1 00:00:02,670 --> 00:00:05,330 Now recording is in process. 2 00:00:06,030 --> 00:00:15,670 Okay. Good morning. I'll call to order the Wellesley Housing Authority special board meeting today, September 8th. 3 00:00:16,430 --> 00:00:17,990 It's the 8th. 4 00:00:18,050 --> 00:00:19,030 I forgot to look. 5 00:00:22,250 --> 00:00:24,950 And we'll do a roll call vote. 6 00:00:25,790 --> 00:00:29,950 So I'll start with who's on my screen, Janis Kudori. 7 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:39,970 Renee Spencer? Yeah. Lisa Heisen? Yeah. And her death is Sanchez? Present. And more in Zell 8 00:00:39,970 --> 00:00:46,170 a present. And we are joined by Wesley Housing Authority staff member, James Sullivan. The only 9 00:00:46,170 --> 00:00:58,330 item on the agenda this morning is a discussion to whether or not Wesley Housing Authority wants 10 00:00:58,330 --> 00:01:02,550 to remain in a management agreement with Cambridge Housing Authority, 11 00:01:05,470 --> 00:01:07,010 so may I have a motion to open 12 00:01:07,010 --> 00:01:13,650 the discussion? I'll link a motion. Second. I'll check it. 13 00:01:16,060 --> 00:01:18,420 So I'll open it. I want to make sure 14 00:01:18,420 --> 00:01:27,860 I know Odessa Renee was going to connect with you to bring you up to speed on the meeting from last week. 15 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:48,780 And then I do just want to mention, unfortunately, we just received a response to the email from Cambridge this morning at 736 that I forwarded on to the board. 16 00:01:48,780 --> 00:01:53,280 I do not obviously expect anyone to have read it or even seen it. 17 00:01:54,500 --> 00:02:04,840 I am happy to read it or I will just simply say there was nothing in it that 18 00:02:07,140 --> 00:02:10,280 would change 19 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,120 anything leading forward in the discussion. 20 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:21,680 So, I will just kind of open it up or decide do you have any questions or does anyone? 21 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:24,360 No. 22 00:02:24,420 --> 00:02:25,240 I've read the email. 23 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:28,320 So, I don't know if anybody else has. 24 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:29,540 I read it. 25 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:30,380 Just read it. 26 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:34,420 Okay. 27 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:36,540 You know, I don't have any questions. 28 00:02:40,300 --> 00:02:45,600 So at this point, does the board feel comfortable voting on next steps? 29 00:02:46,580 --> 00:03:12,220 I do. Yes. Okay. So I will put forth and again, I mean, we've already, I will put forth based on, well, I mean, I guess I'll just ask a question and then we can vote on it based on that. Yeah, is the board comfortable terminating our management agreement with Cambridge housing authority. 30 00:03:13,580 --> 00:03:15,080 Yes, yes, yes. 31 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:41,020 Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So I don't kind of kind of backing into this, but I guess just for confirmation and clarity. I am I'm going to put forth kind of emotion to terminate our agreement with Cambridge housing authority for the Wellzing Housing Authority to terminate our agreement management agreement with Cambridge housing authority. 32 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:43,020 And I guess I know we're already in a motion, 33 00:03:43,180 --> 00:03:45,760 but I just want to kind of make this a distinction. 34 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:50,040 Could I have a motion for that? 35 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,060 I'll make a motion. 36 00:03:51,940 --> 00:03:52,780 And a second? 37 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:53,540 I'll second. 38 00:03:54,300 --> 00:03:54,500 OK. 39 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,740 So voting again, I'll do it by screen, Janis Kudori. 40 00:03:59,340 --> 00:04:00,080 Renee Spencer. 41 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:00,880 Yes. 42 00:04:01,420 --> 00:04:02,160 Lisa Heisen? 43 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:02,760 Yes. 44 00:04:03,380 --> 00:04:04,480 Oh, does the Sanchez? 45 00:04:05,020 --> 00:04:05,420 Yes. 46 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,520 And I also vote, yes. 47 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:08,880 OK. 48 00:04:10,860 --> 00:04:13,640 So then kind of transitioning to next steps, 49 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:19,080 James, were you able to get in touch with the attorney 50 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,140 about how to proceed with the response? 51 00:04:23,340 --> 00:04:25,880 So that was Thursday before a long weekend, 52 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,020 so I haven't heard back from them yet. 53 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:34,180 So just I want to get, just kind of make sure the board is comfortable. 54 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:37,840 We are going to an attorney for our response. 55 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:41,740 We're going to ask the attorney to advise us on how to create a response. 56 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,080 Then I will share that response with the board. 57 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,100 For any edit suggestions, thoughts. 58 00:04:49,740 --> 00:04:53,240 And once we have a final draft, we will send it to Cambridge. 