2 20 60 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f237176ada78884152ddbe988f972930.pdf 40f535021f7d02445829bdd549de6c89 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. F,0-R YOUR INFORMATION PUBLIC HOUSING PANEL HOUSING RESOURCES COMMI'lTEE SEPTEMBER 28, 1967 I l· I PROPOSAL FOR SPEEDING UP PUBLIC HOUSING 'UNDER THE TURNKEY PROGRAM I I I BACKGROUND ·1 The Publ ic Housing Panel of the Housing Resources Comnittee has held I I several meetings in an effort to obtain additional Public Housing to meet . ,. I the requirements of the Mayor-' s accellerated low-income housing program . !--· •' and has been t hwarted in most of its efforts to date through neighborhood objections , Zoning, difficulty in identifying sites that would satisfy the Rousing and Urban Development Administrations' regulations relating to building Public Housi ng in racially identifiable areas, iuadequate sewage systems, uncoordi nat ed planning that results in undue taxation of existing schools, recreation and other vital community facilities, high cost of moat available land, which makes low-income housing thereon not economically feasible and other reasons . The current policy of the Hous i ng Authority is to depend exclusively on private developers t o propose sit es for development under the Turnkey program. Many sites have been pr oposed but have been turned down or r ej ected because of one or more of the above indica ted obstacle s . As a result, of the 4200 units of new Public Housing allocated to the .: f City of Atlanta, only two small Turnkey projects thus far appear firm; one in the northwest of 250 units and one in the southeast of 220 units. Neither of these have yet broken ground and the program is almost a year old. With• out a rapid upsurge in Public Housing, it will be virtually impossible to meet the goals set last November 15, by Mayor Allen for 9800 additional low and moderate income housing units during 1967•68, for replacement purposes. .... �-2The City of Atlanta is thus faced with a serious crisia that deserves the combined effort of the Mayor, the Housing Resources Committee, the Hous ing Authority and all Departments of the City involved in housing sites and necessary community facilities which must already exist or be made avail• able simultaneously with construction of the housing. A solution to this proposal also requires the support of the leaders of the business community, civic, social and religious groups, and the citizentry at large. To dat e, individual projects have been proposed independently without relation to other proposals and have been knocked down separately, thus prevent i ng many people, who need low-income housing the most, from getting it. It appears that this will continue to be the case, unless a determined, mass ive effort is made promptly to strive to get approval of locations for the entire remaining current City allocation of approximately 3730 Public Housing units under the Turnkey program. _,.,.. PANEL POSITION The Public Housing Sub-Committee _feels that the production of low•iucome housing should come first as a top priority in meeting the ne,e ds of its citizentry and all resources of the city of Atlanta, public and private,should be marshalled to meet the demands of the Housing crisis. EFFORTS BY PANEL In a special effort to overcome these problems, the Public Housing Panel of the Housing Resources Committee has held meetings with the leadership of several or ganizations and obtained their agreement to cooperate in a deter• mined c ity-wi de effort to locate the required Public Housing units under the Turnkey program on available land distributed throughout on a basis that will fairly equal ize Public Housing unit& in every aection of the city. The �. -3- Panel and its members have had discussions with representatives from the • following organizations: Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, Atlanta Branch , National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Atlanta Committee for Cooperative Action (ACCA). A major con- sideration for agreement to this proposal expressed by some of the organizational representatives was the request that the committee pursue a course of action that would assure a policy of equal employment opportu• nity by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Subsequently, the Public Housing Panel proposes the following, subject to conditions explained herein: PROPOSAL A. The Housing Authority to call on Promoters and Developers for submission of Turnkey proposals as quickly as possible, to include small developments on. scattered sites, so long as a total of 200 or more unite are proposed within a reasonable geographical area (for example, a .5 block square area, or equivalent). B. Determined effort be made by the Housing Authority and the Hous :ng Resources Committee to get proposed sites distributed throughout all sectors of the city on an equable basis. By this, it ia meant that new housing should be built first in those sections of the city where little or no Public Housing exist and continue on this basis until housing ia equable disbursed. C. • Where adequate distribution is not proposed by private developers, the Housing Authority be requested to purchase land in appropriate locations and resell it to Developers at no profit. �-4- D. Appropriate Departments of the City, under specific direction from the Mayor, to work around the· clock in a diligent effort to check out proposed sites and to arrange for necessary and appropriate community f a cilities to support the proposed developments. E. .I ' Rezoning petitions on all selected proposed sites which require rezoni ng to be submitted at one time and a Public Hearing on all of them: be hel d at t he same time, about November 15, (anniversary date of the Mayor's ~- Housing Conference). I F. Concerted effort to be made by the City, Housing Authority, I Housing Resources Committee and other responsible agencies to create public I support for t he proposal among Civic Clubs, League of Women Voters, Chamber of Com:llerce , Womens Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Home Builders As sociat ion , Builders Suppiy Associations, Trade and Labor organizations, t- etc., who woul d .be urged to have representation in force at the Public _,. Hearing with spokemen selected in advance to voice support for the proposals, · l II a t t he Public Hearing . RECOMMENDATION The above has been discussed with a representative group of members of t he Execut i ve Group of the Housing Resources C~ittee, who were unanimous 1 i n t he ir support of this i dea . Wet erefore recommend the approval and active support by the Mayor and h i s l a unching of this program and that directions be given to appropriate committ_ees for impl ementation. Respectfully submitted, Public Housing Panel Housing Reaourc ea COllllllittee � 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 FOR YOUR INFORMATION PUBLIC HOUSING PANEL HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 28, 1967 PROPOSAL FOR SPEEDING UP PUBLIC HOUSING UNDER THE TURNKEY PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Public Housing Panel of the Housing Resources Committee has held several meetings in an effort to obtain additional Public Housing to meet. the requirements of the Mayor's accellerated low-income housing program and has been thwarted in most of its efforts to date through neighborhood objections, Zoning, difficulty in identifying sites that would satisfy the Housing and Urban Development Administrations’ regulations relating to building Public Housing in racially identifiable areas, inadequate sewage systems, uncoordinated planning that results in undue taxation of existing schools, recreation and other vital community facilities, high cost of most available land, which makes loweincome housing thereon not economically feasible and other reasons. The current policy of the Housing Authority is to depend exclusively on private developers to propose sites for development under the Turnkey program. Many sites have been proposed but have been turned down or rejected because of one or more of the above indicated obstacles. As a result, of the 4200 units of new Public Housing allocated to the City of Atlanta, only two small Turnkey projects thus far appear firm; one in the northwest of 250 units and one in the southeast of 220 units. Neither of these have yet broken ground and the program is almost a year old. Withe out a rapid upsurge in Public Housing, it will be virtually impossible to meet the goals set last November 15, by Mayor Allen for 9800 additional low and moderate income housing units during 1967-68, for replacement purposes. hy . -2- The City of Atlanta is thus faced with a serious crisis that deserves the combined effort of the Mayor, the Housing Resources Committee, the Housing Authority and all Departments of the City involved in housing sites and necessary community facilities which must already exist or be made avail- able simultaneously with construction of the housing. A solution to this proposal also requires the support of the leaders of the business community, civic, social and religious groups, and the citizentry at large. | To date, individual projects have been proposed independently without relation to other proposals and have been knocked down separately, thus preventing many people, who need low-income housing the most, from getting it. It appears that this will continue to be the case, unless a determined, massive effort is made promptly to strive to get approval of locations for the entire remaining current City allocation of approximately 3730 Public Housing units under the Turnkey program. PANEL POSITION The Public Housing Sub-Committee feels that the production of low-income housing should come first as a top priority in meeting the needs of its citizentry and all resources of the city of Atlanta, public and private, should be marshalled to meet the demands of the Housing crisis. EFFORTS BY PANEL In a special effort to overcome these problems, the Public How ing Panel of the Housing Resources Committee has held meetings with the leadership of several organizations and obtained their agreement to cooperate in a detere mined city-wide effort to locate the required Public Housing units under the Turnkey program on available land distributed throughout on a basis that will fairly equalize Public Housing units in every section of the city. The _23e Panel and its members have had discussions with representatives from the following organizations: Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, Avian Branch, National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Atlanta Comndives for Cooperative Action (ACCA). A major con- sideration for agreement to this proposal expressed by some of the organizational representatives was the request that the committee pursue a course of action that would assure a policy of equal employment opportue- nity by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Subsequently, the Public Housing Panel proposes the following, subject to conditions explained herein: PROPOSAL A. The Housing Authority to call on Promoters and Developers for submission of Turnkey proposals as quickly as possible, to include small developments on scattered sites, so long as a total of 200 or more units are proposed within a reasonable geographical area (for example, a 5 block Square area, or equivalent). B. Determined effort be made by the Housing Authority and the Housing Resources Committee to get proposed sites distributed throughout all sectors of the city on an equable basis. By this, it is meant that new housing should be built first in those sections of the city where little or no Public Housing exist and continue on this basis until housing is equable disbursed. Cc. Where adequate distribution is not proposed by private developers, the Housing Authority be requested to purchase land in appropriate locations and resell it to Developers at no profit. he D. Appropriate Departments of the City, under specific direction from the Mayor, to work around the clock in a diligent effort to check out proposed sites and to arrange for necessary and appropriate community facilities to support the proposed developments. E. Rezoning petitioas on all selected proposed sites which require rezoning to be submitted at one time and a Public Heating on all of them: be held at the same time, about November 15, (anniversary date of the Mayor's Housing Conference). F. Concerted effort to be made by the City, Housing Authority, Housing Resources Committee and other responsible agencies to create public support for the proposal among Civic Clubs, League of Women Voters, Chamber of Commerce, Womens Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Home Builders Association, Builders Supply Associations, Trade and Labor organizations, etc., who would be urged to have representation in force at the Public Hearing with spokemen selected in advance to voice support for the proposals, at the Public Hearing. RECOMMENDATION The above has been discussed with a representative group of members of the Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee, who were unanimous in their support of this idea, We therefore recommend the approval and active support by the Mayor and his launching of this program and that directions be given to appropriate committees for implementation. Respectfully submitted, Public Housing Panel Housing Resources Committee  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 18, Folder 25, Document 27 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/daabe5e5adaffdf2bae8220a52808503.pdf 310a488630c0007deecf87a28626f5bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. RECEIVED SEP 28 1987 £INCH. ALEXANDER, BARNES,. ROTHSCHILD & PASCHAL! ATLANTA, GEORGIA � 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 RECEIVED SEP 28 1987 FINCH, ALEXANDER, BARNES, ROTHSCHILD & PASCHAL ATLANTA, GEORGIA  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 18, Folder 25, Document 28 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5cd899d7a3b3068ab80c4871b93c7fbd.pdf 4a11738117c06b5af720aff85ed2f8ac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF A.TLANTA CITY HALL December 1, 1967 ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS, ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Malcolm Jones Re: the attached pertaining to the 45 acre tract on Bankhead Highway rezoned October 16 for 540 units of Public Housing uncle r the Turnkey Program. Mr . Ray Hanson says the report is partially true; that due to recent Federal cutbacks on spending, his regional allocation has been used up, but Washington holds several thousand units yet in its hip pocket for special allocations ; that he is getting off a special request to Washington Monday for additional allocations which will definitely include the Bankhead Highway site and he has reason to believe it will be approved ; that after his r e quest gets to Washington, if he has any trouble breaking the allocations loose , he may call on you to lend a helpin g hand. The H ollywood R o ad site and the Gilbert Road-Flynn R o ad site ar e not affecte d by this situation . R e spe ctfully , MD J :fy Enclo s ure : N ote � 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 HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 December 1, 1967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 3 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Malcolm Jones Re: the attached pertaining to the 45 acre tract on Bankhead Highway rezoned October 16 for 540 units of Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Mr. Ray Hanson says the report is partially true; that due to recent Federal cutbacks on spending, his regional allocation has been used up, but Washington holds several thousand units yet in its hip pocket for special allocations; that he is getting off a special request to Washington Monday for additional allocations which will definitely include the Bankhead Highway site and he has reason to believe it will be approved; that after his request gets to Washington, if he has any trouble breaking the allocations loose, he may call on you to lend a helping hand. The Hollywood Road site and the Gilbert Road-Flynn Road site are not affected by this situation. Respectfully, MDJ :fy Enclosure: Note  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 18, Folder 25, Document 29 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/518d4f839b1abd745c68b730ee82383e.pdf cdcfc4cf40a7bf1d34c3e9062e30f557 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ ROUTE SLIP TO: I ~ FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. 0 For your information 0 Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. 0 F ORM 25 - 4 Advise me the status of the attached. � 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 Office of lhe’ Mayor ROUTE SLIP TO: s Li, FROM: Ivan Allen, Jr. [) For your information {|} Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. (_} Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25-4  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 18, Folder 25, Document 3 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fcd0cb3178b65da5ffd6abdd3bbff6e4.pdf fc51a69b9497d819e7b150d68cc6763b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUSING RBS'X1RCES Ctmm.'TEE ROQn 1204, ft~aml)jor Colllera t City Hall 21; 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 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120h, City Hall November 21, 1967 In our efforts to coordinate low-income housing proposals as effectively as possible, this Committee will appreciate your Department informing our office, Rn. 120h, City Hall, when reasoning petitions ere initially filed on any potential low-income housing site. In addition, we request that the Planning Department promptly determine Se eee te ee ae ee on ee prior to presentation to the Planning Board. SS ee ne eee coordinate with departments or agencies involved with view to a oo eo be completed and In the event that ample Commnity Facilities cannot be provided, or if the against any reason, request that the Housing Resources Committees by notified before the petition is presented to the Plaming Board for consideration.  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 18, Folder 25, Document 30 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ae54aad4b9f6b40b8653443ccb7f9d3d.pdf 6e5839a56ed6ed16e74f884e888a1023 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal November 13, 1967 -~) I). The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta Atillanta, Georg ia Dear Ivan: Via this letter I am asking Colonel Jones to look at the property on 495 Hunter Street to see if it would fit into our housing needs. Cordially, Cecil A. Alexander vb cc: Mr . Ma lcolm D. Jones James H. Finch, F.A.I.A, Cecil A. Alexander, F.A.I.A, Miller D.Barnes, A.I.A. Bernard B, Rothschild, F.A.I.A. F.C.S.I. Caraker D. Paschal, A.I.A. ASSOCIATES Robert 0, Ahlstrand, R.A. Sidney S. Daniell, R.A. lraGraybofl Thomas G. Joyce, A.I.A. 11. King McCain, ".S.P.E. John J. McDonough,Pl. Architects Engineers Interior Designers William L. Pulgram, A.I.A. 44 Broad Street N. W Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone 688-3313 State National Bank Bldg., Huntsville, Ala. 35801 Phone 539-9648 JohnSteinichen, A.I.A. � 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 November 13, 1967 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal a? 4. Via this letter I am asking Colonel Jones to look at the property on 495 Hunter Street to see if it would fit into our housing needs. Cordially, Cecil A. Alexander vb ce: Mr. Malcolm D. James #1. Finch, FAA, Ceeil A. Alexander, F.A.LA. Miller 0, Barnes, ALA. Barnard B. Rothschild, ALA. B.6.S.. Caraker 0, Paschal, ALLA. ASSOCIATES Robert D, Ahistrand, R.A. Sidney §. Daniell, R.A. Ira Grayboff Thomas 6. Joyce, A.A. HL. King MeCain. N.§.P.E. John J. McDonough ,P.E. William L. Pulgram, A.A. John Steinithen, ALA, Architects Engineers Interior Designers 44 Broad Street N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone 688-3313 State National Bank Bldg, Huntsville, Ala. 35801 Phone 539-9648  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 18, Folder 25, Document 31 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ec0b1012b63cca58751b28392e9913a2.pdf 6264f13bca5f3993f3ab2fc35f21261f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housi ng Resources Committee met at 10:00 a.m., November 2, 1967, in Committ,ae Roc;n /i12, e;;_ty Eall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexande:..,, Chair man, I-Ioli.sing Reso-i.:.rces Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chai m.an, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Win."1, r '3pr esenting Dro E:iwin I-i.:;.r r i son, Chairman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, r cp:. es ent i :.g Dean William Social Probl Gms Panel Mr. Malcolm D. J ones, Di rector Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant 1 s. Jackson, Chaiman, Als o present were invited guests, including: Mr . Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liais on Mr . Hall Ware, Attor ney, Assisting the Finance and Non- Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robins on, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. C. Johns on, City Planner Mrs . Xernona Clayton and Mr . Noyes Colli ns on, both of American Fri ends Service Committ ee , r epresenting .SWAP Representatives of the Press The Chairman, Mr. Cecil A. Al exander, presided. Minutes of t he October 23, 1967, j oint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly reviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his int ention of appointing a small Committee to review the "Joint" repor t r e cently rel eased, to recommend position which this Committee s hould t ake with r espect to s ome features of the report; that although s ome members of t hi s Committee had part i cipat ed in preliminary discussions during preparation of t he report, but due to pressure of t ime, no member of t his Committee had an opportu.