 Update so welcome to the housing authority regular board meeting scheduled for Thursday May 19 7 p.m. It's 701. We're gonna begin with roll call Commission is Nick Here, sorry, it's on you here. That's right guy guys here at you in here and Fiorrella Here and Brian's here Jack Rector and John Greco Just want to update folks for the minute taking I had a chat with Sandy who takes our minutes And Jack and we've we've gone into this Tremendous job of doing minutes and as Sandy explained it she tries to write it verbatim then she has to watch the meeting over again and in its entirety to Put down what she missed and then she gives it to Jack who then watches the meeting again to make sure that he's got everything So I think you know, we're only obligated to have a summary of discussions And we're obligated to record the vote so because these meetings are now recorded by cable TV and so forth I asked if he could amend fix our website so we can link The meeting to the recording and then if anybody wants the detail That's not in the minutes. They can go to the recording and Sandy rather than waste four hours of Four plus hours of everybody's time doing this that we we go back to writing a summary of the discussion and Then obviously record the vote. You have to record the vote. So We're gonna do that going forward and again only under the condition that The meetings are still record and people get the opportunity to go back and rewatch the meeting. So if things change and cable TV doesn't want to record them We record them through our zoom and put them on the website. And then then everybody has the opportunity to watch and listen and so forth. So Is that anybody have any objections to that. The other thing this is I'm thinking about it. Maybe Sandy Instead of having somebody have to watch the whole thing again. So we've obviously got 17 items on our agenda. So when we go to the next item. So for instance, if we go to number four Approval of policy Sandy perhaps in the minutes, you could write the time that we started that discussion. So for instance, seven or five p.m. We discussed we started discussing that And then you know 720 we started discussing number five so that people could The recording go to that section if they want to rewatch that. That's probably a good happy medium for folks if they want to rewatch these things. So let's try it. Let's see if it works. Okay, in the meantime, let's move on to the executive director's report check just an update on chest not matter work is underway in the units that were affected by the fire. We do not have a date yet. As far as when the units will be able to be occupied by new residents new ecology ABCD through the lean program are continuing to review The housing building chest that manner and Winslow towers for potential projects that will increase energy efficiency and that's the projects that we've talked about previously the as well as heat pump projects and maybe even some other potential projects to There are a number of other projects that are in the design and planning phase that I hope they have updates for at the next board meeting. Some of those projects include the electrical panel upgrades at the house or building chest not matter the fire alarm system upgrades at For the cottages in addition to the door upgrades at the cottages and some others. So I hope that we'll be able to move some of those projects along and have some additional updates at the next meeting. In regards to the state ARPA funding. We receive notice as you see on this agenda related to the ARPA formula funding, which, which I'll talk about at that point in the agenda, but we are still waiting for news related to potential targeted ARPA funding for AHA projects. The the notice from the state related to projects that could potentially be eligible for this targeted funding are anything from fire alarm system upgrades to electrical panel upgrades and some others, including elevator upgrades and Handicap unit accessibility increases. So we've petitioned to the state to be to be You know included in the thought process for some of these different targeted awards and I think we have a really good chance based off of some of the projects that we have in the queue to get hopefully get some of this funding. So hopefully we'll have some additional news for that moving forward. I also want to update the board that there's going to be an update to our phone system at the main office. I don't know if you remember about a year ago we had some issues and connectivity issues with the main office number. And we feel that we've found a really good solution to avoid any any additional issues like this in the future. And we understand that the phone system is an essential piece of our of our business model and we want to ensure that, you know, regardless of there's issues with internet connectivity that we're still able to use our phones. So we're working with Metropolitan telephone. And they'll be can, you know, doing the conversion for administrative and the maintenance emergency phone line. So we're excited about the new options with this system and the only, the only real change with this and