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7. PROGRESS REPORTS a. NAHRO Conference': 'Mr. L. Glenn Barbe attended the N HRO Biennial Conference in Kansas City; Missouri, October 2 through 6, 1971, the theme being "Cities in Shock'. Approximately 1800 delegates were in attendance. ONe day was devoted to conferences oriented entirely to the urban renewal and housing commissioner and his role in shaping cities and s.haping local and national policy concerning urban blight. A detailed analysis was given of thE present pending community development legislation now d bated in Congress. Secretary Romney defended Presi- dent Nixon's economic policy and policy toward renewal and community development. b. Business Relocation, R -66: Mr. Paul E. Becher, Commercial Relocation Director, advised of claims total - ! ing $14,789.08: three for moving expenses totalling $5,083.18, three for dieett loss of property totalling $2,205.90, and three for small business displacement payment totalling $7,500.00. There have conce Bauer, and or moved locate cond c are currently 17 businesses who have moved, but Dt yet filed a final claim. Approximately 10 more ns are expected to relocate in -the next six weeks. Downtown Rehabilitation Report, R -66: Mr. DOWNTOWN REHABILITATION, Downtown Rehabilitation Supervisor, gave a written R -66 al report "Wand advised that the News and Book Center into their finished quarters, Monday, October 11th, I at 113 West Washington Street, which is the se )mpleted downtown structure. NAHRO CONFERENCE REPORT BUSINESS RELOCATION, R -66 Work c ntinues on building progress at three additional site 1 cations on the proposed downtown mall. The appare t change in building facade refacings does not reflect the numerous interior improvements behind the scenes. Mr. Ba er submitted for Commission approval a "certificate of com liance" form, which would express the city's grati- tude t merchants and owners alike who have actively parr ticipa ed in the renewal program to date and have performed their bligations to make the program successful.. The intent would be to have the form printed on parchment paper n a script lettering suitable for possible framing- The Commission concurred and Mr. Bauer is to have the forms printed. Documentation is also being directed to capturing the changi g scene along the downtown mall route for purposes of recording the "before" and "after" progress. The active file reports now total 44 buildings in the immedi- ate downtown urban renewal project area.