HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 Annual ReportMAPLEVOOD
HUM.AI.I RETATIONS COI"&\IISSION
. ANNUAI REPORT
1972
MAPLEI^IOOD HIJMAN RELATTONS COMMISSIOII
ANNUAL REPORT
1972
CONTENTS
Contents
Letter of Transmittal
Commissioners
Attendance
Conqtriss ion Organizati-on
Comrniss ion Act ivit ies
Future Goals
Appendices
A. Ordinance creatirtg corunission
B. Criteria for deternining feasibility of
housing developm.ents
C. Resolution on federally subsldlzed housing
and rent supplement progra:n
D. Menorandum in support of federally
subsidized housing in Maplewood
E. Council resolution on subsidlzed housing
, and rent supplement program
F. Report on Radatz housing proposal
G. Motion on Maplewood East housing proposal
H. Statenent on comprehensive plan for MaplewoodI. Past Cormissioners
J. Membership application
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VILLAGE
,I380 FROST AVENUE
Jannary 3L, 1973
Honorable Mayor
Village Council-
Vil-lage of Maplewood
Gentlemen:
PLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, MI NNESOTA 55'I 09
We present herewith the Human Refations Corrnission Report for 1!f2
in accordance with Subsection 7 of Section 2O8.O4O (as anended) of the
Maplewood Municipal Code.
We sincerely hope that this report will- be helpful- to you 1l
wrderstanding the work of our comrnission during the past year and il
Io:owi-ng our goals for the future.
Under the leadership of Chairrnan John Broady, the Comn:ission dealt
with hu.nan relations problems in. varlous fields, wlth the focus lor the
year centerilg on housfurg, This report revievrs our work fu lhis area as
well as our work with hunun refations programs in education.
In our report last year, we stated that the 1972 Comrission
concentration r,iould be in the areas of housing and education. This goal
proved to be a realistic one for the group, as 1s evident j-n this report.
Because of thls concentration of effort, some of the specific goals
which we set last year have not been reached as yet, These and other
objectives, which hopefully will be roet by the Comnission in 1973, appearin this report rurder rtluture Goals.rl
Our Conraission is grateful to the Council for requesti-ng andconsiderilg the input of our Comnission durilg the past year, We remain
avail-abe to aslst you with eval_uations of the hurnan rights aspects ofdecislons affectilg life in our village,
Respectfully subrnitted,
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CL rt-t. /- rtrZ a-. r, /-
COMMISSION
HUMAN
RIGHTS
Janet Grant, Chairrran
The armual report cannot possibly reveal the hours spent by the
conrnission i-n educating itsel-f to some of the more involved aspects of
the housing situation, Much time was spent on ilformat ion-gatheringin this fiel-d.
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MAPLRdOOD ITUI'IAN RELATIONS COMI,IISSION
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Janet (I4rs. E.A.) Grant, Chairrran
2542 Bittersweet Iane
James Bransford, Vice-chairrnan
1516 Gervais Ave.
John Broady
1250 Ripley
Janes Bradford
1112 Ferdal-e Ave.
Frances (l,lrs . Ja:nes t. ) Hugtres
7570 E. Sandhurst Drive
Janet (l4rs. Will.iaru) Kampf
1902 Adolphus St:eet
Paul Lowery
1850 Grandview Ave.
Dw:ight Jessup
625 E, County Rd. B. (1)
Maria M. (Mrs. John W.) hrson (t)
2OO1 Dufuth Street
Iheodore R. Pegues
1575 E, Sandhurst Drive (1)
Rev. Paul PaL:nitessa
2555 Hazelwood Ave. (1)
Mrs. Ki-rsten Wold
741 E. Roselaln ( 1)
Cleveland L. Ray
7575 E. County Rd. B. (r)
Dorothy (l,trs. Eagar) Johnson
910 Barte}ny Igne (z)
Dan Nordgren
2233 E. Lydia Ave .(2)
Peter Vanderpoel
2482 Harvester Ave.(z)
James Neher
2567 Bittersweet Iane (2)
T, Jerome Enright
1211 Eipley Ave (Z)
David Perrizo
56 N, Deruris Iane (Z)
Donald Ashworth - Village
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Orisin
- The vi)l-age council on April 18, 1968, created. the Maplewood Hunan Relationscomission by ordinance. (Appendix A) A c omnunity meeting selected a 25-nember noroinating c o:nnittee which proposed 2o persons for ippointn:ent by thecouncil to the first connission. The council lelected 15; -ihe
conrcission r sorganizational neeting uas held June 21, 1!68.
Members. L{eetines
Hunan Relations commission members norrnally are appoi::ted by the councilfor three-year terms, The cornrcission meets regularly on the firit ruesday ofevery month i-n the Village Ha11, usually in the basement coffee room. AIL
Maplewood residents and other interested parties are welcome. Meeings also areattended by Donald Ashworth, assistant uillage nanager who is connisiion-courcilLiaison.
.- During 1972, Lhe 1'o1J-or,ring members either resigneC or conpleted terrns onthe comission, and reti-red on expiration of those tems:
_ Pdgh! Jessup, 62J E, CowLy Rd, B. ; I'faria M. Iarson, 2OO1 Dufuth Street;
!9v. fau:- Pal:nitessa, 2555 HazeTwood Ave.; Mrs. Kirsten W;ldr741 E. Roselan.* Ave.;cleveland L. Ray, 1575 E. county Rc. B,; Theodore peguesrl5?5 E. sandhurst Drive.
A11 except Fr. PaLrnitessa and Mr. Pegues were nembers of ihe eonmission sinceits inception in 1t58.
The connission is organized with these subcorm.dttees: Housing (Iovrery,
:hgiryf ) ; Education (Bransford, . chairman) ; Legislation (Bradford""ha i*r";i ,Publ-ic services (Broady chairrnan); n proyment (Neher and }is. Johnson, "o-"rr"i.r.").
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CO},4MISS]ON ORGANI ZATTON
COM}trSS]ON A CTl]IITIES
Housine
the bulk of the comlissionrs tire and efforts were elrpended during thecalendar ..972 :n the field of housing. -H;;id'naa
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follorarj ng the c onmis sion-spon sored c Jmnunity hlusturg "r"";y t;;; iiZi' ,._*.,_report), as a high-prlority item t"r tSii.'
Actirriti-es of the cornrnission in this fierd ferl i:nt o four broad areas:1. Self-education
2. Publlc education
3 ' Devel0ping a set of criteria against ufiich proposals for federallysubsidized housing i-n the v-illige could be roeasured.l+. Review and. "ommenI, for the Couicil, on "p""lii" proposats torlow-moderate income housing submitted to ti," v,ri!"'c"*",.
The comrn-lssion rnet.with a variety of sources to discuss and learn aboutvarious phases of subsidized housing. Ttrese lncrua.d the vilr:.ge-co.-"itself; village staff members;
"uprE".r,irii"u
-or r" u.s. Depariment of Housing
1ld. utlln Developrnent; the Oliice'or Iocal ana neg:-onaI Affairs in the }linnesotaState Planni:rg Agency; the^Minnesota n"p"r"t,r""t of Hu,rnan Rights; the UrbanAffairs corornission of the saint paul Roman c.L-,"ri" Archdiocese; developersand builders.
