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5. PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont' <br />family of seven into 22l(h)_housfAq,-:and family-of,­; <br />two moved out of the city:. One family,- is maki'ng <br />preparations to move within a weeks The Central-:, <br />Relocalion activities were effoctive.th placing <br />these iamities into the 221.fh),fhouging. <br />b. Central Relocation Servltce4-� The Redevelop- CENTRAL RELOCATION <br />ment D( par tment has been directed o provide'rdl,oca-� ''SERVICE <br />ti on s( rvice for those displ,ace'd by City tttifon-in <br />Code Erforcement. The Relocation Staff has serviced <br />families since undertakin§,.-,t-his,,tesponsibi;lity. <br />The H U - Office, in Chi cage- iiwas, impremsed -in what <br />the st ff has been able to accomplish 'due to lack <br />of fun s for relocation assistance ,'=other than those <br />involving urban renewal acti-Afties.' -A 'budget wi:ll. <br />be sub itted to the Mayor and Common to4 - hcil-t-6 <br />have funds for next year's opirations s4lice: this <br />activity is a responsibility 4f City -;i,de- gp4erina-- <br />ment and that Federal funds are avatlAble—for <br />this purpose. <br />President Wiggins stated thereii.ts a -ftlocat-ion <br />problem as far as we are conceirned'wtth- this Agency, <br />and Central Relocation Services deals with people <br />who are about to be taken out of a house by other <br />forms o governmental action,''and these people-have: <br />no plat to go. The Notre Dame °,S­urv6y, shows families <br />living n substandard dwelllhgs not fit,to live in <br />and eve - y one of these people- sivoul d; be housed. ':The <br />City ha a moral obligation--'tb�coiirect this' As long <br />as they l are people I i ving in :platen, not i fit: to 1 i ve <br />in, we ave a housing probl6m-:and we have a housi,ng <br />need. e cannot solve this problem until we have' <br />good ho lses to put people in <br />Mr. Helmen stated, however, that our first duty is <br />to comp'ete our own projects and not use our,staff <br />running all over the City in areas,-we'are not in- <br />volved ith, and that central relocation is a City- <br />wide si uation. If we are using our staff and funds <br />for thi purpose, then we should be compensated for <br />this wo, k, or have other City staff for this work. <br />Preside t Wiggins stated the problem ,is interrelated . <br />and tha the-'Urban Renewal Department has-been <br />� <br />, <br />designa ed for this activity on an-i. nt ri' <br />e m basis.to <br />satisfy the City's Workable Pvogram.; i He stated this <br />is the my way we can go at this stage--the work <br />had to e done, and no money was available. The <br />next bu get year must be realicstital-lyfashioned. <br />i W., <br />C _7 <br />:K'11-- <br />V9 <br />-0 <br />LT=.;-j <br />