~ity to review the repor t befor e it was released. Mr o Alexander a]~o r Pp~r t cd on a recent meet ing wi th r epres ent at i ves of the Department of H~us1..~:2 w1d F J.~b 311 Development. A t r act of land containing approximately 95 a cres nea~- t he Feieral Penitentiary and new being used as the prison farm was discussed. It was indicated t hat this land could be transferred to t he City of At l ant a f or a housing site, if suitable development plans for use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD's approval. �Mr. Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr. John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money. It was also pointed out that .All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit coF9oration charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and suggested part icipati on by the HRC. Mr . Dan Sweat explained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its pr esent composition. He expr es sed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Ur ban Coalition Committe e and ant i ci pated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Ur ban Coalition . I t was moved, se conded and motion adopted t hat this Committee will a ct a ccor dingly. Mr . Jones pr esented a. summary of rezoning (Pri ncipal Si t es) for Low-i ncome Housing during 1967 and emphasized t he impor tance which zoning plays in the overall Lm-1-income Housing program. Mr. &nith offered the s ervices of t he Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matter s and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up- dati ng of the City's Land- Use Plan, r ather than r ezoning of specifi c sites f or individual projects, still that the l atter is the only way in whi:ch r ezoning is being accomplished at the pr esent time, and that we cannot aff ord to wait, lbut must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a dayto-day basis , and assi st in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are t o meet the goals established for this Committee . Mr. Alexander proposed call ing a special meeti ng t o consider appropriate activities and procedures for t his Committee on matt ers pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program, He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldennanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning, �3 Mr. Smith also reported the names of t wo additiono.J. attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax al!la.tement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the fea$ibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers. Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide consideralbil.e assistance to the lowincome housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposals have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals was requested or taken. During discussion brought out (as one of to administer it. Mr. simultaneously to EOA, the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency Alexander proposed sending letters on the matter the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also presented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October JO, 1967. (Copy attached to these minutes ). He pointed out several of the principal features of the r eport and explained that in order to be more meaningful, the several categories of units contained in previous reports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Materialize. The Summary also shows the number of units in the first three cat egories which are being developed as Public Housing, under the FHA 221 program and under Privat e Development (conventionnl financing). It also shows the comparison and progress made in each cat egory with the 1967-8 goals established in the Mayor's Housing Conference when the a ccelerated program wa s initiated Nov. 15, 1966. In addition to the figures shown for new construction, the report reflects accomplishments which have been made in rehabil i t ation of existing units, which is considerable. The report also includes a separate Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related to the Low-income Housing Program. It was pointed out that a comprehensive report is being prepared for release about Nov. 15, 1st anniversary date of the accelerated Low-income Housing Program, showing progress made through October 1967. The report is expected to include a brief narrative of significant factors related to and connected with the Low-income Housing Program. Mr. Winn pointed out that a shortage of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate treatment of the 11 System 1 s" approach to residential construction, in which Tech is very much interested. It was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redirect the Panels ' effortse �4 Mr, Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low.income housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low~income housing. Mr. Alexander also commented on the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) ef the entire membership· of the Housing Resources Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to chart course of action for :;the second year of the Low~income Housing program. As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. _Respectfully submitted, -.z;;;,,;.,,.LJ,,. ,...A..-"- G~ Malco1mD......Joz1~ 01/1.Wy Supervisor of I ection Services Encls: Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low-income Housing• Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban -Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967. Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary~ Status of Accelerated Low-income Housing Program (All with original only; Swnmary Report already distributed) � 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 EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee met at 10:00 Beles November 2, 1967, in Committee Rocn #2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Mousing Resources Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chairman, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Winn, representing Dr. idwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, representing Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: Mr. Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Hall Ware, Attorney, Assisting the Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. CG. Johnson, City Planner Mrs. Xernona Clayton and Mr. Noyes Collinson, both of American Friends Service Committee, representing SWAP Representatives of the Press The Chairman, Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, presided. Minutes of the October 23, 1967, joint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly reviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his intention of appointing a small Committee to review the "Joint" report recently released, to recommend position which this Committee should take with respect to some features of the report; that although some members of this Committee had participated in preliminary discussions during preparation of the report, but due to pressure of time, no member of this Committee had an opportuxity to review the report before it was released. Mr. Alexander also reported on a recent meeting with representatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, A tract of land containing approximately 95 acres nea: the Federal Penitentiary and now being used as the prison farm was Ciscussed. It was indicated that this land could be transferred to the City of Atlanta for a housing site, if suitable development plans for use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD's approval. Mr. Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr. John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money. It was also pointed out that All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit corporation charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and suggested participation by the HRC. Mr. Dan Sweat explained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its present composition. He expressed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Urban Coalition Committee and anticipated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Urban Coalition. It was moved, seconded and motion adopted that this Committee will act accordingly. Mr, Jones presented a summary of rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967 and emphasized the importance which zoning plays in the overall Low-income Housing program. Mr. Smith offered the services of the Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matters and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up-dating of the City's Land-Use Plan, rather than rezoning of specific sites for individual projects, still that the latter is the only way in which rezoning is being accomplished at the present time, and that we cannot afford to wait, tut must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a day= to-day basis, and assist in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are to meet the goals established for this Committee. Mr. Alexander proposed calling a special meeting to consider appropriate activities and procedures for this Committee on matters pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program, He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldermanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning, Mr. Smith also reported the names of two additional attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax abatement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the feasibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers, Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide considerable assistance to the low- income housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposals have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals was requested or taken. During discussion the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was brought out (as one of the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency to administer it. Mr. Alexander proposed sending letters on the matter simultaneously to EOA, the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also presented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October 30, 1967. (Copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out several of the principal features of the report and explained that in order to be more meaningful, the several categories of units contained in previous reports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Materialize. The Summary also shows the number of units in the first three categories which are being developed as Public Housing, under the FHA 221 program and under Private Development (conventional financing). It also shows the comparison and progress made in each category with the 1967-8 goals established in the Mayor's Housing Conference when the accelerated program was initiated Nov. 15, 1966. In addition to the figures shown for new construction, the report reflects accomplishments which have been made in rehabilitation of existing units, which is considerable. The report also includes a separate Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related to the Low-income Housing Program. It was pointed out that a comprehensive report is being prepared for release about Nov. 15, 1st anniversary date of the accelerated Low-income Housing Program, showing progress made through October 1967. The report is expected to include a brief narrative of significant factors related to and connected with the Low-income Housing Program. Mr, Winn pointed out that a shortage of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate treatment of the "System's" approach to residential construction, in which Tech is very much interested. It was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redirect the Panels' efforts. Mr, Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low-~wincome housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low-income housing. Mr. Alexander also commented on the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) ef the entire membership of the Housing Resources Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to chart course of action for tthe second year of the Low-income Housing program. , As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon, Respectfully submitted, Malcolm D, Joné Van Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low-income Housing e Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967, Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary = Status of Accelerated Low-income Housing Program (All with original only; Summary Report already distributed)  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 18, Folder 25, Document 32 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/355d9f53efd82733f6f9e300e9e3c5c9.pdf e577c8cf8b934fa1b0bb36c918f4454c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee met at 10:00 a.m., November 2, 1967, in C.Ommittee Room #2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chairman, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Winn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, 01.airman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette _Crank, representing Dean Williams. Jackson, Chairman., Social Problems Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Alao present were invited guests, including: Mr. Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Hall Ware, Attorney, Assisting the Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. c. Johnson, City Planner Mrs. Xernona Clayton and Mr. Noyes Collinson, both of .American Friends Service Committee, representing SWAP Representati ves of the Press The Chairman, Mr . Cecil A. Alexander, presided. Minutes of the October 23, 1967, joint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly r eviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his intention of appointing a small Committee to r eview the "Joi nt" repor t recently released, to r ecommend posi tion which t his Commit tee s hould t ake with r espect to s ome features of the repor t; that although some members of t his Committee had participat ed in pr eliminary discussi.Dns during preparation of t he r eport, but due t o pr essure of t ime, no member of this Committee had an opportu._'1.ity t o review t he report before it was released. Mr . Alexander also repor ted on a recent meeting with representatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A tract of land containing approximately 95 acres near the Federal Penitentiary and now- being used as the prison farm was discussed. It was indicated that this land could be transferred to the City of Atlanta for a housing site, if suitable development plans f or use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD 1 s approval. �Mr, Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr, John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money. It was also pointed out that All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit coi:Joration charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and sug~es~ed participation by the HRC, Mr, Dan Sweat e:1plained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its present composition. He expressed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Urban Coalition Committee and anticipated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Urban Coalition, It was moved, seconded and motion adopted that Committee will act accordingly. this Mr. Jones presented a summary of rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967 and emphasized the importance which zoning plays in the overall Low-income Housing program, Mr. &nith offered the services of the Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matters and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up-dating of the City's Land-Use Plan, r ather than rezoning of specific sites for individual projects, still that the latter is the only way in whi:ch rezoning is being accomplished at the present time, and that we cannot afford to wait, lbut must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a dayto-day basis, and assist in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are to meet the goals established for this Committee. Mr. Alexander proposed calling a special meeting to consider appropriate activities and procedures for this Committee on matters pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program. He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldermanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning. �3 Mr. Smith also reported the names of t wo additional attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax albatement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the feasibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers. Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide considerallnle assistance to the lowincome housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposqls have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals wa s requested or taken. During discussion brought out ( as one of to a dminister it. Mr. simultaneously to EOA, the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency Alexander proposed s ending l etters on the mat t er the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also pr esented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October 30, 1967. (Copy attached to thes e minutes). He pointed out s ever al of the principal fe atures of the report and expl ained that i n order to be more meaningf ul, the s everal categories of units contained in previous r eports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Mat eriali ze. The Summary also shows the number of units in the firs t three categories which are being developed a s Public Hous ing, under t he FHA 221 pr ogram and under Pri vat e Development ( conventional financing) . It also shows t he compari s on and progr es s made in ea ch cat egory with the 1967-8 goals e st ablished in the Mayor ' s Housing Confer ence when the a ccel er at ed program wa s i niti ated Nov. 15, 1966 . I n additi on t o the f i gures shown for new cons truction, the repor t r efl ects accomplishment s wh i ch have been made in r ehabilitat ion of exi sting units, whi ch is consi derable. The report also i ncludes a separat e Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related t o the Low-income Housing Program. I t was pointed out t hat a comprehens ive report is bei ng prepared for r elease a bout Nov. 15 , 1st anniversary dat e of the accel erated Low-income Housing Program, showing progr ess made t hrough October 1967. The repor t is expect ed to i ncl ude a brief narr ati ve of s ignif icant fact ors r elated to and connect ed wit h t he Low- i ncome Hous ing Progr am. Mr. Winn poi nted out that a short age of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate t r eatment of the "Syst em's" approach to r e sident ial construction, in which Tech i s very much interested. I t was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redir ect the Panels ' efforts. �4 Mr.- Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low ..income housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low-income housing. Mr~- Alexander also commented qn the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) the entire membership- of the Housing Res_o urces Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to -chart course of action for the second year of the Low~income Housing program. .-r As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, c~- Pp;',,.L)~ ......4/\.,,o.