we'll make sure it's communicated to residents as well as the, the effective date is, is that the extensions through this company required to be a three digit extension. The extensions of the housing authority right now only two digits. So to accommodate that we are going to just add a zero to the end of our existing extensions but we'll make sure that's communicated properly to the residents. So for example, you know my extension extension 16 will be extension 160. But again, we'll communicate that well to residents in advance. The Allenton Council on Aging provided a COVID-19 booster shot clinic at our senior public housing sites. The clinics were well attended. Again, we are very grateful to the Council on Aging the Department of Health and Human Services through the town for providing this critical service to our residents and we look forward to working with them on additional services moving forward. The President Services Coordinated was able to work with the Midautomy and Attentions Association and bringing the budget buddies program to the housing authority. We are excited about this great program, which provides financial empowerment through courses and coaching to women and informational session will be taking place on June 2 between 5 and 6pm at the life and skills. Additionally, in regards to the summer summer health program that we did last last year, we plan on sending out notices in the next couple weeks to notify residents of Menotomy Manor that we will be moving forward with this program again. We plan on the start date for the program being the day after the July 4 weekend, July 5, and our current plan is for the applications to be due June 24 at close a business. But again that notice will go out to the residents in the next couple weeks. Additionally, just an update on the family self-sufficiency coordinator job. That position still has not been filled. We've had some difficulty in attracting candidates there and we'll be looking at either reposting or other options for that type of position. And in the interim we do continue to have our FSS court will contractor that we that we hired to provide that service who we're very lucky to continue to have the vacant property manager manager role is currently being advertised. We have received seven resumes to date. Additionally, I did want to update the board that we started our one of our first iterations of all staff training to try to improve our overall customer service and resident interaction skills that happened this past Thursday. Well, this past Wednesday, and we feel it was a it was a really positive training and we look forward to future ones moving forward. And additionally, we'll be attending the mass narrow conference next week, myself and some of the other management staff and some in some of the other staff in general really excited about some of the different interactions we can have with one of the housing authorities in some of the content at the conference and we're excited about bringing some of that back to out and housing. That's it. Very good. Any questions for Jack. Thank you, Anne. One thing I discovered when we had the tenant organization elections is that there are some seniors and monotony manner. And these are the people most at risk now for COVID and need to have a booster shot. Hopefully a second one. And I was wondering if there would be some way to reach out to them. You've had the shots at seeing the residents, but there are also residents of monotony manner who may not have access or know how to get one or know that they should get one. I think it would be worthwhile sending out an email potentially notice to residents related to some of the, some of the options within the town in general, and in general related to at home vaccines. So that there are programs like that, where, you know, they can arrange for somebody to come to their, their home if needed to provide that service so we can look into that and make sure that's that information is issued out. Thank you. Yeah, I believe. I think I know the answer but I think for everybody. The property manager does have an email address for some in each unit down there right, whether it be a parent or a child, right, the contact. There is a for most residents down there there is an email address associated with the household and we have identified the households that do not have an email address and we take special care to try to issue those individuals out paper notices. So, you know, something like this notice that you are talking about we could blast this out immediately. That's correct. Yeah, we can do that first thing tomorrow. Yeah, that's good. So one person I was thinking about is actually blind, and maybe I think he has a relative who helps him. I don't know that they're have a computer. So there's only a small number I think of seniors. Undoubtedly the property manager would know who they were. Maybe she could also just reach out to the seniors who are there tell them they should be getting this booster shot, and maybe some options of where they can get them. Actually, you might want to expand that because the booster shot. I mean obviously if you're over 