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ATLANTA, GEORGIA P H ONE JA. 2 • 4 4 63 Linda Price £~,~~ ~~ D~~/967 FORM 25 · 11 �TELEPHONE MESSAGE To_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Name--------------------Telephone No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 0 0 0 Wants you to call Returned your call 0 0 Is here to see you Came by to see you Left the following message: Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a.m./p . m. B y - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - F ORM25•5 �~ ROUTE SLIP TO: I ~ FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. 0 For your information 0 Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. 0 F ORM 25 - 4 Advise me the status of the attached. �A REPORT To The Citizens of Atlanta On URBAN RENEWAL During 1961 URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT CITY OF ATLANTA BY MALCOLM D . JONES, DIRECTOR PUBLISHED BY CITIZENS ADVISORY COM M ITTEE FOR URBA N RENEWAL J. ARC H AV A RY , J R ., CH A I RMA N �·-·------ f -~------ - -- , .... CITY OF ATLANTA Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor J BOARD OF ALDERMEN Sam Massell, Jr., President FIRST WARD: James E. Jackson; Robert S. Dennis l SECOND WARD: E. A. Gilliam; R. E. Lee Field THIRD WARD: Wm. T. Knight; James E. Vickers FOURTH WARD: Douglas Wood; Charles Leftwich FIFTH WARD: John A. White; G. Everett Millican SIXTH WARD: Richard C. Freeman; Cecil Turner SEVENTH WARD: Jack Summers; Milton G. Farris EIGHTH WARD: Rodney M. Cook; Douglas L. Fowlkes URBAN RENEWAL COMMITTEE G. Everett Millican, Chairman John A. White, Vice Chairman A. E. Gilliam Rodney M. Cook BETTER HOUSING COMMISSION B. A. Martin, Chairman C. Talmadge Hardeman Sam I. Cooper Dr. Sidn~y L. Davis R. A. Thompson URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT Malcolm D. Jones, Director Joseph A. Rabun, Assistant Director Willis L. Buckner, Rehabilitation Specialist Oliver M. Ownby, Environmental Improvement Div. James A. Smith, Relocation Housing Div. HOUSING AUTHORITY John 0. Chiles, Chairman Dr. Allen D. Albert, Jr., Edwin L. Sterne Vice Chairman Frank G. Etheridge Charles E. Thwaite, Jr. M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director Earl H. Metzger, Director of Redevelopment CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR URBAN RENEWAL J. Arch Avary, Chairman W. L. Ramsey, Executive Secretary - .., -- . · - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- �,. I URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT City of Atlanta REPORT FOR 1961 I. PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The primary purpose of this report is to bring to the citizens of Atlanta a better concept of Urban Renewal, why we have it, how it works, who is responsible for it, what has been accomplished to date, principal needs for the future and suggestions for accomplishing them. The Urban Renewal Department performs four major functions, the first and foremost of which is prescribed in ordinance establishing the Department, adopted July 1, 1957 which states, "The functions of this department shall be to study the Urban Renewal requirements of the City of Atlanta, to determine ways and means for their accomplishment and to provide and facilitate timely coordination and orderly development of Urban Renewal plans, projects and other related activities throughout the city . . . and to make recommendations for facilitating progress on Urban Renewal in the City of Atlanta... " In carrying out this function the Urban Renewal Department serves as the staff of the Urban Renewal Committee of the Board of Aldermen and performs the principal coordinating activities on Urban Renewal matters with other Departments and Agencies. This work is performed by the Director, Assistant Director, Rehabilitation Specialist and Secretary. The second function assigned this Department, as of July 1, 195~, is enforcement of the Housing and Slum Clearance Code of the City of Atlanta. For this purpose the Department is now authorized a Chief Inspector, 8 Field Inspectors and 2 Clerks. The third function is the city-wide responsibility for providing relocation housing assistance for families displaced by Governmental action, including expressway acquisition, and for issuance of certificates of eligibility to displaced families for purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes under the 221 Program. A relocation Housing Officer and Secretary perform this function. 1 �. . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ---- ~

f 1: r. The fourth and most recently assigned function, since August 1, 1960, is responsibility for enforcement of the City Ordinance requiring that demolitions be accomplished within a prescribed time limit after issuance of demolition permit and that resulting debris, litter and rubble be removed from the premises. This function is performed by the Environmental Improvement Division, in addition to Housing Code enforcement. The Urban Renewal Department, with advice and assistance of other Departments, especially the Planning Department, initiates and makes recommendations to the Urban Renewal Committee of the Board of Aldermen for new Urban Renewal Projects, reviews Urban Renewal Plans for the Urban Renewal Committee and when appropriate initiates changes in boundaries of existing Projects. Survey, planning and execution of the City's current Urban Renewal Projects, after selection, designation and adoption of the Projects by the City, has been delegated by Ordinance to the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, as the City's Agent. However, the establishment of broad policies for operation of the entire Urban Renewal program and responsibility for insuring that they are carried out is a duty and function of the City (the Mayor and Board of Aldermen) executed through its Urban Renewal Committee. This responsibility should not and cannot be delegated. 1 II. SUMMARY-EXISTING URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS: Atlanta's five Urban Renewal Projects now comprise 1303 acres, originally contained 2,971 substandard residential structures to be demolished, 1500 dwellings to be rehabilitated, will require 4,545 families to move and after redevelopment will house 7,598 families in safe, decent and sanitary standard housing ( a gain of 969 families) above the number that were in the areas originally. The net project cost of the first five projects will be roughly $27,000,000, of which the local share is $9,000,000, with $18,000,000 being borne by the Federal Government. f I I Of the local share, all but $1,500,000 in cash, the total 1957 Urban Renewal Bond funds, is being provided by non-cash grants in aid by other departments for capital improvements which will serve the areas. $4,500,000 of this amount is being provided by the Board of Education in the form of school construction. 2 �Taxes ( city and county) derived from the areas before the projects started was $160,000 annually; after redevelopment is complete the value of newly constructed taxable property in the areas is conservatively estimated to be $125,000,000, producing in real estate taxes alone $1,600,000 annually, an increase of ten fold. The first three ( center of town) projects were adopted in February, 1956, and the two outlying projects, for relocation purposes, were adopted in August, 1957. Final plans for Butler, RawsonWashington and Thomasville Projects were approved July, 1959, and for University and Rockdale June, 1960. Execution is considered to have started in Butler, Rawson-Washington and Thomasville Projects January 1, 1960, and in University and Rockdale January 1, 1961. The redevelopment phase is five years for all projects. By year end 1961, some 2400 substandard properties had been acquired by the Housing Authority at an expenditure of $17,000,000. 70% of all parcels to be acquired, have been purchased or are under condemnation; all property in the Thomasville Project had been acquired or was in the process of condemnation; over 1,000 substandard structures had been demolished and their occupants rehoused in standard dwellings; 431 dwelling units in the Urban Renewal Projects had been brought up to standards required by the Housing Code and 673 additional units were in the process of being rehabilitated. Six parcels, consisting of 69.43 acres, or 7.5 % of the Urban Renewal tracts, have already been sold for redevelopment valued at $12,068,350. This includes a $3,250,000, 21 story, luxury apartment building; a 1,000 pupil elementary school, an 8 story Holiday Motel; 596 medium priced rental apartment units; and 100 units of single family 221 sales housing. III. PRINCIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT: Housing Code Enforcement: In order to make the Housing Code felt throughout the entire city, the Environmental Improvement Division has devoted its efforts during 1961 primarily to the worst property in the block or neighborhood basis. However, in addition to city-wide coverage, conservation areas in salvagable, residential neighborhoods have now been selected for concentrated effort in 1962 on a house-by-house basis. This should result in substantial increased production during 1962. 3 �- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ------------------------------ --- J A S UMMARY OF H OUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOLLOWS : \ As of December 31, 1961 ~ec · -:1.\" 695 'Y 793 1509 Sept.82 Dec. '59 544 1960 1046 1961 Units 3628 3063 1307 2270 Cases 111 326 51 205 Uni ta 271 712 216 407 1960 ~ 1960 ~ 201 306 974 130 329 410 1959 1960 ~ /2. Cases referred to other Departments 747 121 207 1960 ~ /4. Demolitions: ,< ./\' /3. Minor Deficiencies: (Usually clean up of premises) /2. Properties Inspected in Conservation Areas /2. Demolition Permits complied /2. Court cn s es for non-compliance with Demolition Permits /3. Cases considered by Better Housing Commission Unite Placarded (with approval of B.H.O.) Il (, l U"' Cases

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1 l ,2\~)), «'\ Families required to movefor demo Ii ti one Families required to move for other reasons /6. Court Cases for Housing Code violations (all won)

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1959 ~ 387 (9) (137) (325) 1960 1961 (242) (675) 1960 1961 (192) (465) (7) 1960 1961 36 47 1960 ~ Where no dates are indicated, figures pertain to 1961 operations only. Figures in ( ) also includod under other items. /6. Requires average of 6 inspections each /4. Requires average of 4 inspections each. /3. Requires average of 3 inspections each. /2. R equires average of 2 inspections each. At year end, Inspectors were carrying an average work load of approximately 225 uncompleted cases each, The above was accomplished with only 4 Inspectors in 1959 and 1960; in 1961 with 6-1/3 Inspectors; 8 Inspectors are now authorized. The Better Housing Commission has considered 462 slow moving :md difficult cases in an effort to resolve them without court action; and has authorized the placarding of 917 dwelling units. Relocation Housing: During 1961, 620 certificates of eligibility ( 23 to Whites and 597 to Negroes) were issued by the Relocation Housing Division to displaced families for the purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes built by private enterprise. A total of 3,210 certificates (306 to Whites and 2904 to Negroes) 4 �have been issued under this program to date. Since this program started in 1958, building permits have been issued for construction within the City of Atlanta for 2,889 single family, 221 houses (1072 for Whites and 181 7 for Negroes). All but 100 of these have been completed and all but 137 of the completed houses have been sold and occupied. This program alone represents $29,000,000 in new construction in Atlanta. The Relocation Housing office of this Department has relocated 58 displaced families in private rentals and referred 340 families to Public Housing. Fight Blight: During April, 1961, the Urban Renewal Department, with the assistance of other Departments and agencies, promoted and spear-headed a very successful city-wide FIGHT BLIGHT campaign. This was closely tied in with and supported by the Women's Chamber of Commerce in connection with its annual Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Campaign. Exhibits: During the week of August 21-26, 1961, this Department participated with other City Departments in providing displays at Lenox Square for the "Salute to Atlanta." The Department also had a very substantial and informative Urban Renewal display at the Southeastern Fair. Recertification of Workable Program: The Department prepared, with assistance of material furnished by other Departments and Agencies, Atlanta's annual report for Recertification of Progress in Community Improvement (Workable Program). The principal comments by the Federal Government in its Recertification of the Workable Program (to January 1, 1963) were: ( 1) That progress in Housing Code enforcement is good, but the City badly needs additional Inspectors and suggestion was made that building permit fees might be increased to finance the cost of the Housing Code enforcement service; and (2) That activities of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal be more comprehensive and positive in the role of actually accomplishing community improvements. 5 �Apartment Improvement: Inspection and upgrading major medium re.ntal apartment developments has been undertaken by the Rehabilitation Specialist of the Department. Revision of Housing Code: A comprehensive revision of the Housing Code is currently being undertaken, designed to clarify and strengthen certain provisions of the Code, based on our 2½ years actual experience in Code Enforcement. IV. OTHER MAJOR URBAN RENEWAL

imPORTS AND RELATED PROJECTS:

f:PF Buttermilk Bottoms: The 160 acre Buttermilk Bottoms tract has, since November, 1960, been designated and adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen as a future Urban Renewal Project. This area has long been considered by many as Atlanta's future Number 1 Urban Renewal Project. West End: A General Neighborhood Renewal Plan study is underway in a 650 acre area of the "West End": to be completed in June, 1962. It is anticipated that a $1,500,000 Urban Renewal Project will develop in at least 10% of the area being studied. Transportation Plaza: j A Feasibility Study for future Urban Renewal P rojects is being made by the Planning Department in the 500 acre tract known as "Transportation Plaza," which includes the area between Whitehall-Spring Streets and Northside Drive, from McDaniel Street to North Avenue. Georgia State College: An Urban Renewal Project for expansion of Georgia State College along Decatur Street, between Central Avenue and Piedmont Avenue, is already definitely underway, with the entire local share of the cost of the project being borne by Georgia State College and the State Board of Regents. Howard School: Application has been prepared for submittal to the Federal Government for a small Urban Project 6 r �sponsored by the School Department primarily for expansion of Howard High School. The Board of Education has committed itself to defray all but $17,500 of the cost of the local share of this project. East Atlanta: An application is being prepared by the Housing Authority for a 110 acre Urban Renewal Project in East Atlanta in the Mayson A venueHardee Street area. About half of this project is contemplated for rehabilitation. There is also sufficient vacant land in this project to provide location within the project for construction of additional public housing units required, before any demolition takes place within the project area. Bond Issue: Since 1958 the Urban Renewal Department has been working consistently for adoption of a Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Projects, h as developed such a proposal for consideration by the Urban Renewal Committee and is prepared to present and support the proposal before the Bond Commission. This proposal is for six year program, 1962-7, and, in addition to the projects listed above, includes five other badly needed projects. Two of these are proposed as "companion" projects to complement others. The local share of this proposed six year program amounts to $8,000,000. This includes a $1,000,000 revolving fund for non-Federal-assisted projects. This amount is not excessive, when compared with the needs of the City, and is in keeping with the financial effort being made in Urban Renewal by other cities of comparable size. Relocation Housing: Other developments in progress, not a direct part of but closely related to Urban Renewal, are the 650 unit Field Road Public Housing Project for Negroes and 250 units of high-rise Public Housing for Elderly (Whites) now underway on Ashby Street, just South of the Joel Chandler Harris Public Housing Project. Also commitment has been made in the Eastern sector of the Butler Street Urban R enewal Project for 200 units of high - rise Public Housing for the Elderly (Negroes). V. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION: The highlight of citizen participation during 1961 was the enthusiastic and effective part played by neighborhood groups, business associations, 7 ,.. �.--------------- ------__.,____ri._,.,. ~ ~--- - -- - - - - I ~! trade organizations, clubs and individual citizens in Atlanta's first FIGHT BLIGHT Campaign. The Citizens Advisory Committee for' Urban .Renewal was particularly helpful in a clerical, financial and advisory capacity. Throughout the year the Acting Director of the Citizens Advisory Committee published and distributed to its membership a very informative weekly newsletter. The Citizens Advisory Committee also provided for publication of the 1960 Report of the Urban Renewal Department, and has offered to publish this report. It has also been very active through the courtesy of the Trust Company of Georgia in arranging informative talks and tours on Urban Renewal for various citizen groups. The Chamber of Commerce has listed progress in Urban Renewal as one of its seven major objectives during 1962. The first edition of "Atlanta" (January, 1962, edition), a publication sponsored by the "Forward Atlanta" movement of the Chamber of Commerce, contained as its primary feature an excellent article on Urban Renewal. The Central Atlanta Association and the newly organized Uptown Association have both strongly endorsed and adopted policy supporting Urban Renewal. The League of Women Voters published during 1961 a special edition of its "FACTS" pamphlet devoted exclusively to Urban Renewal. Both this organization and the Voters Guild prominently featured Urban Renewal in their educational campaigns for voters during the 1961 Primary and General Election. All local candidates for re-election during the 1961 Mayor and Board of Aldermen campaign endorsed and promised support for Urban Renewal. The local press, radio and television have consistently supported and assisted the Urban Renewal Program. VI. SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE: ( a) According to the 1960 census, there are 40,000 dwelling units within the City of Atlanta that are dilapidated or deteriorating. These represent areas of the City six times as extensive as our current Urban Renewal Projects. It takes little imagination to see the need for Housing Code E nforcement . and Urban Renewal clearance projects in these areas. (b) A Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Projects, with some degree of acceptance for future development, is essential to planning areas for Housing Code Enforcement, taking full 8 �advantage of capital improvements by other Departments for Urban Renewal credit purposes and for ,controlling, or at least influencing, interim developments in various critical areas of the City. 11 ( c) Adequate provision for financing such a program on a continuing basis is a must, if Urban Renewal is to serve the purpose intended in Atlanta, and which it is capable of doing, if given adequate financial support. The City simply cannot afford to fail to take advantage of the opportunity now offered, through the Urban Renewal Program, to rid itself of its extensive festering slums. ( d) Future substantial Urban Renewal Projects cannot be undertaken, however, without simultaneously providing for additional Public Housing to accommodate those displaced families whose income is too low to buy or rent standard dwelling units in the open market. ( e) The adoption by the City of Minimum Standards for existing commercial and industrial properties, similar to those now in the Housing Code for residential structures, is essential if we are to eliminate slums and upgrade neighborhoods. (f) Violations of the Housing Code are so numerous and extensive, it is doubtful that material progress cao be made in corrective measures until the Courts adopt the policy of fining offenders on first notice and summons for Housing Code violations, in much the same manner as is now followed in Traffic Court for traffic violations. (g) The Sanitary, Health and Fire Departments have been and can continue to contribute tremendously to Environmental Improvement throughout the City by assisting in enforcing clean up of premises and removal of accumulations of trash and litter from occupied properties and vacant lots. This will, at the .same time, improve sanitary and health conditions and reduce fire hazards. (h) Improvement of apartment zoning regulations would greatly assist, from an Environmental Improvement standpoint, prevention of future slums, through new construction . r. r (i) Greater restrictions and controls on operators of junk yards and salvage dumps throu ghout the City is very much needed. A requirement for screening existing establishments in this category with a woven redwood fence , similar to th at now required for new establishments would be a 9 J �, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- ____ .. --~--,._ - ----- 7 tremendous benefit to the City in its Environmental Improvement effort. (j) Thorough rehabilitation through Housing Code enforcement is the backbone of the Citywide Urban Renewal effort. Increased emphasis now on this phase, with additional Housing Code Inspectors, is far cheaper and more practical for the City than clearance and redevelopment later, except in those areas which are already so badly deteriorated that it is not economically feasible to rehabilitate them. (k) The need urgently exists for some appropriate incentives, probably tax concessions, to encourage private enterprise to redevelop, at no cost to the City, slum areas in accordance with plans and appropriate controls established and approved by the City. VII. IN APPRECIATION: The Urban Renewal Department is especially appreciative of assistance and cooperation rendered during 1961 in the overall Urban Renewal effort by the following on various and special occasions, for which space herein does not permit detailed recognition. Various Departments of the City of Atlanta ( especially the Planning and Construction Departments) : Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Board of Education Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board State Highway Department Fulton County Health Department Federal Agencies Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal Municipal Court Better Housing Commission Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Women's Chamber of Commerce Central Atlanta Association Uptown Association Atlanta Real Estate Boa rd Fulton County Grand Juries Grand Jurors Association Voters Guild League of Women Voters Atlanta Urban League Atlanta newspapers a nd local radio and t elevision stations Trust Company of Georgia And host of organizations, clubs and individual friends and supporters The Urban Renewal Department especially 10 I �-- ~-- - -- - - - - wishes to acknowledge the valuable services and consistent support given this Department and the Urban Renewal Program by two former members of the Urban Renewal Committee, Alderman Jesse Draper and W. 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�~s~ Hu~ ' \ BUS. JA. 2-4463- ~!k:) 3-i!& R E S. CE . 3- 4 166 \ H5tc-e-v ',c.<-< ~~j:,/<.,,t.. ...L..t. MALCO t M D . J ONES SUPERVISOR OF I NSPECT I ON SERV I CES DEPARTMENT OF BUILD I NGS C I T Y OF A TL AN TA 8 TI I 1-"1 CO P, CITY HALL , '2.,0-7" l' ~ o.He-via �TELEPHONE To MESSAGE /) E-S N=e & ~ Telephone No. 5 'y! ~Wants you to call D D Da te: _ Returned your call Y3cJ D D Is here to see you Came by to see you Left the following message: __,_7__,7/'-----'(( -+_ _ _ _ Time /( "..:J Q a. m. / p.m. By-- - -- - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - FORM 25 ·5 �DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS SUPERVISOR OF INSPECTION SERVICES J890 8 1.V liltltLL ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Housing Resources Commi ttee Room 1204, City Hall Mayor I van Al len , Jr. �Recommended Pri ce Reducti ons · on 221 lots in Thoma.sville _U. ~ . · Pr o j e ct > No reduct i ons on singl e l ots Group of 10 l ots Reduce $100 per lot Group of 20 lots Reduce $150 per l ot Group of 30 lots Reduce $200 per lot so l ots Reduce $250 per lot Group of Group of 100 lots Reduce $JOO per lot Al l l ot s at one t ime Reduce $350 per lot · �) 1 D EP A RTM EN T 1201-t. l O F / B U 11 D I N G S Supervisor of Inspection fervicf s C ITY H AL L - - F l oor A TLA N T A 3, GEORG IA D A TE - April 24, 1267 f ME M O RANDU M T O: a or Allen -v +--_.,_--~ - -- - - - -- ecil A. Al exander The attache d report containi ng 71 pr opos als ref l e ct s the current status (6 mont hs operat i on ) of t he acce l erat ed low and me dium cost housing pr ogram i n At l anta. Special attention i s invite d to t he Summar y (las t page of t he report) and to at t ached suppl emental r eport on Probl em Are as . I sugge st that t he contents of the re l e ase d t o t he Press. Enclosures: cc: 11 Surnmary 11 only be Repor t dat ed April 20, 196 7. Suppl emental Report on Pr obl em Areas. Mr . R. Earl Lande rs Mr. Dan E. Sweat , J r. �ATLANTA, G E ORGI A_ PHONE 522 · 4463 From Betty Robinson ~ F OR M25• 7 - �r ---~ 1s I I DEPARTMENT OF BU IL DIN CITY HALL - 8th Floor Supervisor of Inspection Serv i ces ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA DATE Feb. 22, 1 96 7 MEMORANDUM TO: _ _ M_a~y_o_r_A_l_l_e_n________ Information in the attached .repojt has been obtained from discussions with FHA, Promoters, Sponsers and Builders, plus ~eports from the Housing Authority and Building Dept. Thi s report contains a total of 59 separate proposals. New proposals and known c hanges since previous report ( Jan. 18) are reflected in this report , In order for t he report to be meaningfu l, proposals (numbered it ems ) have been classified as f ollows : F - Reasonabl y Firm P - Probable C - Be ing Considered D - Doubtful and a tabulated s ummary has been added (s ee last page of report ). A brief propos ed release to the Press is attached. Enclosures : CC: Report Proposed Release Supervis or Mr . Cecil A. Alexander, Mr. R. Earl Landers and Mr. Dan E. Sweat , Jr. FORM4-H - 11 �C TA T HOUSING RESOURCES CITY HALL Room 120L., Ci ty Hall December ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 5, 196 7 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M, MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Memorandum To :

