January 19th Annual/Regular Board Meeting Agenda

The Tampa Housing Authority Board will meet at the Administration Offices, 5301 West Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida, 33607.

All board meetings are open to the public.

Board of Commissioners

• James A. Cloar, Chair
• Bemetra Salter Liggins, Vice-Chair
• Ben Dachepalli
• Lorena Hardwick
• Sul Hemani
• Parker A. Homans
• Billi Johnson-Griffin

Jerome D. Ryans, President/CEO

Agenda

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1. Annual Meeting
   • Call to Order
     
     
2. New Business
   • Election of Officers
     
     
3. Adjournment 

Commissioners will reconvene for the regular meeting immediately following the annual meeting.

1. Regular Meeting
   • Call to Order
   • Roll Call
   • Moment of Silent Prayer and/or Personal Meditation
   • Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
   • Reading of the Mission Statement: The Mission Statement for the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa is: Cultivating Affordable Housing While Empowering People and Communities
     
     
2. Approval of Minutes
   • Regular/Virtual Board Meeting of November 17, 2021
     
     • Commissioners Johnson-Griffin participated virtually. Commissioners Dachepalli and Salter Liggins were not available physically nor virtually.
       
       
3. Public Forum (Maximum three-minute limit per speaker)
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4. Presentation
   • Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan
     • Department of Real Estate Development - David Iloanya

Commissioners will break from the regular meeting for a public hearing next.

1. Final Public Hearing for the PHA Plan 
   
   
2. Public Forum
   
   
3. Adjournment

Commissioners will reconvene to continue with the regular meeting.

1. Employees of the Month
   • Administration (December) - Marc Diaz
   • Properties (December) - Jose Guzman
   • Administration (January) - Jessica McDaniels
     
     
2. Recognitions
   • Geraldine Barnes Award Recipient - Desiree Jenkins
     
     
3. Resolutions
   • 2023-4212 David Iloanya: A resolution authorizing the President/CEO to submit the FY2022 Public Housing Agency Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  
   • 2022-4213 Margaret Jones: A resolution approving the revision of the payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.  
   • 2022-4214 Margaret Jones: A resolution approving the revision of the Administrative Plan to include the Emergency Housing Voucher Program operational policy.  
     
     
4. President/CEO's Report
   • Finance and Related Entities - Susi Begazo-Mc Gourty
     • Berman Hopkins, CPAs & Associates - Brian Nemeroff 
   • Operations and Real Estate Development - Leroy Moore
     • Department of Asset Management - Luis Blondin
     • Department of Human Resources - Kenneth Christie
       
       
5. Notices and Updates
   
   
6. Legal Matters
   
   
7. Unfinished Business
   
   
8. New Business
   
   
9. Adjournment

Commissioners will reconvene for Directors' meetings immediately following the regular meeting.