60 you qualify, but if you have medical issues you qualify to so people might not know that maybe, you know, since kids are able to get the vaccine and I haven't been paying attention to the procedures or whatever. Check with public health. I mean, if kids are eligible for the vaccine now, then maybe you maybe your notice is hey, you know, are there any kids in addition to disabilities or sickness or our age you know I mean we can one thing. Because this obviously is the same shot. So, but good you're on top of that so. Any other questions for Jack. Moving right on to number one number four. Approval of the monotony me and exterior facility now uses policy now. Everybody's taken a swipe at this. Jack sent out the final version today. It appears that the board is one percent on board for the audience I'll just explain a couple things here on this policy. So basically, we came down to this, a couple things. The gardens of last year, the relas concerns at the last meeting. And really the overall need to type of a document outlining what's allowable down in the monotony me and properties. So it's pretty simple. I mean this policy outlines what you can have is not on here you can't, you can't put it out there. And it kind of goes over certain things now I want to point out one very important thing, reasonable accommodations. Everything that we do, every policy that we have. It was an allowable for reasonable accommodation. So, for instance, the garden policy talks about putting it next to the stairs now. Chris and the staff have identified that's the best places they feel. However, a couple years down there I think that the front is is always in the shade and gets no sun. And they historically like to grow some things on the side of the building. That's a reasonable accommodation. I don't see a big deal. You know the water, we're going to install rain barrels down there. We're going to stop planting the garden this weekend. Well, the rain barrels aren't installed yet for 10 rain barrels. And we're encouraging people to use rainwater in the rain barrels the rain barrels are 100% secured. It's secured so it won't tip over they'll be up on cinder blocks, and they won't be any way for contaminants to get in the barrel. And that's going to be an open pond where mosquitoes can breathe. These are the tops around the barrels and so forth. So, but in the meantime, if you're planting your garden this weekend, sure, use a watering can and what do you got with the watering can. I know also in that policy, you know we don't want folks washing cars and we're going to pose and fill up pools and all that sort of stuff. The water is in this time is extremely expensive now. So we want, we want to discourage people from doing that. But in the meantime, sure use the watering can wash your water the flowers. If you're the first section family responsibilities, troubling snow. That doesn't mean that you have to shovel the walkways, I step to the walkways, but you need to shovel your steers in your path to the walkway, or your driveways if you're in the duplexes. In terms of bikes and things like that. You know the policy says put them around the building when you're not using them. Don't leave them scattered for a couple of reasons, you don't want to get stolen bikes are very expensive. But you know you want the place to look organized and insecure. So that's why that's in there. Table, your furniture, you know, it's got to be outdoor furniture. It's not like you're going to bring the wooden kitchen table out there. So you should have, as it says the number to your family. So the other big one in terms of grills. We do allow propane grills, however, the state mandates that they have to be 10 from the building for planable service in this to be the building. So that's not our calculation, we didn't come up with 10 feet as the state fire marshals rule. 10 feet from a lot of these buildings means you're, you're out of the walkway. That doesn't mean the grill has to be in the walkway all the time. We're using the grill 10 feet away from the building. And then when it's not being used. Bring it to your area and chain it, you're railing a chance of some widths what doesn't get stolen propane grills are very expensive. But when you're using it, you really want to show that and feet from the building. Decorations. Sure. decorations that stuff. Different holidays. I encourage you to put them up. However, just don't drill any holes in the building or drilling holes and doors or things like that, you know, secure them somehow that you're not drilling into the build. You know, no alterations is pretty clear. You know, you can't be installing attaching anything to the buildings and liability is pretty clear. I mean, if you're putting your tables out there and that sort of stuff, the AHA can't be responsible for it. So, you need to secure it best ability rentals rent as insurance or something like that. And into the violations. We're not going to force down there. It's pretty simple. I mean, if it's a violation. If something's not right staff, any doer and say hey, you need to do this you need to do that. Give you 24 hours to move it. I mean, this