238 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f818d92d391ec26a699c12a1753f1207.pdf 4e875fad8f77740fa2b216ff8077cc68 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA. March 21, 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue , S.W. Atlanta, Ga . 30315 404 -524-8876 Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: Dan Sweat, Liaison to Mayor for Governmental Affairs ~ Bill Warden, Model Cities Crime Consultant & Delinquency Prevention Federal Crime Prevention and Control Monies Enclosed are articles from the Atlanta Journal and the Constitution, both of which appeared in their March 19 issues. Though the point is well made in the articles, I believe that in the case of Atlanta, the State Planning Bureau has a definite "plan" in mind. The plan being to let Atlanta have a tok en amount of these funds at best and that the use of the planning funds is a small indicator of things to come in the awarding of the Omnibus and Safe Streets Action grants . From a politicians point of view, where there is a door left open like this, it is merely good thinking to prime the various power bases for future use. However, the City of Atlanta, over a period of five -plus years stands to lose several million dollars. As pointed out in the enclosed articles, the Omnibu s Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was specifically designed and intended to combat organized urban crime and, more specifically, street crimes. Organized, and street crime, is not a big problem in Hahira, Nahunta and Ludowici but if some action is not taken they are going to receive substantial funds designed to prevent same. It seems to me that one of the best ways to combat this might be to c he ck with a number of the members of the advisory boar d who �-2- were appointed to assist, theoretically, the state administrator of the program and funds. Several of the board members are from the Atlanta area and they and their constituents would be damaged by this plan by the state politician. I believe they would react in a manner that we would consider favorable. Members of this board who are from this area, and who may be sympathetic to this line of thinking, are J. Carroll Larmore, Chief Probation Officer, Fulton County; Johns. Langford, Fulton County Juvenile Judge; Norman Shipley, Cobb County Juvenile Judge; Robert Croom, Fulton County Juvenile Court; Charles Watt, NCCD and Neil Satterfield, Chatham County United Fund. Too, I have a speaking relationship with George Murphy who is the regional administrator at the federal level and if you think it wise, we could contact him regarding our concerns. We are ready at any time to assist and cooperate with you in combating this malicious plan to deprive this city of funds that rightfully belong to it. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ee eee i = March 21, 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, $.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director MEMORANDUM TO: Dan Sweat, Liaison to Mayor for Governmental Affairs FROM: Bill Warden, Model Cities Crime & Delinquency Prevention Consultant RE: Federal Crime Prevention and Control Monies Enclosed are articles from the Atlanta Journal and the Constitution, both of which appeared in their March 19 issues. Though the point is well made in the articles, I believe that in the case of Atlanta, the State Planning Bureau has a definite "plan" in mind. The plan being to let Atlanta have a token amount of these funds at best and that the use of the planning funds is a small indicator of things to come in the awarding of the Omnibus and Safe Streets Action grants. From a politicians point of view, where there is a door left open like this, it is merely good thinking to prime the various power bases for future use. However, the City of Atlanta, over a period of five-plus years stands to lose several million dollars. As pointed out in the enclosed articles, the Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was specifically designed and intended to combat organized urban crime and, more specifically, street crimes. Organized, and street crime, is not a big problem in Hahira, Nahunta and Lud@wici but if some action is not taken they are going to receive substantial funds designed to prevent same. It seems to me that one of the best ways to combat this might be to check with a number of the members of the advisory board who were appointed to assist, theoretically, the state administrator of the program and funds. Several of the board members are from the Atlanta area and they and their constituents would be damaged by this plan by the state politician. I believe they would react in a manner that we would consider favorable. Members of this board who are from this area, and who may be sympathetic to this line of thinking, are J. Carroll Larmore, Chief Probation Officer, Fulton County; John S. Langford, Fulton County Juvenile Judge; Norman Shipley, Cobb County Juvenile Judge; Robert Croom, Fulton County Juvenile Court; Charles Watt, NCCD and Neil Satterfield, Chatham County United Fund. Too, I have a speaking relationship with George Murphy who is the regional administrator at the federal level and if you think it wise, we could contact him regarding our concerns. We are ready at any time to assist and cooperate with you in combating this malicious plan to deprive this city of funds that rightfully belong to it.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 82 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7652743128e7de4afd77fef65804eeff.pdf a72caa31bcdab3f36867db7af9533f2e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 50 1 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 'rill • 1969 CHARLES L. DAVIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE E DGAR A . VAUGHN , JR . DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE GEORGE J . BERRY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Mr • . 1T uick bp?:Qatatt • a. hepherd . of the ARhit~t• 901 City Hall .rat.a · ,Atlant••· YotfS.C.ttoo of ~nt• . ~ {et fl!tlea H!fd!~~•l'.! · Ile: D. ar n 111 .;, bav forth · pi-o, city . i, ud to Ch . ueetlon 1:1,•t tD ,our lett er ot April 10 • d the 11&t.te~, the city' • poait t.011 . . .-ueucb • Z.-atory houetq · • t 1• that · f -r the et CS.tie• l · f..t c.o be conaide &a• ttillllpOrU, reloc•tabl• •tnact ~•o ••i tff bJ tbe W• U• -..re that ~•l CiUM lnt . • to purcba.. thU ild · k .l lr,e tbat the tttoo r noulcl • eoua1dend Q ld " • "111 " • 1:-,...:tecl to ·oth•r alt• t the 1.... at t pr . l:, propoa..S l ~ l • If JOU ·h ••· ·• 1 add1•1.-1 tM vf.J.l 1'8 a 1. ·· ·, r•prdl . f7 ~O elllGI. . .IOt to p ~ e a cb1• •tructvre. MnNr. l1DCenl1• of~ ;UJ_____, il'l• It. kvl• • CJJ)j I. rid. Ii • With � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 501 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 April 16, 1969 CHARLES L. DAVIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EDGAR A. VAUGHN, JR. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE GEORGE J. BERRY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Mr. Frederick R. Shepherd ive of the Architects 901 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Re: Verification of Accounts Model Cities Headquarters Dear Fred; In regard to the question listed in your letter of April 10, we have researched the matter, and the city’s position as set forth by Mr. Den Sweat is that the new 2-story housing center proposed for the Mode) Cities complex is to be considered by the city as a temporary relocatable structure. We are aware thet Model Cities intends to purchase this building and believe that the structure should be considered as one which could be, and will be, relecated to another site upon cancellation of the lease at the presently proposed lecation. If you have any additional questions regarding this etructure, we will be more than happy to endeavor to provide you with an answer. Sincerely, Charles L. Davis Director of Finance CLD: lek ec: Mr. R. Earl Lenders Me. Dan Sweat Mr. Johnny Johason  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 81 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ea5b97137da8d072b83962cf7627bc64.pdf f4cbb903f825bfad2c34905d605ac84e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ·• I I 10 THE ATL/d\TA COi\STITUTIO t '; W ccln csd,,y, April 16, 1969 -/: Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. asked The Georgia State Employfor and got authorization Tt.:es- ment Service would get $807,291 day to name a committee to for various job programs under r eview proposed agencies to nm the proposals with another $2.4 some 78 programs in the Madel million going to other agencies Cities area. for employment programs. Allen insisted the namin" of Of the ·latter amount. $1.2 milth'! re~iew coml1iiltee is rne~·e!y lion would go to Eco11omic Oproutine and follows past prac- I portunity Ati ant a for the J\t!a,,tices, but other City Hall sources ta Concentrated Employm ent said he is concerned about some Program (ACEP), which has of the recommendations of the had its sh are of probl ems. Model Cities Executive directer, The Youth Council would get J. C. Johnson. $167,000 for youth activities and Allen asked for the authorization from the Mo cl e I Cities Executive Board, whi ch m·et Tuesday. At the mayor 's request, Alderman Everett Millican made the motion and it was carried. HOW MANY? Later in the meeting, Allen asked Model Cities staff members ho 1v many unemployed persons reside in the 3,000 acres covered by the program . 0. D. Fu!p, who works with economic development and employment, repEed there were 3,000 to 6,000 with another large number underemployed. He said exact figures aren't c1.vailable because the lates t statistics are from the 1960 census. Because the fed eral funds still have not arrived from Wasl:lington, Allen said the committee, · which he hasn't yet named, will have time for the review with- ' out jeopardizing the start of programs. AWAITING MONEY The Model Cities programs have administrative funds, but implementation can not be started unit! the Nixon adm inistration provides the supplementary money. Although Allen's exact concerns aren't cl ea r, it is thought they incl ude funds to be used 1 for emp'oyment and fer the At- l lanta Children and Youth S-,rv- -1 1 ices Council. J. ~ . -, some officials wonder if the small staff could effectively use that amount of mon'3 y. Some city officials also have ques tions about a $16,000 proposal by a public relations firm which includes State Reps. Ben Brown and Julian Bond "l,1 relate people and the entire Model Cities an int~gral part of U- e Atlanta area." Allen emphasized he is n o t " balking at these progra1,. 1. i just want to review them ." C .~ ' .- l .i .