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.. ~ '· • ·~ !. \ . , .. .... -·--~ ----- -·- - --- ---- · -- ---- - - - - • • • • - ' - - · · · - •• • • - •,u •, • · - • • ' •'- , •.• , • • - · - ' •• •• • - •• i \ I i CITY HALL .April 3, . 1969 ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Cod e 404 . IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DANE. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison I i Mr. Ceci I Alexander, Chairman -- -- ~Housing Resources Committee -44 Brood Street, N. W. Atkmta, Georgia 30303 Dear Cecil: On November 5, ·1966, the Moyor_'s Conference on Housing kicked off a badly ne·eded program to stimulate the development of low and mode rate income housing in the Ci ty of Atlanta. Our goals were ·based on the relocation needs of city reside nts who were to be rehoused as a result of code e_nforcement, urban renewal, highway construction and oth ~:- gove rnme ntal actions. The Housing Resources Committee accepted the ·progrom's challenge of pushing the development of 9,800 units during 1967 and 1968, and 16,800 units over the five year period, 1967-1971. Much credit is due the HRC for the mome ntum it hos ge nerated in stimulating the construction and planning of enough additional units to gre atly re li-eve our immediote housing heeds. Your se cond annual mee ting re port ce rtainly contained an optimistic analysis of the first two years of the program, as it clearly showed that we are ahead of our projected goals. But, hove our goals and needs, in fact, changed? Since ·o ur housi ng program was be gun, se ve ral changes hav·e occurred which warran t such a question and further examination. Three ve ry obvious change s in legislation have been the Mode l Citie s Act of 1966, th e Fair Housing Act of 1968, and the Housing Act of 1968. Pe rhaps othe r areas could be cite d, but e ach has probably had a conside rabl e impact and bea ring on our original housing goals. In that the Housing Resources Committee has asked this office for new instructions, it is sugge sted that the following area s be investigated and action initiated during 1969: . . . - ---· ····- . --. -.. r·- 1 L I l, · !·
.. . - - • rJ �- J J l . ·----- ····- ··--.... ·-· ·· --·-····.l_~ ,I \I Page Two Mr. Cecil Alexander April 3, 1969 I. The Planning Department has been instructed by th~ Planning and Development Committee to conduct a total review and evaluation of our housing efforts to date, along with a redefinition of total housing needs by location, type, size and rentals and sales price ' . ranges. HRC should be involved in th is matter and assist the Planning Department in the development of the scope of this study and in - - - - -obtaining · political acceptability and support. At present a joint Atlanta - Fulton County housing study is being proposed. Such a study should prove to be extremely beneficial to the next - - administration. 2. Eric Hill and Associates has just completed its report for the Model Neighborhood Program. This report contains much food for · thought in the area of lowering the costs of low-cost housing. HRC should take the initiative ·and explore ways and means to implement those pertinent recommend~tions deemed feasible on a city-wide basis. 3. Conventional urban ·renewal projects, the Neighborhood Development Program (ND P), and Model Cities Program can provide much needed land for housing development and improvement purposes. In this regard HRC can assume a very import~nt role. · a. Explore alternative source.s of revenue for funding the local share of the above programs and projects, and b. Support the need to include highly critical areas-, such as Plunkettown and Lightning, in the 1970 ND P application for execution · purposes. 4. Outside of the boundaries of conventional urban renewal projects, the Neighborhood Development Program and Mode I Cities Program, the p'r ocurement and development of sites for housing can best be expected - to come along by themselves because of the momentum generated in the initial two years. If there is a need fo~ prodding here, it is in the direction 'of placing greater emphasis in outlying areas of the city on single-family public housing and higher density public housing in close proximity to the central core of the city. HRC can be most helpful in providing this type of direction to city development, and - --- ~-- - - - ----.--- - ·-------~ .~ --.. - - --. - - - - - · -,. ····- ~ \ - -- ·---------- ·- ·- •· - - - --- ------- .. --· r- t . J . , �--· / · --
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- --~- - .. .... - -· ··---- ------------- _____ ____ . ___ .... ·-·- -- ----- -- · ···-··- Page Three Mr. Cecil Alexander April 3, 1969 5. In general, the new housing units which have been developed were intended as replacement housing for slum properties. · Yet, slums ·still exist. In the future, HRC should seek to devise end implement ways and means ..through which one slum ~tructure would be demolished for each new low-cost housing unit created. Unless this is done immediately, the same slums will be with us indefinitely. I would hope that the Housing Resources Committee would delve into these ore as as soon as possible. As you are we II aware, I w ii I not seek another term as Mayor. I would, therefore, like to take this opportunity to thank each of you individually and collectively for the tremendous public service you have rendered and for your continued support during 1969. Sincerely yours, M~en, Jr. \~ayor IAJr/jp . I I --.. ----- ... . -, . - ---- -----·--· 1 . - ---·-··- · . - ~ ·; . . ·--------------·-·-· . - - ---- - ··-- . . - -·. ·--- -- -· . -..-- · I !· \ ' .t �
