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Community Relations Commission 203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia April 25 1 1967 meeting at St. Stephens Churc h 2 on various housing programs in area included in proposed Model Neighb or hood program . Present: Mr. Bob R.i.-::ha rds on , Hr. Sid Scarborough, Hr. Earl Landers from the Stadium Authority ; Mr. Fl . O. Wofford, Chief Inspector; Mr . J. S. Buchanan, Chief Housing Inspector; Mr. Ray Nixon, Ch ief of Construction ; Mr. Collier Gladin, Director of Planning Department; Mr. Les Persells, director of Urban Renewal (wh ich admi nisters re location program for city); Col. Malcom Jones, staff for Housing Resources Commit t ee; al s o Aldermen Gregory Griggs and Hugh Pierce; Sen. Jack Stephens, Le gislator John Hood; Commis sion members Joe Haas, Al Keuttner, Robert Dobbs, C. G. Ezzard, Sara B~ker , Mary Stephens, Jack Sells, Irving Kaler , and Eliza Paschall, Executive Director. Mr . Haas, who presided, pointed out that t he c ity officials present were administrative officials, they do not set policy . Stadium parking:

Mr. Richardson stated there are "no current planf:;

to acquire additional property for any purpose" ; ul tima te.ly parking for 8000 by 1979, now have parking for more than 4000; Authority does not possess power of eminent doma in; must be public proof of need a nd publ ic hearing before land can be acquired; under present plan, expansion would take place within area that would be included if you drew a circle with a radius from the stadium to Martin and Little Streets; he doesn't think any people will be displaced; nothing will be done without consulting re~idents. It was suggested that �2 newspapers be asked to carry plat of area so people will know exactly. Model Neighborhood and Code Enforcement: Mr. Gladin said city has asked for U.S. grant to plan Model Neighborhood; don't expect to hear from before June and then the planning phase will take 12 months; "continuing under normal enforcement policy until the planning application is approved. " Question: "Do we have to spend $2000 on a house when we don't know what will happen wi t hin the next 12 months? We are living in them; houses have been in this condition for 5 or 6 years, why do a fe.w more months matters so much? Mr. Wofford: stated that a nyone wh o receives notice to make repairs from inspector can call code enforcemen t office in City Hall and they will se nd an inspector t o go over it. Some in the Model Neighbor- hood area were fo und to be substandard by CIP study, house to house. inspection in t his area; some other areas have already been designated as urban renewal and in those requiring just those things necessary for safety to be repaired . - Q. "If I spend $3500 on my house, will that be considered when the city takes it?" Mr . Wofford "believes repairs will be taken into account 11 ; city gets 3 independent appraisals. Q. vlhy repair ~ •• If you have a $3000 equ.i ty and still owe $3000, you won't be able to get enough to buy another house. •. Q. What "plans" d oes the city have? The. bank will not advance money to repair her "home" 1 in this area-~ "because there are plans 0 . --~---- 0 •• �3 Q. "T o what extent will residents participate in Hodel Ne igh bor- hood? Several stateme n ts about involvme n t through EOA centers and Mayor' s office. Q. What . role have the people played? Wa s application prepared by professional? . Gladin: City is not tied d own to the proposal in the planning . appli- cation. Q. "Is it possible to determine now which houses are to be t orn down and if not, why can't you s uspend the code? " Q. What wi ll be the relationship between the Neighb orhood Advisc~y Coun cil and the Policy Committee? l,Jh o will set the standards ? Wi ll the people be able to make some of t hese decisions? ••• Q. Can an appeal be mad e from the building inspector's report ? Mr. Woff ord said yes, t o the Be tte r Housing Commi ssion (City Hall ) . Q. Pla ns for s t r eets a nd sidewalks i n this area ? Mr. Ni x o n e xplained that all initial sidewal k and street paving must be paid for by the property owners. Mr. Nixo n listed impr ovements in that area planned fo r this yea r, b ut e rnph.n siz ed that city must work on thoroughf ares. Reside nt s said streets in to the thoroughfares; streets t h at l e ad i n to a nd o ut of t h e i r n eigh borh oods 11 nee d resurfacing - e.g. Vanira ; Hay g o od , Mart i n , etc. Q. I s t here a ny way t o ge t bank s to b e mor e len i e nt on loans i n the area ? Col . Jones said banks gene ra l l y wan t a s afe ri sk; knows of no special programs avai lab l e for re siden ts n ow. Qo Was pointed out tha t insurance companie s a r e r el u c tant t o writ e insurance on house that is less t h a n $8000 - many in this area are o �4 Requests reported for: 1. Model Neighb_orhood residen ts on policy body. 2. Suspension of Code Enforcement until places are more settled. · �