Minutes, May 20, 2021
Minutes from the May 20, 2021 Clarksville CDC Monthly Meeting
Note: meeting was originally scheduled for May 18, 2021 but was postponed due to a power outage at Haskell House.
Board members present: Aly Byatt, Aubrey Clark, Malcolm Greenstein, BJ Friedman, Paula Hern, Kim O’Brien, Mary Reed, and Gregory Tran.
Others present: August Byatt
1. The approval of minutes from the April 20, 2021 annual and monthly board was postponed until next month.
2. BJ Friedman presented the financial reports. As of the end of April, we had $24,065 in our checking account and $168,780 in our savings account. Of the savings total, $83,147 is allocated for the CCDC’s portion of construction of 1611 W. 10th, $52,049 is allocated for projects funded by OWANA housing funds, and the remaining $33,584 is our reserve.
Monthly expenses include a $161 insurance expenditure required per our new Haskell House use agreement with the City of Austin. Maintenance expenses include $1,100 to replace the water heater at 1807 W. 11th. We ended the month $500 in the black.
The Finance and Operations Committee met prior to the board meeting to discuss the above matters.
3. Rose Gabriel, CCDC Directory of Property and Finance, could not attend the rescheduled meeting. The board reviewed her prepared report. Information included is summarized below.
The historic review application for 1611 W. 10th has passed and is on the April 26 consent agenda. All documents have been submitted to the City and we are awaiting our permit. American YouthWorks has chosen the foundation company.
A partial bid has been received from Red River Restoration for replacing doors and railings, and painting windows at the Haskell House. The quoted price was $28,450, which is over half of the total project budget. We will need additional funds to complete the Haskell House repairs.
Rose has requested several bids for the egress/ingress work at 1011 Charlotte, 1708 W. 10th, and 1821 B Waterston (work to be covered by OWANA-donated funds.) No one contacted bid the project.
Other issues: Rose reports that current challenges include getting contractors to submit bids for projects, and that prices for materials have doubled.
4. On a motion by Malcolm, seconded by Aubrey, the following board members were selected as officers. Each will serve a 1-year term.
President: Mary Reed
Vice-President: Chris Thomas
Treasurer: BJ Friedman
Secretary: Kim O’Brien
5. On a motion by Aubrey, seconded by BJ, the following were appointed to two-year terms on the Tenant Selection Committee. They will serve through May 2023.
Chris Thomas, CCDC Board
Malcolm Greenstein, CCDC Board
Thomas Schiefer, Community Member
6. In preparation for putting together next year’s annual budget, BJ shared the current budget, along with quarterly figures. The Board will look over this information and discuss next month.
7. Under Other Business, Mary reported that UT has applied to get the Gateway Apartment land (6th Street to W. 10th) zoned. It currently is not zoned. She spoke with the COA case manager, who was not aware of historic artifacts on the wooded portion of the land. A stakeholder meeting will take place. We need to develop a position statement. Mary will bring together a group to come up with what’s right for Clarksville. She will also communicate with OWANA. Hopefully, our positions will be aligned.
Mary requested that board members reach out to the Historic Landmark Commission to weigh in on a pending demolition permit request for 1805 Waterston Avenue. This house recently sold for over a million and the new owner/builder wants to demolish it. Daly Custom Homes is the new owner. Mary, on behalf of the board, is asking for a postponement.
Mary reminded all board members to fill out criminal background check forms (now required by the City of Austin per our Haskell House agreement) and return to Rose.
8. The Board met in Executive Session.