· .I ~- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document by t Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. asked for and got authorization Tues- day to name a committee to . review proposed agencies to run some 78 programs in the Model Cities area. Allen insisted the naming of the review commuiiltee is merely routine and follows past prac- tices, but other City Hall sources said he is concerned about some of the recommendations of the Model Cities Executive directer, J. C. Johnson. Allen asked for the authoriza- tion from the Model] Cities Executive Board, which met Tuesday. At the mayor’s re- quest, Alderman Everett Milli- can made the motion and it was carried. HOW MANY? Later in the meeting, Allen asked Model Cities staff mem- bers how many unemployed per- - sons reside in the 3,000 acres covered by the program. O. D. Fulp, who works with economic development and em- ployment, replied there were 3,000 to 6,000 with another large number underemployed. He said exact figures aren’t available because the latest statistics are from the 1960 census. Because the federal funds still have not arrived from Washing- ton, Allen said the commitiee, - which he hasn’t yet named, will have time for the review with- out jeopardizing the start of pro- grams. AWAITING MONEY The Model Cities programs have administrative funds, but implementation can not be started unitl the Nixon admin- istration provides the supple- mentary money. Although Allen’s exact con- cerns aren't clear, it is thought they include funds to be used, for emp'oyment and fcr the At-' lanta Children and Youth Serv-j ices Council. - : 10 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Wednesday, April 16, 1969 ’ Te ; ‘Committee | DICT 1 vce UO Model Citie The Georgia State Employ- ment Service would get $807,291 for various job programs under the proposals with another $2.4 million going to other agencies for employment programs. Of the datter amount, $1.2 mil- lion would go to Economic Op- portunity Atianta for the Allan- ta Concentrated Employment Program (ACEP), which has had its share of problems. The Youth Council would get $167,000 for youth activities and —— ee Iheview es Programs CS = eit CLUS some officials wonder if the small staff could effectively use that amount of money. Some city officials also have questions about a $16,000 pro- posal by a public relations firm which includes State Reps. Ben Brown and Julian Bond “to re- Cities an integral part of the At- lanta area.” Allen emphasized he is not “balking at these programs. I just want to review them.” how, te late people and the entire Model |, | f b  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 80 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/222a2ccddae0e70fc0cfec09e8711b29.pdf fb950518caa0174992c09614f5ccc602 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. GAMBRELL & MOBLEY 3900 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 DAVID H. GAMBRELL SUMTER KELLEY (1903-1963) JOHN H . MOBLEY ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON J . ROBERT OWENS ROBERT D. FEAGIN JJI April 18, 1969 404 / 525 - 8571 JEREMIAH LUXEMBURGER Mayor Ivan Allen City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Atlanta Youth Council Model Cities Grant Dear Mayor Allen: I am writing you as a result of the discussion at the Board Meeting of the Youth Council yesterday with respect to our applications under the Model Cities Program. The Youth Council would like very much to cooperate with the review committee which you have established which is reviewing the Model Cities proposals. I have asked Louis Dinkins to attend the first review meeting, which I understand is today, in order that he might answer any questions and supply additional information with respect to the Youth Council proposal which is being considered . We would appreciate it if your review committee would give us the opportunity to appear at other meetings where the Youth Council proposals are being discussed . It has been my �Mayor Ivan Allen Page 2 experience from other sessions involving proposals for federal grants that sometimes a few minutes of conversation are as valuable and sometimes as explanatory as several pages of written material. Very truly yours, ATLANTA CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES COUNCIL ~ JL:ar uxemburger, Chairman � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document GAMBRELL & MOBLEY 3900 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 DAVID H: GAMBRELL JOHN H. MOBLEY ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON J, ROBERT OWENS April 18, 1969 404/525-8571 ROBERT D. FEAGIN IT JEREMIAH LUXEMBURGER SUMTER KELLEY (1903-1963) Mayor Ivan Allen City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Atlanta Youth Council Model Cities Grant Dear Mayor Allen: Iam writing you as a result of the discussion at the Board Meeting of the Youth Council yesterday with respect to our applications under the Model Cities Program. The Youth Council would like very much to cooperate with the review committee which you have established which is reviewing the Model Cities proposals. I have asked Louis Dinkins to attend the first review meeting, which I understand is today, in order that he might answer any questions and supply additional information with respect to the Youth Council proposal which is being considered. We would appreciate it if your review committee would give us the opportunity to appear at other meetings where the Youth Council proposals are being discussed. It has been my Mayor Ivan Allen Page 2 experience from other sessions involving proposals for federal grants that sometimes a few minutes of conversation are as valuable and sometimes as explanatory as several pages of written material. Very truly yours, ATLANTA CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES COUNCIL erry fuuxemburger, Chairman JLiar  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 79 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a1831c0b422ea367a31f197e4b95caae.pdf cfd3d9bca703c3b9ae08d4249774b01a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,< .,.-· .. . J ,· ' ,_-·<I ~ · .,•; ·. ·-- - ... ...... e7J7 r1 J7·-J rm Ft./; ~ --'. -: \,,..,_ i-'-1 • • \_ P i I. . ! \ ·-~ ~ ~ ~ ... • ·, _._. 1' ' ••• l i' 'I1 I., . ·_./ , .) t j ·,. ·, ! . ~:-t·· ~;·_ .,v ~ ·, '. . ·.·_' ) :J ·;_..,.. 0··i/-~_, . ·: f:,Juf:'J ·- ._ ··,-..: '._., . .. "/ ··:; I. . I , • ..·_ J. '. 'jl r .. WASHINGiON [L C. 20410 i .': .::-.:-<. . I ' . i.,/· -~: l9 • 5 • D E lP A R 1 t:}(l !E N 1 0 f H O U S nN G A b\1l D ~ ~ 8 /4 f-iJ D ~ \/ IE E. 0 P M lt N 1l" ,. . ' .J · .-. i1· - HUD No. 69-0321 Phone: (202) 755-7327 i . ·, FOR Il1MEDIATE RELEASE Nonday, April 28, 1969 I: . . I 1• ! ~ I ! \ SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES ·1 i I The Model Cities program is an amb itious effort, I .. ' It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate thefr impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local r .I ., . I iI governments stronger and more flexible. l I , My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs ·1 .. : .·. I ' has been intensively examining the program. .j .·,1 deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. ' .I I ' !. Among them: I . Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical ·...- I 1•_,.. .. . . .: I Federal agencies have not been sufficiently _responsive ' 'I to local proposals reflecti ng specific local conditions. I .I •• In dcavolopins thoir propoaa.ls, loco.l authorities have ·, ·- ../ I -·i '. I \' that would be available from the Federal departments. ,J ·;. ·-.1 J been hindered by uncer t ainty as to the amounts of funds I) ' I Few effective attempts have been made to secure the ., ' ' · involvement of State governments • 1 • I ~ .:l' Federal guidelines have forced cities to set ."model · neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, I and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model I . I· Cities residents. I .,1 ·I I i . I' ! ! I • • I • I ..... ...:.___ _ . -1 .1 I I• �' ~,,. " 1 .• ... :, , •: 11 ·..)).L.~I ' ! ,!· I ': ~ . , • • • • ~,..- . · ./ ". ... ...... , ,,..r , ,'. i. · 2 · 1 .I .I I • !. _. _ >~i ..> , ·, :I . i . ,' ;' . ,i .. I . 1 • ·, I The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban II Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the I _following important respects: 1· I 1. The Council for Urban Af f airs will assume direct responsi- ,i· ,.,,.' . ·!. ,., I bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. · j I • ' ' · 2. )· , .·: i ' 'I . , ', ·I .r. l· '. /,·.! , 1· ' ·. I L Secretar~es of the departments involved will have j·. per sonal supervis ion of t he i r department s ' funding , I I! of Model Cities pr oposa ls, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will I ' ensure the availabi lity of depar tmental funds for Model Cities, and will give loca l authorities a i .i•I , I •I ." , _. j i _Model Cities pl ans . '~ .. t I expect from the various departments for their . I 1I . :I i ' better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can I • II I·. 3. Administrat ion of the program will be fed into the .' reorganizat ion of the regional Feder al offices, now underway. One effect of this will .be to facili- tate inter-depar tmental · coord i nat ion at the r egional ! i level, In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program pr ocedures, headquarters locations, l and s truc t ures of authority, have handicapped well- • I ,, ·1 ! intentioned Feder a l offi cials and confused l ocal l'.._ I ' . I· I. officials, thus seriously compr omising the Model Cities . program at the ci ty l evel. 4. · Greater efforts wil l be made t o involve the State government s i n the Model Cities pr ogr am. Lack of I II ' ' �. ...,. ..• .\ l ' ' I \ ! . --~-·. ·I~ -! I 'I ' 3 ·I ' ·I1 ! State involvement has proven a critical deficiency ' because many of the Federal funds needed for Model ' '• i . ' Cities are administered through State agencies. •I i Our l I , .. I I·I 11 . 'I· -'•.'/ ·f ··i 'j ' ., • make better use of the States' resources, experience ,, and perspective. Mo.del Cities is intended to be and ,- local govornmont progrAlii c anterod ·upon [· I 1 ·)- :'-. will remain ·I I I ' . A 5. •' l'l ·I I· adequate citizen involvement. ,·~!- I I I neighborhoods will be dropped. !' This guideline has been I' !'·.-. administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered  ; ·..l •. ,l t progress at the local l evel . ."· I· .I - Eliminating this guideline I l1·· .. within each city. '·' ' t Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly, poor and blighted neighborhoods, I ' I 1· 1, J ,J ! j ! but local officials will be given greater latitude in I ! I ·:·· does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide l ·I ..... I I .i ' .. r'" ,r The 10% population restriction on the size of the target 1 .,;, - . ~: . i the Mayor's office with a continued requirement fo~ •I . I • I ,I ' ' I between the cities and the Federal Government, but to '· · ,. I I ·aim will not be to add another administrative layer '. l .·' l . • i. ·.) ·i !' · ·. , ! . i :.·:.·. ·:; • ,· .. l· ' . . -.I .. ; , ! '•i · 1 I J drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. I 6. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that (l '/ •/ .' ; -ii i', .I II : successfully enlist the participation of private and ·. • · 1 ~ i' I i: .,' voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. l The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries . .., . will make it easier for these organizations to contribute • . I ' 7. I i Local governments will be asked to establish clear I ·., ·i ' "·· • ,I priorities in developing their Model Cities ,_proposals, ' I' . ·1 ' , ·! . .I . _·. j t ., . ' �..,,, . .J ':_.·,.· ,: .!,;\~·- · "'.', . .... - ·j • J r j. I '! ,. ' ,· I I \· . _. 1, • r . ' .j ,' •• 1.<, .. I }" ·.. I iI 4 I l and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the •! . , ' ' ' ' programsi five-year planning cycle. ·· 1 .. • ' l i. ··:·::;7.11' • Many cities ha~e interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative I \, : I · • ,• guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of I -:·l :, .. ·1 attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- ·.: ! . ,:·:. . ·.: , I .i ;!·: ...... :I 'i • t< hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack ' ,·:1 I ! ,\ every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. t' I '·1 This obviously would be unworkable; what is ;important ' , is that city governments set clear priorities for /I attacking their problems so that they can make rapid I and substantial progress toward solving their most i urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a I, vain effort to solve all. 1 I t' ,.. This Administration will I !. or unnecessary proposals. I . f completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise ·I I I I I i With these revisions, I f eel that the .Model Cities program can I• '. J . I I ,.r I r.- help us to achieve two impor t ant goals -- a more rational and I I ' creative Federal-State-local sys tem , and city governments that are I' I more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. must realize that elimination of bli ght and poverty in our central ,., • J We cities cannot be accomplished over night ~ It will be a hard and I ' often frustrating struggle , but Model Cities does offer us the means 1.. ' of better using our present r esour ces, and thus taking an important step in that direction. . .i !··., ·.- -·.. ~ ._ ..