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. , . .. MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEET!NG October 23, i967 T h e ~ ,· HRC Conmittee, aild the Land Acquisitio~ Panel ~t the Housing Resources Comnµ.ttee met jointly with the members of the Plantrl.ng Department at 11:00 a,m., Octobe~ 23~ 1967, in Committee Room #2 1 City Hall, pursuant to invitatiortal. notice attached~ The roiiow:1.nt me~bers were present! Mrl Mr; Cecii A. Aiexartder~ Chairman, Housing Resources Committee F.· C. Terrell, rep:t-esenting Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr •. Cl:.ayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: w. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Chamber o!' Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Len E. Sweat Jr,, Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Ge'orge Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin stated that he and the members of his sta!f were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problem~, He stated that every effort.would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being made by his Department in produeing a new Land.Use map. He presented a map showing progress to date, but . explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr. Gladin also stated that coll8id~ration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit •ystem stations have not been determined ·and this eould be one item that would involve possible changes, �- - - - - - --- 2 City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that !fayor Iva., Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo,re ·:. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty i n getting zo:ling changes. Johnson s ~id most of t he sites the plannsrs are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nu.~erous occasions have appeared before the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson s2id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and sutmit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park s ite on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustrat i on of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr . Gates , HRC Co:;,.rnittee Consult ant, provided :member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use i n t he low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of l and in the City presently zoned f or industrial use and suggest ed that study be given to det ermine if some of t his land should be released fo~ use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan nhich would make additional apartment sites available. �\I 3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, < ,-,

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.' ...;~.'-j~__/ ..jl!--~·-2 -Malcolm D. Jones ( / Supervisor of Inspection Services . <.• ••/ Encls: (with original only) -: • • Invitational Notice, Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. Proposed Sites offered for the Low-ihcome Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. �