2 20 84 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/10fc7ae98f7de1bb6473cb77085f9108.pdf f5565947dab34eb8dfc83e3ddf7013eb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HUDNEWS U.S. DEPART M ENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVE'LOPMENT WASHINGTON D . C . 20410 HUD-No. 68-1815 Phone (202) 382-4433 FOR RELEASE Wednesday , May 8 , 1968 HUD PICKS THREE CONTRACTOR GROUPS TO LAUNCH IIIN-CITI" HOUSI NG EXPERIMENT Secretary Robert C . Weaver of the U . S . Depa rtment of Housing and Urban Development today annourced t he selection of three c ontractor groups to launch the national "In-City" e x perimenta l low-cost housing project. Those named to conduct the first pha se of the project are: ABT • Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass . , a n d Dan iel, M ann, Johnson and Mendenhall , Los Angeles, Calif.; Building Sys t e ms Development, Inc. , San Francisco, Calif .; and Westinghouse Electric Corporat ion , Pittsburgh, Pa. "Thi s national housing experiment, Se c ret a ry Weave r said, "is the most a mbitious one ever underta k e n in t h e count ry. The magnitud e and u rgency o f the housing needs of o ur il l-ho use d d e mand bold action . Further, it is dire ctl y re lated to Pre side nt Johns on' s reque st t o C ongress for support t o produc e 6 , 000,0 00 new or rehabilitated federally assisted ho using units fo r our low er inco me fa mil ie s over t he next te n ye a rs." 11 According to T . F. Rogers , Director of HUD ' s Offic e of Urban Te chno l ogy a nd Re searc h, there a re a number of design-construction conc e pts , n ew material s , a nd management technique s now available that can be used in the nation's cities t o prgduce a large vol ume of ho using rapidly, and at costs below current l evels to meet the needs of l ower income families. The "In- City II project will involve a variety of low - cost ho us i ng sub -experime nts. The overall e x periment is e x pected to identify the -more- �'l, HUD-No . 68-1815 -2- constraints o n the use of new products, as w ell as innovations in des i gn, financing, and construction or rehabilitation of low -cost hou~ing. Emphasis will be on the character of the housing and its constr:uction, as measured by the needs and desires of their o ccupants and the people in the neighborhood. The three contractor groups, each w ith· a sizeable and experienced professional staff, were carefully selected in a competitive process that saw 19 proposals submitted to HUD in response to its requests for proposals last March 14. Mr. Rogers pointed out that because the three contractors showed an impressive understanding of the ex periment, though submitting substantially different approaches, HUD decided to proceed competitively through the initial phase of the project. "The unique quality of this new e x periment, " he said, "and the vital role it w ill play in the Department's overall housing plans suggested the diversified approach. " • The exper iments w ill be carried o ut only in those cities that indicate a w ill i ngness to build a large volume of hous ing fo r lower income fa milies , us i ng t he fl e x ible a n d innovative methods suggested by the contr actors . M r. Rogers e x plained that the contr actors have until June 15 t o c omplete t he fi rs t phase of the "In- City" project, which compr ises four main ite ms. The contr actors w ill : 1. Stud y t he various Model Cities , a nd others if a ppropriate , to establish spec ific c rite ri a fo r fi n al s e lectio n o f t he cities fo r the hous ing sub-experi me nt s . 2. I de ntify, s t udy and r a nk-orde r new design, c o n structio n and management te c hnique s and s yst e ms, i ncluding ind ustria lized systems, materials, c o mpone nts , et c. , t o b e u sed . 3. Vvo rk with ap propriat e c ity o ffi cia ls , re s i d ent s, and labor, industrial and professional groups to pin-point t he more i mportant needs and constraint s; arrive a t conclus i ons regardi ng the opportunities and estimated cost and time of carrying out useful housing sub-e x periments. - more - ,. �HUD-No. 6 8-1815 -3- 4. Suggest to HUD the cities that should be considered for the overall national experiment. Upon conclusion of phase one, each of the contractors will give HUD a detailed proposal for the conduct of phase two. HUD will then CS)ntract to complete the project, determine how the actual work will begin, and select the specific cities in which the sub-experiments will take place. Mr. Rogers pointed out that the actual construction or rehabilitation to take place in phase two will be locally initiated and sponsored, and financed largely through HUD programs. The Department's Regional Administrators and the officials and residents of the selected cities are all expected to take active roles in the project. # # � 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 HUDNEWS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD-No. 68-1815 FOR RELEASE Phone (202) 382-4433 . Wednesday, May 8, 1968 HUD PICKS THREE CONTRACTOR GROUPS TO LAUNCH "IN-CITY" HOUSING EXPERIMENT Secretary Robert C. Weaver of the U. S. Department of Housing ‘ and Urban Development today annourced the selection of three contractor groups to launch the national "In-City" experimental low-cost housing project. Those named to conduct the first phase of the project are: ABT Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., and Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall, Los Angeles, Calif.; Building Systems Development, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.; and Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa, "This national housing experiment," Secretary Weaver said, "is the most ambitious one ever undertaken in the country. The magnitude and urgency of the housing needs of our ill-housed demand bold action. Further, it is directly related to President Johnson's request to Congress for support to produce 6,000,000 new or réhabilitated federally assisted housing units for our lower income families over the next ten years." ‘According to T. F. Rogers, Director of HUD's Office of Urban Technology and Research, there are a number of design-consiruction concepts, new materials, and management techniques now available that can be used in the nation's cities to produce a large volume of housing rapidly, and at costs below current levels to meet the needs of lower income families. The "In-City" project will involve a variety of low-cost housing sub -experiments. The overall experiment is expected to identify the =-IMore= HUD-No. 68-1815 = constraints on the use of new products, as well as innovations in design, financing, and construction or rehabilitation of low-cost housing. Emphasis will be on the character of the housing and its construction, as measured by the needs and desires of their occupants and the people in the neighborhood. The three contractor groups, each with’a sizeable and experienced professional staff, were carefully selected in a competitive process that saw 19 proposals submitted to HUD in response to its requests for proposals last March 14. Mr. Rogers pointed out that because the three contractors showed an impressive understanding of the experiment, though submitting substantially different approaches, HUD decided to proceed competitively through the initial phase of the project. "The unique quality of this new experiment," he said, "and the vital role it will play in the Department's overall housing plans suggested the diversified approach." The experiments will be carried out only in those cities that indicate a willingness to build a large volume of housing for lower income families, using the flexible and innovative methods suggested by the contractors. Mr. Rogers explained that the contractors have until June 15 to complete the first phase of the "In-City" project, which comprises four main items. The contractors will: 1. Study the various Model Cities, and others if appropriate, to establish specific criteria for final selection of the cities for the housing sub-experiments. 2. Identify, study and rank-order new design, construction and management techniques and systems, including industrialized systems, materials, components, etc., to be used. 3. Work with appropriate city officials, residents, and labor, industrial and professional groups to pin-point the more important needs and constraints; arrive at conclusions regarding the opportunities and estimated cost and time of carrying out useful housing sub-experiments. -more=- HUD-No. 68-1815 -3- 4. Suggest to HUD the cities that should be considered for the overall national experiment. Upon conclusion of phase one, each of the contractors will give HUD a detailed proposal for the conduct of phase two. HUD will then contract to complete the project, determine how the actual work will begin, and select the specific cities in which the sub-experiments will take place. Mr. Rogers pointed out that the actual construction or rehabilitation to take place in phase two will be locally initiated and sponsored, and financed largely through HUD programs. The Department's Regional Administrators and the officials and residents of the selected cities are all expected to take active roles in the project. + # #  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 63 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8d06064fe32368d85a7b704403869f03.pdf c84ef4be208fe30d665e3da1dbafd01b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN REPLY REFER TO: FOR DEMONSTRAT I ONS A N D INTERGOVER N MENT A L REL A T I ONS MAY 9 1968 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: Following up my letter of April 22, I am pleased to inform you t hat the followi ng contractors have been selected by the Department of Housi ng and Urban Development for t he first phase of the experimental program to develop new housing for low- and moderate-income famili es within the i nner city: ABT Associat es, Inc., Cambri dge, Massachusett s - Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall, Los Angeles, Californi a • Building Systems Development, Inc., San Franci sco, Calif ornia Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fach of these contractors has been given a list of 25 cities . Your City is on the list for study by ABT Associat es, Incorporated. A repre sentative from this firm will be contacting your office within the next few days . He will need your help and the help of your staff in order to make an analysis and evaluation of the potential for carrying out a housing experiment in your City. The time pressures will be severe as the Department is determined to evolve solutions to the long standing problems which have prevented an adequate production of housing for lowand moderate-income families. The contractors involved in this Phase I of the experiment will have not only to develop criteria for the selections of cities in which the housing will be built (the Department and the contractors will work together in final city selection), but aLSO will have to seek out and analyze potentially success:f'ul building and management systems for the actual construction of the housing as well as an identification of the constraints which have tremendously hampered the construction of such housing and plan for overcoming these constraints. As you can see, this ambitious program will call for an extremely intensive level of work between now and mid-June when the contractors are expected to report back to t he Department. �2 Each contractor will be working closely with Department personnel both in Washington and in the regional offices. If at a:ny point you feel Departmental staff can be of direct service to you during this period of analysis, I suggest that your Model Cities Director or one of your principal assistants contact directly the Model Cities team captain in the appropriate HUD regional office. Sincerely yours, � 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 het SN a7 c . —) =~ LES Ln ot MENT 9, £7] My s+ x8 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ill § WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN REPLY REFER TO: FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS MAY 9 {96a Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: Following up my letter of April 22, I am pleased to inform you that the following contractors have been selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the first phase of the experimental program to develop new housing for low- and moderate-income families within the inner city: ABT Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts - Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall, Los Angeles, California Building Systems Development, Inc., San Francisco, California Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Each of these contractors has been given a list of 25 cities. Your City is on the list for study by ABT Associates, Incorporated. A repre- sentative from this firm will be contacting your office within the next few days. He will need your help and the help of your staff in order to make an analysis and evaluation of the potential for carrying out a housing experiment in your City. The time pressures will be severe as the Department is determined to evolve solutions to the long standing problems which have prevented an adequate production of housing for lLow- and moderate-income families. The contractors involved in this Phase I of the experiment will have not only to develop criteria for the selections of cities in which the housing will be built (the Department and the contractors will work together in final city selection), but aiso will have to seek out and analyze potentially successful building and management systems for the actual construction of the housing as well as an identification of the constraints which have tremendously hampered the construction of such housing and plan for overcoming these constraints. As you can see, this ambitious program will call for an extremely intensive level of work ‘between now and mid-June when the contractors are expected to report back to the Department. Each contractor will be working closely with Department personnel both in Washington and in the regional offices. If at any point you feel Departmental staff can be of direct service to you during this period of analysis, I suggest that your Model Cities Director or one of your principal assistants contact directly the Model Cities team captain in the appropriate HUD regional office. Sincerely yours, Assistant Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 62 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9ce1a5181b9fdf5008b7c4f3c7ade020.pdf 09759c4a6c74a92aa9ac0128944e35d0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL May 13, 1968 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN , JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Ass istant MRS . ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governmental Li aison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Subject: Dan Sweat ~ Attached letter from Secretary Taylor The team from ABT Associates, Inc. has already made their pr e liminary contacts in Atlanta and Col. Jones and I have seen that they have received all the information they requested. The team leade r, Mr . Merrill, stated upon his departure that he had already seen enough in Atlanta to convince him that Atlanta should be one of the cities selected for the implementation of this program. He indicated he will make the recommendation . We have another follow-up group coming in next week and we have everything lined up for their w ork. DS :fy . � 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 CILly OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30363 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 May 13, 1968 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: Dan Sweat et Subject: Attached letter from Secretary Taylor The team from ABT Associates, Inc. has already made their preliminary contacts in Atlanta and Col. Jones and I have seen that they have received all the information they requested. The team leader, Mr. Merrill, stated upon his departure that he had already seen enough in Atlanta to convince him that Atlanta should be one of the cities selected for the implementation of this program. He indicated he will make the recommendation, We have another follow-up group coming in next week and we have everything lined up for their work, ~ Ella Sneks  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 61 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d19cfb6b427c4384376ac35be90e96a3.pdf 48652917be959aa8c6653571e4ebaaf9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Secretary Taylor Page Three May 15, 1968 Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise. With laborious and time consuming procedures necessary for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes; t eJ--G!J.w-!91'f7!-~ with indications that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each ~ · .--.,...~o..t .,. h.,.e,, , with no guarantee that the processing of applications has been \,- given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable local non-cash matching requirements we have suffered ~ under; we, therefore, appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial ft ... ,.JI arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta ~~ ~ Model Neighborhood Program, .\1) cf), ·~ ~ t<.~ tC-~ 11 1 tJI"' I} ~ · tJ The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the f 701 and CRP Federal grar~t funds to be used for planning purposes in Jthe Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302,000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain will be substantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD. We respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sincere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be made available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achieving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr :fy � 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 4p ch Secretary Taylor Page Three May 15, 1968 Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise, With laborious and time consuming procedures necessary for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes; with indications that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each othe given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the AE @ rY inequitable local non-cash matching requirements we have suffered aa under; we, therefore, appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial of arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta * ty Model Neighborhood Program, fo fe The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate 1 , $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the gut } Y 7701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302,000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain will be sub- stantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD. We respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sincere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be made available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achieving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor iAJr:fy with no guarantee that the processing of applications has been ¢ ih  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 60 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1c2ff79029c4f3c4c1cc9f36faeab3af.pdf a51d65f287b57f1281e677ea5f0d469e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Secretary Taylor Page Thi-ee May 15, 1968 Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise . With laborious and time consuming proc: dures neces ry for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds fol' Model Neighborhood Program planning purpose · ; with indicatfmns that the HUD agencies are not coop rating with each other to change piocedures to adequately accommodate Model Cities planning needs; with no guarantee that the pt,oc a sing of applications ~ been given the highe -t priority other than th normal procedure; with the inequitable lo.cal non-cash matching r quir ments we have suffered under; we, therefot"e, appeal to HUD to recon id r our current financi 1 trangement relativ to the pr paration and und rt king of th Atl ta Mod 1 Neighborhood Program. The City of Atlanta r qu.e t that HUD reserve and approppiate $150 ,000 in Model N lghbo- hood Prog .. mgr nt funds in U .u of the 701 and CBP Fed .ral grant !\Uld to be u ed for planning purpo ea in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Progl'atn. Thb ddltional $150,000 ~ Fed _r l grant fund would bring our b Model Nei hborhood Program grant up frorn $152i 000 to 302, 000. Th iorntld bl . obstacl w h v f t d to d te nd those th tr main will b ub .. ntlally r duced by f vor ble ction on this matt r on th . part ot HUD. r e p ctfully r que t t this pp.eal be gl,q n your lmmedi t •lncel' consider tion in ord r th t euffict nt fW'ld might b m d W v 1 ble for w; to do com.pet nt job nd to lmptove the po slbiUti chi ving the go ·• of Mod l N ighboi-hood p1anning in Atlanta, Sine rely yowr.-. Ivan All n, J't. M yor 1/l.Tt:ly d � 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 re aS SS TE es 1 | | | } SE ERO) Le a es RS Pe Se Te. Ue ON 2 ee Se a ee Secretary Taylor Page Three May 15, 1968 Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise. With laborious and time consuming procedures necessary for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes; with indications that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each other to change procedures to adequately accommodate Model Cities planning needs; with no guarantee that the processing of applications has been given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable local non-cash matching requirements we have suffered under; we, therefore, appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and approppiate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the 701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302,000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain will be sub- stantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD. We respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sincere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be made available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achieving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAI rify OA SS Rel  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 59 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a3240e6a2093e48da24c05100cfe7507.pdf 0e02c98658c26a402bec45be9e4a050f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DRAFT 7 the 0 1 tC/(; On City of Atlanta submitted its g;ant ~der t h e ~ ~ The application was developed ·tt.- t l ~ , by the HUD guidelines for these purposes entitled_.....,.""""" _______ q ~.~:!;j.., /} tf'/'-----rJT~4r \J The total cost of the Atlanta programO was estimated for planning purposes at llcGE>o.., 1oc;o.oa . o ~S:/ft'tr.un announced the selection of Atlanta ) along with (o$. other cities as Model Neighborhood Program grants. many of the other --441-z...~- -·-- cities ~ initial recipien5of However, Atlanta unlike received less than complete direct Fed e r a l funding for this program. Atlanta I s program as d e termine d by HUD was to receive $152, 000 in direct Model Neighborhood Program grant funds (80 /20 monies) with additional Federal monie s to b e m ade a vailable through the CRP and 701 pro grams totallin//'tf OtfJcf) ~ f!JO The l atter are matche d on a 1 / 3: 2 / 3 bas is • In addition, monies w e re also made available t o Atlanta through the EDA program totalling $10 0 , 000 but this was comple t e ly ear marked for ec onomic planning purpos e s. O n the surface this was a n impre ssive outlay of F e d eral funds and app eared satisfa c~ory at the time; even mor(jo with �Page Two the overtures made by HUD to the internal operating procedures to be worked out by HUD among its allied agencies relative to 11 cooperation 11 , 11 special processing and handling of materials pretaining to this program 11 , etc. W e , therefore, accepted this offer of Federal financial assistance in the spirit of innovativ e planning and financing on the part of HUD and proceeded to make known our intentions of retaining the original size and scope of the local program without alteration. Obviously, such a new Federal program is frQJJ.ght with difficulties in attempting to make it operational. Staffing arrangeme nts alone ~ at the local l e vel are momume ntal to say nothing of t h e work elements to be undertaken. Being that as it may , HUD h as sinc e the inc e ption of th e program promulgate d c e rtain t e chnical m e moranda w hich provide a further detailing of 11 r e quir e d 11 w ork e l e m e nts. M ean w hile, our sta ff has struggl e d along attemptin g to wo r k out the n e c e ss a ry applications and obtain ~ the additional F e d e ral monies under t ~ a rran g e m e n . , . On ~ . n"_.N - ---- -- ina ncial .5.: l a/O 1 '7 a 1 ( t h e Cit y submitte d it s 701 Ar pli cation for M odel N e i ghbo r ho o d P r o gram p l anning purp o ses - its status at present is still ' ' under going review 11 by H UD . An~endatory �Page Three ~ lication for CRP grant funds for Mode l Neighborhood Program planning purposes is pending submission to HUD. Combined, e ach has caused the City to spend an undue amount of time and effort in attempting to utiliz e this unique method of financing the Model Neighborhood Pro g ram in Atlanta. Unfortunately, each application has had to be w ritte n to conform to the specifications of the r e viewing agency of HUD ther e by restricting and r e straining maximum bene fit to the Model N e ighborhood Program. Neithe r of these applications p rovid e us w ith th e total fle x ibility and w h e r ewithal ne e ded by the City t o und e rtake thos e w ork e l e m e nts of the Mod e l N e ighborhood Pro gr am r e quir e d by HUD in a satis fa cto r y , p rop e r and e x p e ditious m a n ner . It is our under standing that the r e a r e suppl e m e ntary Mode l N e i ghbo r hoo d P r o gr am gran t f unds ava ila ble, and addi tionally1 HUD i s currently i n the proce ss of se l e cti n g i ts s ec on d round Mode l N eigh b o rhood P rogram grant r e ci pient s . We fee l that HUD w o uld best do well to reconsid er f ull , comp l ete and direct F e d eral funding o f those on - g o ing Mode l N e i ghbo r h o od Pr o grams prior t o expanding this sor t of malaise. With l abori o us and time consuming procedures n e cessary for obtain ing CRP and 701 grant funds for M o d e l N e ighborhood P r ogr am planning purposes ; with indicat ion s �Page Four that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each other; with .tv"'~ no guarantee that the process~£ applications has been given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable - o ~ - ~requirements .l,oC:4!.,,I(___ matching we have suffered under; we, therefore, (\ appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the 701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302, 000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain w ill be substantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD . W e respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sinc ere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be mad e available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achi eving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta. Sincerely yours , Ivan Allen, Jr. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document . P DRAFT ( ro the City of Atlanta submitted its on Den nores FLY - —D- : application for a Metiwimeatres grant under the PSL, Ce, ARMA AI [Np rehny Kict of fPEe . The application was developed “@ é 2... by the HUD guidelines for these purposes entitled : c 4; fell flihien Ape . The total cost of the Atlanta program' O / : was estimated for planning purposes at EDO, LIO.00. opr tS /fb UD announced the selection of Atlanta along with £& other cities as tle initial recipienfjof Model Neighborhood Program grants. However, Atlanta unlike many of the other Ls" cities received less than complete direct Federal funding for this program, Atlanta's program as determined by HUD was to receive $152,000 in direct Model Neighborhood Program grant funds (80/20 monies) with additional Federal monies to be made available through the CRP and 701 programs ioisinedlle Z / 07O. ve ‘ The latter are matched on a 1/3:2/3 basis. In addition, monies were also made available to Atlanta through the EDA program totalling $100, 000 but this was completely earmarked for economic planning purposes, On the surface this was an impressive outlay of Federal funds and appeared satisfactory at the time; even mor& go with va Page Two the overtures made by HUD to the internal operating procedures to be worked out by HUD among its allied agencies relative to "'cooperation'', ''special processing and handling of materials pretaining to this program", etc. We, therefore, accepted this offer of Federal financial assistance in the spirit of innovative planning and financing on the part of HUD and proceeded to make known our intentions of retaining the original size and scope of the local program without alteration, Obviously, such a new Federal program is fraught with difficulties in attempting*to make it operational, Staffing arrangements alone axrrangerentixsaisng at the local level are momumental to say nothing of the work elements to be undertaken, Being that as it may, HUD has since the inception of the program promulgated certain technical memoranda which provide a further detailing of "required'' work elements, Meanwhile, our staff has struggled along attempting to work out the necessary applications and obtain el the additional Federal monies under thedé@ inancial arrangement, AS, (768 the City submitted its 701 ffpplication for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes - its status at present is still ''under going review'' by HUD. aniekastory Page Three fapplication for CRP grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes is pending submission to HUD. Combined, each has caused the City to spend an undue amount of time and effort in attempting to utilize this unique method of financing the Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta. Unfortunately, each application has had to be written to conform to the specifications of the reviewing agency of HUD thereby restricting and restraining maximum benefit to the Model Neighborhood Program, Neither of these applications provide us with the total flexibility and wherewithal needed by the City to undertake those work elements of the Model Neighborhood Program required by HUD ina satisfactory, proper and expeditious manner, It is our understanding that there are supplementary Model Neighborhood Program grant funds available, and additionally, HUD is currently in the process of selecting its second round Model Neighborhood Program grant recipients, We feel that HUD would best do well to reconsider full, complete and direct Federal funding of those on-going Model Neighborhood Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise. With laborious and time consuming procedures necessary for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes; with indications Page Four that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each other; with a no guarantee that the process’ of applications has been given the \ highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable Loce( ‘matching requirements we have suffered under; we, therefore, appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program, The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the 701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302,000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain will be substantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD. We respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sincere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be made available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achieving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta, Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 58 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/87dd5dbe80e3d2bf9863c2b5b6eedb59.pdf c6febd6b17bd7001cd99cdbc93bfa0f2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 15, 1968 Honorable H . Ralph Taylor Assistant Secretary Department of Housing and Urb n Development Washington, D. C . 20410 Deai- Sec:retary Taylor: On March 10, 1967, the City of Atlanta submitted its application for a Compreh naive City Demonstration gt-ant under the Demonstration Citt and Metl"opolitan Dev . lopment Act of 1966. The pplication wa developed by the HUD guidelines for the e purposes entitled "lmpl"oving the Q uality of Urban Life". The total cost of th · Atlanta pr.ogra.m was estimated for planning purposes at $500,690.00 . On Novemb r 15, 196?; HUD announced the s lection of Atlanta along with 65 oth r citi . lnitLl recipients of Mod l N ighborhood PJ'ogr m grants . HoweV"eJ', Atlanta unlik many of th other 65 citl ~eceiv d le than complet dir ct Fed ral funding for thi pi-ogf.' m . Atlanta' progr ma d t i-min d by HUD w e to rec iv $152,000 in direct Mod l Neighborhood Pi_,.ogJl'am grant fund (80/20 moni s) with addition 1 F d ral moni to b ma.de av U bl th.rough the CRP and 701 progr ms totalling $127,000. The l tt r re matched on 1/3 - 2/3 b sis. ln dditlon, monl w -1' - lso made v U bl to Atl ta through the EDA ptogr m totalling 100; 000 but thi a compl tely rm rk d for conomie pl nnln purpo es. On the ud c • thl wa n impre lv outl .y of F det 1 fund d ppeared sa.tisf ctory t th time; ven mol'e o Ith th ov ,rt\U" mad by HUD to th int rn 1 opet' ting pi-oc dui> s to b worked out �Secretary Taylor Page Two May 15, 1968 by HUD among its a.Uied agencies relative to 11 cooperation11 ~ 111.pecl.al processing and handling of matertals pretainlng t.o this progi-am • etc:. We , therefore, accepted this offer of Federal financial assistance in the spirit of innovative planning and financing on the pa.tit of HUD and proceeded to make known our intentions of i' . taining the original size and scope of the local p:rog;ram without alteration. Obviously, such a new Federal pfogram is fraught with difficulties in attempting to make it operati,.onai. Stafitng at'rangement alone at th local level are monumental to say nothing of the work elements to be undertaken. Belng that aa lt may, HUD has since the inception of the program promulgated certain technical memoi-anda which provide fui,t,her detailing of 11 required 11 work element • Meanwhile, o'\U sta!£ has truggled a-long ttempting to work out the necessal'y applkations and obtain the additional Federal monies undel' this circuitous fin eial arrangement. On March 15, 1968; the City submitted its 701 Application for Model N ighborhood P~ogr m planning purposes .. its tatus at present is still 11 under going r vi w " by HUD~ An Am nciatory Applic tion for C:RP grant funds for Mod 1 Neighborhood Program planning purposes t pending subnu . aion to HUD. Combined, ch ha caused the Clty to spend an widu amount of time nd etfo hi attempting to utilbe th. quiqu m thod 611 financing th Model Neighborhood Progr in Atl t . Un~tu.n t ly, ch - pplication ha h d to b ritt n to con!o:rm to th specific tlons of th w viewing gency of HUD th i' by restrtctlng 11d re atratolng rna.Jdm\lD'l b nefit to the Mod 1 Ntd hborhood Program. N lther ot th pplleation pto~ide u . with th total flexlbU!ty and h e Lthal n d d by th City to und rt.ake thos ot 1 m nts of tb Model N ighbo hood P:a:ogr m " qun d by HUD in ti facto , p~o l' and xp d!tio · rnann r. �Secretary Taylor Page Three May 15, 1968 Progr ms prior to xpanding this sort of mal ise . With 1 borioW;l and time consuming p!'oc du:res necessary fot obtaining CRP and 701 gi-ant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning pui-pose ; with indications that th HUD agencies r not 4:ooperating withe ch other; with no gua~antee that the processi.ng of application ha . been given the highest priority other than the nol"mal procedure ; with the inequitabl local non ... c;.ash matching requirements we have suffered und r; we , thei-efo~e ; · ppeal to HUD to :reeon ider our current (inanc;:ial a~rangements relativ lo the pJ'eparation nd undertaking of the Atlanta Model N igbbothood P:rog.ram. Th City of Atlanta reque ts that HUD tea l'Ve nd approp;'iat · $150., 000 in Model N lghborhood Progr zn g:rant .funds in li · u of the 701 and CRP F der 1 g·r nt funds to be used for planning purpose in th Atlanta M od l N lghboc-hood Program. Thi additional $150, 000 i:n Fed ral gr t funds would bring our b · Model Neighborhood Program. grant up ll'C>m $152; 000 to $302,000. The formid bl ob tacl s we hav t c d to dat and those that r main will b ub• 11 . ntlally reduced by f vor ble ction on tht m tter on the p rt of HUD. We r p cttully r q t that thi ppe l be gi,v; n youJt imm. di te a:n:d ainc r con id -r timi in o der that uffld.ent fund might be mad av U · bl for \l to do .competent job nd to impro-v th po aibilitie _ of achi ving th o l of Model N ighborhood planning ln Atl nu. Sine ,; ly youzs. Ivan Atl n. Jr. M yorlAJr:fy � 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 Ee Spe Cy" May 15, 1968 Honorable H. Ralph Taylor Assistant Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D. C. 20410 Dear Secretary Taylor: On March 10, 1967, the City of Atlanta submitted its application for a Comprehensive City Demonstration grant under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. The application was developed by the HUD guidelines for these purposes entitled "Improving the Quality of Urban Life". The total cost of the Atlanta program was estimated for planning purposes at $500, 690. 00. On November 15, 1967, HUD announced the selection of Atlanta along with 65 other cities as initial recipients of Model Neighborhood Program grants. However, Atlanta unlike many of the other 65 cities received less than complete direct Federal funding for this program. Atlanta's program as determined by HUD was to receive $152,000 in direct Model Neighborhood Program grant funds (80/20 monies) with additional Federal monies to be made available through the CRP and 701 programs totalling $127,000. The latter are matched on a 1/3 + 2/3 basis. In addition, monies were also made available to Atlanta through the EDA program totalling $100, 000 but this was completely earmarked for economic planning purposes. On the surface, this was an impressive outlay of Federal funds and appeared satisfactory at the time; even moreso with the overtures made by HUD to the internal operating procedures to be worked out Secretary Taylor Page Two May 15, 1968 by HUD among its allied agencies relative to "cooperation", "Special processing and handling of materials pretaining to this program", etc. We, therefore, accepted this offer of Federal financial assistance in the spirit of innovative planning and financing on the part of HUD and proceeded to make known our intentions of retaining the original size and scope of the local program without alteration. Obviously, such a new Federal program is fraught with difficulties in attempting to make it operational. Staffing arrangements alone at the local level are monumental to say nothing of the work elements to be undertaken. Being that as it may, HUD has since the inception of the program promulgated certain technical memoranda which provide a further detailing of "required" work elements. Meanwhile, our staff has struggled along attempting to work out the necessary applications and obtain the additional Federal monies under this circuitous financial arrangement. 7 On March 15, 1968, the City submitted its 701 Application for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes + its status at present is still ‘under going review" by HUD. An Amendatory Application for CRP grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes is pending submission to HUD. Combined, each has caused the City to spend an undue amount of time and effort in attempting to utilize this qnique method 6# financing the Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta. , Unbf}tunately, each application has had to be written to conform to the specifications of the reviewing agency of HUD thereby restricting and restraining maximum benefit to the Model Neighborhood Program, Neither of these applications provide us with the total flexibility and wherewithal needed by the City to undertake those work elements of the Model Neighborhood Program required by HUD in a satisfactory, proper and expeditious manner. It is our understanding that there are supplementary Model Neighborhodd Program grant funds available, and additionally, HUD is currently in the process of selecting its second round Model Neighborhood Program grant recipients. We feel that HUD would best do well to reconsider full, complete and direct Federal funding of those on+going Model Neighborhood > for eho Se a ie pie a? SS Es A eS EP ee TTR, Li te er eae Secretary Taylor Page Three May 15, 1968 Programs prior to expanding this sort of malaise, With laborious and time consuming procedures necessary for obtaining CRP and 701 grant funds for Model Neighborhood Program planning purposes; with indications that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each other; with no guarantee that the processing of applications has been given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable local non-cash matching requirements we have suffered under; we, therefore, appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the 701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152,000 to $302,000. The formidable obstacles we have feced to date and those that remain will be sub- stantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD. We respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sincere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be made available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achieving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta, Sincerely yours, Ivan Ailen, Jr. Mayor lAJrify C1 Se ay re eee A a aA © Osa Pest  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 57 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/493440e9461aeda9ef6df22a25e88b09.pdf d0a49105e0b5906cc8614f67ea456646 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN REPLY REFER TO: FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS APR 2 2 1968 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I want to take this opportunity to inform you of what I believe is a most exciting experiment in building new housing for