__ .: j ' , ,, • ' , I ' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a3 rR : Wis g eee OF HOUSING AN DEVELOPMENT ASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (202) 755-7327 Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical _ deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them; -—- Federal agencies have not been pukficlently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. == In daveloping thoir proposals, local authorities hava been hindered by Gasertataty as to the amounts of funds ' that would be available from the Federal departments. -- Few effective attempts have been made to secure the “involvement of State governments. -- Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model | weighborhood” boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. qe. The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: l. “2s 3. 4. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsi- bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments’ funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter~departmental coordination at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped well- intentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities . program at the city level. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of ae a  5. 7. _ State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because many of the Federal funds needed for Model . Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. “Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will Penal that of focusing resources on particularly, poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions: Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The ’ increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities proposals,  and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programs’ five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is dmpeccant i is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their probledis so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better déiite our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 78 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/61ca89d92cb3d9a74f7014c9d82d1796.pdf 7a4dee9df0a72e8954e010a4d7cd900f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HUDNEWS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C . 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 Phone: (202) 755-7327 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program . Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound , but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them : Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive t o local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. In developing their proposals , local authorities have be en hi nder ed by uncertainty a s to t he amounts of f unds tha t would be available from the Feder al d epar tments . Few ef f ec tive a t tempts have been mad e to secur e the involvement of Sta t e gov ernments . Federal guidelines have forced cities t o se t "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cit i e s r esidents. �2 The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsibility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. 2. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Citie s plans. 3. Adminis tration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- t a t e int er-departmenta l coor dination at the regiona l level. In t he past, varia tions among t he Federal of f ices i n program pr ocedures, headquar t ers locations , and structures of authority , have handicapped wellintentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. 4. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of �,~--~. - 3 State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because many of the Federal funds needed fqr Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. 5. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. 6. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. 7. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities . proposals, �4 and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programsi five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighborhoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State- local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HUDNEWS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (202) 755-7327 Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: -- Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. -- In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that would be available from the Federal departments. -- Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. -- Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: i. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsi- bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments’ funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter-departmental coordination at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped well- intentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because aaay of the Federal funds needed for Model . Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, ézpaciencé and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities proposals, and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programs’ five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 77 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ccd85ba22d2ce372a67b3c9f61b0efda.pdf d51fb88f204f87354c2bbb3cd7c5d78c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTM ENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MODEL CITIES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 IN REPL Y REFER TO: April 28, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney 's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of all possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Representatives of our Regional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches . Sincerely, Walter G. Farr, Jr. Director Enclosure � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document at 4% s ih Op % Atl «3 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT thi” ¢ MODEL CITIES ADMINISTRATION Oraq3g we WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 IN REPLY REFERTO: April 28, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of ail possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Represen- tatives of our Regional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches. Sincerely, Walter G. Farr, Jr. Director Enclosure  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 76 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6e214b77019f21659d07beacf1847d50.pdf 10fceb2c26caff01b0b15a94d374a6ff Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MODEL CITIES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 IN REPLY REFER TO : April 28, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of all possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Representatives of our Reg ional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches. Sincerely, Director Enclosure � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document U8. 9. pe 3s tH On % ce 2 “ih xB DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ehh’ é MODEL CITIES ADMINISTRATION nana wo WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 IN REPLY REFER TO: April 28, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of all possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Represen- tatives of our Regional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches. Sincerely, Welfo(:' oA Fa Ts Director Enclosure  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 75 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f2a97af2309023daac80005544f393b1.pdf e25c6a0d0eb6cfca4d05f9975ead55f7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - --- 1..., ' .. C U . S . D~f A [)) lD WASHDNGYON D . C . 20 4 'i0 HUD No. 69-0321 Phone: (202) 755-7327 FOR IBMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the pr ogram. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: Federal agencies have not been suff iciently res ponsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions, In deve loping the i r proposals , l ocal authorities have been hinder ed by uncerta i nty as to the amounts of f unds tha t w uld be ava ila ble from the Federal departmen ts. Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governmen ts. -- · Federal guidelines have f orced cities t o set "model neighborhood " boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. .:··'i, ..,I �J - -- - l , .. '..ii ~ ~2 The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1, The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsibility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities, 2, Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. 3. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway, One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter-departmental coordination at the regional level, In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped wellintentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities . program at the city level. 4. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program, Lack of j, .~.. �u - - -- - - - - -- - - .... _ _ ____ _ _ _ __ _ __ ..___ ..... _ _ _ _ ___ - -- - - L; ~ 3 State inv_o lvement has proven a critical deficiency because many of the Federal funds needed for Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement fo~ adequate citizen involvement. 5. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. 6. Priority considera tion will be given to those cities tha t successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary or ganizations in t heir Model Cities plans. The increased fl ex ibility in esta blishing pr ogr am boundaries will make it easier for these organ i zations to contribute. 7. - I,,;. Local governments wil l be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities .proposals, V - �u:.,_ ~ ( -,~_s-- - - ) ' •. lz.-l 4 and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programsi five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighborhoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction. ..,I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Snare so Bs f f | | AGAENT OR | iri RIED AAR FAA @ /$ fl % | | i; be AL | ww, ' H t - ; MY Py Cons | woe IN UY 2 | HIN 37 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | Serra ti | AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT i 3 WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (202) 755-7327 Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: -- Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. -- In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that would be available from the Federal departments. -- Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. -- Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. vo mcm ee ak ——-_-. The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: ‘Ls 2. 3. 4. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsi- bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter-departmental coordination at the regional level. In the past, Yatiecisis among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped well- intentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities . program at the city level. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of 7. State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because anny of the Federal funds needed for Model . Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities proposals, a — al 2 ey . ~ and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programs' five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important © is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 74 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/38fe39ecf56dec741cc108e3128d2467.pdf d56a4b629bc3637cfc782653593e8539 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FLETG~ T_HOMPSON 514 CANNON BUILDING MEMBER OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D . C. RICHARD ASHWORTH ADMINISTRATIVE AS SIST~ P.IT 5TH DISTRICT, GEORGIA C!tongress of tbc Wnitcb ~tattj 327 OLD POST OFFICE, ATLJ.NTA 1!]ouse of l\epresentatibes ma~fttgtott, 1)9. "· May 1, 1969 Mr . Dan Sweat, Director Governmental Lia i son City Hall Atlanta , Georgia 3 0 3 03 Dear Dan: Enclosed is a copy of S ecretary Romney ' s statement announcing changes in the Model Cities program. I thought you ' d find this helpful . Kindest personal regards. Yours very truly, FT/lh Enc. 20,15 30303 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FLETCHER THOMPSON MEMBER OF CONGRESS 514 CANNON BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.c. 20515 RICHARD ASHWORTH StH Di cT, SG ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STRICT, GEORGIA Congress of the Anited States 327 OLD Post OFFIcE, ATLANTA 30303 House of Representatives Washington, DB. C€. May 1, 1969 Mr. Dan Sweat, Director Governmental Liaison City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: Enclosed is a copy of Secretary Romney's statement announcing changes in the Model Cities program, I thought you'd find this helpful. Kindest personal regards. Yours very truly, sv SA LETCHER THOMPSON Member of Congress FT/1h Enc.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 73 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8981fb0036e892702364f00e4a3e093d.pdf b166fc7601b798524daf81e13191ffca Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ 021126 EVDA./\ 202724 13013 MSCDV316370 RAAU!JUZ RUEVDE'H0006 1182004-UUUU- -RUEVDJ\..A. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AF'FAIRS DRUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR · · •...:·PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING S'1.1ATIDI..ENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROl'-1:tifEY TO Nt..WS MEDIA AT 4 :00 PM APRIL 28. ASSIS'fi\NT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL J\DMINISTR..~TORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. · "SECRETARY ROMNEY I S STATEYJ.El\fT ON MODEL CITIES i, CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AM.BITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS _TO . COORDINATF. A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN DTEIGHBORHOODS, 1'..ND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND l• ORE FLEXIB.lf:,E. l-'I':l COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXA.MJ;NING · THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN l:TS ADMINXSTRAT!ON WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG _THEM: . - THE MOD:(:;t, _ ..;.FE_OERAL AGEMCIE.S . HAVE N0T.-.BEEN, StmFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. ==IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN THAT HINDERED BY UNCER_TAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. ·-~FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDER.AL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND T~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG 1"DDEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: ·l. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DePARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. , SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAt ' SUPERVISI ON OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS I FUNDING OF MODEL CIT.c ES ~-·· ; ·· PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART-1 MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITi ES A BETTER IDEA OF THE . AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE: R MODEL CI TIES PLANS . ,-. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. ADMI NISTRAT~ON OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGA.i.~IZA' TION OF THE REGI ONAL FEDEF0L OFF.ICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE E?FECT \ ,OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILI'I'A'rE IN'l'ER-DEPART.MENTAL COORDI NATION AT Tl·lE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE . FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRF-~M PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, Alm STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, r~~VE HAL~DICAPPED WELL=INTENTIONED FEDERAL OF'FICIALS AND CONFUSED LOGAL OFFICIJ\.LS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM A'J..1 THE CITY LEVEL. I GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE !1ADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGP..AMo LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEl'i A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF 'I'HE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CI'l'IES A.i.'Q.E ADM.!NISTERED THROUGH S'l.,ATE .. AGF..'NCIESo OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD Ai·mrrI--IER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND ~':HE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES 1 R~SOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PER.SPEC= 'l1IVE. · MODEL CITIES IS INTENDBD r.1:10 BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CJ,,JN""TERED UPON THE MAYOR ' S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CI TI.ZEN INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10%.' POPUL~TION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ' ;,"A;U\DMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELI!~INATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT l..-IBAN THAT THE PROGRAM WT.LL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. J I 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION v'l!LL BB GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVA~ E AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAl<E IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR nCOMPREHF.NSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS ' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGI SLATION AND ADMINI STRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRING A" LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT&~ POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR~ HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CONCEIVABLE PROBLEM'. WITHIN THESE NEI GHBORHOODS. 'THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHJ-lT IS IMPORTAN'l.1 IS THAT CITY GOVERNMEN'l ' S SET CLEF-.R PRIORI TIES FOR ATTACKI NG THEI R PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID l\ND SUB STAbfrIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RE SOURCES I N A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WI LL COMPLETELY SCRUTINI ZE APPLICA'l'I ON'S TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESS ARY f PROPOSALS o / �PAGE THREE RUEVDPH0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US 'TO ACHIEVE T'v'lO IMPO~TANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-·LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS TH.AT ARE MORE FI,EXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. . WE .M.UST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES C)l..N.NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD A1'i"<D OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE .MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCESr AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTAN'l' SIJ.1 EP IN 'l'HAT DIRECTION. 11 NNNN 121126 EVDAA f . ! , \ I \ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 3€ ii ' 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 c RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOO00S 1182004-UUUU--RUEVDAA, FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR _+: .“PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BL. . THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. "SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO. COORDINATS A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBZEE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NO? BEEN: SUBFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE » .TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. =--IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. ‘--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS i COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE Seoree IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESEEGTE 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER~DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. _ SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL 4° SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CIT ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART=\ ’ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT . FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THELR MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOOS 1182004 3. 5. , ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFBICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-~INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKSOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE ; : AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE To ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND TH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN °. -S_ADMINESTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS E AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. | PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS‘ FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. ‘THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WII BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. " NNNN 121126 EVDAA ——  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 72 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bf067a88006c40de893b14cbe0010f90.pdf 7e653dd91180e744b9cced06e3535ea3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .l X 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV31G3.70 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004~UUUU.--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLI C AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATL.l\NTA-GA A~TN: SPECIAL ASST FOR · · _.-·J?.TJBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEJ.'iENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETIL~Y ROMNEY TO NEWS .trJ.EDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGI ONAL _ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THI S STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. · "SECRETARY .ROMNEY'S STP..TEM.ENT ON MODEL CITIESi' · THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO . COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCE.i.~RATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO l~~.$B LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. l/fY COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CITIE$ OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN Jl.FFAIRS HAS BEEN IN'l1 ENSIVELY EXA..tvn;NING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM 'S GOALS ARE SOUND , BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTI ON. AMONG THEM : -.:.F:JilDERAL AGE?~€IE.S. HAVE N0T BEEN ,.SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. ==IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM TUE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS . ·--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPrS HAVE BEEN MADE 1I'O SECURE ~.rtlE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND T~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: -1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DSPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2 • . SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL -" ·· , ·· , SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMfill"'TS' FUNDING OF MODEL CI'lY ES . PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART-I MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE . AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARI.OUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEI R MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. ADMINISTRA'l 'lDON OF THE PROGRAM 'WILL BE FED I11TO THE REORGMU ZA--:- '\TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDEP0,L OFFI CES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILI 'I'ATE I NTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ~T THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, H~.VE HAl~DICAPPED WELL~INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOGAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. I GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MZ\DE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENT S IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGP..AM . LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRI'I'ICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CI'I' I ES A.'l:'?.E ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE .. AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE 'I 0 ADD Ai'10 THER ADM.I.NI STRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNI".i.ENT, BUT TO l'I.AKE .BETTER USE OF THE STATES 1 RESOURCES, EXPERI ENCE AND PERS PEC,:: 'I'IVJJ: • . tmDEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMEl\f'i' PROGRAM CEN'l.'ERED UPON THE .MAYOR I S OFFICE WI'l'H A . CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CI TI.ZEN INVOLVEMENT. 