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MRS. .JACKSON, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, STATED THAT <br />SHE IS FOR A HOUSING AUTHORITY. SHE FELT THIS PROGRAM WOULD ADDRESS <br />ITSELF TO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND AGREED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE <br />PROGRAM IS DEPENDENT ON GOOD MANAGEMENT. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THERE <br />ARE MANY SENIOR CITIZENS IN NEED OF HOMES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER DISCUSSED THE MAXIMUM RENT THAT CAN <br />BE PAID, WHICH HE STATED IS $156 A MONTH. HE QUESTIONED THAT IT IS <br />POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE TYPE OF HOUSING THE GOVERNMENT SAYS YOU MUST HAVE <br />UNDER THIS PROGRAM AND RENT IT AT THAT FIGURE. <br />MR. REGAN NOTED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SETS THE CRITERIA <br />FOR RENT, AND IT IS PERIODICALLY CHANGED, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAS A LOW <br />RENT BASE, WHICH HE FELT IS UNREALISTIC. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IT <br />DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE UNIT AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY. <br />MS. TRUETT NOTED THAT YOU CAN REQUEST HUD TO REVIEW THE RENT <br />STRUCTURE, AND THEY CAN GO UP 20%. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT WE NEED TO GIVE SOME OF <br />OUR SLUM LANDLORDS SOME COMPETITION. <br />MRS. .JACKSON AGREED THAT WE VERY MUCH NEED TO DO SOMETHING <br />ABOUT LANDLORDS WITH SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN THESE <br />BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO LIVE. MRS. JACKSON FELT <br />THAT MOST OF THESE LANDLORDS HAVE ALREADY TOLD THE TENANTS THAT THEY <br />DQ NOT INTEND TO IMPROVE THESE HOMES, AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SHE <br />COULD GO OUT TODAY AND SHOW THEM OVER 100 SUBSTANDARD HOMES THAT WILL <br />NEVER BE IMPROVED. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE FELT THE COMMITTEE HAS DONE <br />A GOOD JOB -AND THAT SHE IS LOOKING AT THEIR. -RECOMMENDATION I.N A POSITIVE <br />MANNER AS A WAY TO SOLVE SOME OF OUR PROBLEMS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST <br />AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO STUDY THIS INFORMATION BEFORE WE MAKE A FINAL <br />DECISION. <br />COMMISSIONER $IEBERT NOTED THAT BEFORE ANY OFFICIAL ACTION IS <br />TAKEN BY THIS BOARD, AN UNOFFICIAL DECISION IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE MADE <br />BECAUSE IF A RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED FOR ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY, <br />IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS.. 'COMMISSIONER <br />$IEBERT THANKED MS. TRUETT FOR APPEARING, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THIS <br />MATTER WOULD BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF A .JANUARY MEETING. <br />0. <br />.Ii "Pig, 79 <br />NOV x.51978 <br />