low- and moderateincome families within the Inner-City. Within the next several weeks, a prime contractor, most likely a joint venture of several firms, will be selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Th.is prime contractor will be expected to supervise and manage a variety of low-cost housing experiments in perhaps as many as 20 cities, most of which now have Model Cities grants. These experiments will be carried out only in cities which are wiling to cooperate in the development of innovative techniques aimed at generating a higher level of housing construction for low-income families. The prime contractor will seek out, study and evaluate new design, construction and management techniques and systems, as well as materials and components to be used in the experiments. Based on analysis and after consultation with city o:rficials and such interested private groups as l~bor unions, neighborhood organizations, builders, architects, sponsors and educators, the contractor will determine the kind of housing to be built in a specific neighborhood. The goal of the overall experiment is to obtain more housing value for each dollar spent in the development of good city housing for low-income families, and to identify the obstacles to building such housing. Where such housing is to be built within a designated model neighborhood, the experiment v.i.11 be carried out in the context of the Mod.el Cities planning and program implementation process. In any case, it seems essential that the groups mentioned above be consulted if this bold experiment is to work. Following the selection of the prime contractor, HUD will work with him to select cities which seem to have the capacity and willingness to carry out an experimental project for low-incane housing. The Department will be committing not on1y substantial research :f'unds in this effort, but also tens of millions of dollars of program funds from several program sources. �2 With the f'ull cooperation of' all who become involved in this experiment to better the nation's housing, and to make government more responsive to the most pressing housing needs, I believe that this can be a most significant step toward meeting the goal of' a decent home in a suitable living enviromnent for every American family. Sincerely yours, H. Ralph Taylor Assistant Secretary • � 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 i hy ASMENT Op oe / *ihl % 2 ae he oP MO pf) / o* * 6 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT “f | 6° = | , % | l | Po WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410 A F243q wi® OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN REPLY REFER TO: FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS APR 22 1968 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. ih Li, Snid Mayor of Atlanta LY Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ee eae Dear Mayor Allen: I want to take this opportunity to inform you of what I believe is a most exciting experiment in building new housing for low- and moderate- income families within the Inner-City. Within the next several weeks, @ prime contractor, most likely a joint venture of several firms, will be selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This prime contractor will be expected to supervise and manage a variety of low-cost housing experiments in perhaps as many as 20 cities, most of which now have Model Cities grants. These experiments will be carried out only in cities which are willing to cooperate in the development of innovative techniques aimed at generating a higher level of housing con- struction for low-income families. The prime contractor will seek out, study and evaluate new design, con- struction and management techniques and systems, as well as materials and components to be used in the experiments. Based on analysis and after consultation with city officials and such interested private groups as labor unions, neighborhood organizations, builders, architects, sponsors and educators, the contractor will determine the kind of housing to be built in a specific neighborhood. The goal of the overall ex- periment is to obtain more housing value for each dollar spent in the development of good city housing for low-income families, and to identify the obstacles to building such housing. Where such housing is to be built within a designated model neighborhood, the experiment will be carried out in the context of the Model Cities planning and program implementation process. In any case, it seems essen- tial that the groups mentioned above be consulted if this bold experiment is to work. Following the selection of the prime contractor, HUD will work with him to select cities which seem to have the capacity and will- ingness to carry out an experimental project for low-income housing. The Department will be committing not only substantial research funds in this effort, but also tens of millions of dollars of program funds from sev- eral program sources. 2 With the full cooperation of all who become involved in this experiment to better the nation's housing, and to make government more responsive to the most pressing housing needs, I believe that this can be a most significant step toward meeting the goal of a decent home in a suitable living enviromment for every American family. Sincerely yours, H. Ralph Taylor Aco: dhlaclenp, fps Assistant Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 56 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/98ccb8dba6017a10bc582e2a6480c63a.pdf bca87ffb0fccdcfe08a1fedf61f50e97 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 6, 1968 Hono rable H . Ralph T ylot As istant S er t ry Department of Housin and Urban Development Washington, D . C . 20-410 D r S c r t ry T ylor: Your 1 _tter of April 22 Worming us of the propo d low ... co t x_p riment by HUD in perhap 20 cities h -ving Mod 1 Clti e :r . nt i mo t intd. uin . W d finit · ly . ant you to includ Atlant on your Ust on of th dtle willing to coop r t in th · d v ·1opm nt of innov tive t chniqu , p 1'tic;;ularly in our xtensiv odel Citie r , in int re t of g n ratin i.ncr ed level d r ducin · co truction <:Ost of dw lling unit fo.r lo -lncolni mill • . hou.sing On May 2 our Ho ourc Commltt dopt d Be olutio.n recomrne.n.dlng e ~ly c;tlon nd d v lopment fot' low-inco ho l , a aoon •a po lbl , of ppro·.11.u,.&At ly t n re pol'tton of th wor tr ldenti l s ction of our Model Citi ar a , t rou.gh " adv c 1 nd cqui ition" procedur . hav also be n ap roa~b d by an nain C ntractor and Archit•ct t am hic:h i in our Mod l Ci.ti r for co tructio of• v r 0£ high d •ity ( 0 \J.tdt p r er ) low .. inco ' p teut appll d £or 11 cone pt 0£ pt c t cotlcl' t a · le ale.be that ca · b eaat on- it d in•ia.11 d 1th a. minim.um of qu.lpment d ~ · primarily tr l d loc 1 l bor. prlneipal 1ft tht. t m, Mr. Jo McNamara, nKuilv"'~ of a:v a.h. a rat , 1 und r tand • · lN dy tact d a c: upl• f vour ople W ah o bout hie c nc pt ~ r. Port • Drlsc 11, T: �Secretary Taylov Page Two M y 6 , 1968 Dir ¢tor, Architectu._ral Division, FHA in HUD 1 and Mr . A 1 tant Comm! sto r for Teclmic l St _ d J!'d in HUD. maw:1 1 hope t t you ill e p us dvi of th pro s of this hou. in e pe riment · d sur you of our de ir to p rticipa.te . willingne to coope · t in tbi& .nt\U" · • Slneer ly yo\U" , lv . All ·n. Jr. or � 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 i i i el Te ee Ras eR PU SST OER IT 8S eee eee ae 2 ee eee ee 2 ee er eee Mhegerts file May 6, 1968 Honorable H. Ralph Taylor Assistant Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D. C. 20410 Dear Secretary Taylor: | Your letter of April 22 informing us of the proposed low-cost housing experiment by HUD in perhaps 20 cities having Model Cities grants is most intriguing. We definitely want you to include Atlanta on your list as one of the cities willing to cooperate in the development of innovative techniques, particularly in our extensive Model Cities area, in interest of generating increased levels and | reducing construction costs of dwelling units for low-income families. On May 2 our Housing Resources Committee adopted a Resolution recommending early selection and development for low-income housing, as soon as possible, of approximately a ten acre portion of the worst residential section of our Model Cities area, through ‘advance land acquisition" procedure. We have also been approached by an Engineer, reputable local Contractor and Architect team which is anxious to obtain a site in our Model Cities area for construction of several hundred units of high density (40 units per acre) low-income housing, using a "patent applied for’ concept of precast concrete general purpose angle slabs that can be cast on-site and installed with a minimum of equipment and using primarily untrained local labor. The principal in thie team, Mr. John McNamara, Engineer of Savannah, Georgia, I understand has already contacted a couple of your people in Washington about his concept - Mr. Porter Driscoll, on a ee eh a a eS, Secretary Taylor Page Two May 6, 1968 Director, Architectural Division, FHA in HUD, and Mr. Deman, Assistant Commissioner for Technical Standards in HUD. We hope that you will keep us advised of the progress of this housing experiment and assure you of our desire to participate and willingness to cooperate in this venture. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Ir. Mayor TAI r:fy  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 55 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/438f3f55f8cae140de321af21552efab.pdf 0b78b474a98280f340abdce6e3eb3baa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING COORDINATING GROUP MEETING May 2, 1968 The regular montly meeting of the Housing Coordinating Group and Housing Resources Committee Executive Group was held in Corr.mittee Room 2, City Hall, May 2, 1968, at 10:00 a.m. Copies of the invitational notices, agenda, record of those attending and reference documents are attached to the file copy of these minutes. Chairc3 u Cecil n. Alexznder presided. Mr. Alexander opec ?1 the nceting by asking Mr. Archer Smith to give the Committee a report on school construction. Mr. Smith presented the following two proposals: (1) Approach the Sta te Sc hool Building Authority about them leasing school buildings and then sub-leasing them to the City. The State could lease the premises from the developer for 30/40 years and turn then o er to the City of Atlanta on a sub-lease basis. It would take a political decision by the State to re-vamp procedures to allow this. One advantage to this proposal would be that it would apply to all school systems if they so desire. (This was considered perhaps the simplest course of action.) {2) Have a local constitutional amendment passed allowing the City Sc hool Board to enter into leases on a long term basis. This loc a l ~~end~ent would be the more solid way and the local a~endment would be easier to pass. Mr. Alexander asked if the School Board had been approached to see which course of action they would prefer? Mr. Smith stated that they had not, officially, but the School Board would probably go a long with either method. Mr . Jones suggested that the Committee authorize the Legal Panel to contact the School Bo ard and see which they would prefer a nd then pursue that course. A motion was made , seconded a nd adopted that the Legal Panel be so authorized. Mr. John Ch~p~an appe~red before the Committee to discuss a proposal for buildinr. l ow-income housing. He said housing for the lowest inco~e families would pro~ably need to be financed by the Federal govern~ent; that housing for medium income families could be financed through private corporations. He was suggesting dwelling units with rent ra nge~of $70-$80-$90 for 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms respectively. He proposed forming a limited profit corporation, the mer.!bers of which would eac h put up a certain amount of front money, with the intent of building developments which would produce 4-5% profit, instead of the customery 1415% profit. He proposed using private conventional financing �2 entirely, with no connection with Federal assisted programs. He adv~sed he would try to contact several private corporations about putting up money a t a reasonable rate of interest and that if he got enough response from private corporations that this could be done, he would inform the Committee of the reaction he received from this idea. Mr. Alexander con mented on and referred to an article by Vincent T. Burke, in the Los n ngeles Times, March 18, 1968, relating how certain Negro families in Washington had been assisted by a tiny non-profit "Home Buyers" group in obtaining home ownership witho ut ~ny a ssistance from Federal programs or organi~a tior.s. (Cc r y o f the article is attached to the file copy of the~e ~i nutes.) Mr. Pers e l ls re p0r tec.i t o the Con:::1i ttee on the Honor Farm No. 1 Site proposed con ce pt . He presented a map showing approximately 120 acres bet ween the Federal Penitentiary and the Thomasville Ur b a n Re nc~ a l Project t ha t the Federal government proposes to tur n over t o t~e City f o r urban improvement, including hous ing . He expln i ned tha t the portion of the property to be developed f o r hous il-:g and rela ted cmnmercial could be either turned over directly oy HUD to developers, turned over to the City to put ou for bids, or go to Atlanta Housing Authority for develop~ ent through process of Ur ban Renewal. fl meeting of the Al d erma nic P l2 n ning and Development Committee is to be held to cons id er wh a t should b e done. Mr. Persells also advised that a n ew p~ r k ar e a i s to be develope d and an El e mentary School and a " Middle School" ar e to be constructed in the area. The question wa s a sked a b out how housing could be developed in the shortest le ngth of time. Mr. Persells responded we would b e una ble to st ar t b uilding unt i l a stre et and sewer system was b e g un; t hat i s the biggest d ela y. I t wa s sugge sted that the l a nd could be s old t o a developer a nd h e could put in the stree t system simult aneous wi t h t he h o us i ng d e v e lopme nt. Tw o cho i c es we r e recommend e d : (1) The Ci t y o r d e velopers could g o in a nd p ut in the street and ut i lities at their e xpe ns e o f about $270 ,000. 