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b. Ms. Ruthart explained to the Board that the PHA is updating our information regarding Public Housing flat rents that were raised to 80% of Fair Market Rents before PHA sends a letter to the Director of HUD Fort Worth and Washington DC HUD. 7. NEW BUSINESS: A.a. Occupancy Report — 18 vacancies in Public Housing. 1 moving in today and 5 are offered and the rest are in make ready status. Section 8 Program had 293 vouchers leased and made it to 100% lease up and will try to stay at 100%. b. Financial Report — presented bank statements and charts from the accountant for PH and Section 8.2017 CFP should be available this month. c. Laundries at George Wright and Booker T Washington were opened on Monday, August 14, 2017. PHA hired all that applied for the attendant position. 9 tenants are working at the George Wright Laundry and 3 are working at the Booker T Washington Laundry. Prices are $1 per wash and 75 cents for a 45 minute dryer. Resident Council picked the hours of operation. Washers and dryers are operated with a card that is purchased at the George Wright Office there will be no money in the machines. B.a. Ms. Cherry talked about the mold report from July 21, 2016 regarding a plan of action from an inspection of all units regarding mold/mildew. "The PHA was going to instruct the painters not to paint over any mold and mildew but to eradicate the problem by removing sheetrock or treating areas. The second week of February we were given the whole report for each unit. On that report it was sup ose to have what was found in every single unit. In apartment 406, on about February 20 , I received a call regarding a 90 year old man in apartment 406 and he was complaining of headaches and breathing problems and he thought it was because of mold in his apartment. I did go talk to him. There was mold, there was rats and extreme amount of roaches and he didn't have anything covering his windows. His apartment was not filthy or anything except for the roaches and mold. I took pictures that day on my cell phone and they are date stamped. When I got home, I looked at the mold report and on that report you claimed that the Housing Authority replaced the sheetrock, removed and replaced caulk, cleaned under kitchen sink with Biochem and had done complete rehab of the shower/bathroom. None of that was done. So that means a government document was falsified. And his is not the only unit like that and I want to know who is responsible for that report." Ms. Ruthart: I put that report together. Ms. Cherry: I want to know who was responsible for making the claims that all of that stuff was done. Ms. Ruthart: The Maintenance Department. Ms. Cherry: And you know that because you saw that apartment. Ms. Ruthart: No I did not. Ms. Cherry: You moved the man. Ms. Ruthart: I did move the man but I did not go into the apartment. We had the Mold Inspector come and inspect that unit and there was no mold in the apartment. 2