4 20 84 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fce8cf5d53b23dce5bac2f7991d06f02.pdf ada12ec5304a92867d60b30ed8f94660 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 18, 1968 II ORA To : U • yor Iv n All Tb r pid el for o• c D; Jr . tt cbed docu ent, LPA L tter o . r uc of slu pocket in Atl nta for site 54, provid nd r velop Lo -cot Public Itou in. d rd lify, tb C cb n tb to 111 •• Tb 1. Cl r tb City o • · t of it • 3. ar for - uch n 0 C b:,;. or: t le th la profitabl 0 , hie ar i practlc 1 occur i fore 1 i • va ta ap 11catlon u t; ib f llowi t 1. r obt 1 · bl ~1atl pr pock t • ir incl • t l_ r• �Mayo r Ivan Alle,n , J r . Pag Two Oct ober 181, 1968 East Atl nta. a nd a ll of Clar ndale be included in t h fir s t ye r ' s program. Th l tter h substantial white suppor t i.n the 11 ighborhood and b e cause of it . loc: tion is import _nt to the pr o gr r.n f r beyond its s i ze . 2. In the proj ct pplication for the po:ttion of Plunk ttown w ithin the City limits of Atl nta, and similar portions of other ar e , that doc\ll'Ile ntation in th pplic.a tion include provi s i on that if ntl wb n Urb n Ren wal project pl ans for ny of th ar·e.as ar adopt d and approved th' t c quisiti on may then star t promptly in such ar a ( ) ,(du~ing the first ye r ' progr ) in h rdship c s 3. That th entir Mod 1 Citi s r a be ineluded in the first year ' NOP pp.Uc _tion, in ord r . t applic: 'bl e home o n rs in th ,n tir are may q ify for and b ni fit from F de r 1 R . h b ilttation A si tant in the £oTm of 3~ d b~ ct Feder 1 L an.cl $ , 000 F d r 1 Grant . Thi e ill not b pos· ible· unl . Model Citi (it ualifie ) i includ d ht the NOP . 4. That r h bilitation in the odel Citi ceonipli hed by th City, rather than by tb Hou. lng Authority, utilizing both th City d Housing Authority Inspector . Thi i b li ved to b th most f lbl proc dur ln vl of the xt nt of curr nt tr d otalf a.vailabl nd hould produc th f;- et t reaults.. (Th Ho sing Authority s origl Uy glv n r pon ibillty for ~ bilita.tion in Urb R n proj ct , wh n the City .h a only 5 Hou.aln Co ln•p ctor and the Fed r 1 Ciove:rnm nt . otild eontribut 2 / 3 of th coet of th . Jn p ctoTs in Urb n R n wal arc a but not in th r · t of th city. m.uat Ho v r , th Ho\1 . in Authority ha no u.thority fol' ~nforc m•nt call upon th City to . rci• itli P olic Po · r in enf rein difficult • r habit lb.ti.on S. c )• T t t. Hou.ins Co tation Stand r d 1n th t1 rl r q uired l 8' OP1Wl" Cit! • a:r l 6. • ~ c:· . r. L er o. 4 4 tfully • � 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 /¥ lye Syyeod October 18, 1968 MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. The attached document, LPA Letter No. 454, provides ample means for rapid clearance of slum pockets in Atlanta and eens of the sites for so-called Low-cost Public Housing. I consider this document worthy of your attention and careful reading in its entirety. Some of the pertinent portions have been marked for your convenience. I urgently recommend that the procedures authorized in this document be executed during the City’s first year’s application under the Neighbor Development Program. It is the most practical and feasible means of clearing the bad slum pockets and converting those areas to much needed and more profitable use (standard housing). The key to accomplishment however is re-use of the land. To qualify, the designated re-use of the land in several instances may have to be « changed from its current zoning to Residential. It is likely that in the areas involved, there will be little or no public objection or protests to such zoning changes. This will accomplish a three-fold purpose: 1. Clear the City of most of its worst slum pockets. 2. Provide sites for much needed Public Housing, which are | very hard to come by; and 3. Put the land involved to a much more practical and profitable use than has thus far been obtainable under existing zoning, or than is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, under the existing zoning. Many other cities in the South-East are taking advantage of this program and are doing just what is proposed above. In formulating, the City’s first year's application under the Neighbor- hood Development Program, I strongly feel that the following features should be insisted upon by you; and I recommend their inclusion in the program: 1. In addition to Bedford-Pine, Model Cities, and certain specific changes in existing Urban Renewal projects, that Fiseue stews, the worst portions of Lightening, Vine City, EEL: Se ES LP PN a eae ae eee Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Page Two October 18, 1968 East Atlanta and all of Clarendale be included in the first year's program. The latter has substantial white support in the neighborhood and because of its location is important to the program far beyond its size. 2. In the project application for the portion of Plunkettown within the City limits of Atlanta, and similar portions of other areas, that documentation in the application include provision that if and when Urban Renewal ' project plans for any of the areasare adopted and approved that acquisition may then start promptly in such area(s) (during the first year's program) in hardship cases, 3, That the entire Model Cities area be included in the first year's NDP application, in order that applicable home owners in the entire area may qualify for and benefit from Federal Rehabilitation Assistante in the form of 3% direct Federal Loans and $3,000 Federal Grants. This will not be possible unless the entire Model Cities area (it qualifies) is included in the NDP. 4, That rehabilitation in the Model Cities area be accomplished by the City, rather than by the Housing Authority, utilizing both the City and Housing Authority Inspectors. This is believed to be the most feasible procedure in view of the extent of current trained staffs available and should produce the fastest results. (The Housing Authority was originally given responsibility for rehabilitation in Urban Renewal projects, when the City had only 5 Housing Code Inspectors and the Federal Government would contribute 2/3 of the cost of the Inspectors in Urban Renewal areas, but not in the rest of the city. However, the Housing Authority has no authority for enforcement and must call upon the City to exercise its Police Power in enforcing difficult rehabilitation cases). 5. That the Housing Code standards be recommended for use as the Rehabili- tation Standards in the Model Cities area. This will save much time and effort required in adopting separate rehabilitation standards for the Model Cities area. : 6, That the first year's application for tke NDP consist of a program balanced between planning and execution, with primary emphasis on execution during the first year, in such areas and to such extent as is possible and practical of accomplishment. (Emphasis on planning only during the first year in some areas may result in too much execution during the second year, for accomplish- ment with staff and finances available. ) Respectfully submitted, Encl: LPA Letter No, 454 Maleolm D. Jones : Housing Coordinator ect Mr, Dan E. Sweat, Jr. hie Manll A Alewantar 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 23 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8a7e0a580af4fdd552174d46a360d065.pdf 61d927cad21bb91f56cb689209582382 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Spurn·§ Building By BILL JORDAN The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1963, or "Omnibus housing law, has bee n referred to as a Marshall Plan for housing. Some title or other of the 300-, and passed oh fo partner-buildplus page bill gets in -the news ers. . Under Title IU, the act pro,almost daily as another industry is ,touched in some way, and it vides for FHA .to insure -home !has been said by ,I.hose with au- improvement loans or loans to · thori,ty ,that :the bill is, .without finance additions to multi-family . doubt, the most comprehensive rental projects .that are ·already housing program in American financed with FHA mortgages, 1history. Loans are limited to 90 per cent of FHA's estimate of the value · · ( In addition to providing hous- of the improvements and .to an lng for low-income famili es , the amount not ,to exceed the ..iotal bill provides for some profit- mortgage limitation when ·added making oppor,tunities for r eal ,to the mor,tgage balance. estate men. And, ,as National Real Estate Board President EASIER TERMS Lyn E. Davis has pointed out, While providing a means to there are a ·number of sections improve older areas of the nadesigned .to aid middle-income tion's cities, this ,title also wi ll families ·a cross the country by stimulate business in the con: easing ,the stringency in the struction a nd home improvemor:tgage market. ment business. Easier terms provide an added incentive to NOT BY LOB BY home owners ,to make improveDavis said Jast week -that ments. The top amount on home these provisions did not result improvement Joans has been from lobbying effor,ts, but "from raised from $3,500 to $5,000 . the rca]jza.tion by ·sena1lors and Payoff ,time has been ex.tended 1"epresentatives ,t ha t .~he severe to 7 years and 32 da ys . tigh te ning in ,the mortgage market In ]966 ,3ffeoted more .thari The act should result in inthose who wanted ,to buy or sell creased activity in .the construea house-it had a dam pe ning ef- ~lOn of ?ondon:1nium-type housfect on the entire economy and mg, as 1t specifies that a down created hardships on an exten- ' payment of only 20 per cent of sive Sp€ctrum of ,the economy." th~ amount of th~ purc~ase As to profit making, ,the bill r_nce over $20,000 is_ req uired. open s up a whole new m arket '1 he percenta ge requJred down for build ers, developers, inves of , _he amount und er $20,000 retors and broke rs as it offers an ma tns the same. opportunity for home ownership NO LTMIT The act provid es for mort~ to a segme>nt of ,the population that could neve r before afford to gages .to be mane available by own homes. federal sa vi ngs and loan assoln a copyrighted arlicle, ,the cia tions for mobile homes for Institute for Business Planning the first ,t(rne~ f ~ n o limit recen tly outlined some of ,the as.1£Y.rice on these mortgages. new incentives for the private All the incentives are too nusector. merous ,to mention but run all NEW CORPORATION t he way from governmentUnder Title IX of ,the iact, a backed property insurance in ,new nationa l housing corpora- high-risk areas to fin ancing aid tion that is not a federal agency for college building programs. was treated. The corporation Lyn Davis summed Lt up with will work with private investors t his statement: ' 'With .the imin a partnership arrangement. prove mcn,t in the mortgage The partnership · will subscribe market, the innovations created . up ito 25 per cent of in itial equ i,ty by ,the 1968 Hou sing Act, the investryients in the developm ent growth in ;the economy and the of low and moderate housing de- many o.Lhe,r optimistic s igns , invelopments. In adp.~tion large creased availabil ity and accessidiscounts will be obtained by the bilit.y of homes for Americans j,3 corporaitio.n ,through a mass na- like-ly to be the most important tional group purchasing pool aspect of housing in 1969." l • ! '- .- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document t Ty 4 a. a4 ¢ 2 HE lH OuUSsIL & Bill ‘Spurs Building By BILL JORDAN The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1963, or ‘“‘Omni- bus’ housing law, has been referred to as a Marshall Plan for housing. Some title or cther of the 300- plus page bill gets in the news almost daily as another industry is touched in some way, and it has been said by those with au- ‘thority that the bill is, without doubt, the most comprehensive housing program in American history. In addition to providing hous- ( ing for low-income families, the bill provides for some _ profit- making opportunities for real estate men. And, as National Real Estate Board President Lyn E. Davis has pointed out, there are a number of sections designed to aid middle-income families across the country by éasing the stringency in the mortgage market. NOT BY LOBBY Davis said last weck that these provisions did not result from lobbying efforts, but “from the realization by senators and representatives that the severe tightening in the mortgage mar- ket in 1966 affected more than those who wanted to buy or sell a house—it had a dampening ef- and passed on to partner-build- ers. Under Title ITI, the act pro- vides for FHA to insure home improvement loans or loans to rental projects that are already financed with FHA mortgages. Loans are limited to 90 per cent of the improvements and to an amount not to exceed the “total mortgage limitation when added to the mortgage balarice. EASIER TERMS While providing a means to improve older areas of the na- tion's cities, this title also will stimulate business in the con- struction and home improve- ment business. Easier terms provide an added incentive to home owners to make improve- “ments. The top amount on home improvement loans has been raised from $3,500 to $5,000. Payoff time has been extended to 7 years and 32 days. : The act should result in in- creased activity in the construc- tion of condominium-type hous- fect on the entire economy and created hardships on an exten- sive spectrum of the economy.” ing, as it specifies that a down payment of only 20 per cent of the amount of the purchase As to profit making, the pill; Price over $20,000 is required, opens up a whole new marke for builders, developers, inves; tors and brokers-as it offers an t{ The percentage required down of the amount under $20,000 re- mains the sare, opportunity for home ownership} No LIMIT to a segment of the population The act provides for mort- that could never before afford to gages to be made available by own homes. federal savings and loan asso- In a copyrighted article, the|/ciations for_mobile_ homes for Institute for Business Planning recently outlined some of the new incentives for the private sector, NEW CORPORATION Under Title IX of the act, a new national housing corpora- tion that is not a federal agency + was created. The corporation will work with private investors in a partnership arrangement. The partnership will subscribe _up to 25 per cent of initial equity investments in the development of low and moderate housing de- velopments. In addition large discounts will be obtained by the corporation through a mass na- tional group purchasing pool the first time. There is no limit as to price on these morigages. All the incentives are too nu- merous to mention but run all the way from government- backed property insurance in high-risk areas to financing aid for college building programs. Lyn Davis summed it up with this statement: ‘‘With the im- provement in market, the innovations created by the 1968 Housing Act, the many other optimistic signs, in- creased availability and accessi- bility of homes for Ameticans is likely to be the most important aspect of housing in 1969.” finance additions to multi-family |, of FHA’s estimate of the value| the mortgage] growth in the economy and the) freee swe 2}  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 22 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e2f8bd1a67faaf9d3e07943fab93f656.pdf 32ffa6fc0bb63c42bf7466d7c183a9db Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 25, 1968 . r . James L. right, Jr. Physic 1 Planning Co ordinator 0d 1 Cities 673 Capi t 1 .A venue, S. • Atl nta, Georgi 30318 Dear r. right: Reference ts ade to y emor ndum of October 18 to Mr . J . c . Johnson, odel Citie Dir ctor , and my subs quent di oussion ·ith you re construction . of lo -cost singl -f mily bouses on sc tt rd lots in th od l Citi s r a, a.s e ns of getting o e tangible housing improv. ments st _rt d .i n th r a s soon s po sibl • • Y st rday, I talked 1th a r putabl builder dy nd illing to construct 1mm di t ly on or more "Imp rial Ho s", on a trial b . sis, on th ho oner's lot(s) in th od 1 Citi s ar , to b fin nc d und r s ot1on 235 of the 1968 Housing Act. I under t nd th t 11 it:d fund for thi progr may b v :.llable to th local FHA office n st ppl1c tion c n be m d und r Section 221 d (2) nd Und r th 235 progr the o•n r ust occupy a unit of d lling nd i r u1r d top y 20 of his ( ximu ortg g 1s $15,000). Tb diff r no b tw p ym nt nd th onthly payment on pr1ncip I, int r (if th purcb s b db n financ d t ark - int 1 .... 