Box 5, Folder 4, Document 22

Box 5, Folder 4, Document 22

June 27, 1969

Mr. John W. Gardner, Chairman

The Urban Coalition Action Council.
1819 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20006

Dear Mr. Gardner:

Upon receipt of the draft position paper establishing
the National Urban Coalition's role in housing, copy attached

(Encl, 1), Mayor Allen, referred the paper to the Housing Resources
Committee for review and comment.

The paper was first analyzed by the Housing Coordinator
and then assigned, along with the analysis, (Encl. 2) to the

Business Participation and Finance Panel of this Committee for
study and report back to the Housing Resources Committee.



At the June 12 meeting, the Housing Resources Committee }
as a whole received and unaminously adopted the report of the f)
Business Participation and Finance Panel, which was as follows;

"The Committee accepted Col. Jones' analysis of | !
the draft position paper establishing the National Urban Coalition's
role in housing and added the following recommendations: '

1. Greater emphasis should be placed on
producing single-family or condominium
houses for the middle-income Negroes.
These to be in the price range of
$20,000.00 to $30,000.00.

2. The major thrust should be for home
ownership rather than rental housing.

3. City Governments should cause the necessary
steps to be taken to qualify their
citizens, who are not in an Urban Renewal
area, for grants and/or loans (Sec. 312)
to rehabilitate houses that are now
below code requirements, and where the
owners have insufficient resources to
make the necessary repairs.


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Mr, John W. Gardner
June 27, 1969
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4. That the FHA be urged to approve
air-conditioning in both new and
rehabilitated housing where it can
be included within the maximum
loan allowed.

5. That the FHA be urged to encourage
the use of row-type howing such as

garden-type, condominium houses,
patio houses, etc.

I hope that this endorsement may be of assistance to
you.

Sincerely,

Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee

CAA/mc

'@c: Mayor Ivan Allen, ae
Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.