398 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5860e231351794d33459b2ce4cdaa08d.pdf e70b0f4e1efdbadca8952ebf28c089a3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES LAND ACQUISITION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE JUNE 20, 1967 The Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met June 20, 1967, at 10:_00 a.m., in Committee Room Ill, City Hall. The following mE.mbers were present: Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Jim E. Land Mr. Clayton R. Yates Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. Wallace L. Lee was not present at this meeting. Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel, presided. He stated that a chairman had not yet been elected for this panel and asked if the members present felt that action should be taken on this, this date. He also reported t hat adaitional members had been asked to join this panel but that they have refused. He said that he felt the election of a chairman should wait until full membership was a~tained. Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director, said that he felt it would be easier for him if a permanent chairman were elected as soon as possible. Dr. Henderson said he thought it would be better if the election was delayed until a larger number of members were on the panel. He su ggested that perhaps at the next meeting a chairman and vice - chairman could be elected. He stated that another mat ter he wished to bring up was to f i nd something which they could come up with in t erms of possible land sites. He also stated that the last meeting of this Panel was concentrated on requesting inf ormation on the availability of land sites. Mro Jones stated that the r esult of that reque s t was that he followed it up with a Memo to Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of Governmental Liaison, in which he pointed out land needs in the City for the low-cost housing program. He pointed out that it would take three times as much land zoned for this pro gram as it would require for actual development because evE.ry acre that is zoned can not be acquireda He feels that at least 5,100 acres of land zoned for this type of housing are needed and he told Mr. Sweat this and Mro Sweat asked the Planning �,:r· - --::ta ·' '1;1?21 ' - - - - -, : · c;;·r- cb:r:: · et:::i:5'. M · -a .-;,,;z aG ' .. ;;; - c r· rs CJ i I 0 '4 2: Department to take action on this. Mr. Sweat followed this up May 24 by a Memo in which he stated that he had called on the Planning Department to prepare a map and listing of all property suitably zoned for construction of Turnkey and 221 (d) (3) housing. has been received, ie. These have not yet been received, but some material Sheets showing vacant land in the eastern half of the City and its current zoning: Mr. Jones pointed out however, that much of this 1and is not appropriate for low-cost housing construction. ¥.!I'. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, asked i f they were broken down into apartments? Mr. Jones replied that they were but the zoning of each parcel was shown, and that much of the land shown was not particularly useful to this program. Mr. Alexander a sked if the developers know that this report is in existence. Mr. Jones stated that several developers have come into his office and looked· over it and they all agree that it was not particularly helpful. · They have gone through it page by page, and selected sites properly zoned and in many instance s, after attempting to run them down, found out that they were not available because of future plans, other contemplated uses, e tc. The developers cannot tell much about t he l and f rom just a loca t i on. Mr . Alexander stated that the Planning Department's delay is because it i s attempting t o develope a Land Use Study over t he entire Cityt t hat one thing that this panel mi ght do is to as k the Planning Commission to pr epare a sU11UOOri zed Land Use St udy befor e the other one is published. Dr. Henderson asked what the time t able for t his report was? Mr. Alexander did not lmow. Mr. Jones stated that the list of land s uitable for this program was originally called for by May 4. Mr. Henderson asked i f this information was part of the study they would b~ ge tting. Mr o Alexander said yes--a detailed Land Use Study for the City; that one other t hing, perhaps is this information shown on the seperate sheets s hould be assembled into larger sec tions o Dr. Henderson asked i f all the r epor t was on l and in the easteI}ll half of the Ci ty? �3, Mr. Jones said ye-s , that Mr. Alexander has explained that we did lmow where available land was in the west. Also in a1 swer to Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jones stated that there were too many pages of it to mount successfully. Dr. Henderson said that he gathered that the study Mr. Alexander referred to WO!lllil be an analysis of land use. Mr. Jones said it would be, and for the whole City. It will also try to list proposals of changes which need to be made. He stated that it takes considerable time and that he does not know when it will be completed. Dr. Henderson said that he did not see how this panel could do much until they get this information. Mr. Alexa1der agreed that it was hard; that the only thing that he knew of that could help is to make it known that this is needed to move on as soon as possible; that one thing which the Mayor mentioned to the Chief Planner was that he would like to know where industrial tracts were that ·could be rezoned for housing . Dr. Henderson said that he had noticed that there was a housing project going on near Agnes-Jones School in which the conditions were not very good. He stat ed that wnile the Committee was fiddling around, somebody else was building. He also stated that this particular project is crowded and has too many families in it. Mr. Jones stated that this area was already zoned, and that there were some f ew areas such as this which were appropriately zoned. Dr. Henderson said that we were getting no information on land which is availabl e outside of thes e areas. Mr . Alexander said that t he primary pr oblem was the l arge tracts everybody knows about which have been ref used for one reason or another. He stat ed that there is another problem in the east ern part of the City. Perhaps this Committee should meet with HUD and review wi th t hem t he principl es that they have set up and inform them of t he si tuat i ono He also stated t hat he f elt that a man who really wants to build houses could find s9me areas on t he available sheets which would be workableo Mr. Jones stated that this was not the _p-oblem as he saw it. The problem is that there is not enough land zoned for apartments where the land can be used for this program. �Dr. Henderson stated that this panel's function is to find land that is already zoned for apartments and also land which can be rezoned, because zoning resistance is what is causing the problem now; trying to get vacant or near vacant land zoned for houses. Mr. Jones said that specific recommendations for suitable areas were needed. Dr. Henderson said that this was another f unction of this panel, to inform the Housing ResQurces Committee of zoning and to coordinate with the Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Jones said that we need to det ermine and to express the need and then let the Planning Department come up with where and what to do. Dr. Henderson agreed with this but said that we should reserve the right to review it and have influence on it. Mr. Alexander said that one thing which is available right now are the M-1 segments; that the problem is the Planning Department's staffing. Another problem is that some owners of M-1 may not want to develope it for apartments; that one other thing this panel might wish to do is to request the City for additional help to get this thing solved soon. Mr. Clayton R. Yates said that the mat ter hinges on two things: Location and Zoning. Mr . Jone s said that our main concern was t he part zoned for multi-family construction • . Mr. Alexander said that another problem was high prices. Mr. Jones said that s everal people have attempted t o acquire land for this program, but could not because prices were too high. Mr. Alexander said that two other f eatures were utilities and streets; that he wrote to the Atla..~ta Real Estate Board and the EJT1pire Real Estate Board earlier and asked them if they would use us as a clearing house for their land, but he has received no answero He stated that he also talked with them over the phone and that they sounded favorable, but we still have no answer as yet. Dro Henderson asked how .much low-income housing was under construction now? �- - --. - - - - --- - ----~ = ~ - = 5 Mr. Alexander told him approximately 5,000 units proposed~ which appear fiirm. Hr. Henderson asked if it is known where these are? Mr . Jones said that they were listed formally on a detailed Housing Inventory report. Dr. Henderson asked what they could do as a Committee .on these sites? Mr. Alexander stated that one of the problems is that when we go to the Planning Department we have to get something rez:amed which they have already promised would no t be rezoned. Dr. Henderson asked if it would be a good idea to ask Mr. GlacUmto go over this list with us, item by item. suggestions: 1. 2. He also suggested they follow these two Try t o go over the "Problem Areas" with t he Planning Department. See if we can get an over-all picture of this study and ask for an opportunity to revi ew it. Mr . Alexander sai d that another thing would be to sit down with HUD and r eview their policy, what i t means and wher e t o go to apply it. Dr. Henderson asked if we should go to the Regional Office. Mr. Alexander said yes , to tal k with Mr . Ee . Baxter, Regional Administrat or. Mr. Jones stated at this point tha t a positive position by t his Panel should be taken and s hown in the minutes and be passed to t he Press. At this poi nt the Panel pr epared and adopted the attached resoluti on . Mr . Alexander suggested that the Panel writ e t o the Real Estate Boards reques ting i n.formation on available locations f or l ow~cost housing in the Ci ty. Mr. J im Land asked if any r eal . estat e people had been asked t o serve on this Panel. Dr. Henderson said that the ones asked had declined . He also proposed and obtained agreement of the Panel t o ask, in coordination with Mr. Al exander, both the Atlanta Real Estate Board arid the Empire. Real Estate Board each to provide a representative for membership on the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee. Mro Alexander reported that one item on which he and Mro Jones did not quite see eye to eye is the rezoning of large pieces of land one at a . time. . �6 He said that of the over all plan, one portion, Fairburn Road (originally proposed for Turnkey Housing) was coming up for rezoning soon. He stated that this land had been discussed with several other peo ple on the Planning Committ£e and agreed that the argument a gainst Public Housing on this site is well founded: that now Mr. Gillmore wants to have 221 (d) (3) housing built there on a co-operative basis; that Mr. Jones had asked him t o appear before the Zoning Committee and support it; that he ( Mr. Alexander) feels that an individual going before the Committ ee would not have the same good result that a committee's going would have. He asked Mr. Jones to give the location and history of the site. Mr. Jones reported that this was a location on West side of Fairburn Road and that it is just north of Holy Fanily Hospi tal; 59 acres proposed for 221 (d) (3) co-op. It is ideal for this type of development because of the general nature of the community i n that area. The sponsor is proposing 221 (d) (3) co-op f or sales unit s only, like Canlbridge Square. sold from pre-built models. These are built multi-family and There mus t be 90% of the uni.ts in a particular segment already sold before construction can even begin. has been very successful in other areas. This t ype of program Under 221 (d) (3) there are two ways yuu can go : 1. The cheaper rout e--)% interest, 40 ·year mortgage--produces lowest cos t uni ts to be sold. 2. More expensive r oute --6% inter es t and½% f or FHA i nsurance fees. He has a letter from Mr . Gillmore asking t hat this Panel support him on this site at the Zoning Hearing. He also stated that he and M. He f elt it would do this Panel credit t o do so. w~w. Gates, Housing Resources Committee Consultant, went to the Planning Board and talked with t hem . recommended favorable action. As a result, the Planning Board He stated that he agreed with Mr. Alexander, in that it would be better to have worked out an over- all plan, but until this is done the Zoning Committee will not know what part this site and other similar ones play in our program., unless this Committee tells them so. Dr. Henderson asked if that was originally pl anned for Public Housing? Mr. Jones said that it was; that if it is now made available to moderate income families the experience is that they move out from lower price dwellings, thus making those units available to lower income families. �I , ~-- -- -- - - - - - ~ -- 1 Mr. Henderson stated that this was what made slums. Mr. Jones said not necessarily. Mr . Alexander stat ed t hat he thought that this was a good site for the type of thing being discussed. Dr. Henderson asked what the Panel thou ght? Mr . Yates stated that it was fine, if 221 (d) (3) at Mr . Jones said that the specific proposal now was for i t could not be got t en for J% 6% interest could be got~en. interest and that 3%. Y1r. Land a sked why HUD refused t his? ¥1r. Jones explai ned th~t this particular sit e was not actually proposed to HUD: that HUD made i t s policy known through the newspapers; t hat t hey would not permit public housing in an area of racial concentration. Mr. Alexander stated t hat this was why t his site was not submitted t o HUD . Mr . J ones said t he developers ' main problems were on locations and zoning . He sai d that he fe lt t his Panel s hould ~upport t he developers on sites which we feel are appropriat e. He al so stated that i n t he future he could bring potent i ally appropriate s i tes to t he Panel's a t tentiln. Mr . Alexander asked if anyone (Mr. Henderson part i cularly ) would appear with hirr. before the Zoni ng Committee in t he Council Chamber of City Hall at 2: 00 Thurs day, June 22, i n support of the Fairburn Road s ite . Dr. Henderson said he could not because he would .be out of t own, but YJr. Land said that he would. As there was not other business the meeting adj ourned 11:00 a.m. Approved by: Encl: Resolution Vivian Henderson, PHD, Chairman Land Acquisition Panel � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES LAND ACQUISITION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE JUNE 20, 1967 The Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met June 20, 1967, at 10:00 a.m., in Committee Room #1, City Hall. The following members were present: Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Jim E. Land Mr. Clayton R, Yates Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. Wallace L. Lee was not present at this meeting. Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel, presided. He stated that a chairman had not yet been elected for this panel and asked if the members present felt that action should be taken on this, this date. He also reported that adaitional members had been asked to join this panel but that they have refusede He said that he felt the election of a chairman should wait until full membership was attained. | Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director, said that he felt it would be easier for him if a permanent chairman were elected as soon as possible. Dr. Henderson said he thought it would be better if the election was delayed until a larger number of members were on the panel. He suggested that perhaps at the next meeting a chairman and vice-chairman could be elected. He stated that another matter he wished to bring up was to find something which they could come up with in terms of possible land sites. He also stated that the last meeting of this Panel was concentrated on requesting information on the availability of land sites. Mre Jones stated that the result of that request was that he followed it up with a Memo to Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of Governmental Liaison, in which he pointed out lana needs in the City for the low-cost housing program. He pointed out that it would take three times as much land zoned for this program as it would require for actual development because every acre that is zoned can not be acquired. He feels that at least 5,100 acres of land zoned for this type of housing are needed and he told Mr. Sweat this and Mr. Sweat asked the Planning Department to take action on this. Mr. Sweat followed this up May 2h by a Memo in which he stated that he had called on the Planning Department to prepare a map and listing of all property suitably zoned for construction of Turnkey and 221 (d) (3) housing. These have not yet been received, but some material has been received, ie. Sheets showing vacant land in the eastern half of the City and its current zoning: Mr. Jones pointed out however, that much of this land is not appropriate for low-cost housing construction. Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, asked if they were broken down into apartments? Mr. Jones replied that they were but the zoning of each parcel was showny and that much of the land shown was not particularly useful to this program. Mr. Alexander asked if the developers know that this report is in existence. Mr. Jones stated that several developers have come into his office and looked over it and they all agree that it was not particularly helpful. They have gone through it page by page, and selected sites properly zoned and in many instances, after attempting to run them down, found out that they were not available because of future plans, other contemplated uses, etc. The developers cannot tell much about the land from just a location. Mr. Alexander stated that the Planning Department's delay is because it is attempting to develope a Land Use Study over the entire Citys: that one thing that this panel might do is to ask the Planning Commission to prepare a summerized Land Use Study before the other one is published. Dr. Henderson asked what the time table for this report was? Mre Alexander did not know. : Mre Jones stated that the list of land suitable for this program was originally called for by May h. Mr. Henderson asked if this information was part of the study they would be getting. Mre Alexander said yes--a detailed Land Use Study for the City; that one other thing, perhaps is this information shown on the seperate sheets should be assembled into larger sections. Dre Henderson asked if all the report was on land in the eastern half of the City?  Mr. Jones said yes, that Mr. Alexander has explained that we did know where available land was in the west. Also in mswer to Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jones stated that there were too many pages of it to mount successfully. Dr. Henderson said that he gathered that the study Mr. Alexander referred to woudl be an analysis of land use. Mr. Jones said it would be, and for the whole City. It will also try to list proposals of changes which need to be made. He stated that it takes considerable time and that he does not know when it will be completed. Dr. Henderson said that he did not see how this panel could do much until they get this information. | Mr. Alexaider agreed that it was hardj that the only thing that he knew of that could help is to make it eng that this is needed to move on as soon as possible; that one thing which the Mayor mentioned to the Chief Planner was that he would like to know where industrial tracts were that could be rezoned for housing. Dr. Henderson said that he had noticed that there was a housing project going on near Agnes-Jones School in which the conditions were not very goods He stated that while the Committee was fiddling around, somebody else was building. He also stated that this particular prodees is crowded and has too many families in it. lr. Jones stated that this area was already zoned, and that there were some few areas sucn as this which were appropriately zoned. Dr. Henderson said that we were getting no information on land which is available outside of these areas. Mr. Alexander said that the primary problem was the large tracts everybody knows about which have been refused for one reason or another. He stated that there is another problem in the eastern part of the City. Perhaps this Committee should meet with HUD and review with them the principles that they have set up and inform them of the situation. He also stated that he felt that a man who really wants to build houses could find some areas on the available sheets which would be workable. Mr. Jones stated that this was not the froblem as he saw it. The problem is that there is not enough land zoned for apartments where the land can be used for this program. Dr. Henderson stated that this panel's function is to find land that is already zoned for apartments and also land which can be rezoned, because zoning resistance is what is causing the problem now; trying to get vacant or near vacant land zoned for houses. Mr. Jones said that specific recommendations for suitable areas were needed. Dr. Henderson said that this was another function of this panel, to inform the Housing Resources Committee of zoning and to coordinate with the Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Jones said that we need to determine and to express the need and then let the Planning Department come up with where and what to do. Dr. Henderson agreed with this but said that we should reserve the right to review it and have influence on it. Mre Alexander said that one thing which is available right now are the M-l1 segments; that the problem is the Planning Department's staffing. Another problem is that some owners of M-l may not want to develope it for apartments; that one other thing this panel might wish to do is to request the City for additional help to get this thing solved soon, Mr. Clayton R. Yates said that the maiter hinges on two things: Location and Zoning. Mr. Jones said that our main concern was the part zoned for multi-family construction. . Mr. Alexander said that another problem was high prices. Mr. Jones said that several people have attempted to acquire land for this program, but could not because prices were too high. Mr. Alexander said that two other features were utilities and streets; that he wrote to the Atlanta Real Estate Board and the Empire Real Estate Board earlier and asked them if they would use us as a clearing housé for their land, but he has received no answer. He stated that he also talked with them over the phone and that they sounded favorable, but we still have no answer as yet. Dr. Henderson asked how much low-income housing was under construction now? 5 Mr. Alexander told him approximately 5,000 units proposed, which appear firm Mr. Henderson asked if it is known where these are? | Mr. Jones said that they were listed formally on a detailed Housing Inventory report. Dr. Henderson asked what they could do as a Committee on these sites? Mr. Alexander stated that one of the problems is that when we go to the Planning Department we have to get something rezoned which they have already promised would not be rezoned. Dr. Henderson asked if it would be a good idea to ask Mr. Gladinto go over this list with us, item by item. He also suggested they follow these two suggestions: : 1. Try to go over the "Problem Areas" with the Planning Department. 2. See if we can get an over-all picture of this study and ask for an opportunity to review it. Mr. Alexander said that another thing would be to sit down with HUD and review their policy, wnat it means and where to go to apply it. Dr. Henderson asked if we should go to the Regional Office. Mr. Alexander said yes, to talk with Mr. Id. Baxter, Regional Administrator. Mr. Jones stated at this point that a positive position by this Panel should be taken and shown in the minutes and be passed to the Press. At this point the Panel prepared and adopted the attached resolution. Mr. Alexander suggested that the Panel write to the Real Estate Boards requesting information on available locations for lowecost housing in the Citye Mr. Jim Land asked if any real. estate people had been asked to serve on this Panel. Dre Henderson said that the ones asked had declined. He also proposed and obtained agreement of the Panel to ask, in coordination with Mr. Alexander, both the Atlanta Real Estate Board and the Empire Real Estate Board each to provide a representative for membership on the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Alexander reported that one item on which he and Mr. Jones did not quite see eye to eye is the rezoning of large pieces of land one at a time.  He said that of the over all plan, one portion, Fairburn Road (originally proposed for Turnkey Housing) was coming up for rezoning soon. He stated that this land had been discussed with several other people on the Planning Committce and agreed that the argument against Public Housing on this site is well founded: that now Mr. Gillmore wants to have 221 (d) (3) housing built there on a co-operative basis; that Mr. Jones had asked ‘in to appear before the Zoning Committee and support it; that he (Mr. Alexander) feels that an individual going before the Committee would not have the sain good result that a committee's going would have. He asked Mr. Jones to give the location and history of the site. Mr. Jones reported that this was a location on West side of Fairburn Road and that it is just north of Holy Fanily Hospital; 59 acres proposed for 221 (d) (3) co-op. It is ideal for this type of development because of the general nature of the community in that area. The sponsor is proposing 221 (d) (3) co-op for sales units only, like Cambridge Square. These are built multi-family and sold from pre-built models. There must be 90% of the units in a particular segment already sold before construction can even begin. This type of program has been very successful in other areas. Under 221 (d) (3) there are two ways you can go: 1. The cheaper route--3% interest, 40 year mortgage--produces lowest cost units to be sold. 2. More expensive route--6% interest and LY for FHA insurance fees. He has a letter from Mr. Gillmore asking that this Panel support him on this site at the Zoning Hearing. He felt it would do this Panel credit to do so. He also stated that he and M. W.W. Gates, Housing Resources Committee Consultant, went to the Planning Board and talked with them. As a result, the Planning Board recommended favorable action. He stated that he agreed with Mr. Alexander, in that it would be better to have worked out an over-all plan, but until this is done the Zoning Committee will not know what part this site and other similar ones play in our program, unless this Committee tells them so. Dre Henderson asked if that was originally planned for Public Housing? Mr. Jones said that it was; that if it is now made available to moderate income families the experience is that they move out from lower price dwellings, thus making those units available to lower income families. Mr. Henderson stated that this was what made slums. Mr. Jones said not necessarily. Mr. Alexander stated that he thought that this was a good site for the type of thing being discussed. Dr. Henderson asked what the Panel thought? Mr. Yates stated that it was fine, if 221 (d) (3) at 3% interest could be gotten. Mr. Jones said that the specific proposal now was for 6% interest and that it could not be gotten for 3%. Mre Land asked why HUD refused this? Mr. Jones explained that this particular site was not actually proposed to HUD: that HUD made its policy known through the newspapers; that they would not permit public housing in an area of racial concentration. Mr. Alexander stated that this was why this site was not submitted to HUD. Mr. Jones said the developers' main problems were on locations and zoning. He said that he felt this Panel should support the developers on sites which we feel are appropriate. He also stated that in the future he could bring potentially appropriate sites to the Panel's attentiln. Mr. Alexander asked if anyone (Mr. Henderson particularly) would appear wi th hin before the Zoning Committee in the Council Chamber of City Hall at 2:00 Thursday, June 22, in support of the Fairburn Road site. Dr. Henderson said he could not because he would .be out of town, but Mr. Land said that he would. As there was not other business the meeting adjourned 11:00 a.m. Approved by: Vivian Henderson, PHD, Chairman Land Acquisition Panel Encl: Resolution  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 11 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/53915d6ffb1f9bb8655a807b573a3174.pdf 11215ac43d1cb02dd33278dd98ebd351 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I~I lWT:SS Au~st 9, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housin;::; Resources Comr,tltt ee met at 10:00 a.m., August 9; 1967, in Committee tloom ;¥2, City Hall, The following members were present: Mr , Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resonrces CoI11J-nittee Dr. Sanford s. Atwood, Co-Chairman, HousinG tlesources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Y1ays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer Smith, representing Mr. Charles 1. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Pc1I1el Er. Robert i,Jinn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and .Design Panel Mr. Norelancl. Smith, Vice-Chairman., Construction and. Design Panel Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Y.tr. ~rJilliam Bohn, representing Mr, Clarence D, Coleman, Acting Chairman, Public Housing Panel Yi.r. Charles li'. Palmer, member, Public Housing Panel Mr. Frank Terrell, representing Mr . Wallace L. Lee, member, Land .A.c::;_ u isition Pa...'1el Mr. Cla;-:rton n.. Yates, member, Land. Acquisition Panel l•J!'. Jim E. Land, member, Land Acquisition PaI1el .Mr. Stewart Wi:~ht, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, · Social Probl ems Panel Mr. Lewis Cenker, member, Social Problems Panel ¥Jr. Virgil Milton, Chairman., Business Participation Panel Hr. Jim Wood., Vice-Chairman., Public Information Panel Mr. W. w. Gates, Consultant Nr. Malcolm lJ, Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. H:·ll Ware, Attorney, King t,.c Spalding Mr. Collier Gladin, Planning Engineer Mr. Lester H. Percells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mrs. Xernona Clayton., American Friends Service Committee The Chairman recognized the presence of both Co-Chairmen., l>.r. Mays. Dr. Atwood and �-- --- - - -- - - - -- -- - -- ------' 2 Mr. 8-ladin, PJ.a.n,_"ling Engine er, was t hen called up on t,o corn..'llent on the Land. Use Study bein.z proposed by the Plan11in; Yepart!llent and the report previously provided this Committee on Zoned acreages of vacant land. Mr. Gladin instead passed out several copies of a new report which he had prepared to the Housing 1tesources Committ ee pro1)osing c ertain solutions to the critical housins shorta~e and commente d on it briefly. At the conclusion he asked. for the assistance from the dousing :tesources Committee of its one pennanEritstaff member to assist the Plannin~ .Department in developin6 a joint plan, with detailed implementa tion steps, for p resentation at the joint meeting of the Plar.;.'1ing and .Jevelopment Commi ttec and the Housing llesources Committee (now scheduled for Se·Jte:nber 15). C:opies of Mr. Gladin's report are att~.ched. (Encl. 2). M.r. Alexander offered Mr. Jones' services. Y.1r. Alexander then introduc ed Mr. William H.• Hirshson, Exe cutive .Ji.rector, Greater Hartford Housin:-; Development .?und Inc. br. Hirshson was the gue st speaker and presented a very interestin1 ir.lpromptu report on his experiences in the f orm.c,tion <1.n d op eration of Hartford I s ifon-profi t Housing Development Corp. The followin.::; is some of whnt Hr. r:,j_rshson lw.d to say : General Hartford cons ists of 18 square miles , has a po1mlation of 160,000 an d needs 6, 0 00 low-income dwellin[; uni ts, of which S,ooo are now substa.Yida r<l . There are only 90-10{_. acres of vacant land in the city and f ew larg e housing develop!T!ents, but many of 16-32 units. The Great er Ha rtford area consists of 29 sepa1~ate municipalities or communities of which only f our have approved 1-f orkable Programs. The corpor a t ion has developed. a pre - processed reusuable package for a ssistance and gui dance of develop ers. This p::icka r:;e ha s basic designs f or two and. thr ee !)edro .Jm units. ~2,00C to 4~3,000 p er project is usually suff icient to test proposetl project's practibility . The corporation has not GOne deepl y i nto rehabilitation. It ha s thus f ar rehabi l i t ated two units under 221 d (3) and purchased 12 gro~p units , 221 (h) ha s not been popular because cannot fi nd s uitable a r ea.s in which t o work . The Great er Hartford HousinJ Develo~men t Fund, Inc. is s ponsored by the Hart ford Chamber of Commerce . Funds to finan ce t he corporat ion were obtained from 26 of the maj or firms in t he area in the sum of $1 ,500 , 000 ($700,000 in cash and the balance i n comJ11i tments.) Thes e f u ncls were obtained throu,-:;h personal solicitation as l oans from l ife insurance companies , banks and major industries. The corpora tion is nonprofit, organized to lend seed money on a revol vin::; basis and to provide technical skill on a consulting basic to s:ponsors of rental units for low-income families. Efforts however are not limited to nonprofit organiz :-,tions. �3 Specific After the corporation was organized arrangements ,;-rere made to borrow on a maximum line of credit of $700,000, secured. by 10 year notes, with interest up to 6 percent, payable asavailable. Only $350,000 of this amount has been actually dra~m to date. In lieu of interest, surplus is returned to lenders, as funds are accmnulated as authorized by the dlrectors, in lump smn amounts. Uses The HouGing :Jevelopment ii'u,:d., Inc. operates in the capital region incluc.ling Hartford and five of the surroumling suburbs. The revolving fund is used primarily f or: 1. 2. J. 4. S. Seed money loans to other local nonprof it ~roups. Land bankinc --accumulating land for future development for low-cost housing. To be resold at no mark up. i1ehabilitation of larr;e homes for l ar;_;o families. Providing talent ancl technical a s s istance to nonprofit groups. Assisting in stabilization of neighborhoods. Other Activities The non;.Jrofit development corporation also: i. Helps to br ing in private investors. 2. Helps to pl a ce low-income .familie s wi shing to buy new homes. 3. tforks closely with the Urban Renewal Department. 4. Hel ps pre-qualify below market rates ·with ?HA. S. Assist sponsors in request i ng below market allotments for FHA proj ects . 6. Works with the Chamoer of Commerce , City Devel opment Commission and the State Development Commission. 7. Acts as a clearing house for sponsors , builders , and mortgaeees . with problems. fuc:porimental 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cut s time l Hg . Provi des res erve f unds f or sponsors under t he rent suppl ement pro;Jrarn . Provides t he mis sin;~ vehicle . It docs what nobody else i s rloinr.; . It docs not provide all the answers . Of f icers of nonprofit or~ani zat i.on i n Hart f ord Principal Loan Officers of five i nsurance cornpani es . Principal Loan Of f i cer a of t wo bamcs . Two representati ves of minority groups . Chairman of Chamber of Commerce--Ex-of ficio. �4 Income 1. 2. Inter est on loans. Fees chargecl for services (Usually 2% 1st $500,000,l\~ above $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 with de creasinG seals above $1,000,000) Disbursements 1. Pays losses 2. Pays into r eserves. 3. Pays int ere::t on loans directors declare i nt erest payment of X number of dollars periodical l y a s available. 4. Pays administrative expens es of Development Corp. Recommendations 1. 2. J. 4. 5. 6. Small proj ects in scn ttercd areas are pr eferable. JI.void cr e2.t ion of f uture ghettos by encour aging the cons truction of l arge developments. Encourage use of two and three bedroom single family homes for small builders on small sites. Try to J et as many f amilies as possible i n s ingl e f amily homes and town house cooper at ives. Try to keep f arnilier, i n ap _)roximat el y s ame e conomic eroups. Disburse f unds t o other nonprof it organizations only as needed . Stat ements 1. 2. 3, I n Coru1ecticut, the Stat e has ~- loan fund t o suppl y S8ed money t o nonpr of i t sponsors in form of loans and grants . Rehabili t a t ed homos are most sui tci.bl e f or housing l arge f amili cs . Land hel d in l and bank is subj ect to usual t axes . Admi nis trat i :::;n Sta.ff cons ists of two men (¥Jr . Hi rshson , Executive Director, who is the outside cont a ct man; and his assistant uho is the insi de administration man ) and a secrot aF.f . ~(. * At the conclusion of Mr . Hirshs on 1 s talk , Yir. Alexander then introduced Mr. Tom Lord , As s istant Director Nonpr ofit Housint:; Center,Urban America, Inc. , which organi zation sponsored and underwrot e Mr . Hirs hs on's trip to htlant a . Mr. Lord explained that Ur bnn America is a national, nonprofi t oreanization hendquartered in Was hington, D. C., and i s dedica.t ed to impr oving housing f or l ow-income pe opl e i n the nation 'scities. The Nonprofit Housing Center of Ur ban America provides t echili.cal assistance to nonprofit sponsors of lower i ncome housi ng and. helps communities organize revolving funds and nonprofi t housing development corporat ions. The Center is financed by the Ford Foundat ion, t he Epi scopal, Methodist, United Presbyterinn and Uni t ecJ. Church of Christ church0s . �Urban America doe s not o-9erate on a fee basis and always endeavors to keep local p eople involved. It attem9 ts to adapt to local conditions and as s ist i n brincin~ public and private interests to:-; ether in e. joint action to s e cure i nprovement in housing for low income people. He also announced that Mr. W. 1,J . Gates, Consultant to the Housing -~ esources Comr.tlttee, is Urban America's represent a tive in Atlanta. oth,:?I' Itcmo As time was e; rowing short, Hr. Alexander then asked Mr. Jones to simply p ass out to the memb ors of the Cormnittee ( without comment) a self-explanatorf rep ort dated Au; ust 9, 1967 (Encl. 1) prepared by the Housing tlesource s Committee staff pertainin6 to the II Preliminary Rep ort ( from the Pla:i1ninu; 1.iepartment )--Amount of Vacant Land in the City by Zoning District, 11 da t ed. July 21, 1967. Also attached wns a comparison, prepared by the Housing Resources Committee s t aff, b e tween t he Analy sis by H:W of the Zoninc; Map previously provided tho HRC by the Planning Department ancl the tabulations conta ined in Ap •)enclix to July 21 Memorandum f ram the Pl;mning :Jepar trnent. Time did not pcrmi t detc1.ile d consi der at i on ;me_ c1.iscus s ion in the mG 2t i n:; of this r c 1Jort u hich was designe d to s erve a s a ba sis for conclusions and recomme ndat i ons of the Hous in[:; ~le sourc-.::s Commi t ·c.eo for its prop os e<:!. me ( tine; in the ne ar futur e with the Pla.nn.ing &'1.cl .Jcvelopment Cornmi t t ee of the Boar cl of Aider rnen. Mr. Alexander them announced t ha:i.:, the HousinJ; 1lesourcc s Cammi t tee hac1 b een reques ted by resp ective dev elopers of thr e e r a ther l aq ~e tra ct::; to supp ort them b e for e the Joint Pl anning Board an u. t he Zoninc; Committee of the B02.rJ of Aldermen to ge t t hos e properti e s r e- zoned to A-1. Mr. Alexander called up on YJ.r. Jones t o expl ain e ach site to the Comr,1i t tee . Mr. J on es p ointed out t he loca t i0n s of t h e three sites on the map a nd explained t h e proposed development of each . ( Two wi th pl a t s an d t en tative sit e l ayouts). After Mr. J on es ' pre s en tation of tho thr ee ;,r oposal s , Mr . Al exander c2.ll ed up on Mrs . Xernona Cl ayton, Amer i can Friends Servi ce Committee, fo r comment on any of the p roposal s and whether they woulc'. conolica te t he Ha rk being done in the southwest area by sr,,,/AP. J.V.trs . Clayt on expl a i n ed SWAP ' s purp ose and oper a ti on in the Beacher - Cas cade- hTes t Gordon n oac.I and Fa ir·;,urn Road area south to Sewell Road . She offered no obj ec ti on to any of the propos ed proj ects. Sito No . 1. 51 a cre trac t n or th of Brownvi lle Road b e t ween J ackson Parkway and Bolton Ho11d, now z oned M-1, prop os e d by •·!hitti ng-Turner Cons t ruction Co. for Turnkey devel opment for Publi c Hcusing. This tract has been tent atively c:1pproved by the Housin1; Authority and HUD and favorable c:i.ction a l ready rcc.ommonded by the Planninc; Boo.rd. It is schedul ed to :;o before the Zoning Cammi ttee of the Boo.rd of Aldermen in Public Hearing , Au,;_u ::, t 10 . �6 After du e consi c.leration aad J.iscussion, }1r. Lee Bur~e moved that the Housing ;.".esource s Comrni ttee endorse this proposal and recommend f avorable a ct ion by the Zoning Connnitte e cm d the Board. of Alllerme:;n. The motion wns scconc.ed and carried unan:i.mouslJ . Site No. 2. 59 acre tract ( eastern •;ortion oi D. lar,:;er tract of 171 acres) locateci. between West view Cemetery anc.l Peyton Road S. 1J., north of Utoy Creek, prop osed. f or development of caref ully p lanned 3GO uni ts of to,m houses under 221 d (3) co-ori, by Hr. John A. Hartramp f. (The 1 roperty is curr ently zoned a.-3) 1'1r . Har tram:-if Has asked the price ran[;e of units he propos ed t o build . He stated that the si.n::l e f a,1ily houses would. b e in the ~)15, 000 to :\25,000 ranGe and payment s f or t i1e two bedroom toim houses woulc~ be ap··iroxirnatcly $90 to :;;110 per month. After clue cons i 0er c1.tion, mo Gion wer e 1:1ade by Mr. Lee Burge th~t the I-me Comr~ittce endorse thj_s prop osal and re ques t the Plarn~in[( Board thnt it recommend f avora ble a ction on the rezoning petition f or this si tc. The motion was seconJecJ. and carri e,l ,.rl th H O dc.-e-:mtine votes. Site No. 3. 45 acre split tract on both sides of Bankhead Highway N. W. (10 acres on the nor th sicle , just west of ffo.Jnard rtoad, and. 3.5 acres on the south side) prop os ed for Turnkey clcv elopm<ent for Public Housin,;; , with 221 cl. (3) a s an alternate, b y HLC and Associate s Construction Company of Gre ensboro, ~Iorth Carolina. Zoning is now H-1 anJ M-2. After ampl e discus s ion, Mr . Virgil ~ilton moved that the Housing tlesources Commit tee cnclorsc this proposal and r equ es t f o.vorable reconu11endation by the Planning Board on the r m_onin~ petiti on for this c ite . Tho mot ion was s e conded and carried unanimoucly. As there 1-ras insuffi cient time f or ot her l.1u sinesr, the CoITlJili ttoe ad.i ourned at 12:00 noon . Respectfully submitte d , .t h ~ ~ ~ .:· \-....-,:,,. .. . . ·. . -~ Mal colm D. Jones .. .· . ' ..,_ Sup ervi s or o.r Ins poct"ion Services ' Encl u: 1. 2. fl -~ourcL- ::; C0r.1rittG,, h '"'; ,.) ~.:.) Ik ::-.bcr_·, E '. ,:cutiv,, .<Grou~ ?, }UW, ~-:·tod ;·.ur:;u: t 9, 196 7 (with attachments ). 1:ou:.,in:.: Pl::mlinJ .ikrp::- :ct r.i-.s1t r r,port to th ,., EJU.r.:ing· ~k . ourcc.s Cor.ir,1ittee <bte d f.uJ11..:. t · 9, 196 7. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MIKUTES HOUSING RASOURCES COM ITTES BUCuTIV' COMMITTEES iissTThe August 9, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing fesources Comittee met at 10:00 a.m, August 9, 1967, in Committee oom #2, City Hall, The following members weve present: Mr, Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman, Housinz Resources Committee Dr, Sanford S, Atwood, Co-Chairman, Housing Nesources Vommittee Dre Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer Smith, representing Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel kr, Robert Winn, representing Ur. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and Vesizn Panel Mr. toreland Smith, Vice-Chairman, Construction and Design Panel Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel ‘Mr. “illiam Bohn, representing Mr, Clarence 0, Coleman, Acting Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. Vharles i. Palmer, member, Public Housing Panel Mr. Frank Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Accuisition Panel Mr. Clayton it, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mir. Jim &. Land, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Stewart Wight, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr, Lewis Cenker, member, Social Problems Panel Mr. Virgil Milton, Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr. Jim Wood, Vice-Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. W. WV, Gates, Consultant Mr. Malcolm U, Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. Hell Ware, Attorney, King & Spalding Mr. Collier Sladin, Planning Engineer Mr, Lester H, Percells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mrs. Xernona Clayton, American Friends Service Committee The Chairman recognized the presence of both Co-Chairmon, Dr, Atwood and Urs Mays.  Mr. Gladin, Plannins Engineer, was then called upon to comment on the Lance. Use Study beinzs proposed by the Plannin: Yepartment and the report previously provided this Committee on Zoned acreages of vacant land. Mr, Gladin instead passed out several copies of a new report which he had prepared to the Housing ‘tesources Committee proposing certain solutions to the critical housing shortaze and commented on it briefly. At the conclusion he asked for the assistance from the Housing -tesources Committee of its one permanentstaff member to assist the Plannin; Vepartment in developing a joint plan, with detailec implementation steps, for presentation at the joint meeting of the Planning and Jevelopment Committee and the Housing ‘tesources Committee (now scheduled for Sestember 15). Copies of Mr. Gladin's report are attached (Encl. 2). Mr. Alexander offered Mr. Jones! services. Mr. Alexander then introduced Mr. William 2%, Hirshson, Executive virector, Greater Hartford Housin; Jevelopment “und Inc. tir. Hirshson was the zuest speaker and presented a very interesting imoromptu report on his experiences in the formation and operation of Hartford's Non-profit Housing Vevelopment Corp. The followin: is some of what Mr. Nirshson had to say: General Hartford consists of 18 square miles, has a population of 160,000 and needs 6,0CO low-income dwelling units, of which 5,000 are now substandard, There are only 90~10%. acres of vacant land in the city and few large housing developments, but many of 16-32 units. The Greater Hartford area consists of 29 separate municipalities or communities of which only four have approved Workable Pro:rams. The corvoration has developed a pre-processed reusuable package for assistance and guidance of developers. This packaze has basic designs for two and three bedroom units. %2,00C to $3,000 per project is usually sufficient to test proposed project's practibility. The corporation has not gone deeply into rehabilitation. It has thus far rehabilitated two units under 221 d (3) and purchased 12 sroup units, 221 (h) has not been popular because cannot find suitable areas in which to work. The Greater Hartford Housins Develonment Fund, Inc. is soonsored by the Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Funds to finance the corvoration were obtained from 26 of the major firms in the area in the sum of $1,500,000 ($700,000 in cash and the balance in commitments.) These funds were obtained throuzh personal solicitation as loans from life insurance companies, banks and major industries. The corporation is nonprofit, organized to lend seed money on a revolvinz basis and to provide technical skill on a consulting basic to sponsors of rental units for low-income families. Efforts however are not limited to nonprofit organiz: tions. Specific After the corporation was organized arrangements were made to borrow on a maximum line of credit of $700,000, secured by 10 year notes, with interest up to 6 percent, payable asavailable, Only $350,000 of this amount has been actually drawn to date. In lieu of interest, surplus is returned to lenders, as funds are accumulated as authorized by the directors, in lump sum amounts. Uses The Housing Jevelopment Pu:d, Inc. operates in the capital region including Hartford and five of the surrounding suburbs. The revolvinz fund is used primarily for: 1. Seed money loans to other local nonvrofit sroups. 2. Land banking--accunulating land for future development for low-cost housing. To be resold at no mark up. 3. Rehabilitation of larze homes for larze families. h. Providing talent and technical assistance to nonprofit groups. 5. Assisting in stabilization of neighborhoods. Other Activities The nonvrofit development corporation also: 1. Helps to bring in private investors, 2. Helps to place low-income families wishing to buy new homes. 3. Works closely with the Urban Renewal Department. . Helps pre-qualify below market rates with JHA. 5. Assist sponsors in requesting below market allotments for FHA projects. 6. Works with the Chamber of Commerce, City Development Commission and the State Development Commission. 7. Acts as a clearing house for sponsors, builders, and mortzacees with oroblens. Experimental 1. Guts time lag. 2. Provides reserve funds for syonsors under the rent supplement program. 3. Provides the missin; vehicle. h. It does what nobody else is doing, 5. It does not provide all the answers. Officers of nonprofit organization in Hartford Principal Loan Officers of five insurance companies. Principal Loan Officers of two banks. Two representatives of minority groups. Chairman of Chamber of Commerce--Ex-officio.  Income 1. Interest on loans. 2. Fees charged for serviccs (Usually 2% 1st $500,000, 1% above $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 with decreasinz scals above $1,000,000) Disbursements 1. Pays losses 2. Pays into reserves. 3. Pays intere::t on loans directors declare interest payment of X number of dollars periodicaliy as available. h. Pays administrative expenses of Development Corp. Recommendations 1. Small projects in seattered areas are preferable. 2. Avoid creation of future ghettos by encouraging the construction of large developments. 3. Encourage use of two and three bedroom single family homes for small builders on small sites. h. Try to get as many families as possible in single family homes and town house cooperatives. 5. Try to keep families in aporoximately same economic groups. 6. Disburse funds to other nonprofit organizations only as needed. Statements 1. In Connecticut, the State has a loan fund to supply seed money to nonprofit sponsors in torm of loans and grants. 2. Rehabilitated homes are most suitable for housing large families. 3. Land held in land bank is subject to usual taxes, Staff consists of two men (Mr. Hirshson, Executive Director, who is the outside contact man; and his assistant who is the inside administration man) and a secretary. ee * At the conclusion of Ir. Hirshson's talk, Mr. Alexander then introduced Mr. Tom Lord, Assistant Director Nonprofit Housing Center,Urban America, Ince, which organization sponsored and underwrote Mr. iflirshson's trip to Atlanta. Mr. Lord explained that Urban America is a national, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., an’ is dedicated to improving housing for low-income people in the nation's cities. The Nonprofit Housing Center of Urban America provides technical assistance to nonprofit sponsors of lower income housing anc helps communities organize revolving funds and nonprofit housing development corporations, The Center is financed by the Ford Foundation, the Episcopal, Methodist, United Presbyterian and United Church of Christ churches. . Urban America does not ooecrate on a fee basis and always endeavors to keep local people involved. Tk attemots to adapt to local conditions and assist in bringing public and private interests together in a joint action to secure inprovement in housing for low income people. He also announced that Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant to the Housing tesources Committee, is Urban America's representative in Atlanta. Other Items As time was growing short, Mr. Alexander then asked Mr. Jones to simply pass out to the members of the Committee (without comment) a self-explanator, report dated August 9, 1967 (Encl. 1) prepared by the Housing Resources Committee staff pertaining to the "Preliminary Report (from the Planning vepartment)--Amount of Vacant Land in the City by Zoning District," dated July 21, 1967. Also attached was a comparison, prepared by the Housing Resources Committee staff, between the Analysis by HiC of the Zoniny Map previously proviced the HRC by the Planning Department and the tabulations containod in Anvendix to July 21 Memorancum from the Planning Jepaitment. Time did not permit detailed consideration anc discussion in the meeting of this report which was designed to serve as a basis for conclusions and recommendations of the Housing aesourccs Committee for its pronosed mex ting in the near future with the Planning anc Jevelopment Committee of the Board of Aldermen, Mr. Alexander then announced that the Housins siesources Committee had been requested by respective developers of three rather large tracts to support them before the Joint Planning Board and the Zoning Committee of the Boari of Aldermen to get those properties re-zoned to A-l. Mr. Alexander called upon Mr. Jones to exmlain each site to the Committee. Mr. Jones pointed out the locations of the three sites on the map and explained the proposed development of each. (Two with plats and tentative site layouts). After Mr. Jones! presentation of the three proposals, Mr. Alexander called upon Mrs, Xernona Clayton, American Friends Service Committee, for comment on any of the oronosals and whether they woulc conmlicate the work being done in the southwest area by SWAP. Mrs. Clayton explained SWAP's purpose and operation in the Beacher—Cascade—\West Gordon Roac and Fairburn Road area south to Sewell Road, She offered no objection to any of the proposed projects. Site No. 1. 51 acre tract north of Brownville Road between Jackson Parkway and Bolton ‘oad, now zoned M=l, proposed by “hitting-Turner Construction Co, for Turnkey development for Public Heusing. This tract has been tentatively approved by the Housiny Authority and HUD and favorable action already recommanded by the Plannin Board, It is scheduled to ;o before the Zoniny Committee of the Board of Aldermen in Public Hearing, Auvust 10, After due consideration and viscussion, Mr. Lee Burge moved that the Housings iesources Committee endorse this provosal and recommend favorable action by the Zoning Committee and the Board of Aldermen. The motion was seconded and carried unanimousl;. Site No. 2. 59 acre tract (eastern »ortion of a Peedi tract of 171 acres) located between Westview Cemetery and Peyton Road S. '/., north of Utoy Creek, proposed. for development of carefully planned 300 units of town houses under 221 d (3) co-of, by Mr. John A. Hartrampf. (The property is currently zoned R-3) Mr. Hartramf was asked the price range of units he proposed to build. He stated that the sin le fanily houses would be in the $15,000 to {25,000 range and payments for the two bedroom town houses vould be aporoximately $90 to 110 per month. After due consiceration, motion were made by Mr. Lec Burge that the Htc Comittee endorse this proposal and request the Planning Board that it recommend favorable action on the rezoning petition for this site. The motion was seconded and carriei with no dce2znting votes. Site No. 3. hS acre split tract on both sides of Bankhead Highway N. W. (10 acres on the north side, just west of Maynard Road, and 35 acres on the south side) proposed for Turnkey development for Public Housin:, with 221 d (3) as an alternate, by HLC and Associates Construction Company of Greensboro, North Carolina. Zoning is now li-l and M-2, After ample discussion, Mr. Virgil Milton moved that the Housing !tiesources Committee endorse this proposal and request favorable recommendation by the Planning Board on the rezoning petition for this site, The motion was seconded ana carried unanimously. As there was insufficient time for other business the Comnittce adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, (naked Rare Malcolm Ui: Jonds “- Supervisor of Inspection Services Enelis: 1. Vousim: R.sourece Comitte. Maud to Mombers, B-cutiv.. Group, HRC, uted sugu: tb 9, 1967 (with attachments). 2ée Planning Depcrtacnt report to th. Mousing’itic.ourccs Committee dated fuguot 9, 1967.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Ma y 31 , 19 c 7 HOUSING P~SOURCES c mTitiITTEE Cecil A,. ·, Ale:xancier, Arc hitect, Chair1.1an Dro Sanford Sa Atwood, President, Emory U~iversity, Co-Chairma n Dra Benja~in Eo Mays , President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairma n PAI EIS Legal Charles Weltner, Atto~ney Act ing Chair ma n Donald Hollowell, Reeional Director, Equal Employment Opport unit~ ComDission Honorable Lu~: 2 _ Alverson, J udge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr Q Archer Do Srnith III , Attorney , Harmon and Thackston Mr o Norrnan Lo Underwood, Attorney, Sandens, Hester and Holl ~y Construction and Design Dra Edwin Harris on, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cha:..rman Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith , Director of Urban Planning Project, Southern ReBion~l Council, Vice-Cha irman Rev a John A. Mi dd leton, President , ~orris Brown College Henry Fo Alexander , Builder Ja mes. Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance & NQn-Profit Funds Dean Harding Bo Young, Atlanta University Lee Bur e, President , Re t ail Credi t Cha ir~an Butler Ta Henderson, Assistant to Dro Mays, Morehou se Col_ege Mills Bo Lane , Jro, President, Citizens and Sout hern National Bank · Ao Ho Sterne, President, The Tru3t Company of Geor gia Go:don Jones, President, The Fulton National BanK Vice-Chairman Joseph Earle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georsia A. Bo Padgett, Exec utive Director, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilt on Doug las Attorney Revo William Holmes Borders , Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dra Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta Univers ity John Wil s on, President, Horne Wilson Company Alb ert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jro, Execu t i ve Director, Wesley Woods Apartments 0 �Public ~-Ious i ng Ed win La ;Sterne , Cha irman, Ho using Au thori t y of t he City of Atlanta D: :\ lbert Manley, Pres i den t, Spe lman College La~~ar d Reinch 3 President , Cox Bro ad cast ing Compa ny Clarenc e Coleman 3 Regional Director:, Nat ional Urban Leagu e Acting Chairman Char l es Ro Pa l mer 3 President , Palmer , I nca 0 • La~~ Aco uis ition Wo La Lee, President, At l nta Gas Light Company Ca Ro Yates, President , Yate s-Milton Stores Dr Vivian Henderson D President, Cla rk College Acting Chairma n Jim E a Land, Cli ief Engineex' f or Georg ia, Southern Bell Ti'.:-lephone & Telegraph Coo 0 Social Problems Charles Oo Em.. eri ch , Administrator, Economic Opportunity Atlanta.Y I nc., Duane Beck, Direct or.Y Community Co unci l of t he Atlanta A~ea, Inca Mrso Su jet te Crank 3 Social Director, Neighb orhood Services , Ea0 A Dr e T o Johns on, Profess or of Political Sc ience, Morehouse College Dean Willi am J acks on, Atlanta Univers i ty Chair man Mr .. Erwin Stevens, Cha i rman 3 Cit i zens Central Advisory Comm i ttee, EoO.Ao Mr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney 0 Business Particinati on Virgil Milton , Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears 3 Roebuck & Company Chairman Eo Lo Simon, Auditor, At l anta Life I nsurance Company Vice-Chairman Harlee Branc~, President, The Southern Company C o Ao 11 Art J enkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockhe ed Roland Maxwell 3 President , Davis on 1 s Department Stores Public Information J. me s Lo Townsend 3 Townsend and Assoc i ates 0 _ �Public I~forrnat ion ( continued) Dale Clark., Directo:. of Public Affairs, WAGA - TV Ray Moor e., News Director, WSB- TV Jim Wood, News Director, WOAK Vice - Chairman STA'"F ROO M 1~04-, CITY HAL:S Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 Ma l colm D. Jones, Director W.W . Gates, Consultant Miss J oyce McKnight, Secretary Chairman � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Cecil A. ‘Alexander, Architect, Chairman Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, President, Emory University, Co-Chairman Dr, Benjamin E, Mays, President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairman PANELS Legal Charles Weltner, Attorney Acting Chairman Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Honorable Luthe> Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr. Archer D. Smith III, Attorney, Harmon and Thackston Me, Norman L, Underwood, Attorney, Sanders, Hester and Holley Construction and Design Dr. Edwin Harrison, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chairman Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith, Director of Urban Planning Project, Southern Regional Council, Vice-Chairman Rev. John A. Middleton, President, Morris Brown College Henry F. Alexander, Builder James. Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance & Non-Profit Funds Dean Harding B. Young, Atlanta University Leé Burge, President, Retail Credit Chairman Butler T, Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Morehouse College Mills B. Lane, Jr., President, Citizens and Southern National Bank . A. H. Sterne, President, The Trust Company of Georgia Gordon Jones, President, The Fulton National Banlt Vice-Chairman Joseph HZarle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georgia A. B. Padgett, Executive Director, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilton Douglas Attorney Rev. Wiliiam Holmes Borders, Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta University Jonn Wilson, President, Horne Wilson Company Aibert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jr., Executive Director, Wesley Woods Apartments Public Housing Edwin L.:Sterne, Chairman, Housing Autnority of the City of Atlanta Dr , Albert Manley, President, Spelman College Levnard Reinch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company Clarence Goleman, Regional Director, National Urban League Acting Chairman Charles R. Palmer, President, Palmer, Inc. Lar. Asauisition Wo L. Lee, President, Atlanta Gas Light Company Cc. Ro Yates, President, Yates-Milton Stores Dr, Vivian Henderson, President, Clark College Acting Chairman Jim E. Land, Chief Engineer for Georgia, Southern Bell Téiephone & Telegraph Co, Social Problems Charlies O, Emmerich, Administrator, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, inc. Duane Beck, Director, Community Councii of the Atlanta Area, Inc, Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director, Neighborhood Services, E.0.A.. Dr. T. Jonnson, Professor of Political Science, Morehouse College o Dean William Jackson, Atlanta University Chairman Mr. Erwin Stevens, Chairman, Citizens Central Advisory Committee, E.0.A,. Mr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney Business Participation Public Virgil Milton, Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears, Roebuck & Company Chairman » Le Simon, Auditor, Atlanta Life Insurance Company Vice-Chairman ilarlee Branecn, President, The Southern Company C. A. "Art" Jenkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockheéd Roland Maxwell, President, Davison's Department Stores by laa Information cames L, Townsend, Townsend and Associates Public Information (continued) Dale Clark, Director of Public Affairs, WAGA-TV Ray Moore, News Director, WSB-TV Jim Wood, News Director, WOAK Vice-Chairman Malcolm D. Jones, Director W. W. Gates, Consultant Miss Joyce McKnight, Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 9 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/90de125264e48135800a89efee97afc0.pdf 1840a446d454bf9a653484d8f4cb257a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. r(ay 3- , - 9 7 HOUSING REoOURCES CO~·,uvIIS:TE= Ceci l A Ale_ and er., Cha L ,nn Housing Resources Committee F i nch., .L\.lex nde..,,., Ba_·nes, Rothschild ar:d Pascna l , 10th Floor Standard Federal Building 44 Broad Street, No Wo Atlanta., Georgia Mr O rchi t cts Dro Sanford So Atvood., Co-Chairman Housing Resources Cc'.:..:-Jittee President., Emory Univers ty At l anta, Georgia 30322 Dro Benj amin Eo Mays., Co - Chairman Housing Resources Committee . Presid ent , -10rehouse College Atlanta ., Georgia PANELS LEGAL ~ro Charles Lo Weltner, Attorney The First ~tional Bank., Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street At l anta, Georgia Dona ld Hollowell, Regional Director Equal Employment Opportunity Commi ssion 1776 Peac tree Street, N. Wo Atlanta., Georg ia ~6 Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, So.Wo Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Archer Do Smith III, Attorney -:armon and Thackston 1944 Nation3l Bank of Georgian g@ Atlanta, Georgia Mro Norman Lo Underwood, Attorney Sanders., Hestc. ~(~ Holley 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Ac ting Chairman �P3ge Two CON"S'I'RUCTION AND D:2S IGN Dr o Edwin Ha rri s on, Pr~ si~c t Georgia Institute of Tec hnology 225 1Torth Avenu e , No W o Atla nta , Georgia Chairman ~ro Her ma n Jo Russel l , Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. ~. At lanta, Georgia 30313 Mro Morelancl Smith, Director Urban Planning Project Southern Regiona l Council 5 For syth Street ,~- w. Atla nta, Georgi~ Vice - Chairman Revo John A. Midd leton, President Morr is Brown College 673 Hu~ter Street, N a Wa At lant3 , Gr: - · . · , M:::i " Her..ry Fo Alexand er, Builder 2439 Fernlea~ Court, N. Wo At lanta, Georgia iVir o Jarr:es Moore , Presidei'.....t At l anta Lab or Council 15 Peachtree Street, N. ~o Roo:n 208 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 FI NANCE Dea n Earding B o Young Atlanta Univers i ty 2 23 Ch e s t nu t S tr~ e t, S~ W& At lant a , Ge org i a Mro Lee Burge , Presid ent Retai l Cr edi t Company P. 0 o Box ~-08 1 At l anta , Ge org i a 30302 Mro But l er TQ Hender s on Acsistan t to Dr. ~a y s ~oreho~se Co l l ege 223 Chestnut Street, s. W. Atl3n t a , Georg ia Chairma n �------ - · -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- FI NANCE (cont i nued ) Mr. Mills Bo Lane, Jr., Pre s i de nt The Citizens a .d Southern Nationa l Bank P. 0 o Box 4899 Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earle Birni e :; Pre sident The Na tional Ba nk ot Georgia Peac~tree a t Fi ve Points Atlanta, Georgia 30303 I~. Augustus H~ Sterne:; President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edg ewocd Avenue, T., E. Atlanta:; Georgia 30303 ·Mr o Gord on J ones, Pres ident The Fult on . . .. -c ional Banl{ Po Oo Box !;.387 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Vice - Chairm2n N0N-?R0FIT FU.IDS (Comb i ned wi t h Fi nance Panel) Mr. A. B o Padget t , Execut i v e Dire ctor Metropolitan Founda t i on of At l a nta 1423 Cand l er Bui l ding Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 J\'Ir . Hamil ton Doug l as, Jr. , Attorney Na tional Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev William Holme s Borders :; Past or Whea t Stree t Baptist Church 1426 Mozley Drive, S a Wo At lanta , Ge orgia Dr. Rufus Clement , Presid ent At lanta Univ er sity 223 C~e 0t nut Stre e t 3 Se W~ Atlanta , Georg ia Mr o John Wil s on, President Borne Wilson Company 163 Pe ter s St ree t, $ . w. At _anta , Ge org ia 30313 �Pa 6 e :'our NON- PROFI T FUNDS (cont inued ) Mr o Albert Love Executive Vice Presideht The McCal l Corporation P a Oo Box 1000 Doraville, Georgia 30040 vrro Scott Houston , J ro , Executive Director Wesley Woods Apart ments P o 0o Box 15468 . Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PlJ3LIC B0US I NG Mr " Edwin L., Sterne , Chairman Ho using Authority of t he City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dro Albert ~anley., President Spe lman Col l ege 350 Leonard Street., So W. Atlanta., Georgia Mro Le onard Re i nc h., Pr es id e nt Cox Broadca s t ing Company 1601 Wes t Peachtree Street., ro E• Atlanta., Georgia Mr. Clarenc e D. Coler,1an Reg i onal Director · Na ti ona l Urban Leag ue 78 Mari et ta Street., No Wo Atlanta ., Georgia ~1r . Charles Fo Pa l ~er , Pre sident Pa l mer ., Inca , Palmer Building 41 Mariet ta Stre et Atla nta , Georg ia 30303 Act i :--:s Chairman �Pae;e Five LAND ACQUISITIOi'! Mro Wa llace L o Lee., President Atlanta Gas Light Company Po Oo Box 4569 k.lant-a.,. Georgia 30302 Mr Clayton Ro Yates, Pre sident Yate s - Milton Store s 228 Aubu~n Avenue , N. Eo . tlants, Geo~gia 0 fl'ir o Jim E o Land Chief Engineer for Georgia Southern Bell Telephon e & Telegraph Compa ny 805 Peachtree Street, i o E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr & Vivian Henderson, Presid ent Clark Colle 6 e 240 Chestnut Street, So Wo Atlanta., Georgia Acting Chairman SOCIAL PROBLEI'/f.S Mr . Charles Oo Emmerich., Ad ministrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta., Inco 101 Mar iet ta Street, N. w. Atlanta., Georgia ~ir o Duane Beck, Executive Direct or Comm unity Council of the Atlanta Area , I nco 1000 Glenn Building At l ant - ., Geo r gia 30303 Iv.IT'S. Sujette Cranl·: ., Social Director Neighb orho od Servic es, E Oo Ao, I nc 101 Marietta Street · Atlanta, Georgia Dr e Tobe J ohnson, Professor of Political Science Moreho us e College 223 Chestnut Stree t, So Wo Atla nta, Georgia Dean William So Jackson Atlanta University 223 Ches tnut Street , S Wo Atlanta, Georgia Chairman �Page Six SOC I AL PROBI.,E'1S (continued ) Erwin Stevens , Chairrr.an Cit i zens Centra l Adv isory Co~mittee , E.O.A. 799 Parsons Street, S. W. Atlanta, Ge or 6 ia r,t[C' . Mr. Lewi s Cenker, At t orney 2045 Mane _ester, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia BUSINESS PARTICIPATIO_J iv'l...r . Virgil Mi 1 ton 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Cha irman At la nta, Georgia r,t[C'. Edward L. Simon : Audit or V~ce - Chairman Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue., 1 1 • E. Atlanta, Georg ia Mr . Ha rl ee Branch, President The Southern Company 3390 Pea chtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. C. Arthur Jenkins Director, Industria l Relat:ons Lockheed Company Marietta, Ge orgia 30060 Mr. Rol and Maxwel _ _ Pr esident DaviDon 1 s DeDar t ment Stores 180 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlant a, Geor i2 0 PUBLIC I NFORMAT ION Mr . J ames L. Townsend ' Townsend and Associates 1014 Hea l ey Bld g . Atlanta, Georg ia �Page Seven PUBLIC I EFOP.I1tt\TI ON { c c n tinu e d; f\~r O D2 l e C lar1{ Di re c to~ of Publ:c Affa ir s ~IP.GA - TV , 1551 Bri a r cliff Ro2d, N. E . At l a nta , ·aeor 6 ia i\~. Ray i\1o ore Ne ;,1 s D1rec t or HSB- TV 1601 Wes t Pea c h tr e e Stree t , Atlan t a , G org ia 30309 1 Mr. J i m Hood News Dir ector , WAOK 110 Edgewood Avenue , N. E~ At lan ta, G o g ia E. Vi ce - Cha irman STAFF ROOM 1204 , CITY HALL Malco l m D. Jones, Di rector W. w. Ga te s , Cons ultant . Fi s s J oy c e McKni ght , Secretar y � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE 7 Me, Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Committee Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild 10th Floor Standard Federal Buiiding 4 Broad Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Sanford 8S. Atwood, Co-Chairman Housing Resources Committee President, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Dr, Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman Housing Resources Committee .President, Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia PANELS Mr, Charles L. Weltner, Attorney Acting Chairman The First National Bank, Suite 2943 . 2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia Me. Donald Hollowell, Regional Director Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, S.'W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Archer D. Smith III, Attorney Harmon and Thackston 1944 National Bank of Georgia bids. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Norman L, Underwood, Attorney Sanders, Hesterz .d Holley 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia m Page Two CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN Dr. Edwin Harrison, Presicent Chairman Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia My, Herman J, Russell, Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. W. Atlanta, Ceorsia 30313 Mer, Moreland Smith, Director Vice-Chairman Urban Planning Project Southern Regional Council 5 Forsyth Street, N. W,. Atlanta, Georgia Rev, John A, Middleton, President Morris Brown College 673 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Ga--. ‘rt « Henry F. Alexander, Builder 439 Fernleaf Court, N. W. vlanta, Georgia Mr, James Moore, Presidest Atlanta Labor Council 15 Peachtree Street, N. Room 208 Atvlanta, Georgia 30303 a o FINANCE Dean Harding B, Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Lee Burge, President Chairman Retail Credit Company P. O. Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 — RB Bu a WY) © Butler T, Henderson “Scant co Ps Mays nh Cc ho a aa hestnut derest, S. W. anta, Georgia = rro  Mills B. Lane, Jr., President The Citizens and Scuthern National Bank P, O. Box 4899 lanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earie Birnie, President The National Bank of Georgia Peachtree at Five Points Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mir, Augustus H. Sterne, President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edgewood Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr, Gordon Jones, President Vice-Chairman The Fulton ...cional Bank P. O. Box 4387 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 NON-PROFIT FUNDS (Combined with Finance Panel) Mr. A. B. Padgett, Executive Director Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta 1423 Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr., AtDtOorney National Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev William Holmes Borders, Pastor Wheat Street Baptist Church i4c6 Mozley Drive, S. W. Atianta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, Preside Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, John Wilson, President Horne Wilson Company 163 Peters Street, Ss. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Page Four NON-PROFIT FUNDS (continued) Mr, Albert Love Executive Vice Preside The MeCall Corporat jon P. O. Box 1000 Doraville, Georgia 30040 Mr. Scott Houston, Jr., Executive Director Wesley Woods Apartments P. O. Box 15468 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PUBLIC HOUSING Me. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Albert Manley, President Spelman College 350 Leonard Street, SS. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Leonard Reinch, President Cox Broadcasting Company 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. FB. Atlanta, Georgia Me, Clarence D, Coleman Regional Director Actinec Chairman - National Urban League = 78 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia . Mr. Charles Ff, Palmer, President Palmer, Inc., Palmer Building Ll Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr, Wallace L. Lee, President Atlanta Gas Light Company « O. Box 4569 flanta, Georgia 30302 © Mr. Clayton R. Yates, President Yates-Milton Stores 2028 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Me. Jim E, Land Chief Engineer for Georgia Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company 805 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr, Vivian Henderson, President Acting Chairman Clark College 240 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia SOCTAL PROBLEMS Me. Charles 0, Emmerich, Administrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Duane Beck, Executive Director Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1000 Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director Neighborhood Services, E,0.A., Inc. 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia Dr, Tobe Johnson, Professor of Political Science Morehouse College 223 Chestnut Street, 5. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dean William 8S, Jackson Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Chairman Page Six c SOCIAL PROBLEMS (continued) Me, Erwin Stevens, Chairman Citizens Central Advisory Committee, E,0O.A. 799 Parsons Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney 2045 Manchester, N. E. Atlanta, Georgi BUSINESS PARTICIPATION Me, Virgil Milton Chairman 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Edward L. Simon, Auditor Vice-Chairman Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, Harlee Branch, President The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr, C, Arthur Jenkins Director, Industrial Relations Lockneed Company Marietta, Georgia 30060 Mr. Roland Maxwell, President Davison's Department Stores 180 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia PUBLIC INFORMATION Mr, James L. Townsend ' Townsend and Associates 1014 Healey Bldg. Atlanta, Georgia Page Seven PUBLIC INFORMATION (ccntinued}) Mr, Dealie Clark Chairman Dive cor or Public Affairs i551 “Br igrelir Atlanta, Georg: Me. Ray Moore News Director WSB-TV 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlan va, Georgia 30309 Mis Jim Wood Vice-Chairman News Director, WAOK . 110 Edgewood Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia <J tn TAP kx ROOM 1204, CITY HALL Tel, 522-4463, Ext, 430 Maleolm D. Jones, Director W. W. Gates, Consultan . Miss Joyce McKnight, Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 8 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7897384dc0486bc0bcd0c0edb3bf52be.pdf c601b562e2ac2b81724c261ed3ee78e6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 3, 1967 HOUSING RiSOURCES CO}~ITTTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilitate i ts construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basiso 2o To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3. To insure that the hu.~an factors in housing are given full play. 4. To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta. ( The Housing Resources CorrJlrittee office is l ocated in City Hall, _Room 1204. It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house for i nformation pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and i nterested developers, coordinates ·committee activities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the program.) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suegested Functions for t he Conur..ittee Panels (Not necessarily limited to the f ollowing). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal a. b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to hous ing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements. To make specific re commendations regarding code enforcement. To act as l egal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Design To review present codes and constuction practices in order t o recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econo~ical o To i nvestigate nevr methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. c. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests interested in low-cost housing design. d .. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of e:x:i.sting housing ' feasible and profitableo a. �Page 2 . Finance and Non- profi t F\.mds a. To s eek out and make ava~lable pert i nent inf ormation r elat i ve t o financing of housi ngo b .. To encourage money sources t o make funds avail able for f i nan ci ng l ow-cost housing . c . To seek and recommend new ·ways t o f i na.11ce low cost housing., d o To compile i r1formation r egarding nor:-prai'it fun dso e . To compil e information r elative to Federal participat i on in non-profit :funds o f ., To aid in t he establishment of no -profil fun ds for low cos t housing and t o promote and interest spons ors in the progr amo g. To cou_risel wi th thos e contr olling existing and or new funds h. To promote creation of a non-profit Housi ng Development Corporati on in Atlanta o Public Housing a ., To aid t he Housing Authori t y in the completion of i ts Publi c Housing progr am. b . To seek out and report on new methods of f inancing and pr ociucing public housing a cross the country. c. To f ami l iarize themselve s wi th t he Atlanta public housing program and to visi t all existing proje ct s o d. To encourage provision f or adequate s ocial ser vices act i vit ies in · publ ic housingo e. To make recommendations r egarding futur e public housing . Land a. b. c. d. To determine available ~::..~d resources f or l ow- cost housing and make recommendations ther .•• To seek out and catalogue land available f or l ow-cost housing. To keep in touch with realtors concerni ng availabl e land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabili tation efforts . Social Problems a. b. c. d. ee fe To provide for temporary hous ing as needed, for people being displa ced either for rehabilitation or resettlemento To coordinate housing wi th agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Community Chest, Comrmmi ty Council and EOA. To enlist assistance g-~oups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolems related to housing. To loo~ for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any existing or projected programso To seek means of providing posit.:. ve assistance to home o,-m ers in Housing Code enforcenent casesj on a city-wide basis, where dire tarGship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in selfhelp programs. �Page 3o Bus iness Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and interest large local and nati onal corpora·cions ; Y1 demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or r ehabi litating existing housing in t· .Le h.tlal"lta areao To encourage loc2.l business firms to a ctivel y part icipate in and a:ssist the low-cost housing programe To encourage busir1ess participation in education of low-cost housing residents i n assuming occupant responsibilities for maintairQng in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Inforrr.ation a. b. To disseminate through the public media, as a Public Service, talks written material, and inf ormation relati ng t o the low-cost housing problems i n Atl anta~ Thru articles, editorals, panel dis cussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, a s det ermined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest s olutions. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document le 26 36 he © J ae be Co de August 3, 1967 EOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions To promote low-cost housing and facilitate its construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basis. To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. To insure that the human factors in housing are given full play. To inform the public of the housing problem in Avlanta. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in City Hall, Room 120). It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house for information pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and interested developers, coordinates committee activities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the 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 initiative. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to housing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for imorovements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement. To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Desirn ae De de To review present codes and constuction practices in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting 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 recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable. Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Funds as De Ca do Co Le Be he To seek out and make available pertinent information relative to financing of housing. To encourage money sources to make funds available for financing low-cost housing. To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing. To compile information regarding nor-profit funds. To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit funds. To aid in the establishment of non-profit. funds for low cost housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program. To counsel with those controlling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporation in Atlanta. Public Housing ae be Coe de Ee Land de de Ce de To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Public Housing programe To seek out and report on new methods of financing and producing public housing across the country. To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing projects. To encourage provision for adequate social services activities in public housing. To make recommendations regarding future public housing. To determine available >and resources for low-cost housing and make recommendations thereon. To seek out and catalogue land available for low-cost housing. To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems Be be Ce de Ea f. To provide for temporary housing as needed, for people being displaced either for renabilitation or resettlement. To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Community Chest, Community Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolems related to housing. To loox for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any existing or projected programs. To séek means of providing positive assistance to home owners in Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involved. To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in seli~ help programs. Page 3. Business Participation ae De Co To seek out and interest large local and national corporations in demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or rehabilitating existing housing in the Atlanta area. To encourage locel business firms to actively participate in and @ssist the low-cost housing program. To encourage business participation in education of low-cost housing residents in assuming occupant responsibilities for maintaining in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Information ae De To disseminate through the public media,as aPublic Service, talks written material, and information relating to the low-cost housing problems in Atlanta. Thru articles, editorals, panel discussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, as determined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest solutions.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 7 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/636dccb65c4dd29d622f4833b4a6f87f.pdf d730bba16c652a5fc451b247207b8f14 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -- ~- l ~~-- -- --~ - --- ----- - ------------,. IJ COM M EAC IAL-INOU S TA IAL-ACAEA C3E SALES - SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DR IVE, N . W. - A TLANTA, GEORG IA 30318 Se pt emb er 110 1967 Mr. Matth ew Do Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co o 2970 Peachtr ee Road 0 No Wo Atlarita 9 Ge orgia 30305 Re: Br owntown Road Dear Matt 0 Dan Sweat tells me that t h e Planning Department appears to be ma king significant progress in solving the b asic pr obl ems surr ounding the Br o~mtown Site, a nd that he is encouraged a bout t h e poss i bil ity of r e-zon i n g t he 52 acr es i f we c o or d i n at e our e f for ts pr operly o . I t i s s u gge s t e d tha t we ha v e t h e preliminary Sit e Pl an ready for d iscuss i on n o later than Sept emb er 25tho To confirm our pr e vi ous dis cussion s v it will b e a d van t ageou s to create as mu c h b uffer as pos s i ble behi nd the single fami ly r esidences on Browntown, a nd a l s o to lea ve undev eloped a s muc h a s possib le of t he remain i ng vacant Br owntown front age o Consistent with g ood l a nd plann ing that wi ll me e t with Hous ing Authority a n d HUD appr oval 0 the b u ffe r s wi ll be a strong per s uad er wh en we . attempt c ommunity approval prior to t h e nex t re~zoning h earing o I will be i n touch with you a s more specific p lans ar e f ormulat e do Sinc er elyv William Ho Woodward Copie s : Ralph Pass 0 J ack Izard 0 English Robinson 0 Hamilt on Douglas 0 J r . , Dan Sweat � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 404/351-4325 WOODWARD-THOMPSON CO. COMMEACIAL-INOUSTRIAL-ACAEAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE ORIVE, N.W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 September 11, 1967 Mr. Matthew D. Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. 