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A" <br />4 <br />6. PROGRESS REPORTS <br />GI <br />a. Report on NAHRO National Conference. Mrs..Curtis <br />POI <br />epresented the local Housing Authority in attending <br />he NAHRO National Conference, October.8 -11, 1967 <br />t Portland, Oregon, but she so generously shared <br />ch of her enthusiasm and suggestions with the Re- <br />UJ evelopment Commission at this time. The Conference <br />(J) as helpful especially in getting ideas and inspi- <br />ation for the City of South Bend by hearing about <br />UJ hat is happening in other cities throughout the <br />aS ountry. In comparison to other cities, South Bend's" <br />ous ing program rates v.er y, :h :i g h - :x . The things <br />at were talked about most at the Conference are <br />he very things South Bend is either doing or talk - <br />ng about i. e., Lease Program, Turnkey Program, <br />0 21-(d)-(3) housing, Diagnostic Survey along with <br />0 Cher surveys, etc. Mrs.Curtis shared with the Cem- <br />ission some suggestions for South Bend, such ass <br />(1) demolition accomplished by the city ir,order to <br />am non -cash credit on city's 1/3 share, t2) all <br />ocal agencies involved in housing and urban renewal <br />should combine into one, (3) attend various and all <br />city Commission meetings. In conclusion, Mrs. Curtis <br />is glad this . ,.ommission belongs to NAHRO, and that <br />ach Commissioner reads the Housing Journal. It was <br />er suggestion that each Commissioner obtain a <br />ublication entitled, "The Commissioners' Handbook" <br />b. keport on Diagnostic Survey, LaSalle Park, R -57. <br />efore giving his report, Mr. Sam Winston indicated <br />hat he also had attended the NAHRO National <br />onference and has prepared a written report which <br />ill be submitted to the Commission at a later date. <br />eporting on the Diagnostic Survey, Mr. Winston <br />first gave a definition of terms used, such as <br />'Refusals" - contact was made but interviewer was <br />refused interview, "Break- offs" - interview was not <br />completed because of interruption, "Non- interviews" <br />went to home several times without making contact, <br />01 Addresses unknown" - families had relocated them - <br />elves and could not be found. A total of 81% of <br />11 families in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, <br />have been completed for the Diagnostic Survey. In <br />LLJ umbers there have been 649 families inside the <br />V) project area, and 80 families outside the project <br />area, making the total number of families contacted <br />UJ 729. Mr. Winston had also computed the informa- <br />CL. lion by street names which illustrated a clear <br />Cb picture of what had been accomplished. The Notre <br />ame Research Laboratory is now in the process of <br />putting this information on cards to run through <br />G� he computer, and the first run should be completed <br />0 very soon. By the next Redevelopment Commission <br />meeting, the entire process should be completed. <br />c The Referral Service is moving along, and about 12 <br />ontacts a day are being accomplished. <br />-5- <br />REPORT ON <br />NAHRO NATIONAL <br />CONFERENCE <br />FOR 1967 <br />REPORT ON <br />DIAGNOSTIC <br />SURVEY, LASALLE <br />PARK, R -57 <br />