~ Mal Jon€ Supervisor of I Encls: VJ.W~ ection Services Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low•income Housing - Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967, Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary" Status of Accelerated Low~income Housing Program (All with original only; Summary Report already distributed) � 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 EXECUTIVE GROUP, HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE November 2, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee met at 10:00 a.m, November 2, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, Chairman, Legal Panel Mr. Robert Winn, representing Dr. Edwin Harrison, Chairman, Construction and Design Panel Mrs. Sujette Crank, representing Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: Mr. Dan E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Hall Ware, Attorney, Assisting the Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. J. H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator Mr. J. C. Johnson, City Planner Mrs. Xernona Clayton and Mr. Noyes Collinson, both of American Friends Service Committee, representing SWAP Representatives of the Press The Chairman, Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, presided. Minutes of the October 23, 1967, joint meeting with the Planning Department were briefly reviewed. Mr. Alexander expressed his intention of appointing a small Committee to review the "Joint" report recently released, to recommend position which this Committee should take with respect to some features of the report; that although some members of this Committee had participated in preliminary discussions during preparation of the report, but due to pressure of time, no member of this Committee had an opportunity to review the report before it was released. Mr. Alexander also reported on a recent meeting with representatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A tract of land containing approximately 95 acres near the Federal Penitentiary and new being used as the prison farm was discussed. It was indicated that this land could be transferred to the City of Atlanta for a housing site, if suitable development plans for use of the land are submitted by the City for HUD's approval. Mr. Alexander reported that he had received a communication from the City stating that the additional tempory Clerk position, requested by the HRC to assemble information in the form called for by the CIP on low-income housing developments, would not be provided, but instead the Planning Department had recently employed a person to obtain and provide this Committee with such information. Mr. Ware reported that the Finance and Non-profit Funds Panel is to meet soon with Mr. John Sibley and the Board of Directors of Atlanta Civic Enterprises and representatives of EOA to determine their attitude toward the formation and financing of the proposed non-profit Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Mr. Gates commented on the progress being made in Atlanta by non-profit housing sponsors on housing projects for low and moderate income groups. He also distributed a list of the sponsors who are actively participating and those who have expressed a desire to do so. It was noted that several church sponsors are in need of assistance in providing seed money, It was also pointed out that All Saints Episcopal Church is interested in becoming a sponsor and that it has available funds. Mr. Alexander commented on the Interfaith group and stated that they have applied for a non-profit corvoration charter. He also advised that the Loridan Foundation is assisting in the financing of a proposed project sponsored by the Butler Street YMCA. Mr. Alexander discussed the Urban Coalition and sugsested participation by the HRC, Mr. Dan Sweat explained the functions of the Urban Coalition Committee and its present composition. He expressed a desire that the Housing Resources Committee keep the channels of communication open on housing matters with the Urban Coalition Committee and anticipated that the HRC would become the housing arm and spokesman on housing matters of the local Urban Coalition, It was moved, seconded and motion adopted that this Committee will act accordingly. Mr, Jones presented a summary of rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967 and emphasized the importance which zoning plays in the overall Low-income Housing program. Mr. Smith offered the services of the Legal Panel to assist on Zoning matters and pointed out that although he favors a City-wide approach on rezoning through up-dating of the City's Land-Use Plan, rather than rezoning of specific sites for individual projects, still that the latter is the only way in which rezoning is being accomplished at the present time, and that we cannot afford to wait, but must take advantage of opportunities, as they develope on a day= to-day basis, and assist in getting individual sites, which are suitable and appropriate, rezoned if we are to meet the goals established for this Committee. Mr, Alexander proposed calling a special meeting to consider appropriate activities and procedures for this Committee on matters pertaining to rezoning of tracts for the Low-income Housing Program. He suggested inviting such people to the meeting as the Chairman of the Aldermanic Zoning Committee, (Chairman of the Planning Board) and the Director of Planning. Mr. Smith also reported the names of two additional attorneys who have met with and are working with his Panel; he also advised that tax abatement on housing projects is not now legal in Georgia and agreed to look into the legal aspects of homestead exemption on co-ops and the feasibility of developers providing essential Community Facilities, such as schools or outfull sewers, needed for their projects and leasing such facilities to the City until such time as public funds could be provided with which to purchase such improvements from the developers. Mr. Jones presented and discussed in some detail a list of Proposed Procedures to assist the Low-income Housing Program (which can be initiated now). He pointed out that none of the proposed procedures are, or should be, controversial and that if implemented, should provide consideraltle assistance to the low- income housing program (copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out that several of the proposals have already been recently initiated. Due to the small representation at this meeting, no formal action by the Committee on these proposals was requested or taken. During discussion the need for some Emergency Housing in Atlanta was brought out (as one of the No. 1 problems of the City) and the need of an agency to administer it. Mr, Alexander proposed sending letters on the matter simultaneously to EOA, the Housing Authority and the Y's. Mr. Jones also presented a Summary Report on the Status of the Accelerated Low-income Housing Program, as of October 30, 1967. (Copy attached to these minutes). He pointed out several of the principal features of the report and explained that in order to be more meaningful, the several categories of units contained in previous reports have been changed now to show those Completed, Under Construction, In Planning, Being Considered and those proposed, but which Did Not Materialize. The Summary also shows the number of units in the first three categories which are being developed as Public Housing, under the FHA 221 program and under Private Development (conventional financing). It also shows the comparison and progress made in each category with the 1967-8 goals established in the Mayor's Housing Conference when the accelerated program was initiated Nov. 15, 1966. In addition to the figures shown for new construction, the report reflects accomplishments which have been made in rehabilitation of existing units, which is considerable. The report also includes a separate Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta and pertinent notes related to the Low-income Housing Program. It was pointed out that a comprehensive report is being prepared for release about Nov. 15, 1st anniversary date of the accelerated Low-income Housing Program, showing progress made through October 1967. The report is expected to include a brief narrative of significant factors related to and connected with the Low-income Housing Program. Mr, Winn pointed out that a shortage of personnel and funds at Georgia Tech is preventing adequate treatment of the "System's" approach to residential construction, in which Tech is very much interested. It was brought out that North Carolina State has been working on such a program. Mr. Winn pointed out that the Construction and Design Panel expects to meet soon to rejuvenate and redirect the Panels! efforts. Mr, Alexander commented on two additional features: (1) The necessity for speeding up of the City's long range zoning plans in connection with revision of the Land-Use Plan, to include adequate sites for low-income housing; and (2) The submission of a package deal of several sites in various parts of the City for simultaneous consideration of rezoning for low-income housing. Mr. Alexander also commented on the desirability of a general meeting soon (late November or early December) #f the entire membership of the Housing Resources Committee to evaluate progress made to date, consider difficulties encountered and to-chart course of action for the second year of the Low-income Housing program. As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, Wialbe gO yn B Malcolm D. Jonés RY Supervisor of Irspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice Agenda Possible Sites for Low-income Housing - Planning Department Local Non-Profit Housing Sponsors Urban Coalition Summary of Rezoning (Principal Sites) for Low-income Housing during 1967, Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing Program Summary » Status of Accelerated Low-income Housing Program (All with original only; Summary Report already distributed)  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 18, Folder 25, Document 33 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9cb390aa779be81de32c87cf3f48f7bd.pdf 9364d3cdc693da1a139e778fe0a83794 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES HOUSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23; 1961 The Chairman, HRC Committee, and the Land Acquisition Panel ot the Ho-using Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at ll:00 a,m ~, October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant t o invitational notic~ attached~ The following members were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housipg Resources Chmmitte.e Mr!' F~ C, Terrell, representing Mr~ Wallace L~ Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr , Clayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J , A~ Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr . w. W. Gates, Consultant Also pr esent were invited guests, including: Mr . George W!' Kennedy, J r ,, Chai rman, Chamber of Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Ian E. Sweat Jr~, Director of Governmental Liaison Planning Director , Collier Gladin, pr esided~ Mr, Gladin s t ated t hat he and the members of his s t aff were very happy t o have an opportunity t o meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problems~ He st ated that every e f f ort would be made in t he fut ure to wor k with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin bri efly explained t he progress being made by his Department in producing a new Lan~Use map, He presented a map showing progress to date , but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is complet ed and approved by other city offi ci als, Mr. Gladin also s tated that consider ation should be given to higher densities for low-income nousing, including use of high rise . Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department expl ained the propos ed Land~Use map in detail and alao exhibited a second map indteating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations ot the proposed rapid transit system stations have not been determined and this could be one item that would involve possible changes, �2 City Planner, J. C. Joh., son distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, r ather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual par cel zoning. He explained that Mayor Iva..'1 Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo~:9 ·: by obj e ctions of r esidents and the Federal government, high land costs and diffi culty in getting zoning changes. Johnson s ~i d most of tte sites t he plannsr s are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nur~e~ous occasicns have appeared bef ore the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back r equests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their nei ghbor hoods. Mr . Johnson s ~id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renowal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some si mil ar gr oup would pursue the package idea, develope it and sur-mit it to t he proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distr ibuted was incomplete and that pr obably a number of additional areas could be a dded. Mr . Johnson submitte~ a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park site on Pc:ice de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses i ncluding high r i se apartments , shopping areas, etc . Gates, HRC Co:-:nnit tee Consultant , provided members of the Pl anning Department wit h a list of 22 Proposed Si tes, dat ed October 10, 1967, which owners or those having cont r ol , have voluntarily listed with the HRC f or sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of t hes e sit es are zoned A-1 however. ~~. Mr . Cecil Alexander, Chairma.'1 of the Housing Resources Committee stated tha t there appears to be an excess of l and in the City presently zoned for indust rial use and suggest ed t hat s t udy be given to determine if some of thi s land should be relea s ed fa~ us e as apar tment sites. Mr. Alexander al so s t ressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan ~hich would make additional apar t ment s ites available. �3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respect.fully submitted, ·... · ·, . __ ,/ . < /· -·~:.~~j,,,1-,1.., J..::).!•j ,"')_,- Malcolm D. Jones r\_,, / Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: (with original only) Invitational Notice. Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. Proposed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. � 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 234 1967 The Chairman, HRC Committee, and the Land Acquisition Pahel of the Housing Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at 11:00 asm., October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitational notice attached. The following members were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexander, 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 preodueing 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 fer low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed LandsUse 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 Feceral 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 occasicns 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 ssid that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renowsal, 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 submitte? a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park site on Pence de Leon Avenve 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 plan which would make additional apartment sites available. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, tie OO EE cys SF TS ROL Malcolm D. Jones ¢ ¢ Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. only) Proposed 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 18, Folder 25, Document 34 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/219c8e72e6d2c22ce75c5a3e9224f495.pdf b856e12b55804fc017e40d1200e70deb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23, 1967 The Ohairman, me Ccmrnitte~; and the Land Acqliisition Paiiei of t~e Hoijaing Resources Committee met joil'ltly with th~ members of the Planniilg Department · at ll:00 a ,m., October 23, 1967, in Committee Room. #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitational notice attached. The following member~ were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman., Housing Resouroes Committee Mr. F. C. Terrell., representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Clayton R. Yates, member., Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A, Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: w. Kennedy, Jr • ., Chairman, Chamber of Conmerce, Housing and Redevelopnent Committee Mr. nm E. Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. George Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr.. Glad.in stated that he and the members of his staff were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problem:,, He stated that every effort,. would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being IQ.,!lde by his Department in produaing a new Land. Use map, He presented a map showing progress to date , but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map i s completed and approved by ot her city officials. Mr. Gladin also s tated t hat consideration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing .., including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of t he Planning Department expl ained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieati ng projections to 1983. He stated that the locations ot the proposed rapid transit •ystell'I stations have not been determined a.rig this eould be one item that would involve possible changes, �2 City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Fec~eral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning . He explained that Mayor Iva..~ Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been sloue·'. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty in getti ng zoning changes. Johnson s : i d most of t t e sites the planners are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on numerous occasions have appeared before the .Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighbor hoods. Mr . Johnson said that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Ci tizens Advisory Commi ttee on Urban Renowal , the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope i t and submit it to the pr oper zoning authorities . He stat ed that the list distr ibuted was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr . Johnson submitted a pr oposed development plan, usi ng the old Ball Park s i te on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses i ncluding high rise apartments, shopping areas , etc. Mr. Gates, HRC Co::imit tee Consultant, provided member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites , dat ed October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntaril y listed with the HRC f or sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil .Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of land in the City presently zoned for industrial use and suggested that study be given to determine if some of this land should be released for use as apartment sites. Mr • .Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan which would make additional apartment sites available. �3 The meeting adjourned at i2:1S p.~. Respectfully submitted, .' . '·· j .· .·' \ t '· . ' < ;, -<~(, ....J ,JJ.1-;.;·,1 ,,- Maicolm D. Jones ( / Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23J 1967~ only) Proposed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. � 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 Pahel of the Housing Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at 11:00 aym,, October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitational notice attached. The following members were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexander, 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 eould 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 numcrous 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 Renewal, 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 h of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of land in the City presently zoned for industrial use and suggested that study be given to determine if some of this land should be released for use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan which would make additional apartment sites available. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, bet » Pesos. Malcolm D. Jones ¢ / Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 235 19673 only) Proposed 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 18, Folder 25, Document 35 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e3c99875de81dcc0c46afac554331ccc.pdf 382ba2bde446139dc06f12e37e21affe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ------ November 1, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO Cecil Alexander FROM Ivan Allen , Jr . Robert Watlkin , Sr., (telephone TR J .. 1492) is very interested in what we are doing on the Hou ing Resources Committe . I wi h you would consider putting him onmny committee wher it might appropriately · erve . IAJr: m � 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 November 1, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO : Cecil Alexander FROM : Ivan Allen, Jr. Robert Watlkins, Sr., (telephone TR 3-1492) is very interested in what we are doing on the Housing Resources Committee. I wish you would consider putting him onmny committee where it might appropriately serve. IAIr:am  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 18, Folder 25, Document 36 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a405d2c629a4eb6ae0e2e050739cd33e.pdf 99f78d467e0d00e403fc3aaf7b1a8aa4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUSING RESaJRCES COMMITTEE Room 12041 Ci ty Hall October .30, 1967 verend s. A. Baker, Pastor Mount Vemon Bapt:t. t Chureh 441 Hunter s t., • w. Atlan , Georgia ~313 Your 1 t ~ 0£ October 23, 1967 to tbat your c:lrarch w1.e to part.1.cipa low- in bou progr , bas MIIVI~ Ivan Allen, indicating nonprofit Sponsor 1n the en ~ti rred to this office. I wish to commend you and :your s1ro to partici in th low-inc Very truly yours , CCI � 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 October 305 1967 Reverend S. A. Baker, Pastor Mount Vernon Baptist Church hi Hunter Street, N. We Dear Reverend Bakers Your letter of October 23, 1967 to Mayor Ivan Allen, indicating that your church wisheg to participate as nonprofit Sponsor in the Low-income housing program, has been referred to this office. I wish to commend you and your Board for your willingness and desire to participate in the low-income housing program. On Thursday, November 2 of this week Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant to the Housing Resources Committee on the low-income housing program will be in this office. I therefore suggest that you and Chairman W. S. Harris arrange to meet with Mr. ee oo ae ee time Thursday afternoon November 23 I suggest at ) o'clock. If you can meet with us at that time, please call this office, $22=4)):63 Exte 130 and advise in order that we may reserve the above indicated date on our calendars to discuss with you pertinent matters pertaining to the low-income housing programe Very truly yours, Malcolm D. Jones Supervisor of Inspection Services MDJ/sle cc: Mayor Allen  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 18, Folder 25, Document 37 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7aab1f7f6116bed4d12cbaa1745552fd.pdf 04bd4b7e25de504985855ba0d2b3e8ca Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUSING RESOURCES CO:MMITT!IB September 27, 1967 Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing ..Pro grain 1. (Which Can Be Initiated Now) The Mayor, assisted by the Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the need for the accelerated program, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge their cooperation and assistance in carrying out the program. 