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7. OROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd work ith. Mr. Barbe stated that there is a.bill befor Congress at the present time for- considera- tion o make uniform relocation procedures for any Feder lly- assisted program. At the present time, they o not have uniform requirements: in Federally assis ed programs. . Budget: Mr. Seybold said that he had been equested to ask for clarification of our budge of $72,000. What is involved here and why is it not included in Redevelopment Department's Feder lly- supported budget? Mr. Barbe stated the quest on represents two separate requests: Presi famil not i the C 1) $13,000 request for the planning contract for the.NDP, for which there is no Federal participation. 2) The City -Wide Relocation Budget for 1970 must be totally City's money. lent Wiggins stated the budget for relocating es from substandard and condemned dwellings, i Federal projects, must come strictly from ity and not from Federal funds. Mrs. k1len said "Central Relocation" instantly re- minds one of our Downtown area, and suggested it be called " City - Wide ",.or some facsimile, if the Feder 1 Government would permit a change. Central to th public means the Central Downtown units. Her o her suggestion was to call it "City Reloca- tion epartment", in lieu of the present "Central Reloc tion." President Wiggins said they will look into it as far as the name is concerned. The q estion was raised if there will be 175 fami- lies involved in relocation. Mr. Barbe stated the 175 i estimated = -may be lower or higher. Mr. O'Bri n said the volume.of referrals are about 30 perm nth and are referred by the Welfare Depart- ment, Substandard Department, Portage Township Trust e. etc. Mr. S ybold asked: "Why does this come under the Redev lopment Department and is not a separate unit f the City Government? Mr. Barbe said, at the p esent time, the Mayor has designated our Reloc tion Office as the city -wide relocation agent. At some time in the future, the City may -7- BUDGET, 1970