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Mr. Delay wondered if this increase could be handled administra- tively, rather than bringing it before Council. Assistant Manager said the City often ends up with a lien on the property which requires City Council action. ' e Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, to adopt the resolu- tion. Motion carried unanimously. Com 5/18/77 v. Approve Joint Housing Committee Recommendations A. Supplemental funding requests of Lane County Home Repair Program-- Memo, letter, and HCC report distributed to Council. Manager re- ported the Joint Housing Committee was requesting Council recom- mendation for use of $6,000 of general revenue sharing funds for housing from the 1976-77 fiscal year be granted to Lane County to continue the home repair program until funds would be avail- able from the 1977-78 Community Development Block Grant program probably in July or August. Mr. Haws moved, seconded by Mr. Delay, that the request for $6,000 be taken from the general revenue sharing account and be designated for housing assistance and appropriated for this program. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor complimented the RCC staff on its fine report. Com 5/18/77 Approve B. Palace Hotel--Memo, letter, accounting data distributed to Council. ~mnager reviewed information for Council, noting the request was for funding from the City while the Pala~e Hotel owners look for funding from other sources. Re said the Joint Housing Committee was recommending to City Council that the operating contingency account be replenished in an amount not to exceed the average monthly deficit of $2,000 per month for a 120-day period, begin- ning May 1. An additional $1,000 was being requested to allow Mr. Sorgenfri to seek advice of a consultant knowledgable in the area of residential rental property management to review both budget and operation of the Palace Hotel. . Robin Johnson, HCC, distributed to Council an accounting of all revenue sharing monies the City had spent over the previous four years. She said the recommendation from the JHC to the Council related to the problems experienced by the Palace Hotel in the past year regarding refurbishi~g the hotel and attracting permanent occupants. She noted there had been a large financial investment already made by the City and felt the City should seriously con- sider exploration of alternatives to deal with the problem. The Committee felt the Palace Hotel provides a low-income housing resource that is very much needed in the community. She reiter- ated the JHC's request from the Council [Dr the $9.000 expenditure, noting that Mr. Sorgenfri has two applications in for grant funds. She said he should be notified hy mid-summer whether either one or both would be accepted. Also. the Committee would give further consideration to additional funding if the two grants are approved. She said the Committee felt 1.t neceSfHU'Y to finAnd.Rlly 8S911'1t e the Palace Hotel in this interim period. Also. it would give the Committee time to see if the housing occupancy w:l.ll tIllIlntain itself as it has been on a monthly basis only since March. Ltl\ 5/23/77--16