2970 Peachtree Road, Ne We Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Re: Browntown Koad Dear Matt, Dan Sweat tells me that the Planning Department appears to be making significant progress in solving the basic problems surrounding the Browntown Site, and that he is encouraged about the possibility of re-zoning the 52 acres if we co- ordinate our efforts properly. It is suggested that we have the preliminary Site Plan ready for discussion no later than September 25th. To confirm our previous discussions, it will be advantageous to create as much buffer as possible behind the single family residences on Browntown, and also to leave undeveloped as much as possible of the remaining vacant Browntown front- age. Consistent with good land planning that will meet with Housing Authority and HUD approval, the buffers will be a strong persuader when we attempt community approval prior to the next re-zoning hearing. I will be in touch with you as more specific plans are formulated. Sincerely, *. Se Pb Pe te William H. Woodward Copies: Ralph Pass, Jack Izard, English Robinson, Hamilton Douglas, Jr., Dan Sweat  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 6 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cf13d3a8074612d0a371d400ff36216f.pdf 11faa2b83d328649fbc4ed23b340fa8f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ·- - -- -- ---;cc-,pc•,- ~ ~ - ---- -- - --r-- - . . - - -- ~ / 404/351-4325 \NOC / \A/AR =THOMPSON CO. COMMERCIAL-ll'l ~USTRIAL-ACREAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N . W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 I October 20, 1967 Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction 224 .Central Avenue, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia JOJOJ Dear Dr. Womack, Thank you for meeting with Peter Labrie, Tom Bane, Bob Cousins, and myself Tuesday, October 17th. While we have not obtained final approval, we are hopeful that the Housing Authority can cooperate with the School Board in providing recreational space that can be used jointly . Whiting- Turner's Land Planner is revising the site plan, and we expect to have the site plan available for both your and the Housing Authority's approval on October 27th . We are doing our dea d level best to gain the Community's approva l of this plan by November 4th in order tha t the site can formally be re-submitted for re-zoning by the full Aldermatic Board at their November 9th meeting . We will be back to see you just as soon as the revi sed site plan is received . Thank you again f or your cooperation. ~ Sincerely, I . i ~~ '~ ((_. ,~?-.,.,;;. ,'.c,?'L 1. Y.'- William H. Woodward WHW/lm Copies: Mr. Matthew D. Bystry Mr. Collier Gladden � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 404/351-4325 /WOODWARB=THOMPSON CO. COMMEACIAL-IM CUSTRIAL-ACRESGE SALES / SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N.W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 October 20, 1967 Dr. Darwin W. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction 224 Central Avenue, Seo We Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dr. Womacks Thank you for meeting with Peter Labrie, Tom Bane, Bob Cousins, and myself Tuesday, October 17th. While we have not obtained final approval, we are hopeful that the Housing Authority can cooperate with the School Board in providing recreational space that can be used jointly. Whiting-Turner's Land Planner is re- vising the site plan, and we expect to have the site plan avail- able for both your and the Housing Authority's approval on October 27th. We are doing our dead level best to gain the Community's ap- proval of this plan by November 4th in order that the site can formally be re-submitted for re-zoning by the full Aldermatic Board at their November 9th meeting. We will be back to see you just as soon as the revised site plan is received. Thank you again for your cooperation. Sincerely, vf f- Dor le: net— William H. Woodward WHW/1m Copies: Mr. Matthew D. Bystry Mr. Collier Gladden  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 5 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/27aa027e5e571b48fa1542de7b439a60.pdf e91e31666748a0b5ead9bc997392e4d4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 3, 1967 HOUSING Ri SOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilj_tate its construction in Atlanta on an accel erated basis6 2e To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3a To insure that the human fact ors in housing are given full play. 4. To inf orm the public of the hous ing problem .in Atlanta. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in City Hall, Room 12040 It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house f or information pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and interested developers, coordinates ·committee act ivities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the programo) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels (Not ne ce ssarily limited to the following). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal ao b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State a..~d City, related to housing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations f or improvements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcemento To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Desir.n a. b. c. d. To review present codes and constuction practi ces in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econorrical. To investigate new methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests int erested in low-cost hot:sing design. To recorr.mend methoos of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable. �Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Fi.illds a. b. Co d. e. f. g. ho To seek out and make available p8rtinen t i nformation relative to financing of housing. To encourage money sources to make fi..:.nds available f or financing low-cost housing o To seek and r ecommend new ways to finance low cost housing o To compile inf ormation regarding nor:-profit fundso To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit .fu..YJ.ds • To aid in the establishment of no1 -profit funds for low cost housing and to promote and i nterest sponsors in the programo To counsel with those controlling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporat ion in Atlanta • . Public Housing a. b. c. d. e. To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Publi c Housing progr am,. To seek out and report on new methods of finan ci ng and proo.ucing public housing across t he country. To familiari ze themselve s with t he Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing projects . To encourage provision for adequate social services activities in public- housingo To make recommendations regarding future public housing. Land a. bo c. d. To determine availabl8 ~ ~ ~d resources for low-cost housing and make r e commendat ions thereo.• To seek out and catalogue land available for low-cos · housing . To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To re commend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems a. b. c. d. e. f. To provide for temporary housing as needed, f or people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement. To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Commcmity Chest, Community Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolerns related to housing . To look for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any eY-isting or projected programso To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owri.ers in Housi...'1g Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in seli'help programso �Page 3. Business Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and i nterest large local and. rn.tional corpora ~ions in demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or rehabilitating existing housi ng in the Atlanta areao To encourage local bus::..::1.ess firms t o activaly participate in and as sist the low-cost housing progr amo To encourage business participat ion i n education of loN-cost hous ing residents in as suming occupant responsibilities for maintaining in good condition the dwel lings and premeses in which t hey res ide. Public Inforrr.ati on a. b. To disseminate through the public media., as a Public Service, talks ·written material , and i nformation r elating to the low-cost housing problems i n Atlanta. Thru articles, editor als , pa11el discussions and spot announcements to emphasize spe cial features and problems of t he program, as determined by the Executive Group of t he HR C, and t o suggest solutionsG � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ie 260 36 he Ce de fugust 3, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions . To promote low-cost housing and facilitate its construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basis. To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. To insure that the human factors in housing are given full play. To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in City Hall, Room 120,. It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house for information pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and interested developers, coordinates committee activities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the program.) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels (iiot necessarily limited to the following). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to housing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for imorovements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement. To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Desircn Qe De de To review present codes and constuction practices in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting 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 recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable,  Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Funds Be De Ce de Ca fe Be he To seek out and make available pertinent information relative to financing of housing, To encourage money sources to make funds available for financing low-cost housing. To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housings To compile information regarding nor-proftit funds. To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit funcs. To aid in the establishment of non-profit. funds for low cost housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program, To counsel with those controlling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporation in Atlanta. Public Housing ae be Co de Ge Land ae De Ce de To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Public Housing programe To seek out and report on new methods of financing and producing public housing across the country. To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing projects. To encourage provision for adequate social services activities in public housing. To make recommendations regarding future public housing. To determine available “and resources for low-cost housing and make recommendations thereon. To seek out and catalogue land available for low-cost housing. To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems ae De To provide for temporary housing as needed, for people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement. To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Community Chest, Commmity Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolems related to housing. To look for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any existing or projected programs. To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owners in Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city~wide basis, where dire hardship is involved. To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in seli- help programs. Page 3 ° Business Participation Qe De Co To seek out and interest large local and national corporations in demonstration housing vrojects and or building low-cost housing or rehabilitating existing housing in the Atlanta area. To encourage local business firms to actively participate in and assist the low-cost housing program, To encourage business participation in education of low-cost housing residents in assuming occupant responsibilities for maintaining in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Information ae De To disseminate through the public media,asaPublic Service, talks weitten material, and information relating to the low-cost housing problems in Atlanta. Thru articles, editorals, panel discussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, as determined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest solutions.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 4 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/44e5b1a5410ca7c206072310a8066d8d.pdf 6b3773c1a71bc9fea013a119c721cf90 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. II I 404 /351-432 5 WO w -TH M N • CO MM ERCIAL-IN OUSTRIAL-A CR EAGlE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N. W . - A T LANTA, GEORGIA 3031B October 20 , 1967 Mr. Matthew D. Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co . 297 0 Peachtree Road, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30305 Res Browntown Site Dear _Matt, On Tuesday , October 17th, Tom Bane, Peter La brie, Bob Cousins, and I met with Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction to discuss a school site for the Browntown Road project. It was decided that a 1,000 pupil grammar school requiring 10 acres of land must be co-ordinated on the site to insure over-all proper planning for a Public Housing Development. In order to obtain the best possible site planning, it was requested that your Land Planner incorporate the school site into the master site plan. From a practica l standpoint, the School Board would agree to a 3 to 5 acre school site if an ad joining 5 to 7 acre recreational area can be provided and de signed for u se both by the school and the a djoining housing development. Peter Labrie indicat ed that his over-all Community Planning report will be ready for presentation to the Community Civic Leaders the week of October 23rd. While we are not certain that the revised Land Plan will necessarily have to be approved by this same Community group, I have obligated your company to have it available on October 27th in order that the Planning Department, the Housing Authority, and the School Board can indicate their prelimina ry a pproval. Our most important date is November 9th, on which da te the full Aldermatic Board must re-introduce tha s ite f or zon i ng which will occur on December 7the It is our best judgement tha t successful re-zoning will require the effected Communi ty's a ctive support. We are hopeful that Peter La brie 's Community Planning report will be accepted by the Community, and t hat the Community, in turn, will remove their opposition to the Browntown r e-zoning. Sincere l y, -" ~ I. -· ., ' (•., / ~(,.~'l- .- Will i am H. Woodwa rd WHW/lm Copies : Mr Collier Gladden, Mr e Dan Sweat Mr. Peter Labrie 9 ) � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 404/351-4325 WOODWARD-THOMPSON CO. COMMEACISL-INODUSTRIAL-ACRE4SGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N.W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 October 20, 1967 Mr. Matthew D. Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. 2970 Peachtree Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Res Browntown Site Dear Matt, On Tuesday, October 17th, Tom Bane, Peter Labrie, Bob Cousins, and I met with Dr. Darwin W. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction to discuss a school site for the Browntown Road project. It was decided that a 1,000 pupil grammar school requiring 10 acres of land must be co-ordinated on the site to insure over-all proper planning for a Public Housing Development. In order to obtain the best possible site planning, it was requested that your Land Planner incorporate the school site into the master site plan. From a practical standpoint, the School Board would agree to a 3 to 5 acre school site if an adjoining 5 to 7 acre recre- ational area can be provided and designed for use both by the school and the adjoining housing development. Peter Labrie indicated that his over-all Community Planning re- port will be ready for presentation to the Community Civic Leaders the week of October 23rd. While we are not certain that the re- vised Land Plan will necessarily have to be approved by this same Community group, I have obligated your company to have it avail- able on October 27th in order that the Planning Department, the Housing Authority, and the School Board can indicate their pre-e liminary approval. Our most important date is November 9th, on which date the full Aldermatic Board must re-introduce the site for zoning which will occur on December 7th. It is our best judgement that successful re-zoning will require the effected Community's active support. We are hopeful that Peter Labrie's Community Planning report will be accepted by the Community, and that the Community, in turn, will remove their opposition to the Browntown re-zoning. Sincerely, . Ca Nate Putind wiet> o William H. Woodward WHW/1m Copiess Mr. Collier Gladden, Mr. Dan Sweat, Mr. Peter Labrie :  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 3 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4782e7c1632a0896b2503dcc2225a0ee.pdf 8d8765a1be97d6500c3ffb746d8deee9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. \ ,\ ,! · YOFA.TL \, T ,! . ,j ,; ,· CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA, 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADIN , Dir c ccor November 7, 1967 Members of the Board of Aldermen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: During the past two to three months the Planning Department has been conducting a study of community problems in the Northwest Browntown Area. The study developed out of the Browntown zoning issue on August 10, 1967. The Browntown zoning issue concerned a hearing before the Zoning Committee on a request for a change in zoning of a portion of property coverning about fifty acres and located north of Browntown Road and west of James Jackson Parkway from Iigh t industrial to apartments. The purpose of the rezoning was to allow the construction of 510 low cost housing units under the "turnkey" program for public housing. However, due to concern by residents of th e area that current school, park and sewer facilities are already inadequate for the ex isting population and would be further overburdened by the new development, the Zoning Committee recommended adversely on the request for rezoning. In the Planning Department's efforts to find new ways in developing citizen involvement in the planning process, we assigned two planners to conduct a study so that both res idents and city officials would have a sounder fram ework for dealing with the community's problems. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the study entitled 11 Northwest-Browntown Area, A Community Study 11 • It is hoped that upon review by the Planning & Development .Committee the study will be adopted as a preliminary plan for the Northwest Browntown Area. Sincere ly yours, ~~\SC}~&~ Col li er B. G ladin Planning Director CBG/jp -~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CiTy OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADIN, Director November 7, 1967 Members of the Board of Aldermen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: During the past two to three months the Planning Department has been conducting a study of community problems in the Northwest Browntown Area. The study developed out of the Browntown zoning issue on August 10, 1967. The Browntown zoning issue concerned a hearing before the Zoning Committee on a request for a change in zoning of a portion of property coverning about fifty acres and located north of Browntown Road and west of James Jackson Parkway from light industrial to apartments. The purpose of the rezoning was to allow the construction of 510 low cost housing units under the "turnkey" program for public housing. However, due to concern by residents of the area that current school, park and sewer facilities are already inadequate for the existing population and would be further overburdened by the new development, the Zoning Committee recommended adversely on the request for rezoning. In the Planning Department's efforts to find new ways in developing citizen involvement in the planning process, we assigned two planners to conduct a study so that both residents and city officials would have a sounder framework for dealing with the community's problems. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the study entitled "Northwest-Browntown Area, A Community Study". It is hoped that upon review by the Planning & Development. Committee the study will be adopted as a preliminary plan for the Northwest Browntown Area. Sincerely yours, rv | + S Collier B. Gladin Planning Director CBG/jp y : ‘ i q  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 2 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/550f8a10146afb84e8b9eb542f9d035f.pdf adad01c897a8edbc2538775fcbc06ef8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - - - ---- D c m - r 1" 1967 .~,-ORANDU yor Iv n AU n. J . .. _. i- ·m: colm D. J . • • • J II I Jr,. • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document December i, 1967 MEMORANDUM Teo: Maeyor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Malcolm D. Jones Please note attached revised Sumunary of Rezoning for low-income housing, particularly the two sites (Browatown Road and Hollywood Road) checked in red on page 3, both of which are to come up for the second time December 7, before the Zoning Committee. Collier Gladin informs me that the «chool situation appears satisfactory now, but that he has been unsuaceseful in getting the Parks Department te state definitely when they expect to build a ewimming pool in the Gun Club Read Park site; and the Water Pollution Control Division of the Conktraction Department to state when they expect te have the ProctoriCreek Lift Station installed for the sewer disposal system; that without definite dates set for these two installations, the neighborhood opposition will continue to oppose and he predicts that both projects will go down the drain. Suggest you do what you can before December 7 to get definite dates established for theze two installations. Respectfully , Malcolm BD. Jones Enclosure: Summary of Rezoning ee: My. Dan Sweat —~ Mr. Cecil Alexander we  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Document 1 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fb7a72dcdcf5b502d0484cd6b669901d.pdf 57b89b9717b403bb0a2ca834a6ed68d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - - - ---- D c m - r 1" 1967 .~,-ORANDU yor Iv n AU n. J . .. _. i- ·m: colm D. J . • • • J II I Jr,. • �\ ,\ ,! · YOFA.TL \, T ,! . ,j ,; ,· CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA, 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADIN , Dir c ccor November 7, 1967 Members of the Board of Aldermen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: During the past two to three months the Planning Department has been conducting a study of community problems in the Northwest Browntown Area. The study developed out of the Browntown zoning issue on August 10, 1967. The Browntown zoning issue concerned a hearing before the Zoning Committee on a request for a change in zoning of a portion of property coverning about fifty acres and located north of Browntown Road and west of James Jackson Parkway from Iigh t industrial to apartments. The purpose of the rezoning was to allow the construction of 510 low cost housing units under the "turnkey" program for public housing. However, due to concern by residents of th e area that current school, park and sewer facilities are already inadequate for the ex isting population and would be further overburdened by the new development, the Zoning Committee recommended adversely on the request for rezoning. In the Planning Department's efforts to find new ways in developing citizen involvement in the planning process, we assigned two planners to conduct a study so that both res idents and city officials would have a sounder fram ework for dealing with the community's problems. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the study entitled 11 Northwest-Browntown Area, A Community Study 11 • It is hoped that upon review by the Planning & Development .Committee the study will be adopted as a preliminary plan for the Northwest Browntown Area. Sincere ly yours, ~~\SC}~&~ Col li er B. G ladin Planning Director CBG/jp -~ �II I 404 /351-432 5 WO w -TH M N • CO MM ERCIAL-IN OUSTRIAL-A CR EAGlE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N. W . - A T LANTA, GEORGIA 3031B October 20 , 1967 Mr. Matthew D. Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co . 297 0 Peachtree Road, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30305 Res Browntown Site Dear _Matt, On Tuesday , October 17th, Tom Bane, Peter La brie, Bob Cousins, and I met with Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction to discuss a school site for the Browntown Road project. It was decided that a 1,000 pupil grammar school requiring 10 acres of land must be co-ordinated on the site to insure over-all proper planning for a Public Housing Development. In order to obtain the best possible site planning, it was requested that your Land Planner incorporate the school site into the master site plan. From a practica l standpoint, the School Board would agree to a 3 to 5 acre school site if an ad joining 5 to 7 acre recreational area can be provided and de signed for u se both by the school and the a djoining housing development. Peter Labrie indicat ed that his over-all Community Planning report will be ready for presentation to the Community Civic Leaders the week of October 23rd. While we are not certain that the revised Land Plan will necessarily have to be approved by this same Community group, I have obligated your company to have it available on October 27th in order that the Planning Department, the Housing Authority, and the School Board can indicate their prelimina ry a pproval. Our most important date is November 9th, on which da te the full Aldermatic Board must re-introduce tha s ite f or zon i ng which will occur on December 7the It is our best judgement tha t successful re-zoning will require the effected Communi ty's a ctive support. We are hopeful that Peter La brie 's Community Planning report will be accepted by the Community, and t hat the Community, in turn, will remove their opposition to the Browntown r e-zoning. Sincere l y, -" ~ I. -· ., ' (•., / ~(,.~'l- .- Will i am H. Woodwa rd WHW/lm Copies : Mr Collier Gladden, Mr e Dan Sweat Mr. Peter Labrie 9 ) �August 3, 1967 HOUSING Ri SOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilj_tate its construction in Atlanta on an accel erated basis6 2e To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3a To insure that the human fact ors in housing are given full play. 4. To inf orm the public of the hous ing problem .in Atlanta. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in City Hall, Room 12040 It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house f or information pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and interested developers, coordinates ·committee act ivities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the programo) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels (Not ne ce ssarily limited to the following). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal ao b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State a..~d City, related to housing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations f or improvements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcemento To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Desir.n a. b. c. d. To review present codes and constuction practi ces in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econorrical. To investigate new methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests int erested in low-cost hot:sing design. To recorr.mend methoos of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable. �Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Fi.illds a. b. Co d. e. f. g. ho To seek out and make available p8rtinen t i nformation relative to financing of housing. To encourage money sources to make fi..:.nds available f or financing low-cost housing o To seek and r ecommend new ways to finance low cost housing o To compile inf ormation regarding nor:-profit fundso To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit .fu..YJ.ds • To aid in the establishment of no1 -profit funds for low cost housing and to promote and i nterest sponsors in the programo To counsel with those controlling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporat ion in Atlanta • . Public Housing a. b. c. d. e. To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Publi c Housing progr am,. To seek out and report on new methods of finan ci ng and proo.ucing public housing across t he country. To familiari ze themselve s with t he Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing projects . To encourage provision for adequate social services activities in public- housingo To make recommendations regarding future public housing. Land a. bo c. d. To determine availabl8 ~ ~ ~d resources for low-cost housing and make r e commendat ions thereo.• To seek out and catalogue land available for low-cos · housing . To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To re commend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems a. b. c. d. e. f. To provide for temporary housing as needed, f or people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement. To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Commcmity Chest, Community Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolerns related to housing . To look for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any eY-isting or projected programso To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owri.ers in Housi...'1g Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in seli'help programso �Page 3. Business Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and i nterest large local and. rn.tional corpora ~ions in demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or rehabilitating existing housi ng in the Atlanta areao To encourage local bus::..::1.ess firms t o activaly participate in and as sist the low-cost housing progr amo To encourage business participat ion i n education of loN-cost hous ing residents in as suming occupant responsibilities for maintaining in good condition the dwel lings and premeses in which t hey res ide. Public Inforrr.ati on a. b. To disseminate through the public media., as a Public Service, talks ·written material , and i nformation r elating to the low-cost housing problems i n Atlanta. Thru articles, editor als , pa11el discussions and spot announcements to emphasize spe cial features and problems of t he program, as determined by the Executive Group of t he HR C, and t o suggest solutionsG �·- - -- -- ---;cc-,pc•,- ~ ~ - ---- -- - --r-- - . . - - -- ~ / 404/351-4325 \NOC / \A/AR =THOMPSON CO. COMMERCIAL-ll'l ~USTRIAL-ACREAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N . W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 I October 20, 1967 Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction 224 .Central Avenue, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia JOJOJ Dear Dr. Womack, Thank you for meeting with Peter Labrie, Tom Bane, Bob Cousins, and myself Tuesday, October 17th. While we have not obtained final approval, we are hopeful that the Housing Authority can cooperate with the School Board in providing recreational space that can be used jointly . Whiting- Turner's Land Planner is revising the site plan, and we expect to have the site plan available for both your and the Housing Authority's approval on October 27th . We are doing our dea d level best to gain the Community's approva l of this plan by November 4th in order tha t the site can formally be re-submitted for re-zoning by the full Aldermatic Board at their November 9th meeting . We will be back to see you just as soon as the revi sed site plan is received . Thank you again f or your cooperation. ~ Sincerely, I . i ~~ '~ ((_. ,~?-.,.,;;. ,'.c,?'L 1. Y.'- William H. Woodward WHW/lm Copies: Mr. Matthew D. Bystry Mr. Collier Gladden �-- ~- l ~~-- -- --~ - --- ----- - ------------,. IJ COM M EAC IAL-INOU S TA IAL-ACAEA C3E SALES - SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DR IVE, N . W. - A TLANTA, GEORG IA 30318 Se pt emb er 110 1967 Mr. Matth ew Do Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co o 2970 Peachtr ee Road 0 No Wo Atlarita 9 Ge orgia 30305 Re: Br owntown Road Dear Matt 0 Dan Sweat tells me that t h e Planning Department appears to be ma king significant progress in solving the b asic pr obl ems surr ounding the Br o~mtown Site, a nd that he is encouraged a bout t h e poss i bil ity of r e-zon i n g t he 52 acr es i f we c o or d i n at e our e f for ts pr operly o . I t i s s u gge s t e d tha t we ha v e t h e preliminary Sit e Pl an ready for d iscuss i on n o later than Sept emb er 25tho To confirm our pr e vi ous dis cussion s v it will b e a d van t ageou s to create as mu c h b uffer as pos s i ble behi nd the single fami ly r esidences on Browntown, a nd a l s o to lea ve undev eloped a s muc h a s possib le of t he remain i ng vacant Br owntown front age o Consistent with g ood l a nd plann ing that wi ll me e t with Hous ing Authority a n d HUD appr oval 0 the b u ffe r s wi ll be a strong per s uad er wh en we . attempt c ommunity approval prior to t h e nex t re~zoning h earing o I will be i n touch with you a s more specific p lans ar e f ormulat e do Sinc er elyv William Ho Woodward Copie s : Ralph Pass 0 J ack Izard 0 English Robinson 0 Hamilt on Douglas 0 J r . , Dan Sweat �August 3, 1967 HOUSING RiSOURCES CO}~ITTTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilitate i ts construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basiso 2o To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3. To insure that the hu.~an factors in housing are given full play. 4. To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta. ( The Housing Resources CorrJlrittee office is l ocated in City Hall, _Room 1204. It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house for i nformation pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and i nterested developers, coordinates ·committee activities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the program.) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suegested Functions for t he Conur..ittee Panels (Not necessarily limited to the f ollowing). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal a. b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to hous ing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements. To make specific re commendations regarding code enforcement. To act as l egal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Design To review present codes and constuction practices in order t o recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econo~ical o To i nvestigate nevr methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. c. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests interested in low-cost housing design. d .. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of e:x:i.sting housing ' feasible and profitableo a. �Page 2 . Finance and Non- profi t F\.mds a. To s eek out and make ava~lable pert i nent inf ormation r elat i ve t o financing of housi ngo b .. To encourage money sources t o make funds avail able for f i nan ci ng l ow-cost housing . c . To seek and recommend new ·ways t o f i na.11ce low cost housing., d o To compile i r1formation r egarding nor:-prai'it fun dso e . To compil e information r elative to Federal participat i on in non-profit :funds o f ., To aid in t he establishment of no -profil fun ds for low cos t housing and t o promote and interest spons ors in the progr amo g. To cou_risel wi th thos e contr olling existing and or new funds h. To promote creation of a non-profit Housi ng Development Corporati on in Atlanta o Public Housing a ., To aid t he Housing Authori t y in the completion of i ts Publi c Housing progr am. b . To seek out and report on new methods of f inancing and pr ociucing public housing a cross the country. c. To f ami l iarize themselve s wi th t he Atlanta public housing program and to visi t all existing proje ct s o d. To encourage provision f or adequate s ocial ser vices act i vit ies in · publ ic housingo e. To make recommendations r egarding futur e public housing . Land a. b. c. d. To determine available ~::..~d resources f or l ow- cost housing and make recommendations ther .•• To seek out and catalogue land available f or l ow-cost housing. To keep in touch with realtors concerni ng availabl e land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabili tation efforts . Social Problems a. b. c. d. ee fe To provide for temporary hous ing as needed, for people being displa ced either for rehabilitation or resettlemento To coordinate housing wi th agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Community Chest, Comrmmi ty Council and EOA. To enlist assistance g-~oups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolems related to housing. To loo~ for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any existing or projected programso To seek means of providing posit.:. ve assistance to home o,-m ers in Housing Code enforcenent casesj on a city-wide basis, where dire tarGship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in selfhelp programs. �Page 3o Bus iness Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and interest large local and nati onal corpora·cions ; Y1 demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or r ehabi litating existing housing in t· .Le h.tlal"lta areao To encourage loc2.l business firms to a ctivel y part icipate in and a:ssist the low-cost housing programe To encourage busir1ess participation in education of low-cost housing residents i n assuming occupant responsibilities for maintairQng in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Inforrr.ation a. b. To disseminate through the public media, as a Public Service, talks written material, and inf ormation relati ng t o the low-cost housing problems i n Atl anta~ Thru articles, editorals, panel dis cussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, a s det ermined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest s olutions. �r(ay 3- , - 9 7 HOUSING REoOURCES CO~·,uvIIS:TE= Ceci l A Ale_ and er., Cha L ,nn Housing Resources Committee F i nch., .L\.lex nde..,,., Ba_·nes, Rothschild ar:d Pascna l , 10th Floor Standard Federal Building 44 Broad Street, No Wo Atlanta., Georgia Mr O rchi t cts Dro Sanford So Atvood., Co-Chairman Housing Resources Cc'.:..:-Jittee President., Emory Univers ty At l anta, Georgia 30322 Dro Benj amin Eo Mays., Co - Chairman Housing Resources Committee . Presid ent , -10rehouse College Atlanta ., Georgia PANELS LEGAL ~ro Charles Lo Weltner, Attorney The First ~tional Bank., Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street At l anta, Georgia Dona ld Hollowell, Regional Director Equal Employment Opportunity Commi ssion 1776 Peac tree Street, N. Wo Atlanta., Georg ia ~6 Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, So.Wo Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Archer Do Smith III, Attorney -:armon and Thackston 1944 Nation3l Bank of Georgian g@ Atlanta, Georgia Mro Norman Lo Underwood, Attorney Sanders., Hestc. ~(~ Holley 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Ac ting Chairman �P3ge Two CON"S'I'RUCTION AND D:2S IGN Dr o Edwin Ha rri s on, Pr~ si~c t Georgia Institute of Tec hnology 225 1Torth Avenu e , No W o Atla nta , Georgia Chairman ~ro Her ma n Jo Russel l , Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. ~. At lanta, Georgia 30313 Mro Morelancl Smith, Director Urban Planning Project Southern Regiona l Council 5 For syth Street ,~- w. Atla nta, Georgi~ Vice - Chairman Revo John A. Midd leton, President Morr is Brown College 673 Hu~ter Street, N a Wa At lant3 , Gr: - · . · , M:::i " Her..ry Fo Alexand er, Builder 2439 Fernlea~ Court, N. Wo At lanta, Georgia iVir o Jarr:es Moore , Presidei'.....t At l anta Lab or Council 15 Peachtree Street, N. ~o Roo:n 208 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 FI NANCE Dea n Earding B o Young Atlanta Univers i ty 2 23 Ch e s t nu t S tr~ e t, S~ W& At lant a , Ge org i a Mro Lee Burge , Presid ent Retai l Cr edi t Company P. 0 o Box ~-08 1 At l anta , Ge org i a 30302 Mro But l er TQ Hender s on Acsistan t to Dr. ~a y s ~oreho~se Co l l ege 223 Chestnut Street, s. W. Atl3n t a , Georg ia Chairma n �------ - · -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- FI NANCE (cont i nued ) Mr. Mills Bo Lane, Jr., Pre s i de nt The Citizens a .d Southern Nationa l Bank P. 0 o Box 4899 Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earle Birni e :; Pre sident The Na tional Ba nk ot Georgia Peac~tree a t Fi ve Points Atlanta, Georgia 30303 I~. Augustus H~ Sterne:; President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edg ewocd Avenue, T., E. Atlanta:; Georgia 30303 ·Mr o Gord on J ones, Pres ident The Fult on . . .. -c ional Banl{ Po Oo Box !;.387 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Vice - Chairm2n N0N-?R0FIT FU.IDS (Comb i ned wi t h Fi nance Panel) Mr. A. B o Padget t , Execut i v e Dire ctor Metropolitan Founda t i on of At l a nta 1423 Cand l er Bui l ding Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 J\'Ir . Hamil ton Doug l as, Jr. , Attorney Na tional Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev William Holme s Borders :; Past or Whea t Stree t Baptist Church 1426 Mozley Drive, S a Wo At lanta , Ge orgia Dr. Rufus Clement , Presid ent At lanta Univ er sity 223 C~e 0t nut Stre e t 3 Se W~ Atlanta , Georg ia Mr o John Wil s on, President Borne Wilson Company 163 Pe ter s St ree t, $ . w. At _anta , Ge org ia 30313 �Pa 6 e :'our NON- PROFI T FUNDS (cont inued ) Mr o Albert Love Executive Vice Presideht The McCal l Corporation P a Oo Box 1000 Doraville, Georgia 30040 vrro Scott Houston , J ro , Executive Director Wesley Woods Apart ments P o 0o Box 15468 . Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PlJ3LIC B0US I NG Mr " Edwin L., Sterne , Chairman Ho using Authority of t he City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dro Albert ~anley., President Spe lman Col l ege 350 Leonard Street., So W. Atlanta., Georgia Mro Le onard Re i nc h., Pr es id e nt Cox Broadca s t ing Company 1601 Wes t Peachtree Street., ro E• Atlanta., Georgia Mr. Clarenc e D. Coler,1an Reg i onal Director · Na ti ona l Urban Leag ue 78 Mari et ta Street., No Wo Atlanta ., Georgia ~1r . Charles Fo Pa l ~er , Pre sident Pa l mer ., Inca , Palmer Building 41 Mariet ta Stre et Atla nta , Georg ia 30303 Act i :--:s Chairman �Pae;e Five LAND ACQUISITIOi'! Mro Wa llace L o Lee., President Atlanta Gas Light Company Po Oo Box 4569 k.lant-a.,. Georgia 30302 Mr Clayton Ro Yates, Pre sident Yate s - Milton Store s 228 Aubu~n Avenue , N. Eo . tlants, Geo~gia 0 fl'ir o Jim E o Land Chief Engineer for Georgia Southern Bell Telephon e & Telegraph Compa ny 805 Peachtree Street, i o E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr & Vivian Henderson, Presid ent Clark Colle 6 e 240 Chestnut Street, So Wo Atlanta., Georgia Acting Chairman SOCIAL PROBLEI'/f.S Mr . Charles Oo Emmerich., Ad ministrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta., Inco 101 Mar iet ta Street, N. w. Atlanta., Georgia ~ir o Duane Beck, Executive Direct or Comm unity Council of the Atlanta Area , I nco 1000 Glenn Building At l ant - ., Geo r gia 30303 Iv.IT'S. Sujette Cranl·: ., Social Director Neighb orho od Servic es, E Oo Ao, I nc 101 Marietta Street · Atlanta, Georgia Dr e Tobe J ohnson, Professor of Political Science Moreho us e College 223 Chestnut Stree t, So Wo Atla nta, Georgia Dean William So Jackson Atlanta University 223 Ches tnut Street , S Wo Atlanta, Georgia Chairman �Page Six SOC I AL PROBI.,E'1S (continued ) Erwin Stevens , Chairrr.an Cit i zens Centra l Adv isory Co~mittee , E.O.A. 799 Parsons Street, S. W. Atlanta, Ge or 6 ia r,t[C' . Mr. Lewi s Cenker, At t orney 2045 Mane _ester, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia BUSINESS PARTICIPATIO_J iv'l...r . Virgil Mi 1 ton 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Cha irman At la nta, Georgia r,t[C'. Edward L. Simon : Audit or V~ce - Chairman Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue., 1 1 • E. Atlanta, Georg ia Mr . Ha rl ee Branch, President The Southern Company 3390 Pea chtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. C. Arthur Jenkins Director, Industria l Relat:ons Lockheed Company Marietta, Ge orgia 30060 Mr. Rol and Maxwel _ _ Pr esident DaviDon 1 s DeDar t ment Stores 180 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlant a, Geor i2 0 PUBLIC I NFORMAT ION Mr . J ames L. Townsend ' Townsend and Associates 1014 Hea l ey Bld g . Atlanta, Georg ia �Page Seven PUBLIC I EFOP.I1tt\TI ON { c c n tinu e d; f\~r O D2 l e C lar1{ Di re c to~ of Publ:c Affa ir s ~IP.GA - TV , 1551 Bri a r cliff Ro2d, N. E . At l a nta , ·aeor 6 ia i\~. Ray i\1o ore Ne ;,1 s D1rec t or HSB- TV 1601 Wes t Pea c h tr e e Stree t , Atlan t a , G org ia 30309 1 Mr. J i m Hood News Dir ector , WAOK 110 Edgewood Avenue , N. E~ At lan ta, G o g ia E. Vi ce - Cha irman STAFF ROOM 1204 , CITY HALL Malco l m D. Jones, Di rector W. w. Ga te s , Cons ultant . Fi s s J oy c e McKni ght , Secretar y �Ma y 31 , 19 c 7 HOUSING P~SOURCES c mTitiITTEE Cecil A,. ·, Ale:xancier, Arc hitect, Chair1.1an Dro Sanford Sa Atwood, President, Emory U~iversity, Co-Chairma n Dra Benja~in Eo Mays , President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairma n PAI EIS Legal Charles Weltner, Atto~ney Act ing Chair ma n Donald Hollowell, Reeional Director, Equal Employment Opport unit~ ComDission Honorable Lu~: 2 _ Alverson, J udge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr Q Archer Do Srnith III , Attorney , Harmon and Thackston Mr o Norrnan Lo Underwood, Attorney, Sandens, Hester and Holl ~y Construction and Design Dra Edwin Harris on, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cha:..rman Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith , Director of Urban Planning Project, Southern ReBion~l Council, Vice-Cha irman Rev a John A. Mi dd leton, President , ~orris Brown College Henry Fo Alexander , Builder Ja mes. Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance & NQn-Profit Funds Dean Harding Bo Young, Atlanta University Lee Bur e, President , Re t ail Credi t Cha ir~an Butler Ta Henderson, Assistant to Dro Mays, Morehou se Col_ege Mills Bo Lane , Jro, President, Citizens and Sout hern National Bank · Ao Ho Sterne, President, The Tru3t Company of Geor gia Go:don Jones, President, The Fulton National BanK Vice-Chairman Joseph Earle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georsia A. Bo Padgett, Exec utive Director, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilt on Doug las Attorney Revo William Holmes Borders , Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dra Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta Univers ity John Wil s on, President, Horne Wilson Company Alb ert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jro, Execu t i ve Director, Wesley Woods Apartments 0 �Public ~-Ious i ng Ed win La ;Sterne , Cha irman, Ho using Au thori t y of t he City of Atlanta D: :\ lbert Manley, Pres i den t, Spe lman College La~~ar d Reinch 3 President , Cox Bro ad cast ing Compa ny Clarenc e Coleman 3 Regional Director:, Nat ional Urban Leagu e Acting Chairman Char l es Ro Pa l mer 3 President , Palmer , I nca 0 • La~~ Aco uis ition Wo La Lee, President, At l nta Gas Light Company Ca Ro Yates, President , Yate s-Milton Stores Dr Vivian Henderson D President, Cla rk College Acting Chairma n Jim E a Land, Cli ief Engineex' f or Georg ia, Southern Bell Ti'.:-lephone & Telegraph Coo 0 Social Problems Charles Oo Em.. eri ch , Administrator, Economic Opportunity Atlanta.Y I nc., Duane Beck, Direct or.Y Community Co unci l of t he Atlanta A~ea, Inca Mrso Su jet te Crank 3 Social Director, Neighb orhood Services , Ea0 A Dr e T o Johns on, Profess or of Political Sc ience, Morehouse College Dean Willi am J acks on, Atlanta Univers i ty Chair man Mr .. Erwin Stevens, Cha i rman 3 Cit i zens Central Advisory Comm i ttee, EoO.Ao Mr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney 0 Business Particinati on Virgil Milton , Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears 3 Roebuck & Company Chairman Eo Lo Simon, Auditor, At l anta Life I nsurance Company Vice-Chairman Harlee Branc~, President, The Southern Company C o Ao 11 Art J enkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockhe ed Roland Maxwell 3 President , Davis on 1 s Department Stores Public Information J. me s Lo Townsend 3 Townsend and Assoc i ates 0 _ �Public I~forrnat ion ( continued) Dale Clark., Directo:. of Public Affairs, WAGA - TV Ray Moor e., News Director, WSB- TV Jim Wood, News Director, WOAK Vice - Chairman STA'"F ROO M 1~04-, CITY HAL:S Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 Ma l colm D. Jones, Director W.W . Gates, Consultant Miss J oyce McKnight, Secretary Chairman �I~I lWT:SS Au~st 9, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housin;::; Resources Comr,tltt ee met at 10:00 a.m., August 9; 1967, in Committee tloom ;¥2, City Hall, The following members were present: Mr , Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resonrces CoI11J-nittee Dr. Sanford s. Atwood, Co-Chairman, HousinG tlesources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Y1ays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer Smith, representing Mr. Charles 1. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Pc1I1el Er. Robert i,Jinn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and .Design Panel Mr. Norelancl. Smith, Vice-Chairman., Construction and. Design Panel Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Y.tr. ~rJilliam Bohn, representing Mr, Clarence D, Coleman, Acting Chairman, Public Housing Panel Yi.r. Charles li'. Palmer, member, Public Housing Panel Mr. Frank Terrell, representing Mr . Wallace L. Lee, member, Land .A.c::;_ u isition Pa...'1el Mr. Cla;-:rton n.. Yates, member, Land. Acquisition Panel l•J!'. Jim E. Land, member, Land Acquisition PaI1el .Mr. Stewart Wi:~ht, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, · Social Probl ems Panel Mr. Lewis Cenker, member, Social Problems Panel ¥Jr. Virgil Milton, Chairman., Business Participation Panel Hr. Jim Wood., Vice-Chairman., Public Information Panel Mr. W. w. Gates, Consultant Nr. Malcolm lJ, Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. H:·ll Ware, Attorney, King t,.c Spalding Mr. Collier Gladin, Planning Engineer Mr. Lester H. Percells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mrs. Xernona Clayton., American Friends Service Committee The Chairman recognized the presence of both Co-Chairmen., l>.r. Mays. Dr. Atwood and �-- --- - - -- - - - -- -- - -- ------' 2 Mr. 8-ladin, PJ.a.n,_"ling Engine er, was t hen called up on t,o corn..'llent on the Land. Use Study bein.z proposed by the Plan11in; Yepart!llent and the report previously provided this Committee on Zoned acreages of vacant land. Mr. Gladin instead passed out several copies of a new report which he had prepared to the Housing 1tesources Committ ee pro1)osing c ertain solutions to the critical housins shorta~e and commente d on it briefly. At the conclusion he asked. for the assistance from the dousing :tesources Committee of its one pennanEritstaff member to assist the Plannin~ .Department in developin6 a joint plan, with detailed implementa tion steps, for p resentation at the joint meeting of the Plar.;.'1ing and .Jevelopment Commi ttec and the Housing llesources Committee (now scheduled for Se·Jte:nber 15). C:opies of Mr. Gladin's report are att~.ched. (Encl. 2). M.r. Alexander offered Mr. Jones' services. Y.1r. Alexander then introduc ed Mr. William H.• Hirshson, Exe cutive .Ji.rector, Greater Hartford Housin:-; Development .?und Inc. br. Hirshson was the gue st speaker and presented a very interestin1 ir.lpromptu report on his experiences in the f orm.c,tion <1.n d op eration of Hartford I s ifon-profi t Housing Development Corp. The followin.::; is some of whnt Hr. r:,j_rshson lw.d to say : General Hartford cons ists of 18 square miles , has a po1mlation of 160,000 an d needs 6, 0 00 low-income dwellin[; uni ts, of which S,ooo are now substa.Yida r<l . There are only 90-10{_. acres of vacant land in the city and f ew larg e housing develop!T!ents, but many of 16-32 units. The Great er Ha rtford area consists of 29 sepa1~ate municipalities or communities of which only f our have approved 1-f orkable Programs. The corpor a t ion has developed. a pre - processed reusuable package for a ssistance and gui dance of develop ers. This p::icka r:;e ha s basic designs f or two and. thr ee !)edro .Jm units. ~2,00C to 4~3,000 p er project is usually suff icient to test proposetl project's practibility . The corporation has not GOne deepl y i nto rehabilitation. It ha s thus f ar rehabi l i t ated two units under 221 d (3) and purchased 12 gro~p units , 221 (h) ha s not been popular because cannot fi nd s uitable a r ea.s in which t o work . The Great er Hartford HousinJ Develo~men t Fund, Inc. is s ponsored by the Hart ford Chamber of Commerce . Funds to finan ce t he corporat ion were obtained from 26 of the maj or firms in t he area in the sum of $1 ,500 , 000 ($700,000 in cash and the balance i n comJ11i tments.) Thes e f u ncls were obtained throu,-:;h personal solicitation as l oans from l ife insurance companies , banks and major industries. The corpora tion is nonprofit, organized to lend seed money on a revol vin::; basis and to provide technical skill on a consulting basic to s:ponsors of rental units for low-income families. Efforts however are not limited to nonprofit organiz :-,tions. �3 Specific After the corporation was organized arrangements ,;-rere made to borrow on a maximum line of credit of $700,000, secured. by 10 year notes, with interest up to 6 percent, payable asavailable. Only $350,000 of this amount has been actually dra~m to date. In lieu of interest, surplus is returned to lenders, as funds are accmnulated as authorized by the dlrectors, in lump smn amounts. Uses The HouGing :Jevelopment ii'u,:d., Inc. operates in the capital region incluc.ling Hartford and five of the surroumling suburbs. The revolving fund is used primarily f or: 1. 2. J. 4. S. Seed money loans to other local nonprof it ~roups. Land bankinc --accumulating land for future development for low-cost housing. To be resold at no mark up. i1ehabilitation of larr;e homes for l ar;_;o families. Providing talent ancl technical a s s istance to nonprofit groups. Assisting in stabilization of neighborhoods. Other Activities The non;.Jrofit development corporation also: i. Helps to br ing in private investors. 2. Helps to pl a ce low-income .familie s wi shing to buy new homes. 3. tforks closely with the Urban Renewal Department. 4. Hel ps pre-qualify below market rates ·with ?HA. S. Assist sponsors in request i ng below market allotments for FHA proj ects . 6. Works with the Chamoer of Commerce , City Devel opment Commission and the State Development Commission. 7. Acts as a clearing house for sponsors , builders , and mortgaeees . with problems. fuc:porimental 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cut s time l Hg . Provi des res erve f unds f or sponsors under t he rent suppl ement pro;Jrarn . Provides t he mis sin;~ vehicle . It docs what nobody else i s rloinr.; . It docs not provide all the answers . Of f icers of nonprofit or~ani zat i.on i n Hart f ord Principal Loan Officers of five i nsurance cornpani es . Principal Loan Of f i cer a of t wo bamcs . Two representati ves of minority groups . Chairman of Chamber of Commerce--Ex-of ficio. �4 Income 1. 2. Inter est on loans. Fees chargecl for services (Usually 2% 1st $500,000,l\~ above $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 with de creasinG seals above $1,000,000) Disbursements 1. Pays losses 2. Pays into r eserves. 3. Pays int ere::t on loans directors declare i nt erest payment of X number of dollars periodical l y a s available. 4. Pays administrative expens es of Development Corp. Recommendations 1. 2. J. 4. 5. 6. Small proj ects in scn ttercd areas are pr eferable. JI.void cr e2.t ion of f uture ghettos by encour aging the cons truction of l arge developments. Encourage use of two and three bedroom single family homes for small builders on small sites. Try to J et as many f amilies as possible i n s ingl e f amily homes and town house cooper at ives. Try to keep f arnilier, i n ap _)roximat el y s ame e conomic eroups. Disburse f unds t o other nonprof it organizations only as needed . Stat ements 1. 2. 3, I n Coru1ecticut, the Stat e has ~- loan fund t o suppl y S8ed money t o nonpr of i t sponsors in form of loans and grants . Rehabili t a t ed homos are most sui tci.bl e f or housing l arge f amili cs . Land hel d in l and bank is subj ect to usual t axes . Admi nis trat i :::;n Sta.ff cons ists of two men (¥Jr . Hi rshson , Executive Director, who is the outside cont a ct man; and his assistant uho is the insi de administration man ) and a secrot aF.f . ~(. * At the conclusion of Mr . Hirshs on 1 s talk , Yir. Alexander then introduced Mr. Tom Lord , As s istant Director Nonpr ofit Housint:; Center,Urban America, Inc. , which organi zation sponsored and underwrot e Mr . Hirs hs on's trip to htlant a . Mr. Lord explained that Ur bnn America is a national, nonprofi t oreanization hendquartered in Was hington, D. C., and i s dedica.t ed to impr oving housing f or l ow-income pe opl e i n the nation 'scities. The Nonprofit Housing Center of Ur ban America provides t echili.cal assistance to nonprofit sponsors of lower i ncome housi ng and. helps communities organize revolving funds and nonprofi t housing development corporat ions. The Center is financed by the Ford Foundat ion, t he Epi scopal, Methodist, United Presbyterinn and Uni t ecJ. Church of Christ church0s . �Urban America doe s not o-9erate on a fee basis and always endeavors to keep local p eople involved. It attem9 ts to adapt to local conditions and as s ist i n brincin~ public and private interests to:-; ether in e. joint action to s e cure i nprovement in housing for low income people. He also announced that Mr. W. 1,J . Gates, Consultant to the Housing -~ esources Comr.tlttee, is Urban America's represent a tive in Atlanta. oth,:?I' Itcmo As time was e; rowing short, Hr. Alexander then asked Mr. Jones to simply p ass out to the memb ors of the Cormnittee ( without comment) a self-explanatorf rep ort dated Au; ust 9, 1967 (Encl. 1) prepared by the Housing tlesource s Committee staff pertainin6 to the II Preliminary Rep ort ( from the Pla:i1ninu; 1.iepartment )--Amount of Vacant Land in the City by Zoning District, 11 da t ed. July 21, 1967. Also attached wns a comparison, prepared by the Housing Resources Committee s t aff, b e tween t he Analy sis by H:W of the Zoninc; Map previously provided tho HRC by the Planning Department ancl the tabulations conta ined in Ap •)enclix to July 21 Memorandum f ram the Pl;mning :Jepar trnent. Time did not pcrmi t detc1.ile d consi der at i on ;me_ c1.iscus s ion in the mG 2t i n:; of this r c 1Jort u hich was designe d to s erve a s a ba sis for conclusions and recomme ndat i ons of the Hous in[:; ~le sourc-.::s Commi t ·c.eo for its prop os e<:!. me ( tine; in the ne ar futur e with the Pla.nn.ing &'1.cl .Jcvelopment Cornmi t t ee of the Boar cl of Aider rnen. Mr. Alexander them announced t ha:i.:, the HousinJ; 1lesourcc s Cammi t tee hac1 b een reques ted by resp ective dev elopers of thr e e r a ther l aq ~e tra ct::; to supp ort them b e for e the Joint Pl anning Board an u. t he Zoninc; Committee of the B02.rJ of Aldermen to ge t t hos e properti e s r e- zoned to A-1. Mr. Alexander called up on YJ.r. Jones t o expl ain e ach site to the Comr,1i t tee . Mr. J on es p ointed out t he loca t i0n s of t h e three sites on the map a nd explained t h e proposed development of each . ( Two wi th pl a t s an d t en tative sit e l ayouts). After Mr. J on es ' pre s en tation of tho thr ee ;,r oposal s , Mr . Al exander c2.ll ed up on Mrs . Xernona Cl ayton, Amer i can Friends Servi ce Committee, fo r comment on any of the p roposal s and whether they woulc'. conolica te t he Ha rk being done in the southwest area by sr,,,/AP. J.V.trs . Clayt on expl a i n ed SWAP ' s purp ose and oper a ti on in the Beacher - Cas cade- hTes t Gordon n oac.I and Fa ir·;,urn Road area south to Sewell Road . She offered no obj ec ti on to any of the propos ed proj ects. Sito No . 1. 51 a cre trac t n or th of Brownvi lle Road b e t ween J ackson Parkway and Bolton Ho11d, now z oned M-1, prop os e d by •·!hitti ng-Turner Cons t ruction Co. for Turnkey devel opment for Publi c Hcusing. This tract has been tent atively c:1pproved by the Housin1; Authority and HUD and favorable c:i.ction a l ready rcc.ommonded by the Planninc; Boo.rd. It is schedul ed to :;o before the Zoning Cammi ttee of the Boo.rd of Aldermen in Public Hearing , Au,;_u ::, t 10 . �6 After du e consi c.leration aad J.iscussion, }1r. Lee Bur~e moved that the Housing ;.".esource s Comrni ttee endorse this proposal and recommend f avorable a ct ion by the Zoning Connnitte e cm d the Board. of Alllerme:;n. The motion wns scconc.ed and carried unan:i.mouslJ . Site No. 2. 59 acre tract ( eastern •;ortion oi D. lar,:;er tract of 171 acres) locateci. between West view Cemetery anc.l Peyton Road S. 1J., north of Utoy Creek, prop osed. f or development of caref ully p lanned 3GO uni ts of to,m houses under 221 d (3) co-ori, by Hr. John A. Hartramp f. (The 1 roperty is curr ently zoned a.-3) 1'1r . Har tram:-if Has asked the price ran[;e of units he propos ed t o build . He stated that the si.n::l e f a,1ily houses would. b e in the ~)15, 000 to :\25,000 ranGe and payment s f or t i1e two bedroom toim houses woulc~ be ap··iroxirnatcly $90 to :;;110 per month. After clue cons i 0er c1.tion, mo Gion wer e 1:1ade by Mr. Lee Burge th~t the I-me Comr~ittce endorse thj_s prop osal and re ques t the Plarn~in[( Board thnt it recommend f avora ble a ction on the rezoning petition f or this si tc. The motion was seconJecJ. and carri e,l ,.rl th H O dc.-e-:mtine votes. Site No. 3. 45 acre split tract on both sides of Bankhead Highway N. W. (10 acres on the nor th sicle , just west of ffo.Jnard rtoad, and. 3.5 acres on the south side) prop os ed for Turnkey clcv elopm<ent for Public Housin,;; , with 221 cl. (3) a s an alternate, b y HLC and Associate s Construction Company of Gre ensboro, ~Iorth Carolina. Zoning is now H-1 anJ M-2. After ampl e discus s ion, Mr . Virgil ~ilton moved that the Housing tlesources Commit tee cnclorsc this proposal and r equ es t f o.vorable reconu11endation by the Planning Board on the r m_onin~ petiti on for this c ite . Tho mot ion was s e conded and carried unanimoucly. As there 1-ras insuffi cient time f or ot her l.1u sinesr, the CoITlJili ttoe ad.i ourned at 12:00 noon . Respectfully submitte d , .t h ~ ~ ~ .:· \-....-,:,,. .. . . ·. . -~ Mal colm D. Jones .. .· . ' ..,_ Sup ervi s or o.r Ins poct"ion Services ' Encl u: 1. 2. fl -~ourcL- ::; C0r.1rittG,, h '"'; ,.) ~.:.) Ik ::-.bcr_·, E '. ,:cutiv,, .<Grou~ ?, }UW, ~-:·tod ;·.ur:;u: t 9, 196 7 (with attachments ). 1:ou:.,in:.: Pl::mlinJ .ikrp::- :ct r.i-.s1t r r,port to th ,., EJU.r.:ing· ~k . ourcc.s Cor.ir,1ittee <bte d f.uJ11..:. t · 9, 196 7. �MINUTES LAND ACQUISITION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE JUNE 20, 1967 The Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met June 20, 1967, at 10:_00 a.m., in Committee Room Ill, City Hall. The following mE.mbers were present: Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Jim E. Land Mr. Clayton R. Yates Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. Wallace L. Lee was not present at this meeting. Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel, presided. He stated that a chairman had not yet been elected for this panel and asked if the members present felt that action should be taken on this, this date. He also reported t hat adaitional members had been asked to join this panel but that they have refused. He said that he felt the election of a chairman should wait until full membership was a~tained. Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director, said that he felt it would be easier for him if a permanent chairman were elected as soon as possible. Dr. Henderson said he thought it would be better if the election was delayed until a larger number of members were on the panel. He su ggested that perhaps at the next meeting a chairman and vice - chairman could be elected. He stated that another mat ter he wished to bring up was to f i nd something which they could come up with in t erms of possible land sites. He also stated that the last meeting of this Panel was concentrated on requesting inf ormation on the availability of land sites. Mro Jones stated that the r esult of that reque s t was that he followed it up with a Memo to Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of Governmental Liaison, in which he pointed out land needs in the City for the low-cost housing program. He pointed out that it would take three times as much land zoned for this pro gram as it would require for actual development because evE.ry acre that is zoned can not be acquireda He feels that at least 5,100 acres of land zoned for this type of housing are needed and he told Mr. Sweat this and Mro Sweat asked the Planning �,:r· - --::ta ·' '1;1?21 ' - - - - -, : · c;;·r- cb:r:: · et:::i:5'. M · -a .-;,,;z aG ' .. ;;; - c r· rs CJ i I 0 '4 2: Department to take action on this. Mr. Sweat followed this up May 24 by a Memo in which he stated that he had called on the Planning Department to prepare a map and listing of all property suitably zoned for construction of Turnkey and 221 (d) (3) housing. has been received, ie. These have not yet been received, but some material Sheets showing vacant land in the eastern half of the City and its current zoning: Mr. Jones pointed out however, that much of this 1and is not appropriate for low-cost housing construction. ¥.!I'. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, asked i f they were broken down into apartments? Mr. Jones replied that they were but the zoning of each parcel was shown, and that much of the land shown was not particularly useful to this program. Mr. Alexander a sked if the developers know that this report is in existence. Mr. Jones stated that several developers have come into his office and looked· over it and they all agree that it was not particularly helpful. · They have gone through it page by page, and selected sites properly zoned and in many instance s, after attempting to run them down, found out that they were not available because of future plans, other contemplated uses, e tc. The developers cannot tell much about t he l and f rom just a loca t i on. Mr . Alexander stated that the Planning Department's delay is because it i s attempting t o develope a Land Use Study over t he entire Cityt t hat one thing that this panel mi ght do is to as k the Planning Commission to pr epare a sU11UOOri zed Land Use St udy befor e the other one is published. Dr. Henderson asked what the time t able for t his report was? Mr. Alexander did not lmow. Mr. Jones stated that the list of land s uitable for this program was originally called for by May 4. Mr. Henderson asked i f this information was part of the study they would b~ ge tting. Mr o Alexander said yes--a detailed Land Use Study for the City; that one other t hing, perhaps is this information shown on the seperate sheets s hould be assembled into larger sec tions o Dr. Henderson asked i f all the r epor t was on l and in the easteI}ll half of the Ci ty? �3, Mr. Jones said ye-s , that Mr. Alexander has explained that we did lmow where available land was in the west. Also in a1 swer to Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jones stated that there were too many pages of it to mount successfully. Dr. Henderson said that he gathered that the study Mr. Alexander referred to WO!lllil be an analysis of land use. Mr. Jones said it would be, and for the whole City. It will also try to list proposals of changes which need to be made. He stated that it takes considerable time and that he does not know when it will be completed. Dr. Henderson said that he did not see how this panel could do much until they get this information. Mr. Alexa1der agreed that it was hard; that the only thing that he knew of that could help is to make it known that this is needed to move on as soon as possible; that one thing which the Mayor mentioned to the Chief Planner was that he would like to know where industrial tracts were that ·could be rezoned for housing . Dr. Henderson said that he had noticed that there was a housing project going on near Agnes-Jones School in which the conditions were not very good. He stat ed that wnile the Committee was fiddling around, somebody else was building. He also stated that this particular project is crowded and has too many families in it. Mr. Jones stated that this area was already zoned, and that there were some f ew areas such as this which were appropriately zoned. Dr. Henderson said that we were getting no information on land which is availabl e outside of thes e areas. Mr . Alexander said that t he primary pr oblem was the l arge tracts everybody knows about which have been ref used for one reason or another. He stat ed that there is another problem in the east ern part of the City. Perhaps this Committee should meet with HUD and review wi th t hem t he principl es that they have set up and inform them of t he si tuat i ono He also stated t hat he f elt that a man who really wants to build houses could find s9me areas on t he available sheets which would be workableo Mr. Jones stated that this was not the _p-oblem as he saw it. The problem is that there is not enough land zoned for apartments where the land can be used for this program. �Dr. Henderson stated that this panel's function is to find land that is already zoned for apartments and also land which can be rezoned, because zoning resistance is what is causing the problem now; trying to get vacant or near vacant land zoned for houses. Mr. Jones said that specific recommendations for suitable areas were needed. Dr. Henderson said that this was another f unction of this panel, to inform the Housing ResQurces Committee of zoning and to coordinate with the Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Jones said that we need to det ermine and to express the need and then let the Planning Department come up with where and what to do. Dr. Henderson agreed with this but said that we should reserve the right to review it and have influence on it. Mr. Alexander said that one thing which is available right now are the M-1 segments; that the problem is the Planning Department's staffing. Another problem is that some owners of M-1 may not want to develope it for apartments; that one other thing this panel might wish to do is to request the City for additional help to get this thing solved soon. Mr. Clayton R. Yates said that the mat ter hinges on two things: Location and Zoning. Mr . Jone s said that our main concern was t he part zoned for multi-family construction • . Mr. Alexander said that another problem was high prices. Mr. Jones said that s everal people have attempted t o acquire land for this program, but could not because prices were too high. Mr. Alexander said that two other f eatures were utilities and streets; that he wrote to the Atla..~ta Real Estate Board and the EJT1pire Real Estate Board earlier and asked them if they would use us as a clearing house for their land, but he has received no answero He stated that he also talked with them over the phone and that they sounded favorable, but we still have no answer as yet. Dro Henderson asked how .much low-income housing was under construction now? �- - --. - - - - --- - ----~ = ~ - = 5 Mr. Alexander told him approximately 5,000 units proposed~ which appear fiirm. Hr. Henderson asked if it is known where these are? Mr . Jones said that they were listed formally on a detailed Housing Inventory report. Dr. Henderson asked what they could do as a Committee .on these sites? Mr. Alexander stated that one of the problems is that when we go to the Planning Department we have to get something rez:amed which they have already promised would no t be rezoned. Dr. Henderson asked if it would be a good idea to ask Mr. GlacUmto go over this list with us, item by item. suggestions: 1. 2. He also suggested they follow these two Try t o go over the "Problem Areas" with t he Planning Department. See if we can get an over-all picture of this study and ask for an opportunity to revi ew it. Mr . Alexander sai d that another thing would be to sit down with HUD and r eview their policy, what i t means and wher e t o go to apply it. Dr. Henderson asked if we should go to the Regional Office. Mr. Alexander said yes , to tal k with Mr . Ee . Baxter, Regional Administrat or. Mr. Jones stated at this point tha t a positive position by t his Panel should be taken and s hown in the minutes and be passed to t he Press. At this poi nt the Panel pr epared and adopted the attached resoluti on . Mr . Alexander suggested that the Panel writ e t o the Real Estate Boards reques ting i n.formation on available locations f or l ow~cost housing in the Ci ty. Mr. J im Land asked if any r eal . estat e people had been asked t o serve on this Panel. Dr. Henderson said that the ones asked had declined . He also proposed and obtained agreement of the Panel t o ask, in coordination with Mr. Al exander, both the Atlanta Real Estate Board arid the Empire. Real Estate Board each to provide a representative for membership on the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee. Mro Alexander reported that one item on which he and Mro Jones did not quite see eye to eye is the rezoning of large pieces of land one at a . time. . �6 He said that of the over all plan, one portion, Fairburn Road (originally proposed for Turnkey Housing) was coming up for rezoning soon. He stated that this land had been discussed with several other peo ple on the Planning Committ£e and agreed that the argument a gainst Public Housing on this site is well founded: that now Mr. Gillmore wants to have 221 (d) (3) housing built there on a co-operative basis; that Mr. Jones had asked him t o appear before the Zoning Committee and support it; that he ( Mr. Alexander) feels that an individual going before the Committ ee would not have the same good result that a committee's going would have. He asked Mr. Jones to give the location and history of the site. Mr. Jones reported that this was a location on West side of Fairburn Road and that it is just north of Holy Fanily Hospi tal; 59 acres proposed for 221 (d) (3) co-op. It is ideal for this type of development because of the general nature of the community i n that area. The sponsor is proposing 221 (d) (3) co-op f or sales unit s only, like Canlbridge Square. sold from pre-built models. These are built multi-family and There mus t be 90% of the uni.ts in a particular segment already sold before construction can even begin. has been very successful in other areas. This t ype of program Under 221 (d) (3) there are two ways yuu can go : 1. The cheaper rout e--)% interest, 40 ·year mortgage--produces lowest cos t uni ts to be sold. 2. More expensive r oute --6% inter es t and½% f or FHA i nsurance fees. He has a letter from Mr . Gillmore asking t hat this Panel support him on this site at the Zoning Hearing. He also stated that he and M. He f elt it would do this Panel credit t o do so. w~w. Gates, Housing Resources Committee Consultant, went to the Planning Board and talked with t hem . recommended favorable action. As a result, the Planning Board He stated that he agreed with Mr. Alexander, in that it would be better to have worked out an over- all plan, but until this is done the Zoning Committee will not know what part this site and other similar ones play in our program., unless this Committee tells them so. Dr. Henderson asked if that was originally pl anned for Public Housing? Mr. Jones said that it was; that if it is now made available to moderate income families the experience is that they move out from lower price dwellings, thus making those units available to lower income families. �I , ~-- -- -- - - - - - ~ -- 1 Mr. Henderson stated that this was what made slums. Mr. Jones said not necessarily. Mr . Alexander stat ed t hat he thought that this was a good site for the type of thing being discussed. Dr. Henderson asked what the Panel thou ght? Mr . Yates stated that it was fine, if 221 (d) (3) at Mr . Jones said that the specific proposal now was for i t could not be got t en for J% 6% interest could be got~en. interest and that 3%. Y1r. Land a sked why HUD refused t his? ¥1r. Jones explai ned th~t this particular sit e was not actually proposed to HUD: that HUD made i t s policy known through the newspapers; t hat t hey would not permit public housing in an area of racial concentration. Mr. Alexander stated t hat this was why t his site was not submitted t o HUD . Mr . J ones said t he developers ' main problems were on locations and zoning . He sai d that he fe lt t his Panel s hould ~upport t he developers on sites which we feel are appropriat e. He al so stated that i n t he future he could bring potent i ally appropriate s i tes to t he Panel's a t tentiln. Mr . Alexander asked if anyone (Mr. Henderson part i cularly ) would appear with hirr. before the Zoni ng Committee in t he Council Chamber of City Hall at 2: 00 Thurs day, June 22, i n support of the Fairburn Road s ite . Dr. Henderson said he could not because he would .be out of t own, but YJr. Land said that he would. As there was not other business the meeting adj ourned 11:00 a.m. Approved by: Encl: Resolution Vivian Henderson, PHD, Chairman Land Acquisition Panel �LAND ACQUISITION PANEL Housing Resources Committee RESOLUTION RESOLUTION BY The LAND ACQUISITION PANEL, of the Housing Resources Committee WHEREAS, there appears to be a serious need for additional land within the City of Atlanta, appropriately zoned for construction of multi-family housing units, for low and medium income families, under the Turnkey and 221 (d) (J) programs; for single-family sales housing under the 221 (d) (i') programs; as well as construction of both types under other methods of financing, including conventional. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the LAND ACQUISITION PANEL, of the Housi ng Resourdes Committee that: 1. There is an urgent need for completion by the Planning Department of the proposed city-wide Land Use Study; and 2. In connection therew~th the preparatioh by the Planning Department of a map and listing all vacant properties five (5) acres or larger which are zoned appropriately for development of Turnkey and/or 221 (d) (J) multi-family housing for low and medium income families; and J. Thi s Panel request s an opportunity t o me et with the Planning and Devel opment Committee of the Board of Aldermen at an earl y date to review t he t entative f indings of the Land Use Study and to cons ider and discuss mat ters in connecti on ther ewith; and 4. Copies of t his Resol ution be sent to the following: Planning Engineer Chairman, Planning and Development Committee of the Board of Aldermen Chairman, Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen Director of Governmental Liaison The Mayor Adopted June 20, 1967 �l I (·IOU3ING RG;::lCDitCL.:3 CO,J IT ,LE July !...::c.:curnm COh IT_-L; mLTIDG 6, 1967 The 1x~cutive Group of the l-Iousin1_. .:1esources Commi. ttee met at 10:00 a .•m;, 'r he followin3 members were present: jhly 6, 1967, :in Cor1u,d"i:,tce Room #2, City I·Icill. Nr. Cecil A. Alf·xander, Chairman., Housing Resources Committe:e Hr, Butler Henderson, i...epresenting Dr. Benjamin i1:.ays., Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committ~e Nr. Char]£:, s L. r-'eltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Nr. Robert '·!inn, representin 0 , Dr. :;_,( )-r in Ha:i.·rison and .rir . 111oreland Smi'j.}11 Chairman & Vice-Chairman of the Construction anc-1. .!Jesi-gn PanEll Mr. lee Burge, Chairman, Finance (; Non:-Profit..Funcls Panel Mr. A.B. Pacl_,ett,, r,~f..mber, Finance & }Jon.. Profi.t Funds Panel Hr. John '. Tilson., member, Finance i?,: ;ron-Profit Funds Panel 1·ir. Charles F. Palmer, representin2; Hr. Clarence Cole;:-:an., Actin,; Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. Nallace L. lee, _1;1ember, Land Acquisi ti.on Panel Dean Williams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr . Iswis Cenl~er., inember, Social Problems Panel Mr. t dward L. Simo_n , r epresenting Mr. Vir;~:il Hilton, Chairman, Business Participation Panel hr. Dale Clar':, Chairman, Public I nforrr.ation Panel 11r. w. W. r'·a tes, Consultant Mr. 1,Jalcolm o. ~ones, Director Also present at the meetin we re; I'ir • .l:enry Hill, Treasurer., rtetail Credit Company hr. 'iilliam Bassett, Assistant Chief of Planning De,part.:ient Hr. lJilliam Ilo.~land., L::c:cutive Director of CAClfR Nr . tlet,inald Carter, Community '!1Elations Cornr,dssion Representatives of the Press Hr . Cecil A. Alexander presicled . :1e 0~1ened the meeting by asking tor Panel reports. Hr. L'e l tner was calle d on 'to give a report on the U __ ,al Panel,, i•.ir. Charles L, '. Teltnf.r., .~cting Chairman, I.e_: al Pane:1, reported. that they did not have a chairman as ;}'e t. !-Ie also stated that i..liey have met t 1-dce and that Malcolm Jone:s h as given t hem copies of the Housing Code. Mr. AleAander stated that Hr, ··Tilliam Slayton, Jxecutive Vice- Presi dent o! Urban Ameri ca, su:.,_,e sted that the dayor write a l e t,te r recor.Menclin. tha t a ve ry clos £ look be ta!.{en into the cU2.~rent provisions of Section 11.S for Federal ~-1,500 �2 re:1abilH,ation •. r22 ,.t::: J. Section 312 for 3~~ J.oa;:-1s for property owners in Urban lene1-al and Code I nforcei :ent pro,iects who i:rust ma'~e repairs urn.ier the dousing Code; that s01o1e ,,;ay be found to f i ther mow.fy this to includ.€ any areas in the City or be :;in some le ~islation on tnis • 0 Nr. ;,feltner cs.>;:.pJainec. that h E- .had discussecl. that with Frank 'iilialils. He also stated that if t ti.e Committee f elt it would ~1elp, he uoulc·. draft a letter on this for the Layor 's si€;nature., i ir, Aiex ander said '.1e thought tihi _; 1 -!ouid be ciood. and a greed. to provide i:•Ir •. · ,eltner with a eo~,y of the lE-tter he had prepared for the i'ayor oh this ri1atter. Hr. Ldward L, Simon, represent.in~ rlr, Vir ·il .fl ilton, statE;d t 1:at he wished some leE;islatio!'.l could be in troclucecl t-O correct the sit ation in l!rbai1 Renen al are.as in wl1ich houses exist whicl1 are bot.h f ire hazards ancl heal t:1 ha:.c.arc.ls. Hr. 'Jelt.ner statecl that ~ov. •ic.ddox had vetoed suc;1 a bill not long a1 o. br. t .alcolm Jones, Di:cE:9tor, saic. tha t hf, ,.neY of th e: house i n c:ut stion and that w11en last insp€.ctcci it ,·, as structurally sound, so that it did not warrent demoli·t:i.on; that therefore it cannot 0c ,}ei .. olishE:d under the "In llem" ordip,o.nc~. '.i'his orclinDnCE: ~ l s for the 01 ,ner to inaJe:c r epairs on such property• Nr. Simon said that someone .. needs to re-inspec i., the house in c·uest°ion because it, i s not sound . now• Lfr . Jones stc1.tcd that it has b e en some ti,:, e si nce t he hm.1s€· had bE:.:en insp£cted, and t hat per l1aps n ow t ;.P. City coul<i ta·.~e ac·c~~on to C:·.cmolisn it. um:iE;r i:.he "T..n Rem" orclj_na.ncc.· ~Ir .· J'.lexander aslCE- cl !'ir. Jont-s to £. -"-p lain -che. "In Jem11 ordi;.1ance. l"ir .- Jones e:·plained t hat it was adopt ed l\~' t t1e City , aft(r action ta,.-: en by the 1906 Le .islature whicll gave the Gi t y, with the autnori t.y placed in the .BuilctinL, Offic i al , the ri . ht t o i nspe,c t bui l c.ings which w£re dilapidated_, and ·e,o call upon t :1e 01.ner t o ma\:e r epairs or demolish. If l:-11£.. building is more than 50~~ c. i l a:i. idate d, t h€n the Buildin;;: Departr::ent calls on t he owner to dernol i sh and if t he ot:n&r fail s t o do s o afwr 90 d.af s , t hen t hE: buil ding may be demolished by t he City and a lien pl aced again s t t he pr opert y f or t he cost of demolishing; th e·L the City c.oe s not have the r i ght to rEp~ir. Hr. Alexander t11en c alled on t he Financ e :: f,:on -Pro f it Funds Panel for i ts report.. Pir . Lee Burce, Chairman, Finance .? , r-ron-!'rof it Funds Panel stat t=,d t :at t l,ey were ·worldn~: on trying to get a l ocal non-profi t '. Iousi,,,g D£vclopmE:nt Corporc:.t.ion for.med to .3.os i s t. in the. hou.sing pro __ram. �, - ---- - - - -· - - -- - - ·· --- - - - 3 Hr. Ale) :a.;1l;_er t ; .en a s;:_ccl fo ·c the Puolic Housing Panel 1s report. hr. Charh.s F. ? tl1;1er, r·epresE:ntinc; Lr. Clar0nce Cole:nan, statt,-l 1,na·i; one proble.,, with 1.rhich. his panel is corcerned is t i1e m.JD policy {of discaura~g public housinc ) in racially i denti.f iable areas. He stated i:.hat they felt thi.s was a very tuu·c alistic policy anc.'. t i-1<'., G this Comnri.ttu: should. ta.:e this up. I·1r. h.lc:;..and.er a grectl t,i-ia t this c.~cludu i bo·i:,h all - 'hite are as anc:. all-'rc :_,r o areas. Hr. PalmE..r also stated tha t Atlanta 1s greate.st n(;;ed is more Public Housinc:.• Hr. Ale1~a11de r statcG that Iiousi.ng is also neer.leJ. on the. eD.st side of Atlanta. I-; r. ·~lobe:rt 'hu1, represe:,1tinc Dr. aarrison, as~~ed if we could tr7 to ge:t some coo1Jeration fro111 Fulton and De -~alb cotmties on loca1,ions for low-cost housing? ru.~. Jom:.s said. tha·i:. this ~-ras cl:i.scusscd recently anc.i. that he. felt some type of COOf;c ration could be E:fi. e ctc c.. on a pu.rel::r volt:,ntar,/ bas is. i':r , Ale::,mm. r t,;·ien c alled for t11e La..--id Acquisition Panel. report and as there was none he ne}'_t call ed for t '·1e ,ocial Problems PcJ.11E:l report. Dea.., !-,illiai;1 .s , Jac 1cson, Cha irman, Social Proble1,.s Pan61, stated that he wished to point out -c,iie lat€ Charles O. . ;,i,ne.rich I s part on hi s Panel. ;rc c:w kcd if the Cor,Mittee. woulcl approv<. a motion t o ac :..:nowl e dge his s Ervke with a l etter to his f aii!ily ? Mr. Pa.llt1f;r seconded t ;-1e rnotion an.:l it was carrit:.d unani, ,ousl y . Jean J ac ;~s0n said that his Panel :·E.;1 t it ne-edcd more :..~epre..scntation :from the cornunmity, anC::. ·c.Ho adG..itj_ ona.l members , .;r . lcrwii1 ::tevcns and. .' Jr , Lewi.s Cenkcr, hacl bu:.n a(\ ..cd; t i1at his Pane l als o dec idE(i to '·iori~ on a stai.ement of purpose f or ·i:,his C0i,u;1ittce . ,le saicl that t/ 1e Atl anta dousin . Author.i_t y was also discussed . IL ,ms ie:lt c.:1e ·roL~sin :.uthor.1.ty rn cded some-· ,s ort. of social F or.·Ers for people moving :un,o .10;:•sing develop,1iEmts; tha-t, this s ~1ot·,1c1. be a st-parate a 1;ency by ii.,self so t:1£ needs of t .1e people coul d be ,:1ct. hr . f..le~· andcr as,~cd if t _1c Commit t ee Fant.eel to invite a I1Jei11bE:r of the .Housin;_. Authority to spea:~ on this ma.vi:.6r at the ne~.:t m.. ei;·i.ng? Also if a copy of the ,jocial Problems Pane;l 1 s r c po:rt should iJc r eferred the Cor,1r,umity Relatj_ons Corur,1-i.:,ff·; on, and a copy provided the Jom::Lng J u-i.:,· ;or1_ty? 'i"he Committee a g,r Eed to both~ Nr. Alexander t hen as:.:( d t~1e Public I nf ormat ion Panel for its report. �4 l'ir. D2l c Clart, Chai:cr,ian, Public Information Panel, reportG 6 Llw.t they had a r.1~eting to br :i1c~ thf'. members up to 6.atE.. on e:- vcnt.s <:.ri.c'. to C:isc1.1.ss thG COiii:- .. itke 1 s ll"_bite Pape r". :{E; stau, c.l i.,;rnc, he bacl l'o1mL; thai:. i:..1e ki:.lanta Chambe r of Commerce had r;i v£i1 us l1tgh priorj_t:r on t 11e.ir a e;enda. nr. Alexander then asl~ed . r. Jo1ws to Kcplain the reports listed on t he ar;encl.a • .hr. Jonrn s t .:..tE:c. that the first was a periodic inventory- re:port of low and -11cc1.iu.m cost i1ousing in 1-1.·a an·ca which 1-ms revisc-d J t:ne 2 ,;, 1907. de e :;q:,l ained t i1e J11eaning of the ab fJrcvia·i:.:i.ons cmr. . t i1at soi:l.e L!ni 0s ·,:.rLre not as fir .-.1 as t h£f ht oe. HE, then c ·,pla.ined the ,Swnr,1;;1.17 and t~e Notes a t t .-1c end of the inventory; also the rel at ed paper entitlul II Proble1., .t\rr,.as 11 • ( ':;e:. e co ~;y of 3wnmary attached to t ,1ese mii1ute s.) l i'i:i. i.fr. Alc: :ander at t nis poi nt statE:o that he had m;gle cted to as 1-: if the Busines s Participation Panel had an~rt:1.:i.n to rEport an.d t he:: did. not. Hr. Jones t llen stateC:'. t hat not lon;: ago, as a 1~E·Sl,lt of requ E:s :L by thE: Land Acquisition Panel, he h :J/. as 1<et:: t.11€. Plannin:; DeparttiJCn t to provio.c hirn , rj_th information concerni n G va c ant land i n f'.tlanta Fhic\1 1;a s zoneci f or apartr:.ents • .:ie reportE..( t hat he ha..:;_ recent,ly rE.c c-ivcd a zoning map ~-i t h orange color8d ar(; ;:.::; s 1.'.pcrimposc. d ove r t he r,J_a p, i :1e:ic i:.,. ·.