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I I / I ( r e. MINUTES - Housing Resources Committee October 8, 1969 The regular 1nonthly meeting of the Housing Resources Com1nittee wa s held at 10:30 A. M., Wednesday , October 8, 1969, in Committee Room 2, Second Floor, City Hall. Invitational notice, Agenda, list of those invited, with attendance of members and guests indicated, and other related documents are attached to the file copy of these minutes. Chairman Alexander opened the meeting by explaining the preparation of, and filing by the City on September 19, 1969, an appiication for consideration by HUD for designation of Atlanta as a prototype housing site City, under 11 0peration Breakthrough 11 ; that two sites were proposed, i.e., a fragmented site in 3 portions in the Model Ci.ties area and a 33. 6 acre composite site at the intersection of Carrol and Har v ill Roads, N. W. It was also expl a ined that Atlanta h ad been omitted in the initial invitations by HUD and that a very short time was available in which to prepare and submit the applicati_o n, after Atlanta was invited to do so. The Chairman complemented Urban East, Housing Consultant Firm, which assembled the a pplication, and other participants in preparation of the application, including Model Cities, Housing Authority, Planning Departme nt, State Planning Bureau, Atla nta Chamber of Commerce and M etropolita n Planning Commission. He also_ commented on favora ble supporting endorsements submitted by a large number of Agencies, business firms, religious groups and civic organizations. Schedule was announced as follows: July 11, 1969 Briefing Session (o rigina l - did not include Atlanta) September 19, 1969 Proposals Due O ctober 3, 19 69 HUD will complete preliminary site evaluation October 17, 1969 HUD inspection teams will complete site inspections November 28, 1969 H UD will announce selection of eight prototype sites �Page Twc January 1, 1970 Sites must be cleared and ready for development March 1, 1970 Site improvements will begin June 1, 1970 Fir st housing units will be shipped and 1nstalled July l, 1970 Construct ion and testing period begins. HUD will control land th:i;ough leases, options to purchase and purchases. HUD will assum.e management control of the demonstration program. July!, 1971 Housing units will be sold and occupied. Mr. Howard Open shaw, Director of Redevelopment of the Housing Authority was then called upon to present the overall Neighborhood Development Program_ Proposed Activities for 1970. Mr. Openshaw summarized the proposed overall program as shown in the attached (Encl. 1) and emphasized the probable necessity for cut back, as indicated in letter of September 23, 1969, from Region III of HUD (attached as part of Encl. 1) . Mr . O penshaw then introdu ced Mr. Robert Barnett, Project Manager of the Vine City NDP project and Mrs. Dorothy Bolden, Vice-Chairman of the Vine City PAC (Project Ar.ea Committee). Mr. Barnett very ably explained in detail the process used in developing the plan, through citizen participation (planning with citizens of the area rather than for them) and coordination with various agencies involved. He showed the current over all plan as approved by the PAC and the specific area marked out for execution in 1970. The overall plan includes: a 24-acre park, commercial area, garden type apartments (no more than 2 story), town houses, single-family residences, and a community area (including a day care center). The proposed activities for the 1970 target area are shown in enclosure 1. Mr. Openshaw then introduced Mr. Harry Adley, President of Adley and Associates and Mr. Fred Kerpel and Mr. Lavern Parks, associated with Mr. Adley, Consultants for the Edgewood NDP area. He also introduced Mr. Curtis Parrish, Project Manager, Edgewood NDP . · Mr. Adley made an excellent color slide presentation of the development process and resulting plans of the Edgewood (formerly known as East Atlanta) NDP area. See enclosure l for proposed activities for 1970. In order to conserve time, further discussion of proposed activities in the NDP areas was concluded. I �I,.~--.. . ,....