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January 19 2022 JYLA Annual Board Meeting Minutes

Date Posted: 01/19/2022
Category: Board Minutes

Minutes

I. Call to Order
Chairwoman Johnson-Velez called the meeting of the JL Young Apartments, Incorporated Board of Directors to order at 8:46 am. Other Directors in attendance were, Ben Dachepalli, Bemetra Salter-Liggins, James Cloar, Billi Johnson-Griffin, Parker Homans and legal counsel, Ricardo Gilmore. 

II. Approval of Minutes
A motion to approve the Minutes from the November 15, 2017 meeting made by Director Johnson-Velez, seconded by Director Johnson-Griffin, and passed: 

Director Dachepalli - Present
Director Salter-Liggins - Present
Director Cloar - Present
Director Johnson-Velez - Yes
Director Johnson-Griffin - Yes
Director Homans - Present 

A motion to approve the Minutes from the January 20, 2021 meeting made by Director Homans, seconded by Director Salter-Liggins:

Director Homans - Yes
Director Hardwick - Yes
Director Hemani - Present
Director Cloar - Yes
Director Salter-Liggins - Yes
Director J-Griffin - Yes

III. Public Forum

  • None to come this forum

IV. New Business

  • Election of Officers

Attorney Rick Gilmore opened the floor for nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair.

A motion to nominate the Chair, James Cloar, and Vice-Chair, Bemetra Salter-Liggins, of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa, Florida as the respective Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of JL Young Apartments, Inc. made by Director Susan Johnson-Velez, seconded by Director Billie Johnson-Griffin, and passed without dissent.

A motion to close the nominations on said names made by Director Susan Johnson-Velez, seconded and passed without dissent.

James Cloar is elected Chair. Bemetra Salter-Liggins is elected Vice-Chair.

  • Resolution No. 2020-0002 JLYA
    Resolution to adopt the amended and restated bylaws of JL Young Apartments, Inc. 

Resolution presented by Eric Davis, Director of Finance & Accounting of the Tampa Housing Authority, to amend the JL Young Apartment By-Laws, Article V Fiscal Year to April 1 - March 31; to improve the accounting and reporting process of the RAD owner entities. 

Director Bemetra Salter-Liggins asked when will the new fiscal calendar year begin. Eric stated it will begin in fiscal calendar year 20-21, reporting 15 months in the current year and 12 months in future years.

A motion to approve the Resolution No. 2020-0002 JLYA as presented by Eric Davis, Director of Tampa Housing Authority Finance & Accounting, made by Director Billie Johnson-Griffin, seconded by Director Johnson-Velez, and passed:

Director Homans - Yes
Director Hardwick - Yes
Director Hemani - Yes
Director Cloar - Yes
Director Salter-Liggins - Yes
Director J-Griffin - Yes

V. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before this Board, Chairman Cloar adjourned the meeting at 8:51 am. 

Approved this 19th Day of January 2022.