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FAIR HOUSING
ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES
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MARCH 19, 2007
ATTENDANCE: Rev. Jeffrey Ingraham, Chairman; Lori Torrano, Barbara Hudgins,
Nancy Burke
STAFF: Attorney Margaret Suib, Fair Housing Office
CALL TO ORDER
Rev. Ingraham called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. Rev. Ingraham stated that he would have to leave at 8:00 p.m. and requested that the agenda items be taken in the order of importance.
DISCUSSION OF COMMISSION ANNUAL FAIR HOUSING EVENT
Atty. Suib suggested that the Commission consider having an event in the spring. She said that she would recommend they consider having the Executive Director of the Connecticut Fair Housing come and speak at a luncheon. Atty. Suib said that when she had tentative discussed this with the Executive Director, the Director had suggested three possible topics: reasonable accommodation aspects for landlords and tenants; discrimination by realtors when recommending school quality, and the increasing practice of insurance companies refusing to cover landlords who rent to Section 8 or have disabled tenants.
Atty. Suib informed the Commission that Connecticut Fair Housing is a non-profit and that recently HUD slashed their funding. The Executive Director speaks at various functions to raise funds. Atty. Suib suggested inviting landlords, tenants and those attorneys who are involved in this area of law.
** MS. HUDGINS MOVED TO AUTHORIZE ATTY. SUIB TO PREPARE A PRESENTATION AS DISCUSSED.
** MS. TORRANO SECONDED.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 7, 2007 MINUTES
Please note the following changes:
Page 1, Header and Footer and throughout the document: please change “February
7,
2007” to “February 12, 2007”.
** MS. BURKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CORRECTED.
** MS. TORRANO SECONDED.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION OF WORK PROGRAM TOPICS
REVIEW/DISCUSSION OF MEETING NOTES AND ZONING WORKFORCE HOUSING REGULATION
Atty. Suib reviewed the notes from her meeting with Mr. Greene of the Planning and Zoning Department with the Commission. She also informed them that Mr. Sheehan had suggested that the Commission consider inviting the Chair of the Zoning Commission to one of the Fair Housing Committee meetings and discuss the concerns with her. Atty. Suib also reminded the Commission that they can only act in an advisory capacity.
She also briefly reviewed her objections to the use of the term “workforce” since the definition was clearly an economic one rather than in terms of employment.
** MS. HUDGINS MOVED TO HAVE REV. INGRAHAM APPROVE THE WORDING OF THE INVITATION
THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION.
** MS. TORRANO SECONDED.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Rev. Ingraham announced that he was obligated to leave at this point and there would no longer be a quorum. Atty. Suib said that she would be happy to review the budget process with the remaining members of the Commission.
ADJOURNMENT
** MS. TORRANO MOVED TO ADJOURN.
** MS. HUDGINS SECONDED.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon L. Soltes
Telesco Secretarial Services
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