00 . (2 ) Have streets put in b y the Housin g Autho r ity as an Urban RedevelopEent expense. Mr . Pars ells expl~inod that fro~~fi n a ncial sta nd poi nt and time eleme nt , the il03w f avorable sollution would be to have the Housing Authori . y put i n the street Gnd sewer system at Urban Redevelopment expeLse , b e c a use the schools would have to be built any way, and the City ~ould receiv e credit for the schools which would more than pay for the expense of putting streets and sewers in and that they could be put in while the developers were getting their plans approved by the Federal government. �r 3 Mr. Persells advised that topographical maps and surveys had already been made. He also reported that there was a small triangle of land the Federal government doesn't own; stated there were some title difficulties and the only sure way and quickest way to get clear title to the property would be condemnation proceedings through the Urban Re newal process. The Land to be developed for housing and related commercial is to be offered for sale on May 27, 1968, to developers, with proposals called for. Additional land, 17 single-family lots, is to be added to the Thomasville Urban Renewal Site for sale, with ground breaking between May 20-28. Approximately 50 acres of the 120 acre tract of land would be available for housing. Mr. Archer Smith, made a motion that a formal resolution be drawn up that the Housing Resources Committee goes on record as urging the support of the New-Town-In-Town project concept conditioned upon a substantial portion of the project to be developed for lowest-income housing. If this condition is not met, then the Housing Resour ces Committee goes on record as opposed to the project as presently planned. Motion was seconded and unanimously adopted, with instructions that copies go to the Housing Authority, Mayr Ivan Al len, Jr., Members of the Board of Aldermen and to Mr. Baxter, of HUD . Mr . Howland announced that the CACUR non-profit housing development corporation has now selected five units for rehabilitation under 221 (h) and expected to have them under way within 60 days. Mr . Alexander then a s ked Mr . Jones to explain a proposal he had been working on for accelerated low-income housing development in the Model Cities area. Mr. Jones explained the concept and stated that a development team was very anxious to get a tract of about 10 acres f ..cfr an experimental housing development to stzrrt this summer. He read a letter just received by the Mayor from Mr. H. Ra lph Taylor, Assistant Secretary, HUD, proposing a HUD sponsored experimental · housing project in Model Cities area in selected cities to be carried out by a pri~e contractor to be selected by HUD; and inquiring if P.tla nta desired to cooperate? Mr. Jones eKplained that this tied ind irec tly with the proposal he has been working on; that because of multiple ownerships, it is virtually impossible for private dev elopers to acquire land in the Mode l Cities area for this purpose; that therefore he has studied the area and looked at certain sites, with others~ including a representative of Model Cities, and has selected two tentative sites, having badly dilapidated housing which will in all probability be demolished any way, and has marked these on a map for consideration of the Model Cities staff. �I 4 Mr. Jones proposed "advanced land acquisition" to be requested in the Model Cities area on such a site to be sleeted so they would get started on construction of approximately a 10 acre site as soon as possible. A motion was made, seconded and adopted that the Housing Resources Committee recommends that a su i table site be selected in the Model Cities area f or accelerated development of low-income housing (preferably under the experimental housing concept) and that application be made to HUD for authority to acquire the site under the "advance land acquisition" procedures; that copies be provided the Planning and Development Commmittee, Mayor and Board of Aldermen and HUD. Mr. Persells stated that he concurred and that the Housing Authority would go·in·soon with a request that the entire Model Cities area be placed under a GNRP so that this could be done as part of an Urban Renewa l Project within the Model Cities area. He requested support of the HRC to the Planning and Development Committee, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and to HUD on that proposal so that the "advance land acquisition" could be legally implemented. The Committee agreed to support the GNRP proposal for this purpose. • Mr. P:lexander informed the Committee of g r ound-breaking on the first Turnke y Housing project in Atlanta on Hollywood Road, N.W. at 2 :00 p.m. on May 9 , 1968. All were invited ; that Mayo r Ivan Allen , Jr., would o ffi c ially break the ground for the 202-ttnit development. Copies o f the announcement , prepared by the . Housing Authori t y were distributed. It was announced that the report fr om the Ad Hoc Committee on Low-inc ome Housing Analysis will not be ready and that it would be discussed at a later da~e. Mr . Plexander announced that a confe r ence will be held May 29th at the Dinkler all day , consisting o f debates and discussions on legal aspects, employment, workshops, etc., on equal opportunity in housing. Mr . Alex a nd e r explaine d brie f ly the p r o g r e ss mad e on Pa ckage Zoning . Question. ·wa s a s k ed if a formal resolution has been adopt e d b y t he HRC Ex e cutive Committee on the p r opos ed Packa ge Zon i ng Pl an . The Commi t tee wa s advised tha t such res olut i on h ad a l read y bee n a dopt e d s upp ort i ng t h is p l a n. Mr . ftlexa nd er a l s o stated it i s ant ic ipa t ed t ha t t he plan wo uld receive t he supp o r t o f numerous civic and business o rganizations and radi o and television. Mr. Alexand er rea d a Press Re l ease fr om HUD atinounc ing authoriza tion of t rai l ers (mobi l e homes ) for temporary housing in Urban Uedevelopment prmjects . �5 Mr. Alexander also commented on the necessity for positive action soon for improvement in the NASH-BANS area, through Urban Renewal or otherwise. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, ~y~:,~r0v'v1-ij-~~ · w~ Malcolm D. Jone Housing Coorldina ·or Encls: As stated (with file copy o nly) • � 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 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING COORDINATING GROUP MEETING May 2, 1968 The regular montly meeting of the Housing Coordinating Group and Housing Resources Committee Executive Group was held in Committee Room 2, City Hall, May 2, 1968, at 10:00 a.m, Copies of the invitational notices, agenda, record of those attending and reference documents are attached to the file copy ef these minutes, Chairman Cecil #. Alexander presided. Mr. Alexander oper:3 the meeting by asking Mr. Archer Smith to give the Committee a report on school construction. Mr. Smith presented the following two proposals: (1) Approach the State School Building Authority about them leasing school buildings and then sub-leasing them to the City. The State could lease the premises from the developer for 30/40 years and turn them over to the City of Atlanta on a Sub-lease basis. It would take a political decision by the State to re-vamp procedures to allow this. One advantage to this proposal would be that it would apply to all school systems if they so desire. (This was considered perhaps the simplest course of action.) (2) Have a local constitutional amendment passed allowing the City School Board to enter into leases on a long term basis. This local amendment would be the more solid way and the local amendment would be easier to pass. Mr. Alexander asked if the School Board had been approached to see which course of action they would prefer? Mr. Smith Stated that they had not, officially, but the School Board would probably go along with either method. Mr. Jones suggested that the Committee authorize the Legal Panel to contact the School Board and see which they would prefer and then pursue that course. A&A motion was made, seconded and adopted that the Legal Panel be so authorized. Mr. John Chapman appeared before the Committee to discuss a proposal for building lcw-income housing. He said housing for the lowest income families would probably need to be financed by the Federal government; that housing for medium income families could be financed through private corporations. He was suggesting Gwelling units with rent. range-of $70-$80-$90 for 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms respectively. He proposed forming a limited profit corporation, the members of which would each put up a certain amount of front money, with the intent of building developments Which would produce 4-5% profit, instead of the customery 14- 15% profit. He proposed using private conventional financing 2 entirely, with no connection with Federal assisted programs. He advised he would try to contact several private corporations about putting up money at a reasonable rate of interest and that if he got enough response from private corporations that this could be done, he would inform the Committee of the reaction he received from this idea. Mr. Alexander commented on and referred to an article by Vincent T. Burke, in the Los fngeles Times, March 18, 1968, relating how certain Negro families in Washington had been assisted by a tiny non-profit "Home Buyers" group in obtaining home ownership without any assistance from Federal programs or organizations. (Ccpy of the article is attached to the file copy of these minutes.) : Mr. Persells reported to the Committee on the Honor Farm No. 1 Site proposed concept. He presented a map showing approximately 120 acres between the Federal Penitentiary and the Thomasville Urban Renewal Project that the Federal government proposes to turn over to the City for urban improvement, including housing. He explained that the portion of the property to be developed for housines and related commercial could be either turned over directly by HUD to developers, turned over to the City to put out for bids, or go to Atlanta Housing Authority for development through process of Urban Renewal. 4 meeting of the Aldermanic Planning and Development Committee is to be held to consider what should be done. Mr. Persells also advised that e@ new park area is to be developed and an Elementary School and a "Middle School" are to be constructed in the area, The question was asked about how housing could be developed in the shortest length of time. Mr. Persells responded we would be unable to start building until a street and sewer system was begun; that is the biggest delay. It was suggested that the land could be sold to a developer and he could put in the street system Simultaneous with the housing development. Two choices were recommended: (1) The City or developers could go in and put in the street and utilities at their expense of about $270,000.00. (2) Have streets put in by the Housing Authority as an Urban Redevelopment expense. Mr. Persells explsined that fronaf financial standpoint and time element, the most favorable sollution would be to have the Housing Authority put in the street and sewer system at Urban Redevelopment expeuse, because the schools would have to be built any way, and the City would receive credit for the schools which would more than pay for the expense of putting streets and sewers in and that they could be put in while the developers were getting their plans approved by the Federal government.  3 Mr. Persells advised that topographical maps and surveys had already been made. He also reported that there was a small triangle of land the Federal government doesn't own; stated there were some titie difficulties and the only sure way and quickest way to get clear title to the property would be condemnation proceedings through the Urban Khenewal process. The Land to be developed for housing and related commercial is to be offered for sale on May 27, 1968, to developers, with proposals called for. Additional land, 17 single-family lots, is to be added to the Thomasville Urban Renewal Site for sale, with ground breaking between May 20-28. Approximately 50 acres of the 129 acre tract of land would be available for housing. Mr, Archer Smith, made a motion that a formal resolution be drawn up that the Housing Resources Committee goes on record as urging the support of the New-Town-In-Town project concept conditioned upon a subStantial portion of the project to be developed for lowest-income housing. If this condition is not met, then the Housing Resources Committee goes on record as opposed to the project as presently planned. Motion was seconded and unanimously adopted, with instructions that copies go to the Housing Authority, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Members of the Board of Aldermen and to Mr. Baxter, of HUD. Mr. Howland announced that the CACUR non-profit housing development corporation has now selected five units for re- habilitation under 221 (h) and expected to have them under way Within 60 days. Mr. Alexander then asked Mr. Jones to explain a proposal he had been working on for accelerated low-income housing develop- ment in the Model Cities area. Mr. Jones explained the concept and stated that a development team waS very anxious to get a tract of about 10 acres for an experimental housing development to start this summer. He read a letter just received by the Mayor from Mr. H. Ralph Taylor, Assistant Secretary, HUD, proposing a HUD sponsored experimental ‘housing project in Model Cities area in selected cities to be carried out by a prime contractor to be selected by HUD; and inquiring if Atlanta desired to cooperate? Mr. Jones explained that this tied indirectly with the proposal he has been working on; that because of multiple ownerships, it is virtually impossible for private developers to acquire land in the Model Cities area for this purpose; that therefore he has studied the area and looked at certain sites, with others, including a representative of Model Cities, and has selected two tentative sites, having badly dilapidated housing which will in all probability be demolished any way, and has marked these on a map for consideration of the Model Cities staff.  