is on a happens on a Friday night the staff doesn't see it. You know, I like they're going to show up Saturday morning they're not on duty Saturday, but when they do discover it or somebody reports it, you know, we're going to give you 24 hours to correct it. And if you don't, that's going to have to remove it. So if you're putting some piece of something out there in the common area, allowed, and you don't remove it, well then the staff's going to have to remove it. And they're going to have to remove it at your expense. You know, we've told you to remove it. I think it's pretty, I think it's pretty clear. I think it addresses everything, but I do want to hit home this reasonable accommodation thing is somebody have to pick every single item every thought process. But there's something that is somebody needs a wants down there. You talk to the property manager about it. If you're not happy with the property manager's response. You have the right email directors, or Jack, or certainly one of the commissioners. So that's pretty much it in a nutshell. You have any questions on this. Yep, Joanne. It's just one thing that I've been talking to Jack about that people have put these short little fences in the garden in the front. So the rabbits want to eat their plants. And my sense is, it's not attached to the building that they need to do that. What Jack and I were talking about longer term is to get some grant money, and maybe get a fence that the same fence that goes all the way around, so that it looks uniform and nice and so forth, but obviously they need to have them. I also want to say that, although I don't know offhand of a community garden in the immediate area and public housing, but New York City has 700 community gardens, and it's public housing, and it's been enormously successful. It's a training program for teenagers, some have gone on in this field, they plant vegetables, they are now working on composting to put in the garden, and many if you just Google community gardens, public housing you will see it's all over in fact a lot of people talk about finding out different ways to have meetings. They told me, some women told me that their director, she's run the office wants her to start the community garden because everyone and I must say the other part of it is the studies on it shown that they're enormously helpful for people's emotional and physical health, and creating community which I can see beginning it can be a monotony manner people are helping each other out their gardens, they're outside, they're living rooms on a nice day talking to each other. So, I think we, you know, it's a little trouble to work out the logistics, but I think that the benefits far away the And this is something where Lisa and the association can take the ball and run with it. For instance, you know, as the association maybe they can come up with a contest amongst the tennis for the nicest garden the best garden stuff and they could probably coordinate in the springtime getting dirt dump trucks full of dirt, you drop the air and, and buy a couple wheelbarrows community wheelbarrows and mulch sort of stuff and then, you know, folks that wanted the gardens can come and get to they got manure or whatever it is for the gardens. So it's, you know, I think it's, it's an opportunity. I mean, we had some people do it last year. We'll probably have more people do it now and once this policy goes out people will realize that they could do it. So who knows but I think, you know, Lisa that's something you might want to take up and run with And the other thing is we've brought in, we've brought in people from the community. They come and donate your extra tomato plants and they help people plant them because people, some of the people, some of them are one gardeners already. Some of the people know how to garden. And I think that's a plus. So, I hope it flourishes. I must say, I was telling some of the board of people that in the last Saturdays New York Times they had a whole page story about one teenager who wasn't doing well but he joined the program as an intern. And now he's running a whole new composting exchange of all the community gardens, and he just won a $200,000 prize for the one who improved New York, most in the last year. Great. Great. All right, so any other comments in this policy. If we have a motion to approve this. So moved. We have a second. Second. Okay, so the motion is moved by Nick second by Julian. All in favor Nick. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And Brian is a year so that passes. Great. Jack, as you sir on the letter that he sent out to you was going to get that out right away. The letter and policy and you probably have to adjust the fonts whatever so you're on one paper. This is multiple piece paper so, but you guys can, you can figure that out. Okay, number five. Approval of certificate of substantial completion, the opportunity project at Winslow Towers. What's going to happen to that Jack. The project is ready for the stage. We're very happy with the systems, especially from the past week of the. Great. These are the many splits that you had to put in it. It was quite. And so because it's a cement building, of course, but. The only thing I. The only thing I have to add is that, you know, it's exciting to see these work and the potential to bring them to other sites. So we're excited about the potential moving forward. Okay, do we have a motion for that. Go move. Second. Second. Move by Nick second by Fiorella. All in favor Nick. Yes. Yes. Yes. Fiorella. Yes. And Brian is a yes. That's the number six. Approval of extension for the contract for financial assistance CFA for chapter 689 dash two. So this is, this was a pretty exciting message. I go out over the past, maybe I think it was in the last two weeks or so. But I think it was a great opportunity for the contract for financial assistance for a development that was never was never built chapter 689 dash two, which is a special needs. And so what we're looking at here is a project that essentially began in 2006, got brought to a halt in 2009, and just was not able to get started up. So I don't know what that means for that, but what, what this is is an opportunity. I'm reaching out to the state and trying to get some additional information related to how to get this project moving. And I'm, you know, currently in the process of starting to start and talks with the town of Island and to see what options are available, potentially to build this. You know, there are there is some bonded funding already attached to this project, which is, which is great I think it's what what it looked like is over two million a little bit over $2 million. I want to get the specifics related to this all the details ironed out. But you know, proving to extend this will provide us the opportunity to potentially build this development so I hope to have more news in the coming months, but definitely a very exciting opportunity. Yeah, we would. So I mean that's that's the question back in 2006, they were looking at the just not manner. Exactly I was on the board then okay. Yeah. What we're hoping now is in this will be part of the communication with the state is that we could potentially consider other locations and, and that's where I want to talk to the town to see if there's any potential options that we could work out with them. That's awesome. Yeah, this was Jack and Jack really gets all the credit for this because number we discussed it way back when chest and we just exactly round. Yeah, discovered it in the files and back forth with the states or the funding is still there it's been approved. So, if we can get somebody to need a big house to us we can. Again, we can tip we can tip our hat to Frank heard and in the board of it at that time so. Yeah, that was it. Yeah. Yeah, Frank heard. Yeah. Yeah. So we need a motion to approve this. We need to approve this extension. Second by. I'll second it. Second by Joanne, all in favor Nick. Yes. Yes. Joanne. Yes. I'm Brian is a yes that's nice job. Nice job posted. Nice job. Can we get the house next to CVS or something. Well, that's your invention. Yeah, they would have. Yes. That'd be a perfect house. But the owner wants to make a lot of money. I know who knows this is a new this is a new twist. I mean, no idea. Yeah. No, we have the other facility that we operate. I mean, this is, this is special housing. So it's an ideal location. Yeah. Yeah, we have what 995 mass average 990. Yeah, the fire station. Yeah, by the fire station. And that's not developing new affordable housing. That's 15 beds up there right 15 beds. 1313 13 units. 24 hours supervision to Jack. That's correct. Yeah. Yeah, partnership with the department of developmental services is our partner. Okay. Yeah, the other thing is that, you know, I don't know if you know this, my daughter, she's graduating BC with a degree of special needs on Monday. She works at the BC campus school for the special needs students and students when they hit age 22, they know the whole state system. Right. And there's no place I'm going to go. This housing, there's a huge need for this so big time. Fantastic. Good job, Jack. Yeah, it's very, very exciting. Okay. So we have seven acceptance of the DC, the HCD sustainability award the amount of 15,000 for the manner, but I'm going to flood survey project. So this is something we've already talked about. This is just a formal vote. So that I can sign so that we can sign off on the, the other proper paperwork with the state. Right. So do we have a motion to move. Second, second. We have moved by Nick second by gar all in favor Nick. Yes, Joanne. Yes, you're Ella. Yes, and Brian's a yes. We moved down to number eight. This is a similar situation. We received this compliance reserve funding. And we just need a formal vote from, from the board, so that we can move forward and just finish the steps with the state for that funding. And this is the amount of $57,195. So do we have a motion to that. So move. Oh, Nick's got it. I'll second it. Second by guy, all in favor, Nick. Yes. Yes. Joanne. Yes. Fiorella. Yeah. Brian's a yes. Number nine. And so for this one, I would like to request to table it. I think I misunderstood what wouldn't send my conversations with this with Mallory Sullivan and I kind of