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4. ICATIONS (Cont'd the limit of $5,000.00, and if it is approved by the Advisory Committee and this Commission, then we need approval from the Common Council for the additional funds. This is part of what Ms. Washington was saying about our procedure, because it is a protective kind of procedure and it -does tend to make the job more expensive, but it has an advantage that the people who are directly involved are protected: 1) That they have a- responsible contractor in the first place, and 2) That he will do the job and get it finished. Commissioner Wiggins stated we have gained a lot of experience in this process of what we have done and we have learned a lot of things. In''the R -57 Project, part of the requirements we had to work under was that there was an attempt here to do some sociological thing in the process of spending federal and city monies and part what they hoped to do was to get more in- volvement of the people within the neighborhood to generate pride and understanding of what is happening. In the R -57 Project, we ran into problems where the contractor either couldn't do the work, didn't do the work, or didn't do it properly, and we had complaints from the people and many of the contractors just disappeared. We were forced to go back in and do it on our own to finish up a number of these, be- cause we try to be a responsible Body, but this is a part of this whole process of education in learning to try to build up.neighborhoods. We hope not to repeat the problems that we have had, but hope we have learned from experience. In answer to Ms. Swans's further questions on the incident, President Nimtz again advised Ms. Swan.that this matter is not within our direction, and we have no authority to give any direction on that at all. This is not our Agency. Further lengthy discussions followed on the incident.. Ms. Swan referred to' houses being worked on and "red- tagged" on inspection, with Commissioner Wiggins advising that the fact they were "red- tagged" when inspected, is an indication that the job is being done; had it been marked, "finished" the people could complain that the inspection procedures were not working. When it is "red- tagged" it is an indication that the Inspection Department is working and are functioning.. properly. Under the bonding procedures, they have to do the work properly and have to guarantee they will do good work. c HUD letter dated January 29, 1975: This letter, over the signature of Mr. James E. Armstrong, Area Director, advised the HUD Area Office approved the audit contract for the Urban Renewal Project Indiana R -66. The executed copies were enclosed showing concurrence by the Chicago Regional Office and the Indianapolis Area Office. The approved auditors are: Goodson -Tyler & Associates, 1830 Broadway, Gary, Indiana--the low bidder. AUDIT CONTRACT AWARD APPROVED, R -66, GOODSON- TYLER & ASSOCI- ATES