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I MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE March 13, 1969 Special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Housing Resources Committee was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 13, 1969, -in Committee Room 1, Second Floor, City Hall. Invitational notice, list of. those invited, with attendance of members and guests indicated, and other related documents are attached to the file copy only of these minutes. The primary purpose of the meeting was to consider a proposal made by William L. Moore for rezoning of a tract of land in Land Lot 30 1 14th District (FF) (annexed to the City of Atlanta, December I, 1968) for 700 units of cooperative Townhouses and 200 units of rental apartments, all to be financed under FHA Section 221 d(3). Chairman Alexander called the meeting to order and announced that before he took up the main item on the Agenda (consideration of a particular zoning proposal), he wished to discuss briefly some other matters. He then read a proposed letter to be sent to Representative Julian Bond (copy attached to the file copy of these minutes) supporting in princip le Bond's Bill on the suspension of rent (through payment into an escrow account) on dwellings certified by the Building Department as unfit for human habitation. Seven (7) exceptions (changes) however were suggested as result of a .poll of the · entire membership of the HRC, the •esults of which were 26-for, 3-f or with reservations and 2-against. The Chairman then referred to a requirement for the HRC to submit by March 15 its pl a n fo r the 1969 Summer Program in certain central cor e areas of the City. In this connection, the Chairman emphasized t he need f or: 1. An overall rezoning of t he Ci ty to pr ovide for t he Ci t y ' s futur e de ve l opment needs, to include adeq uate a reas f or low and me d i um income hous ing ; and 2. Es tablishme nt of some e me rgency housing to provid e living accomodations for speci a l cases whic h repe atedly occur . The Chairman recognized Roger F . Rupnow , Assistant Professor of City Planning at Georgia Tech, who explained briefly a project which a group of his stud e nts proposed to undert2ke during the Spring quarter commencing about April l on a study preparing a· plan for future development for the Southwest area of Atlanta. The plan is to be submitted to the City as a recommendation for consideration by the City in developing a plan for this area. . �l 2 The students' group proposes to work closely with the residents of this area and with the City of Atlanta as to their wishes on existing zoning and future development needs, to include low and moderate income housing in the area. - Mr. Gladin, City Planning Director, informed the Committee that a group of civic organizations in the area, known as Federation of Southwest Clubs has requested preparation of a plan for the future development of the Southwest area and had essentially asked the Zoning Committee for .;i moritorium on zoning changes in the area until such a pla n could be developed. Mr. Gladin further stated that this is impractical and cannot be done; that the Land Use Plan for the City, adopted by the Board of Aldermen about a year ago, is intended to form a basis for more detailed studies which are contemplated, but not yet developed. The Chairman said that he felt the HRC should cooperate with the citizens of the area f or development of such a plan. That development of such plan should definitely pr ovide for a reasonable amount of low and medium income housing in the general area and that a time limit should be established for development of such a plan. A motion was then made by Mr . Archer Smith, and seconded by Mr . Bob Winn that the HRC go on rec ord as being in full support of the following Resolution: " BE IT RESOLVED, that the need f or low-income housing be given foremost consideration by the Federation o f Southwest Clubs in its deliberations and studies as t o the best use of zoning of the Southwest Atlanta land and further that a timetable be established for the comp letion of the p lan. Further that the fffiC offers its full assista nce to the Federat ion of Southwest Clubs i n preparation of its plan ." After brief discussi on, the Res olution w~s ad opted withou t any diss ent ing votes. The Chairman then introduced Mr . W. L. Moore, Developer , and Mr. Nicholas Berryman , Promote~ to presen t their proposal. These ~~ntlcm0 n together presented a pr oposal for rezoning a large tract of land on both sides of Kimberly Road, S . W. - LL 30, 14th District (FF) - which was annexed to the City last. Docoabcr. -·The proposed development (copy of plat attached to file copy) consisted of 700 units of sales housing for which 90% of the units in any phase of the development must be pre-sold from pre-built samples before FHA commitment is approved for that phase; also 200 units of rental apartments; all 900 units under FHA 221 d(3); furthermore, development of 40-50 single- family houses on an adjacent t r act to t he north , wh i ch wou ld not r equ ire r ezoni ng. . �7 3 . A school site of 9t acres on the south side of the project has already been negotiated with t he School Board for construction of an elementary schoo l to serv e the project and adjoining area. It was also pointed out that the School Board has plans for a high school just north of the project. It was also explained that the plan provides for only two entrances and exits off Kimberly Road to the Townhouse portion of the development, with no through traffic, but all on interior streets and that the complete development would be ~ccomplished over a five-year period., It was pointed out that the pr oposed development has been favorably recommended by the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board. Mr. Gl adin stated that the proposed location apparently has or will have adequat e communit y faciliti es. The Chairman p ointed out that currently the HRC is see ki ng new direction as to its fu ture role and mission and that if the HRC should formally endorse this project now, whicb is in the s~me general area o f a somewhat similar proposal which wo. a a lo e ~t r ongly opposed by c itizens of the area and denied b y the Board of Aldermen about 3 wee k s ago, that this mi ght be premature and whic h probably would b e considered as in opposition to or in conf lict wit h recent proposals for prepa rati on o f a plan for development of the entire Southwest area and therefore might do more harm than good in obtaining appr oval of proposed re zon i ng. The Chairman also pointed out that due t o a previous commit ment wh ich he , as Vice-Ch~irman o f A. R. M. P .C., bed made to the Federatio n o f Southwes t Clubs to support their request for preparat ion o f an overall p lan f or the area , he felt that he should divorce hims elf from the issue and turned the meeting over to Mr . Archei- Smith , a member of the Executive Committee. Mr . Smith ruled that since only 4 o ut of 9 members of the Executive Committee were actually present, ( a fifth had attended the meeting earlier, but had left), that~ quorum did not 0xist and that therefore action coald not be taken either for or against the proposal . In response to queries from several members of the · committ0e as to certain needed ch~nges in organization and new direction for future action and emphasis by the Committee, the Chairman advised that such is being considered but as yet he was not in position to do anything definite in this respect; that the Committee now has in the pipeline s u fficient unit s to meet the }me 2-year goal of 9,800 units and the 5-year goal of 1 6 ,800 units, except for Public Housing; that it appears, for the time being• this is perhaps the only field in which the Committee should work aggressively. · Motion was made, seconded and after some discussion was adopted that the HRC invite the Mayor to meet with the Committee �in a Special Meeting in the near future to discuss the current basic purpose and futur0 direction of the Committee. Mr. Wa t kins announced to the Committ ee that under FHA 221 d(3) or 236 that 20% of the units in any development may come under Rent Supplem0nt, thus prov iding for some var i at i on in economic stat us of the occupa nts. Mr . Archer Smith made a motion which was seconded and carried that "f.U.F.F. and representatives of the Housing Authority be invited to appear b e fore the HRC to discuss their vie ws , po licies and concerns. In vi0w of the fa ct that the HRC Exec utive Committee did not have a quorum available for official transaction of business, no action was taken on the Res o lution . The Meeting was adj ourned at 12 : 10 p .m. Res pectfully submitted, °' '-\ '-1-", • . ) · ,'/t,,C)t__:,/ /.X r V,/i,;._i)', -:r ..::-<:t-'--~ Malcolm D. Jone~ Housing Coordi i'rtl tor MDJ/ mc Encls : Copy, Summary o f Stat us of Low-income Housing Program ( 1-15-69 ) ( Others with file copy only) �Jan. 1 5 ~ 1969 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE I· Dwelling Units Demolished under T:Icmsing Code: TotLl Dwelling Units Permitted in Atlanta: SUMMARY 144 Novo & Deco 1966 l963 - 9, 129 1966 - 2,382 .• . 1,272 STATUS OF ACCELERATED LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM During 1967

.964 - 3, :329

1967 - 4,630 (Commenced Nov. 15, 1966) During 1968 J.965 - 2,t,56 1968 - 5,333 ·- 1,053 TOTAL 2,469 5 yr. Program, 1967-71 Goals: (13%) (30%) {0%) (57%) % e~;tablished for first 2 yrs o · 100% ( (])) (2,184) (5,040) (9,576) (San~% used for 5 yro period) 16,800 Status

Noo Units

PoHo & TK 1-15-68 . 1-15-69 (864) 1-15-69 3,365 1-15-68 1,312 1-15-69 (650) · Undur Construction 6,559 3,701 (1412) (790) In Planning 8,335 6,582 (2239) (2220) Completed (Now Constro) T(ltal In S :i.ght Plus L'3as :tng Program 18,259 11,595 Increase o:_· Deficit Beiug Considured(all cato) +1,,459 7 , 630 4,481

(4301)

(1019) · (5320) (-4256) FHA 221 (3010) (281) · (3291) Pvto Develo (Conv.) Elderl v 8: N oH o · 1-15-68 (400) 1-15-69 (1693) 1-15-68 (912) l-J.5-69 (158) (1514) (565) (3392) (2346) (241) (5229) (3868) (418) (48) (449)_ (7607) (+5423) (4833) (5503) (+463) (3306) . (848) (+848) l.-15-t38 j (446) ~f' .,

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(446) . Did Not Mat e~ialize (See Noto A attached) >:figur--as :L n this column are basic and represent the entire program; ( ) in columns to the right, indicate brea({d rrt~ n by programs

In addition, 1,019 units have been leased for PoHo; 800 of th~se are n.:>w Dc:cupied or

LVailable f ,:>r occupancy as Public Housingo Also 20 ,2 15 units have been reported by the Housing Code Division a ,s :._•,r jpaired <rehabilitated) o However, those figures include units found in compliance on original inspectiono It is estii:na·~cd that 75% c,f this f:lgur e, or 15,165 sub-standard units have been brought into compliance through actual rehabilitationo ,371.s units have , };een reha1Jili tated by the Ho A.. in the West End UoR. area. These rehabilitated uni ts do not increase the numbe·r l\ll :? housing lm its ava :1.lable, but do increase the supply of standard unitso CJf fig•.1ren included in ba sic _columno Inclu, Jes only units financed under Federal assisted low and medium income housing programs; and uni ts constrUi,c.:ted unaer co·n ventional financing as foll ows: Respectfully submit t ed, . Mu l ti-family units costing not more than $10,000, exclusive of land 11 Duplex units " t1 t1 $12,000, t1 " " 11 $15,000, It It II Sin gle Family " t1 " " Enc J.s: 1 o Summary of Public Housi~.g in Atlanta 2. Notes ·1 �I· HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Jan o . 15, 1969 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA s. s'i'4 0 0 0 , 1, 140

(650)

,. o Existing Units in operation - filledo · Units in Development s~age, as follows: Units off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Washington UoRo Project (310)of these unit s completed 7-25-68; remainder completed 11-10-680 Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of Procter Creeko (78) 3 Bedroom (46) 4 Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 19670 Permit issued May 1 670 Cous truction (16) 5 Bedroom behind Schedule o 85% completed 11-10,;..680 Estimated c o,1np,letion date February 1, 19690 (350) Units under construction in Thomasville UoRo Project (40) 1 Bedroom (16 Elderly) Bids opened May 15, 1968 o Contract signed ~fu.ly 1, 1968. (120) 2 Bedroom Ground broken July 17, 19680 Will try to h eve part (80) 3 Bedroom delivered before final scheduled completion date Jan.1970. (80) 4 Bedroom · (30) 5 Bedroom (730) (1089) 300 5,640 (1,019) 16, ~,14 0 (140) 4200 {2381) 5, f ,40 0 Units reserved to Atlanta by HUDo (Allocations made by HUD to date; Hollywood Road, 202; Bankhead Hwy., 500; Gilbert Rdo, 220; Prison Cro-Leil'a Lane, 175; East Lake Golf Course #2,. 800; ,.Jou11~s:boro Rd., 160; Wellswood Aptso, 324. (730 units of this ~eservation are approved for use in the leasing pr~gr;m (1089 units of this reservation are already utilized in tentative c0Tll!11itit ments as follows, which exceed current reservations EX 764 units~) Bedford-?i~i~ UoRo area, 4 53; Boulder Park, 300; Brownt own Rd o, 4 50; and Kimb erly Rd o, 6 50 ! . . Units a llocated for leasing program (Leased unit s can only be utilized fo:f 'p l~H occupancy as they b e come vacanto Total Units under lease 1,019.) Total under Development and In Planning 0 0 Units under lease (9 locations); most of these are occupied or available fo~ occupancy as Public Housingo , On September 18, 1968 ~ Bd. of Aldo app·roved Resolution authorizing Ho A. to r !aq u,~s:t . allocation f rom HAA of 2i000 additional units of Public Housingo Request prl; p:1 11:- E,d an·d submitted by HoA.; not yet approved by HAA. Total Public Housing Potential

Figures in ( ) in this column are included in figure above not in ( ).

