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. ' £;,. 7 ; ;.c.,. t P Februnry 'l'O: 24 v 19G9 Mr e Ce c i l A. Al c :irn ndcn:, Chnh.--m~ n . Hous i ng Res ources Co. mittao Attn c hod ( Encl. l) is c opy o f Mcn:io f r om Er i c l.ill Assoc i n t cs to Coll ier Glnd in p eut i t l ed " f.:.;;;pm-:cJod Moans To Lowo i:• Cos t Ilousi ncs 11 • Collier bns d is c 1sned tbis briefly with Da n Sweet with v ie~ t o undort nki ng an up<latcd a 1d oxp3ndod study of the housin~ ~or t ion of t he CIP. T~is ~ouli pre~ umnbly bo ~ono by Eric llill AsGociotes . , . I / Dau fcsls p and so de I , t ha t tho iuit i ntion of nny mn j or upcl 21ting study on hous ing i n At lanta shoul d bo i ni ttatcd by th~ llousi nc Reuour ces Committee • r:ric Hill Associotos i s p0:r 1nps the best housing , pln . n i nrr c onsul t~nt :\.rm I 1 now an tho1·e l ittle c011tq • i1c<l :tn t 10 ntt ~ched proposal w t h , . ·doh I disagi:ce ., Bo mvo •, i t ,eems '-"'Or, ewilat :t u--, appr,j:n·iatc to iuit :..1te a11other c nj or stu y •;,; wu wo ':rn ve no t -Tct b oon able to l rop l<. neut the 1~c-!Ot1?.'>.Cn<fa tionu of the Pl"ovious tu-dy , al th o~c~ we a?e fully a~nre of t~o m3jor fnct o~s which o-e st ill holdin~ up mplc~ontat ion of t ho pro •ious st 1dy . Tho f ollo~i ng arc s o~e o~ tho ,, ore i opoi- t n 1t of t'1ose : '· ,b~ a. 'rho num "c.~r ono p:r.oblcro of cou1·so is gat ting site approvnls . b. Other dif.:ficulticw \,hich trn ve no t been ad oquntol , corrcc .,cd rrn.d .\Ol ' Vihich ._,pecif ·' c rec or..ir.mnt;n tions \:1Cl'C t.10 o i.orr,mlly by the Uousina Rcsou~ces Comcittoe to tho Zoning nnd Plnnnin~ ~nd Devo lopcent Comm i t t ees o:Z t h 0 Do::t:rd of Al ch::1"'mcn , Au~ust 2 e 1968 , include : 3. " Hcv:loion. o i: t ho 0:.:•d t m1nco govoruili:t non-conforming u3o o f J.nn<l to allo·, structur nl c hn~~es in i mproving dwolliilg urdt::.; to t1~et r e(!Lih·emonts of t ho Uounint: Code .. " �I I I I I i.i r o Ccc: 1 I~.. .l\lexn ~ae~: ~;,2, 11 1 969 } 'c J"U~l l 'y' Pnr;c 2 I I 'fJ~• r-"":'l-0 , ,. ,..,.,.,,_ '"°" •<.~ CA ....1 ,.,,..1 t'~• • ~1~ ._ .., .... p::1rttcula!-:-ly in t h0 l JJJH...IJfi1r::; 0 Viur:. " C""1 o ·u ,, ·_,,,.,...., -1· h 'v ..... •:0 - ' l . ' ' . J )JL.,;.i...- <.,,i, ~ 1:..'.l City ~nd 1cr:.ho1·· Os"CDf) outsi ·ie the 1 :odel Ci'i;ies m.•cn o ' i (~ hia b e i ng only· p,:a• t i a lly i mple~euted UOWo ) 6,. " A<len:; i on o f n l:ov· Ge<- c~ist.:--' ct soning cm Ji;he n w L and Use m~p,. t o map b nsed i uclud0 ::i aqu::1 te areas f or l ow=:..ncome homing." Thero nre c avoral related doc1_ents which ha·e n di rec t bearing on this matter ~ ~he more port inant o1 these aro : 111 T he ('.'econd Annual Section) uhicb Ro1m1•t (FU'I'URE DIRECTION pelled out certain r ecom~endnt 1ons :for f utui ·o c ou.1..se ox action f c1· t ho 0 hous.1_ng p rog :i.