MINUTES OFAREGULARI MEETING OFTHE BOARD OF1 THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER NOVEMBER: 26, 2024, FOLLOWING THE 4PM MEETING OFTHE LANCASTER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 28 PENN SQUARE, SUITE 100 LANCASTER, PA 17603 The members of the Board oft thel Redevelopment. Authority of the County of Lancaster met Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The Board meetingwas held at the office of the Redevelopment Authority oft the Members of the Board in attendance: Jim Eby, Ed Fisher, Melinda Kaufman and. Jim Williams. Staff members present were:. Justin Eby, Executive Director; Scott Fredo, Director of Finance and Administration; Audrey Steinmetz, Director Tenant and Landlord Services; Deb. Jones, Director of Human Services; Marisol Maldonado, Director of Housing and Community Development; Jocelynn Naples, Director of Communications, Development and Special Projects; Rachel Valmonte, Countyo ofl Lancaster, 28 Penn Square, Suite 100. Compliance Manager and Beth Dreyer-DeGoede, Secretary. Also in attendance: Tim Stuhldreher, Editor Onalntedlancaster.com: Alice Yoder, Lancaster County Commissioner; Mike Maurice, Polcari and Company and Rhonda Harrison, Redevelopmentrund: board member. Mr. Fisher called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m. Public Comments - none Minutes of the October 2024 Board Meeting were approved. The motion was made by Mr.. Jim Eby, second The Treasurer's Report for the month of October 2024 was approved on ar motion by Ms. Kaufman, second by! Mr.' Williams and unanimously accepted. Mr. Fredo noted that Community Development Block Grant program income is higher and they receivedi funds from the United' Way of Lancaster for the Homelessness Coalition. Mr. Fisher asked about bond payments from the Stormers Baseball Club, Staff Reports: Ms.. Jones reported that the Homelessness Coalition could possibly be calling their first Code Blue of the winter seasont this weekend. The Reentry Coalition may be transferred to another agency. Homelessness Coalition staff are doing presentations and working with YMCA of the Roses staff on preparing for the new Clay Street Emergency Shelter. Several grants applications have been submitted Ms. Maldonado reported that the Housing request for proposals is on our website and closes on December Mr. Justin Eby reported that hei isi in conversation with the Stormers' Baseball Club on match, lease extensions and additional capital projects fort the stadium. Our staff had a Conflict Resolution training. by Mr. Williams, and unanimously accepted. and it was made post-report sO will be in next month's report. and the annual Point in Time counti is scheduled for January2 22,2025. 2nd. A new Building Construction Specialist has been hired. 1 The Community Development Block Grant timeliness was submitted toi the US Department of Housing and Urban Development so hopefully our newi funding will be given soon. The Capital Campaignt fori the Clay Street Emergency: Shelter and the Prince: Street Community Hub continues. Our staff arel busywith al lotof projects and he gave kudos for all of thel hard work. Communcations-None Committee Reports -None Unfinished Business- -None New Business 1) The board approved al Local Share Account Statewide Program application for Good Samaritan Services Elevate and Gather Community Space. This resolution was a revision of the one approved in October because Good Samaritan Services needed an updated estimate and the costs were higher. The motion to approve was made by Ms. Kaufman, second by Mr. Williams and unanimously accepted. (Acopy ofs said Resolution [NOV24 #64] is attached hereto and made a part hereof). Bei itresolved that the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster hereby requests a Statewide Local Share Assessment grant of Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Seven Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($215,717) from the Commonwealth Financing Authorityto! be used for Good Samaritan Services Elevate & Gather Community Space. Be itt further resolved thati the Applicant does hereby designate Justin Eby, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority and Nate Hoffer, Chief Executive Officer of Good Samaritan Services, as the officials to execute all documents and agreements between the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster and the Commonweatth Financing Authority to facilitate and assist in obtaining the requested grant. 2) The board approved the issuance of rental housing program reservation of funds letter for Three Center Square. Apartments. Mr. Justin Eby said the Community Basics, Inc. the owner, was waiting on this additional funding to move forward with the project. The motion to approve was made by Mr. Jim Eby, second by Mr. Williams and unanimously accepted. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV 24 #65] is attached hereto and made a part hereof). NOW, THEREFORE, BEI ITR RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize the issuance of al Reservation of Funds letter for the preservation of the Three Center Square project, determined by the Redevelopment Authority Loan Committee to meet thei terms, conditions and requirements of the Rental Housing Program, in an amount not to exceed' Three Hundred' Thousand Dollars ($300,000) of thel Redevelopment, AuthontysCommunty Development Block Grant (CDBG)funding. 3) The board approved the first amendment of the HOME Loan with Adamsburry. Associates, L.P. Ms. Valmonte said that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development requested these amendments to meet newr regulations. The motion to approve was made by Ms. Kaufman, second 2 by! Mr. Jim Eby and unanimously: accepted. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV 24 #66] is attached NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the 1. Authorize the First Amendment to the HOME Loan Agreement with Adamsburry 2. Authorize the Executive Director to execute the required HOME loan amendment. hereto and made a part hereof). County of Lancaster to: Associates, L.P.a according to approved HUD: staff review, 4) The board approved thei first amendment of the HOME-ARP Loan with Milburn Apartment, LLC. Ms. Valmonte said just like the previous resolution, that the USI Department of Housing and Urban Development requested these amendments to meet new regulations. The motion to approve was made by! Ms. Kaufman, second by Mr. Williams and unanimously: accepted. (Acopyofsaid Resolution [NOV: 24 #67] is attached hereto and made a part hereof). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the 1. Authorize the First Amendment to the HOME-ARP Loan Agreement with Milburn 2. Authorize the Executive Director to execute the required HOME-ARP loan amendment. County ofl Lancastert to: Apartments, LLC. according to approved HUD: staffreview, Resolutions 5 and 6 were taken together on a motion by Mr. Williams, second by Ms. Kaufman and unanimously accepted. Ms. Jones noted that they were extending the contracts with the agencies until March 31, 2025. There is no additional funding needed because starting the contracts was slower than expected. Mr. Stuhldreher asked how many people had been served with this program sincei it: started in 5) The board approved a contract extension with Anchor Lancaster for expanded citys street outreach. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV 24 #68] is attached hereto and made a part hereof). NOW, THEREFORE, BEI ITH RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment. Authority of the County of Lancaster to authorize the Executive Director to execute a contract amendment with Anchor Lancaster to extend the contract period until March: 31, 2025, with noi further changes. 6) The board approved a contract extension with the Moravian Center of Lancaster for expanded city street outreach. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV: 24 #69] is attached hereto and made a part NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITI RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority oft the County of Lancaster to authorize the Executive Director to execute a contract amenament with the Moravian Center of Lancaster to extend the contract period until March 31, 2025, with no 7) The board approved contracts with Elizabethtown Community! Housing and Outreach Services, The Factory Ministries and Tenfold for Crisis to Rapid Rehousing Services. Ms. Jones said that our office ist the collaborative applicant to the US Department of Housing and Urband Development for funding the Crisis to Rapid Rehousing programs for the County. Ms. Kaufman made: a motion to June, 271 individuals. hereof). further changes. 3 approve, second by! Mr.. Jim Eby and unanimously approved. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV24 NOW, THEREFORE, BEI ITI RESOLVED by the Board oft the Redevelopment Authority of the County ofl Lancaster to authorize the Executive Director to execute a contract with Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services, Thel Factory! Ministries and Tenfold for an amount not to exceed One hundred forty-three thousand, eight hundred ninety and 50/100 Dollars ($143,890.50) for a period beginning on December 1, 2024, and terminating November 30, 2025, using HUD CoC Grant Year 2024. Joint" TH-RRHf funding. 8) Thel board approved a contract with PHA-Web Management Computer Services, Inc. for software services. Mr. Fredo noted that thei is the same resolution that wel had fort thel Housing Authority. The motion to approve was made by! Mr. Williams, second by Ms. Kaufman and unanimously approved. (Acopy of said Resolution [NOV: 24# #71]i is attached hereto and made a part hereof). NOW, THEREFORE, BEI ITE RESOLVED by the Board oft the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to accept the proposal from PHA-WEB Management Computer Services, Inc to perform software services and to authorize the Executive Director or Finance Director to execute any and all documents with PHA-WEB Management Computer Services, Inc services #70] is attached hereto and made ap part hereof). as provided in the submitted proposal. Other Business: Mr. Jim Ebyr noted that hey would like a report on the current progress of approved projects. Mr. Justin Ebys said we could dot this at our. January meeting. Mr.. Jim Eby also inquired about the Land Bank Commissioner Yoder commended the work being done by our team and asked Mr. Justin Ebyf for an update on the Homelessness and Housing Strategic Plan. Mr. Justin Eby said that a consulting service request for proposals (RFP) will bei issued to create a plani for addressing homelessness and housingi in Lancaster County. They plan to open the RFP 12/2/24-1 1/3/2025, with selection of a consultant ine early. Januaryto bringt to the January board meeting. The goali ist to have the plan completed by September 2025 with a January: 2026 implementation. Mr.. Jim Eby asked whati the steering committee for this would look like. Mr.. Justin Eby said it would include members of the Homeless Advisory Board, United' Way, Community Foundation, county hub representatives, and municipalities. He also asked who wasi funding the project, andi it will bei funded byl local hospitals. Mr. Stuhldreher asked what the budget was, andi iti is $150,000 but Mr. Fisher noted that the next regular meeting of the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County ofL Lancaster is expected to bel held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at the offices oft the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment. Authorities, 28 Penn Square, Suite 100, immediately following the 4:00 p.m. meeting of the Lancaster County Land Bank Authority, and thel Lancaster County Housing Authority audit, an email explanation was sent to all board members and he said that wasi fine. they can aski for more funds, if necessary. thereafter. The meeting was adjourned at 5:03 pm. R M-Qedu Beth A. Dreyer-DeGoete, Secretary 4