2. Until such time as Public Housing facilities can be obtained and operated by the Housine Authority in adjacent unincorporated areas, request the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until after they have established legal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at least one year. .··"., J. A Non-profit Housing Development Corporation be formed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 public funds and $900,000 to be obtained through private loans) with which to acquire and ba.rL1<: land, for ultimate dispositi on without prof it, f or development of low-income housing and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing program. 4. The Planning Department to effect as soon as possible a comprehensive revision of Zonin~ whereby amounts and locations of land zoned or qualified f or rezoning for multi-family low-income housing will more adequat ely meet the City's needs fo~ such housing . 5. rhe City to expedite applications for its future proposed Urban Renewal Proj ects in order t o make additional l and availabl e for low-income housing, but to execute redevelopment of such project areas on a section-by-section basis only ; in order to minimize displacement at any one time. Plunkettown and East Atlanta would provide excel l ent lo cati ons , although Plunkettmm has previ ous l y been considered primarily for industrial development. Effort should be ·made to pro~ide f or extension of low-income housing development .in Plunkettown, southwar-d into Clayton County wher e th~ ma jor porti on of }he ~ea needi ng r ene1~al already _lies . ._ 6. · Est ablish poli cy that det er mined effort be made to. l ocat e some 1011-i ncome housing i n each Ward of the City, _recognizing that the bulk of such housing will of necessity have to go i n areas where l and i s avail able at pri ces whi ch make l o.,i- income housing devel opment economicall y feasible . Aldermen i n r esp ective Wards to be ur:;ed to work ~~th Plannin~ Depart ment, Housir.g Authority and Housini Resources Committee . i n det ermining lo cati ons and numb er of , uni t s consi der ed appropriat e f or their '.-Tar d, �2 . . . . - ·- '· - - - ----- 7. The Hous ing Authority be reques ted to adopt a policy of trying to loca~e a si zable porti on of i ts f uture Public Housing, Turnkey or otherwise, on small and medium size d scattered tract s, rangeing from 4 to 200 units each, within general ar eas of the City to be s el ected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Planning Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under E0A) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by government al acti on ai1d those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying, for Public Housing. Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emergency housing for not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encourage in any way possible greater interest by developers in constructi ~n of s i ngle family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and r ehabili t ation by private .enterprise of existing housin~, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for rental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and gener ally accepted materials, as assemble d in the fact ories; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. 11. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislative action) substantially as follows to builders and developers of low-income housing units which will rent or sell in the privat e market in t he $45 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. No. Bedrooms Reri tal.·.or Purchase Ran·::;e 1 Bedroom or Ef f iciency $45.oo-s s.oo .i Tax Abatement % No. Years I 100 75 50 25 10 None 2 Bedrooms 12. 1st yrear 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year Thereafter Same as above $55.00-65.00 Establish a positive and j.ntensive program (cla:5ses), through E0A or .other source, in depres s ed areas of the City for education of low-income tenants in proper. conservation (care and maintenanc~) of dwellings aJ?.d premises which they occupy. 13. The City to continue to acti vely work for reins t atement_ of the Rent Supplement Procram, in substanti ally the same form as previ ously authorized • .. - - -------,--- - -- - ------ --- . ---,. �·'j 14. -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - The Hous ing Author ~ty to take an active roll, both in the neighborhO:jas ' involved and politically, in sele ction of sites for Public Housin3 and in supyort of rezoning petitions on sites considered suitable for Public Housing under the Turnk ey program. 15. Sponsors of sites proposed for rezoning for the low-income housing program to be encouraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and t he Housing Resour ces Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general neighborhoo d concurrence at least two weeks bef ore the rezoning signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites proposed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly determine t he adequacy of Community Facilities for the proposed development, and prior to presentation to the Pla.l'liling Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies involved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is completed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committ ee before the Planning Board considers the proposal. 17.. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Commit t ee, the Housing Authority to submit to them writt en recom endati ons on all sites on agendas proposed for r ezoni ng for Public HousinG; and the Housing Resources Cor.unittee to submit recommenciations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for lowincome housing under either the Turn.1<ey or 221 d ( 3) programs. is. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public HousinG progr a111, parti cularly leasing and purchase, into the adj acent unincorporated areas. -· -- ·---- ~· _____ ., --·-· -. -- -- .-- - ·- - ...._...,._ .... ________ � 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 September 27, 1967 Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing. Program (Which Can Be Initiated Now) 1. The Mayor, assisted by the Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the need for the accelerated program, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge their cooperation and assistance in carrying out the program. r | | 2. Until such time as Public Housing facilities can be obtained and operated by the Housing Authority in adjacent unincorporated areas, request the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until after they have established legal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at least one year. ; 3. A Non-profit Housing Developniatt Corporation be formed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 public funds and $900,000 to be obtained through private loans) with which to acquire and bank land, for ultimate disposition without profit, for development of low-income housing and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing program. lh. The Planning Department to effect as soon as possible a comprehensive revision of Zoning whereby amounts and locations of land zoned or qualified for rezoning for multi-family low-income housing will more adequately meet the City's needs for such housing. 5. The City to expedite applications for its future proposed Urban Renewal Projects in order to make additional land available for low-income housing, but _to execute redevelopment of such project areas on a section-by-section basis only, in order to minimize displacement at any one time. Plunkettown and East Atlanta would provide excellent locations, although Plunkettown has previously been considered primarily for industrial development. Effort should be made to provide for extension of low-income housing development in Plunkettown, southward into Clayton county. where the major portion of the area needing renewal already lies. 6. Establish policy that determined effort be made to. locate some low-income . housing in each Ward of the City, recognizing that the bulk of such housing will of necessity have to go in areas where land is available at prices which make {itoxcone housing development economically feasible. Aldermen in respective Wards to be urzed to work with Planning Department, Housing Authority and Housing Resources Committee -in determining locations and number of: units considered appropriate for their ‘ard.  7e The Housing Authority be requested to adopt a policy of trying to locate a sizable portion of its future Public Housing, Purnieey or otherwise, on small and medium sized scattered tracts, rangeing from ); to 200 units each, within general areas of the City to be selected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Planning Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under EQOA) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by governmental action and those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying, for Public Housing. Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emerzency housing for not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encourage in any way possible greater interest by developers in construction of single family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and rehabilitation by private enterprise of wsisting housings, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for rental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and generally accepted materials, as assembled in the factories; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. 11. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislative action) substantially as follows to builders and developers of low-income housing units which will rent or sell in the private market in the $5 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. Rental’ or , No. Bedrooms Purchase Ranze Tax Abatement % No. Years 1 Bedroom or Efficiency $h5.00-55.00 100 lst year 75 2nd year 50 3rd year 25 lth year 10 Sth year None Thereafter 2 Bedrooms $55 .00-65.00 Same as above 12. Establish a positive and jntenSive program (classes), through EOA or other source, in depressed areas of the City for education of loweinwane tenants in proper . conservation (care and maintenance) of dwellings and premises which they occuvy. 13. The City to continue to actively work for reinstatement of the Rent Supplement Prosram, in substantially the same form as previously authorized. 1h. The Housing Authority to take an active roll, both in Lhe neipnbenkoods involved and politically, in selection of sites for Public Housins and in supvort of rezoning petitions on sites considered suitable for Public Housing under the Turnkey program. 15. Sponsors of sites proposed for rezoning for the low-income housing program to be encouraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and the Housing Resources Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general neighborhood concurrence at least two weeks before the rezoning signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites proposed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly determine the adequacy of Community Facilities for the proposed development, and prior to presentation to the Planning Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies involved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is completed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committee before the Planning Board considers the proposal, 17. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee, the Housing Authority to submit to them written recom endations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for Public Housing; and the Housing Resources Committee to submit recommendations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for low- income housing under either the Turnkey or 221 d (3) programs. . 18. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public Housing progran, particularly leasing and purchase, into the adjacent unincorporated areas.  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 18, Folder 25, Document 38 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6c17b68569810b623c589be08ab82747.pdf 2dd6ffc9086c626f59ca9b9e380f75f6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUSING RESOURCES COHI1ITTEE October 30, 1967 SUl1HARY JY STATUS OF' ACCELERATED LOH- INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM ( Coimnenced Nov. 15, 196 7) 2 yr. Program, 1967-8 9, 800 59% ( 5586) Public Housin~ 1967-8 Goals No. Units Status Completed (new const .) Under Constr uction In Planning Total In Sight 1 ,254 13% (1274 ) FHA 221 30% (2940 ) Pvt. Development (Conventional) (373) (881 ) {O) El der l;E -:~3,176 (790) (393) (1993 ) 6,190 (2010) (3836) (48 ) (296) -*":u o, 620 -lh'l-( 2800) (4602) (2922) (296 ) +3328 - 18 +2-96 Deficit - 2786 Being Consi der ed 5, 210 Did Not Materialize 7,166 , Of 1-rhich 5,806 uni ts proposed, were sh01-m in the previous report and 1,060 acidi tional uni ts are accounted for in this report, as Lost. (The majority of these loss es are due to disapprovals on lo cat ions and zoning.) Of which (2,167) are doubtful . FHA i s currently considering 1,125 of these. -:::Host of these, should be availabile by end of 1968. 143.215.248.55Includes 1,140 units of P.H. bein~ developed by the Hous i ng Authority+ 1,660 units on 4 sites pro?osed under Turnkey for P.H. In addition, 162 units have been leas ed for P.H. and leasing of 451 additional units for P. H. is being nes otiated. In addition, 6,315 units have been rehabilitated through the Housing Code Division, 212 unit s by t he H.A. in the West End U.R. Project and JO units voluntar;i.ly by private enterprise. FHA has recei ved applications for rehabilitation of 167 housine units. Note: Encls: Includes only units finance d under Federal assisted low and medium income housing prosrams; and units constructed under conventional financing as follows: Multi-famil y units costing not more than $10,000, exclusive of land Duplex uni ts II II II II $12,000, II 11 II Sin,:.;le famil y uni t s II II II II $15' 000 J II II II . See NOTES (last page). 1. 2. 3. Su.rnma.ry of Public Housing in Atlanta Inventory of P-.coj ects and Living Units ( Private and Public) (w;Jh dftic~Jda~~) Notes r Respectfully Submitted, '7-:J-;,o-lJc . . < : £ ) ~ c....~ V Malcolm D. J-o~e; Supervisor of Inspe ction Services �October JO, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE SU11M.ARY OF PU BLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA 8874 Existing Units in operation - filled. 1140 ( 650) ( 350) 4200 ( 500) JOO ( 162) l 0 (402) ~ d ~. 1 68 Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of ?rocter Creek. (78) 3 Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 1967. Permit issued Hay (Li6) 4 Bedroom Estimate 18 months to construct. (16) 5 Bedroom 1 67. . Units planned for Thomasville u. R. Project ( 40) 1 Bedroom (16 for elderly) In hands of architect. To advertise in Fall. (120) 2 Bedroom 2-½--3 months additional before construction can start. 12 months, at least, additional for construction. ( 80) 3 Bedroom Will try to have part delivered before final. ( 80) 4 Bedroom ( JO) 5 Bedroom Units allocated - Proposed Turnkey; (1660) tentatively pledged on (Only 1010 of these units are firm). · (Of this allocation are approved for leasing pro~ram). 4 sites approved by HUD. Units all?cated for Jeasin6 program. (Leasing is only possibility for additional Public Housing units in occupancy during 1967: can only be turned over for Public Housing occupancy as become vacant). Units under lease (65 units, Hurphy Apts.; 48 units, Tenne s s ean Commons; 31 units, Sims Maddox's Apts. at Capitol and Vinara, require r ehabilitat ion; 18 units on Dar gan Pla ce .) Negotiations under way for leas_ing 451 additional uni ts. ' 5640 Total Potential 21cl . #1 I Uni ts under constructi on off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Washington U. R. Project ( scheduled for completion in 168) (248) ,i.§aJx:d..y 1 68 · ( 11.10) .! Units in Development stage, as follows: !, ·, �H0USTITG RJ~SOU.:tCES COMM ITTEE October 30, 1967 NOTES A. Uni -s tructure - Daniel W. Gaskin; Magnolia Corporations - David S. Wolff; and Hod (Knox Mobile Homes), W. F. Gilmore, are all ver y much interested in installing prefab mobile homes in Atlanta as manufactured. They have thus far been prevented f rom doini so because of local Code r equirements. TJ:ese still app ear t o be t he best possibility for getting low-cost sinele family homes in Atl ant a . No- inter es t in this field has been sho-,,m by pri vate enterpris e t hr oush conventional Construction. Southern Stress -Plus, I nc. - John D. Johnson recently exhibited at Lenox Square a p2_t ented panel (assembled on site) prefab house to sell, ins talled on purchasers lot, as follows _: 1 DRrn - ~;5,000 .00; 2 BRm - $5 , 800 . 00; 3 BRm - $6,600. 00. B. Proposed locati ons for low cost housing are being coordinated with the Planning Dept., for adequacy of Communtiy Facil_ities, existing or proposed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically wi.th the School Dept. for adequacy of school facilities. C. The Foundation for Cooperative Housing, which developed Eastwych Villar;e and Cambridge Square (both in DeKalb County), are sponsoring the 200 unit London To1-m House development in Atlanta (Item F-5). D. In view of difficulti es encountered in zoning and getting other a_p:;irovals on sites proposed for large multi...;famil y developments , it is apparent that t he 101-1-income housing progr am will have to l ean heavily on Developers and Builders providing a sub stantial 9orti on of the program on small scattered sit es. Thus far, 555 single family houses (Item F-12) and 2,L.40 units in c1uplexes· and relatively small apartment developm ents, all under conventional f in2.ncing, are in t his category. · I'To proposal has yet been made for construction of units (even e fficiency or 1 bedrocm) to r ent or sell for as 101-1 as $50.00 per month. greatest need is in the $JO. OO - $50.00 per month-rental purchase range. ,, I' . G. /, The City's Attorney Blackwell in Decatur has proposed a concrete 3bedroom, 1 bath, 1,000 sq. ft. house whi ch he claims can s ell for $6,000, plus Jand costs, incl. he ati n8 and air conditioning equipment. !'a t i onal Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the marke t Feb. 1, 1967, a 800 - 900 S.F. (O.S. dimensions) 3 bedro om, prefabricated, ? rea sse~bled panel, sinele f amil y house plus a 96 S.F . (LS. dimensions ) storage building manufactur ed by Arrow Metal Products Corp, to sell under FR4. 221 d (2). Pri ce includes plumbing , el ectrical , heating units stove & refrigerator. House can._be completely assembled in 85 man hours; 53 of t hese (uith conventi onal plumbine ) are' beine erected (pre-sold) in the Thomasville Urban Renewal Area. Approx . 800 sq. ft. house is priced at $12, 200, 900 s q . ft . house is price d at $12,600. Adri an Homes Corp. has proposed a prefab to retail for about $7, 500 plus l and, foundation, closing and possibly tapping f ee s (See Item C-10 f or others); H. Saul Gr ay is one of fi ve partners in a Corporation which 01ms 280 new uni ts off Bankhead at Elbridge St., which he wants to sell, + a potential development on the site f or 512 additional units. Area is already zoned A-1. I. Rehabilitation by Housing Code Division of Building Department on Boulevard in Bedford-Pine U. R. Proj ect (ap;iroximately 700 units invol ved ) commen ced February 1. The U. R. proj e ct is still in survey and pl anning stage. A list is a vailabl e in Housing Resources Committee _office of 103 uni t s on Boulevard -which the owner s s t a t ed t hey wish to s ell, rather than r ehabilitate. This list has been made ava ilable t o t he H.A. and to a T-!ational , concern interested in developing a Rehabilitation Demons trati on p roject i n t hat cITea. J. Ralph L. Di ckey of Atl anta has proposed a non-profit revolving fund enter prise to acquire subs t andard housing , r enovate it anct· r e s ell, primarily thr ough private ent er pri s e. CACUR recently decided to form a non- profit corporation to r ehabilitate exi s ting units under 221 (h). Morris Brmm College is anot her such sponsor. · I nformati on i s welc omed as to chanees, additions or deletions in mat erial cont ained in this r eport. (Call _522- 4h63, K"'C t. LJO). K. � 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 COMMITTES October 30, 1967 SUMMARY STATUS OF ACCELERATED LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM (Commenced Nov. 15, 1967) yr i 2 yr. Program, 1967-8 59% 13% 30% 9,800 1967-8 Goals (5586) (127)) (290) (0) Public FHA Pvt. Development Status No. Units Housing 221 (Conventional) Elderly Completed (new const.) 