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Enclosed i s copy of resignation of my secretary, Mrs . Sharon Crawford, Stenographer Clerk, SR 34, effective December 31, 1967 . Re commend that the resignati on be accepted in good standing, as of close of business De cember 31, 1967 . Request that Personnel be asked to f urnish a qualified replacement effective December 26, 1967, in order to provide a four day overlap f or training purposes before departure of my ? resent secretary . D. Supervisor MDJ/slc Encl: _Resignation cc: Director of Personnel Services �December 29, 1967 ~ ~ From: Mr . Cecil Housing • Alexander, Chairman sources Committ e Malcolm Jones

your m· orandum to Mayor Allen ( copy of which was provided

) pertain1.ng to th property at 495 Hunter street {I 8,. Minutes o.t Fulton County Industriol Authority ting, October 26 1 1967) . of thi bull a.par nt • ood. Clos ts �To: Pe..3e1 Mr. Cecil A. AlexanderJ Chairman,. Housing Resources Committee 2 December 29, 1967 could both be feas bly installed at moderate cost. Except for the lack ot these wore tur sand normal maintenance required of any rental apartment building, I see no res.eon why these units should be demolished. They ar certainly n eded in our hou ing inventory- and should remain in use until au.ob time as the building needs to be demolished to make way for mor substantial d velopment. This would provide an ideal t ypical project for the initial venture .velo t corporation, i.f we had one. by a nom-protit Housing The vac t lot ediately in front ot this apartment building i approximately 180' by 180 1 and has a sien on it For Sale or Lease - Zoned Commcrci , VPI Corporation., 422-2000., 2340 Ro ell Road, i tta.• This i the corner on which until recently th City a discour ing the PJ.amdng Depnrtm twas trying to keep it res rved t en Hunter Str et d Northside Ilrive. de~ lo ent be tor an interchang It the interchan,e is not to take plac t this location., I think that shoul.d tt t to got that ntire corner, plu haps the r"""'IW-'~d ot th lar¥l 1n the block b('Wl.dr'od by Hunter Str t, ple Str t, Cart.er Street, and Horthaid Drlve do oped tor 1 ...1n 22ld(3) hi h ...r1se apar t. Tb test £cm1.rlg map e s this block alr d;r oned A-2 (which i contrary to th gn now displayed on the va t corner). I t el that thia corner is probably the o t practical location in the eneral ar ot Vim City and th Univer it;y t r Urban Ren al Project for ct.ion ot high-ria par nt building tor occu cy by ts on:cy. It n d not Public Hou.sing, I now convinc d t re would b N.ci nt k t in this locality to justi.ty d velo nt of a hiah•ris An~l'l'"'n1tAnt bu1lding by pri te n rpris I tor occu q by adul • ......- CCI �7 _,---._·7 . /' r· ~ , l' , .......... . ...... HOUSINQ RESOURCES COl"i,HTTEE -

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·--"-~ ·· - Room 120h, City Hall December 27, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admlnl1tr1t1ve Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear HRC Executive Group Member: Hr. Alexander has a sked me t o inform you that in view of t he Annual Neeting of the f ull .membershi p of the Housin~ Resources Committee held Iecember 14, the r ~[;Ular scheduled meeting of the HRC Executive Group for Thursday, January 4 will not be held. It is contemplated that ther e wi ll not be a. meet i ng in January of the Executive Group of the Committee . The next r e[;Ular meetin~ of the Exe cutive Group i s scheduled f or Thursday, February 1 at 10:00 a . m. in Committee Room #2 , Se cond floor, City Hall. Pleas e mark that date on your calendar as we would like to have a f ull a ttendance of the Executive Group on that t ime . Each Panel of t he Committee will be caJ l ed upon at the next meeting f or a brief r eport on the Panel ' s a ctivities during 1967. Hope to see yoµ on Februar y 1 . Sincerel y , 143.215.248.55U/41-.., Malcolm D. Jon:{/ Supervisor of Inspection Services �MINUTES ANNUAL MEETING, HOUSING RESOURCES CCM1ITTEE December 14, 1967 Annual meeting of the full membership of the Housing Resources Committee was held December 14, 1967 at 3:30 p.m. in Committee Room #2, City Hall. Each member of the Committee and a number of guests, including representatives of the Federal Government, other Agencies, City Departments, several Promoters, Developers, ari.lders and members of the News Media were invited, All members of the Board of Aldermen were invited, (Copy of invitational notice is attached to the file copy of these minutes). 27 members attended the meeting and 25 other invited guests also attended. Lists of those invited, with attendance indicated, is also attached to the file copy of these minutes. Agenda of the meeting is attached to the file copy of these minutes. Chairman Al exander called the meeting to order promptly at J:JO p.m, and explained t he general purpose of the meet ing, emphasizing that this was t he firs t general meet ing of the entire membership of t he Committee and was call ed primarily for the purpose of reviewing the progress of the Hous ing Res ources Connnittee during the f i rst year of existence and t o consider t he Committee ' s future course of action. Mr , Alexander then thanked t he Mayor for his support, the Atlanta Housing Authority, FHA, HUD, Urban America who has given the f unds to keep Mr . Gates with us, the business community especially the Chamber of Commerce, the Press (including radio and television), the Developers, the Planning, Construction, Parks, Water, School and Building Departments and then last, but certainly not least, the Members of this Committee . Mr . Alexander then called on Mayor Allen to address the Committee. Mayor Allen spoke extemporaneously warmly greeting the Committee members and guests and made very enthusiastic comments as to the work of the Committee and the progress attained during the first year of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program in Atlanta. Mayor Allen was highly complimentary of the work of the Committee, saying that it had made a good start and he vowed that the City's 1971 low-income housing goals would be met. · �2 He cited the steadily decreasing number of housing units of all types constructed in Atlanta from 1963 through 1966, pointing out that 9,129 units were permitted in 1963 whereas only 2,382 units of all types were permitted during 1966. He pointed out that during 1967 (through October) permits for 4,162 units had been issued and he gave credit in a large measure to the Housing Resources Connnittee for reversal of the trend. He was also very complimentary of the efforts of the Housing Authority in the overall low-income housing program and expressed appreciation to the Federal Agencies for their .cooperation in support of the program and to the Developers and others who are making the projects materialize, Copy of Mayor Allen's comments is attached to the file copy of these minutes. Copies of the Annual Report of the Housing Resources Committee, including comments of the Committee's Consultant, Mr. w. w. Gates, and a Summary of the Status of the Accelerated I.ow-income Housing Program, were provided each person who attended the meeting. Following the meeting, copies were mailed each person invited, but who did not attend the meeting. The Annual Report was generally self-explanatory, with a list of contents shown on the first page of the report. Because of the self-explanatory nature of the report, it was not discussed in detail at the meeting. However, Chairman Alexander did call on Malcolm Jones to explain the principal changes which had taken place in the program since November 15, 1967 (the date of the Summary). Mr. Jones explained that the "In Planning" category (6,614 units) shown in the Sunumry included 2,230 units, involving approximately 175 acres, still awaiting the outcome of rezoning, plus 650 additional units shown in that category, which had been proposed for Turnkey development but for which the rezoning petition was denied by the Board of Aldermen November 20. He also explained that included in the 2,230 units, the rezoning for 450 units of Public Housing under the Turnkey development on the Browntown site had been deferred by the Board of Aldermen until July 1., 1968 and another 180 units under the 221 d (3) program, proposed by the Butler Street Y.M.C.A. had also been deferred indefinitely• On the other side of the picture Mr. Jones pointed out that 450 additional units of Public Housing were allocnted December 12 for development on land being turned over to the City of Atlanta by the Federal Government (Federal Honor Farm Number 1) . Mr. Jones also pointed out that units shown as rehabilitated since November 15, 1966 (7,278 through the Housing Code Division, 212 through the Housing Authority and JO by private enterprise) are in addition to the other tabulated figures shown in the report which are for new construction. Chairman Alexander then addressed the Committee, thanking the members for their work and assistance during the past year and expressed regret over the loss of two prominent members of the Committee., Mr. Chnrles o. Emmerich and Dr. Rufus Clement, who died during the year. �3 Mr. Alexander then brought out several points which he considered especially important to success of the progrrun, and addressed the Committee as follows: "The No. 1 -problem is availability of land zoned for housing. We ·are running out. Our record to date is good - for this we . must thank Mayor Allen, the Aldermanic Board for the sites they approved in the face of opposition, the Atlanta Housing Authority, the Planning Commission and the City Building Department. I personally want to thank this Committee for its sup:Jort and hard work. Also a word of sincere thanks to the Press, T.V. and Radio for the support given. Finally, a word of praise for the Developers who have moved into this progrrun and stuck with it through many adversities. I want the make the following proposals: 1. A meeting once a month including all of those interested in the problem of low-income housing. I W)Uld like to invite the following to join us once~a month to discuss the problems: Dan Sweat, representing the Mayor Alderman Rodney Cook., Chairman, Planning and Development Committee Alderman John Flanigen, Chairman, Zoning Committee Collier B. Gladin, Planning Commission Jim Crawford, Chnirman, Planning Commission Les Persells, Atlanta Housing Authority Ed Sterne, Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority Mr. Sommerville., Chairman, CACUR Mr. Thigpen, FHA Representing the Housing Resources Committee will be Colonel Jones, the Chairman of the Land Acquisition Committee and your Chairman, From time to time other members of the Committee will be asked to come. It is hoped that this monthly meeting will present an opportunity to compare progress, problems and plan for the future. A formnl invitation will be sent out shortly. 2. We are firmly dedicated to the principle that efforts should continue to place housing in all sectors of the City. I wish to recognize and compliment SWAP for its effort to stabilize housing in one portion of the City, However, the prime goal of this Committee must be to build new and renovate old housing. The geography of the city and the cost of land are factors that dictate loc~tions beyond the best intentions of us all. It is my strongly held opinion that the elimination of slums is the only sure protection for all sectors of the city. 3. I believe that the effor ts to rehabilitate and rebuild our worst slum areas through Urban Renewal must move ahead. 4. I believe that the Centrnl City must be a cross section of the economic life of our city. At the srune time low--inccme housing is being provided, medium and high income housing should be encouraged. �4 5. I urge those who are considering the overall Housing Development Corporation Fund for Atlanta to continue their efforts to put this fund into operation at the earliest moment. 6. It is my hope that areas of appropriate size be planned as a cross section of housing. That areas combine Public Housing and 221 units as well as units conventionally financed. This should make the units more acceptable to the surrounding area, create a henlthier environment and indicate that Public Housing will not necessarily blight a neighborhood, 7. It is necessary that the public facilities in a neighborhood be considered in the placement of housing. In order to speed up the erection of schools and parks we are looking into the possibility of the developer providing the facilities and leasing them to the designated public authority. 8. It is necessary to coordinate the social problems in all areas of lowincome housing . We offer our services to the Atlanta Housing Authority and FHA to help in these areas. 9, We offer our help and cooperation to all the Houdng Authorities located in the Atlanta area; to Marietta, Decatur, East Point, College Park, Lithonia , Forest Park and DeKalb County, We are convinced that housing is and must be a problem of concern to the entire metropolitan area. 10. We urge that the land use map now under study by the Planning Commission be the basis of an amended Zoning Ordinance for the City, Not only in housing, but in all areas of our City's development, it has become evident that a new apportionment of land is necessary. &fore closing, I wish to mention and recognize one particular group in Atlanta which ha s promise of very worthwhile accomplishments in non-profit housing ventures; the Interfaith Group, a non-denominational group composed of representatives from several churches which have recently combined their efforts and formed a Non-Profit Housing Development Corporation, It is a little early yet to a ssess r esults , but I have hopes that this group may develope some very worthwhile a ccompl ishments in the non-profit housing field. 1' Chairman Alexander then opened the meeting to comments from the floor and discussion by members of the Committee. Specific items covered during the discussion included the following: ( a ) Mr . Palmer asked f or explanation of the proposed Housing Development Corporat ion; t his was expl ained by Chairman Al exander . (b) Mr . St evens commented on the problems involved in r elocating families i n the City ' s lowest i ncome bracket s , pointi ng out that many of them were unable t o pay even the rent s required under the 221 d (3) non- prof it program. Mr. Persel ls pointed out t hat Publi c Housing is for this purpose and t hat the rents charged for a Publ ic Housing unit were prescribed and are only about 20% of the families take home income and t hat for tenant s on Public Welfare, addit ional payments for rent were included in the welfare disbursements; that minimum rents for Public Housing i n Atlanta are about $26 per month. �5 (c) In further response to this item Mr . Alexander pointed out that rents in non-profit developments are affected by the ~allowing: (1) Land costs ; (a) Restrictions on prefabs - codes ; (3) Rent supplement - substantial subsidies; and (4) Availability of adequate jobs for tenants. (d) Mr . Millican commented on the lack of corresponding developments for low-income hous ing in neighboring cities and counties. He pointed out that if Atlanta continues to build low-income hous ing and the other surrounding areas do not (with f ew exceptions), he s aw no opportunity for the City of Atlanta to ever catch up; that we would continue to attra ct the poor and jobless f r om the surrounding areas and concentrate them within the City of Atlanta . In partial response to this Mr . Persells pointed out tha t in order to discourage this the Housing Author ity has recently adopted a policy r equiring a year's residence within the Ci ty Limits of Atlanta , before applicants become elligible for Public Housing . (e) Mr . Alexander pointed out that the CIP r equirements and the goals toward which this Committee is working for the 5 year program are intended for replacement hous ing orrly (for those displaced by governmental action) and does not include any increas e due to normal growth and in migratio~. (f) Mr. Saporta commented on the need f or review and revision of the building codes in the City of Atlanta to permit the advantages of r educed cos ts through improved mat erials and advanced t e chnologies, now being r efl ected in prefabrication. (g) Mr . Alston suggested that the difficulty being encountered in obtaining available s ite s for low-income housing might be overcome by using great er densities on l and t hat i s available. ( h ) Rev. Boarders commented that he did not t hink that t he Ci t y s hould pl ace any restri ctions on l engt h of residency in t he Cit y of Atl anta f or Public Housine appl i cants; that he felt t he City was capable and able to house all commers and should encourace them t o come into the City of Atl ant a, regardless of lack of j obs and edu cation; t hat these could and s hould be provided by Atlant a after they get here. Mr . Millican commented t ha t he did not agree with some of the sugges t i ons offere d by Rev. Boarders . (i ) Dr. Jackson, Chnirman of the Social Problems Panel, HRC, commented on the importance of social considerati on in the planning and development of all low-income housing projects. (j) Mr. Weltner, former Chairman of the Legal Panel, HRC, commented on the personal efforts and hard work of Chairman Alexander as being largely responsible for the success and progress of the City's accomplishments in the low-income housing field during the past year and made a motion that such be recognized by the Committee as a whole and the adoption of a resolution expressing these sentiments and thanking Chairman Alexander for his personal efforts and apable leadership. The motion was seconded nnd carried unanimously. �6 (k) Mr. Saporta pointed out that within a 10 minutes walk of City Hall there is at least l ½ million square feet of building space, previously us ed by industry and war ehousing, which is now va cant and serving no us eful purpose . He suggested that it would be well for consideration to be given to developing some means of utilizing this available spa ce for low-income housing. (1) Mr. Carter of the Community Rel a tions Commission staff pointed out that many good substantial houses are bei ng demolished in the path of Expressway construction, particularly in the densely developed area in the eas tern part of the City. He commented on how wasteful this appears to be in utilization of standard housing and suggested that some plnn be developed for r elocating many of these structures in other areas rather than demolishing them. Mr. Alexander commented that t his was an excellent iden and that from a practical standpoint he s aw no reason why such could not be done. at As the a llotted time for the meeting had expired the mee ting was adjourned p.m. 4:45 Respe ctfully submitted, ~ wztle,c/!/1, );${\ ~ v-.v-, .v Malcolm D. Jone i" Supervisor of Inspe ction Services Encls: (with file copy only) 1. 2. J. 4. s. Invita tionnl notice . List of thos e invited. Agenda . Mayor Allen's comments. Annual Report, wit h t wo enclos ures . MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR �August 3, 1967 HOUSING R.Esmmcss COMMITTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilitate its construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basis. 2o To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing . 3o To insure that the human factors in housing are given full play. 4. To inform the ·puolic of the housing problem in Atlanta. ( The Housing Resources Committ~e office is l ocated in City Hall, Room 1204. It maintains liaison with builders and developers , acts as a clearing house f or information per taining t o low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and i nterested developers, coordinates ·committee a ctivities and keeps the Mayor in.formed as to progress of tile program . ) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels (Not necessarily limited to the following). Panels are encouraged to use own i nitiative. Legal a. b. c. d. To i nvesti gate and make available information on l aws governing Federal, State and City, related to housing. To review exis ting local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement. To act as legal r esour ce to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Design a. b. Co d~ To review pres€nt codes and constuction practices in order to reconrne..d improvernents in terms of exped.i ting and making housing more economical. To investigate new methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests interested in low-cost housing design. To reco::mnend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible ar..d profitable. �Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Punds a. b. Co d. e. f. g. h. To seek out and make avai lable pertinent information relative to financing of housing. To encourage money sources to make funds avail able for financing low-cost housing. To seek and recommend new ways to finance l ow cost housing .. To compile information regarding 1:.or:-;,:-of:it fun ds o To compile information relative t o Federal participation in non-profit f'unds o To aid in the establishment of non-profit . funds for low cost housing and t o promote and i nterest spons ors in the programo To counsel ~ri.th those contr olli ng existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profi t Housing Development Corporation in Atlanta., Public Housi ng a ., b. c. d. e. To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of i ts Public Housing program. To seek out and r eport on new methods of f inan cing and producing public housing across the country. To farr~l i arize themselves with the Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing proje cts. To encourage provision f or adequate soci al services activities in public housing. To make recommendations regarding future publi c housingo Land au b. c. d. To determine available ~ nd res ources f or low-cost housing and make recommendations there .•• To seek out and catalogue land available fo r low-cos t housing . To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated r ehabilitation efforts. Social Probl ems a. b. c d. eQ f. To provide for temporary housing as neeQed, f or people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlemento To coordinate housinJ with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Co~.rr.unity Chest, Comrr.unity Council and EOA . To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs , and civic clubs i n proolems related to housing. To look for gaps in t he housing program whicn are not being met by ari.y existing er projected programs To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owners in Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire tardship is involved. To se,sk ways of involving residents of depressed areas in sel:'help programs. �Page J ., Business Parti cipati on a. b. Co To seek out and i nterest l arge local and national cor por a~ions i n demonstration housing project s and or building low- cost housing or rehabilitating existing housing in the Atlanta areao To encourage local business fir ..s t o actively participate in and as sist the low-cost housing progra'Tl e To encourage business participation i n education of low- cost housing residents in assuming occupant responsibiliti es for maintaining in good condition the dwell i ngs and premeses in which they reside . Public Inforrr.ation a. bo To diss eminate through the public medias as a Public Service, talks . written material, and information relating to the low-cost housing pr oblems in Atlanta. Thru articles , editorals, panel discussions and spot announcements to emphasize special fea tures and problems of the program, as determined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest solutions. • �HOOSlNO RESOURCES C<J.1MITTEE Room 1204, City Hall November 30, 1967 Mias Mary Uehlein 233 Winding Way Camp Hill, ~ nnsylvania Dear Mi 170ll U bleinc Your letter of Nov. ber 26 addr sed to May'or Allen requesting terial on housing in Atlanta n referred to for reply. I glad to your interest in housing, it is very importnnt t ewr in cnu-rent living 1n • H ver, housing respon ibUi in At.lantn, in any other ican eit1 St for all pr ctical purpoe a, current~ 1 llm1ted to th bo\D'ldarie of th City L1m1 • Hen1N,al in Uant.a dUring olished. Also UUUI.II.II..Lttee th bet wish for auc on your arch r on houaing. incer ly. Malcolll D. J · rvisor of Inspection MnJ/slc rvi �l20h , City Hall r 1, 1967 Dec tr . G lli r B. Gladin Di otor of PlanniJl Plarmi.n,, ep .,. t 7t Floor, ity Hall 68 tchell S . '• Atl.a.. , Oeorgi 30303 t., De r Colli rt d t at ...... e de al vided . l lo nta 19·11 ch d -inc In t 31, (c) t rerl•ion of 1ing pr j eta h c rt. inc vill ref rely, 0 ~ r, C C 1114 Alu Huu.u..t.Uv e C n 1967. T �r. Collier B. Gl din ?e.ge 2 December l , 1967 els: 1. Extract fro. CIP r pert. 2. Copy of l ett r d<ted October 6, 1967. J . Copy of Le --inc01rie Hou ing Inventory re ort dated o rn.ber lS, 1967. co : ~,r . fl . t!:arl Landers • Lan R. 5 at �EXTRACT from ATLAl'\JTA I S COMMUNITY IMPR.0Vcr1ENT PROGRAM REPORT SECTION 'IWO: DEVELOPING AN AFFIRMATI VE RELOCATION PROGRAM RESOLVI NG EXISTING HOUSING Il1BALAN CES (Preliminary) Applyine the estimat es and assumptions of the fore going discussion, the f ollowing critical 1965 Atl anta housing imbalances can be estimated. Such es t i mate s woul d r eflect only 1965 needs , not achievability, future gro1rth, or addi t ional r ehabilitati on or demolit ion ab ove the 17, 000 dil apidated and major r epair housing uni ts . It is, t hen·, a theoretical starting point in 1965. Table L~4 ESTIYJ\TES OF HOUSING ASSI STANCE NE l-:DED TO RESOLVE CRI'rICAL IN COME/ HOUSING COST DEFICIENCIES AND MAJ OR SLUM CON DITION DEFIC IENCIES, ATLANTA HOUSI NG STOCK, 1965~Rental Housing Units 7, 400 Units in 0-$55 per month range 4,708 Units in $55-$80 per month range .642 12;750 Units in $80-$115 per month range Rental Housing Units Owner units, estimated 90% low-cost Owner Housj,ng Units 17,000 Housing Units

