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Staff Aide" for the Committee could be one of those jobs , and this would require only a minor amendment of the application . Under this grogram the maximur salary authorized for any one position would be $12 , 000 per year . The total authorized amount for all training jobs is around $88 , 000 . Therefore , the Committee right end up with something nearer to eight training jobs rather than the ten previously applied for . He explained that the initial request by PROBE resulted in a meeting with City people , which in turn resulted in their written proposal to the City Council, which has now been referred to the Housing Concerns Committee for their recommendation . He said that Federal funding for this program is expected to last for two years , and by that time the City should certainly know whether a continuing full-time staff for this purpose is justified . Mr . Moriguchi saw a need in time for a full department concerned with housing and redevelopment . He acknowledged that other groups have made extensive studies in regard to housing and redevelopment but that what is needed in Redwood City is the development of local data . He listed housing- -both low and moderate-income housing- -as having a higher priority than commercial redevelopment , insofar as housing would create a market for commerce . Chairman Keckley focused the Committee ' s attention on the question of what kind of person should the City seek, recognizing the salary limitations under the EEA Program. Mr . Floyd felt that $12 , 000 was adequate for the type or person discussed , and that it would be desirable for the person to start out with Redwood City problems and grow with Redwood City . : Mr . Gonzales considered that many highly qualified people are available now for this kind of job . • City Manager Fales hoped for a person with experience in the area of housing and having a capacity to learn . At this point he is locking for assistance from the Committee as to what more specifically they are interested in . On the question raised by the Chairman concerning education and experience , Mr . Soderer felt it more important to have a person familiar with housing programs than to have a person with a college degree . Mr . Sylvester agreed that the degree was less important than having a familiarity with housing programs . Mr . Moriguchi said that this person would be starting on the ground floor in Redwood City, assembling raw data, but he should be somebody with promise ; someone who is innovative and not afraid of innovation; someone who will learn from past mistakes in other localities . He felt that a thoroughly experienced person would command more than $12, 000, but he stressed the importance of having . a creative person . Mr . Floyd felt that at the outset the list of functions would not particularly call for an innovative person. Mrs . Yaeger attempted to paraphrase some of the things that Mr . Moriguchi was saying--that the person need not be limited to males ; and that the person not be one who has "come up through the chairs , " but rather one who is "innovative MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE OCTOBER 13, 1971 PAGE 2 OF 4 •