Resident Advisory Board

    Agenda & Minutes

    April 23, 2025

    Meeting Date & Time


    Date: April 23, 2025

    Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

    Place of Meeting: Zoom


    Board Members:

    Michael Harris

    Royce McLemore

    Kevin Gladstone

    Tanya Rouin

    Mark Galperin

    Lynnette Frary

    Thos Chapman

    Regina Talton

    Agenda


    • Call to Order – Attendance - Opening
    • Approve Minutes: March 26, 2025
    • Matters for Discussion
    • Update on GGV revitalization 
    • HUD funding updates
    • Staffing
    • Five Year Plan – Draft agency goals
    • Unfinished Business
    • AMP2 Recruitment
    • RC Status
    • Meeting close 
    • Items for next meeting agenda


    Adjourn 

    Next meeting: May 28, 2025

    Meeting Minutes


    Resident Advisory Board minutes for April 23, 2025

    Call To Order: 3:38pm


    Attendance:

    Michael Harris, Lynnette Frary, Regina Talton, Royce McLemore, Kevin Gladstone, Mark Galperin, Thos Chapman


    Guests from MHA: Kathleen Wyatt, Carrie Smith, Cristina Sierra, Susanne Joyce


    Absent: Tanya Rouin


    March 2025 Minutes Approved 


    GGV REVITALIZATION UPDATE: Cristina provided updates. Informing residents of back rent owed and available repayment agreements and assistance.


    Resource center reaching out to assist, and door to door info. and service. Number of Residents affected: 26 new notices March 31. 7 have responded and are getting assistance. 10 signed repayment agreements. No response yet from remaining residents.


    Question: When is management switching to Burbank? MH will manage the particulars. Tax Credit application will be submitted May 2025. Decision in September. Phase 1 to begin in January 2026.


    Resident Council update:


    Royce reported that the RC will conduct an election in May to the RC. Also, her standing on the RAB - she is now a resident member attending the meeting. Molly from Casa Nova was contacted again to rejoin the board from AMP2. Kathleen will send Royce and Molly the application.


    HUD FUNDING UPDATE: No new information. Section 8 is in shortfall with voucher issuance (Over Budget).


    STAFFING: Sec.8 Hired 4 new people


            PH: Hired 2 people front office 2 property Managers

            Temp Agency problems at GGV. Ronald is currently handling all issues. 


    Royce expressed parking issues at GGV, and Cristina responded: it will be reestablished, with assigned parking. Maintenance work: Cristina welcomed Royce to provide a list of things she recognizes, and provided times and days to contact their office.


    Michael Harris suggested to Royce to email her concerns to Cristina. 


    5 YEAR PLAN: Michael suggested an in-house RAB meeting. It was set for Thursday May 22, 2025 1pm. This will be to discuss the goals only. The rest of the plan and progress for the prior year annual goals will be discussed in June and July, with official RAB comments due in August. The Plan will go out for public comment in July.


    Kathleen will send the current status of the MHA 5 Year Plan goals prior to the May meeting.


    Reminder to CHECK YOUR SPAM BOXES.


    UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 


    Royce questioned the water pipeline system and boundaries in GGV. She said the information Mike Andrews provided at the last meeting was not accurate. Kathleen said he may have been mistaken, and the proper place to discuss the details of the GGV revitalization is through the RC or other resident meetings being held in GGV for this purpose. 


    Regina Questioned the RAB’s mission statement. The RAB will revisit our mission at the next meeting in May. Thos will bring in the RAB Logo and Letterhead for printing, next meeting.


    Next meeting: May 22, 2025, 1pm - 5pm.


    Meeting Adjourned: 4:46pm


    Regina Talton RAB Secretary