jumped the gun a little bit. This, this, this funding is in the public comment period. So until the process is complete. You know, we can't formally accept it. But I would encourage anybody, you know, listening or, you know, to encourage others to provide that comment in favor of this funding for the housing authority. It's a letter and everything, right. It's, it's, it's, it's right now it's advertised in the newspaper. So I think that the. Oh yeah. It also goes to town meeting. Finally, I believe your final right. Yeah. Okay. So we'll table number nine, number 10. Acceptance of the town of Allenton, a rapper funding totally 2.6 million dollars to 2.654. This is that. Yeah, go ahead if I think it's self-explanatory. Yeah. Motion for that. Motion to approve the ARPA funding. We really have a second. We really want 22 million. So we move by Fiorella second by Nick. All in favor, Nick. Yes. The car. Yep. You win. Yes. Fiorella. Yes. Brian's a yes. Thank you to all for. Way to go. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Jack. Well, outgoing town manager for giving us a little gift as he leaves. Right. Thank you very much. Number 11 acceptance of a DHC, the ARPA formula funding for 906,000 dollars. This is another gift. Jack, you want to. So this is the funding I talked about earlier in my report. So this is the, so the state and in a two-fold that the ARPA funding that I talked about earlier. The ARPA funding that I talked about earlier in my report. I talked about three housing authority in the state. One additional year's worth of formula funding, which is what this is. It's our annual amount of formula funding capital funding. And then on top of that, they're also going to do targeted awards. So this is the first iteration of it. And then hopefully, you know, we will get selected for at least one, but I'm hopeful that maybe multiple projects will at least get. We'll get some funding for those targeted awards. I mean, when you say it's. It's an additional year. Sorry. It's, um, so we, we already, so we're getting our 906,131. Dollars for this year, for fiscal year 23, we'll say. And then we're going to get an additional 906,131 dollars that will need to be used by December 31st, 2024. And those are the same rules for the town, ARPA money and the other ARPA money that we will receive. Is that that's, there is a due date. There's a used by date, which is December 31st, 20, 24. Cool. Okay. Thanks. I thought we were just giving us a 900K for this year. Right. Yeah. They are. Yeah. Yeah. So the pressure is on us to get these projects done. Right. Yeah. So do we have a motion to accept number 11? So moved. Second by. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And Brian's a yes. Moved to number 12 approval. Submission of the climate ready housing program application. Jack. So we're, we're at a stage with it with this is, this is some additional funding that we're trying to get for the. I'm an auto remainder window and envelope project, but even beyond that, it's part of the, what they're calling it. Deep energy retrofit work that's going to be done, which will include potential work to the, to the exterior of the buildings, which could include a building wrapping and potential other options. So this is just another funding source that we're actively pursuing. I actually have a meeting. Tomorrow. Just to further discuss with the HCD and LISC. The nonprofit that. That provides this funding or, you know, does this grant process. Just to determine again, if, you know, we are eligible at this phase in the project. I am, you know, we are hopeful we are, and that's why I want to preemptively get. What approval because this, the application submission date is June 3rd. It's going to be before our next meeting. So I did want to get your approval. In case we are able to move forward with this, but I will update you. On, on the status of the next meeting. Great. We have a motion for that. I move to approve climate ready housing program application. We have a second. Second. So moved by Gar second by. I think I heard Viarella. Is that you? Yep. Okay. And so all in favor, Nick. Yes. Gar. Yes. When. Yes. Viarella. Yes. Brian's. Yes. Approval. Number 13. So. The regular minutes. Regular meeting minutes of March 16. I have a motion for that. And to approve the regular meeting minutes of 316. 2022. We have a second. Second. So moved by Viarella second by Joanne. All in favor, Nick. Yes. Gar. Yeah. Joanne. Yes. Viarella. Yes. And Brian is. Yes. Now we have the approval of the annual meeting minutes of 421. 22. We have a motion for that. I have a motion for that. I have a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of 316. 2022. We have a second. Second. I have a motion for that one. I have a motion to approve the annual meeting minutes of 421. 2022. Great. Do we have a second? Second. Second by so moved by Viarella second by Nick. All in favor, Nick. Yes. Yes. Joanne. Yes. Viarella. Yes. And Brian's. Yes. And finally. The regular meeting minutes of 421. 2022. I have a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of 421. 