.",".i*irl,o,*"i1lll-it"9:gci-1 r.eeugstr. developed criteria for detennlningrrjdD-lu-Lr1L.y or nousans develop,nents in the v-i.t lage. Tentative criteria wereissued l,,tay 11, and a ievised version ;.;'i.;;; July 18 (Appendj:< B).
the conaission concl-uded. that fow and moderate inc ome housing should besupported in the v-ii]ape r,rhen it is in accord w-itr, sound prrysi"J-.rra'-"."iardevelopment criteria. This conclusi;; ;-";britted to the corurcil April 20.Also submitted r'ras a request that the cor""ii-.pp.o.re a resolution stating itsgeneral accord *fth rhe recormnended policy, ir-iiartio" t; ;;;;;;i";"iJrticipationjn the federal rent sunnLenent progri_ro-(ni,i""d:r. "1, l-n June, after fur,,,herdiscussions u:itrr cou,rcii members, irru "o*nru"i., subrui-tted to the councir.a detail-ed memorandum in support of its conclu"i."". lipp""&"il. ""ffi cowrcifon J,ne 22 adopted r:nanimousiy r r""orutio' tr,'"t "*ooar"a the tr^ro requests rnadeApril 2O by the Cornnission. (Lppendi* Ei--" -"-
o.*a,Srlorliirr:"f;;:"".r" for subsidi^zed housing in Maplewood, the Hurnan
l-. Decrined to support pJ-a.ns for four l_story apartment structuresand a 12_story. buildirrg at Z7g5 Whit" A.., Ave. and rated thepJ.a.ns against the critJria (Ap;";L F):
Among grormds for the c orrnission deci-sion were a location toofar from "h?!phq and other p.U:n"-.rA private faciLities;incompatabi.r ity^in density ,"i;h;" sr:rrounding area; lack ofopen space i difficult accessibil j tw. to pruii"- t:"i;il.#;i"",vague description of nanagenent ."it,.iti""-pL;;:"", "-"-"
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Recomended that the Council approve the Saint Paul Archdiocesan
Urban Affairs Conraission t s proposed low-rcoderate income hous:-:rg
pro ject at the southr,rest corner of Century Ave. (Hr.:y. l2O) andIarpenteur Ave,, called Maplewood East, subject to certainprorrisions (Appendi:< G).
3. Reconmended Council appro l of the Forest Green housing proposal_,
i-nvolving 5t seni-or citi-zen one-bed.room apartments; 34 one-bearooi
apartroents, Jf two-bedroom apartnents and 12 three-bedrooro
apartments, after evaluating the plan and suggestilg changes.
Members of the Hun:an Relations Cormission attended hr:,oan-relationsrelated meeti.ngs il the rrillage and in other conmunities, both as participants
and as speakers. Five commisslon members, for example, participated in an adulteducation progra:!. at Christ United Methodist Ch,;rch on fj-ve separate days in
Jan'aary, l)'12, T."ro members attended a hr.man relations workshop in St. bloudin the falJ-; tlro others attended a c omaunity rneeting on housing in Rosev-ille.
the comnission conti,ues to involve itself with other organizations i-nthe sa:ne or refated field. lrlaria Iarson, secretary until oct6ber, continuesto represent the corsnission at meetings of the League of Minnesoti Hrman
liShts Comnissions, which she helped to establ-ish. The leaguers basicfunctions are to coordinate research actirr-ities and other piojects of sepa.rate,munieipal hurnan relations comnission and to influence legislaiion in thehruran rights field, The l,laplewood Hu,rnan Relations corrnission voted to supportthe leaguets atte,rpt to have formed in the state Departrnent of Hr:roan Ri.ghii anew di"rision that would be responsible for liaison r.rith 1oca1 human relationsconslissions.
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The counission sponsored a senLinar for the public on housing, titlestlWhat Iou Always Wanted to lt:ow About Subsidj-zed Housilg But Didntt Know
!,Jhom to Ask. t' The evening sesrinar was held OeL. IZ in Hold Redeemer Parish
Center, 2555 llazelwood Ave, About !O persons attended.
the neeting consisted of three simultaneous one-hour sessions durlng two
one-hour periods. Participants could thus attend two of the three sessions.
Speakers were Richard Brustad, assistant director of the Greater Miru:eapoli-s
Metropolj-tan Housing Corporation, a private organization organized on a nonprofit
basis by about 14 najor lti-nneapolis corporatlons to promote l-ol'r and mod.erate-
ineome housi:ng; Stanley Fishtan, St. Pauf architect and a nenber of that cityrs
Housing anC Redevelopm:ent Authority, and Allen Anderson, prograr nanager inthe St. Paul office of the federal Depa.rtment of Housing and Urban Developrnent.
Speakers covered federal- housing progralns, an existing federally
assisted develop;nent i-n Saint Pau1, tax implications of subsidized housj-ng for
1oca1 c ornror::rities, and the responsibilities, procedures and policies of thelletropclitan Cou::cil and HUD for federally aided urban housing developnent
proposals .
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The cornnission was represented by John Broady, then chairoan, on a
citizens Advisory conraittee to implenent the law requiring school districts
to provide services for trai-nable retarded students. Several appearances
before the District 915 vocational-technical school board and North St'
Paul-Maplewood District 622 school board helped to structure an initial
progra:n. There is continuing responsibi'lj ty to improve this progra:n'
The c onstrission 61so has loonitored the progress - slow to date - of the
North St, Paul-l4ap1ewood District 522 Intercultural Education Advisory
Corsrittee, A consnission member, James Bransford, is also a member of the
advisory committee. Tne comruittee is attempt i-ng to exLablish " !ur'?".relations training progra.n for teachers in the district, as reguired by
regul-a.tions of the Minnes ota Department of nducation. The c ornmission
reiornrnended, early in i972, LhaL the District 622 school board set aside
firnds for operation of the Intercultural Education Advisory conrcittee,
Subsequently, the board arlocated $lorooo for a h'anan relations trai-ni.rrg
progrartr for teacher certificatlon.
The coruuission allocated $3OO to the Maplewood League of Women Yoters
to aid in pub]jj-shi-ng a brochure describilg the vilaage and its governnerrt,
and endorsed this Progra:n.
The comnrission, through-a member, also monitored the attempt unsucessful-
to d.ate, to establis Ramsey county affirrnative action hirirg prograltr'
Among other activities, the comnj.ssion also rerriewed the villagers
comprehenJlve plan, before i_ts adoption by the Courrcil. The comrnission
rectrurended to the Council that the plan be broadened to include hunan
and sociaf services and concerns, in addition to physical developroent '
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The Comrission had rnade an effort to outlirle both broad and specific
areas with whlch we would like to be concerned during 1973.
As always, the Coruuission will- be ready to respond to inmediate
problems which arise in the area of human ::elations. However, the
Cownission also sees a definite need to estabfish positive action progralns
designed to neet issues before they become serious problems. Thus, our
1973 progran should be one, not only of rrreactiontr to existing dil-enas but
one of rractiontr a1so.
Specifically, the Congois sion hopes to:
lncrease public awareness of the availabillty of the Comtrission
through talks to groups, better press coverage, a monthly cofum
irr the Maplewood Revier^r and the Village newsletter.
