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October 20, 2021 THADC Regular/Virtual Board Meeting Minutes

Date Posted: 10/20/2021
Category: Board Minutes

Minutes

I. Call to Order
Chairman James Cloar called the meeting of the Tampa Housing Authority Development Corporation Board of Directors to order at 9:59am.  Also present online for this virtual meeting were Bemetra Salter-Liggins, Billi Johnson-Griffin, Ben Dachepalli, Lorena Hardwick, Parker Homans and legal counsel, Ricardo Gilmore.

II. Approval of Minutes
A motion to approve the Minutes from the October 20, 2020 and October 21, 2020 meeting was made by Director Cloar, seconded by Director Salter-Liggins, and passed:

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

III. Public Forum

  • There was none to come before 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 the Mary Bethune Development Corporation was made by Director Bemetra Salter-Liggins for Director Cloar and by Director Hardwick for MS Salter-Liggins as Vice Chair.

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

A motion to approve the following Resolution was made by Director Homans, seconded by Director Hardwick, and passed: 

  • Resolution No. 2020-0031-THADC
    To authorize the President/CEO of Tampa Housing Authority Development Corporation (THADC) to finalize negotiations and execute any and all documents required for the financial closing of the Boulevard at West River Tower 4 and Boulevard Villas.

Director Cloar - Yes
Director Salter-Liggins - Yes
Director Johnson-Griffin-  Yes
Director Hardwick - Yes
Director Homans - Yes
Director Dachepalli - Yes  

V. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before this Board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:02 am.

Approved this 20th Day of October 2021.