Box 5, Folder 4, Document 29

Box 5, Folder 4, Document 29

MINUTES

Housing Resources Executive Committee and
Low-Income Housing Coordinating Group Meeting

June 12, 1969

The regular monthly meeting of the Housing Resources Executive
Committee and the Low-income Housing Coordinating Group was held at

10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 12, 1969, in Committee Room 2, Second
Floor, City Hall.

Invitational notice, list of those invited, with attendance of
members and guests indicated, and other related documents are attach-
ed to the file ccepy only of these minutes,

Chairman Alexander opened the meeting by introducing Mr. Edwardo

Chamaro, an official visitor from Nicaragua, visiting this country and
is an Architect.

Mr. Alexander then asked Col. Jones to read the letter from
the Business Participation and Finance Panel on the draft position
>saper establishing the National Urban Coalition's role in housing,

Col. Jones read the letter as follows:

"The Committee discussed the draft position paper establishing

the National Urban Coalition's role in housing and Col. Malcolm Jcones'
analysis of the same."

The Committee accepted the report of Col. Jones and endorsed
~t and added the following recommendaticns:

"i. 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
to $230,000,

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

3. City Governments should cause the necessary steps to be
taken to qualify its 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 veoprirs.

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

housing such as garden-type, condominium houses, patio
houses, etc."
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The Chairman then asked if there were any questions. Dr.
Joseph Wilbur, Housing Kestudy Panel, asked if people only in the
Model Cities area and Urban Renewal areas could get a rehabilitation
loan? Mr. Lester H. Persells, Executive Director, Housing futhority
of the City of ftlanta, explained that only that portion of the area
that was in the 1969 NDP Plan area could get a rehabilitation loan and
that all areas are not included in this year's Plan. He also explain-
ed that there are no Federal funds available at this time for rehab-
ilitation grants and loans

A motion was made, seconded and unamincusly adopted that the above
report of the Business Participation and Finance Panei be accepted and
adopted by the tiousing Resources Committee as a whole and be sent to
Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison, in a formal
document, for forwarding to the National Urban Coalition.

Mr. Alexander called on Mr. Bob Watkins, Chairman of the Housing
Restudy Panel, to comment on the three proposals by Zric Hill and
Essociates (which his panel has been working on) for restudy on
housing.

Mx. Watkins stated that he met with George Aidridge of the City
Planning Department and decided to meet again with George Aldridge
and a representative of Eric Hill and Associates to make recommendations
on the proposals. Mr. Watkins alse stated that tae Housing Restudy
Panel does recommend Proposal 2 that includes the unincorporated areas
of Fulton County and including some of the services cf analysis and
evaluation described in Proposal 3, and that his Panel plans to modify
the report,

The Chairman then called on Mr. Johnny H. Robinson, Community
Development Coordinator, Mayor's Office, to comment on the Summer
Program,

Mr. Robinson stated that in 1967, four temporary City Service
Ccordinatcrs worked in the Summer Program in four low-income areas,
and in 1968 there were six temporary City Service Coordinators that
were located in EOA Centers in Nash-Washington, North West Central,
West Central (Dixie Hills) and East Central. This year, Mr. Robinson
Stated, there will be four permanent City Service Coordinators to
work in these difforent areas. Also, there will be Interns from the
Urban Corps and from the Federal Government. These Interns will
be under the supervision of the City Service Coordinators to help
familiarize themselves with the problems of the low-income areas.

Chairman Alexander asked Mr. Robinson where the Interns come from?

Mr, Robinson answered that the Interns from the Federal Government
are people who are out of school that are getting training and
crientiation to work in some form of the Federal Government. He also
stated that the Urban Corps Interns are people in school who are
working in the summer and plan to work in City Goverment, Business
Communities and cther Institutions after they finish school,
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The Chairman asked Mr. Rebinson what changes have been made in
the Summer Program as comparison to last summer?

Mr. Robinson stated that the City has been divided into four
quadrants, with full time City Service Coordinators, and that money
from the Federal Government is being made available to provide at
least one meal for each child at the Schools in the lcw-income areas,

The Chairman then called on Col. Jones to read the 15 items

contained in the Housing Resources Committee plans for the 1969
Summer Program,

Col. Jones then read the folicwing items(contained on pages
17 & 18, in pamphlet "1969 Summer Program, City of Atlanta"):

i,

Follow through on timely completion of two Turnkey
projects, Hollywood iid., 220 units (ground broken 5-9-68)
and Bankhead Highway, 500 units (ground broken 5-29-68).

support development of 262 unit 221 d(3) and Community
Facility project of the Butler Street YMCA in Area VI.

Work for and support rezoning of proposed 450 unit
Browntown Road Turnkey project, deferred 11-15-67
until after 7-1-68 for improvement in Community
Facilities of the general area, much of which has
been accomplished,

Push development of 1,490 unit 221 4d(3) Rockdale
project, on which construction of first phase,
consisting of 259 units, was started 10-2-Gé.