2. Work to help adopt strong hurian righ ts leelsle,tion for the state
by meeting and talking w-ith Mapler,rood legislators and infornilg
the citizens of hunan rights legisJ-ation beiag considered by the
19?3 legisLature.
3. C ontinue to work with School Districts #622 ana #623 )n the field
of human relations educatlon by offering assistance ln i,nplementation
of the hunan rel.ations progran for teachers and adni::istrat ors ;participating in curricul-um plancing; offering help with student
prograns .
4. Encourage development of public recreation
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and mentall-y handicapped within the rifla
5. Continue interest in work on establisl::nent, of a houqioe bal44se vrithin
the rt-i1-lage by examinatio:r of different kinds of 1ow and moderate
income housing and promotion of positive public attludes tol,€rd lhis
kind of housing.
6. E:c or.rrage emploment of rninorities in new and. existing businessesin the vi11age.
f. Work to ircorporate hi:rnan selvices plaru:ins i-nto the comprehensive
plan of the vi11age.
8, Establish strong er ties and better conrnunication r,rith the State
De rtment of Hunan Ri ts and w-ith other hurnan relations com'nissions
throughout the state.
. - ltre above goals constitute an a:nbitious program for our coroarission duriag
,the coning year. Real:isticarly, we may not be abte to accomprish ar- of these.lIe do, however, i-ntend to pursue- all oi these goals and to respond to any otherneeds as circr:nstances in the rriJ-1age dictate.
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fll'ILIRE COAIS 0F THE Cor,llgssiol{
APPENDIX "A''
ORDINANCE N0.239
AN ORDINANCE AI'IENDIiIG THE MAPLEI.IOOD CODE
BY ADDING A NEl/l CHAPTER 208 CREATING A
HUMAN RIGHIS COI.]I4ISSION.
THE COUNCIL OF THE ViLLAGE OF MAPLEI,IOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOI.IS:
Preamb'le: It is hereby declared that it is the public policy of the
Village of llapler^rood to fulfill its responsibility as a partner of the State
Department of Human Rights 'in securing for all citizens equal opportunity'in housing, employment, public accommodations, pu5lic services and educa-
tion, and to work consistently to improve the human relations cl imate of
the Village of l.laplervood. To this end the Village Council of Maplet'rood
does ordai n :
Section I. Mapler,rood Code is hereby arnended by adding thereto a new
Chapter as fol I ows :
'20B.OlO. ESTABLISHtIEIIT 0F CCl4lliSSI0ll. There is hereby established
within the Viltage of l4apler'rood a Human Rights Commission.
208.020. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Commiss ion is to secure for
alI citizens equal opportunity in employment, housinq, oublic accommoda-
tions, public servjces and education and fuiI participatjon in the affai rs
of this community by assisting the State Deoartnlent of Hunan P'ights in
'imp1 ernenting the llinnesota State Act Against Discrimination and by advising
the Village Councii on long range programs to improve community relations
in the Viliage of Maplevrood.
208.030. APP0Ii'lTl,lENT PR0CEDURE. The Comm'ission shal 1 consist of
l5 members to be appointed by the liayor by and rvith the advice and consent
of the Council. l.lembers of the Comnlission shall be appointed ',^ri th due
regard to thejr fi tness for the effjcient dispatch of the functions ' powers
and duties vested in and imposed upon the Commjssion. l'lembers of the Com-
mission shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, except that any
person appointed to fil1 a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for vrh ich his predecessor r'Jas appointed shall be appointed only for
the remajnder of such term. Upon the expi ration of his term of office a
mentber shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and shal l
have qua'l ified. The first Conrmission shall consist of five members apDointedfor a tem of three (3) years, five membens for a term of trvo (2) years,
and five nembers for a term of one (1)year. The members of the Comm'issionshali serve without conpensatiori and may be removed from office for causeby the l4ayo r.
208.040. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. In fulfillment of itsthe Commission's duties and responsibililies shalI be to:
(l) Adopt by1 ar.rs and rules for the conducthe election, assumotion of duties anbilities of officers and committees.
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efini tion of res pons i-
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(2) Draft a memorandum of agreement r\,'i th the State Department of Human
Rights for the purpose of determin ing regulatory and enforcement
procedures.
(3) Enl ist the cooperation of agencies, organizations and individuals
in the communi ty in an active program directed to create equal
opportunity and eliminate diScrimi nation and inequalities.
(4) Fonrulate a human relations prograrn for the Village of l4aplewood
to give increased effectiveness and di rection to the work of alI
individuals and agencies addressinq themselves to planning, policy
making and educational programming in the area of civi-l and human
ri ghts .
(5) Advise the l,1ayor, the Village Council and other agencies of the
government on human rel ations and civjl rights problems. Act in
an advisory capacity ui th respect to planning or operation of
any city department on issues of civil and human rights and
reconmend the adoption of such specjfic policies or actions as
are needed to provide for full equai opportunity in the corrnunity.
(6) Develop in cooperation r,rith the State Departnrent of Hurran Rights
such progranrs of formal and jnformal education as r.rill assist in
the implementation of the lfinnesota State Act Against Discni mina-
tion and provjde for the cor;r:rli ssion's assumption of ieadership in
recognizing and resolving potent'i al probiem areas in the community. "
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village
of llaplerrood this l8 day of April, .l968.
l'layo r
Attes t:
Ayes - 4
Nays - 0
Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 279
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 208 OF THE
I'IAPLEI,IOOD CODE RELATING TO HUI,IAI] RIGHTS COIJI'IISSION
Section l. Section 208.0]0 is amended to read as fol]ows:
208.010. ESTABLISHIIEIlT 0F C0HXISSI0ll. There is hereby establishedvrithin the Vi)1age of l.lapl er,rood a Human Relations Conrmissioh.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of thof l'lap1 ervood thi s 7th day o
eV iilage
anuary '1971 .
14ayo r
Ayes - 5
Nays - 0
Attes t :
Cl erk
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ORDINAI{CE I'1O.
,\r\^ ORDI)lAllCE AlfE:tDIllG TiiE MAPLE\\rOOD CODE
ClIAPTER 208 R[Lr\TI]lG TO IiU]IAN RICTITS
co}['{I s s Ioii
TTIE COUi'CII, OF THE VILLAGE OF I"IAPLELIOOD DOES I{EREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLO\';S 3
Section 1. That Section 208.040 DUTIES A..TD RESP0NSIBILITIES
is hereby amended by adding the::eto Srrbsection (7) to read as
f o llorvs r
(7) Revierv, prepare and malcc a report to the Village
' Council by December 3l of each year regarding its
acLions and act-iviLies dttring Lhe vear aloilg lvil-h
recommenciations for changes r.'hich the Com:nissiorr
may deem des irable.
Sccl-ion 2. This ordinance" shal I tal'.e cf f ccL a:d be ir-r
force f r:on anC a1'Ler iLs passage and prtblicaLion '
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APPENDIX IIBII
MAPLEl.lOOD
For Determi ni ng
For
HUI.lAN RELATIONS COI'lMISSION
Tentat ive Cri teria
Feas ibi 1i ty of Housi ng Devel opments
th e Vi I I aqe of l"lap I ewood
The Mapl ewood Human Relations Commission be'l i eves that the bes t possible
community is a cultural mosaic that includes residents of al l races,
creeds and soci o-economi c backgrounds. It seems particularly i mportantthat this concept of nei ghborhood ba I ance be i mpi emented in the planning
and development of housing facilities in suburban communities where
improved living conditions are possible. tlith its geographic position
as a first-tier suburb and vri th its large amount of undeveloped land,
Maplewood is uniquely sui ted to provide this integrated balance of l
housing faci l iti es for al1 peopie.
