367 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d845388c954b89e1c26598f088bacb42.pdf f5a6bcef32ce157cfd5762b315a1a438 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MU 1IT~ R lL TKO ESTABLISHED BY THE MA YOR AND THE B OARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1!!0S Chairman THE HONORA BLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ea:-Offioio Prcaidcn t, Board of Aldermen CITY H A LL, ATLANT,1 GEORGIA sosoa TELEPHONE 52!!•4-+CS EXT. 499 MR . I RV I NG K . KALER , COMMISSION ll!Ell!BERS MR . MECHANI CSV ILLE - PITTSBURGH'. AR.!!.A S MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1967 at ZION HILL BAPTI ST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANIEL ST. T . M. ALEXANDER, Sn. MR. R . BYRON ATTRID GE: Miss Helen Bullar d, Chairman, c alle d the mee ting to order at 7 : 45 P . L F o rty-s even attendance c ard s were retur ned. Members present: MRS. SARA BAKER Miss H ELE N BULLARD Mn. R. J. BUTLER MR . ROBERT Donas .'11R. HA)!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, MR. C. G. EZZARD Mr . Roll and Maxw ell Dr . Sam Willi ams Rabb i J a cob Roths child Mr . Cl arence G. Ezzard Mrs . Eliza C. Paschall , Ex ecutive Director l\IosT REVERE:-D PAUL J . HALLINAN A. rchbi.sl,op of Atlanta MR. J OSEPH HAAS l\fn. A L KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E. L EE ?11R. ROLLAND MAXWELL ?11R. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI JA COB M. ROTHSCHILD MR . llf. 0. " Buzz " RYA N Observers: MR . JACK S ELLS MRS. M:ARY S TEPHE~ S T HE REVERE:<D SAMU EL WILLIAMS MRS . ELIZA K. PA SCH ALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jac o b Rothsc h ild Mrs . Mar ilyn Baldw in Mr . Joseph Am isano Rep . John Ho od Miss Bullard remar ked that the CRC was appointed by the May or and the Board o f Aldermen to try t o help t o deal with the prob le ms o f living together . She asked the gr oup wha t it considered No . 1 pr oblem in all Atlanta . Group answered: "Mo ney .. money .. money . The next pr oblem : "Clean up ... clean up. The yards, the st:teets.n Individuals spoke out menti o ning c rime; h ousing ... n ot enough and what there is, inadequate. At this point , Miss Bullard invit e d p eople to get up and spea k out. 1. MR. MARVIN K o MACDOWELL, 781 Hubbard St . S . W.: Speak ing f o r SCLC, Operation Breadbasket. They are having meetings in the d i ffe ent neighborhoo d s, Me c hani csville, Pittsburgh , Grant Park, to get something done regarding housing and second, the streets ... the majority are dirt s treets which need to be paved . Said the people will have to get up and spea k . Miss Bullard a sked if the complaint had been made to t he city formally or informally . He s aid they hav e been to EOA ce n ters in the neighborhoods . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES , 65 Har lan Rd . S.W. : "One of the pr oblems in At la nta is lac k of concern that the people of Atlanta have about somebody else ... For 11 mo n ths I wa s assistant director f o r John Hope Homes. I know how these pe ople live .•• Hines continue d . "I don't represent a ny group but my concern is . • for all the Negroes in Atlanta .•. . the evils can be pinp ointed in this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law .... a lady called me tonight .•. s he s aid last month I pa id $46 rent ..• in April I pay $86 .. " On questioning from :M is s Bullard, he said this is the wa y rents are adjusted and c omputed in public housing ... that Mr . Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town . He told of an inbident wh e re a per son was see n at the car stop and since he was then presumably worki ng, his rent was adjust e d so that he owed back rent of $490 . Mr. Hines commented �Page 2 o f iinutes o f Mech a nicsvi lle -Pittsburgh Maet i ng , April 5, 1967 that the tenant o rga n ization wa s n ot effective since Paragraph 9 in t h e le as e says the manger of any individual h ous ing pr o ject in Atl n t a can e v ict any family with o ut written n otice f or the r e as on o f the eviction. Mr s. Pa sc ha ll s id she retr o activ e. Mr . Hine s said the c all is sent ba c k to t he the mere fact t hat the tenan t line for eviction. und erst ood that r ea dju sted that if a per son ca l ls the area management o ffi ce ... a c alls downt ow n makes that rents were n o t c entral office vicious ci r cl e ... tenant next i n Mrs . Pa sc ha ll a s ke d f o r locati o n o f s pe ci fi c s treet s that needed repairing to pass o n to Tu r. Nixon . Group: " McDanie l St r eet .. . it is a ha z ard . Ba ss Street .