MINUTES

Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission (SHRC)
 Meeting of September 5, 2018
Meeting noticed on August 30, 2018

ROLL CALL 
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Vice-Chair Johnson 

MEMBERS PRESENT:   	Alcalay, Creswell, Griffin, Johnson, Morgan, Staajabu, Starks, Wedding 

MEMBERS ABSENT:        Macedo (two vacancies)

STAFF PRESENT:  	La Shelle Dozier, Asa Standfeldt, Vickie Smith, Russ Robertson, Tyrone R. Williams, Sarah O ‘Daniel, Susan Veazey,  Jim Shields, Angela Jones, Cecette Hawkins, LaTanna Jones, Christine Weichert, MaryLiz Paulson, Bern Wikhammer, Mark Hamilton, Greg Potts, Victoria Johnson

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – agenda approved as submitted.  

CITIZENS COMMENTS 

Deacon Donald Clark provided comments. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 15, 2018 minutes were approved.    















PUBLIC HEARING

1.	2019 Annual Plan for the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento (HACS)
	and the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento (HACOS); Submission of the 2019 Annual Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

	MaryLiz Paulson presented the item. 

	Vice-Chair Johnson opened the public hearing. 

	Sarah Ropelato of Legal Services provided comment. 

	Vice-Chair Johnson closed the hearing and announced that the item would come back on September 19th for final approval. 

DISCUSSION/BUSINESS

2.	Twin Rivers Transit Oriented Development And Light Rail Station Project: 	Approval To Request Bid Proposals For Infrastructure Construction And Enter 	Into Contracts; Amendment of the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant 	Budget For Housing And Predevelopment; Related Loan Agreements

	Bern Wikhammer presented item. 

	Deacon Donald Clark provided comments. 

	Commissioner Creswell requested that staff provide an update on the relocation 	status within the next two months. She also requested an update on the 	activities being conducted 	by Urban Strategies. 

	Commissioner Alcalay requested that project updates be placed on the website 	related to the construction including the video.

	Commissioner Griffin requested follow up information about fire department 	review of the 	street grid. 

	Commissioners asked to be notified when meetings related to Twin Rivers are 	held. Commissioner Morgan offered to email members a copy of a recent 	newsletter circulated to residents about the project. 

	


	Commissioner Alcalay motioned to approve the staff recommendation in the 	reports. Commissioner Morgan seconded the motion. The votes were as follows: 

   AYES:	 	Alcalay, Creswell, Griffin, Johnson, Morgan, Staajabu, Starks, 				Wedding

	NOES:    	None

	ABSENT:  	Macedo (two vacancies)

	ABSTAIN:	None 


INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 

3.	Public Housing Asset Repositioning Strategy update 

	LaTanna Jones presented the item. 

	Commissioner Griffin requested that information about the number of units 	managed by the Housing Authority be sent to all commissioners. 

4.	2019 Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Budget Overview 

	Russ Robertson presented the item. 


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT 

Executive Director La Shelle Dozier made the following announcements: 

1) Next commission meeting will be September 19th  

2) Advanced notice that staff will be holding a special workshop on the One-Year action plan at 5:30pm on October 3rd before the regular meeting.

3) HUD announced in a recent press release that the Sacramento HCV program was awarded 89 vouchers to serve non-elderly disabled families in Sacramento.  

4) A second TCC Grant application is currently being worked on for infrastructure costs at Twin Rivers. The deadline is October 31st. 

5) The Development Department has issued a Request for Proposals to obtain a consultant to complete the 2020-2024 Federal Programs Consolidated Plan.  Proposals are due by 9/26.

6) Urban Strategies is evaluating proposals from educational service providers to support the children of the Twin Rivers community.  $50,000 is available for a one-year time period.  

7) A workshop will be held at the City on September 18th at 2pm to discuss Asset Repositioning and RAD. A workshop on this topic will also be held at the County – date is pending. 

8) RT is holding a public workshop regarding the Dos Rios/Twin Rivers light rail station design on September 11th from  4:30-6:30pm at Smythe Academy, 700 Dos Rios Street.


COMMISSION CHAIR REPORT

None

ITEMS AND QUESTIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

Commissioner Creswell requested electronic copies of the power point presentations
and also requested that they be added to the website. 

ADJOURNMENT

As there was no further business to be conducted, Vice-Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm.  		
					

	
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