Enc:l o #1 ) �HOUS I NG RESOURCES COMMITTEE Jano 15, 1969 I . NOTES A. 13,764 l:nits proposed did not materialize, of which 13 i 260 were included in the previous report of Nov. 15, 1968, and 504 additional units are listed in this report, as Lost. of sitea and proposed rezoningo) (The majority, but not all, of these losses was due to disapprovals B. Proposed locations for low-income housing are coordinated through the Plano Dept o for adequacy of Con1munity Facilities, existing 6r proposed. ~oposals are also reviewed periodically with the School Department for adequacy of school facilities. C. The Travelers Insurance Company has financed 75 new single family low-cost houses in the Thomasville Urban Renewal project a r ea under the FHA 221 d(2) insured mortgage programo Equitable has made $1,000,000 available to Atlanta Mortgage ' Broke rage Coo for financing low-cost homes at favorable rates . Interest is still increasing in development of home-owners h ip housingo . D. In view of difficul t ies encountered in zoning and getting other approvals on sites proposed for large multi-f&mily developmen ts, :Lt is apparent tha t the Low-income Housing Program will have to lean heavily on Developers and Builders providing a s ubs ta nt ial portion of the requirement on small scattered sites by both Conventional and Federal assisted f ina ncing. Also Pub l i c ]~using in small projects, to include small developments on scattered sites is strongly advocated, for future dev e l opuent. E. No propos a l had yet been made for construction of units (even efficiency or 1 bedroom) to rent or sell for as low as $ 50 pe r month , although the London Towne Houses, a 221 d(3) co-op development now under construction , is approac h ing t h i s , wi th i ts one bed r oom unit selling at $69 per month. The City's greatest need is in the $30-%50 per month r~ntalpurcha s e range, which appe ars to have little chance · of accomplishment, with substantial ·governmental subsidyo l"" Prefab distribut ors ·a nd conventional builder s ha ve interesting p'o tential houses to offer but, because of f ear of loc al Codes , di f fi c u~ties a r e curr ently erecting very fe w single-family houses in Atlanta to sell in the $10 , 000-$ 15 , 000 range f or whic h tne r e i~: a st r ong dema nd a nd market o Perhaps the grea test difficulty is availability of suitably priced l a nd wi thin the City Lit1its Economics for th i s pr ice-range s a les hous i ng r equires land which will not cost the develope r more than $1, 5 00 . per un it . (A 5 ,00 0 sq o ftd lot is conside r ed ample for th i s type house; most houses i n th~price range a r e c ur r e nt l y being e rec te d in Atlanta on R-5 lot s having a mi nimum size of 7 , 500 sqo fto ) 0 0 G. Impe r iaJ. r o~es o f Griffin, Ga o, ma nufa ctur e r s of pre- cut sectiona lized fr ame houses , ha s developed a 2 4 ' x3 6 ', 3 bedroom & b a t h hOl tSC de signed t o sell, t o the occ upa nt fo r $ 8,000 t o go on his l a nd; a nd is developi ng a 4 bedr oom & bath house to se l l similar ly fo r about $9,000 Natio nnl Homes of Laf a yatt e , Ind . is e r ec ti ng 200 u nit s of pre- bu il t , 4 b e droom, bath and ½ unit s in Chica go and is doing the s~te p l ann i ng a nd l a ndsc a p ingo Th i s fi im wa s recent ly s uccessfu l bidder, through design competition, for construction of 600 medium and l ow-i ncome hous i ng units on the Honor Farm # 1 s ite. · 0 H. The noni.rofi t Gre a ter Atlanta Housing Development Cor por at i on is now i n b usines s o The CACUR' s nonprofit corporation to rehab ilitnt e exj_sting units under 221 (h) ha s comple te d its fir s t gr oup o f 5 houses in Lindw ood Park o Vangu? rd · Hous_ing Cor ·?ora1.ion has obt aine d FHA commi ttment f or rehabilitation of 6 uni ts u nde r 221 (h). Morris Brown College ~s * nether s ucn sponsor o Nor th Wes t Community Forum has als o filed app lications for 4 proj ects under 221 (h). I. I nformation is we lc omed as to corrections, additions or deletions of material contained in this report. (Call 522-44 63 , Ext. 43C:)~ Encl.: #2 �7 MXNUTES HOUSING RESOURCES EXEC~TIVE COMMITTEE March 13, 1969 Special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Housing Resources Committee was held at 10:30 a.m., Thmrsday, March 13, 1969, in Committee Room 1, Second Floor, City Hall. Invitational notice, list of those invited, with attendance of members and guests indicated, and other related documents are attached to the file copy only of these minutes. The primary purpose of the mee ting was to consider a proposal made by William L. Moore for rezoning of a tract of land in Land Lot 30, 14 th Distric t (FF) (annexed to t he Cit y of Atlanta, December 1, 1968) for 700 units of cooperative Townhouses and 200 units of rental apartments, all to be financed under FHA Section 221 d(3). Chairman Alexander called the meeting to order and announced that before he took up the main item on the Agenda (consideration of a particular zoning proposal), he wished to discuss briefly some other matters. He then read a proposed letter to be sent to Representative Julian Bond (copy attached to the file copy of these minutes) supporting in principle Bond's Bill on the suspension of rent (through payment into an escrow account) on dwell i ngs certified by the Building Department as unfit f or human habitation. Seven (7) exceptions (changes) however were suggested as result of a poll of the entire membership of the HRC, the wesults of whic h were 26-for, 3-f or with reservations and 2-against. T h e Cha irma n then referred t o a requirement f or the HRC to submit by March 15 i ts pla n for the 1969 Summer Program in cert~in c e ntral core areas of the Ci ty. In t his connection , the Chairman emphasized the need f or: 1. An overall rezoning of the City to provide for the City 's future development needs , to include a dequate areas for low and medium income housing ; and 2. Establishment of some emergency housing to prov ide liv i ng accomod ations for special cases which repeatedly occur. The Chairman recognized Roger F . Rupnow, Assistant Professor of City Planning at Georgia Tech , who explained briefly a project which a group of his students proposed to undert~ke during the Spring quarter commencing about Aprill on s study preparing a plan for future development for the Southwest area of Atlanta. The plan is to be submitted to the City as a recommendation for consideration by the City in developing a plan for this area. �I 2 The students' group proposes to work closely with the residents of this area and with the City of Atlanta as to their wishes on existing zoning an~ future development needs, to include low and moderate income housing in the area. ,, Mr. Gladin, City Planning Director, informed the Committee that a group of civic organizations in the area, known as Federation of Southwest Clubs has requested preparation of a plan for the future development o f the Gouthwest area and had essentially as k ed the Zoning Committee for a moritorium on zoning changes in the area until such a pl an could be developed. Mr . Gladin further stated that this is impractical and cannot be done; that the Land Use Pl~n for the City, adopted by the Board of Aldermen about a year ago, is intenCed to f orm a ba sis for more detailed studies which are contemplated, but not yet developed. / The Chairman said that he felt the HRC should cooperate with the citizens of the area f or development of such a plan. That development of such plan should definitely provide for a reasonable amount of low and medium income housing in the general area and that a time limit should be established for development o f such a plan . ,· / A motion was then made by Mr . Archer Smith, and seconded by Mr. Bob Winn that the HRC go on record as being in full support of the following Resolution: " IBE XT RESOLVED, that the need for low-income housing b e given foremost consideration by the Fede ra tion of Southwest Clubs in its deliberations and studies as to the best use of zoning of the Southwest Atlanta land and further that a timeta ble b e established f or the compl etion of the plan . Further that the HRC offers its full as sist ance to the Federation of Southwest Clubs in preparati on o f its plan ." After brief discussion, the Res o lution was ad opted withou t any dissenting voteGo The Ch3irman then introduced Mr . w. L. Moore , Developer, and Mr. Nicholas Berryman, Promote~ to present their proposal . These C3 Ct~Gn~ n together presented a proposal for rezoning a large tract of land on both sides of Kimberly Road, S.W. - LL 30, 14th District (FF) - which w2s annexed to the City last. f'n rr:,~o r ~ ·· The proposed development (copy of plat attached to file copy) consisted of 700 units of sales housing for which 90% of the units in any phase of the development must be pre-sold from pre-built samples before FHA commitment is approved for that phase; also 200 units of rental apartments; all 900 units under FHA 221 d(3); furthermore, development of 40-50 single-family houses on an adjacent tract to the north, which would not require rezoning. �3 A school site of 9t acres on the south side of the project has already been negotiated with t he School Board for construction of an elementary school to serve t he project and adjoining area. It was also pointed out that the School Board has plans for a high school just north of the project. It was also explained that the plan provides for only two ent r ances and exits off Kimberly Road to the Townhouse portion of the development, with no through traffic, but all on interior streets and that the complete development would be accomplished over a five-year period. It was pointed out t hat the prop osed development has been f avorably recommended b y t he At l ant a - Fulton County Joint Planning Board. Mr. Gl adin stated that the proposed l ocation apparently has or will have adequate communi ty facilities. The Chairman p ointed out that c urrently the HRC is seek ing new direction as to i ts future ro le a nd mission a n d that if the HRC should forma l l y endorse t h is pro ject now, whicb is in the s~me ge nera l a rea o f a some wha t s imi l ar prop osal which ~o a aloe ~t r o ngl y opposed by citizens of the area a nd de n ied by the Board of Al dermen a b out 3 weeks ago, that this might b e prema ture and which probably wou ld b e cons i dered as i n opposition t o o r in conflict with recent propos als for pre parat i on o f a pla n for development of the entire Southwest area a nd the r e fore might d o more harm t han good i n obta ining approval of propose d rezoning. The Chairman also point e d out that due to a previous commitment wh ic h ha, a s Vi ce-Cha i r ma n o f A. R. M. P.c., h nd made to the Federa t i o n of Sou thwest Clubs to s upport their r equ est fo r prepara tion o f an ove r a l l pla n f or t he are a , he f e l t that he should divorc e himself fr om t he iss ue a nd t ur ne d the meet ing over to Mr . ArcheT Smith , a member of t he Execut ive Commi t tee . Mr . Smith ruled tha t since o nl y 4 ou t o f 9 members o f the Execu t ive Committee were actually present, ( a fif t h ha d attended the meeting earlie r , but had left ), that a quo rum did no t exist and that therefore action coald not be ta ken either for or agains t the proposal . In response to q ueries from several members o f t he Committee as to certain neGded chanees in organization and new direction for future ac tion and emphasis by the Committee , the Chairman ~dvised that such is being considered but as yet he was not in position to do anything definite in this respect; that the Committee now has in the pipeline sufficient units to meet the r-mc 2-year goa l of 9 , 800 units and the 5-year goal of 16 , 800 units, except for Public Housing ; that it appears, for the t ime being, this is perhaps the only field in wh ich the Committee should work aggressively. Motion was made , seconded and after some discussion w~s adopted that the HRC invite the Mayor to meet with the Committee �4 / in a Special Meeting in the near future to discuss the current basic purp o se and future direction of the Committee . Mr . Watkins anno unced to the Committee that under FHA 221 d ( 3) or 236 that 20% · of the units in any development may c ome under Rent Supplement , thus pro viding for some variati o n in economic status of the occupants . Mr . Archer Smith made a motion which was seconded and carried that T . U. F . F . and representatives of the Housing Authority be invited to appear before the HRC to discuss their views , policies and concerns . In view of the fact that the ,dRC Exec u tive Committee did not have a quorum available for official transaction of business, no action was ta ken on the Resolution. The Meeting was adjourned at 12 : 10 p . m. Res p ectf u lly submitted, ~7-, ,•

J ~~ r1., ,a...st __;;-c,-t::JJ. ,;... e>:,.1 ;;:c--..~ Malcolm D. Jon0~ Housing Coordinator MDJ/ mc Encls: Copy, Summary of S tat u s of Low-income Housing Program (1-15- 69 ) (Others with file copy only) / �rcb 21, 1969 MEMORAND TO: r . R. Erl Landers Ad inistr tive Assist nt Be your not Ke or ndu b tch ot of to give you y opin~on on rch 14, 1969, to Idyll ts fro • offord p rt inin the Housing Authority o for Public Housing, the following is off rd : • S 1th' to fir t 111 s c rtifi Ha ty p ru al of the 45 c rtific t1o indie t s th t only 11 locations 11st d ppear to ctu lly justify Hou ing Cod noti (4 of tbese lr dy had Housing Cod notice, nd notic re prep rd on 4 otb. r s result of these ins ctions); f y h v b n ju tifi d b c u e of ov r ·c ro ding . Tb bousi r inin oonditio 34 c rtific tion b cu or ov rcrowd1ng 1 clud .: of sub~st ndard Hou in of top r rapb 4 of y orandu d) in bich I point d out tb to yo f 11 cy cc pting th te nt 'word for ub• t nd rd b 1 for pplic tion for Public ou 1 • d lo co unic tion ot uary B, 1 ction Ottic r to Kr . 1th (copy ly th principal re son tor y orandu to r. offord. ffort on th p rt of th City in Atl nt. itiv vid nc of pro o d by Buildl pplicant for Public i �:r •. R. Earl Landers M rcb 2·1, 1969 Page 2 becaus~ of inadequ t housing conditions should first request nd obtain cert.1fio ·te fro the Housing Code Division th t the unit occupi d ts sub- t nd rd or overcro ded to the · tent that r loo tion is ju.stifiad ; and that suoh certific tion be presented to Housin Au.tbori,ty Tenant Sel ction Offici ls be.fore certificat i on for Public Bou.sing is considered . 1 r co end· th11t th Housing Authority be requested to adopt such procedure i . edia.tely . On otb rd t il brought out during y discussion 1th . Housing Authority Off1Q1 ls s that in reporting certif1c tion for Publle Hou ing to tb Bulldin D p rtment. n esti ted dte for ove ould be included ( lthou b 1t w s utu_ally d itted th t ucb cJ tes ould b tont tiv ) . This dos not app ar to b v · be n done in those instances . It bould be includ d ia, futur reports . Siner ly , lcol Housin D. Jons Coord·inator JfJ)J/ nol: As 1111>1 d corr pond nc Copy ot r ndu o:f F bru ry 26, 1969 �OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta, Georgia 30303 March 14, 1969 JAM ES A. SMITH WILLIAM R. WOFFORD , P.E., R.A . CHIEF HOU S I N G CODE INSP E CTOR IN S PECT OR OF BUILD IN G S ELMER H. MOON, E . E . , P . E. ASST . IN S PECTOR OF BUILDING S Memorandum To: Mr. W.R. Wofford, Building Official From: Mr. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Inspecto:~ A Subject: Weekly lists of families certified for Pub l,i'c Housing. I. ,<, . Several days ago a system was instigated whereby we would receive weekly lists from A.H.A., and we would go out immediately to inspect the property unless we already had an active case in our files on the par ticular property. The first "batch" has been checked out and a list is attached, which gives a synopsis -by Housing Supervisor Eidson of rema rks as reported to him by th e Housing Inspectors; also of the a ction be ing taken. Attached is a copy of the ·A.H.A. lists fur~ished us. My observation is that it has generally resulted in very little gain for the effort involved as f ar as correcting housing conditions within the City. It also seems that just about anyone who wishes to live in Public Housing is eligible, if they say so! I am continuing to check out th e se lists for Housing Code violations as directed, and will report to you as they are checked out. JAS:lm Enclo s ure ATLANTA THE D OG WOO D CITY �In reference to a list of properties furnish ed to Mr. James A. Smith from Mr. Me lvin W. Rush, Chief Tena nt Selection Officer. We report on the following conditions as found by the Inspectors of the Housing Code Division. RE: 651 Quee n Street, S.W., Apt. #2 Tenant is Mrs. Joyce C. Harden and 3 children Owner is Mr. Weathers This is a 6 room apartment, in livable condition Condition of house is fair Tenant lived here 7 months (rent $65.00) No apparent reason for moving except for a better apartment. Minor repairs needed, painting biggest expense RE: 575 Lindsay Street, N.W., Apt. 4/3 _ Tenant was James C. Frederick, Jr., apartment is now vacant This is a 2 story, 4 unit apartment building, it was compli ed over a year ago. Exte nsive maint enance is a constant nece ssi~y to keep them in condition to b e lived in. Each apartment has 3 rooms, with sepe rate bath and kitchen. Only reason this could be classifi ed for relocation would be overcrowded . RE: 334 Cha ppe l Road, N.W., Apt. #B5 Occupi ed by Mrs. Gloria Cotton Managed by Idea l Re alty Company This is a compl ex of jumbo brick, ste el steps apartme nts with approximately 30 units, The premises n eed to be cleaned, but outside of this it could be classifi ed as a #1 Project. Onl y ieason this could be qua lifi ed for r e locat i on would be overcrowd edness . RE: v' 352 Dixi e Hills Circl e , N.W., Apt. #8 Forme r occupant was Mrs. Rena Alexande r a nd 2 child ren, who moved from this apartment l eaving a sister, to Mrs . Alexand er , her mother and- 4 childre n, which this would qua li fy Mrs. Al exand er for Publi c Housing re l ocat ion. Also, a Hous ing Code inspe ct ion is qua li fi ed on this apartment compl ex . Extensive repairs a nd maintenance to be done . Schaeffer Re alty Company, Manager. �RE: 3005 Delmar Lane, N.W. Former tenan t, Mrs. Mamie Alexander moved into Public Housing Project, leaving 2 children in a 6 room concrete block, single family dwelling. House is in excellent condition on exterior and int e rior, this hous e would come under the catego ry of Compli ed When Made, From our information there is no justification for Public Housing relocation. RE: 2435 Perry Boulevard, N.W,, Apt. #35 Former te.n ant Melody Lowe Manager, Mr. Robert Da ughtery Reason for moving unknown (rent $59.95) This is a 1 bedroom efficiency apartment, which is in excellent condition. Mr. Daug htery stated that as far as his knowledge, no one lived here other than Melody Lowe. RE: 1386 Carey Drive , N.W., Apt. #188 Tenant, Ronda & Charles Copeland This apartment is part of The Perry Homes Reason for moving unknown These t e na nts were relocated from one project to another pr.e ject. RE: 1245 Northwest Drive, N.W. Marion, Diane and Clar ence Moore were the tenants relocated; on 10-8-68, James T. Wright was listed as tenant. Owne r Ellis Farrell, 3020 Colli er Drive , N.W. We found this house to be in a livable condition. RE: v V 2284 Alvin Drive, N.W. Mrs. Viola Barnes is the name on the list for be relocated. Owner , Mrs. Enid W. Lawson According to our r e cords Loyd Johnson & Annie Ruth Welch are the t enantso The hous e is in a livable condition. There is a consid erable amount of repairs to be done. Mrs. Lawson was mailed a not ice for repairs to be don e on February 24, 1969 . Con~id erable amount of trash & d ebris and tenant responsibilty involved in this hous eo The houseke e ping is d e plorable. Most conditions in this house was brought on by the tenants. Mrs. Lawson has until May, 1969 to comply with Housing Code Notice. ,,. �RE: 843 Woods Street, N.W. Applicants Viola & John Willis Mr. & Mrs. Sanford were living Mrs. Palmer, House is in good shape, it was Jenkins on September 12, 1968. No Housing Code Case necessary Sanford with their daughter, complied by Mr. R.A. now. RE: 375 Chestnut Street, N.W. Applicant, Shirley & Kenneth Williams It is occupied now and the tenant is satisfied. No Housing Cod e Case n eeded at this time. RE: 422 Ashby Street, N.W. Applicants, Lizzie Mae & Clark Bonner This house is in good condition, cl ean and comfortable. No apparent r eason why relocated unless it was due to overcrowded conditions. No Housing Code Case needed at this time. RE: 775 Confederate Avenue , S,E. Applicant, J arr.ies ~Al ton Mitchell Owner, W. A, Johns~n, 1449 Bolton .Road, N.W. This house is in fair condition, it needs minor repairs and genera l maint~nance. Only reason this house woul d qualify for Public Housing r e location, would be if the tenants were ove rcrowded. The r e are 2 remaining t enant s . RE: 321 Augusta Ave nue, S.E. Applicant, Mrs. Mary Whatley This is a duplex, 1 unit vacant and 1 unit occupied, Minor mainte nance items to be done , an estimated $50.00 cost, No justifi ed reason for t e na nt to move unl e ss it was ove rcrowd ed. RE: 64 Soloman Street, S.E, Applicant, Lawre nce Gibbs Owner , Bethe l Baptist Chur ch, 438 Fraser Stre et , S.E. There are no Hou s ing Cod e viol ation s . The hou se is va cant at this time , and the r e i s n ot any appare nt r eason why occupants moved. RE: 220 Bass Stree t, S.E. Applicant, Mrs. Cl assi e Burt This is a 2 unit apa rtment, 1 vacant, 1 occupi ed. minor r e pa irs need ed, e stima t e of $75.00 to bring up t o Housing Code , No Hous ing Cod e Case .£G';a~ at this time. -·- -- --·-- -..;.._ -·--- -~~- -7: - - - -

