City Council Agenda and Packet 1973 08 21

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• :.4 1 C`:. .` -L0 :40114111.. r• 6if" ,7:1:1C , 7 ti 1p�. ,• sf- • • • Don Jelforge asked about Revenue Sharing, the Better ;.i•TJ{A Community Act, and whether the City of Louisville would retain this agency or absorb it, and wanted to know the different effects? Also he asked whether we would still have the power of eminent domain and condemnation and if ;sot, what would that change in our operations. Mr. Davis responded that Better Community Act Money is anticipated to be at the current $200,000 level in 1974-1975. The money will keep decreasing for the continuing three years until a zero amount is reached. In response to maintaining a status or absorption into the city government, it is unknown at this time only that to be absorbed into the City would require possible division of effort to other city programs rather than these assip.ned. Also the distribution of funds rather than a possible isolation of one, vou1d create a peorram that would not he concen- trated. Jack Lang stated that we must require the whole amount . because a lot of other people are going to want the same money for different purposes. Jerry Scholl stated that the Council starts working on the budget in September. He suggested that we ask for • one year at a time instead of going into a discussion about a five year program. He also stated that if we don't take the money for what we are doing, it will never get done. He suggested a portion of money be set aside for project improvements. He also stated that Council should relieve us of some duties, and assign us other duties, i.e. Code Specialist and Code Enforcer, which the town needs very much. We should offer the City a program which will take over some of their headaches and do them, then work with the Housing Authority mayLe as the same entity. He said that we should pool the Urban Renewal Agency and the Louisville Housing Authority. This will demonstrate the need for the existing staff. Under the B.C.A. monies, we won't be just paving streets. Mr. Scholl went on to explain explain that we should be more involved with the dousing Authority. He stated that we should have a plan which states where the money is going to be spent, i.e. rehabilitation--$50,000 administrative--$50,000 buying dilapidated housing--$50,000 and loans of 4% to 5%--$50,000. Robert Davis then explained he has heard concern over our administrative budget. He also stated that as he can prove in the action year 1972-1973, that we have saved money be- t cause of LURA doing the work instead of a consulting firm such as 0blinger Smith. Shirley Rupp then asked of the main priorities of Urban Renewal have changed. She said that right now, all the Board was talking about was housing and when it was created it wanted sewer, water and street improvements which was