3-,. int r st r t , aooordtng to I mily 11100 , ortg dlr ctly by FHA. If you Mod 1 Cit1 ct Th bu:lld r :L al or ady and willin to purcba e Model C1ti r a on hlch to co truct and 11th purcha r , prov1d1n th l nd c t pr unit i r rd lot no in th on th ir lot int to ualifi �I ~r~ James L. Wright; Jr. October 25, 1968 ge 2 Und r this progra it is doubtful that a builder could afford to p y more than $1_,500 pr unit for th land on str ets which h ve utilities lre dy inst lled. $1mil r financing is vailable for r habilit ting r sidential structures to be sold to own r-occup nts. It appears that this iS the most feasible ay of getting uch n eded resid nt1 1 improvements st rted right ay in appropriat portions o:f the odel Cit1 s rea. Ve1--y truly yours, alcolm .D. Jons Housing Coordinator MJ)J/ cc: 11.r . Dan E. S e t,· Jr. / r. Cecil A. Al~ nder Mr . J. • c. Johnson � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document October 25, 1968 Mr. James L. Wright, Jr. Physical Planning Coordinator Model Cities 673 Capital Avenue, 8.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30312 Dear Mr. Wright: Reference is made to my Memorandum of October 18 to Mr. J. C. Johnson, Model Cities Director, and my subsequent discussion with you re construction of low-cost single-family houses on scattered lots in the Model Cities area, as a means of getting some tangible housing improvements started in the area as soon as possible. Yesterday,mI talked with a reputable builder who is ready and willing to construct immediately one or more "Imperial Homes", on a trial basis, on the home owner's lot(s) in the Model Cities area, to be financed under Section 235 of the 1968 Housing Act. I understand that limited funds for implementing this program may be available to the local FHA office next week. In any event, application can be made under Section 221 d (2) and transferred to 235. Under the 235 program the owner must occupy a unit of a 1-2 family dwelling and is required to pay 20% of his monthly income to the purchase (maximum mortgage is $15,000). The difference between the 20% income payment and the monthly payment on principal, interest, taxes and insurance (if the purchase had been financed at market interest rates) above a 1-3% interest rate, according to family income, may be subsidized to the mortgagee directly by FHA. If youvand your staff will find owner(s) of scattered lots in the Model Cities area who.would like to have a home(s) constructed on their lot(s) under this program and occupy the home(s), I will be glad to put the builder in touch with them for selection of houses and filing of application with FHA, A subdivision "Die" developed exclusively with these houses may be seen near Jonesboro just off Highway I-75. The builder is also ready and willing to purchase vacant lots in the Model Cities area on which to construct and sell these houses to qualified purchasers, providing the land cost per unit is reasonable.  ‘Mr. James L. Wright, Jr. October 25, 1968 Page 2 Under this program it is doubtful that a builder could afford to pay more than $1,500 per unit for the land on streets which have utilities already installed, Similar financing is available for rehabilitating residential structures to be sold to owner-occupants. It appears that this is the most feasible way of getting much needed residential improvements started right way in appropriate portions of the Model Cities area. Very truly yours, Malcolm D. Jones Housing Coordinator f MDJ/mc cc: Mr. Dan E. Sweat, an.” Mr. Cecil A. Alexander Mr. J. C. Johnson  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 21 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/43171e73bd4955b15622c13b186b5b99.pdf ba9fd941b9a67b82570e7056a64bdda4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 29, 1968 Page 2 We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting on November 12. A return address postal card is enclosed for your convenience in informing us whether you expect to attend. Sincerely, .%,J.,.,,.;!~~"'-',,,___.Malcolm D. Jones Housing . Coordinator MDJ/mc Encl: Return address postal card �elJt,... fla ·l a Jnurrml 2-A Thursday, October 24, 1968 96-Acre Community Center In Thomasville Section Planned By PHIL GARNER Bids for development of a 96-acre community in the Thomasville urban renewal area were opened by the Atlanta Housing Authority Thursday. A ,total of five bids to buy the by the ,housing authority until a land and . dr;velop it was re- winner has been chosen. ceived. Bids submitted: The winning prop osal will be • Pace Development Corp.;_ of chosen by out-of-to\vn ex-perts Atlanta, $8.6 million. C.i:> 'l who were chosen for experience Intedaith, Inc., of Atlanta, -and accomplishments related ~o $11.1 million. Interfalth, Inc., is housing clevelopm-ent. Then· an association of 19 Atlanta names will not b-e made public churches. &' l 3 u National Homes Corp., of J1aFayette, Ind., $8.7 million.6DD J . I. Kislak and Boise Cascade, both of Miami, a joint bid of $11.5 million. 7 "} 1j t.) Vector Co., Inc., and Merton Development Co., both of Atlanta, a joint bid of $11.6 million. '] l. '2. U WASHINGTON UPl - The fed- The proposals will be judged eral Water Pollution O:mtrol Acl- on architecture and developmini'S tra<t-ion has approved three men:t des ign ra-thcr than price. grants for Georgia totaling HOWARD OPEN'SHA W, di rec$409,650. .tor ·of urban renewal for lhe Eaitonton will get $132,000 for Aitlanta Housing Authority, told construct.ion of a waste wa ter bidders the new appro ach to treatment plant and interceptor 'housing development will emsewer. The ,total cost of the ph asize "an economic - social mix." project is $422,000. Thomson will receive $128,160 Atlanta is one of three U.S. cities receiving initial fed eral to help build a second ary sew- surrlus as a res ult of a age trea,tment plant, an inter- directive land from .Pres ident Johnceptor sewer aincl a pumping son last year that such land be , s,tation and force main. To la! diverted for use by the poor cost of the project is $427,200. whenever possible. The Clayton Co unty Water Au- The land consists of parcels thority will get $149,490 for con- BBl and CCI i:n th e Thomasv ille struction of an inite,rceptor urban renewal area. sewer, which will cost $462,000. The bid competition is for an entire community to includ e housing, education, recreation, commerce, streets and utilit:ies. Three Grou1ts 1-;elp Cities Cut PoU ution 1 Rally Plan ned For Ccmdidates A.t Briarlake A GOAL OF the development is to provide housing for a cross section of the social and economic groups of Atl anty A "meet-the-candidate" rally No fewer than 3,000 wuts of · for 15 subdivisions in the Briar- the housing must be developed cliff Elementa ry School area to assure its availabili ty to famihas been scheclule_d for Monday lies of the lowest in come group. at 7:30 p.m. · Sites for two primary schools The rally will be at the Briar- must be designated for use by lake Elementary School, Briar- the Atlanta Board of Education. Jake and LaVista Roads, Presi- A small retail commercial area dent William E. Perrett of the will be developed to serve resiPonderosa Civic Association dents of the surrounding com- . said. 1munities. The names of the jury memJ ames \~. Jim Whipkey of hers, their occupations and the WS~-TV will be maste r of cere- el ate on which they will meet are momes. bein g kept se cret by the housAmong those invited to attend in g auth ority to prevent presare E. Ea rl Pat ton Jr. a nd sure upon them, Mr. Opensha w Herman E. Talm:.clgc, U.S. Sen- sa id. a te can clicl atcs; Ben B. Black- The housing author ity, howburn and James ~l ackay, can- eve r, must make a fina l decision didales fo r U.S. representa tive ; base d on the jL!!fs r comm enand DeKa lb Coun ty legislative elation ,rilhin 60 cl ays , accord ing and commiss ion candidates. to Mr. Openshaw. · " . ·,, . ? I � 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 Page 2 October 29, 1968 We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting on November 12. A return address postal card is enclosed for your convenience in informing us whether you expect to attend. Sincerely, Ze 7 , uwco— Malcolm D. Jones Housing. Coordinator MDJ/me Encl: Return address postal card  She Atlanla Zourial a=> a Grn fi haeny Epccand, FRO 2-A aK Thursday, October 24, 1968 5 Sulomrc Ics 5 On U Urban Pian 96-Acre Community Center In Thomasville By PHIL GARNER Section Planned Bids for development of a 96-acre community in the Thom- asville urban renewal area were opened by the Atlanta Housing Authority Thursday. A total of five bids to buy the land and develop it was re- ceived. The winning proposal will be chosen by out-of-town experts who were chosen for experience and accomplishments related to housing development. Their names will not be made public Three Grants Help Cities Cut Pollution WASHINGTON (?) — The fed- eral Water Pollution Oontro! Ad- ministration has approved three grants for Georgia totaling $409,650. Eatonton will get $132,000 for construction of a waste waiter treatment plant and interceptor sewer. The total cost of the project is $422,000. Thomson will receive $128,160 to help build a secondary sew- age treatment plant, an inter- ceptor sewer and a pumping station and force main. Total cost of the project is $427,200. The Clayton County Water Au- thority will get $149,490 for con- struction of an_ interceptor sewer, which will cost $462,000. Rally Planned For Candidates At Briarlake A “meet-the-candidate” rally for 15 subdivisions in the Briar- cliff Elementary School area ‘has been scheduled for Monday at 7:30 p.m. The rally will be af the Briar- Jake Elementary School, Briar- lake and LaVista Roads, Presi- dent William E. Perrett of the Ponderosa Civic Association said. James W. ‘Jim’? Whipkey of WSB-TV will be master of cere- monies. Among those invited to attend are E, Earl Patton Jr. and Herman E. Talmadge, U.S. Sen- ate candidates; Ben B. Black- burn and James Mackay, can- didates for U.S. representative; and DeKalb County legislative and commission candidates. by the housing authority until a winner has been chosen, Bids submitted: . Pace Development Corp., of Atlanta, $8.6 million, ¢/2 4? Interfaith, Inc., of Atlanta, $11.1 million. Interfaith, Inc., is an association of 19 Atlanta churches. F2x.8u National Homes Corp., of La- Fayette, Ind., $8.7 million 420 y J. I. Kislak and Boise Cas- cade, both of Miami, a joint bid of $11.5 million. yy ¢ Vector Co,, Inc., and Merton Development Co., both of At- lanta, a joint bid of $11.6 mil- lion. GL The proposals will be judged on architecture and develop- ment design rather than price. HOWARD OPENSHAW, direc- tor of urban renewal for the Atlanta Housing Authority, told bidders the new apprcach to ‘housing development will em- phasize “an economic - social mix.” Atlanta is one of three U.S. cities receiving initial federal surplus land as a result of a directive from President John- son last year that such land be diverted for use by the poor whenever possible. The land consists of parcels BB1 and CCI in the Thomasville urban renewal area. The bid competition is for an entire community to include housing, education, recreation, commerce, streets and utilities. A GOAL OF the development is to provide housing for a cross section of the social and eco- nomic groups of Atlanta, + ¢ 7 No fewer than 3,000 units’ of the housing must be developed to assure iis availability to fami- lies of the lowest income group. Sites for two primary schools must be designated for use by the Atlanta Board of Education. A small retail commercial area will be developed to serve resi- dents of the surrounding com- munities. The names of the jury mem- bers, their occupations and the : date on which they will meet are being kept secret by the hous- ing authority to prevent pres- sure upon them, Mr. Openshaw said. The housing authority, how- ever, must make a final decision based on the Jurys recommen- dation within 60°days, according to Mr. ee nshaw. | ae | fv =  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 20 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/62d030a38b96df5bffff0f8c290fff1a.pdf 7eec06b49827ad8c6263748208a05c76 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. \Jo CITY OF A.TLAI'JT.A October 29, 1968 CITY HALL ATLA1'."'TA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Housing Coordinator Dear Members: Executive Group, Hous.ng Resources Committee, Housing Coordinating Group (and Guests) In view of the Workshop on Housing being held by NAHRO on November 6-8 at the Marriott in Atlanta, the Nov.ember meeting of the Executive Group, HRC and the Low-income Housing Coordinating Group, regularly scheduled for November 7, will be postponed. The November meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 12, in Committee Room No. 2, Second Floor, City Hall. This meeting will feature a presentation by the Model Cities Staff to the Model Cities Executive Board of the proposed plans for development for the Model Cities area. This is very timely and should be interesting and stimulatin~ especially in view of the new approach to Urban Renewal known as the "Neighborhood Development Program" recently authorized by the Housing Act of 1968. This requires planning and execution to be done simultaneously by increments, approved on a yearly basis. It is expected that Model Cities will get into the execution phase under this new concept by January 1, 1969. In addition to Model Cities, we expect to have a veiy interesting film, "Cora Street", to show you._ This film was made by ACTION Housing, Inc. of Pittsburgh. The film features typical slum conditions throughout the nation and shows what is being done in certain cit~es to improve and correct the situation. ' Although riot yet definite, we propose to hold the 1968 Annual Meeting of the HRC (full Committee Membership} on Thursday, Decemb~r 5, at 11:00 · a.m. in Committee Room No. 2, Second Floor, City Hall. _ Please circle the date on your calendar ~ We expect to have available for the Annual Meeting in December a run down on the first two years' activities and accomplishments of the Housing Resources Committee and to present for your consideration some proposals for future operation of the Committee. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATIANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 October 29, 1968 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Housing Coordinator Dear Members: Executive Group, HouSng Resources Committee, Housing Coordinating Group (and Guests) In view of the Workshop cn Housing being held by NAHRO on November 6-8 at the Marriott in Atlanta, the November meeting of the Executive Group, HRC and the Low-income Housing Coordinating Group, regularly scheduled for November 7, will be postponed, The November meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 12, in Committee Room No. 2, Second Floor, City Hall. This meeting will feature a presentation by the Model Cities Staff to the Model Cities Executive Board of the proposed plans for development for the Model Cities area, This is very timely and should be interesting and stimulating, especially in view of the new approach to Urban Renewal known as the "Neighborhood Development Program" recently authorized by the Housing Act of 1968. This requires planning and execution to be done simultaneously by increments, approved on a yearly basis. It is expected that Model Cities will get into the execution phase under this new concept by January 1, 1969. In addition to Model Cities, we expect to have a very interesting film, "Cora Street", to show you. This film was made by ACTION Housing, Inc, of Pittsburgh. The film features typical slum conditions through- out the nation and shows what is being done in certain cities to improve and correct the situation, Although not yet definite, we propose to hold the 1968 Annual Meeting of the HRC (full Committee Membership) on Thursday, December 5, at 11:00 a.m, in Committee Room No, 2, Second Floor, City Hall. Please circle the date on your calendar. We expect to have available for the Annual Meeting in December a run down on the first two years’ activities and accomplishments of the Housing Resources Committee and to present for your consideration some proposals for future operation of the Committee.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 10, Document 19 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/da629e1f40e6ad1f10e2be7649bd0ab8.pdf 4516b0a2cc15739c678935268c1fd88f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -. . CITY HALL 68 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 - Telephone 522-4463 Executive De partmen t Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor Sam V. Massell, Jr., Vice Mayor Col~ Malcolm D. Jones, Housing Coordinator Dan E. Sweat, Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison ••• I Department of Buildings W. F. E. F. W. H. Wylie Wofford, Chief Building Inspector Wise, Chief Electrical Inspector Goodwin, Assistant Chief Electrical Inspector W. Mitchell, Chief Plumbing Inspector Department of Planning Collier B. Gladin, Director Building Committee George Cotsakis, Chairman 150 Otley Drive NE, Atlanta, Georgia - 874-4768 . Housing Resources Committee Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman 44 Broad Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 - 688-3313 Col. Malcolm D. Jones (also shown under Executive Department). Aldermen Rodney M. Cook, Chairman, Aldermanic Housing Committee 34 - 10th Street NE Atlanta, Georgia ·Tel.: 892-1561 E. Gregory Griggs (Committee member, Model City Program) 2710 Apple Valley Road NE Atlanta, Georgia Tel.: 233-4162 G. Everett Millican (Committee member, Model City Program) 500 Bishop Street NW Atlanta, Georgia Tel.: 351-5074 ... .. .' ~~·.;.;.;.. •· --.,,.~-..:: ,__-:-: . ·-.-~· . . . · i �/ Al dermen (continued) Q. V. Williams on (member> Aldermanic Housing Committee) 855 Hunter Stree t NW Atlanta, Ge org ia Tel.: 522-5895 Model Ci t y Pr ogr am 673 Ca pitol Avenue SW Atlanta, Georgi a 30315 Telephone: 524-8876 . -~ J. c. Johnson, Director James L. Wright, Jr., Physical Planning Coordinator E. Gregory Griggs, Committee member (also shown under Aldermen) G. Everett Millican, Committee member (also shown under Aldermen) Atlanta Housing Authority Suite 824 - Hurt Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel.: 523-6024 ' M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director Lester H. Pe~sells~ Associate Executive Director Gilbert H. Boggs, Director of Housing Howard Openshaw, Director of Redevelopment Edwin L. Sterne> Chairman 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 - 525-5591 •.-;-; 3 .., "_6).. XJP<;-' 7-:-0,1/ A,,.,. ., I /-;u. ,M143.215.248.55 -.Pt-~ Chamber of Commerce: Housing & Redevelopment Committee George W. Kennedy, Chairman P. o. Box 4655 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Tel.: 588-7231 Denver D. Gray, Vice Chairman 702 Peachtree Center Building, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 - 521-1805 Fulton County Commissioners 165 Central Avenue SW Atlanta, Georgia · 30303 Tel.: 572-2791 James H. Aldredge Charlie Brown Walter M. Mitchell rh' A J.j ~ r.-/..: 1 Je),\>v, ,d C.H .· • R ~·, • • , - . • •. •• • • , • • • • , .... . . . - ~-~---·- . . . .. -·-·-.--- ·--- ··--.·····-· ' . ·1 i . ' . ... =~~- .;;c"'~ . : ----··- - � 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 = Jlw. dvoced CITY HALL 68 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 - Telephone 522-4463 Executive Department Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor Sam V. Massell, Jr., Vice Mayor Col. Malcolm D. Jones, Housing Coordinator Dan E, Sweat, Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Department of Buildings W. F. Wofford, Chief Building Inspector E. F. Wise, Chief Electrical Inspector W. H. Goodwin, Assistant Chief Electrical Inspector Wylie W, Mitchell, Chief Plumbing Inspector Department of Planning Collier B. Gladin, Director Building Committee George Cotsakis, Chairman 150 Otley Drive NE, Atlanta, Georgia = 874-4768 Housing Resources Committee Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman 44 Broad Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 - 688-3313 Col. Malcolm D, Jones (also shown under Executive Department). Aldermen Rodney M, Cook, Chairman, Aldermanic Housing Committee 34 ~ 10th Street NE Atlanta, Georgia ‘Tel.: 892-1561 E. Gregory Griggs (Committee member, Model City Program) 2710 Apple Valley Road NE Atlanta, Georgia Tel,: 233-4162 G. Everett Millican (Committee member, Model City Program) 500 Bishop Street NW Atlanta, Georgia Tel.: 351-5074  Aldermen (continued) Q. V. Williamson (member, Aldermanic Housing Committee) 855 Hunter Street NW Atlanta, Georgia Tel.: 522-5895 Model City Program 673 Capitol Avenue SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Telephone: 524-8876 J. G, Johnson, Director James L. Wright, Jr., Physical Planning Coordinator E. Gregory Griggs, Committee member (also shown under Aldermen) G, Everett Millican, Committee member (also shown under Aldermen) Atlanta Housing Authority Suite 824 - Hurt Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel.: 523-6024 M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director Lester H, Persells, Associate Executive Director Gilbert H, Boggs, Director of Housing Howard Openshaw, Director of Redevelopment Edwin L. Sterme, Chairman 639 Trust Company of Georgia Building, Atlanta, Ga, 30303 « 525-5591 TB BSE TROT oye. Chamber of Commerce: : Housing & Redevelopment Committee George W. Kennedy, Chairman P, O, Box 4655 | Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Tel.: 588-7231 Denver D, Gray, Vice Chairman 702 Peachtree Center Building, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 - 521-1805 Fulton County Commissioners 165 Central Avenue SW Atlanta, Georgia - 30303 Tel,: 572-2791 : James H, Aldredge Charlie Brown Walter M, Mitchell HA Heeks ven sce) - hgh a rel aoe pss og, Hey aa sain Re mn ae gee POSS FE AES. COPEL, Ty ¢ HALE Reyk: Le Eom eB L ack Ras EG 7 Ray AK's ce | Noi at? ks OS ieee: 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 18 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fccc0be569fa20038de4db3c5cfd5506.pdf a174f5aa9be516d8d0f61941cf5edc36 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 12, 1968 • WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. e INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ? Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. City of Atlanta Mayor Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Re: Report Concerning Cooper-Glenn Area The Building Department Housing Code Division is making every effort to eliminate hazardous and unsafe conditions in the above area by making inspections and notifying the owners of requirements necessary to make structures safe and sanitary or to demolish the building. We have not insisted upon full compliance with the Housing Code in the above area inasmuchas most of the property is slated for acquisi t ion and demolition under the Model Cities Program. To date , t he Department has s ent out notices effecti ng one hundred and sevent y- seven structures consisting of approxima tely four hundred living units. Fort y- seven buildings have been complied by rehabilitation and thirt y -five have been demolished. Thirteen owners have been in court and e i ght y- one bui ldings are currently being repaired. Hous ing Code enfor cement i n t he above area has been most dif fi cu lt because: ( a) Delay in app rova l of f unds f or t he acquisition of properties by the Hou s ing Authority for the purchase of a s chool and park s ite located east of Whitehal l Terrace, S. w. {b) Property owners and re s idents of the area are aware of future Model Cities plan and feel that their property may be acquired and that rehabilitation might cause them an undue expenditure which they may not later recover if the property is acquired. �, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. September 12, 1968 - 2 - (c) Lending institutions are reluctant to lend money in the above disadvantaged area for home improvement purposes • • (d} Insurance policies have been canceled on structures because of the possibility of civil disturbances. We are continuing to make every effort to improve the above areao By riding through this section many vacant lots where buildings have been demolished can be seen and improvements in housing is progressing under the handicaps mentioned above. Some bad housing is being demolished to make way for future commercial projects. Very truly yours, w. R. Wofford Building Official WRW:gs ... � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 12, 1968 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. Ve 7. f j ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 4 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Iu bl City of Atlanta Mayor Atlanta, Georgia > Dear Sir: Re: Report Concerning Cooper-Glenn Area The Building Department Housing Code Division is making every effort to eliminate hazardous and unsafe conditions in the above area by making inspections and notifying the owners of requirements necessary to make structures safe and sanitary or to demolish the building. We have not insisted upon full compliance with the Housing Code in the above area inasmuchas most of the property is slated for acquisition and demolition under the Model Cities Program. To date, the Department has sent out notices effecting one hundred and seventy-seven structures consisting of approximately four hundred living units. Forty-seven buildings have been complied by rehabilitation and thirty-five have been demolished. Thirteen owners have been in court and eighty-one buildings are currently being repaired. Housing Code enforcement in the above area has been most difficult because: (a) Delay in approval of funds for the acquisition of properties by the Housing Authority for the purchase of a school and park site located east of Whitehall Terrace, S. W. (b) Property owners and residents of the area are aware of future Model Cities plan and feel that their property may be acquired and that rehabilitation might cause them an undue expenditure which they may not later recover if the property is acquired. Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. -2- September 12, 1968 (c) Lending institutions are reluctant to lend money in the above disadvantaged area for home improvement purposes. (d) Insurance policies have been canceled on structures because of the possibility of civil disturbances, We are continuing to make every effort to improve the above area, By riding through this section many vacant lots where buildings have been demolished can be seen and improvements in housing is progressing under the handicaps mentioned above. Some bad housing is being demolished to make way for future commercial projects. Very truly yours, at) Se tt Oh OM W. R. Wofford Building Official WRW: gs  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 17 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/70bd8481141b4a57ede7a6fc4edb5caf.pdf 400e824dc6facba91bd6afca29e4f8ef Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANTA. September 20, 1968 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assi stant MRS. ANN M. MOS ES, Exec utive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Gove rnm ental Li aiso n MEMORANDUM To: Col. Malcolm Jones From: Dan Swea~ The attached letter from Bill Wofford to Mayor Allen raises certain problem areas which you are well familiar with. I believe, however, that certain provisions of the new Housing Act will allow us to overcome some of the problems with enforcing the code in areas which mi ght become future urban renewal projects. I believe the new H o using Act will allow us to go ahead with code e nforcement without jeopardizing any urban renewal credits and will now also allow application of the loan and grant . program. Would you give me your thoughts along these lines? 