__,,_ Page Three The Chairman then asked Mr. Copenshaw if there was anything the HRC could do to assist in preventing the drastic cut back in Atlanta's anticipated Federal capital grant funds for 1970 ?; and called upon HRC members for comment. Motion was made by Mr. Frank Clarke, seconded by Mr . Richard H a rvey and after conside rable discussion, was unanimously adopted that a letter be written to the Secretary of HUD, with copy to the Regional Administrator, pointing out the disastrous effects such a cut back would have on Atlanta's current and future NDP activities and u1:ging that every consideration possible oe extended Atlanta in not reducing the Federal capital grant funds. (Copy of letter to Secretary Romney is attached, Encl. 3 ). The Chairman then called on reports f_rom Panel Chairmen, starting with Mr. Frank J. Clarke, Chairman of the Construction and Design Panel. Mr. Clarke presented a formal written rerort of his Panel, copy attached (Encl. 2), which includes: 1. His Panel's planned activities for the remainder of 1969; 2. A proposed letter for Mayor Allen to deliver to his successor recommending continuation of the HRC and the activities of the Construction and D e sign Panel; 3. A report developed in his office by an Urban Corps intern pertaining to Atlanta's Codes. Mr. Clarke re c ommended that the report on codes be a ccepted by the HRC a nd copie s transmitte d to the Building Offici a l a nd Cha irman of the Building Committee , Board of Alderm e n. The Cha irman aske d if there was a ny objections? As there w a s no objection from any member of the HRC, this will be done. Courtesy copies of the report on codes had previously been presented to Mr. W. R. Wofford, Building Official, before presentation of the report to the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Wofford, who had previously been invited to the meeting, responded unfavorably to the report on codes and specifically requested t h a t c e rt a in m e mbe r s of his Department be permitte d then to express the ir vie ws and reactions to portions of the r e port whi c h pertain to the ir specia l a ctivitie s. The Cha irm a n c onse nted. Mr . Wofford then introduced the following members of his Department: Mr. W. A. H e wes, Senior Administrative Assistant, Mr. Norman Koplon, Structural Eng ine er, Mr . Wylie W. Mitc hell, Chie f Plumbin g Inspecto r , Mr. E . F . (Red) Wis e , Chief E l e ctrical Inspec tor, Mr. W . H . Go o dw in, A ssi s t ant Chief Electri cal Ins pecto r a nd M r. Romer Pittman, Assis t ant C hief P lumbing Inspecto r . M r. Koplon, 1\.1 r . Mitc hell and Mr. Wi se pr e sented the ir view s on t he r epo r t . T he y were a ll h os tile and n egative i n the ir comments and e x presse d s trong d i s satisfactior with the report, i nsofar as it p ert aine d to their ac ti v itie s . �Page Fou.,: Mr. Archer Smith, Chairman of the L egal Panel, commented that he did not consider the report pertaining to the codes as criticism or condemnation of the Building D epartment, but rather in the nature of an inquiry for clarification to l aymen. He also asked Mr. Wofford that since the Atlanta Building Code is based on the National Building Code, with modifications pertaining to Atlanta, if an index of the changes applicable to Atlanta only has been prepared, in order to provide quick determination of the Atlanta changes by builders and architects familiar with the National Building Code, without them having to take hours of reading and comparison between the two, in order to determine what are the Atlanta changes .? Mr. Wofford replied that such has not_been prepared, but that changes can be determined by comparison between the two codes. Mr. Alexander commented that if such a listing was available that it would be quite a convenience to architects and he presumed likew ise to builders. Since it was past time to adjourn the meeting, the Chairman announced that he would not call for additional P ane l Reports nor co1nplete the remainder of the Agenda. One item of interest under Other Business (not taken up during the meeting) was announcement September 30 by the Housing Authority of the offering for bids of the fir st and thus far only tract of land in the Model Cities area for redevelopment. The offer ing is for a 5. 43 acre tract south of Atlanta Avenue, between Connally and Hill Streets, S. W. It is being offered on a fixed price basis, with design competition, for not less than 40, nor more than 50, units of town houses. The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 P. M. Respectfully submitted, ~/-hc-e~ "i~ 7\ Malcolm D. J a s Administrative Coordinator for Housing me En.els: 1. 2. 3. Proposed Neighborhood Development Program for 1970 Report by Chairman, Construction and De sign Panel, dated Sept. 30, 1969 Copy, letter to Secretary Romney, dated Oct. 8, 1969 