The Commission bel ieves that one of the pri mary needs inthis goa1, at this poi nt in the vi 11age's devel opment, is
adequate and suffi ci ent hous ing for all residents of low
i ncome.
fulfiliingto i nsure
and moderate
l^l ith that interest in mind, and in fulfillment of its official function
as advisor to the mayor and council in the broad are a of human relat'i ons(and in this cas e in the speci fi c area of housing), the Human Relations
Commission suggests the foilor.ring social criteria for determiningfeasibii ity of hous ing developments in l'lapi ewood:
1. Resident Po ul ati on
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a) The proposed development should make provision for 'l ow to
moderate to hiqh-moderate income residents.b) In a private d6velopment we recorrmend 'l 0 f'i of the units be
made available for loi.r and moderate income housing; subsidized
devel opments should meet or exceed HUD requi rements.c) Needs of the I orv income and elderly citizens of l'lapl ewood'should be gi ven priority in occupancy.d) Large fami 1y units shou ld be s paced or scattered rather than
concentrated wi thin the deve lopment.
Soci a l Dimensions
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An effecti ve educationa l process should be i ni ti ated so thatMaplewood residents are prepared to absorb people of differentcultural and social backgrounds into the community.The-development should not physically segregate rLs.i dents ofdi fferent cultural and socill- bact<grounai fiom the rest of thecommunity.
The development should avoid the concentrat.ion of peoplere p re sen ti ng the same cul tura l and economi c backgrbuni.Information about the deveropment should be diss6minated to
:l:9y.i1S" commun ity res idents to avai I themsel ves of improvednouslng.
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The development should be compatible vri th the existing and
proposed area in which it is planned.
The structure should be a physical asset to the community.
Des i gn and pl anni ng of any site should i ns ure the health,safety and social and general wellbeing of a1l i nhabi tants.
3. Desiqn
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4. Faci I i ties Avai lable to 0ccuoants
The provision should be made for year-round recreati onal
and open-space areas for the ch i I dren.Indoor recreational facil ities should be envisioned for the
development's senjor c iti zens and pre-school chi I dren.
Appropri ate trans portati on facilities shoul d be avaj lableto the res i dents of the devei opment.
School s, sh oppi ng faci ljties and other publ i c services should
be convenient to the residents of the housing development,
5. [,lanaqement & l,{ a intenance
There should be adequate sanitary and maintenance services
provi ded.All sporisors, or.Jners and/or managerial areas should be clearly
i denti fi ed with the res oecti ve rol es of each bei ng del ineated.
Assurance nrust be given of adequate and responsible management
i n accord wi th ll UD requi rements .
Tentati ve Cri teria datedJuly IB, 1972
5/11/72 revised.
a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
!>.
Tentati ve Cri teri a cont:
APPm{DIX "C
ir
. t,lhereas ' the Maplewood Human Rel ations commission supports thed.eveiopnent of I or'r and moderate income housing in the vililge ofMapl er'rood vrhen these devei opments are in accoidance with soind,physical and socjal developirent criter.i a, and- ['lhereas, the I'letropolitan council Interim Housing Al locationProposaj dated December 'l 5, 'l97'l, lists the Village oi l,lapler.rood asa high priority area for the development of low aid moderite 'i ncomehous i n g, and
.!lhereas' Section 236 and 235 of the r{ational Housing Act of l96Bprovides for the construction of housing units for sale 5r rent tofamjlies of individuals rv.i th l.i mited in6ome, and!lhereas, under the provi s i on of Sect i on l0l of the Hous i ng &Urban Devel opment Act of .l965, the Secretary of Hous i ng & UrbanDeveiopment is authorized to enter into coniracts to mike additionalrent supplement payments to certain qualified housing orvne r"s on behalfof qual ified I or'r income families anci individuals vrho-are elde11y,handi capped ' displaced by public acti on, victims of natural ai siiter,or occupants of substandard hous.i ng, andl^trhereas, pr"ovisions of said Sect.i on l0l cannot be made avai lablo!9 !o!rting owners in certain localities unless the governing body of
!!"1, 1oca1,ity.h1, 9v^resotution given approval for iuch pa.Ii.ipitionin the Fe de ra'l Rent Suppiement piogram,.ind
- l'lhereas , both the . Department of Hous i ng & Urban Deve iooment andthe Metropolitan councii,'urhich arso screeni all applicants'i;;- - -
the Housing & Urban Development fund allotments in'trr e Trvi n citiesarea' give pr"iority to communitics providing low and moderate incomenousing rvhen they evaluate any request for Housing & urban Devel0pmerrt
Tgli!: I fo. lly pyrpg:e e. s. hous i ng, uti I i r.i es , 5p.n , pu.u, pub) icservi ces, publ ic facilit.i es;
4/20/72
he Mapl ewood Human Rel ati
ission hereby recommends
Now therefore, be it resol vedComm.ission as fol lor,rs:
The 14ap1e,;iood Human Relationsadoption of a resolution by the 14apl. The devel opment oi federaiVillage of l.laplervood vrhenaccordance vri th sound, phycriteriai
VILLAGE
,I380 FROST AVENUE
PLEWOOD
MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA 55109
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and
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zed housing ing proposals arsocial develop
pprov
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2. Participation in the Federal Rent Suppiement programorder to make a portion of these fedLi-al lv irusijiieaavailable to families and individuals of io* in.or".-
in
uni ts
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COMMISSION
HUMAN
R IGHTS
APPENDIX "D"
MEI"TORANDU},I FROI4 THE MAP I,EI,,]OOD
HUI{AN RELATIONS COILYISSTOI,I TO THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF ITS ITESOTUTION
OI'I FEDtrRALLY SUBS IDI ZED HOUS ING
June 22 | L97 2
submitted in behalf of the MHRC
by John Broady, Chairman, ITHRC andDwight Jessup, Chairman, Housing Committee, l,[]RC
t7
I REAS ONS
HOUSING
FOR FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED LOW AND MODERATE INCOI4EIN I.IAPLEI.IOOD
A. To Serve Maplewoodrs Present Housing Needs
According to 1970 census data, 5,121 people inVillage live in over crowded housing (more than oneson per room per unj.t). That's 20.3t or over 1/5thour present population of 25,222.
the
per -of
l4aplervood Last year condemned and toreto eighteen (vacant) dilapidated homes l-astpractice vrhich is like]y to increase in the
down fi fteen
year , ayears ahead.
