MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MCALLEN FACILITY CORPORATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2020

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL- The Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the McAllen Housing Authority was held Thursday, June 18, 2020, via teleconference. Chairman Ronnie Cruz called the meeting to order at 3:56 p.m. Present and attendance for roll call were:

Present:

Chairman, Ronnie Cruz
Vice-Chairman, Eliseo "Tito" Salinas
Commissioner, Elva Cerda
Commissioner, Rodrigo "Rudy" Elizondo
Resident Commissioner, Antonio Cavazos
Asst. City Attorney, Austin Stevenson 

Absent:

HCV Program Manager, Elena Saucedo               

Staff:

Executive Director, Rodolfo "Rudy" Ramirez
Deputy Director, Daniel Delgado
Executive Coordinator, Elisa De La Rosa
Human Resource Specialist, Micaela Salazar
Finance Director, Joe Garcia
Assistant Finance Director, Jaime Ayala
Compliance Manager, Rosie De La Garza
Facilities Manager Assistant, Karina Rodriguez

1)     Call Meeting to Order - 3:56PM

2)     Action Items:

1. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Minutes of the McAllen Housing Facility Corporation Meeting from February through April 2020.  Commissioner Rodrigo "Rudy" Elizondo made a motion to approve; seconded by Vice-Chairman Eliseo "Tito" Salinas. All approved; motion carried.
2. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Operating Budgets for McAllen Housing Facility Corp, Sunset Gardens, Orchid Place, Villas at Beaumont, Las Palomas, Jackson/Green Jay Apts. Deputy Director, Daniel Delgado, stated that the budgets were increasing by 4% due to transition and shifting allocation away from Public Housing onto Section 8. Commissioner Elva Cerda inquired about the Reserves. Mr. Delgado stated that it would not be under the Facility Corp. because it is a program but it is listed under the property budgets. Finance Director, Joe Garcia, stated that the changes were strategically completed and they were in line with the expected results. Commissioner Elva Cerda made a motion to approve; seconded by Vice-Chairman Eliseo 'Tito" Salinas. All approved; motion carried. 

3)     Adjournment. Chairman Ronnie Cruz called for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Commissioner Rodrigo "Rudy" Elizondo; seconded by Commissioner Elva Cerda. All approved; motion carried. Meeting adjourned at  4:02PM.

Rodolfo "Rudy" Ramirez, Executive Director

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