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 CITy OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 303038 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 September 20, 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: Col. Malcolm Jones From: Dan Sate The attached letter from Bill Wofford to Mayor Allen raises certain problem areas which you are well familiar with. I believe, however, that certain provisions of the new Housing Act will allow us to overcome some of the problems with enforcing the code in areas which might become future urban renewal projects. I believe the new Housing Act will allow us to go ahead with code enforcement without jeopardizing any urban renewal credits and will now also allow application of the loan and grant program. Would you give me your thoughts along these lines? DS :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 16 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/911f7d64ab8a1b95c6458cfc2172f051.pdf 01ceabc9612565a998dd0d0380fb27ee Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT / FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20411 ASSISTANT SECRETARY-COMMISSIONER August 2, 1968 68-8 • TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES SUBJECT: RELAXATION OF MORTGAGE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS We have just notified our insuring offices that FHA, with the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, now has a congressional mandate to allow every valuator in the agency to perform his function in determining value in many areas without t .he administrative limitations of "economic soundness" and "economic life." The new act eliminates any limitation upon FHA participation in inner city areas on account of neighborhood blight or the age of the properties. ( __ FHA insurance programs are to be used everywhere, provided only that the individual property meets eligibility requirements which have been sufficiently broadened by the new act to iimit rejection only to those instances where a property has so deteriorated or is subject to such hazards, noxious odors, grossly offensive sights or excessive noises that the physical improvements are endangered or the livability of the property or the health or safety of its occupants are seriously affected. A property will be deemed to be an acceptable risk when a market exists and the property is free of the above cited dangers. FHA's mission is clear. It is to meet the housing needs of all people. We ask for the cooperation of all FHA approved mortgagees in the fulfillment of this mission. FHA mortgage insurance will adequately protect the mortgagee's investment, and the careful professional work of our valuators will further protect the mortgagee's and the Secretary's interests. With your help, we will effectively broaden the housing choices available to all of the public and lessen the blight upon c e rtain properti e s and areas that the denial of financing benefits can impose. Sincerely yours, ~r/~ Phi lip N. Br owns t ein Ass i stant Secretary- Commissioner 229632-P HUD-Wash., D. C. .. � 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 + one MENT o, in DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT a fi “lll, FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20411 ASSISTANT SECRETARY-COMMISSIONER August 2, 1968 68-8 TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES SUBJECT: RELAXATION OF MORTGAGE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS We have just notified our insuring offices that FHA, with the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, now has a congressional mandate to allow every valuator in the agency to perform his function in determining value in many areas without the administrative limitations of “economic soundness" and "economic life." The new act eliminates any limitation upon FHA participation in inner city areas on account of neighborhood blight or the age of the properties. FHA insurance programs are to be used everywhere, provided only that the individual property meets eligibility require- ments which have been sufficiently broadened by the new act to limit rejection only to those instances where a property has so deteriorated or is subject to such hazards, noxious odors, grossly offensive sights or excessive noises that the physical improvements are endangered or the livability of the property or the health or safety of its occupants are seriously affected. A property will be deemed to be an acceptable risk when a market exists and the property is free of the above cited dangers. FHA's mission is clear. It is to meet the housing needs of all people. We ask for the cooperation of all FHA approved mortgagees in the fulfillment of this mission. FHA mortgage insurance will adequately protect the mort- gagee's investment, and the careful professional work of our valuators will further protect the mortgagee's and the Secretary's interests. With your help, we will ’ effectively broaden the housing choices available to all of the public and lessen the blight upon certain properties and areas that the denial of financing benefits can impose. Sincerely yours, Philip N. Brownstein Assistant Secretary-Commissioner 229632-P HUD-Wash., D. C.  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 15 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0fd782574aabc6b3b9ca3b885b925267.pdf 495d889425512c1e48d67385594a9f93 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANT.A October 4, 1968 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 !VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR • MEMORANDUM To: CECIL A. ALEXANDER. Chairman Housin g Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Housing Coordinator Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Reference is made to your Memo of September 20 and Bill Wofford's letter of September 12 to Mayor Allen pertaining to difficulties encountered in Housing Code enforcement in the Cooper-Glenn area. FHA has recently liberalized its policy by relaxing its requirements for mortgage insurance. This should help. A copy of the liber al ized policy is attached. The billion dollar commitment by the Insurance Industry to the President for purchase of mortgages in hard-core and previously uninsurable areas, should also assist somewhat in this field. However, insurance companies are still extremely reluctant to make the loans without FHA insured mortgages. The Housing Act of 1968 has liberalized the requirements for direct 3% Federal Loans, under Section 312 of the Act, and has increased maximum Federal Grants, under Section 115, for rehabilitation from $1,500 to $3,000 for needy home owners. However, both the Federal Loans and Grants are still limited to certain areas; these are: Urban Renewal areas, Code Enforcement areas, Neighborhood Development Pr ogram areas, Section 117 areas (which require little acquisition), Certified areas (See sub-par. (B)(i), Section 509) and the so-called "Fair P lan° areas (See Section 1211 of the Act and sub-par. (C)(i), Section 509). At present, it appears that the Cooper-Glenn area .. does not automa tically qualify under any of the above indicated Sections of the Act; and if sufficient improvement is made in the area through rehabilitation, this could still poss ibly prevent subsequent qualification of the area for an Urban Renewal Project. This has been confirmed by a Federal official. I have been advised by Mr. Phillip Johnson of the Rehabilitation Loans and Grants Branch of Renewal Assistance Administration of HUD, the mere fact that this or other areas are included in Atlanta's Model Cities area is insuff~cient within itself to enable property owners to qualify for assistance under the 1968 National Housing Act; that perhaps the simpliest and quickest means of qualifying the �Mr. Dan E . Sweat, Jr. October 4, 1968 Page 2 the Cooper-Glenn area, as well as other similar areas, for direct Federal Loans and Grants would be through the filing and Federal approval of an application for a "Certified" area; and further, that in order to qualify for direct 3% Federal Loans and Rehabilitation Grants, the property involved must be residential and owner-occupied; definite boundaries must be established for the area; the area must be eligible for Urban Renewal within a three (3) year period; and the City must demonstrate its ability to meet its share of the Urban Renewal costs within that length of time; and the Federal authorization will be limited to a l year's duration. A,,owner-occupied residential structure may comprise 1-4 units; the Federal Loans and Grants are 100%. However, administration of applications and follow through, except in Urban Renewal areas, must be borne 100% by City funds; and the individual applications must be processed by a City designated LPA and filed with the Rehabiliation Loans and Grants Branch of the Renewal Assistance Administration of HUD at 645 Peachtree. Even though the application for a Certified area may be approved by HUD, I have been informed that the Federal authorizat·ion for expenditures is still extremely limited and funds may not be a'\Eli.lable until additional funding by Congress. The "Fair Plan" to which reference is made in sub-par. (C)(i), Section 509 and Section 1211 of the Act (See "Fair Plan", page 83, Public Law 90-448) requires the passage by the State of Fair Act legisl a tion. To d ate, no State has passed such legislation and only one State : is .workipg on it. If and when the State passes the required Fair Act legislation, specific areas will not then have to qualify as "Certified" areas. It thus appears that the liberalization of extending the direct 3% F ederal Loans and increasing t _h e Federal Grants to $3 1 000 will not apply on a City wide basis (but will apply only within certain specif i ed areas discussed above); that it can only be ta k en advantage of on a city wid e ba s is when and after the State Fair Act ha s bee n enacted by the St a te Leg isl at ure. All of t he above has been derived f r om curr ent interpre tati ons of the Act b y those in HUD who have at tended speci al b r i e fing conferences in Washington on provisi ons o f the Ac t . It is still wi thou t interpreting administrativ e mater i al . To me, this a l l appears t o b o il d o wn to this: Federal Assistance in the form of Direct Loans and Rehabilitation Grants to owneroccupants of residential properties can only be obtained in Urban Renewal areas , Code Enforcement areas, Neighborhood Development Program areas, Certified areas, Section 117 areas and Fair Plan areas, only one type of which currently exists in Atlanta i.e. Urban Renewal areas. �Mr. Dan E . Sweat, Jr. October 4, 1968 Page 3 Furthermore, it is also quite clea r that Atlanta does not have enough time nor money to qualify all of its slum areas for Federa l assistance; and that it is a fallacy to deliberately hold in suspense any area which is in need of substantial residential improvement, whj}e hopefully waiting for e x tensive direct Federal assistance. I f we are to eliminate the slums and put ever y family in a d ecent, safe and sanitary dwel l ing, as the Mayor has indicated, in a 5-yea r period, or even within the next 10 years, in addition to such Federal Assistance as may become aw l able in any of the various type Federal approved areas which may be designated, the following steps are necess ary: A. The Hous ing Code and a p propr iate Sanitary Re g ul at ions will hav e to be rig orously enf orce d in a ll areas o f the City <w h ic h are not d efini te l y s ch-;Tu ed £o r acq u isition wit h i n the next 1 - 2 ye a rs) a g ainst pro p ert y owne rs who are abl e t o pay ( and also a ga ins t t enants , a s approp r i a te ) f or the ne c e s sary imp r oveme n t s . ( As Bi ll Wo ff o rd ' s l e tter states, th is i s not be ing done now in all areas of the City.) B. The Zoning Or d inanc e should be amend e d t o perm i t stru:tu r a l cha n ges in No n - Co nfo r mi ng Us e Re sidential property (if used f o r resid ential pu rpo ses) to meet full requirements o f the Ho using . (This would e nc o urage i mpr ov e me nt o f res id e nt ia l pr o p er ti es , rather than perpetuating slum conditions. This was recently unsuc cessful l y recommended by the HRC. c. Churches and N6n- Profi t Orga nizations wi l l have to financially assist those home owners who are not financial l y able to p i y f or the required improvements; a nd, D. I n order to improv e residential environment in ma ny areas, the City should adopt a Commercial and I ndus trial Code. 13:18, 29 December 2017 (EST)­ Ma 1 col m Hous ing MDJ/mc Encl: Copy , FHA MEMO o n Relaxatio n o f Mo r t g a g e I n sura nce Requirements. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document October 4, 1968 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Housing Coordinator MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Dan E,. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison Reference is made to your Memo of September 20 and Bill Wofford's letter of September 12 to Mayor Allen pertaining to difficulties encountered in Housing Code enforcement in the Cooper-Glenn area, FHA has recently liberalized its policy by relaxing its require- ments for mortgage insurance. This should help. A copy of the liberalized policy is attached. The billion dollar commitment by the Insurance Industry to the President for purchase of mortgages in hard-core and previously uninsurable areas, should also assist somewhat in this field. However, insurance companies are still extremely reluctant to make the loans without FHA insured mortgages. The Housing Act of 1968 has liberalized the requirements for direct 3% Federal Loans, under Section 312 of the Act, and has increased maximum Federal Grants, under Section 115, for rehabilitation from $1,500 to $3,000 for needy home owners, However, both the Federal Loans and Grants are still limited to certain areas; these are: Urban Renewal areas, Code Enforcement areas, Neighborhood Development Program areas, Section 117 areas (which require little acquisition), Certified areas (See sub-par. (B)(i), Section 509) and the so-called “Fair Plan" areas (See Section 1211 of the Act and sub-par. (C) (i), Section 509). At present, it appears that the Cooper-Glenn area. does not automatically qualify under any of the above indicated Sections of the Act; and if sufficient improvement is made in the area through rehabilitation, this could still possibly prevent subsequent Qualification of the area for an Urban Renewal Project. This has been confirmed by a Federal official, I have been advised by Mr. Phillip Johnson of the Rehabilitation Loans and Grants Branch of Renewal Assistance Administration of HUD, the mere fact that this or other areas are included in Atlanta's Model Cities area is insufficient within itself to enable property owners to qualify for assistance under the 1968 National Housing Act; that perhaps the simpliest and quickest means of qualifying the Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. October 4, 1968 Page 2 the Cooper-Glenn area, as well as other similar areas, for direct Federal Loans and Grants would be through the filing and Federal approval of an application for a "Certified" area; and further, that in order to qualify for direct 3% Federal Loans and Rehabilitation Grants, the property involved must be residential and owner-occupied; definite boundaries must be established for the area; the area must be eligible for Urban Renewal within a three (3) year period; and the City must demonstrate its ability to meet its share of the Urban Renewal costs within that length of time; and the Federal authorization will be limited to a 1 year's duration. Amowner-occupied residential structure may comprise 1-4 units; the Federal Loans and Grants are 100%; However, administration of applications and follow through, except in Urban Renewal areas, must be borne 100% by City funds; and the individual applications must be processed by a City designated LPA and filed with the Rehabiliation Loans and Grants Branch of the Renewal Assistance Administration of HUD at 645 Peachtree, Even though the application for a Certified area may be approved by HUD, I have been informed that the Federal authorization for expenditures is still extremely limited and funds may not be avilable until additional funding by Congress, The "Fair Plan" to which reference is made in sub-par. (C)(i), Section 509 and Section 1211 of the Act (See “Fair Plan", page 83, Public Law 90-448) requires the passage by the State of Fair Act legislation. To date, no State has passed such legislation and only one State is working on it, If and when the State passes the required Fair Act legislation, specific sreas will not then have to qualify as "Certified" areas, It thus appears that the liberalization of extending the direct 3% Federal Loans and increasing the Federal Grants to $3,000 will not apply on a City wide basis (but will apply only within certain specified areas discussed above); that it can only be taken advantage of on a city wide basis when and after the State Fair Act has been enacted by the State Legislature. All of the above has been derived from current interpretations of the Act by those in HUD who have attended special briefing conferences in Washington on provisions of the Act. It is still without interpreting administrative material, To me, this all appears to boil down to this: Federal Assistance in the form of Direct Loans and Rehabilitation Grants to owner- occupants of residential properties can only be obtained in Urban Renewal areas, Code Enforcement areas, Neighborhood Development Program areas, Certified areas, Section 117 areas and Fair Plan areas, only one type of which currently exists in Atlanta i.e. Urban Renewal areas. Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr. October 4, 1968 Page 3 Furthermore, it is also quite clear that Atlanta does not have enough time nor money to qualify all of its Slum areas for Federal assistance; and that it is a fallacy to deliberately hold in suspense any area which is in need of substantial residential improvement, while hopefully waiting for extensive direct Federal assistance, If we are to eliminate the slums and put every family in a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling, as the Mayor has indicated, in a 5-year period, or even within the next 10 years, in addition to such Federal Assistance as may become awilable in any of the various type Federal approved areas which may be designated, the following steps are necessary: A. The Housing Code and appropriate Sanitary Regulations will have to be rigorously enforced in all areas of the City (which are not definitely scheduled for acquisition within the next 1-2 years) against property owners who are able to pay (and also against tenants, as appropriate) for the necessary improvements. (As Bill Wofford's letter states, this is not being done now in all areas of the City.) B. The Zoning Ordinance should be amended to permit struturel changes in Non-Conforming Use Residential property (if used for residential purposes) to meet full requirements of the Housing. (This would encourage improvement of residential properties, rather than perpetuating slum conditions, This was recently unsuccessfully recommended by the HRC. C. Churches and Non-Profit Organizations will have to financially assist those home owners who are not financially able to pay for the required improvements; and, D. In order to improve residential environment in many areas, the City should adopt a Commercial and Industrial Code, Malcolm D. Housing Coordinator MDJ/me Encl: Copy, FHA MEMO on Relaxation of Mortgage Insurance Requirements,  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 14 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5b4ef1cccebdf5174302a745a9faf81b.pdf b11b08da6617c9435c33cfa3be8bc93a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. fIOUSING RESOURCES COMM ITTEE PROJECT DATA • October 3, 1968 Wheat Street Gardens - 221 d (3) N-P Spon. - Wheat Street Baptist Churc ' NP & RS 1 280 units - all 2 Br. $74.00 up Water Furnished -$71.00 down (Completed befpre current program started) 2 84 units - 48 1 Br. $79.00 36 3 Br. $98.00 Cost $10,912/U (FHA Com.) 3 108 units 3 Br. $14~.oo {RS $80.00/mo.) 6% interest Cost $12,500/U (FHA Com.) Friendship Center 208 units (16 U/A) 221 d (3) N-P - N-P Spon. - Friendship Baptist Churcl 34 1 Br. $87.50. Developer - Celotex Corp. 95 2 Br. $101.00 Builder - Rogers Const. Co. 30 3 Br. $115.00 49 T.H. $107.00 Central Air Conditioning Utilities Furnished Stove & Refrigerator Furnished Cost $10,812/U (FHA Com.) College Plaza 96 units 221 d (3) LD Builder- Randen Construction Co. 96 Units all 2 Br. $75.95 Water Furnished Stove and Refrigerator Furnished Permit for Const. Cost $8,255/U Allen Temple 1 151 units 221 100 50 1 d (3) N-P N-P Spon. - Allen Temple AME Church 2 Br. $62.00 3 Br. $7 9. 00 Manager's Apt. 2 222 units 142 2 Br. $68.00 80 3 Br. $80.00 3 208 unit s 2 Br. $88.50 3 Br. $99.50 Cost $11,566/U (FHA Com.) London Towne Hous es 2 00 1 2 3 4 units 36 48 48 68 221 d (3) Co- op 8 1 Br . $63. 00 61 2 Br . $69. 00 122 3 Br. $84. 00 9 4 Br. $1 09 . 00 6 Model Units to select from. Must sell before const. starts $10.00 application fee $135.00 Down Payment No. Closin~ Costs N- P Spon. - FCH, Inc. Bu i lder-Diamond & Kaye Purchase Price (Incls. Tax, Ins u rance & Outside Main t enance) Avera ge Cost $14,078/U (FHA Com.) �London Towne Houses (Cont.'d) Mortgage Interest Real Estate Taxes Mortgage Principal Maintenance Reserve Funds Administration Landlord's profit tax deductible items • 43% 16% 19% 12% 5% 5% 0% 100% McDaniel Street - Public Housing 650 Units 310 Completed 7-25-68 340 Under Construction Built on Urban Renewal Land Average Cost approximately $14,500/U I I - � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE PROJECT DATA October 3, 1968 Wheat Street Gardens - 221 d (3) - N-P Spon. - Wheat Street Baptist Chur, NP & RS - #1 280 units - all 2 Br. $74.00 up Water Furnished ‘$71.00 down (Completed before current program started) #2 84 units - 48 1 Br. $79.00 36 3 Br. $98.00 Cost $10,912/U (FHA Com.) #3 108 units 3 Br. $140.00 (RS $80.00/mo.) 6% interest Cost $12,500/U (FHA Com.) Friendship Center 221 d (3) N-P - N-P Spon. - Friendship Baptist Churc! 34 1 Br. $87.50 Developer - Celotex Corp. 208 units 95 2 Br. $101.00 Builder - Rogers Const. Co. (16 U/A) 30 3 Br. $115.00 49 T.H. $107.00 Central Air Conditioning Utilities Furnished Stove & Refrigerator Furnished Cost $10,812/U (FHA Com,) College Plaza 221 d (3) LD Builder- Randen Construction Co. 96 units 96 Units all 2 Br. $75.95 Water Furnished Stove and Refrigerator Furnished Permit for Const. Cost $8,255/U Allen Temple 221 d (3) N-P N-P Spon. - Allen Temple AME Church #1 #151 units 100 2 Br. $62.00 50 3 Br. $79.00 ' 1 Manager's Apt. #2 222 units 142 2 Br. $68.00 80 3 Br. $80.00 #3 208 units 2 Br. $88.50 3 Br. $99.50 Cost $11,566/U (FHA Com.) London Towne Houses 221 d (3) Co-op N-P Spon. - FCH, Inc. Builder-Diamond & Kaye 200 units 8 1 Br. $63.00 #1 36 61 2 Br. $69.00 Purchase Price #2 48 122 3 Br. $84.00 (Incls. Tax, Insurance & Outside #3 «48 9 4 Br. $109.00 Maintenance) #4 68 6 Model Units to select from. Must sell before const. starts $10.00 application fee Average Cost $14,078/U (FHA Com.) $135.00 Down Payment No. Closing Costs London Towne Houses (Cont. 'd) *Mortgage Interest 43% *Real Estate Taxes 16% Mortgage Principal 19% Maintenance . 12% Reserve Funds 5% Administration 5% Landlord's profit 0% 100% *tax deductible items McDaniel Street - Public Housing 650 Units 310 Completed 7-25-68 340 Under Construction Built on Urban Renewal Land Average Cost approximately $14,500/U  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 13 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/99a211703013b6acb462c5918254bf7c.pdf 6227354d65b6aae57debf96b4e951b31 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -31- M. National Housing Partnerships ~he 1968 Act authorized the creation of a National Housing Corporation, and a system of national housing partnerships, • to meet the national need for low- and moderate- income housing . The Act provides for the formation of a national consortium of major industrial and financial companies to build low- and moderate-income housing, the capital for the consortium being subscribed by these companies. Although the housing industry is one of the largest in the nation, there is no single existing entity which accounts for more· than one-third of one percent of the market, and few firms carry on activities of a national scale. The proposed consortium is envisioned as a dynamic input for lower-income housing that is now lacking. The consortium would be organized as a limited partnership, and the Corporation would serve as the general partner of the limited partnership. Larger investors in the consortium might invest, for example, ten percent o f their commitment in shares of the corporation and agree to provide the balance as direct partners' investments in the limited partnership. Large corporations would thereby involve themselves in meet ing the need for more low- a nd moderate- income housing by investing in the consortium rather than actively using their personnel to produce the housing. �-32The Congressionally chartered corporation, along with its shareholders, will enter i~to a real estate limited partnership that would participate with local partners in the building of housing units with subsidies under federal housing p rog rams. The partnership may provide up to 25 percent of the initial equity investment unless the Corporation determined that more was needed because the necessary investment is not readily obtain a b l e f rom oth e r responsible inv estors res iding o r doi n g business in the lo ca l commu ni t y. The financial feasibility of this proposal is based upon exi st ing rea l estate practice and tax law. Most mul t i -family housing p r ojects, including low- a nd moderate - i ncome proj e cts eligible fo r federal assistance of various . kinds, realize little or no net cash return from operations during the project' s l i f e. Eowe v e r, t h e owne rs o f a ny project are entitle d to take d epreciation d educ t i ons on the f ul l cost of t h e bui ldi n g . Mo re- over , under e x isting tax law, depreciation may be taken in various a ccel erat e d fo r ms, so that substantial amoun ts ar e d e duc tible i n early y ear s of the project' s l ife . These d epreci a - tion deductions plus other deductions result in substantial book los ses fo r the firs t ten ye ar s or longe r. un der existing tax l aws , proj e c t own ers may u se these book l o sses t o o ffset o t h er income in computin g a n n u a l t axes . Fo r �-33- this reason, Llany project owners are willing to make investments that result in boo~ losses in the early years of the project, since these losses reduce the amount of tax currently payable on other income. Each dollar of book loss would reduce the sponsor's current taxes on other income by an amount • varying from 50 cents for a corporation to as high as 70 cents for indi~iduals. Accordingly, many housing projects today are directly owned either by corporations or by individuals j possessing other income. / partnerships to pass through such tax losses to the partners. The Internal Revenue Code allows The consortium is proposed to achieve the following purposes: a. To attract new financial resources from roajor corporate enterprises to an instrument organized primarily for the production of housing for low- and moderate-income families; b. To increase substantially the volume of production of such housing over levels pr~sently attainable; c. To attract and to develop managerial and professional talent able to work knowledgeably and s ens itively with housing programs at all levels of government; d. To use economies anticipated from large-scale production to introduce systematic innovations that will reduce costs and improve the design of low- and moderate-income housing; e. To conduct appli e d research and provide technical assistance in connection with its activities. �-34.The Corporation is thus intended to become a national "yardstick for the application of systematic but sensitive techniques to materials fabrication and assembly, labor and contractor relationships, management and occupant relationships--the entire range of economic, social and aesthetic implications of subsidized housing. The creation of the consortium opens up the possibility of locally organized, broadly based profit motivated development groups receiving technical assistance (architectural and legal service) and financial investment from this national source.