·• ·L;he vacan-c land. (e s ·ca tec.:. that the-.. exac t si ze= of tiHcSt p a·cels F as not ...nown ( Est·].1;;2.tE'd. only ) ano. U1at he h ad t,one over t :.J e entire map and co.,1~ iled a l ist of t:ic v a c an t land s l.lmm zoned for apa.rtment,s . ~IE:: "i:.~1c.m explai nE::d ·t,hE: s Luci · anu r E.11ortE.d L ,s findin s lli1d conclusions. ( Jee cover s11(..et, P-. celiirrn ar r j~al] s is, a ttac hec'. ) t r. : 'EcltnE:r d S .:~f . d -;,;1e nwi1ucr of v aca:1t acre.s no i.- zoned i or ap.?.r t 111ents? figt11•e ,.; a s not a:v~ 1.lable. T ,1£: i1r. Buri.;€ as;.c; .. ,:'. ,. -_1 L; t V1E- qna..·1:Lit~y of o the.r v a c ant land, zoned Industrial or otheri,rise. 't he fi 11r cs w~1·eo not. available. Lr. /\l c..,,ancl.er statec•. that, t ru:: Land !',cq u.isition Panel F aG now going to get t o reviev thl Land Use :3t ctdy . He as';:ec.l if thEre °!'JaS any otner business b1c:fore ad journin,? l'.ir . Jones as.-{ed that t11e . Cowmi ttu. give him some i dea as to action to tarn about the ab ove ,,ien-cionE. cl s ·i.;uc.:y on land zoned f or apart ,,;ents. 1·i:r. Ale,~an6.er stated. that l1e felt the. re were tt-ro steps whic h could bf; ta:~en: 1. That t11e fi gures i ·i r. 'cltner and i'JI'. ·;c-u r E rer~ue:st.cd be obtained from the Planning Department. 2. That this Colllmittec. i;o to run \-i i.th this study and relatE.d figures and snow them wha. t ,,'<:.. a::..·e up against. �- - - ·--- - - - -- 5 The: only otl1e:r thin whfoh ti1is Commil.,teE.. could act upon no-. is to urge the Plannin;, Department w get more zon_:_ng c.:1ane;ed in both th€ Fulton and DeKalb porti ons of P:i:.lanta. x • .·t ltner as\E::d vrii.at about the ~ent Sur:plemcnt item on the ar;e:nc1a? 1-tr. Joms sta l-t \..i. that t,:1e Hous e ol' H.epresrmta-LivE;s rejcctt d. it this year; the i1a;:;-or has ':JE..en callu~ u pon to [; O to ' ~ashingtoa to ;- ive 'i 'es ti.E.,on.y- nex t ,-rce ·. before the 3 enat,E. Appropr i ations Commi tte e in ~ up··,ort of try jni to [~et the program reins,;atcd; t hat i1e, ,."r- . Jones, has bEcr1 callE.:cl upon by :Jan SuE..at in the r;ayor's of fice to prcpa:i.'E:: st. Vt-ra l sta i.,cl "E:11 t- G in S L'-, J ort of the pro Lr am. i"lr. Ale x nnd.cr as:cE:d if it would ,,c,e:;i"it the .a 7 or if this Co,•m.tit vE: € pn. p 2i c d a report or sta.tem.ent also support:i.n ;,:-, the ..,'.£nt Supplement program. 0 l'::r. t.l tm;r inovecl "t,ha t tllis Co :r.L, te: c P~'epa::.:·c, a m0;;iorial to ·i:,bat efl'c-c "l,. Er. Jackson s e conc,ec~ the mo tion ancJ. it F c>.s c 2..rr i cd 1manb ;ously . As the re was no flll"thEr business,., t i1e r£.· et:1.ng adjourned at 11:45 a.m. R.€ spcctfully sub1ni ·Gted, ilicls: Summary of Low-cost Housi.11 6 Tnv€ntory qeport Prel:u inar ." .:·.nalysis covE..r shee t, �26 Jw1e 2 b , 1967 SUMMARY Estimate Avail able No. Units Firm 5,244 Probable . 2,965_ _ Total In Sieht ~209 Be~1g Considered 1967 196 8 1969 ( 2084 ) (271 2 ) (448 ) ( 53 ) (2137} ( 6 3 7) 133fa9 ) ( 815 ) (126 3 ) 1970 1971 ( 760 ) 760 ) -r-100 )' ( 700 ) 8,003 2)830 Doubtful 19;0&2 _ _ Lost 3,152 Tota.l Proposed 22 ,194-- of wnich 8,183 uni ts, cons i dere d appr opriate , are c ur r e ntl y in serious d i ffi cu lty , due primarily t o obje c ti ons fro m var j_ous sourc e s a s to loca1.,ions ( b , 713 units in i:.i1e Be ing Con0idered Category ancl 1,L(70 uni ts in the Doubtf ul Categor y . See s e parate list of " Problem Are as ") . In addi t ion, 3l..J.2 7 uni ts have been rehabili tciteJ t!, rou 6 h the Houuing Code :.Evi3i.0;1, l~.3 w1its by the H.l\. . in the West F.ncl U. H. . Pro j e c t a .cl JO units vol untarily by private entcrpri se o -i:-Incl udes 1140 units of P. ,I . + 1125 units ;mder Turnkey f or P~H o + lb2 ur1i t s lea.,ed for P.H . Respectfull y Submitted, Enclosures : 1. 2. No tes on Related ;'1att ors Summary of Public Housing i n Atl.:mta �. " 27 June 28 , 196 7 NOTES ON HE UTED t'IATTE RS Sin e co m iling · he previous re po~ t ( Ap ril 20 , 196 7), 23 addit iona l prop os a ls have been made . Tot-3.l is now 95. However , lJ oi' thr;SC proposals c onstituti. g 315 2 units, whi ch we re orig inally expe cted to be a p pr ove d , have been r e j r; c te d a nd are no,·1 cons i dered a s 11 Lost 11 • In addition, propos als cons i:,i tu ting 8 ,HlJ ur1i t s are in sc r i0110 difficulty du e pri,, arily t o obj e ctions from v arious sources a s to 1 cx:ations, lo The 1• ounu tion for Cooperative Hous ing , which de veloped E:astwyc h Villa ge and Cambridge Square ( bo t h in De;~alb Cm:nty ), no,1 has a fu ll t i :ne rE.pre ::,entat j_v2 in Atlanta and is sE:ekine cliGnts . They are sponsoring the 200 unit London Toeme House s deve lo pment in !\tlanta ( Item F-5 ). c. Saul Gray :is a partne r i n a Co rporat ion 1-:hich O\ms 280 new units off Bankhead at El br idge St. , which he want s t o sell , + a potentinl deve lopr~e nt on the site for ;;12 addi ti on a l uni ts . Area is aln:a dy z oned A- 1. D. Proposed l ocations .fo r lo'.v cost housing are b eing co ordinated with the Plannin g Dept. , whe n initi ally s ubmi tte d J for adequacy of Conun.unity Pac ilit ie s 1 existin g or pro posed. Proposals are also r e vi ewE.d perio dically with the .School Dept. for adequacy of s chool f a ciliti e s. E .. Re i abilit2.,, ion by Hou::,ing Coe.le Di visio o.f BuJ.l cling Departmen t on Boul evard in Bed.ford Pine U. R. Pr ojec t ( approximatel y 700 units i nvolved. ) co iru ence d •ehruary 1. The U. FL pro j e ct is sti ll i n s urvey a nd plan ning s t:.age . A list i s avai l able in Housing ReSOi.L"'.."C t:_ s Committe e o :.f:i.ce of lOJ un Hs on Boulevard 1;hich t he own ers state d they Hish to sell, r ather than r ehab ilitate . This list hati been made ava .. labl l ,O t hr; H.A. and to a t!at:.ion.J.1 concern i ntereste d in d eve l oping a Re ha bi litatio n Demonstration proj e ct in that a r ea . In view of di .ficul t i es encou..rite:::·e d in zoning and gett ·.ng appr o vrrls on s i tes p r opo .sed for l arge mul t i --family development , it is apparent that the l or-1 income housing prograrn wi ll have t o l ean heavily on Developers and 1uilders :pl'o v i ding a subs tantial po r t i on of the pro gram on small sea ttered si ,:,cs . Thus f a r, 445 sin;-_l e family house s ( Ite m F-14) and 82 2 uni ts in dupl exE,s and smnll apar ti ,1ent. cievelopir.ents unde r c onventional financing are a lrendy in th is c ategory. G. lJo proposal h;:i.s yet been r.i.ade for construc tion of units ( even effici ency or 1 b e room ) to rent f o r as l ow as $SO.GO pE- r month . great<:. st nu,cl is in the ~>30 .00 - $SO. OO pe r mon th rental range. !!. Charlr::s A. ,·Tueller Compan i e s of J onesbo r o i s promoting the S,,eat Equity Program ( fif!\ in sured mor c.gace ) whereby the purchase r E-arn s the bulk of his dm·m payme nt thro ugh clenning, p a intin g and l andscap in~,;. Nati onal :Iorr,e s Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the maiYet Feb. 1, JSo7, a boo S.F . ( O. s. dimensions ) 3 bedroom, prefabricated, preassernbled p anel, sin 6 1e f amily house plus a 9o S.F. ( I.S. dimens ions) stora;:i;e lY1ilding rnanufact ... red by Arrow He tal Products Corp, to se ll under FHA 221 ( d ) ( 2 ). Pr ', ce incl ude::, pl umbing , elcc tri.cal, heal.inf; ll , i. t, s(,ove ': ...'<'i'1'i1~2r;,tor. House can be: compl e t e l y assemble d in 05 man hours; 53 of those were per111ittcd in J t;ne for enction in t he Tho mas v i.llc !h:ban Renc1.·a l .reU: . Aclrian Ho:ies Co rp. ha.s proposed a prefab L re t ai l .for a bout $7, 5 00 plus l and , foundation, clos.i. ne and ros :-.; 0 .b ly tappint.; f ec' S• I. See So.m.'Tiary ( p. 26 ) for overa ll sta tus o.f the pro gram and Summary of Public Housin r.; ( p. 2d ) for th e oveor.:11 1 Pub1ic pror;r;im . Jo Information is ; e l comcd as to chan :";es , addition::_; or deletion s in matE'.rial conta .inc d in Lhis report . Encl . _,11 (Call 1 The City ' s lousin,: c 1.mLr t bulio1 522-~J:63, 1'°Kt.1iJO) . to L1e �.. .213 ,June 2b, 1967 SUI'lMARY OF PU JLTC HOUSING IH J\.TLJ\.NTA Units in ope r· tion - f illed. 1140 Units in Developn:ent s L.:1ge , a s follows : ( 650 ) Uni ts of f He Daniel St., i n Rai-;son 1.'lashington U. R . Proj ec t ( scheduled f or co mpl eti on by J une JO, (248 ) by Oct . 167 (402 ) by March 168 ( 350 ) Uni ts in Thomasvil l e ( 40 ) 1 Bedroom ( 120 ) 2 Bedro om ( Bo) 3 B~dro om ( 80 ) Li Bedroom ( J O) 5 Bedroom ( 140 ) Units , Perry Homes Extension - South of Procte r Creek . (7 8 ) J Bedroom Bids opened lfarch 7, 196 7. Permi t is;:;ued i.ay ( L16 ) 4 Bedroom Es ti :nate J. 8 months t o co n s truct . (16 ) 5 Bedroom 12CO 300 u-.a. I n hands of architect. To adv,-rtise in Fall. 2-:-·z-3 months a ddit:Lonal before c onstruc tion c an start . 12 months , at l east , a dditional. for construction . Will try to have pa.rt deli ve red before final. 6 7. 1 Uni t s previously all ocated - Pro:r:osed Turnkey; 1125 tenta tively pled 6 ed on sites approved b y HUD (5o~gs 6-21) Units allocated fo r l ease ( Is only possibility fo r additional Public Hous ·'ng unit s in occupancy summer , 1967; can only be t urned ove r for Public l- ousing o ::.cupancy as become vacant) . Total add itional planned , as indic.:i.ted above . J uOO-::- New Allocation - Proposed Turn'.<ey . announced Feb. 24 , Arpr oved by Bd . of Aldermen, uec ~ 20 , 1?66 . Additional allocation r e cently r eques t ed for l e· s ing J,_·oc;ram . -lffoLal add:i.tionJ.l units pro jected (olLiO ) 15,014 Encl. //2 6 ,5) Proj e ct (16 for e l derl _y ) Units unde r l ease 162 (65 units , I-1urphy Apts. _; h8 units , 'I'E-nnesscan Commons j J l units , Si ms Naddox.1 s Apts . at Ca pitol and Vinara, require r e habilitation. ); 18 uni ts on Dargan Place . , 1 Total Po t ent1a l l1escrvat ion by ifUD �July !-!0 1.JSJ NG HES0lJRCES C0M.-lITTEE 5, 1967 Prel i minar y Analysis ( Of ~',ap Showi ng Vacant Land Zoned f or Apar tments) It s hould be noted tha t vacant l and i s not i n,iic a t ed · i n t he Doul d er Par k Plan area, anne:iusd J an . 1 , 1967 . There is a gr ea t de al of vaca nt l and i n this area . Tot al l and sho1-m on map as vacant and zoned for apartment s. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 482 acres (Of t his amount, that already commi t ted t o l ow income housing • • • • • • • •• 125 acr es ) ( I n addition, that already tur ned do,m or rej ec t ed. ( Pl an. ed for other use . • • • • • • • •• " 0 • • • .. • . . .1~2 acres ) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31 ac r e s ) Total s hown not available • •• • 27 8 acres Bal ance whic h appears t o be available • • , *204 acres Hm-1ever, i t is ver y l ike l y, when checked out in the fiel d, that a consider able portion of this amount rri.11 be found t o be no t ava i l abl e or unsui t able ( such as ;,he 10 acre tract i n L. L. 268, 17th District Fult on County which cannot be used, although . zoned , because of the ne ed for a br idge across S.mdy Creek to provide access . Total acr eage ac tual l y r equired for progr am ( aver age density, 10 U/ A). Al ready committed. .. . .. • • • • • e • t t e ..ddi tion2J. nE: eded . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • b E:. • • • e ct • • 0 • • • . 1680 a cr e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •• •125 ac res 1565 acres • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • .. . G • Balance which appears t o be a vai l able (fr om map ) .i:-204 acr6s. Only 1/ J, hoHever, is l ikel y to • -; tual l y a1railabJ.e t o t he pr ogr am . 6 13 acres Additional minimum needed f or ac tual const ruc tion of uni t s ( if re- zoned when r equested an . • 1497 acres upon recoJTUT.endation of Housinr; Re sourc es Committee ) I f re- zoned i n advance of specific a ppli cat i ons , thr ee t imes th is amoun t wi l l be r equired, or .4491 acres There is no l and i n the l arge Boul der Par k PlJ.n area (1747 acres ) s hown zoned for apartmen t s. Only one trac t ( appr oxo 4 A) in Dekal b Count y porti on of Atl anta i s shown as vac an t and zoned for apartme ts $ Only two trac ts ( approx . 11 A) i n l hth Dis t r ic t Formerl y Faye tt (where tnere is gr eat deal of v· cant 13.nd ) i s shown -as vacant and zoned for apartment s . The in equ ::.table distribution anu inadequate amount of vac ant l and zoned · for apartment s , 11ses , is str Lk inf_:ly o bvious . s cor:1.pared 1,-ri th o L:10r �-· -·· 7 s: -: . --r I. ' MINUTES PUBLIC INFOR1'1ATION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE June 16, 1967 The fublic Information Panel met on Friday, June 16, 1967, at 1:30 p.m., in Mr. -Cecil A. Alexander's office, Standard Federal Building. The following were present: Mr. Dale Clark, WAGA-TV, Chairman Public Information Panel Mr. Ernest Pharr, Atlanta Inquirer Mr. Reese Cleghorn, Atlanta Journal Yir. J ack Lange, Editor, Atlanta Magazine Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Commi.t tee Mr. Ray Moore, WSB-TV Mr. Jim Wood, WAOK, Vice-Chairman Public Information Panel, Mr. James L Townsend, Townsend & Associates, member Public Information Panel, and invited guests, Mr . Eugene Patterson, Editor Atlanta Constitution, and Yir . Thaddeus Stokes, Atlanta Daily World were not present at the meeting. Mr . Dale Clark, Chairman of the Public Information Panel, presided. Mr . Clark gave the background of the Housing Resources Committee and told how the Public Information Panel was formed. He stated that this panel needed to tell the community what the problems of housi n g in Atlanta are. The HRC's recently prepared 11White PSiper" was discussed and the portion of this paper which pertained to the purpose of the Public Information Panel was explained. He also stated that he felt the "Problem Areas" which was discussed at the HRC Executive Group meeting would help to offer some concrete suggestions for solving housing problems in Atlanta. He also said that he felt that the Public Information Panel could only inform the public and not provide solutions as proposed in the "White Paper". Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, said that · this was correct, but that a reporter in looking for a story might also find some places where low-income housing could be placedo He stated that one thing the news should play up now is the Rockdale Urban Renewal Area. A formal award was made to the successful bidder June 15, 1967. Anbther pr_o ble~ discussed 'tfas �2 Another problem disucussed was HUD's refusal of any area of racial concent ration, and the fact that HUD is not specific as to wh at "racial concentration" actually means. Mr. Ray Moore, WSB-TV, asked Mr. Alexander to be more specific as to what the news can actually do about HUD and other such problems. Mr. Alexander stated that the press should meet with HUD and get the full story and find out exactly what HUD wants and what HUD expects to get built. Mr. Alexander also stated that he would like t o see some progress in locating low-income housing in the northeast and eastern areas of Atlanta. Mr. Moore asked if the prices of land were not very high in the northeastern section? Mr. Alexander explained that public housing can help but that the prices were high. He said that this Committee can do a study on this with help from FHA,HUD, and the real estate people, and then do an information series on these problems which are giving the housing pro gram trouble. He also stated that he thought this Commi~tee should find out what the problems are. Mr. Clark asked if this Panel should be the one to do the spade work of digging up the oppos i tion? He said that it mi ght outline the activities for. a pro gram for everybody and give directions for what might be done. For example: r adio public s ervice announcements. Mr . Moore aaid the most vunerable areas are church .1 :L 1ack of involvement in this . He said t hat there are only t wo or t hree Negro churches actually involved as ye t; that Wesley Homes Inc . is pr oposing to build in the Capitol Homes area and that thi s is not a real ou.tlay of cas h. invol ved at all as ye t. The White churches are not He asked i f anyone else knew of any others ? Mr. Reese Cleghorn, Atlanta Journal, said he did not. Mr. Alexander said that the Unitarian was involved. Mr. Cleghorn s aid that there was not much pushing to get the 221 d (J). Mr. Clark said that the thought all the 221 d (3) was sales property. �I I ! • 3 Mr. Alexander explained that it could be built for non-profit and for limited dividend corporations. that it was non-profit. He said that one problem with the churches was Limited dividend has some appeal because for people with a big income it permits a substantial tax wrjte of f. He agreed that some effort toward inf orming the churches through the press should be made. Mr. Cleghorn stated that he felt the press 1 s job was to report the news and not to try to support one plan or another. Mr. Alexander said that he believed that the education function is part of what this committee should be doing as well as reporting and that trying to find a platform is difficult:" . Mr. Moore said that the press should not t ry to champion one plan or another and that when the press does this they lose their objectivity. Mr. Clark said that he agreed;that this was not the purpose of this Commi t tee. That it should not generate one particular project. He also said that this meeting was to share views with people who need to be in an up-to - date position as to the objectives of the HRC. Then it should get the news out to the people. If people know of the obj ectives this could lead to a solution. Mr . Cleghorn stated that the town should know if the HRC is not moving as it should. Mr. Moore said that if Mr. Alexander want s somebody to push his programs that this is what the Public Information Panel is for. Mr. Cleghorn said that he felt it would be much better to hold an informal press conference off the record rather than as a commit tee. Mr. Moore suggested that perhaps more public relations people were needed. Mr. Clark suggested that a full-time publicist was needed to point out these problems to the public. Mr. Alexander stated that he believed that a panel which involved HUD, FHA, HRC, and the Housing Authority would help, but the only platform or outlet for this is the civic clubs which are open t o the presso what is going on, they are just restricted. problems of HUD of which the phases are: These clubs are not against This panel should point out the 1. economic phase 2. racial phase. �4 Mr. Clark eA-plained that the problem is stimulation and suggesting a line of action to them. What our Committee's responsibility is, is to give the news media in Atlanta some kind of guide for help and exposure on these problems. He also asked if the news people on this Commit tee were knowledgeable enough - about the problems. Mr. Jack Lange, Editor, Atlanta Magazine, said that it would help to know who to talk. to about certain areas. Mr. Alexander stated that there were several people to whom he would talk if he were going to write a study of this program: the :Mayor, Malcolm Jones, Cecil Alexander, the sub-committee heads, HUD, FHA, and the developers who are up against problems. Mr. Clark asked Mr. Alexander to give them some other names. Mr. Alexander suggested the Intergroup Relations Section at HUD, NAACP, and the people who are living in the slums , to get different opinions. Mr. Moore stated that none of these people want to accept the responsibil ity for making a statement to the press about any of these project s. Mr. Clark suggested that the next s t ep would be to use the 11 Whi te Pep er 11 and writ e a direct stat ement that coul d be sent t o everynewspaper outlet· in the City . Mr . Alexander asked that if a newspaper decided that _this was worth a crusade would it be out of line? He also s ta~ed t hat t his did not mean defending one part i cular sit e or proposal but the program i n gener al. Mr. Moore asked if Mr. Ale:xander was saying that open housing was the answer to all the housing probl ems i n Atlanta? ¥ir. Alexander stated that it would work only in some areas and that plans are now being made for t he City at large . Mr. Koore asked about the position in the Northern areas, the BOP pl~t, and Lockheed--would these areas be useful for low-income housing? Mr. Alexander stated that Lockheed should have s ome but that there were not many. There is one area outside of Oglethorpe where there has been a settlement for years, but he stated that if he were advising people he would say that this is expensive land. be gotten for it. He stated that if it were sold commercial, much more could �5 Mr. Moore asked the City's position toward condemning sites? Mr. Alexander stated that some are as have been condemned. Yir, Clark asked if there was any ominent domain? Mr. Alexander said that there was, but t hat im.,rket prices must be paid on them. Urban Renewal is the only tool that will open up large areas for public housing. He also said that the Chamber of Commerce has decided to take the basic steps into this. Mr. Clark suggested that the HRC should provide in. its budget funds for a full-time publicist with a newspaper background. Mr. Alexander stated that there was no such person for the Urban Renewal Program. He stated that we need to show what it is to live in slums. This Committee might arrange to take groups into t he slums. Mr . Moore said that the Chamber of Commerce is not very active on this as yet . Mr. Alexander stated that he went to an Urban Renewal Committee mee t ing of the Chamber of Commerce, and t hat t hey ~ doing something. Mr . Cle ghorn stated that the press needs somebody to point out the things to sponso r . Mr. AlE:xander stated that a Housing Fund ought t o be cr eat ed but that i t was a l ong t i me coming. He sai d t hat one t hing whi ch should be made into an articl !? is the involvement of. Ur ban America in this. Mr . Moore suggested t hat a flyer be s ent t o t he church es t o inform them of availabl e land . Mr. Cleghorn said t hat the Community Relati ons Commission mi ght appeal to the churches . Mr. Moore sugge s t ed that the Mayor issue an invit ation to t he churches -who are able to sponsor and then gi ve them a one-t wo hour brief ing session. Mr. Clark asked if there were any prospects f or a r evolving fund for the HRC. Mro Alexander stated that what was needed most was a l arge fund so that the Committee would have something to offer to the churches. Mro Moore asked about the Civic Clubs. �i K T' y\'i ['S' ' •'1 * ' , ■" ' "Ij I i "(V'" i" r M Mr. Alexander said, that the Junior Chamber of Commerce was interested but that they needed something stable to work on and that maybe this revolving fund would '■t' li ■( i,K', ropes, » Mr. -Cleghorn asked who? Mr. Cleghom asked who could inform them on legal matters and requirements? . «rTn*v I -'.jii'w.' I»!<: < > • FHA—^W.W. Gates. He stated that Mr. Gates had discovered that HUD will make c ^ ' ,v ^ a o¥{|i .I^N '"i. W ' It '" I i ^ ,'\.-Vi ^ 1 »i hH ' 5 Vi'i ..W > d I'l 'f'l'jl I ',i 'V'l loans of 3% to anybody whose house has been condemned or to anyone who must <. Mr. Clark asked if there was a reqiiirement for the 3% loan? Mr. Alexander replied that there was. " f / 1 1 , ' ! There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m. ' >I 'n ' i &r/ ' i i*' ' Approved by I f; ^ . jf '1 Public Information Panel J ^ V,j Ii !»■ t 1 I ■> 1 1 1 1 «' ( , k , t' !■ f > ' U J' ,1 j( >' ' ^ MAI , ',i,'V V'l'. V ' :.r (/I ' (,■)?'Vifl,! "I t]'!' ' Housing Resources Committee Il4 • "'f rir'i Dale Clark, Chairman |(ji I I K n n '1 ' >) ' »•' • , t** '■ ^ «> r ■;v <) ' J,,r> ' make repairs on it. J ff !/ ^ A. ft i \ ^ .i ' s' 'r j,/!.!) !' *>'i' \ [v. " . 'si: ' ,V' ! i' -> iiiJf 'i'> <> Mr. Alexander said that Malcolm Jones knows where there is land available, -HlvW i.if' help this also. He also stated that there are some people in Atlanta who know the Mr. Alexander replied Lewis Cenker, Austin Miller, Ham Doublas, Jim Robinson, it/i ■ 1 in .4 ( I fJ fM .i } < ^ t " H 'I MM ' \ ikw f ■/ llfi Vf i" 'T t < •MW ic^i" I M ,l' V"I ■ • w. iW ■• ,' li 11 ,(,-i iil m 'I '« t li. ' ' U| rjt ,/ V (4 j' , t'ly' 1 U ih {. U Hi , �CITY OF .ATLANTA. HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE CITY HALL Room 1204, City Hall August 16, _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 Dear Mr. Sweat: The Public Information Panel of the Housing Resources -Committee will hold meeting from 2:00 to J:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, in the Presbyterian Center on Ponce de Leon Ave. N. E., 3rd Floor Conference Room. ai The purpose of this meeting is to discuss with Mr. John Steinichen, Consultant City Planner and Committee Member of the Unitarian Universalist Congragation of Atlanta, the formation of an Atlanta area church-sponsored nonprofit housing corporation (Interfaith Housing Corporation). The atta-ched material provides additional details pertaining to this proposal. Although the proposed corporation is not a project of the Housing Resources Committee, the Committee feels that such an activity would make a very desirable and 'worthwhile contribution in assisting to resolve the City's accelerated low-income housing program and the proposal has support of this Committee. A few additional news media representatives are being extended an invitation to participate in th11 meeting and we hope that you can coma. Please telephone my otfice, $22-4463 Ext·. 4J0, as to whether you will be able to attend. Sincerel.yj Malcolm D. Jo ea Supervisor of nspection Services MDJ/sll Enclt Material on proposed church-sponsored nonprofit housing corporation �.r ,--- . ,r..-, - - ...[ _J.._:--- ., _ Jr.7 ,-i· HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120h, City Hall July 26 , 1967 C ITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-446 3 Ar ea Code 404 !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Adm in istrative Assis t ant MRS. AN N M. MOSES, Execut ive Sec ret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dir ector of Gove rnm ental Lia ison Dear Cormni t tee Member: The next monthly meeting of the Exe cutive Group of the Housing Resour ces CoJ1U11ittee, which would normally be scheduled f or Augus t 3, will be held at 10 :00 A. Ho, Wednesday, August 9, i n Committee Room #2, Second Floor, City Hallo On August 9, we will have as our guest, Mr o Wo R. Hirshson who is Di rector of a non- profit Housing Fund in Hartford, Conn. He is being sent here under the auspices of Urban Ameri ca, Inc. to discuss with us Hart f ord ' s efforts i n nonprofit fu..71ds. Ir. James Po Twomey, Director, Non-profit Center of Urban Ameri ca will also be our guest. This Committee has requested and re cently received from the Planning Department a conpilati on of vacant and total acreage i n each category of zoning wit'hin the City as of January 1966. Vacant land is indicated by Land Lot and District. l'hese figures are interesting and need t o be discussed at the meeting i n order to deter mi ne futur e low- income housing policy to be recommended by this Committee. The Planning Engineer has been invited to attend the meeting and eA-plain t he report to the Committee. A representative of the Housing Author ity has been invited to discuss with us social services in Public Housing proj ects. We would als o like a brief report on the activities of ea ch Panel. It seems appropriate to call soon a general meeting of the full members hip of the Housing Resour ces Committee , in order that all members may be brought up t o date on t he current status of the Low-Income Housing Program. Such meeting will probably be scheduled for September. Please let us know on the enclos ed return address postal card if you plan to attend the meeting or, in the event you cannot attend, the name of some other member of your panel who will represent you at the meeting. Sincerely, Ce cil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDJ/sll Encl: Return Address Postal Card �• r. HTU':i.'ES HOUS i tJG RESOU:?CES EXECUTIV:S COMM ITTEE 1IEETING i'il/:\Y 31, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Wednesday, May 31, 1967, at 10:00 a.m., in Committee Room # 1 , Ci ty Ha ll . The 1(ollowing me:b rs were present 1 Mr . Dr . Mr . Mr . lftr. Dr . Mr. iVIr . lY.ir. Mr. Mr. Ce c il A. Al exa- der, Chairman Sanford s . At~ood., Co-Chair man Lee Burge ., Chairman., fi.hance & Non - Pr ofit Funds Pan81 John C. Wi lson , Finance &.Non - Profit Fund s Pane l Da l e Cl ark, Pub l i c Informa tion Panel · Vivia n Henders on, Land Acquisiti on Panel Rola nci ·,r;axwel l, Representing Mr. Virgil Mi l ton, Bus i ness Participation Panel . Norman Underwood ., Representing Mr . Char l es L. We l tner, Legal Panel Robert Winn, Representing Dr. Harr is on , Cons t ruction and Design Panel Ma lc o l m D. J ones, Direc t or W. w. Gates, Consultant Th e Public Housing Pane l and the Social Problems Panel were not represented at the meeting. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman., pres i ded. Mr . Alexander read the Housing Resources Committee's 11 White Paper" (copy attached) and explained the different divisions of this report. He then explained the other documents which were attached. He also st~ted that there were several difficulties in locating rental housing sites, partially because of the racial problems in Atlanta, and gave his interpretation of the May 5, 1967 letter from ffGD, pertaining to HUD's reluctence to approve Public Housing sites in racially concentrated areas. ~~. Dr . Vivian Henderson, Land Acquisition Panel, stated that this did not necessarily h old true in all cases; that he did not think the announced HUD policy was i ntend ed to apply to racially i~tegrated projects in previously all wh ite neighborhoods, D~. Henderson also # asked about his Panel's previous request for a list of possible s~tes for locating low-cost housing. Mr. Jones explained that this has been requested from t~e Planning Department, but not yet prepared; however, that he has been provided with a grou~ of Land Lot sheets showing vacant property (with current zoning) in the eastern half of the city; and these locations were being looked into. �Page Two Dr. Henderson su2:;ges t ed t r.a t the need for su ch a . list of availab le sites be reported tot .e Board of _ lderme n . Mr. Alexa nder reported that t he Planning Comm ittee initially prepared a list of sites comprisi n0 800 acres of land t· .a t were considered avai l ab le for us e or · t · at could be re - z oned. He also stated that the developers ha d a l ready looked into these pro~erties but that only four trac ts· had been appr ov~d so far. Mr. Jones stated that he knew of only two, or possibly three, of these t hat had been actually approved by HUD . Mr. Alexander stated that one of t11e main problems was t ha t the land developers could not a lways use the sites because of location s, costs, and building codes. Mr. John C. Wil sor. ::.::1ance and Non-Profj_ t Funds Panel, suggested that the committ e _ccap t all the land possible, because to provide all the housing required, all available land would be needed. Y~ . Alexander sta t ed that this Comm ittee should ta ke action one wa y or another to get these prob l ems corrected before any fu rther substantial developments can be made. Mr. Jones stated tha t it was th is Corn. ii t t ee' s policy to co nside:::: any su i table location that wa s submitted or proposed and to try to get action based on merits of i ndividua l tracts. Mr. Lee ·Burge, Finance and Non - Profit Funds Pane l , as ked if tnis Committee was over-playing the housing pr ob lems, or if ttis was just the normal type of thi ng which resulted from t rying to get through zoning chang es, Housing Authority and/or·: FHA approval of a hous ing devel opment. Mr . Alexander exp l ained that there i s a greater low-re nta l need i n the city than apparently some members of the FHA und erwri t ing staff feel justified. Mr. Jones said tha t the problems were not being over-played because there were many prob l ems in trying to loc ate low- c ost housing sites. He explained that this was the p~rpose of t is mee t ing; to try to work out s ome of the se problems . Dr. Henderson stated t hat many of the present problems app eared to be with the Planning Department, and they were not v ery good reasons. Mr . Alexander stated that the City is striv ing to get a workable Land Use plan which people fee l _that they can rely on. l\'Ir. Dale Clark, Public Information Panel, asked if the Pla-nni'ng Department is represented on thi s Committee. �i- Page Three Mr. Jones st a ted thcJt it is not ., but that we are working i n close conta ct with each other. Mr . Alexander s ta ted tha t the genera l feeling is t ha t i n some residential area s t h e zoning fro. s i ngle f a~ily houses to apartments will be a nece ss it y o He asked t .. e press not to ment ion any spec ific areas where this may be possible., because there are no de f inite plans to t1is effect as yeto Mr o Burge asked if it would not be ~~lpful to cr eate a link between the Housing Reso ur c es Comm itte e and the Planning Department? Mro Alexander stated that .it would also be a good idea to create such a relations~ip with the Board of Aldermen. I"Iro Burg e said., i n relation to item (d) under 11 Dis1.,;cussion 11 in the "White Paper ", that he would l::.ke to know how the zoni ng people felt about t his o Dr. Hend er s on s aid that it wa s easy to discuss this problem but bhat it wou ld not always work out in practice., and that the real issue is the diffi culty of locating in an area that doe s not tmnt housing developments 0 Burge as ke d the reason given by FHA for its ac~ion in connection with the sites near Magnol ia Ceme tary, Etheridge Drive, and Gun Club Road. lfir . Mr. Alexander referred the question to Mr. Gates for answero Mr. Gates stated t ha t prox i mity: _rto Roc kdale Urban Renewa l Pro ject, in which ab out i, 500 units are to be constructed during the next four years, would be take~ into considera tion in determi n ing the probab le marlcet absorption in the general areao Both the City of Atlant a and t he Feder Al Government have con tiderable investment in Rockdale . Mr. Alexander asked Mr o Jones · to ~ive a rep ort on possible loca tfons :or pre-fabricated ~ ~ ~~2 s in Atlanta Mr. Jones stated that there is some effort to build this type of house in Atlanta, Bu t that there is difficulty because of tht At~anta Building Codeo This code states that the plumbing., electrical~ a nd heating fixtures be installed on site in Atlanta , and that the pre-fabricated houses come with these fixtures and electrical circutes a lre ady installedo However, there are plans being matlc now t'or sorr,e sites on which prefabricated houses could be located by des~g inating special areas �Page Four where t his type of housing could be installed . He also stated that the amount of land required to bui ld a house on was too gr~at economically in Atlanta for this t ype of house, and that there are also plans under way to cor rect this by per~itting them to be built on a 50 1 x 100 1 lot , or 60 x 83.33 1 (5,000 sq. feet instead of 7,500 sq. feet, i;.ihich is now requ:.red.) Mr. Alexander stated that· he thought that organizations such as Tech so~ld organize studies of the ho0sing situation in Atlanta, which would be made available to this Committee. He asked ·rrir . Winn if the Construction and Design Panel were looking into this n ow? Mr. Robert Winn , Construction and Design Panel, stated that there will be a r meet±ng of his panel a week from next Tuesday to discuss this. Mr. J o e s inquired if the present meeting time a nd date for this Committee was satisfactory, and t h e reply was affirmative. He also stated that he had appeared before t he Zoning Co~mittee on several occasions and felt that it would carry more influence with them if th ~s Commit tee co uld take definite action on some areas before he re-appeared. He stated that there were three sites in particular coming up for re-zoning hearings soon on which he. would like for the Committee as a group to indorse and support, ie 1. 2o 3o Fa irburn Road Jonesboro Road North of Baker 's Ferry Road Alexander s t a ted that he felt that it wa s too soon to t ake any definite acti on on these sites as yet. lflro Mr. Burge moved that t his Cammi ttee accept the present Paper 11 as a g uide for further action. 11 Whi te The mot i on was seconded and carried unanimously . There being no further business, the mee ting was adj ourned at 11~35 a . mo Respectfully submitted~ ~ ? /J;:f}( / 0 d~,!:,...c;!'(J}.,. ~ '-.\,f\Q,.,,f:2-, Ma lcolm D. J o· Supervisor of nspection Services Encl: "White Paper 11 (without a tta chments ) �HOUSI TG RESOURCE S C0 ·1M ITTEE May 31, 1 96 7 White Pape r Mission: The Housing Resources Committee is charge d with : (a) Promoting low cost hous i ng and facilitating its construction i n L c: :i.ant a OT.: e.::) accelerated bas i s . (b) · cc) (d) Bring ing together the various interests needed to produce low cos~ hou s i ~i Insuring that the human factors in _ho us ing are given full play . Informing the public of the· hous i ng problem in Atlanta . ·Goals : The City's goals in the low cost housing new construction program, bas e d on f.::. nc: i ng s of the recently completed CIP study and as announced by the Mayor in Housing Confe r e~c e on November 15, 1 966 are : 9,8 0 0 units duri ng calendar years 1 96 7 and 1 968 . 2,333 units each year during the next succ eed i ng 3 year period . 16,800 un i ts total by end of 1971 . Accomplishme nts to Da t e : 72 separate projects have been proposed, totaling 15,3 91 units i n t he fol l o~.::. ..g categories : Firm 4,2 86 un it s Pr obab le 2,57 8 units Total>': 7,2 64 Under Consid eration 4 , 464 Doubt fu l 3, 663 Tota l Propo s ed units In Sight 1 5 , 391 of wh i c h 6 ,149 uni ts , pr e vim:sly ::(,r,5:i..:iE,::•,::.:. are curr ent ly i n j e opardy due to ob j e cti ons from va r ious s ourc es a s to loc ~r 143.215.248.55s . ',In c lude s 1, 1 4 0 uni ts of Pub lic Hou s i ng -t- 144 un it s l eas e d fo ~~ ?ul:,1:~c :.o:>; ::~1~;. Ma jor· Problems : ( a) See (b ) Al so see attac hed : 11 Prob lem Are as 11 at t ac he d da t ed April 2 0 , 1S6 7 , rev i sed. 1. ie. orandurn s date d Apr i l 25, 1 9 67 2nd ~lay 24, 1 S67 perT·:~.n:~r.,:: of land in t he City appro2r i a tely zo ned f or c onstruc tion~- l:~ and , proposed zon i ng applica Ti on . c23_ 143.215.248.55 13:21, 29 December 2017 (EST):. �'Pa,5;e 2 3. Letter to the Mayor from, HUD,.dated May 5, 1967, attached. u 4. Vr , Two news clippings dated May 8 and 9, respectively. I Discussion: .•hi,';'51 -' The above factual data and attached papers clearly illustrate where the difficu: I lie and suggest some obvious indicated solutions. ! npw i Ui , <1 The program cannot be successfully carried out, unless these problems are resolved. In the initial Housing Conference last November the City called on private enterorise to assist in a "large measure in this program. I t .f' ' / ,1 1 ' If . K "fs l ->1 I' f 1 , 1 ? f • '"ij' 'I * While initial efforts have succeeded it; o'ro111 ducing the 7, 264 units in sight listed above*, tt. -.".'g is little reason to assume an go- i) ' ! timistic attitude toward future efforts. At this time combinations of Federal policies, 1 , ' s • j ^ I zoning problems, land costs, code requirements and general uncertainty pertaining to the program have severely curtailed future prospects. Many developers and builders who have attempted to participate in the program are confronted with insurmountable obstacles artl are withdrawing. , ^1 • .1 Several developers are holding up on submitting zoning petitions becaus ^ , of the M l. I discouragement as to favorable action. 4 "'VH , • « 'l> ' 4I1' [4 (a) Zoning throughout the City is now being analyzed to insure that the current ' <1 u I 'j 4 4 V I ,I, I lit 1 I i» h needs of the entire city are being met. >1 n H '1 » 'tiV i> I ,r ' I ■'iU t> act on needs of the City as a whole, as opposed to local neighbo"rhood pressures. (d) Provisions for decent and adequate housing is the number one priority for the City and is a necessary prerequisite for solving m.any other problems. (e) Compliance with HUD's announced policy of discouraging public housing in areas of racial concentration has sever^ely limited the availability of sites. (f) Land in adequate quantitites, and at prices which make low cost housing economically feasible, are apparently not available in all segiTients of the City,. (g) More local churches and civic groups should be encouraged to assist program as non-profit sponsors. (h) An over-all non-profit housing fund should be created to oromote ^nlJ. of the program. 1 -0^/ ( ' , \l < 4, ,1 i) ' , I/' t . i ( ' f i "' \^ w; for all citizens and that many must of necessity reside in multi-family housing uni"is (c) In zoning matters, pertaining to an overall community problem, Aldermen should ll'l' i, 'lij" !|, and rapidly growing city, such as Atlanta, single family houses cannot be made available (either rental or co-op.) . 'I 4 1".",.( i'"' ,I V ' I ' .vHi t Fo"r axamnie; (b) Citizens should be encouraged to realize and accept the fact that in a large , '» / In order for the Housing Resources Committee to perform its assigned mission, these problems should be placed before the elected city officials and the nuhlic.. ' I vAT ' f - iX \ } > ' ' V' ^ ^» > y fti :• •' MM �. ·. • r ..... . . . ~· ' .:... .1 l"' c. .~;c: ,., Recommended Acti on : (a) . . Submission by the HRC t o t ' .e 1ayor and Board of P.ldermen a b:c-i.eJ ,,:::·:·_-ct,;;:·1 . ~ort on c~frefit stat~s of the low c ost hous ing program . (b) The Housing Res our c e s Commi~tee to activel y s upport r e - zoning D~t it~6n ~ which are reasonable a nd in intere st of f r t heri ng t :e nous i ng program . (c) · Conduct promptly a hard- hitt ing Publ i c Information cawpa i gn i nfo:r·:,1i ng tbs:: pu:::Lc or the c~rrent difficulties .encounter~d and offerin~ concrete positive s ugges~ic na f er ·their solutio~ . E~'1c ls : As listed �C HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE C I T Y HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 Room 1204, City Hall !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR May 23, 1967 R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Commi ttee Hember: The next monthly meetine; of the Executive Group of t he Housing Resources Committee (which would normally be held on June 1) will be held at 10: oq A.M., Wednesday, May 31, in Committee Room 1/1, Se cond Floor, City H_a ll. We especially hope that you can attend this meeting . The low cost housing program is currently running into some maj or difficulties which I need to discuss seriously wit h you, wi th view to adopting a policy position of the Committee as a whole and planning a course of action to pursue . We will have at the meeting basic factual data on which to base o_u r conclusions and I h·ope .aJ.so a list of l and tracts in the City by size and location which are appropriately zoned f or construction of mul ti-fa~ily housing . We still have not been informed as t o the f ollowing : Le gal Panel - Chairman and Vice - Chairman Public Housing Panel - Chairman and Vice-Chairman Land Acquisition Panel - Chairman and Vice -Chairman Social _Problems Pane l - Vice-Chairman Please be prepared to provide us at the mee ting with appropriate information on the above . Also pl ease l et us know on the ertclosed return address postal card if you p1lan ·to attend ·the meeting or, in the event you carmot attend, · the name of·· some other .member of . your panel who will represent you at the meet~ng .. Sincerely, ~-~-c~~tZ?143.215.248.55 Cecil A. - Al exander Chairman Encl: ,.. . Return address postal c ard. �MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 4, ·1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Thursd ay , , May 4, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. i_n City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Dale Clark, Public Information Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Social Problems Panel Mr. J. E. Land, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Archer D. Smith, III, Legal Panel Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Public Housing Panel Mr. Hall Ware, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. John C. Wilson, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Robert Winn, Construction and Design Panel The Business Participation Panel was not represented at the meeting. Col. Malcolm Jones presided in the Chairman's absence. Col. Jones explained that this was the second in a series of monthly meetings designed to br·ing the· Committee members up to date on the progress of the program. He then asked each of the panel representatives to make a report on the action taken by their respective panels. Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel - Mr. Wilson and Mr. Ware explained that the Committee is actively engaged in developing a local funding group to provide II seed" money to promote low cost housing. · Preliminary disc ussions have been held and material fr om other such organizations is being reviewed. Social Problems Panel - Dean Jackson rep orted that this panel has met to organize their group and has discussed some of the broad areas to be encompassed by the panel. Two main decisions came out of this meeting: 1. The panel should have representation from the community itself and, therefore, two new members have been added. They are: Dr. Charles F. Schwab, President, Protestant Welfare and Social Services, Inc., and Mr. Erwin Stevens, Chairman, Citizens Central Advisory Committee, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 2. The panel felt it would be helpful to develop some guidelines as to what is anti cipated as goals for adequate living. �Page Two Dean Jackson added that one of his cl a s s es is pres e ntly conducting a sur v e y of the attit udes of families living in the vicinit y of t he B e dford-Pine ar ea to be completed by the end of this month. If anyt hing helpful comes out of the study it will be shared with the Committee. L a nd Acquisit ion Panel - Mr. Land reported that ·this p a nel is still i n t he proces~ of thoroughly organizing. However, as a result of the first m eetin g it was decided that two or three real estate men would be added to the group and this is in process at present. Meeti_ngs are planned with the Atlanta Housing Authority and the Federal Housing Administration. Construction and D e si gn Pane l - Mr. Winn reported t]i.at thr e e archite cts have been obtained to work with the panel in carrying out its functions. The panel members have organized and have scheduled regular monthly meetings and are beginning to plan their program. L egal P a n e l - M r . S m ith, representing M r . Weltn e r , s tated tha t two a t t o rneys have been added to ass i st i n t h e w ork of the pane l. T hey are: Nir. Arche r D . Smith, III, Attorney, Harmon & Thackston, and Mr. Norman L . Underwood, Attorney, Sanders, H e s ter . & H olley. The panel members are working in t h r e e areas at the pres e n t time: 1. 2. 3. Res ear ch and examination of t he l a w s deal i n g with F H A housing , parti cularly the re quis i tes for obtain i ng FHA grants and loan s; S t udy of comp laints and prob l e ms concern ing the e nforcement of t he H ousing Code ; and Research into the p art of the l aw p articularly c o ncerned w i th the Grant and Loan Pr o gram {for rehab ilitation o f s ub- stand a r d h ou sing ) b eing restricted to Urb an R enew a l an d C o d e Enfo r c ement areas . Public '.Hrusing Panel - Mr. Sterne reported that this panel has met once and at that meeting the members were generally acquainted with what is g oing on . in public· housing. Mr. Sterne told the group of many of the program.s the Hou sing Authority is presently engaged in. Public Information Panel - Mr. C l ark rep o rted that the panel members have met and that he also met with Col. Jones and Mr. Ale x ander for a briefing on the overall program. He stated that his concept of this panel I s function is one of informing the general public and to report f ully through the news rnedia what the Committee is doing, and that until some definite action is taken by the Committee and the function of the Committee is a little better focused, this panel will not be able to really move forward o n their program. �,. Pa,ge Three Col. Jones then distributed up-to-date copies of the Inventory of the various housin$ projects which have been proposed and provided members of the press with a summary of this report. He reviewed the summary with the co1nmittee and discussed in detail some of the problems the committee is enc ountering in getting these projects underway. The major problems include: 1. Attitude of home owners toward apartment units; 2. Zoning; and 3. Determination of the location of housing ·( HUD prefers that such housing not be located in areas of racial concentration). The group discussed possible solutions to these problems but no positive decisions were reached. Col. Jones also told the group of a meeting Mr. Alexander has requested for a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the purpose of inviting builders and developers to appear before them to discuss their problems from their points of view. He added that it would be helpful to have some members of the Executive Group at this meeting also. Mr. Land of the Land Acquisition Panel said that his panel would definitely be represented at the meeting. Col. Jones requested each of the panels to elect permanent Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible, if they have not already done so, and to advise him who has been elected. Mr. Clark told the Executive Group members that his panel (Public Infor m a t io n ) is always open to committee members for any suggestions or recommendations as to how the public information program can help further the goals of the Committee. He also recommended to Col. Jones that the information contained in :: the summa~y o f the problem areas be made available to the press. Col. Jone s agreed with Mr. Clark and advised that he would take up this matter wit h Mr. Alexander. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a. m. Respectfully submitted, ~<~<,-6:......__Al...u-Q____, Malcolm D. Jon, 9 ' Supervisor of Inspection S ervi ce s �:.·' . .. HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 1204 City Hall Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 May 4, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee, recently established by Mayor Allen to promote and facilitate construction of low and medium cost housing in Atlanta, held its regular monthly meeting today in the City Hall. . Chairman, Cecil A. Alexander, Dr. Sanford Atwood, President of Emory Univer-sity . and Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of .Morehouse College, Co-Chairmen of the Committee, were unable to att end. The Executive Group (consisting of the Chairmen of the nine working panels into which the overall Committee is organized) studied a recently prepared Committee report on the status of the current housing program. submitted by various developers. It is summarized as follows: No. Units 1967 Firm 3556 (1312) Probable 3553 Category ',7109 In Sight Total Being Considered 4569 Doubtful 3088 Total Proposed The report contained 71 proposals (1312) Estimate When Available 1968 1969 " 1970 1971 (1928) (316) (1681) ( 672 ) ( 500) (700) (360 9 ) (988) ( 500 ) (700) 14,766 of which 6504 uni ts ( 1243 listed in the· Firm c ategory, 3409 in the Being Considered category and 1852 now included in the Doubtful category) previously considered likely, are cur~ently in serious difficulty of materializing due primarily to objections from various sources as to proposed locations. ',Includes 1140 uni ts of Public Housing, plus 144 existing uni ts leased for Publ ic Housing • . · In addition, 1782 units have been rehabilitated since October under the Housing Code . The goals established by t he City f or the pr ogram are 16 , 800 units by the end of 1971 , cons i s t i ng of 9800 uni ts duri ng ·1 967 and 1968 and 2333 un i ts during each of the succeeding three y ears . ( The principal difficulties currently confronting the Committee in _developing the program are the f ol l owing: (a) General objection by s·ingle family home owners to multi-family units being built anywhere near them., even though the multi-family construction may be a very -high 1=YPe of coop·e ra tive sales housing for purchase and occupancy by family units and presold -before copstruct.ion be~i:Qs~ -1 �. ...... ,, 'i I, I (,• , I I -2- (b) Difficulty in getting sufficient suitable tracts appropriately zoned, because of objections from residents of the areasinvolved. (c) Persistent efforts by certain groups to effect the spreading of low and medium income housing throughout all sectors of the City, even though suitable tracts of land may not be available in some areas to developers at prices which make · · construction of such housing economically feasible. (d) Recently announced policy by HUD discouraging the location of public housing in areas of racial concentration. (e) Conservatism by FHA on approving projects in certain areas, to insure against the possibility of over-building the market in any portions of the City. (f) Discouragement on the part of promoters and developers faced with the above indicated problems. The combination of these problems is slowing down the program · substantially and,' if continued., · will make the goals very difficult to attain. I ( I '.: .' . . ,. .. (. ' �HOuSING RESOU:iCES COY··:ITTSE CITY rIALL _TT ~ ....N~ • cA. 30303 Tei. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 Room 1204, City Hall !VAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R, EAR L LANDERS, Adm in istrative Assistan t MRS. ANN M. MOSES , Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Li aison D a r Cor._-11i ttee Ne, b r : ur Chairmai, is out of the City, but be ore leaving town ..e asked D:e to im orm you that the regul ar monthly meeting for I·!iay of the Executive Group of tr..e Hous ing Resources Co. nittee will b e he l d at 10 : 00 J . Mo, Tu sday, May Li, 1 96 7 in Commi ttee Room 112, Second Floor, City Hall. hope that y ou c ar attendo We T .e Co;r_;;ii ttee I s periodic r eport on II Inventory of Low and 1ediCT.l Cost Housing in Atl,mta, r e cently c ompleted, in develop. ent and pro. os dr: is being rev"ised now and will be available for the Executive· Group . eeting. 1-t should provide materi al for an interest i ,g discussi01, a s to progress of the program duri ng t he first six months 0.1 oper ation of tni s Co:-:imi ttee . T{ler·8 are several problem areas on 1-1}- ich we need your con sideration an advi ce. Pa .els which have not yet elected perr:ianent Chairmen and Vice C11airmen are urged to do so before the ,neeting and ao.vise us as soon as p o ssible, i n order t hat t hose newl y elected may also be irvi ted to this meeting. Please let us know on the enclosed return adc.ress post card, uhether you plan to attend . In the eve t that you car:not cor:1e, please arrange for sor.1e otter me:nber of your Par.el to attend and advise us on the enclosed post card who 1,;ill represent your Panel at tte meeting. Sincerely, ~falcolrc D. J or,e s S1pervisor'of Ins9ection Services Encl . P.etur~ addreS$ post card �..... ... M ·INU TES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APRIL 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee E x ecutive Group met on Thursday, April 6, 1967, at 10 : 00 a. m. in City Hall. The follow ing members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Mr. Lee Burge, Fina.nee Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Problems Panel Mr. Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr. Ray Moore, Public Information Panel Mr. Moreland Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Legal Panel Mr. John Wilson, Non-Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr. Alexander revie w ed the general functions of the Housing Resources Committee and informed th e participants _of the Housing Resources Committe e Office that had been established in th e City Hall. He also advised that Col. Malcolm Jon e s has be·en assigned to coordinate the housing program and Mr. William Gates, as consultant on FHA matters, is a ssisting in the office one day each week. He announced that the City has also just approved a secretarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possible. Mr. Ale x ander then introduced Mr. M. B. Satterfield, E x ecutive Director of the Atlanta Housing Authority, who briefed the group on the public housing program. Mr. Satt e rfie ld report e d on the number of public housing units at the pre s e nt time: 1. There ar e pre s ently 8,874 units with virtually no v acancies. 2. 650 units ar e und e r construction at th e McDaniel Str eet Project. 3. · A bid h a s b een acc e pte d for 14 0 units e x tension to th e P er ry Home s P r oje c t . �Page Two 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids on these units this summer. 5. 140 units are under lease under the leasing program. _ He pointed out these different projects on a city map to give the Committee members an idea of the location of this housing. He stated that some concern has been expressed for the need_ of public housing in the eastern quadrant of the city and explained that the main difficulty is in securing any open land in this area that would be useable. D evelopers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved (allocated) by the Federal Government . He then reviewed the different programs available in providing this lowincome housing. These include: 1. Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses. 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings. At this point Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing program. He said that he was greatly impressed with the interest being shown in efforts to get more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out, as Mr. Satterfield did, that the main problem he has encountered is in securing suitable and available locations for these units. He expressed a desire to see more non-profit sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing units. Col. Malcolm Jones then reviewed with the members of the Committee the various pieces of informational material made available to them today and brought these reports up to date on changes that have taken place. He also pointed out the different proposed projects on a map of the city so th e members might see the distribution of the units. The following revisions were reported in the February 20, 196 7, report: �Page Three .No. Units 1967 Firm 3092 (1226) Probable 4685 Total 7777 Categor1y · Under Consideration Doubtful Total (1226) Estimate When Available 1970 1968 1969 1971 (1550) (316) (2573) (912) (500) (700) (4 123) (1228) (500) (700) 3405 2968 14, 150 Col. Jones also distributed a report concerning th e problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4, 900 units in all categories which are facing serious difficulties for various reasons. This report was to advise the Committee of the situations existing. The Chairman n ext r ecommended and requested the follo w ing to th e Committee: It was established for the first Thursday of 1. A monthly meeting date. the month at 10:00 a. m. 2. He requested all panels to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible. 3. He requested the Legal Pane l to investi ga te the feasibility of amending and broad ening Federal legislati on concerning financial assistance to · home owners in urban renewal and code enforcement areas whose homes are condemne d. At pr e sent, home owners in urban ren ewal areas and Federal approved code enforcement areas are th e only persons eligible for such assistance. He feels that such assistance should b e city-wide. 4. Mr. Alexander asked that enc ouragement be given to neighboring communiti es to have good Workable Pro grams . Atlanta's program is in good order but this do es not apply to all other communiti es in Metropolitan Atlanta. 5. He asked the Legal Panel to investigate the State tax law s. He feels the present tax laws are favorable to retention and cr eation of slums. �Page Four 6. He announced that the Finance and Non-Profit Panels have been combined. 7. He advised that he and Mr. Lee Burge are looking into the need for formation of a Housing Development Corporation. Suggestion was made that the Chamb er of C ommerce be asked to look into the matter and to assist. 8. At the present time he is trying to get some information from the City Planning Department regarding the available land in the city. However, it will be some time before this information is complete. 9. He expressed his concern over the difficulties that are being encountered in securing approval of sites. This is caused by various reasons, as indicated in the special report distributed by Col. Jones. He feels that this is becoming a very serious pr?blem and that something must be done as soon as possible to try to provide solutions to these problems. 10. The Committee and office staff have been approached many times by developers requesting that they refer them to lawyers and architects familiar with the housing programs. The professional organizations of these groups have been asked to supply the Housing Resources Offic e with a list of those persons familiar with and interested in this field . and these lists will be furnished the developers upon request. 11. He recommend e d to th·e Construction Panel that they take under advisement th e various codes of the City of Atlanta and other agencies to determine if such codes are practical and feasible. 12. He requested assistance from the Social Problems Panel in providing solutions to the many problems being created in the location of these housing units. 13. There are several areas of the city that have not been touched for additional low cost housing and he feels a much more aggressive program is needed. He referred to such areas as Vine City and Mechanicsville. 14: He asked the members to consider the problem of relocation of people displaced w hil e units are under construction and to come up with some �Page Five workable way to build these units without completely disrupting the neighborhood. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve communications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a. m. Respectfully submitted, 143.215.248.55e-c~:-~ ~·.i ,1// Cl.-z.<.'./ 0 .----< Malcolm D. Jone Supervisor of i€spe ction Services Director MDJ:fy �DRAFT - Minute s - Hous ing Resources Executive Committee Me eting - May 4 , 1967 Membe rs of the H ou sing Resources Committee Executive Gr o up m et on Thurs day, May 4 , 1967, at 10 : 00 a . m . in City Hall. The followi ng members were present : Jvf.r . Dale Clark, Public Information Pane l De an William S . Jackson., Social P roblems Panel Mr . J . E . L and, Land Acqui sition Panel Mr . Archer D . Smith, Ill, Legal Panel M r . Edwin L . Sterne , Public Hous i ng Panel Mr . Hall Ware , Finance and N on ... Profit Funds Pan el M r. J ohn C. Wilson, Finance and Non - Profit Funds Panel Mr . Robert Wirm , Construction and Design Panel The Business Participation Panel was not ·r epre s ented at the meeting. C ol. Malcolm J ones pre s ided in the Chairman' s abs ence . C c l . J ones explained that this was the se cond in a series of monthly meetings designed t o bring the C ommittee members up t o date on the p rogre ss of the p r ogram. He then asked each of the panel representatives to make a repol"t on the action taken by their respective panels . Fin nee and Non-PrQfit Funds Panel .. Mr . Wilson and Mr . Ware explain d that the C ommittee ls ctively engaged in developing a local funding group to provide " seed" mon y to promote low cost ho\ising . have been held and material from other such o rganiz tion Preliminary discussions is b ing reviewed. S ocial Problems Panel • Thi s panel has met to organize their group and has discussed some of the broad ar as to be main decisions c m out of this meeting: ncompasaed by th panel. Two �Page Two (1) The panel should have repre s entati on from the community itself and, thex-efore , two new members have been added . (2 ) The panel felt it w ould be helpful to develop some guideline s as to what is anticipated as goals for adequate living. Dean Jackson a dde d that one os bis classes is p resentl y c onduc t in g a survey of the attitudes of families living in the area j ust north of Bedfor d - Pine to be c ompleted by the end of this month. If anything helpful comes wt of the study it will b e s hared with the Committee . Land ti.cgu.isition Panel - This panel is still in the process of thoroughly organizing. However, as a result of the fi'.rst meeting it was d ecided that two or three r eal estate men would be added to the group and this is in process at p resent. Meetings a:re planne d with the Atl ntn Housing Autho rity and the Fedei-al Housing Administration. Con truction and Qesign P . ~el - Three architects have been g ined to work with the p nel in carryins out its functions. and h v Th pa.nel m mbers have o r ganized scheduled regular monthly me tings and are b g inningtto pl n their program . Legal Panel - Two the pan 1. Th panel member ttor neys have been add d to re working in three sist in the work of re s at the present time: ( l ) Research and examinati on of the laws d aling with FHA hou ing, particularly the requisites fol' obtaining FHA grants and loans; (2) Study of comp! ints and probl ms concerning the enfot"cement of the Hou in C od ; and �--- ~~ -- Page Three (3) Research into the pa.rt of the law particula:dy concerned with the Grant and Loan Program being restricted to urban renewal areas . Public Housing Panel - This panel has met on<?e and at that meeting the membel's were generally acqllt..inted with what is going on in public hou ing . Mr . Sterne told the group of m · ny of the programs the Housing Au.thority i s p:resently engaged in. Public Information Pane~ - The panel membel' have met with C ol. Jones and Mr . Alex:andel" for a briefing on the overall progJ."am. This panel ' e function i.s one of informing the gen ral public and to ~eport fully through the news medi what the Committee is doing . Until some definite the function o! the Comrni e is u to really move forward on th ction is taken by the Committee little better focu ed, thl panel will not be nd ble pgog!'am. Col. Jones di tributed up to date copi s of the inventory of the v rlous which proj eta/have been proposed and provided m.ember-s of the press with a ummaty of this report . He :reviewed th detail som.e of the und rway. Th oblem summary with the cor.n.rnlttee and disc11ssed in the C ommittee b encountering ln getting thes p1'oject m jor probl me includ : ( l ) Attitud of ho own rs toward apartm nt unlt (2} Zoning; and ( 3) D t rmination on the location of bou ing. housing not be loc ted in i-ea. FHA prefers th t such cone ntrat~d with one gl'oup. �Page Four The group di scussed possible solutions to these p:roblems but no positive decisions were reached . C ol. Jones also told. the group of a meeting Mr . Alexander has requested for a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the purpos e of inviting builders and developers to appear before them to discuss theit problems from their points of vlew. He added that It would be helpful to have some members of the Executive Group at this meeting also, Mr. Land of the Land Acquisition Panel said that his p nel would definitely be represented at the meeting . C ol. Jones :requested e ch of the panels to elect permanent chairmen and vie en h-men as soon as possible if they have not already done e . Mr . Clark told the Executive Group members th· t his panel (Public Information) is always open to committee members for any suggestions or recommend tions a to how the public information program. can help further th goals of tne committee . He also recommended to Col. J ones that the infoi-mation cont ined in the summary of the problem areas be m de v 'lable to the press . C ol. J on s agl"eed with Mr. Cl rk and advised that he would take up thi matt r with Ml'. Alexander . Theb being no f _ather· business the meeting w s djourned t 11: 30 . m. �MINUTES - HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APR IL 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resource s Committee Executive Group met on Thursday, April 6 , 1967, at 10:00 a . m . in City Hcl;ll. The following members were present: Mr . Cecil A . Alexander , Chairman Mr . Lee Burge , F inance Panel Mrs . Sujette Crank, Socia l Problems Panel Mr . Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr . Ray Moore , Public Information Panel Mr . Morel and Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr . Charles L . Weltner , Legal Panel Mr . John Wilson, Non- Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr . Alexander reviewed the general functions of the Housing Resources Committee and informed the participants of the Housing Resources Committee Office that had been establish d in the City Hall. He also advised that Col. M lcolm Jon s h s been assigned to coordinate the housing program and Mr . William Gates , s consult nt on FHA matters , is assisting in the office one day each week. He nnounced that the City has also just pproved a secretarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possibl . Mr. Alex nder then introduc d Mr . M . B.Satt rfi l d , Executive Director of the Atl~nta Hou lng Authority, who beiefed th housing program. group on the public Mr. Satterfield report d on the number of public housing units at the present time: pr sently 8 ,874 units with virtually no vac ncies. 1. There al' 2. 650 units a.re under construction at the McDaniel Street Proj ct. 3. A bid ha Project. been ace pt d for 140 units eatension to the Perry Homes · �Page Two 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids on these units this summer . 5. 140 units are under lease under the leasing pr9gram. He pointed out these different projects on a city mape to give the Committee members an idea of the location of this housing. He stated that some concern has been expressed for the need of public -housing in the eastern quadrant of the city and explained that the main difficulty is in securing any open land in this a,:ea that would be useable . Developers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved (allocated) by the Federal Government. He then l'eviewed the different programs available in providing this low income housing . These include : 1. Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses . 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings . At this point Mayor Ivan Allen; Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing progr m . He said th t he was greatly impressed with the intere t being shown in efforts to g t more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out, as Mr. Satterfield did , that the main problem he has encount red is in s curing suitable and available locations for these units. He xpr ssed a desir to see more non-profit sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing unite. Col. Malcolm Jon s th n reviewed with the members of the C ommitte th various pieces of informational material made availabl to them today and bi-ought thes reports up to d te on changes th t hav taken place. He lao point d out the differ nt propos d projects on a map of the dty so th memb rs might aee th di tribution of the unit • The following revision w r Yeported in the February 20 , 1967, report: �Page Three CategoriY N o . Units 1967 3092 ( 1226) Probable 4685 Total. 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total (1226) Estimate When Available 1968 1969 1970 1971 (1550) (316) (2,573 ) (912) (500) (700) _ (412 3) (1228) (500) (700) 14,150 Col . Jones also distributed a report concerning the problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4 , 900 units in all categories which are f cing serious difficulties for various reasons. Thi s report was to advise the C ommittee of the s ituations exibirting. The Chairman next recommend ed and requested the following to the Committee : 1. A monthly meeting date . the month at 10:00 a . m . 2. He requested all panel s to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen s soon as poss ible. 3. He request d the Legal Panel to investigate the f asibility of amending and b,:oadening Fed ral legislation concerning financial assistanc to home owners in urban r · n wal and code enforcement areas whoa . home are condemned . At present, home owners in urban renewal areas and F de ral approved code enforcement are s r the only persons Ugibl for such assi tanee. He feels that such assistance should b city•wid . 4. Mr. Alex nder asked th t encou:r gement b given to neighboring communities to have good Workable P rogr m • A tlanta's prog r m is in good order but this doe not apply to all oth r communities in It was established for the first Thursday of Metropolitan Atl nta. 5. He asked the Leg 1 Pan 1 to investigate the St t tax 1 ws . He £ l pre nt tax laws ar favorable to ret ntion and creation of slums. th �Page Four 6. He announc ed that the F inance and Non - Profit P a nels have been combined. 7. He advised that he and Mr . Lee Burge are looking i nto the nee d fo:r formation of a Housing Development Corporation. Suggestion was made that the Chamber of Commerce be asked to look into the matter and to assis t . 8. A t the present time he i s trying to get some information from the City Planning Department regarding the available land in the city. H owever , it w ill be some time before thi s informati on is complete . 9. He expressed his con cern over the difficulties that are be i ng encountered in se curing approval of s ites . This is cause d by various reasons , as indicated in the spe cial report d i str ibuted by Col. J ones . He fee ls that this is becoming a v e ry se rious p roble m and that something must be done as soon as poss ible to try to p rovide solutions to the se problems . 10. Th Committee and office staff have been approached many times by developers requesting that they refer them to l awye rs and ar chitects familiar w ith the housing programs . The p rofe ssional organizations of these groups have been asked to s upply the Hous i ng Resources Offi ce with a list of those p rson familiar w ith nd interested in this fiel d and the se lists will be furnished the developers upon reque s t. 11. He recommended t o the Cons truction Panel that they take under advi m nt the various cod s of. the City of Atlanta and other agencies to det ermine if such codes are p ractic a l and feasibl . 12 . He requ · sted assistance from the Socia l Pr oblem Panel in providing solutions to the many proble ms being created in the location of th se housing units . 13 . There are sever 1 area of the city that hav not been touched for additional low cost housing and Ile feel much more agg:ressiv pro• gr mis n ed d . He referr d to such are s as Vine City and Mechanicsville . 14. H ask d the member to con ider the problem of reloc tion of peopl diapl ced while unite a•e under construction a.nd to com up with ome �Page Five workable way to build these units without completely disrupting the neighborhood. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve c ommunications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11 :45 a . m . Respectfully s ubmitted, Malcolm D . J on s Supervi sor of Inspection Services Director MDJ :fy �70 }).R-AFT - . ~ Minutes - Housing Resources Executive Committee - April 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Thursday, April 6, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in City Hall. The following members were present: ' Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Mr. Lee Burge, Finance Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Problems Panel Mr. Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr. Ray Moore, Public Information Panel Mr. Moreland Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Legal Panel Mr. John Wilson, Non-Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr. Alexander reviewed the general functions of the Hou~ing Resources 7ha jDOY'h'-ipu,-/, . ,(/e,u,.,u,np )S"°c:4~ G s , - . - ~ C ommittee and informed ~ oi the~ ic e that had been established in the City f/4:o-ls.lJJ o d .. ; ;.&J -n4 Hall-'} C ol. Malc olm Jones has be e n assi gned to coordinate the housing program M- "'r>neunce.:I 'IM .> •-' C,e,v,r<J f/cn-1 en f=HA -rV11Jtfuu , and Mr . William Gate s,{is as sis ting in the offic e one day each w eek."' The City has also just approv e d a secr e tarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possible. M r. Al exand e r the n introduc e d M r. M . B . Satterfi e ld , E xec utive , Di rector o f th e A t l anta Housi ng Authority, w h o b r i efe d the g roup on th~ Ou.Ute H~"1 program. Mr. Satterfiel d report ed on the numb er of p ubl ic hous ing units at t h e pre s ent time: 1. There are presentl y 8,874 units with v i rtuall y no v a cancies . 2. 650 units are under construction at the Mc D anie l S t reet Project. �Page Two ex 1e-n u &-~ i 3. A bid has been accepted for 140 units .a-t the Perry Homes Project. 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids 'on these units this summer. /eo s,;,,, 5. 140 units are under lease under the tnrnke,y- program. ,PV"o/ufJ, He pointed out these different ~ s on a city map to give the Committee location ~ ;/t,fiul 7'/2ol members an idea of the kooxtxE.E of this housing. "I ~ome concern has been expressed for the need of public housing in the eastern quadrant of the city nd • /S ~h t ~ explained that the main difficulty~ in securing any open land in this area that would be useable. Developers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing ( o//oui/eJ ) Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved'lby the Federal Government. He then reviewed the different programs available in providing this lowincome housing. 1. These include: Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses. 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings. At this point Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing program. He said that he was greatly impressed with the interest being shown in efforts to get more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out1 as Mr. Satterfield did, that the main problem he has encountered is in securing suitable and available locations for these units. He expressed n•n. ,lfkrr1lii a desire to see more~sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing units. �Page Three tJe-n Col. Malcolm Jones reviewed with the members of the commfrtee the " i/e.ruJ various pieces of informatiori41:ade available to them today and brought these reports up to date o n ~ changes that have taken place. He also pointed out the di'f ferent proposed projects on a map of the city so the members might see re1r,;"~le-J the distribution _o f the units. The following revisions were ~ e in the February 20, 1967 report: No. Units Category Firm 3092 Probable 4685 Total 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total 14, 150 Estimate When Available 1967 1968 1969 (1226) (1226) (155 0) (316) (2573) (912) (4123) (1228) 1970 (500) 1971 (700) (500) (10a) Col. Jones also distributed a report concerning the problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4, 900 units in all categories which are facing serious difficulties for various reasons. This report was to advise the Committee of the situations existing. The Chairman next recommended and requested the following to the Committee: $1 1. A monthly meeting date. was established for the first Thursday of the month '\ at 10:00 a. m . 2. He requested all panels to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible. �Page F o ur 3. ~3 ~ He requested the Legal Panel to investigate the .feasibility of a~ending( ~~ @,..&;,; ~~ i} Q..nA) legi slation concerning financial assistance to home owners in~code enforce- '* ment areas whose homes are condemned. At present, home owners in 4,-.rJ ru/4A"oJ ~~"~,:t/ ,Ce;-4/e, ~ t&,.-ec.-vn .ir . , . ~ urban r~newal areasl\.are the o~,2; persons,. eligible for .such assistance. /): ,,J'u,&J, 0-/fd lcrlc-4 s.-h ~ulJ k. c,,1., w, .e. • n~;1,J;e,,nn1 4. ~el., Mr. Alexander asked that encouragement be given to .,a,31. communities to have good Workable Programs. Atlanta's pr·ogram is in good order but 811 a7h¢4" .,,, ' this does not apply to_,.1.l;i,e communities in M e tropolitan Atlanta. 5. He asked the Legal Panel to investigate the State tax laws. He feels the the present tax laws ar e favorable to retention and creation of slums. 6. He announced that the Finance and Non _- Profit Panels have been combined. 7. H e advised that he and Mr. L ee Burge are looking into the need for . formation t - ,N4J of a Housing D e velopment Corporation. fu1; 44 .,OH 7 /2~1 7.41: c..,l.,ayy,~ ~7 C.C,-vv,-n-;,~ be.- a ~f u) it: ~ ,';,~ -/)14. ,n.a:tfe.y' 8. ,n,de. • .J J a-v,d IC .. t1-S.JIJ 1 • At th e pr esent time h e i s trying to get some i n formation from the City Plannin g D e partment r e gardin g the av a ilabl e land ip the city. ~ 'j i~ H owe ve r , it will be some time before this information is comple te . )\ 9. H e expr esse d h is conc ern ov e r the difficultie s that are being e nc o ~te r E;d in ,a s e curin g a pp r oval of site s . /nch'ul~ This is c aused by various reas ~nsA lfl .I-JP-' 'oJ A H e fee ls that t his i s b e comin g a ve ry s e rious probl e m and that some thing must b e done as s oon as po ss i ble to tr y t o p r o v i d e solutions to the s e proble ms . 10 . Th e C o mmit te e an d offic e sta ff have b een app r oache d many time s by d eveloper s ,h~,1,1'»,~HIMA requesting th at they refer th e m t o l awy ers a nd ar chite ct s fa miliar with t hese · ;;..r-4& s . The professional organiz a t i on s of these groups h ave b een a sked t o sup p l y the H o using 4 nd /nit,fCOkJ /~ R e sources offic e with a list of t h ose person s famili a r withl\this field and the s e lists �Page Five will be furnished the developers upon request. 11. He recommended to the Construction Panel that they take under advisement the various codes of the City of Atlanta and other agencies to determine if such codes are practical and feasible. 12. He requested assistance from the Social Problems Panel in providing solutions to the many problems being created in the l9cation of these housing .units. , 7e-P' add,/K>?d ~w ~-J ku.Jmt; 13. There are several areas of the city that have not been touched4and he feels a much more aggressive program is needed. He referred to such areas as Vine City and Mechanicsville. 14. He asked the members to consider the problem of relocation of people d,nd displaced while units are under constructio1½to come up with some workable way to build these units without disrupting the neighborhood completely. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve communications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a. m. �Notes for Cecil Alexander Executive Group Meeting, Housing Resources Committee April 6, 1967 a. Establishment of regular dates for monthly meet~s . b. Insis.t on determination of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen by all Panels: Not yet reported: Legal Non- Profit Public Housing Land Acquisition Public Information oci.al Problems (Vice Chairmm) c. Comment on need for form tion of Housing Development Corp . d. Combining Financ e. M t rial from Planning Department on availabl ( quested by Land Panel Harch 24) f. As result of Housing Code enforcement, several property owners on Boulevard o.re reported to be anxious no to sell to Housine Authority for Public Housing . g. Discuss difficulti a in g tting sites approved. and Non-Profit Panels . land in City. Land FHA Planning Neighbors } These problem . are becoming very serious. Are placing entire program in jeopardy-. NAACP (See ott chod she t for p cifio xampl ) Promot r and D vlopora are becoming discour g d. A new Wld positiVi pproach is urgently n d d to cope with thia situation in ord r to o~ r c e current dif'ficulti a. �HOUSING F/.ESOlJHCES .COM:MITI':S l!": Sunnnary of Propo sals (Report of February 20, 1967 up d;i.te cl t o April 6, 1967) Estunate When Available Cate eory No. Units Firm 3092 Probable 4685 Total 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total 14,150 196 7 (1226 ) (1226) 1968 (1 550 ) (316) (2573) (912) ( 500) (700) (L123) (1228) (500) (700) Proposed, of which 4900 (all cate gories) are currently facin g s erious problems. �- - - - -- - ~ ============ -=====I HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE April 6, 1967 Problem Areas Item No. No. Units 24 250 19 450 7 152 46 160 8 156 9 262 20 62 28 364 33 204 44 100 34 150 51 280 Location West of Hollywood Road North of Proctor Creek Harwell Road South of Bankhead }Iighway South Side Simpson Road East of Hightower Road West of Moreland Avenue South of Constitution Road, SE East of Hollywood Road North of Magnolia Cemetery Off Etheridge Drive East of Jackson Parkway Woodbine at Boulevard Drive Off Boulder Park Drive Southwest of Wildwood Lake Between Hollywood Road and Gun Club Road, N. w. Program Turnkey Turnkey 22ld{3)? 221 d (3) Co-op 221 d (3) Experimental 404 Special or Turnkey ·Turnkey or 221 d (3) 221 d (3) Town Houses Turnkey or 221 d (3) 1,700 Between Peyton Road and Willis Mill Road North of Utoy Creek . T o tal StronglY. opposed by citizens residing in Collier Heights by protests to Board of Aldermen . Rejected by FHA as not suitable site FHA is reluctant to approve Having difficulty in getting FHA approval 221 d (3) 221 d (3) Rent. Supl. Zoned R-3. Planning Department is dubious about getting re-zoned Turnkey Planning Department anticipates strong opposition to development of this tract Application on one site submitted to FHA and subsequently withdrawn {understand because of neighborhood objection); other application withheld (presumably for similar reason) Zoned R -3. Planning D e partment is reluctant to get rezoned (Housing Authority is enthusiastic about site) 221 d (3) 250 360 Opposed by Racial Relations Section of HUD in letter to Housing Authority Strongly opposed by NAACP in letter to Mayor Allen Housing Authority not interested in this site; FHA cool toward it Zoned R-3, Planning Department is reluctant to have re-zoned Re-zoned recently for low cost housing program. Housing Authority not interested in site; FHA not sympathetic toward it . Zoned R-5. Planning Department cool toward re-zoning . West of Jackson Parkway North of Proctor Creek Between DeKalb Avenue and McLendon at Hampton Terrace Custer Avenue East of Chas ewood Park Principal Difficulty Turnkey 221 d (3) 221 d (2) Other 4,900 - This constitutes 1/2 of City 1 s goal for first t w o years of program. Promoters and developers, who w ere originally enthusiastic, are becomin2' verv dis coura!!ed. �HOUS ING RE ::;OURCES COMJHTTEE Executive Group Meeting 10:00 A.M., April 6, 1967 Committee Room //2, City Hall AGENDA 1. Opening Remarks by Chairman - Cecil Alexander 2. Status of Public Housing - M. B. Satter fie ld 3. Summary Report on Low Cost Housi:iG Progress - Malcolm D. Jones 4. Material for Panel Chairmen Inventory Report, February 20, 1 96 7 Addr ess by James R. Price, Chairman of Board, National Homes Membe rship and Organization of Housine Resources Committee Functions of Housing Resources Committee News Clipping Summary of Proposals, up dated to April 6, 1967 S. Discussion - Initial comments by Chairman Alexander 6. Other Business �.'*" , HOUSING RESOURCES C0"1:;'11TTEE Jvlr . Cecil A. Al exande1~, Chairman Housine; Resources Committee Finch, Al exander , Barne s , :1.othschil d and Paschal, Archite cts lOt:n Floor St 2.ndard Federal Buil ding 44 Broad Str eet, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr . Sanf ord S. Atwood, Co -Chairman Housin~ Resources Committee President, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Dr. Benjamin. E. Mays, Co -Chairman Housing Resources Committee President, Morehouse College Atlanta, Ge orgia 1 LEGAL r-fr. Charles L. We ltner, Attor::iey The First National Bank, Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgi a Mr. Donald I ollowell, Regional Director Equal Empl oyment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia Honorabl e Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street , s. W. Atlanta, Georgia CCNS'T'RUCTJOJ\! .A!•'. D D.r,SIGN Dr. Sdwin Harrison , President GeorEia Institute of Technology 225 Forth Avenue, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia }'fr . He r man J. Russell, Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 �Pac;e 'I\.ro CONSTRUCTION AI\JD DESIGN ( conti nue d) rv-r . Morel and Smith, Director Urba;.1 Planning P:-oje ct Southe rn Regional Council 5 ~Qrsyth Street, N. 1ti. Atlanta, Georgia Rev . John A. Middleton, President ~·,Iorris Brow::1 Colle ge 673 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Henry F. Alexander, Builder 2439 Fe r:nleaf Court, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. James Moore, President Atlanta Labor Council 15 Peachtre e Street, N. E. Room 208 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 FINANC.S Dean arding B. Young Atlanta University 22 3 Ches tnut Street , S. W. Atlanta, Georsia Mr. Le e Bur ge , President Retail Credit Company P. O. Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Butl er T. Henderson Assistant to Dr. Mays Morehouse Colle ge 223 Chestnut Street , S. W. At lanta, Georgia Mr . '!ills B. Lane, Jr., President The Citizens and Southern National Bank P. C. Box 4899 Atlo.r.ta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earle Birnie, President The National Bank of Georgi a Peachtre e at Fi ve Points Atl anta, Georgia 30303 �Pa e Thr ee 0 FINANCE (continued) Mr . Augustus H. Sterne, President The Tr ust Company of Georgia 36 "'::dgewood Avenue, N. E Atlanta , Georgi a 30383 Mr . Gordon Jones , Pr esident The Fulton National Bank P . 0 . Box Li387 Atlant a , Ge orgia 30302 NON-?ROFI T FUNDS Mr. A. B. Padgett, Executive Director Metr opolitan Foundation of Atlanta 1423 Candler Bui l ding Atl anta, Georgi a 30303 Ha."':lilton Dougl as, Jr . , Attorney ~ational Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Ge orgia '{ r. Rev. Willicll'il ·Holmes Borders, Pastor Wheat Street Baotist Chur ch 1426 Mozley Dri;e , s . i, . Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, President t lanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S . W. Atlanta , Georgia I·· r . J ohn ;; ilson, Presi dent Horne Wils on Company 163 Peters Str eet, S. W. Atl ant a , Georgia 30313 fr . Albert Love Executive Vice President The 1'l cCall Corporation P. o. Box 1000 Doraville , Georgia 30040 �i P2ge Four i'-: i'i - PRO? I T FUNDS ( cont i.nued) Hr . Scott Houston, Jr . , Exe cutive Director We sley Hoods Ap artments P. O. Box 15468 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PUBLJC HOUSLJG 1-~r. Ed1-Ji 11 ·L. Sterne, Chairrnan Housing Aut hority of the City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Ge orgia Building Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Dr. Albert Manley, President Spel man Colle ge 350 Leonard Street, S . W. Atlanta, Geor gia i\r.r. Leonard Re inch, President Cox Broadcasting Company 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia fr . Clarence Coleman, Re gional Director -fat ional Urban Le ague 78 :Marietta Street , N. W. Atla~ta, Georgia LAND ACQUISITION Mr. Wallace L. Lee, President Atl~nta Gas Light Company P. 0 . Box 4S69 Atlant a, Ge orgi a 30302 Mr. Cl ayton R. Yates, . President Yates -Hilton Stores 22 8 Auburn Avenue, N. E. At lanta, Georgia �I' ~ Page Five LAND ACQUIS:::TIOP (cont"!.nued) Dr. Vi vian Henderson , Pres i dent Cl ark Colle ge 2L,o Chest nut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia SOCIAL ::i:qOBLE'-1S Mr . Charles O. Emmer i ch, Administrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Ifariet ta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Duane Beck, Executive Director Co~.rnunity Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1 000 Glenn Building Atlant a , Georgia 30303 Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director Weighborhood Services , E.O . A., Inc. 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia ~r. Tobe Johnson, Professor of Political Science 1'1 orehouse College 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dean William Jackson Atlanta University 223 Chest nut Street , S. W. Atlanta, Georgia BUSINESS P_t.rtTICIPN.rION ir . Virgil Mi lton 3626 Tm~edo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia �Page ··--~-. .._,.,'...R11. ,., -er·)! .A.lrnrorN ( cont.inueG '. ,' .t:iU~ . .: .:.:.· Iv~r. Edward L. Si, on, Audito:c" Atlanta Life Insurance Company Avenue , I . B. il.tlJ.nta, Georgia llS A~burn 1·~r . Harlee 3 ranch, Presi ent The Sout' .ern Company 33 ) 0 Peachtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia ·fr . C. Arthur J enkins D~_ector, Industrial Re lations Loc:<:..rie ed Company }arietta, Ge orgi a 30060 L. Roland i1axHe ll, Pr e sident Davison 1 s Department Stores 160 ?eachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia ?JBLIC ~YF0W~ATI0N I( . Jc11les i. . Tmmsend, Edi tor -'i.tlar.ta Fagazi.ne Co:;;::nerce Building Atlanta, Georgia r. D.;1le Clark Director of Public Affairs \'JAG A- TV 1 551 Briarcli.d Road, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia 1-.Cr . Ray 'foore lfows Director 1-!S3 - TV 1601 V.:est Peachtree Street, N. E . Atlanta, Georgia 30309 �HOUSING RESOURCES COI"iMITI'EE Ce cil A. Alexande r, Architec t, Chairman Dr . Sanford S. Atwood, President , Bmory University, Co-Chai rm2.n Dr . Benjamin E. Mays, President, .Morehouse Colle ge, Co-Chairman Legal Charles He ltner, Attorney Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Empl oyment Opp ortunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Construction and Design Dr . Edwin Harrison, President, Ge orgia Institute of Technology He r man Russe ll, Contractor ~-:orelaEd Smith, Dire ctor of Urban Planning Project, Southern Regional Council Re v . John A. Middleton, Pr es ident, I orris Brown Col le ge Henry F. Alexander, Builder Jfu~es ~ oore , President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance De an Har ding B. Young , Atl anta Universit y Lee Burge , President, Retail Cr edit Butler T. Hende r son , Assistant to Dr. IIays, Morehouse College Mills ~ . Lane , Jr ., President , Citizens and Southern National Bank A. H. Ster ne, Presi dent, The Trust Comp any of Georgia Gordon Jones, Pr esident, The Fulton National Bank Joseph Earle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georgia ~~on- Prof i t Funds A. B. Padget t , Executive Direc t or, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilton Dougl as , Attorne~,r Rev . 'lilli am Holme s Bor ders, Pastor, Wheat Str eet Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atl anta Univ ersity John Wilson , Pr es i dent , Horne VJilson Comp any Albert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporat ion Sco t t Houston, Jr., Exe cutive Director, Wesley Woods Apartments �. DRAFT - MINUTES OF THE HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING-2/14/67 Members of the Housing Resources Committee met for their organizational meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at 'City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Committee. at this time. Mr. Alexander then presented Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. who spoke Mayor Allen first expressed his appreciation to everyone on the Committee for their willingness to serve and to respond to the City's efforts to provide better housing for its citizens. He reviewed with the Committee the great magnitude of this problem and the increasing need for more and more housing units. He pledged the City's full cooperation in attempting to overcome this problem and in getting this program underway. He expressed the hope that by 1968 the City would meet its goal for 9, 800 new housing units. He also told the group of the Model Cities Program presently being developed by the City. This program would cover a very large portion of the city and would affect 55, 000 citizens living in the area . This would be a different program to try to save this particular section of the city. He state d that he felt the progress that had been made since the November Housing Conference is an 'M&ft2 dat;iOE indication that we will meet the goal. Mr . Ferd Kramer of Draper and Kramer of Chicago spoke to the group at this time. Mr. Kramer is the past President of Action, Inc. and is presently on the Board of Director s of Urban America , Inc. and is chairman of their committee concerned with non-profit housing funds. Mr. Kramer told the committee �Page Two of a housing project he helped develop in Chicago some 7 to 8 years ago. This project was developed by a group of private individuals representing a cross , section of the community and the benefits were two fold: 1. It improved the environment considerabl' in the declining neighborhood; and 2. It provided much needed housing for the staffs of the Michael- Reese H o spital and the Illinois Institute of Technology (these organizations were the first groups to institute studies of the area to determine the approach to follow to combat the decline of the area). This program w as tremendously successful in Chicago and Mr. Kramer f e lt it w ould have some applicability in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer also e x plained that Urban Ame rica , I n c . has a division especially interested in non-profit housing and in creating d e v e lopment funds. It is not possibl e for the Urban America staff to s e r ve the e ntire nation 1 s non-profit groups and as a r e sult the y have b ee n succ e ssful inf e rsuadin g communiti e s to creat e local de v elopment funds to deal w ith this proble m . H e str e ss e d that each community must use ev e r y possible m e ans for s e curin g h ousin g fo r i ts low and middl e in come citizens . The Cha irman the n than k e d th e memb e rs of the Committee fo r ac ce pting this re sponsibility and o u tlined th e chall e ng es facin g them in pr o vi d i n g t h is low i ncome hous ing i n Atlanta. H e state d h e hope d this C o m m i ttee will s erve to br i ng the e l ements togeth er w h ic h a re ne c e ssary f o r su cces s (new idea s , new structures , new financing method s, etc . ). H e ~ reviewed sever al progr a ms t h at are available �. ' Page Three to help solve this problem. He then outlined the work to be carried out by each panel and explained that the actual work of the Committee will be conducted through the panels. He suggested that each panel appoint two young men to assist them and to carry out the majority of the work. He pointed ~mt that Col. Malcolm Jones and Mr . .William Gates are available to assist the Committee and that their office is located on the 12th floor of City Hall. Mr. Dan Sweat of the Mayor's Office is also working closely with this program. He asked that each panel meet at least once a month and suggested that the full committee meet monthly also. He then adjourned the meeting and asked the Committee members to meet with the other members of their panels here today for the purpose of selecting a Chairman and Co-Chairman. �CITY OF .ATLANTA HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE CITY HALL Room 1204; Ext. 430 March 10,\) 1967 ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LAN DERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Committee Members: Enclosed for your file is a copy of minutes of the organizational meeting of thi s Committee in the Aldern\anic Chamber at the City Hall, February 14. Several members who were unable to attend that meeting have requested that minutes be sent them in order that they could keep abreast of developments . Also enclosed for the benefit of those who did not attend the meeting is a copy of Mayor Allen ' s address at the meeting. The guest speaker Mr. Ferd Kramer of Draper and Kramer of Chicago related in a very interesting manner, some of his experiences in working wit h a group of private individuals in developing a much needed community housine project in Chicago which contributed in stabilizing a declining neighborhood and at the same time providing much needed housing for the staff of Michael-Reese Hospital and Illinois Institute of Technology. The project involved the purchase of badly deteriorated homes and t enements and construction of new apartments, together with the rehabi litation of the better structures. Mr . Kramer emphasized the importance of group action and support in projects of this kind, including cooperation of owners of existing properties and participation by lending institutions, builders, sub-contractors, labor and the City. It is hoped that this may inspire similar projects in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer stressed the importance of using Section 22ld(3) of the National Housing Act in connection with financing r ental housing for medium ·- low income occupants. The 3% below market interest rate, together with FHA's waiver of the¼£ mort 6age insurance fee allows the sponsor to provide housing at lower rentals, or in the case of cooperatives , lower monthly payments. This helps to close the rental gap between conventionally financed apartments and Public Housing. He also stated that apartment sponsors could usually obtain a substantial tax writeoff through the use of limited dividend corporations. Mr. Kramer indicated that mortgage funds are now available for needed housing projects in all of the larger cities and stated that financing discounts have dropped 4 to 4¼t in moat areas during the past three months. ·--- - ..,.. --···-r::r=-r:- - ·-- �- 2 - Mr . Kr amer' s talk was extempor aneous , so unfortunately copies are not available . A copy of news rele ase by Committee Chai r man , Cecil A. Alexander, on Februar y 2h, as to activities and accomplishments of the Committee has been mailed to each member . We will endeavor t o keep you inf onned through periodic r epor t s of this nat ure f r om t ime to as t o progress of the program. On February 24, HUD announce d appr oval of f und "reservi:ltion" for 3000 additional uni ts of Public Housing f or Atlant a . The Housing Authority r eq~est for t hese unit s t o help meet i t s shar e of · the accelerat ed program for l ow-cost units was approved by t he Bo~rd of Aldermen, December 20, 1966. · This will be quite a boost in providing st andar d housing for many of Atlanta's f ami lies i n the l owest income bracket. On March 7, bi ds were opened by t he Housing Authority for construction of 140 uni ts of Public Housing as an extension of Perry Homes, South of Proctor Creek. These will cons i st of 78 t hree bedroom units , 46 four bedrooms and 16 five bedrooms . Panel meetings were held recently by the Soci al Problems and Public Information Panel s . Dr. Edwin Harr i son has been elected Chairman of t he Construction and Design Panel and Moreland Smith, Vice - Chai rman . Virgil Milton has been elect ed Chairman of the Business Participation Panel and Edward L. Simon, Vice -Chairman. Dean Williams. Jacks on has been elected Chairman of t he Social Pr oblems Panel. Lee Burge has been elected Chai rman of the Finance Panel and Gordon Jones, Vice-Chairman. Acting Chairmen of other Panel s ar e urged t o report as s oon as possible the names of permanent Chairman and Vice-Chairman of their Panels. During February permits were t aken out for construction of 11 single family houses to cost under $15 ,000 each; 23 such houses were compl eted within the City; permit was also is sued for construction of 95 apartment units to cost under $10,000 each. · Due to the shortage and high .price of l arge suit abl e tract s of land within the City for development of low cost hous i ng , i t appears that a substantial portion of the accelerated program r equirements will have to be built on small tracts and individual l ots scatte red throughout the City. Builder s .should be encouraged in this direction. �- 3 - On small l ots , of which there are many in the Central City, where dilapidated structures are being demolished under the Housing Code, if such lots are zoned r esidential and were of record at the time the Zoning Ordinan ce was adopted in 1954, a single family residence can be r ebuilt on t he loto This is not generally known by property owners. Cooperative hous i ng, spons ored by non-profit organizations taking advantage of the · 3% FHA insured mortgage s , at 100% of FHA appraisal, including the land, _-is becoming a very popular t rend in the Atlanta area. · This provides an incentive of ownership by t he occupants which greatly r e duces abuse and vandalism, so prevalent in the past in low income areas . ~any fraternal, educational and religious organizations are in a position to t ake advantage of this approach and should be encouraged to do so. Additional information on this technique is available at the Housing Resourc~s Commit tee office in City Hall. Any member learning of new or projected developments in the low cost housing field is requested to pass such information on to the Housing Resources Committee office which endeavors to maintain a record of such developments and their status. Sincerely, Encl: Minutes of February 14 Meeting Copy of Mayor Allen's Address ,, • .... -:· ·--------- .... .;.- - , . ~ ,.,..._ ·- -----··---· . �.., MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 14, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Cornmittee met for their organizational meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Alexander then presented Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. who spoke at this time . Mayor Allen first expressed his appreciation to everyone on the Committee for their willingness to serve a~d to respond to the City 1 s efforts to provide better housing f or its citizens. He revi e wed with the Committee the great magnit ude of this problem and the increasing need for more and more housin g units. He pledged the C ity 1 s full cooperation in attempting to overcome this problern and in getting this program underway. He expressed the hope that by 1968 the Cit y would meet its goal for 9, 800 new housing units. He also told the group of the Model Cities Program presently being developed by the City. This pro g ram would cover a very large portion of the city and would affect 55,000 c itizens living in the area. This would be a different program to t ry t o save this particular section of the city. He stated t hat he felt the progress that had been made since the November Housing Conference is an indication that we will meet t he goal. Mr. F erd Kr amer of Dra p er and K r amer of Chica go spoke to the group at this time . Mr. Kramer is the past President of Act ion, Inc. and is presently on the Board of Dir ectors of Urban America, Inc. and is chairman of their committee concerned with non-profit housing funds . Mr. Kramer told the Committee of a housing project he helped develop in Chica go some 7 to 8 years ago. Thi s project was d e veloped by a group of private i ndividuals re presenting a cross-section of the community and the benefits were two fold: l. It i mp roved the environment considerably in the declining neighborhood; and 2. It provi ded much needed housing for the staffs of the Michael-Rees e Hospital and the Illinois Ins titude of Technology {t h ese organizations were the firs t gr oups to institude studies of the area to determine the approach to follow to combat the decline of the area). This program was tremendously successful in Chicago and Mr. Kramer felt it would have some applicability in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer also explained that Urban America, Inc. has a division especi ally interested in non-profit housing and in l �• , Housing Resources Committee Minutes February 14, 1967 Page Two creatin g develop1nent funds . It is not possible for the Urban America staff to serve the e n tire nati on 1 s :non-profit groups and as a result they have been successful in persuading communities to create local development funds to ' deal with this problem. He stressed that each community must u se every p e ssible means for securing housing for its low and ·m iddle income citizens. The C h a i rman t h en thanked the members of the Committee for accepting this responsibility and outlined the challenges f9-cing them in providing this low inco1ne housing i n Atlanta. He stated he hoped this Comm ittee will serve to bring the ele m ents to ge ther which are necessary for success (new ideas, new structures, ne w financing methods , etc.) . He reviewed several programs that are available to h e lp solve this problem. He then outlined the work to be carried out by each panel and explaine d that the actual work of the Committee will be con ducted t hrou gh the pane ls. He sug g ested that eac h panel appoint t w o youn g men to a ssi s t t h em and to carry out the majority of the work. He poin ted out t h a t C ol. M a lcolm Jon e s and Mr. William Gates are available to assist the Commit tee and that their office is located on the 12th floor of C ity Hall. Mr. Dan Sweat of the Mayor 1 s Office is also working closely with this program. He as k ed that each p a n e l meet at least once a month and suggested that the full committe e meet mont hly also . T he m eeting w as then adjourned and the Committee members were asked to meet w i t h the other m e mb e rs of their panels here today for the purpose of selecting a Chairman and Co-Chairman. J �Ju:o~:i~~)':: Trt ~-I.'\.YU !1.Ll::·}~ EC!t.i:i [i'-:G R2::-LlJHC~;_3 G01•t .J:·:;.1 T ,;,i'. OHGr1·nuTI Or.:AL H2ETING CUffi'!CIL Cil:'._:·:j"fi2.{, CITY Hi1.LL 10 : 00 A . i1i ., TUE.-.iDAY , FEBRiJ A.R.Y 14, 1967 Chairman J°:. l ex2nder , Co-Chairmen Dr. Hays and Dr . Ati-rood, Ladies and Gentl emen---Fir st of' all I 1._,ant to ez:press my personal apprec i ation and t he thanks of your City Government t o all of you for your willingness to serve on t hi s ~ost ~"p ortant commi t t ee . P.s I see it, this is truly a most i mp ortant committee, f or it is tackling.the solution of our City 1 s single most serious problem t he lac k of a.'1 a.a.equ ate suppl y of safe and decent housing f or a large portion of Atlanta ' s population. By accepting service on t his Ee.using Resources Commi tte e, you are carrying on one of t he traditions that all t hrcugh our f irst centur y of pro~r ess has made Atla..'1.ta a great city and will keep on . making it a grea-ter cit y, year after year. This traditic.,n is ac-r,ive , enthusias tic, i ntelligent, and energetic cit izen p~rticipation in governmental af:;:airs and public se r vice. The way Atlant3. citiz8ns assume the responsibilities of citizenship that .2re s o closely tied wit h the en j O)l}'!l.ent of the rights of citizenship sets \tla::-,ta apart f rom and above so many other cities. It is one of the bauic forces that kee;?s cur s-~tl anta moving f orward while s o many cities falter and fa ll back. So ag2in I want to thank you for being willing to participate i n t his high endeavor t o see to it that every Atlanta c itizen, no matter what his s cale of living, has a decent and safe roof over his head. Also, I want to express my appreci ation to ypur Chairman and t wo Co - Chairmen for all they have gotten done durine the t wo months that have ela1 ;se d since the i de a of this committee was put into action on No7ember 1.$. Thanks to their leader::;h:i.p ·,md to the activities of all who have worked with then , this com·nittee now h~s a solid f oundation of facts and pl a::.1s upon which to Eet into f ull swine . ·rne S.f.iecifics of the challenging 01,portunitie s which this committee faces will ·oe outlined by hr. Al exander. But before he and our distinguished visitor f rom Chicago a ndress you I invite your attention to the extent of the problem which .vie are t cJ.ckling together and which our j oint eff ort must and shall solvee I t hink this can be most sharply brouF,ht into fo cus by referring to a few statements which I made at t he November 15 Conference of lfousing. �!ls I s ,.id then : ·~'he proo l errr is sim_?ly t }~i s -~oes r..ot have the hou sinc to me et the rn:~eds of fair1i_li es and individuals to be re locate d by ""Ghe pre sent or future governmental actio_ , which will b is ne cessary for· the continue ci. p ro r res s of' !1.tlant a . 11 11 J... tlant2 ? o bring this gene r a l s tat ::m,mt dmm to specific facts and f i zures, it means th.:ct f rom now u.nti l t he end of 1 971, we s h all need 16 , 800 housing units to T,c:clc,'3 c are of t he pe o·) l e who will ha ve to be r e located beca use of ~:overnmerltal action. Thi s is the totn l o.f dwe l l ing 1mits Hhich we must 2.nd shall p r ovide t o t ake c a r e of Atl ac1ta c:.ti zens who will be f orced t o move because of c',ar,g8 s -i-r rought by such aove r 11mental c.c tivities as urb;,-:.n r enewal, ex_ressway c c-nstruction and code enforcement t o elininate housinr; that is 1ot fit f or human habitation. To r eloc ate t hous 2nds of people :i.n de cent hous i ng presents us with a chall8P.~i ng opport m i ty of truly tremendous prop ortions. But A-~l antv. is ac c usto "Tted to meeting challenges and seizing op portunities . So I ar.i cor.1_ole t e ly conf i dent thct by thinking, p lanning and working togethe r, a s we are st2rting off today , we c ,.n and s hall meet this challe ge anci trans :.or:n t his opp o tun ity i nto solid achi e vement. He ar e setting our sights high at the beginn ing. We are embarking upon a crash p ro e:ram for 1967 andl968 to provide 4,900 new housing units each year -- a tota l of 9, 600 units to be ready and occupied by the end of December, 1966 . For us t o reach this high two year goa l, private ent:lrprise must provide 30 per cent. Non-profit s pons ors of 221 D-3 housing mus t provide 13 per cent . The big push, 57 p er cent, must come from public hot1sin r~ . This is a big order to fill in just two years - but we can and we shall fill it. I would also like to mention agai::1 what I e;nphasized on Nove1.1ber 15th that we have a new and p owerful tool to hel p u s -- this is the Federal 11 ':'urrJ.:'ey Prograra" - whic h opens up a whole new a venue of procress in h ous~--ig . As 1ve set our eyes on the h i gh goal f or 1967 and 196b, I want to . emphasize that a lot already has been accomplished since No,vember 15 • . . The most striking tangible results are visible in the -big push public housing. 2 �One day l ast 1:1cn-;:,h I spent sever al h r.,:ur s wj_th top off ici als of t he Atl2 tc:: ~cus:i.np; Authority tr-kinr, a look at 1-1h2.t · is goi nr, on and what is bei ng planned to increase cur suppl y o.f publ i c riousine; . Inci dentally, we are start inc .L'rom a very good base, b<?:c ause Atlante now has far nore public housing unit :., i n opc·r ~,t ion t han any othe:r city in the southeast. I t vras t ruly a t hrilling sisht to see what we have accomplishe d in public housine-; during the past few ;:10nths • .The !ttlanta Housing !uthority is deter mi ned t o meet the ~oal of 5, 586 uni ts that is set f or 196 7 ,rnd 1~68. This t arget figure i ncludes the l , l L.O units now under deve lopment. These e:norace 650 under constr ucti on in ths McDaniel Street section of the Rawson -:·iashington Urban Rene1-r nl Pro ject , l l.i.O uni ts assigne d t o an area adj acent to Perry Home s and 350 units in the Thomasville Urban Renewal Proje ct. The .fcDaniel Str eet pror r ru,1 is being car r i ed out so that 348 units will be ready in 12 months, 402 in 17 months , t he rest in 22 mont hs. Included .-r ill be .:, high r ise bui l ing f or the el derl y, along the l ines of the three :iow in oper ation . The 11:0 unit s ad jacent t o Perry Homes shoul d be r eady in 1 8 months . The Thoinasville units will get u...11derway as soon as f inal plans ar e compl eted by the architects. rJow the Atlanta Hous ing Authority is t acklinc plans f or t he uni ts which Atlant a has under reservation f ro.. the Federal Government. At tention is bcinc centere d on sites for 1,200 units to be developed under the Turnkey Progran1. A good beginning has be en made on the proi:;ram to l ease 300 more units . That will take care of the units for which we have r eser--rat i on with the Federal Government. But that is not the end of our pl ans f or action in public housi.11g. We have request ed a reservation for 3,000 more units -- and I confidently hope we will soon receive approval on t his. So our public housing all-out effort is off to a very encouraging start . Also now in full swing is our preparation to make application for a F13deral :Planning grant under t he brand new Model City Progr am, in which up t o 90 per cent of the cost can be paid by the Federa,l Government. �I 1rJill not ;--o into dc t ;.; i J. a.'.::;oJJ.t t ·:· i s now _ r o r.-r:::m exc e pt t o s ay t ·t,at a... ar ea of some 3,000 ac r es ir: the s outhern .:,ecti on of our Cit}r, i-1.1ic:1 "i.ncludes s o..1e 10 per cent or the Gi ty 1 0 oopu1 r1tion , an cl a mu ch hi cher p ~-r c en-:: o.f i ts probl e;r, s ituation , has be en de s i gned a s a tar c;et area. Al s o on t he Ci ty ' s p art, we a r e str engt hen:~ng e nforc ement of bLlild:.nc and he ising c odes by b 11 i ldi nr:; up our i n s pe ct ion s t a f f , a s pro.,·,ise ci , s o f cIT the City has r. i. r ed l S out of l B a cidi tional a. ·t hori zed inspectors . So the p'J.bli c enterp r i se part 0£' o ur effort to p rovide t he hou s ing we :nust ha. ve is off to a , .,;ood bee;ir.ning . i:fow our i :nmediate chaJ.leDgi nt opportun i ty is to ce t t he p r i vate enterp rise part of the p rogr ~:m -- the pa:::·t t hat must p rovide J O pe r c ent an d the n on- profit sp onsors who must :provi de l J p e r c ent int o full swi n g . ·,e ha ·:e n ot been drar.:ginB our feet on this . I nte r est ha s b e en shown by many develope r s , despite t he di s c our ae;in~ t i ght money s ituation of the past several months . ·-r,anr pl ans .:i re being di scu sse d. But this a b i g job f or our uhole city. I t i s a ~ob i n uh i c h t his c or.1'7littee can and will f urnish t he l e aciersi1i p and t h e i nspi r ation t o all developers , l a r ge and sma ll , to j oin f orces in an all - out encie avor . Then , too, we must orouse ~ride spr ead j_nte rest t o provide t he nonprofit s p onsors for 221 housing . We must reac h out to f oundations , churches , fraternal orgai.,izations , educational ins titutions . lrJe mus t show them the oppor t unities and a dvant ac;es of sponsoring low income housing . That is the cna llene:ine; opportunity of l e a der ship which is p r es ente d t o t his co;nmittee. You will hear more about the s pecific s of h ow t hi s rias be en done in Chicago and ho-:1 i t · c an oe done in At lan t a f rom t he t wo main speakers who -;,1ill follow me . Acain, I want to thank each and every one of you f or being willing to de vote you time and t hougi:lt and energy t o the work of this most ~~port2nt cor:i.mit t ee . I salute each and every one of you f or so un s elfis hly 'as s umi n g t he high resp onsiblity of citizenshi p . 4 �I p:-omise . that the Ci ty gover maent wilJ work with t 'nis committee to its f ulle st c apacity. i:Je c an , we must, and we sha2.l achieve our goal of providing decent, safe housing fo:r every Atlantian. , 5 �~ -; I' • General Functions of Housing Resources Committee 1, To promote low cost housing and facilitate its const~uction in Atlanta on an accelerated basis, 2, To .bring together the various interests needed to produce housing, 3, To see to it that the human factors in housing are given full •.play, 4, To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta, . . "-odr:ficer-. esta bl.is h e d _in ' City . ( A Housing Resources Committee,uasoeen Ha l 1 (Room 1204)to maintain liaison with builders and developers, to act as a clearing house for all information regarding low cost housing and to coordinate committee activities,) · I,, Panels for Housine Resources Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels · (Not necessarily limited to the following, Panels are encouraged to use -own initiative,) Legal a. _b, c, d, To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to housing, To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements, To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement, To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole, Construction and Design a, b, c, d, To review present codes and construction .practices in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making _housing mor e economical, · To investigate new methods of producing housing with ' special attenti on to prefabrication. To seek out contractors and architects interested in low cost housing design. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable, Finance a, To seek out and make available information relative to housing and financing, · b, To encourage money sources to make funds available f9r financing, c, To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing. �Page 2. Non Profit Funds a. To compile information regarding nonprofit funds, b, To cP,mpile information relative to Federal participation in nonprofit funds, c, To aid in the establishment of nonprofit funds for low cost housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program •. d, To counsel with existing or new funds, Public Housing a, To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of their program • .b, To seek out and report on new m~thods of financing and producing public housing across the country, c, To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta program and visit all existing projects. d, To make recommendations regarding future public housing, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Opportunities a, To seek out and catalogue land available for low cost housing, b, To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land , c, To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation, ' V Social Problems a, To arrange for temporary housing as needed, for people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement, b, . To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas such as the Community Chest, Community Council and EOA, c, To enlist groups such as church,. garden clubs, civic clubs in problems related to housing , d, To look for gaps in the housing picture which are not being met by any existing or projected programs, e, To seek means of providing positiv~ assistance to home owners in Housin g Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involved, f, To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in selfhelp programs , Business Participat i on To s eek out and i nterest large local and national corporat i ons i n d emonstration pr ojects and or building low cost housing or rehab i l i tat ing existing hous i ng i n th e Atlanta area, Public Inf ormation To disseminate through the publi c media, t al ks and written material, i nfor mation relati_n g to the housing problems a nd solutions in Atlanta. . - . �HOUSING RESOURCES COViNITTEE Ce cil A. Al exander , Archite ct, Chairman Dr. Sanf ord S. AtHood, Pres ide nt , Emory Uni ve r :;; ity , Co - Chairman Dr. Benj amin E. Mays , President , Morehouse Colle ge , Co - Chairman Charl e s We ltner, Attorney Donald I-io-llowell, Reg ional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge , Fulton County Supe rior Court Constri,c·~i.on and Design or . Edwin Harrison, Pr esident, Geor gia Institute of Technolo gy · Ecrman Eusscll , Contractor ~-:creland S., i;,t", Director of Urben Planning ':;:-ojec:t, Souti1eirn Regional :-:ounc il rtev . J ohn A. Vii dd.leton, P_e:.:;iC::.ent , lforris Bro~·, n Colle ce henry F . ,~l EXP~vidcr, Builde r J@Tles i'foore, President , Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean Hardine B. Youne-;, Atlanta Uni versi_ty Lee Bur ge , Pres ident, Retail Credit Blltler T. Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Vio rehouse Colle ge ihlls B. Lane, Jr., President, Citi zens and Southern National Bank , • H . Stenie , ?resident, The Trust Company of Georgia Gordon Jones, President, The Fulton National Dank Jose ph Earle Birni e, President , The National Bank of Georgia Eon - Prof it Funds A. I3. Padgett, Executive Director, Me tropol it an Foundation of Atlanta I-itl.'1.il t on Dou gl as, Attorney Re ·,r . irJillian1 Ho lmes Borders, Pastor, "Wheat Street Bapti st Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atl E.nta University Jo:r..n hli lson, President, Horne ~Jilson Company ii.lbert Lo ve , Executive Vice Pr e sident, The McC all Corp oration cott Houst on, Jr., Exe cutive Director, Wesley \r.J oods Apart.'1'1.ents �Pu blic Eousj_n g EdHj_n L. , Ste rne, Chairman, Housing Auth orj_ty of The City of At l ant a Dr. Albert Hanley, Pr e sj_dent, Spelman ColJ.e ge Le onard Reinch, Pres i o2nt, Cox Bro adc a sting Company Clarenc e Coleman , Regional Dire ctor, National urban League Charles F . Pal mer, Presj_ dent , Pal me r, I nc. La nd Ac quisition ·J, L. Lee, Pre side nt, Atl anta Gas Li e3 ht Company C, R. Yate s, Pr e side nt, Ya t e s -Hilton Stores Dr . Vivian I-i ende r son , President, Clark Colle ge Social ? r obl ems Cn.&r l e s O. E.;J:1e ric h , J..cL1ini st r ato r , Ec onomic Opp ortunit y 1~.t l anta, I nc . Duu.ne Beck, Dir e c t or , Cormnunity Counci1 of t he .Atl .:-nta l-\.r ea , Inc . 1,:rs . Sujette Crcnl-:, Soc i al Jirc ctor·J l':ci~·hbor:":ood Scr~ri cc::;, ~.0 . !t., Dr. T. J ohn s on , ? rofe ssor of Pol i t ic a l Sci er.ce , ,.-:ore~1ouse Col lece Dean t illi am J ack.s on , Atlant a Uni ve r sity =~c. Ch Business Partic ipation v'irGil / i l t on , Re tire d Atl an ta Group I11ana ger , ::iears , Roebt;_ c k & vo,;;pa.r,y E . L. Simon, Au ditor, Atl ar.t a Li f e Insur ance Comp any Harle e Br anch, Pr e sident, The Southern Co, p any C. A. 11 Art 11 J enkin s, Di r e c tor of I ndustrial Re l a tions, Loc khe ed Ro l and l'Iaxwe ll , Pr esident , Davi son I s Depar t ment Store s Pt:bli c Infornation J ames L. Townsend, Editor, Atl anta Maga zine ~ale Cl a rk , Director of Publ i c Affairs, WAGA-TV i 8y Moore, r ews Dire ctor, WSB-TV �• HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Cecil A. Alexander, Architect, Chairman Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, President, Emory University, Co-Chairman Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairman Legal Honorable Charles Weltner, Attorney and former Congressman Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Construction and Design Dr. Edwin Harrison, President, Georgia Institute of Technology Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith, Southern Regional Council Rev. John A. Middleton, President, Morris Brown College Henry F. Alexander, Builder James Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean Harding B. Young, Atlanta University Lee Burge, President, Retail Credit Butler T. Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Morehouse College Non-Profit Funds A . B . Padgett, Director , Atlanta Metropolitan Fund Hamilton Douglas, Attorney R e v. William Holmes Borders , Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta University Joh n Wilson, Dire ctor, Atlanta Chambe r of Commerce Albert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation �- -- - - - - -- . - ·- -- -·-- - - - - - Public Housing E. H. Sterne, Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority Dr. Albert Manley, President, Spelman College Leonard Reinch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company Clarence Coleman, National Urban League Land Acquisition W. L. Lee, President, Atlanta Gas Light C. R. Yates, President, Yates-Milton Stores Vivian Henderson, President, Clark College Social Problems Charles 0. Emmerich, Director, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Duane Beck, Director, Community Council of the Atlanta Area, ,Inc. Sujette Crank, Director, Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Center Dr. T. Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Morehouse College William Jackson, Dean, Atlanta University Business Participation Virgil Milton, Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears, Roebuck & Company E. L. Simon, Atlanta Life Insurance Company Harlee Branch, Southern C.ompany C. A. "Art" Jenkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockheed Roland Maxwell, President, Davison's Department Stores Public Information James Townsend, Atlanta Magazine Dale Clark, Director of Public Affairs, WAGA-TV Ray Moore, News Director, WSB-TV �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Cecil A . Alex ander, A rchlt e ct, Chairman D r. Sanford S . Atwood. President. Emory Univers ity. Co - Chairman Dr. Benjamin E . Mays . Pre s ident. Morehou s e College, Co - Cha i r man Legal Honorable Charles W ltne r, Atto r ney and for mer Congressman Donal d Hollowell, Regi on al Director, Equal Employm e nt Opportunity Commissi on Honorable Luther Alv e r son , Judge , Fw.ton C ounty S upetio:r C ourt Constl."udion and Desi&!': Dr . E dwin Harrison, Pr id ent, Georgia l nstitut of Technology Herman Russ 11, Contr etor Morel and Smith, Southern Regional C owicil Rev. J ohn A . Middl t on, President, Morris Brown Colle g Henry F . Alexand r. Buil de r J m.es Moor e , Pre id nt, Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean H rding B . Young , Atl nt Univei-s tty Le Burge, Pre i d nt, Retail Credit Butl r T. Hender on, A el tant t o Dr. May , Mor hou Coll ge Non-Profit Fund A. B . P dg tt, Dir ctor, Atl nta M tropolit Fund H milton Dougl , Attorn y Rev. William Holm a Bord rs , P tor, Wh t Str t B p ti t Chu.1ch Dr. Rufus Cl ment, Pr id nt, Atlanta Univ; r ity John Wilson, Dlrec:toi-, Atl nta Ch_mb r of Com:m rce Alb ri Love, Executl'\l' Vic Pre id nt, The McCall Corporation �Public Housing E . H . Sterne , Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority Dr •. Albert Manley, President, Spelman College Leonard Reinch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company Clarenc e Coleman, N tional Urban League Land Acquisition W . L . Lee , Preaid nt, Atlanta Gas Light c. R . Yates , Pre ident, Yates-Milton Stor s Vivi n Henderson; Prosident, Clark College Social Problems Charles 0 , Emmerich, Director; Economic Opportunity Atlanta , Inc. Duane Beck, Director, Community Council of the Atlanta Areai ,lnc . Sujntte Crank, Director, Sw:mn rhill-Mechanicsville Nei ghborhood Center Dr. T . J ohnson, Prof ssor of Political Science , Morehouse College William Jackson, De n, Atlanta University Bp.aln ss Participation Vivgil Milton. Retir d Atlanta Group Manager, Sears , Roebuck & Company E. L . Simon, Atlan Lile ln uranc Comp ny Harl e Bra,nch, Southern Company C. A . "Art" J nkins, Dh• - ctor of Indu tri l R 1 tion , Lockheed Rol nd Maxwell, President, Davi on' Dep rtment Storee1 Public Information r mee Town end, Atlant Mag zin Dale Cl rk, Dir ctor of P .lblic Affairs , WAOA•TV Moor , New Dir cto7, WSB-TV a y �CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL 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 January 10, 1967 Mr. Ray Moore News Director WSB-TV 1601 West Peachtree Street, N E-. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Dear Mr. Moore: We wish to thank you for your acceptance of our recent invitation to serve on the Housing Resources Committee, and to confirm your appointment by the Mayor as a member of this Committee. Your experience and advice in this field will be most welcomed ' and I am sure will be very helpful to the program. As soon as we have Heard from other nominees, an organizational meeting will be called to acquaint Committee members with the program and to assign specific missions to various groups of the Committee. Alexander, Chairman Resources Committee C.AA:eo • �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE LEGAL SUB - COMMITTEE Honorable Charles L . Weltner Old Post Offic e Building Atlanta , Georgi a 30303 Mr . Donald Hollowell Regional Dire c tor Equal Empl oyment Opportunity Commi sston 17 76 Peachtree Street, N . W . Atlanta , Georgia Honorabl e Luther Alverson Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr . Robert Wood General Counsel Sears , Roebuck &: Company 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue , N . E . Atlanta , Georgia CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN SUB-COMMITTEE Dr. Edwin Harri on, President Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue , N . W . Atlanta , Georgia Mr. Frank Malon , President Southern Bell Telephon and Tel graph Company 51 Ivy Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Edwin I. H tch, Pr sident Georgia Power Comp ny P. 0. Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgl 30302 �------------------ ~ Page Two CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN SUB-COMMITTEE (Continued ) Mr. Moreland Smith Southern Regi onal Council · 5 Forsyth Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgi a Rev. John A . Middleton President Morris Brown College 673 Hunter Street. N . W . Atlanta, Georgia Dr . Cleveland Denn rd , Principal C rver Vocational School 1275 Capitol Avenue . S . W . Atlanta; Georgia. Mr . Herman J . Rus 11 504 Fair Street, S . W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Mr . T . D, Arch r , Pre ident Building Trade Council 2S0 T nth Str et; N. E . Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Henry F . Alex~d r2439 F . rnle l Court, N .. W. Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Jame Moor , Pr sident Atl nt Labo~ Council 250 Tenth St:reet, N. E . Atlant • 0 orgi �Page Three FINANCE SUB - COMMITTEE Mr. Jack Tarver Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Richard Cou?'ts Courts & Company 11 Marietta Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Jesse Hill Atlanta L ife Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N. E . Atlanta, Georgia Dean Harding B. Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Str t , S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Lee Burge Retail Credit Cornpany P . 0 . Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30802 M r . Harold Patter on President Federal Res rv Bank 104 Mari tta Str t, N . W. Atlanta, Georg, Mt. Butl r T. H nd r on As si tant to Dr. Mays Mor hou e Colleg 223 Che tnut Stre t, S. W. Atlanta, Georgi �Page Four NON-PROFIT FUNDS SUB -COMMITTEE Mr . A . B . Padgett Executive Director Metropolitan FoWld tion of Atlanta 1423 Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones , President Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation 230 Peachtree Street, N . W . Atlanta:; Georgia 30303 Mr , Hamilton Douglas , Jr. National Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta , Georgia Rev. William H olmes Borde:rs 1426 Mozley Drive , S . W . Atlanta, Georgia i:>r. Rufus Clement, President Atmnta University 223 Che tnut Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgi Mr . John Wilson, Pr ident Horne Wilson C o mp ny 163 Peter Str t, S. W . Atlanta, G orgi 30313 Mr. Albert Lov Ext,~utive Vic Pr · sident The McCall Corporation 3376 P ehti-ee R d, N . E. Atlant , Georgia �Page Five PUBLIC HOUSING SUB-COMMITTEE Mr. Edwin L . Sterne, Chairman Atlanta Housing Authority · 639 Trust Comp ny of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia. 30303 Dr. Albe rt Manley President Spelman College 350 Leqnard Street, S . W . Atlanta, Geo,.-gia Ml'. Luc:i n Oliv r Vice Pres ide.n t S~a.r , Roebuck & Company 6 7 5 Ponce de L on Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Leonat-d Reinch, Pr ident Cox Bro dcasting Company 1601 We t P achtr Street, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Cl rence Col man N tional Urban Leagu 78 Mariett Street, N . W . Atlanta, G orgl LAND ACQUISITION SUB .. COMMITTEE M:r. Robert Biv n , PJ:' id nt Central Atlanta As oc;latlon Comm re Building Atlanta. Georgia �Page Six LAND ACQUISITION SUB - COMMITTEE (continued ! Mr . Robert L . Sommerville President Atlanta Transit System ·P . 0 . Box 1595 Atlanta, Georgia Mr. W. L . Lee Atlanta Gas Light Company P . 0 . Box 4569 Atlanta , Georgia 30302 Mr . C . R . Yates , President Yates ... Milton Stores 228 Auburn Avenu , N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Vivian Hend~rson; President Clark College 240 Chestnut Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgi SOCIAL PROBLEMS SUB.COMMITTEE Ml'. Charles 0 . Emmerich Admini trator Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc . 101 Mari tta Str t, N. W. Atlant , G orgi Mr. Duane Beck Ex euti ve Dir c:tor C ommunity Council of the Atlanta Ar 1000 01 nn Building Atlanta, Georgl 30303 , Inc. �Page Seven SOCIAL PROBLEMS SUB - COMMITTEE (Continued ) M rs . Sujette Crank Director S ummerhill • Mechanic ville Neighborhood Center 65 Georgia Avenue ,. S . W . Atlant a , Georgia Profe s sor T . J ohns on Morehouse College Department of P olitkal Sc;:ienc e 223 Chestnut S treet. S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Dean William J ck on Atlanta University 223 Chestnut St:t et, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia M r . C . A . B ac ot e H istdry Dep rtm. nt Chairman Atlanta Univers ity 4 7 8 Thackery Pl c e , S . W . Atlanta, Georgi BUSINESS .P AR TICIPATION SUB-COMMI TTEE M r. J ohn J. M cDonough Finch, Al xand r, Barn s , R othschild & P a c h l 44 Bro d Stre t, N . W . Atl nta, Geor gi Mr. Virgil M ilton 3626 Tuxe do Ro d , N. W . Atl nt , Georgi Mr. L . D . Milton. Pr s i dent Citl2;ens Trust Comp ny 212 Auburn A ·enu , N. E . Atlant , Georgi �Page Eight BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUB-COMMITTEE (C ontinued) Mr. E . L . Simon Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue , N. E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Harlee Br nch The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N. E . Atlanta,, Georgia Mr. W . A . Pulv r , Pr sident Lockh.eed... Georgi Company South Cobb Drive Matietta, Georgia. Mr. Roland Maxwell, President Davieon' s Departm nt Stores 180 Pe chtr Str t , N W . Atlanta, Georgia PUBLIC INFORMATION SUB ... COMMITTEE Mt . John Crown City Editor The Atl· t J ourn l 10 For yth Str et, N. W. Atl nt , Georgi. Mr. Willi ml. R y Executive Editor Atlan Newsp p r 10 Forsyth Str _t , N. W. Atlanta, Georgia �Page Nine PUBLIC INFORMATION S UB -COMMITTEE (C ontinued ) Mr. C . A . S cott Atlant a Daily World 210 Auburn Avenue , N . E . -Atlanta, Georgia M:r. Ernest M . Pharr, Editor Atlanta Inquirer 787 Parsons Str et, S . W . Atlanta. Georgia Mr. Jame Towns nd Atlanta Magazine Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Dale Clark Director of Pl.lblic Affairs WAGA-TV 1551 Briarcliff Road. N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Ray Moore N we Dir ctor WSB-TV 1601 W t Peachtree Str et, N. E. Atlanta., G orgi 30309 �LEGAL Honorable Charles L. Weltner Member of Congress House of Repr e sentatives Old Post Office Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Donald Hollowell R egional Directo r ~qual Employment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Honorable Luther Alverson Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Robert Wood G eneral C ounsel Sears, Roebuck & Company 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, G eorgia CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN Dr . Edwin Harrison, President G e orgia Institute of T echnology 225 North Avenue, N. W. Atlant a , G eo rgia Mr. Frank Malone, P r es ident Southern B e ll T e lephone and T e l eg raph Company 51 Ivy Street, N. E. Atlanta, G eorgia Mr. Edwin I. Hat ch, President Georgia Power Company P. 0 . Box 4545 A tlanta, G eorgia 3 0 3 02 Mr. More l and Smith Southern R egional Council 5 Forsyth Street, N . W . Atla nta, Georgia / �CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN (Continued) Rev. John A. Middleton President Morris Brown College 643 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Cleveland Dennard, Principal Carver Vocational School 1-275 Capitol Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Herman Russell FINANCE Mr . Jack Tarver Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street~ N. W. Atlanta, G eorgia 30303 Mr. Richard Courts Courts & Company 11 Marietta Stre et, N. W. Atlanta , Georgia Mr. Jesse Hill Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia D ean Harding B . Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W . Atlanta , Georgia Mr . Lee Burge R etail Credit Company P . 0 . Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 �FINANCE (Continued) Mr. Harold Patterson President Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia NONPROFIT FUNDS Mr. A. B. Padgett E xecutive Director Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta 1423 Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones, President Emily and Earnest Woodruff Foundation 230 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Goo rgia 30303 Mr. Hamil ton Douglas National Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev. William Holmes Borders 1426 Mozley Drive, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, President Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . John Wilson, President Horne Wilson Company 163 Peters Street 1 S . W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Mr. Albert Love E xec utive Vice President The McCall Corporation 3376 Peachtree Road, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia �PUBLIC HOUSING Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman Atlanta Housing Authority 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Albert Manley President Spelman College 350 Leonard Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Lucien Oliver Vice President Sears, Roebuck & Company 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Mr. ~eonard Reinch, President Cox Broadcasting Company 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Clarence Coleman National Urban L eague 78 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia LAND ACQUISITION Mr. Robert Biven, President Central Atlanta Association Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Mr . Robert L. Sommerville , · President Atlanta Transit System P . 0 . Box 1595 Atlanta , Georgia �LAND ACQUISITION (Continued) Mr. W. L. Lee Atlanta Gas Light Company P. 0. Box 4569 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. C. R. Yates, President Yate s-Milton Stores 228 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Vivian Henderson, President Clark Colle ge 240 Ches tnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia SOCIAL PROBLEMS Charles 0. Emmerich Administrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Dua n e Beck Executive Director Community Council of the Atlanta Ara, Inc. 1000 Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mrs. Suj ette Crank Dir ector Summerhill-Mechanicsville N e ighborhood Center 65 Georgia Avenue, .S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Professor T. Johnson More house College Dpeartment of Political Science 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, G e orgia �SOCIAL PROBLEMS (Continued) Dean William Jackson Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. C. A. Bacote BUSINESS PARTICIPATION Mr. John J. McDonough Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild & Paschal ?Q-Fai-F-lie -S-t-3 -e-e-t; -N r -W-: A-tkHl-t-a, -G-e-0-3:,g-ia 44 Broad Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Virgil Milton 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . L. D. Milton, President Citizens Trust Company 212 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . E. L. Simon Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Harlee Branch The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N . E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. W. A. Pulver, President Lockheed - Georgia Company South Cobb D rive Marietta, Georgia �BUSINESS PARTICIPATION (Continue d) Mr. Rolan d M axw e ll, Pre side nt Dav ison's D e partme nt Stores 180 Peachtre e Street, N. W. Atlanta, G e orgia PUBLIC INF ORMA TION Mr . John Crown City Editor Atlanta Journal 10 F o r s yth Stre e t , N. W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr . William I. Ray E x ecutiv e E ditor Atlanta N ewspape rs 10 F ors y th Street, N . W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . C . A . Scott A t l anta D ail y W o rld 210 A uburn Ave n u e , N . E. Atl a-n ta , G e or g ia Mr. Erne s t M. Phar r E d ito r Atlanta Inquire r 787 P a rsons Str ee t, S. W . Atlant a , G e org i a Mr . J ames Towns end Atlanta M agazine C ommer c e Building Atlant a, G e orgia Mr. Dale Clark D i r e ctor of Public Affairs W AGA - TV 1551 Briarcliff R o ad, N . E . Atlanta, G e orgia Mr. Ray Moo re N ews Director WSB-TV 1601 W est Peachtree Street, N . E . 30309 �=====~----·---- . ,. · ___ ,, _ _ -,. _ - .. . . ,..,.- , I , . , , ,. , ,.,. ,.. , _--.,. .... .... , ( ,. • , , n_., t::: f- .. . . •, j , : •. Housing Resources Committee Subcommittees • ·.-::,.:r I . ·,' ...' Lega l Hon. Charles Weltner, Congressman . .. ..' ' .. -~~ ·.' ·.. Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. . ·. .. ·,....... .. Hon. Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior .Court Robert Wood, General Counsel, Southeastern .· Area, Sears · Roebuck Co • ~ ., I . . . Construction And Desi gn Pres. Edwin Harrison, Georgia Institute or Techno~ogy J Herman Russe·1 1 . Frank Malone, Pre·s ident, Southern Bell ~ . /, Ed Hatch~ President, Georgia Power Co. Moreland Smith, Southern Regional Council Rev. John A. Middleton, Pres., Morrfs Brown . Dr. Cleveland Denard, Principal,Carver Vocational: School ~:, See B elow • · ,, Finance Jack Tarver, Federal Reserve Bank Richard Courts, Courts & Co. 'Jesse Hill, · Atlanta Life ·. :- · Dean Harding B. Young, At~anta University Lee Burge , Pres.; Retail Credit Harold Patt:~rson, Pres., Federal Reserve Bank · Butler T . Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Moreho US~ C~lle_ ii,e, Nonprofit Funds . · ·· A. B. Padgett, Director Atlanta Metropolitan Fund · Boisfeuillet Jones, Director, Woodruff Foundation . '·. · . . Hamil ton Do_u glas , Attorney_. ··, .. ·. , ., ·'·' · Rev. Holmes Borders Dr. Ruf us Clement, Pres., Atlanta University . .. . : John Wilson, Director, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce : . .. ·: . . Alber_t Love; Ex-Vice Pres., The McCall. Corp. · · · · · · •., · ' I , ' • I • . . •; , .. : . ·. : 0 ', . , . ... ) . . ., . _!, . .. ·. > ·· Publi c Hous i ng · ·, ·· E. H. Sterne , Chairman,' Atlanta Housi_ng Authority· Dr . Albert Manley Lucien Oliver, Vice Pres., Sears Roebuck Co. Le onar d Re inch, Pr~s., Cox · Broadcasting Co. · Clar'ence Coleman, National Urban Le_a gue • ' • I I 1 .... Land Acquisition Robert Biven, President , Central Atlanta Robert L. Sommer vi lle , President , At lanta Transit .·. W. L. Lee, President , Atlant a Gas Light . C. R. Yates, Pr esident, .Yate s- Milton Stores Vivian Henderson, President , Clar k Coll ege .. ' . ,; .' t ' I . ' ·· · ,· . ..···.,,], ,<J .~. ' ~. . . ·'. . :··. !, . t . ·. .. Soc::ial Problems I Charles Emmerich-, Director E. O.A, Duane Beck, Director, Community Council Suyette Crank Prof. T. Johnson, Politibal Science, Morehouse Col~ege William Jackson, Atlanta University C. A. Bacote "~ T . D . Archer, President, Building Trades Council .H e nry F . lUe x ande r Jam ~s Moq r e, · President, Atlanta .Labor Council . . . .. •. · ~ . !.. • ~- . ": ' . ···1 ., Li' '· o.'...,,,.. ', \ . ,. �. .. . ,... -2• I . l : . Busines s Par tici pation . John J. McDonough, Finch,Alexander,Barnes,Rothschild &·Paschal,' Architect Virgil Hilton, 3626 .Tuxedo Road N.W. L. D. Milt.9n, President, Citizens Trust E. L. Simon, Atlanta Life Harlee Branch, Southern Company W. A. Pulver, President, Lockheed Rolland Maxwell, President, Davison'~ Dept, Stores , • , I • ' . · . ., ,. ., _. ··. Publ ic Information John Crown, City, Editor, Atlanta Journal Willi~m I. Ray, Executive Editor, Atlanta Newspapers C. A. Scott, Atlanta Daily World Ernest M. Pharr, Editor, Atlanta Inquirer James Townsend, Atlanta Magazine Dale Cla rk, WAGA Ray Moore, WSB .·1 .. , · 1 .. ..,, • .. . . · :1 • ' ," ' 1 ~,. _.·,. f · _.j . ·. · ! The . subcommittees are, in addition to supplying "know-how", also to be in. ·. . fluent ial at all levels in gain acceptance for the program, Each Committee •.I · ,. will s elect at least two younger men to work with . them, · These men should come . -:.,. :· ·. from f irros that can afford to donate part of their time for intensive work. . .. . Suggestions of a f ew follow: ... • 'i . . '. -~.: ; .'. . .. ·, . .·.· -, ! • • ,' ~ I ··' '<'-' •.'!·.: . ·.'.·-..· [ . ·j , ··<:..-.- ·\:.T · "Bo" Whitman, First National· •Bank H. Alan Elsas, The Robinson Humphrey Co. Geor ge Kennedy, Trust Company of Georgia . Torri Porte];', The Coca-Cola Co, · · , .\'.::I; .:· ._ .,. ; : :,,·; ·. ;  _ :· .; ; .A'. , ,, ··. •. i . >·· In addi tion ~ each Cammi tte e will select al). a dvis ory pane l of men .:a ctive in the -:: : }s:-:: /f ield of housi_ng . It is understood that t hi s panel · w~ll be avail able to ad- . · ..... · vise when needed but ·will be free of any ·conflict in pursuing active housing ·· · : . : ,.. .. >·:,! · interests.· . ,. . · · · .. · · · . ·. >:<.;··.: -<T. ' . . :·. .\:·:~·.._._ r; '. '. -f • • •. , ·.· ·: ·1 . · .·. .. ~.' .· · . .. · •• • -.~· • t '. .\' •,'. ' ,, ' ...·. ... ·, I• ; 'I. ,,,' .,· ,· . ',. ' ' , \' . . • .' ,,, ', . r ' •' , ' : ·. , '• ) I ~- . •.:. l . '. • I • ,,· . '·, · ,I ·:· ~:._·.·.,'. ,: . ' /. · , /: . .. . :· . . . . .. .... .. ·: • • i ~ ', ·. : ' ·. _:·\ ,•.,:' ' ·I I ~ • • ,. I • ~j -.~·-· ·.· .; ".l ·i . ."·I .. ' . .. 'j •' ,J' I I ' ~\_, ~J. I h ,. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document - - - - - ---- D c m - r 1" 1967 .~,-ORANDU yor Iv n AU n. J . .. _. i- ·m: colm D. J . • • • J II I Jr,. • �\ ,\ ,! · YOFA.TL \, T ,! . ,j ,; ,· CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA, 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADIN , Dir c ccor November 7, 1967 Members of the Board of Aldermen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: During the past two to three months the Planning Department has been conducting a study of community problems in the Northwest Browntown Area. The study developed out of the Browntown zoning issue on August 10, 1967. The Browntown zoning issue concerned a hearing before the Zoning Committee on a request for a change in zoning of a portion of property coverning about fifty acres and located north of Browntown Road and west of James Jackson Parkway from Iigh t industrial to apartments. The purpose of the rezoning was to allow the construction of 510 low cost housing units under the "turnkey" program for public housing. However, due to concern by residents of th e area that current school, park and sewer facilities are already inadequate for the ex isting population and would be further overburdened by the new development, the Zoning Committee recommended adversely on the request for rezoning. In the Planning Department's efforts to find new ways in developing citizen involvement in the planning process, we assigned two planners to conduct a study so that both res idents and city officials would have a sounder fram ework for dealing with the community's problems. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the study entitled 11 Northwest-Browntown Area, A Community Study 11 • It is hoped that upon review by the Planning & Development .Committee the study will be adopted as a preliminary plan for the Northwest Browntown Area. Sincere ly yours, ~~\SC}~&~ Col li er B. G ladin Planning Director CBG/jp -~ �II I 404 /351-432 5 WO w -TH M N • CO MM ERCIAL-IN OUSTRIAL-A CR EAGlE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N. W . - A T LANTA, GEORGIA 3031B October 20 , 1967 Mr. Matthew D. Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co . 297 0 Peachtree Road, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia 30305 Res Browntown Site Dear _Matt, On Tuesday , October 17th, Tom Bane, Peter La brie, Bob Cousins, and I met with Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction to discuss a school site for the Browntown Road project. It was decided that a 1,000 pupil grammar school requiring 10 acres of land must be co-ordinated on the site to insure over-all proper planning for a Public Housing Development. In order to obtain the best possible site planning, it was requested that your Land Planner incorporate the school site into the master site plan. From a practica l standpoint, the School Board would agree to a 3 to 5 acre school site if an ad joining 5 to 7 acre recreational area can be provided and de signed for u se both by the school and the a djoining housing development. Peter Labrie indicat ed that his over-all Community Planning report will be ready for presentation to the Community Civic Leaders the week of October 23rd. While we are not certain that the revised Land Plan will necessarily have to be approved by this same Community group, I have obligated your company to have it available on October 27th in order that the Planning Department, the Housing Authority, and the School Board can indicate their prelimina ry a pproval. Our most important date is November 9th, on which da te the full Aldermatic Board must re-introduce tha s ite f or zon i ng which will occur on December 7the It is our best judgement tha t successful re-zoning will require the effected Communi ty's a ctive support. We are hopeful that Peter La brie 's Community Planning report will be accepted by the Community, and t hat the Community, in turn, will remove their opposition to the Browntown r e-zoning. Sincere l y, -" ~ I. -· ., ' (•., / ~(,.~'l- .- Will i am H. Woodwa rd WHW/lm Copies : Mr Collier Gladden, Mr e Dan Sweat Mr. Peter Labrie 9 ) �August 3, 1967 HOUSING Ri SOURCES COMMITTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilj_tate its construction in Atlanta on an accel erated basis6 2e To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3a To insure that the human fact ors in housing are given full play. 4. To inf orm the public of the hous ing problem .in Atlanta. (The Housing Resources Committee office is located in City Hall, Room 12040 It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house f or information pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and interested developers, coordinates ·committee act ivities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the programo) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels (Not ne ce ssarily limited to the following). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal ao b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State a..~d City, related to housing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations f or improvements. To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcemento To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Desir.n a. b. c. d. To review present codes and constuction practi ces in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econorrical. To investigate new methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests int erested in low-cost hot:sing design. To recorr.mend methoos of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable. �Page 2. Finance and Non-profit Fi.illds a. b. Co d. e. f. g. ho To seek out and make available p8rtinen t i nformation relative to financing of housing. To encourage money sources to make fi..:.nds available f or financing low-cost housing o To seek and r ecommend new ways to finance low cost housing o To compile inf ormation regarding nor:-profit fundso To compile information relative to Federal participation in non-profit .fu..YJ.ds • To aid in the establishment of no1 -profit funds for low cost housing and to promote and i nterest sponsors in the programo To counsel with those controlling existing and or new funds. To promote creation of a non-profit Housing Development Corporat ion in Atlanta • . Public Housing a. b. c. d. e. To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of its Publi c Housing progr am,. To seek out and report on new methods of finan ci ng and proo.ucing public housing across t he country. To familiari ze themselve s with t he Atlanta public housing program and to visit all existing projects . To encourage provision for adequate social services activities in public- housingo To make recommendations regarding future public housing. Land a. bo c. d. To determine availabl8 ~ ~ ~d resources for low-cost housing and make r e commendat ions thereo.• To seek out and catalogue land available for low-cos · housing . To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land. To re commend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation efforts. Social Problems a. b. c. d. e. f. To provide for temporary housing as needed, f or people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement. To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Commcmity Chest, Community Council and EOA. To enlist assistance groups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolerns related to housing . To look for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any eY-isting or projected programso To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owri.ers in Housi...'1g Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in seli'help programso �Page 3. Business Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and i nterest large local and. rn.tional corpora ~ions in demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or rehabilitating existing housi ng in the Atlanta areao To encourage local bus::..::1.ess firms t o activaly participate in and as sist the low-cost housing progr amo To encourage business participat ion i n education of loN-cost hous ing residents in as suming occupant responsibilities for maintaining in good condition the dwel lings and premeses in which t hey res ide. Public Inforrr.ati on a. b. To disseminate through the public media., as a Public Service, talks ·written material , and i nformation r elating to the low-cost housing problems i n Atlanta. Thru articles, editor als , pa11el discussions and spot announcements to emphasize spe cial features and problems of t he program, as determined by the Executive Group of t he HR C, and t o suggest solutionsG �·- - -- -- ---;cc-,pc•,- ~ ~ - ---- -- - --r-- - . . - - -- ~ / 404/351-4325 \NOC / \A/AR =THOMPSON CO. COMMERCIAL-ll'l ~USTRIAL-ACREAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N . W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 I October 20, 1967 Dr. Darwin w. Womack, Assistant Superintendent for School Plant Planning and Construction 224 .Central Avenue, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia JOJOJ Dear Dr. Womack, Thank you for meeting with Peter Labrie, Tom Bane, Bob Cousins, and myself Tuesday, October 17th. While we have not obtained final approval, we are hopeful that the Housing Authority can cooperate with the School Board in providing recreational space that can be used jointly . Whiting- Turner's Land Planner is revising the site plan, and we expect to have the site plan available for both your and the Housing Authority's approval on October 27th . We are doing our dea d level best to gain the Community's approva l of this plan by November 4th in order tha t the site can formally be re-submitted for re-zoning by the full Aldermatic Board at their November 9th meeting . We will be back to see you just as soon as the revi sed site plan is received . Thank you again f or your cooperation. ~ Sincerely, I . i ~~ '~ ((_. ,~?-.,.,;;. ,'.c,?'L 1. Y.'- William H. Woodward WHW/lm Copies: Mr. Matthew D. Bystry Mr. Collier Gladden �-- ~- l ~~-- -- --~ - --- ----- - ------------,. IJ COM M EAC IAL-INOU S TA IAL-ACAEA C3E SALES - SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DR IVE, N . W. - A TLANTA, GEORG IA 30318 Se pt emb er 110 1967 Mr. Matth ew Do Bystry The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co o 2970 Peachtr ee Road 0 No Wo Atlarita 9 Ge orgia 30305 Re: Br owntown Road Dear Matt 0 Dan Sweat tells me that t h e Planning Department appears to be ma king significant progress in solving the b asic pr obl ems surr ounding the Br o~mtown Site, a nd that he is encouraged a bout t h e poss i bil ity of r e-zon i n g t he 52 acr es i f we c o or d i n at e our e f for ts pr operly o . I t i s s u gge s t e d tha t we ha v e t h e preliminary Sit e Pl an ready for d iscuss i on n o later than Sept emb er 25tho To confirm our pr e vi ous dis cussion s v it will b e a d van t ageou s to create as mu c h b uffer as pos s i ble behi nd the single fami ly r esidences on Browntown, a nd a l s o to lea ve undev eloped a s muc h a s possib le of t he remain i ng vacant Br owntown front age o Consistent with g ood l a nd plann ing that wi ll me e t with Hous ing Authority a n d HUD appr oval 0 the b u ffe r s wi ll be a strong per s uad er wh en we . attempt c ommunity approval prior to t h e nex t re~zoning h earing o I will be i n touch with you a s more specific p lans ar e f ormulat e do Sinc er elyv William Ho Woodward Copie s : Ralph Pass 0 J ack Izard 0 English Robinson 0 Hamilt on Douglas 0 J r . , Dan Sweat �August 3, 1967 HOUSING RiSOURCES CO}~ITTTEE General Functions 1. To promote low-cost housing and facilitate i ts construction in Atlanta on an accelerated basiso 2o To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing. 3. To insure that the hu.~an factors in housing are given full play. 4. To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta. ( The Housing Resources CorrJlrittee office is l ocated in City Hall, _Room 1204. It maintains liaison with builders and developers, acts as a clearing house for i nformation pertaining to low-cost housing, to include listing of available sites and i nterested developers, coordinates ·committee activities and keeps the Mayor informed as to progress of the program.) Functions of Housing Resources Committee Panels Suegested Functions for t he Conur..ittee Panels (Not necessarily limited to the f ollowing). Panels are encouraged to use own initiative. Legal a. b. c. d. To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to hous ing. To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements. To make specific re commendations regarding code enforcement. To act as l egal resource to the Committee as a whole. Construction and Design To review present codes and constuction practices in order t o recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing more econo~ical o To i nvestigate nevr methods of producing housing with special attention to prefabrication. c. To seek out and encourage contractors and architests interested in low-cost housing design. d .. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of e:x:i.sting housing ' feasible and profitableo a. �Page 2 . Finance and Non- profi t F\.mds a. To s eek out and make ava~lable pert i nent inf ormation r elat i ve t o financing of housi ngo b .. To encourage money sources t o make funds avail able for f i nan ci ng l ow-cost housing . c . To seek and recommend new ·ways t o f i na.11ce low cost housing., d o To compile i r1formation r egarding nor:-prai'it fun dso e . To compil e information r elative to Federal participat i on in non-profit :funds o f ., To aid in t he establishment of no -profil fun ds for low cos t housing and t o promote and interest spons ors in the progr amo g. To cou_risel wi th thos e contr olling existing and or new funds h. To promote creation of a non-profit Housi ng Development Corporati on in Atlanta o Public Housing a ., To aid t he Housing Authori t y in the completion of i ts Publi c Housing progr am. b . To seek out and report on new methods of f inancing and pr ociucing public housing a cross the country. c. To f ami l iarize themselve s wi th t he Atlanta public housing program and to visi t all existing proje ct s o d. To encourage provision f or adequate s ocial ser vices act i vit ies in · publ ic housingo e. To make recommendations r egarding futur e public housing . Land a. b. c. d. To determine available ~::..~d resources f or l ow- cost housing and make recommendations ther .•• To seek out and catalogue land available f or l ow-cost housing. To keep in touch with realtors concerni ng availabl e land. To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabili tation efforts . Social Problems a. b. c. d. ee fe To provide for temporary hous ing as needed, for people being displa ced either for rehabilitation or resettlemento To coordinate housing wi th agencies involved in the depressed areas, such as the Community Chest, Comrmmi ty Council and EOA. To enlist assistance g-~oups such as churches, garden clubs, and civic clubs in proolems related to housing. To loo~ for gaps in the housing program which are not being met by any existing or projected programso To seek means of providing posit.:. ve assistance to home o,-m ers in Housing Code enforcenent casesj on a city-wide basis, where dire tarGship is involvedo To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in selfhelp programs. �Page 3o Bus iness Parti cipation a. b. Co To seek out and interest large local and nati onal corpora·cions ; Y1 demonstration housing projects and or building low-cost housing or r ehabi litating existing housing in t· .Le h.tlal"lta areao To encourage loc2.l business firms to a ctivel y part icipate in and a:ssist the low-cost housing programe To encourage busir1ess participation in education of low-cost housing residents i n assuming occupant responsibilities for maintairQng in good condition the dwellings and premeses in which they reside. Public Inforrr.ation a. b. To disseminate through the public media, as a Public Service, talks written material, and inf ormation relati ng t o the low-cost housing problems i n Atl anta~ Thru articles, editorals, panel dis cussions and spot announcements to emphasize special features and problems of the program, a s det ermined by the Executive Group of the HRC, and to suggest s olutions. �r(ay 3- , - 9 7 HOUSING REoOURCES CO~·,uvIIS:TE= Ceci l A Ale_ and er., Cha L ,nn Housing Resources Committee F i nch., .L\.lex nde..,,., Ba_·nes, Rothschild ar:d Pascna l , 10th Floor Standard Federal Building 44 Broad Street, No Wo Atlanta., Georgia Mr O rchi t cts Dro Sanford So Atvood., Co-Chairman Housing Resources Cc'.:..:-Jittee President., Emory Univers ty At l anta, Georgia 30322 Dro Benj amin Eo Mays., Co - Chairman Housing Resources Committee . Presid ent , -10rehouse College Atlanta ., Georgia PANELS LEGAL ~ro Charles Lo Weltner, Attorney The First ~tional Bank., Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street At l anta, Georgia Dona ld Hollowell, Regional Director Equal Employment Opportunity Commi ssion 1776 Peac tree Street, N. Wo Atlanta., Georg ia ~6 Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, So.Wo Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Archer Do Smith III, Attorney -:armon and Thackston 1944 Nation3l Bank of Georgian g@ Atlanta, Georgia Mro Norman Lo Underwood, Attorney Sanders., Hestc. ~(~ Holley 1001 Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Ac ting Chairman �P3ge Two CON"S'I'RUCTION AND D:2S IGN Dr o Edwin Ha rri s on, Pr~ si~c t Georgia Institute of Tec hnology 225 1Torth Avenu e , No W o Atla nta , Georgia Chairman ~ro Her ma n Jo Russel l , Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. ~. At lanta, Georgia 30313 Mro Morelancl Smith, Director Urban Planning Project Southern Regiona l Council 5 For syth Street ,~- w. Atla nta, Georgi~ Vice - Chairman Revo John A. Midd leton, President Morr is Brown College 673 Hu~ter Street, N a Wa At lant3 , Gr: - · . · , M:::i " Her..ry Fo Alexand er, Builder 2439 Fernlea~ Court, N. Wo At lanta, Georgia iVir o Jarr:es Moore , Presidei'.....t At l anta Lab or Council 15 Peachtree Street, N. ~o Roo:n 208 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 FI NANCE Dea n Earding B o Young Atlanta Univers i ty 2 23 Ch e s t nu t S tr~ e t, S~ W& At lant a , Ge org i a Mro Lee Burge , Presid ent Retai l Cr edi t Company P. 0 o Box ~-08 1 At l anta , Ge org i a 30302 Mro But l er TQ Hender s on Acsistan t to Dr. ~a y s ~oreho~se Co l l ege 223 Chestnut Street, s. W. Atl3n t a , Georg ia Chairma n �------ - · -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- FI NANCE (cont i nued ) Mr. Mills Bo Lane, Jr., Pre s i de nt The Citizens a .d Southern Nationa l Bank P. 0 o Box 4899 Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earle Birni e :; Pre sident The Na tional Ba nk ot Georgia Peac~tree a t Fi ve Points Atlanta, Georgia 30303 I~. Augustus H~ Sterne:; President The Trust Company of Georgia 36 Edg ewocd Avenue, T., E. Atlanta:; Georgia 30303 ·Mr o Gord on J ones, Pres ident The Fult on . . .. -c ional Banl{ Po Oo Box !;.387 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Vice - Chairm2n N0N-?R0FIT FU.IDS (Comb i ned wi t h Fi nance Panel) Mr. A. B o Padget t , Execut i v e Dire ctor Metropolitan Founda t i on of At l a nta 1423 Cand l er Bui l ding Atlanta, Georg ia 30303 J\'Ir . Hamil ton Doug l as, Jr. , Attorney Na tional Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev William Holme s Borders :; Past or Whea t Stree t Baptist Church 1426 Mozley Drive, S a Wo At lanta , Ge orgia Dr. Rufus Clement , Presid ent At lanta Univ er sity 223 C~e 0t nut Stre e t 3 Se W~ Atlanta , Georg ia Mr o John Wil s on, President Borne Wilson Company 163 Pe ter s St ree t, $ . w. At _anta , Ge org ia 30313 �Pa 6 e :'our NON- PROFI T FUNDS (cont inued ) Mr o Albert Love Executive Vice Presideht The McCal l Corporation P a Oo Box 1000 Doraville, Georgia 30040 vrro Scott Houston , J ro , Executive Director Wesley Woods Apart ments P o 0o Box 15468 . Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PlJ3LIC B0US I NG Mr " Edwin L., Sterne , Chairman Ho using Authority of t he City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dro Albert ~anley., President Spe lman Col l ege 350 Leonard Street., So W. Atlanta., Georgia Mro Le onard Re i nc h., Pr es id e nt Cox Broadca s t ing Company 1601 Wes t Peachtree Street., ro E• Atlanta., Georgia Mr. Clarenc e D. Coler,1an Reg i onal Director · Na ti ona l Urban Leag ue 78 Mari et ta Street., No Wo Atlanta ., Georgia ~1r . Charles Fo Pa l ~er , Pre sident Pa l mer ., Inca , Palmer Building 41 Mariet ta Stre et Atla nta , Georg ia 30303 Act i :--:s Chairman �Pae;e Five LAND ACQUISITIOi'! Mro Wa llace L o Lee., President Atlanta Gas Light Company Po Oo Box 4569 k.lant-a.,. Georgia 30302 Mr Clayton Ro Yates, Pre sident Yate s - Milton Store s 228 Aubu~n Avenue , N. Eo . tlants, Geo~gia 0 fl'ir o Jim E o Land Chief Engineer for Georgia Southern Bell Telephon e & Telegraph Compa ny 805 Peachtree Street, i o E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr & Vivian Henderson, Presid ent Clark Colle 6 e 240 Chestnut Street, So Wo Atlanta., Georgia Acting Chairman SOCIAL PROBLEI'/f.S Mr . Charles Oo Emmerich., Ad ministrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta., Inco 101 Mar iet ta Street, N. w. Atlanta., Georgia ~ir o Duane Beck, Executive Direct or Comm unity Council of the Atlanta Area , I nco 1000 Glenn Building At l ant - ., Geo r gia 30303 Iv.IT'S. Sujette Cranl·: ., Social Director Neighb orho od Servic es, E Oo Ao, I nc 101 Marietta Street · Atlanta, Georgia Dr e Tobe J ohnson, Professor of Political Science Moreho us e College 223 Chestnut Stree t, So Wo Atla nta, Georgia Dean William So Jackson Atlanta University 223 Ches tnut Street , S Wo Atlanta, Georgia Chairman �Page Six SOC I AL PROBI.,E'1S (continued ) Erwin Stevens , Chairrr.an Cit i zens Centra l Adv isory Co~mittee , E.O.A. 799 Parsons Street, S. W. Atlanta, Ge or 6 ia r,t[C' . Mr. Lewi s Cenker, At t orney 2045 Mane _ester, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia BUSINESS PARTICIPATIO_J iv'l...r . Virgil Mi 1 ton 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Cha irman At la nta, Georgia r,t[C'. Edward L. Simon : Audit or V~ce - Chairman Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue., 1 1 • E. Atlanta, Georg ia Mr . Ha rl ee Branch, President The Southern Company 3390 Pea chtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. C. Arthur Jenkins Director, Industria l Relat:ons Lockheed Company Marietta, Ge orgia 30060 Mr. Rol and Maxwel _ _ Pr esident DaviDon 1 s DeDar t ment Stores 180 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlant a, Geor i2 0 PUBLIC I NFORMAT ION Mr . J ames L. Townsend ' Townsend and Associates 1014 Hea l ey Bld g . Atlanta, Georg ia �Page Seven PUBLIC I EFOP.I1tt\TI ON { c c n tinu e d; f\~r O D2 l e C lar1{ Di re c to~ of Publ:c Affa ir s ~IP.GA - TV , 1551 Bri a r cliff Ro2d, N. E . At l a nta , ·aeor 6 ia i\~. Ray i\1o ore Ne ;,1 s D1rec t or HSB- TV 1601 Wes t Pea c h tr e e Stree t , Atlan t a , G org ia 30309 1 Mr. J i m Hood News Dir ector , WAOK 110 Edgewood Avenue , N. E~ At lan ta, G o g ia E. Vi ce - Cha irman STAFF ROOM 1204 , CITY HALL Malco l m D. Jones, Di rector W. w. Ga te s , Cons ultant . Fi s s J oy c e McKni ght , Secretar y �Ma y 31 , 19 c 7 HOUSING P~SOURCES c mTitiITTEE Cecil A,. ·, Ale:xancier, Arc hitect, Chair1.1an Dro Sanford Sa Atwood, President, Emory U~iversity, Co-Chairma n Dra Benja~in Eo Mays , President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairma n PAI EIS Legal Charles Weltner, Atto~ney Act ing Chair ma n Donald Hollowell, Reeional Director, Equal Employment Opport unit~ ComDission Honorable Lu~: 2 _ Alverson, J udge, Fulton County Superior Court Mr Q Archer Do Srnith III , Attorney , Harmon and Thackston Mr o Norrnan Lo Underwood, Attorney, Sandens, Hester and Holl ~y Construction and Design Dra Edwin Harris on, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cha:..rman Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith , Director of Urban Planning Project, Southern ReBion~l Council, Vice-Cha irman Rev a John A. Mi dd leton, President , ~orris Brown College Henry Fo Alexander , Builder Ja mes. Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance & NQn-Profit Funds Dean Harding Bo Young, Atlanta University Lee Bur e, President , Re t ail Credi t Cha ir~an Butler Ta Henderson, Assistant to Dro Mays, Morehou se Col_ege Mills Bo Lane , Jro, President, Citizens and Sout hern National Bank · Ao Ho Sterne, President, The Tru3t Company of Geor gia Go:don Jones, President, The Fulton National BanK Vice-Chairman Joseph Earle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georsia A. Bo Padgett, Exec utive Director, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilt on Doug las Attorney Revo William Holmes Borders , Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dra Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta Univers ity John Wil s on, President, Horne Wilson Company Alb ert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation Scott Houston, Jro, Execu t i ve Director, Wesley Woods Apartments 0 �Public ~-Ious i ng Ed win La ;Sterne , Cha irman, Ho using Au thori t y of t he City of Atlanta D: :\ lbert Manley, Pres i den t, Spe lman College La~~ar d Reinch 3 President , Cox Bro ad cast ing Compa ny Clarenc e Coleman 3 Regional Director:, Nat ional Urban Leagu e Acting Chairman Char l es Ro Pa l mer 3 President , Palmer , I nca 0 • La~~ Aco uis ition Wo La Lee, President, At l nta Gas Light Company Ca Ro Yates, President , Yate s-Milton Stores Dr Vivian Henderson D President, Cla rk College Acting Chairma n Jim E a Land, Cli ief Engineex' f or Georg ia, Southern Bell Ti'.:-lephone & Telegraph Coo 0 Social Problems Charles Oo Em.. eri ch , Administrator, Economic Opportunity Atlanta.Y I nc., Duane Beck, Direct or.Y Community Co unci l of t he Atlanta A~ea, Inca Mrso Su jet te Crank 3 Social Director, Neighb orhood Services , Ea0 A Dr e T o Johns on, Profess or of Political Sc ience, Morehouse College Dean Willi am J acks on, Atlanta Univers i ty Chair man Mr .. Erwin Stevens, Cha i rman 3 Cit i zens Central Advisory Comm i ttee, EoO.Ao Mr. Lewis Cenker, Attorney 0 Business Particinati on Virgil Milton , Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears 3 Roebuck & Company Chairman Eo Lo Simon, Auditor, At l anta Life I nsurance Company Vice-Chairman Harlee Branc~, President, The Southern Company C o Ao 11 Art J enkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockhe ed Roland Maxwell 3 President , Davis on 1 s Department Stores Public Information J. me s Lo Townsend 3 Townsend and Assoc i ates 0 _ �Public I~forrnat ion ( continued) Dale Clark., Directo:. of Public Affairs, WAGA - TV Ray Moor e., News Director, WSB- TV Jim Wood, News Director, WOAK Vice - Chairman STA'"F ROO M 1~04-, CITY HAL:S Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 Ma l colm D. Jones, Director W.W . Gates, Consultant Miss J oyce McKnight, Secretary Chairman �I~I lWT:SS Au~st 9, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housin;::; Resources Comr,tltt ee met at 10:00 a.m., August 9; 1967, in Committee tloom ;¥2, City Hall, The following members were present: Mr , Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resonrces CoI11J-nittee Dr. Sanford s. Atwood, Co-Chairman, HousinG tlesources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Y1ays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer Smith, representing Mr. Charles 1. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Pc1I1el Er. Robert i,Jinn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and .Design Panel Mr. Norelancl. Smith, Vice-Chairman., Construction and. Design Panel Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Y.tr. ~rJilliam Bohn, representing Mr, Clarence D, Coleman, Acting Chairman, Public Housing Panel Yi.r. Charles li'. Palmer, member, Public Housing Panel Mr. Frank Terrell, representing Mr . Wallace L. Lee, member, Land .A.c::;_ u isition Pa...'1el Mr. Cla;-:rton n.. Yates, member, Land. Acquisition Panel l•J!'. Jim E. Land, member, Land Acquisition PaI1el .Mr. Stewart Wi:~ht, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, · Social Probl ems Panel Mr. Lewis Cenker, member, Social Problems Panel ¥Jr. Virgil Milton, Chairman., Business Participation Panel Hr. Jim Wood., Vice-Chairman., Public Information Panel Mr. W. w. Gates, Consultant Nr. Malcolm lJ, Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. H:·ll Ware, Attorney, King t,.c Spalding Mr. Collier Gladin, Planning Engineer Mr. Lester H. Percells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mrs. Xernona Clayton., American Friends Service Committee The Chairman recognized the presence of both Co-Chairmen., l>.r. Mays. Dr. Atwood and �-- --- - - -- - - - -- -- - -- ------' 2 Mr. 8-ladin, PJ.a.n,_"ling Engine er, was t hen called up on t,o corn..'llent on the Land. Use Study bein.z proposed by the Plan11in; Yepart!llent and the report previously provided this Committee on Zoned acreages of vacant land. Mr. Gladin instead passed out several copies of a new report which he had prepared to the Housing 1tesources Committ ee pro1)osing c ertain solutions to the critical housins shorta~e and commente d on it briefly. At the conclusion he asked. for the assistance from the dousing :tesources Committee of its one pennanEritstaff member to assist the Plannin~ .Department in developin6 a joint plan, with detailed implementa tion steps, for p resentation at the joint meeting of the Plar.;.'1ing and .Jevelopment Commi ttec and the Housing llesources Committee (now scheduled for Se·Jte:nber 15). C:opies of Mr. Gladin's report are att~.ched. (Encl. 2). M.r. Alexander offered Mr. Jones' services. Y.1r. Alexander then introduc ed Mr. William H.