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May 8, 1969 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions 1. Promote low and moderate income housing and facilitate its construction on an accelerated basis. , Bring together the various interests necessary to produce needed housing. 3. Insure that the human factors in housing are given full consideration. 4. Inform the public of the housing problems in Atlanta, efforts being made to alleviate them and progress made. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in Room 208, City Hall. It maintains liaison with builders, developers, City Departments and Federal Agencies, acts as a clearing house for information pertaining to low and moderate income housing, to include listing of known available sites and interested developers, coordinates committee activities and keeps the Mayor and Boord of Aldermen informed as to pr ogress of the program.) Broad Functions of Respective Rousing Resources Committee Panels a a Suggested Functions (Not necessarily l i mited to, but inclusive of, the f ollowing ) Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Business Participation and Finance a. Encourage active participation by the local business community in housing .a nd to attract national interests into the Atlanta area. b. Encourage lending institutions to make financing available for housine. c. Support the Greater Atlanta Housing Development Corporation and other similar efforts. �Page 2 Construction and Design a. b. c. Investigate and report upon new methods and materials used in producing housing, including prefabrication. Study ways and means of implementing on a city-wide basis · appropriate recommendations of Eric Hill and Associates' study on the Model Cities area. Recommend specific changes in construction codes considered desirable for the Atlanta area. Housing Locations a. Seek locations for housing where it best serves the needs of the people and the City. The possibility of single-family public housing units opens new avenues. b. Xt is assumed that this Committee will seek sites for intown rehabilitation and new building of moderate and upper income housing, as well as low income. Housing Restudy a. Assist Planning Department in development of evaluation of housing efforts to date a nd the redefinition of total housing needs. b. Pr omote politic a l accept ab ility and support of above study. Legal a. Act a s a l egal r esour c e to the Commi ttee a s a whole. b. Bec ome knowled gea b le o f prese nt l aws a f f ecting housing a nd r ecommend new la ws o r c h anges whe re ne ed e d .

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a. Xnc omG 1n- 'f own Hous ing This new Committ ee is s e t up with the id e a of hal t ing det e ri oration of existing ne ighborhoods and to aid in the creation of new uni t s in the inner City . b. The aim is to assure that the City maintains a proper e c o nomic b al8 nce in housing. �Page 3 Public Relations Build a climate in Atlanta and the surrounding area of interest in and concern for housing. Social Aspects a. To see that the human factor is considered in slum clearance, rehabilitation of older structures and the building of new housing. b. The basic requirement i s to see that the housing program is not only er.eating physical living space, but is encouraging a better life for the users. �