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Lafayette Housing Authority approves six mortgage releases, $75,000 Habitat agreement and $3.97 million in claims
Summary
At a Lafayette City meeting, the Lafayette Housing Authority approved six mortgage releases, authorized up to $75,000 for a Habitat for Humanity home at 615 Wabash Avenue and approved claims totaling $3,967,391.84. The items were handled as noncontroversial business and approved by voice vote.
The Lafayette Housing Authority on Wednesday approved six releases of mortgages on individual properties, authorized up to $75,000 for construction and home-buyer assistance on a Habitat for Humanity home at 615 Wabash Avenue, and approved claims totaling $3,967,391.84.
The actions were presented by Thomas Scare of the Lafayette Housing Authority and were taken without substantive debate. "This agreement would provide up to $75,000, for construction and direct home buyer assistance, for Habitat home at 615 Wabash Avenue, using, 2023 and 2024, funds," Scare said when introducing the Habitat for Humanity agreement.
The six mortgage releases approved were for 2016 North Seventeenth Street; 6917 Attica Street in Stockwell; 2233 1/2 Charles Street; 314 North Eighteenth Street; 69 Walnut Street; and 1721 Everett Street. Each release was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; no opposition was recorded on the transcript.
Jeremy Deal, the city controller, presented the claims package. "Controller's office has reviewed claims totaling $3,967,391.84. I request the board's approval," Deal said. The board moved and seconded approval of the claims and recorded the approval by voice vote.
Board members asked one clarifying question about whether the Habitat project was already under construction; staff answered that construction had not begun and that the project is a newly constructed home rather than a rehabilitation.
Votes at a glance - Release of mortgage, 2016 North Seventeenth Street — approved (voice vote). - Release of mortgage, 6917 Attica Street (Stockwell) — approved (voice vote). - Release of mortgage, 2233 1/2 Charles Street — approved (voice vote). - Release of mortgage, 314 North Eighteenth Street — approved (voice vote). - Release of mortgage, 69 Walnut Street — approved (voice vote). - Release of mortgage, 1721 Everett Street — approved (voice vote). - Agreement with Lafayette Housing Consortium and Habitat for Humanity (615 Wabash Avenue) — approved; authorizes up to $75,000 for construction and direct home-buyer assistance using 2023 and 2024 funds; construction not yet started. - Claims approval — $3,967,391.84 approved (voice vote).
The meeting minutes, motions and approvals were presented as routine business; staff and legal reviewed the Habitat agreement in advance and no amendments were proposed during the session. Implementation of the Habitat assistance will proceed according to the terms discussed by staff and will use the identified 2023 and 2024 funding streams.
No ordinances, resolutions or additional legal authorities were cited during these agenda items, and no formal roll-call vote totals with member names were recorded in the meeting transcript.
