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MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia FROM: Hosea L. Williams, John Evans and Rev. Shopshire, Spokesmen for CODCO SUBJECT: Requests of COD CO DATE: June 30, 1967 I. SANITATION 1. 2. 3. II. III. garbage collection twice weekly trash collection once a week streets swept at least once a week STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF MINIMUM HOUSING CODE STANDARDS 1. property owners owning houses in areas zoned for one-family dwellings shall not be allowed to redesign these houses into two and more family dwellings, rooming, boarding or apartment houses 2. All property owners (residential, business or commercial) shall be required to maintain their property and surroundings in first class order whether occupied or unoccupied. All violators should be prosecuted immediately to the fullest extent of the law. 3. There shall be a strict enforcement of one-family per house in areas zoned as such. RECREATION 1. Lights for baseball diamond and tennis court for the Bessie · Branham Recreation Park. z. An adequate number of r e creation supervisors (hired fr om the the community) to organize and supervise outdoor activity in the much over -crowded Bessie Branham Park (the present staff is insufficient for proper supervision of outside activity) 3. Adequate equipment for the Bessie Branham Park for a wellrounded outdoor recreational program for both youth and adults. �-2- Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. 4. 5. June 30, 1967 Wesley Park a. An adequate number of recreation supervisors (hired from the community) to organize and supervise outdoor activity in the much over-crowded Wesley Park (the pre sent staff is insufficient for proper supervision of outside activity) b. Adequate equipment for the Wesley Park for a well-rounded outdoor r e creational program for both youth and adults. c. Landscape around swimming pool d. Double the pool facilities. DeKalb Memorial Park a. An adequate number of recreation supervisors (hired from the community)to organize and supervise outdoor activity in the much over-crowded DeKalb Memorial Park (t he present sta ff i s insufficie nt fo r prope r supe rvision of outside activity) b. Adequate equipment for the DeKalb Memorial Park for a wellr ounded outdoor recreational program for both yout h a n d adults. 6. A new pa r k from R od gers b a c k t o Warre n, fr om B oulev a r d t o Memo r ial which would include the following (30 a creas of land) a. b. IV. s wim m i ng pool b ranc h fie ld h ou se REZONING P RA CTICES C HANGE D 1. Rezoning petition s a quar terly b a s i s should be considere d by the City Council on 2. Petitions r e j ect e d by the City Council sha ll n ot b e re s ubm itta ble w i t hin a. 12 - month pe r iod. 3. A pe t ition o f 2 /3 o f h omeowners within a radius of eight blocks would be required in order to approve rezoning from residential to commercial or apartments 4o Property s hould not be advertised for commercial use unless already rezoned and approved by the city council as such. �Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. V. -3- June 30, 1967 5. A petition signed by 2/3 of the homeowners within a radius of eight blocks should be re€J:uired to rezone any one..;family dwelling area for any other purpose. 6. A petition of 2/3 of the homeowners within 8 blocks should be be required to secure a special use permit for any residential area 7. Rezoning petitions requireing approval of 2/3 of the homeowners within a eight block radius must be made know to all homeowners in the area by U.S. mail thirty days prior to presentation to the City Council. POLICE PROTECTION 1. Streefu must be better patrolled for speeders. 2. Police patrol should not be confined to just thoroughfares 3. Resp:mse to emergency calls be made more prompt .• 4. Complaints of law violations made to the poljce· department be investigated immediately and the source not be made known. Also a detailed report of the investigation shall be filed in the police records. VI •. SEWAGE VII• . PAVING 1• . Oakview from Boulevard Drive, N.E. to Boulevard Drive, N.E. 2 • . D ixie Street from M emorial Drive to Wyman (The Mayor should tour these streets VIII• . ENCLOSE THE EDGEWOOD CREEK IX. HOUSING 1. X. The city should condemn and acquire the Wesley Homes and the other housing projects and all the residential slum housing. · It should then build a low-rent housing project with adequate recreational facilities. SHOPPING CENTER �