• Hirshson, Exe cutive .Ji.rector, Greater Hartford Housin:-; Development .?und Inc. br. Hirshson was the gue st speaker and presented a very interestin1 ir.lpromptu report on his experiences in the f orm.c,tion <1.n d op eration of Hartford I s ifon-profi t Housing Development Corp. The followin.::; is some of whnt Hr. r:,j_rshson lw.d to say : General Hartford cons ists of 18 square miles , has a po1mlation of 160,000 an d needs 6, 0 00 low-income dwellin[; uni ts, of which S,ooo are now substa.Yida r<l . There are only 90-10{_. acres of vacant land in the city and f ew larg e housing develop!T!ents, but many of 16-32 units. The Great er Ha rtford area consists of 29 sepa1~ate municipalities or communities of which only f our have approved 1-f orkable Programs. The corpor a t ion has developed. a pre - processed reusuable package for a ssistance and gui dance of develop ers. This p::icka r:;e ha s basic designs f or two and. thr ee !)edro .Jm units. ~2,00C to 4~3,000 p er project is usually suff icient to test proposetl project's practibility . The corporation has not GOne deepl y i nto rehabilitation. It ha s thus f ar rehabi l i t ated two units under 221 d (3) and purchased 12 gro~p units , 221 (h) ha s not been popular because cannot fi nd s uitable a r ea.s in which t o work . The Great er Hartford HousinJ Develo~men t Fund, Inc. is s ponsored by the Hart ford Chamber of Commerce . Funds to finan ce t he corporat ion were obtained from 26 of the maj or firms in t he area in the sum of $1 ,500 , 000 ($700,000 in cash and the balance i n comJ11i tments.) Thes e f u ncls were obtained throu,-:;h personal solicitation as l oans from l ife insurance companies , banks and major industries. The corpora tion is nonprofit, organized to lend seed money on a revol vin::; basis and to provide technical skill on a consulting basic to s:ponsors of rental units for low-income families. Efforts however are not limited to nonprofit organiz :-,tions. �3 Specific After the corporation was organized arrangements ,;-rere made to borrow on a maximum line of credit of $700,000, secured. by 10 year notes, with interest up to 6 percent, payable asavailable. Only $350,000 of this amount has been actually dra~m to date. In lieu of interest, surplus is returned to lenders, as funds are accmnulated as authorized by the dlrectors, in lump smn amounts. Uses The HouGing :Jevelopment ii'u,:d., Inc. operates in the capital region incluc.ling Hartford and five of the surroumling suburbs. The revolving fund is used primarily f or: 1. 2. J. 4. S. Seed money loans to other local nonprof it ~roups. Land bankinc --accumulating land for future development for low-cost housing. To be resold at no mark up. i1ehabilitation of larr;e homes for l ar;_;o families. Providing talent ancl technical a s s istance to nonprofit groups. Assisting in stabilization of neighborhoods. Other Activities The non;.Jrofit development corporation also: i. Helps to br ing in private investors. 2. Helps to pl a ce low-income .familie s wi shing to buy new homes. 3. tforks closely with the Urban Renewal Department. 4. Hel ps pre-qualify below market rates ·with ?HA. S. Assist sponsors in request i ng below market allotments for FHA proj ects . 6. Works with the Chamoer of Commerce , City Devel opment Commission and the State Development Commission. 7. Acts as a clearing house for sponsors , builders , and mortgaeees . with problems. fuc:porimental 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cut s time l Hg . Provi des res erve f unds f or sponsors under t he rent suppl ement pro;Jrarn . Provides t he mis sin;~ vehicle . It docs what nobody else i s rloinr.; . It docs not provide all the answers . Of f icers of nonprofit or~ani zat i.on i n Hart f ord Principal Loan Officers of five i nsurance cornpani es . Principal Loan Of f i cer a of t wo bamcs . Two representati ves of minority groups . Chairman of Chamber of Commerce--Ex-of ficio. �4 Income 1. 2. Inter est on loans. Fees chargecl for services (Usually 2% 1st $500,000,l\~ above $500,000 and up to $1,000,000 with de creasinG seals above $1,000,000) Disbursements 1. Pays losses 2. Pays into r eserves. 3. Pays int ere::t on loans directors declare i nt erest payment of X number of dollars periodical l y a s available. 4. Pays administrative expens es of Development Corp. Recommendations 1. 2. J. 4. 5. 6. Small proj ects in scn ttercd areas are pr eferable. JI.void cr e2.t ion of f uture ghettos by encour aging the cons truction of l arge developments. Encourage use of two and three bedroom single family homes for small builders on small sites. Try to J et as many f amilies as possible i n s ingl e f amily homes and town house cooper at ives. Try to keep f arnilier, i n ap _)roximat el y s ame e conomic eroups. Disburse f unds t o other nonprof it organizations only as needed . Stat ements 1. 2. 3, I n Coru1ecticut, the Stat e has ~- loan fund t o suppl y S8ed money t o nonpr of i t sponsors in form of loans and grants . Rehabili t a t ed homos are most sui tci.bl e f or housing l arge f amili cs . Land hel d in l and bank is subj ect to usual t axes . Admi nis trat i :::;n Sta.ff cons ists of two men (¥Jr . Hi rshson , Executive Director, who is the outside cont a ct man; and his assistant uho is the insi de administration man ) and a secrot aF.f . ~(. * At the conclusion of Mr . Hirshs on 1 s talk , Yir. Alexander then introduced Mr. Tom Lord , As s istant Director Nonpr ofit Housint:; Center,Urban America, Inc. , which organi zation sponsored and underwrot e Mr . Hirs hs on's trip to htlant a . Mr. Lord explained that Ur bnn America is a national, nonprofi t oreanization hendquartered in Was hington, D. C., and i s dedica.t ed to impr oving housing f or l ow-income pe opl e i n the nation 'scities. The Nonprofit Housing Center of Ur ban America provides t echili.cal assistance to nonprofit sponsors of lower i ncome housi ng and. helps communities organize revolving funds and nonprofi t housing development corporat ions. The Center is financed by the Ford Foundat ion, t he Epi scopal, Methodist, United Presbyterinn and Uni t ecJ. Church of Christ church0s . �Urban America doe s not o-9erate on a fee basis and always endeavors to keep local p eople involved. It attem9 ts to adapt to local conditions and as s ist i n brincin~ public and private interests to:-; ether in e. joint action to s e cure i nprovement in housing for low income people. He also announced that Mr. W. 1,J . Gates, Consultant to the Housing -~ esources Comr.tlttee, is Urban America's represent a tive in Atlanta. oth,:?I' Itcmo As time was e; rowing short, Hr. Alexander then asked Mr. Jones to simply p ass out to the memb ors of the Cormnittee ( without comment) a self-explanatorf rep ort dated Au; ust 9, 1967 (Encl. 1) prepared by the Housing tlesource s Committee staff pertainin6 to the II Preliminary Rep ort ( from the Pla:i1ninu; 1.iepartment )--Amount of Vacant Land in the City by Zoning District, 11 da t ed. July 21, 1967. Also attached wns a comparison, prepared by the Housing Resources Committee s t aff, b e tween t he Analy sis by H:W of the Zoninc; Map previously provided tho HRC by the Planning Department ancl the tabulations conta ined in Ap •)enclix to July 21 Memorandum f ram the Pl;mning :Jepar trnent. Time did not pcrmi t detc1.ile d consi der at i on ;me_ c1.iscus s ion in the mG 2t i n:; of this r c 1Jort u hich was designe d to s erve a s a ba sis for conclusions and recomme ndat i ons of the Hous in[:; ~le sourc-.::s Commi t ·c.eo for its prop os e<:!. me ( tine; in the ne ar futur e with the Pla.nn.ing &'1.cl .Jcvelopment Cornmi t t ee of the Boar cl of Aider rnen. Mr. Alexander them announced t ha:i.:, the HousinJ; 1lesourcc s Cammi t tee hac1 b een reques ted by resp ective dev elopers of thr e e r a ther l aq ~e tra ct::; to supp ort them b e for e the Joint Pl anning Board an u. t he Zoninc; Committee of the B02.rJ of Aldermen to ge t t hos e properti e s r e- zoned to A-1. Mr. Alexander called up on YJ.r. Jones t o expl ain e ach site to the Comr,1i t tee . Mr. J on es p ointed out t he loca t i0n s of t h e three sites on the map a nd explained t h e proposed development of each . ( Two wi th pl a t s an d t en tative sit e l ayouts). After Mr. J on es ' pre s en tation of tho thr ee ;,r oposal s , Mr . Al exander c2.ll ed up on Mrs . Xernona Cl ayton, Amer i can Friends Servi ce Committee, fo r comment on any of the p roposal s and whether they woulc'. conolica te t he Ha rk being done in the southwest area by sr,,,/AP. J.V.trs . Clayt on expl a i n ed SWAP ' s purp ose and oper a ti on in the Beacher - Cas cade- hTes t Gordon n oac.I and Fa ir·;,urn Road area south to Sewell Road . She offered no obj ec ti on to any of the propos ed proj ects. Sito No . 1. 51 a cre trac t n or th of Brownvi lle Road b e t ween J ackson Parkway and Bolton Ho11d, now z oned M-1, prop os e d by •·!hitti ng-Turner Cons t ruction Co. for Turnkey devel opment for Publi c Hcusing. This tract has been tent atively c:1pproved by the Housin1; Authority and HUD and favorable c:i.ction a l ready rcc.ommonded by the Planninc; Boo.rd. It is schedul ed to :;o before the Zoning Cammi ttee of the Boo.rd of Aldermen in Public Hearing , Au,;_u ::, t 10 . �6 After du e consi c.leration aad J.iscussion, }1r. Lee Bur~e moved that the Housing ;.".esource s Comrni ttee endorse this proposal and recommend f avorable a ct ion by the Zoning Connnitte e cm d the Board. of Alllerme:;n. The motion wns scconc.ed and carried unan:i.mouslJ . Site No. 2. 59 acre tract ( eastern •;ortion oi D. lar,:;er tract of 171 acres) locateci. between West view Cemetery anc.l Peyton Road S. 1J., north of Utoy Creek, prop osed. f or development of caref ully p lanned 3GO uni ts of to,m houses under 221 d (3) co-ori, by Hr. John A. Hartramp f. (The 1 roperty is curr ently zoned a.-3) 1'1r . Har tram:-if Has asked the price ran[;e of units he propos ed t o build . He stated that the si.n::l e f a,1ily houses would. b e in the ~)15, 000 to :\25,000 ranGe and payment s f or t i1e two bedroom toim houses woulc~ be ap··iroxirnatcly $90 to :;;110 per month. After clue cons i 0er c1.tion, mo Gion wer e 1:1ade by Mr. Lee Burge th~t the I-me Comr~ittce endorse thj_s prop osal and re ques t the Plarn~in[( Board thnt it recommend f avora ble a ction on the rezoning petition f or this si tc. The motion was seconJecJ. and carri e,l ,.rl th H O dc.-e-:mtine votes. Site No. 3. 45 acre split tract on both sides of Bankhead Highway N. W. (10 acres on the nor th sicle , just west of ffo.Jnard rtoad, and. 3.5 acres on the south side) prop os ed for Turnkey clcv elopm<ent for Public Housin,;; , with 221 cl. (3) a s an alternate, b y HLC and Associate s Construction Company of Gre ensboro, ~Iorth Carolina. Zoning is now H-1 anJ M-2. After ampl e discus s ion, Mr . Virgil ~ilton moved that the Housing tlesources Commit tee cnclorsc this proposal and r equ es t f o.vorable reconu11endation by the Planning Board on the r m_onin~ petiti on for this c ite . Tho mot ion was s e conded and carried unanimoucly. As there 1-ras insuffi cient time f or ot her l.1u sinesr, the CoITlJili ttoe ad.i ourned at 12:00 noon . Respectfully submitte d , .t h ~ ~ ~ .:· \-....-,:,,. .. . . ·. . -~ Mal colm D. Jones .. .· . ' ..,_ Sup ervi s or o.r Ins poct"ion Services ' Encl u: 1. 2. fl -~ourcL- ::; C0r.1rittG,, h '"'; ,.) ~.:.) Ik ::-.bcr_·, E '. ,:cutiv,, .<Grou~ ?, }UW, ~-:·tod ;·.ur:;u: t 9, 196 7 (with attachments ). 1:ou:.,in:.: Pl::mlinJ .ikrp::- :ct r.i-.s1t r r,port to th ,., EJU.r.:ing· ~k . ourcc.s Cor.ir,1ittee <bte d f.uJ11..:. t · 9, 196 7. �MINUTES LAND ACQUISITION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE JUNE 20, 1967 The Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met June 20, 1967, at 10:_00 a.m., in Committee Room Ill, City Hall. The following mE.mbers were present: Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Jim E. Land Mr. Clayton R. Yates Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. Wallace L. Lee was not present at this meeting. Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel, presided. He stated that a chairman had not yet been elected for this panel and asked if the members present felt that action should be taken on this, this date. He also reported t hat adaitional members had been asked to join this panel but that they have refused. He said that he felt the election of a chairman should wait until full membership was a~tained. Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director, said that he felt it would be easier for him if a permanent chairman were elected as soon as possible. Dr. Henderson said he thought it would be better if the election was delayed until a larger number of members were on the panel. He su ggested that perhaps at the next meeting a chairman and vice - chairman could be elected. He stated that another mat ter he wished to bring up was to f i nd something which they could come up with in t erms of possible land sites. He also stated that the last meeting of this Panel was concentrated on requesting inf ormation on the availability of land sites. Mro Jones stated that the r esult of that reque s t was that he followed it up with a Memo to Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of Governmental Liaison, in which he pointed out land needs in the City for the low-cost housing program. He pointed out that it would take three times as much land zoned for this pro gram as it would require for actual development because evE.ry acre that is zoned can not be acquireda He feels that at least 5,100 acres of land zoned for this type of housing are needed and he told Mr. Sweat this and Mro Sweat asked the Planning �,:r· - --::ta ·' '1;1?21 ' - - - - -, : · c;;·r- cb:r:: · et:::i:5'. M · -a .-;,,;z aG ' .. ;;; - c r· rs CJ i I 0 '4 2: Department to take action on this. Mr. Sweat followed this up May 24 by a Memo in which he stated that he had called on the Planning Department to prepare a map and listing of all property suitably zoned for construction of Turnkey and 221 (d) (3) housing. has been received, ie. These have not yet been received, but some material Sheets showing vacant land in the eastern half of the City and its current zoning: Mr. Jones pointed out however, that much of this 1and is not appropriate for low-cost housing construction. ¥.!I'. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, asked i f they were broken down into apartments? Mr. Jones replied that they were but the zoning of each parcel was shown, and that much of the land shown was not particularly useful to this program. Mr. Alexander a sked if the developers know that this report is in existence. Mr. Jones stated that several developers have come into his office and looked· over it and they all agree that it was not particularly helpful. · They have gone through it page by page, and selected sites properly zoned and in many instance s, after attempting to run them down, found out that they were not available because of future plans, other contemplated uses, e tc. The developers cannot tell much about t he l and f rom just a loca t i on. Mr . Alexander stated that the Planning Department's delay is because it i s attempting t o develope a Land Use Study over t he entire Cityt t hat one thing that this panel mi ght do is to as k the Planning Commission to pr epare a sU11UOOri zed Land Use St udy befor e the other one is published. Dr. Henderson asked what the time t able for t his report was? Mr. Alexander did not lmow. Mr. Jones stated that the list of land s uitable for this program was originally called for by May 4. Mr. Henderson asked i f this information was part of the study they would b~ ge tting. Mr o Alexander said yes--a detailed Land Use Study for the City; that one other t hing, perhaps is this information shown on the seperate sheets s hould be assembled into larger sec tions o Dr. Henderson asked i f all the r epor t was on l and in the easteI}ll half of the Ci ty? �3, Mr. Jones said ye-s , that Mr. Alexander has explained that we did lmow where available land was in the west. Also in a1 swer to Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jones stated that there were too many pages of it to mount successfully. Dr. Henderson said that he gathered that the study Mr. Alexander referred to WO!lllil be an analysis of land use. Mr. Jones said it would be, and for the whole City. It will also try to list proposals of changes which need to be made. He stated that it takes considerable time and that he does not know when it will be completed. Dr. Henderson said that he did not see how this panel could do much until they get this information. Mr. Alexa1der agreed that it was hard; that the only thing that he knew of that could help is to make it known that this is needed to move on as soon as possible; that one thing which the Mayor mentioned to the Chief Planner was that he would like to know where industrial tracts were that ·could be rezoned for housing . Dr. Henderson said that he had noticed that there was a housing project going on near Agnes-Jones School in which the conditions were not very good. He stat ed that wnile the Committee was fiddling around, somebody else was building. He also stated that this particular project is crowded and has too many families in it. Mr. Jones stated that this area was already zoned, and that there were some f ew areas such as this which were appropriately zoned. Dr. Henderson said that we were getting no information on land which is availabl e outside of thes e areas. Mr . Alexander said that t he primary pr oblem was the l arge tracts everybody knows about which have been ref used for one reason or another. He stat ed that there is another problem in the east ern part of the City. Perhaps this Committee should meet with HUD and review wi th t hem t he principl es that they have set up and inform them of t he si tuat i ono He also stated t hat he f elt that a man who really wants to build houses could find s9me areas on t he available sheets which would be workableo Mr. Jones stated that this was not the _p-oblem as he saw it. The problem is that there is not enough land zoned for apartments where the land can be used for this program. �Dr. Henderson stated that this panel's function is to find land that is already zoned for apartments and also land which can be rezoned, because zoning resistance is what is causing the problem now; trying to get vacant or near vacant land zoned for houses. Mr. Jones said that specific recommendations for suitable areas were needed. Dr. Henderson said that this was another f unction of this panel, to inform the Housing ResQurces Committee of zoning and to coordinate with the Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Jones said that we need to det ermine and to express the need and then let the Planning Department come up with where and what to do. Dr. Henderson agreed with this but said that we should reserve the right to review it and have influence on it. Mr. Alexander said that one thing which is available right now are the M-1 segments; that the problem is the Planning Department's staffing. Another problem is that some owners of M-1 may not want to develope it for apartments; that one other thing this panel might wish to do is to request the City for additional help to get this thing solved soon. Mr. Clayton R. Yates said that the mat ter hinges on two things: Location and Zoning. Mr . Jone s said that our main concern was t he part zoned for multi-family construction • . Mr. Alexander said that another problem was high prices. Mr. Jones said that s everal people have attempted t o acquire land for this program, but could not because prices were too high. Mr. Alexander said that two other f eatures were utilities and streets; that he wrote to the Atla..~ta Real Estate Board and the EJT1pire Real Estate Board earlier and asked them if they would use us as a clearing house for their land, but he has received no answero He stated that he also talked with them over the phone and that they sounded favorable, but we still have no answer as yet. Dro Henderson asked how .much low-income housing was under construction now? �- - --. - - - - --- - ----~ = ~ - = 5 Mr. Alexander told him approximately 5,000 units proposed~ which appear fiirm. Hr. Henderson asked if it is known where these are? Mr . Jones said that they were listed formally on a detailed Housing Inventory report. Dr. Henderson asked what they could do as a Committee .on these sites? Mr. Alexander stated that one of the problems is that when we go to the Planning Department we have to get something rez:amed which they have already promised would no t be rezoned. Dr. Henderson asked if it would be a good idea to ask Mr. GlacUmto go over this list with us, item by item. suggestions: 1. 2. He also suggested they follow these two Try t o go over the "Problem Areas" with t he Planning Department. See if we can get an over-all picture of this study and ask for an opportunity to revi ew it. Mr . Alexander sai d that another thing would be to sit down with HUD and r eview their policy, what i t means and wher e t o go to apply it. Dr. Henderson asked if we should go to the Regional Office. Mr. Alexander said yes , to tal k with Mr . Ee . Baxter, Regional Administrat or. Mr. Jones stated at this point tha t a positive position by t his Panel should be taken and s hown in the minutes and be passed to t he Press. At this poi nt the Panel pr epared and adopted the attached resoluti on . Mr . Alexander suggested that the Panel writ e t o the Real Estate Boards reques ting i n.formation on available locations f or l ow~cost housing in the Ci ty. Mr. J im Land asked if any r eal . estat e people had been asked t o serve on this Panel. Dr. Henderson said that the ones asked had declined . He also proposed and obtained agreement of the Panel t o ask, in coordination with Mr. Al exander, both the Atlanta Real Estate Board arid the Empire. Real Estate Board each to provide a representative for membership on the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee. Mro Alexander reported that one item on which he and Mro Jones did not quite see eye to eye is the rezoning of large pieces of land one at a . time. . �6 He said that of the over all plan, one portion, Fairburn Road (originally proposed for Turnkey Housing) was coming up for rezoning soon. He stated that this land had been discussed with several other peo ple on the Planning Committ£e and agreed that the argument a gainst Public Housing on this site is well founded: that now Mr. Gillmore wants to have 221 (d) (3) housing built there on a co-operative basis; that Mr. Jones had asked him t o appear before the Zoning Committee and support it; that he ( Mr. Alexander) feels that an individual going before the Committ ee would not have the same good result that a committee's going would have. He asked Mr. Jones to give the location and history of the site. Mr. Jones reported that this was a location on West side of Fairburn Road and that it is just north of Holy Fanily Hospi tal; 59 acres proposed for 221 (d) (3) co-op. It is ideal for this type of development because of the general nature of the community i n that area. The sponsor is proposing 221 (d) (3) co-op f or sales unit s only, like Canlbridge Square. sold from pre-built models. These are built multi-family and There mus t be 90% of the uni.ts in a particular segment already sold before construction can even begin. has been very successful in other areas. This t ype of program Under 221 (d) (3) there are two ways yuu can go : 1. The cheaper rout e--)% interest, 40 ·year mortgage--produces lowest cos t uni ts to be sold. 2. More expensive r oute --6% inter es t and½% f or FHA i nsurance fees. He has a letter from Mr . Gillmore asking t hat this Panel support him on this site at the Zoning Hearing. He also stated that he and M. He f elt it would do this Panel credit t o do so. w~w. Gates, Housing Resources Committee Consultant, went to the Planning Board and talked with t hem . recommended favorable action. As a result, the Planning Board He stated that he agreed with Mr. Alexander, in that it would be better to have worked out an over- all plan, but until this is done the Zoning Committee will not know what part this site and other similar ones play in our program., unless this Committee tells them so. Dr. Henderson asked if that was originally pl anned for Public Housing? Mr. Jones said that it was; that if it is now made available to moderate income families the experience is that they move out from lower price dwellings, thus making those units available to lower income families. �I , ~-- -- -- - - - - - ~ -- 1 Mr. Henderson stated that this was what made slums. Mr. Jones said not necessarily. Mr . Alexander stat ed t hat he thought that this was a good site for the type of thing being discussed. Dr. Henderson asked what the Panel thou ght? Mr . Yates stated that it was fine, if 221 (d) (3) at Mr . Jones said that the specific proposal now was for i t could not be got t en for J% 6% interest could be got~en. interest and that 3%. Y1r. Land a sked why HUD refused t his? ¥1r. Jones explai ned th~t this particular sit e was not actually proposed to HUD: that HUD made i t s policy known through the newspapers; t hat t hey would not permit public housing in an area of racial concentration. Mr. Alexander stated t hat this was why t his site was not submitted t o HUD . Mr . J ones said t he developers ' main problems were on locations and zoning . He sai d that he fe lt t his Panel s hould ~upport t he developers on sites which we feel are appropriat e. He al so stated that i n t he future he could bring potent i ally appropriate s i tes to t he Panel's a t tentiln. Mr . Alexander asked if anyone (Mr. Henderson part i cularly ) would appear with hirr. before the Zoni ng Committee in t he Council Chamber of City Hall at 2: 00 Thurs day, June 22, i n support of the Fairburn Road s ite . Dr. Henderson said he could not because he would .be out of t own, but YJr. Land said that he would. As there was not other business the meeting adj ourned 11:00 a.m. Approved by: Encl: Resolution Vivian Henderson, PHD, Chairman Land Acquisition Panel �LAND ACQUISITION PANEL Housing Resources Committee RESOLUTION RESOLUTION BY The LAND ACQUISITION PANEL, of the Housing Resources Committee WHEREAS, there appears to be a serious need for additional land within the City of Atlanta, appropriately zoned for construction of multi-family housing units, for low and medium income families, under the Turnkey and 221 (d) (J) programs; for single-family sales housing under the 221 (d) (i') programs; as well as construction of both types under other methods of financing, including conventional. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the LAND ACQUISITION PANEL, of the Housi ng Resourdes Committee that: 1. There is an urgent need for completion by the Planning Department of the proposed city-wide Land Use Study; and 2. In connection therew~th the preparatioh by the Planning Department of a map and listing all vacant properties five (5) acres or larger which are zoned appropriately for development of Turnkey and/or 221 (d) (J) multi-family housing for low and medium income families; and J. Thi s Panel request s an opportunity t o me et with the Planning and Devel opment Committee of the Board of Aldermen at an earl y date to review t he t entative f indings of the Land Use Study and to cons ider and discuss mat ters in connecti on ther ewith; and 4. Copies of t his Resol ution be sent to the following: Planning Engineer Chairman, Planning and Development Committee of the Board of Aldermen Chairman, Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen Director of Governmental Liaison The Mayor Adopted June 20, 1967 �l I (·IOU3ING RG;::lCDitCL.:3 CO,J IT ,LE July !...::c.:curnm COh IT_-L; mLTIDG 6, 1967 The 1x~cutive Group of the l-Iousin1_. .:1esources Commi. ttee met at 10:00 a .•m;, 'r he followin3 members were present: jhly 6, 1967, :in Cor1u,d"i:,tce Room #2, City I·Icill. Nr. Cecil A. Alf·xander, Chairman., Housing Resources Committe:e Hr, Butler Henderson, i...epresenting Dr. Benjamin i1:.ays., Co-Chairman, Housing Resources Committ~e Nr. Char]£:, s L. r-'eltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Nr. Robert '·!inn, representin 0 , Dr. :;_,( )-r in Ha:i.·rison and .rir . 111oreland Smi'j.}11 Chairman & Vice-Chairman of the Construction anc-1. .!Jesi-gn PanEll Mr. lee Burge, Chairman, Finance (; Non:-Profit..Funcls Panel Mr. A.B. Pacl_,ett,, r,~f..mber, Finance & }Jon.. Profi.t Funds Panel Hr. John '. Tilson., member, Finance i?,: ;ron-Profit Funds Panel 1·ir. Charles F. Palmer, representin2; Hr. Clarence Cole;:-:an., Actin,; Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. Nallace L. lee, _1;1ember, Land Acquisi ti.on Panel Dean Williams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr . Iswis Cenl~er., inember, Social Problems Panel Mr. t dward L. Simo_n , r epresenting Mr. Vir;~:il Hilton, Chairman, Business Participation Panel hr. Dale Clar':, Chairman, Public I nforrr.ation Panel 11r. w. W. r'·a tes, Consultant Mr. 1,Jalcolm o. ~ones, Director Also present at the meetin we re; I'ir • .l:enry Hill, Treasurer., rtetail Credit Company hr. 'iilliam Bassett, Assistant Chief of Planning De,part.:ient Hr. lJilliam Ilo.~land., L::c:cutive Director of CAClfR Nr . tlet,inald Carter, Community '!1Elations Cornr,dssion Representatives of the Press Hr . Cecil A. Alexander presicled . :1e 0~1ened the meeting by asking tor Panel reports. Hr. L'e l tner was calle d on 'to give a report on the U __ ,al Panel,, i•.ir. Charles L, '. Teltnf.r., .~cting Chairman, I.e_: al Pane:1, reported. that they did not have a chairman as ;}'e t. !-Ie also stated that i..liey have met t 1-dce and that Malcolm Jone:s h as given t hem copies of the Housing Code. Mr. AleAander stated that Hr, ··Tilliam Slayton, Jxecutive Vice- Presi dent o! Urban Ameri ca, su:.,_,e sted that the dayor write a l e t,te r recor.Menclin. tha t a ve ry clos £ look be ta!.{en into the cU2.~rent provisions of Section 11.S for Federal ~-1,500 �2 re:1abilH,ation •. r22 ,.t::: J. Section 312 for 3~~ J.oa;:-1s for property owners in Urban lene1-al and Code I nforcei :ent pro,iects who i:rust ma'~e repairs urn.ier the dousing Code; that s01o1e ,,;ay be found to f i ther mow.fy this to includ.€ any areas in the City or be :;in some le ~islation on tnis • 0 Nr. ;,feltner cs.>;:.pJainec. that h E- .had discussecl. that with Frank 'iilialils. He also stated that if t ti.e Committee f elt it would ~1elp, he uoulc·. draft a letter on this for the Layor 's si€;nature., i ir, Aiex ander said '.1e thought tihi _; 1 -!ouid be ciood. and a greed. to provide i:•Ir •. · ,eltner with a eo~,y of the lE-tter he had prepared for the i'ayor oh this ri1atter. Hr. Ldward L, Simon, represent.in~ rlr, Vir ·il .fl ilton, statE;d t 1:at he wished some leE;islatio!'.l could be in troclucecl t-O correct the sit ation in l!rbai1 Renen al are.as in wl1ich houses exist whicl1 are bot.h f ire hazards ancl heal t:1 ha:.c.arc.ls. Hr. 'Jelt.ner statecl that ~ov. •ic.ddox had vetoed suc;1 a bill not long a1 o. br. t .alcolm Jones, Di:cE:9tor, saic. tha t hf, ,.neY of th e: house i n c:ut stion and that w11en last insp€.ctcci it ,·, as structurally sound, so that it did not warrent demoli·t:i.on; that therefore it cannot 0c ,}ei .. olishE:d under the "In llem" ordip,o.nc~. '.i'his orclinDnCE: ~ l s for the 01 ,ner to inaJe:c r epairs on such property• Nr. Simon said that someone .. needs to re-inspec i., the house in c·uest°ion because it, i s not sound . now• Lfr . Jones stc1.tcd that it has b e en some ti,:, e si nce t he hm.1s€· had bE:.:en insp£cted, and t hat per l1aps n ow t ;.P. City coul<i ta·.~e ac·c~~on to C:·.cmolisn it. um:iE;r i:.he "T..n Rem" orclj_na.ncc.· ~Ir .· J'.lexander aslCE- cl !'ir. Jont-s to £. -"-p lain -che. "In Jem11 ordi;.1ance. l"ir .- Jones e:·plained t hat it was adopt ed l\~' t t1e City , aft(r action ta,.-: en by the 1906 Le .islature whicll gave the Gi t y, with the autnori t.y placed in the .BuilctinL, Offic i al , the ri . ht t o i nspe,c t bui l c.ings which w£re dilapidated_, and ·e,o call upon t :1e 01.ner t o ma\:e r epairs or demolish. If l:-11£.. building is more than 50~~ c. i l a:i. idate d, t h€n the Buildin;;: Departr::ent calls on t he owner to dernol i sh and if t he ot:n&r fail s t o do s o afwr 90 d.af s , t hen t hE: buil ding may be demolished by t he City and a lien pl aced again s t t he pr opert y f or t he cost of demolishing; th e·L the City c.oe s not have the r i ght to rEp~ir. Hr. Alexander t11en c alled on t he Financ e :: f,:on -Pro f it Funds Panel for i ts report.. Pir . Lee Burce, Chairman, Finance .? , r-ron-!'rof it Funds Panel stat t=,d t :at t l,ey were ·worldn~: on trying to get a l ocal non-profi t '. Iousi,,,g D£vclopmE:nt Corporc:.t.ion for.med to .3.os i s t. in the. hou.sing pro __ram. �, - ---- - - - -· - - -- - - ·· --- - - - 3 Hr. Ale) :a.;1l;_er t ; .en a s;:_ccl fo ·c the Puolic Housing Panel 1s report. hr. Charh.s F. ? tl1;1er, r·epresE:ntinc; Lr. Clar0nce Cole:nan, statt,-l 1,na·i; one proble.,, with 1.rhich. his panel is corcerned is t i1e m.JD policy {of discaura~g public housinc ) in racially i denti.f iable areas. He stated i:.hat they felt thi.s was a very tuu·c alistic policy anc.'. t i-1<'., G this Comnri.ttu: should. ta.:e this up. I·1r. h.lc:;..and.er a grectl t,i-ia t this c.~cludu i bo·i:,h all - 'hite are as anc:. all-'rc :_,r o areas. Hr. PalmE..r also stated tha t Atlanta 1s greate.st n(;;ed is more Public Housinc:.• Hr. Ale1~a11de r statcG that Iiousi.ng is also neer.leJ. on the. eD.st side of Atlanta. I-; r. ·~lobe:rt 'hu1, represe:,1tinc Dr. aarrison, as~~ed if we could tr7 to ge:t some coo1Jeration fro111 Fulton and De -~alb cotmties on loca1,ions for low-cost housing? ru.~. Jom:.s said. tha·i:. this ~-ras cl:i.scusscd recently anc.i. that he. felt some type of COOf;c ration could be E:fi. e ctc c.. on a pu.rel::r volt:,ntar,/ bas is. i':r , Ale::,mm. r t,;·ien c alled for t11e La..--id Acquisition Panel. report and as there was none he ne}'_t call ed for t '·1e ,ocial Problems PcJ.11E:l report. Dea.., !-,illiai;1 .s , Jac 1cson, Cha irman, Social Proble1,.s Pan61, stated that he wished to point out -c,iie lat€ Charles O. . ;,i,ne.rich I s part on hi s Panel. ;rc c:w kcd if the Cor,Mittee. woulcl approv<. a motion t o ac :..:nowl e dge his s Ervke with a l etter to his f aii!ily ? Mr. Pa.llt1f;r seconded t ;-1e rnotion an.:l it was carrit:.d unani, ,ousl y . Jean J ac ;~s0n said that his Panel :·E.;1 t it ne-edcd more :..~epre..scntation :from the cornunmity, anC::. ·c.Ho adG..itj_ ona.l members , .;r . lcrwii1 ::tevcns and. .' Jr , Lewi.s Cenkcr, hacl bu:.n a(\ ..cd; t i1at his Pane l als o dec idE(i to '·iori~ on a stai.ement of purpose f or ·i:,his C0i,u;1ittce . ,le saicl that t/ 1e Atl anta dousin . Author.i_t y was also discussed . IL ,ms ie:lt c.:1e ·roL~sin :.uthor.1.ty rn cded some-· ,s ort. of social F or.·Ers for people moving :un,o .10;:•sing develop,1iEmts; tha-t, this s ~1ot·,1c1. be a st-parate a 1;ency by ii.,self so t:1£ needs of t .1e people coul d be ,:1ct. hr . f..le~· andcr as,~cd if t _1c Commit t ee Fant.eel to invite a I1Jei11bE:r of the .Housin;_. Authority to spea:~ on this ma.vi:.6r at the ne~.:t m.. ei;·i.ng? Also if a copy of the ,jocial Problems Pane;l 1 s r c po:rt should iJc r eferred the Cor,1r,umity Relatj_ons Corur,1-i.:,ff·; on, and a copy provided the Jom::Lng J u-i.:,· ;or1_ty? 'i"he Committee a g,r Eed to both~ Nr. Alexander t hen as:.:( d t~1e Public I nf ormat ion Panel for its report. �4 l'ir. D2l c Clart, Chai:cr,ian, Public Information Panel, reportG 6 Llw.t they had a r.1~eting to br :i1c~ thf'. members up to 6.atE.. on e:- vcnt.s <:.ri.c'. to C:isc1.1.ss thG COiii:- .. itke 1 s ll"_bite Pape r". :{E; stau, c.l i.,;rnc, he bacl l'o1mL; thai:. i:..1e ki:.lanta Chambe r of Commerce had r;i v£i1 us l1tgh priorj_t:r on t 11e.ir a e;enda. nr. Alexander then asl~ed . r. Jo1ws to Kcplain the reports listed on t he ar;encl.a • .hr. Jonrn s t .:..tE:c. that the first was a periodic inventory- re:port of low and -11cc1.iu.m cost i1ousing in 1-1.·a an·ca which 1-ms revisc-d J t:ne 2 ,;, 1907. de e :;q:,l ained t i1e J11eaning of the ab fJrcvia·i:.:i.ons cmr. . t i1at soi:l.e L!ni 0s ·,:.rLre not as fir .-.1 as t h£f ht oe. HE, then c ·,pla.ined the ,Swnr,1;;1.17 and t~e Notes a t t .-1c end of the inventory; also the rel at ed paper entitlul II Proble1., .t\rr,.as 11 • ( ':;e:. e co ~;y of 3wnmary attached to t ,1ese mii1ute s.) l i'i:i. i.fr. Alc: :ander at t nis poi nt statE:o that he had m;gle cted to as 1-: if the Busines s Participation Panel had an~rt:1.:i.n to rEport an.d t he:: did. not. Hr. Jones t llen stateC:'. t hat not lon;: ago, as a 1~E·Sl,lt of requ E:s :L by thE: Land Acquisition Panel, he h :J/. as 1<et:: t.11€. Plannin:; DeparttiJCn t to provio.c hirn , rj_th information concerni n G va c ant land i n f'.tlanta Fhic\1 1;a s zoneci f or apartr:.ents • .:ie reportE..( t hat he ha..:;_ recent,ly rE.c c-ivcd a zoning map ~-i t h orange color8d ar(; ;:.::; s 1.'.pcrimposc. d ove r t he r,J_a p, i :1e:ic i:.,. ·.·• ·L;he vacan-c land. (e s ·ca tec.:. that the-.. exac t si ze= of tiHcSt p a·cels F as not ...nown ( Est·].1;;2.tE'd. only ) ano. U1at he h ad t,one over t :.J e entire map and co.,1~ iled a l ist of t:ic v a c an t land s l.lmm zoned for apa.rtment,s . ~IE:: "i:.~1c.m explai nE::d ·t,hE: s Luci · anu r E.11ortE.d L ,s findin s lli1d conclusions. ( Jee cover s11(..et, P-. celiirrn ar r j~al] s is, a ttac hec'. ) t r. : 'EcltnE:r d S .:~f . d -;,;1e nwi1ucr of v aca:1t acre.s no i.- zoned i or ap.?.r t 111ents? figt11•e ,.; a s not a:v~ 1.lable. T ,1£: i1r. Buri.;€ as;.c; .. ,:'. ,. -_1 L; t V1E- qna..·1:Lit~y of o the.r v a c ant land, zoned Industrial or otheri,rise. 't he fi 11r cs w~1·eo not. available. Lr. /\l c..,,ancl.er statec•. that, t ru:: Land !',cq u.isition Panel F aG now going to get t o reviev thl Land Use :3t ctdy . He as';:ec.l if thEre °!'JaS any otner business b1c:fore ad journin,? l'.ir . Jones as.-{ed that t11e . Cowmi ttu. give him some i dea as to action to tarn about the ab ove ,,ien-cionE. cl s ·i.;uc.:y on land zoned f or apart ,,;ents. 1·i:r. Ale,~an6.er stated. that l1e felt the. re were tt-ro steps whic h could bf; ta:~en: 1. That t11e fi gures i ·i r. 'cltner and i'JI'. ·;c-u r E rer~ue:st.cd be obtained from the Planning Department. 2. That this Colllmittec. i;o to run \-i i.th this study and relatE.d figures and snow them wha. t ,,'<:.. a::..·e up against. �- - - ·--- - - - -- 5 The: only otl1e:r thin whfoh ti1is Commil.,teE.. could act upon no-. is to urge the Plannin;, Department w get more zon_:_ng c.:1ane;ed in both th€ Fulton and DeKalb porti ons of P:i:.lanta. x • .·t ltner as\E::d vrii.at about the ~ent Sur:plemcnt item on the ar;e:nc1a? 1-tr. Joms sta l-t \..i. that t,:1e Hous e ol' H.epresrmta-LivE;s rejcctt d. it this year; the i1a;:;-or has ':JE..en callu~ u pon to [; O to ' ~ashingtoa to ;- ive 'i 'es ti.E.,on.y- nex t ,-rce ·. before the 3 enat,E. Appropr i ations Commi tte e in ~ up··,ort of try jni to [~et the program reins,;atcd; t hat i1e, ,."r- . Jones, has bEcr1 callE.:cl upon by :Jan SuE..at in the r;ayor's of fice to prcpa:i.'E:: st. Vt-ra l sta i.,cl "E:11 t- G in S L'-, J ort of the pro Lr am. i"lr. Ale x nnd.cr as:cE:d if it would ,,c,e:;i"it the .a 7 or if this Co,•m.tit vE: € pn. p 2i c d a report or sta.tem.ent also support:i.n ;,:-, the ..,'.£nt Supplement program. 0 l'::r. t.l tm;r inovecl "t,ha t tllis Co :r.L, te: c P~'epa::.:·c, a m0;;iorial to ·i:,bat efl'c-c "l,. Er. Jackson s e conc,ec~ the mo tion ancJ. it F c>.s c 2..rr i cd 1manb ;ously . As the re was no flll"thEr business,., t i1e r£.· et:1.ng adjourned at 11:45 a.m. R.€ spcctfully sub1ni ·Gted, ilicls: Summary of Low-cost Housi.11 6 Tnv€ntory qeport Prel:u inar ." .:·.nalysis covE..r shee t, �26 Jw1e 2 b , 1967 SUMMARY Estimate Avail able No. Units Firm 5,244 Probable . 2,965_ _ Total In Sieht ~209 Be~1g Considered 1967 196 8 1969 ( 2084 ) (271 2 ) (448 ) ( 53 ) (2137} ( 6 3 7) 133fa9 ) ( 815 ) (126 3 ) 1970 1971 ( 760 ) 760 ) -r-100 )' ( 700 ) 8,003 2)830 Doubtful 19;0&2 _ _ Lost 3,152 Tota.l Proposed 22 ,194-- of wnich 8,183 uni ts, cons i dere d appr opriate , are c ur r e ntl y in serious d i ffi cu lty , due primarily t o obje c ti ons fro m var j_ous sourc e s a s to loca1.,ions ( b , 713 units in i:.i1e Be ing Con0idered Category ancl 1,L(70 uni ts in the Doubtf ul Categor y . See s e parate list of " Problem Are as ") . In addi t ion, 3l..J.2 7 uni ts have been rehabili tciteJ t!, rou 6 h the Houuing Code :.Evi3i.0;1, l~.3 w1its by the H.l\. . in the West F.ncl U. H. . Pro j e c t a .cl JO units vol untarily by private entcrpri se o -i:-Incl udes 1140 units of P. ,I . + 1125 units ;mder Turnkey f or P~H o + lb2 ur1i t s lea.,ed for P.H . Respectfull y Submitted, Enclosures : 1. 2. No tes on Related ;'1att ors Summary of Public Housing i n Atl.:mta �. " 27 June 28 , 196 7 NOTES ON HE UTED t'IATTE RS Sin e co m iling · he previous re po~ t ( Ap ril 20 , 196 7), 23 addit iona l prop os a ls have been made . Tot-3.l is now 95. However , lJ oi' thr;SC proposals c onstituti. g 315 2 units, whi ch we re orig inally expe cted to be a p pr ove d , have been r e j r; c te d a nd are no,·1 cons i dered a s 11 Lost 11 • In addition, propos als cons i:,i tu ting 8 ,HlJ ur1i t s are in sc r i0110 difficulty du e pri,, arily t o obj e ctions from v arious sources a s to 1 cx:ations, lo The 1• ounu tion for Cooperative Hous ing , which de veloped E:astwyc h Villa ge and Cambridge Square ( bo t h in De;~alb Cm:nty ), no,1 has a fu ll t i :ne rE.pre ::,entat j_v2 in Atlanta and is sE:ekine cliGnts . They are sponsoring the 200 unit London Toeme House s deve lo pment in !\tlanta ( Item F-5 ). c. Saul Gray :is a partne r i n a Co rporat ion 1-:hich O\ms 280 new units off Bankhead at El br idge St. , which he want s t o sell , + a potentinl deve lopr~e nt on the site for ;;12 addi ti on a l uni ts . Area is aln:a dy z oned A- 1. D. Proposed l ocations .fo r lo'.v cost housing are b eing co ordinated with the Plannin g Dept. , whe n initi ally s ubmi tte d J for adequacy of Conun.unity Pac ilit ie s 1 existin g or pro posed. Proposals are also r e vi ewE.d perio dically with the .School Dept. for adequacy of s chool f a ciliti e s. E .. Re i abilit2.,, ion by Hou::,ing Coe.le Di visio o.f BuJ.l cling Departmen t on Boul evard in Bed.ford Pine U. R. Pr ojec t ( approximatel y 700 units i nvolved. ) co iru ence d •ehruary 1. The U. FL pro j e ct is sti ll i n s urvey a nd plan ning s t:.age . A list i s avai l able in Housing ReSOi.L"'.."C t:_ s Committe e o :.f:i.ce of lOJ un Hs on Boulevard 1;hich t he own ers state d they Hish to sell, r ather than r ehab ilitate . This list hati been made ava .. labl l ,O t hr; H.A. and to a t!at:.ion.J.1 concern i ntereste d in d eve l oping a Re ha bi litatio n Demonstration proj e ct in that a r ea . In view of di .ficul t i es encou..rite:::·e d in zoning and gett ·.ng appr o vrrls on s i tes p r opo .sed for l arge mul t i --family development , it is apparent that the l or-1 income housing prograrn wi ll have t o l ean heavily on Developers and 1uilders :pl'o v i ding a subs tantial po r t i on of the pro gram on small sea ttered si ,:,cs . Thus f a r, 445 sin;-_l e family house s ( Ite m F-14) and 82 2 uni ts in dupl exE,s and smnll apar ti ,1ent. cievelopir.ents unde r c onventional financing are a lrendy in th is c ategory. G. lJo proposal h;:i.s yet been r.i.ade for construc tion of units ( even effici ency or 1 b e room ) to rent f o r as l ow as $SO.GO pE- r month . great<:. st nu,cl is in the ~>30 .00 - $SO. OO pe r mon th rental range. !!. Charlr::s A. ,·Tueller Compan i e s of J onesbo r o i s promoting the S,,eat Equity Program ( fif!\ in sured mor c.gace ) whereby the purchase r E-arn s the bulk of his dm·m payme nt thro ugh clenning, p a intin g and l andscap in~,;. Nati onal :Iorr,e s Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the maiYet Feb. 1, JSo7, a boo S.F . ( O. s. dimensions ) 3 bedroom, prefabricated, preassernbled p anel, sin 6 1e f amily house plus a 9o S.F. ( I.S. dimens ions) stora;:i;e lY1ilding rnanufact ... red by Arrow He tal Products Corp, to se ll under FHA 221 ( d ) ( 2 ). Pr ', ce incl ude::, pl umbing , elcc tri.cal, heal.inf; ll , i. t, s(,ove ': ...'<'i'1'i1~2r;,tor. House can be: compl e t e l y assemble d in 05 man hours; 53 of those were per111ittcd in J t;ne for enction in t he Tho mas v i.llc !h:ban Renc1.·a l .reU: . Aclrian Ho:ies Co rp. ha.s proposed a prefab L re t ai l .for a bout $7, 5 00 plus l and , foundation, clos.i. ne and ros :-.; 0 .b ly tappint.; f ec' S• I. See So.m.'Tiary ( p. 26 ) for overa ll sta tus o.f the pro gram and Summary of Public Housin r.; ( p. 2d ) for th e oveor.:11 1 Pub1ic pror;r;im . Jo Information is ; e l comcd as to chan :";es , addition::_; or deletion s in matE'.rial conta .inc d in Lhis report . Encl . _,11 (Call 1 The City ' s lousin,: c 1.mLr t bulio1 522-~J:63, 1'°Kt.1iJO) . to L1e �.. .213 ,June 2b, 1967 SUI'lMARY OF PU JLTC HOUSING IH J\.TLJ\.NTA Units in ope r· tion - f illed. 1140 Units in Developn:ent s L.:1ge , a s follows : ( 650 ) Uni ts of f He Daniel St., i n Rai-;son 1.'lashington U. R . Proj ec t ( scheduled f or co mpl eti on by J une JO, (248 ) by Oct . 167 (402 ) by March 168 ( 350 ) Uni ts in Thomasvil l e ( 40 ) 1 Bedroom ( 120 ) 2 Bedro om ( Bo) 3 B~dro om ( 80 ) Li Bedroom ( J O) 5 Bedroom ( 140 ) Units , Perry Homes Extension - South of Procte r Creek . (7 8 ) J Bedroom Bids opened lfarch 7, 196 7. Permi t is;:;ued i.ay ( L16 ) 4 Bedroom Es ti :nate J. 8 months t o co n s truct . (16 ) 5 Bedroom 12CO 300 u-.a. I n hands of architect. To adv,-rtise in Fall. 2-:-·z-3 months a ddit:Lonal before c onstruc tion c an start . 12 months , at l east , a dditional. for construction . Will try to have pa.rt deli ve red before final. 6 7. 1 Uni t s previously all ocated - Pro:r:osed Turnkey; 1125 tenta tively pled 6 ed on sites approved b y HUD (5o~gs 6-21) Units allocated fo r l ease ( Is only possibility fo r additional Public Hous ·'ng unit s in occupancy summer , 1967; can only be t urned ove r for Public l- ousing o ::.cupancy as become vacant) . Total add itional planned , as indic.:i.ted above . J uOO-::- New Allocation - Proposed Turn'.<ey . announced Feb. 24 , Arpr oved by Bd . of Aldermen, uec ~ 20 , 1?66 . Additional allocation r e cently r eques t ed for l e· s ing J,_·oc;ram . -lffoLal add:i.tionJ.l units pro jected (olLiO ) 15,014 Encl. //2 6 ,5) Proj e ct (16 for e l derl _y ) Units unde r l ease 162 (65 units , I-1urphy Apts. _; h8 units , 'I'E-nnesscan Commons j J l units , Si ms Naddox.1 s Apts . at Ca pitol and Vinara, require r e habilitation. ); 18 uni ts on Dargan Place . , 1 Total Po t ent1a l l1escrvat ion by ifUD �July !-!0 1.JSJ NG HES0lJRCES C0M.-lITTEE 5, 1967 Prel i minar y Analysis ( Of ~',ap Showi ng Vacant Land Zoned f or Apar tments) It s hould be noted tha t vacant l and i s not i n,iic a t ed · i n t he Doul d er Par k Plan area, anne:iusd J an . 1 , 1967 . There is a gr ea t de al of vaca nt l and i n this area . Tot al l and sho1-m on map as vacant and zoned for apartment s. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 482 acres (Of t his amount, that already commi t ted t o l ow income housing • • • • • • • •• 125 acr es ) ( I n addition, that already tur ned do,m or rej ec t ed. ( Pl an. ed for other use . • • • • • • • •• " 0 • • • .. • . . .1~2 acres ) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31 ac r e s ) Total s hown not available • •• • 27 8 acres Bal ance whic h appears t o be available • • , *204 acres Hm-1ever, i t is ver y l ike l y, when checked out in the fiel d, that a consider able portion of this amount rri.11 be found t o be no t ava i l abl e or unsui t able ( such as ;,he 10 acre tract i n L. L. 268, 17th District Fult on County which cannot be used, although . zoned , because of the ne ed for a br idge across S.mdy Creek to provide access . Total acr eage ac tual l y r equired for progr am ( aver age density, 10 U/ A). Al ready committed. .. . .. • • • • • e • t t e ..ddi tion2J. nE: eded . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • b E:. • • • e ct • • 0 • • • . 1680 a cr e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •• •125 ac res 1565 acres • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • .. . G • Balance which appears t o be a vai l able (fr om map ) .i:-204 acr6s. Only 1/ J, hoHever, is l ikel y to • -; tual l y a1railabJ.e t o t he pr ogr am . 6 13 acres Additional minimum needed f or ac tual const ruc tion of uni t s ( if re- zoned when r equested an . • 1497 acres upon recoJTUT.endation of Housinr; Re sourc es Committee ) I f re- zoned i n advance of specific a ppli cat i ons , thr ee t imes th is amoun t wi l l be r equired, or .4491 acres There is no l and i n the l arge Boul der Par k PlJ.n area (1747 acres ) s hown zoned for apartmen t s. Only one trac t ( appr oxo 4 A) in Dekal b Count y porti on of Atl anta i s shown as vac an t and zoned for apartme ts $ Only two trac ts ( approx . 11 A) i n l hth Dis t r ic t Formerl y Faye tt (where tnere is gr eat deal of v· cant 13.nd ) i s shown -as vacant and zoned for apartment s . The in equ ::.table distribution anu inadequate amount of vac ant l and zoned · for apartment s , 11ses , is str Lk inf_:ly o bvious . s cor:1.pared 1,-ri th o L:10r �-· -·· 7 s: -: . --r I. ' MINUTES PUBLIC INFOR1'1ATION PANEL MEETING HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE June 16, 1967 The fublic Information Panel met on Friday, June 16, 1967, at 1:30 p.m., in Mr. -Cecil A. Alexander's office, Standard Federal Building. The following were present: Mr. Dale Clark, WAGA-TV, Chairman Public Information Panel Mr. Ernest Pharr, Atlanta Inquirer Mr. Reese Cleghorn, Atlanta Journal Yir. J ack Lange, Editor, Atlanta Magazine Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Commi.t tee Mr. Ray Moore, WSB-TV Mr. Jim Wood, WAOK, Vice-Chairman Public Information Panel, Mr. James L Townsend, Townsend & Associates, member Public Information Panel, and invited guests, Mr . Eugene Patterson, Editor Atlanta Constitution, and Yir . Thaddeus Stokes, Atlanta Daily World were not present at the meeting. Mr . Dale Clark, Chairman of the Public Information Panel, presided. Mr . Clark gave the background of the Housing Resources Committee and told how the Public Information Panel was formed. He stated that this panel needed to tell the community what the problems of housi n g in Atlanta are. The HRC's recently prepared 11White PSiper" was discussed and the portion of this paper which pertained to the purpose of the Public Information Panel was explained. He also stated that he felt the "Problem Areas" which was discussed at the HRC Executive Group meeting would help to offer some concrete suggestions for solving housing problems in Atlanta. He also said that he felt that the Public Information Panel could only inform the public and not provide solutions as proposed in the "White Paper". Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, said that · this was correct, but that a reporter in looking for a story might also find some places where low-income housing could be placedo He stated that one thing the news should play up now is the Rockdale Urban Renewal Area. A formal award was made to the successful bidder June 15, 1967. Anbther pr_o ble~ discussed 'tfas �2 Another problem disucussed was HUD's refusal of any area of racial concent ration, and the fact that HUD is not specific as to wh at "racial concentration" actually means. Mr. Ray Moore, WSB-TV, asked Mr. Alexander to be more specific as to what the news can actually do about HUD and other such problems. Mr. Alexander stated that the press should meet with HUD and get the full story and find out exactly what HUD wants and what HUD expects to get built. Mr. Alexander also stated that he would like t o see some progress in locating low-income housing in the northeast and eastern areas of Atlanta. Mr. Moore asked if the prices of land were not very high in the northeastern section? Mr. Alexander explained that public housing can help but that the prices were high. He said that this Committee can do a study on this with help from FHA,HUD, and the real estate people, and then do an information series on these problems which are giving the housing pro gram trouble. He also stated that he thought this Commi~tee should find out what the problems are. Mr. Clark asked if this Panel should be the one to do the spade work of digging up the oppos i tion? He said that it mi ght outline the activities for. a pro gram for everybody and give directions for what might be done. For example: r adio public s ervice announcements. Mr . Moore aaid the most vunerable areas are church .1 :L 1ack of involvement in this . He said t hat there are only t wo or t hree Negro churches actually involved as ye t; that Wesley Homes Inc . is pr oposing to build in the Capitol Homes area and that thi s is not a real ou.tlay of cas h. invol ved at all as ye t. The White churches are not He asked i f anyone else knew of any others ? Mr. Reese Cleghorn, Atlanta Journal, said he did not. Mr. Alexander said that the Unitarian was involved. Mr. Cleghorn s aid that there was not much pushing to get the 221 d (J). Mr. Clark said that the thought all the 221 d (3) was sales property. �I I ! • 3 Mr. Alexander explained that it could be built for non-profit and for limited dividend corporations. that it was non-profit. He said that one problem with the churches was Limited dividend has some appeal because for people with a big income it permits a substantial tax wrjte of f. He agreed that some effort toward inf orming the churches through the press should be made. Mr. Cleghorn stated that he felt the press 1 s job was to report the news and not to try to support one plan or another. Mr. Alexander said that he believed that the education function is part of what this committee should be doing as well as reporting and that trying to find a platform is difficult:" . Mr. Moore said that the press should not t ry to champion one plan or another and that when the press does this they lose their objectivity. Mr. Clark said that he agreed;that this was not the purpose of this Commi t tee. That it should not generate one particular project. He also said that this meeting was to share views with people who need to be in an up-to - date position as to the objectives of the HRC. Then it should get the news out to the people. If people know of the obj ectives this could lead to a solution. Mr . Cleghorn stated that the town should know if the HRC is not moving as it should. Mr. Moore said that if Mr. Alexander want s somebody to push his programs that this is what the Public Information Panel is for. Mr. Cleghorn said that he felt it would be much better to hold an informal press conference off the record rather than as a commit tee. Mr. Moore suggested that perhaps more public relations people were needed. Mr. Clark suggested that a full-time publicist was needed to point out these problems to the public. Mr. Alexander stated that he believed that a panel which involved HUD, FHA, HRC, and the Housing Authority would help, but the only platform or outlet for this is the civic clubs which are open t o the presso what is going on, they are just restricted. problems of HUD of which the phases are: These clubs are not against This panel should point out the 1. economic phase 2. racial phase. �4 Mr. Clark eA-plained that the problem is stimulation and suggesting a line of action to them. What our Committee's responsibility is, is to give the news media in Atlanta some kind of guide for help and exposure on these problems. He also asked if the news people on this Commit tee were knowledgeable enough - about the problems. Mr. Jack Lange, Editor, Atlanta Magazine, said that it would help to know who to talk. to about certain areas. Mr. Alexander stated that there were several people to whom he would talk if he were going to write a study of this program: the :Mayor, Malcolm Jones, Cecil Alexander, the sub-committee heads, HUD, FHA, and the developers who are up against problems. Mr. Clark asked Mr. Alexander to give them some other names. Mr. Alexander suggested the Intergroup Relations Section at HUD, NAACP, and the people who are living in the slums , to get different opinions. Mr. Moore stated that none of these people want to accept the responsibil ity for making a statement to the press about any of these project s. Mr. Clark suggested that the next s t ep would be to use the 11 Whi te Pep er 11 and writ e a direct stat ement that coul d be sent t o everynewspaper outlet· in the City . Mr . Alexander asked that if a newspaper decided that _this was worth a crusade would it be out of line? He also s ta~ed t hat t his did not mean defending one part i cular sit e or proposal but the program i n gener al. Mr. Moore asked if Mr. Ale:xander was saying that open housing was the answer to all the housing probl ems i n Atlanta? ¥ir. Alexander stated that it would work only in some areas and that plans are now being made for t he City at large . Mr. Koore asked about the position in the Northern areas, the BOP pl~t, and Lockheed--would these areas be useful for low-income housing? Mr. Alexander stated that Lockheed should have s ome but that there were not many. There is one area outside of Oglethorpe where there has been a settlement for years, but he stated that if he were advising people he would say that this is expensive land. be gotten for it. He stated that if it were sold commercial, much more could �5 Mr. Moore asked the City's position toward condemning sites? Mr. Alexander stated that some are as have been condemned. Yir, Clark asked if there was any ominent domain? Mr. Alexander said that there was, but t hat im.,rket prices must be paid on them. Urban Renewal is the only tool that will open up large areas for public housing. He also said that the Chamber of Commerce has decided to take the basic steps into this. Mr. Clark suggested that the HRC should provide in. its budget funds for a full-time publicist with a newspaper background. Mr. Alexander stated that there was no such person for the Urban Renewal Program. He stated that we need to show what it is to live in slums. This Committee might arrange to take groups into t he slums. Mr . Moore said that the Chamber of Commerce is not very active on this as yet . Mr. Alexander stated that he went to an Urban Renewal Committee mee t ing of the Chamber of Commerce, and t hat t hey ~ doing something. Mr . Cle ghorn stated that the press needs somebody to point out the things to sponso r . Mr. AlE:xander stated that a Housing Fund ought t o be cr eat ed but that i t was a l ong t i me coming. He sai d t hat one t hing whi ch should be made into an articl !? is the involvement of. Ur ban America in this. Mr . Moore suggested t hat a flyer be s ent t o t he church es t o inform them of availabl e land . Mr. Cleghorn said t hat the Community Relati ons Commission mi ght appeal to the churches . Mr. Moore sugge s t ed that the Mayor issue an invit ation to t he churches -who are able to sponsor and then gi ve them a one-t wo hour brief ing session. Mr. Clark asked if there were any prospects f or a r evolving fund for the HRC. Mro Alexander stated that what was needed most was a l arge fund so that the Committee would have something to offer to the churches. Mro Moore asked about the Civic Clubs. �i K T' y\'i ['S' ' •'1 * ' , ■" ' "Ij I i "(V'" i" r M Mr. Alexander said, that the Junior Chamber of Commerce was interested but that they needed something stable to work on and that maybe this revolving fund would '■t' li ■( i,K', ropes, » Mr. -Cleghorn asked who? Mr. Cleghom asked who could inform them on legal matters and requirements? . «rTn*v I -'.jii'w.' I»!<: < > • FHA—^W.W. Gates. He stated that Mr. Gates had discovered that HUD will make c ^ ' ,v ^ a o¥{|i .I^N '"i. W ' It '" I i ^ ,'\.-Vi ^ 1 »i hH ' 5 Vi'i ..W > d I'l 'f'l'jl I ',i 'V'l loans of 3% to anybody whose house has been condemned or to anyone who must <. Mr. Clark asked if there was a reqiiirement for the 3% loan? Mr. Alexander replied that there was. " f / 1 1 , ' ! There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m. ' >I 'n ' i &r/ ' i i*' ' Approved by I f; ^ . jf '1 Public Information Panel J ^ V,j Ii !»■ t 1 I ■> 1 1 1 1 «' ( , k , t' !■ f > ' U J' ,1 j( >' ' ^ MAI , ',i,'V V'l'. V ' :.r (/I ' (,■)?'Vifl,! "I t]'!' ' Housing Resources Committee Il4 • "'f rir'i Dale Clark, Chairman |(ji I I K n n '1 ' >) ' »•' • , t** '■ ^ «> r ■;v <) ' J,,r> ' make repairs on it. J ff !/ ^ A. ft i \ ^ .i ' s' 'r j,/!.!) !' *>'i' \ [v. " . 'si: ' ,V' ! i' -> iiiJf 'i'> <> Mr. Alexander said that Malcolm Jones knows where there is land available, -HlvW i.if' help this also. He also stated that there are some people in Atlanta who know the Mr. Alexander replied Lewis Cenker, Austin Miller, Ham Doublas, Jim Robinson, it/i ■ 1 in .4 ( I fJ fM .i } < ^ t " H 'I MM ' \ ikw f ■/ llfi Vf i" 'T t < •MW ic^i" I M ,l' V"I ■ • w. iW ■• ,' li 11 ,(,-i iil m 'I '« t li. ' ' U| rjt ,/ V (4 j' , t'ly' 1 U ih {. U Hi , �CITY OF .ATLANTA. HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE CITY HALL Room 1204, City Hall August 16, _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 Dear Mr. Sweat: The Public Information Panel of the Housing Resources -Committee will hold meeting from 2:00 to J:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, in the Presbyterian Center on Ponce de Leon Ave. N. E., 3rd Floor Conference Room. ai The purpose of this meeting is to discuss with Mr. John Steinichen, Consultant City Planner and Committee Member of the Unitarian Universalist Congragation of Atlanta, the formation of an Atlanta area church-sponsored nonprofit housing corporation (Interfaith Housing Corporation). The atta-ched material provides additional details pertaining to this proposal. Although the proposed corporation is not a project of the Housing Resources Committee, the Committee feels that such an activity would make a very desirable and 'worthwhile contribution in assisting to resolve the City's accelerated low-income housing program and the proposal has support of this Committee. A few additional news media representatives are being extended an invitation to participate in th11 meeting and we hope that you can coma. Please telephone my otfice, $22-4463 Ext·. 4J0, as to whether you will be able to attend. Sincerel.yj Malcolm D. Jo ea Supervisor of nspection Services MDJ/sll Enclt Material on proposed church-sponsored nonprofit housing corporation �.r ,--- . ,r..-, - - ...[ _J.._:--- ., _ Jr.7 ,-i· HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120h, City Hall July 26 , 1967 C ITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-446 3 Ar ea Code 404 !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Adm in istrative Assis t ant MRS. AN N M. MOSES, Execut ive Sec ret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dir ector of Gove rnm ental Lia ison Dear Cormni t tee Member: The next monthly meeting of the Exe cutive Group of the Housing Resour ces CoJ1U11ittee, which would normally be scheduled f or Augus t 3, will be held at 10 :00 A. Ho, Wednesday, August 9, i n Committee Room #2, Second Floor, City Hallo On August 9, we will have as our guest, Mr o Wo R. Hirshson who is Di rector of a non- profit Housing Fund in Hartford, Conn. He is being sent here under the auspices of Urban Ameri ca, Inc. to discuss with us Hart f ord ' s efforts i n nonprofit fu..71ds. Ir. James Po Twomey, Director, Non-profit Center of Urban Ameri ca will also be our guest. This Committee has requested and re cently received from the Planning Department a conpilati on of vacant and total acreage i n each category of zoning wit'hin the City as of January 1966. Vacant land is indicated by Land Lot and District. l'hese figures are interesting and need t o be discussed at the meeting i n order to deter mi ne futur e low- income housing policy to be recommended by this Committee. The Planning Engineer has been invited to attend the meeting and eA-plain t he report to the Committee. A representative of the Housing Author ity has been invited to discuss with us social services in Public Housing proj ects. We would als o like a brief report on the activities of ea ch Panel. It seems appropriate to call soon a general meeting of the full members hip of the Housing Resour ces Committee , in order that all members may be brought up t o date on t he current status of the Low-Income Housing Program. Such meeting will probably be scheduled for September. Please let us know on the enclos ed return address postal card if you plan to attend the meeting or, in the event you cannot attend, the name of some other member of your panel who will represent you at the meeting. Sincerely, Ce cil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDJ/sll Encl: Return Address Postal Card �• r. HTU':i.'ES HOUS i tJG RESOU:?CES EXECUTIV:S COMM ITTEE 1IEETING i'il/:\Y 31, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Wednesday, May 31, 1967, at 10:00 a.m., in Committee Room # 1 , Ci ty Ha ll . The 1(ollowing me:b rs were present 1 Mr . Dr . Mr . Mr . lftr. Dr . Mr. iVIr . lY.ir. Mr. Mr. Ce c il A. Al exa- der, Chairman Sanford s . At~ood., Co-Chair man Lee Burge ., Chairman., fi.hance & Non - Pr ofit Funds Pan81 John C. Wi lson , Finance &.Non - Profit Fund s Pane l Da l e Cl ark, Pub l i c Informa tion Panel · Vivia n Henders on, Land Acquisiti on Panel Rola nci ·,r;axwel l, Representing Mr. Virgil Mi l ton, Bus i ness Participation Panel . Norman Underwood ., Representing Mr . Char l es L. We l tner, Legal Panel Robert Winn, Representing Dr. Harr is on , Cons t ruction and Design Panel Ma lc o l m D. J ones, Direc t or W. w. Gates, Consultant Th e Public Housing Pane l and the Social Problems Panel were not represented at the meeting. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman., pres i ded. Mr . Alexander read the Housing Resources Committee's 11 White Paper" (copy attached) and explained the different divisions of this report. He then explained the other documents which were attached. He also st~ted that there were several difficulties in locating rental housing sites, partially because of the racial problems in Atlanta, and gave his interpretation of the May 5, 1967 letter from ffGD, pertaining to HUD's reluctence to approve Public Housing sites in racially concentrated areas. ~~. Dr . Vivian Henderson, Land Acquisition Panel, stated that this did not necessarily h old true in all cases; that he did not think the announced HUD policy was i ntend ed to apply to racially i~tegrated projects in previously all wh ite neighborhoods, D~. Henderson also # asked about his Panel's previous request for a list of possible s~tes for locating low-cost housing. Mr. Jones explained that this has been requested from t~e Planning Department, but not yet prepared; however, that he has been provided with a grou~ of Land Lot sheets showing vacant property (with current zoning) in the eastern half of the city; and these locations were being looked into. �Page Two Dr. Henderson su2:;ges t ed t r.a t the need for su ch a . list of availab le sites be reported tot .e Board of _ lderme n . Mr. Alexa nder reported that t he Planning Comm ittee initially prepared a list of sites comprisi n0 800 acres of land t· .a t were considered avai l ab le for us e or · t · at could be re - z oned. He also stated that the developers ha d a l ready looked into these pro~erties but that only four trac ts· had been appr ov~d so far. Mr. Jones stated that he knew of only two, or possibly three, of these t hat had been actually approved by HUD . Mr. Alexander stated that one of t11e main problems was t ha t the land developers could not a lways use the sites because of location s, costs, and building codes. Mr. John C. Wil sor. ::.::1ance and Non-Profj_ t Funds Panel, suggested that the committ e _ccap t all the land possible, because to provide all the housing required, all available land would be needed. Y~ . Alexander sta t ed that this Comm ittee should ta ke action one wa y or another to get these prob l ems corrected before any fu rther substantial developments can be made. Mr. Jones stated tha t it was th is Corn. ii t t ee' s policy to co nside:::: any su i table location that wa s submitted or proposed and to try to get action based on merits of i ndividua l tracts. Mr. Lee ·Burge, Finance and Non - Profit Funds Pane l , as ked if tnis Committee was over-playing the housing pr ob lems, or if ttis was just the normal type of thi ng which resulted from t rying to get through zoning chang es, Housing Authority and/or·: FHA approval of a hous ing devel opment. Mr . Alexander exp l ained that there i s a greater low-re nta l need i n the city than apparently some members of the FHA und erwri t ing staff feel justified. Mr. Jones said tha t the problems were not being over-played because there were many prob l ems in trying to loc ate low- c ost housing sites. He explained that this was the p~rpose of t is mee t ing; to try to work out s ome of the se problems . Dr. Henderson stated t hat many of the present problems app eared to be with the Planning Department, and they were not v ery good reasons. Mr . Alexander stated that the City is striv ing to get a workable Land Use plan which people fee l _that they can rely on. l\'Ir. Dale Clark, Public Information Panel, asked if the Pla-nni'ng Department is represented on thi s Committee. �i- Page Three Mr. Jones st a ted thcJt it is not ., but that we are working i n close conta ct with each other. Mr . Alexander s ta ted tha t the genera l feeling is t ha t i n some residential area s t h e zoning fro. s i ngle f a~ily houses to apartments will be a nece ss it y o He asked t .. e press not to ment ion any spec ific areas where this may be possible., because there are no de f inite plans to t1is effect as yeto Mr o Burge asked if it would not be ~~lpful to cr eate a link between the Housing Reso ur c es Comm itte e and the Planning Department? Mro Alexander stated that .it would also be a good idea to create such a relations~ip with the Board of Aldermen. I"Iro Burg e said., i n relation to item (d) under 11 Dis1.,;cussion 11 in the "White Paper ", that he would l::.ke to know how the zoni ng people felt about t his o Dr. Hend er s on s aid that it wa s easy to discuss this problem but bhat it wou ld not always work out in practice., and that the real issue is the diffi culty of locating in an area that doe s not tmnt housing developments 0 Burge as ke d the reason given by FHA for its ac~ion in connection with the sites near Magnol ia Ceme tary, Etheridge Drive, and Gun Club Road. lfir . Mr. Alexander referred the question to Mr. Gates for answero Mr. Gates stated t ha t prox i mity: _rto Roc kdale Urban Renewa l Pro ject, in which ab out i, 500 units are to be constructed during the next four years, would be take~ into considera tion in determi n ing the probab le marlcet absorption in the general areao Both the City of Atlant a and t he Feder Al Government have con tiderable investment in Rockdale . Mr. Alexander asked Mr o Jones · to ~ive a rep ort on possible loca tfons :or pre-fabricated ~ ~ ~~2 s in Atlanta Mr. Jones stated that there is some effort to build this type of house in Atlanta, Bu t that there is difficulty because of tht At~anta Building Codeo This code states that the plumbing., electrical~ a nd heating fixtures be installed on site in Atlanta , and that the pre-fabricated houses come with these fixtures and electrical circutes a lre ady installedo However, there are plans being matlc now t'or sorr,e sites on which prefabricated houses could be located by des~g inating special areas �Page Four where t his type of housing could be installed . He also stated that the amount of land required to bui ld a house on was too gr~at economically in Atlanta for this t ype of house, and that there are also plans under way to cor rect this by per~itting them to be built on a 50 1 x 100 1 lot , or 60 x 83.33 1 (5,000 sq. feet instead of 7,500 sq. feet, i;.ihich is now requ:.red.) Mr. Alexander stated that· he thought that organizations such as Tech so~ld organize studies of the ho0sing situation in Atlanta, which would be made available to this Committee. He asked ·rrir . Winn if the Construction and Design Panel were looking into this n ow? Mr. Robert Winn , Construction and Design Panel, stated that there will be a r meet±ng of his panel a week from next Tuesday to discuss this. Mr. J o e s inquired if the present meeting time a nd date for this Committee was satisfactory, and t h e reply was affirmative. He also stated that he had appeared before t he Zoning Co~mittee on several occasions and felt that it would carry more influence with them if th ~s Commit tee co uld take definite action on some areas before he re-appeared. He stated that there were three sites in particular coming up for re-zoning hearings soon on which he. would like for the Committee as a group to indorse and support, ie 1. 2o 3o Fa irburn Road Jonesboro Road North of Baker 's Ferry Road Alexander s t a ted that he felt that it wa s too soon to t ake any definite acti on on these sites as yet. lflro Mr. Burge moved that t his Cammi ttee accept the present Paper 11 as a g uide for further action. 11 Whi te The mot i on was seconded and carried unanimously . There being no further business, the mee ting was adj ourned at 11~35 a . mo Respectfully submitted~ ~ ? /J;:f}( / 0 d~,!:,...c;!'(J}.,. ~ '-.\,f\Q,.,,f:2-, Ma lcolm D. J o· Supervisor of nspection Services Encl: "White Paper 11 (without a tta chments ) �HOUSI TG RESOURCE S C0 ·1M ITTEE May 31, 1 96 7 White Pape r Mission: The Housing Resources Committee is charge d with : (a) Promoting low cost hous i ng and facilitating its construction i n L c: :i.ant a OT.: e.::) accelerated bas i s . (b) · cc) (d) Bring ing together the various interests needed to produce low cos~ hou s i ~i Insuring that the human factors in _ho us ing are given full play . Informing the public of the· hous i ng problem in Atlanta . ·Goals : The City's goals in the low cost housing new construction program, bas e d on f.::. nc: i ng s of the recently completed CIP study and as announced by the Mayor in Housing Confe r e~c e on November 15, 1 966 are : 9,8 0 0 units duri ng calendar years 1 96 7 and 1 968 . 2,333 units each year during the next succ eed i ng 3 year period . 16,800 un i ts total by end of 1971 . Accomplishme nts to Da t e : 72 separate projects have been proposed, totaling 15,3 91 units i n t he fol l o~.::. ..g categories : Firm 4,2 86 un it s Pr obab le 2,57 8 units Total>': 7,2 64 Under Consid eration 4 , 464 Doubt fu l 3, 663 Tota l Propo s ed units In Sight 1 5 , 391 of wh i c h 6 ,149 uni ts , pr e vim:sly ::(,r,5:i..:iE,::•,::.:. are curr ent ly i n j e opardy due to ob j e cti ons from va r ious s ourc es a s to loc ~r 143.215.248.55s . ',In c lude s 1, 1 4 0 uni ts of Pub lic Hou s i ng -t- 144 un it s l eas e d fo ~~ ?ul:,1:~c :.o:>; ::~1~;. Ma jor· Problems : ( a) See (b ) Al so see attac hed : 11 Prob lem Are as 11 at t ac he d da t ed April 2 0 , 1S6 7 , rev i sed. 1. ie. orandurn s date d Apr i l 25, 1 9 67 2nd ~lay 24, 1 S67 perT·:~.n:~r.,:: of land in t he City appro2r i a tely zo ned f or c onstruc tion~- l:~ and , proposed zon i ng applica Ti on . c23_ 143.215.248.55 13:21, 29 December 2017 (EST):. �'Pa,5;e 2 3. Letter to the Mayor from, HUD,.dated May 5, 1967, attached. u 4. Vr , Two news clippings dated May 8 and 9, respectively. I Discussion: .•hi,';'51 -' The above factual data and attached papers clearly illustrate where the difficu: I lie and suggest some obvious indicated solutions. ! npw i Ui , <1 The program cannot be successfully carried out, unless these problems are resolved. In the initial Housing Conference last November the City called on private enterorise to assist in a "large measure in this program. I t .f' ' / ,1 1 ' If . K "fs l ->1 I' f 1 , 1 ? f • '"ij' 'I * While initial efforts have succeeded it; o'ro111 ducing the 7, 264 units in sight listed above*, tt. -.".'g is little reason to assume an go- i) ' ! timistic attitude toward future efforts. At this time combinations of Federal policies, 1 , ' s • j ^ I zoning problems, land costs, code requirements and general uncertainty pertaining to the program have severely curtailed future prospects. Many developers and builders who have attempted to participate in the program are confronted with insurmountable obstacles artl are withdrawing. , ^1 • .1 Several developers are holding up on submitting zoning petitions becaus ^ , of the M l. I discouragement as to favorable action. 4 "'VH , • « 'l> ' 4I1' [4 (a) Zoning throughout the City is now being analyzed to insure that the current ' <1 u I 'j 4 4 V I ,I, I lit 1 I i» h needs of the entire city are being met. >1 n H '1 » 'tiV i> I ,r ' I ■'iU t> act on needs of the City as a whole, as opposed to local neighbo"rhood pressures. (d) Provisions for decent and adequate housing is the number one priority for the City and is a necessary prerequisite for solving m.any other problems. (e) Compliance with HUD's announced policy of discouraging public housing in areas of racial concentration has sever^ely limited the availability of sites. (f) Land in adequate quantitites, and at prices which make low cost housing economically feasible, are apparently not available in all segiTients of the City,. (g) More local churches and civic groups should be encouraged to assist program as non-profit sponsors. (h) An over-all non-profit housing fund should be created to oromote ^nlJ. of the program. 1 -0^/ ( ' , \l < 4, ,1 i) ' , I/' t . i ( ' f i "' \^ w; for all citizens and that many must of necessity reside in multi-family housing uni"is (c) In zoning matters, pertaining to an overall community problem, Aldermen should ll'l' i, 'lij" !|, and rapidly growing city, such as Atlanta, single family houses cannot be made available (either rental or co-op.) . 'I 4 1".",.( i'"' ,I V ' I ' .vHi t Fo"r axamnie; (b) Citizens should be encouraged to realize and accept the fact that in a large , '» / In order for the Housing Resources Committee to perform its assigned mission, these problems should be placed before the elected city officials and the nuhlic.. ' I vAT ' f - iX \ } > ' ' V' ^ ^» > y fti :• •' MM �. ·. • r ..... . . . ~· ' .:... .1 l"' c. .~;c: ,., Recommended Acti on : (a) . . Submission by the HRC t o t ' .e 1ayor and Board of P.ldermen a b:c-i.eJ ,,:::·:·_-ct,;;:·1 . ~ort on c~frefit stat~s of the low c ost hous ing program . (b) The Housing Res our c e s Commi~tee to activel y s upport r e - zoning D~t it~6n ~ which are reasonable a nd in intere st of f r t heri ng t :e nous i ng program . (c) · Conduct promptly a hard- hitt ing Publ i c Information cawpa i gn i nfo:r·:,1i ng tbs:: pu:::Lc or the c~rrent difficulties .encounter~d and offerin~ concrete positive s ugges~ic na f er ·their solutio~ . E~'1c ls : As listed �C HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE C I T Y HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 Room 1204, City Hall !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR May 23, 1967 R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Commi ttee Hember: The next monthly meetine; of the Executive Group of t he Housing Resources Committee (which would normally be held on June 1) will be held at 10: oq A.M., Wednesday, May 31, in Committee Room 1/1, Se cond Floor, City H_a ll. We especially hope that you can attend this meeting . The low cost housing program is currently running into some maj or difficulties which I need to discuss seriously wit h you, wi th view to adopting a policy position of the Committee as a whole and planning a course of action to pursue . We will have at the meeting basic factual data on which to base o_u r conclusions and I h·ope .aJ.so a list of l and tracts in the City by size and location which are appropriately zoned f or construction of mul ti-fa~ily housing . We still have not been informed as t o the f ollowing : Le gal Panel - Chairman and Vice - Chairman Public Housing Panel - Chairman and Vice-Chairman Land Acquisition Panel - Chairman and Vice -Chairman Social _Problems Pane l - Vice-Chairman Please be prepared to provide us at the mee ting with appropriate information on the above . Also pl ease l et us know on the ertclosed return address postal card if you p1lan ·to attend ·the meeting or, in the event you carmot attend, · the name of·· some other .member of . your panel who will represent you at the meet~ng .. Sincerely, ~-~-c~~tZ?143.215.248.55 Cecil A. - Al exander Chairman Encl: ,.. . Return address postal c ard. �MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 4, ·1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Thursd ay , , May 4, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. i_n City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Dale Clark, Public Information Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Social Problems Panel Mr. J. E. Land, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Archer D. Smith, III, Legal Panel Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Public Housing Panel Mr. Hall Ware, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. John C. Wilson, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Robert Winn, Construction and Design Panel The Business Participation Panel was not represented at the meeting. Col. Malcolm Jones presided in the Chairman's absence. Col. Jones explained that this was the second in a series of monthly meetings designed to br·ing the· Committee members up to date on the progress of the program. He then asked each of the panel representatives to make a report on the action taken by their respective panels. Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel - Mr. Wilson and Mr. Ware explained that the Committee is actively engaged in developing a local funding group to provide II seed" money to promote low cost housing. · Preliminary disc ussions have been held and material fr om other such organizations is being reviewed. Social Problems Panel - Dean Jackson rep orted that this panel has met to organize their group and has discussed some of the broad areas to be encompassed by the panel. Two main decisions came out of this meeting: 1. The panel should have representation from the community itself and, therefore, two new members have been added. They are: Dr. Charles F. Schwab, President, Protestant Welfare and Social Services, Inc., and Mr. Erwin Stevens, Chairman, Citizens Central Advisory Committee, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 2. The panel felt it would be helpful to develop some guidelines as to what is anti cipated as goals for adequate living. �Page Two Dean Jackson added that one of his cl a s s es is pres e ntly conducting a sur v e y of the attit udes of families living in the vicinit y of t he B e dford-Pine ar ea to be completed by the end of this month. If anyt hing helpful comes out of the study it will be shared with the Committee. L a nd Acquisit ion Panel - Mr. Land reported that ·this p a nel is still i n t he proces~ of thoroughly organizing. However, as a result of the first m eetin g it was decided that two or three real estate men would be added to the group and this is in process at present. Meeti_ngs are planned with the Atlanta Housing Authority and the Federal Housing Administration. Construction and D e si gn Pane l - Mr. Winn reported t]i.at thr e e archite cts have been obtained to work with the panel in carrying out its functions. The panel members have organized and have scheduled regular monthly meetings and are beginning to plan their program. L egal P a n e l - M r . S m ith, representing M r . Weltn e r , s tated tha t two a t t o rneys have been added to ass i st i n t h e w ork of the pane l. T hey are: Nir. Arche r D . Smith, III, Attorney, Harmon & Thackston, and Mr. Norman L . Underwood, Attorney, Sanders, H e s ter . & H olley. The panel members are working in t h r e e areas at the pres e n t time: 1. 2. 3. Res ear ch and examination of t he l a w s deal i n g with F H A housing , parti cularly the re quis i tes for obtain i ng FHA grants and loan s; S t udy of comp laints and prob l e ms concern ing the e nforcement of t he H ousing Code ; and Research into the p art of the l aw p articularly c o ncerned w i th the Grant and Loan Pr o gram {for rehab ilitation o f s ub- stand a r d h ou sing ) b eing restricted to Urb an R enew a l an d C o d e Enfo r c ement areas . Public '.Hrusing Panel - Mr. Sterne reported that this panel has met once and at that meeting the members were generally acquainted with what is g oing on . in public· housing. Mr. Sterne told the group of many of the program.s the Hou sing Authority is presently engaged in. Public Information Panel - Mr. C l ark rep o rted that the panel members have met and that he also met with Col. Jones and Mr. Ale x ander for a briefing on the overall program. He stated that his concept of this panel I s function is one of informing the general public and to report f ully through the news rnedia what the Committee is doing, and that until some definite action is taken by the Committee and the function of the Committee is a little better focused, this panel will not be able to really move forward o n their program. �,. Pa,ge Three Col. Jones then distributed up-to-date copies of the Inventory of the various housin$ projects which have been proposed and provided members of the press with a summary of this report. He reviewed the summary with the co1nmittee and discussed in detail some of the problems the committee is enc ountering in getting these projects underway. The major problems include: 1. Attitude of home owners toward apartment units; 2. Zoning; and 3. Determination of the location of housing ·( HUD prefers that such housing not be located in areas of racial concentration). The group discussed possible solutions to these problems but no positive decisions were reached. Col. Jones also told the group of a meeting Mr. Alexander has requested for a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the purpose of inviting builders and developers to appear before them to discuss their problems from their points of view. He added that it would be helpful to have some members of the Executive Group at this meeting also. Mr. Land of the Land Acquisition Panel said that his panel would definitely be represented at the meeting. Col. Jones requested each of the panels to elect permanent Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible, if they have not already done so, and to advise him who has been elected. Mr. Clark told the Executive Group members that his panel (Public Infor m a t io n ) is always open to committee members for any suggestions or recommendations as to how the public information program can help further the goals of the Committee. He also recommended to Col. Jones that the information contained in :: the summa~y o f the problem areas be made available to the press. Col. Jone s agreed with Mr. Clark and advised that he would take up this matter wit h Mr. Alexander. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a. m. Respectfully submitted, ~<~<,-6:......__Al...u-Q____, Malcolm D. Jon, 9 ' Supervisor of Inspection S ervi ce s �:.