1 5. THE 10%: POPULA'I1ION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ~-_;, "\:.ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN rrHE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE . LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. \ 6. PRI0PITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVA'EE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUI RrNG A- LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO I M!.JJ.EDI ATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- -CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITi-II!!-i THESE NEI GHBORI-IOODS . 'I1I:i:S OBVI OUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE : WHAT IS IMPORTAN11 IS THAT CI TY GOVERNMENrS SET CLEll..R PRI ORI TIES FOR ATTACKI NG THEIR PROBLEMS SO-THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPI D AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DI SSI PATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THI S ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICA'I1I ONS TO ELI MINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY f PROPOSALS o �PAGE THREE RUEVDFH0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS , I FEEL THAT THE MODEL · CITIE S PROGRAM CAN HELP US ·To ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RZ~TIONAL AND CREA.TIVE FEDERAL-STATE-·LOCAL SYS'l'Ei."1, AND CITY GOVERNMENT S THA'r ARE MORE FDEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS • . WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES Cl1..NNO'I! BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTfil\.TI NG STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE lli.EJ.\..NS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES,, Al\1'1) THUS TAKING AN IMPORTAN'I' STEP IN 'fi-IAT DIRECTION. 11 NNNN 121126 E\"'DAA 1 J ! l i I \ \ \ -~- ------- . ------- - -· � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x ; ' 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 : RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOOO6G 1182004-UUUU~~RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AI'FAIRS DHUD WASH DC/SHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA. GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR .+: .“PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT 3 THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDSA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. "SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO. COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NOP BEDN: SUFFICLENTLY RESPONSIVE — .TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. -cIN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. ‘--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS | COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE EN IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT Ree eee, 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER~DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. . SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL w SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART=\ ’ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT - FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEL R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOOS 1182004 Se 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- \ TION OF THE REGIONAL PEDERAL OFEICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKCOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCTES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC~ TIVE. WODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN * SLADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. PRIOPITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. ‘THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SCLVE AiLL. THIS ADMEINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL TRAT THER MODEL. CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THETR CITIZENS... WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. " NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 71 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7c84949547137c6e9a185c2bf6fea75c.pdf ce6a888afc18981bda52b4f7eef3ce0e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ 021126 EVDAA · 202724 13013 MSCDV:316370 RMUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004-UUUU- - RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PU".!3LIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DRUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR · : .:..:·.PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA' S FOR MODEL CITIES BT T"tlE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRI L 28. ASSI STANT SECRETARY RYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGI ONAL }IDMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF T HI S STATEME~"T w-:CTHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. • 11 SECRETARY ROMNEY ' S ST.A'.i:F.MENT ON MODEL CITIES i, . - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS ~.N AMBIT IOUS EFFORT . IT SEEKS TO . COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCEi~RATE THEIR I MPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBhl~ NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAI<E W C..l\L GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXI BLE v MY COMMI TTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAI RS HAS BEEN I NTENSIVELY EXAMI NING· THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY .HAS SHOWN THA.T THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND . BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRZ\.TION WHI CH CALL FOR I MMEDI ATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM : -..:.F~ERAL AGENCIES. HAVE J!-10'1'. BEEN :..S~FICIENTLY RESPONSI VE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. =~IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HI NDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. ·--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELI NES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEI GHBORHOOD" BOUNDARI ES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND TI~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DI VI SIONS AMONG MODEL CI TIES RESI DENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAI RS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS : THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-D~PARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. l. 2 • ._ SECRETARIES OF THE DEPART~NTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONA!i <" ·· .t-·· ,· . SUPERVISI ON OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITI ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFI CALLY FOR THAT PURPO SE . THIS WI LL ENSURE THE AVAILABILI TY OF DEPART- I MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CI TIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER I DEA OF THE . AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT F ROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE '!'WO RUEVDFI-!0006 1182004 3. ·, ADM_-CNI STRA'I';I;ON OF THE PROGRAM vvI LL BE F ED I b1TO THE REORGANI ZA\ TION OF T:S:E REGIONAL F EDEP0L OFF.ICES, NOW UND ERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACI LI'I'ATE I l>i-n:L'ER- DEPARTI'f.LENTAL COORDINATI ON AT THE REG I ONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARI ATIONS AMONG THE I FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURE S, HFADQUARTERS LOCATI ONS, STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, rV~VE HA.t.'IDICAPPED WELL~INTENT I ONED FEDERAL OF'FI CIALS AND CONFUSED LOGAL OFFIC I ALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROM..t SING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. A1ifD ~. GRENL'ER EFFORTS WILL BE .MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENT S IN THE MODEL CI'l'IES PROGRAM . LACKOOF STATE INVOL,lEM&!-rr HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CIT I ES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE .. AGENCIES. OUR AIM· WILL NOT BE TO ADD Ai~OTHER ADr-1INISTRiJ..'T.iVr~ LAYER BETWEEN 11HE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERI ENCE AND PERSPEC~ TIVE • . MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A . CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10%' POPULA'f!ON' RES'r RICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELI NE HAS BEEN ~:;,"~1.ADMINI STERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE . LO.CAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WI LL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WI THIN EACH CI'rY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN TF..AT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARI E S THAT . CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDI TIONS. 1 I 6. PRIORI TY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES '!'=!AT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRI VA~E AND VOLUNTARY ORGANI ZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORI TIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITI ES LEGI SLATION AND ADMINI STRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUI RING A. LOCAL "COMPREHENSI VE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLI GHT AL~ POVERTY I N THEIR TARGET NEI GHBORHOOD AS REQUIRI NG PROPO SALS TO I MMEDIATELY ATTACK EVb"'RY CON- · - ~ CEIVAB LE PROBLEM WITHI!!-1 'l'HESE NEIGHBORHOODS. ffi!S OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE : 1ilHAT I S I MPORTAN1l1 I S THAT CI TY GOVERNMENrS SET CLEli-4~ PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPI D l illD SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSI PATING THEIR RE SOURCES I N A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINS'rRATI ON WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICA'I'IONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS . �PAGE THREE RUEVDF"cl0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THA'I' THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US ·To ACHIEVE TWO IMPORT.ANT GOALS--A MORE RATION2\L AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF 'rHEIR CI'I1IZENS . . WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATI ON OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNO'r BEACCO.MPLISHEDOVERNIGHT. r.t1 WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL QITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BE'l'TER USING OUR PRESEN'r RESOURCES~ AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTAN'I' STEP IN' 'l1 IIA'11 DIRECTION. " . NNNN 121126 EVDAA i '\ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x ' 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 : RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOOOG 1182004-UUUU~~RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR 1: .“PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT ‘ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. “SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATFMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO. COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: -~-FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NO? BEEN: SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE .TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. =-7IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS, ‘--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS ) COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT Beene 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER~DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. . SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL » - SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART=\ ’ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THSY CAN EXPECT - FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEL R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOOS 1182004 3. 