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COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE RECEIVED <br />IN APRIL A CENSUS LOCAL REVIEW PROGRAM INFORMATION BOOKLET, WHICH <br />IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF THE CENSUS. IT IS HOPED THAT <br />MOST LOCAL AREAS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN DATA ON HOUSING UNITS IN THE <br />COMMUNITY TO COMPARE WITH THE CENSUS COUNT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE THEN <br />READ FROM THE BOOKLET, STATING THAT THE REVISED LOCAL REVIEW PROGRAM <br />WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE; THE GEOGRAPHICAL LEVEL OF REVIEW HAS BEEN <br />REVISED FOR BLOCK AREAS; AND THE REVIEW PERIOD IS TEN WORKING DAYS. <br />AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE COUNTY THEN CAN SUBMIT DIFFERENCES IF THEY DO <br />NOT AGREE WITH THE CENSUS COUNT, BUT THIS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY HARD <br />EVIDENCE. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SOMETIME IN JUNE WE WILL RECEIVE <br />PRELIMINARY REPORTS ON THE CENSUS FIGURES FROM LAKELAND, AND HE <br />WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE BOARD'S WISHES ARE ABOUT DESIGNATING SOMEONE <br />TO RESPOND. <br />MR. REVER FELT POSSIBLY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT CAN HELP <br />WITH THIS. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN THEIR <br />OFFICE TO GENERATE FIGURES IN GROSS NUMBERS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED <br />PART OF THE COUNTY; THEY CANNOT DO THIS BY DISTRICT, BUT COULD COME <br />UP WITH A GROSS NUMBER THAT HE FELT THEY COULD SUBSTANTIATE. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED THE PLANNING -DIRECTOR TO -REVIEW THIS <br />MATTER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ED REGAN CAME BEFORE THE <br />BOARD TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE <br />THE REQUISITION FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS <br />CONTRACT UNDER THE SECTION 8 EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAM. HE EXPLAINED <br />THAT EVERY QUARTER WE SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR FUNDS TO HUD, AND THIS ONE <br />IS FOR JUNE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. HE NOTED THAT THESE FUNDS <br />ARE ONLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS; THEY HAVE FUNDS IN THE BANK <br />RELATIVE TO THE START-UP PERIOD AND HAVE HAD AN EXTENSION OF THE <br />START-UP PERIOD BECAUSE THE FUNDS CAME IN LATE. THE FUNDS BEING <br />REQUISITIONED ARE ENOUGH TO CARRY US THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE REQUISITION FOR PARTIAL PAY- <br />MENT OF THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT, SECTION 8, EXISTING HOUSING <br />PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 1980 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1980. <br />MAY 2 i 1980 —91— BooK 4 PAc 5vfj <br />