ia . ^ 'l -"*,.- OKLAHO/VTA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 0c SUITE 223, 22 PARK AVENUE ' OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73102 EAEIil. Areo Code 405 / CEntrol 5-1651 lHouA T. E. ELLIOil Executive Director October 3, 1966 OCT 1966 TO: Honorable Mayor and Clty Councll t FROM: Tolbert E. Ell.lott - Bxecutlve Dlrecto SUBJECTT Quarterly Actlvltles Report 0[i 11 t96a (,l i'r' c()\"li{GlL BY THe OIC,A 2-1 - WlLL Rogers Courts W See copy of memo from Project Manager attached , OKLA 2-2 - Leas lnq Program There were 118 new rentals made during thls quarter with a total of 191 dweLllng units Leased and fully oecupled as of September 30, 1966. Present staff for thls proJect ls one (1) fulL-tlne cl-erk and one (1) fulL-time I'lalntenance Mechanlc plus the approprlate central offlce supervislon. It ls antlclpated that all 300 units authorlzed under this proJect wl1L be leased by November 15, L966. In order to asslst our tenants lnd those placlng appllcatlons \dlth the Authority, the Authorlty plans to establlsh a proJect office at 2L32 N. Eastern which is schedufied to open on October 10, 1966. OKI"A 2:3 - RehabLLitatlon ProgrBn (John F. Kennedy Urban Renewat Area) Appraisals have been completed on the flrst 30 unlts which have been forwarded to the Houslng Asslstpnce Offlce for their review and approval. We are proceeding to eetlmate the rehabll-itatlon cost of these unlts and at the same time endeavorlng to obtaln slgned optlons from the olrners at a price not to exceed the appralsed values. -l In additlon to the above, we arp proposlng approxlmatel-y 60 more units to the Houslng Asslstance Officb for thelr revlew and tentative aPProval. OKLA 2-4 (200 Unlt Elderlv ProlEct) OKLA 2-4 is under contract, bu! due to the uncertal[fy as to when Urban Renewal wlLl be able to sell ug Land, the archltect ls unable to proceed wlth the pLans and speclflcatlons. We w111 propose a slte change ln order that thls needed proJect can get under contract in 1957. The proJect is lmportant to Urban Renewal for thelr rel-ocatlon needs. TO: HonorabLe I'Iayor and Clty Councll October 3, L966 OKLA 2-5 (400 Untt Ge ner a1 Oc crrnencv't This proJect ls under contsract and the archltect has been authorized to proceed wtth plans and speclflcatlons. The schematic drawings ehould be compteted and ready for review by the Board of Commlsgloners on Octo- ber 12th. We have received land purchase approval from the Houslng Assistance Offlce. An optlon on the prorperty, whlch is Located at South- east 15th and Grand Boulevard, has been signed by the owner. 2-6 Unit General Occ Tentatlve slte approval has been received from the ltrouslng Assistance Offtse for thls development progfam whlch ls ptanned for the John F. Kennedy Urben Renewal Area. The Houslng Aesistance Offlce has approved the Development Program which hals been forwarded to Washington. We ex- pect to recelve the contract for thls proJect by October L9, L966. There ls much uncerteinty as to when qhe development of thls proJect wllL pro- ceed as tt depends upon when Urblan Renewal w111 be ln a posltlon to sell Land to the Authority. OKLA 2-7 (300 Untt GeneraL Occuqancv) The Housing Asslstance Offlce hqs glven tentatlve slte approval to approx- lnately 60 acres at Southwest L5th and Grand BouLevard and we are lnformed that the Development Program has been submitted to Washlngton for approval. I{e expect to recelve a contract before the end of October. The Authorlty has completed the Housing Survey of the Eastern portlon of the ltrarrlson-Walnut Urban Renewql ProJect Area and'the results of the survey were submitted to the Coffilttee appolnted by the Clty Councll to study the area. Should you deslre further lnfomatlon or details, please let us know. SlncereLy, OIGAIIOI'{A