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�RE: 2036 Robson Pl a ce , S. E. Applicant, John Nash No such number locate d on this stree t, nor in the Southeas t part of city. Neighbors living on this street claimed they never heard of a John Nash. RE: 622 Grant Street, S.E. Apt . #1 Applicants, Jackie & Eugene Ray . Owner, Ledbe tter Construction Company, 2171 Cheshire Bridge Road, N.E. This is a 6 unit, 2 story building , occupied by 9 tenant s by the name of Westbrooks. Minor repairs, estimated $50.00, as far as Housing Code viol a tions . RE: 94 Glenn Street, S.E., Apt. #1 Applicant, Be cky Lee McGreer Owne r, Kaplan Investment Company This is a dupl ex , 1 occupi ed, 1 va cant. Minor Housing Code vi olation s, est imated at $200,00. No appare rit r eas on fo r moving, unl e ss overcrowded. RE: 46 Meldon Avenue , S. E.~ Apt. #7 App lica nt, Earl E. Carter Owner , Edith Pri c e Mrs . Price occupies 1 unit and othe r unit is vacant . Only minor repairs needed for Housing Code c omp lianc e . No appare nt r eason why tenant would move. RE: 171 Howard Street, S.E. Applicant , El lie Lee Tarver House is i n good condition. No Housing Code Case woul d be made at this time. Overcrowdedness would be onl y r e as on why t e na nt would move . RE: 278 Thornton Street , S.W. Applic a nt, Mrs. J ess i e Coving ton Ow~er , Mrs. Sa lly Morrison Mrs. Morrison, the owner, states she has live d here for 20 years and she did not make an a pplicat i on to be relocated and she a l so stat ed she did no t know the app licant. We also note that the house is in exce ll ent condition. No Hous ing Cod e violations. �RE: ·- 2883 Glenwood Road, S.E. Applicant, Mrs. Fred Morrison Liggions We find that this house is outside the city limits. It is vacant and has been for over a year. Damag ed by fire over 75%. Applicant falp'.sified this address to the Atlanta Housing Authority, RE: 560 Little Street, S.W. Applicant, Mrs. Vera Mae Saffo On inspection we found that this address - is a vacant lot. We have no knowledge of how long this house has been torn down. RE: - 166 Berne Street, S. E. Applicant, Mrs. Burell Bennett On inspection we found no such number . as 166 Berne S~reet, S.E •• Some other explanation could be made about this address, we don't have it. 1984 Wellbourne Drive, N.E. Apt. #6 Applicant, Fred M. · Gat e s Inspection reveals that this is an 8 unit apartment building, approximately 1 year old. The complex is in exce llent condition. No Housing Code violations we re record ed at this time. RE: RE: v 462 Ira Street, S.W., Apt. #4 Applicants, Cecil & Louis e Bell As of current record, we show that this ldd.f-W-s' is in the Code Compliance Office for further action. RE: 1061 Neal Plac e , N.W. Apt. #16 Applicants, Eddie & Fanni e L. Bixby Our inspection r eveals no such numbe r as 1061 Neal Plac e , N.W •• RE : 866 Crew Street, S.E. Applicants, Le ste r & Ad e ll Chaney We found this to be a new 10 unit, brick apart ment c ompl ex full y occupi ed. No Housing Code Case is ne c e ss ary at this time. No appa r e nt r ea s on why t e na nts should l e ave the s e apar t ments. �1014 McDaniel Street, S.W. Applicant, Deborah Cost This is an owner occupied house. No Housing Code violations apparent on this house. No case made on this house. No apparent reason for tenant leaving this house. RE: 146 Kennett Stree t, S.E. Applicants, Judy & Benny Dunn this is a 1 family residence and it is occupied at this time. Minor Housing Code violations were found, possibly · a $100.00 cost to repair. There are 8 occupants living in 7 rooms at this time , which justify the house as being overcrowded if the tenant (or applicant) has as many 3 in his family. RE: RE: - 985 Smith Street, S.W. Applicants, Mary L. & J acob Maffeth Owner- Occupied, Albe rt Holiday This is a dupl ex , 1 unit occupi ed, 1 vacant. An e stima t e of $250.00 minor r e pa irs , will put this house in exc e ll ent conditi on. No appare nt reason for this family to l eave unl ess of overcrowdedne ss conditions. RE: RE: 1240 Simpson Road, N.W., Apt. #14 According to the numbering system , there is not a _1240 Simpson Road, N.W. No report on this othe rwis e . 270 Troy Street, N.W. Managed by Ben T. Hui et & Sons Thi s c ompl ex i s approximate ly 10 years old. There were some Housing Code Violations not ed and a Hous ing Code Cas e wi ll be mad e on the entire proj e ct. - Overciowded conditions wo uld be the only justification for va c ating thi s a pa rtment building. v RE: 136 Richardson Street, S . E. Applicant s , Mattie & J ames Smith According to our i nspec t i on t here is no t a 136 Richardson Street , S . E. recorded nor noted on the street. We have no f urt he r informa~ion on this. RE: 807 Bonneville Terrace , N.W. Applicant, Mrs. Miram Broug ht on We found this house complied on first · inspection~ --The owne r , stated that 6 peopl e we r e relocated _ l eaving a total of 4 in a 5 room house. �I' RE: ~ 583 Delbridge Street, N.W. Applicant, Phillip J. Allison This is a duplex, occupied by 2 families, 2 occupants to each side . Housing Code Case made against this house this date. Estimate cost of repairs around $500.00. RE: V 1245 Northwe st Drive, N.W. Applicant, Clarence Moore There is an existing Housing Code Case against this house. RE: ~ 898 W. Peachtree Street, N.W. Applicant, Mrs. J eane tte Bate s A Housing Code Gas~ made against this house this we ek. RE: ~ 712 Cooper Street,S.W. Applicant, Bobby N. Smith A Housing Code Cas e in e xistance now. RE: R-571 Linde n Ave nue , N. E. Applicant, Maggie Douglas Weldon Inspector ,found no such numbe r on Linde n Avenue. RE: v RE: ....-: RE: .....- 42 Le ach Stre e t, N. W. Applicants , Emma J e an & Wi ll i e Key Owne r , Q. V. Wi ll iamson, 8 55 Hunt e r Stree t , N.W. Thi s house i s i n need of e xte ns ive r epa irs, our ,e stimated cost is $1500.00, It is a s i ng l e family, 1 unit . It has 6 ro oms wi t h 5 oc c upant s . RE: --. 259 Chur c h Stree t , N. E. Appl i cant , Oti s & Ri l ous Eva n s Accordi ng to in spe ction, we are una bl e t o fi nd a Church St ree t , N. E. nor Chur ch St ree t, N. W•. 239 Ormond Street, S.E. Applicant, Mrs . Elli e Edward s , Our r e cords show tha t thi s hou s e i s in the Code s Compliance Of fic e , be ing ha ndl ed by them. 936 Fair Stree t, S.W. Applica nt, Will & Edith He nde rson We found t his t o be a dupl e x ; 2 - 3 room i pa r tments . One v a c a nt a nd one occupi ed. 1/ 0T\L f., D All Housi ng Code v iol at i on s nd'.t-ect on the a par t me nt and this building . �.., TELEPH0tlES: 525-5 992 525-5993 '- .- APPLICATION AND TENANT SELECTION OFFICE · 858 HURT BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 February 28, 1969 ! I ! ! I · I i i Mr. James Smith Hou.sing Code Enforcement City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 · Dear Mr. Smith: . , I The enclosed name s are families that. have been certified to low rent public housing during the week of February 19, 1969. As 1-re no longer make home visits, a small percentage of these famili es may live in stand.arcJ. housing, but are classified as sub-standard due to overcrowding. We are now verifying applica.nt housing conditions by accepting applicants statement. Due to our low vacancy rate the list of names are feu, but ,r.ill increa~se consider2.bly as new public housing becor.rns available~ From now on the list of names ~Jill come to you weekly with no cover letter. . Sincerely, _ . V~~ /;J ?'lf!j"u U l ,l,~ - Melvin W. Rush, Chief . Tenant Selection Office _) N:WH:ad Enclosures: 8 / / , J½,---k<~//V--e., I �February 5, 1969 M~- A J~Jey HOUSI NG RESOURCES COMM ITTEE 688-3313 Mr. Cec i l A. Alex a ndert Cha irman Housing Resources Committee Finch, Alex ander, Barnes, Rothschild and Paschal 10th Floor Stand a rd Federal Building 44 Broad Street, N.W. Atl a nta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Sanford s. At wood, Co-Chairman 377-2411 Housing Resources Committee Pre~ident, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman Housing Resources Comm ittee President Emeritus, Morehouse College 3316 Pa mlico Dr ive, s. w. Atlantat Ge orgia 30311 (0) 349 - 2937 (H} 349-0909 PANELS Legal - - Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Attor ney Shoob, Mc La in, Jes see 32 4 2 First National BAnk Building Atlanta, Georgia 524-7764 _ 30303 Mr. Arche r D. Smith, III, Atto r ney 523-1939 Harmon and Tha c k s ton Ch a irma n 1944 Na t iona l Ba nk of Geor gia Building Atlanta, Georgi a Mr. Donald Hollowell, Re g iona l Di r ector 526 - 5581 Equa l Employmen t Opportuni t y Comm i s s i on 1776 Pea chtree Street, N.W. Vice - Chairman Atl a nt a , Ge orgia 30309 Honor a ble Luthe r Al v er s on, J udg e Fult on County Superior Co ur t 572 - 2 4 1 4 136 Pr yo r St ree t, S. W. Atl a nt a , Ge o rg ia 30303 Mr. J uli an Bond , Repr esentative 758- 69 85 Di s tri c t 1 1 1 162 Euhar lee S treet , S. W. Atl a nt a , Ge o r gia 3 0 314 Mr. Mc cready Joh ns on, Att o rney 5 77- 5490 Pr e s i den t , Ge nera l Americ a n De velopment Company 700 Georg i a Sa v i n gs Ba nk Building 84 Pea c htree Stre et , N. W. Atlanta , Ge orgi a 30303 - �Construction and Design _,,{)ir. Bob Winn, Assistant to the President f Georgia Institute of Technology Chairma n v J 6 225 North Avenue, N. W. . '-;J.; Atlanta, Georgia 30313 873-4211 G- Mr. Moreland Smith, Director Urban Planning Project Vice-Chairman Southern Regional Council., Inc·;-5 Forsyth Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Henry F. Alexa nder, Builder . 2439 Fernleaf Court, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30318 522-8764 351-2072 Mr. Dan P. Elliott Eastern Engineering Company P.O. Box 1286 Atlanta, Georgia 30301 577-2550 Mr. Edward Benson Design Consultants Incorporated 70 Fairlie Street, N.W. Atlanta , Georgia 30303 524-6853 Finance and Nonprofit Mr. Lee Burge , President Retail Credit Compa ny P.O. Box 4081 Atlanta, . Georgia 30302 Dean Ha rding B. Young Atlant a University 223 Chestnut Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 875-8321 Chairma n 523-6431 Vice-Chairman Mr. Gordon Jones, President The Fulton Na tional Bank P.O. Box 4387 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 577-3500 Mr. A. B. Padgett, Trust Officer Trust Company of Ge orgia P.O. Box 4418 Atlant a , .Geo rg ia 30302 588-7606 Mr. Robert C. Watkins Suite 2742, First National Bank Building Atlant a , Georgia 30303 688-2343 �I Public Housing Mr. Cl arence D. Colema n, Reg i o n al Director Nationa l Urban League Chai r ma n 136 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2 42 Atlanta, Georg i a 30303 68'8-8778 Mr. Cha rles F. Palmer, President Palmer, Inc., Palmer Building 522-9238 Vice-Chair man 41 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Leonard Reinch, President Cox Br oa dcasting Compa ny 1601 West Peachtree Street, NE J.<."{tlanta, Georgia • • ,tor. Joseph.• A. Vli1;bur Atla nta, Georgi a 30303 de / (lj.? 615 Peacht _._ ee Street, N. E. \J 892-3456 . ..> A.C."f'·: w,e#\d~~I~ ,P.w:a.J.t.~ ~/.J " ' s72-72 , ,/ C. .. ;,~,·-.(;,-,:·-('.l.-'-.:;,C-v~L'--· ... ,t '<'-'· '-/. ( )- , , .. ·-\ ) -'-- · . •t.... - \ -;;- 1 ·: ·( 1- ~) Moderate and Upper Income In-Town Housi ng ' ·

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Box 15468 Atlanta , Ge orgia 3 0 333 63 3 - 252 1 Mr . Walla c e L . Lee f Pres id ent At lanta Gas Light Company P .Oo Box 4569 Atlanta , Georgia 3 0302 522-80 51 1 , 11.Lu·- ,.v, �Moderate and Upper Income In-Town Housing (Cont.'d) . 523-6913 Mr. St ewa rt Wight Wight, Couch & Ward 15 Peachtree Street Building, Room 822 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Clayton R. Yates, President Yates-Milton Store 228 Auburn Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 521-1401 Business Participa tion Mr. T. M. Alexa nder, Jr. · -Courts and Company 11 Marietta Street, N. W. Atl ~nta, Georgia 30303 521-0238 Chairma n Mro Richard Harvey 875-3 4 11 Ex t. 246 Vice-President and Ma r keting Manager Vice-Cha irma n Coca-Cola, u. S. A. P.O. Drawer 1734 Atlanta, Geor gia 30301 Mr. Rolland Maxw ell, President Davison's Department Stores 180 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlant a , Georg i a 30303 522-1300 Mr. Willi am c. Bartholemay Cha irma n and President Atlant a Br av es P.O. Box 1 4064 Atlanta, Geo rgia 30312 522-7630 Mr. Rober t L. Wells, Ma nag~r Loc kheed Industria l Product s 1250 Chat t ahooc hee Avenue Atl anta, Georgia 30319 355- 7030 Mr. Otis Thor pe , President Emp ire Rea l Estate Boa rd Wil lia ms on & Compa ny 855 Hunter Street, N.W . Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 522 -5895 Mr. Ernest L. Dix on, Branch Sup ervision National Bank Marietta a t Broa d Atla nt a , G8 orgia 30331 588-2 250 C & S �Socj.a l Aspects Mr. Duane Beck, Execu tive Director Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1000 Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 / V 577-22 50 -1 Mr. Robert D. Bailey Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S. 739 West Peachtr e e Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 875- 7396 Mrs. Suj e tte Crank, Socia l Director Neighborhood Ser vices, EOA, Inc. 101 Ma riet ta Street Building Atlant a , Georg ia 30303 688-6232 Mrs. Hal (Dor othy ) Gibs o n J.646 Mt . Para n Roa d, N.W. 233-1458 Atlan ta , Georgia 30327 Mrs. Jac k J. (Evelyn) Ullma n 469 hlonor Ridge Drive, N.W. Atlanta , Ge o rg ia 355- 1599 Mr . Willi am W. Allis o n, EOA D0puty Administrat or 688- 2033 101 Mariett a St r e ~t Building Atlant~ Georg i a . 30303 --. .. -.. ---.-----·c___Pub l ic Informati on - ---7 Mr . Dale Clark Director o f Public Affairs ~ WAGA-TV 1551 Briarclif f Roa d, N.E. Atl a nt a , Ge orgia 30306 \' ,,t,;,.,v jf,, -"JIF. . l, J.. / ~ ,:J . , ' ., 1·'_ : '-" · -}~·- ' ·. · . - ;. l (/c) _,,.__1../ \. -l-"-'. /'t - - -- / .. - 875-4 5 41 • - L-'"'-' r?. , 11 f'-._,S. -.!..,<...•'•(t..c,<'.. -•' . / - _J {' ~-t:...,,,.::r.,u--i.-rt.,' /1..-.(0L.-V"""---- ~QS'Ji'orsyth Stree t Building Atlant a , Ge orgia 30303 y • Mr o Reese Cleghor n, t ..::. .:;..?2-.:l:r;:;t~ "33/' -~~-or. · ··Ana-fH':i'.:f-'.TOl.11'.·na-l .- i,, .s _., .5 _') _':> 6 ·~ ,_,. 1..,. Mr . F . J. Vining Public Relat ions Direc t or Orkin Ex terminating Company 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E . Atla nt a , Georgia 3032 4 -,f- • · cv;\ .u ·':',..'.:::~ --wn- ~ o~fl}<!! -143.215.248.554ea';:JQ)~'-j Y--·~ - \ 143.215.248.55.ur:-,:::,Oe-or:7-iai;~ .C.J3_3 . . 52~-5050 .9--r:.L,i..,,,~(,-' .J c-:.L , ......,_, _ �• ¥etropolitan Cooperation Mr. Mills B. La ne, Jr., Presid ent The Citize ns and Southern Nati ona l Bank P.O. Box 4899 Atl a nta. Geori;da 30303 (Dona ld J. Roe, Assistant to the President) 588-2225 Dr. Benj amin E. Mays, Co - Chairman 349- 2987 Housing Resources Committee Preside nt Emeritus, Mo r ehou se College 3316 Pamlico Drive, S. W. Atl a nta, Georgia 30311 Mr. Augustus H. Sterne, President The Trust Company of Ge orgia 36 Edgewood Avenue, N. E . Atlanta, Ge or gia 30303 588-7123 Rev. Willia m Holmes Bor ders, Pastor Whea t St re et Baptis t Church 1426 Moz ley Drive, s.w. Atl a nta, Georgia 522-3 63 4 Mr. Lee Burge, President Ret a il Credit Company P.O. Box 408 1 Atl a nta, Georgi a 30302 875-8321 ~ Mr. J. Da vid Palmer , Ass ocia te Profess o r ~ 577-24 00 Ext$ 696 ol itical Scie nce Ge o rg i a Sta t e Colleg e 3 Gilmer Str eet , S. E . Atl an ta, Ge o rgia 303 03 Restudy Comm:ittee ( Ad _Hoc) Mr . Arche r D. Smit h, III, Attorney Harmon and Th a c kston Chairma n 1944 National Bank o f Ge o rgia Bu i lding Atla nta , Ge orgia 688-6054 Mr. William W. Allison, Deputy Administrator 6 8 8 -2033 EO.A Vic e-Chairman 101 Marie tt a Street Build ing Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ,/ Mr. Robert Watkins Sui te 274 2, First National Bank Building Atlanta, Geor g ia 30303 688 -2343 Mr o James Moo r e, Pres ident Atl a nt a La bo r Co u ncil 15 Peachtree St., N. E . Room 208 Atl a nt a f Georgia 30303 52 5- 2793 �Restudy Committee (Ad Hoc) (Cont ~-d t Dr. Benjamin E. Ma ys, Co-Cha irman Housing Resources Comm ittee President Emeritus,' Morehouse College 3316 Pamlico Drive, s.w. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 349-2987 Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director Neighborhood Services, EOA, . Inc. 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 688-6232 Mr·. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman 525-5591 Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta · 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atl a nta, Georg ia 30303 Dr. Vivian Henderson, President Clark College 240 Chestnut Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 524- 7762 Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, Co-Cha irma n 377-24 11 Housing Resources Comm ittee Presid ent, Emor y University Atlanta , Georg ia 30322 STAFF Room 208 , City Hall Tel. 522 -4463 , Ext. 43 0 o r 431 Malcolm D. Jo nes , Housing Coordinat o r W.W. Gates , Consultant Mrs. Mery Christenson , Secretary �Jano 15, 1969 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Dwelling Units Demolished under Housing Code: SUMMARY Tot 1l Dw elling Units Permitted in Atlanta: . 144 Novo & Deco 1966 l963 - 9,129 1966 - 2,382 STATUS OF ACCELERATED LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM During 1967 - 1,272 1964 - 3,829 1967 - 4,630 (Commenced Nov. 15, 1966) During 1968 'l96 5 - 2,656 1968 - 5,333 - 1,053 2,469 TOTAL 5 yr. Program, 1967-71 Gc ,als: (13%) (30%) (57%) (0%) 100% % e :, tablished for first 2 yrs o (O) (2,184) (5,040) (9,576) 16,800 (f,a me % used for 5 yr o period) Status FHA 221

