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2 OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
3 OF LAS CRUCES BOARD HELD ON
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8 Executive Director Thomas G. Hassell convened the Entrance Conference between the
9 Housing Authority and REDW, LLC at 1:30 p.m. The meeting was held at 926 S. San
10 Pedro, in the HACLC conference room in the city of Las Cruces, state of New Mexico.
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12 BOARD MEMBERS: Win Y. Jacobs, Commissioner
13 Christina S. Little, Commissioner
14 Paul R. Miller, Commissioner
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16 OTHERS: Thomas G. Hassell, Executive Director
17 Sharon Hansen, Accountant
18 Jesse M. Padilla, Public Housing Manager
19 Martha Sanchez, Maintenance Manager
20 Rosa Cordova, Section 8 Manager
21 Bruce Bleakman, REDW, LLC
22 John Jennings, REDW, LLC (via telephone)
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26 The Auditors conducted the Entrance Conference giving the Board and managemen
27 staff an overview of audit scheduling and staffing reminding them of audit objectives an
28 procedures. Mr. Bleakman spent considerable time elucidating new auditing standard
29 dealing with communication with the governance side of the Housing Authority and ris
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33 accounting workload. Mr. Bleakman replied that the main burden is focused on at th
34 end of the year. The Board solicited REDW's support for the CLC to include th
35 Housing Authority in their exit review, thus enabling the organization to address th
36 City's inquiries about the Housing Authority in a timely manner. Mr. Bleakman
37 concurred with management's interpretation of state law, that such inclusion was bot
38 commonsensical and lawful, and agreed to support the HACLC's request.
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40 3. Adjournment— The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 JANUARY 26-28, 2008
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4 The Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces was
5 invited to attend the 2008 Las Cruces Day in Santa Fe hosted by the Greater Las
6 Cruces Chamber of Commerce. The Event was held on Saturday, January 26, through
7 Monday, January 28, 2008 in Santa Fe, NM in which Commissioners Jacobs, Little,
8 Haltom, Miller and Shinn attended. They did not take any action nor considered any
9 course of business.
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11 The conference adjourned at 12:00 p.m. on January 28, 2008.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 FEBRUARY 4, 2008
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4 The Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces was
5 invited to attend a meeting called Vision 2040 hosted by the City of Las Cruces and
6 Dona Ana County. The meeting was held on Monday, February 4, 2008 at the Dona
7 Ana County Commission Chambers in which Commissioners Jacobs and Little
8 attended. They did not take any action nor considered any course of business.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 FEBRUARY 14, 2008
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4 The Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces was
5 invited to attend an event called A Valentine to Grandparents hosted by
6 representatives from the CLC Senior Programs, AARP and the Housing Authority. The
7 event was held on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the HACLC's
8 Conference Rooms in which the results of `The Assessment of the Needs of
9 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" was presented. Commissioners Haltom, Jacobs
10 and Little attended. They did not take any action nor considered any course of
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 JANUARY 8, 2008
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4 The HACLC Board of Commissioners was invited to attend a meeting of The Veteran
5 Transitional Housing Group hosted by the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope (MVCOH).
6 The meeting started at 2:15 p.m., and was held at MVCOH's Resource Room in which
7 Commissioner Miller attended
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10 the meeting, which adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 JANUARY 14, 2008
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4 The HACLC Board of Commissioners was invited to attend a CLC Work Session by th
5 Mayor and City Council. The meeting started at 1:00 p.m., and was held at City Hall i
6 City Council Chambers, 200 N. Church St. City Council discussed potential impact fe
7 amendments. Commissioners Haltom, Jacobs and Little attended the work session.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 APRIL 14, 2008
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4 The HACLC Board of Commissioners was invited to attend a CLC Work Session by th
5 Mayor and City Council. The meeting started at 1:00 p.m., and was held at City Hall i
6 City Council Chambers, 200 N. Church St. Commissioners Haltom, Jacobs and Little
7 attended the work session. They did not take any action nor considered any course o
8 business throughout the work session.
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10 Chairman Jacobs publicly commented that: a) the presentation had been substantiv
11 and good; b) that the constraints outlined therein formed parameters of action for th
12 Housing Authority every working day--given the sources of much of our funding; c) an
13 that caution must be exercised to prevent counseling for low income credit from turnin
14 into de facto redlining. She hoped that the presentation would be given to landlords,
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 JUNE 10, 2008
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4 The HACLC Board of Commissioners was invited to attend a CLC Work Session by the
5 Mayor and City Council. The meeting started at 1:00 p.m., and was held at City Hall i
6 City Council Chambers, 200 N. Church St. Commissioners Haltom, Jacobs, Little an
7 Shinn attended the work session. They did not take any action nor considered an
8 course of business throughout the work session.
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1 POTENTIAL QUORUM
2 DECEMBER 6, 2008
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4 The Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces was
5 invited to attend the Legislative Breakfast hosted by League of Women Voters of
6 Greater Las Cruces on Saturday, December 6, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. in
7 Las Cruces, NM. Commissioners Jacobs, Little and Haltom attended. They did not
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