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Nogales Housing Authority to schedule study session on multipurpose‑room lease; staff to consult HUD and legal
Summary
Authority staff recommended a study session to review an expired lease for a multipurpose room near Circle K, coordinate with legal and HUD, and ensure continued services by a community group; no lease decision was made at the meeting.
At the June 4 meeting the Nogales Housing Authority board discussed the expired lease for a multipurpose room located in front of the Circle K convenience store and directed staff to schedule a study session to review the lease, consult legal counsel and, if required, submit the proposed use to HUD for review and approval.
"That lease was about to expire, and that actually expired that month. In going back and forth with legal and asking for advice, we recommend that we schedule a study session to be able to look over the lease, and make sure that we're crossing our t's and dotting our i's as to if and when and how we can list it again or not," Director Maritza Cervantes told the board.
Cervantes said she had been communicating with the organization using the room, supplying plans and sign‑in sheets to show services have continued during the interim. A commissioner asked whether the group — identified in discussion as Circles of Peace — had been informed; Cervantes said the group had been receiving notices and providing documentation of its activities.
On timing, staff said they would need additional time to gather documentation and to ensure any proposed use complies with HUD rules. "I'm gonna need at least 4 or 5 months to look into it," a staff member said. Board members discussed coordinating the study session with an upcoming special council meeting about the budget but did not set a final date; staff said no date had been set at the time of the meeting.
The board did not take a formal vote to relist or reissue the lease; members requested a study session and legal review and directed staff to assemble lease documents and HUD guidance for the board's consideration.