5. pb ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA~ \ TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER~DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-LNTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOGAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKCOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE. LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC— TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WiLL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN . S_ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES nee CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS’ FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIKGHRORHOODS. ‘THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAEN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITLES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS~-A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 70 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e8486b272e96fdea872e9de3f5ae873c.pdf 62ae9cb4d6377168f9940c8cae4ab1b4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. X 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004-trlJUU--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADM.IN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR · : . ..:;PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL _ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICA'I IONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN rr1HE NEXT FEW DAYS. -- 1 • II SECRETARY ROMNEY I s STATEYJ.ENT ON MODEL CITIES II - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITI OUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS _TO . COORDINAT·.B A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS , TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECI FIC DEPRESSED URBAlq NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CI TIE$ OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN IN'I'ENSIVELY EXAM:tNING THE PROGRAM. . ITS S'!'UDY . HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICI ENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AlvlONG _THEM: AGEMCIE.9 . HAVE N0'F. BEEN ,_.StrF,FICIENTLY RESPONSIVE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. -..:.FmOERiU, =~IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPO SALS , LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS . l' J EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. ·-~FEW l I I I --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND T~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. i THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: -1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DSPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES . 2. , SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL ·, SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS ' FUNDING OF MODEL CITC ES . PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART-I MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE . AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEt R MODEL CITIES PLANS . �1 · I ' PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3 . -, ADlfJ.INI STRAT:OON OF THE PROGRAM. vvILL BE FED IN"F.O THE REORGANIZA""."' -\ TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDEP~L OFF.ICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE Ec'FECT ,OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILI'I1l1.TE IN'I'ER- DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT TffE REGIONAL LBVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG rrlE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HP..VE HZ-\NDICAPPED WELL~INTENTIONED FEDERAL OJJ'FICIALS AND CONF USED LOGAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROM..1SING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. I I ~. GREATER EFFORTS 'WILL BE Ml>J)E TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMEN'l.1S IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE ~.AN"'Y OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES l~RE AD.MINISTERED THROUGH STATE __ AGENCI ES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE '!:J F..DD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MA..l(E BETTER USE OF THE S':PATES 'RB SOURCES , K-CPERIENCE AND PE..~ SPEC.::_ TIVE~ MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A - CONTINUED REQUIREMEN'l1 FOR ADEQUl-\TE CI'.J:lI-ZE'N INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10%' POPULA'I'IOliT RES~iRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN >..:,, ~1.ADMIN'.i STERED HAPH..1\ZARDLY IN •rHE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL RE~JAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR Af..1]) BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT _ CONFORM TO LOC...\L CONDITIONS. ) 6. PRIORI TY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLA'rION AND ADMINI STRA.TIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRDTG A- LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE 11 PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT A.i."'ID POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR~ HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CONCEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHI!!-1 THESE NEf.GfiBo:a._-qooDS. ·ffii:S OBVIOUSLY. WOULD BE UNWORKABLE : WHA'.r IS IMPORTAN1 IS THAT CITY GOVERNMENTS SET CLEP-.R PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID li.ND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTitrlZE APPLICA'I'I ONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY f 1 PROPOS ALSo �PAGE 11-IREE RUEVDFH00 06 118200 WITH THESE REVISION S, I FEEL TEAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM C~~ HELP US ·rro ACHIEVE TWO IMPORT1--L"f\J"T GOALS- -A MORE RATI ONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-S'I'ATE-LOCAL SYSTE:ivl, AND C ITY GOVERNlfillNTS THAT ARE MORE F DEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE T O THE NEEDS OF THEIR CI'I1IZENS. . WE .MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATI ON OF BLIGH'l' AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES Cl-\.NNO'I' BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HA.RD AND Olc"'TEN FRUS'I'RATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITI ES DOES OFFER US THE ME.ANS OF BET'I'ER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES t- AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTAN'l' STEP IN 'I'.HAT DIREC'J.1I ON. " . NNNN 1211 26 EVDAA , i \ I \ \ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x + ' 021126 EVDAA 202724 130143 MSCDV310370 . RAAULJHZ RUEVDFHOO06G 1182004-UUUU=-RUEVDAA, . FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST POR +: .<PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES Br 5 THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. "SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL, CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT, IT SEEKS TO. COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT O87 SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMENING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY .HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN iTS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NOP BEEN: SUBFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE .TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. --IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS, ‘--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. -~-FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS | COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE eave IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT eh 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. , SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL » - SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CIT ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR . THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART-\ ’ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT . FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE. R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOOS 1182004 ahs 4. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EYFECT OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION T THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE ‘EDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKCOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICLENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE : AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE. LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPOW THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ‘ SLADMINE STERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS 6. 7. i AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. | PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR-= HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, ‘THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SCLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS=--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FPEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLUEMIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 69 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/365defec90c4ffd9e7ca1fc6152f3f17.pdf 85e26e599e1a1db1b079addf811d1230 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • lf 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV316370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDF'H0006 1182004-UUCTU:-- RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHE'A/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA-GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST · · . -~·PUBLIC AFFAIRS & A._AA' S FOR MODEL CITIES BT FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4 :00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTl\..N'I1 SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OP THIS STATEi"\IBN'l' vr.tTHIN '!1IIB NEXT FEW DAYS. · "SECRE'1'A..~Y .ROMNI!."'Y'S STATEY.LENT ON MODEL CITIESi' · THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS Af~ AflBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO . COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAl"\1S , TO CONCENTRATI.' THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO i~~E LOCllJ. GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CITIE!, OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAM]NING THE PROGRAM . ITS STUDY. HAS SHOWN 'l HAT THE PROGRAM' S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORREC'l,ION. AMONG THEM : 1 -.:.F~OERAL AGEN€IRS _HAVE !110T BEEN :.SUF,FICIENTLY RESPONSIVE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS . =~IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMEN'l'S . ·--FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE i ' tlE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL .CITIES .RESIDENTS. . THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: ·l . THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DRPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. , SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL , ·· -. SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS I FUNDING OF MODEL CITr ES . PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART-, MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE . AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR TH.EC R MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. , ADMINISTRA'I'[ON OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE E'ED I1>.7TO THE REORGANIZA""." \ TION OF THE REGIONA.L FEDEP~JH., OFF.I CBS, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE IN'l1 ER-DEPART!vIBNTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAS.T, VARIATIONS AMO:NG THE I FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRll..M PROCEDURES, HEADQUAJ~TERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HA.i.~DICAPPED WELL.