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u - Councilman Williams disagreed to some extent with the opinion that ghettoes ~ere-the function of low-cost housing rather than the function of people irrespective of the economic value of housing in an area. He said the Committee decided that "defeat" of the elderly was not a major social concern in numbers, also that there was a e high level of "voluntary poor" in the student population - they would not neces- , I /sarily remain in that group. The Committee's main concern, he said, was for faml11es I with children; dispersal of that group they felt was critically important. He added ithat funds would 'be available for low-cost housing and the city would have to decide Iwhere it would be located. For that reason the Committee dealt with subsidized !housing specificall~. Mr. Murray mo~ed seconded by Mrs. Beal to refer the proposed Housing ! Dispersal Policy Plan back to the Joint Housing Committee with the re- i quest that they consider including within the formula for distribution of low-cost housing the issue of existing nonsubsidized low-cost housing~ ;Mrsa Niven asked ,for Council direction for the iterim if the motion carried because lof the need to know where to locate subsidized housing and the fact that where it I ; was located would affect any future dispersal policy. ,Councilman Wood was opposed to the motion. He said if there were to be revisions ! or consideration of additional information to add to the present policy he could support it b'~cause it did speak to many of the problems unique to subsidized housing such as maintenance, management, repairs. etc., particularly as they concerned the southwest planning district. He suggested that a publiohearing on the report would . be appropriate, that many of Mr. Murray's concerns - tax base, zoning, transportation, routes - should be discussed. In response to Mrs. Beal's inquiry as to why an immediate decision was needed, Mrs.. Niven said Federal funds had been requested and people soon would be wanting to know where to locate low-cost housing. . . Mayo.r Anderson left the meeting, turning the Chair over to'Council President Williams. Councilmen Hershner and Keller also left the i meeting. i Councilwoman Beal asked about land costs in the central and east planning districts as shown in the report and was told that they were higher than in other areas. She . suggested as a temporary measure that low-cost housing be authorized in any of the : planning districts except the central and east until a dispersal plan was adopted. Councilman Murray said he would accept that as an amendment to his motion. Mrs. Beal 'i as the second gave her consent. Manager said it seemed the amendment would be contrary to the original motion, that :it would disperse low-cost housing and at the same time refer the dispersal policy. :The Chair ruled that the two would be handled as separate motions and voted upon . 'separately. Councilman Wood thought both motions were unrealistic and repeated his opinion that I, , .4, 'scheduling a public hearing would be tlle aI?propriate ac,t.iC?n tq _prov.~i1e an'LPpportunity' iforfull discussion of-the proposed pian, especially with regard to multiple units vis-a-vis individua.1 units. He thought greater problems would be created if the , . motion carried prohibiting low-cost housing temporarily in the central and east i j districts. Councilman Murray thought it would be a mistake to adopt a policy .with the possj- I bility of future amendment which could reverse the entire policy initially decided upon. He commented that the "time bind" seemed always to be present and that he 'would not go for this policy at this time. Vote was taken on the motion as stated and repeated by the Chair to Comm refer the proposed plan to the Joint Housing Committee. Motion 9/4/74 i carried, Council members Beal, Campbell, and Murray voting aye; See Be1ow' Council members Williams and Wood voting no. Mrs. Beal moved seconded by Mr. Murray to authorize, pending adoption of a permanent policy on housing dispersal, low-cost or subsidized - housing in any area of the city except the central and east planning districts as shown in the plan. ._L 8/16/74 - 10 327