·' . .. HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 1204 City Hall Tel. 522-4463, Ext. 430 May 4, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee, recently established by Mayor Allen to promote and facilitate construction of low and medium cost housing in Atlanta, held its regular monthly meeting today in the City Hall. . Chairman, Cecil A. Alexander, Dr. Sanford Atwood, President of Emory Univer-sity . and Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of .Morehouse College, Co-Chairmen of the Committee, were unable to att end. The Executive Group (consisting of the Chairmen of the nine working panels into which the overall Committee is organized) studied a recently prepared Committee report on the status of the current housing program. submitted by various developers. It is summarized as follows: No. Units 1967 Firm 3556 (1312) Probable 3553 Category ',7109 In Sight Total Being Considered 4569 Doubtful 3088 Total Proposed The report contained 71 proposals (1312) Estimate When Available 1968 1969 " 1970 1971 (1928) (316) (1681) ( 672 ) ( 500) (700) (360 9 ) (988) ( 500 ) (700) 14,766 of which 6504 uni ts ( 1243 listed in the· Firm c ategory, 3409 in the Being Considered category and 1852 now included in the Doubtful category) previously considered likely, are cur~ently in serious difficulty of materializing due primarily to objections from various sources as to proposed locations. ',Includes 1140 uni ts of Public Housing, plus 144 existing uni ts leased for Publ ic Housing • . · In addition, 1782 units have been rehabilitated since October under the Housing Code . The goals established by t he City f or the pr ogram are 16 , 800 units by the end of 1971 , cons i s t i ng of 9800 uni ts duri ng ·1 967 and 1968 and 2333 un i ts during each of the succeeding three y ears . ( The principal difficulties currently confronting the Committee in _developing the program are the f ol l owing: (a) General objection by s·ingle family home owners to multi-family units being built anywhere near them., even though the multi-family construction may be a very -high 1=YPe of coop·e ra tive sales housing for purchase and occupancy by family units and presold -before copstruct.ion be~i:Qs~ -1 �. ...... ,, 'i I, I (,• , I I -2- (b) Difficulty in getting sufficient suitable tracts appropriately zoned, because of objections from residents of the areasinvolved. (c) Persistent efforts by certain groups to effect the spreading of low and medium income housing throughout all sectors of the City, even though suitable tracts of land may not be available in some areas to developers at prices which make · · construction of such housing economically feasible. (d) Recently announced policy by HUD discouraging the location of public housing in areas of racial concentration. (e) Conservatism by FHA on approving projects in certain areas, to insure against the possibility of over-building the market in any portions of the City. (f) Discouragement on the part of promoters and developers faced with the above indicated problems. The combination of these problems is slowing down the program · substantially and,' if continued., · will make the goals very difficult to attain. I ( I '.: .' . . ,. .. (. ' �HOuSING RESOU:iCES COY··:ITTSE CITY rIALL _TT ~ ....N~ • cA. 30303 Tei. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 Room 1204, City Hall !VAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R, EAR L LANDERS, Adm in istrative Assistan t MRS. ANN M. MOSES , Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Li aison D a r Cor._-11i ttee Ne, b r : ur Chairmai, is out of the City, but be ore leaving town ..e asked D:e to im orm you that the regul ar monthly meeting for I·!iay of the Executive Group of tr..e Hous ing Resources Co. nittee will b e he l d at 10 : 00 J . Mo, Tu sday, May Li, 1 96 7 in Commi ttee Room 112, Second Floor, City Hall. hope that y ou c ar attendo We T .e Co;r_;;ii ttee I s periodic r eport on II Inventory of Low and 1ediCT.l Cost Housing in Atl,mta, r e cently c ompleted, in develop. ent and pro. os dr: is being rev"ised now and will be available for the Executive· Group . eeting. 1-t should provide materi al for an interest i ,g discussi01, a s to progress of the program duri ng t he first six months 0.1 oper ation of tni s Co:-:imi ttee . T{ler·8 are several problem areas on 1-1}- ich we need your con sideration an advi ce. Pa .els which have not yet elected perr:ianent Chairmen and Vice C11airmen are urged to do so before the ,neeting and ao.vise us as soon as p o ssible, i n order t hat t hose newl y elected may also be irvi ted to this meeting. Please let us know on the enclosed return adc.ress post card, uhether you plan to attend . In the eve t that you car:not cor:1e, please arrange for sor.1e otter me:nber of your Par.el to attend and advise us on the enclosed post card who 1,;ill represent your Panel at tte meeting. Sincerely, ~falcolrc D. J or,e s S1pervisor'of Ins9ection Services Encl . P.etur~ addreS$ post card �..... ... M ·INU TES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APRIL 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee E x ecutive Group met on Thursday, April 6, 1967, at 10 : 00 a. m. in City Hall. The follow ing members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Mr. Lee Burge, Fina.nee Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Problems Panel Mr. Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr. Ray Moore, Public Information Panel Mr. Moreland Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Legal Panel Mr. John Wilson, Non-Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr. Alexander revie w ed the general functions of the Housing Resources Committee and informed th e participants _of the Housing Resources Committe e Office that had been established in th e City Hall. He also advised that Col. Malcolm Jon e s has be·en assigned to coordinate the housing program and Mr. William Gates, as consultant on FHA matters, is a ssisting in the office one day each week. He announced that the City has also just approved a secretarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possible. Mr. Ale x ander then introduced Mr. M. B. Satterfield, E x ecutive Director of the Atlanta Housing Authority, who briefed the group on the public housing program. Mr. Satt e rfie ld report e d on the number of public housing units at the pre s e nt time: 1. There ar e pre s ently 8,874 units with virtually no v acancies. 2. 650 units ar e und e r construction at th e McDaniel Str eet Project. 3. · A bid h a s b een acc e pte d for 14 0 units e x tension to th e P er ry Home s P r oje c t . �Page Two 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids on these units this summer. 5. 140 units are under lease under the leasing program. _ He pointed out these different projects on a city map to give the Committee members an idea of the location of this housing. He stated that some concern has been expressed for the need_ of public housing in the eastern quadrant of the city and explained that the main difficulty is in securing any open land in this area that would be useable. D evelopers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved (allocated) by the Federal Government . He then reviewed the different programs available in providing this lowincome housing. These include: 1. Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses. 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings. At this point Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing program. He said that he was greatly impressed with the interest being shown in efforts to get more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out, as Mr. Satterfield did, that the main problem he has encountered is in securing suitable and available locations for these units. He expressed a desire to see more non-profit sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing units. Col. Malcolm Jones then reviewed with the members of the Committee the various pieces of informational material made available to them today and brought these reports up to date on changes that have taken place. He also pointed out the different proposed projects on a map of the city so th e members might see the distribution of the units. The following revisions were reported in the February 20, 196 7, report: �Page Three .No. Units 1967 Firm 3092 (1226) Probable 4685 Total 7777 Categor1y · Under Consideration Doubtful Total (1226) Estimate When Available 1970 1968 1969 1971 (1550) (316) (2573) (912) (500) (700) (4 123) (1228) (500) (700) 3405 2968 14, 150 Col. Jones also distributed a report concerning th e problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4, 900 units in all categories which are facing serious difficulties for various reasons. This report was to advise the Committee of the situations existing. The Chairman n ext r ecommended and requested the follo w ing to th e Committee: It was established for the first Thursday of 1. A monthly meeting date. the month at 10:00 a. m. 2. He requested all panels to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible. 3. He requested the Legal Pane l to investi ga te the feasibility of amending and broad ening Federal legislati on concerning financial assistance to · home owners in urban renewal and code enforcement areas whose homes are condemne d. At pr e sent, home owners in urban ren ewal areas and Federal approved code enforcement areas are th e only persons eligible for such assistance. He feels that such assistance should b e city-wide. 4. Mr. Alexander asked that enc ouragement be given to neighboring communiti es to have good Workable Pro grams . Atlanta's program is in good order but this do es not apply to all other communiti es in Metropolitan Atlanta. 5. He asked the Legal Panel to investigate the State tax law s. He feels the present tax laws are favorable to retention and cr eation of slums. �Page Four 6. He announced that the Finance and Non-Profit Panels have been combined. 7. He advised that he and Mr. Lee Burge are looking into the need for formation of a Housing Development Corporation. Suggestion was made that the Chamb er of C ommerce be asked to look into the matter and to assist. 8. At the present time he is trying to get some information from the City Planning Department regarding the available land in the city. However, it will be some time before this information is complete. 9. He expressed his concern over the difficulties that are being encountered in securing approval of sites. This is caused by various reasons, as indicated in the special report distributed by Col. Jones. He feels that this is becoming a very serious pr?blem and that something must be done as soon as possible to try to provide solutions to these problems. 10. The Committee and office staff have been approached many times by developers requesting that they refer them to lawyers and architects familiar with the housing programs. The professional organizations of these groups have been asked to supply the Housing Resources Offic e with a list of those persons familiar with and interested in this field . and these lists will be furnished the developers upon request. 11. He recommend e d to th·e Construction Panel that they take under advisement th e various codes of the City of Atlanta and other agencies to determine if such codes are practical and feasible. 12. He requested assistance from the Social Problems Panel in providing solutions to the many problems being created in the location of these housing units. 13. There are several areas of the city that have not been touched for additional low cost housing and he feels a much more aggressive program is needed. He referred to such areas as Vine City and Mechanicsville. 14: He asked the members to consider the problem of relocation of people displaced w hil e units are under construction and to come up with some �Page Five workable way to build these units without completely disrupting the neighborhood. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve communications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a. m. Respectfully submitted, 143.215.248.55e-c~:-~ ~·.i ,1// Cl.-z.<.'./ 0 .----< Malcolm D. Jone Supervisor of i€spe ction Services Director MDJ:fy �DRAFT - Minute s - Hous ing Resources Executive Committee Me eting - May 4 , 1967 Membe rs of the H ou sing Resources Committee Executive Gr o up m et on Thurs day, May 4 , 1967, at 10 : 00 a . m . in City Hall. The followi ng members were present : Jvf.r . Dale Clark, Public Information Pane l De an William S . Jackson., Social P roblems Panel Mr . J . E . L and, Land Acqui sition Panel Mr . Archer D . Smith, Ill, Legal Panel M r . Edwin L . Sterne , Public Hous i ng Panel Mr . Hall Ware , Finance and N on ... Profit Funds Pan el M r. J ohn C. Wilson, Finance and Non - Profit Funds Panel Mr . Robert Wirm , Construction and Design Panel The Business Participation Panel was not ·r epre s ented at the meeting. C ol. Malcolm J ones pre s ided in the Chairman' s abs ence . C c l . J ones explained that this was the se cond in a series of monthly meetings designed t o bring the C ommittee members up t o date on the p rogre ss of the p r ogram. He then asked each of the panel representatives to make a repol"t on the action taken by their respective panels . Fin nee and Non-PrQfit Funds Panel .. Mr . Wilson and Mr . Ware explain d that the C ommittee ls ctively engaged in developing a local funding group to provide " seed" mon y to promote low cost ho\ising . have been held and material from other such o rganiz tion Preliminary discussions is b ing reviewed. S ocial Problems Panel • Thi s panel has met to organize their group and has discussed some of the broad ar as to be main decisions c m out of this meeting: ncompasaed by th panel. Two �Page Two (1) The panel should have repre s entati on from the community itself and, thex-efore , two new members have been added . (2 ) The panel felt it w ould be helpful to develop some guideline s as to what is anticipated as goals for adequate living. Dean Jackson a dde d that one os bis classes is p resentl y c onduc t in g a survey of the attitudes of families living in the area j ust north of Bedfor d - Pine to be c ompleted by the end of this month. If anything helpful comes wt of the study it will b e s hared with the Committee . Land ti.cgu.isition Panel - This panel is still in the process of thoroughly organizing. However, as a result of the fi'.rst meeting it was d ecided that two or three r eal estate men would be added to the group and this is in process at p resent. Meetings a:re planne d with the Atl ntn Housing Autho rity and the Fedei-al Housing Administration. Con truction and Qesign P . ~el - Three architects have been g ined to work with the p nel in carryins out its functions. and h v Th pa.nel m mbers have o r ganized scheduled regular monthly me tings and are b g inningtto pl n their program . Legal Panel - Two the pan 1. Th panel member ttor neys have been add d to re working in three sist in the work of re s at the present time: ( l ) Research and examinati on of the laws d aling with FHA hou ing, particularly the requisites fol' obtaining FHA grants and loans; (2) Study of comp! ints and probl ms concerning the enfot"cement of the Hou in C od ; and �--- ~~ -- Page Three (3) Research into the pa.rt of the law particula:dy concerned with the Grant and Loan Program being restricted to urban renewal areas . Public Housing Panel - This panel has met on<?e and at that meeting the membel's were generally acqllt..inted with what is going on in public hou ing . Mr . Sterne told the group of m · ny of the programs the Housing Au.thority i s p:resently engaged in. Public Information Pane~ - The panel membel' have met with C ol. Jones and Mr . Alex:andel" for a briefing on the overall progJ."am. This panel ' e function i.s one of informing the gen ral public and to ~eport fully through the news medi what the Committee is doing . Until some definite the function o! the Comrni e is u to really move forward on th ction is taken by the Committee little better focu ed, thl panel will not be nd ble pgog!'am. Col. Jones di tributed up to date copi s of the inventory of the v rlous which proj eta/have been proposed and provided m.ember-s of the press with a ummaty of this report . He :reviewed th detail som.e of the und rway. Th oblem summary with the cor.n.rnlttee and disc11ssed in the C ommittee b encountering ln getting thes p1'oject m jor probl me includ : ( l ) Attitud of ho own rs toward apartm nt unlt (2} Zoning; and ( 3) D t rmination on the location of bou ing. housing not be loc ted in i-ea. FHA prefers th t such cone ntrat~d with one gl'oup. �Page Four The group di scussed possible solutions to these p:roblems but no positive decisions were reached . C ol. Jones also told. the group of a meeting Mr . Alexander has requested for a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the purpos e of inviting builders and developers to appear before them to discuss theit problems from their points of vlew. He added that It would be helpful to have some members of the Executive Group at this meeting also, Mr. Land of the Land Acquisition Panel said that his p nel would definitely be represented at the meeting . C ol. Jones :requested e ch of the panels to elect permanent chairmen and vie en h-men as soon as possible if they have not already done e . Mr . Clark told the Executive Group members th· t his panel (Public Information) is always open to committee members for any suggestions or recommend tions a to how the public information program. can help further th goals of tne committee . He also recommended to Col. J ones that the infoi-mation cont ined in the summary of the problem areas be m de v 'lable to the press . C ol. J on s agl"eed with Mr. Cl rk and advised that he would take up thi matt r with Ml'. Alexander . Theb being no f _ather· business the meeting w s djourned t 11: 30 . m. �MINUTES - HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APR IL 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resource s Committee Executive Group met on Thursday, April 6 , 1967, at 10:00 a . m . in City Hcl;ll. The following members were present: Mr . Cecil A . Alexander , Chairman Mr . Lee Burge , F inance Panel Mrs . Sujette Crank, Socia l Problems Panel Mr . Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr . Ray Moore , Public Information Panel Mr . Morel and Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr . Charles L . Weltner , Legal Panel Mr . John Wilson, Non- Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr . Alexander reviewed the general functions of the Housing Resources Committee and informed the participants of the Housing Resources Committee Office that had been establish d in the City Hall. He also advised that Col. M lcolm Jon s h s been assigned to coordinate the housing program and Mr . William Gates , s consult nt on FHA matters , is assisting in the office one day each week. He nnounced that the City has also just pproved a secretarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possibl . Mr. Alex nder then introduc d Mr . M . B.Satt rfi l d , Executive Director of the Atl~nta Hou lng Authority, who beiefed th housing program. group on the public Mr. Satterfield report d on the number of public housing units at the present time: pr sently 8 ,874 units with virtually no vac ncies. 1. There al' 2. 650 units a.re under construction at the McDaniel Street Proj ct. 3. A bid ha Project. been ace pt d for 140 units eatension to the Perry Homes · �Page Two 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids on these units this summer . 5. 140 units are under lease under the leasing pr9gram. He pointed out these different projects on a city mape to give the Committee members an idea of the location of this housing. He stated that some concern has been expressed for the need of public -housing in the eastern quadrant of the city and explained that the main difficulty is in securing any open land in this a,:ea that would be useable . Developers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved (allocated) by the Federal Government. He then l'eviewed the different programs available in providing this low income housing . These include : 1. Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses . 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings . At this point Mayor Ivan Allen; Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing progr m . He said th t he was greatly impressed with the intere t being shown in efforts to g t more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out, as Mr. Satterfield did , that the main problem he has encount red is in s curing suitable and available locations for these units. He xpr ssed a desir to see more non-profit sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing unite. Col. Malcolm Jon s th n reviewed with the members of the C ommitte th various pieces of informational material made availabl to them today and bi-ought thes reports up to d te on changes th t hav taken place. He lao point d out the differ nt propos d projects on a map of the dty so th memb rs might aee th di tribution of the unit • The following revision w r Yeported in the February 20 , 1967, report: �Page Three CategoriY N o . Units 1967 3092 ( 1226) Probable 4685 Total. 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total (1226) Estimate When Available 1968 1969 1970 1971 (1550) (316) (2,573 ) (912) (500) (700) _ (412 3) (1228) (500) (700) 14,150 Col . Jones also distributed a report concerning the problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4 , 900 units in all categories which are f cing serious difficulties for various reasons. Thi s report was to advise the C ommittee of the s ituations exibirting. The Chairman next recommend ed and requested the following to the Committee : 1. A monthly meeting date . the month at 10:00 a . m . 2. He requested all panel s to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen s soon as poss ible. 3. He request d the Legal Panel to investigate the f asibility of amending and b,:oadening Fed ral legislation concerning financial assistanc to home owners in urban r · n wal and code enforcement areas whoa . home are condemned . At present, home owners in urban renewal areas and F de ral approved code enforcement are s r the only persons Ugibl for such assi tanee. He feels that such assistance should b city•wid . 4. Mr. Alex nder asked th t encou:r gement b given to neighboring communities to have good Workable P rogr m • A tlanta's prog r m is in good order but this doe not apply to all oth r communities in It was established for the first Thursday of Metropolitan Atl nta. 5. He asked the Leg 1 Pan 1 to investigate the St t tax 1 ws . He £ l pre nt tax laws ar favorable to ret ntion and creation of slums. th �Page Four 6. He announc ed that the F inance and Non - Profit P a nels have been combined. 7. He advised that he and Mr . Lee Burge are looking i nto the nee d fo:r formation of a Housing Development Corporation. Suggestion was made that the Chamber of Commerce be asked to look into the matter and to assis t . 8. A t the present time he i s trying to get some information from the City Planning Department regarding the available land in the city. H owever , it w ill be some time before thi s informati on is complete . 9. He expressed his con cern over the difficulties that are be i ng encountered in se curing approval of s ites . This is cause d by various reasons , as indicated in the spe cial report d i str ibuted by Col. J ones . He fee ls that this is becoming a v e ry se rious p roble m and that something must be done as soon as poss ible to try to p rovide solutions to the se problems . 10. Th Committee and office staff have been approached many times by developers requesting that they refer them to l awye rs and ar chitects familiar w ith the housing programs . The p rofe ssional organizations of these groups have been asked to s upply the Hous i ng Resources Offi ce with a list of those p rson familiar w ith nd interested in this fiel d and the se lists will be furnished the developers upon reque s t. 11. He recommended t o the Cons truction Panel that they take under advi m nt the various cod s of. the City of Atlanta and other agencies to det ermine if such codes are p ractic a l and feasibl . 12 . He requ · sted assistance from the Socia l Pr oblem Panel in providing solutions to the many proble ms being created in the location of th se housing units . 13 . There are sever 1 area of the city that hav not been touched for additional low cost housing and Ile feel much more agg:ressiv pro• gr mis n ed d . He referr d to such are s as Vine City and Mechanicsville . 14. H ask d the member to con ider the problem of reloc tion of peopl diapl ced while unite a•e under construction a.nd to com up with ome �Page Five workable way to build these units without completely disrupting the neighborhood. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve c ommunications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11 :45 a . m . Respectfully s ubmitted, Malcolm D . J on s Supervi sor of Inspection Services Director MDJ :fy �70 }).R-AFT - . ~ Minutes - Housing Resources Executive Committee - April 6, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Committee Executive Group met on Thursday, April 6, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in City Hall. The following members were present: ' Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Mr. Lee Burge, Finance Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Problems Panel Mr. Virgil Milton, Business Participation Panel Mr. Ray Moore, Public Information Panel Mr. Moreland Smith, Construction and Design Panel Mr. Charles L. Weltner, Legal Panel Mr. John Wilson, Non-Profit Funds Panel The following panels were not represented at the meeting: Land Acquisition Panel Public Housing Panel Mr. Alexander reviewed the general functions of the Hou~ing Resources 7ha jDOY'h'-ipu,-/, . ,(/e,u,.,u,np )S"°c:4~ G s , - . - ~ C ommittee and informed ~ oi the~ ic e that had been established in the City f/4:o-ls.lJJ o d .. ; ;.&J -n4 Hall-'} C ol. Malc olm Jones has be e n assi gned to coordinate the housing program M- "'r>neunce.:I 'IM .> •-' C,e,v,r<J f/cn-1 en f=HA -rV11Jtfuu , and Mr . William Gate s,{is as sis ting in the offic e one day each w eek."' The City has also just approv e d a secr e tarial position for this office to be filled as soon as possible. M r. Al exand e r the n introduc e d M r. M . B . Satterfi e ld , E xec utive , Di rector o f th e A t l anta Housi ng Authority, w h o b r i efe d the g roup on th~ Ou.Ute H~"1 program. Mr. Satterfiel d report ed on the numb er of p ubl ic hous ing units at t h e pre s ent time: 1. There are presentl y 8,874 units with v i rtuall y no v a cancies . 2. 650 units are under construction at the Mc D anie l S t reet Project. �Page Two ex 1e-n u &-~ i 3. A bid has been accepted for 140 units .a-t the Perry Homes Project. 4. 350 units in the design stage have been submitted to the Federal Housing Administration for review. The Housing Authority expects to let bids 'on these units this summer. /eo s,;,,, 5. 140 units are under lease under the tnrnke,y- program. ,PV"o/ufJ, He pointed out these different ~ s on a city map to give the Committee location ~ ;/t,fiul 7'/2ol members an idea of the kooxtxE.E of this housing. "I ~ome concern has been expressed for the need of public housing in the eastern quadrant of the city nd • /S ~h t ~ explained that the main difficulty~ in securing any open land in this area that would be useable. Developers are being encouraged to consider this section of the city. He explained that the Atlanta Housing ( o//oui/eJ ) Authority presently has 4, 200 units reserved'lby the Federal Government. He then reviewed the different programs available in providing this lowincome housing. 1. These include: Direct construction by the Housing Authority and the Turnkey Program. 2. Purchase and rehabilitation of older and existing houses. 3. Leasing by the Housing Authority of standard dwellings. At this point Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spoke to the group briefly regarding the housing program. He said that he was greatly impressed with the interest being shown in efforts to get more low-income housing underway in the city. He pointed out1 as Mr. Satterfield did, that the main problem he has encountered is in securing suitable and available locations for these units. He expressed n•n. ,lfkrr1lii a desire to see more~sponsors willing to carry through on a project to construct such housing units. �Page Three tJe-n Col. Malcolm Jones reviewed with the members of the commfrtee the " i/e.ruJ various pieces of informatiori41:ade available to them today and brought these reports up to date o n ~ changes that have taken place. He also pointed out the di'f ferent proposed projects on a map of the city so the members might see re1r,;"~le-J the distribution _o f the units. The following revisions were ~ e in the February 20, 1967 report: No. Units Category Firm 3092 Probable 4685 Total 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total 14, 150 Estimate When Available 1967 1968 1969 (1226) (1226) (155 0) (316) (2573) (912) (4123) (1228) 1970 (500) 1971 (700) (500) (10a) Col. Jones also distributed a report concerning the problem areas of the program. Currently there are 4, 900 units in all categories which are facing serious difficulties for various reasons. This report was to advise the Committee of the situations existing. The Chairman next recommended and requested the following to the Committee: $1 1. A monthly meeting date. was established for the first Thursday of the month '\ at 10:00 a. m . 2. He requested all panels to submit the names of their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as soon as possible. �Page F o ur 3. ~3 ~ He requested the Legal Panel to investigate the .feasibility of a~ending( ~~ @,..&;,; ~~ i} Q..nA) legi slation concerning financial assistance to home owners in~code enforce- '* ment areas whose homes are condemned. At present, home owners in 4,-.rJ ru/4A"oJ ~~"~,:t/ ,Ce;-4/e, ~ t&,.-ec.-vn .ir . , . ~ urban r~newal areasl\.are the o~,2; persons,. eligible for .such assistance. /): ,,J'u,&J, 0-/fd lcrlc-4 s.-h ~ulJ k. c,,1., w, .e. • n~;1,J;e,,nn1 4. ~el., Mr. Alexander asked that encouragement be given to .,a,31. communities to have good Workable Programs. Atlanta's pr·ogram is in good order but 811 a7h¢4" .,,, ' this does not apply to_,.1.l;i,e communities in M e tropolitan Atlanta. 5. He asked the Legal Panel to investigate the State tax laws. He feels the the present tax laws ar e favorable to retention and creation of slums. 6. He announced that the Finance and Non _- Profit Panels have been combined. 7. H e advised that he and Mr. L ee Burge are looking into the need for . formation t - ,N4J of a Housing D e velopment Corporation. fu1; 44 .,OH 7 /2~1 7.41: c..,l.,ayy,~ ~7 C.C,-vv,-n-;,~ be.- a ~f u) it: ~ ,';,~ -/)14. ,n.a:tfe.y' 8. ,n,de. • .J J a-v,d IC .. t1-S.JIJ 1 • At th e pr esent time h e i s trying to get some i n formation from the City Plannin g D e partment r e gardin g the av a ilabl e land ip the city. ~ 'j i~ H owe ve r , it will be some time before this information is comple te . )\ 9. H e expr esse d h is conc ern ov e r the difficultie s that are being e nc o ~te r E;d in ,a s e curin g a pp r oval of site s . /nch'ul~ This is c aused by various reas ~nsA lfl .I-JP-' 'oJ A H e fee ls that t his i s b e comin g a ve ry s e rious probl e m and that some thing must b e done as s oon as po ss i ble to tr y t o p r o v i d e solutions to the s e proble ms . 10 . Th e C o mmit te e an d offic e sta ff have b een app r oache d many time s by d eveloper s ,h~,1,1'»,~HIMA requesting th at they refer th e m t o l awy ers a nd ar chite ct s fa miliar with t hese · ;;..r-4& s . The professional organiz a t i on s of these groups h ave b een a sked t o sup p l y the H o using 4 nd /nit,fCOkJ /~ R e sources offic e with a list of t h ose person s famili a r withl\this field and the s e lists �Page Five will be furnished the developers upon request. 11. He recommended to the Construction Panel that they take under advisement the various codes of the City of Atlanta and other agencies to determine if such codes are practical and feasible. 12. He requested assistance from the Social Problems Panel in providing solutions to the many problems being created in the l9cation of these housing .units. , 7e-P' add,/K>?d ~w ~-J ku.Jmt; 13. There are several areas of the city that have not been touched4and he feels a much more aggressive program is needed. He referred to such areas as Vine City and Mechanicsville. 14. He asked the members to consider the problem of relocation of people d,nd displaced while units are under constructio1½to come up with some workable way to build these units without disrupting the neighborhood completely. 15. He proposed that a task force be set up in the areas of prime consideration to improve communications with the residents. After a short discussion period the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a. m. �Notes for Cecil Alexander Executive Group Meeting, Housing Resources Committee April 6, 1967 a. Establishment of regular dates for monthly meet~s . b. Insis.t on determination of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen by all Panels: Not yet reported: Legal Non- Profit Public Housing Land Acquisition Public Information oci.al Problems (Vice Chairmm) c. Comment on need for form tion of Housing Development Corp . d. Combining Financ e. M t rial from Planning Department on availabl ( quested by Land Panel Harch 24) f. As result of Housing Code enforcement, several property owners on Boulevard o.re reported to be anxious no to sell to Housine Authority for Public Housing . g. Discuss difficulti a in g tting sites approved. and Non-Profit Panels . land in City. Land FHA Planning Neighbors } These problem . are becoming very serious. Are placing entire program in jeopardy-. NAACP (See ott chod she t for p cifio xampl ) Promot r and D vlopora are becoming discour g d. A new Wld positiVi pproach is urgently n d d to cope with thia situation in ord r to o~ r c e current dif'ficulti a. �HOUSING F/.ESOlJHCES .COM:MITI':S l!": Sunnnary of Propo sals (Report of February 20, 1967 up d;i.te cl t o April 6, 1967) Estunate When Available Cate eory No. Units Firm 3092 Probable 4685 Total 7777 Under Consideration 3405 Doubtful 2968 Total 14,150 196 7 (1226 ) (1226) 1968 (1 550 ) (316) (2573) (912) ( 500) (700) (L123) (1228) (500) (700) Proposed, of which 4900 (all cate gories) are currently facin g s erious problems. �- - - - -- - ~ ============ -=====I HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE April 6, 1967 Problem Areas Item No. No. Units 24 250 19 450 7 152 46 160 8 156 9 262 20 62 28 364 33 204 44 100 34 150 51 280 Location West of Hollywood Road North of Proctor Creek Harwell Road South of Bankhead }Iighway South Side Simpson Road East of Hightower Road West of Moreland Avenue South of Constitution Road, SE East of Hollywood Road North of Magnolia Cemetery Off Etheridge Drive East of Jackson Parkway Woodbine at Boulevard Drive Off Boulder Park Drive Southwest of Wildwood Lake Between Hollywood Road and Gun Club Road, N. w. Program Turnkey Turnkey 22ld{3)? 221 d (3) Co-op 221 d (3) Experimental 404 Special or Turnkey ·Turnkey or 221 d (3) 221 d (3) Town Houses Turnkey or 221 d (3) 1,700 Between Peyton Road and Willis Mill Road North of Utoy Creek . T o tal StronglY. opposed by citizens residing in Collier Heights by protests to Board of Aldermen . Rejected by FHA as not suitable site FHA is reluctant to approve Having difficulty in getting FHA approval 221 d (3) 221 d (3) Rent. Supl. Zoned R-3. Planning Department is dubious about getting re-zoned Turnkey Planning Department anticipates strong opposition to development of this tract Application on one site submitted to FHA and subsequently withdrawn {understand because of neighborhood objection); other application withheld (presumably for similar reason) Zoned R -3. Planning D e partment is reluctant to get rezoned (Housing Authority is enthusiastic about site) 221 d (3) 250 360 Opposed by Racial Relations Section of HUD in letter to Housing Authority Strongly opposed by NAACP in letter to Mayor Allen Housing Authority not interested in this site; FHA cool toward it Zoned R-3, Planning Department is reluctant to have re-zoned Re-zoned recently for low cost housing program. Housing Authority not interested in site; FHA not sympathetic toward it . Zoned R-5. Planning Department cool toward re-zoning . West of Jackson Parkway North of Proctor Creek Between DeKalb Avenue and McLendon at Hampton Terrace Custer Avenue East of Chas ewood Park Principal Difficulty Turnkey 221 d (3) 221 d (2) Other 4,900 - This constitutes 1/2 of City 1 s goal for first t w o years of program. Promoters and developers, who w ere originally enthusiastic, are becomin2' verv dis coura!!ed. �HOUS ING RE ::;OURCES COMJHTTEE Executive Group Meeting 10:00 A.M., April 6, 1967 Committee Room //2, City Hall AGENDA 1. Opening Remarks by Chairman - Cecil Alexander 2. Status of Public Housing - M. B. Satter fie ld 3. Summary Report on Low Cost Housi:iG Progress - Malcolm D. Jones 4. Material for Panel Chairmen Inventory Report, February 20, 1 96 7 Addr ess by James R. Price, Chairman of Board, National Homes Membe rship and Organization of Housine Resources Committee Functions of Housing Resources Committee News Clipping Summary of Proposals, up dated to April 6, 1967 S. Discussion - Initial comments by Chairman Alexander 6. Other Business �.'*" , HOUSING RESOURCES C0"1:;'11TTEE Jvlr . Cecil A. Al exande1~, Chairman Housine; Resources Committee Finch, Al exander , Barne s , :1.othschil d and Paschal, Archite cts lOt:n Floor St 2.ndard Federal Buil ding 44 Broad Str eet, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr . Sanf ord S. Atwood, Co -Chairman Housin~ Resources Committee President, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 Dr. Benjamin. E. Mays, Co -Chairman Housing Resources Committee President, Morehouse College Atlanta, Ge orgia 1 LEGAL r-fr. Charles L. We ltner, Attor::iey The First National Bank, Suite 2943 2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgi a Mr. Donald I ollowell, Regional Director Equal Empl oyment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia Honorabl e Luther Alverson, Judge Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street , s. W. Atlanta, Georgia CCNS'T'RUCTJOJ\! .A!•'. D D.r,SIGN Dr. Sdwin Harrison , President GeorEia Institute of Technology 225 Forth Avenue, N. W. Atlanta, Ge orgia }'fr . He r man J. Russell, Contractor 504 Fair Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 �Pac;e 'I\.ro CONSTRUCTION AI\JD DESIGN ( conti nue d) rv-r . Morel and Smith, Director Urba;.1 Planning P:-oje ct Southe rn Regional Council 5 ~Qrsyth Street, N. 1ti. Atlanta, Georgia Rev . John A. Middleton, President ~·,Iorris Brow::1 Colle ge 673 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Henry F. Alexander, Builder 2439 Fe r:nleaf Court, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. James Moore, President Atlanta Labor Council 15 Peachtre e Street, N. E. Room 208 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 FINANC.S Dean arding B. Young Atlanta University 22 3 Ches tnut Street , S. W. Atlanta, Georsia Mr. Le e Bur ge , President Retail Credit Company P. O. Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Butl er T. Henderson Assistant to Dr. Mays Morehouse Colle ge 223 Chestnut Street , S. W. At lanta, Georgia Mr . '!ills B. Lane, Jr., President The Citizens and Southern National Bank P. C. Box 4899 Atlo.r.ta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Joseph Earle Birnie, President The National Bank of Georgi a Peachtre e at Fi ve Points Atl anta, Georgia 30303 �Pa e Thr ee 0 FINANCE (continued) Mr . Augustus H. Sterne, President The Tr ust Company of Georgia 36 "'::dgewood Avenue, N. E Atlanta , Georgi a 30383 Mr . Gordon Jones , Pr esident The Fulton National Bank P . 0 . Box Li387 Atlant a , Ge orgia 30302 NON-?ROFI T FUNDS Mr. A. B. Padgett, Executive Director Metr opolitan Foundation of Atlanta 1423 Candler Bui l ding Atl anta, Georgi a 30303 Ha."':lilton Dougl as, Jr . , Attorney ~ational Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Ge orgia '{ r. Rev. Willicll'il ·Holmes Borders, Pastor Wheat Street Baotist Chur ch 1426 Mozley Dri;e , s . i, . Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, President t lanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S . W. Atlanta , Georgia I·· r . J ohn ;; ilson, Presi dent Horne Wils on Company 163 Peters Str eet, S. W. Atl ant a , Georgia 30313 fr . Albert Love Executive Vice President The 1'l cCall Corporation P. o. Box 1000 Doraville , Georgia 30040 �i P2ge Four i'-: i'i - PRO? I T FUNDS ( cont i.nued) Hr . Scott Houston, Jr . , Exe cutive Director We sley Hoods Ap artments P. O. Box 15468 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 PUBLJC HOUSLJG 1-~r. Ed1-Ji 11 ·L. Sterne, Chairrnan Housing Aut hority of the City of Atlanta 639 Trust Company of Ge orgia Building Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Dr. Albert Manley, President Spel man Colle ge 350 Leonard Street, S . W. Atlanta, Geor gia i\r.r. Leonard Re inch, President Cox Broadcasting Company 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia fr . Clarence Coleman, Re gional Director -fat ional Urban Le ague 78 :Marietta Street , N. W. Atla~ta, Georgia LAND ACQUISITION Mr. Wallace L. Lee, President Atl~nta Gas Light Company P. 0 . Box 4S69 Atlant a, Ge orgi a 30302 Mr. Cl ayton R. Yates, . President Yates -Hilton Stores 22 8 Auburn Avenue, N. E. At lanta, Georgia �I' ~ Page Five LAND ACQUIS:::TIOP (cont"!.nued) Dr. Vi vian Henderson , Pres i dent Cl ark Colle ge 2L,o Chest nut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia SOCIAL ::i:qOBLE'-1S Mr . Charles O. Emmer i ch, Administrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Ifariet ta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Duane Beck, Executive Director Co~.rnunity Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. 1 000 Glenn Building Atlant a , Georgia 30303 Mrs. Sujette Crank, Social Director Weighborhood Services , E.O . A., Inc. 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia ~r. Tobe Johnson, Professor of Political Science 1'1 orehouse College 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dean William Jackson Atlanta University 223 Chest nut Street , S. W. Atlanta, Georgia BUSINESS P_t.rtTICIPN.rION ir . Virgil Mi lton 3626 Tm~edo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia �Page ··--~-. .._,.,'...R11. ,., -er·)! .A.lrnrorN ( cont.inueG '. ,' .t:iU~ . .: .:.:.· Iv~r. Edward L. Si, on, Audito:c" Atlanta Life Insurance Company Avenue , I . B. il.tlJ.nta, Georgia llS A~burn 1·~r . Harlee 3 ranch, Presi ent The Sout' .ern Company 33 ) 0 Peachtree Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia ·fr . C. Arthur J enkins D~_ector, Industrial Re lations Loc:<:..rie ed Company }arietta, Ge orgi a 30060 L. Roland i1axHe ll, Pr e sident Davison 1 s Department Stores 160 ?eachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia ?JBLIC ~YF0W~ATI0N I( . Jc11les i. . Tmmsend, Edi tor -'i.tlar.ta Fagazi.ne Co:;;::nerce Building Atlanta, Georgia r. D.;1le Clark Director of Public Affairs \'JAG A- TV 1 551 Briarcli.d Road, N. E. Atlanta, Ge orgia 1-.Cr . Ray 'foore lfows Director 1-!S3 - TV 1601 V.:est Peachtree Street, N. E . Atlanta, Georgia 30309 �HOUSING RESOURCES COI"iMITI'EE Ce cil A. Alexande r, Architec t, Chairman Dr . Sanford S. Atwood, President , Bmory University, Co-Chai rm2.n Dr . Benjamin E. Mays, President, .Morehouse Colle ge, Co-Chairman Legal Charles He ltner, Attorney Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Empl oyment Opp ortunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Construction and Design Dr . Edwin Harrison, President, Ge orgia Institute of Technology He r man Russe ll, Contractor ~-:orelaEd Smith, Dire ctor of Urban Planning Project, Southern Regional Council Re v . John A. Middleton, Pr es ident, I orris Brown Col le ge Henry F. Alexander, Builder Jfu~es ~ oore , President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance De an Har ding B. Young , Atl anta Universit y Lee Burge , President, Retail Cr edit Butler T. Hende r son , Assistant to Dr. IIays, Morehouse College Mills ~ . Lane , Jr ., President , Citizens and Southern National Bank A. H. Ster ne, Presi dent, The Trust Comp any of Georgia Gordon Jones, Pr esident, The Fulton National Bank Joseph Earle Birnie, President, The National Bank of Georgia ~~on- Prof i t Funds A. B. Padget t , Executive Direc t or, Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta Hamilton Dougl as , Attorne~,r Rev . 'lilli am Holme s Bor ders, Pastor, Wheat Str eet Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atl anta Univ ersity John Wilson , Pr es i dent , Horne VJilson Comp any Albert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporat ion Sco t t Houston, Jr., Exe cutive Director, Wesley Woods Apartments �. DRAFT - MINUTES OF THE HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING-2/14/67 Members of the Housing Resources Committee met for their organizational meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at 'City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Committee. at this time. Mr. Alexander then presented Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. who spoke Mayor Allen first expressed his appreciation to everyone on the Committee for their willingness to serve and to respond to the City's efforts to provide better housing for its citizens. He reviewed with the Committee the great magnitude of this problem and the increasing need for more and more housing units. He pledged the City's full cooperation in attempting to overcome this problem and in getting this program underway. He expressed the hope that by 1968 the City would meet its goal for 9, 800 new housing units. He also told the group of the Model Cities Program presently being developed by the City. This program would cover a very large portion of the city and would affect 55, 000 citizens living in the area . This would be a different program to try to save this particular section of the city. He state d that he felt the progress that had been made since the November Housing Conference is an 'M&ft2 dat;iOE indication that we will meet the goal. Mr . Ferd Kramer of Draper and Kramer of Chicago spoke to the group at this time. Mr. Kramer is the past President of Action, Inc. and is presently on the Board of Director s of Urban America , Inc. and is chairman of their committee concerned with non-profit housing funds. Mr. Kramer told the committee �Page Two of a housing project he helped develop in Chicago some 7 to 8 years ago. This project was developed by a group of private individuals representing a cross , section of the community and the benefits were two fold: 1. It improved the environment considerabl' in the declining neighborhood; and 2. It provided much needed housing for the staffs of the Michael- Reese H o spital and the Illinois Institute of Technology (these organizations were the first groups to institute studies of the area to determine the approach to follow to combat the decline of the area). This program w as tremendously successful in Chicago and Mr. Kramer f e lt it w ould have some applicability in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer also e x plained that Urban Ame rica , I n c . has a division especially interested in non-profit housing and in creating d e v e lopment funds. It is not possibl e for the Urban America staff to s e r ve the e ntire nation 1 s non-profit groups and as a r e sult the y have b ee n succ e ssful inf e rsuadin g communiti e s to creat e local de v elopment funds to deal w ith this proble m . H e str e ss e d that each community must use ev e r y possible m e ans for s e curin g h ousin g fo r i ts low and middl e in come citizens . The Cha irman the n than k e d th e memb e rs of the Committee fo r ac ce pting this re sponsibility and o u tlined th e chall e ng es facin g them in pr o vi d i n g t h is low i ncome hous ing i n Atlanta. H e state d h e hope d this C o m m i ttee will s erve to br i ng the e l ements togeth er w h ic h a re ne c e ssary f o r su cces s (new idea s , new structures , new financing method s, etc . ). H e ~ reviewed sever al progr a ms t h at are available �. ' Page Three to help solve this problem. He then outlined the work to be carried out by each panel and explained that the actual work of the Committee will be conducted through the panels. He suggested that each panel appoint two young men to assist them and to carry out the majority of the work. He pointed ~mt that Col. Malcolm Jones and Mr . .William Gates are available to assist the Committee and that their office is located on the 12th floor of City Hall. Mr. Dan Sweat of the Mayor's Office is also working closely with this program. He asked that each panel meet at least once a month and suggested that the full committee meet monthly also. He then adjourned the meeting and asked the Committee members to meet with the other members of their panels here today for the purpose of selecting a Chairman and Co-Chairman. �CITY OF .ATLANTA HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE CITY HALL Room 1204; Ext. 430 March 10,\) 1967 ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LAN DERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Committee Members: Enclosed for your file is a copy of minutes of the organizational meeting of thi s Committee in the Aldern\anic Chamber at the City Hall, February 14. Several members who were unable to attend that meeting have requested that minutes be sent them in order that they could keep abreast of developments . Also enclosed for the benefit of those who did not attend the meeting is a copy of Mayor Allen ' s address at the meeting. The guest speaker Mr. Ferd Kramer of Draper and Kramer of Chicago related in a very interesting manner, some of his experiences in working wit h a group of private individuals in developing a much needed community housine project in Chicago which contributed in stabilizing a declining neighborhood and at the same time providing much needed housing for the staff of Michael-Reese Hospital and Illinois Institute of Technology. The project involved the purchase of badly deteriorated homes and t enements and construction of new apartments, together with the rehabi litation of the better structures. Mr . Kramer emphasized the importance of group action and support in projects of this kind, including cooperation of owners of existing properties and participation by lending institutions, builders, sub-contractors, labor and the City. It is hoped that this may inspire similar projects in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer stressed the importance of using Section 22ld(3) of the National Housing Act in connection with financing r ental housing for medium ·- low income occupants. The 3% below market interest rate, together with FHA's waiver of the¼£ mort 6age insurance fee allows the sponsor to provide housing at lower rentals, or in the case of cooperatives , lower monthly payments. This helps to close the rental gap between conventionally financed apartments and Public Housing. He also stated that apartment sponsors could usually obtain a substantial tax writeoff through the use of limited dividend corporations. Mr. Kramer indicated that mortgage funds are now available for needed housing projects in all of the larger cities and stated that financing discounts have dropped 4 to 4¼t in moat areas during the past three months. ·--- - ..,.. --···-r::r=-r:- - ·-- �- 2 - Mr . Kr amer' s talk was extempor aneous , so unfortunately copies are not available . A copy of news rele ase by Committee Chai r man , Cecil A. Alexander, on Februar y 2h, as to activities and accomplishments of the Committee has been mailed to each member . We will endeavor t o keep you inf onned through periodic r epor t s of this nat ure f r om t ime to as t o progress of the program. On February 24, HUD announce d appr oval of f und "reservi:ltion" for 3000 additional uni ts of Public Housing f or Atlant a . The Housing Authority r eq~est for t hese unit s t o help meet i t s shar e of · the accelerat ed program for l ow-cost units was approved by t he Bo~rd of Aldermen, December 20, 1966. · This will be quite a boost in providing st andar d housing for many of Atlanta's f ami lies i n the l owest income bracket. On March 7, bi ds were opened by t he Housing Authority for construction of 140 uni ts of Public Housing as an extension of Perry Homes, South of Proctor Creek. These will cons i st of 78 t hree bedroom units , 46 four bedrooms and 16 five bedrooms . Panel meetings were held recently by the Soci al Problems and Public Information Panel s . Dr. Edwin Harr i son has been elected Chairman of t he Construction and Design Panel and Moreland Smith, Vice - Chai rman . Virgil Milton has been elect ed Chairman of the Business Participation Panel and Edward L. Simon, Vice -Chairman. Dean Williams. Jacks on has been elected Chairman of t he Social Pr oblems Panel. Lee Burge has been elected Chai rman of the Finance Panel and Gordon Jones, Vice-Chairman. Acting Chairmen of other Panel s ar e urged t o report as s oon as possible the names of permanent Chairman and Vice-Chairman of their Panels. During February permits were t aken out for construction of 11 single family houses to cost under $15 ,000 each; 23 such houses were compl eted within the City; permit was also is sued for construction of 95 apartment units to cost under $10,000 each. · Due to the shortage and high .price of l arge suit abl e tract s of land within the City for development of low cost hous i ng , i t appears that a substantial portion of the accelerated program r equirements will have to be built on small tracts and individual l ots scatte red throughout the City. Builder s .should be encouraged in this direction. �- 3 - On small l ots , of which there are many in the Central City, where dilapidated structures are being demolished under the Housing Code, if such lots are zoned r esidential and were of record at the time the Zoning Ordinan ce was adopted in 1954, a single family residence can be r ebuilt on t he loto This is not generally known by property owners. Cooperative hous i ng, spons ored by non-profit organizations taking advantage of the · 3% FHA insured mortgage s , at 100% of FHA appraisal, including the land, _-is becoming a very popular t rend in the Atlanta area. · This provides an incentive of ownership by t he occupants which greatly r e duces abuse and vandalism, so prevalent in the past in low income areas . ~any fraternal, educational and religious organizations are in a position to t ake advantage of this approach and should be encouraged to do so. Additional information on this technique is available at the Housing Resourc~s Commit tee office in City Hall. Any member learning of new or projected developments in the low cost housing field is requested to pass such information on to the Housing Resources Committee office which endeavors to maintain a record of such developments and their status. Sincerely, Encl: Minutes of February 14 Meeting Copy of Mayor Allen's Address ,, • .... -:· ·--------- .... .;.- - , . ~ ,.,..._ ·- -----··---· . �.., MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 14, 1967 Members of the Housing Resources Cornmittee met for their organizational meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 1967, at 10:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Alexander then presented Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. who spoke at this time . Mayor Allen first expressed his appreciation to everyone on the Committee for their willingness to serve a~d to respond to the City 1 s efforts to provide better housing f or its citizens. He revi e wed with the Committee the great magnit ude of this problem and the increasing need for more and more housin g units. He pledged the C ity 1 s full cooperation in attempting to overcome this problern and in getting this program underway. He expressed the hope that by 1968 the Cit y would meet its goal for 9, 800 new housing units. He also told the group of the Model Cities Program presently being developed by the City. This pro g ram would cover a very large portion of the city and would affect 55,000 c itizens living in the area. This would be a different program to t ry t o save this particular section of the city. He stated t hat he felt the progress that had been made since the November Housing Conference is an indication that we will meet t he goal. Mr. F erd Kr amer of Dra p er and K r amer of Chica go spoke to the group at this time . Mr. Kramer is the past President of Act ion, Inc. and is presently on the Board of Dir ectors of Urban America, Inc. and is chairman of their committee concerned with non-profit housing funds . Mr. Kramer told the Committee of a housing project he helped develop in Chica go some 7 to 8 years ago. Thi s project was d e veloped by a group of private i ndividuals re presenting a cross-section of the community and the benefits were two fold: l. It i mp roved the environment considerably in the declining neighborhood; and 2. It provi ded much needed housing for the staffs of the Michael-Rees e Hospital and the Illinois Ins titude of Technology {t h ese organizations were the firs t gr oups to institude studies of the area to determine the approach to follow to combat the decline of the area). This program was tremendously successful in Chicago and Mr. Kramer felt it would have some applicability in Atlanta. Mr. Kramer also explained that Urban America, Inc. has a division especi ally interested in non-profit housing and in l �• , Housing Resources Committee Minutes February 14, 1967 Page Two creatin g develop1nent funds . It is not possible for the Urban America staff to serve the e n tire nati on 1 s :non-profit groups and as a result they have been successful in persuading communities to create local development funds to ' deal with this problem. He stressed that each community must u se every p e ssible means for securing housing for its low and ·m iddle income citizens. The C h a i rman t h en thanked the members of the Committee for accepting this responsibility and outlined the challenges f9-cing them in providing this low inco1ne housing i n Atlanta. He stated he hoped this Comm ittee will serve to bring the ele m ents to ge ther which are necessary for success (new ideas, new structures, ne w financing methods , etc.) . He reviewed several programs that are available to h e lp solve this problem. He then outlined the work to be carried out by each panel and explaine d that the actual work of the Committee will be con ducted t hrou gh the pane ls. He sug g ested that eac h panel appoint t w o youn g men to a ssi s t t h em and to carry out the majority of the work. He poin ted out t h a t C ol. M a lcolm Jon e s and Mr. William Gates are available to assist the Commit tee and that their office is located on the 12th floor of C ity Hall. Mr. Dan Sweat of the Mayor 1 s Office is also working closely with this program. He as k ed that each p a n e l meet at least once a month and suggested that the full committe e meet mont hly also . T he m eeting w as then adjourned and the Committee members were asked to meet w i t h the other m e mb e rs of their panels here today for the purpose of selecting a Chairman and Co-Chairman. J �Ju:o~:i~~)':: Trt ~-I.'\.YU !1.Ll::·}~ EC!t.i:i [i'-:G R2::-LlJHC~;_3 G01•t .J:·:;.1 T ,;,i'. OHGr1·nuTI Or.:AL H2ETING CUffi'!CIL Cil:'._:·:j"fi2.{, CITY Hi1.LL 10 : 00 A . i1i ., TUE.-.iDAY , FEBRiJ A.R.Y 14, 1967 Chairman J°:. l ex2nder , Co-Chairmen Dr. Hays and Dr . Ati-rood, Ladies and Gentl emen---Fir st of' all I 1._,ant to ez:press my personal apprec i ation and t he thanks of your City Government t o all of you for your willingness to serve on t hi s ~ost ~"p ortant commi t t ee . P.s I see it, this is truly a most i mp ortant committee, f or it is tackling.the solution of our City 1 s single most serious problem t he lac k of a.'1 a.a.equ ate suppl y of safe and decent housing f or a large portion of Atlanta ' s population. By accepting service on t his Ee.using Resources Commi tte e, you are carrying on one of t he traditions that all t hrcugh our f irst centur y of pro~r ess has made Atla..'1.ta a great city and will keep on . making it a grea-ter cit y, year after year. This traditic.,n is ac-r,ive , enthusias tic, i ntelligent, and energetic cit izen p~rticipation in governmental af:;:airs and public se r vice. The way Atlant3. citiz8ns assume the responsibilities of citizenship that .2re s o closely tied wit h the en j O)l}'!l.ent of the rights of citizenship sets \tla::-,ta apart f rom and above so many other cities. It is one of the bauic forces that kee;?s cur s-~tl anta moving f orward while s o many cities falter and fa ll back. So ag2in I want to thank you for being willing to participate i n t his high endeavor t o see to it that every Atlanta c itizen, no matter what his s cale of living, has a decent and safe roof over his head. Also, I want to express my appreci ation to ypur Chairman and t wo Co - Chairmen for all they have gotten done durine the t wo months that have ela1 ;se d since the i de a of this committee was put into action on No7ember 1.$. Thanks to their leader::;h:i.p ·,md to the activities of all who have worked with then , this com·nittee now h~s a solid f oundation of facts and pl a::.1s upon which to Eet into f ull swine . ·rne S.f.iecifics of the challenging 01,portunitie s which this committee faces will ·oe outlined by hr. Al exander. But before he and our distinguished visitor f rom Chicago a ndress you I invite your attention to the extent of the problem which .vie are t cJ.ckling together and which our j oint eff ort must and shall solvee I t hink this can be most sharply brouF,ht into fo cus by referring to a few statements which I made at t he November 15 Conference of lfousing. �!ls I s ,.id then : ·~'he proo l errr is sim_?ly t }~i s -~oes r..ot have the hou sinc to me et the rn:~eds of fair1i_li es and individuals to be re locate d by ""Ghe pre sent or future governmental actio_ , which will b is ne cessary for· the continue ci. p ro r res s of' !1.tlant a . 11 11 J... tlant2 ? o bring this gene r a l s tat ::m,mt dmm to specific facts and f i zures, it means th.:ct f rom now u.nti l t he end of 1 971, we s h all need 16 , 800 housing units to T,c:clc,'3 c are of t he pe o·) l e who will ha ve to be r e located beca use of ~:overnmerltal action. Thi s is the totn l o.f dwe l l ing 1mits Hhich we must 2.nd shall p r ovide t o t ake c a r e of Atl ac1ta c:.ti zens who will be f orced t o move because of c',ar,g8 s -i-r rought by such aove r 11mental c.c tivities as urb;,-:.n r enewal, ex_ressway c c-nstruction and code enforcement t o elininate housinr; that is 1ot fit f or human habitation. To r eloc ate t hous 2nds of people :i.n de cent hous i ng presents us with a chall8P.~i ng opport m i ty of truly tremendous prop ortions. But A-~l antv. is ac c usto "Tted to meeting challenges and seizing op portunities . So I ar.i cor.1_ole t e ly conf i dent thct by thinking, p lanning and working togethe r, a s we are st2rting off today , we c ,.n and s hall meet this challe ge anci trans :.or:n t his opp o tun ity i nto solid achi e vement. He ar e setting our sights high at the beginn ing. We are embarking upon a crash p ro e:ram for 1967 andl968 to provide 4,900 new housing units each year -- a tota l of 9, 600 units to be ready and occupied by the end of December, 1966 . For us t o reach this high two year goa l, private ent:lrprise must provide 30 per cent. Non-profit s pons ors of 221 D-3 housing mus t provide 13 per cent . The big push, 57 p er cent, must come from public hot1sin r~ . This is a big order to fill in just two years - but we can and we shall fill it. I would also like to mention agai::1 what I e;nphasized on Nove1.1ber 15th that we have a new and p owerful tool to hel p u s -- this is the Federal 11 ':'urrJ.:'ey Prograra" - whic h opens up a whole new a venue of procress in h ous~--ig . As 1ve set our eyes on the h i gh goal f or 1967 and 196b, I want to . emphasize that a lot already has been accomplished since No,vember 15 • . . The most striking tangible results are visible in the -big push public housing. 2 �One day l ast 1:1cn-;:,h I spent sever al h r.,:ur s wj_th top off ici als of t he Atl2 tc:: ~cus:i.np; Authority tr-kinr, a look at 1-1h2.t · is goi nr, on and what is bei ng planned to increase cur suppl y o.f publ i c riousine; . Inci dentally, we are start inc .L'rom a very good base, b<?:c ause Atlante now has far nore public housing unit :., i n opc·r ~,t ion t han any othe:r city in the southeast. I t vras t ruly a t hrilling sisht to see what we have accomplishe d in public housine-; during the past few ;:10nths • .The !ttlanta Housing !uthority is deter mi ned t o meet the ~oal of 5, 586 uni ts that is set f or 196 7 ,rnd 1~68. This t arget figure i ncludes the l , l L.O units now under deve lopment. These e:norace 650 under constr ucti on in ths McDaniel Street section of the Rawson -:·iashington Urban Rene1-r nl Pro ject , l l.i.O uni ts assigne d t o an area adj acent to Perry Home s and 350 units in the Thomasville Urban Renewal Proje ct. The .fcDaniel Str eet pror r ru,1 is being car r i ed out so that 348 units will be ready in 12 months, 402 in 17 months , t he rest in 22 mont hs. Included .-r ill be .:, high r ise bui l ing f or the el derl y, along the l ines of the three :iow in oper ation . The 11:0 unit s ad jacent t o Perry Homes shoul d be r eady in 1 8 months . The Thoinasville units will get u...11derway as soon as f inal plans ar e compl eted by the architects. rJow the Atlanta Hous ing Authority is t acklinc plans f or t he uni ts which Atlant a has under reservation f ro.. the Federal Government. At tention is bcinc centere d on sites for 1,200 units to be developed under the Turnkey Progran1. A good beginning has be en made on the proi:;ram to l ease 300 more units . That will take care of the units for which we have r eser--rat i on with the Federal Government. But that is not the end of our pl ans f or action in public housi.11g. We have request ed a reservation for 3,000 more units -- and I confidently hope we will soon receive approval on t his. So our public housing all-out effort is off to a very encouraging start . Also now in full swing is our preparation to make application for a F13deral :Planning grant under t he brand new Model City Progr am, in which up t o 90 per cent of the cost can be paid by the Federa,l Government. �I 1rJill not ;--o into dc t ;.; i J. a.'.::;oJJ.t t ·:· i s now _ r o r.-r:::m exc e pt t o s ay t ·t,at a... ar ea of some 3,000 ac r es ir: the s outhern .:,ecti on of our Cit}r, i-1.1ic:1 "i.ncludes s o..1e 10 per cent or the Gi ty 1 0 oopu1 r1tion , an cl a mu ch hi cher p ~-r c en-:: o.f i ts probl e;r, s ituation , has be en de s i gned a s a tar c;et area. Al s o on t he Ci ty ' s p art, we a r e str engt hen:~ng e nforc ement of bLlild:.nc and he ising c odes by b 11 i ldi nr:; up our i n s pe ct ion s t a f f , a s pro.,·,ise ci , s o f cIT the City has r. i. r ed l S out of l B a cidi tional a. ·t hori zed inspectors . So the p'J.bli c enterp r i se part 0£' o ur effort to p rovide t he hou s ing we :nust ha. ve is off to a , .,;ood bee;ir.ning . i:fow our i :nmediate chaJ.leDgi nt opportun i ty is to ce t t he p r i vate enterp rise part of the p rogr ~:m -- the pa:::·t t hat must p rovide J O pe r c ent an d the n on- profit sp onsors who must :provi de l J p e r c ent int o full swi n g . ·,e ha ·:e n ot been drar.:ginB our feet on this . I nte r est ha s b e en shown by many develope r s , despite t he di s c our ae;in~ t i ght money s ituation of the past several months . ·-r,anr pl ans .:i re being di scu sse d. But this a b i g job f or our uhole city. I t i s a ~ob i n uh i c h t his c or.1'7littee can and will f urnish t he l e aciersi1i p and t h e i nspi r ation t o all developers , l a r ge and sma ll , to j oin f orces in an all - out encie avor . Then , too, we must orouse ~ride spr ead j_nte rest t o provide t he nonprofit s p onsors for 221 housing . We must reac h out to f oundations , churches , fraternal orgai.,izations , educational ins titutions . lrJe mus t show them the oppor t unities and a dvant ac;es of sponsoring low income housing . That is the cna llene:ine; opportunity of l e a der ship which is p r es ente d t o t his co;nmittee. You will hear more about the s pecific s of h ow t hi s rias be en done in Chicago and ho-:1 i t · c an oe done in At lan t a f rom t he t wo main speakers who -;,1ill follow me . Acain, I want to thank each and every one of you f or being willing to de vote you time and t hougi:lt and energy t o the work of this most ~~port2nt cor:i.mit t ee . I salute each and every one of you f or so un s elfis hly 'as s umi n g t he high resp onsiblity of citizenshi p . 4 �I p:-omise . that the Ci ty gover maent wilJ work with t 'nis committee to its f ulle st c apacity. i:Je c an , we must, and we sha2.l achieve our goal of providing decent, safe housing fo:r every Atlantian. , 5 �~ -; I' • General Functions of Housing Resources Committee 1, To promote low cost housing and facilitate its const~uction in Atlanta on an accelerated basis, 2, To .bring together the various interests needed to produce housing, 3, To see to it that the human factors in housing are given full •.play, 4, To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta, . . "-odr:ficer-. esta bl.is h e d _in ' City . ( A Housing Resources Committee,uasoeen Ha l 1 (Room 1204)to maintain liaison with builders and developers, to act as a clearing house for all information regarding low cost housing and to coordinate committee activities,) · I,, Panels for Housine Resources Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels · (Not necessarily limited to the following, Panels are encouraged to use -own initiative,) Legal a. _b, c, d, To investigate and make available information on laws governing Federal, State and City, related to housing, To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations for improvements, To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement, To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole, Construction and Design a, b, c, d, To review present codes and construction .practices in order to recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making _housing mor e economical, · To investigate new methods of producing housing with ' special attenti on to prefabrication. To seek out contractors and architects interested in low cost housing design. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing feasible and profitable, Finance a, To seek out and make available information relative to housing and financing, · b, To encourage money sources to make funds available f9r financing, c, To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing. �Page 2. Non Profit Funds a. To compile information regarding nonprofit funds, b, To cP,mpile information relative to Federal participation in nonprofit funds, c, To aid in the establishment of nonprofit funds for low cost housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program •. d, To counsel with existing or new funds, Public Housing a, To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of their program • .b, To seek out and report on new m~thods of financing and producing public housing across the country, c, To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta program and visit all existing projects. d, To make recommendations regarding future public housing, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Opportunities a, To seek out and catalogue land available for low cost housing, b, To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land , c, To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation, ' V Social Problems a, To arrange for temporary housing as needed, for people being displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement, b, . To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed areas such as the Community Chest, Community Council and EOA, c, To enlist groups such as church,. garden clubs, civic clubs in problems related to housing , d, To look for gaps in the housing picture which are not being met by any existing or projected programs, e, To seek means of providing positiv~ assistance to home owners in Housin g Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire hardship is involved, f, To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in selfhelp programs , Business Participat i on To s eek out and i nterest large local and national corporat i ons i n d emonstration pr ojects and or building low cost housing or rehab i l i tat ing existing hous i ng i n th e Atlanta area, Public Inf ormation To disseminate through the publi c media, t al ks and written material, i nfor mation relati_n g to the housing problems a nd solutions in Atlanta. . - . �HOUSING RESOURCES COViNITTEE Ce cil A. Al exander , Archite ct, Chairman Dr. Sanf ord S. AtHood, Pres ide nt , Emory Uni ve r :;; ity , Co - Chairman Dr. Benj amin E. Mays , President , Morehouse Colle ge , Co - Chairman Charl e s We ltner, Attorney Donald I-io-llowell, Reg ional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge , Fulton County Supe rior Court Constri,c·~i.on and Design or . Edwin Harrison, Pr esident, Geor gia Institute of Technolo gy · Ecrman Eusscll , Contractor ~-:creland S., i;,t", Director of Urben Planning ':;:-ojec:t, Souti1eirn Regional :-:ounc il rtev . J ohn A. Vii dd.leton, P_e:.:;iC::.ent , lforris Bro~·, n Colle ce henry F . ,~l EXP~vidcr, Builde r J@Tles i'foore, President , Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean Hardine B. Youne-;, Atlanta Uni versi_ty Lee Bur ge , Pres ident, Retail Credit Blltler T. Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Vio rehouse Colle ge ihlls B. Lane, Jr., President, Citi zens and Southern National Bank , • H . Stenie , ?resident, The Trust Company of Georgia Gordon Jones, President, The Fulton National Dank Jose ph Earle Birni e, President , The National Bank of Georgia Eon - Prof it Funds A. I3. Padgett, Executive Director, Me tropol it an Foundation of Atlanta I-itl.'1.il t on Dou gl as, Attorney Re ·,r . irJillian1 Ho lmes Borders, Pastor, "Wheat Street Bapti st Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atl E.nta University Jo:r..n hli lson, President, Horne ~Jilson Company ii.lbert Lo ve , Executive Vice Pr e sident, The McC all Corp oration cott Houst on, Jr., Exe cutive Director, Wesley \r.J oods Apart.'1'1.ents �Pu blic Eousj_n g EdHj_n L. , Ste rne, Chairman, Housing Auth orj_ty of The City of At l ant a Dr. Albert Hanley, Pr e sj_dent, Spelman ColJ.e ge Le onard Reinch, Pres i o2nt, Cox Bro adc a sting Company Clarenc e Coleman , Regional Dire ctor, National urban League Charles F . Pal mer, Presj_ dent , Pal me r, I nc. La nd Ac quisition ·J, L. Lee, Pre side nt, Atl anta Gas Li e3 ht Company C, R. Yate s, Pr e side nt, Ya t e s -Hilton Stores Dr . Vivian I-i ende r son , President, Clark Colle ge Social ? r obl ems Cn.&r l e s O. E.;J:1e ric h , J..cL1ini st r ato r , Ec onomic Opp ortunit y 1~.t l anta, I nc . Duu.ne Beck, Dir e c t or , Cormnunity Counci1 of t he .Atl .:-nta l-\.r ea , Inc . 1,:rs . Sujette Crcnl-:, Soc i al Jirc ctor·J l':ci~·hbor:":ood Scr~ri cc::;, ~.0 . !t., Dr. T. J ohn s on , ? rofe ssor of Pol i t ic a l Sci er.ce , ,.-:ore~1ouse Col lece Dean t illi am J ack.s on , Atlant a Uni ve r sity =~c. Ch Business Partic ipation v'irGil / i l t on , Re tire d Atl an ta Group I11ana ger , ::iears , Roebt;_ c k & vo,;;pa.r,y E . L. Simon, Au ditor, Atl ar.t a Li f e Insur ance Comp any Harle e Br anch, Pr e sident, The Southern Co, p any C. A. 11 Art 11 J enkin s, Di r e c tor of I ndustrial Re l a tions, Loc khe ed Ro l and l'Iaxwe ll , Pr esident , Davi son I s Depar t ment Store s Pt:bli c Infornation J ames L. Townsend, Editor, Atl anta Maga zine ~ale Cl a rk , Director of Publ i c Affairs, WAGA-TV i 8y Moore, r ews Dire ctor, WSB-TV �• HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Cecil A. Alexander, Architect, Chairman Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, President, Emory University, Co-Chairman Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President, Morehouse College, Co-Chairman Legal Honorable Charles Weltner, Attorney and former Congressman Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Honorable Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court Construction and Design Dr. Edwin Harrison, President, Georgia Institute of Technology Herman Russell, Contractor Moreland Smith, Southern Regional Council Rev. John A. Middleton, President, Morris Brown College Henry F. Alexander, Builder James Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean Harding B. Young, Atlanta University Lee Burge, President, Retail Credit Butler T. Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Morehouse College Non-Profit Funds A . B . Padgett, Director , Atlanta Metropolitan Fund Hamilton Douglas, Attorney R e v. William Holmes Borders , Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Dr. Rufus Clement, President, Atlanta University Joh n Wilson, Dire ctor, Atlanta Chambe r of Commerce Albert Love, Executive Vice President, The McCall Corporation �- -- - - - - -- . - ·- -- -·-- - - - - - Public Housing E. H. Sterne, Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority Dr. Albert Manley, President, Spelman College Leonard Reinch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company Clarence Coleman, National Urban League Land Acquisition W. L. Lee, President, Atlanta Gas Light C. R. Yates, President, Yates-Milton Stores Vivian Henderson, President, Clark College Social Problems Charles 0. Emmerich, Director, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Duane Beck, Director, Community Council of the Atlanta Area, ,Inc. Sujette Crank, Director, Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Center Dr. T. Johnson, Professor of Political Science, Morehouse College William Jackson, Dean, Atlanta University Business Participation Virgil Milton, Retired Atlanta Group Manager, Sears, Roebuck & Company E. L. Simon, Atlanta Life Insurance Company Harlee Branch, Southern C.ompany C. A. "Art" Jenkins, Director of Industrial Relations, Lockheed Roland Maxwell, President, Davison's Department Stores Public Information James Townsend, Atlanta Magazine Dale Clark, Director of Public Affairs, WAGA-TV Ray Moore, News Director, WSB-TV �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Cecil A . Alex ander, A rchlt e ct, Chairman D r. Sanford S . Atwood. President. Emory Univers ity. Co - Chairman Dr. Benjamin E . Mays . Pre s ident. Morehou s e College, Co - Cha i r man Legal Honorable Charles W ltne r, Atto r ney and for mer Congressman Donal d Hollowell, Regi on al Director, Equal Employm e nt Opportunity Commissi on Honorable Luther Alv e r son , Judge , Fw.ton C ounty S upetio:r C ourt Constl."udion and Desi&!': Dr . E dwin Harrison, Pr id ent, Georgia l nstitut of Technology Herman Russ 11, Contr etor Morel and Smith, Southern Regional C owicil Rev. J ohn A . Middl t on, President, Morris Brown Colle g Henry F . Alexand r. Buil de r J m.es Moor e , Pre id nt, Atlanta Labor Council Finance Dean H rding B . Young , Atl nt Univei-s tty Le Burge, Pre i d nt, Retail Credit Butl r T. Hender on, A el tant t o Dr. May , Mor hou Coll ge Non-Profit Fund A. B . P dg tt, Dir ctor, Atl nta M tropolit Fund H milton Dougl , Attorn y Rev. William Holm a Bord rs , P tor, Wh t Str t B p ti t Chu.1ch Dr. Rufus Cl ment, Pr id nt, Atlanta Univ; r ity John Wilson, Dlrec:toi-, Atl nta Ch_mb r of Com:m rce Alb ri Love, Executl'\l' Vic Pre id nt, The McCall Corporation �Public Housing E . H . Sterne , Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority Dr •. Albert Manley, President, Spelman College Leonard Reinch, President, Cox Broadcasting Company Clarenc e Coleman, N tional Urban League Land Acquisition W . L . Lee , Preaid nt, Atlanta Gas Light c. R . Yates , Pre ident, Yates-Milton Stor s Vivi n Henderson; Prosident, Clark College Social Problems Charles 0 , Emmerich, Director; Economic Opportunity Atlanta , Inc. Duane Beck, Director, Community Council of the Atlanta Areai ,lnc . Sujntte Crank, Director, Sw:mn rhill-Mechanicsville Nei ghborhood Center Dr. T . J ohnson, Prof ssor of Political Science , Morehouse College William Jackson, De n, Atlanta University Bp.aln ss Participation Vivgil Milton. Retir d Atlanta Group Manager, Sears , Roebuck & Company E. L . Simon, Atlan Lile ln uranc Comp ny Harl e Bra,nch, Southern Company C. A . "Art" J nkins, Dh• - ctor of Indu tri l R 1 tion , Lockheed Rol nd Maxwell, President, Davi on' Dep rtment Storee1 Public Information r mee Town end, Atlant Mag zin Dale Cl rk, Dir ctor of P .lblic Affairs , WAOA•TV Moor , New Dir cto7, WSB-TV a y �CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL 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 January 10, 1967 Mr. Ray Moore News Director WSB-TV 1601 West Peachtree Street, N E-. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Dear Mr. Moore: We wish to thank you for your acceptance of our recent invitation to serve on the Housing Resources Committee, and to confirm your appointment by the Mayor as a member of this Committee. Your experience and advice in this field will be most welcomed ' and I am sure will be very helpful to the program. As soon as we have Heard from other nominees, an organizational meeting will be called to acquaint Committee members with the program and to assign specific missions to various groups of the Committee. Alexander, Chairman Resources Committee C.AA:eo • �HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE LEGAL SUB - COMMITTEE Honorable Charles L . Weltner Old Post Offic e Building Atlanta , Georgi a 30303 Mr . Donald Hollowell Regional Dire c tor Equal Empl oyment Opportunity Commi sston 17 76 Peachtree Street, N . W . Atlanta , Georgia Honorabl e Luther Alverson Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr . Robert Wood General Counsel Sears , Roebuck &: Company 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue , N . E . Atlanta , Georgia CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN SUB-COMMITTEE Dr. Edwin Harri on, President Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue , N . W . Atlanta , Georgia Mr. Frank Malon , President Southern Bell Telephon and Tel graph Company 51 Ivy Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Edwin I. H tch, Pr sident Georgia Power Comp ny P. 0. Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgl 30302 �------------------ ~ Page Two CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN SUB-COMMITTEE (Continued ) Mr. Moreland Smith Southern Regi onal Council · 5 Forsyth Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgi a Rev. John A . Middleton President Morris Brown College 673 Hunter Street. N . W . Atlanta, Georgia Dr . Cleveland Denn rd , Principal C rver Vocational School 1275 Capitol Avenue . S . W . Atlanta; Georgia. Mr . Herman J . Rus 11 504 Fair Street, S . W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Mr . T . D, Arch r , Pre ident Building Trade Council 2S0 T nth Str et; N. E . Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Henry F . Alex~d r2439 F . rnle l Court, N .. W. Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Jame Moor , Pr sident Atl nt Labo~ Council 250 Tenth St:reet, N. E . Atlant • 0 orgi �Page Three FINANCE SUB - COMMITTEE Mr. Jack Tarver Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Richard Cou?'ts Courts & Company 11 Marietta Street, N. W . Atlanta, Georgi Mr. Jesse Hill Atlanta L ife Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N. E . Atlanta, Georgia Dean Harding B. Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Str t , S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Lee Burge Retail Credit Cornpany P . 0 . Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30802 M r . Harold Patter on President Federal Res rv Bank 104 Mari tta Str t, N . W. Atlanta, Georg, Mt. Butl r T. H nd r on As si tant to Dr. Mays Mor hou e Colleg 223 Che tnut Stre t, S. W. Atlanta, Georgi �Page Four NON-PROFIT FUNDS SUB -COMMITTEE Mr . A . B . Padgett Executive Director Metropolitan FoWld tion of Atlanta 1423 Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones , President Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation 230 Peachtree Street, N . W . Atlanta:; Georgia 30303 Mr , Hamilton Douglas , Jr. National Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta , Georgia Rev. William H olmes Borde:rs 1426 Mozley Drive , S . W . Atlanta, Georgia i:>r. Rufus Clement, President Atmnta University 223 Che tnut Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgi Mr . John Wilson, Pr ident Horne Wilson C o mp ny 163 Peter Str t, S. W . Atlanta, G orgi 30313 Mr. Albert Lov Ext,~utive Vic Pr · sident The McCall Corporation 3376 P ehti-ee R d, N . E. Atlant , Georgia �Page Five PUBLIC HOUSING SUB-COMMITTEE Mr. Edwin L . Sterne, Chairman Atlanta Housing Authority · 639 Trust Comp ny of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia. 30303 Dr. Albe rt Manley President Spelman College 350 Leqnard Street, S . W . Atlanta, Geo,.-gia Ml'. Luc:i n Oliv r Vice Pres ide.n t S~a.r , Roebuck & Company 6 7 5 Ponce de L on Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Leonat-d Reinch, Pr ident Cox Bro dcasting Company 1601 We t P achtr Street, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Cl rence Col man N tional Urban Leagu 78 Mariett Street, N . W . Atlanta, G orgl LAND ACQUISITION SUB .. COMMITTEE M:r. Robert Biv n , PJ:' id nt Central Atlanta As oc;latlon Comm re Building Atlanta. Georgia �Page Six LAND ACQUISITION SUB - COMMITTEE (continued ! Mr . Robert L . Sommerville President Atlanta Transit System ·P . 0 . Box 1595 Atlanta, Georgia Mr. W. L . Lee Atlanta Gas Light Company P . 0 . Box 4569 Atlanta , Georgia 30302 Mr . C . R . Yates , President Yates ... Milton Stores 228 Auburn Avenu , N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Vivian Hend~rson; President Clark College 240 Chestnut Street, S . W . Atlanta, Georgi SOCIAL PROBLEMS SUB.COMMITTEE Ml'. Charles 0 . Emmerich Admini trator Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc . 101 Mari tta Str t, N. W. Atlant , G orgi Mr. Duane Beck Ex euti ve Dir c:tor C ommunity Council of the Atlanta Ar 1000 01 nn Building Atlanta, Georgl 30303 , Inc. �Page Seven SOCIAL PROBLEMS SUB - COMMITTEE (Continued ) M rs . Sujette Crank Director S ummerhill • Mechanic ville Neighborhood Center 65 Georgia Avenue ,. S . W . Atlant a , Georgia Profe s sor T . J ohns on Morehouse College Department of P olitkal Sc;:ienc e 223 Chestnut S treet. S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Dean William J ck on Atlanta University 223 Chestnut St:t et, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia M r . C . A . B ac ot e H istdry Dep rtm. nt Chairman Atlanta Univers ity 4 7 8 Thackery Pl c e , S . W . Atlanta, Georgi BUSINESS .P AR TICIPATION SUB-COMMI TTEE M r. J ohn J. M cDonough Finch, Al xand r, Barn s , R othschild & P a c h l 44 Bro d Stre t, N . W . Atl nta, Geor gi Mr. Virgil M ilton 3626 Tuxe do Ro d , N. W . Atl nt , Georgi Mr. L . D . Milton. Pr s i dent Citl2;ens Trust Comp ny 212 Auburn A ·enu , N. E . Atlant , Georgi �Page Eight BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUB-COMMITTEE (C ontinued) Mr. E . L . Simon Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue , N. E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Harlee Br nch The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N. E . Atlanta,, Georgia Mr. W . A . Pulv r , Pr sident Lockh.eed... Georgi Company South Cobb Drive Matietta, Georgia. Mr. Roland Maxwell, President Davieon' s Departm nt Stores 180 Pe chtr Str t , N W . Atlanta, Georgia PUBLIC INFORMATION SUB ... COMMITTEE Mt . John Crown City Editor The Atl· t J ourn l 10 For yth Str et, N. W. Atl nt , Georgi. Mr. Willi ml. R y Executive Editor Atlan Newsp p r 10 Forsyth Str _t , N. W. Atlanta, Georgia �Page Nine PUBLIC INFORMATION S UB -COMMITTEE (C ontinued ) Mr. C . A . S cott Atlant a Daily World 210 Auburn Avenue , N . E . -Atlanta, Georgia M:r. Ernest M . Pharr, Editor Atlanta Inquirer 787 Parsons Str et, S . W . Atlanta. Georgia Mr. Jame Towns nd Atlanta Magazine Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Dale Clark Director of Pl.lblic Affairs WAGA-TV 1551 Briarcliff Road. N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Ray Moore N we Dir ctor WSB-TV 1601 W t Peachtree Str et, N. E. Atlanta., G orgi 30309 �LEGAL Honorable Charles L. Weltner Member of Congress House of Repr e sentatives Old Post Office Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Donald Hollowell R egional Directo r ~qual Employment Opportunity Commission 1776 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Honorable Luther Alverson Fulton County Superior Court 136 Pryor Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Robert Wood G eneral C ounsel Sears, Roebuck & Company 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, G eorgia CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN Dr . Edwin Harrison, President G e orgia Institute of T echnology 225 North Avenue, N. W. Atlant a , G eo rgia Mr. Frank Malone, P r es ident Southern B e ll T e lephone and T e l eg raph Company 51 Ivy Street, N. E. Atlanta, G eorgia Mr. Edwin I. Hat ch, President Georgia Power Company P. 0 . Box 4545 A tlanta, G eorgia 3 0 3 02 Mr. More l and Smith Southern R egional Council 5 Forsyth Street, N . W . Atla nta, Georgia / �CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN (Continued) Rev. John A. Middleton President Morris Brown College 643 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Cleveland Dennard, Principal Carver Vocational School 1-275 Capitol Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Herman Russell FINANCE Mr . Jack Tarver Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street~ N. W. Atlanta, G eorgia 30303 Mr. Richard Courts Courts & Company 11 Marietta Stre et, N. W. Atlanta , Georgia Mr. Jesse Hill Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia D ean Harding B . Young Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W . Atlanta , Georgia Mr . Lee Burge R etail Credit Company P . 