1,25) sae (373) (881) cis Under Construction #3176 (790) (393) (1993) “we In Planning 6,190 (2010) (3836) (8) (296) Total In Sight ##10,620 ++%( 2800) (602) (2922) (296) Deficit- 2786 +3328 -18 +296 Being Considered 5,210 Of which (2,167) are doubtful. FHA is currently considering 1,125 of these. 7,166, Of which 5,806 units proposed, were showm in the previous report and 1,360 additional units are accounted for in this report, as Lost. (The majority of these losses are due to disapvprovals on locations and zoning e) Did Not Materialize “Most of these, should be available by end of 1968. **Includes 1,10 units of P.H. being developed by the Housing Authority + 1,660 units on ); sites proposed under Turnkey for P.H. In addition, 162 units have been leased for P.H. and leasing of )\51 additional units for P.H. is being negotiated. In addition, 6,315 units have been rehabilitated through the Housing Code Division, 212 units by the H.A. in the West End U.R. Project and 30 units voluntarily by private enterprise. FHA has received applications for rehabilitation of 167 housing units. Note: Includes only units financed under Federal assisted low and medium income housing programs; and units constructed under conventional financing as follows: Multi-family units costing not more than $10,000, exclusive of land Duplex units " " n " $12,000, " It tt Sinzle family units " " 0 " $15,000, nt " " Respectfully Submitted, See NOTES (last page). Pouwbea L Sc een Malcolm D, Jones Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: 1. Suwnmary of Public Housing in Atlanta eanieetCiy of Projects and Living Units (Private and Public) (wjs/ of hice copierouly d - Notes (  mele #1 887) 560 14,514 11),0 ( 650) ( 10) ( 350) 200 ( 500) 300 ( 162) HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE October 30, 1967 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA Existing Units in operation - filled. Units in Development staze, as follows: Units under construction off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Yashington U. R. Project (scheduled for completion in '68) (28) Kyataly 168 (02) byaBec. 168 Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of Procter Creek. (78) 3 Bedroom (16) Bedroom Bids opened March 7, 1967. Permit issued May '67. - (16) 5 Bedroom Estimate 18 months to construct. Units planned for Thomasville U. R. Project ( 0) 1 Bedroom (16 for elderly) In hands of architect. To advertise in Fall. (120) 2 Bedroom 2-3 months additional before construction can start. ( 80) 3 Bedroom 12 months, at least, additional for construction. ( 80) ) Bedroom Will try to have vart delivered before final. ( 30) 5 Bedroom Units allocated - Proposed Turnkey; (1660) tentatively pledged on )} sites approved by HUD. (Only 1010 of these units are firm). (Of this allocation are approved for leasing program). Units allocated for leasing program. (Leasing is only possibility for additional Public Housing units in occupancy during 1967: can only be turned over for Public Housing occupancy as become vacant). Units under lease (65 units, Murphy Apts.; 1:8 units, Tennessean Commons; 31 units, Sims Maddox's Apts. at Capitol and Vinara, require rehabilitation; 18 units on Darzan Place.) Negotiations under way for leasing 51 additional units. : ~ Total Potential De td ta e I. Je PS o HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE October 30, 1967 NOTES Uni-structure - Daniel W. Gaskin; Magnolia Corporations - David S. Wolff; and Mod (Knox Mobile Homes), W. F. Silmore, are all very much interested in installing prefab mobile homes in Atlanta as manufactured. They have thus far been prevented from doing so because of local Code requirements. These still appear to be the best possibility for getting low-cost single family homes in Atlanta. No interest in this field has been show by private enterorise through conventional Construction. Southern Stress-Plus, Inc. - John D. Johnson recently exhibited at Lenox Square a patented panel (assembled on site) prefab house to sell, installed on purchasers lot, as follows: 1 BRm = $5,000.00; 2 Bam ~ $5,800.00; 3 BRm - $6,600.00. Proposed locations for low cost housing are being coordinated with the Planning Dept., for adequacy of Communtiy Facilities, existing or proposed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically with the School Dept. for adequacy of school facilities, The Foundation for Cooperative Housing, which developed Eastwych Village and Cambridge Square (both in DeKalb County), are sponsoring the 200 unit London Town House development in Atlanta (Item F-5), In view of difficulties encountered in zoning and setting other avprovals on sites proposed for large multi-family developments, it is apparent that the low-income housing program will have to lean heavily on Developers and Builders providing a substantial vortion of the program on small scattered sites. Thus far, 555 single family houses (Item F-12) and 2,)));0 units in duplexes and relatively small apartment developments, all under conventionel financing, are in this category. No proposal has yet been made for construction of units (even efficiency or 1 bedroom) to rent or sell for as low as $50.00 per month. The City's greatest need is in the $30.00 - $50.00 per month-rental purchase range. Attorney Blackwell in Decatur has proposed a concrete 3bedroom, 1 bath, 1,000 sq. ft. house which he claims can sell for $6,000, plus land costs, incl. heating and air conditioning equipment, National Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the market Feb. 1, 1967, a 800 - 900 S.F. (0.S. dimensions) 3 bedroom, prefabricated, >reassembled panel, single family house plus a 96 S.F. (1.S. dimensions) storage building manufactured by Arrow Metal Products Corp, to sell under FHA 221 d (2). Price includes plumbing, electrical, heating units, stove % refrigerator, House can_be completely assembled in &5 man hours; 53 of these (with conventional plunbing) are being erected (prexsuld) in the Thomasville Urban Renewal Area. Apvrox. 800 sq. ft. house is priced at $12,200, 900 sq. ft. house is priced at $12,600. Adrian Homes Corp. has proposed a prefab to retail for about $7,500 plus land, foundation, closing and possibly tapping fees (See Item C-10 for others). Saul Gray is one of five partners in ea Corporation which owns 280 new units off Bankhead at Elbridge St., which he wants to sell, + a potential development on the site for 512 additional units, Area is already zoned A~l. Rehabilitation by Housing Code Division of Building Department on Boulevard in Bedford-Pine U. R. Project (aporoximately 700 wits involved) commenced February 1. The U. R. project is still in survey and planning stage. A list is available in Housing Resources Committee office of 103 units on Boulevard which the owners stated they wish to sell, rather than rehabilitate. This list has been made available to the H.A. and toa National concern interested in developing a Rehabilitation Demonstration project in that area. Ralph L. Dickey of Atlanta has proposed a non-profit revolving fund enterprise to acquire substandard housing, renovate it and resell, primarily through private enterprise, CACUR recently decided to form a non-profit corporation to rehabilitate existing units under 221 (h). Morris Brown College is another such sponsor, . Information is welcomed as to changes, additions or deletions in material contained in this report. (Call 522-63, Ext. 30).  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 18, Folder 25, Document 39 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/707e9c91e0844fba7e658e0e18b5ce31.pdf f37faa0dd0f773ae8528848eba3a891a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. A REPORT To The Citizens of Atlanta On URBAN RENEWAL During 1961 URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT CITY OF ATLANTA BY MALCOLM D . JONES, DIRECTOR PUBLISHED BY CITIZENS ADVISORY COM M ITTEE FOR URBA N RENEWAL J. ARC H AV A RY , J R ., CH A I RMA N �·-·------ f -~------ - -- , .... CITY OF ATLANTA Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor J BOARD OF ALDERMEN Sam Massell, Jr., President FIRST WARD: James E. Jackson; Robert S. Dennis l SECOND WARD: E. A. Gilliam; R. E. Lee Field THIRD WARD: Wm. T. Knight; James E. Vickers FOURTH WARD: Douglas Wood; Charles Leftwich FIFTH WARD: John A. White; G. Everett Millican SIXTH WARD: Richard C. Freeman; Cecil Turner SEVENTH WARD: Jack Summers; Milton G. Farris EIGHTH WARD: Rodney M. Cook; Douglas L. Fowlkes URBAN RENEWAL COMMITTEE G. Everett Millican, Chairman John A. White, Vice Chairman A. E. Gilliam Rodney M. Cook BETTER HOUSING COMMISSION B. A. Martin, Chairman C. Talmadge Hardeman Sam I. Cooper Dr. Sidn~y L. Davis R. A. Thompson URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT Malcolm D. Jones, Director Joseph A. Rabun, Assistant Director Willis L. Buckner, Rehabilitation Specialist Oliver M. Ownby, Environmental Improvement Div. James A. Smith, Relocation Housing Div. HOUSING AUTHORITY John 0. Chiles, Chairman Dr. Allen D. Albert, Jr., Edwin L. Sterne Vice Chairman Frank G. Etheridge Charles E. Thwaite, Jr. M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director Earl H. Metzger, Director of Redevelopment CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR URBAN RENEWAL J. Arch Avary, Chairman W. L. Ramsey, Executive Secretary - .., -- . · - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- �,. I URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT City of Atlanta REPORT FOR 1961 I. PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The primary purpose of this report is to bring to the citizens of Atlanta a better concept of Urban Renewal, why we have it, how it works, who is responsible for it, what has been accomplished to date, principal needs for the future and suggestions for accomplishing them. The Urban Renewal Department performs four major functions, the first and foremost of which is prescribed in ordinance establishing the Department, adopted July 1, 1957 which states, "The functions of this department shall be to study the Urban Renewal requirements of the City of Atlanta, to determine ways and means for their accomplishment and to provide and facilitate timely coordination and orderly development of Urban Renewal plans, projects and other related activities throughout the city . . . and to make recommendations for facilitating progress on Urban Renewal in the City of Atlanta... " In carrying out this function the Urban Renewal Department serves as the staff of the Urban Renewal Committee of the Board of Aldermen and performs the principal coordinating activities on Urban Renewal matters with other Departments and Agencies. This work is performed by the Director, Assistant Director, Rehabilitation Specialist and Secretary. The second function assigned this Department, as of July 1, 195~, is enforcement of the Housing and Slum Clearance Code of the City of Atlanta. For this purpose the Department is now authorized a Chief Inspector, 8 Field Inspectors and 2 Clerks. The third function is the city-wide responsibility for providing relocation housing assistance for families displaced by Governmental action, including expressway acquisition, and for issuance of certificates of eligibility to displaced families for purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes under the 221 Program. A relocation Housing Officer and Secretary perform this function. 1 �. . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ---- ~ f 1: r. The fourth and most recently assigned function, since August 1, 1960, is responsibility for enforcement of the City Ordinance requiring that demolitions be accomplished within a prescribed time limit after issuance of demolition permit and that resulting debris, litter and rubble be removed from the premises. This function is performed by the Environmental Improvement Division, in addition to Housing Code enforcement. The Urban Renewal Department, with advice and assistance of other Departments, especially the Planning Department, initiates and makes recommendations to the Urban Renewal Committee of the Board of Aldermen for new Urban Renewal Projects, reviews Urban Renewal Plans for the Urban Renewal Committee and when appropriate initiates changes in boundaries of existing Projects. Survey, planning and execution of the City's current Urban Renewal Projects, after selection, designation and adoption of the Projects by the City, has been delegated by Ordinance to the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, as the City's Agent. However, the establishment of broad policies for operation of the entire Urban Renewal program and responsibility for insuring that they are carried out is a duty and function of the City (the Mayor and Board of Aldermen) executed through its Urban Renewal Committee. This responsibility should not and cannot be delegated. 1 II. SUMMARY-EXISTING URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS: Atlanta's five Urban Renewal Projects now comprise 1303 acres, originally contained 2,971 substandard residential structures to be demolished, 1500 dwellings to be rehabilitated, will require 4,545 families to move and after redevelopment will house 7,598 families in safe, decent and sanitary standard housing ( a gain of 969 families) above the number that were in the areas originally. The net project cost of the first five projects will be roughly $27,000,000, of which the local share is $9,000,000, with $18,000,000 being borne by the Federal Government. f I I Of the local share, all but $1,500,000 in cash, the total 1957 Urban Renewal Bond funds, is being provided by non-cash grants in aid by other departments for capital improvements which will serve the areas. $4,500,000 of this amount is being provided by the Board of Education in the form of school construction. 2 �Taxes ( city and county) derived from the areas before the projects started was $160,000 annually; after redevelopment is complete the value of newly constructed taxable property in the areas is conservatively estimated to be $125,000,000, producing in real estate taxes alone $1,600,000 annually, an increase of ten fold. The first three ( center of town) projects were adopted in February, 1956, and the two outlying projects, for relocation purposes, were adopted in August, 1957. Final plans for Butler, RawsonWashington and Thomasville Projects were approved July, 1959, and for University and Rockdale June, 1960. Execution is considered to have started in Butler, Rawson-Washington and Thomasville Projects January 1, 1960, and in University and Rockdale January 1, 1961. The redevelopment phase is five years for all projects. By year end 1961, some 2400 substandard properties had been acquired by the Housing Authority at an expenditure of $17,000,000. 70% of all parcels to be acquired, have been purchased or are under condemnation; all property in the Thomasville Project had been acquired or was in the process of condemnation; over 1,000 substandard structures had been demolished and their occupants rehoused in standard dwellings; 431 dwelling units in the Urban Renewal Projects had been brought up to standards required by the Housing Code and 673 additional units were in the process of being rehabilitated. Six parcels, consisting of 69.43 acres, or 7.5 % of the Urban Renewal tracts, have already been sold for redevelopment valued at $12,068,350. This includes a $3,250,000, 21 story, luxury apartment building; a 1,000 pupil elementary school, an 8 story Holiday Motel; 596 medium priced rental apartment units; and 100 units of single family 221 sales housing. III. PRINCIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT: Housing Code Enforcement: In order to make the Housing Code felt throughout the entire city, the Environmental Improvement Division has devoted its efforts during 1961 primarily to the worst property in the block or neighborhood basis. However, in addition to city-wide coverage, conservation areas in salvagable, residential neighborhoods have now been selected for concentrated effort in 1962 on a house-by-house basis. This should result in substantial increased production during 1962. 3 �- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ------------------------------ --- J A S UMMARY OF H OUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOLLOWS : \ As of December 31, 1961 ~ec · -:1.\" 695 'Y 793 1509 Sept.82 Dec. '59 544 1960 1046 1961 Units 3628 3063 1307 2270 Cases 111 326 51 205 Uni ta 271 712 216 407 1960 ~ 1960 ~ 201 306 974 130 329 410 1959 1960 ~ /2. Cases referred to other Departments 747 121 207 1960 ~ /4. Demolitions: ,< ./\' /3. Minor Deficiencies: (Usually clean up of premises) /2. Properties Inspected in Conservation Areas /2. Demolition Permits complied /2. Court cn s es for non-compliance with Demolition Permits /3. Cases considered by Better Housing Commission Unite Placarded (with approval of B.H.O.) Il (, l U"' Cases /6. Major Repairs: 1 l ,2\~)), «'\ Families required to movefor demo Ii ti one Families required to move for other reasons /6. Court Cases for Housing Code violations (all won) NOTES: 1959 ~ 387 (9) (137) (325) 1960 1961 (242) (675) 1960 1961 (192) (465) (7) 1960 1961 36 47 1960 ~ Where no dates are indicated, figures pertain to 1961 operations only. Figures in ( ) also includod under other items. /6. Requires average of 6 inspections each /4. Requires average of 4 inspections each. /3. Requires average of 3 inspections each. /2. R equires average of 2 inspections each. At year end, Inspectors were carrying an average work load of approximately 225 uncompleted cases each, The above was accomplished with only 4 Inspectors in 1959 and 1960; in 1961 with 6-1/3 Inspectors; 8 Inspectors are now authorized. The Better Housing Commission has considered 462 slow moving :md difficult cases in an effort to resolve them without court action; and has authorized the placarding of 917 dwelling units. Relocation Housing: During 1961, 620 certificates of eligibility ( 23 to Whites and 597 to Negroes) were issued by the Relocation Housing Division to displaced families for the purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes built by private enterprise. A total of 3,210 certificates (306 to Whites and 2904 to Negroes) 4 �have been issued under this program to date. Since this program started in 1958, building permits have been issued for construction within the City of Atlanta for 2,889 single family, 221 houses (1072 for Whites and 181 7 for Negroes). All but 100 of these have been completed and all but 137 of the completed houses have been sold and occupied. This program alone represents $29,000,000 in new construction in Atlanta. The Relocation Housing office of this Department has relocated 58 displaced families in private rentals and referred 340 families to Public Housing. Fight Blight: During April, 1961, the Urban Renewal Department, with the assistance of other Departments and agencies, promoted and spear-headed a very successful city-wide FIGHT BLIGHT campaign. This was closely tied in with and supported by the Women's Chamber of Commerce in connection with its annual Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Campaign. Exhibits: During the week of August 21-26, 1961, this Department participated with other City Departments in providing displays at Lenox Square for the "Salute to Atlanta." The Department also had a very substantial and informative Urban Renewal display at the Southeastern Fair. Recertification of Workable Program: The Department prepared, with assistance of material furnished by other Departments and Agencies, Atlanta's annual report for Recertification of Progress in Community Improvement (Workable Program). The principal comments by the Federal Government in its Recertification of the Workable Program (to January 1, 1963) were: ( 1) That progress in Housing Code enforcement is good, but the City badly needs additional Inspectors and suggestion was made that building permit fees might be increased to finance the cost of the Housing Code enforcement service; and (2) That activities of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal be more comprehensive and positive in the role of actually accomplishing community improvements. 