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Burlington Commission on Human Rights, 1964-1965

Report on Urban Renewal Programs and Their Effects on Racial Minority Group Housing in Three Iowa Cities - Page 19

2. to enter into agreement with, or be allowed to subcontract with individuals, property managers, social welfare agencies or their representatives, the city of Sioux City and others . . . for the purpose of property management, education and welfare of families, property acquisition, and the selection and referrals of families hereto.

Basically it is the purpose of the corporation, then, to purchase and/or relocate housing which can be made available on a low-rental basis. This corporation proposes to commence business when $15,000 in stock has been subscribed and paid for. This money is to be raised from public-minded citizens and businesses.

The subcommittee for Housing and Relocation of the city has recommended that the city sell to the nonprofit corporation for a nominal sum "good and usable standard houses from within the Mary Tregalia Urban Renewal Project Area," that the city also sell to said corporation for a nominal sum "existing city-owned lots that the corporation determines to be buildable and suitable for the relocation of the housing units," and that the city be allowed

to refer eligible, displaced families and individuals to said corporation for rehousing, after the families have been screened and certified to be eligible for relocation housing at rentals determined to be within the means of the families to pay, and without discrimination or restrictions because of race, creed, or family composition.

The city has placed considerable confidence in the corporation and the proposed arrangements involving the corporation and the city as the primary means of handling the displaced families unable to secure adequate sale or rental property on their own. But the city has also indicated that in the event that the nonprofit corporation should fail in its proposals, the city will undertake to provide a rent-supplementation program to assist such families.

As of May 9, 1963, when the State Advisory Committee held its meeting in Sioux City, the $15,000 to get the corporation underway had not been raised nor had the details been worked out for the selection of families and the matching of family with house. The Advisory Committee could not discover who would make final decisions regarding location of such housing, selection of families for particular houses, and similar matters. The relocation supervisor did indicate that the attitude of neighbors would be taken

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2. to enter into agreement with, or be allowed to subcontract with individuals, property managers, social welfare agencies or their representatives, the city of Sioux City and others . . . for the purpose of property management, education and welfare of families, property acquisition, and the selection and referrals of families hereto. Basically it is the purpose of the corporation, then, to purchase and/or relocate housing which can be made available on a low-rental basis. This corporation proposes to commence business when $15,000 in stock has been subscribed and paid for. This money is to be raised from public-minded citizens and businesses. The subcommittee for Housing and Relocation of the city has recommended that the city sell to the nonprofit corporation for a nominal sum "good and usable standard houses from within the Mary Tregalia Urban Renewal Project Area," that the city also sell to said corporation for a nominal sum "existing city-owned lots that the corporation determines to be buildable and suitable for the relocation of the housing units," and that the city be allowed to refer eligible, displaced families and individuals to said corporation for rehousing, after the families have been screened and certified to be eligible for relocation housing at rentals determined to be within the means of the families to pay, and without discrimination or restrictions because of race, creed, or family composition. The city has placed considerable confidence in the corporation and the proposed arrangements involving the corporation and the city as the primary means of handling the displaced families unable to secure adequate sale or rental property on their own. But the city has also indicated that in the event that the nonprofit corporation should fail in its proposals, the city will undertake to provide a rent-supplementation program to assist such families. As of May 9, 1963, when the State Advisory Committee held its meeting in Sioux City, the $15,000 to get the corporation underway had not been raised nor had the details been worked out for the selection of families and the matching of family with house. The Advisory Committee could not discover who would make final decisions regarding location of such housing, selection of families for particular houses, and similar matters. The relocation supervisor did indicate that the attitude of neighbors would be taken 19