Some suburban families are being forced to moveback to the central cities because of the lack of lowto moderate income housing in the suburbs. The t4ay, 1972
Community Line tlousing Report to the I,letropolitan Councilof the TVin Cities states:
"The most frustrating problem ... is the suburbanfamily who because of a lay-off or other economj"c problem,
needs to move into a fess expensive dwelling unit but onestill big enough for a family. These families don,t wantto have to move from their community or their schools.They want to stay but they seldom get to ..... Theincidence of the central citj-es having to take on respon-sibilities tirat tl:e suburban conmunities ignore is fargreater than suburban communities having to house familiesthe central cities turn arvay.,' Experience in a #236housing deve.Iopment in Hopkins affirms this need for lowto mo-derate income housing to neet the neeis of suburbanresj.dents. It is reported that in that particular develop-
1B
According to 1970 census data, only 16.3? of ourexisting housing units are affordable to fow and moderate
income housing. Of the seventeen Ramsey County suburbsonly four - North Oaks, Nerv tsrighton, Roseville, andShoreview - have a lesser percentage of l or^/ to moderate
income housing (and aIl. those four have higher averageincomes per unit than I'laplewood).
The 1970 census afso indicates that 180 l.laplevroodfamil"ies (994 total individuals or 3.98 of our totalpopulation) ]ive on incomes belor,r the federal povertyleve1. T\,renty percent of Maplewood's residents \.rho are65 or older live on incomes be.Iow the poverty levef.
A market study conducted in late 1971 indicatedthat there are nearly 7,000 famifies now lj-ving in
the communities of l'lapl-ewood, :.torth St. Paul , and Oak-dale *-hat are eligible for #236 1ow and moderate income
housing.
ment, 508 of the resiCents t^rere originally from Hopkins,
18t from Minneapolis, and most of the others from other
suburbs. Likewise, a significant number of those moving
into #236 housing in st. PauI came from the suburbs or
outstate. There is no reason to believe that Maplewood
is an exception to this suburban housing need.
In order to insure an integrated balance of housing
facilities for all people and in order to achieve a res-
idential mosaic of a1l" creeds, races, and socioeconomic
backgrounds, it is necessary to make positive provisions
for 1ow to moderate income housing, The "mosaic concept"
has been championed by the MHRC, widely accepted by
village residents (see MHRC housing attitudes survey of
May, 1970), supported by area journalists (see editorial ,
Maplewood Review ruay 26,72 and periodic "East tr^lind"
columns IN - thrst. Paul Dispatch, and endorsed by several
B
village officialE ana-tir e planning Commission (see UPC
"Housing Goa1s" in its Proposed Plan for llaplewood.
However, implementation of the "mosaic concept" demands
local planning. The average value of owner occupied
sj,ngle family dwelIj.ng units in },laPlewood in 1970 was
$23,495 not incLuding the val-ue of the land on which the
unit is locatecl , and the averaqe value of new homes being
buift now is even higher. l,linimaI costs of single-family
drvellings built today in coinpllanEe with present i'Iaple-
wood requirements, probably exceed $24,000 to $25,0C0
including land purchase. If the "mosaic" is to remain
(or become) a reality in tire vi1lage, it a,opears that
some subsidized housing facilities are absolutely
necessary.
To Serve Mapfewoodrs needs as a part of, a Growing Metro-
politan Community
It is inappropriate and unreasonabfe to perceive
Maplewood simply as an isolated island community, given
its metropolitan setling. It must be placed rvithin its
real- context - that of a first tier suburb in a modern
urban complex in which it is becoming increasingly
difficult for 1ow and moderate income people to move
outside the centraf cities due 1--o economic discrimination
in the suburbs in terms of housing f acilities. t''lith this
in mind, the i"letropolitan Councj-l in its housing policy
*f3 reffects the HUD priority j-n favoring the distribution
of federal funds under its control to conununities pro-
viding 1ow and moderate income housing. The federal
government is in this way simply supporting truly
operational "open" housing. Or to put it another way, if
we wish to be an economicall-y exclusive community, we
ought not do it with f ederal- government assistance.
10
To Demonstrate a
Equal itY
Humanitarian Concern for Justice and
Everyone has a right to decent housing, no
because hL needs aclequate shelter, but al-so bec
housing in which he lives is an indication of h
in society. "A place a man lives is more than
another commodity, service, or possession: it
symbol of his stitus ' a part of h.is identity, a
tLnsion of his personality, a determinant of ma
the benefits - and disadvantages - of society '
pii.. " person lives also affects job opportuni
Lperr to ilim, the quatity of education for his c
.'r',a tf,. amenities en joyed by the entire f amily '
During the 196C's, over 803 of a1t new jobs in
metropoli.tir! regions were created in the gg!Ir!!-'
The atsence of i-rousing for lcw and moderate income
;;;r;;;.h.. restricte6 the oppcrtunity and ability of
iuch persons to fill these jobs.
HoUSINGFACILITIESINI{APLEwooDUNDERFEDERAILYSUBSIDIZEI)
PROG RATTS
A. Such facilities must meet Maplervood standards before
lh;t ;." receive federal funos. These standards include
U"iiaing codes, zoning provisions, minimum 1ot sizes'
minimum square footage, etc.
B. The MHRC has suggested that such facilities that need
specific village-approval. (+236, etc') shoufd be in
alcordance witf, souna social devetopment' A tentative.
criteria for determining that aspect has been establish-
ed by the I'IHRC to measuie feasibility in-relation to,
^resi-dent Population, social . dirnensions , design ' marnten-
ance, management, and facifities avaifable to occupants'
C, The I.IIIRC believes that federally subsidized housing
facilities can be built in Maplervood that will- not detract
fron the community, but witl enhance it even as it meets
the need of 1ow aid moderate income residents ' Examples
from other Twin City }letropolitan municipalities indicate
that federally subsidized facilities have been successful
in both regards.
D. Four options for federatly subsidized housing are now
availaLle; three appear posslble for Maplewood under
existing regul-ationl - publ.ic housing under a village-
establiihecl Ilousing and Redevlopment Authority, FIIA 236
rental and co-op housing, and the rent supplement pro-
;;;,, in conjunciion with FHA 236- Due to high larrd and
;onstruction cosLs, FHA 235 (single-family dwelling-
home ownership) does not aPpear feasible under existing
regulations.
t only
ause the
is rankjust
n ex-
ny of
The
ti es
hi ldren ,
f I.
III.QUESTIONS USUAILY ASKED ABOUT LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUS I NG
(orIs there rea1]y a need for these federal programs
similar ones if Congress modifies them)?
Yes. (See previous pages )
Shou1d federally subsidiz'ed hcusing facilities be con-
structed anyrvhere a federal official or a contractor be-
lieves one ought to be, without regard for who 1j-ves there
nor,, or what it will do to existing neighborhood conditions?
No, Even the UHRC, which as a special interest in
this area because of its human rights task, believes
all the people have an interest in this matter,
especially those who presentfy live in the neighbor-
hood. A "social criteria" has been established for
this purpose, and the IUHRC refusal to back a major
#236 propcsal on the basis of that criteria in-
dicates its sensitiviLy to these problems and
concc rn s
Shou1d the federal government be playing this role in
the area of hous ing?
Yes, at least all Republican and Democratic admin-
istrations since iVorld tr,Iar II have believed the
problens in housing to be of significant national
concern - enough so as to justify several FIiA, GI,
and public housing programs. The government has
been forced to assume this role because housing
costs have risen much faster: than personal income,
and because adequate housing facil,ities have not
been equal to population needs.
Doesnrt housing of this type attract low-income people
and ultimatefy become detrimental to the total corLrnuni ty ?
