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iUlm T:SS August 9, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housin;; Resources Corruaittee met at 10:00 a.m., August 9, 196 7, in Commit tee .H.oom ;1/2, City Hall. The following members were present: Cecil A. Alexander, Chairma..--i, Housing Resonrces Committee Dr. Sanford s. Atwood, Co-Chairman, Housini rlesources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer Smith, representing Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Er. Robert i•Jinn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and U9sign Panel Mr. £Iorelanc1 Smith, Vice-Chairman, Construction and ilisign Panel Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. ;Jilliam Bohn, representing Hr. Clarence D. Coleman, Acting Chairman, Public Housing Panel Yir. Charles P. Palmer, member, Public Housing Panel Mr. Frank Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land .A.cquisition Panel Mr. Clayton R. Yates , member, Land Acquisition Panel l·ir. Jim I:. Land, member, Land Acqti..isition Pai.,el Mr. Stewart Wi::;ht , member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel . Mr. Lewis Cenker, member, Social Problems Panel Mr . Virgil Milton, Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr. Jim Wood, Vice-Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant ~lr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: M.r. Mr. He'll Ware, Attorney, King & Spalding Mr. Collier Gladin, Planning Engineer Mr. Lester H, Percells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mrs. Xernona Clayton, American Friends Service Committee The Uhairman recognized the pres ence of both Co- Chairmen, Dr . Atwood and .J.J.". Mays . �2 Mr. Gladin, Planrling Engineer, was then called upon to c01mnent on the Larn::. Use Study bein;; proposed by the Plannin.:; DepartTJJ.ent and the report previously provided this Committee on Zoned acreages of vacant land. Mr. Gladin instead passed out several copie s of a new report which he had prepared to the Housing 1Lesources Comrni t t.ee proposing c ertain solutions to the critical housin,., shorta1e and commented on it briefly . .At the conclusion he asked f or the assistance from the i-Iousing :tesources Committee of its one permanErit.staff member to assist the Plannin~ iepartment in developin6 a joint plan, with detailed implementation steps, for presentation at the joint meeting of t he Plar.ning a nd .Jevelopment Cornrni ttee and the Housing :01esources Committee (now scheduled for Se-Ytember lS). Copi es of Mr. Gladin's report are att:i.checl. (Encl. 2). Mr. Alexander offered Mr. Jones' services. YJ.r. Alexander then introduced Mr. William R. Hirshson, Executive .Ji.rector, Greater Hartford t{ousin·; .:Jevelopment . "und . Inc. Nr. Hirshson was the guest speaker and presented a very interestin::i; i ~9rom1Jtu report on his experiences in the f orm.;.t ion 0-Ucl operation of Hartford I s i\Jon-profi t Hous ing Development Corp. The follo1-ri.n1 is some of what Hr. T:firshson ha.d to say : 0 General Hartford consists of 18 square miles , has a population of 160,000 and needs 6, 000 low-income dwellinG uni ts, of which 5,000 are now substandard.• There are only 90-10( acres of vacant land in the city and few l arge housing developments, but many of 16-32 units. The Great er Hartford area consists of 29 separate municipalities or communities of which only f our have approved Workable Pro[;rams. The corporation has developed a pre-processed reusuable package for assistance and guidan ce of developers. This p:1ckar:;e has basic designs for two and three !)edroJm units. ~2,00(' to $3,000 per project is usually sufficient to test proposed. project's practibility . The corporation has not gone deepl y into rehabilitation . It has thus far rehabilitated two units under 221 d (3) and purchased 12 group units. 221 (h) has not been popular because cannot find suitable areas in which to work. The Greater Hartford Housin~ Develo~ment Fund, Inc. is snonsored by the Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Funds to finance the corporation were obtained from 26 of the major firms in the 2.rea in the sum of $1,SOO,OOO ( $700,000 in cash and the balance in coillil1i tmenta. ) These funcls were obtained throu.-,;h personal solicitation as loans .from life insurnncE' companies, banks and major industries. The corporation is nonprofit, organized to lend seed money on a revolvinG basis and to provide technical skill on a consulting basic to s ponsors of rental units for low- income families. Efforts however are not limited to nonprofit organizr,tions o �3 Speci£~ After the corporation was organized arrangements were made to borrow on a maximum line of credit of $700 ,000, secured. by 10 year notes, with interest up to 6 percent, payable asavailable. Only $350,000 of this amount has been actually dra~m to date, In lieu of interest, surplus is returned to lenders, as funds are accwnulated as authorized by the d:i.rectors., in lUiilp sum amounts. Uses The Housi ng Jevelopment Fui ~d. , Inc. oper ntes i n the capit2J. regLm inclucling Hartfor d an.d five of the surr01mr~i ng subur bs. The revol vin~ fund is used primarily f or: 1. 