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2002 Asset Management Conference
Preliminary Agenda

Thursday, April 18th
7:30 - 8:30am   Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:30 - 9:30am   Welcome - Deborah Saweuyer-Parks, Homestead Capital
Key Note Address - Melanie Herman, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
   
  -- Track 1 and Track 2 sessions run concurrently --
9:45 - 11:15am   Track 1 - Transitioning Projects from Acquisition to Asset Management
Speakers: Yolanda Nelson, Fannie Mae; Maria Duarte, Merritt Community Capital Corp.; Todd Cromwell, Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing

Track 2 - Assessing the Capacity of a Property Management Company
Speakers: Suzanne Vice, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee; Sister Patsy Harney, Mercy Housing; Martha Hoskins, Chicago Equity Fund
11:30 - 12:45pm   Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm   Track 1 - Financial Review - Determining Portfolio Health & Watchlists
Speakers: Ken Hodge, Fannie Mae; Mike Silver, Deloitte & Touche; John Epstein, Wells Fargo; Isabel Toth, Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing

Track 2 - Managing the Manager: Files & Physical Asset
Speakers: Marie Ooten, Homestead Capital; additional panelists TBA
3:00 - 4:30pm   Track 1 - Challenges of Service-Enriched Housing
Speakers: Katherine Daline, State of Oregon; Sister Patsy Harney, Mercy Housing; Sharon Nielson, The Nielson Group

Track 2 - Fair Housing
Speakers: Melanie Shapiro, Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing; Katherine Coughlin, Fair Housing Institute
5:30 - 9:00pm   Please join your host, Homestead Capital, for a distinctly Northwest dining experience
     
     
    Friday, April 19th  
7:30 - 8:30am   Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00am   Track 1 - 8823 Audit Guide Overview and Its Impact on "Best Practices"
Speakers: Jim Diamond, Homestead Capital; Kent Rinehart, IRS

Track 2 - Creating a Safe Environment: Defensible Space
Speakers: Michael Proethe, Portland Development Commission; Gary Olson, Homestead Capital; Martha Hoskins, Chicago Equity Fund
10:30 - 12:00pm   Track 1 - Year 15 Issues
Speakers: Jeff Frankwick, Chicago Equity Fund; additional panelists TBA

Track 2 - Current Risk Trends
Speakers: Maria Duarte, Merritt Community Capital Corp.; Al Alvarez, Housing Authorities Risk Retention Pool; additional panelists TBA


2002 Asset Management Conference
Roundtable Descriptions

Acquisition to Asset Management: A review of various Fund practices regarding the interaction and information exchange between the acquisition and asset management functions. It will cover procedures in place for communication between these functions regarding pre-approval, post-approval and project completion.

Assessing Property Management Firms: A description of how Funds evaluate property management firms for specific project applications.

Financial Review - Watch Lists and Workouts: A discussion of how financial reporting and review helps Funds to monitor overall portfolio health. Fund representatives will address how and if their collection methods adequately answer the questions regarding portfolio management.

Managing the Manager: A discussion of the education process used by Funds to ensure the property manager/management company understand the Fund tenant qualification and reporting requirements as well as physical asset management.

Challenges of Service Enriched Housing: A discussion of issues involved in monitoring service enriched housing. It will discuss the definition of service enriched housing, housing for general and special needs populations and assisted living facilities.

Fair Housing: A discussion of protected classes, reasonable accommodations, design considerations, steering, Section 504 and elderly housing versus family housing.

Audit Guide Overview: A discussion with the IRS about its 8823 Audit Guide and its impact on Asset Management Best Practices.

Defensible Space: Information on how Funds can help existing properties overcome problems related to crime issues through services, design and cooperation with local public safety agencies.

Year 15 Issues: A discussion of exit strategies, capital needs assessments, reserve funds and an assessment of current situations versus LP expectations.

Current Risk Trends: A session covering risk trends within the industry including utility cost allowances, private water quality testing costs, and determining the appropriate criteria for coverage and new requirements for insuring projects.




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