• � 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 -31- M. National Housing Partnerships ‘the 1968 Act authorized the creation of a National Housing Corporation, and a system of national housing partnerships, to meet the national need for low- and moderate-income housing. The Act provides for the formation of a national consortium of major industrial and financial companies to build low- and moderate-income housing, the capital for the consortium being subscribed by these companies. Although the housing industry is one of the largest in the nation, there is no single existing entity which accounts for more than one-third of one percent of the market, and few firms carry on activities of a national scale. The proposed consortium is envisioned as a dynamic input for lower-income housing that is now lacking. The consortium would be organized as a limited partnership, and the Corporation would serve as the general partner of the limited partnership. Larger investors in the consortium Might invest, for example, ten percent of their commitment in shares of the corporation and agree to provide the balance as direct partners' investments in the limited partnership. Large corporations would thereby involve themselves in meeting the need for more low- and moderate-income housing by investing in the consortium rather than actively using their personnel to produce the housing. — eae The Congressionally chartered corporation, along with its shareholders, will enter into a real estate limited partnership that would participate with local partners in the building of housing units with subsidies under federal housing programs. The partnership piss pxevide up to 25 percent of the initial equity investment unless the Corporation determined that more was needed because the necessary investment is not readily obtainable from other responsible investors residing or doing business in the local community. The financial feasibility of this proposal is based upon existing real estate practice and tax law. Most multi-family housing projects, including low- and moderate-income projects eligible for federal assistance of various.kinds, realize little or no net cash return from operations auring the project's life. However, the owners of any project are entitled to take depreciation deductions on the full cost of the building. More- over, under existing tax law, depreciation may be taken in various accelerated forms, so that substantial amounts are deductible in early years of the project's life. These deprecia- tion deductions plus other deductions result in substantial book losses for the first ten years or longer. Under existing tax laws, project owners may use these book losses to offset other income in computing annual taxes. For ='335 this reason, iwany project owners are willing to make invest- ments that result in book- losses in the early years of the project, since these losses reduce the amount of tax currently payable on other income. Each dollar of book loss would reduce the sponsor's current taxes on other income by an amount varying from 50 cents for a corporation to as high as 70 cents for individuals. Accordingly, many housing projects today are directly owned either by corporations or by individuals possessing other income. The Internal Revenue Code allows partnerships to pass through such tax losses to the partners. The consortium is proposed to achieve the following purposes: a. To attract new financial resources from majcr corporate enterprises to an instrument organized primarily for the pro- duction of housing for low- and moderate-income families; b. To increase substantially the volume of production of such housing over levels presently attainable; c. To attract and to develop managerial and professional talent able to work KiowLedGenbly and sensitively with housing programs at all levels of government; ad. To use economies anticipated from large-scale production to introduce systematic innovations that will reduce costs and improve the design of low- and moderate-income housing; e. To conduct applied research and provide technical assistance in connection with its activities. -34- The Corporation is thus intended to become a national "yardstick" for the application of systematic but sensitive techniques to materials fabrication and assembly, labor and contractor relationships, management and occupant relationships--the entire range of economic, social and aesthetic implications of subsidized housing. The creation of the consortium opens up the possibility of locally organized, broadly based profit motivated develop- Ment groups receiving technical assistance (architectural ‘and legal service) and financial investment from this national source.  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 12 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/40b8c547cddda0ada08f775a5a8ce3d2.pdf d29ab326b6800189d439c8021bcd5a0c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. URBAN EAST Housing Consultants James S. Robinson. president 900 Peac htree Street Atlanta. Georgia 30309 Phone 404 875-0781 October 17, 1968 Mr. James L. Wright, Jr .• Director Physical Planning Model Cities 673 Capitol Avenue, S. W. Atl anta , Georgia 30310 Dear Jim : In accordance with our recent meeti ng I hope that the information be low wi ll further elaborate on my estimations of the functions of an experimental housing center" in the Model Cities area. 11 Fi r st. I feel t hat the center should be closely identified with the people an d housing problems of t he model cities area. Furthennore , i ts program component s and policies should be reflections of the probl ems as the citi zens see t hem, and thus interpreted into a realisti c pl an of acti on by competent professi onals. Secondly, I would suggest t hat you explore the possibility of rehabil i tating a residentia l structure wi t hin the Model Ci tie s area to house (office} the program staff. This would give a vi sual symbol of what can be done with some of the huge ol d structures and in addition would bring the staff closer to the housing problems of the area. I am sure that there are other advantages t o such a move. Thirdly, in tenns of program components, I suggest for consideration the following organizational arrangement for the center: A Housina Policy Corm1ittee - to be selected by the res i ents of t he area. Broad func t ions would include policy making, negotiating with public and private organizations and agencies for solutions to specific housing problems in the area. It would be composed of several subcorrmittees to deal directly with problems and issues, including rel ocat ion, real estate, zoning and building, heal th and fire hazards, renting and purchasing, codes enforcement , site sel ections, demoli t ion , rehabil itati on, and housing discrimination pat t erns . Th i s group woul d decide on types of programs tha t wou l d best serve the need s of the Mode l Ci ties area . ....,. 2. Housin~ Center Coord i nator - admin i stration and supervision of ent i re housing program and staff : staffs the Housing Policy Committee and assigns �appropriate staff to sub-committees, maintains _liason with other housing-related agencies in the · city, keeps abreast of and advises on all local and federal housing programs, attends neighborhood meetings, and reports directly to the physical Planning Director on problems, progress, and specific needs in the area of housing. Encourages other local housing development corporations to provide assistance to Model Cities groups. ? 3. Infonnation Specialist '- Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator; compiles data, conducts research on housing and economic development programs in Atlanta and throughout the nation. Maintains up-to-date index on characteristics of all structures, sites, and plans in the Model Cities area. Maintains internal records of all activities _related to the housing centers. Assembles and . interprets infonnation so that it can be understood by the residents. Conducts an ongoing public relations campaign. Designs training literature and programs in housing to be utilized by the residents. In conjunction with the Economic Development Specialist, he repeats the above function . ......-- 4. Housing .Counselor - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator, provides counseling services to the residents in relationship to legal problems, evictions, improvement loans and financing, purchasing and renting, . budgeting, and any type of citizens complaints. ( Major i nd Minor Rehab Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator. Advises home owners, t enants, and landlords on the extent of repair necessary for minimum code standards, provides free cost esti mates, inspects buildings for fire and hea l t h ha za rds , conducts self-help housing repair classes. Shoul d know generally the cost classi f ications of all building materials and real estate, and should have knowledge of code regulations . 5. .)( 6. Community Organization Spec ialis t - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator. Inves t igates the nat ure of hou sing issues that concern t he residents and organizes citi zens ' suppo r t to solve specific problems. Organizes t enant un ions, housing cooperatives, and l imited di vi dend -- and nonp rof it housi ng corporations. Assists these groups i n ta king advantage of hous i ng programs. Also organizes block groups where needed, and emphas i zed the importance of corrrrnunity awareness of conditions and ways to correct these conditions through mass organization and cooperation. �. , .)( · 7. Economic Development Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator -- In conjunction with the Information Specialist develops programs for economic rehabilitation of selected commercial areas. Desi g·ns his approach to insure corrrnuni ty controlled and operated corrrnercial outlets, and local entrepreneurship. persuades local colleges ' and universities to conduct training programs for residents interested in small business management, etc. Keeps abreast with small business financing, and improvement loans. In conjunction with the commuQity organization specialist organizes ~usiness cooperatives and development corporations of a profit nature. ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST Rehabilitation of Center Housing Coordinator Information Specialist Economic Development Specialist Housing Counselor Rehab. SpecialistCommunity Organization Specialist Supplies Utilities and Maintenance Furniture and Office Equipment One Admi ni strati ve ·s ecretary Two Program Secretaries Travel (Fixed) $ 4,000 12,000 a.ooo a.ooo (Fixed) 7,500 6,500 7.500 2,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,500 2,000 $73,000 As you may gather, I have endeavored to make my comments as .comprehens'i ve as possible. Needless to say, what I have proposed will require a great deal of re-thinking. However I do think that this proposal embodies some of the essential ingredients of a good housing and corrmunity development program. If r· can be of further assistance to you, please feel free to contact me. Very truly yours, ~ , . ( , PC/"1'A :::> Carl Ware Vice President . . .1 �j I H tJ IJ~, 119 C.GAJtc.r Coo 'l'J./11~ ~ tJ r ~ ,tu,u, ~ ! • 0~1J2-t;/()JV . {2/2;2,~ E. /e.t.-tt.J b 1 :I. ,..-e, 2 Yt!$, ·J_ ~ "~ ~ 1 IAI H/-;'llfUl• Al S Pet.i~1.· st J Ii' llovJ,N1 Sul, .. C.01nm/ate.:> . ______ __.. .,__ .. , £UJN~hl,'t. ./Jt!.VeltJ)n1111 t ~ :. sPu.i21i,t -.... ' •· ,,; • \t .... ·. ) 1 • ~- , ( · 1, C I . ir .. LJ)/11111t1All~/ leha /JiI,'-ut ;/) lfl ·- S/Jt,,t,J/, . O'Y9jVI l2e;() Al -5, p~ St:, st 2/1 C ' ' ~ . i � 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 J , | 3 B A N Housing Consultants = = / 900 Peachtree Street : Atlanta, Georgia 30309 : Phone 404 875-0781 October 17, 1968 Mr. James L. Wright, Jr., Director Physical Planning Model Cities 673 Capitol Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30310 Dear Jim: In accordance with our recent meeting I hope that the information below will further elaborate on my estimations of the functions of an “experimental housing center" in the Model Cities area. First, I feel that the center should be closely identified with the people and housing problems of the model cities area. Furthermore, its program components and policies should be re- flections of the problems as the citizens see them, and thus interpreted into a realistic plan of action by competent pro- fessionals. Secondly, I would suggest that you explore the possibility of rehabilitating a residential structure within the Model Cities area to house (office) the program staff. This would give a visual symbol of what can be done with some Of the huge old structures and in addition would bring the staff closer to the housing problems of the area. I am sure that there are other advantages to such a move, Thirdly, in terms of program components, I suggest for consid- eration the following organizational arrangement for the center: <1. A Housing Policy Committee - to be selected by the residents of the area. Broad functions would include policy making, negotiating with public and private organizations and agencies for solutions to specific housing problems in the area. It would be composed of several subcommittees to deal directly with problems and issues, including relocation, real estate, zoning and building, health and fire hazards, renting and purchasing, codes enforcement, site selections, demolition, rehabilitation, and housing discrimination patterns. This group would decide on types of programs that would best serve the needs of the Model Cities area. Housing Center Coordinator - administration and supervision of entire housing program and staff: staffs the Housing Policy Committee and assigns mh, appropriate staff to sub-committees, maintains liason with other housing-related agencies in the city, keeps abreast of and advises on all local and federal housing programs, attends neighborhood meetings, and reports directly to the Physical Planning Director on problems, progress, and specific needs in the area of housing. Encourages other local housing development corporations to provide assistance to Model Cities groups. Information Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator; compiles data, conducts research on housing and economic development