Okay, let's begin. It's 703 on November 17th. Welcome to the monthly board meeting in the Allenton Housing Authority. We'll start with a roll call. The commission is Gar. Yes, here. Hi, Rella. Here. Joanne. Joanne. She's on mute. Here. Yeah, here. Okay, great. And Nick. Nick, roll call. Nick is on the phone and we'll say Nick. We'll have Nick here. There he goes. Nick, yes for a roll call. I'm here. Can you hear me? Yep, there you go. Great. Thank you. Sorry. I'm on the phone. All members are present. So let's move on to the interim executive director's report, Jack. So the window replacement and building envelope repair project is nearing completion at Winslow Towers. The window portion of the project is complete. We are working with DHCD, the architect and the contractors and other building envelope components and should have some more news about that soon. We have a pre-construction meeting for the ADA bathroom project at Winslow Towers and Chestnut Manor this week. This meeting will provide insight into the start date and end date for this project. At Chestnut Manor, the balcony resurfacing project is nearing completion. There has been a lot of positive tenant feedback related to the Winslow window project as well as this balcony resurfacing project, which is great. At QSAC Terrace, the roof replacement project is also nearing completion. At Drake Village, the FOB system, which is the electronic key system, is being upgraded at the Hauser Building, which is the main high-rise building there. We are phasing this project to provide as little disruption to residents, caretakers, and family members as possible. Staff are taking action to accommodate residents with possible. For example, the phone intercom system was out today, so the door was left open to ensure residents have access. The intercom will finish being updated and be operational again tomorrow. We will continue to work with residents there and try to be as accommodating and quick with this as we can. However, it is the complete change over of the system to a new system, so there is going to be some data that doesn't transfer, which is going to result in new FOBs being needed. So we are trying to do this in the best, most efficient and accommodating way possible. At Minotomy Manor, the window study project is moving along. We hope to have more news on the window study, including a timeline at the next board meeting. We met with residents of Minotomy Manor this past month and received feedback related to capital needs. Maintenance is in the process of creating a plan of execution for the items in which they will be able to complete in the near future. We will have more information related to this at the next kind of presidents and maintenance meeting. We are thankful for the feedback that was provided. Operation Success resumed this past month at the Life and Skills Center. Another program kids laugh and that's LAHF has been funded by Allenton Eats and will be starting a trial program at Life and Skills Center starting in December. The program will cater to the children grades K-5 and more information related to the program will be coming soon and distributed to residents. In regards to Verizon, we are continuing to work with Verizon related to the potential upgrade of our copper phone lines to fiber optic. In the interim, we have received information related to other products that could potentially assist and we'll look into those and provide information for the possible. Our resident services coordinator, Tricia Horgan and property manager, Katelyn Roberts did a great job putting together the fall newsletter. It has great resources and information for residents. A copy can be found on our website and a copy was provided for all residents. In regards to the subsidized housing emergency rental assistance program, otherwise known as SHIRA, the Allenton Housing Authority is continuing to participate and we have now received over $30,000 in rental assistance for residents in need of this rental subsidy. We'll continue to apply and help residents with this work possible. This program will help residents maintain their tenancy and address financial hardships related to COVID-19. In regards to the vaccine, we have posted information at the buildings on our website regarding the state's COVID-19 in-home vaccination program. Additionally, we are in the process of preparing and posting notices from the town of Allenton related to upcoming COVID-19 booster shot clinics. We are also working to see if holding a COVID-19 booster clinic at our sites is a viable option. The town of Allenton is not able to accommodate us at this time, but there are some other options in the area that we are pursuing. This past month, Board Chair Brian Connor and myself attended the Allenton Police Department's hate crimes training with Matthew Shepard's parents and others. We are grateful for the invitation and feel that we gained a lot from the testimonials and discussion that took place. We will continue to work with Julian Harvey