Noo Units

1-15-69 3,365 1-15-68 1,312 1-15-69 (650) · Ur.d ,~r Construction 6 _,559 3,701 Ir. .?l ann ing 8,335 T)tal I n Si gh t ?lus Lea slng Program 18,259 I:1crease o r Deficit BE: i :1g Co nsidered (all c~t o) +1,459 7,630 C c,m·_:>l e ted (Naw Cons tr o) Pvto Develo (Conv.) .·• , ,. Elderly & N. Ho 1-15-68 1-15-69 (864) 1-15-68 (400) 1-15-69 (1693) 1-15-68 (912) 1-15-69 (158) (1412) (790) (1514) (565) (3392) (2346) (241) 6,5S2 (2239) (2220) (5229) (3868) (418) (48) (449) (446)' 11,595

(4301)

(1019) (5320) (-4256) (3010) (7607) (4833) . (5503) (3306) (848) (446) 1-15-68 (281) (3291) (+5423) {+463) (+848) 4,481 Dj.d Not Mat erialize (See Note A attached) ~F igures in this column are basic and represent the entire program; ( ) in columns to the right, indicate breakdown by pr ograms Jf figure s included in basic columno **In addition, 1,019 units have been leased for PoHo; 800 of these are now occupied or ~va ilable for occupanc y as Public Housingo Also 20,215 units have been reported by the Housing Code Division as repaired ( r eha b ilitat ed)o How eve r, those figures include units found in compliance on original inspectiono It is estimated that 75% Jf t h is figure, or 15,165 sub-standard units have been brought into compliance through actual rehabilitatjono 378 units ha ve ·)een rehabilitated by the HoAa in the West End UoRG areao These rehabilitated units do not increase the number of housing ·~nits available, but do increase the supply of standard unitso Incl udes o nly units finan ced under Federal assisted low and medium income housing programs; and units constr~cted unaer conventional financing as follows: · Respectfully submitted, Multi-family units costing not more than $10,000, exclusive of land 11 11 $12,000, II ti ti Duplex units " n 11 11 Single Family n " n u $15,000, 11 u l o Summary of Public Housiqg in Atlanta Erlc ls: /h~~iif'. /'. ~ 2. Notes Malcolm Do Jo s Housing Coor 'inator I_ . I �HOUSING RESOURCES COMM ITTEE Jano 15, 1969 NOTES A. 13 p764 units proposed did not materialize, of which 13,260 were included in the previous report of Nov. 15 , 1968, a nd 504 additional units are listed in this report, as Losto (The majority, but not all, of these losses was due t o disappr ov als of sites and proposed rezoningo)

a.

Proposed locations for low-income housing are coordinated through the Plano Depto for adequacy of Community · Facilit ies , existing or proposed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically with the School Department for adequacy o f school fa c il ities. ,~. Th e Tr avelers Insurance Company has financed 75 new single fa mily low-cost houses in the Thomasville Urban Renewal proj ect ar e a under the FHA 221 d(2) insured mortgage _programo Equitable has made $1,000,000 available t o Atlanta Mortgage Br ok erage Coo for financing low-cost homes at favorable rateso Interest is still increasing in d evelopme nt of home-owners h ip housingo D. In view of difficulties encountered in zoning and getting other approvals on sites proposed f or large multi-family d e v elopments , it is apparent that the Low-income Housing Program will have to lean heavily on Developers and Builder s provid ing a subs tantial portion of the requirement on small scattered sites by both Conventional and Federal assisted financi n g. Also Publ i c Housing in small projects, to include small developments on scattered sites is strongly advocated, f or future development. E. No p rop osal had yet been made for co~struction of units (even efficiency or 1 bedroom) to rent or sell f or as low as $ 50 pe~ month, although the London Towne Houses, a 221 d(3) co-op development now under construc t ion, is approaching t h is, wi t h its one bedroom unit selling at $69 per month. The City's greatest need is in the $ 30-%50 per month rent a l purcha se r a nge, which appears to have little chance of accomplishment, with substantial governmental subsidyo Fo Prefa b d i stributors and conventional builders have interesting potential houses to offer but, because o f f e a r of loc a l Cod e s , d i ff icul t ies are currently erecting very few single-family houses in Atlanta to sell in the $10,000-$ 15 , 000 range f or wh ic h there i s a strong demand and marketo Perhaps the greatest difficulty is availability of suitably priced la nd wit hin t h e Cit y Limitso Economics for this price-range sales housing requires land which will not cost t h e developer more than ·$ 1 ,500 per uni t. (A 5,000 sqo fto lot is considered ample for this type house; most houses in thisprice range a r e cur rent ly b ei ng erected in At lanta on R-5 lots having a minimum size of 7,500 sqo fto) G~ Imperia l fiomes of Gr i ffin, Gao, manufacturer s of pre-cut sectionalized frame houses, has develop ed a 2 4' x3 6', 3 b edroom & ba t h h ouse d esigned to sell, t o the occupant f or $8,000 to go on·his land; and is developing a 4 b edroom & .ba th h ouse t o sell s i mi l arl y f o r about $9,000o National Homes of Lafayatte, Ind. is erecting 200 units of pre-built, 4 b edroom, bath and ½ u n i t s i n Ch i cago a nd is doing the site planning and landscapingo This firm was recently successful bidd er , t h roug h d es ign compet i tion , for construction of 600 medium and low-income housing units on the Honor Farm # 1 s ite. H ,, The n o nprofit Great er Atlanta Housing Development Corporation is now in businesso The CACUR 's nonprofit corporatio n to reha b il i ta te existing u n its under 221 (h) h a s completed i t s first g r oup of 5 houses in Lind wood Parko Vanguar d Ho us ing Cor p o ra tion ha s obta ined FHA commit tment for rehabilitation of 6 units under 221 (h)o Morris Br own College is ~no ther s u c h spons or o North West Community Forum has alsq filed applications for 4 projects under 221 (h). IN Informa t ion is welc omed as to corrections, additions or deletions of material contained in this r eport. ( Cal l 5 22 - 4 4 63 , Ext . 430 ) 0 F.r:n1 ... ~ .:;?. �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Jan. 15, 1969 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA 3, 3 74 • 0 0 1,140

(650)

0 0 o ,. ·,· Existing Units in operation - filledo Units in Development stage, as follows: Units off McDaniel St~, in Rawson-Washington UoRo Project (310)of these units completed 7-25-68; remainder completed 11-10-680 (140) Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of Procter Creeko (78) 3 Bedroom · (46) 4 Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 19670 Permit issued May '67o Construction (16) 5 Bedroom behind Scheduleo 85% completed 11-10~680 Estimated completion date February 1, 19690 (350) Units under construction in Thomasville UoRo Project (40) 1 Bedroom (16 Elderly) Bids opened May 15, 19680 Contract signed July lj 1968. (120) 2 Bedroom Ground broken July 17, 19680 Will try to have par t (80) 3 Bedroom delivered befoie final scheduled completion date Jan.1970. (80) 4 Bedroom (30) 5 Bedroom 4200 (2381) (730) (1089) Units reserved to Atlanta by HUDo (Allocations made by HUD to date; Hollywood Road, 202; Bankhead Hwy., 500; Gilbert Rdo, 220; Prison Cro-Leila Lane, 175; East Lake Golf Course #2, 800; Jonesboro Rd., 160; Wellswood Aptso, 324. (730 units of this reservation are approved for use in the leasing programo) (1089 units of this reservation are already utilized in tentative committments · as follo ws, which exceed current reservations by 764 units~) Bedford-Pine UoRo . area, 453; Boulder Park°; 300; Browntown Rd-:-;-450;:ind Kimberly. Rdo, 650 Units allocated for leasing program (Leased units can only be utilized for ·P.Ho occupancy as they become vacanto Total Units under lease 1,019.) Total under Development and In Planning 0 300

j, 640

5,6 4 0 (1,019) lu,514 Units under lease (9 locations); most of these are occupied or available for occupancy as Public Housingo On September 18, 1968~ Bd. of Aldo ap~roved Resolution authorizing HoA. to request allocation from HAA of 2i000 additional units of Public Housingo Request prepared and submitted by H.A.; not yet approved by HAA. Total Public Housing Potential

Figures in ( ) in this column are included in figure above not in ( ).

~ncl o #1

· I .· . �THE MAYOR HAS GIVEN VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR SOME CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE. HE RECOGNIZES THE G~EAT SUCCESS OF THE HOUSING EFFORT WHICH THIS GROUP OF CITIZENS HAS ACHIEVED. I AM SURE HE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY PREMATURE ACTION WHICH MIGHT DIMINISH THE ENTHUSIASM OR PRODUCTION OF THE COMMITTEE 0 SINCE THE HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE WAS GIVEN ITS CHARGE IN NOVEMBER 1966, SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN NATIONAL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN EFFECTED WHICH HAVE A DIRECT BEARING ON THE HRC PROGRAM. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES ARE THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM, THE OPEN OCCUPANCY A.ND OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE 1968 HOUSING ACT AND THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPROACH OF URBAN RENEWAL. THE VERY SUCCESS O F THE COMMITTEE ITSELF IN ALREADY ATTAINING MUCH OF ITS ASSIGNED GOAL IS ANOTHER FACTOR WHICH IS BEING WEIGHED IN CONSIDERING A.NY NEW CHARGE TO THE HRC. I AM SURE THE MAYOR WILL GIVE HIS THOUGHTS TO THE COMMITTEE VERY SHORTLY. �I i February 18 , 1969 Mr. Cecil Alexander Pinch, Alexander, Barnes,· Rothschild , nd P schal 44 Broad Street, N . W . Atlanta , Georgi 30303 Dear Cecilt l was plea ed to note that $7 . 1 million has been allocated for the model cities program in Atlanta With $250 , 000 for a houslng development corporation and $285,000 for a hous lng center. If we can be of ny help ln dev loping the speclf1c p.rogr m for either th development corpcration or the hous ing center, do not he Uat to call us. We ar pres ntly ass tstil'1g the model citle program ln San Antonio , Tex s and Albuquerque, New Mexico~ W have also b en involved 1n s 1 Ung 1n the formation of a hou ing dev lopment corpor tion in Dalton , Georg la. We re most nxious to s 1st in Atl nta should you need u • Warm personal regards. Very lnoet ly yours, J mes P~ Twomey Director Nonprofit Hou !ng JPT/md co: Dan w at P.S. Happen to s YOUT hom th rtlcle in th At.lan pa r cone lng - on ye rafter, ll' qulte e. pl ce. Conor tulatlo I �Febru{ilry 36 , 1969 E ORAND . TO : Mr . R. Earl Landers Ad ini trative Assistant Pursuant to your instructions, I met February 24 with Lester Parsells , M. B. S ttcrfield, Gilbert Boggs and Howard Grigsby of the Housing Authority and on February 25 with Bill lofford nd Jim Smith of the Building Dep rtment to insure appropriate coordination pertaining to the attached emor ndum. As a result ~ these discussions, th Housing Authority b s greed to report to the Building D partment (Housing Co4' Division) on a eekly b sis, the na s nd addresses of famili s nd individual · which they have 1 •oertified" to move into Public Housin , bee use of substandard housing conditions. This report 1 to al o inolud an ppropri te d te of anticipated ove. Upon r c ipt of this ~eport, th Building Depart ent proposos to inspect th locations involved 1thin two orking day ft r teceivlng th l"eports and to initi ta ppropri t otion bore n eess ry for co p11 no 1th the Housing Cod. (Tb only f llacy ~b t 1 c n so 1th respect to thi arr ng • nt 1s that currently th Bou ing Author1ty t k th prosp otiv t nants' or . th 't they ar · liv1u in substand :rd h u ing nd ppar ·ntly s oo v rif cation of tbi • In discus in th1 point with th! utlding D pr ent, it ppea.r th t b or c rtifin f ily to ov 1nto Public Ho iag, b cau of living in subtand rd bou ing, th f 1ly involv o boul fir t r u _st nd obtain c rtiftc~t fr _ th · Hous1.ng Cod D1vi ion th t th · udt t ub t ndard nd th n pres nt such or ific t to th Hou in uthortty.) Ill Tb Bulldi ou :lng Authority Co pllano Offic location of fa tlte port d back to f ill hie �r . R. Ea:rl Landers F bruary 26; 1969 Page 2 (The Building Department has no decided to consolidate its reports , tb1,ougb the Housing Code Division only, to the Housing Authority, and the Housing Authority has greed tor port r loc ttons b c to the Housing Code Division on a weekly basis.) The Housing Authority has request d~ and the Building Departm nt has agreed , that requests for reloc tion b more specific tbatr they have b en in th past in order to provide better understanding as to by relocation is nooessary and detei'mination as to· when it should be accomplished. · r . Satterfi ld suggested that he did not think that the Housing Authority should approach amily to provide relocation assistance until th property and the need th refor, bad bean adjudic ted by the courts; th t otherwise tb Housing Authol'lty mi ht ere t antagonism on the part of the Landlord, or disturbance of the t n nts, or both and therefore b criticized s ctin unconst:ltutionally. I pointed out that this wou:td be entirely too slo and ould not acco plish tb . de ired results and th . t such qelay is un oc table. It also developed that on the initial visit by Housing Authority Relocation ork r to f ily, th t _ pt 1s ad then nd th re to arrang for relooatton (normally bis 1s unsucoe sful). Mr . Per ells suggest d that p rh ps th first visit to the prop rty by the Housing Authority Relocation Worker should be pur ly exploratory to find out b t tb ireumstances are , 1th vie to subs quently ing staff d term1n · t1on s to ppropri t ctton hicn bould b t kn. l h rtidly gr e. Ro ev r, it w then brought out by th Hou ing Authority th t this type of . vi it is or in th tur of soci l WOl.'k and th t th Hou ing Authority mis no oc1 l ork r ; only loc tion or r . It to th t the olut1on i obviou. Th Reloeatioo Work r bould d ter in t e oci 1 o poets, p rt of th ir r loc tion lgn nt, b for th t n or th landlord r not1fl d t t r loc tion 1 nd t-0ry. If th initi 1 vi it don qu ly an on n xploratory bas1, much nxi ty nd d1 turb no on th p rt of th of the 1 dlord t · nant; and ould' b could cone iveable b nnoy nc nd hostility on th p rt nd i.n · o t inst nc th r. consid r bly r due d 11 inat d 11 to ts fr tb t if 'r that t p • ciLl d. not �r. R. Earl Landers February 26 , 1969 Page 3 The Building Department feels that these details re functions bicb could and should be determined by the Relocation orkers , s part of tbeir reloc tion assignments , using the Housing Code as a guide nd should not be expected of the Housing Code Inspectors . I m inclined to gr e with the Building_ Department in this respect, but have requeated the Building Depar·t ment in making its :requests to th~ Housing Au bority for r ·e location to be as specific as pr ctical . In general, relocation consists of two categories , i . e ., f milies living in Urban Ren al proj ects and those living outside of Urban Ree al projects . The Housing Authority is authorized to provide fin ncial relocation ssistance to f milies residin in Urban Rene al areas . These families also get number one pr iority for Public Housing . The Housing Authority claims that this presents no major proble, but that the principal delaying factor in reloc ation of fa iliea residing outside of Urb n Rene al projects is finanoial in btlity of tbe families to provide funds for drayaga , utility eter deposits and first month ' rent . Tbes families g t second priority for PubliQ Housing, if requir d to move because of Housing Code En1orcement nd third priority , if moving of tbeir own volition . However , the Housing Authority hos no funds for providing the inl;ial financial ass1stano required for th last two categories and consequently , fr uently, w ks' ands times even months elaspe b fore the f ilies involved re able to - ccu ulate enough cash ith which to meet these in1t1 l reloc tion expen s. As r sult , the Housing uthority b propo ed th t i t b p rmitted to us, s n xp riment, 2 , 000 fro r, loc ti.on funds allocated to 1t fro th - City of -Atl- nt , ,a r volving fund and from bioh th Bou ing Authority ould , on it on d t r in 1 · , ak no int r t r t~ loans of fJ"om 10 to 100 to uch f 111 , to be r _pa1d to th Housing Au bority on kly b 1-s rlOC, of ti not to xce don y r. n point d out by th C D g �r . R. Erl Landers February 26, 1969 Page 4 EOA lf this should fall, Dan Sweat h s c,ontacted Jim. Parham of ho thinks tbat his organiz tion a·y be able to assist by permitting the Housing Authority to dra for the purposed scribed above. against certain EOA funds I m requesting both tbe Housing Authority and th Buildlng Depart ent to folio up closely, on the effectiveness of coordination and ·cooper tion fforts. numer ted in this paper · nd- to advise ot any breakdown hich ooeurs er of i prov m nt in procedur s· . h;1ch sh.ou14 bee tabltsbed . .S incerely, Malcol D. Jones Rousing Coordinator MDJ/ o Enc-ls : e<a e o d ted F b . 11, 1969 Mr . D n E. S eat, Jr . �February 24, 1969 ME ORANDU.M TO : Yr . Cecil A. Alexnder, Ch irman Housing ResouTces Cotrlmtttce · Attached (Encl. 1) is copy of emo from Eric Hill Associates to Colli r Gl din ,. entitled "Expanded !eans To Lo er Cost Housing". Collier has discussed this briefly with Dan Sweat 'i th view to under- taking an updated and expanded study of the housing portion of the CIP. This ould pr sum.ably be done by Eric Hill Associntes. Dan feels , and so do I , that tho initiation of any major up• dating study on housing in Atl nta bould be initiated by the Housing Resources Committee. Eric Bill A sociat sis perhaps the best housin, pl nning consultant :firm I kno nd there i little cont ind in th att ch d pr.o pos 1 with hioh I di agree. Bow ver, it se ms some h t inppropriate to initi te anotb r major study hen w h v not y t b en bl to imple nt th r oo end t1ons of th pr vtous . tudy, lthougb we er fully are of th ajor factors bich ar still holding up i pl ntation of the previ,o u study. Tb follo in res of th or i port nt of thes : a. Th• nub r on proble sit pprovnla. b. 0th r difficult1 s hioh b v not be n adequ t ly corr cted wbicb specific reoo ndations r de fo lly by th Hou ing ouroea Co itt to th Zoning nd Plannln nd D v lop ent Co ltt s of th Bo rd of Ald r n, Auau t 2, 1968, includ ; 3. of cour 1 getting u.R vi ton Of th · Ordin nc gov rnln non•confonnin u t 1 nd to allo tructur 1 ob ng