Reflects absolute 1965 deficiencies only

The housing units needed, as reflected in Table followi ng pr~grams: 44, could be provided ,by the an estimated 8,800 in rent supplement or public housing; an es t i mated 3 , 308 in 11 221 d ( 3) 11 below market rate, an estimated 642 :i.ri :1·22.i d (3) 11 mar ket rate; a nd an estimated 4,250 with the 11 221 d (2) 111 program. An approximate breakdown

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Table 45 ESTIViATES OF MINIMUM I-IOUSifG UNIT SI ZES NEEDED TO RESOLVE 1965 ATLANTA HOUSING STOCK CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES 8,800 Units Public Housing or Rent Suppl ement 4, 488 2,112 1 , 144 1 , 056 8 ,800

1 bedroom uni t s 2 bedroom units 3 bedroom units 4 or more bedroom units �3,308 Units of 221 d (3) Below Market Rate Interest 1,687 794 430 397 3,308 1 bedroom units 2' bedroom units 3 bedroom units 4 or more bedroom units 642 Units of 221 d (3) Market Rate Interest 327 154 84 1 bedroom units 2 bedroom units 3 bedroom units 4 or more bedroom units 77 642 4,250 Units of 221 d (2') Owner Housing 2,167 1,020 553 510 4,250 1 bedroom units 2 bedroom units 3 bedroom units 4 or more bedroom units Atlanta must accelerate i ts l ow cost housing programs if a beginning is to be made in resolving the internal existing housing imbalances. Atlanta mus t realize the majority of our people now living in substandard housing are als o living in substandard housing they cannot r easonably afford. Preliminary projections-i:- indicate that the households needing assistance in finding decent housing will sharply increase in the future. It is estimated that 26,478 households will require housing assistance in 1975 and 23,043 will require similar assistance in 1983 . Resolving existing i mbalances will not be simple. Redevelopment must be systematically programmed over a suitable l ength of time. The creation of new housing t o corre ct the imbalance of today (much less, the future ) would require a net acreage of 708 acres for multi-family units at 18 units per acre and 850 net acres for sinel e family housing units at 5 units per acre. densiti es are, a ccording to local cus tom, relatively high . Both of these However, in view of t he r aw a creage needed (30%should be added for streets , community fa ciliti es , parks, etc.) much higher densities may have to be consider ed. The answer to the· question of how to r esolve housing imbalances lies within the question of how to begin. The beginning of an a ccelerated r edevelopment progr am dictates a more efficient and coordinated effort in housing and r edevelopment planning . Such improvements t o the planni ng program will take time to initiate - at least one year. In the meantime, the provision of r elocation housine t o meet the displ acement expe cted within the next two years will be necessary. ,(-Economic estirr.ates preliminary to the forthcoming 11 Housing Marketabili ty . Study11 • _ £ 1 I L~4 _ . �Initially, t hen, a "cr ash" program to provi de low income housing will be needed. This cr ash program should be geared to providine on-the-ground low cost housine· for an expected 1967-68 displ a cement of 4,800 families from public projects now underway along with an additional expectation of 4,900 families needine housing assistance as a result of four new high priority urban renewal proj ects re cently proposed. * The contemplated breakdo,m of this immediate ( 11 crash11 program) need is: 2,425 o,mer housing units at a modest cost of from $12,500 to $17,500 and 7,275 r ental units. expe cted to be: The rental unit breakdo,m for this 11 crash11 two-year program is 4,220 units in the $55 or less r ental range; 2,620 units in the $55 to $80 rental range and 432 units in the $80 to $115 per month rental r ange . About 4,850 of thes e units are expected to be one-bedroom units; 2,350 t wo- bedroom; 1,300 three-bedroom; and, 1,200 four or more bedroom. ~~New urban r enewal projects proposed f or accelerated action are: the East Atlanta Project wi th 1,072 families to be displaced; the Vine City project with 2, 324 f amilies t o be displaced; the Cooper-Glen project with 1,983 families to be displaced; and t he Plunkettown project with 98 families to be displaced. �~ r. Collier r, ., Gl din ~ cl i l. 2. J. cot Extr t fro CIP report . Copy of l tter dct d Cctob r 6, 1%7. Copy t Le ""ineovte Hou in Inv; r'tory eport d d t,o b r lS, 1967. �r . Collier z;. ., ltl 2 r l , 1967 .cl z 1.. :c.tr o-t. fro; • Copy o! l et r d ted Gctobe 6, 170'/ . J,. Copy ot Le • co. C "'.';tiQry CCU - r. den, • .,'jt t '"'Crt d ted ,c:,v. t1 r lS, ~·1. �. ~. f . ·.·, .. r. ' •I ' . ... .,' I,. ' ,,• •

