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ADJOURNED MEETING LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 11, 1974 Mayor Waschak called the adjourned meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. with the following Council members present: Berry, Scholl, Dhieux, DelPizzo, and DiCarlo. Mayor Waschak informed Council that Councilman Domenico would be in later. L.U.R.A. City Engineer White informed Council that LURA was being replaced by the Louisville Coummunity Development Act as of January, 1975. He stated that the City needs to decide the best way to handle the change. A memo written by Mr. Wurl was read. It stated two alternatives. One: To retain LURA as presently structured and contract with them for Urban Renewal functions. Two: Incorporate LURA into City operating under the guidelines he had stated in the memo. Mr. Wurls recommendation to Council was to accept option #2 which was identified as option B in the memo. Engineer White stated that he had spoken with Mr. David Chenoweth who did not have any other alternatives and agreed with the suggestions Mr. Wurl had made. Mr. Chenoweth stated that an attorneys opinion was needed to see if there should be a separate entity. He felt that the attorney should review the options before any action was taken. Councilman Berry stated that he did approve the general board guidelines were agreeable and that he did approve of option #2. Councilwoman Dhieux stated that she too agreed and felt the guidleline were accept- able. She also felt that it be thoroughly reviewed by Attorney Morris as not to jeopardize any federal funding. Councilman DiCarlo stated that he felt option #2 should be adopted pending the attorneys decisions. Councilwoman Dhieux asked Mr. Chenoweth about the lower pay that the City has and if there was any disapproval on this matter. Mr. Chenoweth stated that he did disapprove because there was nothing stated on the pay scale for the type of work that it totally involved for the members of the staff.