2022. Second. So moved by Viarella second by Joanne. All in favor, Nick. Yes. Gar. Yes. Joanne. Yes. Viarella. Yes. Yes. And Viarella. Yes. Yes. Public participation LTO presidents. In the chat, I see Pam. Pam, how's it? No, remember. Remember, we want to hear activities. We don't want to hear maintenance things. Well, actually let's, let's go off to here. Since we started the new public participation in Jack. the other staff have been going to your buildings and meeting with you as part of your little chat tonight. Let's have you add in, how do you think that's working? You like that way, is it working? Tell us a bunch of activities, but then tell us how do you like your one-on-one meetings? Okay, basically we have no activities at the moment going on. We're hoping to get something up during the summer. And the one-on-one with Jack, Chris, and Roly and Myra are going very well. And I just have to bring up one thing about the capital plan that was stated in there. Under local tenant organizations, it looks like Monotomy Manor is the only tenant organization listed. Whistle Towers has had one for a long time because I've been president of this one for 10 years. So I think all the building should be recognized, not just one. Are you referring to the capital plan that we're gonna have the public meeting on? Yes. Oh, that's a good point then. And I can provide some quick clarification for that. So the state does recognize the difference between a tenant organization and a tenant association, which I just actually realized recently. And Monotomy Manor went through the entire process with Jack Cooper and got the formal approval, which is why they are in the system that way. However, we wanna reach out to Jack Cooper and the presidents of the tenant association so that they can go through that process and get the formal recognition as well. But we're treating every tenant association as if they are a tenant organization at this point. Anyways, we're meeting with them in accordance with the regulation and so. That's a good point. So as we go forward, Pam, Jack or Myra, we'll work with you guys and the other facilities to get you authenticated in the eyes of the state. Okay, thank you very much for that, I appreciate it. Just that 101 meeting, sometimes I forget things. I've been sending emails off to Chris for things I forgot to tell him, so. That's all right, that's all right. It's old age and falling on my face. That's all right, I'm glad it's going well. I think it's, I'm glad it's going well. It's working much better. Excellent. Working much better than having us all together. Excellent. So all right, we move on to Lisa, what's coming, Diana? Thanks, Brian. So we had over a publication, we had the Easter egg egg hunt and it was pretty successful. We had over 40 participants of children and over 2,000 eggs and the property left crazy and collected them. And so we're still planning to have the cookout at the end of the summer for the school and looking into doing movie nights, one maybe a month over the summer. Maybe start in May, Angel August, do a movie night and probably possibly do it for different age groups. We can come up with a movie, so already the age groups. And as of right now, and then we have to get in touch with the police about the, I don't remember what they call it, but the night, the day that they have with all the events that they're gonna bring back to here. So we have to get in touch with them about that. I believe it's in September. So as of right now, that's what we have on board and then look forward to budget buddies on June 2nd, just how that's gonna go. And that's about it. And thank you Gillian for coming down this past weekend for starting the gardens. We appreciate that very much. You're welcome. I loved, I had a great time. Yes, I didn't see you, but I will promise to see you next time you're here. And Lisa, how do you feel that the one-on-ones with the staff are going, the management? Well, it's Jen, but Lisa is definitely probably on the meeting too. The one-on-ones, it's definitely more productive. I'm sorry, Jen, she said it, yeah, sorry. It's okay, Brian, I'll let it slide. Yeah. But yeah, I think it's definitely more productive because we're able to focus on our property and we had a Zoom meeting this past time, which obviously like whatever needs to be most accommodating, but I think in the overall, it'll be more productive and beneficial for everybody. Excellent, that's great, that's great. We appreciate that very much. That's great, great. Thank you. And I don't, we don't have any from Drake yet. I will let you all know that we are going to schedule a coffee up there on an evening at Drake, who we did it years ago when we had a transition of presidents. So we're going to schedule a coffee. I'll let you all know the date if you want to show up. I said, Jack and I will show up. And the plan is to just to talk about what is, what association is how to do it and try and encourage somebody to do it and come up with some sheets of a list of ideas as we did when Fred was president and try and get some encouragement there. It seems like, you know, it's really nobody that wants to step forward, but it's been a very difficult two, two and a half years of