AHA - 2024/04/02ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 2, 2024
The Anaheim Housing Authority regular meeting of April 2, 2024 was called to order at
5:36 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Anaheim City Hall located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd. in joint
session with the Anaheim City Council. The meeting notice, agenda, and related materials were
duly posted on March 28, 2024.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Chairperson Ashleigh E. Aitken and Authority Members Norma
Campos Kurtz, Jose Diaz, Carlos A. Leon, Natalie Rubalcava,
Stephen Faessel, and Natalie Meeks
City Manager Jim Vanderpool, City Attorney Robert Fabela, and
Secretary Theresa Bass
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDAS:
No additions/deletions related to the Anaheim Housing Authority agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items):
Paul Hyek requested additional information on affordable housing at the property located at 520
W. Romneya. He commented on homeless shelters' admission policies and requested they
allow walk-ins.
No electronic public comments were received related to the Housing Authority agenda.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
Vice-Chairperson/Mayor Pro Tern Kurtz shared that this City Council meeting can be watched
online with real-time Spanish captioning. Spanish captioning is available through the City's web
broadcast at Anaheim.net/TV. Go to Anaheim.net/TV and look for the Anaheim TV video player.
From there, look for the "CC" button, for closed captioning. Click on the button and select
"Spanish" and the subtitles will display. It is a great way for those who speak Spanish to stream
online, view meetings from home, and understand what is going on. For now, live captioning is
available just with Anaheim.net/TV. City staff will continue looking at expanding live captioning
to YouTube and other broadcasts where possible. Replays of Council meetings can be watched
on YouTube with Spanish captioning. She thanked staff for working on this and stated it has
taken a while to get everything organized and moving, but it is an important step for the
Spanish-speaking community.
Authority Member/Council Member Leon informed everyone that Saturday's Park cleanup and
beautification event at Modjeska Park in District 2 will be rescheduled due to rain. In
collaboration with Vice-Chairperson/Mayor Pro Tern Kurtz, he invited everyone to a Lemonade
Meet and Greet Event with Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva on Saturday, April 13, at 1:00
p.m. at Stoddard Park. He asked everyone to mark their calendars for the 2"d Annual Children's
Day Fun Fair on Saturday, April 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Barton Park. The District 2
Office teamed up with various organizations to offer an unforgettable experience filled with
prizes, resources, activities, sweet treats like ice cream from Tocumbo, ice cream from Senator
Newman's Ice Cream Truck, and so much more. He encouraged everyone not to miss the
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opportunity to get together, celebrate the City's children and students, and overall have fun. He
thanked the Community Services and Housing and Community Development teams for their
continuous efforts in helping address some of the neighborhood issues with the railroads and
Edison rights -of -way. He stated it has been an ongoing process, but the effort continues, and
progress is being made.
Authority Member/Council Member Faessel requested adjourning the City Council meeting in
memory of his good friend, Matthew Gaffney whom he met at Mater Dei High School in 1964.
Mr. Gaffney lived in San Juan Capistrano and was active on their Transportation Commission
and Planning Commission. He passed away in his sleep after a valiant fight with cancer.
Authority Member/Council Member Faessel highlighted and shared photographs of events he
attended including an Anaheim Public Utilities tour. Public Utilities Board Member, Mitchell Lee
invited UCI students, various advocates, and engineers to join Public Utilities staff to look at the
behind -the -scenes of Anaheim's utilities. The UCI students were informed of potential job
opportunities, and they were able to visit the Lenain Water Treatment Plant in Anaheim Hills.
They were also able to see one of Anaheim's very modern electrical substations here in the
central part of Anaheim. He thanked Public Utilities staff for the tours. Authority Member/Council
Member Faessel shared that he along with his Council colleagues attended the Volunteer
Recognition Luncheon and he stated it was an honor recognizing the hundreds of volunteers
that make the City of Anaheim special.
Authority Member/Council Member Rubalcava requested adjourning the City Council meeting in
memory of 18-year-old Adrian Alexander Coria who lost his life in March at a party in Riverside.
She shared photographs and stated that Adrian was from a family that was raised in Anaheim,
and she attended Anaheim High School with his parents Angelica Hernandez and Alex Coria.
Even after moving to Riverside, the family kept strong ties to Anaheim. Adrian grew up playing
sports including hockey at Anaheim Ice in District 3 and loved going to Angel games. Adrian and
his family would regularly visit Anaheim where his grandparents still live for more than 55 years.
He was pursuing his passion in barbering and helping people feel great about themselves
through hair and style. Adrian was only days away from finalizing his commitment to serve in the
Navy and serve this country like his father Alex and his uncle Eddie who served in the Marines.
Authority Member/Council Member Rubalcava stated that her thoughts go out to his family as
they cope with this unthinkable loss.
Chairperson/Mayor Aitken thanked Council Members who attended the Volunteer Recognition
Luncheon. She thanked Anaheim Volunteers who give countless hours away from their families,
their free time, their jobs, and away from their homes to make Anaheim a better place and really
embrace the Anaheim way. Chairperson/Mayor Aitken also thanked Community Services staff
for putting on an amazing program including the invitations, flowers, certificates, and
performance by the Anaheim Ballet. Chairperson/Mayor Aitken displayed a slide regarding the
Disneyland Forward Informational Open House at the Downtown Anaheim Community Center on
April 10, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. She thanked staff for helping her organize the event
to answer all questions in a transparent way. She asked everyone to share the slide on social
media because she would like to have as many people there as possible asking questions,
specifically about the project.
CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE: None
At 6:28 p.m., Mayor/Chairperson Aitken recessed the Anaheim City Council to address the
Anaheim Housing Authority agenda.
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CONSENT CALENDAR: At 6:28 p.m., Authority Member Meeks moved to approve the
consent calendar as presented, in accordance with reports, certifications, and recommendations
furnished each Authority Member and as listed on the consent calendar, seconded by Authority
Member Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Chairperson Aitken and Authority Members
Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel, and Meeks); NOES — 0. Motion carried.
AHA177 1. Approve the Annual Public Housing Agency Plan for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and
authorize the Executive Director of the Anaheim Housing Authority, or designee, to
execute required certifications and related documents.
AHA177 2. Approve the revisions to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan for
Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to conduct, without objection, Chairperson Aitken adjourned the
meeting of the Anaheim Housing Authority at 6:58 p.m.
Res tfully submitted,
Theresa ,bass, CMC
Secretary, Anaheim Housing Authority