in the Police Department and others to identify areas in which we can add trainings for AHA staff. In regards to laundry management service, automatic laundry is on schedule to replace the laundry machines and initiate their service by December 21st of this year. We will work with residents to provide the cards for the machines and any other information needed to get the process started. In regards to the integrated pest management request for proposal, the proposals are currently being reviewed. I will bring a recommended proposal to the Board for approval at the next Board. In regards and then we also received some good news in regards to our Community Preservation Act preliminary applications for the House of Building Roof Menotomy Manor Window Projects. Both projects have been selected by the CPA Committee to move on to the application process. We are hopeful that one or both of our applications will be approved and we will continue to work on this in the coming one. Also, in regards to staff updates, Bob Cronin will be retiring effective early December. December 3rd, I believe it could be exact. We are grateful for all the additional work that Bob has been able to do over the past few months. In this transition period, he has been vital and has really been of huge help in our ability to continue providing the services to residents. Chris Potridge has been hired as the Director of Maintenance Modernization and is working with Bob for a smooth transition. Captain Burns has been hired as the deceptionist slash housing quarter. That's all. Any questions for Jack? Just one on the update at the Drake Building, the intercom system. How are they changing that going to a different system versus Verizon or how is that being done? So the intercom itself is related to the FOB system because they're connected through the same wiring. This is outside of Verizon. Our FOB system at Drake Village was antiquated and actually the older system we had and we were starting to have some serious technical difficulties with it. So we're lucky enough that we do have a very skilled electrician on staff that has been able to take this on and help us get this resolved quickly. So while it's going to be an inconvenience for residents and maybe the short term, it's going to ensure that we're able to continue providing the security that we should be able to in this building. So we shouldn't have that problem that we did before with Verizon cutting the line. The phone intercom will be fully operational tomorrow. It was part of this now. Do we need to have our key FOBs updated? Yeah, they should have been on the list we gave him to update, but I will I'll confirm with the board just to make sure that everything's also okay. Great. Thank you. Other questions for Jack? Okay, let's move on to number four update on the housing choice about your payment standards. So I wanted to give an update on this because it's around this time of year in which the board typically would be approving the next year's fair market rent. What's happening is just to give you some understanding, HUD came out with their fair market rent for 2022 for our region, which is the Cambridge, Boston area, and they actually were projected to go down. So for instance, for a one bedroom unit in 2021, it was 1924, and they were going to go down to 1826 a month for 2022. So what I provided you in the packet is from the Section 8 Administrators Association, which we're a part of. They're our advocacy group for Section 8 and what they did in conjunction with the Boston Housing Authority or not in conjunction. They did it separately, but they did the same thing as they requested a revaluation from HUD for that FMR. So in the interim, the FMR is going to remain the same. And we should have some news. It says they will post the revised FMR as in April of 2022. So we will have news somewhere around then. But if it comes sooner, then I'll provide as the board. The worst case, if they are successful in dropping the monthly rate, about $100, it looks like each month, the effect to us would be we would have less funds to offer housing. So we would have less people that we would be able to house. Is that correct? In my discussions with our Section 8 Administrator and in trying to figure out how we were going to address this, if this actually went into effect, is we were going to raise our owner from our from the housing authority to probably 110% or whatever. We were going to do it so we would not only maintain, but we'd be able to give an increase. We have the ability to go all the way up to 120%. And so we were going to increase so that we would not decrease and also so that we'd still be able to provide an increase. That's good. Very good. Excellent. Any questions on this on the board? Let's move on to number five, approval of certification and compliance with notification procedures for the federal and state led paint laws. Jack. So this is one of the things that we have to get certified every year. Our staff upon lease up, they provide