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May 13, 2025 <br /> AHAB Roster <br /> AHAB Members Present in Person (7):, Andrew Semmes, Lynn Nilssen, Todd Orr, Thomas <br /> Grasty, Kyle Myers, Monica Palmeira, Alicia Reid <br /> AHAB Members Present Online (2): Holly Meschko, Mary Towell <br /> AHAB Members Absent (5): Sarah Adams, MZ K Johnson, Mariela Hernandez, Matthew <br /> Ferguson, Andrew Robinson <br /> Staff Present (3): Willie Hilliard, Aaron Cohen, Blake Rosser <br /> Guests Present: Quinton Harper (Pee Wee Homes), Delores Bailey (EMPOWERment), Latanya <br /> Davis (EMPOWERment), Leah Adeniji (EMPOWERment), Richard Turlington (Habitat for <br /> Humanity), Cornelis Verkerk (CASA), Representative from Community Empowerment Fund <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> (1) Approve Minutes from last meeting: Todd moves, Andrew seconds. All approve. <br /> (2) Updates: <br /> o Staff Updates <br /> ■ Consolidated Plan draft: Community wants to focus on preservation and <br /> homelessness services. Homeownership assistance was a distant 3rd <br /> place. <br /> ■ June 2025: Annual Action Plan and 5 Year Consolidated Plan approved <br /> prior to Board recess. Should get final award amount from HUD following <br /> that. <br /> • AHAB: How can we weigh in? <br /> o Submit email comments individually or as a group, even <br /> incorporating comments. <br /> o Lynn can email group and can collaborate on how to weigh <br /> in. <br /> ■ Urgent Repair Program <br /> • Support for Long Time Homeowner Assistance Program (LHA) <br /> • Completing audits now <br /> • Recommending increase funds to this program to deal with tax <br /> increase challenges <br /> (3) Developer Session: <br /> o How do we, as AHAB, engage in development? How do we hear about the <br /> process for getting funds? We should ask them! <br /> o We reached out to everyone that has applied in the last 1-2 years to get <br /> feedback on the process of applying for funds. <br />