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North Andover Housing Authority
Cathy Hoog, Executive Director
One Morkeski Meadows (978) 682-3932
North Andover, MA 01845 (978) 794-1142 FAX
(800) 545-1833 Ext. 100 TDD
Minutes of the Meeting
January 25, 2018
The regular meeting of the North Andover Housing Authority was held on Thursday,
January 25, 2018 in the community room at Morkeski Meadows, North Andover, MA at 4:00
P.M.
Proper 48-hour notice was filed with the Town Clerk.
Mary Beth Soucy-Larkin called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. and upon roll call the
following answered present: absent:
Mary Beth Soucy Larkin Madeleine Sutcliffe
Steve Long Francis McCarty
Edward Capodilupo
Present in addition to board members was Cathy Hoog, Executive Director and Jenna Milne,
NAHA Fee Accountant.
Minutes
The first agenda item was the reading of the minutes of the last Board Meeting on 12/28/2017.
A motion was made by Steve Long and seconded by Edward Capodilupo to approve the minutes
as is. All members voted affirmative.
Tenant Participation
Two tenants from Family Housing came to the Board meeting. One tenant inquired about the
doors at Family Housing that were not replaced at the last project. ED updated the Tenant on the
CPC funded project that would be put out to bid this spring to replace the remaining doors and
storm doors that were not able to be replaced in the first project. This tenant also inquired about
the water seepage in the basement. ED explained that a smaller project to purchase larger sump
pumps was planned. ED also explained that the Construction Manager for DHCD has come out
to evaluate the basements and concluded that the water table in the area is the main cause and
that he does not recommend any storage in the basement. ED also explained that a solution that
was proposed was to fill in the basements only leaving a crawl space.The tenant reported that
since the upgraded drainage and the new drain pipe installed by Maintenance, the issue is
drastically improved.
The second tenant from Family Housing presented some concerns about his railings that were
installed improperly and the need for additional stair support going into the bulkhead. ED
encouraged the tenant to please not wait for a Board meeting to report concerns in his unit and
that Maintenance would address the installation questions he had about his railings. ED
discouraged the tenant from using the Bulkhead explaining that the bulkhead is not meant for
regular use and that storage in the basement is not supported by the Housing Authority.
Old Business
None
New Business
a. Distribution of NAHA Financial Statements, Move/In Out Report, Resident Balance
Reports, work order reports-ED distributed reports to the Board
b. Board Signatures Needed-Annual Campaign Finance Report Municipal Form for
Town . Board members signed the form.
c. Board Vote-NAHA Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (year end 9/30/18)
and Executive Director Salary Calculation Worksheet. Edward Capodilupo motioned
to approve the Budget and the ED Salary Calculation Worksheet which was seconded
by Steven Long. All members voted affirmative.
Update-Modernization Projects
ED updated the board on the status of the Bingham Way parking window/door projects,
Bingham Way Sidewalks Project, McCabe Court Windows and Doors and the project at
Family Housing for doors and lighting.
Ed Capodilupo motioned to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Steve Long. All
members voted affirmative to adjourn the meeting.
Mary Beth Soucy-Larkin declared the meeting adjourned at 5:28 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cathy Hoog
Executive Director