0 . Box 4081 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 �FINANCE (Continued) Mr. Harold Patterson President Federal Reserve Bank 104 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia NONPROFIT FUNDS Mr. A. B. Padgett E xecutive Director Metropolitan Foundation of Atlanta 1423 Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones, President Emily and Earnest Woodruff Foundation 230 Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Goo rgia 30303 Mr. Hamil ton Douglas National Bank of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Rev. William Holmes Borders 1426 Mozley Drive, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Rufus Clement, President Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . John Wilson, President Horne Wilson Company 163 Peters Street 1 S . W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Mr. Albert Love E xec utive Vice President The McCall Corporation 3376 Peachtree Road, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia �PUBLIC HOUSING Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman Atlanta Housing Authority 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dr. Albert Manley President Spelman College 350 Leonard Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Lucien Oliver Vice President Sears, Roebuck & Company 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Mr. ~eonard Reinch, President Cox Broadcasting Company 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Clarence Coleman National Urban L eague 78 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia LAND ACQUISITION Mr. Robert Biven, President Central Atlanta Association Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Mr . Robert L. Sommerville , · President Atlanta Transit System P . 0 . Box 1595 Atlanta , Georgia �LAND ACQUISITION (Continued) Mr. W. L. Lee Atlanta Gas Light Company P. 0. Box 4569 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. C. R. Yates, President Yate s-Milton Stores 228 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Vivian Henderson, President Clark Colle ge 240 Ches tnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia SOCIAL PROBLEMS Charles 0. Emmerich Administrator Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Dua n e Beck Executive Director Community Council of the Atlanta Ara, Inc. 1000 Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mrs. Suj ette Crank Dir ector Summerhill-Mechanicsville N e ighborhood Center 65 Georgia Avenue, .S . W . Atlanta, Georgia Professor T. Johnson More house College Dpeartment of Political Science 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, G e orgia �SOCIAL PROBLEMS (Continued) Dean William Jackson Atlanta University 223 Chestnut Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. C. A. Bacote BUSINESS PARTICIPATION Mr. John J. McDonough Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild & Paschal ?Q-Fai-F-lie -S-t-3 -e-e-t; -N r -W-: A-tkHl-t-a, -G-e-0-3:,g-ia 44 Broad Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Virgil Milton 3626 Tuxedo Road, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . L. D. Milton, President Citizens Trust Company 212 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . E. L. Simon Atlanta Life Insurance Company 148 Auburn Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Harlee Branch The Southern Company 3390 Peachtree Road, N . E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. W. A. Pulver, President Lockheed - Georgia Company South Cobb D rive Marietta, Georgia �BUSINESS PARTICIPATION (Continue d) Mr. Rolan d M axw e ll, Pre side nt Dav ison's D e partme nt Stores 180 Peachtre e Street, N. W. Atlanta, G e orgia PUBLIC INF ORMA TION Mr . John Crown City Editor Atlanta Journal 10 F o r s yth Stre e t , N. W . Atlanta, Georgia Mr . William I. Ray E x ecutiv e E ditor Atlanta N ewspape rs 10 F ors y th Street, N . W. Atlanta, Georgia Mr . C . A . Scott A t l anta D ail y W o rld 210 A uburn Ave n u e , N . E. Atl a-n ta , G e or g ia Mr. Erne s t M. Phar r E d ito r Atlanta Inquire r 787 P a rsons Str ee t, S. W . Atlant a , G e org i a Mr . J ames Towns end Atlanta M agazine C ommer c e Building Atlant a, G e orgia Mr. Dale Clark D i r e ctor of Public Affairs W AGA - TV 1551 Briarcliff R o ad, N . E . Atlanta, G e orgia Mr. Ray Moo re N ews Director WSB-TV 1601 W est Peachtree Street, N . E . 30309 �=====~----·---- . ,. · ___ ,, _ _ -,. _ - .. . . ,..,.- , I , . , , ,. , ,.,. ,.. , _--.,. .... .... , ( ,. • , , n_., t::: f- .. . . •, j , : •. Housing Resources Committee Subcommittees • ·.-::,.:r I . ·,' ...' Lega l Hon. Charles Weltner, Congressman . .. ..' ' .. -~~ ·.' ·.. Donald Hollowell, Regional Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. . ·. .. ·,....... .. Hon. Luther Alverson, Judge, Fulton County Superior .Court Robert Wood, General Counsel, Southeastern .· Area, Sears · Roebuck Co • ~ ., I . . . Construction And Desi gn Pres. Edwin Harrison, Georgia Institute or Techno~ogy J Herman Russe·1 1 . Frank Malone, Pre·s ident, Southern Bell ~ . /, Ed Hatch~ President, Georgia Power Co. Moreland Smith, Southern Regional Council Rev. John A. Middleton, Pres., Morrfs Brown . Dr. Cleveland Denard, Principal,Carver Vocational: School ~:, See B elow • · ,, Finance Jack Tarver, Federal Reserve Bank Richard Courts, Courts & Co. 'Jesse Hill, · Atlanta Life ·. :- · Dean Harding B. Young, At~anta University Lee Burge , Pres.; Retail Credit Harold Patt:~rson, Pres., Federal Reserve Bank · Butler T . Henderson, Assistant to Dr. Mays, Moreho US~ C~lle_ ii,e, Nonprofit Funds . · ·· A. B. Padgett, Director Atlanta Metropolitan Fund · Boisfeuillet Jones, Director, Woodruff Foundation . '·. · . . Hamil ton Do_u glas , Attorney_. ··, .. ·. , ., ·'·' · Rev. Holmes Borders Dr. Ruf us Clement, Pres., Atlanta University . .. . : John Wilson, Director, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce : . .. ·: . . Alber_t Love; Ex-Vice Pres., The McCall. Corp. · · · · · · •., · ' I , ' • I • . . •; , .. : . ·. : 0 ', . , . ... ) . . ., . _!, . .. ·. > ·· Publi c Hous i ng · ·, ·· E. H. Sterne , Chairman,' Atlanta Housi_ng Authority· Dr . Albert Manley Lucien Oliver, Vice Pres., Sears Roebuck Co. Le onar d Re inch, Pr~s., Cox · Broadcasting Co. · Clar'ence Coleman, National Urban Le_a gue • ' • I I 1 .... Land Acquisition Robert Biven, President , Central Atlanta Robert L. Sommer vi lle , President , At lanta Transit .·. W. L. Lee, President , Atlant a Gas Light . C. R. Yates, Pr esident, .Yate s- Milton Stores Vivian Henderson, President , Clar k Coll ege .. ' . ,; .' t ' I . ' ·· · ,· . ..···.,,], ,<J .~. ' ~. . . ·'. . :··. !, . t . ·. .. Soc::ial Problems I Charles Emmerich-, Director E. O.A, Duane Beck, Director, Community Council Suyette Crank Prof. T. Johnson, Politibal Science, Morehouse Col~ege William Jackson, Atlanta University C. A. Bacote "~ T . D . Archer, President, Building Trades Council .H e nry F . lUe x ande r Jam ~s Moq r e, · President, Atlanta .Labor Council . . . .. •. · ~ . !.. • ~- . ": ' . ···1 ., Li' '· o.'...,,,.. ', \ . ,. �. .. . ,... -2• I . l : . Busines s Par tici pation . John J. McDonough, Finch,Alexander,Barnes,Rothschild &·Paschal,' Architect Virgil Hilton, 3626 .Tuxedo Road N.W. L. D. Milt.9n, President, Citizens Trust E. L. Simon, Atlanta Life Harlee Branch, Southern Company W. A. Pulver, President, Lockheed Rolland Maxwell, President, Davison'~ Dept, Stores , • , I • ' . · . ., ,. ., _. ··. Publ ic Information John Crown, City, Editor, Atlanta Journal Willi~m I. Ray, Executive Editor, Atlanta Newspapers C. A. Scott, Atlanta Daily World Ernest M. Pharr, Editor, Atlanta Inquirer James Townsend, Atlanta Magazine Dale Cla rk, WAGA Ray Moore, WSB .·1 .. , · 1 .. ..,, • .. . . · :1 • ' ," ' 1 ~,. _.·,. f · _.j . ·. · ! The . subcommittees are, in addition to supplying "know-how", also to be in. ·. . fluent ial at all levels in gain acceptance for the program, Each Committee •.I · ,. will s elect at least two younger men to work with . them, · These men should come . -:.,. :· ·. from f irros that can afford to donate part of their time for intensive work. . .. . Suggestions of a f ew follow: ... • 'i . . '. -~.: ; .'. . .. ·, . .·.· -, ! • • ,' ~ I ··' '<'-' •.'!·.: . ·.'.·-..· [ . ·j , ··<:..-.- ·\:.T · "Bo" Whitman, First National· •Bank H. Alan Elsas, The Robinson Humphrey Co. Geor ge Kennedy, Trust Company of Georgia . Torri Porte];', The Coca-Cola Co, · · , .\'.::I; .:· ._ .,. ; : :,,·; ·. ;  _ :· .; ; .A'. , ,, ··. •. i . >·· In addi tion ~ each Cammi tte e will select al). a dvis ory pane l of men .:a ctive in the -:: : }s:-:: /f ield of housi_ng . It is understood that t hi s panel · w~ll be avail able to ad- . · ..... · vise when needed but ·will be free of any ·conflict in pursuing active housing ·· · : . : ,.. .. >·:,! · interests.· . ,. . · · · .. · · · . ·. >:<.;··.: -<T. ' . . :·. .\:·:~·.._._ r; '. '. -f • • •. , ·.· ·: ·1 . · .·. .. ~.' .· · . .. · •• • -.~· • t '. .\' •,'. ' ,, ' ...·. ... ·, I• ; 'I. ,,,' .,· ,· . ',. ' ' , \' . . • .' ,,, ', . r ' •' , ' : ·. , '• ) I ~- . •.:. l . '. • I • ,,· . '·, · ,I ·:· ~:._·.·.,'. ,: . ' /. · , /: . .. . :· . . . . .. .... .. ·: • • i ~ ', ·. : ' ·. _:·\ ,•.,:' ' ·I I ~ • • ,. I • ~j -.~·-· ·.· .; ".l ·i . ."·I .. ' . .. 'j •' ,J' I I ' ~\_, ~J. I h ,. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 17, Complete Folder Box 5 Box 5 Folder 17 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4d68227f7f7287f40607520d8c2c7a2c.pdf 6c092aa674d719d2ba852a4158ec0bdf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t ri 11 11 II llI I NORTHWEST- BR OVvNTOWN AREA A i'-iEIGHBOR HG OD STUDY I. I City Planning Depa ·trne ni" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 ~ ... - - ------ -- ...---·- ,__._ . .. ___ . . . - __ _.. .... - _____.... -- . - · �I 1- ACKNOWLEDGMANTS. --··-· ---::---·· • I The City Planning Department wishes to express its gratitude to area r e sidents and to the following organizations and departments for their valuable assistance in this studi,-:: Northwest Perry Homes Citizens N~ighborhood Advisory Council Atlanta School Sys t""',n · . · .• · Atlanta Parks Department Atlanta Construction Department Atlanta Public Library~ . Atlanta Housing Authority ""IP" ..,._ I ' ~ - - ""';,-- -·· • . - 1 ·· ~ ... __... Fulton County Health Department It also wishes to express its gratitude to the following members of the Special Planning Committee of the North~·1 est Perry Homes Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council for their cooperation and patience in working with planne rs to develop this study: Mr. Hub e rt Brcwn Mr. Robert Dobbs Hrs. Odessa Hill Mr. Fred A. Morris Mrs. Mary Sanford Mrs . Odess a Wheeler Mrs. Josie Wynn ( �TAB LE OF CONTENTS Acknowl edgements Table of Contents I N"T RODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------- l SUR\'E Y OF CCtl'.:CNlTY FACILITIE S ; • l PROBLE'r-'..S &. NEEDS --------------------- 5 Identific.1.tion of Com:.mmit y Probl ems -------------------- - -------- 5 !. ,: Discussion of Con·munit y P:.:ob l ems & Needs --------------- - - ··------- 8 I MP LICATIONS O:' FUTURE RE SID:Si·i.'..'1.:/.L GROWTH FOR C01:1HU~'f:.TY F!-..G:LIT IE S 17 Residential Growth in Nor thwest ---------------------------- ~--- - - 17 I mp lications For Community Fac il i t i e s------------------------ - - -- 19 Pr obl ems of Publi~ Housing ----------- ·2 ·1 ·· .L . ·- RECOMMENDATIONS---------------------------------------------- - -------- 23 Transitional Nat ure of N. W. Browntown Area -------- - -- :- - - --- - --- - 23 Recommendat ion - - -------------------------- - ------------- - - - --- - - - 24 STUDY YiAP - --- - -------------------- - ---------·· -------------------- - ---- . · .. 21 .' j �'I I NTRODUCTION This report represents a prelimina ry study of corr~~nity problems in the Northwest Brm:m town Area of Atlanta. . It is not a comp rehensive p l an , bu t ·' moreso an assessment of the existing a nd f uture communit y need s brought ab out by the problems which the area is facing at t his par ticular point in it s development. It is hoped that the repo r t and 'its recommenda tions will g ive both residents and city officials a better sens e of direction in dealing with · the growth problems of the area. - ---·· BOUNDARIES -·· - The area referred to in this repo r t as t he Nor thwest Brmmto~m St udy Area is bounded by Perry Boulevar d on the north; the Louisville and Nashville Railway on the west; Bankhead Highway on the sout h; and Bolton and Nash Roads on the east. Included within these boundaries are t he Anti-Povert y Ta r get Areas H and I , and the residential commun ities of Carve r Hil ls , Ho l lywood Hi ll s , Lincoln Homes, Bolton Homes, Perry Homes, Scot t s Cros s ing , and Bowen Homes . HISTORY The Northwe st Browntown Area is part of the a rea wh i ch wa s annexed t o .... the City in 1952. At t he time of annexat ion i t was one of the rel a ively - ~ -~- . ·..--_ - ---· - undeveloped f ringe areas existing out side the City limi t s a nd cons isting primarily of s mall semi-rural communities . Howeve r, not long afte r a nnexa t ion residential growth i n t he area pro ceeded v ery rap i dly. Perry Home s, a l arge public housing pro jec t o f 1 , 000 unit s , was opened i n 19 55. Then other r e side ntial projects, l ar~cly in t he middle to low- i ncome range , f ollowed. Today t he are.:i cont ains ab out 17 , 00Q peop le and 4,425 housing units, of which 1 , 650 a re pub l i c and 2, 775 are p r ivate • ..,. -.· 1 �-2The re side nt ial growth ~~1i ch has occur r ed during the past 15 years i n Nort l:n;1cct Brow ntown h.:i..s generally been unplanned . Res identia l s ubdivisions have be en cons tructed without concommitant commun i t y fa cilities. The deve lo p- ment and improvement of schools, pa rks, and s ewer s have lagg ed behind r e s idential growth. The result is that today, despite t he built -up residential concentrations, the area still retains many characteristics of an undeveloped rural a r e a. One finds, for example, relatively dense concentrations of public hou sing units amidst large stretches of heavily wooded areas with unpaved roads and rough ·terrain. Most community facilities are eithe r opera ting av~r c a pacity or are still not sufficiently developed t o mee t populat i on needs. Even worse, residential growth occur ring in the are a is by no mcu ns s l owing down. Several new major housing projects and a ddi tions to exi st i ng housing totaling about 3,250 units are be ing consid e red for const r uc t io n . CIP estimates indic ate that the popula t i on of t he a r e a will doubl e i n abo ut 10 years and reach a total of about 40,000 peop l e by 1983. The dilemma facing Northwest Browntown is h?W to up - g r ade and i mprove a l ready deficient community facili ties i n l i ght of co nt inuing reside nti a l g rowth. Residents i n the area have b egun t o fa ce up to this d ilemma by organizing against f urther housing const ruction, p a rticularly public housing, unt i l more attention i s g iven by the Cit y t o scho ols, sewe rs , parks and at e r corr.rnunit y fac i lit ies and services. THE BROWNTOWN ZO NING I SSUE The most r ecent and impo r tant ef f o rt by res i dents t o p revent further publ ic hous i ng co nstru ct ion concerned the Brownt own. Zoning Issue. This ef f o rt stemmed from an app l i c at ion filed on June 29, 1967 t o change the zoning of a portion of property covering ab out 50 a cres and located north �of Brownto'Wll Road and west of Jar:1cs J.:i.ckson rarkuay. ~The application requested that the proper ty be changed from ~-1 (Light-Industr ial) to A- 1 (Apartments). The purpose of this rezoning was t o allow tL.C constru ct ion of 510 low-cost housing units under the turnkey program for public housing . Under this program the housing units would be developed privately o.nd then purchased by the Housing Author ity. A hearing on the zoning change was held .ugust 10 , 19 6 7, by the Zoning Committee of the Board o f Aldermen . At t hat ti~e they recomrr.ended adversely on the request for a change in zoning ue to comp laints by residents of the Browntown Area on grounds that curren school) park and s ewer facilities in the area are already inadequate and would be further over- burdened by the new development . Since no comprehens ive study had ever been made of Browntown's community p roblems , this study was initiated to help clarify and .assess those issues affecting it s f u ture deve lopment so that both residents nnd city officials might have a more effect ive framework f or dealing with its problens . APPROACH AND METHOD OF STUDY As c an be surmised from the above background information, this repor is merely a first st ep in provi ding orderly development of the Northwest :::- ~,: :,town Area. The approach is to focus on comrr~nity facilities and the attend u. communit y problems and needs arising from their utilizat ion. In surveying community needs the report d istinguishes both existing and future needs. Existing needs ref er to those it ems needing i mmediate atte ntion; while future needs refer to those estimated to develop in about 5-10 years , when the population is expected t o be about double its present size. �- -- I I - 4The approach taken for t hi s study cons i st ~d of t he f0llowi ng st ep s: 1. l identific ;:i.y ion of major cor.miun it y p r oblems b y City pl :rnnc r :; in ( conjunction with the s pec ial Pl ann ing Commi tt ee of 1 I - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - he N. W. Perry Homes Cit izens Ne i ghbo rhood Advi sory Council 2. an assessment by the planne rs of exis.ting and future com::nunity needs generated by the above probl ems and an inqui r y into t he Ii implications of future reside nt ial grou t h for up g r a ding c ommunity fa cilities and services 3. the formulation of a set of r ecommenda tio ns pointing out u h at needs to be done to meet exis ting deficiencies and anti c ipate future needs 4. a final meeting between planners and the sp e cial Planning CorriIJittee to discuss the findings of the study . �] -5SUR.VEY OF COi'IT-rLJNI'.i'Y FA.CIL I TitS : IDENTIFICATION GF PROBLENS & Ni::EDS corn-mTI'Y I?ROBLEiv..S This section itemizes tRc major problems involving corr.munity £aciliti~s .i.nd sarvic es in the $tudy area. It doeG no t cover all the problc:t,W ,:.:·:1~:.:csr, d by the residents or observed by the planners, but coverG only the most signif ·icant one s affecting the general devel opment o f the area . The Problems Include SCHOOLS (1) · Serious Overcrowding at Ar cher Hi2;h School With the 10 portable classrooms current l y being con~tructed , this ~cho ol wi l l have facilities f or an approxi~ate c npnc i~y of 1, 200 students, yet as of September 11, 1967 it had an actual e1rollment of nearly 1,700 students, (2) Extended Session at Archer Due t o the overcrowded cond it ions , Archer is operat i ng on C'tended session, whi ch means that a large ~roportion o f the students are out of s chool at 12 o'clock and hence a re without parent al supervision a ra.:ijo r par-t of the day, (3) Ove r crowding at Elementary Schools Al t hough overcrowding at the elcmc nt~ry schools is no t as serious . cit is at Archer, stil l mos t ol the eleme nt ary s chools are operating near or at peak capacity. This means they are unable to abs orb any large increase in populatio n, PARl(S AND RE CREATION ~ -..-4.,,,.."-.;J,.,- ..... ". - ..... (1) No Neighb orhood Parks or Programs for Lincoln Ho~es and Perry Homes These two important comnunities whi ch cont ai r:. from 7 , 000 to 9,000 peo le have virtually no City recreational fa ci lities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas. Lincoln Homes has no neighb orhood park at all and Perry Homes, while i t has s ome :recreationa l services rendered through the YMCA and the Girl's Club, has no City rec~~c -i onal service. (2) Inadequate and Po orly Developed Parks and Pluylot: Hill Park and Hol.lywood Hills Playlot Gun Club Park, Center �Gun Club I':ir k is th e com1r.unit y pc. r ·( dcsic nccl :::o scr ,c t h e st udy nrccl po pulation. It i s currcn · ly unde r P 1asc I I of it s construction sched ule and 6 o:r 7 of the to t .:il !~2 . 9 acre s 11 .::ivc bee d8velopcd. Hm-, eve r, -1h.:1t has been buil~ _shows lit tle apprec i a tion for the p re~crences o f t he local r esidents. Fo r example, the ma in re c reationa l faci lity built so far ha s been t ennis court s. Yet res id enLS ma i ntain that the tennis courts have been unused be c ause no one in t'1e community plays te-anis and basketball courts would have been n:ore s ~ i ~.:i.1::lc. Ce 1ter Hi ll Park , a neighborhood park of 16 ac,:-e s, has i r.s uffic i er:.t facilities co nsisting only of a baseball diamond and a foot ball f i e l d . Hollywood Hills Plavlot , loc ated at the s out hern end of Nagnolia Ceme t e ry, has been the . targe t of cornp L:lints by seve:cal r e3id ents due to its cl os e proximity to an unsafe and u r,healt fu l floo d pla in. (3) Ins u ff icie nt Distribution of Re c reational Le adersh ip The . one recreational l eader working in t he whole st udy area i s stationed at Sco tt Scho ol ,-, hich me ans none o f the comrnuni ies out s ide t he service a r e a of Scott School are served by a rec rcctional leader . SEI-JE RS (1) Backup and Overflow of Sanit ary and Storm Sewase Steady rainfall for a d ay or more brings about nurr:e rous c ases of s cuage overflowing into residents' yards and into vacan t lots and open spa ces. (2) Flooding of Procto r Cr eek The flooding of Pr octor Creek during steady rainfa ll is res pons ibl e not only for mu ch of th e s ewa 6 e overflow, but o.l s o for several rm-:ning incid e nts tho.~ have occurr ed in t he area . OTHER FACILITIES (1) Ins u ffi c ient Access to Health and Library Facilities De c entralized health centers in the study a re a arc not conveni e_ tl y a cc essible to al l r esidents , es pecially those of Carver Homes and Holl ywood Hi lls, and there i s no direct publ ic transportation rout e to ~he nearest hospital . The nearest l ibrary, the Dogwood Branch, is located at the·southe rn periph ery o f the study area and there is no direct acc ess t o it fron much o f the nort h ern part o f t he area. (2) Inadequat e Public Transportation Inadequate bus service is basic to the p rob lc~s of a cc ess to health and l"ibrary facilities and places of P.mployment. Public transport ation do e s not provide dir e ct rout e s to these fa c ilities . . · . . -.: ' �,.-- ' -l- (3) Hi scellaG~ous T1: .1f{ ic 2nd St:::e ct :t ?roblcms ,. I' This r efer s t o su ;b problems .'.l S t he lack of a t_.:i:'..'fic ::; i 0 nul i.l .: J .:::c'.-:s o n p~1.-:(,.1.:ty .::;nd l\rO'i·m l\G\m Road, a major inte:rscct:f_o r;_ c:;:os ·:cd dv.ily by school childr-21-:, /.,nd the general neglect to clear rubbis h anc tr i-;.-; 0 r o.s s along t h e s treet J) 1 ,, I (4) Employ~-nt Probl & s \, ,, Host of the res i ~rnts who work rr.ust g o ou ·· sid-2 i:l1e area to their ?l a ce o £ employment . ·,fnc e they are primarily of mid d le - to - low incor;-.e this pla c es a h e avy lrr d en on them i n terms of c osts for t ransportation , child car e serv i es, etc. ,,f1 .,/ ! ii ' 'i r I /' Iii ) .I ,_. // I / / 1/1 ,/'/ I , / /t / / I f / ./ ' 7-: -~-- ./ ,.,.y_ I /J I' './ -·-- ·--·-· �DISCUS SION OF COHMUNIT Y PROBLEMS & 1"7EEDS .This se ction expands upon t1e p .oblems i dentified in the p r evious section. It exa.'1li ne s what is being done to allevi a te t .c pro l ems ar:. mo re i mp ortantly asse·ss es the existing .::md future corr.r;;unity neecL whi ch the p roblEn:s gene rate . When possible, cost est inates of selec ted corrmunity needs are provided. SCHOOLS (1) Ove rcrowd ing and Exte nded Session at Ar cher High 3chool Based upon t he conc ern expressed by resid ents, overc rowd in 6 a t Arche r repre sent s the sing l e most c ritical probl em in t he study area . T. is prob l em is fort l:--er complicated by the inadequ at e a creag e of t he school s i te a nd the ot1tmoded design o r the school build i ng . West Fult on is another h i gh school located near the study are a which could serve a smal l part of its population, bu t i~ als o is overcrowded. (2) Overcrowding at Elereentary Schoo l s The ~ain p roblem here i s the inab i li y of exi s ting element ary schools t o absorb signific antly l arge increases in po-~lat·o n . (3) _ Cu rrent Devel opme nts (a) Expansion of Arche r and West Fulton Hi 0 h Scbools Pre s ently th e re are pl ans fo~ t he vc rtic .21 cxp~nsio n of both Arc her and West Fulton High Schools which would incrc.:isc thei r capa citie s to 2,000 students each . Barring a ny s udde n l .:ir ge in c rccs c ::; in popul a tion, t ·lis expans i on wou ld do r,mch t o allevi.:it e the ove rcrowded conditions. The main problems conironting expansion arc I i 3ncin3 end t iming . Fun's fo r the exp ansion are contingent upon~ possibl e school bond election in t te spring of 1968 and whether the bond issue pa sses . It usu a lly ta k es two years t o 3et a s cho ol cons t r ucted f rom th tine a bond issue passes. However, if an .2rchit e c t c a n be aut ho:: - i zcd t o b~f. in pl anning the p roject bef ore the bond i ss ue pa3s cs, abo ut G·~ .. i0 ~onths c an be cut from t"he needed amount of time . If this p;:-o c e.i,i:::c w-:::! r o foll ued in relat ion to the e xpansion of Archer High School , cons t r u ct i on could start in the summer of 1968 and be complet e d by the fall of 1969 provid i ng that the bond issue passes. (b) New Elementary Schools �- 9! Since most clcxcntary sclc o l s arc ope r ating _at pRa~ c~p~city, it will be desirable for a ny ne,-1 l a r g e l:0usint pr.03 ect s · to include cit2s for elementary schooli int .cir plans. One of t he major propos e d projects, Roc'.·dal c Pa rk, includes a site for .:m clerr.enta y school in its p lans, but some of t h . oth rs do not. (4) Est i mate of Comr~unity N2eds Existing Ne eds (Tho se requi ring inuned i ate at ten ·ion.) (a) Exp.'..l.nsion of Archer 2nd West Fulton ligl Schools by Fal· of 1969 \ This would r equire t hc t the expansion be pl a c d o. sc~ool ond i c s ue by Spring of 1968 and t: hc.t an ar ch i tect be au tl- orize' to begin planriing "t· .e expans ion befo re the bond ele ction. (b) Inclusion of El2mentary School Sites in any Neu Hous i ng Proj e cts Appro· ching 300 Units in Size This has spe c ial referen c e to the B m-1ntm-,n Road publi c hou s ing which 10 acres s nou ld be se t aside for a elcment.3ry s chool i _ units of publi c housing ;: ·o b constructed. .. . _. .... !"\ J._ ,_ ~ , .j lC on 510 Future Leeds (T- ose likely to devel op in a pe .. iod o f about 5- 10 years, during whi ch t i~e the popu lation i s pro jected to double.) (a) New High Schoo l Although a rrew high school is not neede nm·, unde r cur-- ent school s anda ds, increasing population over the r:.ext f ew yc .:n:s wi l l crea " the nee £or a new facil it y. Plans for t e £.:ic ility shou l d be;s i no¼'. (b) New Junior High School Tha construction o f a junior h i gh s chool i n t he fut ur e wi ll help to alleviate potentia l overcrowd ing i n t he e l e~cn ·ary s chools. T~e Ci y own s a possible site for su ch a. 3chool. west of J ame s Jackson Par. way a nd north of Williams Elementary Sc1Lool. (c) New Elementary Schoo]_:, Anywhere from 4-8 new el ementary schools wil l be r equi ed to s erve t he population over the ne~t 5 - 10 years. The s i tes of the s chools will depend upon future growth patterns. (5) Cost Estimates of Selected Items Archer High School New high s chool (20CO students ) v erti c al additional tot ~l cons t ru c t i on mi nus land co s ts $2 , 000 , 000 5, 000, 000 �-i ! L1:ew j r. h i 0 h s chool ( 1200 student s ) New e l eme ntary school ( 1000 stude nts ) tot al c ns truc tio~ n i nus l a :1d c o s ts 3 , 000 , 000 t ot al cons t_u ct io n mi nus l and co s ts 2, O0O, OC PARrs Al'.1) RSCREATION 'i ( 1) No Parks and Rc crcat i onal Servic es At Linco l:.:1 & Pe.:- r y ::0~;e: ::; Lincoln Home s Actua lly t h e n e ed f or a ne i3hb o~hood pa _k in Linc oln Eo ~s was b~ cught out i n A<ld itio a l P.:i.rk La :1 Su:t y by :: L:-:: P:i..:~nnb g Dc pa r tm2n • T. L:; s u rvey r e com:-ne nded a s i t e f o r- t t;.; p,1;:-k at the end o _ Fe r ~ Dr ive. Pre s c n l y , however , t he Pa ·ks Dep a~t m~n · l ac ks f unds t o p u r c h a se ad i tional pa rk land . So the devel opme n of a neigtb or. ood pr~ fo r Linco ln Horees wil l h ave t o wait upon the next bond i ssue . Perrv Horr.cs The lack of adequat e r e cre at iona l se r vic e ::; i n ? ~ry omes i s du e to a c onfli ct in regu lati ons be twe en t .e City Pa~ks Dc pa r t ~cnt anG t !1c 3ou s i ng Au t hority . A prel i min a ry inves · i gat i on int o t he conf lic t 1as rev ea l ed t he f ol low ing :..:ituat i on . The mn i n i:..:suc c :,tcrs ~1 ou d t he co .., t of r ec r e a tiona l l e adersh i p an pe r s on ne l . The Hou sing Au t hor i ty cc n ,~c t the co sts for re cre a t i onal s pi c e and 311 t yp es of physic a l facilit i es , bu t it i s prevented b y fe de ra l l aw fro m allo ca t i nr; any expend.i ure s to r e cr eational perso nnel. _'he P.'.l.i. ks Dep ar t me n t can me e t 5G% o f p 2rs on nel cos t s , but wants the Hou s i ng Autho rity t o pay t he o the ~ alf . So ur,t il . the othe r 50% of personnel cos ·s i s me , Pc.1::.. y Homes will be wit hout recre ationa l se r v ices . (2) Inadequate and Poo rly Deve l oped Fa c il i t i es Gun Club Park ( a) Cu r r e nt Construction Gu n Club Par k is cur r ent l y unde r constr uct i on throu gh f u ~d s be i n ~ p r ovie2d f r om fe dera l , st c1te , and l oc al sou r c es . The sit e wa s a cquir ed on Noveu:Je:.:2, 1964 for a purchase pric e o f $55, 000. The c onstruc t ion i s div i ded int o thre e phases . Phnse I co s t $~3 ;45 6, b eg an on Ap ril 11, 1966 and wa s co;:;-,plcted in Fcb :cu ary , 196-7 . It c c .~.s.is t e<l of c learing and grading t he a r e a and buil d ing park ing fac ilities, tennis courts , fenc e s and r etai ni ng walls, e tc. Ph ase I I , which co s t $52 ,206 , bega n on Augus t 4, 1967 and i s s cheduled for comple t ion in De c ember 196 7. I t consi sts o f b u ilt.ling the r emaining portion of t he parking lot, ~ mu l t i - use court a rea , v ar ious pl ay .:.ree. s , c amp ing are ~s and the gr ading o f a t hle t i c fie l ds . ..j �- --............ --- ____ .,.__ ""---·-··-...... ~ Pb::.sc _II, whicl co sts $15 0 , 000, is s ch.::clulcd t o t :~ e •'lace du:-:-in::; 1968 and will consist of the co,st uction o f a b .:...t . house aud a n&jor swir-cruing pooi. The cor:1;-i lction of -,hasc III, h m-wv2:c, Hi ll not pro ,i.d. . Gun Club P .1.r'c with c.11 t: c nc ccss.:i:ry ..c .::i.cili~i,~.'.:I for a f u ll y e:quippcd corn:!un ity park . There will s till te the ncc u for a communit y club house. ) (b) Tennis Courts Rq;arding the unused tennis cour D, the I'arko Dc r :.1rtrncnt has st.:1tcd t h::t it would be willing to r emove the t cnnlG courtG a~ erect baskc ~ .'.111 courts if the corr. 1unity so d~ s ires. ·1cncc, the sulution of this r,rob lem simply awnits the ncccs ~2.ry c c::,;:; -nicati on bt.:tween ·he c om:r uni ty g rouns anc.1 the Parks Department cu rinz which the cor.,munit y g r oups can po int out exact ly what they want done. · (c) Footbridge The need to ere ct a footbridge '\-1:,ich (> rovi 'es access £:::err, Pe rry Eonc s to Gun Club Park is cur ren ly being met by t he At lc: 1: t · :-.:)US ing ,ut· ority , which b egan receiving bids for construct··on of t h<:: bridge on Scpterr:ber 21, 1967. Center Ri ll Park The Parks Department h as allocate $40 ,000 from i~s Supplemen~al ?und to bring about general i mµ rovcm0nts for Center Hill Pl! .. k during t e coming year. These ir.:provcmcnt ;; ui ll include ; site p:c~ 1).'.l _atio u:i.d drainage, drive- uay .:m<l parki n:; spaces, pav ed court area , a c il ren I s area, and the relighting of the existing ball fi ld . Hollyyood Hills Playlot The Parks Department has affir~ed its wi l lingness to meet re sid2nts 1 dissatisfaction with the unsafe l ocat ion of: i: ollywood Hills · 1nyl ot ne a r a hazardous flood pl ain. The Depar t ment holds th at it crect a the playlots as temporary, SQa ll-scale play ate2s at the re quest of the citi zens and at sites sel ct d by the c itiz ns. Th re are no si 6 nifica~t problems in removing the playlots or chanzing them to a di£f2rent 1 cQtion since the facili ties are temp or a ry and easily reffiovable. (3) Insufficient Re creational Le ade rship The problem of insufficient recreational lca.dcrship is due, in lc...: i; e part to the ~oor development of re c reational facilities in Bencral. 11 order to provide recreational workers the Pa1+s Dena-::t• .cnt rec:ui:: :s ... h.:::.t the park or school to which the worker i s assigned have i ndoor f -cilities. Unfortunately, most of the parks and schools in the are a do not havG su ch facilities and hence are not manned . As r ecreational f acil ities are i .. proved, e. 0 • when Gun Club Park is compl eted, one should expect rr.orc rccreatio r!..::.l lc.:1dc i.·ship. In :: ,1,:; r.:e3ntime , an ef [ort should be made on the par· of eithe r the local corr:nun i ty �-12or the Parks Department to check out those schools or parks which do have adequate indoor facilities 60 that recreational leaders can be as signed to them. (4) Estimate of Community Needs Existing .Needs (Those requiring immediate_ att enti-o.x)·-··-- · ·-· =' (a ) ·· Neighborhood Parks, Preferably With Recreational Leadership, For Lincoln and Perry Homes Communities. Lincoln Homes Since the Parks Department has no funds for additional park land, the request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes will have to be placed ~n the next bond issue. This matter should receive 'high priority' attention from the Parks and Planning Departments. Perry Homes The physical facilities for a park here can be provided by the Housing Authority. Since the H. A. is prevented by Federal law from meeting recreational personnel cost, it is recommended that the City find means of paying total personnel costs instead of the 50% level it is operating under now. ... .-.. ·f -·- ~ -- (b) Completion of Gun Club Park •4- .. _.,... _.~,,... While it is true the Gun Club Park is under construction now as a 1 high pr i ority' project, still it is neces sary that plans be drawn for its comp l etion beyond the current construction plans. A community park, fully equipped with a community club house, is sorely needed in the area. Moreover, the plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local resident ~ can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected ~n the park. (c) Establishment of Effective Communication Links Between Loca l Community Groups and The Parks Department Many of the park problems, i.e. Hollywood Hills Playlot, appear to be primarily a result of poor communication b etween the local corr:munity and the Parks Department . Evidently many of the immediate problems could be given prop er attention if the local community groups had organized channels for addressing their grievances to the Parks Department and if the Parks Department, on the other hand, would keep the community informed of and give them a voice in its plans for the area. Future Needs (Those likely to develop in a period of about 5•10 years; during which time the population is expected to double.). / �~ -- - - - - r-·- -- ...--- -- -~~--~-----------,......._ ___. . . ,_-_.-~--...._ ....._.. . _,____ _,_-.·,,D...;h,.. ..'"~ .•- _: ·\;Cf'·~~'f'.!id~,L.::.i.•:sL..,~1:/~,I:.~~-=/:.. -13- 1· . .. . . -~ • (a) 7 , ·.· ·. Community Park - ~ r. •• • ····..~ : . . - ~.· This pa rk need not necessarily be located within ·the boundaries ·used for·:. ··. · ·. ·: .·_:-,j t hi s s tudy . Any of the area to the west of James Jackson Parkway from ·. ·. . .:· .: .·! iloit on Road to the Chattahoochee might be desirable. · ·· -~ : .:;:-:: ··.-: .·:~:] . .. (b) ·.. ,· of these are already proposed and their tentative ·sites seem desirable . The possible site for another would depend upon the future · growth pattern of the area. .,··. ·. T-wo (c) ,_.:. ~~ ... .. . At Least Three More Neighborhood Parks ~ -- .. .. 1. . •-. , ....: . . . :. ··.· .. ·.· ...... -~./ Establishment of a Park Development Program ·,: '.i This is a program that could be carried out by the Planning and , Parks Departments in close conjunction with the local community ·for the purpose of expanding and improving park facilities as population increase demands it. - . . -. , .~ .. . ·... .. . One example of the type of expansion that might be desirable and e~en ne ces sary in the future concerns Center Hill Park. Although adequate in size f or existing population, in t he future it would probably be desirable · t o extend its northern boundary f _rom Hill Street across the now vacant land to North Grand Avenue. This would not only increase the space for the park, but would also facilitate access from a major thoroughfare, . . ... . .~. - · · ~:: .... ·~Hollywood Road. _.,. _ ------:-· ·-··· . . . ·: I i· -· (5) _.,, - " Co s t Estimates of Selected Items New neighborhood park New community park Recre ation leadership Perry Home s Gun Cl ub Pa rk - Third Phase Community Club House Total construction minus land costs Total construction minus land costs $200,000 ·soo, ooo 6-8 ,000 Total construction minus land costs Total construct i on minus land costs 150,000 150,000 SEWE RS · (1 ) Explanatio n of Sewage and Flooding Problems There are severa l r e as ons for the s ewage and flooding problems _i n the Northwe s t Brownt own Area. The t hree most prominent reasons a re: /Y. -- - a. b. c. The limited ca pa c i t y of Pr oct or Creek a s a dr ainage system; Poor sit i ng of several re sidential home s ; General ly de fic ient and ob s o l e te st orm and· sanitary sewers. Limit ed Capacity of Proct or Creek the problems of Proctor Creek are in a sense no more than· a reflection of the area's general problem of growth imbalance, in which the development of community facilities have not kept pace with the residential growth. �-· li" ·-~ . ··.:-·· ... ..--- - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -, . . ..--#·-.. ...-.....--·],. ~ · .... -14- . . 1 . .. , . .. . . ·. :' - ·:. . - . .. . . ... ~--:.·,·: :';"--~~-- ... : :_.·,-- . ·: Proctor Creek has served as a major dra ina13e bas in for s torm and san{tary:'. ··;._:.<:·, ·:' ·.". s ewage in the Northwest area long before it _became annexed to t he C_ity.: · .< ·. . :: .·} >-. ·,:\ and developed. As a result, it is not adequately suited now to serve · · . ·..\ · ·; .-.--. the newly built up population. This is the reason for much of the over -. ., . ... ; /~_--:'<;/ f l ow and more specifically is the reason why the worst cases ,of overflow . .. -· ··-·· occur at residential homes and areas bordering the creek. · ·..· ' ·.·· · · · ,· There is no question that this problem of Proctoi Creek .is a large scale one which demo.nds a long -term s olution.. The solution prcposed by th e ·· . ._.:_:· . · :-· ;_i_ /:::<'.:~ . :_ ~ Cons truction Department is the Sandy Creek Improvement Program ( Phas es I ·. t o III) which i s supposed to begin some time in 1969 and will require 15 ·.· to 20 ye ars for its completion. Up until the time of the i mp le~e nt a t i on ·· ·· ·· . ~of the Sandy Creek Improvement Pr ogram, the Construction Dep art me nt wi ll · · '.__.· · · be utili zing whatever temporary solutions are possible. Presently under . ··' . co nz ideration i s the construction of a small 'package 1_ plant to alleviate · ..~<· ·· - .., ,. the l oad on some of the major lines. ·--:--·· . ', ~I _ The_ problem of flooding itself in Proctor Creek can only ·be resolved . ·.. . --~-'·/ .. .. .. ·,, ;~-:. - . ' - ~+ by r e s t ricting children from the floOded portions and by preventing · t l1e · . .. ~-- ('t ... ·:- :__-- · . ··.: . ·· . construction of residential homes and play areas at sites near the creek wh ich are too low. This point leads into the second major recson behind ·. ,.. ;,·,:: )\ the flooding and sewer problems in Northwest Browntown. Poo r Si ting of Residential Homes Act ually several homes built ne ar Proctor Creek,· i.e., along Clarissa Dr ive , never should h ave been built there in the first place bec ause t he ir sites are too low in rel ation to the creek. It has been s ugges t ed : that the City purchase these homes since there is no economically feasible s ol ut ion for h andling their sewage and f looding problems. . ·; ' Generally De f i c i ent and Obsolet e Stor.m ~r.d Sanitary $ewers· · Undoubtedly, -many ca ses of flood ing i n the a rea a re due to t he ol d , obs olet e sewer s throughout the area. Replacement and repairing of these s ewers , howeve r , a r e minor in comparison t o what needs to be do ne with Proct or Creek and will be handled by t he Cons t ruction Department as qu i ckly as it s limit ed funds will · allow. (a) Initiat ion of the Sandy Creek Improveme nt Pr oj ect As Soo n As Possible. This is the only ultimat e s olution t o t he maj or sewage problem in the a re a . So its imp lementat i on should be giv en h igh priority. (b) .,,-- - f - - ..... . -- Some Planned Action on Poorly Sited Homes The re is an urgent need for s omething to be done with those homes which are· t oo poorly situat ed nea r Proctor Creek f or anything economic a l ly feasible t o be done ab out t hei r flooding and sewage problems. It i s suggested tha t a study be made, pr obab l y by the Construction Department, to i dent ify t hose homes which are beyond he l p and t o r e commend a solution which wou l d satisfy bot h the owners and the Ci t y. The possib i l i ty of .the City buying the homes shou ld be carefully s t udied. . /·; -:.. �l -15- l I re" (3) T - ..a-..;.; - :-- - ' • • . . . _ ,, I,. r·· -v· , Co s t Estimates of Selected Itema Sa ndy Creek Improv ements: / Phase I Pha se II Phase III General Storm Sewer Improvements: $3,3L.O,OOO 2,050,000 5,166,000 400,000 OTHER FACII,ITIES The time and scope allocated to this report was not enough to allow f or an indepth s tudy of tho s e pro!)lems associated with library, health, employment and trans portation faciliti e s. Thus no attempt is made to analyze all the various r amific ations of these problems or to specify the existing and future community needs which they might generate. Instead attention was focused on only the most obvious and general needs in these areas. The Needs Include: (1) More Effective Communication Links Between Local Community Groups and Ci ty Services An investigation into several traffic and transportation problems r evealed the ne ed for stroneer co-.:cmunication links between local community groups a nd the various City agencies furnishing community services. For ex ample, note the following two cases: Lack of Traf fic Si gn.?.l at .Jacks on Parkway and Browntown Ro ad According to :the Traffic Engine e ring Depar tment a study wa s made of this i nt erse ction 5 or 6 years ago which revealed that no traf fic light wa s needed at the time. No complaint s had been received about the i nte rsec tion then, so the depart me nt had no way of knowing it was a troub l e s pot. However, upon request of the Planning Dep a rtment the Tr a ff ic Enginee r i ng Department will make a no t her s~udy of traffic condit ions at t he intersection, after which it can de termine what type of t raff ic f acility can best handle the contlitions. Poor Care of St r eets The Sanit at i on Div i sion of t he Co ns truc tion Department confirmed that it handle s the clear ing of rubbish fr om t he s treet, but that the trimming of gras s border i ng t he street s is a r e spons i b i l ity of the property owners. It fur the r s tat ed tha t it had a s hor t ag e of wo r kers to clean the streets s o that its men a re s pread thin Qv er t he City. However, if any community f e lt it had been neglected and wanted ·cleaning services f or its streets , the community should make a request to the Sanitation Div i sion and the request wi ll be acted upon. More Effe ctive Communicat i on Links \ The ~ain fact or unde rly ing bo t h of t he above traf f i c and Gt.~oet c8re problems is the need f or mo re effective communication links between l ocal �-16community groups and the City services. This may sound rather ·trite, but actually it has important implications for both the local groups and the City agencies. On the one hand, the local groups must establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints to the appropriate agencies · and to follow through to see that their complaints are acted upon. One the other hand, when a public agency receives a complaint or request from a community group it should act upon the, compl°aint and if unable to · do so, should give the community a clear explanation. Also, whenever possible the agencies should keep local communities informed of the various projects planned for the area. I II . I ! ii (2) - ······--···· . Pub lie Transport at ion Study an<l Impr"ovements As mentioned earlier, inadequate bus service underlies the main problems which residents face in terms of access to needed facilities: libraries, hea1th centers, places of employments. This clearly demonstrates the need for a study which pinpoints the improvements which would be necessary to alleviate the problems and which recommends ways in which the improvements can be carried out. (3) Local Employment Possible Development of Nearby Industrial Areas According to the zoning map, the N. W. Browntown Study Area is heavily bordered -by industrial land and thus is better situated to a potential employment base than roost other areas in the City. However, much of this industrial land is undeveloped; so the kind of employment it offers / ·., to Browntown residents will depend upon its future course of development. If possible, the City should try to attract those types of industries · which would offer employment opportunities to local residents. - ... --- . -,. . _ ,.-- f ·· ., . . .. - Hire Local Residents First on Government Sponsored Projects In addition to attracting local employment-generating industries, the City can utilize whatever other opportunities are available to help alleviat e local unemployment. A case in point is the additional public housing units planned for the N. W. Area. It would not onl y help alleviate the problem of unemployment, but also do away with much local dissatisfaction if the City required the developers of public housing to hire local residents first in recruiting work~rs. ' .. �.. ~-,,..,.....,.-....,., ·., , --~~ro°""'s;,.· "";.;,,,,.,;:-,;,"' .c,;1 f ' _;. .,_":~.. - .. I ·_, -17,{' . ... - ':;' :_'. ,.·:.-,~~-' :_:] . .. . .···; ·~: ·- · ., Ii'1PLICATIONS OF FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROv1TH FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ·. The previous twc sections have examined problems "and needs of partic~_lar :·. i>:". ..... . ..... ... . . • :.?~. ~ ·:-~=-~: community facilities. The i;urpose of this section is to look ·into the impact ·_ "' . ,· .. ~ ~ • of future. resi.dcr,tic.l growth on community facilities · in general. L\ ot!-:::1 wrn::'..,~, it will focus on such <iuestions as: and housinG \lJ.ll be coming into the N. w. how much population Browntown Area over the next few years?, what kiT).ds of problems will they create?, 'what community facilities will they lack? , will this lack put a drain on existing facilities or will · - ~- -~-·- - ! current imprm-e,u~ntc be able lo ·1ii0~t futur2 r',eeds? These all a4e important questions, for which existing data is too incomplete to give fully accur.:.tc answers. Yet they must be answered as accurately as existing dnta will allov if a start is to be made in planning for the N. W. Browntown Arce\. RESIDENT:::AL GROWTH IN NORTHWEST Before looking directly into the impact of future residencial growth, it is necessary to first recognize the fact of future population and housing growth in the N. ...,,, ~ ·--· ,,,-..,.,.. - -· w. Area . Any consideration of the ·area's dev elopme ot must recognize firstly that it will be experiencing large increases in popul ation ( _. / -£·-· and housing over the coming years and that some of the housing will be low-income and public ho~sir.g. (1) Forces Be hind Growth The reasons behind such growth are really not too complex for in actuality t he growth is no more t h an a reflection of metropolit an economic-pop\llation increases and the need t.o a lleviate i;,ov<;ir-e, housing s hortages in the City as a whole. �.,. . --.. -__ . ._ -~ ·-----v- ----- - - - - --------------~---.. .=. ., 01. I ·;..:i-=:,.,_~,~-=-.:,":-,;+·..c• _;.,~.;..:...:,,.;,..:.,_i -18- 1 r r (a) Economic-Population Increase The economic and population growth in the Atl anta Metro politan Area is primar ily a re s ult of its role as the fin ancial and commerc i al center of the Southeast and as one of the fastest growing metropolitan r eg ions i n the country. Projections de rived from GIP studies indicate that current rates of economic growth will continue for at l east the next 15 yc nrs. The proj ec t io ns f ur ther indicate that t he Cit y of At lanta will have an increase of over 100,000 people by 1975 and o~e r 150,000 by 1983. The areas in the City most likely to absorb this growth are t he relative ly undeveloped areas outside the central city such as the Northwest area. .Due to the intensive concentration of people and activities at the central core and the resultant lack of space, more and more of Atlanta's population will be dispersing towa r d the fringe areas. (b) Housing Needs of Atlanta In addition to the sheer pressure of economic and population g rowth, Atlant a is also experienc i ng the prob l em of severe housing shortages . This i s due no t only to t he lage_of housing supply behind popul ati on growth, but al s o to the displacement of many resident s th r ough var ious f orms of governmental act i vity, i.e. urban renewal, highwa y cons t ruction etc. Accord i ng to the GI P Relocation Report (Septembe r 1966) , during 1956- 60 At l a nta d isp l a ced 21,000 fami lies a nd 67,000 people mostly low- income, through such a c tiv i t ies and thereby severe ly agg r avat ed the existing short ag e of housing i n the City. So t he fac t i s that At l ant a does not have t he housing resourc es t o me e t the needs of it s popu l ation, particular l y t he low-income segme nt s. Estima tes indicat e that nearly 17, 000 new housing unit s wi ll be r e quired over the next 5 years in order t o adequately hous e the people . •· The ge nera l s hortage of hous i ng in At l a nta is the main factor behind the bold housing pr ogr am wh i ch the City is curr ent l y pus hing . This curre nt program s eek s to ge t 16, 800 unit s withi n a f ive-year pe riod a nd 9,300 of thes e wi t hin the next two ye ars . (2) GIP Projections f or Nort hwest Brownt own The t e ndency f or populat io n growth in .Atla nta to disperse t oward the fr inge are as is one reas on why CIP proj ections indicate such l a rg e s c ale populat ion increases f or t he Northwest Br ownt own Study Area over t he nex t 15 years. The projections indicate that the population will double· t o a total of abo ut 33,000 people in a decade and will reach 40,000 by 1983 . , - ,; ~· ... . . ;. ·· ~ ,: �.--- - ......------------------------------------------11.Dt--.. . .,·--~ ·-·:-,. . . ---19So the re a l quest ion for. nny in".?,uiry into the future development of the study nrea is not , ;l;~tl·,·-:..:~ it will gain more people and housing, but what is the scale oft~~ grow~h likely to be and what will be its probable impact on cor.:munity facihtios and services. IMPLICA~:ONS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES (1) Projected Housing f:or Br~wntown ' A good indictltion c£ scale of residential development that will probably -· occur in the N. W. Brm,~t:o;"11 Area can be seen in the housing projects • • currently being co~sider~d for construction in the area. Seven such projects are now beiag c~ usidered; four by public housing authorities ri.nd th;;::ee by private dev.-:1.opers. Some of these prc,jects are definite; other3 are tc::.tative and s till in the earli~st plenning £tsges. Together .·. they would b;:ing an estim,-;!ted total of 3,254 housing units and 13,025 people into the area. ., · I:. • • • ··. :: T. The table below show how these estimated population and housing - units .-· are diat ribut;ed amoung the various p-.:ojecta. I. PROJFC7ED PUuLIC HOUSING LOCATION · , .. . N',.,11,mE R OF UNITS Perry Homes Magnolia Cem~tery Bankhead Highway Browntown Road Total 146 202 540 510 --·l,398 ESTIMATED ·..... POPULATIOJ· 700 : 1,000 · 2,700 2, 50Q. 6,900 -~- ·: . ._, . PROJF.C~ED 221 (d) (3) and PRIVA!E HOUSING LOCATION NUMBER OF UNIT§.· Rockdale Park 221 (<l.) (3) Gun Club Park Hollywood . Road (Lincoln Homes) (2) 1,500 200 _J)._~ 1,856 ESTIMATED POPULATIOi' 4,950 660 · 515 6,125 Implications f or Community Facilities -~ In or.d;;r to d,~al with the implication _of future residential growth for co-:mnu:1.ity fa:::l.lities in the Northwest, this report will assume that the above p7: ojc'..:t:8 wi.ll be carried out an~ completed in the comicg ?ears and thus di:'. lerm:l.n.= tr, ·~ need in comm,mity facilities that will pro';)ably develop ·: from tI :e co.::.st ruct:i.on of the p:::ojects. In ef.foct, the report will be asking two questions: What kinds of community f.:v::'...lities would be included in the projec ts? What kinds would not Le inch11Ld? Tl-.e facilities which are not included should then give an iciea of the community needs that a~ likely to be generated through construction of the projects. -' ' �-20(a) Facilities Likely to Be Included According to information from public housing authorities and from plans of private developers, i.e. Rockdale Park, it appears that the projects Jld include such facilities as community buildings and var ious .l:orms of parks and recreational spaces. w, Public housins would allocate space and facilities for community buildings, child care centers, and enough recreational spaces to meet the requirements of a neighborhood park. In the case of major project generating the need for a new school, it might cooperate with th~ 3chool Department by allocating part of its total land area -for a school site. Large private or 221 (d) (3) developments , such as Rockdale Park, would not only provide adequate recreational facilities, but also an elementary school and a health center. So in summary one would expect the housing projects to include: (b) (1) Community center, i.e. central meeting building, child care centers, etc. (2) Recreational spaces adequate to meet requirements of Neigh!:>orhood Parks. (3) In the case of one large scale project, i.e. Rockdale Park, an elementary school~- and health center. Facilities Not Likely To Be Included From the above discussion it · becomes apparent that except for Rockdale Park, the proposed housing developments would not include the following facilities: (1) Elementary and High School's (2) Collll!lunity Park ( - . (3) Maj or Sewer Improvements (4) Other Facilities, such as Librarie s, Health Cent ers, etc • . ·- •••• 1 ~ ... • ... ". .·? · ...:;.·,._.. : This me;;.ns that if the housing developments are cons truct ed they will probably be creating a need for these facilities . .. (3) List of ~equired Items and Conditions Be 1.ow iB I \' • ~ . ..... ... . ..· ~ ·-. ~ ., ..:: ~ - . -.. , . : ,-(, a list of the items and con<lttions that will probably be re- ··, ~ , .. - ·}_ (iU"~ r:,~. 'l ~: the hou r;i.1::g ;;i 1:r>jects cur·.rE:ntly considered for Northwest BroHi'\.~ : a • ·., ,· · ., tc,1,.11:' .are ,"'.o;:lCt'L·1Kt. !C!, vl1~n possible, cost- estimates of the it ems are :·· gi·-.,,. n, I t sr.0ulo. .h.;;i lt.,::µt. in mind that these required ite ms and conditions nm <>ri·ty i;;en~r <i.L ,;~.t:L;;;... ~~s designed to give some idea of the sc.:,.le o f co ..1.1r.1;_~, ;.~~\7 -.~!e<, 6: ,.r.. ohou!.\l not be taken as precise formulations · to apply to ev~Y-::~, f,c·.rc!.cular situation. Also, these needs do not represent . sotr..e ~ : ' 0 ~~ •, • •• ..:· . 0 • \ , ... ·... · ~· . ·: -: ·:·: . 0 M O ~ oO i • • 0 .. ... I. .- . • 0 , ... - . ·,·· . �-2 i - thing t ha t must be met at once, but as the ho~sing projec ts will probably be bu ilt in a gradual fashion over a 3 or 5 year period, so the needs wil l develop in s uch a fashion. COST ITE MS I l high s choo l To t a l 3 elementary schools ±ot a l 1 complete community pa ~k Total ( A more detailed discussion seen in the ' Dis cussion of report) const ru ction minus land costs $5,000;000 cons truction n1inus land CO $ tS 6,000 , 00 1 construction mi nus i.:lnd co sts 400,000 and cxpl;:tni:it:.ion of these items c nn b e Community Problems 1 13cction of this CONDITIONS ( 1) Sewer As cons truction of the hous i ng proj e ct s are undcrway 1 it . is also . probable that Phase I of the Sandy Creek Sewer Improvements will : be underway and will begin t o reliev~ many of the sewer probic~s i n the area. However, it is doub t ful that the fl ooding Proc t or Creek· . · will be relieved any time in t he near future. In thi3 c as ~ it i s important that future housing be located at safe distances fro~ the creek. of (2) Park Expans i on and Improvement As population in the a rea be gins to build up, it will be ne cessary and desirable to i mprove and cKpand s ome of the parks. s~e, for example , the suggested e xpansion o f Center Hill Park in previous section of this report. (3) Traffic and Transportation The a dditional population in the area would incre a se even· furthe r t he need f or many traff ic and t r a nspor t ation improvements . Of spcci.s.1 urgency would be reschedul i ng and r outing of bus se rvice more in tune with transportation needs of the people . (4) Other Facilitie s it is quite po ssib le t ha t the need f or other s uch ~acil i t ies as libraries and hea lth will deve l op . PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING Disturbing Trend \.lhi le it is true that N. W. Browntown, like ma ny other areas in the City, will have t o accommodl)te some of the lcw~income public housing scheduled to be built over the coming ye ar n, statis tical data indicates that N. W. Browntown is receiv ing a disproportionate share of the City's public housing. Although containing only 3% of the total nutnber of housing units in the City, 1t already con.ta.ins nP.m::ly 20% of th~ total �' - - -- -- - - -- -·1 -22- public housing units in the City and about 50% of the housing currently considered for development in the area is public housing. Socia~ Implications Residents of the N. W. Browntown have expressed strong concern about becoming a "dumping ground" for the City 1 s public housing. Studies of this city and many others have attested to the danger of concent~Gting too many public housing projects in one area, showing that concentrati on of public housing in one area usually means the concentration of all the social problems commov.ly associated with pub lie housing: family instability, unemploymP.nt, idle youth, etc. Such concentrations can me an potentially explosive situations which in turn can only further aggravate the existingbifu~~at2onbetween low-income and middle to ' upper income areas of the City. Necessity To Est.~blish Limits Without a doubt, it would be to the advantage of all segme nts of the City's population to arrest the trend toward over concentra t i on of public housing before the accumulation of serious social p r oblems that could affect the City as a whole. It is difficult to say just where the line should be drawn as to how much public housing Northwest Browntown should be expected to absorb. Undoubtedly more information would be needed on the availability of possible sites throughout th e City. Yet it is important that residents and public offici a ls beg in now to make some effort to create a more healthful mixture of housing types in the Northwest area. ' �-23R.:.:COMMENDATIONS Based upon the ah:s;~Q analysis and assessment of coID:IDunity problems and needs in N. W. Browntown, this section proyides the recommendations designed to as., _.st public officials in their decisions to meet the problems and needs of the area. If carried out, the recommendations should eliminate the ~resent lag between the developm~r.c of community facilities and residential growth, they should correct existing deficiences and anticipate major future needs. Bvt before getting directly into the recommendations, it is important one l ook at the transitional nature of the N. W. Browntown Area. i:l.c.t' For it is only within this context that one can appreciate the real value of the reco mmendations. 'I RANSITIO NAL N.A~lJ RE OF N, W. BROWNTOWN ARE A Many of N. W. Browntown's problems accrue from the dilemmas which it fac e s at thi s particv 1,~'t" point in its community development . N. W. Brownt owri is a new ly devE:- l oping area which is just at the point where it is t oo large f or many e~is t ing facilities, but too s mall to justify many i mmed i at e l arge / seal .~ imp rovements. For exampl e , Arche r High is t oo s ma l l and over crowded f o r the number of n i gh scho o l students current ly in t he area, yet th i s current h i gh school ? Opulat i on is not l arge enough t o j ust i fy the cons t r uc tion o f an addit~~nal h i gh schoo l. Io t he cas e o f s ewers t he mai n l ines are operating near or at peak capacity and the Pro ct or Creek system is operating ab ove its o r iginally des i g11 u<l c ap acity. Yet the needed improvements are necessar~ ly of a long term nature and al t hough they canno t be comp leted i mmediate l y~ i n all pr obab ility . they wii.L be comp l et ed i n t i me t o !Support the pOl)U lation of the area when it becomes heavily deve l oped . �- 24 ·An~i hcr ~ spcct of this sit u ation ist .at V3r ious city and county 3crv ic e agencies v e3/ ra re ly plan pr oje ct s 5-10 ye ars ahead . Of cour se , ic would be (, ideal if / ~ ey were involved in long-r ange planning so that they cou ld antici. ,_,/ pa~,.4~ oblems rather than res.p ond to them as they occur. But due primarily to ~:/ _.......,,,-/,? fimit ed funds, the age ncies are more o r l ess compe ll e d t o respond prair.:.:;.tically -;;¢:'."' -~,.;:-- to community problems. t I ! The value of this report then is that it tends to ~ake up f o r the lack of long -range planning for various city services. Through its asses sment of co mmunity needs and its recom.~e nd at ions, it can be of inva luab le assistance to public officials by pointing out wh~t needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area . RF.COMMENDATIONS In ord er to e liminate exi sting deficiencies and bring about ord e rly growth i n the N. W. Browntown Area, it is reco,mr,e nd ed: Schools (1) That a vertic al addition to Archer Hig~ wh ich wo uld in crease its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects · approach ing 300 units or mo re in size. (3) That planning be started now for the cons truction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it. (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a juni or high school on the already a cquired site located west of James Jack.s on Parkway as population increase demands it. Parks and Recreation (1) That a request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be rlaced on the next bond issue. (2) That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed to maintain recreational services i~ Perry Homes . ~ �- 25 (3) (4) Th~t pl a ns be started for securing funds to build u con-:rr.uQ ity cl ub house _;_nd iully equip Gun Club Par.c - s a community park . That p l ans be started for the devel opment of a com:nunit y po . k to the . .. o f Jame s Jackson Parkway as population increase de:· ,il , GS it. wes (5) Tha t plans be s tarted for the development of at least on.i= more neighbor hood park in addition to t he two a lreau.y proposed f or tLe 2.re a . (6) That the Par ks Department _be prep ared to expand and i Dprcve upon existing parks and recreational facili ies as population increase dema nds it. Se·w ers (1 ) That the Sa ndy Creek I mp rovenc nts Proj e ct be ini tiated as s oon as po ·sible in order to bring about the major so l ution to most of th e sewage and flooding problems in the a r e a, (2) Tha t until the Sandy Creek I mp rov ements Project is ini ti ated wha t eve r temp orary solutions a re fe.:z.sibl e b e i mple ,ented to a l leviat e sei:rge condit ions before large new holls;i.._ng_ prc,ject-a a:ci2: <.:u nstrucceci. ,I i...l ~·-- ... .... (3) Tha t a plan of action be developed t o ident ify and aid th e owners of those homes which are too poorl y s ituated near Proctor Creek for anyth ing economically feasible to be done ab out their sewage and fl ooding problems . Other Facilities (1) That a public transport a tion study be made to spe c ify problems face::d by residents in terms of ac cess to library, ,ealth, and employment facili ies and to r e commend feasible alte4na tives for r esolv ing t he situation. (2) . That the City make a conccntritcd effor t to upcr3de street and traf f ic facili t ies in the ar e a, including the erection of traffic faciliti es at needed int erse ctions, the co nstruction of street l ights in un lighted r esidential areas, and the general maintenance of cl ean and well _ paved .streets. -·-r:: .:· • . .,. (3) That eff ort s be made to attr~ct to nearby industrial areas firns that would generate employment op portunities for local residents. (4) That the City requi r e that developers of any pub lic housing projects in in the area hi re l ocal residents first in recruiting workers . Ge ner al (1) That local community group s establish the ne c ess~ry orbani zutionai ~achinery to direct t h eir cox:1p l ai::1ts and reque:;;ts to the ap p rop riate public .:lgE:ncies and to follow through ar,d see th at their comp laints and re~uests are acted upon o �il l ,. .f f I j i - 26- I lI I ! (2) That t he public service agencies act upon complaints and r e que sts fr o~ l o cal community groups and g ive t he g:.oups a ciear explanation if t h ey are unable to rr.eet a re quested serv ic e. (3) That eve ry effort be made to develo~ a health i er mixture of low and midd le income h ous ing types t h .. oughout the City so that pub lic housing d does not b e come furt he r overconcent r ated in the Northwest Browntown . �N O RTHW ES T BROW N TO WN STUDY GU IDE LINES FO R IMPLE MENTATION Most ac tion toward im pleme nta t ion of the recommendat io ns o f the N o rthwest Brown town Study mus t in it iate from the N o rthw e st Brow n town comm uni ty itsel f. As sta ted in o ne o f the re commendati o ns o f the stu dy the local comm uni ty mus t es tab lish the ne c essa ry or ganiza t iona l mach ine ry to di re ct th eir conce rn s and requests to the a p pro pr ia te pu bl ic a ge ncies. The fo llow ing c har t·k ind ica tes the e le c ted poli t ic al bod ie s a nd ad m inistrat ive a gen cies to w h ich th e communi ty should dire c t its effor ts in ini ti a t ing ac t ion on part icular recomm end a t ions. RECOMMENDATIONS ELECTE D PO LITI CAL BODY ADM INIS TRATIVE A G EN CY At lan ta School Board, Dr . Ru fus E. Cl eme n t , Re presenta t ive from Th ird Wa rd Bu i ld ing & Grou nds Commi ttee of School Boa rd, Fred M. She ll, Cha irman D ivisi on o f Schoo l Pla nt Planning & Co nstruc t ion o f Atl an t a Pub li c Sc hools, Darw in E. Womac k , Assis tan t Su pe r intenden t A ldermani c Parks Comm i ttee , Char les Le ftw ich , Chairman Pa rks Department, J a c k De liu s, G ene ral Manager Schools Re commenda t ions 1,2,3 & 4 Parks & Re creat ion Re commendati ons 1, 3 , 4 ,5 &6 Re comm e ndati o n 2 Mayo r 1s Offic e , Da n Sweat , J r ., Direc tor o f Gov e rnm e n tal Li aison Sewe rs Recomme ndations I, 2 & 3 Alde rman ic Pu b! ic Works C ommittee G. Ev erett Mi lli can , Chairman Pub Iic Wo rks Departme nt Ra y Nix on, Chie f o f Pu b lic Wo rks Di v is ion o f Wa ter Po ll u tion Co ntrol, Rober t H . Morr iss, Eng in eer o f Wa ter Poll u tion Control ·k Th is c hart is d esig ned to ac compa ny the re commendations I iste d on pages 24-26 of the N orthw est Brown town Stud y . �RE CO MMENDATI O NS ELECTED POLIT IC AL BODY ADMINIST RATI VE A G EN C Y Re commendati o n I Aldermanic Traffi c, Parking & Transi t Committee , Jack Summ ers, C hai rman (Atl an ta Transi t System , Robert Sommervi l e , Presiden t) Re com mendat ion 2 A !dermani c Traffi c, Park ing & Transit Committee , Jac k Su mmers , C ha irman Pu bl ic Works Department , Street Di vision , G. F. S teele , Engi neer o f Stree ts Traffic En g in eer in g Department , Kar l A . Bevins , Ci ty Traff ic Engineer San itary Depa rtment Ray N ix o n , C hief o f Public Works Re commendatio n 3 (C hamber of Commerce , Division of Ur ba n Affairs , Cu rtis H . Driskell) Recommenda t ion 4 Mayor 1s O ffi c e Dan Swea t , Jr., Di re c tor of Governmen tal Liaison Board o f Aldermen , Sam Masse 11 , Jr ., Pres ident Ot her Foci I ities G eneral Re commenda t ion 3 Aldermanic Planning & Development Committee, Rodney Coo k , C hairman Aldermanic Zoning Committee John M. Flanige n , C hairman Planning De partment , Co llier B. G lad in, Planning Director, Land Use Con trols Division of Planning Department, Tom Shu ttleworth, Div is ion Ch ief �NORTHWEST BROWNTOWN STUDY MAP N s MA JOR PROBLEMS, PROGRESS & RECO MM ENDATIONS LEGEND 11111111111111 STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES MAJOR STREETS PROCTOR CREEK EXISTING COMMUN ITY FACI LI TIES (schools, parks, libraries, - PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE PR OPOSED PAR KS I) O ne community pork to west of Jomes Jackson Parkwa y I) New high school (capac ity 2,000) 2) New junior high school (ca pac ity 1200) �" • • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document t ri 11 11 II llI I NORTHWEST- BR OVvNTOWN AREA A i'-iEIGHBOR HG OD STUDY I. I City Planning Depa ·trne ni" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 ~ ... - - ------ -- ...---·- ,__._ . .. ___ . . . - __ _.. .... - _____.... -- . - · �I 1- ACKNOWLEDGMANTS. --··-· ---::---·· • I The City Planning Department wishes to express its gratitude to area r e sidents and to the following organizations and departments for their valuable assistance in this studi,-:: Northwest Perry Homes Citizens N~ighborhood Advisory Council Atlanta School Sys t""',n · . · .• · Atlanta Parks Department Atlanta Construction Department Atlanta Public Library~ . Atlanta Housing Authority ""IP" ..,._ I ' ~ - - ""';,-- -·· • . - 1 ·· ~ ... __... Fulton County Health Department It also wishes to express its gratitude to the following members of the Special Planning Committee of the North~·1 est Perry Homes Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council for their cooperation and patience in working with planne rs to develop this study: Mr. Hub e rt Brcwn Mr. Robert Dobbs Hrs. Odessa Hill Mr. Fred A. Morris Mrs. Mary Sanford Mrs . Odess a Wheeler Mrs. Josie Wynn ( �TAB LE OF CONTENTS Acknowl edgements Table of Contents I N"T RODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------- l SUR\'E Y OF CCtl'.:CNlTY FACILITIE S ; • l PROBLE'r-'..S &. NEEDS --------------------- 5 Identific.1.tion of Com:.mmit y Probl ems -------------------- - -------- 5 !. ,: Discussion of Con·munit y P:.:ob l ems & Needs --------------- - - ··------- 8 I MP LICATIONS O:' FUTURE RE SID:Si·i.'..'1.:/.L GROWTH FOR C01:1HU~'f:.TY F!-..G:LIT IE S 17 Residential Growth in Nor thwest ---------------------------- ~--- - - 17 I mp lications For Community Fac il i t i e s------------------------ - - -- 19 Pr obl ems of Publi~ Housing ----------- ·2 ·1 ·· .L . ·- RECOMMENDATIONS---------------------------------------------- - -------- 23 Transitional Nat ure of N. W. Browntown Area -------- - -- :- - - --- - --- - 23 Recommendat ion - - -------------------------- - ------------- - - - --- - - - 24 STUDY YiAP - --- - -------------------- - ---------·· -------------------- - ---- . · .. 21 .' j �'I I NTRODUCTION This report represents a prelimina ry study of corr~~nity problems in the Northwest Brm:m town Area of Atlanta. . It is not a comp rehensive p l an , bu t ·' moreso an assessment of the existing a nd f uture communit y need s brought ab out by the problems which the area is facing at t his par ticular point in it s development. It is hoped that the repo r t and 'its recommenda tions will g ive both residents and city officials a better sens e of direction in dealing with · the growth problems of the area. - ---·· BOUNDARIES -·· - The area referred to in this repo r t as t he Nor thwest Brmmto~m St udy Area is bounded by Perry Boulevar d on the north; the Louisville and Nashville Railway on the west; Bankhead Highway on the sout h; and Bolton and Nash Roads on the east. Included within these boundaries are t he Anti-Povert y Ta r get Areas H and I , and the residential commun ities of Carve r Hil ls , Ho l lywood Hi ll s , Lincoln Homes, Bolton Homes, Perry Homes, Scot t s Cros s ing , and Bowen Homes . HISTORY The Northwe st Browntown Area is part of the a rea wh i ch wa s annexed t o .... the City in 1952. At t he time of annexat ion i t was one of the rel a ively - ~ -~- . ·..--_ - ---· - undeveloped f ringe areas existing out side the City limi t s a nd cons isting primarily of s mall semi-rural communities . Howeve r, not long afte r a nnexa t ion residential growth i n t he area pro ceeded v ery rap i dly. Perry Home s, a l arge public housing pro jec t o f 1 , 000 unit s , was opened i n 19 55. Then other r e side ntial projects, l ar~cly in t he middle to low- i ncome range , f ollowed. Today t he are.:i cont ains ab out 17 , 00Q peop le and 4,425 housing units, of which 1 , 650 a re pub l i c and 2, 775 are p r ivate • ..,. -.· 1 �-2The re side nt ial growth ~~1i ch has occur r ed during the past 15 years i n Nort l:n;1cct Brow ntown h.:i..s generally been unplanned . Res identia l s ubdivisions have be en cons tructed without concommitant commun i t y fa cilities. The deve lo p- ment and improvement of schools, pa rks, and s ewer s have lagg ed behind r e s idential growth. The result is that today, despite t he built -up residential concentrations, the area still retains many characteristics of an undeveloped rural a r e a. One finds, for example, relatively dense concentrations of public hou sing units amidst large stretches of heavily wooded areas with unpaved roads and rough ·terrain. Most community facilities are eithe r opera ting av~r c a pacity or are still not sufficiently developed t o mee t populat i on needs. Even worse, residential growth occur ring in the are a is by no mcu ns s l owing down. Several new major housing projects and a ddi tions to exi st i ng housing totaling about 3,250 units are be ing consid e red for const r uc t io n . CIP estimates indic ate that the popula t i on of t he a r e a will doubl e i n abo ut 10 years and reach a total of about 40,000 peop l e by 1983. The dilemma facing Northwest Browntown is h?W to up - g r ade and i mprove a l ready deficient community facili ties i n l i ght of co nt inuing reside nti a l g rowth. Residents i n the area have b egun t o fa ce up to this d ilemma by organizing against f urther housing const ruction, p a rticularly public housing, unt i l more attention i s g iven by the Cit y t o scho ols, sewe rs , parks and at e r corr.rnunit y fac i lit ies and services. THE BROWNTOWN ZO NING I SSUE The most r ecent and impo r tant ef f o rt by res i dents t o p revent further publ ic hous i ng co nstru ct ion concerned the Brownt own. Zoning Issue. This ef f o rt stemmed from an app l i c at ion filed on June 29, 1967 t o change the zoning of a portion of property covering ab out 50 a cres and located north �of Brownto'Wll Road and west of Jar:1cs J.:i.ckson rarkuay. ~The application requested that the proper ty be changed from ~-1 (Light-Industr ial) to A- 1 (Apartments). The purpose of this rezoning was t o allow tL.C constru ct ion of 510 low-cost housing units under the turnkey program for public housing . Under this program the housing units would be developed privately o.nd then purchased by the Housing Author ity. A hearing on the zoning change was held .ugust 10 , 19 6 7, by the Zoning Committee of the Board o f Aldermen . At t hat ti~e they recomrr.ended adversely on the request for a change in zoning ue to comp laints by residents of the Browntown Area on grounds that curren school) park and s ewer facilities in the area are already inadequate and would be further over- burdened by the new development . Since no comprehens ive study had ever been made of Browntown's community p roblems , this study was initiated to help clarify and .assess those issues affecting it s f u ture deve lopment so that both residents nnd city officials might have a more effect ive framework f or dealing with its problens . APPROACH AND METHOD OF STUDY As c an be surmised from the above background information, this repor is merely a first st ep in provi ding orderly development of the Northwest :::- ~,: :,town Area. The approach is to focus on comrr~nity facilities and the attend u. communit y problems and needs arising from their utilizat ion. In surveying community needs the report d istinguishes both existing and future needs. Existing needs ref er to those it ems needing i mmediate atte ntion; while future needs refer to those estimated to develop in about 5-10 years , when the population is expected t o be about double its present size. �- -- I I - 4The approach taken for t hi s study cons i st ~d of t he f0llowi ng st ep s: 1. l identific ;:i.y ion of major cor.miun it y p r oblems b y City pl :rnnc r :; in ( conjunction with the s pec ial Pl ann ing Commi tt ee of 1 I - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - he N. W. Perry Homes Cit izens Ne i ghbo rhood Advi sory Council 2. an assessment by the planne rs of exis.ting and future com::nunity needs generated by the above probl ems and an inqui r y into t he Ii implications of future reside nt ial grou t h for up g r a ding c ommunity fa cilities and services 3. the formulation of a set of r ecommenda tio ns pointing out u h at needs to be done to meet exis ting deficiencies and anti c ipate future needs 4. a final meeting between planners and the sp e cial Planning CorriIJittee to discuss the findings of the study . �] -5SUR.VEY OF COi'IT-rLJNI'.i'Y FA.CIL I TitS : IDENTIFICATION GF PROBLENS & Ni::EDS corn-mTI'Y I?ROBLEiv..S This section itemizes tRc major problems involving corr.munity £aciliti~s .i.nd sarvic es in the $tudy area. It doeG no t cover all the problc:t,W ,:.:·:1~:.:csr, d by the residents or observed by the planners, but coverG only the most signif ·icant one s affecting the general devel opment o f the area . The Problems Include SCHOOLS (1) · Serious Overcrowding at Ar cher Hi2;h School With the 10 portable classrooms current l y being con~tructed , this ~cho ol wi l l have facilities f or an approxi~ate c npnc i~y of 1, 200 students, yet as of September 11, 1967 it had an actual e1rollment of nearly 1,700 students, (2) Extended Session at Archer Due t o the overcrowded cond it ions , Archer is operat i ng on C'tended session, whi ch means that a large ~roportion o f the students are out of s chool at 12 o'clock and hence a re without parent al supervision a ra.:ijo r par-t of the day, (3) Ove r crowding at Elementary Schools Al t hough overcrowding at the elcmc nt~ry schools is no t as serious . cit is at Archer, stil l mos t ol the eleme nt ary s chools are operating near or at peak capacity. This means they are unable to abs orb any large increase in populatio n, PARl(S AND RE CREATION ~ -..-4.,,,.."-.;J,.,- ..... ". - ..... (1) No Neighb orhood Parks or Programs for Lincoln Ho~es and Perry Homes These two important comnunities whi ch cont ai r:. from 7 , 000 to 9,000 peo le have virtually no City recreational fa ci lities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas. Lincoln Homes has no neighb orhood park at all and Perry Homes, while i t has s ome :recreationa l services rendered through the YMCA and the Girl's Club, has no City rec~~c -i onal service. (2) Inadequate and Po orly Developed Parks and Pluylot: Hill Park and Hol.lywood Hills Playlot Gun Club Park, Center �Gun Club I':ir k is th e com1r.unit y pc. r ·( dcsic nccl :::o scr ,c t h e st udy nrccl po pulation. It i s currcn · ly unde r P 1asc I I of it s construction sched ule and 6 o:r 7 of the to t .:il !~2 . 9 acre s 11 .::ivc bee d8velopcd. Hm-, eve r, -1h.:1t has been buil~ _shows lit tle apprec i a tion for the p re~crences o f t he local r esidents. Fo r example, the ma in re c reationa l faci lity built so far ha s been t ennis court s. Yet res id enLS ma i ntain that the tennis courts have been unused be c ause no one in t'1e community plays te-anis and basketball courts would have been n:ore s ~ i ~.:i.1::lc. Ce 1ter Hi ll Park , a neighborhood park of 16 ac,:-e s, has i r.s uffic i er:.t facilities co nsisting only of a baseball diamond and a foot ball f i e l d . Hollywood Hills Plavlot , loc ated at the s out hern end of Nagnolia Ceme t e ry, has been the . targe t of cornp L:lints by seve:cal r e3id ents due to its cl os e proximity to an unsafe and u r,healt fu l floo d pla in. (3) Ins u ff icie nt Distribution of Re c reational Le adersh ip The . one recreational l eader working in t he whole st udy area i s stationed at Sco tt Scho ol ,-, hich me ans none o f the comrnuni ies out s ide t he service a r e a of Scott School are served by a rec rcctional leader . SEI-JE RS (1) Backup and Overflow of Sanit ary and Storm Sewase Steady rainfall for a d ay or more brings about nurr:e rous c ases of s cuage overflowing into residents' yards and into vacan t lots and open spa ces. (2) Flooding of Procto r Cr eek The flooding of Pr octor Creek during steady rainfa ll is res pons ibl e not only for mu ch of th e s ewa 6 e overflow, but o.l s o for several rm-:ning incid e nts tho.~ have occurr ed in t he area . OTHER FACILITIES (1) Ins u ffi c ient Access to Health and Library Facilities De c entralized health centers in the study a re a arc not conveni e_ tl y a cc essible to al l r esidents , es pecially those of Carver Homes and Holl ywood Hi lls, and there i s no direct publ ic transportation rout e to ~he nearest hospital . The nearest l ibrary, the Dogwood Branch, is located at the·southe rn periph ery o f the study area and there is no direct acc ess t o it fron much o f the nort h ern part o f t he area. (2) Inadequat e Public Transportation Inadequate bus service is basic to the p rob lc~s of a cc ess to health and l"ibrary facilities and places of P.mployment. Public transport ation do e s not provide dir e ct rout e s to these fa c ilities . . · . . -.: ' �,.-- ' -l- (3) Hi scellaG~ous T1: .1f{ ic 2nd St:::e ct :t ?roblcms ,. I' This r efer s t o su ;b problems .'.l S t he lack of a t_.:i:'..'fic ::; i 0 nul i.l .: J .:::c'.-:s o n p~1.-:(,.1.:ty .::;nd l\rO'i·m l\G\m Road, a major inte:rscct:f_o r;_ c:;:os ·:cd dv.ily by school childr-21-:, /.,nd the general neglect to clear rubbis h anc tr i-;.-; 0 r o.s s along t h e s treet J) 1 ,, I (4) Employ~-nt Probl & s \, ,, Host of the res i ~rnts who work rr.ust g o ou ·· sid-2 i:l1e area to their ?l a ce o £ employment . ·,fnc e they are primarily of mid d le - to - low incor;-.e this pla c es a h e avy lrr d en on them i n terms of c osts for t ransportation , child car e serv i es, etc. ,,f1 .,/ ! ii ' 'i r I /' Iii ) .I ,_. // I / / 1/1 ,/'/ I , / /t / / I f / ./ ' 7-: -~-- ./ ,.,.y_ I /J I' './ -·-- ·--·-· �DISCUS SION OF COHMUNIT Y PROBLEMS & 1"7EEDS .This se ction expands upon t1e p .oblems i dentified in the p r evious section. It exa.'1li ne s what is being done to allevi a te t .c pro l ems ar:. mo re i mp ortantly asse·ss es the existing .::md future corr.r;;unity neecL whi ch the p roblEn:s gene rate . When possible, cost est inates of selec ted corrmunity needs are provided. SCHOOLS (1) Ove rcrowd ing and Exte nded Session at Ar cher High 3chool Based upon t he conc ern expressed by resid ents, overc rowd in 6 a t Arche r repre sent s the sing l e most c ritical probl em in t he study area . T. is prob l em is fort l:--er complicated by the inadequ at e a creag e of t he school s i te a nd the ot1tmoded design o r the school build i ng . West Fult on is another h i gh school located near the study are a which could serve a smal l part of its population, bu t i~ als o is overcrowded. (2) Overcrowding at Elereentary Schoo l s The ~ain p roblem here i s the inab i li y of exi s ting element ary schools t o absorb signific antly l arge increases in po-~lat·o n . (3) _ Cu rrent Devel opme nts (a) Expansion of Arche r and West Fulton Hi 0 h Scbools Pre s ently th e re are pl ans fo~ t he vc rtic .21 cxp~nsio n of both Arc her and West Fulton High Schools which would incrc.:isc thei r capa citie s to 2,000 students each . Barring a ny s udde n l .:ir ge in c rccs c ::; in popul a tion, t ·lis expans i on wou ld do r,mch t o allevi.:it e the ove rcrowded conditions. The main problems conironting expansion arc I i 3ncin3 end t iming . Fun's fo r the exp ansion are contingent upon~ possibl e school bond election in t te spring of 1968 and whether the bond issue pa sses . It usu a lly ta k es two years t o 3et a s cho ol cons t r ucted f rom th tine a bond issue passes. However, if an .2rchit e c t c a n be aut ho:: - i zcd t o b~f. in pl anning the p roject bef ore the bond i ss ue pa3s cs, abo ut G·~ .. i0 ~onths c an be cut from t"he needed amount of time . If this p;:-o c e.i,i:::c w-:::! r o foll ued in relat ion to the e xpansion of Archer High School , cons t r u ct i on could start in the summer of 1968 and be complet e d by the fall of 1969 provid i ng that the bond issue passes. (b) New Elementary Schools �- 9! Since most clcxcntary sclc o l s arc ope r ating _at pRa~ c~p~city, it will be desirable for a ny ne,-1 l a r g e l:0usint pr.03 ect s · to include cit2s for elementary schooli int .cir plans. One of t he major propos e d projects, Roc'.·dal c Pa rk, includes a site for .:m clerr.enta y school in its p lans, but some of t h . oth rs do not. (4) Est i mate of Comr~unity N2eds Existing Ne eds (Tho se requi ring inuned i ate at ten ·ion.) (a) Exp.'..l.nsion of Archer 2nd West Fulton ligl Schools by Fal· of 1969 \ This would r equire t hc t the expansion be pl a c d o. sc~ool ond i c s ue by Spring of 1968 and t: hc.t an ar ch i tect be au tl- orize' to begin planriing "t· .e expans ion befo re the bond ele ction. (b) Inclusion of El2mentary School Sites in any Neu Hous i ng Proj e cts Appro· ching 300 Units in Size This has spe c ial referen c e to the B m-1ntm-,n Road publi c hou s ing which 10 acres s nou ld be se t aside for a elcment.3ry s chool i _ units of publi c housing ;: ·o b constructed. .. . _. .... !"\ J._ ,_ ~ , .j lC on 510 Future Leeds (T- ose likely to devel op in a pe .. iod o f about 5- 10 years, during whi ch t i~e the popu lation i s pro jected to double.) (a) New High Schoo l Although a rrew high school is not neede nm·, unde r cur-- ent school s anda ds, increasing population over the r:.ext f ew yc .:n:s wi l l crea " the nee £or a new facil it y. Plans for t e £.:ic ility shou l d be;s i no¼'. (b) New Junior High School Tha construction o f a junior h i gh s chool i n t he fut ur e wi ll help to alleviate potentia l overcrowd ing i n t he e l e~cn ·ary s chools. T~e Ci y own s a possible site for su ch a. 3chool. west of J ame s Jackson Par. way a nd north of Williams Elementary Sc1Lool. (c) New Elementary Schoo]_:, Anywhere from 4-8 new el ementary schools wil l be r equi ed to s erve t he population over the ne~t 5 - 10 years. The s i tes of the s chools will depend upon future growth patterns. (5) Cost Estimates of Selected Items Archer High School New high s chool (20CO students ) v erti c al additional tot ~l cons t ru c t i on mi nus land co s ts $2 , 000 , 000 5, 000, 000 �-i ! L1:ew j r. h i 0 h s chool ( 1200 student s ) New e l eme ntary school ( 1000 stude nts ) tot al c ns truc tio~ n i nus l a :1d c o s ts 3 , 000 , 000 t ot al cons t_u ct io n mi nus l and co s ts 2, O0O, OC PARrs Al'.1) RSCREATION 'i ( 1) No Parks and Rc crcat i onal Servic es At Linco l:.:1 & Pe.:- r y ::0~;e: ::; Lincoln Home s Actua lly t h e n e ed f or a ne i3hb o~hood pa _k in Linc oln Eo ~s was b~ cught out i n A<ld itio a l P.:i.rk La :1 Su:t y by :: L:-:: P:i..:~nnb g Dc pa r tm2n • T. L:; s u rvey r e com:-ne nded a s i t e f o r- t t;.; p,1;:-k at the end o _ Fe r ~ Dr ive. Pre s c n l y , however , t he Pa ·ks Dep a~t m~n · l ac ks f unds t o p u r c h a se ad i tional pa rk land . So the devel opme n of a neigtb or. ood pr~ fo r Linco ln Horees wil l h ave t o wait upon the next bond i ssue . Perrv Horr.cs The lack of adequat e r e cre at iona l se r vic e ::; i n ? ~ry omes i s du e to a c onfli ct in regu lati ons be twe en t .e City Pa~ks Dc pa r t ~cnt anG t !1c 3ou s i ng Au t hority . A prel i min a ry inves · i gat i on int o t he conf lic t 1as rev ea l ed t he f ol low ing :..:ituat i on . The mn i n i:..:suc c :,tcrs ~1 ou d t he co .., t of r ec r e a tiona l l e adersh i p an pe r s on ne l . The Hou sing Au t hor i ty cc n ,~c t the co sts for re cre a t i onal s pi c e and 311 t yp es of physic a l facilit i es , bu t it i s prevented b y fe de ra l l aw fro m allo ca t i nr; any expend.i ure s to r e cr eational perso nnel. _'he P.'