Austin Housing Finance Corporation Meeting Transcript – 12/05/2019 Title: City of Austin Channel: 6 - COAUS Recorded On: 12/5/2019 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 12/5/2019 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== Please note that the following transcript is for reference purposes and does not constitute the official record of actions taken during the meeting. For the official record of actions of the meeting, please refer to the Approved Minutes. >> Mayor Adler: Great, thank you. Ahfc, I'm gonna recess the city council meeting at 11:57 and convene the board of directors of the Austin housing and finance corporation. We have a quorum. It is Thursday, December 5. It is 11:57. We are in the city council room here. Do we have a consent agenda for today? >> Yes. Rosie truelove, treasurer -- [11:57:40 AM] >> Mr. Mayor, excuse me. Can I get my backup before -- >> Mayor Adler: Go ahead. >> Thank you. >> Rosie truelove, treasurer [indiscernible]. We have six items on your agenda today. They include some administrative items to help clean up things like our bylaws and procurement policies as well as setting some public hearings for -- setting a public hearing for an item to be considered at your January 23 meeting. I do offer all six items on consent. >> Mayor Adler: Is there a motion to approve these items on consent? Councilmember Renteria makes a motion. Is there a second? Councilmember Ellis seconds those. We have one speaker. Do you want to hear from the speaker? >> Sure. >> Mayor Adler: Mr. Pena do you want to speak to item 3? >> I'm just in favor of it. I should not even come back over here. [ Laughter ] You all are making me lose weight here. I. >> Mayor Adler: I tried to make it so you didn't have [11:58:41 AM] to move. >> You owe me lunch then purchase I'm in favor. >> Mayor Adler: Thank you. Councilmember alter. >> Alter: I have a real quick question on item 4. It says that we're ratifying all prior actions. What does that -- what does that mean in practice? >> Sure. >> Alter: Just we're ratifying votes we've already taken? Or have they taken actions that we're not aware of? >> No. Mandy Demaio, neighborhood housing, Austin finance corporation, we are ratifying prior actions. These are votes that you have already taken. Some were related to loans that were approved. Some of them related to resolutions. All actions you've already taken as ahfc board. >> Alter: So it's not the actions that the executives have taken on our behalf? >> Not at all. >> Alter: It sort of read -- >> It's actions you have taken as the board or Rosie truelove has taken as the treasurer. >> Thank you for the clarification. >> Mayor Adler: Okay. It's been moved and seconded to adopt these items. [11:59:42 AM] Let's take a vote. Those in favor please raise your hand. Those opposed. It's unanimous on the dais. All the items on the consent agenda pass. >> Thank you. >> Mayor Adler: Here at 11:59 I'm going to adjourn the meeting of the Austin housing and finance corporation.