the necessary documentation related to lead certification to residents. We have the necessary certifications on file related to be letting where necessary. So this is just for the board in the housing authority to just certify that we are meeting the federal and state compliance, which of which we are. Do we need to put that or is that just the form that we signed? It'll be a form that the board will sign and I'll send out a form to the board afterwards, but I do believe a board vote is necessary. You do. Okay. Yeah, I think it is. Duane. Gar, did you have a question? Yeah, so in the past we have voted this. We have been for that comes up every year. Yeah. Okay. My turn. Yep. Yep. I just I just am curious. Do we still have buildings with lead paint that need remediation to make sure they're. I mean, we do have buildings that, you know, I think the definition is buildings before 1978 you have to provide the lead notification and and it's not necessarily that we're indicating that we have lead paint, but we're indicating that there is the potential for lead paint because of when it was built. And but in regards to monotony manner back and I believe the project that was done in 2007 or so, it was the necessary, it might have been, it was probably earlier, I'd have to look at the document, but they did the necessary idea letting that was being compliant for family housing. Yep. Thank you. So do we have a motion to approve number five? Yeah, I would move to approve a certification of compliance with notification procedures for federal and state lead paint laws. And do we have a second? Is that combined, Nick? Yeah, I'll second. There you go. All right, so what board vote, Garv? Yes. Fiorella? Yes. Duane? Yes. Nick? Nick, you're voting? Yes. Record his as a yes for since he said. Can you hear me? Yes. Great. There you go. Thank you. And Brian's yes. So that's a unanimous vote. Number six, certification of the top five compensation form in your packet. And that's just something that the auditors will ask for and something that we have to provide to the state, but that's something that our finance manager was able to put together and just provide the numbers as they are. And do we need a vote on that one? Yes. I think we do. Yeah, this is one of those that comes up every year too. Yeah. So we want to make a motion for that? Yeah, I'll move to approve the certification of year-end financial statements. No, that's the right one. Number six, top five. Yeah, certification of top five compensation form. Great. And we have a second. I'll second that. Great. Thank you, Fiorella. All in favor, Garv? Yes. Fiorella? Yes. Joanne? Yes. And Nick? Yes. Can you hear me? Yep. Thank you. Yeah, Brian's yes. So that's a unanimous number seven, certification of the year-end financial statements, kind of a comparable data and transfer of 200,000 from the service account to the affordable housing. Does Rich want to talk about that? Yeah, I think Rich is on the call and he was going to do what I was going to talk about that. So, Rich Condon, CPA, thank you for all your help. Welcome. We go to page 10 of 81. That just shows our year-end operating number of balances. The Section 8 and a small profit of about $23,405 as a $914,711 balance. The state 400 program, which consists of the family, the elderly and our 705 units, ran a loss of after net income and extraordinary work of $477,209. That comes out of your operating reserve, which results in reserve being $1,661,957 going into this fiscal year now, which is at 68.46%, which is great. We do have a small restricted reserve of $103,513, which is for siding work to be done down at the veterans housing. The 689 program, which is our special at a small profit of $6,202 and has a reserve of $198,980. The state MRVP program, which is the state's version of the Section 8 program, had a small loss of $1,704 and has an $8,026 reserve. Our affordable housing program, we had a small loss of $44,087 because we did a lot of work there. And we did a transfer last year of $600,000. And this year, we're requesting to do a transfer of $200,000. And what that basically is, is some of the intent of money that comes in is being set aside to do affordable housing in the future. And that's how we buy the houses that are outside of the state portfolio. And then our services trust program has had a profit of $131,000 and has an operating reserve after the transfer of $40,000 to $107. And then below that is the year-end comparators which shows you actually what happened on each set of books. Overall, I think we did well. The only thing was the 400 program did spend $477,000 out of its reserve and probably could only do that for maybe another year. If you look at page 14, we did $289,000 worth of extraordinary work, which included apartment renovation for $103,000, $32,000 for ADA compliance requests. We did carpet foaming. We did a lot of extermination, $27,000 out of that. We had to do the ejecta pump because that had had. And then we did appliances. We bought appliances