Held by the Senate Armed Services committee, this is two hours. To receive testimony from the Government Accountability Office Service chiefs of the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago i first heard from the military families about the conditions they faced and frankly it was called to my attention from the air force base and i thought this was something that was just unique to the air force base and then i thought its elsewhere in oklahoma. Its also everywhere around the country so that was kind of the background of how this all started. Ive come to learn that it is a problem nationwide. The National Crisis in portions we havent seen since the scandal about a decade ago. Members of this committee can our staff an and bicycles, peope traveled and seen the problems firsthand. This is the third hearing that committee has had and im sure that it wont be the last. We hope this is the first two hearings we would see differences by now and be able to use this
To the air force base and then i thought its elsewhere in oklahoma. Its also everywhere around the country so that was kind of the background of how this all started. Ive come to learn that it is a problem nationwide. The National Crisis in portions we havent seen since the scandal about a decade ago. Members of this committee can our staff an and bicycles, peope traveled and seen the problems firsthand. This is the third hearing that committee has had and im sure that it wont be the last. We hope this is the first two hearings we would see differences by now and be able to use this hearing. In fact it was set up to discuss the progress that has been made. Well, it is set up to the progress that hasnt been what he wanted. We continue to hear regularly from the families across the country about questionable practices for the workmanship and frankly in some places about housing contractors just not caring about the families that they are supposed to be serving. Additionally, as it is rep
Hours. The Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the Government Accountability office that serves the secretary, the Service Chiefs on the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago, i first heard from military families about the abysmal conditions they faced, and frankly, a confession is good for the, soul of this was janet driver who called this to my attention from Tinker Air Force base and i thought this was something that was unique to Tinker Air Force base but its also in oklahoma and its also all the way around the country. And so that was the background of how this all started. Weve come to learn that its it is a problem nationwide. Its a National Crisis of proportions we havent seen since the scandal at walter reed about a decade ago. Members of this committee, our staff and myself, weve all traveled and seen these problems firsthand. This is the third hearing this committee has had on this issue and im sure its not going to be the last. We h
The record that vice chair gee will not be present due to a scheduling conflict. [ roll call. ] clerk mr. Chairman, you do not yet have conform. Well go ahead and call the action items. Item 3 is communications. No longer have any. Seeing none, well go ahead and call your next item. Item 4 is board of directors new and old business. None. Then move into your executive directors report. Directors, happy new year. 2018 will be a very exciting year for the tbpa. My report today will include two presentations. First intention will be an annual year in review presentation that we present to you at the beginning of every year. It includes our accomplishments in 2017 and more importantly our goals in 2018. This presentation will also include the quarterly agreement reports, which you have a copy with you. Second item in my report will be the brief presentation on the Colliers International efforts for the leasing of the Transit Center. Lets go ahead with your report. About an hour. Your repor
Call the roll. Clerk all right. I heard a first and a second. [ roll call. ] clerk thats five ayes, and items 8 and 9 are approved. Go ahead and call the next item . Item 10 this item will be presented by sarah dibord chief financial officer. Good afternoon, officers. Sarah dibord. For the benefit of our new director, this is a new director for us. Our usual policy calls for us to come to you with the fiscal year budget, a narrow in april, a final in may, and budget adoption in june. As were putting in agreements of leases, they call for the formation of a primary Tenants Committee and obligate us to provide us to the primary Tenants Committee in the fall and for the board to approve those projections by january of this year. So thats why this item is before you. Again its not a final fiscal year budget. But at this time, based on what we know, and again, very preliminary because lincoln is still in the process of bringing on Service Contractors for the Transit Center, so these are est