in i proving d _llln

uni o tb Hou· 1 t r quir Co •" nt · t �~, Cecil A. Al x nder Febru ry 24, 1969 Page 3 I was called upon by a City Official for current figures on units Completed, Under Construction nd In Planning in the Lo -income Housing Progra • Th best I oould offer as to provide figur s as of November 15, 1968. I have not, been ble to compile a more reo nt report, although, it 1s kno n that the figures h ve changed cons'ide1•ably since the November 15 report . 5. Att ehed ( Encl . 5) are eopie ot recant e os from this off :tee to lb: . s tterfield of the Housing Authority in an effort to obtains essential d ta pertaining to Public Housing nd to encourage coordination effot"ts toward insuring rehabilitation of existing subst•ndard units, fro which occupant _ mov into Public Housing. ln addition, the ClP contained a specific reco ndation for st blisbment of a Housin Resource Bure u. EXtr ct of the propos l 1s attach d (Encl. 6). About 2 ye rs go, I provid d .Mr . s e . t ~th ' brief concept, including t ntativ proposed or aniz tio l · ·truoture u<f personn l considel'ed necess ·ry to i plement suob n activity. If _st blilshed, 'that organi~ ttou should prob bly functi-o n under the · guid nc nd as a f cility of the Housing R sourc s Co itte, ttb sp cific Bousin Com itt e of the Boarct of Aldermen de.S i nat d to teer and -o rry th progr m' s ctivlties through the Bo i-d of Alder~ n to fruition . th n dd p bu:t.ld;lp ., l. b to rt i?" due nt V of Housing Bur h b n ad urtace of 1 rs; nd 1n, nd el In u Pl' c teal. rop011al of dition l organ1zetio Thi do nd Ho • • �r. Cecil A, Alexander F bruary 24, 1969 Page 4 Sincerely, alcol D. Jones Housing Coordin tor MDJ/ tnc Enols:l . EXp nded ens To Lower Cost Housing 2.Dr ft dated February 10 , 1968 3 . emo dated February 11 , 1969 4 . e o dated October 31 , 1968 5 . emos d ted FebTuary 11, 1969 6 . Extract from CIP oc : YMr . Don E. S at , Jr . �Mr. Cecil A. Alexnder February 24, 1969 ge 2 4. ·••Accelerate the Urban Renewal progra p rticularly in tbe NASH- BANS . Vine City and other a1·ea.s outside the odel Cities area . " (This being only part:l lly lmple1ented no ·. ) 6. "Adoption of a revised district zoning Land Use map., to iuc lude adequate reas for lo " income houdng . 0 map based on the ne There · re sever 1 related document which have a direct be ring on this matter . The mor"8 pertinent of tbes are ; J. . Th Second Annu l Roport ( U',J.'UU DIRECTION So0tton) bicb spelled out c rtain recom end~ atlons fo'l" future cours of action fol"' th housing progr t te tn nd called for · · revised 1ssion from the Mayor for the Co ·itte • Copy of draft proposed (2,..10•69) for ;revised mission is att ch d (Encl . 2) . It contained , a ong other thtngs, suggestion that a Joint study Qf the bou lng n d qf th · City b conduct d by th . Hou 1ng Authority , Pl nning Departm nt nd tba Housing Rasouro s Co itte . Such tudy mi ht ubst1tut fo:t, or b ab ·orbed 1n, th propos · study by ric Hill Assooi t .• 2. nt of ug e tiona :tor to sol*"g the low•inoo or · practlc l appro· ch housing probl . s ar o to D n Set, bru ry 11, 1969, So cont ind in .11 ~opy tt ob d (Encl. 3). 3. Propo al for sp ciflc bou ing rel·a t d act1v1t1 for th r ·c ntly pproved Urban Obs ·rv tory r contained tn If . o to ._ r. S ·at, Oct:ober 31, 1968, copy ttaeh d ( nol. 4). It i doubtful ho v ·r, th t 11 of th pr po ed · ctivltt scan b as d by th · Urba1>. Obs rv torr, c J"tai ly not l 1t1 lly • • ic lly ' �MEMO from:' • H"l" . Enc .i I A.sso:::1a,es To: Collier Gladin . L . ~'-, . . EXPANDED MEANS TO LOWER COST l-:OUSlNG '---~ - . _' It is increcsir.g1y apparent that the 1966, 1967, cr:d partic'.Jkr!y the 1968 Housing Act provides more flexibility in how housing fo r lo·N ·:o m::;derde in·.:orne far.,ili_es ccn be piovided with easier . . • • tation · ·,nto rne " cor..muni,y. ·,. oss1rn1 • t'n-2 r1or Lh • ,·\,.0,::-2, \ ' 1 C·'trtes · s,u L d/ "L owenng · th e Cos,,. ,, co:111n9 AS of Low-Cost Housing" v,il! show, however, taking pm;:ier cc!v6ntage of this flexibility will olso · more t<2cnrnca ' · l mon1"toring • ' an d mor~ ·1n,2rag2ncy · ,. • Th e poor vii"II require o,r ne2cs coora1nchon. . continue to migrate into Atlodo. They cannot be stop2ed. The community should realize that . recognrzc:s • • N e',V programs ,.l-eman d a respons1•bf, e post• tion a nee d I02yon.::i' me i c correch• ve action. s· . r J • t'ntngs . . s Inou I oI Ioe ,ne su 1ec, o,C spec,a • .. • . I 1nnovai1on 1rom o Id er r.;2 ,., 1noasI o,r uOtng en d ,., 1rns s,u dy. • L. L' L Our recent st!.!dy reveol.: that cs e ndes end peop.!e of the city"have tench:d to think obo Jt the L . • ' ' •1n ou,c ~ 1a ,e d ,.,-:: , filS. Th"1s •1s r,u J1,y un a' ers,onc,2 0 I e beccuse or,. rap1a • • c h-:i,,9es •,aKtng I • nous1i:,B pioo,em 1 L L ' , place in the pro,grorr.s of ho usi:-:9 as.:.i.stcnce or.d rl-,e rules go·, 1erning thct ~ssistcnce. Thinking of ..housrng . cs " pi01ec,s . L 0 t ner res,.ain ,s i L • • L 10 " or mu h-,a:-::1,y use w:t,.h .. ' • ' • ' • d": ,ec, aa.-n1ni.s,rc11ve co nt_ro I are unneces,ary. L ' • • L . L. L• • • J.,e er.,e L I • • •in vo1vemen1 I • cciive invc 1ve rr. :,, t o,,- priva rpri• s,~ cnaI to cno1ce s o;· t'11e1r f' end to sterot1·Fed adminisrra~ion p~oced u res Oie being re mc ve d~ Thi.s tendency has not b:2en understood c r: d hes cd~ed to the c:;nfusion on suci1 irnporta .. t matters as th e controv e rsial "Package Housi n3 Pla n." It •1s no ~ Fo ss 10 le •I .70 d: r::i1•t tn::: Jf;l t-' T1,ca • ~ ,10,," o,t I • . -- L O 1 .: , · no ,,,.. a ,",_•f-'~ !"" i· O us sr c dvo -• .. ,09 -" 1-~ ~,,~ ..:Ju fd'ce - f !:! - •l •1111y •L 1n one s I_r.or,' re ~pon~e • h2 , c.x1;:.; . But c O . t•._ ,• s ,-2:.I a s h , c v 1ng b :2 a ring on c::I 1• ec.ions - c CL , ,e n O O 1 ·is impl -2 me nt 2c:! . The se o dv an -:cges do not accrue n:;t urcl ly bu r rr.ust be g ~cr~d to p rocedu re! ' :rn32s d·_e h:i1, ., e d ·1_n aspec1•c I r eport . on d po,,.1c ycr.- A short -list of Fotenricl a dvantages o ve r ol der v:cys e re : Enc/, I· ~- �}. The means to construct substanHally more publically subsidized housing on many scattered · small sites (one lot, r '.vo lots, etc. either vacant cir clecred for use) with few restrictions on building type and density. Such housir.g rr;ay be trc:ditional, single-family, town-: • . gar d e;i apartments, or any type Ioe:;t suite • d C,or css1m1 • 'I 0,10n 1n to ,ne d .• I I I d .. housEs, ne19n::iornoo L• ·, Public housing itself (although less subsidi~ed programs are available) can assume new form~. Manag::ment and maintenance probler.is can b e "f~rr.ied out" through such prograr..s os .the 2. Leased Housing ProgiOm, Rent Supplement, and Turnkey II and 111. Various programs of housing assistance can be mixed v1ithin the same multi-family stn.1cture, whether 22ld(3), a private cooperative, 235, leased housing, traditional financing, or a combination of programs. Management administrative approaches must be worked out but they have been der.ions trated succe ssfully. 3. New assistance programs_:ncour~~e worthy g0als such 05 transition from renter to owner even among the lo wes t _iricome groups in lowes_t cost tenant responsibility, pride , choic e , job training, and in.pro ved design with variety. 4. New technology is encouf_ased with ·I ess constraints of local builders , mortage bankers, manag emen t, end unn ecessc rily restrictive standards. · Real incentives for busine ss se dor invo lv er;;e nt are be i ng developed. 5. ·More eq·JitaSle reimburse~ent policies for displacees have be.e n made possible. We have a choic e . . Continue unde r outdated co nc e pTs - still e xisting - o r try to utilize to the maxi r..um e x te n~ new oppo rtuniti es a vci lcble th ro:.igh recent Fe d eral l egis lation. ... . �STUDY NEEDED Clearly, a need exis~s to red efine and reassess goals for Atlanta's low to moderate income hous ir.g market. The foregoing touches on _some issues yet to be resolved. Pri~a ry among other basic issues yet to be resolved is the ne2d to reexamine the procedures, resou rces, informal organizations and,form~I organizations involved in: of dis2laced Matching ne e ds a; ments. families ,;,ith their financial, space and locational require- Relocation housir.g meeting these requirements shou ld be available at the time oF displace ment. Inherent!)'.', these mGners need to be handl ed on~ case by case basis. b. Monitoring needs for housing assisrance progran, use beyond the immediate requ ireme:its for relocaHon housing serving families displaced by governmen tal action. The success of this technical job could be an important boost in economic activity"as well as in improving the quality of the overall housing stock. • '. c. Providing a ss istance to deY,elope rs and to-potentia l clients in the us e of new and expanded housing programs . I· Requirements for new Fede ral housing assist~nce programs ere more complex end th e implications oF new technology in planning their u se are _also more com2 lex . A formalized grea~er degree of . coordination betv1een tha Plann ir.g Departmen t, the Housing Authority, -t he Reg iona·I Office of . "", HHA, developers, ar:d clients 'Nill be resuired if max imum pr03ram use is to be realized . Existing I • I• d eno n .../ • "d d constraints • wea k ne5ses •,n sucn1 c ooic1nare r~s nee-.../ to 1oe exc:,11ne, r1g1 an d outaate nee .../ ~ to be e xamined, and recommenc!cHons directly rel ared to these matters should be presented to the Board of Aldermen. .,, Resu !tan t rec cmmendorions shou Id point "to a !ternarive odions in cch i eving . coordination monitoring a'nd a ss isrance and improvir.g the pore nticl use of housir.g prcgrams in Atlanta • . The envisioned tote I study needs , then, include: �i . h\ok~recommenc!ctions on the means to improve matching the needs of displacemenr - families wirh relocorion hou~in8 by specific funcrional, orsanizcitional cr.d procedural changes. 10. " . '.;'_:;-~--. -· - . . ·. --. ---:;_ .( , recommenaa,1ons , • •1 , tecnn1ca , · · I moilltering · · o,i: neecs, M,ar<e o,i: a s1m1 or na,ure regar d.1ng tne L. L beyon·d actual displccemenr needs (exa_mple: projected in-migration and new family . formations). . ___ •_ _:-:: -

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, •. • ( �;;;..;; EXTRA CT from ATLANTA I S COViMUNITY IMPROVE1"1ENT PROGRAM REPORT SECTION TWO : DE VC:LOPING AN AFFI RMA TIVE Rii;LOCATION PROGRAM

AN AFFIRYIATIVE RELOCATION PROGRAM The fa ctual analysis of r elocat ion housing practices and relocation housing re s our ces a s relat ed to those persons and f~m lies displaced by governmental action presented t hus f ar r esult s in on e unavoidable conclusion: Atlanta does not have the housing r es our ces t o me et the needs of nerso::1s t o be displ a ced bv future governmental action. Before Atlanta can proceed with e:-,,.,-panded code enforcement and urban r enewal activities it must increase its lo·,ri n come hous in~ s t ock . In addit ion, an aff irmative relocation program f or Atlanta must include chanees in orJanization, procedures , and policies .appropriate to the findi ngs of Section One of t his report. Section One shows the need for a definite syst~~ of low-to-moderat e income housing planning which will provide replacement housing at t he time of disolacement. It also reveals the need for overall coordination of community development efforts; better record keeping and data use; improved timing of relocat ion counseling services and survey; improved use ofex:isting r elocation resour ces ; and an improved policy of local initiative in providing l ocal assi stance to displacees when such aid is not available through existing progr ams. The f ollowing recommendations have been devised to meet the needs outlined. T'ney are presented in t wo categories: (1) recommendations of an interim nature f or immediate act ion to alleviate the present low-income housine shortar;e, and (2 ) re commendations on orgnnization, procedure , and policies considered necessary for effe ct ive long ranee r elocation and r elocation housing planning. Recma~cndation 3 That a Housing Resources Bureau be established a s a major division within t he pr oposed Community Development Department r ecommended as a part of th e r e organization pl an of the "Government of the Ci t y of Atlanta - A Survey Report" by t he Public Administration Servi ce •

