m20210427_HA.pdfCITY OF SANTA MONICA
HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 27, 2021
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Housing Authority was called to order by Chair Himmelrich at
7:05 p.m., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, via teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order
N-29-20 at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/dpkkxgfb.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Sue Himmelrich
Vice Chair Kristin McCowan
Commissioner Phil Brock
Commissioner Gleam Davis
Commissioner Oscar De La Torre
Commissioner Kevin McKeown
Commissioner Christine Parra
Also Present: Interim Secretary Lane Dilg
Interim Authority Attorney George S. Cardona
Authority Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Housing Authority convened at 7:05 p.m., with
all members present.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Authority Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
announced that members will receive $50 for meeting as the Housing
Authority.
CONSENT CALENDAR: There being a Consent Calendar for Council and the Housing Authority,
the Mayor, with the consensus of the Councilmembers, convened to a
joint meeting at 7:05 p.m., and the two Consent Calendars were heard
concurrently, with all Authority/ Councilmembers present.
All items were considered and approved in one motion unless removed by
a Councilmember for discussion.
Members of the public Denise Barton and Olga Zurawska commented on
various Consent Calendar items.
At the request of Authority/Councilmember Brock, Item 3.F. was
removed from the Consent Calendar.
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At the request of Authority/Councilmember de la Torre, Item 3.C. was
removed from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Authority/Councilmember McKeown, seconded by
Authority/Councilmember Brock, to approve the Consent Calendar except
for Items 3.C. and 3.F., reading resolutions by title only and waiving
further reading thereof. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority/Councilmembers Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock,
de la Torre, Vice Chair/Mayor Pro Tem McCowan,
Chair/Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MINUTES 3.E. Minutes for the Housing Authority, were approved.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Housing Authority approve the minutes of the
January 26, 2021 meeting.
HOUSING AUTHORITY 3.F. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Santa Monica Public
Housing Authority Annual and Administrative Plans, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Housing Authority Board:
1. Adopt the FY 2021-22 Santa Monica Housing Authority Annual
Plan, provided as Attachment A
2. Adopt the FY 2021-22 Santa Monica Housing Authority
Administrative Plan, provided as Attachment B
3. Authorize the submission of the FY 2021-22 Annual Plan to the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
4. Authorize the submission of the FY 2021-22 Administrative Plan
to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Authority member Brock pulled this item to ask questions of staff.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: has the city violated the
law by not having a Section 8 representative sit with the Council as they
make Housing Authority decisions and by not having a resident advisory
board for Section 8 tenants; are the Housing Authority bylaws up to date;
is the Housing Authority an autonomous division or is it part of the
Housing Division; are there ways for residents to contact the resident
advisory board members; can the Housing Authority seek assistance from
HUD to make homeownership voucher programs available in Santa
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Monica, and clarification on why the plan was submitted to HUD the way
it was, and is that how it’s normally done.
Motion by Commissioner Brock, seconded by Councilmember de la
Torre, to approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the
following:
AYES: Commissioners Parra, Davis, McKeown, Brock, de la Torre,
Vice Chair McCowan, Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Chair, the special Housing Authority meeting was
adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
Authority Clerk Chair
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