worth over $46,000 worth of appliances in all the units. We did buy a snowblower. And we did not buy the truck this year because of the chip problem. So we're going to put the truck in next time we do the operating budget and we'll go back in. We did replace the dump body on one of the trucks because it had rotted through and the office needed a new copier. Overall, I think that Housing Authority is very well. We'll have to watch the 400 program so it doesn't have that type of an expenditure next year. But overall, I think we're going into the next fiscal year and you'll see that hopefully we'll have the budgets at the December meeting. The reason they're not out now is because the state hasn't determined what the executive did correct the salary schedule will be. So we're holding off doing the final budgets until that gets released, hopefully within the next week or two. If anyone has any questions, I'm available. Great. And Rich, Allington housing compared to the other housing authorities in the state, financially, what would you rate that? I'd say one of the top five. And overall, getting things done and operation wise.  You're in the top 10 of the housing authority. But I think you're in the top five. And you have good reserves going into the future. I mean, the staff does a very good awful maintenance and the administrative staff. Hey, Rich, can I ask you about the 400 program, the extraordinary work for 47209. What kind of stuff is that? That's extraordinary. If you look at page 14, you have 14 in your packet there. I think so, yeah. 14 of 81. Yeah. That list, the top part is the extra something that repair work that would not fit into the budget come out of the reserve. And you can see the line out of numbers 21-1 and 21-14 and the actual cost of each line item that we did during the year. They just say like apartment, painting, renovations, any repairs we did for move-ins or move-outs and painting. We spent 103,500. Those are normal like the cycle of apartment renovations that we do that every year. ADA clients request we do every year. Elevator we have them. Probably the first eight of them. Much every year we throw those. We have to put those items. We're always doing that type work. Probably from nine down is stuff that maybe except for number 14, nine through 13 are usually things that don't happen. You don't do the ejector pump every single. Okay. And then below that you can see the kitchen appliances that we did. Those that's equivalent to an opera depreciate. 75-20 has the items that will be depreciated and do anything in account 75-40. So extraordinary would be like one time. If you were running a business, the stuff that's in party 610 would go into your regular budget. Because the state limits your budget, they make you put it in the party 610 second. So you can get it done. Okay. Awesome. Thank you. So do we need to vote to accept this? Yes. So I would ask for a vote to accept the year-end financial statements as well. Authorize 200 to the service account of the Pueblo housing. Nick, did you move that one? I think Nick did. I'll second. Okay. So that was Nick. Great. Thank you. All in favor, Gar? Yes. Viarella? Yes. Joanne? Yes. And Nick? Yes. And Brian's yes. So number seven passes. Thank you again, Rich, for all your hard work and special thanks go to John Griffin as well as Jack for keeping us even keel for the past year. Number eight, resident holiday meals or the holiday party. Jack, are you up to date with the status in the town and this COVID and gatherings maximum? I'd like to set up a call with Christine Bonjorno and Natasha Warden just to get a better understanding of what their suggestion would be on how we move forward and if they would be comfortable with making a decision at that time. But I don't have that guidance at this point. But I would like to reach out to them. Yeah, let's do that because my impression from doing a little homework on it is gatherings of more than 25 are a no-go. So I would confirm that tomorrow with the town and then you can let the president snow in the next meeting. If, in fact, we've because it will have a timing issue. So if, in fact, we realize that they cannot have Christmas parties and gatherings of more than 25 people, do we want to go forward and do the meals like we did last year? What's your thought on that, Jack? I think it went well last year and I think the residents were happy and in many cases the residents were the ones that helped deliver and I think all the tenant associations were the ones that helped. I think that that, you know, provide a lot of good will. So I think it would be a good option. Anybody have any thoughts on that, any of the board members? I think it worked well last year and continued if need. I think it's going to end up going that way. I don't think we needed a vote last year, but would we need a vote to authorize that? John Greco? Yeah, I think that any question you have like that, I would do a vote on it and it makes it clear that everybody's heard it and