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August 3, 1967 HOUSI NG RcSOU?..C3S CO:MMITTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilitate its construct i on in At l anta on an accelerated basis . 2o To bring together the various interests needed to pr oduce housing . 3. To insure that t he human factors in housing are given f ull play. 4. To inform the puolic of the housing problem in Atlanta . (The Housing Resources Co~.;r.itt e0 office is located i n Ci ty Hall, Room 12040 It maintains l i ai son wi th ouilders and developers , acts as a clearing house f or information pertaining to low-cost hous i ng, t o include lis t ing of available sites and i nterested developers, coordinates ·committee activit i es and keeps t he Mayor informed as to pro~ress of the progr am , ) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suegested Functions for the Conunittee Panel s (Not nece s sari ly limi t ed to t he following ) . Panels are encouraged t o us e own initiative . Legal a. b, c. d. To investiga te ar.d make availabl e i nformation on laws governing Federal, State and Ci ty, related t o housing . To review existing local laws gover 11ing housing and make recommendations for improvements . To make specifi c re commendations regarding code enforcement. To a ct as legal resource t o the Committee as a wholee Construct i on and Das~~n as b. Ce d., To r eview present codes and constucti on practices in order to recom.11e!'ld i rr.prove:r,ents i... .-1 terms of expediting and maki ng housing more economictl . To i nvestigate new met hods of pr oducing housing with s pecial attent ion to p::-efabrica tion . To seek out ru:d \illcourage cont1·actor s and archi tests interested i n low- cost housir.g design. 'i'o recoimnend met.hods of making rehabilitation of existing housing fe asible and profitaol e e �Page 2., Finance and Non-profit Funds a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. To seek out and make avail able pertinent information relative to financing of housingo To encourage money sources to make funds available for financing low-cost housing. To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing To compile information regarding nor:-p:cof'it f undso To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit :funds. To aid in the establishment of non-profit, funds for low cost housing and to promote and inter est spons ors in the program., To counsel with those contr olling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporation in Atlanta. Public Housing a. b. c. d. e. To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Public Housing program. To seek out and report on new methods of finan cing and producing public housing across the country. To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing pr oj ects. To encourage provision f or adequate social services activities in public housing . To make recommendations regarding future public housing. Land a. b. c. d. To determine available ~and resources for low-cost housing and make recommendations ther eo. To seek out and catalogue land avail able f or low-cost housing. To keep in touch wit h r ealtors concerning available land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems ae b. c. d. e fa To provide f or temporary housi ng as needed, for people being displa ced either for rehabilitation or r esettl ement. To coor dinate housing with agencies i nvolved in the depressed areas, such as t he Community Chest, Community Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in problems rel at ed t o housing. To l ook for gaps in the housing pr ogram which are not being met by any existing or projected progr amso To seek means of provi ding positi ve a ssistance to home owners in Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dir e hardship is involved. To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas i n selfhelp programs. �Page 3 .. Business Participation a. b. Co To seek out and i nt erest large local and. na tional corpor aliions in demonstration housing projects and or bui lding low-cos t housing or rehabilitating existing housing i n the At l anta area o To encourage local busi ~ss firms t o a ctively participate in and assist the lmv-cost housi ng progr runo To encourage business participation i n educat ion of low-cost housing residents in assuming occupant r esponsibili ties for maint aining in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Information a. b. To diss eminate through the publ i c media, as a Publ ic Service, talks . written material , and inf ormation r el ating to the low-cost housing problems in Atlanta o Thru articles, editor als, panel discussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, as determined by the Executive Group of the I-ffiC, and to suggest solutions. • �