2. J. 4. S. Seed monay loans t o other local nonprof it ~roups. Land baPJd.nr; --accumulating land for futur e development for low-cost housing. To be resold at no mark up . Hehabili tation of large homeo f or lar;1e f amilies . Providing talent arnl technical as sistance to nonprofit groups. As s isting in stabilization of nei ghborhoods. Other Activiti es The nonprofit development corporation also : 1, Helps to br ing in private investors. 2. Helps to pl a ce l ow-income famil ies wi shi ng t o buy new homes. 3. T1Jorlcs closel y with the Ur ban Renewal Department. 4, S. Helps pr e-quali fy below mar ket rates with Ii1-IA . Assist spons ors in reques t ing below market allotments for FHA proj ects. 6. Works with t he Chamoer of Commerce , City Development Commiss ion and the State Development Commiss ioi1 . 7. Acts as a clearing house f or s ponsor s, bui l ders , and mortgagees wit h problems . Experimental 1. 2. 3. 4, 5. Cuts time 18.3. Provi des reserve funds for s:Jonsors under the rent supplement prot~rarn. Provi des the missing vehicle. It does what nobody else is rloint • It docs not provide all the answers. Officers of nonprofit Or.JLanization in Ha.I_'tford Principal Loan Officers of five insurance companies. Principal Loan Officero of two banks. Two representatives of minority groups. Chairman of Chamber of Commerce--Ex-officio. �4 Income 1. 2. Interest on loans. Foes chc1rgec.l for services (Usually 2% 1st $500,000, i t~ above $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 with decreasin2; seals above $1,000,000) Disbursements 1. Pays losses 2. Pays into reserves. 3. Pays interc:.:t on loans directors declare interest payment of X number of dollars periodicall y as available. 4. Pays administrative expenses of Development Corp. Recommendations 1. 2. 3. 4. S. 6. Sm2.ll projects in scnttercd areas are preferable. ii.void cre2.tion of future ghettos by encouraging the construction of large developments. Encourage use of two and three _bedroom single family homes for small builciers on small sites. Try to Get as many families as possible in single family homes and town house cooperatives . Try to keep familie s in ap _)roximately same e conomi c groups. Disburse funds to other nonprof it organizations only as needed . Statements 1. 2. 3. In Connecticut, the State has a loan fund to supply s t.::ed money to nonprof it sponsors in fo r m of loans and grants. Rehabilita t ed homes are most suitr1.ble for housing large families . Land held in land bank is subj e_c t to usual truces . 11.dministrat i:m Staf f consists of t wo men (Mr . Hirshson, Executive Director, who is the outside contact man; and his as sistant uho is tho inside administration man) and 2 secretarJ . --kL .)I_ * At the conclusion of Mr. Hirshson 1 s talk, Mr. Al exander then introduced Mr. Tom Lord, Ass istant .D irector Nonprofit Housing Center, Urban America, Inc., which organization sponsored and underwrot8 Mr. Hirshson 1 s trip to Atlanta. Mr. Lord explained that Urban America is a national, nonprofit oreanization headquartered in Washington, D. c., ant! is dec~icated to improvin6 housing for low-income people in the nation'scities. The Uonprofit Housing Center of Urban .America provides technical assistance to nonprofit sponsors of lower income housin~ ami helps communities organize revolving funds and nonprofit housing development corporations. The Center is financed by the Ford Foundation, the Episcopal, Methodist, United Presbyterian and Uni t ecJ. Church of Christ churches o �5 Urban America doe s not 09erate on a fee ba sis and always en deavors to keep local people invol vod . It attem9 ts to adapt to local conditions and assist in brinc ing public and private interests to~ether in a joint action to s e cure i nprovernent in housing for low income people. He also announced that Mr. W. H. Gates, Consultant to the Housing Resources Comr.rittee , is Urban America 's r epres ent ative in Atlanta. other :itcmo As time was e; rowing short, Mr . Alexander then a sked Mr. Jones to simpl y pass out to the members of t he Committee (without comment) a s elf-explanatorf r e9ort dated Au; ust 9 , 196 7 (Encl. 1) prepared. by the Housing Jlesource s Cammi ttee staff pertainin6 to the II Preliminary Report ( from the Plaimins; .0epartment )--Amount of Vacant Land in t h o City by Zonin6 District," da t ed July 21 , 1967. Als o attached was a c omparison, prepared by tho Hous ing Resources Committee staff, between tho Anal3rsis by H:W of the Zonin0 :Map previousl y p rovided tho HRC by the Plann ing Department ancl the tabulations contained in Ap ,)endix to July 21 Memorandum from the Plr'.Ilning :Jep2.rtment. Time did not permi t detailed considorat "i.on ru1c. discussion i n the mee t j_n,<:; of this r e) ort 1-Jhich was desiz n ed to serve as a basis for conclusions and rec ommen dat ions of the Hous i n 6 ~ksourc..::s Cornmit·::.cc for its propos ed mec,tinc; in the near future with the Pl ann.i.ng and .Jevelopmcnt Committee of the Board. of Al dermen. Mr . Alexancer th~n announced that the Housin:; itesourc os Cammi t tee had b een requested by respective dev elopers of three r a.ther large tract::; to support them before the Joint Planning Board anci the ZoninG Committee of the Board of Aldermen to e et those properti es r e -zoned to A-1 . Mr . Alexander called upon Mr. J ones to expl ain e ach site to the Comr,1ittee . Mr . Jones p ointed out the location s of the three sites on the map and explained the proposed development of each . ( T1--10 with pl ats and t en tative site layouts ) . After Mr. Jones ' presentation of the three ~roposals, Mr . Alexander ca lled upon Mrs . Xernona Clayton, American Friends Service Committee, for comment on any of the proposal s and whether they would com:,licate the work being done in the southwest area by SWAP. J.Virs. Clayton explaine d SWAP' s purp ose and. operation in the Beacher-Cascade-West Gordon noac5. and Fair·;Jurn Road area south to Sewe ll Hoa d . She offered no obj ection to any o.f the proposed proj ects. Site No . 1. 51 aero tract nort h of Brownville Road b et ween Jackson Parkway nnd Bolton Hondj now zone d M-1, proposed by ··lhi tting -Turner Construction Co. for Turnkey d.evel opment f or Public Reus i ng . This tra ct ha s b e en tentatively approved by the Housin1: Authority and mJD and favorable c:i.c tion already rcc.ommonded by the Plann ine; Boo.rd. It is schedul ed to ::;o b efore the Zoning Cammi ttee of the Board of Aldermen in Public Hearing , Au;:.m, t 10 . �6 After du e consitlerat ion and J.iscussion, Hr. Le e Burge moved that the Housing {~esource s Cammi t tee enclorse this prop osal and recommend favora ble a ct ion by t h e Zoning Conunittee an d the Boa r d of Al t.l.ermen. Tho mot ion was s e conde d and carried. unanimouslJ . Site t!o. 2. 59 a cre tract ( eastern ·,Jortion oi v. larger tra c t of 171 acre s) loca t cci_ be t ween We stview Ceme t er y antl Peyton Roa d s. 11., north of Utoy Creek , prop os ec1 f or d.evelopment of car efully p l anned J r~O uni ts of tm-m hous es under

221 d (3) co-op , by Mr. Johi'1 A. Hartramp f. (The 1,r 0perty is cur r ently zone C:

i:"?.- 3) !fr . Hartrampf Has a s k ed the pr ice r anGe of uni t s he prop os e d t o bu i l d . He s t a ted t.ha.t the sin1~l e f a11il 7 hou s e s would. b e in t he :~15, 000 to -~,25 ,000 ran[je and payment s f or t l1e t wo bedro om town h ouses FOulc. be a p -, r ox i matel y $90 to. :i';i10 per month . After du e con s i der a t ion , mot i on wer e made by Mr. Lee Burr;e t h.'.'c t the HHC Coneitt ec endor s e tbi s prop osal an d r eques t the Pl.arn;ine; Boar d t hD.t it re commend f avorabl e a ction on the re zoning petition f or this si te . The motion was seconded. and carri e,l wi. t h A,o dc.-e :mti n2; vote s. Site No. J. 45 a cre split tra ct on b oth s i des of Bankhe ad Highway N. W. (10 acres on t h e nor th s i cle, jus t wes t of lfo.Jn ar d .i:i.oad , and 35 acres on t he s outh s i de ) prop os ed f or Turnkey Qevelopment f or Public Hous in~, wi t h 221 d (3) as an a lter nate, by HLC and Ass ocia t e s Cons tructi on Comp any of Gr eens bor o ,

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After D.mp l e dis cus s ion, Mr . Virgil ~ilt on moved t ha t t he Hous ing Resources Cammi t tce en clors e this prop osal and. r eque s t f av or a bl e r e conn11end.ation by the Pl anni ng Boa rd on t he r m,oning pet iti on f or thi s .s ite . unanimow::l y . anu carried The mot ion was s e conded As there r.ras insuffi cient time f or other bu sines s the Committee act.i ourne d at 12 :00 no on . Resp e ctful ly submitted , {Y)~-vn ~ ~ ' Malcolm D. ·Jones . . . ,,. Super visor of Ins]_)cc t'i on Ser vi ces Encl i; : 1. T:ou cir1..: Fl ;~ourc L~ Cvr.r~i tt C:-l, it: i.L) :.:.) I,I~ J) cr· _~, E :\~cuti 1r, . .rGroup, I..ffiC, ~-,-·tod ;·.u;::,1.1:t 9, 1 967 (wi t h att a chmen t s ). 2. Pl::nnin1 .Q1p.-:--.1~tr.-i,.nt r (',por t t o t h ,.. Eoucing · ;l( , ·ourccs Co.r.rr;,i t t.:;e d.:2ted 9 , 196 7 • f.UJU.it· �