Follow up on reservation and allocations for 2,900
additional units of Public Housing, for which on
9-18-68 the Board of Aldermen authorized the Housing
Authority to make application.

Encourage smaller developments of Public Housing, to
include scattered sites and mixed type units, such
as townhouses and single-family housing, which may
eventually be scold to Public Housing tenants.

Encourage home-ownership in low and medium income
housing whenever possible.

Assist in getting tangible evidence of physical
improvements during 1969 in the Vine City NDP area.
(Approved for planning only during 1969.)

Work with the Planning Dept. and Housing Authority
in development of the 1969 increment of NDP in the
Edgewcod-Kirkwood area. (Approved for planning only
during 1969.)
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19, Work with the Model Cities staff and the Housing
Authority in expediting physical evidence of experimental
housing and rehabilitation during 1969 in the Model
Cities area,

11. Promote establishment of emergency housing, perhaps
cf a temporary nature, to accomodate special emergency
cases, which frequently occur.

12. Push for early rezoning consideration of the entire
City to meet constantly expanding City needs, to include
adequate sites for low-income housing.

13, Strive for elimination, through ND? or by private
enterprise, of slum pockets in the Six core areas
such as: portions of Lightning, Spring Avenue, N.W.
and the in the Huff Road area, adjacent to Area Vi.

14, Promote emphasis on Housing Code Enforcement efforts
throughout the six key areas.

15, Continue to work on ways and means of development
of low-income housing in adjacent unincorporated
areas, to relieve congestion in the central core
areas and to provide adequate housing and job
opportunities near and easily accessible to,
industrial development.

Chairman Alexander asked Mr. Robinson if emergency housing
would help the promotion of the 1969 Summer Program?

Mr. Kebinson stated that now some of the Churches and EOA Centers
were trying to find housing with other families for people who have
been displaced on a temporary basis until the Housing Authority or
other Agencies set up a temporary housing program for people whe
have been displaced by governmental action or other means,

Chairman Alexander called on Mr. Lester H. Persells to comment
on emergency housing,

Mr. Persells stated that the Housing futhority does have a few
units of temporary housing, but that the units stay full all the time
and aS soon as a family moves out ancther family is ready to take
its place, and that these cannet be used for emergency housing as

such, but only for families whe meet normal requirements for Public
Housing,

Mr, Alexander then called on Mr. Duane Beck of the Social
Aspects Panel. Mr. Beck stated that the Housing Resources Committee
should take the problem of emergency housing up with the Community
Chest, whose Exectuve Board would meet June 13.
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Mr. Alexander then asked the Social Aspects Panel look inte the
problem cf displaced families and the need for emergency housing.

Mr. Alexander then cailed on Mr. Dave Palmer of the Housing
Locations Panel. ,

Mr. Palmer brought up the matter of the J. P, Stephens and Company.
Mr. Palmer stated that the J. P. Stephens and Company, a cotton mill
that has been shut down, are going to make the tenants that live in
the houses, owned by the mill, move out; that it is rumored, they are
going to cut the tenants utilities off if they do not tove by
a certain time and it is also rumored that the houses will be demolished
after the tenants have left. A meeting is being set up now with
representatives of the City of Atlanta and the J. P. Stephens and
Company.

Mr. Archer Smith then made a motion that a Resolution be sent
te the J. P. Stephens and Company. The motion was seconded and,
after further discussion, unaminously adopted. The Resolution reads
as follows:

"RESOLVED: That the Housing i;csources Committee
attempt, through its focial Aspects Panel, to secure
temporary housing on an emergency basis for dispossessed
families, and more particularly, to attempt to locate
housing for all tenants in need of such of J. P. Utephens
and Company, who are, or are about to be, dispossessed
by reason of the closing of said plant, including the
possibility of finding someone interested and able to
lease the homes, being vacated at the J. P. stephens
plant, to people in need of emergency housing on a
temporary basis."

Mr. Dave Palmer then made a motion that a Resolution be sent to
the Community Chest to involve the Chest in the problem of emergency
housing. The motion was seconded and after further discussion,
unaminously adopted.

Mr. dohnny Johnson, Director of Model Cities, stated that every
year money is appropriated tc cope with emergency needs and that the
HRC should support the efforts of the Community Chest in order to
have the funds available for emergency needs, Such as this.

liz. Bob Winn, Chairman of the Construction and DeSign Panel made
a motion which was seconded and unaminously adopted that the URC send
a2 tteSolution to the Community Chest stating:

"Jhat the Housing kkesources Committee respectiully
requests the BZxeecutive Bcard of the Community Chest to
include, for the period of 1970 and following years, funds
for emergency housing and other emergencies that it deems
proper."
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(This Resolution was transmitted in writing by the Chairman,
to the Community Chest Executive Board before it met on June 13.)