CIIY HOUSING ATITHORIIY . E. E111ott, Executive Dlrector TEE:mnd cc: I{r. Robert M. Tlnstman, Clty l"Ianager I,Ir. Ray B. ?atton, Dlrector City Plannlng Dept. Conrmissloners, Oklahoma Ctqy llousing Au Ehority oK/Ft 2 r I September 30, L966 I}fTER OFFTCE l,ul4oRAltDIfi SII&IECT: Monthly progress, for September (W111 Rogers Courts) 1. Bollers, boller room. Enphasls has been placed on preparlng all ttre boilers, , and lgnltton systens for cold weather operatlon. As of thls date: a) ttre lgnltlon on all of the bollers (9) have been ehecked and repalred or ced where necessarTr. All bollers have been dralned, wa down, recharged with chemlcals, and rcadled for use. b) out of e total 10 sunp pumps located ln the boller rooms, I have been servlced are ln good operatlng condltlon. 2. [11 larn fronts and ject areas have been moved (3 tlmes). All hedgcs have been trlrmred nd the trash throughout the proJect plcked up EEd hauled to ttre a 3. The coplng stones on aII bulldlngs wlthln the proJect have been lnspected and replaced pr repalred lrhere neeessatTr. i L. We had some rnaJor stswer llne trouble at hrlldlng 69 due to tree roots eompletely plugglng the somice line and breaklng the clay tlIe. A11 roots were dut back, salted and cast lron ptpe was used to replace the Ilne. Ife are atso beginnlng to have the same problen al Bulldlng B0 but fs not real serlous fet. We do need an adequate roottng meehlne as1 the one we nor have ls wearing out and lnadequate for our needs. 9. All roofs and dondspouts have been cleaned on all flats and flats adJolnlng the two-stgry bulldlngs. the total butldtngs cleaned total 50. Twenty-flve bulldlngs remaln to be cleaned, all slngle two-story bulldlngsL 6. Conmrrnlty Ser:v1cds. At the present tlme there are three groups using the Soclal R{om; Ttre Good Nelghbor CIub, Golden Age Club, and the Veterans oflWorld War I. Repr"esentattves of Vista have approaehed me and ari pr"esently gettlng themselves organlzed 1n the or€8o They are coptduetlng a survey to determlne the number of pre-sehool chlldren Lilvtng ln the Courts at thls ttme. firey e:rpressed a destre to me{t wlttr representatives of 0.C.H.A. as soon as they were abfe td present an outllne of posslble areas ln ntrlch they ntght be of aflsl-stance ln our Cormrtrnlty Serrlees program. 7. Hlans for proJeet fmprovament; I have sollclted a number of esttmates on the followl-tg proJeck f fecl ar€ necessary 1n W111 Rogers Courts. - i a) The removal ofiaft aeaa trees rlthtn the proJect (te). U) To start constrJuctlon of the brlck garbage can enelogureg i c) Ttre lnsta].latldn of chaln Ilnk fence to provlde an enclosure for ofrr vehtcles adJacent to Bulldlng 10!, utrleh houses thp malntenance shop. i B. f heve secur€d prlcqs and samples of latex and lnterlor seml-gloss enamel palnt fomlDcVoCo and Obrlan Paint eo. Wo havo not used any of the Obrlen p{lnt as yet. 9. there rrere 125 ne malnteaance uork orders called ln and completed durlng the of Septeraber. 10. I have made arsan rlth the dog pound to rnake regular vtslts to the proJect. A wILI bc dtstrlbuted to all tenants beginnlng Septenber 30 statl that all cats trl1l also be plcked up. Ihey are also renlnded of the regulatlons eoncernlng the garbage colleetlon. Harold Saether Okla 2-1 HS/hs cc.0CHA I I I t I I i i i I FF 1:,r:aa:1ra!.!EnC r'CriJ , C!l!iU Chci;mcn ,'Tr-, - t. D. N:V,/TCN .\--,'-rf:r Vice C,loirmon *.-/-i- ^ t; - - - C. I. "Jcck" DUFTNER r1 SJ,1r 22-.,:2 PARK AV:NU: ; O:(-.\,':O1'.r. C:lY, OK:-AlaO,'iA 73;02 ,( EARL M. TEMPLE ll C. EDGAR VAN CLEEF Alsu lwU€ +Vi / V-;lrlUl v_ivJ il :'. E. !-1.,0'i; :xecu;ive D;rccior Cc to5er 3 , !9 6'0 C cu::c i l- Il:1, ^r'r'" Uu*-Vg UIIC9LU! -'l -:'l ( l n '-" 2-L - ltlii R"c : > UJu _:--.-. "'"n!.^,a" a.. 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