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6. N W BUSINESS (Cont'd) of traffic signals. It looked good on paper, but didn't work. On mo ion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Williams and unani- mously carried, Change Order No. 8 to Contract No. 5 was ap- proveo for an increase in contract amount of $16,579.00. f Additional Funds for Relocation of families under City-Wide Program: Commission concurrence was requested for approval to request additional monies for the relocation of families under Code Enforcement Program, city -wide, from the City Council. The Commission received a copy of this re- quest showing a breakdown of the expenditures, and if the Commi sion will approve this, then the City Council will re- ceive copies. Mr. Lennon advised these would be in areas outside of our jurisdiction to cover families in burnt -out situations. The City-wide disbursements in 1972 shows 34 referrals, at a total expenditure of $7,710.00; and for 1973, we have had 78 referrals, at a total cost of $53,399.51. We have had to comp13 with the State and Federal Relocation law. The State Law H use Bill No. 1832, Section 7 and Section 8, states that a rehousing payment, not in excess of $2,500.00, shall be paid to persons displaced by Code Enforcement Activities. We ha %e a tremendous amount of substandard homes in the over- all j risdiction of relocation. If it falls in our project area, then it comes under the 100% Federal guidelines for re- location; anywhere else in the city, it falls under city -wide relocation. Mr. Lennon showed a chart designating the families we have moved showing the areas they moved into. Open housing is prese t in our community. The Council gives us $60,000 a year, and il this amount is not spent, it goes back into the general fund. On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney and unani- mous) carried, the request for additional monies for the Relocation Division, dated October 17, 1973, was authorized to be presented to the City Council. Upon uestioning by Mrs. Janet S. Allen, she was informed of the p oper documents where her questions could be researched. g. Change Order for Casimer Banicki: Approval was re- quested for a Change Order for Mr. Banicki, in the amount of $125.00 for additional electrical work, in the basement. This is for Parcel No. 21 -4, located at 1014 West Colfax, and the original approved grant was for $2,675.00. This amount is needed to bring the house up to code. - 10 - CITY -WIDE RELOCATION CHANGE ORDER APPROVED, PARCEL NO. 21 -4, E -5