programs in Atlanta and throughout the nation. Maintains up-to-date index on characteristics of all structures, sites, and plans in the Model Cities area. Maintains internal records of all activities _related to the housing centers. Assembles and interprets information so that it can be understood by the residents. Conducts an ongoing public relations campaign. Designs training literature and programs in housing to be utilized by the residents. In conjunction with the Economic Development Specialist, he repeats the above function. Housing.Counselor - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator, provides counseling services to the residents in relationship to legal problems, evictions, improvement loans and financing, pur- chasing and renting, budgeting, and any type of citizens complaints. Major and Minor Rehab Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator. Advises home owners, tenants, and landlords on the extent of repair necessary for minimum code standards, provides free cost estimates, inspects buildings for fire and health hazards, conducts self-help housing repair classes. Should know generally the cost classifications of all building materials and real estate, and should have knowledge of code regulations. Community Organization Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator. Investigates the nature of housing issues that concern the residents and organizes citizens' support to solve specific pro- blems. Organizes tenant unions, housing cooperatives, and limited dividend -- and nonprofit housing cor- porations. Assists these groups in taking advantage of housing programs. Also organizes block groups where needed, and emphasized the importance of community awareness of conditions and ways to correct these conditions through mass organization and cooperation. * 7. Economic Development Specialist - Reports directly to the Housing Coordinator -- In conjunction with the Information Specialist develops programs for economic rehabilitation of selected commercial areas. Designs his approach to insure community controlled and operated commercial outlets, and local entrepreneurship, persuades local colleges and universities to conduct training programs for _ residents interested in small business management, etc. Keeps abreast with small business financing, and improvement loans. In conjunction with the community organization specialist organizes business cooperatives and development corporations of a profit nature. ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST Rehabilitation of Center (Fixed). $ 4,000 Housing Coordinator 12,000 Information Specialist 8,000 Economic Development Specialist 8,000 Housing Counselor 7,500 Rehab. Specialist. ~ Vy ee 6,500 Community Organization Specialist 7,500 Supplies 2,000 — Utilities and Maintenance 4,000 Furniture and Office Equipment — (Fixed) 4,000 One Administrative Secretary . 4,000 Two Program Secretaries - > 3,500 . ave . } 2,000 $73,000... ? As you may gather, I have endeavored to make my comments as Comprehensive as possible. Needless to say, what I have proposed will require a great deal of re-thinking. However I do think that this pak posal pibotles, some ey essential ingredients of a good housing an communi ty deve ey program. - If I’can be of further anes to you, please feel free to contact me. . Very truly yours, Carl Ware Vice President  Housiwa Pol: ty Comm. Housin§ Center C Obvd/NaAtOr Cketth of OFens2t0W er LA Dé Brectes, Pe Ge GPetralises Tw bovm2tienw S Petia: St HOUSING SUb- Conn.etees L£lonomie Devt/oPmew t Pe S Pecial/st int toisiva | W| 2 Lommuvi sve . pitta tet Louse lor teh2b th) Lee10w OVIIN (22410 0 SPI 5E S pees 2st  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 11 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2cd76094c9fa02fae97ca15b3c283f17.pdf 3e1747aed4e1be6e116c7b76ba00e093 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .--------------,::,::ma-=:z::::::1-----------------------.., Octob r 31 , 1968 • To : r . J . c. Jonm,on Director, l Cit1 1 1 • I •• • Cl r t • -:·· . . ... . ,. .' . 1 �r. J. c. Johnson October 31 , 1968 Page 2 d. Architectural advic e. Counseling service to property o ners ; and, f. Perhaps a person to maintain close li-a ison itb the loc 1 builders , developers and repair firms . nd ssistance . Of course, over 11 responsibility nd supervision for operation • of the Center should b ssigned to on qu lifi d individu l (I ould suggest a e ber of th Housing Code Division of th Building Dep rtm nt of the City) . lso, stand rds ex cution noti s to l f el very trongly that ones t of r habilitation n1t or th ent i re odel Citi s should be est bllsbed for y oth the Housing Authority and th City; and that initial prop rty owenrs to reb bilitat their daellings to t 6 th City of Atlanta , ctual processing the 1 ga 1 require• City , if no ssary, t lat r date to insu:r oo pl1ano. Thi will avoid ncounterin t nsiv ti e d la1s and costly r petition of ff.o rt in proc e in r h bilitation uotic s originally is ued by th Housing A tbority lnsp ctors , but bicb · y 'V ntu lly hav to b turn d ov r to th City to enforc in ord r to obt in compli nc • .r equired st ndai-d's should be issu d in tbe n e of r g rdl ss o-f who or under hose jurisdictton the . nd execution is ocomplieh d. 'T his 1 to provict nts nee s ry to invok th Polio Po rs of tb · 11 s Com eric 1 es &nti l coordin tion rs nd tb -t ft - 111 l od l Citl ' ff nd hich th Ho in C nt r . inc r ly, lcol ou in cs llr. n • w at, Jr. -.,.,/., D. Jon Coordin tor � 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 Fc Fe a ee ee ee ee eee ae ee ee eee ee ee ee ee October 31, 1968 MEMORANDUM To: Mr. J. C. Johnson Director, Model Cities Pursuant to your request, I have discussed with your Physical Planning Coordinator his tentative concept of organization and functions of a Housing Center which he has proposed for establish- ment in the Model Cities area. As you requested, the following are my current thoughts there on: The idea of decentralizing housing improvement operations (in<- cluding all rehabilitation) and related activities for Model Cities, to a central location within the Model Cities area, thus removing the detailed administration from the City Hall and the Central Office of the Housing Authority, by making it more accessible to the people it will serve, is practical and I believe will be helpful to the overall effort. However, such an activity should be kept in the realm of practicability and should include such operations and related services necessary to do an effeative job and preform a useful service to the community and nothing more. Special effort should be made not to over staff or attempt to provide unnecessary services and imaginative functions which are more theoretical than practical and which would have only limited application in accomplishing overall effectiveness. As i see it, essential activity should provide for the following: a. An operational base for Rehabilitation Inspectors (ineluding Supervisory functions), both those of the City and the Housing Authority. b. Clerical assistance necessary to process inspection notices of deficiencies and required improvements, ce. Technical assistance in preparing, filing and follow through on at applications, where applicable, for Federal assistance in rehabilitation in the form of 3% direct Federal Loans and Federal Grants up to $3,000 and the administrative handling of required bidding pe award of rehabilitation contracts. (This function and probably should, be handled for the entire area oe te Housing Authority personnel operation from the Housing Center.) Mr. J. C. Johnson October 31, 1968 Page 2 d. Architectural advice and assistance. e. Counseling service to property owners; and £. Perhaps a person to maintain close ligison with the local builders, developers and repair firms. Of course, overall responsibility and supervision for operation * of the Center should be assigned to one qualified individual (I would suggest a member of the Housing Code Division of the Building Department of the City). Also, I feel very strongly that one set of rehabilitation standards a for the entire Model Cities should be established for execution oth the Housing Authority @nd the City; and that initial notiees to Svapanty owenrs to rehabilitate their deellings to meet required standards should be issued in the name of the City of Atlanta, regardless of who or under whose jurisdiction the actual processing and execution is accomplished, This is to provide the legal require- ments necessary to invoke the Police Powers of the City, if necessary, at a later date to insure compliance. This will avoid encountering extensive time delays and costly repetition of efforts in processing rehabilitation notices originally issued by the Housing Authority Inspectors, but which may eventually have to be turned over to the City to enforce in order to obtain compliance. As for new housing developments, as well as Commerical and Industrial developments, the contracts and essential coordination between property owners, builders, developers and the staff will most likely be handled through the principal Model Cities’ staff members and or the Housing Authority central office and which conceivable would have little application to the Housing Center, Sincerely, Malcolm D. Jones Housing Coordinator MDJ/me cc: Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.-—~ Bact: a by Urban East, Conaul teotea for structural organization functions of 2 Howsing Center.  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 10 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c9a1c178aec869938325f55ef3d4c8e6.pdf fe89934edfa2c0ceee5e33aa41db3862 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L.. I i 800 Families -Pl~~fit By Lea§ed Housing Private Enterprise Erects. Lownlncon1e HUD Apartn1ents By MARGARET HURST A clean, modest one-bedroom brick apartment seems nearly · palatial to a retired Atlanta coupl,e who lived, until two years ago, in an area of the city where "the rats came out every .,morning to .tell you h.ello." The Leroy Hendersons are one spent over $200 ,000 on renovaof 800 low-income families in tions, which included combining Atlanta who have found new two sm all apartments to make four- or five-bedroom uni ts. homes through the Leased RousThe advantage to the private ing program, a department of owner, Braswell said, is that . the Housing and Urban Develop- r..e is guaranteed 100 per cent ment (HUD) program that \Vhether the unit is occupied or allows priv ate enterprise to not. Braswell said th e authority build and lease housing to the does not move families out of Atlanta Housing Authority. apartm ents obtained under the\ Atlanta has the largest leas ing Leased Housing program, but program in the southeast and takes over the unit only after has leased 1,030 units since the a family leaves. program began in 19G5. Leased EVEN LOWER hcusing is rented to low income v Some families, he said, are families and HUD pays the allowed to stay in the aparthousing authority the difference ments and rent at a lower r ate between what the tenant can i£ they are qualified to rent afford to pay for rent and the from the hou sing au thority. Under the Leased Housing ,actual amount the authority pays to lease the un it from a program, local authorities can private owner. lease existing housing Jp,om priLESS THAN '11HRD vate owners for one to 10 years. The Hend ersons for example New housing is lea~ed for.'1ive rent their apart~ent for $2 3 -~ Y~~1:s with an opt~on for the month . Before the housing p11 vc1te ?wner to ren_w the leas~ aul'11ority leased the apartment et_ve1al·y fl10ve years for an addt~ ·t t 1011 years. . By letting private businesses comp 1ex, t1~e Scme apai men rrnted fo r $, 9 a month. build, own and lease the prop- 1 Atlanta's leased he¥s ing is erty, Bryan said, the program scattered in eight locations helps the cities (because the over the city. The ap:irtment owners continue to pay properity complexes ha,,e plushy names taxes), loca l lending institutions, Uke Suburban Court, LaViHa the builders and the low income Apartments, Lakewood Vill age tenants. Bryan said Atlanta and three and Amanda Gardens and two of the compl exes have swim- oth er Georgi a cities are receiv. ming pools. The average rent is ing in excess of $1 million a year v from $30 to $35 a month . under the Leased Housing program. Carrollton , Hinesville and One of the advan tages of Marietta already are p2.rticipatleased housing, according to ing in the program, he sa id , and Morris Bryan, chief of the East Point, Decatur and DeLeased Housing section in Kalb County have gotten conHUD's Atlanta office , is th at bracts within th e last 6') days. the complexes don't have that Many more Geo rgia cities are "housing proj ect look" and expec:tecl to go und er contrnct. many tenants who would n' t live within the next 30 to 90 · dc1ys, in a proj ec t will li ve in the Bryan said. lease d housing. IT'S "INSTANT" The Leased Housing program is called "Instant Housing" beca use housing auth orif.ies can lease already existing housing- ' new or old-and move families ri ght into the unit. Aiilanta needs more three, four ~nd five-bedroom apartme nts, eccording to Ray Braswell, leased housing manager for the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Lease d Housing program can provide th em. In one apartm ent i compl ex, he said, the l)Wners II ..___.__ i ·I t .. 