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Box 5, Folder 17, Document 39
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General Functions of Housing Resources Committee
To promote low cost housing and facilitate its construction in
Atlanta on an accelerated basis.
To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing,
To see to it that the human factors in housing are given full'iplay.
To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta,
(A Housing Resources Gomntbas Ate boon established in City Hall
(Room 1204)to maintain liaison with builders and developers, to
act as a clearing house for all information regarding low cost
housing and to coordinate committee activities.)
Panels for Housing Resources
Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels
(Not necessarily limited to the following.
Panels are encouraged to use own initiative.)
To investigate and make available information on laws governing
Federal, State and City, related to housing,
To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations
for improvements.
To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement.
To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole.
Constraction and Design
ae To review present codes and construction practices in order to
recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing
more economical,
b. To investigate new methods of producing housing with’ special
attention to prefabrication,
Co To seek out contractors and architects interested in low cost housing
design.
d. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing
feasible and profitable,
Finance
de To seek out and make available information relative to housing
and financing. ;
b. To encourage money sources to make funds available for financing.
Cc. To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing.
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Non Profit Funds
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b.
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To compile information regarding nonprofit funds.
To cOmpile information relative to Federal participation in
nonprofit funds,
To aid in the establishment of nonprofit funds for low cost
housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program.
To counsel with existing or new funds.
Public Housing
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Cao
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To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of their program.
To seek out and report on new methods of financing and producing
public housing across the country.
To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta program and visit all
existing projects.
To make recommendations regarding future public housing.
Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Opportunities
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b,
Ce
To seek out and catalogue land available for low cost housing.
To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land,
To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation.
Ll Social Problems
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To arrange for temporary housing as needed, for people being
displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement.
To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed
areas such as the Community Chest, Community Council and EQOA.
To enlist groups such as church, garden clubs, civic clubs in
problems related to housing.
To look for gaps in the housing picture which are not being met
by any existing or projected programs.
To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owners in
Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire
hardship is involved,
To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in self-
help programs.
Business Participation
To seek out and interest large local and national corporations in
demonstration projects and or building low cost housing or rehabilitating
existing housing in the Atlanta area,
Public Information
To disseminate through the public media, talks and written material,
information relating to the housing problems and solutions in Atlanta.
26
Se
Legal
ae
b.
Ce
de
General Functions of Housing Resources Committee
To promote low cost housing and facilitate its construction in
Atlanta on an accelerated basis.
To bring together the various interests needed to produce housing,
To see to it that the human factors in housing are given full'iplay.
To inform the public of the housing problem in Atlanta,
(A Housing Resources Gomntbas Ate boon established in City Hall
(Room 1204)to maintain liaison with builders and developers, to
act as a clearing house for all information regarding low cost
housing and to coordinate committee activities.)
Panels for Housing Resources
Suggested Functions for the Committee Panels
(Not necessarily limited to the following.
Panels are encouraged to use own initiative.)
To investigate and make available information on laws governing
Federal, State and City, related to housing,
To review existing local laws governing housing and make recommendations
for improvements.
To make specific recommendations regarding code enforcement.
To act as legal resource to the Committee as a whole.
Constraction and Design
ae To review present codes and construction practices in order to
recommend improvements in terms of expediting and making housing
more economical,
b. To investigate new methods of producing housing with’ special
attention to prefabrication,
Co To seek out contractors and architects interested in low cost housing
design.
d. To recommend methods of making rehabilitation of existing housing
feasible and profitable,
Finance
de To seek out and make available information relative to housing
and financing. ;
b. To encourage money sources to make funds available for financing.
Cc. To seek and recommend new ways to finance low cost housing.
Page 2.
Non Profit Funds
ae
b.
Ce
d.
To compile information regarding nonprofit funds.
To cOmpile information relative to Federal participation in
nonprofit funds,
To aid in the establishment of nonprofit funds for low cost
housing and to promote and interest sponsors in the program.
To counsel with existing or new funds.
Public Housing
de
De
Cao
d.
To aid the Housing Authority in the completion of their program.
To seek out and report on new methods of financing and producing
public housing across the country.
To familiarize themselves with the Atlanta program and visit all
existing projects.
To make recommendations regarding future public housing.
Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Opportunities
dae
b,
Ce
To seek out and catalogue land available for low cost housing.
To keep in touch with realtors concerning available land,
To recommend neighborhoods for concentrated rehabilitation.
Ll Social Problems
ae
be
Co
To arrange for temporary housing as needed, for people being
displaced either for rehabilitation or resettlement.
To coordinate housing with agencies involved in the depressed
areas such as the Community Chest, Community Council and EQOA.
To enlist groups such as church, garden clubs, civic clubs in
problems related to housing.
To look for gaps in the housing picture which are not being met
by any existing or projected programs.
To seek means of providing positive assistance to home owners in
Housing Code enforcement cases, on a city-wide basis, where dire
hardship is involved,
To seek ways of involving residents of depressed areas in self-
help programs.
Business Participation
To seek out and interest large local and national corporations in
demonstration projects and or building low cost housing or rehabilitating
existing housing in the Atlanta area,
Public Information
To disseminate through the public media, talks and written material,
information relating to the housing problems and solutions in Atlanta.
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