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bee: Mr . Dan Sweat, Jr. Economic .pport • n1 y At anta , 101 .\fa r iect a Stre et Bl dg . '" Arlan ca, Ge org ia 30 30 3 o T e leph one 688 -1012 T . .\I. Parham Ex ecu ci,.· e Admin i st rat o r Dece mbe r 9, 19 68 Mr . F . A . St auffacher, Director East Point Housing Authority 1 669 Cleve l and Ave nue East Point, Georgia Dear Mr . Stau f facher: Thank you fo r att end ing t h e meetin g of the Citizens Cent ra l Advisory Council of EOA on Novembe r 19, 19.68 . The m2eting was ver y h e lpful to us and c reatin g i mproved u nders t a nding of som2 of th e po l icies of th e Housing Authoritie s . At th at meeting , r eprese nt a tives of th e Regional Of fice o f HUD, Housing Assistanc e Se ction, r e ad to th e gr oup from a "circular" dated 3/22 / 68 which was transimtt e d to l oca l Housing Aut h or ities from Washington HUD ( Mr . Don Humme l) in re gar d to "so cia l goa ls for pub lic ho·.1sing ." Mr . Hummel indicated tha t as a matter of national policy, urgent and m~jor social obj ectives incl uded : Mor e att e ntio~ to resi de nt ' s dignity, privacy , and p ersona l safety. Specia l at tention should be g iven to the elimination of unne c essary rules and regula tions . Leade rship t o ~chieve b etter and more co ordin ~te d soc ia l s erv ice s f,r p roject te n ants. Increas e d trainin g and employmen t of tn e ants in proj e ct ma nagemen t. Th e d eve lopme n t of e qui t ab l e s ystems for h and ling gr i evances. Great l y expanded participat ion of t ena nts in project mana g eme nt affa irs and prog r ams d es i gned to str engthen the self-su ff icie n cy o f t ena nts. �~rr. F . A. Stauffacher Page t wo December 9 , 1968 Mr. Humme l's directive indicat e d t hat nat ional and r e gional offi c e s of HUD s hould give attention to thes e m3.tter s, but st a ted that "i t i s t he l o:::.al Housing Authoriti e s who ~oJill make th e goa ls a realit y . It i s t hey who must examine their own oper ati ons an d mak2 t he cha nges ca ll e d for by thei r finding3 , 11 He reconrnended i mmediate revi ew of the follo wing : The raising of incom2 limits where the y have subs t antially fallen be h i ng change s i n the comnunity . T~e l ibera l izing of t he definition of i ncom2 wi ih the respect to t he income of minors . The adjusting of rent a l policies and require men t s for the e xamination of t enants to minimize the di f ference betwee n pub l ic h ous ing and norma l r ea l es t ate practi~es . The us e of the statutory authority to c ont inu e in occ upa ncy an over-income fa mi l y when it i s unab le to find good h ousing in a suitable ne i ghborhood . The liberali z ing of r egulations l imiting the number of employees who J1ay l ive i n a pr o j ect. The adoption of a simp l e and equitab l e l ~ase . The si mp lification of rules and r egulations . The provision o f adequate me a~u res for s afe ty a nd security of tena nts . The adop tion of proc e dures where t e na nts, either individ ua ll y or in a group, may be given a hearing on questions relating to Auth or ity pol icies and practices, either in general, or in relation t o an individua l or family. The up grading of levels of m3.intenance and t he appearance of buildings and grounds with the maximum tenant participation and, where poss i.b le, tenant employme nt. · . �Mr. F. A. Stauf f a cher Page t hree December 9, 1968 Among othe r th i ngs Mr . Hum:ne l a l s o s uggested t hat l oca l Hous i ng Author ities : Deve l op a two way c o:nmunicati on with tenants concerning basic po l icy; afford the t enan ts full opportunity to organ ize , i nclud i ng t he provision of m:eting ro oms a nd a ccess to te nant l i s ts and bul l e tin boards: Give r e s idents t he opportunity to participa t e i n the de t ermination of rnanagem2nt pol icies and pract i ces, subject to gener a l principles of HA.A, s uch a s ren t al and occu pancy p o l i c ies ; rules and regu l at i ons; ch a r ges for breakage and dama ge ; eviction p ol icies, e t c . The Centr a l Citizens Advisory Co:nmit tee wou ld like to ask wha t a c tion the Atlanta Housi ng Authority ha s taken or con temp l ates t aking , to c omply wit:h t he recommenda t i ons of rlr . Hum:ne l . We a re e s pecia lly intere s t ed i n t .h e p oin t s l isted above an.ct wou l d appr e c iate a r ep l y, i f possible , by December 17 , 1968 , the da t e of our nex t me et ing . · Si~c;erely yours, I 'i '· / I ~ / ,,,..- - • ..~ - ~ :... - ·.• • - I , / ," . ,- \ · :___.. Erwi n-Stevens, Cha irman - - -· · , -.__ ~-, Centra l Citizens Advi sory Co:nmit t ee ES / gnd c c: Mr . Edwar d Sterne, Cha i rman Ware , Sterne & Griff i n 636 Trust Company of Georg ia Bu i l ding Atlanta, Georgia Mr . Frank Eth r idge Eth ridge and Company Suite 100 ~100 M3.ple Dr ive, N. E. At l anta, Ge org ia Mr. Ge orge F . Craft , Vice Chairma n Cha i rma::i of che Boa rd of Trust Co:npa ny of Ge org ia Trus t Co~~any of Ge orgia Bui l ding Atlanta , Georgia Mr. J. B. Blayton Mutual Federal Savings and Loan 205 Aut urn Avenue Atla~ta, Georgia Mr. J ack F . Gl enn Cha irma r.1 Citizens 35 Broa d At lanta, of the Bo:1rd 'of and Sou t hern Na tional Bank Stree t, N. W. Ge org ia �