.l.i. ks Dep ar t me n t can me e t 5G% o f p 2rs on nel cos t s , but wants the Hou s i ng Autho rity t o pay t he o the ~ alf . So ur,t il . the othe r 50% of personnel cos ·s i s me , Pc.1::.. y Homes will be wit hout recre ationa l se r v ices . (2) Inadequate and Poo rly Deve l oped Fa c il i t i es Gun Club Park ( a) Cu r r e nt Construction Gu n Club Par k is cur r ent l y unde r constr uct i on throu gh f u ~d s be i n ~ p r ovie2d f r om fe dera l , st c1te , and l oc al sou r c es . The sit e wa s a cquir ed on Noveu:Je:.:2, 1964 for a purchase pric e o f $55, 000. The c onstruc t ion i s div i ded int o thre e phases . Phnse I co s t $~3 ;45 6, b eg an on Ap ril 11, 1966 and wa s co;:;-,plcted in Fcb :cu ary , 196-7 . It c c .~.s.is t e<l of c learing and grading t he a r e a and buil d ing park ing fac ilities, tennis courts , fenc e s and r etai ni ng walls, e tc. Ph ase I I , which co s t $52 ,206 , bega n on Augus t 4, 1967 and i s s cheduled for comple t ion in De c ember 196 7. I t consi sts o f b u ilt.ling the r emaining portion of t he parking lot, ~ mu l t i - use court a rea , v ar ious pl ay .:.ree. s , c amp ing are ~s and the gr ading o f a t hle t i c fie l ds . ..j �- --............ --- ____ .,.__ ""---·-··-...... ~ Pb::.sc _II, whicl co sts $15 0 , 000, is s ch.::clulcd t o t :~ e •'lace du:-:-in::; 1968 and will consist of the co,st uction o f a b .:...t . house aud a n&jor swir-cruing pooi. The cor:1;-i lction of -,hasc III, h m-wv2:c, Hi ll not pro ,i.d. . Gun Club P .1.r'c with c.11 t: c nc ccss.:i:ry ..c .::i.cili~i,~.'.:I for a f u ll y e:quippcd corn:!un ity park . There will s till te the ncc u for a communit y club house. ) (b) Tennis Courts Rq;arding the unused tennis cour D, the I'arko Dc r :.1rtrncnt has st.:1tcd t h::t it would be willing to r emove the t cnnlG courtG a~ erect baskc ~ .'.111 courts if the corr. 1unity so d~ s ires. ·1cncc, the sulution of this r,rob lem simply awnits the ncccs ~2.ry c c::,;:; -nicati on bt.:tween ·he c om:r uni ty g rouns anc.1 the Parks Department cu rinz which the cor.,munit y g r oups can po int out exact ly what they want done. · (c) Footbridge The need to ere ct a footbridge '\-1:,ich (> rovi 'es access £:::err, Pe rry Eonc s to Gun Club Park is cur ren ly being met by t he At lc: 1: t · :-.:)US ing ,ut· ority , which b egan receiving bids for construct··on of t h<:: bridge on Scpterr:ber 21, 1967. Center Ri ll Park The Parks Department h as allocate $40 ,000 from i~s Supplemen~al ?und to bring about general i mµ rovcm0nts for Center Hill Pl! .. k during t e coming year. These ir.:provcmcnt ;; ui ll include ; site p:c~ 1).'.l _atio u:i.d drainage, drive- uay .:m<l parki n:; spaces, pav ed court area , a c il ren I s area, and the relighting of the existing ball fi ld . Hollyyood Hills Playlot The Parks Department has affir~ed its wi l lingness to meet re sid2nts 1 dissatisfaction with the unsafe l ocat ion of: i: ollywood Hills · 1nyl ot ne a r a hazardous flood pl ain. The Depar t ment holds th at it crect a the playlots as temporary, SQa ll-scale play ate2s at the re quest of the citi zens and at sites sel ct d by the c itiz ns. Th re are no si 6 nifica~t problems in removing the playlots or chanzing them to a di£f2rent 1 cQtion since the facili ties are temp or a ry and easily reffiovable. (3) Insufficient Re creational Le ade rship The problem of insufficient recreational lca.dcrship is due, in lc...: i; e part to the ~oor development of re c reational facilities in Bencral. 11 order to provide recreational workers the Pa1+s Dena-::t• .cnt rec:ui:: :s ... h.:::.t the park or school to which the worker i s assigned have i ndoor f -cilities. Unfortunately, most of the parks and schools in the are a do not havG su ch facilities and hence are not manned . As r ecreational f acil ities are i .. proved, e. 0 • when Gun Club Park is compl eted, one should expect rr.orc rccreatio r!..::.l lc.:1dc i.·ship. In :: ,1,:; r.:e3ntime , an ef [ort should be made on the par· of eithe r the local corr:nun i ty �-12or the Parks Department to check out those schools or parks which do have adequate indoor facilities 60 that recreational leaders can be as signed to them. (4) Estimate of Community Needs Existing .Needs (Those requiring immediate_ att enti-o.x)·-··-- · ·-· =' (a ) ·· Neighborhood Parks, Preferably With Recreational Leadership, For Lincoln and Perry Homes Communities. Lincoln Homes Since the Parks Department has no funds for additional park land, the request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes will have to be placed ~n the next bond issue. This matter should receive 'high priority' attention from the Parks and Planning Departments. Perry Homes The physical facilities for a park here can be provided by the Housing Authority. Since the H. A. is prevented by Federal law from meeting recreational personnel cost, it is recommended that the City find means of paying total personnel costs instead of the 50% level it is operating under now. ... .-.. ·f -·- ~ -- (b) Completion of Gun Club Park •4- .. _.,... _.~,,... While it is true the Gun Club Park is under construction now as a 1 high pr i ority' project, still it is neces sary that plans be drawn for its comp l etion beyond the current construction plans. A community park, fully equipped with a community club house, is sorely needed in the area. Moreover, the plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local resident ~ can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected ~n the park. (c) Establishment of Effective Communication Links Between Loca l Community Groups and The Parks Department Many of the park problems, i.e. Hollywood Hills Playlot, appear to be primarily a result of poor communication b etween the local corr:munity and the Parks Department . Evidently many of the immediate problems could be given prop er attention if the local community groups had organized channels for addressing their grievances to the Parks Department and if the Parks Department, on the other hand, would keep the community informed of and give them a voice in its plans for the area. Future Needs (Those likely to develop in a period of about 5•10 years; during which time the population is expected to double.). / �~ -- - - - - r-·- -- ...--- -- -~~--~-----------,......._ ___. . . ,_-_.-~--...._ ....._.. . _,____ _,_-.·,,D...;h,.. ..'"~ .•- _: ·\;Cf'·~~'f'.!id~,L.::.i.•:sL..,~1:/~,I:.~~-=/:.. -13- 1· . .. . . -~ • (a) 7 , ·.· ·. Community Park - ~ r. •• • ····..~ : . . - ~.· This pa rk need not necessarily be located within ·the boundaries ·used for·:. ··. · ·. ·: .·_:-,j t hi s s tudy . Any of the area to the west of James Jackson Parkway from ·. ·. . .:· .: .·! iloit on Road to the Chattahoochee might be desirable. · ·· -~ : .:;:-:: ··.-: .·:~:] . .. (b) ·.. ,· of these are already proposed and their tentative ·sites seem desirable . The possible site for another would depend upon the future · growth pattern of the area. .,··. ·. T-wo (c) ,_.:. ~~ ... .. . At Least Three More Neighborhood Parks ~ -- .. .. 1. . •-. , ....: . . . :. ··.· .. ·.· ...... -~./ Establishment of a Park Development Program ·,: '.i This is a program that could be carried out by the Planning and , Parks Departments in close conjunction with the local community ·for the purpose of expanding and improving park facilities as population increase demands it. - . . -. , .~ .. . ·... .. . One example of the type of expansion that might be desirable and e~en ne ces sary in the future concerns Center Hill Park. Although adequate in size f or existing population, in t he future it would probably be desirable · t o extend its northern boundary f _rom Hill Street across the now vacant land to North Grand Avenue. This would not only increase the space for the park, but would also facilitate access from a major thoroughfare, . . ... . .~. - · · ~:: .... ·~Hollywood Road. _.,. _ ------:-· ·-··· . . . ·: I i· -· (5) _.,, - " Co s t Estimates of Selected Items New neighborhood park New community park Recre ation leadership Perry Home s Gun Cl ub Pa rk - Third Phase Community Club House Total construction minus land costs Total construction minus land costs $200,000 ·soo, ooo 6-8 ,000 Total construction minus land costs Total construct i on minus land costs 150,000 150,000 SEWE RS · (1 ) Explanatio n of Sewage and Flooding Problems There are severa l r e as ons for the s ewage and flooding problems _i n the Northwe s t Brownt own Area. The t hree most prominent reasons a re: /Y. -- - a. b. c. The limited ca pa c i t y of Pr oct or Creek a s a dr ainage system; Poor sit i ng of several re sidential home s ; General ly de fic ient and ob s o l e te st orm and· sanitary sewers. Limit ed Capacity of Proct or Creek the problems of Proctor Creek are in a sense no more than· a reflection of the area's general problem of growth imbalance, in which the development of community facilities have not kept pace with the residential growth. �-· li" ·-~ . ··.:-·· ... ..--- - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -, . . ..--#·-.. ...-.....--·],. ~ · .... -14- . . 1 . .. , . .. . . ·. :' - ·:. . - . .. . . ... ~--:.·,·: :';"--~~-- ... : :_.·,-- . ·: Proctor Creek has served as a major dra ina13e bas in for s torm and san{tary:'. ··;._:.<:·, ·:' ·.". s ewage in the Northwest area long before it _became annexed to t he C_ity.: · .< ·. . :: .·} >-. ·,:\ and developed. As a result, it is not adequately suited now to serve · · . ·..\ · ·; .-.--. the newly built up population. This is the reason for much of the over -. ., . ... ; /~_--:'<;/ f l ow and more specifically is the reason why the worst cases ,of overflow . .. -· ··-·· occur at residential homes and areas bordering the creek. · ·..· ' ·.·· · · · ,· There is no question that this problem of Proctoi Creek .is a large scale one which demo.nds a long -term s olution.. The solution prcposed by th e ·· . ._.:_:· . · :-· ;_i_ /:::<'.:~ . :_ ~ Cons truction Department is the Sandy Creek Improvement Program ( Phas es I ·. t o III) which i s supposed to begin some time in 1969 and will require 15 ·.· to 20 ye ars for its completion. Up until the time of the i mp le~e nt a t i on ·· ·· ·· . ~of the Sandy Creek Improvement Pr ogram, the Construction Dep art me nt wi ll · · '.__.· · · be utili zing whatever temporary solutions are possible. Presently under . ··' . co nz ideration i s the construction of a small 'package 1_ plant to alleviate · ..~<· ·· - .., ,. the l oad on some of the major lines. ·--:--·· . ', ~I _ The_ problem of flooding itself in Proctor Creek can only ·be resolved . ·.. . --~-'·/ .. .. .. ·,, ;~-:. - . ' - ~+ by r e s t ricting children from the floOded portions and by preventing · t l1e · . .. ~-- ('t ... ·:- :__-- · . ··.: . ·· . construction of residential homes and play areas at sites near the creek wh ich are too low. This point leads into the second major recson behind ·. ,.. ;,·,:: )\ the flooding and sewer problems in Northwest Browntown. Poo r Si ting of Residential Homes Act ually several homes built ne ar Proctor Creek,· i.e., along Clarissa Dr ive , never should h ave been built there in the first place bec ause t he ir sites are too low in rel ation to the creek. It has been s ugges t ed : that the City purchase these homes since there is no economically feasible s ol ut ion for h andling their sewage and f looding problems. . ·; ' Generally De f i c i ent and Obsolet e Stor.m ~r.d Sanitary $ewers· · Undoubtedly, -many ca ses of flood ing i n the a rea a re due to t he ol d , obs olet e sewer s throughout the area. Replacement and repairing of these s ewers , howeve r , a r e minor in comparison t o what needs to be do ne with Proct or Creek and will be handled by t he Cons t ruction Department as qu i ckly as it s limit ed funds will · allow. (a) Initiat ion of the Sandy Creek Improveme nt Pr oj ect As Soo n As Possible. This is the only ultimat e s olution t o t he maj or sewage problem in the a re a . So its imp lementat i on should be giv en h igh priority. (b) .,,-- - f - - ..... . -- Some Planned Action on Poorly Sited Homes The re is an urgent need for s omething to be done with those homes which are· t oo poorly situat ed nea r Proctor Creek f or anything economic a l ly feasible t o be done ab out t hei r flooding and sewage problems. It i s suggested tha t a study be made, pr obab l y by the Construction Department, to i dent ify t hose homes which are beyond he l p and t o r e commend a solution which wou l d satisfy bot h the owners and the Ci t y. The possib i l i ty of .the City buying the homes shou ld be carefully s t udied. . /·; -:.. �l -15- l I re" (3) T - ..a-..;.; - :-- - ' • • . . . _ ,, I,. r·· -v· , Co s t Estimates of Selected Itema Sa ndy Creek Improv ements: / Phase I Pha se II Phase III General Storm Sewer Improvements: $3,3L.O,OOO 2,050,000 5,166,000 400,000 OTHER FACII,ITIES The time and scope allocated to this report was not enough to allow f or an indepth s tudy of tho s e pro!)lems associated with library, health, employment and trans portation faciliti e s. Thus no attempt is made to analyze all the various r amific ations of these problems or to specify the existing and future community needs which they might generate. Instead attention was focused on only the most obvious and general needs in these areas. The Needs Include: (1) More Effective Communication Links Between Local Community Groups and Ci ty Services An investigation into several traffic and transportation problems r evealed the ne ed for stroneer co-.:cmunication links between local community groups a nd the various City agencies furnishing community services. For ex ample, note the following two cases: Lack of Traf fic Si gn.?.l at .Jacks on Parkway and Browntown Ro ad According to :the Traffic Engine e ring Depar tment a study wa s made of this i nt erse ction 5 or 6 years ago which revealed that no traf fic light wa s needed at the time. No complaint s had been received about the i nte rsec tion then, so the depart me nt had no way of knowing it was a troub l e s pot. However, upon request of the Planning Dep a rtment the Tr a ff ic Enginee r i ng Department will make a no t her s~udy of traffic condit ions at t he intersection, after which it can de termine what type of t raff ic f acility can best handle the contlitions. Poor Care of St r eets The Sanit at i on Div i sion of t he Co ns truc tion Department confirmed that it handle s the clear ing of rubbish fr om t he s treet, but that the trimming of gras s border i ng t he street s is a r e spons i b i l ity of the property owners. It fur the r s tat ed tha t it had a s hor t ag e of wo r kers to clean the streets s o that its men a re s pread thin Qv er t he City. However, if any community f e lt it had been neglected and wanted ·cleaning services f or its streets , the community should make a request to the Sanitation Div i sion and the request wi ll be acted upon. More Effe ctive Communicat i on Links \ The ~ain fact or unde rly ing bo t h of t he above traf f i c and Gt.~oet c8re problems is the need f or mo re effective communication links between l ocal �-16community groups and the City services. This may sound rather ·trite, but actually it has important implications for both the local groups and the City agencies. On the one hand, the local groups must establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints to the appropriate agencies · and to follow through to see that their complaints are acted upon. One the other hand, when a public agency receives a complaint or request from a community group it should act upon the, compl°aint and if unable to · do so, should give the community a clear explanation. Also, whenever possible the agencies should keep local communities informed of the various projects planned for the area. I II . I ! ii (2) - ······--···· . Pub lie Transport at ion Study an<l Impr"ovements As mentioned earlier, inadequate bus service underlies the main problems which residents face in terms of access to needed facilities: libraries, hea1th centers, places of employments. This clearly demonstrates the need for a study which pinpoints the improvements which would be necessary to alleviate the problems and which recommends ways in which the improvements can be carried out. (3) Local Employment Possible Development of Nearby Industrial Areas According to the zoning map, the N. W. Browntown Study Area is heavily bordered -by industrial land and thus is better situated to a potential employment base than roost other areas in the City. However, much of this industrial land is undeveloped; so the kind of employment it offers / ·., to Browntown residents will depend upon its future course of development. If possible, the City should try to attract those types of industries · which would offer employment opportunities to local residents. - ... --- . -,. . _ ,.-- f ·· ., . . .. - Hire Local Residents First on Government Sponsored Projects In addition to attracting local employment-generating industries, the City can utilize whatever other opportunities are available to help alleviat e local unemployment. A case in point is the additional public housing units planned for the N. W. Area. It would not onl y help alleviate the problem of unemployment, but also do away with much local dissatisfaction if the City required the developers of public housing to hire local residents first in recruiting work~rs. ' .. �.. ~-,,..,.....,.-....,., ·., , --~~ro°""'s;,.· "";.;,,,,.,;:-,;,"' .c,;1 f ' _;. .,_":~.. - .. I ·_, -17,{' . ... - ':;' :_'. ,.·:.-,~~-' :_:] . .. . .···; ·~: ·- · ., Ii'1PLICATIONS OF FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROv1TH FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ·. The previous twc sections have examined problems "and needs of partic~_lar :·. i>:". ..... . ..... ... . . • :.?~. ~ ·:-~=-~: community facilities. The i;urpose of this section is to look ·into the impact ·_ "' . ,· .. ~ ~ • of future. resi.dcr,tic.l growth on community facilities · in general. L\ ot!-:::1 wrn::'..,~, it will focus on such <iuestions as: and housinG \lJ.ll be coming into the N. w. how much population Browntown Area over the next few years?, what kiT).ds of problems will they create?, 'what community facilities will they lack? , will this lack put a drain on existing facilities or will · - ~- -~-·- - ! current imprm-e,u~ntc be able lo ·1ii0~t futur2 r',eeds? These all a4e important questions, for which existing data is too incomplete to give fully accur.:.tc answers. Yet they must be answered as accurately as existing dnta will allov if a start is to be made in planning for the N. W. Browntown Arce\. RESIDENT:::AL GROWTH IN NORTHWEST Before looking directly into the impact of future residencial growth, it is necessary to first recognize the fact of future population and housing growth in the N. ...,,, ~ ·--· ,,,-..,.,.. - -· w. Area . Any consideration of the ·area's dev elopme ot must recognize firstly that it will be experiencing large increases in popul ation ( _. / -£·-· and housing over the coming years and that some of the housing will be low-income and public ho~sir.g. (1) Forces Be hind Growth The reasons behind such growth are really not too complex for in actuality t he growth is no more t h an a reflection of metropolit an economic-pop\llation increases and the need t.o a lleviate i;,ov<;ir-e, housing s hortages in the City as a whole. �.,. . --.. -__ . ._ -~ ·-----v- ----- - - - - --------------~---.. .=. ., 01. I ·;..:i-=:,.,_~,~-=-.:,":-,;+·..c• _;.,~.;..:...:,,.;,..:.,_i -18- 1 r r (a) Economic-Population Increase The economic and population growth in the Atl anta Metro politan Area is primar ily a re s ult of its role as the fin ancial and commerc i al center of the Southeast and as one of the fastest growing metropolitan r eg ions i n the country. Projections de rived from GIP studies indicate that current rates of economic growth will continue for at l east the next 15 yc nrs. The proj ec t io ns f ur ther indicate that t he Cit y of At lanta will have an increase of over 100,000 people by 1975 and o~e r 150,000 by 1983. The areas in the City most likely to absorb this growth are t he relative ly undeveloped areas outside the central city such as the Northwest area. .Due to the intensive concentration of people and activities at the central core and the resultant lack of space, more and more of Atlanta's population will be dispersing towa r d the fringe areas. (b) Housing Needs of Atlanta In addition to the sheer pressure of economic and population g rowth, Atlant a is also experienc i ng the prob l em of severe housing shortages . This i s due no t only to t he lage_of housing supply behind popul ati on growth, but al s o to the displacement of many resident s th r ough var ious f orms of governmental act i vity, i.e. urban renewal, highwa y cons t ruction etc. Accord i ng to the GI P Relocation Report (Septembe r 1966) , during 1956- 60 At l a nta d isp l a ced 21,000 fami lies a nd 67,000 people mostly low- income, through such a c tiv i t ies and thereby severe ly agg r avat ed the existing short ag e of housing i n the City. So t he fac t i s that At l ant a does not have t he housing resourc es t o me e t the needs of it s popu l ation, particular l y t he low-income segme nt s. Estima tes indicat e that nearly 17, 000 new housing unit s wi ll be r e quired over the next 5 years in order t o adequately hous e the people . •· The ge nera l s hortage of hous i ng in At l a nta is the main factor behind the bold housing pr ogr am wh i ch the City is curr ent l y pus hing . This curre nt program s eek s to ge t 16, 800 unit s withi n a f ive-year pe riod a nd 9,300 of thes e wi t hin the next two ye ars . (2) GIP Projections f or Nort hwest Brownt own The t e ndency f or populat io n growth in .Atla nta to disperse t oward the fr inge are as is one reas on why CIP proj ections indicate such l a rg e s c ale populat ion increases f or t he Northwest Br ownt own Study Area over t he nex t 15 years. The projections indicate that the population will double· t o a total of abo ut 33,000 people in a decade and will reach 40,000 by 1983 . , - ,; ~· ... . . ;. ·· ~ ,: �.--- - ......------------------------------------------11.Dt--.. . .,·--~ ·-·:-,. . . ---19So the re a l quest ion for. nny in".?,uiry into the future development of the study nrea is not , ;l;~tl·,·-:..:~ it will gain more people and housing, but what is the scale oft~~ grow~h likely to be and what will be its probable impact on cor.:munity facihtios and services. IMPLICA~:ONS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES (1) Projected Housing f:or Br~wntown ' A good indictltion c£ scale of residential development that will probably -· occur in the N. W. Brm,~t:o;"11 Area can be seen in the housing projects • • currently being co~sider~d for construction in the area. Seven such projects are now beiag c~ usidered; four by public housing authorities ri.nd th;;::ee by private dev.-:1.opers. Some of these prc,jects are definite; other3 are tc::.tative and s till in the earli~st plenning £tsges. Together .·. they would b;:ing an estim,-;!ted total of 3,254 housing units and 13,025 people into the area. ., · I:. • • • ··. :: T. The table below show how these estimated population and housing - units .-· are diat ribut;ed amoung the various p-.:ojecta. I. PROJFC7ED PUuLIC HOUSING LOCATION · , .. . N',.,11,mE R OF UNITS Perry Homes Magnolia Cem~tery Bankhead Highway Browntown Road Total 146 202 540 510 --·l,398 ESTIMATED ·..... POPULATIOJ· 700 : 1,000 · 2,700 2, 50Q. 6,900 -~- ·: . ._, . PROJF.C~ED 221 (d) (3) and PRIVA!E HOUSING LOCATION NUMBER OF UNIT§.· Rockdale Park 221 (<l.) (3) Gun Club Park Hollywood . Road (Lincoln Homes) (2) 1,500 200 _J)._~ 1,856 ESTIMATED POPULATIOi' 4,950 660 · 515 6,125 Implications f or Community Facilities -~ In or.d;;r to d,~al with the implication _of future residential growth for co-:mnu:1.ity fa:::l.lities in the Northwest, this report will assume that the above p7: ojc'..:t:8 wi.ll be carried out an~ completed in the comicg ?ears and thus di:'. lerm:l.n.= tr, ·~ need in comm,mity facilities that will pro';)ably develop ·: from tI :e co.::.st ruct:i.on of the p:::ojects. In ef.foct, the report will be asking two questions: What kinds of community f.:v::'...lities would be included in the projec ts? What kinds would not Le inch11Ld? Tl-.e facilities which are not included should then give an iciea of the community needs that a~ likely to be generated through construction of the projects. -' ' �-20(a) Facilities Likely to Be Included According to information from public housing authorities and from plans of private developers, i.e. Rockdale Park, it appears that the projects Jld include such facilities as community buildings and var ious .l:orms of parks and recreational spaces. w, Public housins would allocate space and facilities for community buildings, child care centers, and enough recreational spaces to meet the requirements of a neighborhood park. In the case of major project generating the need for a new school, it might cooperate with th~ 3chool Department by allocating part of its total land area -for a school site. Large private or 221 (d) (3) developments , such as Rockdale Park, would not only provide adequate recreational facilities, but also an elementary school and a health center. So in summary one would expect the housing projects to include: (b) (1) Community center, i.e. central meeting building, child care centers, etc. (2) Recreational spaces adequate to meet requirements of Neigh!:>orhood Parks. (3) In the case of one large scale project, i.e. Rockdale Park, an elementary school~- and health center. Facilities Not Likely To Be Included From the above discussion it · becomes apparent that except for Rockdale Park, the proposed housing developments would not include the following facilities: (1) Elementary and High School's (2) Collll!lunity Park ( - . (3) Maj or Sewer Improvements (4) Other Facilities, such as Librarie s, Health Cent ers, etc • . ·- •••• 1 ~ ... • ... ". .·? · ...:;.·,._.. : This me;;.ns that if the housing developments are cons truct ed they will probably be creating a need for these facilities . .. (3) List of ~equired Items and Conditions Be 1.ow iB I \' • ~ . ..... ... . ..· ~ ·-. ~ ., ..:: ~ - . -.. , . : ,-(, a list of the items and con<lttions that will probably be re- ··, ~ , .. - ·}_ (iU"~ r:,~. 'l ~: the hou r;i.1::g ;;i 1:r>jects cur·.rE:ntly considered for Northwest BroHi'\.~ : a • ·., ,· · ., tc,1,.11:' .are ,"'.o;:lCt'L·1Kt. !C!, vl1~n possible, cost- estimates of the it ems are :·· gi·-.,,. n, I t sr.0ulo. .h.;;i lt.,::µt. in mind that these required ite ms and conditions nm <>ri·ty i;;en~r <i.L ,;~.t:L;;;... ~~s designed to give some idea of the sc.:,.le o f co ..1.1r.1;_~, ;.~~\7 -.~!e<, 6: ,.r.. ohou!.\l not be taken as precise formulations · to apply to ev~Y-::~, f,c·.rc!.cular situation. Also, these needs do not represent . sotr..e ~ : ' 0 ~~ •, • •• ..:· . 0 • \ , ... ·... · ~· . ·: -: ·:·: . 0 M O ~ oO i • • 0 .. ... I. .- . • 0 , ... - . ·,·· . �-2 i - thing t ha t must be met at once, but as the ho~sing projec ts will probably be bu ilt in a gradual fashion over a 3 or 5 year period, so the needs wil l develop in s uch a fashion. COST ITE MS I l high s choo l To t a l 3 elementary schools ±ot a l 1 complete community pa ~k Total ( A more detailed discussion seen in the ' Dis cussion of report) const ru ction minus land costs $5,000;000 cons truction n1inus land CO $ tS 6,000 , 00 1 construction mi nus i.:lnd co sts 400,000 and cxpl;:tni:it:.ion of these items c nn b e Community Problems 1 13cction of this CONDITIONS ( 1) Sewer As cons truction of the hous i ng proj e ct s are undcrway 1 it . is also . probable that Phase I of the Sandy Creek Sewer Improvements will : be underway and will begin t o reliev~ many of the sewer probic~s i n the area. However, it is doub t ful that the fl ooding Proc t or Creek· . · will be relieved any time in t he near future. In thi3 c as ~ it i s important that future housing be located at safe distances fro~ the creek. of (2) Park Expans i on and Improvement As population in the a rea be gins to build up, it will be ne cessary and desirable to i mprove and cKpand s ome of the parks. s~e, for example , the suggested e xpansion o f Center Hill Park in previous section of this report. (3) Traffic and Transportation The a dditional population in the area would incre a se even· furthe r t he need f or many traff ic and t r a nspor t ation improvements . Of spcci.s.1 urgency would be reschedul i ng and r outing of bus se rvice more in tune with transportation needs of the people . (4) Other Facilitie s it is quite po ssib le t ha t the need f or other s uch ~acil i t ies as libraries and hea lth will deve l op . PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING Disturbing Trend \.lhi le it is true that N. W. Browntown, like ma ny other areas in the City, will have t o accommodl)te some of the lcw~income public housing scheduled to be built over the coming ye ar n, statis tical data indicates that N. W. Browntown is receiv ing a disproportionate share of the City's public housing. Although containing only 3% of the total nutnber of housing units in the City, 1t already con.ta.ins nP.m::ly 20% of th~ total �' - - -- -- - - -- -·1 -22- public housing units in the City and about 50% of the housing currently considered for development in the area is public housing. Socia~ Implications Residents of the N. W. Browntown have expressed strong concern about becoming a "dumping ground" for the City 1 s public housing. Studies of this city and many others have attested to the danger of concent~Gting too many public housing projects in one area, showing that concentrati on of public housing in one area usually means the concentration of all the social problems commov.ly associated with pub lie housing: family instability, unemploymP.nt, idle youth, etc. Such concentrations can me an potentially explosive situations which in turn can only further aggravate the existingbifu~~at2onbetween low-income and middle to ' upper income areas of the City. Necessity To Est.~blish Limits Without a doubt, it would be to the advantage of all segme nts of the City's population to arrest the trend toward over concentra t i on of public housing before the accumulation of serious social p r oblems that could affect the City as a whole. It is difficult to say just where the line should be drawn as to how much public housing Northwest Browntown should be expected to absorb. Undoubtedly more information would be needed on the availability of possible sites throughout th e City. Yet it is important that residents and public offici a ls beg in now to make some effort to create a more healthful mixture of housing types in the Northwest area. ' �-23R.:.:COMMENDATIONS Based upon the ah:s;~Q analysis and assessment of coID:IDunity problems and needs in N. W. Browntown, this section proyides the recommendations designed to as., _.st public officials in their decisions to meet the problems and needs of the area. If carried out, the recommendations should eliminate the ~resent lag between the developm~r.c of community facilities and residential growth, they should correct existing deficiences and anticipate major future needs. Bvt before getting directly into the recommendations, it is important one l ook at the transitional nature of the N. W. Browntown Area. i:l.c.t' For it is only within this context that one can appreciate the real value of the reco mmendations. 'I RANSITIO NAL N.A~lJ RE OF N, W. BROWNTOWN ARE A Many of N. W. Browntown's problems accrue from the dilemmas which it fac e s at thi s particv 1,~'t" point in its community development . N. W. Brownt owri is a new ly devE:- l oping area which is just at the point where it is t oo large f or many e~is t ing facilities, but too s mall to justify many i mmed i at e l arge / seal .~ imp rovements. For exampl e , Arche r High is t oo s ma l l and over crowded f o r the number of n i gh scho o l students current ly in t he area, yet th i s current h i gh school ? Opulat i on is not l arge enough t o j ust i fy the cons t r uc tion o f an addit~~nal h i gh schoo l. Io t he cas e o f s ewers t he mai n l ines are operating near or at peak capacity and the Pro ct or Creek system is operating ab ove its o r iginally des i g11 u<l c ap acity. Yet the needed improvements are necessar~ ly of a long term nature and al t hough they canno t be comp leted i mmediate l y~ i n all pr obab ility . they wii.L be comp l et ed i n t i me t o !Support the pOl)U lation of the area when it becomes heavily deve l oped . �- 24 ·An~i hcr ~ spcct of this sit u ation ist .at V3r ious city and county 3crv ic e agencies v e3/ ra re ly plan pr oje ct s 5-10 ye ars ahead . Of cour se , ic would be (, ideal if / ~ ey were involved in long-r ange planning so that they cou ld antici. ,_,/ pa~,.4~ oblems rather than res.p ond to them as they occur. But due primarily to ~:/ _.......,,,-/,? fimit ed funds, the age ncies are more o r l ess compe ll e d t o respond prair.:.:;.tically -;;¢:'."' -~,.;:-- to community problems. t I ! The value of this report then is that it tends to ~ake up f o r the lack of long -range planning for various city services. Through its asses sment of co mmunity needs and its recom.~e nd at ions, it can be of inva luab le assistance to public officials by pointing out wh~t needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area . RF.COMMENDATIONS In ord er to e liminate exi sting deficiencies and bring about ord e rly growth i n the N. W. Browntown Area, it is reco,mr,e nd ed: Schools (1) That a vertic al addition to Archer Hig~ wh ich wo uld in crease its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects · approach ing 300 units or mo re in size. (3) That planning be started now for the cons truction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it. (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a juni or high school on the already a cquired site located west of James Jack.s on Parkway as population increase demands it. Parks and Recreation (1) That a request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be rlaced on the next bond issue. (2) That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed to maintain recreational services i~ Perry Homes . ~ �- 25 (3) (4) Th~t pl a ns be started for securing funds to build u con-:rr.uQ ity cl ub house _;_nd iully equip Gun Club Par.c - s a community park . That p l ans be started for the devel opment of a com:nunit y po . k to the . .. o f Jame s Jackson Parkway as population increase de:· ,il , GS it. wes (5) Tha t plans be s tarted for the development of at least on.i= more neighbor hood park in addition to t he two a lreau.y proposed f or tLe 2.re a . (6) That the Par ks Department _be prep ared to expand and i Dprcve upon existing parks and recreational facili ies as population increase dema nds it. Se·w ers (1 ) That the Sa ndy Creek I mp rovenc nts Proj e ct be ini tiated as s oon as po ·sible in order to bring about the major so l ution to most of th e sewage and flooding problems in the a r e a, (2) Tha t until the Sandy Creek I mp rov ements Project is ini ti ated wha t eve r temp orary solutions a re fe.:z.sibl e b e i mple ,ented to a l leviat e sei:rge condit ions before large new holls;i.._ng_ prc,ject-a a:ci2: <.:u nstrucceci. ,I i...l ~·-- ... .... (3) Tha t a plan of action be developed t o ident ify and aid th e owners of those homes which are too poorl y s ituated near Proctor Creek for anyth ing economically feasible to be done ab out their sewage and fl ooding problems . Other Facilities (1) That a public transport a tion study be made to spe c ify problems face::d by residents in terms of ac cess to library, ,ealth, and employment facili ies and to r e commend feasible alte4na tives for r esolv ing t he situation. (2) . That the City make a conccntritcd effor t to upcr3de street and traf f ic facili t ies in the ar e a, including the erection of traffic faciliti es at needed int erse ctions, the co nstruction of street l ights in un lighted r esidential areas, and the general maintenance of cl ean and well _ paved .streets. -·-r:: .:· • . .,. (3) That eff ort s be made to attr~ct to nearby industrial areas firns that would generate employment op portunities for local residents. (4) That the City requi r e that developers of any pub lic housing projects in in the area hi re l ocal residents first in recruiting workers . Ge ner al (1) That local community group s establish the ne c ess~ry orbani zutionai ~achinery to direct t h eir cox:1p l ai::1ts and reque:;;ts to the ap p rop riate public .:lgE:ncies and to follow through ar,d see th at their comp laints and re~uests are acted upon o �il l ,. .f f I j i - 26- I lI I ! (2) That t he public service agencies act upon complaints and r e que sts fr o~ l o cal community groups and g ive t he g:.oups a ciear explanation if t h ey are unable to rr.eet a re quested serv ic e. (3) That eve ry effort be made to develo~ a health i er mixture of low and midd le income h ous ing types t h .. oughout the City so that pub lic housing d does not b e come furt he r overconcent r ated in the Northwest Browntown . �N O RTHW ES T BROW N TO WN STUDY GU IDE LINES FO R IMPLE MENTATION Most ac tion toward im pleme nta t ion of the recommendat io ns o f the N o rthwest Brown town Study mus t in it iate from the N o rthw e st Brow n town comm uni ty itsel f. As sta ted in o ne o f the re commendati o ns o f the stu dy the local comm uni ty mus t es tab lish the ne c essa ry or ganiza t iona l mach ine ry to di re ct th eir conce rn s and requests to the a p pro pr ia te pu bl ic a ge ncies. The fo llow ing c har t·k ind ica tes the e le c ted poli t ic al bod ie s a nd ad m inistrat ive a gen cies to w h ich th e communi ty should dire c t its effor ts in ini ti a t ing ac t ion on part icular recomm end a t ions. RECOMMENDATIONS ELECTE D PO LITI CAL BODY ADM INIS TRATIVE A G EN CY At lan ta School Board, Dr . Ru fus E. Cl eme n t , Re presenta t ive from Th ird Wa rd Bu i ld ing & Grou nds Commi ttee of School Boa rd, Fred M. She ll, Cha irman D ivisi on o f Schoo l Pla nt Planning & Co nstruc t ion o f Atl an t a Pub li c Sc hools, Darw in E. Womac k , Assis tan t Su pe r intenden t A ldermani c Parks Comm i ttee , Char les Le ftw ich , Chairman Pa rks Department, J a c k De liu s, G ene ral Manager Schools Re commenda t ions 1,2,3 & 4 Parks & Re creat ion Re commendati ons 1, 3 , 4 ,5 &6 Re comm e ndati o n 2 Mayo r 1s Offic e , Da n Sweat , J r ., Direc tor o f Gov e rnm e n tal Li aison Sewe rs Recomme ndations I, 2 & 3 Alde rman ic Pu b! ic Works C ommittee G. Ev erett Mi lli can , Chairman Pub Iic Wo rks Departme nt Ra y Nix on, Chie f o f Pu b lic Wo rks Di v is ion o f Wa ter Po ll u tion Co ntrol, Rober t H . Morr iss, Eng in eer o f Wa ter Poll u tion Control ·k Th is c hart is d esig ned to ac compa ny the re commendations I iste d on pages 24-26 of the N orthw est Brown town Stud y . �RE CO MMENDATI O NS ELECTED POLIT IC AL BODY ADMINIST RATI VE A G EN C Y Re commendati o n I Aldermanic Traffi c, Parking & Transi t Committee , Jack Summ ers, C hai rman (Atl an ta Transi t System , Robert Sommervi l e , Presiden t) Re com mendat ion 2 A !dermani c Traffi c, Park ing & Transit Committee , Jac k Su mmers , C ha irman Pu bl ic Works Department , Street Di vision , G. F. S teele , Engi neer o f Stree ts Traffic En g in eer in g Department , Kar l A . Bevins , Ci ty Traff ic Engineer San itary Depa rtment Ray N ix o n , C hief o f Public Works Re commendatio n 3 (C hamber of Commerce , Division of Ur ba n Affairs , Cu rtis H . Driskell) Recommenda t ion 4 Mayor 1s O ffi c e Dan Swea t , Jr., Di re c tor of Governmen tal Liaison Board o f Aldermen , Sam Masse 11 , Jr ., Pres ident Ot her Foci I ities G eneral Re commenda t ion 3 Aldermanic Planning & Development Committee, Rodney Coo k , C hairman Aldermanic Zoning Committee John M. Flanige n , C hairman Planning De partment , Co llier B. G lad in, Planning Director, Land Use Con trols Division of Planning Department, Tom Shu ttleworth, Div is ion Ch ief �NORTHWEST BROWNTOWN STUDY MAP N s MA JOR PROBLEMS, PROGRESS & RECO MM ENDATIONS LEGEND 11111111111111 STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES MAJOR STREETS PROCTOR CREEK EXISTING COMMUN ITY FACI LI TIES (schools, parks, libraries, - PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE PR OPOSED PAR KS I) O ne community pork to west of Jomes Jackson Parkwa y I) New high school (capac ity 2,000) 2) New junior high school (ca pac ity 1200) �" • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 41 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/daa73413bf86a9fcb95778b3a9b51695.pdf 83d255cea9c21a738439e4f3ee1211a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. NORTHWEST-BROWNTOWN AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY City Planning Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document NORTHWEST-BROWNTOWN AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY City Planning Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 40 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/94323030d159400080caec0253006568.pdf d3c4b2e60199d989a7be621f30494aa8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Si&A ¥04£4A4b #§@2#$,!Q(J 4 ;g;_ MINUTES HOUSING RESJTJRC'SS COMHITTI:E :SXECUTIVE GR,)H? l-:IE?.TL '!1 September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Hesources Committee met at 10: 00 a.m., September 12, 1967, in Cormu.ttee Room f2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housin1 Reso·....rccs Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr~ Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Yir. Henry L. PJ.lls, representing Mr. Le e Bur 6 e, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Hr. 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 Williams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. Edward S, 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, CACUR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting with comments pertaining to the program and then cailed on Nr. 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, $12,000 for each side of a du~lex and $1S,OOO for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, ro me of which are especially significant •. He explained that Item A of the notes gives a comparison of the status of the program on August Jl, as compared with the previous report of June 28 and stated that on the whole we have 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 that we are not rec1.lly building low-cost housins in public housing but low-income housing . He also explained Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponclin:; document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertainj_ng to availahle land sui tabl)r zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones' office was understaffed to hancUe the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone GOes to the Building Department for a pennit we should try to r-;et the Per1rdt Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; thc>.t there is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to clo is to <1lso 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 bein5 built are reasonably r,ood and that his feelin: :s are that a great deal more interes t should be put in the lowest rental-purchase ranges ; that we can get more in that price range from the prefabricated housing; th2.t the carrying charges on these per month is important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program misa.as going to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments f rom members of the Committee. Mr. Clark said he would sup::_Jort askin.:; f or more help; that he also saw a news report for housinr, that would rent for 1~50 to fi>70 per month, under the Farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County, and is called City Line. Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to ~et low.cost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Association pro,~ram is also a part of the FHA program. Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing? Mr . Jones replied that it is essentially a matter of interpretation, Mr. Alexander stated that is was from $0 to ~55 per month, Mr. Palmer commented 11 And they want low-income housine built under private enterprise?" Mr. Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development. Mr. Jones added "And even Rent Supplement11 • �3 Mr. Alexander again proposed askin~ the City f or a Clerk and developing a form for the Building Department to get filled out at the t ime permits are obtained and. c tated that we will have to talk to Mr. Hoff ord about that. A motion was made that the matter be left in seconded it. The matter was drop'.:Jed there. M r. Jones' hands, ¥ir. Yates Mr. Alexander then explained that the roll of this Committee in zon.i.ng matters is not an open ru1d shut case as to how to make 1~ecormnendations to the Boo.rd of Aldermen; that we have been taking this on as a extracurricular roll to a ;,sist the developers in this progr am; t hat this has been done in several instances, but no members of this Committee have been asked to eo around lookin£s at these sites to r e commend those which we consider r easonable, Mr. -Jones explained thnt this is what he and Mr. Gates have been attem0tint; to do; that they have been out with the s-,Jonsors and actually looked at most of the aites and have only listed ancl encouraa;ed thos e which they felt were pr actical and desirable, t hat in a several instances they have di scoura~ed sponsors fr om submittinc: s ites which they f elt were i mpracticable or unsuitable . Hr. Alexander continued that his f eel inc i s that we should t ry t o aid and assist the builders in this progr am but that we have no power to chan;:;e what is going on and that we are hnvin s our pro_)osals turned down one by one f or various reasons. He stated that t he approach which he f elt we should truce i s to i ssue a gener al s tatement about t he housing progr am, i t s needs, and t he shorta~e of l and that is now suitabl y zoned and t o work toward gettin:s a rezoning of the entire City , with due consi derat ion f or low-income housing needs; t hat as for working wit h the developer s we should be governed by what we see i s a ccept able to the Board of Alder men and the Building De~artment i n· granting permits; and f ur ther to come to some conclusi on about t he probl ems. He s t at ed t hat we shoul d also hel p the developers arr ange meetings with the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone 1>1ho 1-1ants t o talk to t hem about deficiencies in Communit y Facil ities r el ated t o t he housing program, which in some instances have been l oeimatc , such as parks, transportation, traffic, schools etc . He further stated. that at t he same time the ur,'sency of this program has seemed to es cape s ome ?eopl e; that one thi ng whi ch we also need is to emphasize the requirement f or additional l ow-income housing in the neighboring cities and countios and make it clear tha.t 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 t ry t o avail' it. He st ated that the CIP requirement is for replacement of houses and apartments that are unfit for human habitation • . He then called upon Mr . Jones for comments . Mr. Jones stated he feels tha t it wo do not take a position to actively sup:iort the cJ.evelopers who have proposed good projects and which ap~ear~ reasonable, he di d not know who would; that he was personally inclined to feel that we can do a service if we asa Committee take a -·JOsition on such proj ects; that he docs not think however that many ar ens will be built in the City which already have a surplus of cormnunity facilities; that he has hopec:_ that we can supµly facilities such as parks, nchools, pl aygrounds etc. simultaneous with the development of the housing proj e cts, by r elying on other Agencies and other Department s; �4 that those details should be chocked into carefully and coorc;ination made to provide these services as adequately as we ca1~. He said that he felt personally that a statement from the Housing rtesources Committee on each of the projects proposed f or low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Boa;.~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:;~)lained that he and Hr. Gates (the Committee Consultant) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow through on aJJ. details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Hr. Gates have discourn:~ed sponsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, facilities not available etc. and that as a result, sever al of the sites originally proposed have nevP.r come up for rezonin~. He further stated tha,t he was inclined to feel that on those pronosals for Turnkey development that it would even be 1-roll for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee -to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favorable ~.nd suitable. One member commented that perhaps the whole City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander replied it seemed to him that we must create additional land through purchases for the ci ty-·wide a pproach; that when the individual developer canes along, there should be a body looking to tho interest of the whole city and it ap;:>eared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether this is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Planning Board is also very 1~uch in order, presumably. In referring to Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked docU17lcnt in the fol der, Dr. Henderson inquired if this material is whc>.t his Committee had asked for? Mr. Jones s t at ed that this is l1hat the Planning Department pr ovided in r e:Jponse to his a zoning ma:9 of nnd a report of by Land Lot and p.'.lilel's request; thnt when ue got it, it crone in t wo f orms: the City with va cant land areas superimposed on it in orange; total land in tho various zoning cat aeories and vacant land Dis trict. Mr. Jones furth0r explained that the Planning fupartment is now making a co~prehensive Land-Use s tudy to go before the Board of Aldermen with s ome proposed chti.Il~es in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the bes t thi n3 this Committee could do now is to cct its r e commendations presented to tho Planning and Development Committee; that we have a Joint Meeting scheduled for the 29th of Sept ember . Mr. Alexander then told Dr. Henderson that he s hould meet with Mr. Jones to go over the mat erial provided by the Planning Department, but that i n trying to resolve this thing we are s till short on l and and thos e two should cane up with a proposal , say in Sept ember, as to the number of a cres needed and its dis tribution. Dr . Henderson asked approximately how many a cres does tha t involve? �5 Mr . Jones replied that the maximum 0.ensity authorized f or garden type .::partments 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, h, Qlld 5 bedroom units, which t he 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 project; that we had a developer recently dro~ a project becnusc he had bought the land expecting to develope it at the ma.xir.um authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary clis cussions, F"rlA suggested 10 uni ts per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to deb~te about how many total acres would be required.; that our exp8rience to date indicates 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, nei ghborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program. Mr. Alexander stated that there ap:1ears to be a need to r ezone the City at large; that there wer e 51 zoning petitions on the agenda recently for one r-.co ·::ing of the Planning Board. Mr . Jones expl ained that the current z oning was especially planned f or }ndus1;,ry; that many areas were original ly planned but never used as industrial, 1-;:C.- .ich development will not occur in the f orsecable futur e , and that the same c_pplies to much of the land now zoned residential ( singl e family development) t-:hereas tho immediate need of the City now i s for low-income multi-family housing. Mr. Persells e.xpl ained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the l anu to cons:i.der addit i onal parcels 1vhich could be used f or the low-income housing c~tegoriJ where chrin gcs seem to be reasonabl e . Mr. Alexander stat ed the builders have claimed that FHA procadurea were hol d.inc them up , that Atlanta is one of the City's in which FHA now clcims that it can process an application in l ess than 2 weeks; that this i s a change in nttitude , but the 221 d ( 3) proeram does not come within the direct line of FHA 1 s principal insuring policy. Mr . Alexa,~der asked Mr . Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gat es on the accelerated procedure for multi-family processing by F1IA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co-::iics in the folders ) Mr . Clark indicated that it would probably be better for this tY}Je of announcement to be made by the local FHA office rather than f r om this Committee. �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 a donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thine; in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors 2.re financially imo lved in the success of their project that they will have more permanent interest in it; that Urban AmGrica'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 interested send telegrams to their Senators and to Senator Warren Magnuson sugGesting th2.t this approach of requiring the 5% equity will defeat the purpose of the program; that what he would like to do is to eet an authorization from the Committee to sign a t 8l egram in support of this position and to urge cons ideration of this matter in the final preparation of the bill. A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and unanimously adopt ed asking Mr. Alexander to send. such telegrams to .:i.ppropriate Senators, Mr. Cl.:i.rk asked if the 5%o.onation Mr. Alexander stated that it i s nonprofit, s1Jonsor is not sup;iosed to 2.nd it is asking too much of him to Mr . Alexanuer also said that to give nonprofit projects one can borrow up is what you are competing with, in a is a known step or a new development. new; that the thinking is that the be get tin~ any profit back from the project put up 5%equity donation to the project. tho other sid0. of it is, that in 221 d (3) to a 102% of the project coat and this sense. Mr. Pers ells asked Mr. Alexander to explain the l02_;i . Mr. Alexander explained what the extra 2% takes care of. Mr. Alexander again asked for and received unanimous consent to r equest the City for a GI.erk for at least 3 months. Mr. Alexander then called for hrief reports from the Panel Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr . Archer Smith made a very interes ting presentation of his case study and the significance of the She.ffer vs. City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up for hearing the next day. Constructi on and Design Panel - As no one was present to represent this panel, Mr. Alexander explained a proj e ct which that panel was working on involving Building Codes and a System s tudy. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel - Mr. Alexander explained that this panel is working on creation of a Honpr ofit Housing Development Corporntion, He also mentioned the favorable comment s made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pertaining to loans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects. �7 Business Participation Panel - Hr. Alexander cormnented briefly on his rec ent conference in Washington with Se.cretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Braim.stein, pertaining to bringing "Big Business 11 into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr •. Clark commented on the ill-fated Browntmm Road rezoning at tempt and to a nonprof it sponsor proj ect which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Social Problems Panel - Daan Jackson explained that the avera::,;e annual income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in rent8l units . Mr. Alexander then called on Mr. David T. Edwar ds, sponsor of a rezoning petition f or an 18 acre site on the \I.Jest side of Atlanta , i'Jorth of Bakers Ferry Roacl , S. W. (LL 2h, 14th Dist. FF) to present his proposal ( one of three in Item 5 on the· agenda )~ Ytr. Edwards made a good and convincing presentation. From questions a ske d mid comments J11ade by some members of the Committee , the Cornmi ttee ai)poared receptive to Mr. Edwards I propos8l. Formal action by the Committee however was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this proj ect to the Zoning Committe e , as had previous ly been re ques ted by Mr. Edwards, as well a s similar requests from sponsors of t wo other projects which the Committe e had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for r easons explained earlier in the mooting . Subsequently however, the Chairman of the Planning Board. was r eques t ed to pas s on to the Zoning Committee , with the Plannin.r; Boards' r e commendations, a l etter which had pr eviously been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those t wo proj ects. The mee ting was adjorned nt 12 noon. l_,. ~ti~ _ ,,.,_,,.,,i , ~ <~- Malcolm D. J onefJ Supervisor of I nspe ction Services Encls : Agenda Documents contai ned i n fol der provided every member pr esent (wi th file copy only ) • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTOS SXECULTIVE GRWe MESTIA September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing lesources Committee met at 10:00 a,m., September 12, 1967, in Comnittee Room 7/'2, City Hall, The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resoirces Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr, Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, _ Legal Panel Mr. Henry L. Hills, 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 Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. idward S, 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, CACUR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting with comments pertaining to the program and then called on Mr. Jones to present the current status report of the program, Mr. Jones stated that his office was in the process of retyping the lowe 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 being develoved under conventional financing which dco not cost more than $10,000 per unit to construct, $12,000 for each side of a duvlex and $15,000 for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, sme 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 have lost ground in this program since the previous report two months agOs He then called attention to the extract from the CIP renort pertaining to low-income housing recuirements (Item 3 on the agenda and in the folder). He also pointed out that we are not really building low=cost housing in public housing but low-income housing. He also explained Item (a) on the agenda and the correspondin’: document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertaining to available land suitably zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones! office was under- staffed to handle the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone goes to the Building Vepartment for a permit we should try to set the Permit Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; that there is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to do is to also 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 are that a great deal more interest should be put in the lowest rental-purchase ranges; that we can get more in that price range from the prefabricated housing; that the carrying charges on these per month is important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program means going to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments from members of the Committee. Mr. Clark said he would support askin; for more help; that he also saw a news report for housing that wovld rent for $50 to 470 per month, uncer the farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County, and is called City Line, Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to set lowecost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Association prosram is also a part of the FHA program. Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing? Mr. Jones replied that it is essentially a matter of interpretation. Mr. Alexander stated that is was from $0 to $55 per month, Mr. Palmer commented "And they want low-income housing built under private enterprise?" Mr, Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development. Mr, Jones added "And even Rent Supplement", Mr. Alexander again proposed askinz the Cit3- for a Clerk and developing a form for the Building Department to get filled out at the time permits are obtained anc stated that we will have to talk to Mr. Wofford about that. A motion was made that the matter be left in Mr. Jones' hands, Mr. Yates seconded it. The matter was dropved 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 recommendations to the Board of Aldermen; that we have been taking this on as a extracurricular roll to assist the develoners in this program; thet this has been cone in several instances, but no members of this Committee have been asked to fo around looking at these sites to recomniend those which we consider reasonable, Mr. Jones explained that this is what he and Mr. Gates have been attemoting to do; that they have been out with the s»onsors and actually looked at most of the sites and have only listed anc encourazed those which they felt were practical and desirable; that in a several instancos they have discouraced sponsors from submittins sites which they felt were impracticable or unsuitable. Mr. Alexander continued that his feeling is that we should try to aid and assist the builders in this program but that we have no power to change what is going on and that we are havinz our pro»osals turned down one by one for various reasons. He stated that the approach which he felt we should take is to issue a general statement about the housing program, its needs, and the shortagze of land that is now suitably zoned and to work toward getting a rezoning of the entire City, with due consideration for low-income housing needs; that as for working with the developers we should be governed by what we see is acceptable to the Board of Aldermen and the Building Department in granting permits; and further to come to some conclusion about the problems. He stated that we should also help the developers arrange meetings with the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone who wants to talk to them about deficiencies in Community Facilities related to the housing program, which in some instances have been legimatc, such as parks, transportation, traffic, schools etc. He further stated that at the same time the urzency of this program has seemed to cscape some Deople; that one thing which we also need is to emphasize the requirement for additional low-income housing in the neighboring cities and countics 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. Jones for comments. Mr. Jones stated he feels that it we do not take a position to actively suport the «‘evelopers who have proposed good projects anc which apnear§ reasonable, he cid 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 does not think however that many areas will be built in the City which already have a surdlus of community facilities; that he has hopec that we can supoly facilities such as parks, schools, playgrounds etc. simultaneous with the development of the housing projects, by relying on other Agencies and other Departmenis; that those details should be checked into carefully and coorcination made to provide these services as adequately as we cam. He said that he felt personally that a statement from the Housing resources Committee on each of the projects proposed for low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee when they make their decisions. He pointed out difficulties which we have had in getting sites approved up to that point and explained that he and Mr. Gates (the Committee Consultant) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow through on all. details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Mr. Gates have discoura'z;ed syonsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, facilities not available etc. and that as a result, several of the sites originally proposed have never come up for rezoning. He further stated that he was inclined to feel that on those proposals for Turnkey development that it would even be well for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favorable and suitable. One member commented that perhaps the whole City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander replied it seemed to him that we must create additional land through purchases for the city-wide approach; that when the individual developer comes along, there should be a body looking to the interest of the whole city and it apyeared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether this is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Plaming Board is also very much in order, presumably. In referring to Item h(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked document in the folder, Ur. Henderson inguired if this material is what his Committee had asked for? Mr. Jones stated that this is what the Planning Department provided in response to his panel's request; that when we got it, it came in two forms: a zoning man of the City with vacant land areas superimposed on it in orange; and a report of total land in the various zoning catagories and vacant land by Land Lot and District. Mr. Jones further explained that the Planning Department is now making a comprehensive Land-Use study to go before the Board of Aldermen with some proposed changes in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the best thing this Committee could do now is to set its recommendations prescnted to the Planning and Development Committec; that we have a Joint Mecting 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 Department, but that in trying to resolve this thing we are still short on land and those two should come 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?  Mr. Jones replied that the maximum censity authorized for garden type apartments is 16 units per acre, but that the Housing Authority has been trying to hold that down to about 12 units per acre. Mr. Persells stated that was correct; that 3, lh, and 5 bedroom units, which the Housing Authority particularly needs, results in reduction of the density below 16 units per acre. Mr. Jones explained we had one »roject which has been approved by FHA at 16 units per acre, but it is in an Urban Renewal project; that we had a developer recently drov a project because he had bousht the land expecting to develone it at the maximum authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary discussions, FHA suggested 10 units per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to debate about how many total acres would be required; that our experience to date indicates that no more than 1/3 of the land appropriately zoned actually gets into the low-income housing program, due to turndowns by HUD, FHA, neighborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program. Mr. Alexander stated that there apvears to be a need to rezone the City at large; that there were 51 zoning petitions on the agenda recently for one rec ling of the Planning Board. Mr. Jones explained that the current zoning was especially planned for industry; that many areas were originally planned but never used as industrial, vhich development will not occur in the forsecable future, and that the same “pplies to much of the land now zoned residential (single family development) whereas the immediate need of the City now is for low-income multi-family housing, Mr. Persells explained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the land to consider additional parcels which could be used for the low-income housing category where chsngcs scem to be reasonable. * * * Mr, Alexander stated the builders have claimed that FHA procedures were holding them up; that Atlanta is one of the City's in which FHA now claims that it can process an application in less than 2 weeks; that this is a change in attitude, but the 221 d (3) program does not come within the direct line of FHA's principal insuring policy. Mr. Alexander asked Mr. Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gates on the accelerated procedure for multi-family processing by FHA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co»ies 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 irom this Committee. 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 a donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thing in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors are financially inw lved in 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 an opportunity to grows; and Urban America has suggested that those interested send telegrams to their Senators and to Senator Warren Magnuson sugresting that this approach of reauiring 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 to sign a telegram in support of this position and to urge consideration of this matter in the final preparation of the bill, A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and¢ unanimously adopted asking Mr, Alexander to send such telegrams to appropriate Senators, Mr. Clark asked if the 5% donation is a know step or a new development. Mr. Alexander stated that it is new; that the thinking is that the nonprofit syonsor is not suposed to be gctting any profit back from the project and it is asking too much of him to put up 5% equity donation to the project. Mr. Alexander also said that to give the other side of it is, that in 221 d (3) nonprofit projects one can borrow up to a 102% of the project cost and this is what you are competing with, in a sense. Mr. Persells asked Mr. Alexander to explain the 102%. Mr. Alexander explained what the extra 2% takes care of. +t ci * Mr. Alexander again asked for and received unanimous consent to request the City for a Glerk for at least 3 months, Mr. Alexander then called for brief reports from the Pancl Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr. Archer Smith made a very interesting presentation of his case study and the significance of the Shaffer vs. City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up for hearing the next day. Construction and Design Panel - As no one was present to represent this panel, Mr. Alexander explained a project which that panel was working on involving Building Codes and a System study. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel = Mr. Alexander explained that this panel is working on creation of a Nonprofit Housing Development Corporation, He also mentioned the favorable comments made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pertaining to loans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects.  Business Participation Panel - Mr. Alexander commented briefly on his recent conference in Washington with Secretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Brownstein, pertaining to bringing "Big Business" into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr, Clark commented on the ill-fated Browntorn Road rezoning attempt and to a nonproiit sponsor project which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Social Problems Panel - Dean Jackson explained that the averarze annual income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in rental units. Mr. Alexander then called on Mr. David T. Edwards, sponsor of a rezoning petition for an 18 acre site on the West side of Atlanta, North of Bakers Ferry Road, S. W. (LL 2), lth Dist. FF) to present his proposal (one of three in Item 5 on the agenda). Mr. Edwards made a good and convincing presentation. From questions asked and comments made by some members of the Committee, the Committee aopeared receptive to Mr. Edwards! proposal. Formal action by the Committee howover was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this project to the Zoning Committee, as had previously been requested by Mr, Edwards, as well as similar requests from sponsors of two other projects which the Committee had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for reasons explained earlier in the mecting. Subsequently however, the Chairman of the Planning Boara was requested to pass on to the Zoning Committce, with the Planning Boards' recommendations, a letter which had previously been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those two projects. The meeting was adjorned at 12 noon, HS ethene Anasha poe Malcolm D. Jon Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Agenda Documents contained in folder provided every member present (with file copy only).  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 39 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a2379ef47e36c5a6b72a1eab55a44e1f.pdf 3fb29c0d886b9fbd8042241564713938 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AGENDA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committe e Rm. No. 2 1. Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman 2. Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones ). (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from GIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing - Jones (b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program (for Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman 4. 5. Requests f rom Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones 6. Accel er at ed Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 7. 5% 8. Panel Reports - Chairman 9. other &siness (Comments on Urban Ameri ca Seminar) - Chairman Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Propos ed for Rent Supplement Proj e cts - Spe cial Notice from Ur ban Amer ica � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document AGEN DA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committee Rm. No. 2 Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from CIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing = Jones (b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program (for Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman Requests from Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones Accelerated Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 5% Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Proposed for Rent Supplement Projects - Special Notice from Urban America Panel Reports - Chairman Other Business (Comments on Urban America Seminar) - Chairman  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 38 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/788505689d418000fc598d6b68d4cbdb.pdf ae4376754c0b72ef34aff668783bc76a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . , . .. MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEET!NG October 23, i967 T h e ~ ,· HRC Conmittee, aild the Land Acquisitio~ Panel ~t the Housing Resources Comnµ.ttee met jointly with the members of the Plantrl.ng Department at 11:00 a,m., Octobe~ 23~ 1967, in Committee Room #2 1 City Hall, pursuant to invitatiortal. notice attached~ The roiiow:1.nt me~bers were present! Mrl Mr; Cecii A. Aiexartder~ Chairman, Housing Resources Committee F.· C. Terrell, rep:t-esenting Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr •. Cl:.ayton 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 o!' Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Len E. Sweat Jr,, Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Ge'orge Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin stated that he and the members of his sta!f 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 made by his Department in produeing 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 is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr. Gladin also stated that coll8id~ration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit •ystem stations have not been determined ·and 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 Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that !fayor Iva., Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo,re ·:. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty i n getting zo:ling changes. Johnson s ~id most of t he sites the plannsrs are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nu.~erous occasions have appeared before the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson s2id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and sutmit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park s ite on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustrat i on of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr . Gates , HRC Co:;,.rnittee Consult ant, provided :member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use i n t he 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 l and in the City presently zoned f or industrial use and suggest ed that study be given to det ermine if some of t his land should be released fo~ use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan nhich would make additional apartment sites available. �\I 3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, < ,-, . \ . .' ...;~.'-j~__/ ..jl!--~·-2 -Malcolm D. Jones ( / 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-ihcome Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23, 1967 The Chairman, HRC Committee, and the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at 11:00 ams, October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitatiotial notice attached. The following menibers were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexaridery Chairman, Housing Resources 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: Mr. George W. Kennedy, Jr,, Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Dan E, Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin 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 problems, 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 made by his Department in produeing a new LandeUse map, He presented a map showing progress to date, but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr, Gladin also stated that consideration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed LandeUse map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit system stations have not been determined and this could be one item that would involve possible changes,  City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for low- income 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 Federal objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that Mayor Ivan Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slowe! by objections of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty in getting zoning changes. Johnson s-id most of the 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 neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson said that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renowal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and submit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stated that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park site on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed for mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr. Gates, HRC Committee Consultant, provided members of the Planning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only 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 pian which would make additional apartment sites available. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ate Lon sense Malcolm D. Jones Cys Supervisor of Inspection Services Enclss Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. only) Propdsed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 37 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9422ef841f9f9a448ec0ec478f9fdd93.pdf 02183299cad1971595492e4dd3b866e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - - ---- -- - - -· - -·- J..J<..c;i '. H~ '--:_ &/_'7._r-t»-<~ ~~ t ~ , 12.-. Hai SING RESOU CES C1)HHI TTES Room 1204~ City Hall SeptGmber 1,;~ 1967 Mr. Jim Crawford,. Chn.irrnan Atlant~-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co. 56 Peachtree Sto • Wo Atlanta, Georaia. 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: . Enclosed are copies of l etter to you d.:lted Aueust Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairma."1, 14, 1967, f'rom O-.lsing Resot,z-ces Committee., advisini of endorsement by tha Housing o~ources Comtllttco of re-1,oning petitions Z-67-lJl...E and #Z-67-.138-E proposed for 101-.-inc ome housin~ development and requesting favorable recom.~endations by th~ Plenning Board. a Alexnnder has as1-ed me to r equest ~ou to please hav0 transmitted, with the report of the recommendations of the Planning Board, to the ZQ.nine Cam.":'.!ittce o.f the Board of Aldermen, co;ios of the above indicated l.otter shooing the posit ion o.f the Housing Resources Committee i:-rl.th r espect to the~o t10 petitions . Sincerel y, Halcolm D. Jones Super•Jisor of Inspection Services Mill/ sp Enclt cc: 2 copies of HRC l etter dated August Y~. Tamrrr:, Shuttloworth .14, 1967. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document \) = a Ps AF i Ln 4 ¢ (Go ff ) JAAS. AA f- = pea » \ 1 | | i KA. b} MF b- ine, Deak 120 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTES Room 120), City Hall September 15, 1967 Me. Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co, 56 Peachtree Ste Ne We Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: _ Enclosed are copies of letter to you dated August 14, 1967, from Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, advising of endorsement by the Housing Resources Committee of re~zoning petitions #Z-67-131-E and #Z-67=136=~ proposed for loweincome housing development and requesting favorable recommendations by the Planning Board. Mr. Alexander has asked me to reauest you to please have transmitted, with the report of the recommendations of the Planing Board, to the Zoning Comaittee of the Board of Aldermen, copies of the above indicated Lotter showing the position of the Housing Resources Comittee with respect to these two petitions. Sincerely » Malcolm D. Jones Supervisor of Inspection Services MB/s) . Encl: 2 copies of HRC letter dated August 1h, 1967. ccs Mr. Tomay Shuttleworth .  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 36 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6d02149a9a3b2a45c18a9aceeae6ccad.pdf 02b8f4762e1fe779aa07514a100b496a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. k1; (_ ~ 2_ C.-V -1:_ , U '._ ~,_., ,L t_, 0-o r\/'v,_.v, :_ct::_~__.__ -).\ ,~J'-' a,;t.,6 o; HOUSING RESOURCES COH!1ITTEE Room 1204, City Hall August .14., 1967 . Y.ir . Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-fulton County J oint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co . 56 Peachtr0a St. N. W. ..·•. Atlanta, Geor gia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawfordi Reference is made to Zoning p tition #Z-67-lJl~E on the Agenda of the Atlanta- Fulton County J oint Planning Board for conslderation August 16, 1967. .. , On August 9 the Executive Group of the Hou.sing ·Resources Committee considered the proposed re-zoning of this 45 acre tract from M-1 & M-2 t o A-1 for ~onstruction of low-income housing under the Turnkey program for Public Housing., as part of the City 1_s ac celerated low-income housing program . The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this prDposcd housing project ii badly needed in meeting an important portion of the City's critical houaing needs, unamiously endorsed this proposaJ. and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to recommend favorable a cti on nn t he proposed r e-zoning of this site for Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Reference ia also made to Zoning petition //Z-67-138-E on your agenda for consideration at your August 16 meeting . The Executive Group of the Housing Resourceo Committee on August 9 also considered the proposal for re-zoninz of approximately 69 acres of a larger tract from R-3 to A-1 for the purpose of construction of approximately 360 dwelling units under · the 221 d (3) co-op program. · The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is des.Lrable in meeting a special seement of the overall housing requirement for low and medium income .families in Atlanta and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to also recommend favorable a.ctio~ on the proposed re-zoning of this site for the purpose stated. · Sincerely, .. · Cecil A. Alexander~ Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDJ/sll 2· ec~-,; .J..J M A ,, Sf+,;11}'-~~,fh � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document aes ets Mas ive. 4 tale eth HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120, City Hall August 1), 1967 Mr. Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co. 56 Peachtree St. Ne We Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: Reference is made to Zoning patition #2-67-131l~E on the Agenda of the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board for consideration August 16, 1967. On August 9 the Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee considered the proposed re-zoning of this 5 acre tract from Mel & M~2 to A=1 for construction of low-income housing under the Turnkey program for Public Housing, as part of the City's accelerated low-income housing program. The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is badly needed in meeting an important portion of the City's critical © housing needs, unamiously endorsed this proposal and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to recommend favorable action on the proposed re-zoning of this site for Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Reference is also made to Zoning petition #Z-67-138-E on your agenda for consideration at your August 16 meeting. The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee on August 9 also considered the proposal for re~zoning of approximately 69 acres of a larger tract from R=3 to A-l for the purpose of construction of approximately 360 dwelling units under the 221 ad (3) co-op program. The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is desirable in meeting a special segment of the overall housing requirement for low and medium income families in Atlanta and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to also recommend favorable action on the proposed pe eons of this site for the purpose stated. Sincerely, : Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDI/a1. ee. oc jecov chal Mp Sh stleseeth  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 35 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/917f4cc07c87cd529cccabc6c45dc2c9.pdf 55af19c2ae21fc663ca0d9db5ad6766a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ----- ---· ----~-- . , ..... . i . ' DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager. Atlanta, ·Georgia 30303 •' ' October 2, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Arnold Cate Arnold ·and Cate · Attorneys· at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cate: As per your recent request, I am listing all parks and their development status within a five mile radius of the property listed in rezoning application No. Z-67-131-E. ,. .. . : ·' The parks under development are as follows: Collier Drive, . .. ,.Wilson Mill Road, Gun Club ( Community Park) , Center Hill -- · .. , :-:, .. : -.-.and Chattahoochee._.. The older parks already developed are English and Adamsville Recreation Center. The two undevelo ped park sites are Peyton .Road and Sandy Creek, a total of . nine parks. " } ,:....... ".~·/ ,... ~-, ;-- ,_-:~ '·~·- • ~ ~:~.• ~ •,r' • "'*. l >'( ...:'~· The parks we hope to have well developed by the end of 1969 are Collier Drive, Wilson Mill and Gun Club. · I hope the ·above information will prove of use to you. Sincerely, f ~/,/~ A. P. Brindley Parks Engineer APB:cj ' • . J � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document e CITY OF ATLANTA : a A DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 October 2, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Arnold Cate Arnold and Cate’ Attorneys at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cate; As per your recent request, I am listing all parks and their development status within a five mile radius of the property listed in rezoning application No. Z-67-131-E. The parks under development are as follows: Collier Drive, ~~ ~.Wilson Mill Road, Gun Club (Community Park), Center Hill -and Chattahoochee. The older parks already developed are English and Adamsville Recreation Center. The two undeveloped park sites are Peyton Road and Sandy Creek, a total of nine parks. hey tay: CR ap | The parks we hope to have well developed by the end of 1969 are Collier Drive, Wilson Mill and Gun Club. I hope the above information will prove of use to you. Sincerely, Ch bedi in A. P. Brindley , Parks Engineer APB:¢j Pe desea em sore. (Pron Pan  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 34 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967