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CITY H A LL ATLAN TA, G A . 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DE PARD! E i'\T OF PL.-\i'\;-..Ii'\G COLLI ER B . G L _A DI N, D i r ec ro r _ Apr il 2, 1968 Planning Staf f Report : The Report of t he National Advisor y Commi s sion on Civil Disor ders, Chapter 17, 11 Hous i ng 1t . In r esponse t o t he Hayor ' s r equest , we are s ubmitt ing fo r your cons i deration our t hi nki ng and r eco~ endation r e l ative to the Housing s e ction , Chapter 17 of t he report of the Nat iona l Advisory Committ ee on Civil Disorders . Basically, this se ct ion contai ns recom:nendations fo r nationa l act ion. At the heart of t he s ection i s a recommendation fo r t he enact ment of a comprehensive and enforceable fed e ral open~hous i ng l aw to cover. t he s al e or r ent a l of all housing , i ncluding sing l e -family homes . The Planning Department would s upport s uch a nat iona l l aw , however , we would not s uppo r t l ocal l egis l at ion i n t hi s· regard unti l after nationa l po li.cy ha s been est ab lished . Many of t he followi ng reconrnendations for national act ion we have endorsed previous l y , name l y: -u Expansion and modification of t he r ent supp l ement programs to pe rmit use of supplements f or exis ting hous i ng. Expans ion and od ification of the belowcmarket i nterest r a te program to enl arge the i nterest subsidy to all sponsors and provide i nterest- free loans t o non- profit sponsors to cover pre- const ruct ion costs , and permit s a le of proj e cts to non• profit corpora tions, coop eratives , or condomi ni ums. Exp ans ion of t he public hous i ng program with emphasis on small units on scattered sites, and l easing and "turnkey" programs. We have reservat i ons about the f ol lowi ng recommendations . infon ~ation and / or time is needed i n order to assess them. More �Planning Staff Report Page 2 _April 2, 1968 _.,. Creat ion of an owne rship s upp lement pr ogram simi l ar to present rent s upplements, to make home ownership possible for l ow-income f amilies. Ques tion - How wou ld it wor k? _... Hhat are its r amifications? Costs ? Federal wr i te-do,m of int erest r ates on loans to private builders constructing moderate rent housing . Quest ion ~ How would it work? What are its r amif ications? Costs ? Expans ion of Hodel Cities Program . To da te the theory of this progr am has been most appealing. Howeve r , its mu ch to early to t alk of expansion without more exper ience in execution . _.. Exp ans ion and reorlent a tion of the ur ban rcne->1al program to give priority to pr oj e cts directly as sist i ng loW""' i ncome households to obt ain adequate housing . While we support t he expansion , we are uncertai n as to what: is meant and the i ntent of reorientation of the urban renewal pr ogram. If t he i nte nt i s to return the progLam to its earlier days when housing \·ms pr ovided to the mut ual exclusion of new commercial and i ndustr:tal p l.ant s and jobs , then we woul d oppo s e such ureorientation . 11 As to spec if:i. c recommendations fo r loca l action and public policy , we refer your attention to a rc143.215.248.55t r endered in October , 19 67. This r eport wa s ttA Review of Atlanta 's Housing Program .. Its Problems and Prospe cts ,n a joint s taff report of the City Planning Department and the Hous i ng Resources Committee. There has been no action t aken on this repor t and its r ecommendations . Attached is a copy of that report. �