No, not necessarily. Slum conditions, higher crime
rates and a depression of property values are not
likeIy to occur when structures are built according
to village regulations, ruhen they are managed
e ffi ciently , when the majority of residents are of
moderate income, and when the majority of residents
already Live in that community.
Hasn't the government done a poor job in operating these
programs ?
In some situations r yes, The "ear1y" public housing
high-density concentrations built in already "b1ighted"
neighborhoods in the 1950's in Chicago and St. Louis
clearly failed. Recentl-y scandals involving EIIA 235
rehabil-itated housing have been uncovere<i by HUD.
A
B
D
E
c1
A few 236 programs have been hampered by inexperienced
developers. Each of these unsuccessful experiences
. has foiced the federal government to review its pro-
gram, modify its guidelines, and tighten its screening
process. on the other hand, niost of the federal
programs have met rvith a positive response, supplying
provisions for a houiing need that was not otherlise
being met. fn our metropolitan region, federally.
sponiored housing programs have generally met with a
high tevel of success. The Skyline Towers in St'paul is an example of how a federal program can be
misused, but it appears to be a singular situation,
improperly conceived for the kind of residents tha!
oclupied lt. (A practice of close examination by
apllivoocl officials ought to avoid these problems) '
Doesntt a l4unicipality lose money (tax revenries) when
federally subsiclized unj-ts are built and/or occupied?
fn comparison with fuIl, private development on that
Iand, ]res; in view of other factors, this is not so
cfear cut. Property tax rates for such housing vary
from f0? of tot;l rental j-ncome rn HRA owned public
housing units, to 502 of the normal taxes in FHA 236
rental units, to fuII taxes for FHA #235 units and
for HRA feased, public housing units. If the housing
occupies previously undeveloped 1and, the tax return
for that property increases enormously. For example
a current FHA #236 proposal rvould reporLedly increase
the current tax retirt: on an undeveloped parcel of
land from $200 annually to approximately $90,000 Per
year. It should al-so be kept in mind that rentaf
ipartment structures are taxed at a higher rate than
h6msteaded single-family dr.rellings. In addition,
the new uinnesota school, aid formula has shifted the
bul,k of revenue to school- districts f ::om 1oca1 prop-
erty taxes to state-wide tax resources. This change
means that subsidized housing is no longer a financial
hindrance to schools. "Under the school tax equali-
zation formula, " says Brookfyn Center :'layor Ph j-f Cohen,
its general]y to our advantage and to the school's
advantage to get more bodies into the community".
In addition, the majority of residents in subsidized
FHA #236 housing are either elderly or familj-es with
predominantly pre-school children. The number of
bedrooms per unit is an important factor in this re-
gard and can usuaLly be controlled by municipality
in accepting #236 proposals.
))
r.
IV.THE PROPOSAL OF THE HU]"IAN RETATIOI,]S COI,{MTSSTON
A. What
B. I^lhat
ATTACIIi,IENTS
it is not.
It does not build a housing project. It does notauthorize construction. fi aoei not authorize anyproject. It does not enable Maplewood to build-anything. It does not set quot;s.
it is.
It makes clear that we as a village are not unsym_pathetic with this housing need. It says that i+ewill support federally su6sidi,zed housing proposalswhen they are in accordance with sound pfrysicaf anasocial development cri Leria and promote- tte village'sgoal.s and well-being. It places'I,Iaplewood on recordas -supporting the nederal hent Suppiement program iffeperally subsidized units are luiit. rt con6s to- .the Maplewood Ccuncil in partial fuffiffment of theof f ical task. given to the ]IHRC to advise the I,Ia1,orand Counci.f in the area of human relations and inthis case_ in the specific area of no"iing. It isa proposal that carries with it the willingness ofthe MIIRC to continue to pursue this effort, as thel,layor and Council may wish to direct it.
V
1) Proposal2) Social Cr i teri a3 HUD Fact Sheets on Federa.I programs
23
WHEI?EAS, the lvletropo.l, i tan Council- Interim Housing Allocation
Proposzl dated December- 15r 19?1, fists the Vil]age of Maplevrood
,.s ,. f,igf, pr:iori.ty a-rea. for the development of l-ow and moderate
income hous ing.
BE IT HEREBY RESOIi,/ED THAT TJ{E COI]NCIL OF THE VII,I,AGE OF
}''tqPlE.lIOoD'\{I}jllEsOT{n-lpI'ovesthedevelopmentoffederal}y.;;i;iai;;d i,oisi"g in ihe Village when the h6ttsing p::oposals a.re
in acco-rla.nce wit[ sou.nd, physica.l' and social development
criteria;
RE fT T'T-IR'N'{ER RESOI,VID T]-IAT THE COIiNCI]. OF THE VIILAGE OF
I,4ApI.E,,,tOOD, l{INllRSOTl a.pproves of participation. in the Federa.I
Rent SLrnllenent Program in order to ma.ke a portion 9f . tah9s9
i"Aor"ffy subsiriized units availab3.e to farnilies and individuals
of fovr income.
APPEI'IDIX "E"
?2-6-t34
Ayes - el1.Seconded. b)' Counci l.nan GLeavu '
aL+
APPEI\DIX "F.,
Haplewood
T:;":r"1ons
conmrssron
Hay tl'., j-9ZZ
To:VlIIage Councll
subJcct: I'Io,'nen und estad.. pro posal for l:ouslng pelsons wtth ltnlted.tncome ab z'lBJ'rJhlte Bcar, Avee
the Eunan Belarlons conmlsslon has asked. the. oouncll to ad.optaa resolutlon approvlngr
1;. The developuent of federalLy subsl<1lzed houslng ln the
Vl11age of llaplel,rood when the housln6 proposa).s aro ln
accordancc NIth sound. physlcal and social developlen!
crlterla; . . ..:..-
2. Partlcrpatl0n 1n the Feclerar- Bent supplenent progran 1n
order to nal<e a portlon of these federally subsldlzeC
unlts avallabl-e to fanllles and. lndlvlcLuals of 1or.r
lncoEc.
The councll a slied us to def irre :rlrqt we meant by rr sound
physl'ca1 and. socral deve).ppaent cxlterrar, and to conment on the
sped.lf 1.c proposel before 1t tonlghi.
Ue have done thlso but riant to rial.:e 1t very clear that, because
of the short tl':e a'allab)-e, tho crlterla are by no means exhaustl, ?
and may be lnadequate. As the conrnl j; !,jon d.evei ops 1ts ideas on
houslng and lts effect upon hunan reletions these crlterta 'ltrtalrlays be ln the Drocess of develbpnent.
Insert Crl te::Ia StateEent
In our el.aluatlon of the proposed proJect r.;e feel thatg
1' rt 1s too far fro:e shopplng and other publlc and prlvate facliltles.2' The de'reloprent" especlally the rz story Hlglr Blse and. propose<I
hlgh popu).atlon denslty is not coapatlble l,r1th the exlstrng
area althou6h lt nay be lf the area changes to conrelclal froa
resl<1cntla1.. z<
o
(-r
-'1
. J.. Open apace for play or recreatlon ls not apparent on tho
archltecturel sketches..
ll...llceesslblllty to publ1c transportatlon 1s d1ff1cult.
