03-E PHA Board (04/26/02)HOUSINGAUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PARIS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Friday, Apri126, 2002
12:00 p.m.
Chairman Curtis Fendley called the meeting to order at 12:03 with the foilowing Board-members
present: Curtis Fendley, JeffHoog, and Rick Poston. Also attending Executive Director Denny
head and Legal Council T.K.Haynes.
Agenda Item 3. Approval of Corporation Agreement beiween the Housing Authority of the
City of Pnris and the City of Paris, for the 2000 PHDEP Grant Denny Head explained that the
Housing Authority was in non comptiance because the Housing Authority failed to fallow
regulations from HiJD concerning program approvals and corporation agreements prior to
starting the pFOgcam. Therefore, even though the services were preformed-froro the Police
Department, Boys Club, and PAL the Housing Authority was unable to pay for these services
because their non-compliance prevented them from withdrawing funds from LOCCS_
Agenda Item 4, Approve revisions to the Admissions and Occupancy Policy. Denny Head
presented the newly revised Admissions afld Occupancy Policy which is nova in compliance with
the all the Young Litigation and has items that were originally left out of the prior policy. The
item in mention was in reference to Income Disregard This was not in our policy and shoul4
have been in the A&O Policy since 1999. The new A&O Policy has been reviewed and approved
by HUD. Motion was made ta accept the new Admissions and Qccupancy Polic}L Ieff Hoog, and
seconded by Rick Poston.
Agenda Item 9, Young 1 itigation, the Director reviewed a leYter with the boaxd from Daniels.
The court appointed attomey for the Young Litigations in effect he petitioned the courts to
include all housing authorities as co-defendant along with Hi.ID. This was inresponse to the~new
HUD program that had not been previously approved by the court before HUD initiated the
programs, His iequest was since the hausing authocities collaborated with I-LTB in-instituting this
program they should also be included along with HUD in the litigation.
The DireckQr stated that the PaFis-Housing Authoritg didnot institute the new HLTD progratn.
Therefore, we should not be included as a co-defendant in the litigation. The boazd agreed to
seek Iggal aounsel to inform the court-of our non participation, therefore exduding the PHA from
this petition.
Curtis Fendley asked for further business none asked for a motion to close mcetiAlg.llutio» was
made by Rick Post and seconded by Jeff Hoog.