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bee: Mr. Dan Sweat, Jr. Ee 0 ppor· 111i ty At anta, c. 101 i\b ri ecca Scr ee c Bldg . • Acl an ca, Ge org ia 3030 3 • T el eph on e 688 -1012 t T. \ L P arl-- am Ex ecuci ,·e Adminis c: a co r Dece mber 9, 19 68 Mr . M. B. Sa t t e rf i eld Exe cutive Di r ect or Atl a n ta Housi ng Au t horit y 824 Hu r t Bu i ld ing Atla nta , Ge or gi a Dear Mr. Sa t te r fie l d : We wis h t o t hank you for send ing r e p r e sen ta t ive s t o t he mee ting o f the Centra l Cit izens Adviso r y Comrn i ttee o f EOA on November 19. The m8eting was very he l pfu l t o u s a nd c r ea tin g improved un der s tanding of s ome o f the p oli c ies of the Rousi ng Au thoriti es . At th a t mee t ing , r epr e s e nta tives of th e Reg i ona l Offic e of HUD , Housing As si stance Section, r e a d to the group f r om a "circula r " da t e d 3/22/68 whic h was tra~s mit t e d t o l oca l Hous ing Au t h ori tie s f rom Washing t on HUD ( Mr. Don Hum..rne l ) i n r egard t o " soc i a l g oa l s f or pub l ic hous ing ." Mr. Hu mme l ind i ca t e d t hat as a mat t er of na tiona l policy , ur gent and ma j or socia l obje c tives i ncluded : Mor e attent i on to r esi de nt 's di gn ity , p r i va cy, a nd pe r s ona l safet y . Sp e cia l a tten tion s houl d be give n to the elimina tion o f u nnecess a ry r ules and regula t ions. Le a de r s hip to ac h ieve be tter and more co ordina t ed s oc i a l s ervi ce s fo~ p r o ject t e na nt s . I nc reas e d t rai ni ng a nd e mp loyme nt o f t e na nts in p roje ct ma na ge me n t . The de velopme nt o f e qui t a b l e s y stems for ha ndlin g gr i evance s . I Great l y e x pande d par t icipa tion o f t e na nts in p r o j ec t mana geme nt affa i r s and pr og r ams designe d to s t r engthen the s e l f - sufficiency o f t enan ts. ,. �-· M__r. M. B. Satterfield Pag e t wo Dece mb er 9", 19 68 Mr . Hummel's directive indicated that national and regional offices of HUD sho·Jld give attention to the se m3.t ter s , bu t sta te d t ha t "it is the l ocal Housing Authorities who will m3.ke the goa ls a re a li t y . It is they who ffi'JS t ex::tmine their own ope ra t ions and m:tke. th e changes called for by t heir findin gs." He recommended i mmed iate r ev i e w of the following: The r a i sing of inco me limits where they have sub stantially fallen be hind changes i n the comnun ity. The libera lizing of t he definition of income with the resp e ct to the income of minors . The adjustin_g o f r ·e ntal policies and require me nts for the examination of tenants to minimize the difference between public housing and nor ma l real es t ate practic es . The use of the statutory authority to contin ue in occup ancy an over-income family when it is unab le to find good housing in a suitab l e ne i gh borhood. The iib era li z ing of regulations limiting the number of e mp loyees who may live in a projec t. The adopt ion o f a simple and equitable lease. The simp lific at ion of rules and r egulations. The provision o f adequat e mea~ures for s afety and s ecur ity of tenants. The adoption o f proced ures where t enan ts, either i ndiv i dua lly or in a group, may be given a hea ring on questions r elat i ng to Au thority policies and p ractices , either in general, or in relation to an ind ividual or fa mily. I The u pgradin g o f l eve l s of maintenance and the appe a r a nce of buildings and grounds with the maxim·Jm t enan t par ticipa tion and, where possib le, tenant employ~e nt. �Mr . M. B. Sa tt e rfield Page three Dece;:nber 9, 1968 Am~ng o the r thin gs Mr . Huwme l also su gge sted that local Housing Authorities: Develop a two wa.y c oi.11mun i.ca t ion with tenant s co ncerning bas ic policy ; afford the t enants full opportun it y to or ganize, incl uding the prov ision of meet ing rooms and a cce s s to t enant lists and b ulle t in boa rds. Gi ve r es i dents the opp or tunit y to partic ipate i n th e de te r minati on of manage men t p olicies and p ractices , subject to general princ iples of l:l.\A. , such as re nta l and o-:::cup a ncy polici es ; rul es and r egu l ations; charges for brea ka ge a nd damage ; eviction pol i c ies , e tc . Th e Centra l Citize ns Advisory Cormnittee would like to ask what action the ~tlan ta Housing Athorit~_!_aken or c ontemp lat e s t a kin g , to comply with the r e c om:ne ndat ions of Mr . Humme l. We are especially inter este d in the point s li sted ab ove and would apprec iate a reply, if possible, by Deceillber 17, 19 68, the dar e o f our ne x t mee tin g. ! S inc~_x:eJ y y our s, ,,,--/ -/ \ / -- - . I

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