J.. Becreatlon space 1n the lllgh Blse ls avallabLe but not planned..
for use at thls stage of d.evelopnent
6. llanagerocnt of ths complcx ls cruoral but not yet spelred out.
/..4n effectlve educatlonal- prograra to prcpare reslclents of tho
cocntulty to absorb persons of ron 6nd. raoclerate lncone ls not
apperent.
8. rnfornatlon ls very sketchy or at reasb not rrorkecl throu8h ag
regards several of the crlterle. :..
l,le feLt the proJect met a need. for both elderly and. lorr to
noderate lncone peoplc trhrch cou]-<l be a nelghborhooc and vlrlage
asseto. rt wcurd perralt retlre<l en<r e]cr.erly l.laplerrooc resrdents
to cor:tlnue Lo l.lvo ln the v11Ia3e.. lllstory lras shor,,n that
deve1.<.,prents such as thls do not resurt lD an rnflu,.: of non-res1(ients"
The ccnsensus of ure cou:mlsslon r,ra s that !t ccu.r_d not support
thls proJect on the basls of lnfor-natlon avallable ai, thls tlue.
lle are *ery pleased flrat a developer 1s lntcrested 1n nod.erato
lncone housln*. lJe hopo that we. the plannlng ccilrelsslon, the
vlllage staff and other cltlzcns Uroups of liaplelrood can work H1ti1
hln So provlde the houslng at other locatlons.
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MHRC Criteria as appiied to,,RADiTZ,,proposal S/g/72
I. RESIDEilT POPULATION
a
-.IT
b.
-- IT DOES
Nee ds of
shoul d be
The proposed devel opment
modera te to h i gh -mode ra te
DO ES
In any devel opment,for low and moderate
should
'i n come
make provis ion for 'l ow toresidents.
10% of the units should
'i ncome hous ing
be made available
d
the Iow
gi ven
i ncome andpri ori ty i n
I'la p l evro o d
be spaced or scattered ra th er than
elderly ci ti zens of
occupancy.
--THEY I,IOULD
Fami I
high
y units should
dens i ty,
--Io.l.tigh a "fami1y,, population--Ay-i]dings too closc t6gether--chi ldren oli ented fami i i es onhi rise r.rith el der'l y rentingcan r.rork a hardshi p, i n man!
ree
ni
eld
in too smal I ari area.
the first th
th e rema i n i ng
riays , to th e
fl oo rs of thene floors above,
e rly tenants.
2. SOC IAL D I i.tt ils i 0Ns
a. An effective educational process
l,lapl ewood resi dents are oreoaredcultural and socia) backgroirnds
--COULD BE INITIATED
shoulC be i ni ti atedto absorb people of
'i nto the commu n i ty.
so thatdifferent
b The deve l opment shoul dof di fferent cul turalof the community.
not ohysically segregate residentsand soci ai backgrounds from th e rest
--BY NATURE OF THE DEVELOPI,iENT PLACEMENT IT I.JOULD.
c. T.he deve lgpment shoul d avoid the concentration of peoplerepresenti ng the s ame cui tura I and economi. ua.igrSunt,
.-UNKNOI,IN AT TH]S TIME
d. Information about the deve.l opment should be disseminatedto encouraqe community residLnti to avai I therniei;.;-;iimpr.oved hous i ng.
.-POSSIBLY
un
2-Cri teri a vs Rad i tz
3. DESIGN &I'IAINTENANCE
The devel opment shoul d beand proposed aren i n which
--IS NOT;
b Th ere should beprovided.
compati bl e wi th theit is pi anned.
existing
adequate sanitary and maintenance services
a
--"sani tary" ; unknown qual i ty-- "ma i ntenance " ; di s t urb i ng 1y
- - "ma n ageme n t " I q ue s t i o naS I6
at the momen t.questionable
The structure shouid be a physical asset to the community.
--Hh i I e the development ,'package,, is pledoes not fit in rvel I wi th its surround
s ingle fami iy res i dences wou ld s uffe rclose proximi ty of the devel opment.
4. FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO OCCUPANTS
c
a. The
and
--nil
should be ma de for year rou nd recreati onalareas for chi ldren;
(also no projected use of any open space)
Indoor recreati onal faci l i ti es shoul dthe devel opment's senior ci ti zens and
prov t s i 0n
ope n space
asing on the whole it
i ngs and many of theestheti cal iy from the
be envis ioned forpre-school chi I dren.
b
--uopen" space in building (hi rise); not feasible for useboth el deriy citizens and children; not compatible; nopl anned areas of recreati on for either ch i I iren or elderl
c. Appropri ate trans portati on f aci'l ities shoul d beavai i abl e to the residents of the deveioprnent.
--NOT AT THE l'toi.sNr BUT A POSSIBI LITY
d. School.s., shopping faciiities and other public servicesshoul d be conveni ent to the res i de nts oi the housingdevelopment.
by
v.
'1
M.L
28,
-- "Sch ool s "; o.k.--ifhopping"; hardship to elderly; possibly to families.Closest area rvould be about I /2 nile of "highway type walking.--"Public Services,,; moot poi nt whether pubt ic s-erviles iuciras police and fi re depa itment are adequate to properlycover a development of this size.
APPENDIX "G"
VILLAGE PLEWOOD
1380 FROST AVENUE MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA 55109
MOT I ON
The l4aplewood Human Relations Commission having considered alI
.materi al received on the l4APLEll00D EAST proposed development;
and having consul ted w'i th the proponents of said proposal;
and hav'i ng eval uated establ ished criteria in light of said
pro pos a 1 are of the consens us that:
The MAPLEl.l00D EAST development substantially conforms to thecriteria establ ished by the Commission for such evaluation and,
therefore, we respectful1y recommend that the Mapiewood Vil lage
Counci 1 give the pro pos a1 favorab I e consi derati on s ubj ect to
the fol l owi ng provisions:
That the Urban Affairs Commission provide:
l. Concrete and satisfactory evi dence of their abi li ty to
establish sound and efficient management procedures;
2
3
More dfor th
etai led
e child
information
ren;
on planned recreationa'l areas
Documentati on showi ng that the Metropol i tan Trans i t
Commission is considering an extention of service to that
area,
CARRi ED: 6/20/7?
COMMISSION
HUMAN
R IGHTS
29,
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|\ nl)n^tnl y ,,H,,
Renarka to the ltaplewood Plannlng Coomlsslon
by the Huran Relallone CoEnlsslon at a Publlc
Hearlng held on Sepreuber LL, 1972, al H1116Lde Junlor
Illgh School relative to ttre "Plan for l{aplewoodr
Ladies and Centlemen:
Ttre Hr:nan Relatlons Commlasion as a r:nit has no! had tfuie to conslder
the rPlan for Maplewoodr" but lndlvldual connlssloners vrere askeil to submit
vLews to you ln wrltlEg. At a dlscusslon on SePtember 5 Elro prtncLpal general
polnts were ralsed that ve felt should be alred at th18 hearinS.
The Courlsslon comnends the Planning Corrmlsslon for lts extenslve
efforts Eo date tn devalopLng a "Plan for ltapleoood. " lbe 2OZ of total houstng
euggested for low modelate lncome houslng PartLcularly caught our eye.
