Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Transcript – 7/18/2024 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 7/18/2024 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 7/18/2024 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. [11:40:57 AM] council at 11:43 A.M. And call to order the board of directors meeting of the Austin housing finance corporation. >> Good morning, >> For the record, it's 1143, as we call to get the meeting of the board of directors of the Austin housing finance corporation. >> Good morning, Mr. President, madam vice president and board of directors, my name is Jamie may. I'm the housing and community development officer with the housing department, before you, you have 11 items on your agenda, I will review all of them with you, briefly, and then offer them on consent, first is the ratification of an of an expansion to a loan to habitat for humanity for the construction of 12 townhomes on montopolis townhomes, located on circulo de amistad. The second is to authorize an execution of a ground lease, for the hfc drowsy willow nonprofit corporation, this is a 42 affordable ownership units on pleasant valley in the pleasant valley area, number three is an expansion of a an existing [11:41:59 AM] expansion of a an existing contract to add $250,000 for, tenant relocation and housing locator services. Number four is to approve a resolution appointing James may as a director of the board of directors for 31 nonprofit corporations. Number five is the creation of the ahrq drowsy willow nonprofit corporation, which will be holding that ground lease, mentioned in item number two. Number six is the award of 78 local housing vouchers for pecan gardens, this is a, hotel that has been converted into permanent supportive housing in district, six, number seven is to authorize the negotiation and execution of an amendment, for Rio grande legal aid to perform outreach services and extend eviction. Representation number eight is to approve the tenant based rental assistance program contract for fiscal year 25. Number nine is to create the ahrc cielo at north domain [11:42:59 AM] ahrc cielo at north domain nonprofit corporation to be a single asset, single use entity, holding the cielo apartment complex. Number ten is the creation of the Anderson village nonprofit corporation, that holds the Anderson village, apartment complex, which is 24 units of multifamily. And then the final, item is to, actually transfer that property from the city of Austin to Austin, to hfc Anderson village, nonprofit corporation, as we have with all of our other assets. And again, I offer these all on consent members, these, 11 items are offered on consent. >> Is there any questions of staff with regard to these items? Councilman, board member Vila. >> Mayor, I'm going to need to recuse on item number seven. >> My spouse is an employee of Texas Rio grande legal aid. >> We'll make note of that. And in the record that, board member. >> Thank you. Mayor, we'll go to [11:44:12 AM] >> Thank you. Mayor, we'll go to our remotes first. We have Heather Burke, signed up for item number nine. >> I'm sorry I missed that one on the producer. >> I didn't get the four minute ready, but. >> Oh, good. >> Get that to you. >> Thank you. My apologies, Heather Eberle, please go ahead. We'll move to in person and perhaps Heather can in person. We have Monica Guzman speaking on item nine, followed by Jenny Grayson speaking on item ten, and Chris Paige speaking on item ten as well. Please make your way to the front if your name has been called, please come down as quickly as you can, >> Clerk would you like to read a couple more names please? >> Thank you. Mayor pro tem, they, I will try our remote. Speaker one more time. Heather [11:45:13 AM] Speaker one more time. Heather Eberle. Heather, please unmute. >> Do we have the in person folks? Miss Guzman, did you want to speak? I see you there. >> We have three people signed up for in person. I'll call their names one more time. Monica Guzman, Jenny Grayson, and Chris Paige, >> To be honest, I really hadn't planned to speak. However, I will make a brief statement, I am here in personal capacity on this issue. A district four resident and I had a conversation with a apartment owner that's near this proposed development. We were talking yesterday, and he was speaking [11:46:13 AM] yesterday, and he was speaking about concerns about safety. While yes, there is a need for, you know, affordable, you know, apartments, affordable living locations, that specific area has open drug activity, sex workers. There was a recent shooting about two blocks away. So there's concern about the quality of life for the future residents. Me personally, I'm always a big supporter of income restricted housing. We don't have enough, but we also have to balance that out with making sure people are safe when they live there. So just that's it. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Please call the next name Jenny Grayson and Chris Paige. If your name's been called, [11:47:15 AM] If your name's been called, please come forward. Any other names? >> Other. Eberle. >> Hello. Am I can you guys hear me? >> Yes. >> Hello? >> Yes, we can hear you. >> Heather, please go ahead. >> Please go to the next name. >> Those are all the speakers for hfc mayor. >> Thank you very much, members. That concludes all of the speakers before the board of directors on ask items, one through 11. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda as read [11:48:16 AM] the consent agenda as read motion is made by board member Ryan alter. It is seconded by board member qadri. Is there any discussion with regard to these items I have? I am going to the record will reflect when we pass this without objection, that that board member vela recuses himself from item number seven. Is there anyone wishing to be shown voting no on any of these items? >> Not today sir. >> Oh, all right, >> Proving your thesis. >> A motion to adjourn. The is there anyone wishing to be shown recusing themselves from a vote? Anyone else wishing to be shown a recusing or abstaining from a vote? With that, without objection, I ask consent agenda items one through 11 is adopted with. Board member vela shown recusing on item number himself [11:49:18 AM] recusing on item number himself on item number seven. Members. Without objection, we will adjourn the meeting of the board of directors of the Austin housing finance corporation at 11:51 A.M. meeting today. You have one item on the agenda. This is an expansion of a existing contract with the housing authority of the city of Austin to provide our tenant based rental assistance program, these additional funds will ensure that individuals who are currently benefiting from this program can remain on the program through the end of the of the fiscal year. And I offer this on consent members that one item is offered on consent. >> Is there are there any questions of staff, board member harper-madison. And it's, moves approval of the item. It is seconded by board member Ryan alter, discussion on the item. Without objection, the item is adopted. Thank you sir. Without objection, we will adjourn the meeting of the Austin housing finance corporation at 1138. We are adjourned.