Minutes 2025-01-16 — CouncilNotes

Portsmouth

Minutes · January 16, 2025

MEETING MINUTES

FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2025 AT 12:00 PM
Location: Quaker Estates IV – Community Room
Please note in accordance with Section 42-46-6 (b) The PHA Board may review, discuss and/or take
potential action and/or vote on the following asterisked items:
1. CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL at 12pm
A. Commissioners Present: Seveney, Cortvriend, Gump, Chretien
B. Introduction of Guests: Michael Packard, Pres. Sabattus Housing & Phoenix Property
Mgmt, Town Council members McDowell and Patton
2. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
A. None
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *
A. Minutes for January 8th , 2025. Motion to approve by T. Cortvriend, second by G. Gump.
Passed unanimously.
4. FINANCIALS AND BILLS *
A. NA
5. COMMUNICATIONS *
A. None
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. None
7. NEW BUSINESS *
A. Conduct an informational status meeting on the state of Quaker Manor and Quaker Estates
I-IV with the residents. The PHA Board members and Mr. Packard recounted the efforts/
activities engaged in over the past four years to resolve HUD issues, operations of the
facility, and deal with financial challenges in front of a group of approximately 20
attendees and residents. Dialogue included current status on operation of the property by
Phoenix Property Management, ownership transfer to Sabattus Housing, Inc., and future
plans for improving the property, establishing new funding sources, and pursuing grants
like the CDBG application currently under consideration.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT/OPEN FORUM
A. Question & answer period with the residents. Conducted a robust Q&A discussion with
the residents in attendance.

Portsmouth Housing Authority
Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Board of Commissioners
Commissioners:
Chair James Seveney
Vice-Chair Terri Cortvriend
Gary Gump
Patricia Chretien
Meeting Minutes for 1/13/25 |Page 2
9. ADJOURNMENT*
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by G. Gump at 12:50pm, second by P. Chretien.
Passed unanimously.
Pursuant to RIGL S 42-46-6(c) Notice of this meeting shall be posted on the Secretary of State's website,
at the Portsmouth Housing Authority and the Portsmouth Town Hall.
Posted on the RI Secretary of State website: 1/13/2025