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•I • ' I / .·· f I �F,0-R YOUR INFORMATION PUBLIC HOUSING PANEL HOUSING RESOURCES COMMI'lTEE SEPTEMBER 28, 1967 I l· I PROPOSAL FOR SPEEDING UP PUBLIC HOUSING 'UNDER THE TURNKEY PROGRAM I I I BACKGROUND ·1 The Publ ic Housing Panel of the Housing Resources Comnittee has held I I several meetings in an effort to obtain additional Public Housing to meet . ,. I the requirements of the Mayor-' s accellerated low-income housing program . !--· •' and has been t hwarted in most of its efforts to date through neighborhood objections , Zoning, difficulty in identifying sites that would satisfy the Rousing and Urban Development Administrations' regulations relating to building Public Housi ng in racially identifiable areas, iuadequate sewage systems, uncoordi nat ed planning that results in undue taxation of existing schools, recreation and other vital community facilities, high cost of moat available land, which makes low-income housing thereon not economically feasible and other reasons . The current policy of the Hous i ng Authority is to depend exclusively on private developers t o propose sit es for development under the Turnkey program. Many sites have been pr oposed but have been turned down or r ej ected because of one or more of the above indica ted obstacle s . As a result, of the 4200 units of new Public Housing allocated to the .: f City of Atlanta, only two small Turnkey projects thus far appear firm; one in the northwest of 250 units and one in the southeast of 220 units. Neither of these have yet broken ground and the program is almost a year old. With• out a rapid upsurge in Public Housing, it will be virtually impossible to meet the goals set last November 15, by Mayor Allen for 9800 additional low and moderate income housing units during 1967•68, for replacement purposes. .... �-2The City of Atlanta is thus faced with a serious crisia that deserves the combined effort of the Mayor, the Housing Resources Committee, the Hous ing Authority and all Departments of the City involved in housing sites and necessary community facilities which must already exist or be made avail• able simultaneously with construction of the housing. A solution to this proposal also requires the support of the leaders of the business community, civic, social and religious groups, and the citizentry at large. To dat e, individual projects have been proposed independently without relation to other proposals and have been knocked down separately, thus prevent i ng many people, who need low-income housing the most, from getting it. It appears that this will continue to be the case, unless a determined, mass ive effort is made promptly to strive to get approval of locations for the entire remaining current City allocation of approximately 3730 Public Housing units under the Turnkey program. _,.,.. PANEL POSITION The Public Housing Sub-Committee _feels that the production of low•iucome housing should come first as a top priority in meeting the ne,e ds of its citizentry and all resources of the city of Atlanta, public and private,should be marshalled to meet the demands of the Housing crisis. EFFORTS BY PANEL In a special effort to overcome these problems, the Public Housing Panel of the Housing Resources Committee has held meetings with the leadership of several or ganizations and obtained their agreement to cooperate in a deter• mined c ity-wi de effort to locate the required Public Housing units under the Turnkey program on available land distributed throughout on a basis that will fairly equal ize Public Housing unit& in every aection of the city. The �. -3- Panel and its members have had discussions with representatives from the • following organizations: Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, Atlanta Branch , National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Atlanta Committee for Cooperative Action (ACCA). A major con- sideration for agreement to this proposal expressed by some of the organizational representatives was the request that the committee pursue a course of action that would assure a policy of equal employment opportu• nity by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Subsequently, the Public Housing Panel proposes the following, subject to conditions explained herein: PROPOSAL A. The Housing Authority to call on Promoters and Developers for submission of Turnkey proposals as quickly as possible, to include small developments on. scattered sites, so long as a total of 200 or more unite are proposed within a reasonable geographical area (for example, a .5 block square area, or equivalent). B. Determined effort be made by the Housing Authority and the Hous :ng Resources Committee to get proposed sites distributed throughout all sectors of the city on an equable basis. By this, it ia meant that new housing should be built first in those sections of the city where little or no Public Housing exist and continue on this basis until housing ia equable disbursed. C. • Where adequate distribution is not proposed by private developers, the Housing Authority be requested to purchase land in appropriate locations and resell it to Developers at no profit. �-4- D. Appropriate Departments of the City, under specific direction from the Mayor, to work around the· clock in a diligent effort to check out proposed sites and to arrange for necessary and appropriate community f a cilities to support the proposed developments. E. .I ' Rezoning petitions on all selected proposed sites which require rezoni ng to be submitted at one time and a Public Hearing on all of them: be hel d at t he same time, about November 15, (anniversary date of the Mayor's ~- Housing Conference). I F. Concerted effort to be made by the City, Housing Authority, I Housing Resources Committee and other responsible agencies to create public I support for t he proposal among Civic Clubs, League of Women Voters, Chamber of Com:llerce , Womens Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Home Builders As sociat ion , Builders Suppiy Associations, Trade and Labor organizations, t- etc., who woul d .be urged to have representation in force at the Public _,. Hearing with spokemen selected in advance to voice support for the proposals, · l II a t t he Public Hearing . RECOMMENDATION The above has been discussed with a representative group of members of t he Execut i ve Group of the Housing Resources C~ittee, who were unanimous 1 i n t he ir support of this i dea . Wet erefore recommend the approval and active support by the Mayor and h i s l a unching of this program and that directions be given to appropriate committ_ees for impl ementation. Respectfully submitted, Public Housing Panel Housing Reaourc ea COllllllittee �RECEIVED SEP 28 1987 £INCH. ALEXANDER, BARNES,. ROTHSCHILD & PASCHAL! ATLANTA, GEORGIA �CITY OF A.TLANTA CITY HALL December 1, 1967 ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS, ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Malcolm Jones Re: the attached pertaining to the 45 acre tract on Bankhead Highway rezoned October 16 for 540 units of Public Housing uncle r the Turnkey Program. Mr . Ray Hanson says the report is partially true; that due to recent Federal cutbacks on spending, his regional allocation has been used up, but Washington holds several thousand units yet in its hip pocket for special allocations ; that he is getting off a special request to Washington Monday for additional allocations which will definitely include the Bankhead Highway site and he has reason to believe it will be approved ; that after his r e quest gets to Washington, if he has any trouble breaking the allocations loose , he may call on you to lend a helpin g hand. The H ollywood R o ad site and the Gilbert Road-Flynn R o ad site ar e not affecte d by this situation . R e spe ctfully , MD J :fy Enclo s ure : N ote �HOUSING RBS'X1RCES Ctmm.'TEE ROQn 1204, ft~aml)jor Colllera t City Hall 21; 1967 �Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal November 13, 1967 -~) I). The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta Atillanta, Georg ia Dear Ivan: Via this letter I am asking Colonel Jones to look at the property on 495 Hunter Street to see if it would fit into our housing needs. Cordially, Cecil A. Alexander vb cc: Mr . Ma lcolm D. Jones James H. Finch, F.A.I.A, Cecil A. Alexander, F.A.I.A, Miller D.Barnes, A.I.A. Bernard B, Rothschild, F.A.I.A. F.C.S.I. Caraker D. Paschal, A.I.A. ASSOCIATES Robert 0, Ahlstrand, R.A. Sidney S. Daniell, R.A. lraGraybofl Thomas G. Joyce, A.I.A. 11. King McCain, ".S.P.E. John J. McDonough,Pl. Architects Engineers Interior Designers William L. Pulgram, A.I.A. 44 Broad Street N. W Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone 688-3313 State National Bank Bldg., Huntsville, Ala. 35801 Phone 539-9648 JohnSteinichen, A.I.A. �MINUTES EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housi ng Resources Committee met at 10:00 a.m., November 2, 1967, in Committ,ae Roc;n /i12, e;;_ty Eall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexande:..,, Chair man, I-Ioli.sing Reso-i.:.rces Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chai m.an, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Win."1, r '3pr esenting Dro E:iwin I-i.:;.r r i son, Chairman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, r cp:. es ent i :.g Dean William Social Probl Gms Panel Mr. Malcolm D. J ones, Di rector Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant 1 s. Jackson, Chaiman, Als o present were invited guests, including: Mr . Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liais on Mr . Hall Ware, Attor ney, Assisting the Finance and Non- Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robins on, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. C. Johns on, City Planner Mrs . Xernona Clayton and Mr . Noyes Colli ns on, both of American Fri ends Service Committ ee , r epresenting .SWAP Representatives of the Press The Chairman, Mr. Cecil A. Al exander, presided. Minutes of t he October 23, 1967, j oint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly reviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his int ention of appointing a small Committee to review the "Joint" repor t r e cently rel eased, to recommend position which this Committee s hould t ake with r espect to s ome features of the report; that although s ome members of t hi s Committee had part i cipat ed in preliminary discussions during preparation of t he report, but due to pressure of t ime, no member of t his Committee had an opportu.~ity to review the repor t befor e it was released. Mr o Alexander a]~o r Pp~r t cd on a recent meet ing wi th r epres ent at i ves of the Department of H~us1..~:2 w1d F J.~b 311 Development. A t r act of land containing approximately 95 a cres nea~- t he Feieral Penitentiary and new being used as the prison farm was discussed. It was indicated t hat this land could be transferred to t he City of At l ant a f or a housing site, if suitable development plans for use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD's approval. �Mr. Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr. John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money. It was also pointed out that .All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit coF9oration charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and suggested part icipati on by the HRC. Mr . Dan Sweat explained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its pr esent composition. He expr es sed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Ur ban Coalition Committe e and ant i ci pated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Ur ban Coalition . I t was moved, se conded and motion adopted t hat this Committee will a ct a ccor dingly. Mr . Jones pr esented a. summary of rezoning (Pri ncipal Si t es) for Low-i ncome Housing during 1967 and emphasized t he impor tance which zoning plays in the overall Lm-1-income Housing program. Mr. &nith offered the s ervices of t he Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matter s and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up- dati ng of the City's Land- Use Plan, r ather than r ezoning of specifi c sites f or individual projects, still that the l atter is the only way in whi:ch r ezoning is being accomplished at the pr esent time, and that we cannot aff ord to wait, lbut must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a dayto-day basis , and assi st in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are t o meet the goals established for this Committee . Mr. Alexander proposed call ing a special meeti ng t o consider appropriate activities and procedures for t his Committee on matt ers pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program, He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldennanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning, �3 Mr. Smith also reported the names of t wo additiono.J. attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax al!la.tement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the fea$ibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers. Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide consideralbil.e assistance to the lowincome housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposals have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals was requested or taken. During discussion brought out (as one of to administer it. Mr. simultaneously to EOA, the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency Alexander proposed sending letters on the matter the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also presented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October JO, 1967. (Copy attached to these minutes ). He pointed out several of the principal features of the r eport and explained that in order to be more meaningful, the several categories of units contained in previous reports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Materialize. The Summary also shows the number of units in the first three cat egories which are being developed as Public Housing, under the FHA 221 program and under Privat e Development (conventionnl financing). It also shows the comparison and progress made in each cat egory with the 1967-8 goals established in the Mayor's Housing Conference when the a ccelerated program wa s initiated Nov. 15, 1966. In addition to the figures shown for new construction, the report reflects accomplishments which have been made in rehabil i t ation of existing units, which is considerable. The report also includes a separate Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related to the Low-income Housing Program. It was pointed out that a comprehensive report is being prepared for release about Nov. 15, 1st anniversary date of the accelerated Low-income Housing Program, showing progress made through October 1967. The report is expected to include a brief narrative of significant factors related to and connected with the Low-income Housing Program. Mr. Winn pointed out that a shortage of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate treatment of the 11 System 1 s" approach to residential construction, in which Tech is very much interested. It was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redirect the Panels ' effortse �4 Mr, Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low.income housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low~income housing. Mr. Alexander also commented on the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) ef the entire membership· of the Housing Resources Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to chart course of action for :;the second year of the Low~income Housing program. As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. _Respectfully submitted, -.z;;;,,;.,,.LJ,,. ,...A..-"- G~ Malco1mD......Joz1~ 01/1.Wy Supervisor of I ection Services Encls: Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low-income Housing• Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban -Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967. Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary~ Status of Accelerated Low-income Housing Program (All with original only; Swnmary Report already distributed) �MINUTES EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee met at 10:00 a.m., November 2, 1967, in C.Ommittee Room #2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chairman, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Winn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, 01.airman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette _Crank, representing Dean Williams. Jackson, Chairman., Social Problems Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Alao present were invited guests, including: Mr. Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Hall Ware, Attorney, Assisting the Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. c. Johnson, City Planner Mrs. Xernona Clayton and Mr. Noyes Collinson, both of .American Friends Service Committee, representing SWAP Representati ves of the Press The Chairman, Mr . Cecil A. Alexander, presided. Minutes of the October 23, 1967, joint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly r eviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his intention of appointing a small Committee to r eview the "Joi nt" repor t recently released, to r ecommend posi tion which t his Commit tee s hould t ake with r espect to s ome features of the repor t; that although some members of t his Committee had participat ed in pr eliminary discussi.Dns during preparation of t he r eport, but due t o pr essure of t ime, no member of this Committee had an opportu._'1.ity t o review t he report before it was released. Mr . Alexander also repor ted on a recent meeting with representatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A tract of land containing approximately 95 acres near the Federal Penitentiary and now- being used as the prison farm was discussed. It was indicated that this land could be transferred to the City of Atlanta for a housing site, if suitable development plans f or use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD 1 s approval. �Mr, Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr, John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money. It was also pointed out that All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit coi:Joration charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and sug~es~ed participation by the HRC, Mr, Dan Sweat e:1plained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its present composition. He expressed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Urban Coalition Committee and anticipated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Urban Coalition, It was moved, seconded and motion adopted that Committee will act accordingly. this Mr. Jones presented a summary of rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967 and emphasized the importance which zoning plays in the overall Low-income Housing program, Mr. &nith offered the services of the Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matters and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up-dating of the City's Land-Use Plan, r ather than rezoning of specific sites for individual projects, still that the latter is the only way in whi:ch rezoning is being accomplished at the present time, and that we cannot afford to wait, lbut must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a dayto-day basis, and assist in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are to meet the goals established for this Committee. Mr. Alexander proposed calling a special meeting to consider appropriate activities and procedures for this Committee on matters pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program. He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldermanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning. �3 Mr. Smith also reported the names of t wo additional attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax albatement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the feasibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers. Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide considerallnle assistance to the lowincome housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposqls have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals wa s requested or taken. During discussion brought out ( as one of to a dminister it. Mr. simultaneously to EOA, the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency Alexander proposed s ending l etters on the mat t er the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also pr esented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October 30, 1967. (Copy attached to thes e minutes). He pointed out s ever al of the principal fe atures of the report and expl ained that i n order to be more meaningf ul, the s everal categories of units contained in previous r eports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Mat eriali ze. The Summary also shows the number of units in the firs t three categories which are being developed a s Public Hous ing, under t he FHA 221 pr ogram and under Pri vat e Development ( conventional financing) . It also shows t he compari s on and progr es s made in ea ch cat egory with the 1967-8 goals e st ablished in the Mayor ' s Housing Confer ence when the a ccel er at ed program wa s i niti ated Nov. 15, 1966 . I n additi on t o the f i gures shown for new cons truction, the repor t r efl ects accomplishment s wh i ch have been made in r ehabilitat ion of exi sting units, whi ch is consi derable. The report also i ncludes a separat e Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related t o the Low-income Housing Program. I t was pointed out t hat a comprehens ive report is bei ng prepared for r elease a bout Nov. 15 , 1st anniversary dat e of the accel erated Low-income Housing Program, showing progr ess made t hrough October 1967. The repor t is expect ed to i ncl ude a brief narr ati ve of s ignif icant fact ors r elated to and connect ed wit h t he Low- i ncome Hous ing Progr am. Mr. Winn poi nted out that a short age of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate t r eatment of the "Syst em's" approach to r e sident ial construction, in which Tech i s very much interested. I t was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redir ect the Panels ' efforts. �4 Mr.- Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low ..income housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low-income housing. Mr~- Alexander also commented qn the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) the entire membership- of the Housing Res_o urces Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to -chart course of action for the second year of the Low~income Housing program. .-r As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, c~- Pp;',,.L)~ ......4/\.,,o.~ Mal Jon€ Supervisor of I Encls: VJ.W~ ection Services Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low•income Housing - Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967, Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary" Status of Accelerated Low~income Housing Program (All with original only; Summary Report already distributed) �MINUTES HOUSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23; 1961 The Chairman, HRC Committee, and the Land Acquisition Panel ot the Ho-using Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at ll:00 a,m ~, October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant t o invitational notic~ attached~ The following members were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housipg Resources Chmmitte.e Mr!' F~ C, Terrell, representing Mr~ Wallace L~ Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr , Clayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J , A~ Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr . w. W. Gates, Consultant Also pr esent were invited guests, including: Mr . George W!' Kennedy, J r ,, Chai rman, Chamber of Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Ian E. Sweat Jr~, Director of Governmental Liaison Planning Director , Collier Gladin, pr esided~ Mr, Gladin s t ated t hat he and the members of his s t aff were very happy t o have an opportunity t o meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problems~ He st ated that every e f f ort would be made in t he fut ure to wor k with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin bri efly explained t he progress being made by his Department in producing a new Lan~Use map, He presented a map showing progress to date , but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is complet ed and approved by other city offi ci als, Mr. Gladin also s tated that consider ation should be given to higher densities for low-income nousing, including use of high rise . Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department expl ained the propos ed Land~Use map in detail and alao exhibited a second map indteating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations ot the proposed rapid transit system stations have not been determined and this could be one item that would involve possible changes, �2 City Planner, J. C. Joh., son distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, r ather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual par cel zoning. He explained that Mayor Iva..'1 Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo~:9 ·: by obj e ctions of r esidents and the Federal government, high land costs and diffi culty in getting zoning changes. Johnson s ~i d most of tte sites t he plannsr s are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nur~e~ous occasicns have appeared bef ore the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back r equests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their nei ghbor hoods. Mr . Johnson s ~id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renowal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some si mil ar gr oup would pursue the package idea, develope it and sur-mit it to t he proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distr ibuted was incomplete and that pr obably a number of additional areas could be a dded. Mr . Johnson submitte~ a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park site on Pc:ice de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses i ncluding high r i se apartments , shopping areas, etc . Gates, HRC Co:-:nnit tee Consultant , provided members of the Pl anning Department wit h a list of 22 Proposed Si tes, dat ed October 10, 1967, which owners or those having cont r ol , have voluntarily listed with the HRC f or sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of t hes e sit es are zoned A-1 however. ~~. Mr . Cecil Alexander, Chairma.'1 of the Housing Resources Committee stated tha t there appears to be an excess of l and in the City presently zoned for indust rial use and suggest ed t hat s t udy be given to determine if some of thi s land should be relea s ed fa~ us e as apar tment sites. Mr. Alexander al so s t ressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan ~hich would make additional apar t ment s ites available. �3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respect.fully submitted, ·... · ·, . __ ,/ . < /· -·~:.~~j,,,1-,1.., J..::).!•j ,"')_,- Malcolm D. Jones r\_,, / Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: (with original only) Invitational Notice. Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. Proposed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. �MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23, 1967 The Ohairman, me Ccmrnitte~; and the Land Acqliisition Paiiei of t~e Hoijaing Resources Committee met joil'ltly with th~ members of the Planniilg Department · at ll:00 a ,m., October 23, 1967, in Committee Room. #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitational notice attached. The following member~ were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman., Housing Resouroes Committee Mr. F. C. Terrell., representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Clayton R. Yates, member., Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A, Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: w. Kennedy, Jr • ., Chairman, Chamber of Conmerce, Housing and Redevelopnent Committee Mr. nm E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. George Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr.. Glad.in stated that he and the members of his staff were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problem:,, He stated that every effort,. would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being IQ.,!lde by his Department in produaing a new Land. Use map, He presented a map showing progress to date , but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map i s completed and approved by ot her city officials. Mr. Gladin also s tated t hat consideration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing .., including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of t he Planning Department expl ained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieati ng projections to 1983. He stated that the locations ot the proposed rapid transit •ystell'I stations have not been determined a.rig this eould be one item that would involve possible changes, �2 City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Fec~eral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning . He explained that Mayor Iva..~ Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been sloue·'. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty in getti ng zoning changes. Johnson s : i d most of t t e sites the planners are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on numerous occasions have appeared before the .Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighbor hoods. Mr . Johnson said that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Ci tizens Advisory Commi ttee on Urban Renowal , the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope i t and submit it to the pr oper zoning authorities . He stat ed that the list distr ibuted was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr . Johnson submitted a pr oposed development plan, usi ng the old Ball Park s i te on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses i ncluding high rise apartments, shopping areas , etc. Mr. Gates, HRC Co::imit tee Consultant, provided member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites , dat ed October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntaril y listed with the HRC f or sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil .Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of land in the City presently zoned for industrial use and suggested that study be given to determine if some of this land should be released for use as apartment sites. Mr • .Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan which would make additional apartment sites available. �3 The meeting adjourned at i2:1S p.~. Respectfully submitted, .' . '·· j .· .·' \ t '· . ' < ;, -<~(, ....J ,JJ.1-;.;·,1 ,,- Maicolm D. Jones ( / Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23J 1967~ only) Proposed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. �------ November 1, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO Cecil Alexander FROM Ivan Allen , Jr . Robert Watlkin , Sr., (telephone TR J .. 1492) is very interested in what we are doing on the Hou ing Resources Committe . I wi h you would consider putting him onmny committee wher it might appropriately · erve . IAJr: m �HOUSING RESaJRCES COMMITTEE Room 12041 Ci ty Hall October .30, 1967 verend s. A. Baker, Pastor Mount Vemon Bapt:t. t Chureh 441 Hunter s t., • w. Atlan , Georgia ~313 Your 1 t ~ 0£ October 23, 1967 to tbat your c:lrarch w1.e to part.1.cipa low- in bou progr , bas MIIVI~ Ivan Allen, indicating nonprofit Sponsor 1n the en ~ti rred to this office. I wish to commend you and :your s1ro to partici in th low-inc Very truly yours , CCI �HOUSING RESOURCES CO:MMITT!IB September 27, 1967 Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing ..Pro grain 1. (Which Can Be Initiated Now) The Mayor, assisted by the Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the need for the accelerated program, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge their cooperation and assistance in carrying out the program. 2. Until such time as Public Housing facilities can be obtained and operated by the Housine Authority in adjacent unincorporated areas, request the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until after they have established legal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at least one year. .··"., J. A Non-profit Housing Development Corporation be formed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 public funds and $900,000 to be obtained through private loans) with which to acquire and ba.rL1<: land, for ultimate dispositi on without prof it, f or development of low-income housing and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing program. 4. The Planning Department to effect as soon as possible a comprehensive revision of Zonin~ whereby amounts and locations of land zoned or qualified f or rezoning for multi-family low-income housing will more adequat ely meet the City's needs fo~ such housing . 5. rhe City to expedite applications for its future proposed Urban Renewal Proj ects in order t o make additional l and availabl e for low-income housing, but to execute redevelopment of such project areas on a section-by-section basis only ; in order to minimize displacement at any one time. Plunkettown and East Atlanta would provide excel l ent lo cati ons , although Plunkettmm has previ ous l y been considered primarily for industrial development. Effort should be ·made to pro~ide f or extension of low-income housing development .in Plunkettown, southwar-d into Clayton County wher e th~ ma jor porti on of }he ~ea needi ng r ene1~al already _lies . ._ 6. · Est ablish poli cy that det er mined effort be made to. l ocat e some 1011-i ncome housing i n each Ward of the City, _recognizing that the bulk of such housing will of necessity have to go i n areas where l and i s avail able at pri ces whi ch make l o.,i- income housing devel opment economicall y feasible . Aldermen i n r esp ective Wards to be ur:;ed to work ~~th Plannin~ Depart ment, Housir.g Authority and Housini Resources Committee . i n det ermining lo cati ons and numb er of , uni t s consi der ed appropriat e f or their '.-Tar d, �2 . . . . - ·- '· - - - ----- 7. The Hous ing Authority be reques ted to adopt a policy of trying to loca~e a si zable porti on of i ts f uture Public Housing, Turnkey or otherwise, on small and medium size d scattered tract s, rangeing from 4 to 200 units each, within general ar eas of the City to be s el ected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Planning Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under E0A) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by government al acti on ai1d those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying, for Public Housing. Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emergency housing for not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encourage in any way possible greater interest by developers in constructi ~n of s i ngle family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and r ehabili t ation by private .enterprise of existing housin~, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for rental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and gener ally accepted materials, as assemble d in the fact ories; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. 11. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislative action) substantially as follows to builders and developers of low-income housing units which will rent or sell in the privat e market in t he $45 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. No. Bedrooms Reri tal.·.or Purchase Ran·::;e 1 Bedroom or Ef f iciency $45.oo-s s.oo .i Tax Abatement % No. Years I 100 75 50 25 10 None 2 Bedrooms 12. 1st yrear 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year Thereafter Same as above $55.00-65.00 Establish a positive and j.ntensive program (cla:5ses), through E0A or .other source, in depres s ed areas of the City for education of low-income tenants in proper. conservation (care and maintenanc~) of dwellings aJ?.d premises which they occupy. 13. The City to continue to acti vely work for reins t atement_ of the Rent Supplement Procram, in substanti ally the same form as previ ously authorized • ..

