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PROJECT 7108 - A.A. #26 On the motion of Council- <br />HANDICAPPED ACCESS man Ward, seconded by <br />APPROVED; REFERRAL 11-77 DELETED Councilman Yamamoto, <br /> carried 6:1, with Council- <br />man Bricken dissenting, Appropriation Adjustment #26 transferring <br />$3,000 from Council Contingency to Project 7108 for modifications <br />to City buildings to allow wheelchair access to restroom facili- <br />ties was approved, and Council Referral Item No. 11-77 deleted <br />from the Summary. CA 65.3 <br /> CA 77 <br /> <br />NEIGHBORHOOD REHABILITATION Deputy City Manager <br />SERVICE PROGRAM Manuel Rede introduced <br />APPLICATION AUTHORIZED Lydia Bundy, Local <br /> Coordinator for the <br />Urban Investment Task Force. Mrs. Bundy described the program <br />as she presented a series of slides of successful neighborhood <br />rehabilitation projects. Mrs. Bundy stated that the purpose <br />of the program is to improve homes and the quality of life for <br />residents of the neighborhood selected, and to establish the <br />area as a healthy real estate market; that 38 projects were <br />in operation throughout the United States, and 20 are in the <br />process of development; and that the neighborhood selection <br />process is completely open after the City has agreed to support <br />the program and fund the developmental cost. <br /> <br />Mrs. Bundy stated that projects had been started in Inglewood, <br />La Habra and Pasadena; that 23 - 25 lenders, commercial banks <br />and savings and loan institutions in California, had incorporated <br />into a foundation to support the operating budgets as well as <br />make loans in the area; that nine programs are scheduled for <br />California during the next three years; and she encouraged the <br />City to make a formal application. <br /> <br />On the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman <br />Bricken, Staff was directed to submit an application for a <br />Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Services program and to <br />provide information on a similar program developed by Mayor <br />Weidener of the City of Berkeley. CA <br /> <br />140.40 <br /> <br />LOGAN AREA PROPOSALS The Implementation Plan <br />IMPLEMENTATION PLAN APPROVED and Time Frame Performance <br /> Schedule prepared by the <br /> Planning Department and <br />submitted in a-report dated September 15, 1977 was approved, <br />and the Staff directed to negotiate for consultant services to <br />prepare the Environmental Impact Report, to implement the Logan <br />Area proposal, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded <br />by Councilman Yamamoto, and carried 7:0 unanimously. The Logan <br />Area proposal encompasses a General Plan amendment, zone changes <br />and revised Specific Plan for Street Alignment for Civic Center <br />Drive East. <br /> <br />Councilman Ward requested the record to show that the Council <br />is in a flexible condition where many things may have to be <br />modified during the process of implementation. <br /> <br />Councilman Bricken recommended that the Task Force be continued <br />in operation where necessary with Deputy City Manager David <br />Tayco responsible for conducting the meetings. <br /> <br />Mr. Bob Noble, a member of the Logan Task Force, 1518 North <br />Lincoln, referring to comments during the Logan discussion <br />regarding the possibility of legal difficulties with some of <br />the "Contingencies" agreed to by members of the Logan Task <br />Force, requested further explanation of the legal problems. <br />Mayor Er&ns suggested that he meet with City Attorney Keith Cow <br />for that information. CA 78.6 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />359 OCTOBER 3, 1977 <br /> <br /> <br />