathis made a motion to approve Resolution 19-10 approving Housing Catalyst’s official name change. Commissioner Green seconded and the motion passed unanimously. CARE Housing/Swallow Development Letter of Intent Ms. Brewen spoke about the terms negotiated in the letter of intent including the right of first refusal, property management rights, role as developer and helper for CARE. Commissioner Wilkins explained his thoughts upon his review. There was some discussion regarding mission and entity roles. Commissioner Mathis made a motion to confirm and support the letter of intent. Commissioner Wilkins seconded and the motion passed unanimously. V. STAFF UPDATES Development Updates Wellington Section 18 Ms. Brewen spoke about the Wellington Housing Authority Section 18 project, which triples the operating subsidy by converting the subsidy and keeping the units. Jim Martell is setting up the new entity with the town attorney. The environmental review and resident outreach have been completed. The next steps are to finalize the annual agency plan with HUD after the public comment period and obtain the Mayor’s signature. The new vouchers will then be added to the Fort Collins’ annual voucher contract and project-based to the Wellington units. Fort Collins Section 18 Ms. Brewen spoke about the progress with the Fort Collins Section 18 application. Staff have moved forward with resident outreach and the application will be submitted in early 2020. Mason Place Closing Ms. Kristin Fritz, Director of Real Estate Development, announced that the Mason Place partnership closed on the September 18th and construction is starting today. Village on Shields Uniform Relocation Act Monitoring Ms. Brewen gave an update on the Village on Shields Uniform Relocation Act monitoring. HUD is determining the number of households affected and continuing work with staff on this matter. VI. Old Business VII. Legislative Issues/Updates Colorado- Commissioner Gorgol gave an update on the House Bill for mobile home parks that extends the eviction notice to include mediation. Ms. Brewen spoke about the CHFA task force that is reviewing energy efficiency standards and the criteria process. National- Mr. Hopkins announced that the Senate will likely pass a continuing resolution while they work on budget appropriations. City- Commissioner Gorgol gave a City of Fort Collins update. VIII. Discussion Items Larimer County Commissioner Kefalas discussed the County's Strategic Plan Goal #2, which includes a cost of affordable housing metric. He explained the county commissioners’ decision to reinstate the Larimer County Housing Authority in order to further support this work. Ms. Brewen spoke about the task force work - to create a common language along with affordable housing gaps and barriers around development. Board leadership will draft a letter to the full Larimer County Board of Commissioners. IX. Legal Issues Executive Session- Real Estate Matter Commissioner Mathis made a motion to enter into executive session pursuant CRS 24-6-402(4)(a), (b) and (e) (I) for the purposes of: • Discussing the sale and or/transfer of real property to the Villages, Ltd. • Receiving legal advice from Housing Catalyst's attorney on specific legal questions arising out of the Village on Shields Construction Contract • Determining positions on matters that may be subject to negotiations in the Village on Shields Construction Contract; developing strategy for negotiations; and instruction negotiations. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wilkins and passed unanimously. Executive Session began at 8:49 a.m. Executive Session ended at 9:12 a.m. X. Other business Commissioner Staudinger mentioned upcoming events. Ms. Brewen announced that staff will be attending a Haven for Hope tour. After the conference Julie will attend the International Forum and visit the Community First Village in Austin. XI. Adjournment Commissioner Staudinger adjourned the meeting at 9:21 a.m. These minutes approved, this 24th day of October 2019, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Housing Catalyst. ______________________________ Nicole Staudinger, Chairperson ______________________________ Julie J. Brewen, Secretary