The Commissioners of t= he Housing Authority of the City of Orlando, Florida (OHA) met in a regular meeting session at the Orlando Housing Authority’s Administration Buil= ding, 390 North Bumby Avenue, Orlando, Florida, Thursday, April 17, 2008. Chair Carson called the meeting to order at 2:25 p.m. and announced a quorum. This was t= he eighth (8^th) meeting for the 2008 fiscal year. The meeting lasted one (1) hour an= d seventeen (17) minutes.

PRESENT:	Ed Carson, Chair (8/2) Owen Beitsch (8/2)	ABSENT:	Vicki Brooks, Vice-Chair (8/3) John “Chip” Webb (8/2)
	Robert Hartnett (8/3)
	Sandra Hostetter (8/1)
	Matilda Roman (8/2)

2. &n= bsp; MINUTES

On a motion duly made = by Commissioner Hostetter, seconded by Commissioner Beitsch and carried, the minutes of the= March 20, 2008 Board of Commissioners’ meeting was approved.

3. = FINANCIAL REPORT

Debra Gerkey, Finance Director, stated that the Carver Park Community and Supportive Services (CS= S) and the Neighborhood Network Center (NNC) budgets were added to the report.= Vivian Bryant, Esq., Executive Director, provided a detailed explanation of the CSS and NNC budgets.

4. RESOLUTIONS=

CONSENT AGENDA

The Board of Commissio= ners acted upon the following Consent Agenda items through a single vote, which = was moved by Commissioner Hostetter, seconded by Commissioner Hartnett and carr= ied, that the Board adopt the Resolutions as introduced, read and discussed.

A.&n= bsp; Resolution No. 3243 AUTHORIZING AWA= RD OF CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL INTERIOR DOORS, CERAMIC FLOOR TILE, ALUMI= NUM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, EXTERIOR STUCCO AND EXTERIOR PAINTING AT MURCHISON TER= RACE APARTMENTS

B.&n= bsp; rESOLUTION NO. 3244 AUTHORIZING AWA= RD OF CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AT GRIFFIN PARK APAR= TMENTS

non-consent agenda

The following resolution was appropriate for the Consent Agenda. It was added to the agenda after the April 2008 board package was mailed to Board members. Ms. Bryant discussed this Resolution during the Financial Report. The resolution passed. It was moved by Commissioner Hostetter and seconded by Commissioner Beitsch.

C.&n= bsp; RESOLUTION NO. 3245 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT TRUST TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN HOPE VI COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ACTIVI= TIES FOR FORMER CARVER COURT RESIDENTS

5. = Discussion Items

A. CARVER PARK HOPE VI

Gaile Plowden, Housing Development Coordinator, presented an update of the Carver Park Development= . She informed the Commissioners that the OHA’s Seventieth Anniversary and = the Carver Park Open House are scheduled for June 26, 2008.

B. GRIFFIN PARK EMINENT DOMAIN

Vivian Bryant, Esq., Executive Director, presented an update of the Griffin Park relocation.

C. WEST OAKS UPDATE<= /span>

Charles Miller, Assist= ant to the Executive Director, presented an update of the West Oaks Development. He stated that OHA is working with the loan servicer to replace the property insurance. This will save nearly $30,000.00 annually.

= D. CAPITAL FUND FINANCING PROGRAM (CFFP) STATUS

Charles Miller, Assistant to the Executive Director, stated that OHA hi= red a Modernization Coordinator to oversee the general contractors who are modernizing the public housing sites.

E. ANTIOCH MANOR APARTMENTS

Charles Miller, Assi= stant to the Executive Director, stated that staff were trained on the Department of Housing and U= rban Development (HUD) reporting computer module during the first week of April.= On-line banking has been completed. The grant for the Services Coordinator has been received and the paperwork is being completed. Tenant relations remain very good and the property is well maintained.

6. &nb= sp; OLD BUSINESS

None

7. = NEW BUSINESS

None=

8. = EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Ms. Vivian Bryant, Esq., discussed the follow= ing items: (1) the RFQ for an arc= hitectural firm to assist OHA in designing concepts for the Jackson Court and Division Oaks and= (2) her upcoming trip to Washingto= n, DC to attend the Housing and Development Law Institute 2008 Spring Conference.

9. = CHAIR’S REPORT

Chair Carson stated that he is pleased that O= HA has developed a strategy to ensure that the HOPE VI funds are expended by the September 30, 2008 deadline.

10. = PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Addie Redding, a resident at Jackson Court stated that she no lo= nger wished to address the Board. Her question was answered during the Carver Park update.

Reverend Rollie Murray Jr. represented the Na= tional Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He requested that the Parramore area residents be provided additional information about Carver Park homeownership opportunities.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 3:42 p.m.