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6. NEW (BUSINESS (Cont'd Ors. Janet S. Allen said in our last meeting, we approved a Change )rder to a Rehabilitation Contract with Roseland Construction Co., For an increase in contract amount of $1,402.88, for work at South Iowa Street, that was for installing new tile and reinstalling a shower door in the bathroom and recarpeted the kitchen, and now this individual for this work. Now,'if a person can buy a stereo ind have it 'installed, and the item for recarpeting the kitchen in the last meeting, why are we helping these people rehabilitate their louses? These are two projects, and 'I just can't see this kind of vork being done - -this is at Government expense, or at taxpayers' ?xpense -and it doesn't seem proper to include 'these things to be lone." )resident Nimtz said the first item is in order, but requested Mr. Leith Crighton, Director of the Bureau of Housing, E -7 Program, to answer the second one--on the ballistics of the stereo. Mr. ;righton said the stereo belongs, he believes to the son or sons - in -law of the homeowner, who is temporarily living with her and ;he just went along with it. Apparently, she didn't know these were load - bearing walls. As far as the shower doors and the :arpeting on the other question, we are doing no such thing in the Southeast E -7 Project. Mrs. Allen said that one was on Iowa >treet- -309 South Iowa. Mr. Crighton said that is in the R -57 'roject -- LaSalle Park and that he does not have that Project. fhe R -57 Project has different guidelines. Irs. Allen referred again to the last minutes and said that in the ninutes, Mr. Butler's answer was, "any contracts over the $5,000 limit or any change orders increasing the contract amount over the X5,000 limit must be approved by City Council, and Commission ap )roval." That particular change order was approved,for an amended :ont:ract of $8,082.88. That was to go before the Council for ap- )roval of the extras amounting to over $3,000? 4r. Crighton advised the item Mrs. Allen is speaking of is under an irban renewal project (LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project, R -57), ind said he believed the one on SOUth Iowa Street was a loan and a )rant, and under that program the homeowners had the option of doing )retty much what they wanted with that money since they borrowed that money and they have a mortgage on their house. Legally, they :an put carpeting in if .they want to. The approval required from the City Council over the $5,000 grant amount is on thE: E -7 Program, lot the R -57 Program. ,ommissioner Wiggins advised, "When they are under the terms of a loan, Janet, the person is doing it with their own money. It is no iifferent, to a large extent, than anyone who gets a commercial loan it a bank to remodel their house." Mrs. Allen said, "We l], perhaps lot, but I don't believe it was made clear."