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i: •;: ~:: + • :· . :~ .. . . ' .. �- - ------ C 2 It is the intent of t his re commendation that "Hous ing Plannine" be elevated to a posi tion never before a chieved i n Atlant a a s a highly technical entity with its own staff. Responsibili ty would be broadly bas ed and not narrowly confined to urban renewal obj ect ives. The major activity would be the plannine of housine resources t hrough research for all t ypes of displa cement and relocation needs; therefore, t his new t e chnical division could be called - for lack of a better name - "Housing Resources Bureau". The proposed Housing Resources Bureau shoul d have as its hea d an as s istant to the Community Development Department Director. It should be staffed with capable, inf ormed economic analysts and planner~ with demonstrated knowledge of t he housing i ndustry~ the community, and t he local housing market. This new governmental agency would have the following responsibilities: A. Research Maintain a continuous inventory of hous ing in the City of Atlanta by size of unit, whet her f or sale or rent, condition of unit, type of unit compared to signi fi cant rent/cost ranges, and specific location. In addition, the Housing Resources Bureau would retain sufficient data on the characteristics of t he low- income t o moder at e-income population and their housing locations and needs as ne cessary for a continual assessment of market potential. Although costly, t he r etention of such housing and population data would be an extremely valuable planning t ool f or both public and privat e interests . Futher more , thi s fun ction is seen as t he only pra ctical way definitive "client analyses" can be achieved to obtain the best pos sibl e housing balance in the area or to plan for maintaining that balance with t he cr iteria a ttached to the various exi s ting and proposed housine assistance progr ams . The Housing Resources Bureau would i dentify t he potential of us e of housing assis tance proerams in advance of all governmental community redevelopment projects. Th.rough cooperat i on with the appropriate agencies t he 11·Bureau 11 would program and initiate l oan, gr ant, or unit r es ervat i ons f or housing assistance at a time sufficient to assure such housing f acilities are "on t he ground" at the time people are displ aced by governmental projects . B. Public Inf ormation Periodically, r eports would be issued and di stributed t o realtors, devel- opers., banks, and concerned publi c or privat e agencies . These reports would i ndi cate existing housing imbalances determined by comparing the characteristics of the eY.is tine hous:in[.{ stock t otbe changine character of area ecomomy and population . .. �- - -- - - - - - ~-- - . J C. Technical Assistance The Bureau would be responsi bl e f or providing designated city agencies with inf ormati on on housing and populat i on chara cteri s tics necessary t o the major report f orms re quired in the administration of t heir programs with the Federal Government (Workable Proer am f orms , Survey and Planning Applications for urban renewal, public housing r eservation inf or mat ion, etc.). Such infor mati on would be of a desi gnated f ormat confined ; to housing and tenant character isti cs and provided at designated intervals. This responsibility would provide i mportant consistency and, hopefully , improve understanding and a ccuracy of su ch data. The Housing Resources Bureau would purposef ully solicit and encourage a s s is tance and support f rom area r ealt ors , developers, and the like, by offering special s ervices in defining and describing special housing market needs, and, where appropr i ate, applying information on the potential use of governmental assistance programs for low-to moderate-income housing markets.

