Commission on Aging

WHEATON HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING March 10, 2016 The regular meeting of the Wheaton Housing Commission was held in the Gamon Room, Wheaton City Hall, at 303 W. Wesley Street, Wheaton, Illinois. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Housing Commission Chair, Thomas Hudock. Present: Bill Gilbertson Absent: Chris Ellerman Thomas Hudock Nancy Harding Stuart Johnson Jeannie Iseman Jan Kay Andrea Petti Mike Rybinski Raj Salgia Robert Willock Lindsay Qualkenbush - City of Wheaton Special Guests: none. Public Comment: none. Approval of Minutes: Commissioner Rybinski moved and Commissioner Willock seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2016 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Communications: § Copy of Regular Meeting Agenda for March 10, 2016 § Copy of 2015-16 Wheaton Housing Assistance Summary § Copy of 2016-17 Wheaton Housing Assistance Summary/Applications Received § 2016-17 Wheaton Housing Assistance Interview Packets (due back March 31, 2016) Old Business: Chair Hudock questioned the Commission as to which interview guide the Commissioners would like to use for the 2016-17 interview assignments. There were two options: the current one that has not changed in many years, or the newer version Lindsay Qualkenbush revised. The majority of the commissioners agreed that they do not want the client to have to sign the interview guide. A motion was made by Commissioner Willock and seconded by Commissioner Petti, that the old interview form be used for 2016, giving us more opportunity to develop a new form for 2017. Motion carried unanimously. New Business: Chair Hudock would Lindsay Qualkenbush to put together a summary of the number of people who requested to be sent the 2016-17 Housing Assistance Application vs. how many new applications we actually received for the 2016-17 program. Discussion then moved to the Budget Workshop scheduled for March 12, 2016 that Hudock was requested to attend to discuss their request for a 9% increase in their budget. On the 2016-17 Wheaton Housing Assistance Summary/Applications Received listing, Lindsay Qualkenbush detailed the number of applications received and based off the current budget who would be accepted into the program and who would be placed on the waiting list. Lindsay Qualkenbush proposed 3 options: assume no budget increase will be approved and work 1 off the current budget and put 11 people on the waiting list; assume the 9% budget increase is approved and only put 8 people on the waiting list; or ask the Council for a slightly higher increase in budget then originally requested and help a few more people and only put maybe 4 people on the waiting list. After much discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Gilbertson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson that Commissioner Hudock should ask the City Council for an additional $10,000 to be able to support 5 more applicants in the program. The motion was discussed and carried. Commissioner Hudock reminded all Commissioners that Housing Assistance Interviews are due in to Ms. Qualkenbush not later than March 31st. He further reminded Commissioner’s that nominations for Housing Commission Officers for 2016/2017 are to be made at the April meeting. Special Recognition: none. Discussion of Next Meeting Agenda: The Commission will meet next on April 14, 2016. Adjournment: Commissioner Rybinski motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. and Commissioner Willock seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. 2