Chairman Alexander then called on Mr. Bob Winn, Chairman of the
Construction and Design Panel, to report on the study for Model Cities
made by Eric Hill and Associates, “Lowering the Cost cf Housing:
Research on Strategy and Policy".

Mr, Winn stated that the Construction and Design Panel held a
meeting on May 28, 1969, at Georgia Tech, concerning the study pre-
pared by Eric “ill and Associates, but as yet his Panel has not been
able to get full copies cf the report; had received only a summary.
Mr. Winn announced that there will be another meeting of the Construction
and Design Panel on June 45th, and that Ms. Dismuke of Eric Hill
and Associates will also be at the meeting, to make a special present-
ation of the report, and at this time the Construction and Design
Panel will study the report in detail and report back tc the Cemmittee
after the meeting with Eric ‘ill and Associates. Mr. Winn also stated
that the Construction and Design Panel would designate Mr. Otis Thorpe
to coordinate and work closely with Mr. Johnny Johnson in the Model
Cities program,

The Chairman then called on the Chairmon of other Paneis for
reports. There was no additional reports to be given at this time.

Mr. RicharGo Warvey, Chairman of the Public Relations Panel,
commented that there should be a guide from the Committee as a whole
as to how much do we want to stress meeting the housing goals inside
aS compared with outside the City Limits.

Mr. Winn then invited Mr. Harvey to attend the meeting on June
25, 1969, with the Construction and Design Panel.

Chairman flexander stated that different times will be set up
for each of the Panels to be given a specific task to work on
and report back to the Executive Committee and that each member would
be notified as to the time and place of such meeting.

Chairman flexander then called on Walcolm D. Jones tc comment
on the tentative schedule for assembling the 1870 Neighborhcod Develop-
ment Program application,

My. Jones stated that the Housing Resources Committee will
definitely be involved in the City's application for the 1970
Neighborhood Development Program and that he had so notified the
Planning Department, in writing and asked that he be notified of any
meetings involving this program, in order that we might participate
therein,

Mr. Jones then commented on the Housing Resources Participation
in the preparation of submittals of material for recertificaticn of
the Workable Program for 1969. He stated that the material for the
recertification is due in the Planning Department on June 15, if6c,
and that he will have the Chairman look over what is being presented
to the Planning Department and ask the Chairman make any necessary
changes or modifications therein; that time is insufficient to permit
referring the material to the Executive Committee for review and
consideration.

liv. Jones also commented on the most recently revised Summary -
status of Accelerated Low-Income Sousing Program, May 15, 1869. This
dummary report contains a comparion with the May 15, i960 report, the
highiights of which are as foliows: #5 of May 1958, 4,859 units nave
been completed, whereas in May 1960, 2,031 units ha q been completed.
in 1562 there were 7,256 units Under Construction and in 1scd there
were §,10€ units Under Construction; and in Planning for 1558, there

are 7, 303 units, and in 1900 there wore 7,151 unitc In Planning. This

made 2 total in Sight for Mey 1305 of 19,990 units. The total in

Night for liay LSS8 was 14,250 units. For 1955 the Leasing Program
has 2,015 and for 1963 there were 201 units. For a total of 21,013
units for 1962 and 14,871 units for 13¢

Sc. The 21,013 units are an
zncrease of &,o13 above the overall goal in 1950 the 14,571 units

were a deficit of 2,aa23 units of the overall goai. bEeing Considered
in all categories are 3,535 units for May 120f; and in May 196 there
were 4,461 units Being Considered (a11 categories).

Col. Jones commented that the Public Jousing is behind in its
overall goai and that tc meet the required goal the City wili have
to request an addtional reservation of 1,236 units.

Mx. Alexander pointed out that we are now approximately half way
through our 5 year program and that the »ublic ‘liousnmg figure is now
approximately Half of the overali goal.

ir. Alexander asked Col. Jones why there was such an increase
in Private Development?

Col. Jones responded that he usually dces not have this information,
until he gets the reports from tae Sane Department on its Building

Permits issued each month and for this son, carlier in the program
we did not have information on, and theref ne. did not reflect units
under Private Development that were “in Planning".
Col. Jcnues commented on the units rehabilitated by the “Iousing
Code Division and explained that there have been 17,124 units so
yvenabilitated; that these units do not increase the number of housing
mits available, but do increase tho supply of stendarg units,
ii. Perselis commented on a Status Feport made by the “cus ing -
Authority as of June 1962. (Copy attached to file copy cf minutes.)
in Nanagement 16 ,3aS
Unger Construction 1,315
In Planning Ay o45
in Reservatio Cad

” POTAL 10,534
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The Chairman then asked if there was any otker business? fs
there was none, the mecting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
hedeobia. Ss.”
wae wc awa. “

Maicolm DD, Jones
Yousing Coordinator

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