- - -------,--- - -- - ------ --- . ---,. �·'j 14. -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - The Hous ing Author ~ty to take an active roll, both in the neighborhO:jas ' involved and politically, in sele ction of sites for Public Housin3 and in supyort of rezoning petitions on sites considered suitable for Public Housing under the Turnk ey program. 15. Sponsors of sites proposed for rezoning for the low-income housing program to be encouraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and t he Housing Resour ces Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general neighborhoo d concurrence at least two weeks bef ore the rezoning signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites proposed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly determine t he adequacy of Community Facilities for the proposed development, and prior to presentation to the Pla.l'liling Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies involved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is completed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committ ee before the Planning Board considers the proposal. 17.. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Commit t ee, the Housing Authority to submit to them writt en recom endati ons on all sites on agendas proposed for r ezoni ng for Public HousinG; and the Housing Resources Cor.unittee to submit recommenciations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for lowincome housing under either the Turn.1<ey or 221 d ( 3) programs. is. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public HousinG progr a111, parti cularly leasing and purchase, into the adj acent unincorporated areas.

-· -- ·---- ~· _____ ., --·-· -. -- -- .-- - ·- - ...._...,._ .... ________ �HOUSING RESOURCES COHI1ITTEE October 30, 1967 SUl1HARY JY STATUS OF' ACCELERATED LOH- INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM ( Coimnenced Nov. 15, 196 7) 2 yr. Program, 1967-8 9, 800 59% ( 5586) Public Housin~ 1967-8 Goals No. Units Status Completed (new const .) Under Constr uction In Planning Total In Sight 1 ,254 13% (1274 ) FHA 221 30% (2940 ) Pvt. Development (Conventional) (373) (881 ) {O) El der l;E -:~3,176 (790) (393) (1993 ) 6,190 (2010) (3836) (48 ) (296) -*":u o, 620 -lh'l-( 2800) (4602) (2922) (296 ) +3328 - 18 +2-96 Deficit - 2786 Being Consi der ed 5, 210 Did Not Materialize 7,166 , Of 1-rhich 5,806 uni ts proposed, were sh01-m in the previous report and 1,060 acidi tional uni ts are accounted for in this report, as Lost. (The majority of these loss es are due to disapprovals on lo cat ions and zoning.) Of which (2,167) are doubtful . FHA i s currently considering 1,125 of these. -:::Host of these, should be availabile by end of 1968. 143.215.248.55Includes 1,140 units of P.H. bein~ developed by the Hous i ng Authority+ 1,660 units on 4 sites pro?osed under Turnkey for P.H. In addition, 162 units have been leas ed for P.H. and leasing of 451 additional units for P. H. is being nes otiated. In addition, 6,315 units have been rehabilitated through the Housing Code Division, 212 unit s by t he H.A. in the West End U.R. Project and JO units voluntar;i.ly by private enterprise. FHA has recei ved applications for rehabilitation of 167 housine units. Note: Encls: Includes only units finance d under Federal assisted low and medium income housing prosrams; and units constructed under conventional financing as follows: Multi-famil y units costing not more than $10,000, exclusive of land Duplex uni ts II II II II $12,000, II 11 II Sin,:.;le famil y uni t s II II II II $15' 000 J II II II . See NOTES (last page). 1. 2. 3. Su.rnma.ry of Public Housing in Atlanta Inventory of P-.coj ects and Living Units ( Private and Public) (w;Jh dftic~Jda~~) Notes r Respectfully Submitted, '7-:J-;,o-lJc . . < : £ ) ~ c....~ V Malcolm D. J-o~e; Supervisor of Inspe ction Services �October JO, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE SU11M.ARY OF PU BLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA 8874 Existing Units in operation - filled. 1140 ( 650) ( 350) 4200 ( 500) JOO ( 162)

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0 (402) ~ d ~. 1 68 Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of ?rocter Creek. (78) 3 Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 1967. Permit issued Hay (Li6) 4 Bedroom Estimate 18 months to construct. (16) 5 Bedroom 1 67. . Units planned for Thomasville u. R. Project ( 40) 1 Bedroom (16 for elderly) In hands of architect. To advertise in Fall. (120) 2 Bedroom 2-½--3 months additional before construction can start. 12 months, at least, additional for construction. ( 80) 3 Bedroom Will try to have part delivered before final. ( 80) 4 Bedroom ( JO) 5 Bedroom Units allocated - Proposed Turnkey; (1660) tentatively pledged on (Only 1010 of these units are firm). · (Of this allocation are approved for leasing pro~ram). 4 sites approved by HUD. Units all?cated for Jeasin6 program. (Leasing is only possibility for additional Public Housing units in occupancy during 1967: can only be turned over for Public Housing occupancy as become vacant). Units under lease (65 units, Hurphy Apts.; 48 units, Tenne s s ean Commons; 31 units, Sims Maddox's Apts. at Capitol and Vinara, require r ehabilitat ion; 18 units on Dar gan Pla ce .) Negotiations under way for leas_ing 451 additional uni ts. ' 5640 Total Potential 21cl . #1 I Uni ts under constructi on off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Washington U. R. Project ( scheduled for completion in 168) (248) ,i.§aJx:d..y 1 68 · ( 11.10) .! Units in Development stage, as follows: !, ·, �H0USTITG RJ~SOU.:tCES COMM ITTEE October 30, 1967 NOTES A. Uni -s tructure - Daniel W. Gaskin; Magnolia Corporations - David S. Wolff; and Hod (Knox Mobile Homes), W. F. Gilmore, are all ver y much interested in installing prefab mobile homes in Atlanta as manufactured. They have thus far been prevented f rom doini so because of local Code r equirements. TJ:ese still app ear t o be t he best possibility for getting low-cost sinele family homes in Atl ant a . No- inter es t in this field has been sho-,,m by pri vate enterpris e t hr oush conventional Construction. Southern Stress -Plus, I nc. - John D. Johnson recently exhibited at Lenox Square a p2_t ented panel (assembled on site) prefab house to sell, ins talled on purchasers lot, as follows _: 1 DRrn - ~;5,000 .00; 2 BRm - $5 , 800 . 00; 3 BRm - $6,600. 00. B. Proposed locati ons for low cost housing are being coordinated with the Planning Dept., for adequacy of Communtiy Facil_ities, existing or proposed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically wi.th the School Dept. for adequacy of school facilities. C. The Foundation for Cooperative Housing, which developed Eastwych Villar;e and Cambridge Square (both in DeKalb County), are sponsoring the 200 unit London To1-m House development in Atlanta (Item F-5). D. In view of difficulti es encountered in zoning and getting other a_p:;irovals on sites proposed for large multi...;famil y developments , it is apparent that t he 101-1-income housing progr am will have to l ean heavily on Developers and Builders providing a sub stantial 9orti on of the program on small scattered sit es. Thus far, 555 single family houses (Item F-12) and 2,L.40 units in c1uplexes· and relatively small apartment developm ents, all under conventional f in2.ncing, are in t his category. · I'To proposal has yet been made for construction of units (even e fficiency or 1 bedrocm) to r ent or sell for as 101-1 as $50.00 per month. greatest need is in the $JO. OO - $50.00 per month-rental purchase range. ,, I' . G. /, The City's Attorney Blackwell in Decatur has proposed a concrete 3bedroom, 1 bath, 1,000 sq. ft. house whi ch he claims can s ell for $6,000, plus Jand costs, incl. he ati n8 and air conditioning equipment. !'a t i onal Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the marke t Feb. 1, 1967, a 800 - 900 S.F. (O.S. dimensions) 3 bedro om, prefabricated, ? rea sse~bled panel, sinele f amil y house plus a 96 S.F . (LS. dimensions ) storage building manufactur ed by Arrow Metal Products Corp, to sell under FR4. 221 d (2). Pri ce includes plumbing , el ectrical , heating units stove & refrigerator. House can._be completely assembled in 85 man hours; 53 of t hese (uith conventi onal plumbine ) are' beine erected (pre-sold) in the Thomasville Urban Renewal Area. Approx . 800 sq. ft. house is priced at $12, 200, 900 s q . ft . house is price d at $12,600. Adri an Homes Corp. has proposed a prefab to retail for about $7, 500 plus l and, foundation, closing and possibly tapping f ee s (See Item C-10 f or others); H. Saul Gr ay is one of fi ve partners in a Corporation which 01ms 280 new uni ts off Bankhead at Elbridge St., which he wants to sell, + a potential development on the site f or 512 additional units. Area is already zoned A-1. I. Rehabilitation by Housing Code Division of Building Department on Boulevard in Bedford-Pine U. R. Proj ect (ap;iroximately 700 units invol ved ) commen ced February 1. The U. R. proj e ct is still in survey and pl anning stage. A list is a vailabl e in Housing Resources Committee _office of 103 uni t s on Boulevard -which the owner s s t a t ed t hey wish to s ell, rather than r ehabilitate. This list has been made ava ilable t o t he H.A. and to a T-!ational , concern interested in developing a Rehabilitation Demons trati on p roject i n t hat cITea. J. Ralph L. Di ckey of Atl anta has proposed a non-profit revolving fund enter prise to acquire subs t andard housing , r enovate it anct· r e s ell, primarily thr ough private ent er pri s e. CACUR recently decided to form a non- profit corporation to r ehabilitate exi s ting units under 221 (h). Morris Brmm College is anot her such sponsor. · I nformati on i s welc omed as to chanees, additions or deletions in mat erial cont ained in this r eport. (Call _522- 4h63, K"'C t. LJO). K. �....

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\.: :'J ' ..,~,-- /' J . 11 '·:I' • '~ , Jr~!·. -4' ' ,, CITY HALL Room 1204, City Hall ·, /' (/: ,,'/·,, ·,3 .. ~1··~-.~ HOUSING RESCXJRCES COMMITTEE .. ,,, ' . (:1,,, ';.\ r ·.,, ,• ,I • ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 October 27, 1967 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Commi ttee Member: The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Group, HRC, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 2, in Committee Room #2, Second .Floor, City Hall. We hope that you can attend this meeting. Please come prepar ed t o discuss the Atlanta Urban Coalition and to vote on whether the Housing Resources Committee should become a member. A return address postal card is enclosed f or your convenience in letting us know whether you will be able to attend the meeting on November 2. Sincerely, A~-~ J;n~C-. - - Malcolm D. Supervisor of Inspection Services MDJ/ slc Encl: Return address postal card. �October 25, 1967 Reverend S . A . Baker Mount V rnon Baptist Church 441 Hunter Street, N . W . Atlanta , Georgi 30313 Dear everend Baker: This will cknowledge receipt of your letter of October 23rd expre ing the concern of the MoWlt Vernon Baptist Church in relieving low income hou ing horta.ge . 1 am mo t grateful for your intere t nd 1 am asking Colonel Malcolm 1onea of the City's Hou ing Resources Committee, to communicate with you and Cbairma W . S . H rri • Sincerely yours, Ivan All n, Jr. M yor IAJr/br CC: Colonel Jones �I • ·- ·- · - - --- -- --- --- September 27, '1967 HOUSING RESOURCES CO!'-ll'1ITTEE Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing_.P rogr am 1. (Which Can Be Initiated Now) The Mayor, assisted by the Chair man, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the need for the accelerat ed pro13r am, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge t heir cooperation and assistance in carrying out the progra1T1. 2. Until such time as Public Housine facilities can be obtained and operated by the Hous ing Authority i n adj a cent unincorporated areas, ~equest the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until aft er they have established l egal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at l east one y ear. .A ., J. A Non-profi t Housing Development Corporation be f ormed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 public funds and $900, 000 to be obtained thr ough private loans) with which to acqui r e and bank land, f or ultimate disposi tion wi t hout profit, f or development of low-income housi ng and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing progr am . 4. The Planning Department to effect as soon as poss ible a cor1prehensive revision of Zonine whereby amounts and locations of l and z oned or quali fie d f or r ezoning f or multi- family low- i ncome housing wil l more adequat ely meet the Ci ty' s needs f or s uch housi ng . 5. The Ci t y to expedite appl icat ions f or its f uture proposed Urban Rene1,al Proj ects in order to make additional l and available f or lou- income housi ng, but • I to exe cut e redevelopment of such project area s on a section-by-se ction basis only , in order t o minimize displacement at any one time . Plunkettown and Eas t Atlanta would provide excel l ent l ocations , alt hough Plunket t o1m has previously been cons idered primarily for industrial development . Effort should be made to provide f or extension of low-income housine development in Plunkettown, southwar.d int o Clayton County where th~ ma jor porti on of ,.the area needi ng r ene,: al already , l i es . 6. Est ablish policy _that det ermined ef f ort be made to l ocat e some l ow- i ncome housing i n each Ward of t he . Ci ty, r e cognizing th~t the bulk of s uch housing will of necessi t y have to go i n areas wher e land is avail able at prices which make low- income housing development economically· f easible . Alder men in r espective Wards to be urged t o work. with Plannin~ Depart ment, Housing Authority and Housing Resources Committ ee in det ermining lo cati ons and number of, uni t s consi der ed a?pr opriate for their ', Tard.

