​The Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for PHA was held on July 1, 2019 at 4:30 PM.  The meeting began without a quorum.    Council Person Denise Moore was present and discussed formation of Fair Housing and Fair Employment Commission.  No further business took place until Commissioner Alma Brown arrived 4:59 PM. 
Jackie Newman, Chief Executive Officer, discussed changes for PHA property at Taft and plan that compliments city revitalization plan.  Commissioner Helen King asked if residents would be included in planning at Taft; response was affirmative.  Harrison Resource Center will hold Grand Opening July 15. Resolution to approve early start development agreement with BEAR development of Taft Homes through Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program was approved.  

​Linda Daley chaired the meeting
· Mark Matusak presented the Manager’s Report
· CloudPoint staff is completing training staff. They were thorough and available. Organization is the focus at this point.
· Burials are consistent with last year to date but lower than the previous 3rd and 4th years. Purchasing is up. The marketing of the Scattering Garden has encouraged more traffic and calls regarding more information. There was suggestion by the Board that the Manager’s Report should continue to report burials as well as sales in order to provide a clearer picture for business activity and incoming revenues.
· SC received a State Capital Grant for $100,000 of which a portion will be identified for the “Shaft” Project, if needed in order to reach the Project’s fund raising goals. The Board discussed the overwhelming need for those funds to repair infrastructure such as roads and maintenance equipment and buildings on the Cemetery’s grounds.
· The “Shaft” Project Ground Breaking Event will be held Saturday, June 22, 11:00 a.m.

The Peoria County Board met for its regular second Thursday of each month meeting on June 13th.
Board Chairman Andrew Rand and members entered the room shortly after 6 p.m. Chairman Rand
apologized the meeting was beginning late and explained there had been a memorial to recently 
deceased member Dr. Greg Adamson. Flowers were in place at the regular desk location for Dr.
Adamson. Four proclamations were followed by the consent agenda and three zoning cases for
final vote, which were approved.
Joyce Blumenshine, Observer

​The council approved a resolution Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Illinois being the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment Allowing Women to Vote for Elective Office. Councilwomen Jensen and Ali spoke to the motion.
There were a lot of questions about the Township report. Large Ameren expenses and legal expenses were questioned. Supervisor Abdnour responded.

​   The Peoria County Election Commission met on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, for their regular monthly  meeting.  All were present except for Commissioner Sandra Burke who arrived after the business part of the meeting was completed.  Also present was Chief Circuit Judge Paul Gilfillan. 
   Board Chairman David Collins resigned that day because of a change in employment. 
   Judge Gilfillan swore in new Commissioner James Manning at the end of the meeting. 
   Matt Bartolo will serve as Board Chairman until the end of the fiscal year in August.
 

​  The regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners meeting was scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm on June 3, 2019 at 100 S. Richard Pryor Place, Peoria IL. There were three Commissioners present at this time. Due to lack of a quorum, the meeting did not begin until 5:25 pm.
 In the interim wait, new employee introduction was made, two FSS graduates were introduced. In addition, two NICHA Scholarship Award recipients were presented; one recipient has completed her BSN in Nursing.
​  This observer questioned PHA Secretary regarding lack of availability of Board packet or approved prior meeting minutes for 2019 on PHA website. Response was that many documents had been submitted to be posted on website and not in her control. Meeting Agenda was posted on PHA website. Statement, “Our website is under construction, please check back”, continues to be posted.

​Linda Daley chaired the meeting
· The meeting was convened, no additions were made to the agenda and the April 16 Minutes were approved.
· Mark Matusak presented the Manager’s Report
· CloudPoint staff are on premises training staff.
· Grounds Staff are very busy trimming and mowing between rain storms.
· The Prairie Gardens site is complete and the media plan has been activated. The News Conference/Ribbon Cutting is planned for May 31 at 10:30.
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The Peoria City/County Municipal Landfill Committee (Solid Waste Committee) met the third Wednesday, May 15th at 3 p.m. at City Hall. Items of note included that the Foth Engineering budget was slightly over expected expenditures because of the unexpected previous month IEPA Bureau of Air inspection and documents request.    
   For April, 10,000 gallons of landfill leachate were transported off-site (to the Greater Peoria Sanitary District)
for treatment and discharge.
​   Newly installed solar powered sump pumps are running and are expected to help pull off more landfill leachate.  
   Work is also proceeding for installation of a new gas flare control system which will improve management of the landfill off-gassing.
   Landfill waste receipts were again down for the previous month. Year 2019 shows 49,493.97 tons received through April compared to 53,064.63 in 2018. 
Joyce Blumenshine, Observer

    Commissioner LaColis Reed was late, and Commissioner Sandra Burke was absent. 
   The Board approved training pay for election judges to rise from the current $25 to $35, dependent on the approval of the 2020 budget.  This would bring judges' pay in line with the pay raise in Tazewell County and encourage attendance at training sessions. 
   Approval was also granted for using part of the Election Security Grant to add two indoor cameras and two access control doors in the Election Commission office and warehouse.  This will cost $8840 of the $36,000 grant, still allowing for future needs. 
   Also approved was the use of election data by Larry Aspin for a study of cumulative voting.  (The League is hoping to use Larry's expertise in its study.)
  

The Peoria County Board met on its regular second Thursday of the month, which was May 9th, at 6 p.m. on the fourth floor of the County Building.
Although there were five proclamations and presentations, the actual meeting agenda was comparatively short. Most items were contained in the Consent Agenda and were approved. There were several other business items and a zoning approval. There was recognition of Allen Mayer at the end of the meeting, as the announcement was official of his resignation from the Board effective the following week. He and his family are moving to Springfield because of his job. His years of service on the County Board were noted with multiple statements of thanks. His leadership in many key efforts and improvements for the County were praised. Allen's wife Carey was present in the audience and they were given many comments of appreciation.   
​Joyce Blumenshine, Observer