The annual DCHA meeting scheduled for 10 AM on Wednesday 12-14-22 was suddenly canceled with no explanation.  The Brown Bag meeting was open to the public and was held at 11 AM and the regular monthly meeting of the DCHA Board of Commissioners was held at 1 PM and went to past 5 PM.  Many residents and voucher owners stayed and voiced their continued concerns about their housing.   Only a few DCHA Commissioners stayed to hear the complaints.   Commissioner Kenneth Council, Commissioner Bill Slover, Commissioner Ann Hoffman and Commissioner Janet Parker all stayed to hear what the residents had to say.   The concerns of residents included mold, mildew, and lead exposure,  gun shots through windows, apartments flooding,  lack of adequate heat and problems with rodents and roaches.   The formal presentation by the Executive Director, Brenda Donald, stated that there are 8,038 public housing units of which 2,007 are vacant which is a 27% vacancy rate.  There are 5,465 occupied units - 73% occupied and 566 exempted units.  When asked about the waiting list Ms. Donald said that her office contacted 5,679 applicants in CY22 and only 651 attended interviews and of those only 107 were found eligible and then only 68 actually leased a unit.  On the agenda for the BOC meeting were two resolutions  22-36 which grants a contract to RSC Electrical and Mechanical Contractors.  This is the same contractor who was mentioned in the HUD report  PH 29 and regulatory citation 24 CFR 5.703.   The HUD 9/30/22 report indicated that the broiler rooms in Hopkins Apartments, James Apartments, and Potomac Gardens were not maintained in a manner that meets the physical conditions of decent, safe and sanitary and in good repair.  The resolution 22-36 was to authorize a new contract for 3 years for 5.4 million dollars to RSC.  When questioned the Executive Director, Brenda Donald, was unable to delineate why there had been problems with the previous 3 years of work by this contractor, although she did admit that some of the problems might have been lack of proper oversight and monitoring by her staff.  The contractor did not submit regular monthly documentation of work completed or even regular monthly billing invoices.  Commissioner Parker questioned the advisability of granting an additional 3 year  5.4 million dollar contract to RSC.  The second resolution was 22-42 which was to authorize the New Markets Tax Credit allocation of $55 million.  Both resolutions passed.