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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKit Housing - 2010-11-24 KITCHENER HOUSING INC MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD: Schmalz Room, City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener DATE: November 24, 2010 TIME: 4:00 p.m. PRESENT: Carl Zehr, David Heintz, Andrew Head, Paul Holowaty, Ted Bleaney, John Gazzola RESOURCE STAFF: Karen Kwiatkowski, Iulian Anghel, Lori Trumper, Camelia Suciu ABSENT: Denny Cybalski, Mike Seiling, Christina Weylie, Corrine Cash OTHER: Frank Etherington Opening Remarks 1. Andrew Head, Vice- Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Conflict of Interest 2. - nil Approval of Agenda 3. On a motion by Paul Holowaty, seconded by Ted Bleaney and CARRIED, the agenda be approved. Approval of Board Minutes – October 27, 2010 4. The minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting of October 27, 2010 had been circulated with the agenda. On a motion by Ted Bleaney seconded by Paul Holowaty and CARRIED, it was resolved that the minutes of the Board Meeting of October 27, 2010 be accepted as a true and correct record of the meeting. Finance & Administration Business 5. Financial Statements – October 2010 5.1 The Financial Statements for October has been circulated with the agenda. Lori Trumper gave an overview or the report. Lori to adjust the 2010 YTD Budget amounts and email corrected October statements to all Board members. On a motion by John Gazzola, seconded by Paul Holowaty and CARRIED, the October statements be approved with changes as noted. 2 Rental Arrears Report – October, 2010 5.2 The Rental Arrears Report for October had been circulated with the agenda. Lori Trumper gave the report. The arrears for October were 1 % with 3 vacancies and we were over the market target by 26 KHI Website 5.3 The idea of having our own website has been under discussion by staff for some time. Julian has secured the domain name www.kitchenerhousing.ca for $ 9.95+tax/year. Web hosting is $11.95+tax/year with 250 GB web space, min 10 emails, Google exposure, etc. The website design cost $500 - $ 1000 a one time fee. Questions were raised at the meeting for the website maintenance and the time needed to maintain the domain. Board members supported more discussions with City of Kitchener IT department for more information on how we can update the current website that is on the City’s webpage. Follow up January Board. Mortgage Renewal 31 Oprington Dr 5.4 The mortgage renewal date for 31 Oprington Drive is March 1, 2011. On a motion by C. Zehr, seconded by P. Holowaty and CARRIED, WHEREAS Kitchener Housing Inc (the “Corporation” and/or “Housing Provider”) has requested the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Ministry”) to arrange on its behalf a refinancing of the existing charge/mortgage of land (the”Mortgage”) for its project municipally known as 31 Oprington Drive, Kitchener maturing on March 1, 2011 in the approximate amount of $9, 492,480.01 And WHEREAS the Ministry has agreed to arrange said mortgage financing and the Housing Provider agrees to be bound for those purposes by the terms and conditions contained in the said Mortgage, or any amendments thereto. 1. The Housing Provider hereby authorizes the Ministry to solicit and arrange on its behalf such Mortgage(s) or Mortgage facilities with a lender or its authorized agent (the “Lender”) as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable for the project identified above and for the maturity date aforementioned; 2. The Housing Provider hereby agrees to be bound to the Lender for such mortgage purposes and upon the terms and conditions contained in the said Mortgage, or any amendments thereto, and the Housing Provider hereby further agrees to mortgage its property and assets to secure its present and future obligations under the said Mortgage, or any amendments thereto, to the Lender, as deemed necessary or advisable. 3. The Housing Provider hereby authorizes the designated signing Officers to enter into such agreement or agreements amending the terms of the said Mortgage and to deliver to the Lender such document or documents as may be deemed necessary, advisable or required by the Lender to give effect thereto. 3 4. The Housing Provider further confirms that this Resolution has been ratified and approved by its Board of Directors and it agrees to deliver this resolution to the Ministry and to the Lender; and 5. The Housing Provider further confirms that this resolution shall continue in force and effect until written notice to the contrary is delivered to the Lender and the Ministry with receipt acknowledged by the Lender and the Ministry. Property Business - 6. was discussed in Caucus General Manager’s Report - 7.was discussed in Caucus Open Forum - nil 8. Other - nil 9. Adjournment 10. On a motion by, Paul Holowaty seconded by John Gazzola and CARRIED, the meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES ___________________________________ __________________________ Chairman Secretary