Mr. Jones proposed "advanced land acquisition" to be requested in the Model Cities area on such a site to be ‘ slected so they would get started on construction of approximately a 10 acre site as soon as possible. A motion was made, seconded and adopted that the Housing Resources Committee recommends that a Suitable site be selected in the Model Cities area for accelerated development of low-income housing (preferably under the experimental housing concept) and that application be made to HUD for authority to acquire the site under the "advance land acquisition" procedures; that copies be provided the Planning and Development Commmittee, Mayor and Board of Aldermen and HUD. Mr. Persells stated that he concurred and that the Housing Authority would gO in’soon with a request that the entire Model Cities area be placed under a GNRP so that this could be done as part of an Urban Renewal Project within the Model Cities area. He requested support of the BRC to the Planning and Development Committee, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and to HUD on that proposal so that the "advance land acquisition" could be legally implemented. The Committee agreed to support the GNRP proposal for this purpose. Mr. flexander informed the Committee of ground-breaking on the first Turnkey Housing project in ftlanta on Hollywood Road, N.W. at 2:00 p.m. on May 9, 1968. All were invited; that Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., would officially break the ground for the 202-unit development. Copies of the announcement, prepared by the Housing Authority were distributed. It was announced that the report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Low-income Housing Analysis will not be ready and that it would be discussed at a later date, Mr. flexander announced that a conference will be held May 29th at the Dinkler all day, consisting of debates and discussions on legal aspects, employment, workshops, etc., on equal opportunity in housing. Mr. Alexander explained briefly the progress made on Package Zoning. Question. was asked if a formal resolution has been adopted by the ARC Executive Committee on the proposed Package Zoning Plan, The Committee was advised that such resolution had already been adopted supporting this plan. Mr. flexander also stated it is anticipated that the plan would receive the support of humerous civic and business organizations and radio and television. Mr. Alexander read a Press Release from HUD afliouncing authorization of trailers (mobile homes) for temporary housing in Urban Redevelopment projects. 5 ‘ir. Alexander also commented on the necessity for positive action soon for improvement in the NASH-BANS area, through Urban Renewal or otherwise. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, Dtastic.rQvr Malcolm D. Jone Housing Coordinator Encls: fs stated (with file copy only)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 54 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/75e1e2fc4ee68912912b5d5ed53623ac.pdf 8d65c1ef77f64372089261d5e70203fe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL June 7, 1968 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS , Admin istrative Ass istant MRS . ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR. , Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison On May 8 and again on May 24 and 25 a team of consultants from ABT A s sociates and Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall from Cambridge, Massachusetts, under contract with HUD, conducted a survey of Atlanta, as one of 25 cities, in interest of Experimental Housing, preferably in Model Cities areas, or at least in close proximity to Model Cities areas. Similar surveys were being conducted simultaneously by two other consultant teams, each assigned 25 additional cities, as Phase I of HUD 1 s special E x perimental Housing program. The mission of the team is to report to HUD by June 15, 1968, its recommendations of cities and specific projects in those cities for HUD to invest $60, 000, 000 during a two year period on Experimental Housing projects, to get underway as soon as possible, and in any event by Spring, 1969, at the latest. Phase II (development) of the program is to be carried out by a prime contractor to be selected by HUD. On May 6, Mayor Allen responded to a letter from Mr . Ralph H . Taylor, A s sistant Secretary of HUD, stating that Atlanta is interested in the E x p e rime ntal Housing program; offered to cooperate with it ; and reque ste d that Atlanta be inc2.uded in the list of cities to be selected for this project. It is comte mplate d that the r esults of thes e e x perimental proj e cts in s e lect ed cities will guide the direction fo r dev e lopme n t, th ro u gh HUD , o f t he P re s i d e n t 's p r ogram for 6 , 000 , 000 low - in c ome dwelling unit s over a ten -ye a r pe r iod , fo r whi c h the S e nate recently app r o ved 5 b i ll i on dollar s . �Mr. Sweat Page T wo June 7, 1968 I escorted members of the survey team about the city on both visits and assisted in arranging interviews for them with various City officials and prominent businessmen in Atlanta. I have a list of most of those with whom they talked and notes on some of the interviews. I feel that the team accomplished as much as could reasonably be expected during such a short period and that its members were generally pleased with what they learned about conditions in Atlanta and progress being made in the low-income housing program here. With respect to Model Cities, Mr. Johnson informed them that no specific site for new housing had yet been selected in the Model Cities area and that he was reluctant to even suggest a site, until such had been cleared with the Model Cities Executive Board. In response to queries from the team as to when this could be done, Mr. Johnson further e x plained that if policy determination is made at top City level, he thbught he could present the matter to his E xe cutive Board and obtain its approval within a couple of days or so . M r . Johnson w a s d efinite that such site should rtot b e ae uh• d and d e v e lope d thr ou h th - Hous 'ng Author ity und r no rmal Ur ban Ren wal processes ; that to do so would require so m u c h time and be inv olved so much in F ederal red tape, he thought the entire idea might as well be abandoned. D u ring discussion with Mr. Gladin, Mr. Gladin told the c onsultant s that a ny site to b e s e l ected for accelerated advance acquisition would have to be in the Cooper -Glenn area, as that area is slated to be the first Urban R enewal project in the Model Cities area. I personally disagree with the theory that the first experimental housin g proj ect in Model Cities should be in the Coope r - Glenn area. I feel that a more centr a lly lo cated and prominently situated s ite could and should be selected and obtained through some form of advance acquisition ; and that this would give a greater boost to Model Cities and benefit the C ity as a whole more than selection of a site in the Cooper-Glenn area for this purpose. �Mr. Sweat Page Three June 7, 1968 Since Model Cities is to be developed under direct superv1s10n of the Mayor and the City of Atlanta and not as a super Urban Renewal area; and due to the interest and pressure which HUD is now directing to experimental housing, I am of the opinion that authority could be obtained from HUD for early acquisition of almost any reasonable site which the City might designate in the Model Cities area. I feel that (1) approximately a four block area (about 10 acres) centered on the intersection of Connally Place and Crumley Street, S. E. or (2 ) a similar size area centered on the intersection of Reed and Love Streets, S. E. , would provide a suitable location for early acquisition for experimental housing and would cause a minimum of displacement (which will eventually have to be done any way ). This is not likely to be done , however, without specific guidance and direction from the 1\/rayor's Office. Both of the locations indicated above have been shown to and discussed with Jim Wright of the Model Cities staff and their location marked on a map turned over to him. In this connection I call your attention to marked portions {page 3 and 4 ) of the attached copy of Minutes of the Housing Resources Executive Committee meeting of May 2, 1968. I recomme nd that the Model Cities staff be direct e d to c ause s e l e ction soon of a site for housing (preferably experimental) and that formal request be made as soon as possible to HUD to authorize such acquisition, subject to eventual application of such Federal financial assistance as might e ventually apply in the Model Citie s area. Sin ce r e ly, M a l c olm D. H o u s ing Coo rdi:na t or MDJ :fy Encl : Minutes H RC meeti ng, M a y 2 , 1968 � 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 June 7, 1 968 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: Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison On May 8 and again on May 24 and 25 a team of consultants from ABT Associates and Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall from Cambridge, Massachusetts, under contract with HUD, conducted a survey of Atlanta, as one of 25 cities, in interest of Experimental Housing, preferably in Model Cities areas, or at least in close proximity to Model Cities areas. Similar surveys were being conducted simultaneously by two other consultant teams, each assigned 25 additional cities, as Phase I of HUD's special Experimental Housing program. The mission of the team is to report to HUD by June 15, 1968, its recommendations of cities and specific projects in those cities for HUD to invest $60, 000, 000 during a two year period on Experimental Housing projects, to get underway as soon as possible, and in any event by Spring, 1969, at the latest. Phase II (development) of the program is to be carried out by a prime contractor to be selected by HUD. On May 6, Mayor Allen responded to a letter from Mr. Ralph H. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of HUD, stating that Atlanta is interested in the Experimental Housing program; offered to cooperate with it; and requested that Atlanta be included in the list of cities to be selected for this project. It is comtemplated that the results of these experimental projects in selected cities will guide the direction for development, through HUD, of the President's program for 6,000,000 low-income dwelling units over a ten-year period, for which the Senate recently approved 5 billion dollars, Mr. Sweat Page Two June 7, 1968 I escorted members of the survey team about the city on both visits and assisted in arranging interviews for them with various City officials and prominent businessmen in Atlanta. I have a list of most of those with whom they talked and notes on some of the inter- views. I feel that the team accomplished as much as could reasonably be expected during such a short period and that its members were generally pleased with what they learned about conditions in Atlanta and progress being made in the low-income housing program here, With respect to Model Cities, Mr. Johnson informed them that no specific site for new housing had yet been selected in the Model Cities area and that he was reluctant to even suggest a site, until such had been cleared with the Model Cities Executive Board. In response to queries from the team as to when this could be done, Mr. Johnson further explained that if policy determination is made at top City level, he thought he could present the matter to his Executive Board and obtain its approval within a couple of days or so, Mr. Johnson was definite that such site should not be acquired and developed through the Housing Authority under normal Urban Renewal processes; that to do so would require so much time and be involved so much in Federal red tape, he thought the entire idea might as well be abandoned, During discussion with Mr, Gladin, Mr. Gladin told the consultants that any site to be selected for accelerated advance acquisition would have to be in the Cooper-Glenn area, as that area is slated to be the first Urban Renewal project in the Model Cities area. I personally disagree with the theory that the first experimental housing project in Model Cities should be in the Cooper-Glenn area, I feel that a more centrally located and prominently situated site could and should be selected and obtained through some form of advance acquisition; and that this would give a greater boost to Model Cities and benefit the City as a whole more than selection of a site in the Cooper-Glenn area for this purpose. Mr. Sweat Page Three June 7, 1968 Since Model Cities is to be developed under direct supervision of the Mayor and the City of Atlanta and not as a super Urban Renewal area; and due to the interest and pressure which HUD is now directing to experimental housing, I am of the opinion that authority could be obtained from HUD for early acquisition of almost any reasonable site which the City might designate in the Model Cities area. I feel that (1) approximately a four block area (about 10 acres) centered on the intersection of Connally Place and Crumley Street, 5S. E. or (2) a similar size area centered on the intersection of Reed and Love Streets, S. E., would provide a suitable location for early acquisition for experimental housing and would cause a minimum of displacement (which will eventually have to be done anyway). This is not likely to be done, however, without specific guidance and direction from the Mayor's Office. Both of the locations indicated above have been shown to and discussed with Jim Wright of the Model Cities staff and their location marked on a map turned over to him, In this connection I call your attention to marked portions (page 3 and 4) of the attached copy of Minutes of the Housing Resources Executive Committee meeting of May 2, 1968. I recommend that the Model Cities staff be directed to cause selection soon of a site for housing (preferably experimental) and that formal request be made as soon as possible to HUD to authorize such acquisition, subject to eventual application of such Federal financial assistance as might eventually apply in the Model Cities area, Sincerely, A» Malcolm D. Joples