=.INTENTIONED FEDERAL OF'FICIALS AND CONFUSED L0<2AL OFFICIP-J.iS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. -1. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNfv!EUT S IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKCOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE M.l\NY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE .. AGENC!EG OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD .Al-:rOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE" LAYER. BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO PAT<E B.E~TER USE OF THE STATES I RESOURCES, EXPERifil.TCE AND PE.RSPEC_:: TIVE~ . !,!ODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMEN'l' PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR ' S OFFICE WITH A . CONTINUED REQUIREME~"'T FOR ADEQUATE CI TI.ZEN INVOLVEMENT. o THE 10%' POPUL.i\'I'ION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS "WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ~:,;,'-.~:ADMINISTERED HAPHA.Z.ARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS _HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. 5. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LA'I'ITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUl\TDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. \ I 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO C©NTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRE'rED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRING A. LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR~ HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO I.MM.EDV.TELY ATTACK EVERY CONCEIVABLE PROBLEM WITE-1IN THESE NEIGfillORI-IOODS. ·'I'!-I:tS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTA1fl IS THAT CITY GOVERNMENTS SET CLEP-..R PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO-THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URG~'NT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLI CA'I'IONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALSo J 1 �PAGE THREE RUEVDFR0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CI TIES PROGR&~ CAN HELP US ·To ACHIEVE TWO IM.PORT.l-\NT GO.A.LS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-·LOCAL SYSTEM , AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FDEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CI TIZENS • . WE MUST REALI ZE THAT ELIMINI-iTION OF BLIGH'I' AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNO'I BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL 9ITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USI NG OUR PRESENT RESOURCESP AND Th--US TAKING 1 AN IMPORTAN'I' S'1.'EP IN 'J~HAT DIRECTION. " . NNNN 121126 EVDAA. .. I \ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x = ' 021126 EVDAA 202724 130433 MECDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOO0O6 1182004-UUUU~-RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFALRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA. GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR . PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT - THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. "SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES® - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBGE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRETICAL DEFICIENCLES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NO? BEEN: SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE .TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. =--IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. ‘—-FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, ; --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS | COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE Roe er. IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT Seer eae 1. THE couNcrL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER~DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. _ SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAT, ‘* SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CIT ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR _ THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART =\ ' MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT - FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE. R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOOS 1182004 3. | ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA~ \TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFEICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. 4. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKCOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE : AGENCZES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WiLL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN *. XLADMINESTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. | 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL “COMPREHENSIVE” F PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHRORHOODS. ‘THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SCLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHO006 118200. WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL TRAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS... WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILdt BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." rf NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 68 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ac0bff129f034123f41744fc3e5a7781.pdf b4ab13a984fa7ba20389e36269084489 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. X 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004-UUUU--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR .: ·:.: :.PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL . ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 11 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBI:,E. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND. BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENf!I.E.S HAVE N0'E .B.EEN .Stnr.FICIENTLY RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL PROPOSALS- REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. ~~IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. --FE.W EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET 11MODEL !llF.T~RBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND 'J.'J:iA'J.' liAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECO~DATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFIARS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONA~ SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CIT[ ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR\ THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART~ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA·TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ~T THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCUDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-.INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOC?AL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACK'OF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES 1 RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. S. THE 10%POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN .ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO C©NTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A :'.,LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACH ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CONCEIVABLE PROBLEM WITatN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. Til!S OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE : WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN-_ MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALSo �PAGE THREE RUEVDFH0006 118200 WI~H THESE REVISION, I FEEL THAT :THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US U-10 ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FED~RAL-STATE-LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE NONE FDE~~BLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCESr AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x 021126 EVDAA 202724 13013 MSCDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOOO6 1182004-UUUU--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR « ~. PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT - THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL. ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. "SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" — THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMING THE , PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: -~FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NO? BEEN SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. -~IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. --FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. -~-FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NETGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND ''HAL HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFIARS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL, SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITT ES | PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART- MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE. R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOO6 1182004 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- ‘TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCUDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACK’ OF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU~ LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS, PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A‘LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACH ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAIN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISION, I FEEL THAT : THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE NONE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 67 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/057340be8bf6b9bee118365702c7a625.pdf eb8251d79c07acb2a855261288bc1835 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,I .. I I I I J 021126 EVDAA X 202724 13013 MSCDV316370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004-tJt.JUY.--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DRUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR .··.PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4 :00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ,ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. . II SECRETARY ROMNEY I s STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES i, THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS .TO _ COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIB.r.E. MY COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CITIE~ OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMllNING · THE : PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND~ BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: AGEN€:IEJL HAVE N©'I'. BED : Str1,FICIENTLY RESPONSIVE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. --FGERAl, DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORI'l'IES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO TiiE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. =.::IN --FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND ~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: ·l. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DftARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2 • . SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSON.At . SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CI'JI ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART- 1 MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE .AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THft CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THFI R MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. , ADMINISTRAT!DON OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- \ TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ~T THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE ~EDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, ~ STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL~INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS MTD CONFUSED LO<:!AL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. 4. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE . AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE IAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE 9 . MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITI.ZEN INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10%.' POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELI NE HAS BEEN . .. . . ~:J.U>MINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LO.GAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVA~E AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRffiG A. LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD A S REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO I MMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- -OEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGffBOimOODS~ ffl:tS O:BVIOUSLl' WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: 'WHAT IS I MPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERNMENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTAf..lTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VA:EN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL o THI S ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICA'I'IONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS o f �PAGE THREE RUEVDFH0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US ·To ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-~AL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENT.$ THAT ARE MORE FEEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS • . WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. " . NNNN 121126 EVDAA \ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 021126’ EVDAA 202724 130143 MSCDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOO0O6 1182004-UUUU--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR -. .“BUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. “SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NOT BEER: SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. -~-IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. --FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS | COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL : SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITE ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART=-\ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE. R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOO6 1182004 3. _ ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- 5. \TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LO@AL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN '.. * ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAEN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 66 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/85914382f601ba8531a73f5f682f32cd.pdf 7313ab6e5185710dcce6caed80b40972 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ws .S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING A D URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D . C . 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 Phone: (202) 755-7327 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Ccmmittee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that -would be available from the Federal departments. Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. �2 The President has approved the r ecommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsibility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. 2. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal super vision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals , and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various department s for their Model Cities plans. 3. Administration of t he program will be fed into the reo r ganization of the regional Federal offices, now und erway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter -departmental coordination at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal of fices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have hand_icapped wellintentioned Feder al officials and confused local officials, thus ser iou s ly compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. 4. Greater efforts will be made t o involve the State governments in the Model Cities pr ogram. Lack of �3 State involvement has proven a critica l deficiency because many of the Federa l funds needed for Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. 5. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean tha t the pr ogram will be expanded citywide within each city . Its pur pose will remain that of focusing resour ces on particularly poo r and blighted neighbor hoods, but loca l officials will be given gr eater latitude in drawing program boundar ie s that conform to local conditions . 6. Priority cons idera tion will be given to those cities that suc c ess f ully enlist t he participation of pr ivate and vol untar y organizations in their Model Cit i es pl ans . The increased flexibility in establishing program boundarie s wil l make it eas ier for these organizations to contribute. 7. Local governments will be asked to estab l ish clear priorities in developing t heir Model Cities proposals, �4 and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programs' five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighborhoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that citr governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that t he Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HUDNEWS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (202) 755-7327 Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: -—- Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. -- In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that would be available from the Federal departments. -- Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. -- Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1 The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsi- bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter-departmental Ueerdithatton at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped well- intentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because many of the Federal funds needed for Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, expertencé and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities proposals, and to strive for ''comprehensiveness" only in the programs’ five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 65 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/41dc70638cddd34707168800ccf092d4.pdf 145905600fabb489c03ece8788486e5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HU D .96 (7 .66) UNITED STATES GOV ERNMENT Memorandum TO See addressees below I, . FROM SUBJECT: DEPi\RTt--1ENT O F HOUS l TG AND U R BAN DE VEL O Pt\'l ENT Wal Mod April 28 , 1 969 In r ep ly refe r t o : 4 ~-4~ I/ G 1\ D ATE: Jr. rt\,!s A .inistration Letter to Model City Mayor s on Secreta r y Romney' s Stat ement on t h e Model Citie s Pr ogram We have s ent t oday a lett er with the following t ext t o the mayors or chief executive of ficers of all mode l citie s. I wanted to be s ure you have a copy of Secr etar y Romney ' s s t atement on t he Model Citi es program . With thi s strong Presidentia l endor sement you can be assured of all possibl e support t o your efforts t o improv e the qua lity of l ife of your disadva nt aged citi zens. The progr am i mprovement s endorsed by President Nixon s hould make our joint efforts more effective . Representatives of our Regional Of f.i'ces will be worki ng with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city ' s program take s full adva nt age of these new program approaches . Sev er a l copi es of the Secretary' s statement a r e i nclosed for your information. We s uggest t hat CDA Di rectors make at least one copy available to their citizen part icipation structure as soon as possible, in order to avoid pot ential misunderstandings which might result f rom any i ncomplete reports of the statement . Director Enclosure Addressees: CDA Directors Regional Administrators Attn: Assistant Regional Administrators for Model Cities Governor's Repre sent at i v es Washington Interagency Committee Regional Interagency Coordinating Committee Model Cities Professional Staff � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HUD.96 (7-66) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF Memorandum TO FROM SUBJECT: HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT See addressees below DATE: April 28, 1969 In reply refer to: 4 / : } te. Ir. es Administration Letter to Model City Mayors on Secretary Romney's Statement on the Model Cities Program We have sent today a letter with the following text to the mayors or chief executive officers of all model cities. I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of all possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Represen- tatives of our Regional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches. Several copies of the Secretary's statement are inclosed for your information. We suggest that CDA Directors make at least one copy available to their citizen participation structure as soon as possible, in order to avoid potential misunderstandings which might result from any incomplete reports of the statement. Director Enclosure Addressees: CDA Directors Regional Administrators Attn: Assistant Regional Administrators for Model Cities Governor's Representatives Washington Interagency Committee Regional Interagency Coordinating Committee Model Cities Professional Staff  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 64 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c296f2d413dde4ce1881780357263387.pdf d144bf6d468e75462f1f89ec1b8a1052 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1'b May 8, 1969 Dr. John Letson, Su rint n en-t Atlant Public Sehool Admini tr tion Office 224 Central Av u tl t , rgi Dar Dr. Letsonc On y 8 A visor with r c iv d mm in a 11, rom Mr . Oscar Mims, w sb.ington, ich confirm d ucation r c t con- had from th a gion l Offic of ucation. Mr. Mim t th t th Offic of duc::ation ha ark 386,000 for Atl t • 1 Citi Progr • 'l"h fund• d sign ted for four education l progr ar as. tr ining) $50,000 2 0,000 71,000 l ,000 y 12 with Mr. Bill P rg nd, th d th rrison of your ta.ff fun nd. We to vi a.UM.1.1,..t&ciatr tio • tanc • ction to th cities d �e look forward to continu clo er lation hip with th Bo d of ducat ion th oi ty . into impl ~tion of th Model Citi plans. Sin -~ r ly your. Johnny c. Johnson. Director cc: Mayor Ivan 11 n. Jr. Dr. u 1 rri on � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document May 8, 1969 Dr. John Letson, Superintendent Atlanta Public Schools Administration Office 224 Central Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Dear Dr. Letsons On May 8 we received a call, from Mr. Oscar Mims, Education Advisor with HUD in Washington, which confirmed a recent con=- tact we had from the Regional Office of Education. Mr. Mims indicated that the Office of Education has earmarked $386,000 for Atlanta's Model Cities Program. The funds are designated for four educational program areas. EPPA (In-service training) $ 50,000 Teacher Corps 250,000 Talent Search 71,000 Research Labs ' 15,000 A meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 12 with Mr. Bill Pergande, Regional Office of Education, to discuss these funds and the procedures for procurement. Dr. Ruel Morrison of your staff and Jim Shimkus of Model Cities plan to attend. We are certainly encouraged by the new administration's action to mobilize and channel more federal assistance to the cities via the Model Cities Program. Que We look forward to a continued close relationship with the Board of Education as the city moves into implementation of the Model Cities plans. Sincerely yours, xe ohnny C. Johnson, Director JCI:mah ec: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Dr. Ruel Morrison  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 63 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969