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6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd) o. Fluorescent Lights requested by Street Academy FLUORESCENT LIGHTS Pr ram: Mr. Roosevelt Thomas, introduced himself as AUTHORIZED FOR MT-rector of Street Academy Program, jointly funded and. SCHOOL USE sponsored by the National Urban League and the Urban Coalition of St. Joseph County through grants. They are wo king in conjunction with the Public School System. The bu lding they are using is on South Main Street, the Hibbard Bu lding. They are cooperating their efforts with drop - ou s in the area. They are requesting fluorescent lighting fi tures for the school, as they do not'have adequate light- in j, and wondered if the Commission would give them any of th fluorescent lights in any of the houses or buildings that are being scheduled to be torn down. Mr Chenney said they would have to deal with the demoli- tion contractors and make a deal with them. Mr. Taylor said if the contract has been let; if not, then the exist- inj fixtures would be available. Mr. Thomas' request is fo approximately 16 or 20. Pr sident Helmen requested Mr. Bill Slabaugh to work this ou with these people. There is no fee involved. This motion was unanimously carried by all Commissioners. y p. Simba Rock Band: This band was represented by RENTAL REQUEST Messrs. Jim Schroup and Mike Rhine. They need a place to practice. They requested the use of the Thompson Studio for approximately a month and would pay for the el ectri city. A discussion followed on the hours the building would be ut lized, etc., and President Helmen's recommendation wa that Messrs. Miller and Slabaugh work something out -- th rent to be a very modest rate, with some type of li bility coverage-- insurance,'heat and all utilities at th it expense. Permission to rent granted if they meet 6 th se conditions. q. Code Administration and Involvement and Techni- CODE ADMINISTRATION cal Cirricu um: Mr. Taylor requested authority to send & TECHNICAL CURR.I- one of our staff to the University of Illinois for a Code CULUM Administration Program and two staff members to the Techni- cal Curriculum at the same school. The Technical Curriculum wi l be paid for by Public Service Careers. We will pay for th Code Administration. Mr. Wade moved we follow the Executive Director's recommenda- ti n, seconded by Rev. Williams, and unanimously carried. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS a. Property Management: Rev. Kirk gave a report on PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Pr perty Management. The total receipts from Property REPORT - 13 -