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The Chicago Housing Authority Board met July 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the Board:

I. Roll Call

II. Centering Thoughts – Commissioner Mildred Harris

III. Election of Officers

IV. Presentation of Resolutions and Committee Reports

Finance & Audit Committee Report – Jack Markowski, Chairman

Item No. 1 Recommendation to exercise the third and final one-year option contract term with Ernst & Young, LLP for Independent Auditing Services, for a firm fixed fee in the amount of $911,500 – Mike Moran, Chief Financial Officer

Item No. 1A Authorization to amend the participation on New York City Housing Authority Agreement with The Gordian Group to provide professional services to manage Section 3 Job Order Contracting (JOC) Mentoring Program – Derek Messier, Chief Property Officer

Real Estate Operations Development Committee Report – Matthew Brewer, Chairman

Item No. 2 Authorization to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement through the Board of Education City of Chicago Public Schools with Bottling Group LLC (DBA

Pepsi Beverages Company) and Global Vending Services LLC for beverage and snack vending services – Derek Messier, Chief Property Officer Item No. 

3 Authorization to approve an amendment to an existing Housing Assistance Payment Contracts for Wabash Apartments – Derek Messier, Chief Property Officer 

Item No. 4 Authorization to execute Agreement to enter into Housing Assistance Contracts (AHAP) and Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts for Roosevelt Veterans Studios, Sarah’s Circle Apartments, Casa Veracruz Apartments, Eddie Mae and Alex Johnson Apartments and Butler Lindon Apartments – Derek Messier, Chief Property Officer

Item No. 5 Recommendation to award nine contracts, for a total aggregate not-to exceed $8,000,000 for the Environmental Consulting Services IDIQ Program. Recommended Awardees: BBJ Group; Carnow Conibear & Associates, Ltd.; Environmental Analysis Inc.; Environmental Design International Inc.; GSG Consultants Inc.; Professional Service Industries Inc.; TEM Environmental Inc.; Terracon Consultants Inc. and Weaver Consultants Group – Diana Liu, Chief Construction Officer

Item No. 6 Recommendation to award contract for the construction of the Altgeld Gardens Community, Childcare and Library Facility. Recommended Awardee: TBD; Amount: TBD – Diana Liu, Chief Construction Officer

V. Public Participation

VI. Closed Meeting

• Commissioners will vote on whether to go into closed meeting pursuant to the Open

Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2, to possibly discuss matters under the following exceptions: personnel related matters under (c)(1) and (c)(2); purchase, sale and lease of real estate property under (c)(5) and (c)(6); pending/imminent/probable litigation under (c) (11); review of closed meeting minutes under (c) (21) and audit reviews under (c) (29).

VII. Open Session Resumes – Roll Call

VIII. Approval of Minutes for the Closed and Regular Meetings of June 19, 2018

IX. Presentation of Matters from Closed Session

Item No. 7 Settlement Agreement – Miguel Ortiz vs. Hispanic Housing Development

Corporation – James Bebley, Chief Legal Officer

Item No. 8 Settlement Agreement – Isaac Bishop vs. CHA – James Bebley, Chief Legal Officer

Item No. 9 Personnel Action Reports –Tennelle Barnes, Chief Administrative Officer

XI. Adjournment

http://www.thecha.org/assets/1/6/Board_Meeting_Agenda_(July2018).pdf