COVID, which is unfortunate because it's a beautiful facility and there's an awful lot of folks up there. So I'll let everybody know that date. We're going to do various things over the next couple of weeks and it's just going to be a simple coffee, you know, seven o'clock coffee and chat and whether we can get, I'm not sure if we want Mr. Cooper there yet. I don't think we want to have a little bit more, you know, hands on and then we can hand it off to Jack Cooper maybe do a formal presentation or something then, but we do want to plan for that. Right. Joanne. I just wanted to make an announcement that Winslow Towers is we'll be getting some flowering trees. There was a Girl Scout troop who went to the tree meeting in order to get their badge, they have to plant a tree in a public place. So I put them in touch with Jack and it seems like this Girl Scout troop was extremely successful in selling Girl Scout cookies and their treasury had more money than they're really allowed. So they bought, are they dogwood trees? I think they're dogwood trees, flowering trees for Winslow Towers and Rolly and the women who at Winslow Towers who do a lot of the flower planting and everything and working with them. And I think it's June 4th, they're actually going to come and plant the trees and get their tree badge. So anyway, I think that's where we're going to be. Right. And I don't think, I don't see Mike McGinty and I don't see Elaine. Do you see Jack? No. No, okay. Jo, Fiorella, did you raise your hand? Yeah, I just was wondering. So you're going to send out an email when you do like the coffee. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Yeah, together. Yeah, it's going to be very informal. I think, and we did this years ago, we just want to, you know, we'll put up some signs come to the community room, let's talk about, you know, really the do's and don'ts and the needs of an organization. I mean, they had thriving organizations years ago when Kathy was alive back then and they needed to do it again. I mean, it's, you know, there's an awful lot of units up there. So beautiful property. So, and what I'll do is I'll type up a list. I have a list of suggestions for associations to do simple things, puzzle clubs, you know, cod games, things like that. And I discussed with Jack, you know, do we look to hire an activities director? I know we're getting off Calta, but do we look to hire an activities director, kind of like they have an enlisted homes and assisted livings that would spend time at the towers, planning activities and helping run activities for the residents and kind of rotate each one. Because COVID was horrific. And, you know, I get a lot of phone calls from different folks in different towers and truly this is, we need to find activities for people to do. So they keep the community and become involved and active and stuff. And I think we need to, now more than ever, since COVID is hopefully over, we need to find activity. And this is really, once we get over town meeting, we get Joanne up on grant writing. This is truly the purpose of the foundation, the charitable foundation, so that perhaps we can raise enough money to hire an activities director and things for the different buildings to do. But I'll send out more information when that comes up. We did have one written suggestion. Yes, and we will definitely schedule cookouts at the building. Yeah, absolutely. I think the board schedule cookout at each building like we did in the past, so we'll take care of that. There was one written email request to present tonight. It was a request that we open our air conditioner policy from May 1st and instead of September 31st, make it October 31st. And I asked Jack to put on next month's agenda. This is something that we have to vote on. What doesn't make any sense to bring it up and talk about it tonight in detail because we have to have an official vote. We can't have a vote because we didn't put it on the agenda. So I have no problem with it. It's hot in October, so I see the problem. And we can discuss it next meeting, we vote on it because we do have an official air conditioner policy. So I think that's a problem. I don't even see the person on the list who brought it up, but that's okay. We'll put on next month's agenda. There being nothing else on the agenda, Jack, any last minute? No. Okay, we have, and the next meeting in June is also three years later. And then hopefully the pains of town meeting will be over. Oh, I don't think so. Let me go until September. Yes, they're giving us Memorial Day off. Yeah. Good luck. Oh, we're 1130 at night. 730 to 1130. All right, and for the record, we've had nine attendees and three of those are staff members. So we had members of the public. That's probably our lowest in all the meetings we've had so far. All right, do we have a motion to adjourn? So moved. Second. Oh, you want to keep going, huh? Okay, second. Second by God. So moved by Nick. Second by God. All in favor, Nick? Yes. God? Yes. You in? Yes. Giarella? Yes. Okay, watch out. I'll send the email about the coffee up here and we'll see you next month. Thank you. See you later, guys. Thanks, everybody.