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�______ ~---~-..::.-..:..- ..;__~_....._ 2 7. The Housing Authority be reques ted to adopt a policy of trying to locate a sizable portion of its f uture Public Housing, Turnkey or otherwise, on small and medium sized scattered tract s, rangeing from 4 to 200 units each, within general areas of the City to~be selected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Plannine Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under EOA) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by government al action and those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying , for Public Housing . Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emer gency housing f or not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encourage in any way possible greater interest by developers in construction of single family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and r ehabilitation by private -~nterprise of existing housin.3, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for r ental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and generally accepted materials, as assembled i n the fact ories ; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. 11. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislat i ve action) substantially as foll ows to builders and developers of low-income housing· units which will rent or sell in the private market in t he $45 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. No. Bedrooms RentaL or Purchase Ran.:,;e 1 Bedroom or Efficiency $45.00-55.00 100 75 50 25 10 None 2 Bedrooms $55.00-65.00 Same as above 12. Tax Abatement % _No. Years 1st year 2nd year Jr.d year 4th year 5th year Thereafter Establish a positive and ;intensive program ( classes), th.tough EOA or ..other source , in depres s ed areas of the City f or education of low- income tenants in proper . conservation (_care and maintenance ) of dwellings and premises which they occupy. 13. The City to continue t o actively work f or r e:i.nstatement of the Rent SuppleMent Procram, i n substantially the same f orm as previously authorized . �3 1· 14. The Housing Author ity to take ail acti ve roll, both in the n ei ghborho:J dsI involved and politically, in selection of sites !or Public Housin_3 and in sup9ort of rez onin3 petiti ons on sites cons idered suitable for Public Housin6 under the Turnkey progr am .- ·15. Sponsors of sites proposed for r ezoni ng for the low-income housing program to be en couraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and the Housing Res ources Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general nei ghbor hood concurrence at least t wo weeks bef ore the rez oning .signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites propos ed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly .determine t he adequacy of Corrnnunity Facilities for the proposed development, and pri or to presentation to the Pla..l'liling Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies i nvolved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is complet ed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committ ee before the Planning Board considers the proposal. 17,. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Commit t ee, the Housing Authority to submit to them writt en recom .endations on all sites on agendas proposed f or r ez oning for Public Housing; and the Housing Resources Committee to submit recornmenciations on all sites on agendas propose d for rezoning f or lowincome housing under either the TurIL'ke:,r or 2 21 d ( 3) progr2.I11s. +8. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public HousinG progr am, parti cularly leasing and purchase, into the ad j acent unincorporated areas. �October 10, 1967 I-rousnm RESOU11CES COMHITTEE Room 120!1, City Hall Proposed Sites Whi ch owners, or those having control, wi s h to sell for the Low-income Housing Program. Location Acres Zonin.~ Contr olled by West of Wilson Mill Rd . S.W. Opposite City Park 27 R-5 Rev . R. J. J ackson, Morehous e College Tel. 523 -22 50 East of Bol ton Rd. N.W. South of Bankhe Qd N. of Sandy Creek Adja cent ~o I-285 10 A-1 Robert P. Matthews Tel. 351-4980 (Deceased) A-L Robert P. Hatthews (Deceased) South side of Ponce de Leon East of Moreland ( ?or El derly ) E. of Boulevard Dr . "N.E. Between Rogers & Warren h½+ . R-5 Rob ert P. Matthews (Deceased) S. side of N. Ave. N. W. L.L . 17.5, l!ith Dist. Fulton Co. near 1248 North Ave·. 8 R-5 John . Gilmer Tel. 874-6320 E. side of Field Rd . N.W. Adjacent to Bowen Homes 6½ A-1 John Gilmer Near Neighborhood Health Ce nter 31 Bro..n'llee Rd . S.W. 4+ ? West of Lyndhurst Dr. S.W. near Utoy Creek El bridge St . N.W. off Bankhead Hwy. R-5 35 280 uni ts for sale + 17~2 A A-1 Adjacent t o 2.55 Harl a;n Rd. S.W. Gordon Rd. S. W. South Side Wes t of Seven Courts Eas t side Empire Dr. S.E. S. of Oak Dr. S. W. & R-3 Mar t i n P. Cohen 3847 Roswell Rd., N. E. Tel. 261-2987 Rev . Saul Gray 974 Ber kshir e Road, N.E. Tel. 874-7762 (one of 5 partners) Tel. . 755-3238 For Sale sign on property 17A C & S Realty 524-2052 200 Henry Grady nl dg . Fair St . Between Pet ers St . and North Si de Dr . Boul der' Park Area Annexed J an . 1, 1967 Mrs. Hi ckstrone 3349 Oakcli f f Rd . S. W. Tel. 52!i-58!i7 2½'-i, + 4 R-6 J im Dempsey M-1 Le e P. Fore Vi ce - President Belleau Inc . 602 Heal ey Bl dg. JA 3-6008 A 25 A �East side Nisley Lake Rd . S. w. N. of Campbell t on Rd •. M. W, Grigr~s & f rienci.s 477 Ivan Hill Circle, s. w. Tel. 75.5-3102 South of Custer Ave , S. E. at Ellby Rd. 18+ R-5 John R. Hall Ada.'Tls, Wallis &. Hall 3711 Roswell Rd . N.E. Suite 210 N. of Etheridge Dr . N.W. Adjacent to Jackson P 1 way on East side 16+ A-1 Ro:-iert :Mathews 351-4900 (De ceas ed) Apts. Rohert L. Fine, Attorney I n Decatur Tel. 377-6461 Off Cascade Rd . S.W. outside of but near City Limits in Fulton County 63A +37A Off Boulder Park Dr. S.W. Adjacent t o Country Club Estates 38 R-3 Harry BeJ.f or , Tel. 524 -2323 (Owner - Luther Fraser) N. of Cambellton Rd. S.W. W. of Nisk Lake Rd. LL 44, Dist. FF E. side Northwest Dr. N.W. S. of Proctor Dr. In LL 2.58, 17th Dist. 337' & 338 ' on N. W. Dr . N. W. Corner Alvin Dr . & Sizemore Ave . N.W. 48 .2.5 R-4 Douelas Wood Realty Co, 944 Gor don St.. S.W. Tel. 75.5- 3511 12.2 . R-.5 Tom Swift Palmer Realty Co. Tel. 233-5486 + 3,9 (Adjacent) House &· Lot ,, 195 1 X 285 1 +2 additional Lots (adj a cent) 60 1 X 195 1 75 1 X 195 1 Mrs . L. H. Sluder 6346 Audley nlvd. Lithia Springs, Ga. Tel. 941-1577 (Atlanta Exchange) �/ ~;,. \ FT. Mcl' /ll HS U,\ ~- /' ., 1 "-.... •. �HUGHES SPALDING WILLIAM K, MEADOW CHARLES L . GOWEN JAMES M . SIBLEY JOHN I Z ARD K I RK M. MCALPIN RICHARD A. . DENNY, JR . W I LL I AM H . IZLAR, .JR . B R ADLEY HA.LE R O BERT L . STEED j,J£NRY HALL WARE, Ill HUGH PETERSON,JR, JOHN A.WALLA.CE DAVID L,CO~ER \JOHN 0 . HOPKINS A . F'ELTON JENKINS,JR. JACK H, WATSON , .JR , HORACE H , SIB.L EY ROBT. B, TROUTMAN F"URMA.N SMITH HUGHES SPALDING, .JR, CHARLE S H. KIRBO POPE B , M"w"INTIRE KENNETH L , HEWITT HARRY C. HOWARD R . BYRON ATTRIDGE ROBERT w . HURST ANTHA MULKEY DANIEL .,J . o'cONNOR, .JR. CHARLES M . KIOO .JOHN C , STATON,JR. F"URMAN SMITH, JR. G , LEMUEL HEWES PHILIP F". E.THERIOGII!: A.WILLIAM 10~ Ill IZING & SPALDING TRUST COXPANY OF' GEORGIA BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 404 525-0481 October 3, 1967 Mr. Malcolm D. Jones Housing Resources Committee Room 1204, City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Jurisdiction of Atlanta Housing Authority Outside City Limits Dear Mr. Jones: Following our telephone conversation of yesterday morning, I made a close check of the Georgia laws on the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority, and I also checked out the effect of federal statutes • . With regard to housing operations, under the "Housing Authorities Act", the jurisdiction of an authority is defined as follows in§ 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(f) 'Area of Operation• in the case of a housing a uthority of a city, shall include such city and the area within 10 mi les of the territorial boundarie s thereof, but shall not include any area which lies withi n t he t erritoria l boundarie s of a ny othe r city unless a r e solution s hall ha ve be en adopted by t he governing body of such other city declaring that there i s a need for the city housing authority to exer c ise it_s powers within the t erritoria l boundaries of s uch ot her city. No cit y, county, r egiona l or cons oli da t e d authority sha ll oper ate i n any area in which an aut hority a lready establ ish e d is operating without the consent by r e s olution of the author ity alr eady oper a ting "therein. 11 (Ga . Laws 1937, pp . 210 , 212, as a mended) .-.•:. �Mr. Malcolm D. Jones -2- October 3, 1967 This means that the _authority which first begins operating in an area outside the territorial limits of a city under this particular law shall have pre-empted jurisdiction from any other city authority whose extra-territorial jurisdiction would cover the same ground. For instance, if the Atlanta Housing Authority first began operating in an area of Fulton County which was also within 10 miles of the East Point Housing Authority, Atlanta's being there first would keep East Point out. ~ Although the law in Georgia seems to give the authority absolute right to operate within the unincorporated areas of a county, Mr. James Jones at the H.A.A. ini'orms me that Federal law would require that the Authority have an operating agreement with the county. The Atlanta Housing Authority presently has such an agreement with Fulton County. As for Urban Redevelopment, or Urban Renewal, the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority is only 5 miles. The Georgia "Urban- Redevelopment Law" states in part as follows in § 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(r) 'Area of Operation' shall mean the area within the corporate limits of the munic ipality and the area within 5 miles of such limits, except that it shall not include any area which lies within the territorial .boundaries of another incorporated city or town unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city or town declaring a need therefor." (1937 Ga. Laws, pp. 210-230, as amended ) Of course there are numerous provisions in Georgia law for cooperative agreements between various authorities, including provisions for joint action on occasion. However, the above statutes, plus the reference to the Federal requirements for a cooperation agreement, set out the basic extra-territorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority. �Mr. Malcolm D. Jones -3- October 3, 1967 If I can be of any further help to you, please +et me know. Sincerely, ~~ / Hugn Peterson, J r y HPJr:km ccs: Mr. M. B. Satterfield Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority Mr. Carlton Garrett Director of Finance Atlanta H_o using Authority �HOUSING RESOURCES CXJMMI TTEE October 16, 1967 Swmnar;y of Rezoninc ( Princi.I)al Sites ) f or Low-income Hous ing During 1967 Action No. Si tes Acres Unit s Approved by Zon . Com. and Bd . of Ald. 6 294. 5 2878 Deni ed by Zon . Com. and Bd . of Ald. 4 99.0 1106 11 320.15 3646 5 252. 7 2508 Still in t he mill. To be Considered by Zon . Com. and Acted on by Bd. of Ald. Potenti al Sites Rezoning not appl . f or Because of dis couraeement of apol i cants . �2 October l o, 1967 Status of Rezoning (Principal Sites ) for Lou- income Housing Durinc 1967 Location Program Acres Units Results APPROVED '\·.Jest side of 7 airburn Rd . S.W. N. of Holly Family Hospital 221 d ( 3 ) 59 500 Zonin1:; Com. postponed actio"1 on J une 22 until Sept. 1 Approved by Zon . Cor.1. Sept. 7 Approved by Bd. of Ald. Sept . 18 20 204 Approved by Bd. Ald . Jan. 3 12 150 Approved by Zon. Com. Nay 3 100 Approved by Zon. Com. Sept . 7 150 1384 Approved by Zon . Com. Aug . 24 45 540 Co- op Between Hollywood Rd . N. W.and Gun Club Rd . 221 d ( 3) TK or Gun Cl ub Rd . S. of Alvin Dr. 221 d (3) TK or s.w. corner of Bro1-mlee & Boulder Park Dr. Conv. n ockdale U. R. Project 221 d ( 3 ) Both sides Bankhead Hy. TK fr!·.2 W. of I-2 85 Approved by Bd. Ald. Oct. 16 2.94.~- 2878" Total DENIED S. of Oak Dr . S.E. West of Browris mill Rd . 221 d ( 3) Bro,mto,m Rd. 20 224 Denied by Bd . of Al d. Apr. 17 TK 51 510 Denied by Bd. of Al d . Aug . 21 Expect to reactivate S. Side of Si::npson Rd. N.W. Betwe en Lincoln Cemetery and Hi ghtower Rd. 221 d (3) 10 120 Denied by Zon. Com. Aug . 24 N. of Bake rs ?erry Rd. S.W. Wester n portion of LL 24 (FF) Leasing for PH 18 Co-op, Total Denied by Zon. Con . Sept. 21 (Reduced from 26A) �3 Oc tober 18, 1967 Recent Planning Board Actions Location ProFTram Acres Units Res ults P.ar well Rd. N,W. at Oakcliff 221 d (3) 612 80 Denied by Plan. Bd. Aug. 16 -::- South of Adamsville Dr. S.E . 221 d (3) 4 40 Denied by Plan. Bd . Aug . 16 -::(Z - 67 - 129- E) To Zan. Com. Oct.iPi W. of Gordon Rd . (HRC C- 28) South & East of PeJrton Rd . 221 d (3) 69 N. of Utoy Cre ek (Appl. to rezone an additional 102A in this tract was wi thdravm because of opposition of neighborhood & reluctance of Plan. Dept.) 1Y 700 Deferred by Plan. Bd . Aug . 16 V' Approved by Plan. Bd . Sept. 13 * Wi thdra1-m f rom low- income hou sing program Oct. 10 _), r.., Goes before Zan . Com. Oct. 26 . 1)-~°'t'•;" Both sides Bankhead Hy. West of I-2 85 TK 45 511.0 Favorabl e rec. by Plan. :i3d . Aug . 16 -~ Plan. Dept. to work out details on Com. Facilities ( Si te Ap. by HA & Ten. Ap. by HUD) To z. C. Oct. 5 Appvd. by Zon. Com. Oct. S 9.t by Bd. of Ald . Oct. 16 N. side of E. Confederate Ave. S.E. at Walker St. 221 d (3) 20 240 Deferred by Plan. Bd. Aug . 16 -:~ (waiting for plans) Denied by Plan. Bd . Sept. 13 W. side of Jacks on P 1 way N. W. TK or 221 d (3) Co-op 14.3 150 Deferred by Plan. Bd . Aug . 16 ~~ for submission of plans Deferred again Oct. 11 for f urther study East side of Fairburn Rd. S.W. N. of Se1-1ell Rd. 221 d (3) & Housing for Elderly 30 Deferred by Plan. for submission of (Site Ap. by HA 8c Goes before Plan. N. si de Gor don Rd . West of Adamsville Dr. S.W. (Z-67-144- E) Conv. w. side Hollywo od Rd. N.W. Between Brm,mtm-m Rd. & Magnolia Cemetery (Z-67-200-D ) 221 d (3) Non-profit East side of Fairburn Rd . N.W• .N. of Sewell Rd. (Z-67-142-E) 221 d (3) Non-profit & Elderly N. of Sewell Rd. N.W. TK Just S. of P-roctor Creek (Z-67-144- E) 3,5

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�4 October 18, 1967 Status of Certain Other Potential Sites (Rezonine not applied f or, f or-reasons indicated) Location Program Acres Units Resul ts 50 584 ll5 1000 221 d (3) or El derly 38 364 Sponsor r el uctant to f ile rezoni ng Apl. because of objections of Plan. Dep t. and anti cipated turn down by Bd. of Ald. W. of Jack son Parkway N. of Proctor Creek 221 d (3) 10.7 100 Rezoning Apl. deferred at re quest of Applicant be cause of discou~agement from Plan. Dep t. S. of Oak Dr. S.W. E. of Empire Dr. 221 d (3) 25 29) Developer discoura p, ed _ram f iline; appl. aft er turn dmm of adj oi ning tract by Bd. of Ald. and talking wi th Ward Al der men ll1A off DeKalb Ave . N.E. between DeKalb Ave . & HcLendoh at Hampton Terrace · 221 d ( 3) Rent Suppl . 14 210 Catholic Archdi ocese reluctant t o iet i nto Zoni ng fi ght. TK E. of J onesboro Rd . S.E. opposite Macedonia Rd . 221 d (3) South of Boul der Pk. Dr . near Country Club Estat es & Co-op Total 252. 7 ,. 2S'5B" Rezoning Apl. not f iled because Spons ors anticipate stronG opposition f rom Hard Al der men. �HOUSING RESOURCBS CO!HI'fTEE 1204. City Hall Ro October 24, 1967 or,anmw Toa Mr. ~'HUl'in~ to your inetl"uctio

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In addition to NLC representatives, invi tations to these re gional me etings have been extended to members of the Ameri can Institute of Architects, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders, American General Contractors, and National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. As you knov,, HUD Secretary Weaver announced last vreek that efforts would be made to doublev°'.the annual producti on of public housing units . The turnlcey method is seen as t he primary means of accomplishing this goal, because a project can be completed in approximately half the time needed for conventional public housing projects. HUD has asked all local housing authorities t o evaluate proposed public housing pro jec ts and determine whi ch projects could get into construction within nine months. These projects wi ll then be given a priority. Vie feel NLC members will want to be fully aware of developments in the use of turnkey public housing. I hope you or your representative will be able to attend the meeting in your region on behalf of the National League of Cities. Attachment 1/s~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -:,Ml idtnt MAYO?. JAMES H.J. TATE Ph,la -iel phio, Penn1yivanio V1t• ?uu :dent MAYO R C. BE VER LY BRILEY No ,hviile, Tennou•e Po,, P,ni dt nf MA YO~ MAYOR IVAN AlLEN, JR . Atlanro, G oorgi o MAYOR NEA L S. BLAISDELL Honolul u, Ha w a ii CURTIS Bl YTH Nevada Muni cipa l Anociotion HAROlD M. TOLLEFSON MAYOR THOMAS R. BY RN E Tacoma, Wo,hing ton $1 . Po ul, Mi nnos o to /Vr}J-lt-c~/~I ~-tUA Jf .1 Cl' ((/ 1'1 EXECUTIV E COMMITTEE-.,,.____.,_.._____,:'---;-,~--------------------, MAYOR CRAW FORD J. CARROLL ED JOH NSON MA YO R JOHN V, LIN DSA Y l ooguc o f WiH on1 in Munici politi H New York , New Yor k MAYOR FRANK CURR AN MA YOR NATHA N 8 . KA UFMAN MAY OR RALPH S. LOCHER Oovor , Ool a w o re Son Diogo, Ca li fornia Uni W" ora ity City, M in ouri Cle.,c lan d, O hi o RO BERT E. FRY ER MA YO R WA LTE R J, KELL IHER Mold an, Mo u ochuscth MAYOR HERSCHEL I, lASH KOWITZ Fo rgo, North Da kota DA VID l. MANN Now Hom p, hir o Mun icipal Anociotion MAYO R DAVID H. McLEOD flo ron co, So uth Carol ina Mi ch ig an Municipa l looguo MAY OR WAYNE G ILLEY Le w ton, Oklahoma BENNIE SCHM IETT Utah Municipal l•og1,10 ED SIMMERMA N Auociotion of Idaho Citiu JOHN F, W"-T~INS A.lobom o hogve of Municipolit iH MAYO~ JU DSON F, WI LL IAMS El Po,o, Ti:a o , �., mm Re gional Turn](ey Nee tjnr;s All meetings begin at 9 a.m.v Region IV - Chicago - October 3 Sher aton-Chicago Hotel 505 N. I'vd' .chi gan 7th Floor-Crystal Room Chicago, Illinois Region V - Fort Worth - October 5 Feder al Office Building Room 7A02 819 Taylor Street Fort Worth, Texas Region I - Nevr York - October 16 Unioh Carbide Building 270 Par k Avenue New York, New Yorl( Region II - Philadelphia - October 18 Bell Tel ephone Building Audi torium 1 Parh'Vvay Philadelphia, Pa. ~ ~-___.~ -~-------~--------,______ c gion III - Atlanta - October 23 Feder al Office Room 556 275 Peachtree, Atlanta, c~orgia Region VI - San Francisco - October 26 Jack Tar Hote l Gas Buggy Room Van Nes s Avenue & Geary Street San Francisco, California_ ' 0 ,; �BOOSI · Roan RESOURCES COMM! E 1204, Citq Ball October 24, 1967 A • ta of �• Cecil 2 Octob • ~~Q.dl,S- 24, 1967 Lo · s,. U, cla t ,. -du. , �October 17, 1967 HOUSING Rr.;SOUil.Cf:c CO'-lf-:ITTirn Cecil A. Alexander, Architect, Chairmc.n Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, President, Emory Universtiy, Co- Cha.irman Dr. Benjamin E. Mays , President Emeritus, Horehouse Colle ~e, Co-Chairman PANELS Legal Charles Weltner, Attorney Donald Hollowell , Regional Dire ctor, Equal Employment Opportuni ty ComrrQssion !-ionorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr. Archer D. Smith III., Atorney, Harmon and Thackston Yir. Norman L. Underwood, Attorney, Sanders, Hes t or and Holley Construction and Desi~n Dr. Edwin Harris on , Presi dent, Georgia I nstitute of Te chnology, Chairman Herman Russell, Contractor foreland Smith, Director of Urban Planning Project, Southern Regional Council, Inc. Vice-Chairman Rev. J ohn A. Middl eton, President, Morris Brown College Henry F. Al exander., Builder J ames Moore, President, Atlanta .Labor Council Finance a.rid Ifon-Profi t Funds Dean HardinG B. YounG, Atlanta University Lee Burge, President, Retail Credit Chairman Butler T. Henderson, J,;orchouse College Mills B. Lane ., Jr., President, Citizens a.nd Sou uhern Nat ional Bank A. H. Sterne, President, The Trust Company of Georgia Gordon Jones., President, The Fulton National 3ank Vi ce- Chai rman Joseph Earl e Birnie, President , The National Bank o.f Georgia A. B. Padgett, Trust Officer, Trust CoTipany of Georgi a Hamilton Dou,glas, Attorney Rev . William Holmes Borders , Pastor, ll'1eat Street Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Horne Hilson Company Albert Love , Executive Vi·ce President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jr . , Executive Director , Wesley Woods Apartments John Wilson, President, Horne-Wilson Company �Publi c Hous i ng Edwin L. Ster ne, Chairman, Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Dr. Albert Yanl ey, Presi dent, Spelman College Leonard Rei nd1, President, Cox Broadcas t i ng Company Clarence Coleman, Reeional lli-,~e ctor, Nati onal Urban Leagus Ch airman Charles ~ . Palmer , Pres ident , Palmer , Inc. Land Acquis i tion W. L. Lee, President, Atl anta Gas Li ght Company C. R~ Yate s , President, Yates - Milton Stores Dr. Vivian Henderson, President, Clark Col l ege Act ing Chairman J im E. Land, Chief Engineer for Geor gi a, Souther n Bell Tel ephone & Telegraph Co. Mr. J. A. Alston, President, Empire Real Estate Board , Alston Real ty Co .