everybody's decided it was a reasonable way to go. But it's not, it doesn't need an official vote as long as it's discussed and Jack has given a direction to go forward. But while you're at it, you might as well do a vote on it anyway because you're going to do the same thing if you give them a direction. Okay. So anybody want to put forth a motion for that? And I would also include what we did, what we did down at Mananami Manor as well. Well, actually, question about, because I remember this association or when it was getting done mentioned that they would rather do the meal rather than the gift card again. So maybe do a meeting about that and see what they want to do this year as well. At the Manor? Yeah. That would be, it would be a lot more challenging. But I suppose we could, we could figure out, with your help, I'm sure Fiorella, we could figure out how to do that. So I, either way, I'm okay with it either way. But so let's have a vote to do something of a meal and or we did what we did last year that we can coordinate after we understand the position from the town. I have a motion to approve the resident holiday or meals or holiday party. All right, second by God. All in favor, God. Yes. Fiorella. Yes. Yes. And Nick. Nick. Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. Can you hear me? There you go. Great. Thank you and Brian. So again, we'll figure out that. And Fiorella, we'll talk with you offline and figure out how we can put that together. Once we had from Jack. But now, number nine, approval of the monotony entertainment association. Jack, you want to add light? I did read the email that we got from Lisa, I believe, about the bylaws and the motions and so forth. I don't have a problem with it. My only concern was and I think I know the answer. I think John Greco looked at their their bylaws and determined last month that they were in accordance with the regulations. Yes. And they well crafted bylaws. So that the bylaws themselves are not a problem. Okay. So is there Jack any thoughts on that? It provided all the documentation that was asked from the board. So from my point of view, I see no, no blockage here or no reason to delay this. I think it, I mean, it read pretty good to me. I was attorney read it. I thought it was pretty good. Anybody have any concerns or any questions? I motion to approve the monotony manner tenants association. I second it. Excellent. All in favor. Guy. Yes. Fiorella. Yes. Joanne. Great. And Brian. So that's a great motion. 10 years in the makings. And thanks to everybody down at the manor for helping move this along into Joanne and to Fiorella, for helping in the initial stages. And we look forward to working with the whole group down there. I did attend that meeting that Jack mentioned earlier about capital stuff. And I thought it was very, very productive. So I think there's a whole new spirit developing down there. And it's, it's, it's great. Looks great. Number 10 approval of the regular minute meetings, the regular meeting minutes from 9 2021. We have a chance to review those and have a motion for that. I motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of 9 2021. I have a second. I said, well, there's your own, honey. I'll second. That's second by Nick. All in favor. Guy. Yes. Fiorella. And Nick. Yes. And Brian is a yes. Move to number 11. So consideration of the request by interim executive director approved the Verizon agree correction to the intent of payment at housing building, Jack. I think I'm going to let John Greco talk to this a little bit. And, you know, he had some suggestions about potentially considering to go into executive session for this part. Okay. The reason I think we should consider an executive session and maybe go into an executive session and this, but again, this is all the board's decision. We have a right to go into executive session if we want to discuss strategy with regard to whether it's bargaining or litigation, possible litigation. Now, there's a contract here with Verizon. Verizon has been making additions to that area. We've asked them a number of weeks ago. I think it probably was six, eight, six, eight, 10 weeks, Jack, perhaps that we asked them to do an affidavit on what they've done on the roof because the agreement says that they are limited to what's in schedule be on the original contract. Now, the original contract was signed in 2016. It's a 10-year contract with two five-year extensions after that, providing both parties agree. So the original 10-year contract is up in 2026, which is about approximately five or four and a half years from now. At that point, we don't have to consider going forward with it. They don't have to consider going forward with it either. But for the next five years, we are limited to that contract of four and a half years at least. Now, it appears that they may have made a number of additions up there.  