.. �CITY OF .ATLANTA. February 11, 1969 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN , JR., MAYOR CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Housing Coordinator MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Dan Eo Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Action on rezoning petitions recently, such as Sewell Road, Kimberly Road, Brownlee Road and Brownstown Road (still pending) for low-income housing projects has been most discouraging, but is understandable. This has convinced me that we are not going to get needed sites approved in the forseeable future unless we resort to different procedures. Also, I am convinced that it is not good for the City to repeatedly create such extensive hostility in substantial residential neighborhoods by continuing to attempt rezoning of areas for apartments when the cards are clearly stacked to loose. There must be more practical methods that could be employed, I suggest: 1. Utilization of existing slum areas, through NDP, for new developments of low-income housing, particularly Public Housing. This would create little or no opposition from residential neighborhoods, or otherwise, except perhaps the Planners, who consistently oppose legalizing housing in many such areas thru changes in actual or planned zoning. I refer specifically to portions of Lightning, Huff Road, a substantial area off old Marietta Road in the vicinity of Spring Avenue, Plunkettown and others. We must be practical and adjust some previous theortical concepts to meet the e xigencies of the actual situations in which we currently find ourselves. �Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. February 7, 1969 Page 2 2. Utilization of certain City-owned properties, not now being profitably utilized, such as portions of Lakewood Park property, Federal Prison Farm and certain other smaller, but suitable tracts within the Cityo There are several not now being profitably utilized. 3o Adoption of an all out campaign to encourage and pursuade County Commissioners in adjoining unincorporated areas to agree to construction and support of Public Housing and or other low-income housing projects within their respective jurisdictions, close to Atlanta. 4. Obtain authentic statistical data as to (a) How long occupants of Public Housing have resided within the City Limits of Atlanta; (b) Where they came from to Atlanta; (c) Why did they come to Atlanta; (d) How long have they been in Public Housing? 5. Selection by the Planning Department of ample areas for Public Housing and provide for appropriate zoning thereof, in connection with a City-wide re-analysis of Zoning. Since we have 9 classifications of Residential zoning, which definitely stratify construction economically; and 5 classifications of Commercial, I can see no logical reason why we should not further stratify Apartment Zoning and perhaps have a special category for Public Housing. As I see it, the above steps are essential to successful pursuit of the low- income housing program in Atlanta. I would we lcome your opinion on the above and or other ideas for practical solution of the dilemma. Sincerely , Malc olm D. J ones Housing Coordina t or MDJ/mc cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Mr. Cecil A. Alexander �[8sy7 CC~@1~~ J A zoning class in the graduate school of the i City Planning Department of Georgia Tech will begin work soon on a short-range plan designed to make zoning recommendations on vacant land in Southwest Atlanta. The recommendations will relate both to the reactions of the people in the neighborhoods concerned. and to city objectives, according to Tech Associate Professor Roger F . Rupnow. Rupnow says he hopes the class can get to work on the project around the first of April when a new quarter begins. The some 15 students, who are in Tech's twoyear City Planning graduate program. will, Rupnow hopes; generate their own program of work once they have been given the boundaries within which they are to work and have some knowledge of the zoning problems of the area. Then. these students will take their plan of work to the exe.cutive committee of the Federation of Southwest Clubs (FSC), explain it, and defend and modify it, if necessary. based on their conversation with the executive commit.tee. The boundaries laid out by FSC (the council made up of representatives o·r civic clubs on the south side, which is seeking both a short-range and long-range land-use plan for the area ) are Gordon Road on the north, Campbellton Road on the south, Donn_~lly Avenue on the east and Fulton Industrial Boulevard on the west. · Rupnow says the students will try to come up with a zoning plan for the entire area and. in arriving at this zoning plan. they hope to relate both the reactions of the people and to the city requirements. The class will v··1rk close1y with both ·groups. This is the first time such an approach has been used with a zoning class at Tech. and the plan came about through the Atlanta Urban League which has been working with both Tech and citizen groups in Sou thwest Atlanta. Ruonow sa id he wanted to emphasize to the public· that his class would be making recommendations- they are not empowered to go beyond this. And that the recommenda tions would possible include suggestions for amend. ing city zoning ordinances as well as suggestions for zoning in the southside. "We are going to try to come up with a plan tha t might be more specific than what now exists, " Rupnow said . The plan must be achieved during an 11-week period. the length of a quarter a t Tech. The City Pla nning Professor adm its this -is quite an undertaking. but he is optimistic that his students will be able to achieve it. "The students will be looking at the neighborhoods first hand." Rupnow said. " They will study them from the sense of land use and ·.vhat zoning ordinances permit in the areas under co nsidera tion." q A �anuary 10 , 1969 0 TO : NDll . 111! . 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j r 303 I,. • cr:-i.crr. ,A,'1 O:ffice of the Director r .ETTSi1 ; 10. 69-1 January 29, 1.969 TO : C/.RY S. !lOOL3, D:i_Rr:C'l'OR f31JDEC'.L' : Effective Jll.nuary 1, 1969, the Fair Hc,using title of the Civil Rights ...;.ct of 196n increased to cover ( 1) uni ts :l.n nulti:ple dweUings of fiYe ,_.. or ;:iore units, (2) u,1i.ts in !'l.Ultiple awelJings of two to four uiri_ts if the owner does not reside in one of the un5.ts, ( 3) single-fa-nily bc1J_;:es not. O\J::18.-:l by private individuals, and (4) single-famJ_y houses oimuc 1y a pr:hc.'.te indiv:i.cJual who owns more than three such houses or who, ::.n ;:;ny \ t wo--yn;_:i:· period, sells more than one i;:-i wh:i.ch he was not the most 1-c,~cnt resi:J::< rit. These four ce.tegories of . housing are now cover:E?d rPG'l.TGJ f_::=w of wh::: L:1.-?.r any Federa ~. Assistance is involved~ Discr:i.r11ination in r inancing and i:i;i rec_l e:Jtate services is also proh1.bitec1. Pro~essing of complaints of discrir.:t5_nation under 'i'i tle v: II will be handled by the :~ss:tstant Regi_onal Ad"llinistrators for Equal OppoJ:tuni ty. The reg ional office is required by the li'air ~fous:i.n[:; law to refer co~1plaints to State or local Fair ~~ous:1 ~,g Co~n:i ssions, if they ad:n1inister laws substantially equ5_valent to the r'eC::eral lo.w . Co~plaint for,s are ava.il:3.bJ.e j_n t l1i.s ·off.i.ce, but in the o.bsence of the for:n, the following infor-,w.ti6n shou1 c. be submitted: (1) ]a:"'le a...nc1 address of the ccr1r>~_ai_n1:1.P.t . { 2) ?a"le and address of the :1err,o,-_,, -f·;:.r!'.1, or nge~cy ar;;:i:iJ1st uhom the co:11:iJ.aJ.n t 1-S filee. ( 3) l~ 0escriptfon ancl t;_ie c:.cdress of the dwelling, if any, which fa the subject of the allegec c1iscriJ7l.:i.natory housi:1r; pract:i.ce . (4) A col1dse stn.te""i1 ffrit of the f acts, including :1ert5_nent da tes, const5.tuti.;1g the r.lleged discrir.i:'.natory hous:i.ng !)ra ct5.ce. A state:-1ent with this infort'lat:i_on should be signeG by the co~,1p) a.inants swora to beforl'J a notary Public, o.nd immediately forwarded to~ Mr. i lbert 1. Tho'""lpson Asflistant to the :;::~gfona.l Aclministr2.tor for I~qua.l Op:!Jortw1.ity De:r1art-.-,.ent of I-I ousinG a.nd Urba__;1 DeveloY).'.'mnt 61~5 Pea.cl:t.-~·::e-Seventh DujJ_dh1s 30323 AtJ.a.l'lta, Georgia Very tru:i.y yours, Dir8ctor �IL.-.... . New Public Housing (Including Turnkey and Leasing Programs) Project No. Units Perry Homes Extension 140 McDaniel Street 650 Completed Program P.H. (Conv.) Status Completed 2-1-69 " Completed 11-10-69 " Under Construction 790 Thomasville 350 Hollywood Rd. 202 Bankhead Highway 500 " " " Gilbert Road 220 " " Under Construction Turnkey 1,272 Jonesboro Road 160 " In Planning - Com. East Lake #2 800 " Prison Cr.-Leila Lane 175 " Wellswood 324 " Bedford-Pine 453 " " " " In Planning - Com. P.H. (Conv.) 1,912 Leasing Program (2-4-69) 1,019 Total New, Compl. & Como Leasing Program 4,993 (Verified with Boggs and Braswell of H.A. 2-4-69) (Conventional 1,593) (Turnkey 2,381) (Leasing 1,019) In addition there are Total Existing & Com. Under Lease 8,874 13,867 units, previously in being units ..J �J aua~y 9 . 19 9 BBCOBD tine J n rJ . 1 ., 96 , t 10 :00 a • • reQu , by Boya1 night r dev lop -n, o:f u 1 proJ . t i ' t ��196-9 U to s 1 t tb COllSUl ~1y d v lo ut ofa. pl plor tloo b7 , i ility of 8:r r ll «: yer 1 a C 11 Alloo,. J. • •. A...,...tM,.,.,v7: in · pb r . utu �r .HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Minutes December 12, 1S68 The Second Annual Meeting of t he Housing Resources Committee was held on Thursday, December 12, ~963, in Committee Room 2, Second Floor, City Hall to review and discuss the work of the Committee in the low-income housing program during the past two years. November 15 mad;:ed the completion of the second year stnce the Mayor established the Housing Resources Committee on November 15, 1966, in his co·nference on Housing. Copies of invitational notice, list of those invited, with attendance indicated, and other related documents are attached to the file copy of these minutes only. Chairman Alexander opened the meeting at 10:30 a.m. and called on Alderman Cotsa k is for a statement which he had asked to make. Mr. Cots akis commented on revision of the Building Codes for the City of Atlanta, particularly to allow experimental housing to be built in the Model Cities area. He said that if any one had any chnges of the Building Codes which they desired be made, that they should bring proposals for specific changes to the attention of the Building Committee. Mr. Alexander then called on Malcolm Jones to eemment en the aoeomplisbments of the Housing R~sources Committee. Mr. Jones said that November 15, 1968, ma7ked the completion ef the first two years' activity of tbe Housing Resources Committee in i ts effort to promote and accelerftte the Low•income Housing Progrem in Atlanta, for which the goal was 16 1 800 low and medium income housing units during a five year period (1967-71), announced by the Mayor in his Housing Conference eGtablishing the HRC on November 15, 1966 . He then stated that tho ftwo. yQar goal is now in the pipeline and that the current status of the low and medium income housing Pl!'Ogrem shows : Completed Under Construction In Planning In Sight 3 1 217 units 6,278 units 7 1 337 units t8",2ffi units Total This slightly exceeds (by 32 units) the 5 year geal of 16,800 units and is only 305 units short. in the first two categories, of the aoticipated need for g,ooo units during the first two years of the program. �• He also stated that the Housing Resources Committee has accomplished: 1. Promotion of low and medium income housing and coordination of efforts in this field. 2. Establishment of the Greater Atlanta Housing Development Corporation ·to assist local nonprofit housing corporations. 3. Acceptance by the Federal Government of use of prefabricated re l ocateable units as temporary relocation housing. 4. Expansion of the base f or Federal Grants and direct Loans, now authorized in the 1968 I-Iousing Act. 5. Urged early a doption by the City o f mi niature Urban Re newal projec ts , t o c l e ar s lums, under the new l y adopted Neighborhood Development Progra m author i zed by the 196 8 Housing Act. 6. Urged revision of previous conventional pl3nning concepts in an e ff ort t o get certain areas rezoned to permit i mprovement o f such areas f or residontial use. 7. Urged the di~persal o f future Public Housing in small developments on scat t ered sites. 8. Creation of interest in the l ow-income housing program by nonprofit organizations and f ormation of several such organizations. 9. Served as~ catalyst in neighborhood interest for improvement of Vine City through Urb~n nenewal. 10 . Propo sed and obtained concurrence o f the Board of Education to draft legislation t o authorize developers to build schoo ls simultaneous with development of housing projects, except in Urban Renewal areas. 11. Participa ted in Atlanta Conference on Equal Opportunity in Housing . 12. Worked with Model Cities ' staff in establishing its reh~bilitation program and in site selection for experimental housing. 13. ~ointed out to City officials the necessity for the principle that site selection for low-income housing should include a planning function and responsibility. �• Page 3 Mr. Jones then stated the six requests which were made to the Planning and Development Committee and the Zoning Committee in Special Meeting on August 2, 1968: 1. Asked the Mayor to designate either an existing committee or appoint a new committee of the Board of Aldermen to assume a responsibility in the field of low-income housing. 2. Revision of the Building Codes for.the City of Atlanta, particularly to allow experimental housing to be built in the Model Cities area. ..... Revision of the Ordinance governing non-conforming use of land to allow structural changes in improving dwel l ing units to meet requirements of the Bousilg Code. 4. Accelerate the urban renewal program p articularly in the Nash-Bans, Vine Ci ty, and other areas outside the Mode l Ci ties area. q 5. Authorize the Atlanta h ousing Authority to request 2,00 0 additional units of p ublic housing. 6. Adop tion o f a revised district zoning map based on the new La n d Us e map t o i nc l ude adequate areas f or l ow-income hous ing. Mr. Jones then pointed out r e su l ts to date of the above indica ted req u ests. Mr . Alexa nd er t hen c a l l ed on Mr . w. w. Ga t es , Consultant to the Comm i t t e e , to d i scuss the Impl ica tions of the 1 968 Housing Act. Mr . Gat es o p ened b y st a ting t h at the Na tional Housing Ac t was pass e d b y Co ngress on Aug u st 1 , 1965 , that t he legisl a t i o n provides t he too ls J iincentiv e s and s ucces s in mee ting t he n a t i o n~l objec tive will l ar ge depend o n : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sponsor interest Av ai l ab i lit y o f la nd at a rea s o nable p rice The mo rtgage mo ne y marlrnt Municipal coo peration Fundin~ by the Congress in 1969 Building code and zoning restrictions Mr. Gates then discussed four sections of the Act: Section 238, Section 231, Section 236 and Section 235. Section 2 38: Establishes a new Special Risk Insurance Fund which permits the Federal Housing Administration to assume / �Page 4 higher mortgage insurance risks in connection with both l ocation and credit charachteristics that were unacceptable under the mutual mortgage insurance fund. Section 237 : Provides , on an experimental basis, FHA mortgage insurance to finance home ow nership f or low income families who would not q ualify under normal credit standards. Section 236 : The tenant under this program will pay 25% of his famil; c income and ~i!D will pay the difference between the amount co l lected and the amount of the rent. Limited to families whose incomes are not in excess of 135% of initial admission levels of public housing. Section 235 : This section places heavy emphasis on home ownership and provides that if the purchaser of a new home or a living unit in a condomimium will pay at least 20% of the family's income and 9UD will pay the balance of the monthly mortgage payments. Mr. Gates closed his discussion by stating that "The impact of this bill on housing shou ld be tremendous. The tools are available as never before ." Mr. Alexander then discussed Future Direction of the Committee. He said that the Committee requests that the May or and Board of Aldermen give consideration to these proposals and advise us accordingly in a revised statement of mission for the Committee: 1. All bodies concerned with housing review the present and continuing need for low income housing. 2. Eliminate existing slums and provide housing as needed in the area for those who wish to remain there. 3. Place housing near jobs and public facilities in the City of Atlanta and throughout the metropolitan area. 4. Continue efforts to promote innovative low-income housing construction in Atlanta. 5. Continue to aid efforts to eliminate social problems connected with housing. 6. Further involve the business community in the housing program. 7. Assist nonprofit groups and developers in their efforts to obtain land and construct housing. �I Page 5 8. Promo te and explain the new general housing act and the fair housing act . 9. Cons ider national and l ocal l 0gisla ti on usefull to the h o using p rogram. 10. Assist in the stEbilization o°f existing neighborh oods and encourage the construction of middle and upper inc ome residenti al developments in the City o f Atl~nta. 11. Att e mpt t o involve persons in the s lums in the business s ide o f demolit i on, r ehabilitati on or erecting new u n its . 12 . Cont i nue efforts t o sell the need f o r l ow-income h o using to the p eople of metrop ol itan Atlanta . Mr . Alexander then discussed Unfinished 3usineas. Some o f the p h a ses o f tha initia l pr o g ram which are no t fi n is hed are : / / 1. Completion o f pr o jects now in pla nn ing. 2. Legislatio n pending that will allow the ci ty t o lease schools t o be built by develo p ers simultaneously with housing pro jec ts , except in urba n r enewal are as . 3. Invest i gation of pr o blem~ relating to cod e restrictions o f innov ative buildi ng . 4. Activati on o f Board f or the Great er Atlanta Ho using Development Corporatio n . 5. Obtaining of additiona l sites in areas where low-income housing is needed . Mr . Alexander made a closing statement thanking the staff , members o f the committee , Federal Agencies, Atlanta Housing Autho rity , Planning Department , Building Department , Public Works Department , members o f the Board o f Aldermen, Mayor Allen a nd the members of the Press, Radio and TV Organizations for their cooperation and assistance . Mr. Al exander then called on Mr . Charles F . Palmer , member of the Public a ousing P~nel of the Committee, to discuss a Resolution the Pa nel had prepared. Mr. Palmer stated that the only logical conclusion reached is that (1) subsidized housing must be fairly distriduted throughout the city a nd, (2 ) that the only politically feasible way to do this is by a "pac kage deal" simultaneously presented to Council by the Mayor and Atlanta Housing Authority with �Page 6 overwhelming community support. He stated that the opion of the sub-committee is that it is not too late to resubmit those rejected zoning applications through the "package plan" on a simultaneous basis to meet the city's needs for subsidized .housing and that the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the Atlanta Housing Authority should proceed to do so forthwith. · Mr. Palmer then stated that if the same energy, zeal and leadership of our "power -structure" and city officials that was mobilized to build our dazzling stadium, luxury apartments and magnificent hotels and office buildings in our urban redevelopment areas had been app lied to providing subsidized housing for those who were bu l ldozed out of slums to make room for these majestic structures, the goal of pub lic housing which our Mayor proclaimed so long ago would now be nearly reached. Then, as spok esman for the Ch airman of the Sub-Committee on Public Housing and on the sub-committee's behalf, moved that our full Committee does now reaffirm its position on "package rezon i ng", and calls upon its fel l ow organizations of the City and those responsible f~r its implementation to cooperate to put it into effect. The Resolution was duel seconded and the Chairman called for discussion. Mr . Al e xa nder then suggest ed that s i nc e t h is was included in the requests made on Augusut 2, 1 968, to the Zoning Committee and the Planning and Development Committee of the Boa r d o f hldermen a nd had been r e f erred to t he Planning Depar t ment , the Committ e e should f irst a ddress t he Pl a nn i ng Department a s to curr ent s t a tus of t he proposa l. Mr . Palmer dec lined the sugge st ion and asl~ed f o r a formal vote on the motion to a dopt t he Res o lution . It was ad opted unani mous ly . Mr • .Alexander then s howed the Commit tee slides that were taken of the slums as they exist today in certain areas of the City , particularly Lightening , and as a contrast the new low-income replacement housing devel opments such as : Wheat Street Gardens, College Plaza, Allen Temple, McDaniel Street apartments for the Elderly, Hollywood Road Project, Bankhead Highway, Friedship Gardens, 'fhom~sville U. R. Project and the London Towne Houses. Mr. William Howland then commented on the f ive houses in Linwood Park which have been rehabilit11 t od by \..ACOR under the 221 (h) progr~m. The Chairm~n then called on Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of Governmental Liaison, for comments. �Page 7 Mr, Sweat stated that the statistics released by Col. Jones and the CommitteG were impressive and that the influence of the Committee's success was not confined to Atlanta's housing program alone but has also been f~lt at the national level and that housing experts from over the country have commented on the Atlanta approach and on the excellent program of the Housing Resources Committee. He stated that hio :f..:- olini; is that the story behind the statistics is where the real meaning of this Committee and the Housing Pr ogram is to be found. He said that the work of the Committee has made 211 the city aware of the desperate need for decent housing for the less fortunate, less affluent citizens of At l anta; that it has helped bridge the gap of credit~bility bet ween the City - the institution - the power structure and a very large and important segment of our com~unity, and most important, this p rogram started the Ci t y out on a new direction so long needed. He stated that the Al dermen understood this need when they refused to p ass Urban Renewal Survey and PlanniQs applications until the housing relocation needs were met. The Mayor realized the need when he cal l ed the Hous i n g Conference and established this committee and it was obvious that the private business leadership recognized it when, the members of the Housing Resources Committee, responded as has been done. ,r .I 1 ., Mr. Sweat then pointed out that t he resultant changes are re f lected in a report given by n o ward Op enshaw, Director of Redevelopment of the Housing huthority, at the last CACUR meeting. Mr. Openshaw pointed out that o f the 10,033 units begun in urban renew~l projects i n 1968 , 884 un its have been completed which is 21 times the number of housing completed the previous year in urban renewal areas. During the sane period, o nly 484 ,units were demolished in urban renewal areas. So, for the first .time in the history of Atla n ta 's urban r enewal pr o gram, more housing units were compl e ted in urban renew~l areas than were demolished. Mr . Sweet concluded by saying, "We have finally turned the corner in our urban redevelopment pr o gram and are headed in a new direction so l ong s ought ." Mr. Archer D . Smith , IIX , Chairman of the Legal Panel , made a warning statement that we · are deluding o urselves if we take the figur~s presented end quit working; that we have got to be realistic and get behind the pa c ka ge zoning p lan . Upon inquiry from the Chairman, Mr. J ones confirmed that sites for all of the 7,337 units shown as In Pla nning, have not yet been rezoned. �Page 8 In reference t o the figures pertaining to Public Housing, contained in the Summary of Status Repor t (Encl. 2, Second Annual Report), attention is called to the fact that although the 5,476 units shown as Completed, Under Construction and In Planning categories, fall short by 4,100 units of the 5 year · goal, it is however within 110 units of the 2 year goal of 5,586 Public Housing units announced . in the Mayor's Housing Conference, November 15, 1966. The meeting adjourned 11:30 •~e. Respectfully submitted, P·~ 11 ~~ .) '~ d,.1' t / 1/kl.( ~ . i'.A5vQ/ Malcolm D. n Housing Coordi ator MC Encls: Resolu ti on b y :?ublic Housing Sub-Committee · Article, ., tl ant a Constit u t ion, December 13, 1968 Editorial, Atlanta Journal, December 14, 1968 Editorial, Atlanta Consti t ution, December 16, 1968 An Official Opinion of WSB-Radio/At lanta, Dec. 22, 1968 Edi t orial, WSB- 'l'V, January 1969. Edi t oria l , WSB- TV, January 3, 196 9 2, �r TO: The Housing Resources Committee of Atlanta FROM : Sub-Committee on Public Housing During the last year the Sub-Committee on Public Housing held numberless meetings with. many corrnnunity leaders and visited a great many acceptable sites for projects. After days and nights of discussions and tireless blending of opinions, plans for action ·were unaminous ly agreed. rhe only logical conclusion was reached that (1) subsidized housing must be fair ly distributed t hroughout the city and, (2) tha t the only pol i tica l l y feas ibl e wa y to d o this was by a " package deal" simultaneously presented to Council by the Mayor and Atlanta Housing Authority with overwhelming community support. Our full Committ e e, th e Atla nta Chamb er of Commerc e , the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Commit tee, church orga niza tions and many others approved and endorsed such procedure. But when submitt ed to the Housing Author ity th e Authority stated i t h a dn' t stud ied t h e plan, f ai l ed to approv e or d isapprov ~ but inst ea d pr oc eed ed with the singl e shot a ppr oa ch which had f a il ed b efore . The result was continuing tur n downs of r ez oning by the Aldermanic zoning powers. It is the opinion of t h e Sub - Committee on Publ ic Housing that it is not too l ate t o resubmit those rejec ted zoning appl i ca t ions thr ough the " pa cka ge plan" on a simultaneou s b asis to meet the city's needs for sub sidized housing and t hat t h e Mayor, the Board of Alderman and the Atlanta Housing Authority should proceed to do so forthwith. If the same energy, zeal and leadership of ou r "power structure" and city officials that was mobilized to bu i l d our dazzling st adium, luxury apartments and ma gn i ficent hot e l s and office buildings in our ur ban redevelopment areas h a d b een applied with equal energy, zeal and l ea dership to providing subsidized housing for thos e who were bulldozed out of slums to make room for thes e majestic structures, th e goal of public housing our Mayor publicly proclaimed so long ago would now be nearl y reached. �-2- -,, ,· We have done wonders for the rich. Now, let us do wonders for the poor! Therefore, as Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Public Housing and on its behalf, I move that our full Committee does now reaffirm its position on "package rezoning", and calls upon its fellow organizations of the city and those responsible for its implement_ation to cooperate to put it into effecto December 12, 1968 �-~.,,. ~ t l ~ THE ATLANTA CONSTfTIJI'ION, Friday, December 13 1968 - I . .,,_ ,, . 1- Allen's I-Iousi1rng Goal SeeJlns Su:re;Pane! Pushes Zo1.1e 'Pacl{age ~Ian' , By ALEX COFFIN slightly more costly 22i(d) (3) housing. Although Jones' report was the most optimistic news by far rnlatiing to the goals, attorney Archer D. Smith III issued a pessimistic warning. " We're deluding ourselves," he _sa;id, "if we take these figui-cs and quit working . , . We've got to be realistic and get behind the package zoning plan." E)a;r]ier in the meeting, Aid. George Cotsakis took exception - Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.'s fiveyear low-cost housing goals ap, pear sure of being met, the mayor's Hou s in g Resources Committee hea·rd Thursday. And the committee voted unanimously at its second annual meeting to push again the so-called "package plan," which Imeans zoning for low-cost housing throughout all sections of the city simultaneously. ' Two -aldermanic committees asked the City Planning department to study the matter last August, but indirectly seemed to hope the matter would be forgotten. Planning departme,nt: director Collier Gladin Thursday ' reported no substantial progress :· had been made on the matter · since August. ~ Col. Malcolm Jones, slaff i ma,n for the HRC, said 3,217 ,units have been completed, 6,278 · are under construction ai:;d 7,337 ; are in the planning stage- a 1 totar of 16,382 since November, 1 · 1966. 1 Allen at that time had set a goal of 16,800 replacement units by 1971. Jones said that some of I he 7,337 in planning stages may fa 11 by the wayside, but 6,215 uni ts being considered will more th;-in compensate for any losses. Jones said that the program is 4,100 behind in the public housing cate,gory, but 4,068 in the r to rema,rks ma:de al this week's annual Chamber of Commerce meeting th-at the city's bui,lding codes are -antiquated. Cotsakis, cha~rman of the Building Committee, asked that the HRC and the chamber show him specifically where changes would iheilp the low-cost hous,ing program without jeopardizing · healLh and s·a-fety. If such . ohanges a1re shown, Cotsakis said, "I assure you you'll get, 100 per cent cooperation." ). �I "Coi'ers Dixie Like the Dew" Since 1883 Jack Tal'ver, President · EDITORIALS 2-A · Low-Cost Housing Gap THE HOUSING Resources Committee heard Thursday that Mayor Ivan Allen's fiveyear, lo,v-cost housing goal of 16,800 replacement units by 1971 was . sure of being met. This is encouraging. · But the goal, unfortunately, falls far below the mammoth commitment needed if city leaders are determined to wipe out the terrible slum conditions that breed violence and volatile r esentment. Noting this, the HRC voted unanimously . at its second annual meeting to endorse and push for approval of the zoning "package plan" designed to pave the way for low-cost . housing throughout all sections of the city . . simultaneously. Is this too much to expect? The answer apparently has been yesjudging by the silent. reception the plan h_as received from the aldermanic Planning a nd · Development Committee and the Zoning Committee since it was r eceived for study last August. Both committees were to seek information from the Planning Department. Now, more than four months later , Planning Department Director Collier Gladin has reported no substantial progress has been made to implement the package plan. HRC Cha irman Cecil Alexander put the · need for the package plan in proper perspec- · tive last August. "It's like this, " he told the a ldermen, "either we house the poor or we have within our m idst, if not in this · generation, then certa inly in the next, an alienated people r eady to grasp by force what -we would not provide when there ·was yet time." The true indication of the meager success in providing adequate low-cost housing units so far in Atlanta comes from a statement r eleased by the Atlanta Housing Authority Wednesday. For the first time in Atlanta urban renewal history, sajd the AHA, housing construction in 1968 exceeded the number of units demolished. In other words, Atlanta has virtually been standing still, if not going backwards , in at- iacking its low-cost problem in recent years. Therefore, it is not surprising to count the number of r esponsible community organizations suppor ting the package plan. They include the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Comm unity Council of the Atla nta Area Inc., Central Atlanta P rogress Inc., the Women's Chamber of Commerce, the League of Jack Spalding, Editor o DECEMBER 14, 1968 Women Voters, the Christian Council of, Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., and the 1fotropolitan Atlanta Conference on Housing. It is time that the conscience of the community be heard. �THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Monday, December 16, 1968 ,r .A Fight at All Levels Two groups in the vital area of housing heard good news last week in Atlanta, btit members immediately got off their laurels to continue their ,vork. ban Renewal, meantime, was hearing that for the first time in urban renewal history here housing construction exceeded the demolition rate. · The mayor's Housing Resources Commit- Lest this set off jubilation all over the tee was told that Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.'s place, Atlanta Housing Authority official Howfive-year goal of 16,800 units of low-cost housing surely would be met. ard Openshaw had a s01nber message, part of which was as follows: More than 3,000 have been completed, another 6,000 are under construction, and more than 7,000 are in the planning process. "In our affluent society, it is unthinkable that millions of Americans remain ill-housed; that affluent whites continue to flee to the suburbs, ]ea~,ing our urban core to the poor and blacks; that spreading slums and blight are leading us not to decay but destruction, while in many cities, officials remain insensitive to the plight of the people.". All wasn't optimism, however. "We're deluding ourselves," said attorney Archer D. Smith III, "if we take these figures and quit working . . . . We've got to be realistic and get behind the package zoning plan." The committee voted unanimously to seek Starkly put, yes, but a I summing of a again such a plan, which would zone for national concern. It is well that Atlanta sees low-cost housing simultaneously throughout the problem and is fighting it through comall sections of the city. Such an approach mittee, agency, and individual leadership. has been studied by the City Planning de- This is one of America's most important batpartment since last August. tles, and it must be engaged at all levels of The Citizens Advis0ry Committee for Ur- government. �AN OFFICIAL OPINION OF rr.!fr.trJJ rw 1m fYi "f kiJ RADIO/ATLANTA 1601 WEST PEACHTREE ST., N.E. \•JSB VI Hf POI NT THE NEED FOR MORE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING 11 11 by Elmo Ellis, General Manager Broadcast Sunday, December 22, 1968 Novelist Jan Struther once v1rote: "A city is greater than its bricks and mortar; it is greater than tov,er or palace, church or hall; a city's as great as the little people that live there." We agree wit~ the sentiment expressed in these lines, but if we expect the little people to prove their greatness, aren't we duty bound to ask ourselves, what kind of living quarters are we providing for them? Many families in Atlanta are living in decrepit apartments and rat-infested slum housing. Their so-called homes are unfit for raising children. They lend themselves more often to serving as breeding places for discontent, disease and crime. While we have replaced some of these hovels and shacks, and expect to meet the Mayor's quota of 16,800 replacement units by 1971, we aren't providing nearly enough low and middle-income housing. And we aren't subsidizing the building of such units in enough different places in the city. Clarence Coleman of the Housing Resources Committee of Atlanta headed a team that studied this matter thoroughly. Its members concluded that (1) subsidized housing must be fairly distributed through the city; and (2) the only politically feasible way to do this is by a package deal , which designates some ten areas located in various sections, north, south, east and west, all of which are suitable for housing development. 11 11 The plan isn't nev,1, but its never been given a vote of approval by the Board of Alder~n .. If they would say yes, housing development could move ahead in a v,Jay to make 1969 a oanher year for Atlanta. Our city has · proved its ability to redesign our skyline viith magnificent new office buildings, hotels, luxury apartments and shooping complexes. This same kind of vision and energetic leadership is sorely needed in the building of adequate subsidized housing. · Besides eradicating substandard d1·1ellings and bringing ne1·1 sunlight into thousands of lives, such an enlightened effort on a massive, city-~·Jide scale could oerhaps do more than any other thing to promote social and economic stability and stimulate peaceful progress throughout our community. A great many business, professional and church leaders are solidly behind this program. A number of our top civic organizations are enthusiastically supporting it. What we need now is a resounding expression of approval from the vast majority of our local citizens. If we make it clear and convincing that we, the people of Atlanta, are behind this package propos al--and we earnestly want to see subsidize housing distributed throughout the city--then v-ie wi 11 improve vastly the chances that our Housing Authority and our Aldermen will hear and give this program the green light.

