Whereas the plans for redeveloping 73 units of affordable housing and
12 units of for sale housing will not address the needs of the 50%
of FPSE families with incomes of $15,000 or less per year,
And whereas Lipton Management as well as FPSE CDC and RHCDA do not
commit to finding replacement housing for those who will be leaving
the Park East redevelopment area, even though they will be satisfying
the City requirements for relocation assistance,
And whereas the plans for rehabilitating the buildings include 21 one-
and two-bedroom apartments but only one larger unit,
And whereas Lipton Management stated that there may be a question as
to whether Lipton will rent to families who may have an arrest or
warrant for arrest by no conviction,
And whereas average rents in Park East are now $300 per month and will
be much higher after rehabilitation,
Now therefore, the FPSE Community Council makes the following requests
of FPSE CDC and RHCDA:
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That you make a written commitment to have one of every four apartments
affordable to families whose incomes are 30% or below Area Median
Income (AMI) as East Palo Alto, California has done;
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That your Relocation Plan, which is required on page 10 of the City
of St. Louis Relocation Policy, be made available to the public;
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That you have an open information policy with the FPSE Community
Council, reporting to it on a monthly basis;
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That you decide on a case-by-case basis who comes back into Park
East, not automatically disqualifying families because of some criminal
record;
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That you commit to finding actual apartments for those who cannot
come back into your rehabilitated apartments;
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That you include more large apartments in your plan;
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That you assure those who have to leave their apartments that their
replacement dwelling will be available at a cost consistent with
the market for their previous apartment, as stated on page 2 of
the City Relocation Policy;
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They you request McCormack Baron to sell $500,000 in tax credits
so that you can do home improvement as was stated in the original
FPSE Plan; and
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That you answer our requests in writing by August 15, 2001.
Respectfully submitted by the FPSE Community Council
Joan Botwinick, Secretary