Approving progress report under the Workable Program for Community Improvement

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invest in housing maintenance by investigation and that landlords obligations to the public and the property should be very stringently enforced. The Chairman thanked Mr. Hickey, Mrs. Erickson and :sir. Winston for their reports. He then asked for discussion or questions which anyone may like to contribute. Mrs. Janet Allen explained that it had been one of her hopes to instigate in various voluntary fix-up, clean-up, paint-up campaigns with the property owners rather than looking into the more costly programs. It was noted that Whitcomb & Keller Particularly Mr. Richard Hodson should be contacted and information sought on the monies available from various life insurance companies for assistance in these areas. Discussion was held on Mr. Winston's report as to the possibility and aLvisability of mandatory inspections of housing units once they are vacant before they can be rerented or resold and that a. licensing or inspection fee be established to defray part of the cost of such an inspection program. The Secretary was asked to explain the various components of the Workable Program which is divided into seven parts with the parts of major concern to this committee being the Declaration of Policy to be recommended to the Mayor and Council and the Citizens Participation Section. The committee reviewed these two sections and requested that some minor changes be made. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that the Chairman be directed to submit the Workable Program to the Mayor and Common Council with a recommendation for favorable passage. It was also moved, seconded and voted unanimously that the Chairman be directed to recommend to the Mayor and Council that the BOCA Minimum Housing Code be adopted in the place of the current South Bend Minimum Housing Code. It was moved, seconded and voted unanimously that the Chairman be directed to recommend to the Mayor and Council that a housing bureau be established as a part of a governmental operation. The Chairman requested that the next meeting be held in the month of July, the date to be agreed upon. The meeting was then adjourned. -5-