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2024 01 16 HA Quarterly MeetingQW�f �t6, Housing Authority agendas and staff reports are available on the City's web site: www.iaguintaca._gov HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 78495 Calle Tampico La Quinta REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M. (or thereafter) Members of the public may listen to this meeting by tuning -in live via http://Iaguinta.12milesout.com/video/live. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Authority Members: Evans, Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Sanchez, and Chairperson Pena VERBAL ANNOUNCEMENT — AB 23 [AUTHORITY SECRETARY] PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA At this time, members of the public may address the Housing Authority on any matter not listed on the agenda pursuant to the "Public Comments — Instructions" listed at the end of the agenda. The Housing Authority values your comments; however, in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by the Brown Act [Government Code § 54954.2(b)]. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Consent Calendar items are routine in nature and can be approved by one motion. PAGE 1. APPROVE HOUSING AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES DATED DECEMBER 19, 2023 HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA Page 1 of 4 JANUARY 16, 2024 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING BUSINESS SESSION PAGE APPOINT HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAIRPERSON AND VICE -CHAIRPERSON FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS' ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The next regular quarterly meeting of the Housing Authority will be held on April 16, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253. DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Monika Radeva, Authority Secretary of the La Quinta Housing Authority, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda for the La Quinta Housing Authority was posted on the City's website, near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin board at the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on January 11, 2024. DATED: January 11, 2024 MONIKA RADEVA, Authority Secretary La Quinta Housing Authority PUBLIC NOTICES • Agenda packet materials are available for public inspection: 1) at the Clerk's Office at La Quinta City Hall, located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California 92253; and 2) on the City's website at https://www. laguintaca.gov/business/city-council/housing- authority-agendas/, in accordance with the Brown Act [Government Code § 54957.5; AB 2647 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 971)]. • The La Quinta City Council Chamber is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk's office at (760) 777- 7123, 24 -hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made. • If background material is to be presented to the Housing Authority during a Housing Authority meeting, please be advised that 15 copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the Authority Secretary for distribution. It is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting. HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA Page 2 of 4 JANUARY 16, 2024 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING PUBLIC COMMENTS - INSTRUCTIONS Members of the public may address the Housing Authority on any matter listed or not listed on the agenda as follows: WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in-person during the meeting by submitting 15 copies to the Authority Secretary, it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting; or can be emailed in advance to CityClerkMail(a�-LaQuintaCA.gov, no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting. Written public comments will be distributed to the Housing Authority, made public, and will be incorporated into the public record of the meeting, but will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Chairperson, a brief summary of public comments is asked to be reported. If written public comments are emailed, the email subject line must clearly state "Written Comments" and should include: 1) full name, 2) city of residence, and 3) subject matter. VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided in-person during the meeting by completing a "Request to Speak" form and submitting it to the Authority Secretary; it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). Members of the public shall be called upon to speak by the Chairperson. In accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2022-027, a one-time additional speaker time donation of three (3) minutes per individual is permitted; please note that the member of the public donating time must: 1) submit this in writing to the Authority Secretary by completing a "Request to Speak" form noting the name of the person to whom time is being donated to, and 2) be present at the time the speaker provides verbal comments. Verbal public comments are defined as comments provided in the speakers' own voice and may not include video or sound recordings of the speaker or of other individuals or entities, unless permitted by the Chairperson. Public speakers may elect to use printed presentation materials to aid their comments; 15 copies of such printed materials shall be provided to the Authority Secretary to be disseminated to the Housing Authority, made public, and incorporated into the public record of the meeting; it is requested that the printed materials are provided prior to the beginning of the meeting. There shall be no use of Chamber resources and technology to display visual or audible presentations during public comments, unless permitted by the Chairperson. All writings or documents, including but not limited to emails and attachments to emails, submitted to the City regarding any item(s) listed or not listed on this agenda are public records. All information in such writings and documents is subject to disclosure as being in the public domain and subject to search and review by electronic means, including but HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA Page 3 of 4 JANUARY 16, 2024 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING not limited to the City's Internet Web site and any other Internet Web -based platform or other Web -based form of communication. All information in such writings and documents similarly is subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act [Government Code § 7920.000 et seq.]. TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY — INSTRUCTIONS Teleconference accessibility may be triggered in accordance with AB 2449 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 285), codified in the Brown Act [Government Code § 54953], if a member of the Housing Authority requests to attend and participate in this meeting remotely due to `just cause" or "emergency circumstances," as defined, and only if the request is approved. In such instances, remote public accessibility and participation will be facilitated via Zoom Webinar as detailed at the end of this Agenda. *** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES — PURSUANT TO AB 2449*** APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY IS IN EFFECT Verbal public comments via Teleconference — members of the public may attend and participate in this meeting by teleconference via Zoom and use the "raise your hand" feature when public comments are prompted by the Chair; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the Housing Authority and general public and allow him/her/them to speak on the item(s) requested. Please note — members of the public must unmute themselves when prompted upon being recognized by the Chairperson, in order to become audible to the Housing Authority and the public. Only one person at a time may speak by teleconference and only after being recognized by the Chair. ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/m/82540879912 Meeting ID: 825 4087 9912 Or join by phone: (253) 215 —8782 Written public comments — can be provided in person during the meeting or emailed to the City Clerk's Office at CityClerkMaiVD_LaQuintaCA.gov any time prior to the adjournment of the meeting, and will be distributed to the Housing Authority, made public, incorporated into the public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Chairperson, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent the City Clerk's Office can accommodate such request. HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA Page 4 of 4 JANUARY 16, 2024 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING CALL TO ORDER CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO. 1 HOUSING AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023 A special meeting of the La Quinta Housing Authority was called to order at 8:32 p.m. by Chairperson Pena. PRESENT: Authority Members: Evans, Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Sanchez, and Chairperson Pena ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA — None VERBAL ANNOUNCEMENT — AB 23 was made by the Authority Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Pena led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA — Confirmed CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 17, 2023 MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Authority Members Fitzpatrick/Evans to approve the Consent Calendar as recommended. Motion passed unanimously. BUSINESS SESSION 1. RECEIVE AND FILE FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 HOUSING AUTHORITY YEAR- END BUDGET REPORT Finance Director Martinez presented the staff report, which is on file in the Clerk's Office. MOTION — A motion was made and seconded by Authority Members McGarrey/Evans to receive and file 2022/23 Housing Authority Year -End Budget Report as presented. Motion passed unanimously. HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES Page 1 of 2 DECEMBER 19, 2023 SPECIAL MEETING 5 HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS' ITEMS Authority Member Evans requested an update on the requirements under Assembly Bill 1449 (Alvarez and Wicks) (Ch. 761, 2023-24), going into effect January 1, 2024, and repealing Section 21080.40 of the Public Resources Code, related to housing, which may exempt affordable housing developments from California Environmental Quality Act review if certain criteria are met. Authority Counsel Ihrke provided a summary of the requirements under AB 1449. Authority Member Fitzpatrick asked if residents from the Dune Palms Mobile Estates park are affected by the construction of the Dune Palms Bridge project. Director of Business Unit and Housing Development Villalpando said the road closure affecting the southern part of the park has not yet been fixed and currently the roads are one-way access only, but staff is working with the management company to have it resolved; the property manager is reaching out to residents individually to keep them informed; residents contact the City with a variety of issues and questions a couple times per week; staff is meeting with the management company next week to discuss finishing up the community pool, brick wall in the front, and trash enclosures. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Authority Members Fitzpatrick/McGarrey to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, MONIKA RADEVA, Authority Secretary La Quinta Housing Authority HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES Page 2 of 2 DECEMBER 19, 2023 SPECIAL MEETING BUSINESS SESSION ITEM NO. 1 City of La Quinta HOUSING AUTHORITY QUARTERLY MEETING: January 16, 2024 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: APPOINT HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAIRPERSON AND VICE - CHAIRPERSON FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 RECOMMENDATION Appoint Housing Authority Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson for calendar year 2024. r_.&r_GUTIVE SUMMARY • On September 15, 2009, Council established the Housing Authority (Authority). The Authority adopted bylaws via Resolution HA 2009-001 establishing the procedure for electing the Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson. • On April 15, 2014, the Authority adopted amended and restated bylaws and rules of procedure via Resolution No. HA 2014-001. • Section 9 of the amended and restated Authority bylaws states that the Authority shall annually, at its first meeting held after December 30, vote to appoint two of its members to serve as Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson. FISCAL IMPACT — None. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS The following Authority Members have held these positions in the past six years: Year Chairperson Vice -Chairperson 2018 Steve Sanchez John Pena 2019 John Pena Robert Radi 2020 Robert Radi Kathleen Fitzpatrick 2021 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Steve Sanchez 2022 Steve Sanchez John Pena 2023 John Pena Kathleen Fitzpatrick ALTERNATIVES As this action is required by Authority bylaws, staff does not recommend an alternative. Prepared by: Laurie McGinley, Deputy City Clerk Approved by: Monika Radeva, Authority Secretary POWER POINTS HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 16, 2024 CALIFORNIA - �_ KA Housing Authority Regular Meeting January 16, 2024 Housing Authority Regular Meeting January 16, 2024 B1 —Appoint Housing Authority Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson for 2024 s f � L " :: (",A ZNIA' ��