59 00:04:53,980 --> 00:04:56,300 Is everyone comfortable with that? 60 00:04:56,540 --> 00:04:56,760 Yes. 61 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,080 I'm comfortable with that. 62 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:04,840 But could we make it clear to the attorney that there is a time factor here? 63 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:09,040 So that, you know, he can't spend a month refueling it. 64 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:10,520 Yeah, I agree. 65 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:15,240 I would like to have the response out by Friday. 66 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,300 Is that fair? 67 00:05:19,540 --> 00:05:19,960 Yes. 68 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:22,200 Okay. 69 00:05:23,180 --> 00:05:27,040 And the board also, so maybe if the board's comfortable moving with it, 70 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:28,920 the board also has access to town council. 71 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,260 So we'll go to the housing attorney because it's, you know, 72 00:05:33,260 --> 00:05:35,100 It's kind of within the industry, 73 00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:38,740 like they're more familiar with housing ins and outs, 74 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,720 like the public housing world. 75 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,900 But if we don't get the response we need 76 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:47,940 is the board comfortable with me reaching out to town council, 77 00:05:48,140 --> 00:05:49,700 just to ensure that we get a response 78 00:05:49,700 --> 00:05:51,160 to Cambridge by Friday. 79 00:05:52,380 --> 00:05:52,580 Yes. 80 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:54,060 OK. 81 00:05:55,840 --> 00:06:02,700 Does anyone have any other questions? 82 00:06:02,700 --> 00:06:11,520 So, I would say priority is getting the response out, and then our next priority is probably 83 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:18,540 meeting I'll have James checking with folks on availability for next week, because we're 84 00:06:18,540 --> 00:06:23,300 going to have to figure out a response. 85 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,560 Maybe we'll wait till we hear a response from Cambridge, but we're going to have to start thinking 86 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:38,420 next steps. So I guess what I would ask of the board is to kind of think about, you know, at Lisa, 87 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:48,700 those options that you had option 1, 2, 3, could you send out the options that we have 88 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:55,960 that are available to us on the table and share it with the board? Yes. And then I would ask that the 89 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:03,780 So what your thoughts are for how we move forward, whether we go in a direction of an ED search, 90 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:09,940 whether we look into management agreement with another housing authority or do a combination 91 00:07:09,940 --> 00:07:16,900 of both, but Lisa will send out based on the discussion that we have last week about our options 92 00:07:16,900 --> 00:07:18,780 moving forward, 93 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,400 and then we'll have a board meeting. 94 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,400 Is everyone in a group what we have aboard me 95 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:49,500 On the 17th, but is everyone an agreement that if we, you know, once we get a response from Cambridge that we touch base again to move, you know, in case to start movement on our next steps before the 17th, if assuming we get a response by then, or do you want to wait till the 17th. 96 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:55,480 I'm not available next week. James and we'll be at the convention. 97 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:05,480 So, I mean we can do zoom if we do zoom, if we do zoom, I bring my thing, right? Yeah, okay. 98 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:12,900 Realistically, if we're going to send this out by Friday, that's the 11th. 99 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:17,200 And our meeting is the 17th. So, yeah. 100 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,960 Yeah, I really need to say, yeah. 101 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:27,380 And if Renee and James are tied up, then, so we'll just plan on, we'll put that on the agenda for the 17th. 102 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:28,240 Okay. 103 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,940 Time is just moving too fast. 104 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:31,860 I know. 105 00:08:36,220 --> 00:08:38,020 All right. Does anyone have anything else? 106 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,200 May I go a motion to adjourn? 107 00:08:43,940 --> 00:08:44,460 Make a motion? 108 00:08:45,620 --> 00:08:46,120 Oh, second. 109 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:48,500 And roll call vote. 110 00:08:48,780 --> 00:08:49,520 Janis Kudori? 111 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:50,520 Yes. 112 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:51,920 Renee Spencer? 113 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:52,660 Yes. 114 00:08:53,060 --> 00:08:53,860 Please the hyphen? 115 00:08:54,300 --> 00:08:54,520 Yes. 116 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,020 Odessa Sanchez? 117 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:56,900 Yes. 118 00:08:56,900 --> 00:08:59,260 And I also vote, yes, more and more. 119 00:08:59,860 --> 00:09:01,220 Alright, thank you all. 120 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:02,040 Thank you. 121 00:09:02,180 --> 00:09:02,660 Thank you. 122 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:04,200 Have a good night.