•ffm and c:illled for a i.'<nrisod statooc-ut of mis sion fro " the t1nyo1.,. 1or the Co:rn11i.ttc e . Copy o f drnft pi·oposod ( 2 - 10- 6 9 ) for revised m· saion is a~t~cled (Encle 2 ) . It c ontninad p a mon~ c thor t hinCTS p s u~aes tion t hat a j oint study of tho l ousing neAde of tiG Ci t y b a c onducted by t he Hourr · ug Author i Jcy 0 P!aun ng Departmon-'c and t he HouB. n:; Ucsou,.,ccs Comn it tae . ciuch :s;tudy m:lc~ .... t au s t tute for , 01• be a D rbed iu " t .1e pl"o o~ed study by Er · c Hill Associa t es ·2. 0 omc _suer;entions fol: o 1;_1or.o p1~octica 1 P ,pro~ch t o sol m.:, the lcw-inco1':!o hous i n:; problems Ul'O c ont ained in P.!cmo t o D:m S~ca t , Fob U:ll7 11, 1969 , copy attached (Encl c 3)o 3. Proposal for specific hous .. ug oncl ~~elato nctivitioG for t ho recently npproved Urban O~~e1•vatm:y az-o con-ca ined in IJ~mo to ii1· . Sweat , Octo ,cl' 31 0 l DG8 ,, c opy attached (Enc lo 4 ) . It i s doubtful 1 o~cvor , t hut ~11 of t he proposod activities ca n be Essumod by t ho U1·bnn Observator y» ccrtninly not initiully. 4. '£he llousing Coo1·£Jtnnto1• h¢S ropG.1tcdly pointed o ut thG nocd f m.·, and ruqucstod t ho services o:Z" a Stati.-3 ticnl Clerk to keep up-t o-data nnd period. c:m lly rcrn:ouuco tho Low-ll1cor::o Housi~1 Invcntoi'y Hoport o. Th::it i r.1901:tont 1~cp01:t csnnot be l;opt cu1·r0ut i t hrough e¾ir.;ting fncil:ltic.., o:f the Hounina nesou;;•ces Cotl:!litteo office ., Just i·eceutly, as frequently " �Ur o CccJi.l ~\ ., A {'mmcot' Fobrut1ry 24 p 1DG9 Pnbc 3 X W:i:l.:.i c ~ 1l ed " pon by .. r..;j. ,;y .,,:;,.< . , ,,.~,,._._ ""'il ,~,,... ., <·;-,· A-,,.A ....., ...:t , ...11 t , ..Ll...:. O z-':'icit>d tu ' cu:i::-:~n1.. c.v.- ,-..-··.·,1 ,~ , u-,,.,~.,r ~., ..;... e-"'· . . u l.n4\,,,'- le, cr•·nr• ·;-.,.,i ~\l.t..Vu. .... ... ~ ~,-~ v .. .... .~iv.&~. and Xn Planning in t .1~ Lo~·~ ··< nco:1e Eou.siug Px·cgrnn a Tho best I c oula 6ffcr wns to provico ~i3ur~s as o.f Novcm,er 15~ 1968 " 1 hove not been ~hlo to c on~ U. o a moi·e ·oce-n t Y-c ;02~ t ~ ~l 1thm1r,:.1 9 i ~c i s k nown th~t t bu f l f~t rc2 h!'aVO ch ... n~otl "C;ons i der~lb ly s:h:~ce the novc-,;i,br.n : 15 1·opo1:t o " 1 5. Attr.whe.cl ( Encl ., 5) ~.:e cople::i of r~cnut fie1:. os fron thir:; off ice to ,.Ji· o ~3otte1·i'ield of t he Hot sing Authc:t·ity an. e."fot't -to ob :;~in SC!:le iu E:~sscrn.t i a l c ~ t n p0:r t~ niri.G to Public n.o s :(.ng and to encournGe c oordiu~tion efforts town-d i nSU'.i:"ing relwibi l i tnt:1.on nf