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bee: Mr . Dan Sweat , Jr . Economi pport nity Atlanta, 101 i\! a ri etta Srr ee r Bl dg . " Acl a nt a, Georgia 30303 • Telephone 6 88 -1012 T. ;\f P ar~1am Ex ecu ti\·e A dmi ni st racor December 9, 19 68 ~x. L. F . Ca rs on College Park Ho~sing Authority 3 713 Coll ege Street Co llege ~ark, Georgia Dear Mr-. Carson : At the June 19, 19 68 mee ting of the Citizens Central Adv isory Council ( CCAC) o f Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. ( EOA) representative s from the Atlanta and East Point Housing Author ities he l ped with discussions of some of the probl ems identified. At that mee ting , r e pr esen tatives of th e Regional Office of HUD, Hou sing Assistance Section, r ead to the group from a "circular" dated 3 / 22 / 68 which was tr ~nsmi t ted to local Housing Authorities from Washington HUD ( Mr . Don H:-1 ITLn2 l) in r egard to "social goals for public housing. " Mr . Hu mme l indicated th a t as a matter of nationa l policy, urgent and major social objective s included : More attention to resident ' s dignity, privacy, and persona l safety. Specia l attention shou ld be give n to the elimi nation of unnec e ssary ru l es and r egula t ions. Leadership to achieve better and more co ordinated social s ervices fJr project tenan ts. Incr ease d training and emp loyme nt of tenant s in p ro j e ct ma nageme nt. The deve l opme nt of equ itabl e syste ms for handling gr i evances . Great ly e xpande d p ~rt icipation of tenan ts in pro j ect mana gement a f fai rs and progra~s designed to strengt he n th e self-sufficiency of t enants . �Mr . L. F . Carson Page two De ce~ber 9, 19 68 Mr . Humme l ' s directive ind i cated tha t n at iona l and regional offices of h'DD" should give attention to th e s e ma tters, but st a t ed that " it i s the loc a l Rousing Authorit ies who wi ll .m3.ke th e goals a reality. It is they ~ho must e xamine their o-.-m operations and m:1.ke the chang_e s cal l ed for by their findin gs. " He rec om.ruended i mme diate rev i ew of the following : The r aising of i nco~e l imi ts where they have sub stantially fall e n behind changes in the commu nit y . The libera lizing of the de finition of income wi th t he respe ct to the income of minors. The adjusting of renta l policies and r e quirements for th e examinat ion of te nan ts to min i miz e the difference betwe en public housing a nd no rma l real estate practices . The use of th e statutory au thority t o continue in occup ancy an over-income family when it is unable to find good hou~ing in a suit ab l e neighborh ood . The lib e ral i z ing of re gu l a tions limiting the nu mbe r of e mp loyee s who may live in a proj ect . The adoption of a simple and equitable l ease . The si mp lificat ion of rules and r egulations . The prov is ion of adequate mea sures for sa fety and s e curity of tenan ts. The adoption of procedures wh.e re t enants , either individua lly or in a group, may be given a h ear ing on ques tions r e lating to Au th ority policies and practices , ei ther in genera l, or in r e l a tion to an individua l or fa mily. The upgrading of leve ls of ma inte nance and the appearance o f bui l dings and gr ounds with th e max imum t enant par ticip at ion and, where p ossible, t e na nt employme nt. ... �:Mr . L. F . Cars on Page three December 9, 1968 AmJng other things }1r . Humme l also suggested that l ocal Housing Authorities : Develop a t wo way corrrnunication with tenants concerning ba sic policy ; afford the tena nts full opp ortunity to organize, including the provision of meet ing rooms and access to tenant lists and bulletin boards. Give reside nts the opportunity to participate in the de t ermina tion of management p olicies and pr actices , subject to general princip l es of H~A , such as renta l and occupancy pol icies ; rules and regulations ; charge s for bre akage and damage; evi ction p olicies, etc. · The Central Citizens Adv i s ory Com.rnitte e wou ld l ike to ask what a c tion th~ Atlanta Housing Authority h a s take n or contemp lates t aki ng , to comply wi th the recom.'Uendations of }1r . Humme l. We are especially-interested in the points l isted above and would appreciate a r ep l y , if possible, by December 17, 1968, the date of our next me eting . Si~c~ r e ly yours, / / / ES / g nd cc: / -· /,,_,.,' /

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' / ,1 . I • ' ( c. ,, .. / ,',, "--../ _- Erwin Stevens, Cha irman __ :.. / Centra l Citizens Advisory Committee Mr. Edward Sterne, Cha irma n Ware, Stern e & Gri ff in 636 Trust Company of Georg i a Bu i lding Atla n ta , Georgia Mr. Ge orge F . Cra ft , Vice Cha irman Cha irman of the Board of Trust Co:npany of Ge orgia Trust Co:npany of Georg i a Bu ilding Atlanta, Georg ia Mr. J. B. Blayton / / ., , / I Mutuai Federal Savings and Lo an 205 Auburn Avenue At l a n ta, Georg ia --- . I Mr. Frank Ethridge Ethridge and Company Suite 100 3100_ Ma ple Drive , N. E. Atla nta , Ge org i a Mr. J ack F . Glenn Chairman Citizens 35 Broa d Atlanta , ~ of the Board of and Southe rn Nationa l Bank Stree t, N. W. Ge orgia �