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11 PARKS. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE JUSTIFICATION TO ASK FOR $17,000 TO BE TRANSFERRED IN THIS MANNER UNDER THAT GRANT, AND HE THUS IS HOPEFUL THAT WORK ON THE PARKS CAN BE CONTINUED. MR. LUNDY STATED THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IN THE TARGET AREAS, AND HE FELT THE $13,000 DESIGNATED TO DEMOLISH DE- TERIORATED STRUCTURES COULD BETTER BE PUT INTO PARKS. COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE NEW GUIDELINES, IF WE ASK FOR THIS, WE COULD VERY WELL BE TURNED DOWN FOR THE WHOLE GRANT. MR. LUNDY STATED THAT GIFFORD IS THE ONLY AREA WITH NO SUPERVISED RECREATIONAL FACILITY AND THE PEOPLE WANT THE PARK COMPLETED SO IT CAN BE USED, COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE PARK CAN BE UTILIZED WITHOUT .BEING TOTALLY COMPLETED. MR. REGAN NOTED THAT THIS IS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND IS AN ON-GOING BUDGET ITEM NOW, AND IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CHANGE OF A LINE ITEM TO BE APPLIED TO PARKS BECAUSE WHILE IN THE THIRD YEAR, THERE IS NO ITEM FOR RECREATION, THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR PAVING. THE BOARD WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WAS MONEY IN THE THIRD YEAR GRANT FOR RECREATION, BUT MR. REGAN ASSURED. THEM THAT THERE WAS NOT. MR. LUNDY STATED THAT THE ONLY MONEY THAT HAVE NOW FOR RECREA- TION IS THE $2,000 LEFT FROM THE SECOND GRANT, BUT NOTHING FROM THE THIRD GRANT. MR. REGAN AGREED, BUT REITERATED THAT THEY WILL TRY TO GET A LINE ITEM CHANGED IN ORDER TO GET MONEY FOR RECREATION, AND HE FELT THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THIS CAN BE DONE. MR. REGAN CONTINUED THAT HE AGREED WITH MR. LUNDY'S SUGGESTION . THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO A.PROGRAM OF REHABILITATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE FARM WORKERS COUNCIL AND THE EOC, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHOULD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE HOUSES TO BE WORKED ON. HE STATED THAT HE WILL BRING THIS UP AT THEIR NEXT MEETING. MR. REGAN DISCUSSED DEMOLITION OF DETERIORATED HOUSING AND POINTED OUT THAT ONLY R E•1•3 BOox 34 APP 19 1978