5 �Apartment Improvement: Inspection and upgrading major medium re.ntal apartment developments has been undertaken by the Rehabilitation Specialist of the Department. Revision of Housing Code: A comprehensive revision of the Housing Code is currently being undertaken, designed to clarify and strengthen certain provisions of the Code, based on our 2½ years actual experience in Code Enforcement. IV. OTHER MAJOR URBAN RENEWAL imPORTS AND RELATED PROJECTS: f:PF Buttermilk Bottoms: The 160 acre Buttermilk Bottoms tract has, since November, 1960, been designated and adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen as a future Urban Renewal Project. This area has long been considered by many as Atlanta's future Number 1 Urban Renewal Project. West End: A General Neighborhood Renewal Plan study is underway in a 650 acre area of the "West End": to be completed in June, 1962. It is anticipated that a $1,500,000 Urban Renewal Project will develop in at least 10% of the area being studied. Transportation Plaza: j A Feasibility Study for future Urban Renewal P rojects is being made by the Planning Department in the 500 acre tract known as "Transportation Plaza," which includes the area between Whitehall-Spring Streets and Northside Drive, from McDaniel Street to North Avenue. Georgia State College: An Urban Renewal Project for expansion of Georgia State College along Decatur Street, between Central Avenue and Piedmont Avenue, is already definitely underway, with the entire local share of the cost of the project being borne by Georgia State College and the State Board of Regents. Howard School: Application has been prepared for submittal to the Federal Government for a small Urban Project 6 r �sponsored by the School Department primarily for expansion of Howard High School. The Board of Education has committed itself to defray all but $17,500 of the cost of the local share of this project. East Atlanta: An application is being prepared by the Housing Authority for a 110 acre Urban Renewal Project in East Atlanta in the Mayson A venueHardee Street area. About half of this project is contemplated for rehabilitation. There is also sufficient vacant land in this project to provide location within the project for construction of additional public housing units required, before any demolition takes place within the project area. Bond Issue: Since 1958 the Urban Renewal Department has been working consistently for adoption of a Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Projects, h as developed such a proposal for consideration by the Urban Renewal Committee and is prepared to present and support the proposal before the Bond Commission. This proposal is for six year program, 1962-7, and, in addition to the projects listed above, includes five other badly needed projects. Two of these are proposed as "companion" projects to complement others. The local share of this proposed six year program amounts to $8,000,000. This includes a $1,000,000 revolving fund for non-Federal-assisted projects. This amount is not excessive, when compared with the needs of the City, and is in keeping with the financial effort being made in Urban Renewal by other cities of comparable size. Relocation Housing: Other developments in progress, not a direct part of but closely related to Urban Renewal, are the 650 unit Field Road Public Housing Project for Negroes and 250 units of high-rise Public Housing for Elderly (Whites) now underway on Ashby Street, just South of the Joel Chandler Harris Public Housing Project. Also commitment has been made in the Eastern sector of the Butler Street Urban R enewal Project for 200 units of high - rise Public Housing for the Elderly (Negroes). V. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION: The highlight of citizen participation during 1961 was the enthusiastic and effective part played by neighborhood groups, business associations, 7 ,.. �.--------------- ------__.,____ri._,.,. ~ ~--- - -- - - - - I ~! trade organizations, clubs and individual citizens in Atlanta's first FIGHT BLIGHT Campaign. The Citizens Advisory Committee for' Urban .Renewal was particularly helpful in a clerical, financial and advisory capacity. Throughout the year the Acting Director of the Citizens Advisory Committee published and distributed to its membership a very informative weekly newsletter. The Citizens Advisory Committee also provided for publication of the 1960 Report of the Urban Renewal Department, and has offered to publish this report. It has also been very active through the courtesy of the Trust Company of Georgia in arranging informative talks and tours on Urban Renewal for various citizen groups. The Chamber of Commerce has listed progress in Urban Renewal as one of its seven major objectives during 1962. The first edition of "Atlanta" (January, 1962, edition), a publication sponsored by the "Forward Atlanta" movement of the Chamber of Commerce, contained as its primary feature an excellent article on Urban Renewal. The Central Atlanta Association and the newly organized Uptown Association have both strongly endorsed and adopted policy supporting Urban Renewal. The League of Women Voters published during 1961 a special edition of its "FACTS" pamphlet devoted exclusively to Urban Renewal. Both this organization and the Voters Guild prominently featured Urban Renewal in their educational campaigns for voters during the 1961 Primary and General Election. All local candidates for re-election during the 1961 Mayor and Board of Aldermen campaign endorsed and promised support for Urban Renewal. The local press, radio and television have consistently supported and assisted the Urban Renewal Program. VI. SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE: ( a) According to the 1960 census, there are 40,000 dwelling units within the City of Atlanta that are dilapidated or deteriorating. These represent areas of the City six times as extensive as our current Urban Renewal Projects. It takes little imagination to see the need for Housing Code E nforcement . and Urban Renewal clearance projects in these areas. (b) A Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Projects, with some degree of acceptance for future development, is essential to planning areas for Housing Code Enforcement, taking full 8 �advantage of capital improvements by other Departments for Urban Renewal credit purposes and for ,controlling, or at least influencing, interim developments in various critical areas of the City. 11 ( c) Adequate provision for financing such a program on a continuing basis is a must, if Urban Renewal is to serve the purpose intended in Atlanta, and which it is capable of doing, if given adequate financial support. The City simply cannot afford to fail to take advantage of the opportunity now offered, through the Urban Renewal Program, to rid itself of its extensive festering slums. ( d) Future substantial Urban Renewal Projects cannot be undertaken, however, without simultaneously providing for additional Public Housing to accommodate those displaced families whose income is too low to buy or rent standard dwelling units in the open market. ( e) The adoption by the City of Minimum Standards for existing commercial and industrial properties, similar to those now in the Housing Code for residential structures, is essential if we are to eliminate slums and upgrade neighborhoods. (f) Violations of the Housing Code are so numerous and extensive, it is doubtful that material progress cao be made in corrective measures until the Courts adopt the policy of fining offenders on first notice and summons for Housing Code violations, in much the same manner as is now followed in Traffic Court for traffic violations. (g) The Sanitary, Health and Fire Departments have been and can continue to contribute tremendously to Environmental Improvement throughout the City by assisting in enforcing clean up of premises and removal of accumulations of trash and litter from occupied properties and vacant lots. This will, at the .same time, improve sanitary and health conditions and reduce fire hazards. (h) Improvement of apartment zoning regulations would greatly assist, from an Environmental Improvement standpoint, prevention of future slums, through new construction . r. r (i) Greater restrictions and controls on operators of junk yards and salvage dumps throu ghout the City is very much needed. A requirement for screening existing establishments in this category with a woven redwood fence , similar to th at now required for new establishments would be a 9 J �, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- ____ .. --~--,._ - ----- 7 tremendous benefit to the City in its Environmental Improvement effort. (j) Thorough rehabilitation through Housing Code enforcement is the backbone of the Citywide Urban Renewal effort. Increased emphasis now on this phase, with additional Housing Code Inspectors, is far cheaper and more practical for the City than clearance and redevelopment later, except in those areas which are already so badly deteriorated that it is not economically feasible to rehabilitate them. (k) The need urgently exists for some appropriate incentives, probably tax concessions, to encourage private enterprise to redevelop, at no cost to the City, slum areas in accordance with plans and appropriate controls established and approved by the City. VII. IN APPRECIATION: The Urban Renewal Department is especially appreciative of assistance and cooperation rendered during 1961 in the overall Urban Renewal effort by the following on various and special occasions, for which space herein does not permit detailed recognition. Various Departments of the City of Atlanta ( especially the Planning and Construction Departments) : Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Board of Education Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board State Highway Department Fulton County Health Department Federal Agencies Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal Municipal Court Better Housing Commission Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Women's Chamber of Commerce Central Atlanta Association Uptown Association Atlanta Real Estate Boa rd Fulton County Grand Juries Grand Jurors Association Voters Guild League of Women Voters Atlanta Urban League Atlanta newspapers a nd local radio and t elevision stations Trust Company of Georgia And host of organizations, clubs and individual friends and supporters The Urban Renewal Department especially 10 I �-- ~-- - -- - - - - wishes to acknowledge the valuable services and consistent support given this Department and the Urban Renewal Program by two former members of the Urban Renewal Committee, Alderman Jesse Draper and W. A. "Bill" Sims, who chose not to stand for re-election in the 1961 political campaign. j r I r I 11 � 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 REPORT To The Citizens of Atlanta On URBAN RENEWAL During 1961 URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT CITY OF ATLANTA BY MALCOLM D. JONES, DIRECTOR PUBLISHED BY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR URBAN RENEWAL J. ARCH AVARY, JR., CHAIRMAN CITY OF ATLANTA Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor BOARD OF ALDERMEN Sam Massell, Jr., President First Warp: James E. Jackson; Robert 8. Dennis SEcoND Warp: E. A. Gilliam; R. E. Lee Field THIRD WARD: Wm. T. Knight; James E. Vickers FourtH Warp: Douglas Wood; Charles Leftwich FirtH Warp: John A. White; G. Everett Millican SrxtH Warp: Richard C. Freeman; Cecil Turner SEVENTH WARD: Jack Summers; Milton G. Farris EIGHTH WarD: Rodney M. Cook; Douglas L, Fowlkes URBAN RENEWAL COMMITTEE G. Everett Millican, Chairman John A. White, Vice Chairman A. E. Gilliam Rodney M. Cook BETTER HOUSING COMMISSION B. A. Martin, Chairman C. Talmadge Hardeman Dr. Sidney L. Davis Sam I. Cooper R. A. Thompson URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT Malcolm D. Jones, Director Joseph A. Rabun, Assistant Director Willis L. Buckner, Rehabilitation Specialist Oliver M. Ownby, Environmental Improvement Div. James A. Smith, Relocation Housing Div. HOUSING AUTHORITY John O. Chiles, Chairman Dr. Allen D. Albert, Jr., Edwin L. Sterne Vice Chairman Frank G. Etheridge Charles E. Thwaite, Jr. . M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director Earl H. Metzger, Director of Redevelopment CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR URBAN RENEWAL J. Arch Avary, Chairman W. L. Ramsey, Executive Secretary URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT City of Atlanta REPORT FOR 1961 IJ. PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The primary purpose of this report is to bring to the citizens of Atlanta a better concept of Urban Renewal, why we have it, how it works, who is responsible for it, what has been accom- plished to date, principal needs for the future and suggestions for accomplishing them. The Urban Renewal Department performs four major functions, the first and foremost of which is prescribed in ordinance establishing the Depart- ment, adopted July 1, 1957 which states, “The functions of this department shall be to study the Urban Renewal requirements of the City of Atlanta, to determine ways and means for their accomplishment and to provide and facilitate timely coordination and orderly development of Urban Renewal plans, projects and other related activities throughout the city . . . and to make recommendations for facilitating progress on Urban Renewal in the City of Atlanta. . .” In carrying out this function the Urban Renewal Department serves as the staff of the Urban Renewal Committee of the Board of Aldermen and performs the principal coordinating activities on Urban Renewal matters with other Depart- ments and Agencies. This work is performed by the Director, Assistant Director, Rehabilitation Specialist and Secretary. The second function assigned this Department, as of July 1, 1959, is enforcement of the Housing and Slum Clearance Code of the City of Atlanta. For this purpose the Department is now author- ue Chief Inspector, 8 Field Inspectors and 2 erks, The third function is the city-wide responsibility for providing relocation housing assistance for families displaced by Governmental action, includ- ing expressway acquisition, and for issuance of certificates of eligibility to displaced families for purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes under the 221 Program. A relocation Housing Officer and Secretary perform this function. 1 The fourth and most recently assigned function, since August 1, 1960, is responsibility for enforce- ment of the City Ordinance requiring that demo- litions be accomplished within a prescribed time limit after issuance of demolition permit and that resulting debris, litter and rubble be removed from the premises. This function is performed by the Environmental Improvement Division, in addition to Housing Code enforcement. The Urban Renewal Department, with advice and assistance of other Departments, especially the Planning Department, initiates and makes recommendations to the Urban Renewal Com- mittee of the Board of Aldermen for new Urban Renewal Projects, reviews Urban Renewal Plans for the Urban Renewal Committee and when appropriate initiates changes in boundaries of existing Projects. Survey, planning and execution of the City’s current Urban Renewal Projects, after selection, designation and adoption of the Projects by the City, has been delegated by Ordinance to the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, as the City’s Agent. However, the establishment of broad policies for operation of the entire Urban Renewal pro- gram and responsibility for insuring that they are carried out is a duty and function of the City (the Mayor and Board of Aldermen) executed through its Urban Renewal Committee. This responsibility should not and cannot be delegated. Il. SUMMARY—EXISTING URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS: Atlanta’s five Urban Renewal Projects now comprise 1303 acres, originally contained 2,971 substandard residential structures to be demol- ished, 1500 dwellings to be rehabilitated, will require 4,545 families to move and after redevel- opment will house 7,598 families in safe, decent and sanitary standard housing (a gain of 969 families) above the number that were in the areas originally. The net project cost of the first five projects will be roughly $27,000,000, of which the local share is $9,000,000, with $18,000,000 being borne by the Federal Government. Of the local share, all but $1,500,000 in cash, the total 1957 Urban Renewal Bond funds, is being provided by non-cash grants in aid by other departments for capital improvements which will serve the areas. $4,500,000 of this amount is being provided by the Board of Education in the form of school construction. ry Taxes (city and county) derived from the areas before the projects started was $160,000 annually; after redevelopment is complete the value of newly constructed taxable property in the areas is conservatively estimated to be $125,000,000, producing in real estate taxes alone $1,600,000 annually, an increase of ten fold. The first three (center of town) projects were adopted in February, 1956, and the two outlying projects, for relocation purposes, were adopted in August, 1957, Final plans for Butler, Rawson- Washington and Thomasville Projects were approved July, 1959, and for University and Rockdale June, 1960. Execution is considered to have started in Butler, Rawson-Washington and Thomasville Projects January 1, 1960, and in University and Rockdale January 1, 1961. The redevelopment phase is five years for all projects. By year end 1961, some 2400 substandard properties had been acquired by the Housing Authority at an expenditure of $17,000,000. 70% of all parcels to be acquired, have been pur- chased or are under condemnation; all property in the Thomasville Project had been acquired or was in the process of condemnation; over 1,000 substandard structures had been demolished and their occupants rehoused in standard dwellings; 431 dwelling units in the Urban Renewal Projects had been brought up to standards required by the Housing Code and 673 additional units were in the process of being rehabilitated. Six parcels, con- sisting of 69.43 acres, or 7.5% of the Urban Renewal tracts, have already been sold for redevelopment valued at $12,068,350. This includes a $3,250,000, 21 story, luxury apart- ment building; a 1,000 pupil elementary school, an 8 story Holiday Motel; 596 medium priced rental apartment units; and 100 units of single family 221 sales housing. III. PRINCIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL DEPARTMENT: Housing Code Enforcement: In order to make the Housing Code felt throughout the entire city, the Environmental Improvement Division has devoted its efforts dur- ing 1961 primarily to the worst property in the block or neighborhood basis. However, in addi- tion to city-wide coverage, conservation areas in salvagable, residential neighborhoods have now been selected for concentrated effort in 1962 ona house-by-house basis. This should result in sub- stantial increased production during 1962. 3 A SUMMARY OF HousING CoDE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOLLOWS: ie As of December 31, 1961 3 at sak = As Va Sept.- */6. Major Repsirs: Cases 695 82 Dec. "59 793 544 1960 1509 1046 1961 Units 3628 1307 1959 3063 2270 1961 /4. Demolitions: Cases 111 51 1960 326 205 1961 Unita 271 216 1960 712 407 1961 /3. Minor Deficiencies: (Usually clean up of premises) 201 180 1959 306 329 1960 974 410 1961 /2. Properties Inspected in Conservation Areas TAT /2. Cases referred to other Departments 121 1960 207 1961 /2. Demolition Permits complied B87 /2. Court cases for non-compliance with Demolition Permits (9) /3. Cases considered by Better Housing Commission (137 1960 (325 1961 Units Placarded (with approval of B.H.C.) (242) 1960 (675) 1961 Families required to move— for demolitions (192) 1960 Families required to move (465) 1961 for other reasons (7) /6. Court Cases for Housing Code violations (all won) 36 1960 47 1961 *NOTES: Where no dates are indicated, figures pertain to 1961 operations only. Figures in ( ) also included under other items. 76. Requires average of 6 inspections each /4. Requires average of 4 inspections each. /3. Requires average of 3 inspections each. /2. Requires average of 2 inspections each. At year end, Inspectors were carrying an average oe load of approximately 225 uncompleted cases each, The above was accomplished with only 4 In- spectors in 1959 and 1960; in 1961 with 6-1/3 Inspectors; 8 Inspectors are now authorized. The Better Housing Commission has con- sidered 462 slow moving and difficult cases in an effort to resolve them without court action; and has authorized the placarding of 917 dwelling units. Relocation Housing: During 1961, 620 certificates of eligibility (23 to Whites and 597 to Negroes) were issued by the Relocation Housing Division to displaced families for the purchase of FHA insured mortgage homes built by private enterprise. A total of 3,210 cer- tificates (306 to Whites and 2904 to Negroes) 4 have been issued under this program to date. Since this program started in 1958, building per- mits have been issued for construction within the City of Atlanta for 2,889 single family, 221 houses (1072 for Whites and 1817 for Negroes). All but 100 of these have been completed and all but 137 of the completed houses have been sold and occupied. This program alone repre- sents $29,000,000 in new construction in Atlanta. The Relocation Housing office of this Depart- ment has relocated 58 displaced families in private rentals and referred 340 families to Public Housing. Fight Blight: During April, 1961, the Urban Renewal Depart- ment, with the assistance of other Departments and agencies, promoted and spear-headed a very successful city-wide FIGHT BLIGHT campaign. This was closely tied in with and supported by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce in connec- tion with its annual Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Campaign. Exhibits: During the week of August 21-26, 1961, this Department participated with other City Depart- ments in providing displays at Lenox Square for the “Salute to Atlanta.” The Department also had a very substantial and informative Urban Renewal display at the Southeastern Fair. Recertification of Workable Program: The Department prepared, with assistance of material furnished by other Departments and Agencies, Atlanta’s annual report for Recertifica- tion of Progress in Community Improvement (Workable Program). The principal comments by the Federal Government in its Recertification of the Workable Program (to January 1, 1963) were: (1) That progress in Housing Code enforcement is good, but the City badly needs additional Inspectors and suggestion was made that building permit fees might be increased to finance the cost of the Housing Code enforce- ment service; and (2) That activities of the Citizens Advisory Com- mittee for Urban Renewal be more compre- hensive and positive in the role of actually accomplishing community improvements. 