And a lot of communities are having these 5G meetings because they're trying to add 5G wherever they can. All of the carriers are trying to do that. So we don't know what they've added to this facility in terms of additional power and additional antennas. Now, they're talking now about adding four antennas and removing two antennas. And there's also some of this question whether or not they're increasing the power of some of the existing antennas. They're talking about relocating them. What does relocating them mean? We sent them an affidavits several weeks ago. I think it must be at least 10 weeks, Jack, eight to 10 weeks anyway, that we sent them an affidavit to sign saying, telling us exactly whether they increased this capacity or that capacity just to see what's happening. We never got an answer. The only answer we got is from one of the liaisons who seems to be more of a public relations person. I can't say that's his title, but that's what he seems to be approaching. And he offered the housing authority $200 more a month just to allow them to do that. Just allow them to continue on and not do anything else. So my answer to that was that's a board decision. I don't negotiate for the board that the dollar issue that the board has to consider and what they want to do. I said, but is that what the horizon is offering or the intent to sharpen their pencil? Where are they coming from in this? And he said, I'll get back to you if there's anything else. And he didn't. So I guess that's what they're saying is they're willing to pay us $200 more a month through the duration of the contract if we allow them to stay because they do have a right to stay providing they haven't been increasing those antennas originally in Schedule B. That's what we're trying to find out. But now they clearly are increasing the antennas in Schedule B. It looks like they're possibly increasing them by four and deleting two. So it looks like they're going up two more antennas. And then again, those antennas even more powerful and whether or not it's worth the money to us to just continue and let it go or whether we want to call them to task on that. And that's why when we discuss this in any greater detail, that's at least the history of it. But if we're going to discuss it in any greater detail that's going to affect our bargaining strategy or any litigation we have with them, then I think my recommendation would be going to executive session to do that. Yeah, I would agree. So why don't we do that? Why don't we go into executive session? But before we do that, I would suggest that we continue to number 13 and then go into executive session and we can adjourn for executive session so we don't have to have folks stay on this Zoom call while we're in executive session. Is that fair, John? Yeah, that's the appropriate way to do it.  And also the reason you're going into executive session is because it could have a detrimental position. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, so let's do that. So let's put we'll put that on hold until after we have local tenant organizations and public participation. So moving on to tenant presidents and anybody also on the Zoom call here, if you wish to present, please send a chat message to just through the Zoom chat with your name, your address in the subject matter that you wish to discuss. And you'll be recognized by the chair. So if you wish to do that, put that in the I don't think I have to read the public participation guidelines, I see it's mostly the same folks that are on. So moving to tenant presidents, PM from Winslow. Oh, here we go. Okay, thank you very much. I just have a couple of things. First of all, you talk about the tenants meal, holiday meals or parties. Right now, we cannot have a party here at Winslow Towers. The simple reason they're a no caterers available. They're all booked. So that leads us down to the how AHA supplying the holiday meals. This is a request, Jackie said that the information on the boosters is on the website. A lot of people do not have access to the website. They don't have computers or iPhones to do this. And I would suggest that a notice go to every single person in the elderly buildings about this. It's in the newsletter. I think it's in the newsletter. I didn't see it, but you know, we have a blind person here that probably doesn't know anything that's going on. And also, I want to bring up the fact that I know that you Jack and Brian talk about it. Hold on a minute. So if you have one blind person in the building, perhaps you could, you or yourself, I have somebody read them the newsletter? We do. Okay. We do have somebody that reads the two of them.  