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5.
<br />NESS (Cont'd
<br />6 OROGRESS REPORTS
<br />a., -- Additional Relocation Payment:.,.Rev. Kirk RELOCATION
<br />stated great progress has been made in the form of PAYMENTS
<br />new grant payments that have been authorized by HUD
<br />for owners of property displaced, called "additional
<br />relocation payment ". President Wiggins asked if this
<br />was r troactive and Rev. Kirk stated it was until
<br />August 1, 1968, for individuals moving out of our area
<br />into standard homes and will be supplemented by this
<br />to help eliminate their mortgage_ or whatever indebted
<br />ness they incur when they move =- to :a miximum of .$5.,000._.
<br />In order to make these -grant payments, it is necessary
<br />to amend the loan and grant .contract, which will be
<br />ready for submission to the Commission for approval
<br />at the next Commission meeting.
<br />President Wiggins asked if these payments are made with
<br />Federal funds and not City funds ?. Mr. Barbe said it is
<br />with Federal Funds.
<br />Mr. H mmerschmidt asked whether this was.a grant, or a
<br />loan, and Mr. Barbe stated it was a grant.
<br />President Wiggins said in this program we would be able
<br />to move a family from the one area where the problem is,
<br />into another area in standard housing, so that the
<br />family will not need "out of pocket money ", within limit-
<br />ations of the program.
<br />Option Agreement: Approval and acceptance of
<br />OPTION AGREE -
<br />one Option
<br />Agreement, for,Parcel #8- 14, -in the;la_Sa11e Park
<br />MENT, LASALLE
<br />Urban
<br />Renewal Project, -R -57, was requested. On.motion by
<br />PARK URBAN
<br />Mr. Wilhelm,
<br />seconded by.Mr. Chenney, Parcel #8 -14 was
<br />RENEWAL PRO -
<br />appro
<br />ed.
<br />JECT, R -57
<br />1.
<br />Seminar on Neighborhood Development Program: A
<br />SEMINAR ON
<br />Seminar
<br />will be held in Grand Rapids,. Michigan, on May 29,
<br />NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />1969,
<br />at the Pantlind Hotel,'on the Neighborhood Develop-
<br />DEVELOPMENT
<br />ment Irogram.
<br />This program offers- communities an oppor -. :
<br />PROGRAM,GRAND
<br />tunit5
<br />to accelerate planning and move projects into
<br />RAPIDS, MICH.,
<br />actual
<br />development. The seminar fee-is $25.00 per person.-
<br />MAY 29, 1969
<br />Mr. B
<br />rbe requested authorization for staff to:.attend
<br />this Seminar,
<br />which is a .one -day session. Mr. Wilhelm
<br />stated
<br />he considers this Seminar very important Presi
<br />dent Wiggins
<br />said it might be a good idea for the
<br />Commissioners
<br />to attend and requested consideration for
<br />a motion
<br />for the staff and /or Commissioners to attend:
<br />the S
<br />minar and be- placed on the availability list.
<br />This
<br />otion was carried-by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded by.
<br />Rev.
<br />illiams, and -the "ayes" were unanimous by all
<br />Commi
<br />sioners.
<br />6 OROGRESS REPORTS
<br />a., -- Additional Relocation Payment:.,.Rev. Kirk RELOCATION
<br />stated great progress has been made in the form of PAYMENTS
<br />new grant payments that have been authorized by HUD
<br />for owners of property displaced, called "additional
<br />relocation payment ". President Wiggins asked if this
<br />was r troactive and Rev. Kirk stated it was until
<br />August 1, 1968, for individuals moving out of our area
<br />into standard homes and will be supplemented by this
<br />to help eliminate their mortgage_ or whatever indebted
<br />ness they incur when they move =- to :a miximum of .$5.,000._.
<br />In order to make these -grant payments, it is necessary
<br />to amend the loan and grant .contract, which will be
<br />ready for submission to the Commission for approval
<br />at the next Commission meeting.
<br />President Wiggins asked if these payments are made with
<br />Federal funds and not City funds ?. Mr. Barbe said it is
<br />with Federal Funds.
<br />Mr. H mmerschmidt asked whether this was.a grant, or a
<br />loan, and Mr. Barbe stated it was a grant.
<br />President Wiggins said in this program we would be able
<br />to move a family from the one area where the problem is,
<br />into another area in standard housing, so that the
<br />family will not need "out of pocket money ", within limit-
<br />ations of the program.
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