Mr. Stewart Wight, Hight, Couch & Ward, At la.11ta Real Estate Boar d Representative

Social Probl ems Duane Beck, Dire ct or, Community Counci l of the Atlanta Area, I nc. Mr. Sujette Crank, Social Director., NE)ighborhood Services, E. O.A. Dr. T. Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Morehou s e Coll ege Dean William Jackson, Atlanta University Chair man Vir . Erwin Stevens, Chairman, Ci tizens Central Advisory Commi ttee, E. O.A . Yir. Lewis Cenker, Attorney BusinE)ss Participation Virgil Milton, Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears , Roebu ck & Co~pany Chairman E. L. Simon, Auditor, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Vice-Chairman Harlee Branch, President, The Southern Company C. A. "Art" Jenkins, Director of Industrial Rel ati ons, Lo ckheed Rolland lfaJCT,rnll, President, Davison 1 s Department Stores Public Information James L. Tm-ms end, Townsend and Ass ociates �fu'olic Information ( continued) Dale Clark, Di r ector of Publi c Affair s , WAGA -TV Ray Moore, rJe1-rs Director , FSB-TV Jj_m Wood, Ne1-1s Dir ector, FOAK Vice-Chair man STAFF 1100!1 120Lr, CI'Yi HALL Tel. 522-M:63, Ext . 430 Mal colm D. Jones, Director Gates, Consultant }'.J's. Sharon Crawford, Secretary \·!. H. Chairman �October 17, 1967 HOUSDJG RESOURCES C011HITTEE ~r. Ce cil A. Alexander, Chairman Housine; Resource s Commit t.ee Finch, Alexander, Barnes., Rothschild, and Paschal., Architects 10th f loor Standard Federal Building 44 Broad St r eet , N. W. Atlanta, Geor Gia 30303 Dr. S:mford S. At1-,ood., Co-Chairman Housins Resour ces Committee Presicl.ent., Emory Universi ty Atl a.~ta, Georeia 30322 Dr. Benjamin E. Hays, Co-Chairman Housing Resources Co:n:1.ittee President E.rnerj.tus., 'forehouse College 3316 Pamlico D-.t. S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 PANELS LEGAL Mr . Charles L. Wcltner, Attorney The Fi rst N2.tional Bank, Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street Atl anta, Georgia 30303 Hr. Donald Hollowell, Regional DirE-}ctor Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Honorable Luther Alverson, Judce

Fulton County Superior Court

136 Pryor Street , S. lJ. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Er. Archer D. Snith III, Attorney Harmon and Thac.rnton 194!-1 .Jational Bank of Geore;ia Bldg. Atlanta, Georeia Mr. Norman L. Underwood, Attorney Sanders, Hester and Holley 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Chairman �7 11

I · COi'iST?..UC'I'ION AND TlESIG!'! Dr. Edwin Harrison, Pres ident Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Chairman Nr. Herman J. Rus sell, Contractor 504 Fair Stree t, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 M:r . Moreland Smith, Director Urban Pl anni ng Project Souther n Regi onal Council, Inc. 5 Forsyth ~treet , N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Vice - Chairman Rev . J ohn A-. Middleton, Pres i dent Horris Bro"wn College 673 Hunter Street , N. H. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Mr. Henr;J F. Alexander, Builder 2439 Fernleaf'. Court, N. W. Atl anta, Geor~ia 30318 Yir. J ames Moore, Presi dent Atlanta Labor Council 15 Pe a chtree Street, N. E. Room 208 Atla..,ta, Georgia 30303 FI:IJAN CE A:rn NON-PROFIT FU?JDS ' Dean Harding B. Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30314 Mr. Lee Burce, President R~tail Credit Company P. 0. Box l.i081 Atlanta, Georr,ia 30302 Mr. Butler T. Henders on Morehouse College 223 Chestnut Stre s t, S. w. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Chairman �Page Three · FINANCE AND NON- P:WFIT FU JDS ( continued) Mr . Mills Bo Lane, Jr., President The Citiz ens and Southern National Bank P.O. Box 4899 Atlanta , Georgi~ 30303 Mr . Joseph Earl e Birnie, President The National Bank of Georgia Peachtree at Five Points Atlanta , Ge orgia 30303 Mr. Augustus H. Sterne, President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edgewoo d Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 Vir . Gordon Jones, President The Fulton Hational Bank P. O. Box Lt387 Atl anta, Georgi a 30302 Mr . A. B. Padgett, Trust Off icer Trust Company of Georgia P. O. Box 4418 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Hr. Hami l ton Douelas, Jr., Attorney National Bank of Georgia Building Atl anta, Geore ia Rev. William Hol mes Borders, Pastor Wneat Stree t Baptist Chur ch 1426 Hozley Drive, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, President Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta , Ge orgia 30314 Mr. John Wilson, President Horne-Wilson Company 163 Peters Street, S. W. Atl anta , Georgia 30313 Mr. Albert Love Exe cutive Vice President 'fhe McCall Corporation P.O. Box 1000 Doraville, Georei a 30040 Mr. Scott Houston, Jr., Executive Director Wesley Woods Apartments P. o. Box 15468 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Vice-Chairman �Pace Four PlJBL IC H01JSING Y.tr . Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman Housing Authority of t he City of .Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Ati.anta, Georr;ia ,30303 Dr. Albert Manley, President Spel man Col lege 350 Leonard Street , S. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 };r . Leon2.rd Re inch, Pres i dent Cox Broa~casting Company 1601 West Pe achtree Street, N. E. Atl:mta, Geor ci a Iv1r. Claren~e D. Coleman, Regi onal Director Nati onal Urban Le ai:;ue 136 Marietta Street, N. v,J. , Suite 242 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Chairman Hr. Charles F. Pa~ner, President Palmer , Inc., Pal mer Building 41 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 LAND ACQUISITI ON Mr. Wallace L. Lee , President Atlanta Gas Light Company P. O. Box 4569 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Clayton R. Yates, President ~ates -:-1il ton Store s 2 28 P.. llhurn .Avenue, I~ . E . Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 1".Ir. Jim E. Land Chief Engineer f or Georgia Southern Bell Telephone & Tel egraph Company 805 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Dr. Vivian Henderson, President Cl:".rk Collr:ie 240 Chestnut Street, s. W. Atlanta , Geor gia 30314 Acting Chairman �PaE;e Five LAND .ACQUISITION ( continued ) Mr. J. A. Al ston, President Enpire Real Estate Board Alston Realty Co. 195 A Auburn Ave. N. E. 30303 Atlanta, Ge or~ia ·Hr. Stewart Wight Hight, Couch~ Hard 15 Peachtree Bldg. , Room 822 Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 SOCIAL PROBLSNS Hr. Duane Beck, Executive Director Comi~i..:nity Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1000 Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director "Jeighborhood Services, E. O.A., Inc . 101 H2rietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Tobe Johnson Professor of Political Science Morehouse College 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Dea.-ri v-Jilliar:1 S. Jackson School of Social Work Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, s. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Hr. Ervrin Stevens, Chairman Citizens Central Advisory Committee, E.O.A. 799 Parsons Street, S. H. Atlanta, Georgia 3031h Vir. Le·wis Geru::er, Attorney 20h5 I1an chester, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Chairma.'1 �Par;e Six BUSINESS PAH'i'ICIPATIDN ilj~. VirGil i1'lil ton Chairman 3626 fu"'<:edo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Ar. Edward L. Simon, Jludi tor Atlanta Life Insurance Company lh8 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atl anta , Georgia , 30303 Vice-Chairman Mr. Harlee Branch, President The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Geor8ia 30305 Mr. C. Arthur Jenkins Director, Industrial Rel ations Lockheed Cor1;:m11y Marietta, Georgia 30060 '1r . Rolland Maxwel l, President Davison ' s Denartment Stores 180 Peachtre~ Street, N. ;l . Atlanta, Georgia 30303 PUBLIC IllF0R.H/1.TI 0N Hr. James L. To1-msend Tm-msend and Associates 101h Heal ey Bld13 . Atlanta, Georgia Hr. Dale Clark Director of Public Affai rs HAGA- TV 1551 Briarcliff Road, N. E. _Atl anta, Georgia 30306 Chairman Mr . Ray Moore News Dir ector WSB- TV 1601 1:-lest Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Geor gi a 30309 Hr. J im Wood News Director , WAOK 110 Ed8ewood Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Vice-Chairman �Page Seven STAFF ROOM 1204, CITY HALL Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 Mal colm D. Jones Director H. w. Gates, Consultant Mrs. Sharon Crawford, Secretary �October 17, 1967 HOUS I NG !-lESOURCES COMHITTEE Mr . Ce cil A. Al exander, Chai r man Hous inG Resourc es Commit tee Pinch, Al exander , Darnes, Rot hschil d, and Paschal, Archit ects 10th Fl oor Standard Feder al Buildi ng 44 Broad Str eet, N. W. Atlanta , Geor gia 30303 Dr. Sanford S. At1-10od, Co- Chairman Housing Re s our ce s Commi t t ee Presid.ent, Emory Univer s i ty Atlanta, Georei a 30322 Dr. Benj amin E. Mays, Co- Chairman Hous i ne Re sour ces CoJ'!"fD.i ttee Pres i dent Emeritus, Mor ehouse College 3316 Paml i co D-.c. S. W. Atlant a , Georgia 30311 PANELS LEGAL YJ.r . Char l e s L. Wel t ner, Attorney The Fi rst National Bank , Sui t e 2943 2 Peachtr ee St reet Atl ant a, Ge orgia 30303 Hr. Donald Hollowel l , Regional Dire ctor Equal Employment Oppor t unity Commis sion 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. 30309 Atl ant a , Georgia Honor abl e Luther Al verso n, J udGe Fult on County Superior Cour t 136 Pryor Street , S. W. Atl anta, Georgia 30303 Er. Archer D. Smith III, Attorney Harmon and Thackston 1944 Jational Bank of Geor e;i a Bl dg. Atl anta, Georeia Hr . Norman L. Underwoo d, Attorney Sanders , Hes ter and Holl ey 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Chairman �I P2.ce Two I . COIIST:2.UC'I'ION Arm TlESIGT-J Dr. Edwin Harri son, President Geor gia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue, N. W. Atlanta, Geor ~ia 30313 Chairman Mr. Herman J. Russell, Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. W. Atl anta, Ge orgia 30313 Mr. Horel and Smith, Director Vice-Chairman Urban Planning Project Southern Regional Council, Inc. 5 Forsyth Street , N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Rev. John A. Middleton, President I'-Iorris Bro1,,m College 673 Hunter Stree t, J. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Mr. Henr<J F. Alexander, Builder 21i39 Fernlenf Court, N. W. Atlanta , Geor gia 30318 1/ir. J ames Moore, President Atl anta Labor Council 15 Peachtree Stre et, N. E. Room 208 Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 FINAJ\JCE AND FON- PROFIT FUNDS ' Dean Hardin5; B. Young Atlanta. University 223 Che stnut Street , S. W. Atl anta, Georgia 30314 Mr . Lee Burce, President R~ t ail Credit Company P. O. Box li081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Butler T. Henderson Aorehouse College 223 Chestnut Stre et, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 I Chairman �Page Three · FINANCE Ai'D NON - P:?.OFIT ~l J.\JDS ( continued ) }".Lr. Mills B. Lane, Jr., President The Citiz ens and Southern National Bank P.O. Box 4899 Atlanta, Geor ~ia 30303 Mr . Joseph Earle Bi rnie, President The Nati onal Bank of Georgia Peachtree at Five Points Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Mr . Augus tus H. Sterne, President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edgewood. Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Ytr ~ Gordon Jones, President The Fulton Hati onal Bank P. O. Box l.d87 Atl anta, Georgi a 30302 Hr. A. B. Padgett , Trust Off icer Trust Company of GeorGia P. O. Box 4418 Atl anta, Georgia 30302

Mr. Hamilton Douglas , Jr., Attorney

National Bank of Georgi a Building Atlanta, Georeia Rev. William Holmes Borders, Pastor Hheat Street Baptist Church 11_~26 Mozl ey Drive, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, Pre sident Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Mr. John Wilson, President Horne-Wilson Company 163 Peters Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Mr. Albert Love Executive Vice President The McCall Corporation P.O. Box 1000 Doraville, Georeia 30040 Mr. Scott Houston, Jr., Executive Director Wesley Woods Apartments P. o. Box 15468 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Vice-Chairman �Pae;e Four PlJBLIC H()T]SII'JG Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Ge oreia JOJOJ Dr . Albert Manley, President Spelma.11. College 350 Leonard Street , S. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303 Leon2.rd Rei nch, Pres i dent Cox Broa_d cas ting Company 1601 West Peachtree Stree t, N. E. Atl:mta, Geor ;::ia I-Ir. Zr . Clarence D. Col eman, Regional Director Nati onal Urban Le ai:;ue 136 Yarietta Street, N. W., Suite 242 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Chairman Nr. Charl es F. Palmer, President