1! ,_ I � 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 Mie Srreof Count Aiton 724,49 és ' 800 Families. Profit ‘By Leased Housing Private Kinterprise Erects Low-Income HUD Apartments By MARGARET HURST A clean, modest one-bedroom brick apartment seems nearly palatial to a retired Atlanta couple who lived, until two years ago, in an area of the city where “the rats came out every morning to tell you hello.” The Leroy Hendersons are one of 800 low-income families in Atlanta who have found new homes through the Leased Hous- ing program, a department of the Housing and Urban Develop- ment (HUD) program that allows private enterprise to build and lease housing to the Atlanta Housing Authority. Atlanta has the largest leasing program in the Southeast and has leased 1,030 units since the program began in 1965. Leased hcusing is rented to low income families and HUD pays the housing authority the difference between what the tenant can afford to pay for rent and the actual amount the authority pays to lease the unit from a private owner. LESS THAN THIRD The Hendersons, for example,, rent their apartment for $23°a month. Before the housing authority leased the apartment complex, the seme apartment rented for $79 a month. Atlanta’s leased hoysing is scattered in eight “locations over the city. The apartment complexes have plushy names like Suburban Court, LaVilla Apartments, Lakewood Village and Amanda Gardens and two of the complexes have swim- ming pools. The average rent is v from $30 to $35 a month. One of the advantages of leased housing, according to Morris Bryan, chief of the Leased Housing section in HUD’s Atlanta office, is that the complexes don’t have that “housing project look” and many tenants who wouldn't live in a project will live in the leased housing. IT’S “INSTANT” The Leased Housing program is called ‘Instant Housing’ because housing authorities can lease already existing housing— new or old—and move families Tight into the unit. Atlanta needs more three, four |° and five-bedroom apartments, according to Ray Braswell, leased housing manager for the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Leased Housing program can provide them. In one apartment complex, he said, the owners v spent over $200,000 on renova- tions, which included combining two small apartments to make four- or five-bedrcom units, The advantage to the private owner, Braswell said, is that. he is guaranteed 109 per cent whether the unit is occupied or not. Braswell said the authority does not move families out of apartments obtained under the: Leased Housing program, bul takes over the unit only after a family leaves. EVEN LOWER “Some families, he said, are allowed to stay in the apart- ments and rent at a lower rate if they are qualified to rent from the housing authority. Under the Leased Housing program, local authorities can lease existing housing fyom pri- vate owners for one to"10 years. New housing is leased for five years with an option for the private owner to renew the lease every five years for an addi- tional 10 years. By letting private businesses build, own and lease the prop- erty, Bryan said, the program helps the cities (because the owners continue to pay property taxes), local lending institutions, the builders and the low income tenants. Bryan said Atlanta and three other Georgia cities are receiv- ing in excess of $1 million a year under the Leased Housing pro- gram. Carrollton, Hinesville and Marietta already are participat- ing in the program, he said, and East Point, Decatur and De- Kalb County have gotten con- tracts within the last 62 days. Many more Georgia cities Bre expected to go under contract within the next 30 to 99- days, Bryan said.  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 9 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/22605b0ad9b35f87e788525aeb7798f5.pdf ab4f29ff54f646aaac568dcff623d4ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. NATIONAL HOMES GORPORATION LAFAYETTE, INDIANA JAMES R. PRICE C ha irmein of the Boe rd ond Chief Exe c utive Officer October 31, 1968 Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison City Hall 68 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea r Mr. Sweat: I cordially invite you to see our new Town House Parks concept to solve the urban housing crisis. National Homes Corporation has developed, and ma.de an a ctuality, permanent houses of quality construction to solve the urban housing crisi s . The f i rst l arge group of these totally mmufa ctured homes were erected a t 50th & Blackstone in Chicago, I llinois , thi s pa.st August. I know t his new, successfully-proven idea will be invaluabie to your considerations of a solution to your local hous ing problems. So, I would be pleased to have you come, along with thirty-f ive other At lanta of fic ials and businessmen, on Wednesday, November 13, 1968 to view our Chicago proj ect, to i nspect our new plant in Lafayette, Indiana, and to see the latest manufacturi ng met hods and materials that produce this remarkable housing . Incidentally, our Thomson, Georgia, plant is being modified and equipped to produce living units for Town House Parks . Also, we plan an entirely new manufacturing facility in Georgia . OUr chartered flight will leave the Atlanta Airport at 9:00 o'clock a.m., and we are scheduled to return approximately 6:00 o'clock p.m. A detailed itinerary, for which all accOD111X>dations will be provided, will go forward to you within a few days, but please reserve November 13th on your calendar. I lmow this fa.ct finding mission will prove to be of immense value to all concerned w1 th urban housing . We very much look forward to your participat i on. Si ncerely yours, ..,./,,, J L o-R~ Fs r---R. Price JRP/ pe ~ NATIONAL HOM ES NATION 'S LARGEST PRODUCERS OF QUALITY HOMES � 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 NATIONAL HOMES CORPORATION LAFAYETTE, INDIANA JAMES R. PRICE Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer October 31, 1968 Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison City Hall 68 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: I cordially invite you to see our new Town House Parks concept to solve the urban housing crisis. National Homes Corporation has developed, and made an actuality, permanent houses of quality construction to solve the urban housing crisis. The first large group of these totally manufactured homes were erected at 50th & Blackstone in Chicago, Illinois, this past August. I know this new, successfully-proven idea will be invaluable to your considerations of a solution to your local housing problems. So, I would be pleased to have you come, along with thirty-five other Atlanta officials and businessmen, on Wednesday, November 13, 1968 to view our Chicago project, to inspect our new plant in Lafayette, Indiana, and to see the latest manufacturing methods and materials that produce this remarkable housing. Incidentally, our Thomson, Georgia, plant is being modified and equipped to produce living units for Town House Parks, Also, we plan an entirely new manufacturing facility in Georgia. Our chartered flight will leave the Atlanta Airport at 9:00 o'clock a.m., and we are scheduled to return approximately 6:00 o'clock p.m. A detailed itinerary, for which all accommodations will be provided, will go forward to you within a few days, but please reserve November 13th on your calendar. I know this fact finding mission will prove to be of immense value to all concerned with urban housing. We very much look forward to your participation. Sincerely yours, so G7 Ss acide Zh Khe ames R. Price fe JRP/pe (  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 8 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fac270ba0ef3b4d174b2f26c3316fac7.pdf caeaa23f57d24f3a4e3c54dc0e9f80fa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 4 , 1968 • Mr . Jamee R . Price Chairman of the B o ard National Homes Corporation Lafayette , Indiana Dear Mr . Price: Thank you for the invitation to participate in the tou.r of your f cilities and the Chicago project. Unfortunately, I have previously b n sch du.led to participate in a meeting in S a v nnah on that day nd o will b unabl to join you. M lcolm Jon n d oth rs who will b Na tion 1 Home • along will fill me in on G ood luck on your tdp. Sincer ly your , Da n $ we t 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 November 4, 1968 Mr. James R. Price Chairman of the Board National Homes Corporation Lafayette, Indiana Dear Mr. Price: Thank you for the invitation to participate in the tour of your facilities and the Chicago project. Unfortunately, I have previously been scheduled to participate in a meeting in Savannah on that day and so will be unable to join you. Malcolm Jones and others who will be along will fill me in on National Homes, Good luck on your trip. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS :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 7 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/15ff0ce6ae230799fd1c6883c6df08d1.pdf 568a0fc1a6a2d00ef3822f7936e300ff Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AGENDA November 13, 1968 • Leave Atlanta Municipal Airport Southern Airways - Hanger #1 9:00 Arrive Purdue Airport, Lafayette, Indiana 10:30 Board Chartered Bus 10:30 Tour Town House Parks }!anufacturing Plant and Inspect Model Homes 11:00 Lunch, Laf ayette Country Club 1:00 Presentation by J ames R. Price 2:15 - 2:45 Leave Purdue Airport for Chicago Midway 3:00 Arrive Chicago Midway and Board Chartered Bus 3:30 Inspect 50th & Blackstone, Chicago, Illinois 4:00 Leave Chicago Midway for Atlanta , Georgia 5:00 Arrive Atlanta Municipa l Airport 6:45 � 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 AGENDA — = i ee November 13, 1968 Leave Atlanta Municipal Airport Southern Airways + Hanger #1 Arrive Purdue Airport, Lafayette, Indiana Board Chartered Bus Tour Town House Parks Manufacturing Plant and Inspect Model Homes Lunch, Lafayette Country Club Presentation by James R. Price Leave Purdue Airport or Chicago Midway Arrive Chicago Midway and Board Chartered Bus Inspect 50th & Blackstone, Chicago, Illinois Leave Chicago Midway for Atlanta, Georgia ‘Arrive Atlanta Municipal Airport 9:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 1:00 2:15 3:00 3:30 4;00 5:00 6:45 © 2:45  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 6 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/22f74421c1d86e7b94c6c738e2442fee.pdf 164ae73a0d8a6edae2e6c3436ecea3e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. , NATIONAL I-IoMEs GoRPORATION LAFAYETTE, INDIANA JAMES R. PRICE Choirman of the Boord and Chiof Executive Officer November 5, 1968 • Dan E. sweat Citl'i Hall · 68 itchell Street Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr.Swat: Enclosed is the agenda which I propose to follow on Wednesday, November 13, 1968, if you accept my invita tion to view our Chicago project, inspect our ne~i plant in Lafayette and see the latest manufacturing methods ·nnd ma terials that produce our new Town House Parks. I am looking forward to seeing you on the 13th and promise you a rewarding trip. Sincerely yours, It~ ,,.._,.,,, JR?/pe Enclosure mb NATIONAL HOM ES NATION'S LARGEST PRODUCERS OF QUALITY HOMES � 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 NATIONAL HoMES GoRPORATION LAFAYETTE, INDIANA JAMES R. PRICE Chairman of the Board Chick Exestsiva Glows ; November 5, 1968 Dan E. Sweat City Hall 68 “itchell Street Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Sweat: Enclosed is the agenda which I propose to follow on Wednesday, November 13, 1968, if you accept my invitation to view ovr Chicago project, inspect our new plant in Lafeyette and see the latest manufacturing methods and materials that produce our new Town House Parks. I am looking forward to seeing you on the 13th and promise you a rewarding trip. , Sincerely yours, Price ¢ IRE/pe ames R. Enclosure Tair NATION'S LARGEST PRODUCERS OF QUALITY HOMES ATIONAL  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 5 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/eb02f71199fed916d326339a876653dd.pdf 309a7fdfb3cae5f1d4de265afaef7ce3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 18 , 1968 ii . ORANDU TO : yor lv o Allen , Jr . These r · the unit e saw in Chicago on Nov mber 13 , Our group included Red is;: itchell ylie nd M:r . Koplon , nglneer of th Building Depart nt ,. Colli r Gl din , How· rd Op nsba ,. J . C. Johnson , Ald r ·n Cots kis, Robert C. young t ·1n of th Gre t r Atl nt Housing D velopment .c orpor tlon, r. J e yerboltz , Vice-Pr sident , Trust Cop ny of Georgia , Georg Kennedy nd Denv r Gr y of the Ch mb ·r of comm ·i-c, E. R. 1111a· of HUD nd Al x Coffin of the Constitution . l bli v tb · ntir oup favo"F bly 1 ·pressed . Tb nuf ctur r contr ct d · 1th local nonprofit housing eorpor tion (Chic go Dw lling A 001 tion) to do the tt · pl nnin , 1 ndso ping , install tion of l , p tios, p · rkin, pl · y · r a nd tr t lighting ( 11 of which extr ly 11 don . ) , :l.n d 1t1on to d liv ry nd lnst 11 tion of th unit ready to ov tni 11 tOT fix d pr1o . · t unit. ( In tblS i t no , · 14,500J do not .inolud l nd valu d t 2,500 p . r unit.) Th nonprofit oorpor tion tb . n ta~-- . pplic tion nd 11 th unlt uncJ r 39... y · r 8A t. ur d ortg g to tndividu- 1 ppltc ·nt • The d 4 b dr" in th · now. V 10 unit) ni t. 1 il rd v ,lo which r ct in on at 50th nd Bl ckSton . ( i bt , d y no th lir t i 11y ov d ·nt and proc dur cant k pl o 1n Atl nta ' ~ co lld b underta .tration projeo of thi 1 typ of a promptly in th od 1 C1ti 1th th i, Atlanta i Dev lop.. nt Corpora tlolit rvln tn ~ C p•o11ly a t Chio · o :ow llln A 001 tlon t• i b proj o ' i Chica o. 1>4>ct:full , II le lll In . only) oust D~ J Coordinato~ -12 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document November 18, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor ivan Allen, Jr. These are the units we saw in Chicago on November 13. Qur group included Red Wise, Wylie Mitchell and Mr. Koplon, young engineer of the Building Department, Collier Gladin, Howard Oppenshaw, J. C. Johnson, Alderman Cotsakis, Robert C. Watkins of the Greater Atlanta Housing Development Corporation, Mr. James L. Meyerholtz, Vice-President, Trust Company of Georgia, George Kennedy and Denver Gray of the Chamber of Commerce, E. R. Williams of HUD and Alex Coffin of the Constitution. I believe the entire group was favorably impressed, The manufacturer contracted with a local nonprofit housing corporation (Chicago Dwelling Association) to do the site planning, landscaping, installation of walks, patios, parking, play area and street lighting (all of which was extremely well done), in addition to delivery and installation of the units ready to move in; all for a fixed price per unit. (In this instance, $14,500; does not include land valued at $2,500 per unit.) The nonprofit corporation then takes applications and sells the units under a 38-year FHA insured mortgage to individuals applicants. : The development which we saw at 50th and Blackstone (eight, 4 bedroom units) was erected in one day and the first family moved in the same night, Similar development and procedure can take place in Atlanta now. I recommend a demostration project of this general type of 6-12 units be undertaken promptly in the Model Cities area with the Greater Atianta Housing Development Corporation, serving in similar capacity as the Chicago Dwelling Association is serving for such projects in Chicago. Respectfully, Malcolm D. Jones Housing Coordinator Encle Brochures (with original only) oct Mr, Cecil A, Alexsader ~ Mr, Dan E, Sweat, 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 4 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1968