The ornlsslon that Junped out at us nas the allence on ilunan Reaources
P1annlng. "Ihe llaplewood vllIage Coals Proposals" appear reasonable alld
Lncluslve. In the shlft fron Ehem to a nelShborhood ldentlty concept' the
plan speaks only to phystcal plannlng. 'rie wondcr lrhat detalled lnformatlon
the Plaonlug Commlsslon would have furnlshed at a publlc rneetlng cal1ed to
dLecuse the public health contlnur:n proposed or crlolnal Justlce or EenBal
health, mental retardat.lon, relfare, or other servlces that should be avallable
to everyone 1n the Vl1lage. lhese are no less llrPortaot than 18nd use' stleeta'
serrers, and olher ltens presented 1n soEe detall.
He do not feel that lhese observatlone should ln any way ftnpede
progress of the plan chrough the nany procedural channelg necessary to make 1t
a vlable facto! at least in the physlcal developBent of the commlmLty. Ihere
ls provlsl.on for adding Huaan Reaources to the plan and Boals are sBated. I{e
hope approprlate task forcea w111 be qulckly created to add thlg dimensl,on.
Wlthout lt the plan cannot be called conprehensl.ve.
. Respectfully s uhnrl tted,
John Broady, Chatrman
llap lewood Ilu:0an Relatlons Coll..olsslon
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APPENDIX "I"
I'IAPL EI,IOOD HU|.,1AN RELAT IOiIS COI.1I{I SS ION
t97t 1972
John
1260
Broady , Ch ai rman
Ri pl ey
Paul
'l 580
Lor,re ry
Grandvi ew Avenue
James N. Bradfor"d
l lI2 Ferndale Avenue
James E. Brans ford
l5l6 Ge rvai s Avenue
Frances
t57C r.
Hughes (l1rs. Janes T.)
Sandh urs t Dri ve
Janet Kamof (l'lrs . l,Iilliam)
I902 Adol phus
Maria l'1. Larsen (l.lrs. John lJ
2001 Duluth Street
Secretary
Rev. Paul Palmitessa
2555 Hazelvrood Avenue
Theodore R. Pc g ues
1576 E. Sandh urs t Drive
Ki rs ten l,lo 1 d (l4rs . )
74.l E. Rosel awn
Clevel and L. Ray, Vice Chairman
1575 E. Ccunty Rcad B
Donal d Ashvrorth - Vi1lage Staff Liaison
D,,r i 9h t
625 E.
Jes s up
County Road B
Janet L. Grant (i4rs. E.
2542 Bi ttersr.reet Lan e
A
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MAPLEWOOD HUI,IAN RELATIOIIS COI.IMISSION
1970 - t97l
James l,l. Bothr.rel I
I 704 Fl andrau Avenue
Jarnes l,l . B radfcrdlll2 Ferndale Avenue
James E. Brans ford
l51 6 Gervais Avenue
John Broady, \tice Chairman
1260 Ri pl ev Avenue
Lorrai ne Fi s cher (l'1rs . Peter A. )
I Bl2 N. Furness
Cl arence E. Harris, Chairman.l579 E. Grandvieur
,Frances Hughes (l4rs. James T. )
1570 E. Sandhurst Drive
D,^r i ght Jess up
625 E. County Road B
Charl cs D. Knutson
84 Denn is Lane li.
l''lari a Larsen (l'1rs. ,John Vl. ) , Secretary
200] Duluth St.
Cl evel and L. Ray
i575 E. County Road B
Si s ter Anita Robinson
St. Paul's P rio ry
2675 La rpenteur Ave. E.
Ki rsten l,lo I d (llrs. )
74'l E. Rosel ar.rn
a.
MAPLEI,IOOD HUNAN RELATIONS COI"IMISSION
1969 - 1970
James !J. Bo th\^rel I
1704 Fl andrau Avenue
James N. Bradford, Chai rman
l l l2 Ferndal e Avenue
James E. Brans fo rd
l5l6 Ge rvai s Avenue
John Broa dy
1260 Ri pl ey Avenue
Lorraine Fischer (1,'1rs. Peter A. )
I Bl 2 N. Furness
Cl arence Harr.is
1579 E. Gran dvi en
l,lari a Larsen (l"lrs. John l,l. )
200.l Duluth St.
Ch arl es D
84 Denni s
Knuts on
Lane ll ,
Se cre tary
Fran ces
1570 E.
Hughes (l"1rs. James T.)
Sandh urs t Dri ve
C1 evel and L. Ray
1575 E. County Road B
Sister Anita Robinson
St. Paul's Pri o ry
2675 Larpenteur Ave. E.
Father Georqe T. Ryan, Vice Chairiran.I735 Kennard Ave n ue
James Tucker
I 587 Gran dvi ew
Ki rs ten l{o l d (llrs . )
741 E. Ros e l avin
Dwi gh t Jes s up
625 E. County Road B
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MAPLEI,IOOD HUNAN RELATIONS COI1I4ISSION
1968 - 1969
James l.J. Bothle l I
I 704 Fl andrau Ave.
James N. Bradford, Ch a i nran
lll2 Ferndale Ave.
James E. Brans ford
l51 6 Gervais Ave.
John B ro ady
1260 Ripley Ave.
Lou is A. Haak'1595 E. Viking Drive
Cl arence Harri s
1579 E. Grandvi ew
Frances Hughes (l4rs. James T.)
l5 70 E. Sandhurst Drive
Charl es D. Knutson
84 Dennis Lane ll.
Maria Larsen (t1rs. John l'l' ), Secretary
2001 Duluth St.
Roger Lee
2246 tlapl evi ew
Cl evel and L. Ra.Y.1575 E. County Road B
Father George T. Ryan, Vice Chairman
I 735 Kennard Ave.
James Tucke r.l587 E. Grandvi ew
Kirsten trlold (t4rs. David E. )
741 E. Rosel aln
Drti gh t Jess up
625 E. County Road B
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APPLI CATIOI.I TO IIAPLEIi!OCD IJUiIAN RELATIOIIS COI.iIiISSIOII
The llaplervood Village Council has sanctioned a norninating cornmittee to review
applications for aopointn:ent to the llaplerrood i-lunan Relations Commission.
Because the no;rinating com,nrittee feels that the primary qua)ification for
membership on the Comnlission is strong conrini tment to huntan relatjons and not
nccessarily a vast background in hur:ian rights r.rork, they ask that you submit
forma) appl i cat ion.
_
This application rvill be revievied by thc Comnrissioners and reccmmendationst,rill be fonrarded to the Village Council for approval. Thank you for your
interes t 'in our vrork.
At]DRESS
Street Vi 1 1 age Zone
TIL.PRECI NCT AGE
EDUCATI O;I
PRESEI'IT OCCUPATIOI] & Ei4PLOYER
0RGANIZATI0I{S (Pr"esent & Past)
EXPERIEI{CE IN HUilAi.l RELATI0IIS (Statement)
STATEI'iEilT: "!/hy I r,rould I ike to be on the l,lapler.rood llunran Relat.ions Comn.
Please return this application to: Secretary, I\1ap1 ewood Human Rel ations
Conmission, .l380 Frost Avenue, l'1ap1 eivood, l'linnesota 55109.
NAI'IE DATE
PRiVIOUS J0B EXPiillEllCE & EMPLOYERS (Last Three)
0FFICES HELD (0rganizationa'l )