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e <br />REHABILITATION, ETC., AND BY HELPING THEM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP A <br />LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN IF WE JUST TOOK ONE OR TWO HOMES AND REHABILITATED <br />THEM UP TO CODE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED WHO WILL BE CONTROLLING AND ADMINISTER- <br />ING THIS WORK? <br />MR. REGAN STATED THAT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME AGREEMENT <br />WITH THE FARM WORKERS COUNCIL OR THE EOC AS TO WHAT THEY ARE DOING, <br />AND HE NOTED THAT PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR <br />HIRING A REHABILITATION PROJECT COORDINATOR WHO WOULD BE CHECKING <br />THIS PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT RESULTS WE ARE GETTING OUT OF THE LIMITED <br />RESOURCES WE HAVE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT IF WE COOPERATE WITH <br />OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THIS MANNER, THOSE AGENCIES MIGHT POSSI- <br />BLY LOSE THE SOURCE OF THEIR FUNDS BECAUSE THE COUNTY'IS WILLING TO <br />GIVE MONEY TO THEM. <br />MR. REGAN STATED THAT EXCHANGING SERVICES IN THIS MANNER HAS <br />BEEN DONE BEFORE AND IS CALLED "NET -WORKING" OF PROGRAMS. HE NOTED <br />THAT IF THE MONIES GIVEN TO THESE AGENCIES ARE NOT EXPENDED IN THIS <br />WAY, REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THEY GO BACK INTO OUR REHABILITATION PRO- <br />GRAM. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF MR. REGAN FELT HE COULD CONTROL <br />THIS ADEQUATELY AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOLLARS. <br />MR. REGAN STATED THAT IF THEY ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE AND DID <br />NOT FEEL IT WAS WORKING WELL, THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY MORE FUNDS. <br />HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE NOW ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH TWO CETA <br />GROUPS WHO ARE WORKING PARKS. CETA FUNDS DO NOT PROVIDE FOR MATERIAL <br />AND EQUIPMENT SO THAT ARE "NET -WORKING" WITH THOSE TWO OPERATIONS, AND <br />IT HAS MULTIPLIED THE AFFECT OF WHAT THEY CAN D0, <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO <br />GET A REHABILITATION PROGRAM GOING FOR YEARS, BUT IT CAME TO A STAND- <br />STILL WHEN HUD SAID A HOUSE WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT COMPLETELY UP TO <br />CODE, WHICH WOULD COST $10,000 TO $12,000 PER HOUSE. COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER FELT THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS MORE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING <br />TO WORK TOWARDS AND WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER WAY TO IMPROVE MORE HOUSES <br />FOR A SMALLER SUM OF MONEY. HE NOTED THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THE PROPOSED <br />BOOK 34 wt <br />