I was very disgusted. Two weeks ago, I made a phone call regarding someone who was not authorized to be in this building to the police department and they never showed up. And I was quite upset over that. I notified by property manager. Yeah, wait a minute. I did not have a meeting with anybody in the police department, but Jack referred to us. We went for training sessions at the town hall that was put on by police department about hate crimes. So I don't know what you're talking about now is probably something you need to follow up with Jack on. Well, as I said, nobody, the police department did not show up and it upset a lot of people in this building that they know that I had called on this one particular person. And I'm just very upset over that that the police didn't take the time. A five minute call is all that would have taken. But other than that. And I'm very happy that the meat that you're going to have a meeting for the ADA bathrooms there long overdue and when slow and chestnut. And I appreciate that. Thank you very much for listening to me. Great. Thanks, Pam. And Ellen is on from representing Mike from Cusack. So Ellen, Ellen Lee. Yes. Yes. Yes, I have a question in terms of getting a microphone sound system for the meetings. Many of the tenants have difficulties with hearing or hard of hearing. And it's been an issue pre pandemic, which is only worsened with people wearing masks and having to sit further apart. So there's greater distance. And so it makes it difficult to hear what's being said at the tenant association meetings. So in the interest of not frustrating people of making sure that people can hear important issues that are being discussed that that we have, you know, participation by people. I think some people may not even come because they can hear what's going on. So I don't know if any of the other buildings have, but I know Cusack does not. And I would like to request that some funds be put into having a microphone sound system so that that they're, you know, is greater ability to hear and participate at the tenant association meetings. I'm sure we can figure that out. Sure. Jack, maybe you could work on that one. Great. Thank you. Yep. Thank you all. Drake is still without a president. However, they're moving forward with Mr. Cooper on forming elections up there very soon. We look forward to that. And Sharon, I don't think it's chestnut. She she attends the president's meetings. I know this Jack is Sharon on. I don't see her. I don't see Sharon. I don't see Rita. Yeah. Minotomy manager. Okay. Thanks, Brian. On behalf of Minotomy Manor, the executive council members and all residents, we'd like to thank all of you on the board for recognizing us this evening. We'll be meeting shortly to get things underway and we have several things in the pipeline that we've been working on. And now that we are recognized, we can start to roll out. Also, we look forward to working to start working with Chris, partridge on some of the issues that were raised at the capital improvements meeting next week. We're going to meet with him. So we look forward to that and hoping to be able to have a Christmas party in some capacity for the children next month. Yeah, hopefully we'll hear that we can do all that. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, at the president's meeting, I'd brought up something about maybe, you know, if the capacity was limited that we could do something as far as like a walkthrough so the kids can at least have their photo taken with Santa and get their small gift that we've given out in the past years. Yeah, that'd be great. So we're looking forward to working with you guys to figure that out. Great. Yeah. Joanne, did you raise your hand? Yes, I wanted to ask, Jen, has there been any progress in finding an office space for you? Jack and I are going to be trying to figure that out shortly. Possibly the maybe the operation success area, since they're only there in the evening. I don't know if that would work, but we could try and figure that out. Okay, thank you. I'm glad to hear that. Thanks, Joanne. I'm sure there's space down there. Presidents, and I don't see anybody in the chat feature here, so. Lisa Hershey requested to be recognized. Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that was Jen. Okay, Lisa. Am I muted? No, I'm unmuted, right? There you go. Okay. Hi. So I just have a question about pest control down here. So I actually received an email from, I have no idea who, some committee, and I must be on some email list. And it was specifically talking about Allenton Housing Authority and our pest management and the use of rat poison. I know that's used huge down here. I mean, there's boxes outside of every building. That's what they use when they come into your house. And it goes on to state that they're going to be getting rid of that, the rat poison itself out of all the elderly buildings, but it may not be manner that it's not going to be stopped here. It's going to be continued here. And it was because this committee was told by somebody at Housing Authority that the tenants down here are demanding that rat poison. As a tenant who has a child, I kind of have an issue with all the rat poison down here. Let's hold it right there. Jack, can you address that? I'll address that after this meeting so I can work with the exterminator, provide more clear facts. But I don't think we've had any directive. I've not heard anything that Lisa, have any directive that the tenants want rat