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~ . .,\(,J~ ' co, " 0AOCASnNG co" ow,oN "o"o"" WIOD w ,a ' "·"' ·"· ""'o • Al,\.F/,1 , Mi omi o WHIO AM -FM -TV, Do yton e KTVU, Son Froncisco- Ook lond WSOC AM-FM -TV, Ch orlolle · o WIIC-T\ ', Pill,burgh �I .. w WHITE COLUMNS ON PEACHTREE CHANNEL i ATLANTA, GA. 30309 AN EDITORIAL OPINION • .•.•••• January 2, 1969 VIEWPOINT An official expression of the editorial opinion of the management of WSB Television. "Who is my neighbor?" If you live in Atlanta, here's a modern day answer to that 2,000 year old question. These are your neighbors. Some live in these homes because they are lazy; some because they don't know any better; but most because there is simply no other place to live in this city of a million. For too long, most of us have passed by our slum neighbors on the other side of the road. But the good Samaritans are among us today, too. In 1966, Mayor Allen set a goal - almost 17,000 new housing units in the next five years. It was a modest goal actually aimed only at keeping us about even in the fight against rotten housing. Since then, Atlanta architect Cecil Alexander has sacrificed much of his own profit-making time as a non-paid chairman of the Mayor's Housing Resources Committee. And Malcolm Jones , a retired Army Colonel, has bee n the full-time working hea d of the big housing push. At the ·end of the fi rst two years, the program is amazingly "on schedule". Except in one important area: The city is 4,000 units behind in the goal f Jr public housing. Behind in the very ~rea where the need is greatest, where this family must live --in new units that can be rented or purchased at $30 to $50 per month. Of all the unit s built o r started si nc e 1966, private enterprise ha s not bee n a ble to build anyth ing to rent or sell for less than $60 a month. That is not to say that private builde rs have not tried. They have done a fine job. But the high co st of land a nd labor and zoning problems have effective ly prevented the building of truly low cost housing. That means t h a t our governme nt, which is another way o f say ing -you and I , is apparen t ly the only Samaritan who can change the li fe of a boy like this.

COX BROADCASTING CORPORATION statior>s: WSB AM-FM-TV, Atlanta • WIO0 AM -FM, Miami • WHIO AM-FM-TV, Dayton • KTVU, San Francisca-Oakland WSOC AM-FM-TV, Charlotte • WIIC-TV, Pittsburgh �w VISIOl WHITE COLUMNS ON PEACHTREE CHANNEL 2, ATLANTA, GA. 30309 AN EDITORIAL OPINION .. ..... . January 3, 1969 VIEWPOINT - An official expression of the editorial opinion of the management of WSB Television. American Builder Magazines' Centennial issue asked a hard quest1on: "Who really give a damn about housing?" And answers: "Not the cities - they're headed for a decade of failure. "Not the suburbs - they couldn't care less." "Not the rural areas - everyone's leaving them." "Not the power structure - all they do is talk, talk, talk• II Then the magazine recognizes Atlanta as one of the few oasis in a desert of apathy. Because Mayor Allen, Dan Sweat, Cecil Alexander and Malcolm Jones have pushed us far ahead of other cities. But still not far enough. Even the Mayor's crash program falls short of help in the area of the greatest need: units that will rent or sell for $30 to $50 a month. So what can be done? .,, · Here is what WSB Television considers some key recommendations: The Federal Housing Act some loans for home ownerships at there's not enough money for this other housing programs. Congress the money. of 1968 allows the FHA to m_a ke one per cent interest! But project - or for many of the must see the crisis - and vote Building codes must be updated to allow for new, more economical assembly-line building techniques and materials. Building trade unions must stop discriminating and star.thelping to train mo~e workmen. Private enterorise must b~ able to build truly low cost housing at a profit. S~nator Robert ~ennedys suggestions for tax benefits offer the best hope for that. _(more) COX BROADCASTING CORPORATION stotiona: WSB AM-FM-TV, Atlanta e e WIOD AM-FM, Miami WHIO AM-FM -TV, Dayton e WSOC AM-FM-TV, Charlotte KTVU, Son Froncisco-Ooklond • WIIC-TV, Pithburgh �.., -L- - What private enterprise so far has not built in Atlanta, must then be built as public housing. And some of this public housing can be built in present slum pockets even in Northside Atlanta. One of the most difficult problems in Atlanta is to find land at a reasonable price zoned for apartments. WSB Television suggests the expressways. That's right the expressways! Not on the pavement during rush hour traffic. But in the air sp-ace over the freeways! Not only is i t possible to build housing over the expressways but it has been done in other cities. The land is already.owned by the government. And the government encourages use of the valuable air space for such necessary urban projects as housing. Incidentally, for rapid transit, too. Without the expressways, only 200 to 400 acres inside Atlanta are zoned for apartments. With the air space over the freeways there would be a minimum of 2,700 acres of expressway rightof-way within the city of Atlanta. Already there's plenty of parking available every rush hour.

' 1, �Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal January 21, 1969 Cecil A. Alexander, F.A.1.A. The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr ., Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Malcolm Jones reviewed with me a letter he had drafted for you to send to the Housing Resources Committee . We a r e del aying another meeting of Housing Resources Committee until we hear from you . As a matter of fact we would like for you to addre ss the meeting . Sincere~ CAA:vb Mchitects Engineers Interior Designers 44 Broad Street N. W Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone 688-3313 State National Bank Bldg. Huntsville. Ala. 35801 Phone 539-9648 �DRAFT Mro Cecil A. Alexander, Chairma n Housing Resources Committee Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rot hschild and Paschal 10th Floor Standard Feder a l Building 44 Broad Street, NoW. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Cecil: It i s with r egr et that I was unable to attend the Second Annual Meeting of the Housing Resources Committee on December 12, 1968. However, I have r eceived and read with interest the Committee's report and wis h to thank the Housing Resources Committee for a job well done. I note t hat although our initial replacement goals of low and medium i ncome housing are in the pipeline, those figures do not take into consideration interim growth of the City, formation of new families and any in-migration which may occur. These factors will undoubtedly increase our requirements in the low-income housing field. Also, it is necess a ry to follow through after units get in the "pipeline" to i nsure completion when they are most needed. I note in the "FUTURE DIRECTION" portion of the Committee's report that you request consideration by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the proposals numera ted therein and a revised statement of mission for the Committee . I t is my unders tanding that copies of the Committee's report have been provided all members of the Board of Aldermen and I feel sure will r eceive s ympathetic consideration. With respect to revised mission, as we are all sadly aware, in spite of our efforts and accomplishments to date f i eld , there s till exist in the low-income housing several sizable slum pockets in the City 0 Until these can be eliminated, through the Neighborhood Development Progr a m, or otherwise by private enterprise, I want the Committ t e to remain i n tact and work aggressively toward our ultimate goal of providing a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling unit for all of our cit ize ns. To t his end I suggest that your Committee concentrate on the f ollowing ~ 1. Endeavor to get low-income housing developed near sources of employment for the occupants. 2. Encour age and cooperate in development of low a nd medium income housing in unincorporated areas of ad joining Counties . �Mro Cecil A. Alexander Page 2 January 3. Stlive for elimination of slum pockets within the City, through inclusion of such areas in future annual increments of the Neighborhood Development Program and or by other meanso 4. Assist, where feasible, in rehabilitation of appropriate structures in all areas of the City, especially in the gray areas approaching 5. Encourage development of medium and high priced housing within the City. 6. Continue to encourage the development of advanced building methods in the areas of low income housing. 7o Direct your attention to the social problems involved in low income families and neighborhoods in changing patternso In addition, I suggest that a joint study of the housing needs of the City be conducted by the Atlanta Housing Authority, the City Planning Department and the Housing Resources Committee to determine the true extent of Atlanta's needs. It is my understanding that AoRoM.PoCo is conducting a survey of housing needs in the metropolitan area and it is suggested that you call upon them for assistanceo ' Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor �I ..la" >·v.;;) - ,./4. .0 6' • ' :.

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. ·At;al~l'ta One of 12 For HUD Housing J:Iome_ ownership for low-income families whq have poor ' credit ratmgs was brought a step closer to reality in Atlanta and 11 other cities Wednesday through a new pilot program launched i.by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ! The program was a11thorized ' by the Housing and Urban De- promise that the family involved · . velopment Act of 1968. Operat- can be helped through budget ing through the Federal Housing counseling and guidance to hanAdministration (FHA), HUD dle the responsibilities of home will insure mortgage loans for IOWn~rship. low-income families that -might Said Brownstein: "Wihh this not otherwise qualify as borrow- new program, we hope to offer ers . due to previous credit his- the prospect of home ownership tory or irregular income. to people who have had little P. N. Brownstein, assistant hope of _ever owning a ~ome." . HUD secretary and commis- . He _sa1? the local service agensioner of the FHA, said a local c~es mviLed to tak<e part in the service organization in each of pilo_t study v.:ere sel~cted on the the 12 cities will provide budget basis of their pr,ev10us experiand credit counseling to the ence in dealing with limited inlow-income families who receive come home buyers under other an insured loan under the new HUD programs for low and progr,am. moderate income families. { In Atlanta, the service agency Mortg~ges insured . by HUD · the Consumer Credit Counsel- under this program will have to ·ng Service of Greater Atlanta, m ~et_the same requirements as ilnc. . existing FHA mortgage insur~ The other cities where the ance plans, except that regular pilot plan is being tried . are cr_edit and income requirements Rochester , N. Y.; Jacksonville; will not apply. Milwaukee; Denver; Seattle· MORTGAGE LOANS up ro Washington, D.C.; Du I u th Minn. ; Wilmington, Del.; Pitts- $15,000 will be eligible for insurburgh; St. Louis, and Memphis. ar.ce. The amount is up to $17,500 in high cos,t regions. _ BROWNSTEIN SAID in his However, the monthly payments announcement tha t the control- of principle, interest, insurance ling factor in the FHA's decision and taxes must not total more to underwrite a mortgage will than 25 per cent of the family's be the local service agency's · average monthly income. ' • 1, · ,.. ' 1,. ., I �WSB TELEVISION WHITE COLUMNS ON PEACHTREE CHANNEL 2, ATLANTA, GA. 30309 AN EDITORIAL OPINION ....... . January 2, 1969 VIEWPOINT - An official expression of the editorial opinion of the man~gement of WSB Television. "Who is my neighbor?" If you live in Atlanta, here's a modern day answer to that 2,000 year old question. These are your neighbors. Some live in these homes because they are lazy; some because they don't know any better; but most because there is simply no other place to live in this city of a million. For too long, most of us have passed by our slum neighbors on the other side of the road. But the good Samaritans are among us today, too. In 1966, Mayor Allen set a goal - almost 17,000 new housing units in the next five years. It was a modest goal actually aimed only at keeping us about even in the fight against rotten housing. Since then, Atlanta architect Cecil Alexander has sacrificed much of his own profit-making time as a non-paid chairman of the Mayor's Housing Resources Committee. And Malcolm Jones, a retired Army Colonel, has been the full-time working head of the big housing push. At the end of the first two years, the program is amazingly "on schedule". Except in one important area: The city is 4,000 units behind in the goal for public housing. Behind in the very area where the need is greatest, where this family must live --in new units that can be rented or purchased at $30 to $50 per month. Of all the units built or started since 1966, private enterprise has not been able to build anything to rent or sell for less than $60 a month. That is not to say that private builders have not tried. They have done a fine job. But the high cost of land and labor and zoning problems have effectively prevented the building of truly low cost housing. That means that our government, which is another way of saying you and I, is apparently the only Samaritan who can change the life of a boy like this.

~ ~ COX BROADCASTING CORPORATI ON 11ation1: WSB AM -FM-TV, Atlanta • WI OD AM-FM, Miami • WHIO AM -FM -TV, Dayton e KTVU, San Francioco-Oakland WSOC AM-FM-TV, Charlotte • WIIC-TV, Pitt1burgh �WSB TELEVISION WHITE COLUMNS ON PEACHTREE CHANNEL 2, ATLANTA, GA. 30309 AN EDITORIAL OPINION .... ... . January 3, 1969 VIEWPOINT - An official expression of the editorial opinion of the ma?agement of WSB Television. American Builder Magazines' Centennial issue asked a hard question: "Who really give a damn about housing?" And answers: "Not the cities - they're headed for a decade of failure. "Not the suburbs - they couldn't care less." "Not the rural areas - everyone's leaving them." "Not the power structure - all they do is talk, talk, talk." Then the magazine recognizes Atlanta as one of the few oasis in a desert of apathy. Because Mayor Allen, Dan Sweat, Cecil Alexander and Malcolm Jones have pushed us far ahead of other cities. But still not far enough. Even the Mayor's crash program falls short of help in the area of the greatest need: units that will rent or sell for $30 to $50 a month. So what can be done? Here is what WSB Television considers some key recommendations: The Federal Housing Act some loans for home ownerships at there's not enough money for this other housing programs. Congress the money. of 1968 allows the FHA to make one per cent interest! But project - or for many of the must see the crisis - ano vote Building codes must be updated to allow for new, more economical as~embly-line building techniques and materials. Building trade unions must stop discriminating and start.helping to train more workmen. Private enterprise must be able to build truly low cost housing at a profit. Senator Robert Kennedys suggestion s for tax benefits offer the best hope for that. (mo r e) ~ ~ COX BROADCASTING CO RPORATION sta tions: W SB AM-FM -TV, Atlanta e • W IOD AM -FM, Miam i WHIO AM-FM-TV, Dayton • KTVU, San Francisco-Oakland WSOC AM -FM-TV, Charlotte • WIIC-TV, Pittsburgh �-2- What . private enterprise so far has not built in Atlanta, must then be built as public housing. And some of this public housing can be built in present slum pockets even in Northside Atlanta. One of the most ·difficult problems in Atlanta is to find land at a reasonable price zoned for apartments. WSB Television suggests the expressways. That's right the expressways! Not on the pavement during rush hour traffic. But in the air space over the freeways! Not only is it possible to build housing over the expressways but it has been done in other cities. The land is already owned by the government. And the government encourages use of the valuable air space for such necessary urban projects as housing. Incidentally, for rapid transit, too. Without the expressways, only 200 to 400 acres inside Atlanta are zoned for apartments. With the air space over the freeways there would be a minimum of 2,700 acres of expressway rightof-way within the city of Atlanta. Already there's plenty of parking available every rush hour.

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