?almer , Inc., Palmer Building

41 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 LAl'JD ACqUISITI0N Mr. Wallace L. Lee, President Atlanta Gas Light Company P. O. Box 4569 Atlanta , Georgia 30302 Mr. Clayton R. Yat es, Presi dent ~ates - ~'1il ton Stores 228 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atl anta, Ge orgia 30303 Mr. Jim E. Land Chief Engineer f or Georgia Southern Bell Telephone & Tel egraph Company 805 Peachtree Street, N". E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Dr. Vi vian Henderson, President Cl.-.rk College 2LO Ches t nut Street, S. W. Atlanta , Geor eia 3031)..i Actine; Chairman �Pace Five A1'T D ..-a~cJ cvr - s .T· TO'·T ( COn +--.,lDU8Q . ' ) L "_f' ., •• 1~ 0U J T .w.,:J~ Nr. J. A. Alston, Pres ident fu~)ire rte.'.l.l Est te Board Alston Realty Co. 195 A Auburn Ave. N. E. ~tlanta, Geor~ia 30303 · -'Ir. Stewar t 1.viGht Hight, Couch 1:c Hard 15 Peachtree Bldg. , :<.oom 822 Atlanta, Geor~ia 30303 SOCIAL PROBV'::: ;s Hr. Duane Beck, Executive Dire ctor Comrr:c.ni ty Cou...'1.cil of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1000 Glenn Builciing Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mrs. Sujette CrarJ<:, Social Director i'Jeiz;hborhood. Se:::--vices, E.O.A., Inc. 101 H2..riett2. Street Atlanta, Georgia J0303 Tu-. Tobe Johnson Professor of Political Science Horeho-c.se Colle1se 223 Chestr.ut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Dea.ri Willian s. Jackson School of Social Work Atlanta Uni ver si ty 223 Chestnut Street, s .. W. Atlanta, veo~Gia 30314 Hr.. Ervrln Steve:.1s, Chair,.ian Cit'zens Central Advisory Committee, E.O.A. 799 Parsons Street, s. ;_.7. Atlant;:i., Jcorgia 3031h ~"lr'. Lm,ris Genker, Attorney 20h.5 Eanchester, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Chairma.'1. �Page SL'<: BUSPTSSS ?ARTICI?ATION Hr. Vir~il Mil ton 3626 fu'<:edo Road, At lanta, Geor gia Chairman N. W. 30305 Hr. Edward L. Simon, iudi tor Atlanta Life Insurance Company ll.r8 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atl anta , Georgia 30303 Vi ce-Chairman Hr. P.arlee Brcu1ch, President The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, rJ . E. Atlanta, Georgi a 30305 C. Arthur Jenkins Director, -Industri al Rela tions Lockheed Conpc.u.·w Harietta, GeorGi a 30060 Hr. Hr. Rolla nd lfaxwell, President Davison I s Department Store s 180 Peachtree Street, N. TT. Atlanta , Georgia -30303 PUDLIC I N!"Oil.HATI8N Hr. J runes L. T01-msend Tovmsend and Associates 1014 Healey Bl de . Atlanta, Geore ia Chairman Er. Dale Cl P..rk Dir e ctor of Publ i c Affairs ~-JAG!.-TV 1551 Briarcliff Road , N. E. Atlanta, Geor gia 30306 Mr. Ray Moor e News Director ·wsB- TV 1601 West Peachtre e Street, At l ant a , Ge orgia 30309 r,~r. J iin Wood Hews Director , WAOK 110 LdgeHood Avenue, N. E. Atlanta , Georeia 30303 N. E.· Vice-Chairman �Page Seven STAFF ROOM 120J..(, CITY R4.LL Tel. 522-4463, ExtQ 430 Mal colm D. Jones Director H. Wo Gates, Consultant JY'.trso Sharon Crawford, Secretary �October 17, 1967 HOUSING RESOUil.Cf:~ COH!H T'rEE Cecil A. Alexander, Architect, Chairman Dr. Sanford s. Atwood, President, Emory Universtiy, Co - Cha.irman Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President Emeritus, :Morehouse Colle ~e, Co-Chairman PANELS Le gal Charles Heltner, Attorney Donald Hollowell , Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Com.~Qssion !-fonorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr . Archer D. Smith III, Atorney, Har mon and Thackston Hr. Norman L. Underwood, Attorney, Sanders, Hes tor and Holley Construction and Desifn Dr . Edwi n Harrison , President, Georgia Ins t itute of Technology, Chairman Herman Russell, Contra ct or Moreland S:nith, Dir ector of Urban Plannin1:; Proj e ct, Southern Regional Council, Inc. Vice-Chairman Rev. John A. Middl eton, President, Morris Brown College Henry F. Alexander, Builder J ames Moore., President., Atlanta .Labor Council Finance a.rid Ifon- Profi t Funds Dean Harclinr; B. Youni , Atl anta Uni v~rsi t y Lee Burge, President , Retail Credit Chairman Butler T. Henderson, Norchouse College Mills B. Lane , Jr. , President, Citizens and Southern National Bank A. H. Sterne , President, The Trust CompPJ1Y of Georgia Gordon Jones ., President, The Fulton National '3an1< Vice - Chairman Joseph Earl e Birnie, President, The National Bank of Ge orgia A. B. Padgett, Trust Officer, Trust Conpany of Georgia Hamilton Dougl as , Attorney Rev . Will iam Holmes Borders , Pastor, 1-t'neat Street Bapti st Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Horne Wilson Company Albert Love, Executive Vi·ce President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jr., Execut i ve Director, Wesley Woods Apart ments John Wilson, President, Horne-Wilson Company �Public Housing Edwi n L. Sterne, Chairman, Housing Authority of the Ci ty of Atlanta Dr. Albert Hanley, President, Spelman College Leonard Rei n ch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company C-nairman Clarence Coleman, Reeional llire ctor, National Urban Leagus Charles fro Palmer, President, Palmer, Inc. Land Acquis i tion W. L. Lee, President, Atlanta Cas Light Company C. R~ Yates, President, Yates-Milton Stores Dr . Vi vian Henders on, President, Clark College Act ing Chairman Jim E. Lan d, Chief Engineer for Georgia., Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. Hr. J. Ao Alston, President, Empire Real Estate Board, Alston Real ty Co. Hr. Stewart .,Ji ght, Wight, Couch & Ward, At la.Tlta Real Estate rloard Representative Social Problems Duane Beck, Director, Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. Hr. Sujette Crank, Social Director, Neighborhood Servi ces, E. O. A. Dr. T. Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Morehou se College Chairman Dean William Jackson, Atlanta University Vir . Erwin Stevens, Chairman, Citizens Central Advisory Committee, E.O.A. Hr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney Business Participation Virgil Milton, Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears, Roebuck & Co;:ipany Chairman E. L. Simon, Auditor, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Vice-Chairman Harlee Branch, President, The Southern Company C. A. "Art" Jenkins, Director of Industrial Relati ons, Lockheed Rolland Haxr,rnll, President, Davison 1 s Department Stores Public Information J ames L. Townsend, Townsend and As sociates �fublic In.formation ( cor.tinued) Dale Clark, Director of Publi c .Affairs , WAGA-TV Ray Moore, 1Tews Director, HSB-TV Jj_m Wood, NeHs Director, FOAK Vice-Chairman STAFF ROOM 1204, CITY HALL Tel . 522-4L63, Ext. 430 Malcolm D. Jones, Director -W. W. Gates, Consultant Yirs. Sharon Crawford, Secretary Chairman �Col.. Malcolm D. J 1204, City Hall AtJ.an , Oi!!C~LA ' ot �GENERAL ~• GOH? . CONTRACTORS •~ ~ ~ --""_ , - ---~- - ....,..;""- ·-:.... . ..·:_,'...;.:__..._:_: _____: :_ ;'._ _;a ) 20004 WASHINGTON , D.C. 629 F . STRE 1:-'. T, N' .W. 628- 5793 October 16, 1967 )• Mr . Malcolm Do Jones Supervi s or of Inspection Services 1204 Cit y Hall Atlanta, Geor gia· Dea:r Mr •. Jones : I wish to ap ologize for taking so long to thank you for such a warm welcome. to your city to establish a, branch of fice for the sole purpose of rehabilitation~ Due t o t he long drawn out r ed t ape, I have secured the necessary paper work that is required to come to your city a:nd open up a branch ·office. I will be :in Atlant a on or about t he 23rd of October, and will be temporarily s topping at Mr. Al exande r's office , 208 Aubern Avenueo Any information OF. suggestions t hat y ou would deem ne cessar y f or me to establis h t he office and proceed inunediate operat i ons , I will be mor e than grateful to you and by doing so, I am confident that I can be of gr eat ass i stance t o t he unemployment problem in your city and state. Once again, I thank you very much and will you please be kind enough t o thank t he Honorable Mayor f or me. C' truly yours ¼' Ivery · ,' t--'7 , / ·"'" e" ons, President IS/ dh COMMERCI AL & PRI V ATE BU I LDERS · . REMODELING E XCAVAT IN G �I I - ,,,...-·,--·1 HOUSING l ESOlJTICBS crn'Ii::ITTEE ' . C ITY HALL Room 12OL, City Hall October 17, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dire ctor of Governmental Liaison Dear Conmittee Member: Our Chainfian., l'rr . Cecil A. Alexander, ha,s especially r equested an additional mee~ing of certain representatives of the Housing Resources Committee with the Planning and Development Committee to discuss specif ic locations for rezoning f or 101-1-income housing in connection with the city -uide Land-Use study now being developed by the Plannine Department . This meeting has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 23 in Committee Room #2, Second Floor., City Hall. We hope that you can at tend this meetin8 • Sincerel y , .~d.~+-,,, Malcolm D. Supervisor of Inspe ction Services HDJ/sll �, I ·'/.I_,,.· .,, --r, 1f . ·r . .. ~., .i·~ ~ • ., . HOUSI"JG _ESOill1CES COi'{J:I ITT:SE C I TY HALL Room 1 20L, City Hall A TLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-44 63 Area Code 404 October 17, 1967 IVAN ALL EN , JR., MAYO R R. EARL LANDERS, Adm inistrat ive Assist ant MR S. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Gove rnmental Li aison Dear Cormni t tee Hember : Our Chairman , Mr . Ce cil A. Alexander, has esp ecially requested an additional meeting of certain representati ves of the Hous i ng Res ources Committee wit h the Pl anning and Devel opment Committee to dis cuss speci fi c l ocations for r ezoning f or l ow- income housing i n con.riection with the city-wi de Land- Use study now being developed by t he Planni ne Department . Thi s meeti ng has been s cheduled f or 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 23 in Committee Room #2, Se cond Floor, City Hal L We hope t hat you can at tend this meeting . Sincer ely, t~~r Supervisor of Inspection Services 1-1DJ/sll • �AGENDA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committee Rm. No. 2 1. Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman 2. Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones 3. (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from GIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing - Jone s {b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program ( f or Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman 4. S. Requests fr om Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones 6. Accelerated Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 7. 5% 8. Panel Reports - Chairman 9. Other &siness ( Comments on Urban America Seminar) - Chairman Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Proposed for Rent Supplement Projects - Special Notice fr om Urban America �MINUTES HOUSING RES:)1.!RC-ii,S COI1ViITTI:E :SXECUTIVC GH.JTJ? NEF.TL ': 1 September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee met at 10: 00 a.m., September 12, 1967, in Col'Tllu. ttee Room C2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housin1 ResoLrccs Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr, Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Mr. Henry L. P.ills, representing Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr . John Wilson, member, Finance and .Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Charles F. Palmer, representing Mr. Clarence D. Coleman, Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr, F. C. Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Stewart Wight, member, Land Acquisition Panel ~an Will iams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr . Edwards. Simon, Vice-Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr. Dale Clark, Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were : Mr. William S. Holland, Executive Director, CACY.JR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting 1,ri th comments pertaining to the program and then called on Hr. Jones to present the current status report of the program, Mr. Jones stated that his office was in the process of retyping the low• income housing inventory report but had only the summary ready for this meeting (Item 2 on the agenda and document 2 in the folder which had been presented to Executive Group members). He explained that included in the inventory are apartment units bei~ developed under conventional financing which do not cost more than $10,000 per unit to construct, $12 1 000 for each side of a duylex and $15,000 for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, rome of which are especially significant. He explained that Item A of the notes gives a comparison of the status of the program on August 31, as compared with the previous report of June 28 and stated that on the whole we hnve lost ground in this program since the previous report two months ago. �2 He then called attention to the extract from the CIP report pertaining to low..income housing requirements (Item 3 on the agenda and in the folder). He also pointed out i:.hat we are not really building low-cost housin~ in public housing but low-income housing. He also explained Item 4(a) on the agenda and the correspondin:·: document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertaining to available land sui tablJ7 zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones' office was understaffed to handle the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone c oes to the Building Department for a permit we should try to r-;et the Per1rri.t Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; th2t ther e is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to do is to c1lso go back to the developers now in the program and get more specific information on their plans. He proposed for this purpose that the City provide a Clerk to the Committee for not less than 3 months. He stated that he felt the structures being built · are reasonably good and that his feelin:.:s a rc that a gr eat deal more interest should be put in the lowest r ental-purchas e ranges; that we can get more in that price range l'rom the prefabricated hou::;ing; tha.t the carrying charges on these per month i s important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program mea.as goin1 to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments f rom members of the Comr.rittee. Mr. Clark said he would support askin,:; f or more help; that he als o saw a news report f or housing that would rent for 1~50 to $70 per month, under the Farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County , and is calle d City Line. Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to ~et low.cost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Associat ion pro=-:ram is also a part of the FHA ~rogram . Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing, Mr. Jones replied that it is essentially a matt.er of interpretation. Mr . Alexander s t ated that is was from $0 to $55 per month, Mr . Palmer commented 11 And they want low•income housin13 built under private enterprise?" Mr. Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development.. Mr. Jones added "And even Rent Supplement". �3 Mr. Alexander again propose d askin1~ the City f or a Clerk and developing a form f or t he Building Department to get f illed out at the time permits are obtained and. o tated that we will have to talk to Mr. ·woff ord about that. A motion was made that the matter be le f t in Nr. Jones' hands, Mr. Yates seconded it. The matter was droJr) ed there. Mr. Alexander then explained that the roll of this Committee in zoning matters is not an open and shut case as to how to make 1.~ecormnendations to the Boord of Aldermen; that we have been t aking this on as a extracurricular roll to a nsist the developers in this progTam; t hat this has been done in · s everal ins tances, but no members of this Committ ee have been asked to eo around looking at these s ites to r e commend. those which we consider r easonable. Mr. Jones expl ained tha t this i s what he and Mr. Gates have been atteml)ting to do; t hat t hey have been out with the ff,Jons ors and actually looked at most of the sites anc. have only listed anc)_ encouraa;ed thos e which they felt were pr actical and desirabl e, t hat in a s everal instances they have di scourac;ed sponsors f r om submittin:3 s ites ·which they f elt were i mprncticable or unsuitable . Mr. Alexander continued that hie f eel i nG is that wo should t ry to ai d and as sist the builder s i n this progr am but t hat we have no power to chan.:;e what is going on and t hat we a.r e hnvin:~ our pr o )Osal s turned down one by one f or various reas ons . He state d t hat t he approa ch which he f elt we s hould t ake i s to i ssue a general s t at ement about t he housing program, i t s ne eds , and the s hor ta~e of l ancl that is now s uitabl y zoned and t o work t oward gettin3 a rezoning of t he entire City, with due considerat ion for low-income housing needs; that as f or worki ng with the developers we shoul d be gover ned by what we see is a cceptable t o the Board of Aldermen and t ho Building DeiJartment in granting permits; and fur ther t o come to s ome conclusion about t he probl ems . He s t ated that we shoul d al s o hel p t he developers arrange meeti ngs wit h the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone who wants to t al k to them about deficiencies in Communit y Faci lities rel at ed t o the housing program, which in some i nstances have been lo;:~imate, such as parks, transportati on, traffic, schools etc. He further stated that at the same time t he urgency of this program has seemed to escape some ,eople; that one thing which we also need is to emphasize the requirement for additional low-income housing in the neighboring cities and counties and make it clear that we are not trying to create a haven here in Atlanta for the whole country to come to and move in on this program; that this may happen, but we should try to avoi,'.. it. He stated that the CIP requirement is for replacement of houses and apartments that are unfit for human habitation. He then called upon Mr. Jone s for comments. Mr. Jones stated he feels that it we do not take a position to actively sup:1ort the ('.evelopers who have proposed good proj ccts and which apr,ear~ reasonable, he did not know who would; that he was personally inclined to feel that we can do a service if we as'"a Committee take a ')Osition on such projects; that he docs not think however that mnny arens will be built in the City which already have a surplus of community facilities; that he has hope ,:. that we can sup:)ly facilities such as parks, schools, playgrounds etc •. simultaneous with the development of the housing projects, by relying on other Agencies and other Departmen ~s, �.. I 4 that those details should be chocked into carefully and coordination made to provide these services as adequately as we car . He said th2..t he felt personally that a statement from the Housing nesources Committee on each of the proj ects proposed f or low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Boai·d and. the Zoning Committee when they make their decisions. He pointed out difficulties which we have had in gettine sites approved up to that point and e:;q_)lained that he and Mr. Gates (the Committee Consultati.t) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow throuBh on all details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Hr~ Gates have discourn:~ed s uonsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, f acilities not availabl e etc. and that as a r esult, several of the sites originally propos ed have nevr;;r come up for re zonin~. He further stated thc:1.t he was inclined to fee l that on those prouosals for Turnkey development that it :would ev2n be Hell for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favor able and suitable. Ono member commented that perhaps the whol e City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander r eplied it seemed to him tha.t we must create additional land through purchases for the city-wide approach; that when the i ndividual developer canes nlong , there should be a body looking to the interest of the whole city and. it ap;Jeared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether t his is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Planning Board is also vcr-.J much in order, presumably. In referring to Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked docUii1ent in the fol der , Dr. Henders on inquired if this material is what his Committee had asked f or? Mr . Jones stated that th.is is vhat the Planning Department provided in response to his panel's request; thnt when .;e got it, it came in two f orms: a zoning map of the City with va cant l and areas superimposed on it in orange; and a report of total land in the vari ous zoning cataeories and vacant land by Land Lot and District,. Mr. Jones further explained that the Planning .fupartment is now making a comprehensive Land-Use study to go before the Board of Aldermen with some proposed chnnges in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the best thing this Committee could do now is t o get its r ~cormnendations presented to tho Planning and Development Committee; that we have a Joint Meeting scheduled for the 29th of September . Mr. Alexander then told Dr. Henderson that he should meet with Mr. Jones to go over the material provided by the Planning J):;partment, but that in trying to resolve this thing we are still short on land and those two should cane up with a proposal, say in September, as to the number of acres needed and its distribution. Dr. Henderson asked approximately how many acres does that involve? �5 Mr. Jones replied that the maximwn ctensity authorized for garden type cpartments is 16 units per acre, but that the Housing Authority has been trying to hold that down to about 12 units per acre. Mr. Pcrsells stated that was correct,; that 3, l.i, J.nd 5 bedroom units, which t~c Housing Authority particularly ne eds, results in reduction of the density below 16 units per a cre. Mr. Jones explained we had one project which has been approved by FHA at 16 units per acre, but it is in an Urban Renewal proj ect; that we had a developer re cently drop a project becrtuse he had boucht the land expecting to develope it at the ma.xi.r.:um authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary discussions, F'tlA suggested 10 units per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to debat e about how many total acres would be required.; that our experience to dat e indi cates that no more than 1/3 of the land appropriately zoned actually gets into the low-income housing program, due to turndovms by HUD, FHA, neighborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program.

tvir. Alexander stated that there ap;)ears to be a need to rez one the City

at large; that there were 51 zoning petitions on the agenda r e cently for one ~co ; ing of the Planning Board. Mr . Jones expl ained that the current z oning was especially planned for

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th2.t many areas were originally planned but never used as industrial, which development will not occur in the forseeable future, and that the same a~plies to much of the land now zoned residential ( s ingle family development ) whereas tho :immediat e need of the City now is for low-income multi-famil y housing . Mr. Persells explained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the ln.nll to cons5.der additional parcels 1-1hich could be used f or the low-income housing c~tegory where chrmgos seem to be reas onable .

Mr. Alexander stated the builders have claimed that FHA procedures were holdinc them up, that Atlantu is one of the City's in whi ch FHA now claims that it can process an application in l ess than 2 weeks; that this is a change in attitude, but the 221 d (3) proeram does not come within the direct line of FHA 1 s principal insuring policy. Mr. Alexander asked Mr. Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gates on the accelernted procedure for multi-family processing by FHA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co~Jies in the folders) Mr. Clark indicated that it would probably be better for this type of announcement to be made by the local FHA office rather than f rom this Cormnittee~ �6 Mr. Alexander then referred to Item 7 on the agenda pertaining to the proposal in the Rent Supplement program to require nonprofit sponsors to put up 5%equity (in effect o. donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thiri~ in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors 2re financially imo lved i n the success of their project that they will have more permanent interest in it; that Urban America's feeling is, if this is done the Rent Supplement program will die before it gets nn opportunity to grow; and Urban America has suGgested that those interes ted send telegrams to their Senators ;:ind to Senator Warren Magnuson suggesting thc.:.t this approach of r e(l_uiring the 5% equity will defeat the purpose of the program; that what he would like to do is to get an authorization from the Committee t o sign a t el egram in support of this position and to urr,e consider ation of this matter in the final preparation of the bill. A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and unanimously c1.dopted asking Mr . Alexander t o senu. such telegrruns to appropriate Senc1.tors. Mr . Clark asked if the 5%o.onation Mr . Alexander s t at ed that it i s nonprof it, sponsor i s not sup.- iosed to and it i s asking too much of him to Mr. Alexancler also sai<l that to gi ve nonprofit proj e cts one can borrow up is what y ou are competing with, in a is a known step or a new development. new; that the thinking i s tha t the be getting any :profit back f rom t he project put up 5%equity donation to the project. tho other si de of it is, that in 221 d (3) to a 102% of the proj ect coGt and this sense. Mr . Per s ells asked Mr . Alexander to explain the 102 ;'{, . Mr. Alexander explained wha t the extra

2% takes care of.

Mr. Alexander again asked f or and r e ceived unanimous cons ent to r equest the City for a Clerk for a t l east 3 months . Mr. Alexander then called for brief reports fr om the Panel Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr. Archer Smith made a ver y inter esting pre sentation of his case st udy ancJ the s i gnificance of the Shaffer vs . City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up f or hear ing the next day. Cons truction and Design Panel - As no one was pr esent to r epresent thi s panel, Mr . Alexander expl aine d a proj e ct which that panel was working on i nvolving Bui lding Codes and a ,S_;rst em s tudy. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel - Mr . Alexander expl ained that this panel is working on creat ion of a Honprofit Housing Development Corporation. He also mentioned the favorable comments made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pert aining to l oans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects . �7 Business Participation Panel - Mr. Alexander commented briefly on his recent conference in Washington with Secretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Brmmstein, pertaining to bringing 11 Big Business" into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr. Cl.ark comment ed on the ill-fa ted Brownt01m Road rezoning atte,apt and to a nonprof it sponsor proj ect which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalis t Congregation. Social Problems Panel - fuan Jacksor. explained that the avera:-~e annucl income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in r ental units. Mr. Alexander' then called on :Mr. David T. Edwards , sponsor of a rez onine; petition f or an 18 acre site on the West side of Atlanta, North of Bakers Ferry Roacl, S. W. (IJ, 2h, 14th Dist. FF) to present his proposal ( one of thre e in Item Son the agenda ). Yu-. Edwards made a good and convincing pres ent ation. From questions a sked md comments made by some members of the Committee , the Committee appeared receptive to Mr. Edwards' proposal. Formal action by the Committee however was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this project to the Zoning Committee, as had previously been rc quor.:ted by Mr . Edwards, as well as similar reguests fr om sponsors of two other proj ects which the Committee had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for reas ons explained earlier in the me oting. Subsequently however, the Chuirman of the Planning Board was requested to pass on to the Zoning Committee , with the Planning Boards ' recommendations, a lotter which had previous l y been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those t wo proj ects. The meeting was adjorncd n.t 12 noon . ,,r · f""7-./' wi/..c::;oe,,• /v,_,,j0 · · ......:)..._. Malcolm D. Jon Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls : Agenda Documents contained in fol der provided every memb0r present (with file copy only) • �