Housing Coordinator MDJ:fy Encl: Minutes HRC meeting, May 2, 1968  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 53 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9b2117e6a93b79c94651a290bd3c57e4.pdf 9ae2355fd0b9b9f719062d1f89e4699c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND . URBAN DEVELOPMENT WAS HINGTON, D. C. 20410 JUN 2 1 1968 IN REPLY REFER TO: OFFI CE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND I N TERGOVERN MEN TAL RELATIONS Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: This is in response to your letter urging the inclusion of your city as one of the a.pprox i mat:2J.y 20 Model Ci ties in which the "In-City 11 housi:ig experi~.e nt will be conducted. The three major Gontractors sele cted for Phase I of the experiment submitted their findings OH June 15. Review of these submissions has now begun . As a res ult of this r ev iew the Department wi ll select a prime contractor and the cities in which to locate th e experime nts. I will be pleased to advis e you when a final decision has been reached. I appre ciate knowing of your interest in having your city participate in the experiment and assure you that every possible consideration wi ll be given to your reco mme nddtion. Sin cerely yours, ~~T~~ Assistant Secretary ,. � 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 3 wn On, lie , Mes DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND.URBAN DEVELOPMENT % whul & WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 “ay we Jaga ¥ JUN 21 1968 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN REPLY REFER TO: FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. i } Mayor \ Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: This is in response to your letter urging the inclusion of your city as one of the approximately 20 Model Cities in which the "In-City" housing experiment will be conducted. : The three major contractors selected for Phase I of the experiment submitted their findings on June 15. Review of these submissions has now begun. As a result of this review the Department will select a prime contractor and the cities in which to locate the experiments. I will be pleased to advise you when a final decision has been reached. I appreciate knowing of your interest in having your city participate in the experiment and assure you that every possible consideration will be given to your recommendation. Sincerely yours, _ 7 . Ua. “Ralph Tay Ent loo jx f Assistant Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 52 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c089cfd797c9bb0dd72ea8d958b22d94.pdf 9f50a666bbffb0c02468f704f3c598d4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 19, 1968 MEMORANDUM To : Ann From: Faye The meeting scheduled for 11:00 Monday morning is with Mr . Gary Abrams of the K iser Corporation. Col. Jones and Cecil Alexander have been asked to sit 'non the meeting since it concerns the HUD experimental housing project. Col . Jones says he gave the Mayor a memo on Monday regarding this proj ct and this memo should be good backpound information for th m eting. The K is :r Cotporation has b en aw rd d th contract on the xp rimental housing program. They will make recommend tlon to HUD for the choice of citie to b included. Johnny John on undet"stand from Dan th t 12 of th 20 citie to . h v these proj ct have been el ct d but Atl nt is not one of the 12. Johnny has h d ever 1 calls f:rom. th Kaiser Corpor tion to g t ddition l information on A tl nt nd he thinks we re still b _ing considered. Johnny f ls the M yor hould impr inter st in b ing on of th e 20 citi upon Mr. Ahr m.s Atlan: • � 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 RAE PS, ER We ES TO TEE TC Aes ME Sie Al ie ls lO AMF ene aomlarammaet a July 19, 1968 MEMORANDUM To: Ann | From; Faye The meeting scheduled for 11:00 Monday morning is with Mr. Gary Abrams of the Kaiser Corporation. Col, Jones and Cecil Alexander have been asked to sit.in on the meeting since it concerns the HUD experimental housing project. Col, Jones says he gave the Mayor a memo on Monday regarding this project and this memo should be good background information for the meeting. The Kaiser Corporation has been awarded the contract on the experimental housing program, They will make recommendations to HUD for the choice of cities to be included. Johnny Johnson understands from Dan that 12 of the 20 cities to have these projects have been selected but Atlanta is not one of the 12. Johnny has had several calls from the Kaiser Corporation to get additional information on Atlanta and he thinks we are still being considered. Johnny feels the Mayor should impress upon Mr. Abrams Atlanta's interest in being one of these 20 cities.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 51 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c5f83e081ecb865d04ac368fe010886a.pdf c478dafe0e3b699d4315afcb042ccf58 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . --:u· re 1ucs t0c. ~ · .::.~:-'.~,:; ·.: o c;:y-_..~~ y o ut its In-C ity J:0Jos ~l for t ho s2lcc~io~ ol ~)p:.o~imate ly 20- 25 cit ies out ~~ 7~ c143.215.248.55 13:18, 29 December 2017 (EST)s Jo- I~-City, 1 0g-co3 t ~cusing c0 ~s truction. ~ his ~s -~:10 i ir s t stop re - 2.. te . .~ tc1 p ---,2:~ :.:.c0:;..; Jo. nsor.1 ' s request to C0=~=~ss for su~;ort to p=o~uco 0 , 000,COO cew o r rehab~l~tated .:·0.::1.0:t~ll y ;;-,ss ~c· ·:;0d l-1O -~! ~1it ::.:; :i:0:...~ low0T incor.::0 housina- over 1 ·::; · · . t.. 1,...,.. 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This possibility is roflected in the is ·e oi May 16 of McGr a w- Hill ' s Co~structioil Wec~ly which stated: " Ac co.rding to :-:u.J, three co~1tr<!.cto:ts w0-re c hosen inst 0ad o1 one, as originalli planned , to carry out t~o In-C ity p~oposal because each is approac~ing the problem in a different way . However , so~rccs cloze to the project s ay that the PJ3'I'-D;•,1JI11 g :toup wa.s se lee ted first in a compe tition amon: J.0 firms . Two ~eeks l ater, the sources say, \'/est inghouse and Buildings Syste~s ~ev0lo~~cnt received contracts and the three arc in co~?0tition now for the ,£econd s~~ 6 ~ of the p~ozr~n. Building Systems Develo~ment h ~s as one of its prime consu ltants Kaise r Industries. 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[, - "T'",."' -~ ·:::10 p:..·0_;:...·:1~,1 , i.e. the :::. c tl.l2.l coi.--;s ·i::r l1c-;:ic,n and 1·eha ilit a.t .'on of low- cost ho usin g · n c a:tai~ select0d citie s. v ... ~ ,,-- Up to t his po in ·i: A3'j_'--:.):,~Zi:1 h8.s app lied no ·politic a l _)··c::;su.:..·e e i '-: he:c in s -~~ :;0 I o:...· i'o:..· tt.e 2~v:ar'd o f t he co ntract i n s -~<>~ II. Al l i t s 0c:~s is L~;;..·;: S t z. 6 0 I I o f the proj e ct be ,-;.C:.-:::.:..~-:.:::.: !-;:er.. 0 :1 a non-::-01::. t:;. c :-~ 1 ~::.s~~c·, and o ne w:.ich will ~s su~o t h~t t he t ax p ~ yers ~ill r cc ~ iva the maxim m benefi t o f tto ?r0 limin~ry wo~ ~ ~ hie~ t ~c LE~ D~:~ gro u~ has a lre ady ?o n o in tho list o f c f ~ ic s ~ ttacha~ hereto. It shou l d be =0~2d ~ ~~ t lor e a ch of t ~eso ci~ ics ABT-D~JM sent a te a0 c0 n sis ting o f an econ o ~ist ,·:s ocioJ.ogist , architect , e ngiileer ~nd l a ~yer . Cu~ -·1.lJ0 '-'C" l.&..:.> Its wor~ ~as boc~ su,c rvisod ,by fo r mer Ma yor o ·"' J. 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Text Any textual data included in the document rt uo . + A aw of - : MBH OR AND OH : a ar 1 On ween of 3 ao ‘ Sh a Sa 7. ee ob a asagm ol “jem ys = + Si Huo Low-Cost Housing 2rozran t — = — — oo oT — co ov oe =— — _— be — or hs. av ow — es = oo ae co — ov 7 te ev —_— mus requestca vicdinge vo carry out its In-City sox the selection of approximately 20-25 cities out ies for Iin-City, low-cost housing construction, This St step reiated to President Johnson's request to Pox SuDport to produce 6,000,000 new or rehabilitated assisted nousing -baits Yor lower income housing over Besa ; f a : Cn yoars. ~ 4 oe oa _* — * Out of 19 firas bidding, three were selected: A mF) vr > joint venture composcd of AST Associates, inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Daniel, Hana, Johnson & Mendenhall of Los Anzelss (ADT-DMJM), Kaisex Incustxies and Westinghouse, {4A copy of the HUD announcement of May 8, 1968, is attached mereto.) Newspapermen aha others have indicated that in actual. fact tho original intention of HUD was to select only ABT-DNUM, but that because of political pressures the award was postponed aad the other two were then included in the award. This possibility is xeflected in the issue of May 16 of MeGraw-Hill's Construction Weekly which stated: "According to HUD, three contractors were chosen instead of one, as originally planned, to carxy out the In-City proposal because each is approaching the problem in a difrverent way. However, sources close to the project say that the ABT-DMIM group was selected first in a competition among 19 firms, Two weeks later, the sources say, Westinghouse and Buildings Systems Development received contracts and the three are in competition now for the second stage of the program. Building Systems Development has as one of its prime consultants Kaiser Industries. Ndgar Kaiser, chairman of the board, also heads President Johnson's Committee on Urban Housing." Drala ya ABT=DNIM eS Loe te vii - ey am, we BnG COMPLE Le Se gee tel ney aes Be. TiSze COLO mn Sh ch tacned hereto. fa — a tne secona 2S for a ar iUp which has progress ox the three groups indicates With the manner _in which eet pened” Se “Jd has gone about devcioping its proposal for Stage il ora we DYOSLaN, 1.e, the actual corstruction and rehabilitation ° Or low-cost housing in certain selected cities, : _ Up to this point AS?-Dueli has applied no political oressure either in Staze I or for the award of the contract in ; Stace It. All it seexs is that Stage Ti of the project be uncertaken On & Ton- political basis, and one which will assure that the taxpayers Will receive the maximum benefit of the preliminary work Which the AST-DMJN group has already Gone in the 1ist of cities attached nereto. ft should be noted that for each of thesoa cities ABT-DMJIM sent a team consisting of an economist,.soclologist, ee engineer and dawyer. its work has been sunorvisedsby former Mayor a Collins of Boston, who is xvesyonsible gor that city's reconstruction program and who is presently professor of Uroaan Studies at M.1I.7. Wa be Pvprave Ay Qin anv Wak k a EE 4h Bk ot Reet ee ee . “ 4 LOUQULCY GQ uc N; abe oe oe ee c Atlsditve, ba, ty } o - mp 5 altimore, MNa.,, OQ leveland, Ohio Dayton, Onio — Detroit, Mich. , Hast St. Louis, Ill. Gainesville, Ga, tford, Conn. Sa Htgnland Park, Mich. Honoluiu, Hawaii Houston, Rexas Huntsville, Ala. Kansas City, Mo. Los Angeles, Calif, Manchester, N.H. Minneapolis, Minn, New Bedford,. Mass. Norfolk, Va. Rochester, N.Y. Saginaw, Mich, Texarkana, Ark, Texarkana, Texas Tulsa, Okla. Waco, Texas Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Winooski, Vt. Worcester, Mass. sf  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 50 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1812e57c688f7a858562b05136c945a6.pdf 77350ce3f6a4fb45d382d3a2bc819078 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FLETCHER THOMPSON 1641 LONGWORTH MEMBf'R. OF CONG R E SS WA S HINGTON, O . C . R ICHARD ASHWORTH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 5TH DI STRI CT, G EORGIA <ltongrt55 of tbt mlniteb ir,tate~ OLD POST OFFI CE, ATLANTA ~ouse of l\epresentatibes Bm,btngton, 1-.qc. July 9, 1968 Secretary Robert Weaver Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D.C. Dear Secretary: Urge that you reconsider selection of 12 instead of 15 cities for experimental, low-cost public housing so as to include Atlanta, Georgia, which is particularly we ll- prepa r ed for and in need of such a project. Low-cost public housing has been aggressively sought and supported by Atlanta and I ask that you include Atlanta in this program. ~ Yours ver y truly, //~ FLETCHER THOMPSON Member of Congress FT/m cc: Mr. Frank Shacke lfo rd Alston: Mjl ler & Gaines Attorneys at Law Citizens and Southern National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Honorable Ivan Allen, J r. Mayor City of Atlanta 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 FLETCHER THOMPSON 1641 LONGWORTH MEMBTE OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. RICHARD ASHWORTH STH District, GEORGIA O.o Post Office, ATLANTA we Congress of the Guited States House of Representatives Washington, B.C. July 9, 1968 Secretary Robert Weaver Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D.C. Dear Secretary: Urge that you reconsider selection of 12 instead of 15 cities for experimental, low-cost public housing so as to include Atlanta, Georgia, which is particularly well-prepared for and in need of such a project. Low-cost public housing has been aggressively sought and supported by Atlanta and I ask that you include Atlanta in this program. Yours very truly, FLETCHER THOMPSON Member of Congress FT/m cc: Mr. Frank Shackelford Alston, Miller & Gaines Attorneys at Law Citizens and Southern National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City of Atlanta 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 5, Folder 10, Document 49 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a0857945764dbe4cc210bab5e645f5cb.pdf 8bf1807e85b7ecc0075aa5a1d4873cbf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ., (" , ..... • ..... •r-.,..t,.,.. ()_.:~::·ic~C; .,,.·1.,..., ·':., .: UtJ·.J-~f!·~ ! )t; ,.~, :c· ~) s ,-::~: r·- C,! 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Russel Uaited States g Senator Senate Office Building We chingica, De Gs Dear Dick We are distressed toa Usian Development has z J, = NI ane as1, * 7 - ia _— 7 learn that the Dennatiment of Hous a re Daim we he rt = 4:2 at fe} tected 12 instead of 15 cities * i * 3 - i, ted an oe ae ct nro zLanta is not se mental Lomcont housing pr among the 12 selected, We 34.4 the Department “€0 recons = ar its exclusion of At Lanta wa ic all cities, is particulariy woll prepared for such a eeoden Such preparation stems from the aggressive support of Loles is aduinistration and aise fron housing b y the Mayor and h eave leh ploraing along the We lcok “oxward very 1 again for your splendid ass l=} Pm | e lines. tie oh to hearing fron you and th stance, Sincerely, ‘Prank Shackel ford ing ond for experi-> Encinded = eee o i you  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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M C 1~~7YR=, r:. 