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Regular  Meeting Minutes                       November 16, 202 3
LUNENBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
131 White Street, Lunenburg, MA
November 16 , 202 3
Members Present : Members Absent:
Dale Proulx, Chair None
Linda McDonald,  Vice Chair
Wayne Caron, Tenant Board Member
Nicole Waters, Treasurer
Deborah A.H. Christen
Also Present :
Benjamin Gold, Executive Director
Adam Gautie, Assistant Executive Director
Jade Tavares, Administrative Assistance/Special Projects
1. Opportunity for Public Comments  - None
2. Meeting C alled to O rder
a. Chair Dale Proulx  asked for a roll call of members present: Dale Proulx-present, Linda 
McDonald-present, Wayne Caron-present,  Nicole Waters-present , and  Deborah A.H. 
Christen-present . Also present were Executive Director Benjamin Gold, Assistant Executive 
Director Adam Gautie , and  Administrative Assistance/Special Projects Jade Tavares . The 
Chair declared a quorum present and opened the meeting at 2:00  p .m .
b. The minutes of  October 10 , 202 3  were presented.  With no discussion, Tenant Board Member  
made a motion to approve the minutes; Board member Deborah A.H. Christen seconded , with 
all in favor.
3. Executive Director Report
a. The new smoking areas are up. E xecutive Director discussed the Assistant Manager position; 
Rakisha Perez will be leaving and her replacement will be coming at the end of the month. All
of the staff and board members are required to complete the Ethics Training. Administrative 
Assistant/Special Projects provided instructions to follow and can be called to assist if needed.  
E xecutive Director  will be out of the office from 11/20/23-11/24/23.
4. Financial Report
a. The financials of October, 2023  were reviewed.  Tenant Board Member Deborah A.H. 
Christen made a motion to approve the  October , 202 3  financials as presented; Board Member 
Deborah A.H. Christen seconded, with all in favor.
5. Administration
a. Modernization/Work Order Report  –  Assistant Director
667-1 Intercom System/Federal Pacific Panel Replacement –  FISH#162041
The contractor received all materials as of 11/3/23.  Another pre-con meeting is scheduled for 
11/6/23 at 1:00 p.m. Project is scheduled to begin 11/13/23 and be completed 1/12/24.
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Walkway Repairs –  FISH#162042
T h is p ro je c t is c o m p le te .
Wor k  Order Report :
1. For 667: There was  a total of 15  with 6  completed and  9  open. Out of these, 2  were 
Emergencies and have been completed. 
2. For 705: There was a total of 1 non-emergency and has not been completed.
b. State-Aided Housing Report  –  Executive Director
We received 12  Standard Applications  ( 5  Elderly/Young Disabled and 7  Family).  We have 
2,560  Elderly and 5,302  Family applicants on the waiting list. There were 0  lease-ups and 1  
vacanc y  in October . We are at 97.92 %  occupancy for Elderly ( 1  Empty unit –  0  Waiver = 0  
Vacancy). We are at 100 % occup ancy  for Family ( 1  Empty unit –  1  Waiver = 0  Vacancy). 
Overall occupancy is at 98.15 %.
6. Unfinished Business  –  None
7. New Business
a. Resolution 2 02 3 -13 Authorization of CO 162042-CO-0001 Asphalt Walkway Repair Project 
162042 Pearl Brook 667-1.  Motion made by Vice Chair  to approve the Authorization of CO 
162042-CO-0001 Asphalt Walkway Repair Project 162042 Pearl Brook 667-1 ; Treasurer
seconded the motion, with all in favor.
b. Resolution 2023-14 Approval of Regional Resident Service Coordinator (RSC) Grant 
Application. Motion made by Vice Chair to approve the Regional Resident Service 
Coordinator (RSC) Grant Application; Treasurer seconded the motion , with all in favor.
8. Other Correspondence
a. EOHLC  PHN  20 2 3 -18  Resident  Service  Coordinators  Notice  of  Funding  Availability  (NOFA)
b. EOHLC PHN 2023-19 Public Housing Innovations 2024 Notice of Funding Availability
c. EOHLC PHN 2023-20 RFI Pre-qualification of Accounting Firms to Conduct AUP Audit
9. Motion to Adjourn
There being no further busines s, Tenant Board Member  made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 
2:34 p.m. Vice Chair  seconded and with all in favor the meeting was adjourned.