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. minor home-repair programs; minor home and yard maintenance, both cleanup and pickup, primarily aimed for the elderly; small business structure rehabilitation; historic preser- vation; social services, including day-care programs and neighborhood outreach workers; open space and parks develop- ment; streets and urban beautification; community development planning; architectural barrier removal, and program admini- stration. Mr. Kupper continued that the elements of the urban renewal portions of the Application were to continue urban renewal programs in Eugene and would include admini- stration costs, real estate distribution and acquisition, tax assessments and maintenance of property owned, site clearance, site improvements, and relocation activities. Manager said that these items would be considered at a pub- lic hearing with the official action to take place at the special Council meeting on Monday, February 21. .- Mr. abie expressed concern regarding the large portion of budgeted monies for administration, saying that he felt per- haps the budget should be reviewed as he would like to see more of the money being spent in the community. Mr. Kupper indicated that the review of these budgeted monies would go through the Budget Committee. Mr. abie asked staff to prepare the rationale or alternatives for budgeting the administrative costs and wondered if there were other resources in the com- munity which could be used to administer some of the work being proposed. He said he felt that the staff was a very responsible, competent, and quality staff, but questioned whether the amount of $568,000 to administer one year's funds was necessary. Mr. Lieuallen replied that he also felt the staff was of very high quality, very responsible, and hard working and indicated that in federal programs where a loan application process is required for every 10an appli- cation approved, staff time has to be spent on perhaps four more applications that were not approved. He indicated he felt confident that the rehabilitation program was wel1 worth the expenditure. Manager replied to Mr. abie that the answers to his questions should be determined at the hearing of the budget review process at the departmental level where he felt this would be the best time to go into those kinds of concerns. Mr. Lieuallen indicated that one bright spot in the use of these rehabilitation monies could be seen in his own neighborhood, where there are a number of senior citizens, and how much they have appreciated the minor home and yard maintenance. File IV. Proposed Revisions in City's Water Policy Memo and resolution distributed to Council. Manager said there were some changes in the City policy required relating to when and in what circumstances water could be supplied to areas out- side the city's urban service area. .- 1"5 2/28/77 --29