1-L O J\NiEL C . r·i.:.. ."IS:TLR, M~. lf,\f:RY f'. DYr.D, J H . , VJ\. C 0 1'JM I TTCC 0,. P.RME D W /\SHINGTOi , D .C. wa4LI At-! 1-i. Dt, RC'IC:r.: , CHIF'F O F sT;.r- i: C >-1,'\PLi: S f' . KIRi:OW , C H : CF (: Lf:RK s-=:,,v1c.::s 205!0 o·-·.ne 20 , 1968 Hono rable Frank .ha ckelford Al s t o n Miller and Gaines Ci t i zens and Southern Na tion al Bank Building At l a nta , Geo r gia 3030 3 r Dear F'rank: Perm it me to acknrnv l eo.ge and thank yo"l!- fo r your letter wi th refer en c e to c onstruction work on the exper i mental l owco st h ousing proj ects rina ncec"i by the Department of Housing a nd Urban Developme nt i n Atlanta and c ert.ain othe r American c ities. I am sur e you know tha t I , as a Member of the Congress , h ave no di rect uuthor ity in r egard to decisions of this kind b y an Executive Departmen L. , but I am anxiou s to be helpful . Accordingly , I h ave been glad t o get i n touch with the Secretary o f Housing and Urban .De velopme nt and express to h im .my strong i nterest in your behu lf. I wiJ.1 advise you immediately when I r eceive some response . With b es t wishe s and personal regards , I am S i nc e rely , .. � 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 RICHARD D. RUSSELL, GA, CHAE AL JOuIE BT ELS STUANT S¥r MEY bt. J. £AM J. ERY How APD Wi. Oo? RONCHT Cc. LYF STEPUIEN hi. ¥ DANIEL K. WOU THOMAS J. MArGAMIT CH STROM Thuy cOMITH, MAINE JACK MILLER, fowa 1 eg te oe 8, Ge laited! Driares ~—peware COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 MALLIAM H, DANODH, CHIEF OF STAPF CHAPLES &. RIRTOW, CHICF CLERK June 20, 1968 Jonorable Frank Shackelford Alston Miller and Gaines Citizens and Southern National Bank Building . Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Pa Dear Frank: Permit me to acknowledge and thank you for your letter with reference to construction work on the experimental low- cost housing projeets financed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Atlanta and certain other American cities, I am sure you know that I, as a Member of the Congress, have no direct authority in regard to decisions of this kind by an Executive Department, but I am anxious to be helpful, Accordingly, I have been glad to get in touch with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and express to him my strong interest in your behalf. I will advise you immediately when I receive some response, With best wishes and personal regards, I am Sincerely,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 46 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c62b037e2b80b5a43a234d691394167d.pdf a92e97c6b623803ada26c244a9b58b9e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Summary of S ituation re HUD 's Experimential Housing Pr oject July 15, 1968 April 22 - Mr . H. Ralph Ta ylor, As~istant Se c reta~y of HUD , wrote Mayor Al len explaining the proposed proJect and asked if tlanta wished to participate . The letter stated in part: " These experiments will be carried out only in cities which are willing to cooperate in the development of innovative techniques aimed at generating a h i gher level of housing construction for l ow-income families", and "The Depa rtment will be committing not o nly substantial research funds in this effort, but als o tens of millions of dollars of program funds from several program sources." May 6 - Mayor Allen replied to Secretary Taylor, stating that we definitely want Atlanta included among the cities to be selected for the Experimental Housing project and expressing desire to cooperate fully. ( Atlanta 's application for Model Ci ties stated that Atlanta is prepared to amend applica tion of its codes and ordinances within the Model Cities area as appropriate . ) June 21 - Mayor Allen 's letter of ay 6 acknowledged by Secretary Tayl or, assuring that ev ery possible consideration will be giv en Mayor Alle n ' s recomme nd ation and he would be pleased to advis e when final decision is reached . May 8 - S tudy t e am of ABT-DMJM ( ABT Associates, Inc ., and Da niel, Ma nn , Johnson and Mendenhall) headed by Mr . Allan W. Ca meron, visited Atlanta . Initial conference wa s held with Dan Sweat. Remainder of day, team was escorted ab ou t town by Malc olm Jones who made appointments with key indivials as requested by team and accompanied team representatives on visits . Team was provided a l l materials and records requested. Ma y 24 -2 5 - En larged study team visited Atlanta. Dan Sweat's office made appointments in advance with those requested and his office was made available for use by the team. Malc o lm Jones agai n escorted team members abou t town and arranged for additional interviews and materials requested . May 27 - 28 Malcolm Jones again assisted Mr. James B . Frisby, t eam consultant , in obta i ning additional materials desired. Every possible courtesy was shown the team and complete cooperation given its ~epresentatives by all concerned. The team expressed satisfaction and pleasure re recepti o n and coope:iat ion furnished in Atlanta and ind ica ted that Atlanta would have high priority in its recommendations. June 18 - Mr . Fra nk Shakelford o f Alst on, Miller and Gaines wr ote to Se natois Talmadge and Russell and to Representative Fl etcher Thompson requesting their a~sistance in getting ABT- DMJ M selected as contractor for P hase II and stating that Atlanta is one o f the 15 cities selected . (This reference to Atlanta appears to be prematur e and in error , since the survey report was not due in HUD until June 15) . Al l 3 recipients of Shackelford ' s le tte ~ contacted the Secre tary of the De partment of Housing and Urban Development i n response to Shakelfo rd ' s r e quest. July 2 - Shackel f ord wrote another letter to each o f the above . Members of Congress expressing distress over Atlanta not being included in the 12 cities s e lected and reques ted that HUD be ur ge d to reconsider for selection of 15 ins tead of 12 cities and include At l anta as o ne of t hose to be added. Fletche r Th ompson has written to Secre tary We aver urging such rec o nsidera tion. Action o f Se nators Russell a nd Ta lmadge is not yet known. (Apparently the basis of information on which Mr . Shakelfo rd wrot e letters on July 2 requesting reconsideration by HUD and inclusion of Atlant a in the list of selec t e d ci ti es ) was res ult of t e l ephone cal l fr om Mr . Francis Green in Was hing ton, whose law f irm wa s engaged as General Counsel by ABT- DMJM for its surve y. Mr. Gree n accompani e d the survey team to Atlanta on its second visi t and consulted with Alston Miller and Gaines at that t ime . ' �Summary July 15, 1968 Page 2 According to reliab l e sou r ce, certain officials f r om ash i ngton, D .C., in position t o know the inside story, passed through Atlanta July 7 and advi s ed a l ocal pe r son here i nterested in this project, that Atlanta would probably not b e inc lu ded among the cities to be selected for the Experimental Housing p roject because HUD was seeking cities in which the building codes a r e not too restrictive. Housing MDJ/mac • � 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 Summary of Situation re HUD's Experimential Housing Project July 15, 1968 April 22 - Mr. H. Ralph Taylor, Assistant Secretary of HUD, wrote Mayor Allen explaining the proposed project and asked if Atlanta wished to participate. The letter stated in part: "These experiments will be carried out only in cities which are willing to cooperate in the development of innovative techniques aimed at generating a higher level of housing construction for low-income families", and "The Department will be committing not only substantial research funds in this effort, but also tens of millions of dollars of program funds from several program sources." May 6 - Mayor Allen replied to Secretary Taylor, stating that we definitely want Atlanta included among the cities to be selected for the Experimental Housing project and expressing desire to cooperate fully. (Atlanta's application for Model Cities stated that Atlanta is prepared to amend application of its codes and ordinances within the Model Cities area aS appropriate.) June 21 - Mayor Allen's letter of May 6 acknowledged by Secretary Taylor, assuring that every possible consideration will be given Mayor Allen's recommendation and he would be pleased to advise when final decision is reached. May 8 - Study team of ABT-DMJM (ABT Associates, Inc., and Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall) headed by Mr. Allan W. Cameron, visited Atlanta. Initial conference was held with Dan Sweat. Remainder of day, team was escorted about town by Malcolm Jones who made appointments with key indivials as requested by team and accompanied team representatives on visits. Team was provided all materials and records requested. May 24-25 - Enlarged study team visited Atlanta. Dan Sweat's office made appointments in advance with those requested and his office was made available for use by the team. Malcolm Jones again escorted team members about town and arranged for additional interviews and materials requested. May 27-28 - Malcolm Jones again assisted Mr. James B. Frisby, team consultant, in obtaining additional materials desired. Every possible courtesy was shown the team and complete cooperation given its representatives by all concerned. The team expressed satisfaction and pleasure re reception and coopemwtion furnished in Atlanta and indicated that Atlanta would have high priority in its recommendations. June 18 - Mr. Frank Shakelford of Alston, Miller and Gaines wrote to Senators Talmadge and Russell and to Representative Fletcher Thompson requesting their assistance in getting ABT-DMJM selected as contractor for Phase II and stating that Atlanta is one of the 15 cities selected. (This reference to Atlanta appears to be premature and in error, since the survey report was not due in HUD until June 15). All 3 recipients of Shackelford's letter contacted the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to Shakelford's request. July 2 - Shackelford wrote another letter to each of the above. Members of Congress expressing distress over Atlanta not being included in the 12 cities selected and requested that HUD be urged to reconsider for selection of 15 instead of 12 cities and include Atlanta as one of those to be added. Fletcher Thompson has written to Secretary Weaver urging Such reconsideration. Action of Senators Russell and Talmadge is not yet known. (Apparently the basis of information on which Mr. Shakelford wrote letters on July 2 requesting reconsideration by HUD and inclusion of Atlanta in the list of selected cities) was result of telephone call from Mr. Francis Green in Washington, whose law firm was engaged as General Counsel by ABT-DMJM for its survey. Myr. Green accompanied the survey team to Atlanta on its second visit and consulted with Alston, Miller and Gaines at that time. Summary July 15, 1968 Page 2 According to reliable source, certain officials from Washington, D.C., in position to know the inside story, passed through Atlanta July 7 and advised a local person here interested in this project, that Atlanta would probably not be included among the cities to be selected for the Experimental Housing project because HUD was seeking cities in which the building codes are not too restrictive. 2, Malcolm D. Housing Coe MDJ/mac  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 45 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0b7843003e606e75e6a70a23b6db078b.pdf 499db63fe71df6bc0c356fc897e5c334 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. T I I CITY OF .ATLANT.A July 19, 1968 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admini strative Ass istant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Exe cutive Sec retary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Ann From: Faye The meeting scheduled for ll:00 Monday morning 1s with Mr. Gary Abrams of the Kaiser Corporation. Col. Jones and Cecil Alexander have been asked to sit in on the meeting since it concerns the HUD experimental housin g project. Col. Jones says he g ave the Mayor a memo on Monday regarding this project and this memo should be good background information for the meeting. The Kaiser Corporation has been awarded the contract on the experimental housing program. They will make recommendations to H UD for the choice of cities to be includ ed. Johnny Johnson understands from Dan that 12 of the 20 cities to have these projects have been selected but Atlanta is not one of th e 12. Johnny has had several calls from the Kaiser Corporation to get additional information on Atlanta and he thinks we are still being considered. Johnny feels the Mayor should impress upon Mr. Abrams Atlanta's interest in being one of these 20 cities. � 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 I / CITy OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 July 19, 1968 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 Llu EMN¢ Prom: Paye Mevf tig Aifd. The meeting scheduled for 11:00 Monday morning is with Mr. Gary Abrams of the Kaiser Corporation. Col. Jones and Cecil Alexander have been asked to sit in on the meeting since it concerns the HUD experimental housing project. Col, Jones says he gave the Mayor a memo on Monday regarding this project and this memo should be good background information for the meeting. The Kaiser Corporation has been awarded the contract on the experimental housing program, They will make recommendations to HUD for the choice of cities to be included. Johnny Johnson understands from Dan that 12 of the 20 cities to have these projects have been selected but Atlanta is not one of the 12. Johnny has had several calls from the Kaiser Corporation to get additional information on Atlanta and he thinks we are still being considered. Johnny feels the Mayor should impress upon Mr, Abrams Atlanta's interest in being one of these 20 cities, a  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 44 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968