5  Apartment Improvement: Inspection and upgrading major medium rental : apartment developments has been undertaken by the Rehabilitation Specialist of the Department. | Revision of Housing Code: A comprehensive revision of the Housing Code is currently being undertaken, designed to clarify and strengthen certain provisions of the Code, based on our 214 years actual experience in Code Enforcement. IV. OTHER MAJOR URBAN RENEWAL | yep OES AND RELATED PROJECTS: Buttermilk Bottoms: The 160 acre Buttermilk Bottoms tract has, since November, 1960, been designated and adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen as a future Urban Renewal Project. This area has long been considered by many as Atlanta’s future Number 1 Urban Renewal Project. West End: A General Neighborhood Renewal Plan study is underway in a 650 acre area of the “West End”: to be completed in June, 1962. It is anticipated that a $1,500,000 Urban Renewal Project will develop in at least 10% of the area being studied. Transportation Plaza: A Feasibility Study for future Urban Renewal Projects is being made by the Planning Depart- ment in the 500 acre tract known as “‘Transporta- tion Plaza,” which includes the area between Whitehall-Spring Streets and Northside Drive, from McDaniel Street to North Avenue. Georgia State College: An Urban Renewal Project for expansion of Georgia State College along Decatur Street, be- tween Central Avenue and Piedmont Avenue, is already definitely underway, with the entire local share of the cost of the project being borne by Georgia State College and the State Board of Regents. Howard School: Application has been prepared for submittal to the Federal Government for a small Urban Project 6 sponsored by the School Department primarily for expansion of Howard High School. The Board of Education has committed itself to defray all but $17,500 of the cost of the local share of this project. East Atlanta: An application is being prepared by the Hous- ing Authority for a 110 acre Urban Renewal Pro- ject in East Atlanta in the Mayson Avenue- Hardee Street area. About half of this project is contemplated for rehabilitation. There is also sufficient vacant land in this project to provide location within the project for construction of additional public housing units required, before any demolition takes place within the project area. Bond Issue: Since 1958 the Urban Renewal Department has been working consistently for adoption of a Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Pro- jects, has developed such a proposal for con- sideration by the Urban Renewal Committee and is prepared to present and support the proposal before the Bond Commission. This proposal is for six year program, 1962-7, and, in addition to the projects listed above, includes five other badly needed projects. Two of these are pro- posed as “companion” projects to complement others. The local share of this proposed six year program amounts to $8,000,000. This includes a $1,000,000 revolving fund for non-Federal-as- sisted projects. This amount is not excessive, when compared with the needs of the City, and is in keeping with the financial effort being made in Urban Renewal by other cities of comparable size. Relocation Housing: Other developments in progress, not a direct art of but closely related to Urban Renewal, are the 650 unit Field Road Public Housing Project for Negroes and 250 units of high-rise Public Housing for Elderly (Whites) now underway on Ashby Street, just South of the Joel Chandler Harris Public Housing Project. Also commitment has been made in the Eastern sector of the Butler Street Urban Renewal Project for 200 units of high-rise Public Housing for the Elderly (Negroes). V. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION: The highlight of citizen participation during 1961 was the enthusiastic and effective part played by neighborhood groups, business associations, 7 trade organizations, clubs and individual citizens in Atlanta’s first FIGHT BLIGHT Campaign. The Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban -Re- newal was particularly helpful in a clerical, finan- cial and advisory capacity. Throughout the year the Acting Director of the Citizens Advisory Committee published and distributed to its mem- bership a very informative weekly newsletter. The Citizens Advisory Committee also provided for publication of the 1960 Report of the Urban Renewal Department, and has offered to publish this report. It has also been very active through the courtesy of the Trust Company of Georgia in arranging informative talks and tours on Urban Renewal for various citizen groups. The Chamber of Commerce has listed progress in Urban Renewal as one of its seven major objec- tives during 1962. The first edition of “Atlanta” (January, 1962, edition), a publication sponsored by the “Forward Atlanta” movement of the Cham- ber of Commerce, contained as its primary feature an excellent article on Urban Renewal. The Central Atlanta Association and the newly organized Uptown Association have both strongly endorsed and adopted policy supporting Urban Renewal. The League of Women Voters published during 1961 a special edition of its “FACTS” pamphlet devoted exclusively to Urban Renewal. Both this organization and the Voters Guild promi- nently featured Urban Renewal in their educa- tional campaigns for voters during the 1961 Pri- mary and General Election. All local candidates for re-election during the 1961 Mayor and Board of Aldermen campaign endorsed and promised support for Urban Renewal. The local press, radio and television have con- sistently supported and assisted the Urban Renewal Program. VI. SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE: (a) According to the 1960 census, there are 40,000 dwelling units within the City of Atlanta that are dilapidated or deteriorating. These repre- sent areas of the City six times as extensive as our current Urban Renewal Projects. It takes little imagination to see the need for Housing Code Enforcement and Urban Renewal clearance projects in these areas. (b) A Long Range Program for future Urban Renewal Projects, with some degree of acceptance for future development, is essential to planning areas for Housing Code Enforcement, taking full 8 advantage of capital improvements by other De- partments for Urban Renewal credit purposes and for controlling, or at least influencing, interim developments in various critical areas of the City. (c) Adequate provision for financing such a program on a continuing basis is a must, if Urban Renewal is to serve the purpose intended in Atlanta, and which it is capable of doing, if given adequate financial support. The City simply cannot afford to fail to take advantage of the opportunity now offered, through the Urban Renewal Program, to rid itself of its extensive festering slums. (d) Future substantial Urban Renewal Projects cannot be undertaken, however, without simul- taneously providing for additional Public Housing to accommodate those displaced families whose income is too low to buy or rent standard dwelling units in the open market. (e) The adoption by the City of Minimum Standards for existing commercial and industrial properties, similar to those now in the Housing Code for residential structures, is essential if we are to eliminate slums and upgrade neighbor- hoods. (f) Violations of the Housing Code are so numerous and extensive, it is doubtful that ma- terial progress can be made in corrective measures until the Courts adopt the policy of fining offenders on first notice and summons for Hous- ing Code violations, in much the same manner as is now followed in Traffic Court for traffic viola- tions. (g) The Sanitary, Health and Fire Depart- ments have been and can continue to contribute tremendously to Environmental Improvement throughout the City by assisting in enforcing clean up of premises and removal of accumulations of trash and litter from occupied properties and vacant lots. This will, at the same time, improve sanitary and health conditions and reduce fire hazards. (h) Improvement of apartment zoning regula- tions would greatly assist, from an Environmental Improvement standpoint, prevention of future slums, through new construction . (i) Greater restrictions and controls on opera- tors of junk yards and salvage dumps throughout the City is very much needed. A requirement for screening existing establishments in this category with a woven redwood fence, similar to that now required for new establishments would be a 9 tremendous benefit to the City in its Environ- mental Improvement effort. (j) Thorough rehabilitation through Housing Code enforcement is the backbone of the City- wide Urban Renewal effort. Increased emphasis now on this phase, with additional Housing Code Inspectors, is far cheaper and more practical for the City than clearance and redevelopment later, except in those areas which are already so badly deteriorated that it is not economically feasible to rehabilitate them. (k) The need urgently exists for some appro- priate incentives, probably tax concessions, to encourage private enterprise to redevelop, at no cost to the City, slum areas in accordance with plans and appropriate controls established and approved by the City. VII. IN APPRECIATION: The Urban Renewal Department is especially appreciative of assistance and cooperation rendered during 1961 in the overall Urban Re- newal effort by the following on various and special occasions, for which space herein does not permit detailed recognition. Various Departments of the City of Atlanta (especially the Planning and Construction De- partments ) : Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Board of Education Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board State Highway Department Fulton County Health Department Federal Agencies Citizens Advisory Committee for Urban Renewal Municipal Court Better Housing Commission Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Women’s Chamber of Commerce Central Atlanta Association Uptown Association Atlanta Real Estate Board Fulton County Grand Juries Grand Jurors Association Voters Guild League of Women Voters Atlanta Urban League Atlanta newspapers and local radio and television stations Trust Company of Georgia And host of organizations, clubs and individual friends and supporters The Urban Renewal Department especially 10 wishes to acknowledge the valuable services and consistent support given this Department and the Urban Renewal Program by two former members of the Urban Renewal Committee, Alderman Jesse Draper and W. A. “Bill” Sims, who chose not to stand for re-election in the 1961 political cam- paign. 11  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 18, Folder 25, Document 4 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/03a8841ea626f8438579a93aa83be82e.pdf 0e99d5c9e9803b7bc1bf57d6522c4189 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .... • I ,' .., ~ .,, .,, .. ~ ,. , ., ,,1, \.: :'J ' ..,~,-- /' J . 11 '·:I' • '~ , Jr~!·. -4' ' ,, CITY HALL Room 1204, City Hall ·, /' (/: ,,'/·,, ·,3 .. ~1··~-.~ HOUSING RESCXJRCES COMMITTEE .. ,,, ' . (:1,,, ';.\ r ·.,, ,• ,I • ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 October 27, 1967 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Commi ttee Member: The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Group, HRC, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 2, in Committee Room #2, Second .Floor, City Hall. We hope that you can attend this meeting. Please come prepar ed t o discuss the Atlanta Urban Coalition and to vote on whether the Housing Resources Committee should become a member. A return address postal card is enclosed f or your convenience in letting us know whether you will be able to attend the meeting on November 2. Sincerely, A~-~ J;n~C-. - - Malcolm D. Supervisor of Inspection Services MDJ/ slc Encl: Return address postal card. � 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 ae iy in = " — Pee ft wpe HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTED CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 Room 120), City Hall ‘ _ October 27, 1967 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS, ANN M, MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Committee Member: The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Group, HRC, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 2, in Committee Room #2, Second Floor, City Hall. We hope that you can attend this meeting. Please come prepared to discuss the Atlanta Urban Coalition and to vote on whether the Housing Resources Committee should become a member. A return address postal card is enclosed for your convenience in letting us know whether you will be able to attend the meeting on November 2. Sincerely, Malcolm D. Jone Supervisor of Inspection Services MDJ/sle Encl: Return address postal card.  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 18, Folder 25, Document 40 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4877501327ab551dc4bf7b36f478b90e.pdf bb54d61e65be1d94cf12aad5e05985d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 25, 1967 Reverend S . A . Baker Mount V rnon Baptist Church 441 Hunter Street, N . W . Atlanta , Georgi 30313 Dear everend Baker: This will cknowledge receipt of your letter of October 23rd expre ing the concern of the MoWlt Vernon Baptist Church in relieving low income hou ing horta.ge . 1 am mo t grateful for your intere t nd 1 am asking Colonel Malcolm 1onea of the City's Hou ing Resources Committee, to communicate with you and Cbairma W . S . H rri • Sincerely yours, Ivan All n, Jr. M yor IAJr/br CC: Colonel Jones � 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 October 25, 1967 Reverend S. A. Baker Mount Vernon Baptist Church 441 Hunter Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Dear Reverend Baker: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 23rd expressing the concern of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church in relieving low income housing shortage. Iam most grateful for your interest and I am asking Colonel Maicolm Jones of the City's Housing Resources Committee, to communicate with you and Chairman W. S. Harris. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1ASr/br CC: Colonel Jones  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 18, Folder 25, Document 41 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ea3ccdaf1683e12dd7696601a63ad763.pdf 67d843be3e106e22c04f64d87f7d5935 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I • ·- ·- · - - --- -- --- --- September 27, '1967 HOUSING RESOURCES CO!'-ll'1ITTEE Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income Housing_.P rogr am 1. (Which Can Be Initiated Now) The Mayor, assisted by the Chair man, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the need for the accelerat ed pro13r am, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge t heir cooperation and assistance in carrying out the progra1T1. 2. Until such time as Public Housine facilities can be obtained and operated by the Hous ing Authority i n adj a cent unincorporated areas, ~equest the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until aft er they have established l egal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at l east one y ear. .A ., J. A Non-profi t Housing Development Corporation be f ormed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 public funds and $900, 000 to be obtained thr ough private loans) with which to acqui r e and bank land, f or ultimate disposi tion wi t hout profit, f or development of low-income housi ng and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing progr am . 4. The Planning Department to effect as soon as poss ible a cor1prehensive revision of Zonine whereby amounts and locations of l and z oned or quali fie d f or r ezoning f or multi- family low- i ncome housing wil l more adequat ely meet the Ci ty' s needs f or s uch housi ng . 5. The Ci t y to expedite appl icat ions f or its f uture proposed Urban Rene1,al Proj ects in order to make additional l and available f or lou- income housi ng, but • I to exe cut e redevelopment of such project area s on a section-by-se ction basis only , in order t o minimize displacement at any one time . Plunkettown and Eas t Atlanta would provide excel l ent l ocations , alt hough Plunket t o1m has previously been cons idered primarily for industrial development . Effort should be made to provide f or extension of low-income housine development in Plunkettown, southwar.d int o Clayton County where th~ ma jor porti on of ,.the area needi ng r ene,: al already , l i es . 6. Est ablish policy _that det ermined ef f ort be made to l ocat e some l ow- i ncome housing i n each Ward of t he . Ci ty, r e cognizing th~t the bulk of s uch housing will of necessi t y have to go i n areas wher e land is avail able at prices which make low- income housing development economically· f easible . Alder men in r espective Wards to be urged t o work. with Plannin~ Depart ment, Housing Authority and Housing Resources Committ ee in det ermining lo cati ons and number of, uni t s consi der ed a?pr opriate for their ', Tard. ------- - ._ .--. --~---- == ~-=-- �______ ~---~-..::.-..:..- ..;__~_....._ 2 7. The Housing Authority be reques ted to adopt a policy of trying to locate a sizable portion of its f uture Public Housing, Turnkey or otherwise, on small and medium sized scattered tract s, rangeing from 4 to 200 units each, within general areas of the City to~be selected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Plannine Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under EOA) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by government al action and those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying , for Public Housing . Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emer gency housing f or not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encourage in any way possible greater interest by developers in construction of single family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and r ehabilitation by private -~nterprise of existing housin.3, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for r ental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and generally accepted materials, as assembled i n the fact ories ; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. 11. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislat i ve action) substantially as foll ows to builders and developers of low-income housing· units which will rent or sell in the private market in t he $45 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. No. Bedrooms RentaL or Purchase Ran.:,;e 1 Bedroom or Efficiency $45.00-55.00 100 75 50 25 10 None 2 Bedrooms $55.00-65.00 Same as above 12. Tax Abatement % _No. Years 1st year 2nd year Jr.d year 4th year 5th year Thereafter Establish a positive and ;intensive program ( classes), th.tough EOA or ..other source , in depres s ed areas of the City f or education of low- income tenants in proper . conservation (_care and maintenance ) of dwellings and premises which they occupy. 13. The City to continue t o actively work f or r e:i.nstatement of the Rent SuppleMent Procram, i n substantially the same f orm as previously authorized . �3 1· 14. The Housing Author ity to take ail acti ve roll, both in the n ei ghborho:J dsI involved and politically, in selection of sites !or Public Housin_3 and in sup9ort of rez onin3 petiti ons on sites cons idered suitable for Public Housin6 under the Turnkey progr am .- ·15. Sponsors of sites proposed for r ezoni ng for the low-income housing program to be en couraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and the Housing Res ources Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general nei ghbor hood concurrence at least t wo weeks bef ore the rez oning .signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites propos ed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly .determine t he adequacy of Corrnnunity Facilities for the proposed development, and pri or to presentation to the Pla..l'liling Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies i nvolved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is complet ed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committ ee before the Planning Board considers the proposal. 17,. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Commit t ee, the Housing Authority to submit to them writt en recom .endations on all sites on agendas proposed f or r ez oning for Public Housing; and the Housing Resources Committee to submit recornmenciations on all sites on agendas propose d for rezoning f or lowincome housing under either the TurIL'ke:,r or 2 21 d ( 3) progr2.I11s. +8. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public HousinG progr am, parti cularly leasing and purchase, into the ad j acent unincorporated areas. � 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 Sead many Sales ae nal Soe / i f (eae RESOURCES COMMITTEE September 27, ‘1967 Proposed Procedures to Assist the Low-income r Housing. Program (Which Can Be Initiated Now) 1. The Mayor, assisted by the Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, to explain to the members of the Board of Aldermen the seriousness of the current situation and the necd for the accelerated program, together with the principal problems involved, and to urge their cooperation and assistance in carrying out the program. | , 2. Until such time as Public Housing facilities can be obtained and operated by the Housing Authority in adjacent unincorporated areas, request the Housing Authority to adopt the policy that applicants not be assigned to Public Housing until after they have established legal residence within the City Limits of Atlanta for at least one year. . 