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• L~. CITY OF ATLA DEPARTMENT TA of PLANNING 700 CITY HALL At lanta, G e orgia 30303 May 26, 1966 WY ONT B . BEAN P L AN NI NG EN G I N EER CO LLIER B . G LADI N C HIEF PL A N N E R TO: Collier B. Gl adin, Assistant Planning Eng i neer FROM: Jerry Co ffel, Pl a nner II SUBJECT: Federal Code Enforcement Program Re c ently I have reviewed the Center Hi l l Code Enforcement pro jec t materials and discussed it brief l y with Woody Underwood , Comptro ller's Department . While I was not unaware o f them, I again consid e red the ineligib le cost s o f providing sub-surfac e community facilities - - water mains, sewer line s a nd storm drains . As you re call, the City's ac t io n on the proj ec t turned on its lack of fund s for the last item. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with a i ew additional thoughts on Center Hil l _. Through the Basic Sewer and Water Program, the City could now obtain Federal funds to provide the needed sewer lines and water mains for the project area. Also, the Regional Office has indicated once that it anticipated that storm drains would be made ~n eligible proje c t cost in the 1966 housing amendments to the code enforcement program. At the present time, the Compt roller 's Department is preparing bond issue st~tistics based on our preliminary estimates for Center Hill; this includes the cost of financing the ineligible cost items. If the bond issue is passed on this basis and the storm drains become an eligible project cost, the City would gain an additional $60,000 in Federal funds and ~ould release an additional $60,000 in bond issue monies. Now I think we can initiate two actions to get the Center Hill Project underway. First, it will be most appropriate f or the Mayor's Office to contact Congressman Weltner to enlist his assistance and influence in modifying the 1966 housing legislation to make storm drainage work eligible cost items in the Code Enforcement Program; this could be begun by transmitting a copy of this recommendation to Dan Sweat, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, for his reaction. The . second action involves coordination with the Water Department and Construction Department to insure that the cost of needed water mains and sewer lines in Center Hill are included in their application under the Basic Sewer & Water Program. I believe the only improvement in their applications related to the Center Hill area is an additional water main along the Bankhead Highway. The bes t means of accomplishing this action would be to get Dan's support in getting an amendment to the existing City's application to H.U.D. �Collier B. Gladin May 26, 1966 Page 2 In essence, what I am suggesting for you to consider is meet ing the needs of Center Hill by influencing the 1966 housing legislation and coordinating the use of another Federal aid program by two other City departments. No small undertaking I agree. However, it can reasonably be accomplished and the City's financial obligation in Center Hill lessened. If you think the ideas have merit, we should probably talk them over with Dan Sweat. �