poisoning. So it's probably the room, like anything else on the internet. If you can forward the email to us, that'd be great, because it's definitely with pets and children around the monotony manner area. It's a little definitely very concerning. So if you can maybe forward us that email. Yeah, I'll have to find it in my email. It's from some committee in Allington. It's this group that formed in Allington. And I think it was after that baby eagle died from rat poisoning, I think by spy pond or wherever it was. But I will see if I can find the email and I will forward it to you guys so you know what this committee is doing here in Allington. But they're really like, the whole email was about housing authority and like their whole stance on that. And then my only other question is, I know you guys had briefly mentioned something about vaccine clinics, like booster clinics. And I thought Jack said something he was going to talk to the Board of Health. I know there's nothing on the plans right now. But is there any conversation about possibly having a kid vaccination clinic down here at the manor? Since you know, we're all have tons of kids here and it just became approved. And I know that you can get them anywhere. But I know just because I'm a mom going on and looking at Walgreens and stuff like that. It was very hard to find appointments close by like they wanted me to go into Roxbury, Matapan, Revere, like those were like supposed to be the closest to me that had appointments available. And I had to keep searching and searching and searching. And I know I'm probably not the only one facing that. And I know the town is trying to do one. But I was just wondering if there was any communication with you guys about possibly holding one down here? I think like every other town, it would be probably difficult to do that. I would hope the school would take the lead on this. But Jack, do you have something to add to that? Yeah, I believe there's a notice that's going to be going out tomorrow. If it wasn't provided today, it'll be going out tomorrow just with some information related to some of the booster clinics that are going to be happening through the town, which I believe is targeting the age range you're requesting. That Thompson School offers it? No, they don't. They offered they had one and they're holding another one. But the last one the town held for kids, which was their first one, it filled up in less than an hour. Lisa, somebody's adding to the chat that the Thompson, a letter just came out today from the Thompson School. So they are doing something. So it sounds like the school system is probably taking the lead with this, which would really be a problem. Right. Yeah. Yeah, you're saying that it's only for one day? Is that what you're saying, Lisa? Yeah, it was just, it was, it's one day this Tuesday. Actually, that's the one my daughter's going to. But there's also another letter just came from Thompson that right now their cases have spiked. And my daughter's one of the close contacts gotten informed of that today in her class. So right now, Thompson is having a problem with COVID cases being high. But there's no more outlook on having more clinics. And I just, it was like a thought being a parent and knowing how many kids walking to and from school go to Thompson, that if it was a way to kind of help Thompson with having a clinic too, maybe would help squash those going into holiday season. It was just thought. Yeah. No, maybe where it's November 20th. Yeah, we'll talk, I guess we'll talk, but maybe where it's November 23rd, somehow we can host it. So it's not, you know, for anyone else, it's not dangerous or anything like that. And I hope your yeah, that's okay as well. Hope everything's okay. I think when Jack talks with the public health representative tomorrow, I mean, we could certainly offer the building down the Jack if they wanted to use it as a vaccine site for everybody that lives in East Allington, something of that magnitude. I mean, but maybe Jack, and if he finds out anything more, he'll get back to you, Lisa, and through Jen as well. Yeah. Thank you so much. Yep. That being it. So now we'll make a motion to move in an executive session to discuss the rising contract and the various factors of the contract where it's appropriate not to do that publicly for fear of the contract and its details. So do we have a motion to move into executive session? I'm motion to move into executive session. Second. Second. Second. All in favor. Fiorella. Yes. Yes. Not Gar. Yes, I think we have to make a motion. I think we have to move to adjourn right after. Yeah, I'll go do that. Yeah. Right. Okay. Yes. Yes. For me. Yep. And Nick. That's right. Nick. Nick who made it. Can you hear me? Yes. Sorry, guys. And Brian's busy. And as guys said, we will adjourn directly from our executive session. So folks, anybody on the Zoom call, if I could ask that you drop off. And as we're going to adjourn directly after executive session. Thank you for listening. Thanks.