3. A Non-profit Housing — Corporation be formed as soon as possible and provided with ample revolving funds (suggest at least $100,000 publte funds and $900,000 to be obtained through private loans) with which to acquire and bank land, for ultimate disposition without profit, for development of low-income housing and to otherwise participate in the low-income housing program. h. The Planning Department to effect as soon as possible a comprehensive revision of Zoning whereby amounts and locations of land zoned or qualified for rezoning for multi-family low-income housing will more adeauately meet the City's needs for such housing. 5 The City to expedite applications for its future proposed Urban Renewal Projects in order to make additional land available for low-income housing, but to execute redevelopment of such project areas on a section-by-section basis only, in order to minimize displacement at any one time. Plunkettown and East Atlanta would provide excellent locations, although Plunkettown has previously been soaataenea primarily for industrial development. Effort should be made to provide for extension of low-income housing development in Plunkettown, southward into Clayton County where the major portion of the area needing renewal already lies. 6. Establish policy that determined effort be fade to locate some low-income . housing in each Ward of the City, recognizing that the bulk of such housing will of necessity have to go in areas where land is available at prices which make low-income housing development economically feasible. Aldermen in respective Wards to be urzed to work with Planning Department, Housing Authority and Housing Resources Committee in determining locations and number of: units considered appropriate for their ‘lard. gle a Ae and al * 7 x . ; a Se ma Ay aE Pale ee ae Forni Re ee ee ek. 2 7. The Housing Authority be requested to adopt a policy of trying to locate a sizable portion of its future Public Housing, Turnkey or otherwise, on small and medium sized scattered tracts, rangeing from ); to 200 units each, within general areas of the City to be selected, in coordination between the Housing Authority, Planning Department and Housing Resources Committee. 8. Establish a centrally located Housing Referral Service (to be operated perhaps under EOA) to assist people in finding dwellings within their means, particularly those people not displaced by governmental action and those who cannot qualify, or will have difficulty in qualifying, for Public Housing. Such service to utilize private enterprise housing to the fullest extent and to have under its control a limited number of housing units which can be used for emerzency housing for not to exceed a 90 day period for any one family. 9. To encouraze in any way possible greater interest by developers in construction of single family sales housing for those in the medium income bracket; and rehabilitation by private enterprise of existing housing, under 221 (h) or otherwise, for rental purposes. 10. The City Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes to be revised to permit installation in certain designated areas of well designed prefabricated dwelling units, using proven and generally accepted materials, as assembled in the factories; to be installed on minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. ll. Provide tax incentives (if necessary through legislative action) substantially as follows to builders and developers of low-income housing units which will rent or sell in the private market in the $15 to $65 per month range: utilities not included. Rental or - No. Bedrooms Purchase Rane Tax Abatement 4 -No. Years 1 Bedroom or Efficiency $4.5 .00-55.00 100 lst year 75 2nd year 50 3rd year 25 lth year 10 Sth year None Thereafter 2 Bedrooms $55.00-65.00 Same as above 12. Establish a positive and jntensive program (classes), through EOA or .other ‘source, in depressed areas of the City for education of low-income tenants in proper. conservation (care and maintenance) of dwellings and premises which they occupy. 13. The City to continue to actively work for reinstatement of the Rent Supplement Prosram, in substantially the same form as previously authorized. 1h. The Housing Authority to take an active roll, both in the neighborhoods involved and politically, in selection of sites for Public Housinz and in supoort of rezoning petitions on sites considered suitable for Public Housing under the Turnkey program. 15. Sponsors of sites proposed for rezoning for the low-income housing program to be encouraged by the Land-Use Control (Zoning) Division of the Planning Department and the Housing Resources Committee to seek and actively try to obtain general neighborhood concurrence at least two weeks before the rezoning signs are placed on the property involved. 16. On all sites proposed for low-income housing, the Planning Department to promptly determine the adequacy of Community Facilities for the proposed development, and prior to presentation to the Planning Board; if inadequate, to coordinate with Departments or Agencies involved with view to arranging for their adequacy by the time the development is completed and occupied. In the event such facilities cannot be provided, to notify the Housing Resources Committee before the Planning Board considers the proposal. 17. In order to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee, the Housing Authority to submit to them written recom endations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for Public Housing; and the Housing Resources Committee to submit recommendations on all sites on agendas proposed for rezoning for low- income housing under either the Turnkey or 221 d (3) programs. 18. The Housing Authority be requested to expand its Public Housing program, particularly leasing and purchase, into the adjacent unincorporated areas.  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 18, Folder 25, Document 42 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bc1c5aa30041ba4b7cd703d7136a23d9.pdf 6bd48fe7bd1d540cfcff7d5c2b264364 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 10, 1967 I-rousnm RESOU11CES COMHITTEE Room 120!1, City Hall Proposed Sites Whi ch owners, or those having control, wi s h to sell for the Low-income Housing Program. Location Acres Zonin.~ Contr olled by West of Wilson Mill Rd . S.W. Opposite City Park 27 R-5 Rev . R. J. J ackson, Morehous e College Tel. 523 -22 50 East of Bol ton Rd. N.W. South of Bankhe Qd N. of Sandy Creek Adja cent ~o I-285 10 A-1 Robert P. Matthews Tel. 351-4980 (Deceased) A-L Robert P. Hatthews (Deceased) South side of Ponce de Leon East of Moreland ( ?or El derly ) E. of Boulevard Dr . "N.E. Between Rogers & Warren h½+ . R-5 Rob ert P. Matthews (Deceased) S. side of N. Ave. N. W. L.L . 17.5, l!ith Dist. Fulton Co. near 1248 North Ave·. 8 R-5 John . Gilmer Tel. 874-6320 E. side of Field Rd . N.W. Adjacent to Bowen Homes 6½ A-1 John Gilmer Near Neighborhood Health Ce nter 31 Bro..n'llee Rd . S.W. 4+ ? West of Lyndhurst Dr. S.W. near Utoy Creek El bridge St . N.W. off Bankhead Hwy. R-5 35 280 uni ts for sale + 17~2 A A-1 Adjacent t o 2.55 Harl a;n Rd. S.W. Gordon Rd. S. W. South Side Wes t of Seven Courts Eas t side Empire Dr. S.E. S. of Oak Dr. S. W. & R-3 Mar t i n P. Cohen 3847 Roswell Rd., N. E. Tel. 261-2987 Rev . Saul Gray 974 Ber kshir e Road, N.E. Tel. 874-7762 (one of 5 partners) Tel. . 755-3238 For Sale sign on property 17A C & S Realty 524-2052 200 Henry Grady nl dg . Fair St . Between Pet ers St . and North Si de Dr . Boul der' Park Area Annexed J an . 1, 1967 Mrs. Hi ckstrone 3349 Oakcli f f Rd . S. W. Tel. 52!i-58!i7 2½'-i, + 4 R-6 J im Dempsey M-1 Le e P. Fore Vi ce - President Belleau Inc . 602 Heal ey Bl dg. JA 3-6008 A 25 A �East side Nisley Lake Rd . S. w. N. of Campbell t on Rd •. M. W, Grigr~s & f rienci.s 477 Ivan Hill Circle, s. w. Tel. 75.5-3102 South of Custer Ave , S. E. at Ellby Rd. 18+ R-5 John R. Hall Ada.'Tls, Wallis &. Hall 3711 Roswell Rd . N.E. Suite 210 N. of Etheridge Dr . N.W. Adjacent to Jackson P 1 way on East side 16+ A-1 Ro:-iert :Mathews 351-4900 (De ceas ed) Apts. Rohert L. Fine, Attorney I n Decatur Tel. 377-6461 Off Cascade Rd . S.W. outside of but near City Limits in Fulton County 63A +37A Off Boulder Park Dr. S.W. Adjacent t o Country Club Estates 38 R-3 Harry BeJ.f or , Tel. 524 -2323 (Owner - Luther Fraser) N. of Cambellton Rd. S.W. W. of Nisk Lake Rd. LL 44, Dist. FF E. side Northwest Dr. N.W. S. of Proctor Dr. In LL 2.58, 17th Dist. 337' & 338 ' on N. W. Dr . N. W. Corner Alvin Dr . & Sizemore Ave . N.W. 48 .2.5 R-4 Douelas Wood Realty Co, 944 Gor don St.. S.W. Tel. 75.5- 3511 12.2 . R-.5 Tom Swift Palmer Realty Co. Tel. 233-5486 + 3,9 (Adjacent) House &· Lot ,, 195 1 X 285 1 +2 additional Lots (adj a cent) 60 1 X 195 1 75 1 X 195 1 Mrs . L. H. Sluder 6346 Audley nlvd. Lithia Springs, Ga. Tel. 941-1577 (Atlanta Exchange) �/ ~;,. \ FT. Mcl' /ll HS U,\ ~- /' ., 1 "-.... •. � 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 October 10, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120), City Hall Proposed Sites Which owners, or those having control, wish to sell for the Low-income Housing Program. Location Acres . Zonine Controlled by West of Wilson Mill Rd. S.W. 27 R-S Rev. R. J. Jackson, Opposite City Park Morehouse College Tel. 523-2250 East of Bolton Rd. N.W. 10 A-1 Robert P. Matthews South of Bankhead Tel. 351-);980 N. of Sandy Creek (Deceased) Adjacent to I-285 South side of Ponce de Leon 3 A-L Robert P, Matthews East of Moreland (Deceased) (for Elderly) E. of Boulevard Dr. N.E. ler R-5 Robert P. Matthews Between Rogers & Warren (Deceased) S. side of N. Ave. N. We 8 R=-5 uM John. Gilmer L.L. 175, llth Dist. Fulton Co. Tel. 87-6320 near 12)8 North Ave. E. side of Field Rd. N.W. 64s A-1 John Gilmer Adjacent to Bowen Homes Near Neighborhood | \+ ? Mes. Hickstrone Health Center 3309 Oakcliff Rd. S.W. 31 Brownlee Rd. S.W. Tel. 52)i:-S8)1:7 West of Lyndhurst Dr. S.W. 35 R-5 & R=3 Martin P. Cohen near Utoy Creek 38,7 Roswell Rd., N.E. Tel. 261-2987 Elbridge St. N.W. 260 units A-l Rev. Saul Gray off Bankhead Hwy. for sale 97 Berkshire Road, N.E. +1764 Tel. 874-7762 (one of 5 partners) Adjacent to 344A Tel. 755-3238 255 Harlam Rd. S.W. Gordon Rd. 5.W. L7A For Sale sign on property South Side West of Seven Courts Fair St. def C & S Realty Between Peters St. 52h-2052 and North Side Dr. 200 Henry Grady Bldg. Boulder’ Park Area Qh + R-6 Jim Dempsey Annexed Jan. 1, 1967 ha East side Empire Dr. S.E. 25 4 M-1 Lee P. Fore S. of Oak Dr, S.W. Vice-President Belleau Inc. 602 Healey Blag. JA 3-6008  East side Nisky Lake Rd. S.W. N. of Campbellton Rd. South of Custer Ave. S.E. at Ellby Rd. N. of Etheridge Dr. N.W. Adjacent to Jackson P'way on East side Off Cascade Rd. S.W, outside of but near City Limits in Fulton County Off Boulder Park Dr. S.W. Adjacent to Country Club Estates N. of Cambellton Rd. S.W. W. of Nisk Lake Rd. LL hh, Dist. FF E. side Northwest Dr. N.W. S. of Proctor Dr, In LL 258, 17th Dist. 337' & 338' on N.W. Dr. N.W. Corner Alvin Dr. & Sizemore Ave. N.W. 30% R=5 18+ R=5 16+ A-1 63A Apts. +3 7A 38 R=3 48.25 R-) + 3.9 (Adjacent) House & Lot “ 195' x 285! +2 additional Lots (adjacent) 60' x 195! 75! se 195! M. W. Griges & friends 77 Ivan Hill Circle, S.W. Tel. 755-3182 John R, Hall Adams, Wallis & Hall 3711 Roswell Rd. N.E. Suite 210 Rohert Mathews 351-),980 (Deceased) Robert L. Fine, Attorney In Decatur Tel. 377-661 Harry Belfor , Tel. 52))-2323 (Omer - Luther Fraser) Douglas Wood Realty Co. 9h: Gordon St. Sel. Tel. 755-3511 Tom Swift Palmer Realty Co. Tel. 233-5186 Mrs. L. H. Sluder Lithia Springs, Ga. Tel. 941-1577 (Atlanta Exchange)  <* * . =, i : pS ; oF cS eve vd LINCOLN ‘ ae ie PARK CHAD ty “N jen" ? ah} e 5 Pr 4 oan srseny wate | Fanon S jet om i ‘a on tn : a : east a sibs ‘ened =e, af Crandon Net Industrial Dist. \8 2 z = 2 = 2 "Te 32 oe ae ; Zoa ‘ oc A es S gWhuw errewre 2 Ts % Serirvave te FET Ory ey 3 2 olf Jeune aup eo JOHN A. Pats cS WHT = DANLORTH Ry Td cciuesiran o a e a a " : ances 1A, CEM se 1 Sao 7 3 OAG, & i . \ } : Soe eat A 2 | ay nun naLe S “SANDTa; oats ae = qa Elune fe ats a7 ataliecata Ca ELLIAS! tat at. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 18, Folder 25, Document 43 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4d8f679e44c3ebf6aa1ef900eff4495f.pdf 39fe9d49241b57436eb0ba4dc4bf78b7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HUGHES SPALDING WILLIAM K, MEADOW CHARLES L . GOWEN JAMES M . SIBLEY JOHN I Z ARD K I RK M. MCALPIN RICHARD A. . DENNY, JR . W I LL I AM H . IZLAR, .JR . B R ADLEY HA.LE R O BERT L . STEED j,J£NRY HALL WARE, Ill HUGH PETERSON,JR, JOHN A.WALLA.CE DAVID L,CO~ER \JOHN 0 . HOPKINS A . F'ELTON JENKINS,JR. JACK H, WATSON , .JR , HORACE H , SIB.L EY ROBT. B, TROUTMAN F"URMA.N SMITH HUGHES SPALDING, .JR, CHARLE S H. KIRBO POPE B , M"w"INTIRE KENNETH L , HEWITT HARRY C. HOWARD R . BYRON ATTRIDGE ROBERT w . HURST ANTHA MULKEY DANIEL .,J . o'cONNOR, .JR. CHARLES M . KIOO .JOHN C , STATON,JR. F"URMAN SMITH, JR. G , LEMUEL HEWES PHILIP F". E.THERIOGII!: A.WILLIAM 10~ Ill IZING & SPALDING TRUST COXPANY OF' GEORGIA BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 404 525-0481 October 3, 1967 Mr. Malcolm D. Jones Housing Resources Committee Room 1204, City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Jurisdiction of Atlanta Housing Authority Outside City Limits Dear Mr. Jones: Following our telephone conversation of yesterday morning, I made a close check of the Georgia laws on the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority, and I also checked out the effect of federal statutes • . With regard to housing operations, under the "Housing Authorities Act", the jurisdiction of an authority is defined as follows in§ 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(f) 'Area of Operation• in the case of a housing a uthority of a city, shall include such city and the area within 10 mi les of the territorial boundarie s thereof, but shall not include any area which lies withi n t he t erritoria l boundarie s of a ny othe r city unless a r e solution s hall ha ve be en adopted by t he governing body of such other city declaring that there i s a need for the city housing authority to exer c ise it_s powers within the t erritoria l boundaries of s uch ot her city. No cit y, county, r egiona l or cons oli da t e d authority sha ll oper ate i n any area in which an aut hority a lready establ ish e d is operating without the consent by r e s olution of the author ity alr eady oper a ting "therein. 11 (Ga . Laws 1937, pp . 210 , 212, as a mended) .-.•:. �Mr. Malcolm D. Jones -2- October 3, 1967 This means that the _authority which first begins operating in an area outside the territorial limits of a city under this particular law shall have pre-empted jurisdiction from any other city authority whose extra-territorial jurisdiction would cover the same ground. For instance, if the Atlanta Housing Authority first began operating in an area of Fulton County which was also within 10 miles of the East Point Housing Authority, Atlanta's being there first would keep East Point out. ~ Although the law in Georgia seems to give the authority absolute right to operate within the unincorporated areas of a county, Mr. James Jones at the H.A.A. ini'orms me that Federal law would require that the Authority have an operating agreement with the county. The Atlanta Housing Authority presently has such an agreement with Fulton County. As for Urban Redevelopment, or Urban Renewal, the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority is only 5 miles. The Georgia "Urban- Redevelopment Law" states in part as follows in § 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(r) 'Area of Operation' shall mean the area within the corporate limits of the munic ipality and the area within 5 miles of such limits, except that it shall not include any area which lies within the territorial .boundaries of another incorporated city or town unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city or town declaring a need therefor." (1937 Ga. Laws, pp. 210-230, as amended ) Of course there are numerous provisions in Georgia law for cooperative agreements between various authorities, including provisions for joint action on occasion. However, the above statutes, plus the reference to the Federal requirements for a cooperation agreement, set out the basic extra-territorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority. �Mr. Malcolm D. Jones -3- October 3, 1967 If I can be of any further help to you, please +et me know. Sincerely, ~~ / Hugn Peterson, J r y HPJr:km ccs: Mr. M. B. Satterfield Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority Mr. Carlton Garrett Director of Finance Atlanta H_o using Authority � 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 KING & SPALDING HUGHES SPALOING ROBT. &. TROUTMAN WILLIAM K.MEADOW FURMAN SMITH CHARLES L.GOWEN HUGHES SPALDING. JR. JAMES M. SIBLEY CHARLES H.KIRBO TRUST COMPANY OF GEORGIA BUILDING JOHN IZARO POPE B.MGINTIRE KIRK M. MGALPIN KENNETH L. HEWITT RICHARD A.OENNY, JR. HARRY C.HOWARD I A ¢ WILLIAM H. IZLAR, JR. R. BYRON ATTRIOGE AT NTA, GEORGIA 30303 BRADLEY HALE ROBERT W. HURST z ROBERT L.STEEO ANTHA MULKEY ‘ MENRY HALL WARE II DANIEL J. O'CONNOR,YUR. 404 525-0461 HUGH PETERSON,UJR. CHARLES M. KIDO VOHN A. WALLACE JOHN C. STATON, JR. DAVID L.COKER FURMAN SMITH, UR. 6 VOHN 0. HOPKINS G. LEMUEL HEWES 9 A. FELTON JENKINS. JR. PHILIP F. ETHERIOGE October 3; Z 4 JACK H. WATSON, UR, R.WILLIAM IDE Il HORACE H. SIBLEY Mr. Malcolm D. Jones Housing Resources Committee Room 1204, City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Jurisdiction of Atlanta Housing Authority Outside City Limits Dear Mr. Jones: Following our telephone conversation of yesterday morn- ing, I made a close check of the Georgia laws on the extra- territorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority, and I also checked out the effect of federal statutes. . With regard to housing operations, under the "Housing Authorities Act", the jurisdiction of an authority is defined as follows in § 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(f) ‘Area of Operation' in the case of a housing authority of a city, shall include such city and the area within 10 miles of the territorial boundaries thereof, but shall not include any area which lies within the territorial boundaries of any other city unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city declaring that there is a need for the city housing authority to exercise its powers within the territorial boundaries of such other city. No city, county, regional or consolidated authority shall operate in any area in which an authority already established is operating without the consent by resolution of the authority already operating therein." (Ga. Laws 1937, pp. 210, 212, as amended) “Mr. Malcolm D. Jones <a October 3, 1967 This means that the authority which first begins operating in an area outside the territorial limits of a city under this particular law shall have pre-empted jurisdiction from any other city authority whose extra-territorial jurisdiction would cover the same ground. For instance, if the Atlanta Housing Authority first began operating in an area of Fulton County which was also within 10 miles of the East Point Housing Authority, Atlanta's being there first would keep East Point out. Although the law in Georgia seems to give the authority absolute right to operate within the unincorporated areas of a county, Mr. James Jones at the H.A.A. informs me that Federal law would require that the Authority have an operating agreement with the county. The Atlanta Housing Authority presently has such an agreement with Fulton County. As for Urban Redevelopment, or Urban Renewal, the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority is only 5 miles. The Georgia "Urban: Redevelopment Law" states in part as follows in § 69-1119, Ga. Code Ann.: "(r) ‘tArea of Operation! shall mean the area within the corporate limits of the municipality and the area within 5 miles of such limits, except that it shall not include any area which lies within the territorial boundaries of another incorporated city or town unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city or town declaring a need therefor." (1937 Ga. Laws, pp. 210-230, as amended) Of course there are numerous provisions in Georgia law for cooperative agreements between various authorities, includ- ing provisions for joint action on occasion. However, the above statutes, plus the reference to the Federal requirements for a cooperation agreement, set out the basic extra-territorial jurisdiction of the Atlanta Housing Authority. a . - + - Mr. Malcolm D. Jones -3- October 3, 1967 If I can be of any further help to you, please let me know. Sincerely, ee fe. ff Y ELD Soy Hugh Peterson, Jr” HPJr: km ccs: Mr. M. B, Satterfield Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority Mr. Carlton Garrett Director of Finance Atlanta Housing Authority  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 18, Folder 25, Document 44 Box 18 Box 18 Folder 25 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967