c z i s t . n~ subst~ud:u""d u 1it-G, .from wh ich occt,Ypan ·s t~ove i nto Publ ic Housingo In acld;tt 4 n-n , tho CIP coutnim~d a specific t · (H::0°1;-1m11dntion for establisl:n~mnt of a Housing ncsourct.s 1Jux·eiru . l;;-:t1·i1c'i; of tho p:ro.posa l i s at t ~ched {Encl o 6 )0 About 2 years aco, I provi, ed 4r. s ~oa t witb ~ b rief conc ept,. i nclur in.n· t entative propo.. od or.gnnizntiona l st."nctu "o and per s onnel c ons idore d ne cossary · to i uplcmont sue~ en ~ct1~_ty . If aetnblir-;;ho-d, tlmt or,1'n-n ization should p ro :1bly fun.ct ~o n undm.• tho guid~nco ::md no o facili t of t ho llousing Rf:',E.O\.L'c cs Co~mi t t oo s, w th a. s eci1:tc L.onslng Committee of t h ' "'oard o f P.luol'r..0:1 d o~;igirntcd t o stec1~ ond c 2 · i~y the program ' s rict ivitic throu·~h. th.-~ Bo~;rs...d of Ald ~r t~u to f ruition . no · l .iing the l ocn l t winistrnt on fs des ~c to reduco ro~.or t hat ~dJ Dopart~ents and in order t o avoid ~ppenrnuces of ompira uildin:t , I ll~1ve thus far i.-o:fra· ned -1'ro. rcc:omt~e,ntliq~ astrn.>lishrcnt of n v-ousinz nin.•::rou or ncp~1·tmcnt . Howevcrk' , Plthou~h a good ...,tri1.·t h~s b-ncn r;mdo j n ho4. sin6 , I :fo ... l t h<.:t v-;o lltoiVC bu:-\;,ly r.;;cr.Dtchr; d tho smi.·fnc,:> 0£ tho o~era l l llous:tn~ 110,~os .of tho City dn:-r~ug the nox... 20 years; rnd ~hat t ~is pro 1cm c an bast bo attnchod t~rougl ~u incronoe in P nnr.. - elovnt1on of P llousiur.; ncsou .. cea .cac:il:1. tics ~- Pe:&:lmpP tl.o ti1.1e has now co;.io wh011 wa should sc,:io•lf'; 1y consider cxnnusiou of sue ·1 facilitic·· nnd fo llow the r ucor.:w1Jn,1nt i ons o-': the CIP y oa-tn't>l shiuz 5 smull Ilov.sin,.._. Bu~c-nu or Dc partr.1ont. I n suemuu•y , tho propo.sn l of. E-ric Hi.11 Asno,ciato .... is in g;3norn.1 pr~ct:tcnl . HmHJVc·:r , I ennaot aoo any 1-,a~:-tic\ l::11" advnn.t~ge of such ~dditionnl study at thin tima, u~lc~s t here is, ar wi ll be, ample ox·gnnh.!at ion. and poli tionl structure for impJ.crnon.tntion of its :fii:,.uinf.S . 'fhis rlcos not exist now and r;hould oe n p""orcqtdsit.c to iuit.:tnt:ton of such n major now study. noco~m:,.em,ntion. ( j,f oadc) !or ouch or·,nnizntiou and po1.ttic::il st::uctu:r~ should , in rny opinion, origimlte with tho IJ.ousin~ f-oscm1·cea Con.':li ttoe" �~r o Cocil A. Al~x~ndor . Feb~unry 2~a 1 DG9 P;;1ge 4 -a'<n lcoI" Do Jones 1 Hous inff Coordina t or MDJ/ me Enc ls :1 of..:;(p andcd Means 'r'o Lower Cc-7Jt J1ou::; :.. t1g 2~Dr nf t datad Februa ry lO j 1968 3.Memo d n tod Feb~uary 11, 1gs 9 4 . McMo detod Octo Jor 31, lS GB 5o 1i!e·. os <lnted ,.; (·:b:..·um.:y l l p 1969 6. r:.::::tract f l'Ot \ CIP cc: Mr . Dau E o Sweat; Jr. . �