•. from Cooper to McD a n iel. P ry o r .•. Mino ra Street to t h e stad ium . " In the group's opinion, f o rmal complaint s o n the se streets have probably g one int o the wast eb a s ket . A wo ma n remarked that on the weekends, t ee na gers te ar them (the roads) up. 3 . REV o L. C . CLACK, 5 91 Pu lliam St . SW.: He ob jects to Collier Street being zoned for commer c ial use . Thinks it un ne ces sary .. oc ommercial district already out t o Fulton Industr i al Boul evard . Adv ised he had bee n to o ne zoning meet i ng . Said he was maki n g a statement right then requesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . lfilliams he th ou g ht they sh o uld attend the zoni ng meetings . Dr . Williams s kept ic al ab o ut the effe c tiveness o f zonin g he ar i ngs. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you s peaking as an individu a l?" 4 . MR . EDWIN MOODY, 241 Doane St . S . W. ttFor once in my life! " Sa i d he agreed wit h Dr . Williams ab o ut z o ning committee . Has several recommend ations f o r Comm ission t o present to "city fathers" a s foll o ws : a. "Top iss ue is appointees ... most_ of proble ms bloom from pe o pl e appoint e d t ha t know or care very little for the pr oblems .. . how can a we ll fed per son know a ct ually h ow a h u ngry perso n feels .. how c a n a pers on in a mansi on kn o w how a person in a r agge d , s ubstandard house lives? b . "Ta x dollars - start to spend fund to lab or where it ha s been neglected .• in Me c han ics v ille, S ummerhill , Pitt sburgh. c. "Hire us o n a qualif ied ma n - t o -man basis .•. in the Georgia State Employmen t Servi ce , it hasn ' t sto pped .•. d . "Laws voted by legislature . • almos t a n y t ax incre as e is helping poverty . Atlanta ' s sewage t ax falls on the tena nts .. . our r ep resenta ti ve s voted themselves raises .. this me ans mor e t ax f6r the p oo r man to pay. I will n ot vote for a single person offering f o r re -election next time a nd I hope you will follow the same example. 0 e. "I will conclude with planning , zoni ng and h o us ing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools .. . when you go before the zoni~g committee , you don't make A, you · done lost out .•• t hese departments should be one and an allowance should be made f o r elderly homeowners ••• members, please don't ?Orne out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something about this •.• there is a long hot summer coming •.. I got �Pa ge 3 o f Mi n ut e s of Mecha n i c svi l le - Pittsbur g h Meet · ng, A· r i l 5, 1 96 7 k i d s in the s c h o ols and t h os e t vo - f o : - a - qua ··te r ri de s come dear for me ... ( he menti oned mee t i ng a t Sta t e C p it o l ~e i ncr ea se) . .. the Co~ nissi o n ( Pub l ic Serv ic e ) wi ll h o l d a h e ar i ng .. . t he mo r e of us g e t t h er e th e less c ha n ce they will g et to ra i s e ... Somme rv ille wi ll g et mad but I h a ve got t o pa y Mr . Sommerville . Remarked th a t n o t v ot ing f o r thos e p·es en t ly in of fi ce might let ~he nex t o ne know not t o v o te hims el f a r a i s e. 0 q u e stio n i ng b y a re port er , r e marked that the Georg ia St a t e •mpl o yment Servi c e s t i ll g o es by a color l i ne . 5. rns. ETHE L SHAW , 592 Whi teha 1 1 Terrac e . Complained o f s urro u n d ing ap a rt 1r ent b uild ings ha v i ng n o j ani t o1·s. " Hav e c all e d Ci ty Hal l fiv e ti mes, wr itt ,sm to I v a n Al le n , Jr . . . . t h e i nspect o r c ame o ut a nd went ar o und and c leaned up o ne ti me ... been n o o ne s i n ce . Do n't kno,i wh o t he land l o rds o f b u i dings are . . ... . apa r tment at 600 Wh i t e hal l Te rr ace i s r id ic ul ou s. ( Di scussion b e tween Mrs . Sha w a nd p e rson in gr o up r e co n t a c t ing h er ar ea bloc k c hai r man f o r cor re c t i v e act io n .) 6. RE P. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t ri c t , 802 ~- Pry o r St . S . W. I n c h ec king, h e found th a t mo tels are g o ing in thi s ar e a . P r y o r St . area s ewe r pr oblem i s a ha z ard ... o n a rai n y d a y your c a r wi ll a l most dr own o u-t . Commi ssion s h o uld rec ommend t o City Hall s ome t h i ng be d o ne . Need a s c ho o l t o g o a l o n g with 650 a pa rt ment un i ts planned f o r c ons t ruc ti o n o n Mc Danie l St . Co nstruc tio n ( of t h e s c h oo l) h a s not sta r ted and i f it is t o .be finished wit h in t he a llo tted time, they will ha v e t o g e t o n the ball (t hey b e i n g the Bd . o f Edu c at ion ) to get pr op e r ty in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advis ed h e had v o te d f or s a l a ry increa s e . One pe r son r e p o r t ed a r i ve r when it r a i ns o n I ra Street where he lives and a h o rrib l e mess a fte rward s . 7. MRS . ROSA BRO'\lN, Chairma n o f Ar ea Block 42 , EOA . Ad r essing Ir. Ho od : " The pe op le on Gar'..!Daldi St r eet have b e en asking f or a li gh t." Ci . . . ed danger s o f dark a r e a . Sew er t oo small on S te vens a nd Sa nde r s St . .. s tay s s topped up a l l t he t ime . ( Ligh t o n Garib a ld i b et we en Ba ss & St e p h ens . ) Mrs. Pa sc ha ll a dvised t ha t the city i s beginn ing a l i ghti ng mo d ern i zat i on p l an - as k ed t hat she b e ad vised o f s p e c ial pl a ces where lights ar e needed takes six to eigh t wee k s b e c aus e the Board o f Alde r me n ha s t o pa ss a res o luti o n f or each loc a tion . Gr oup : "Vle hav e a s k ed for a light at Rock Vi el l and Mc Da n ie l . 3 96 Ba k e r is brok e up . " Mr . Mo o dy spe ak ing a g a in a s k ed why the planners a nd t h e zon ing co~mit t ee don ' t ~e t t oget her o n t he Model City plan - wo rk i n p l a c e s going to b e wasted offic e b uil ding was to b e bui lt on Ri c hard so n a nd Centra l - nei ghb orhood p r otes t e d - p ro test e d on 1- 2 0. I f comme r c ial co me s i n to neighb o rhood, resident s mi g h t as well pi c k u p a nd lea v e. Mrs. Pnschal l rep o r t e d what Mr . Gla d in t old her ab out t h e Mod e l City program - the appli c ati o n fr om City of Atlanta t o Federal Gove rnment i s for $500 , 000 to pay f o r a yea r o f pl an ni ng and a t t h e end o f t he y e ar ~ oul come a grant to put t he p l ans i nto effect .. if g r a nt is a pp r o v e d , they wi l l want t o meet with thG peopl e in t he co mmu nity to t a l k ab o ut wha t k i nd of n~ i ghbfrho~d the pe o ple want - the more_p r e pa re d t h e p eople are to talk about wnat tney want, the stronger the p l a~ wi ll b e when i t ge t s g oi ng . �Page 4 of Minutes of Mecha nicsvill e - P itts burgh Mee ti ng , Ap ril 5, 1967 . Mr. Hood s peaking again : HIik . Ezzard and I a Te in a p eculiar situation because the last t wo meetings I hav e found myself wi t h t h e commission in the nei ghb o r hood i. whi ch I live ancl I have b een trying to ke ep up wit h it ~s much as possib l e. Thinhs a str oqg or ganization will be needed in Atla nta i f it gets the grant. Thinks o ne and a half millio n dolla s i s a small sum. Mr . Blac kw ell and Mr . Th onpson (congress men fro m 4th and 5th Districts) have got a lot o f co r respondence aga inst it - doubts if 5 of present group hav e wr itten two co ngr essmen t o support t h e pr oject. Need to get b all rolli ng for mod el city. If turned down, will apply to private source. Think s t he st adi um has helped south side a l ot. Regardi ng bare apartments, think s Commission cou ld reco mmend t ha t thexe be some li a ison person t o visit apartment d evelo pments to.make sure pe ople k eep them up - they are unsanitary on Commerce Street ... Primrose .... Jou:;.·na l re p orter ::isked : " Wi t h the interstate sys tern and the stadium, it makes slum areas p r i me bu sines s sites in th e future and is it the Co~1iss i on's obje ctive to k eep this residen tial area and kee· out businesses andvihat is t h e overall objective i n this area?" Dr. Wi llia ms ref erred h im to the ordina nc e setting up t he Comm ission. Business of Commissio n is to see that ther e is pe ac e a n d harmony in the commun i t y a nd justice d o ne where p eop le li v e. Moody and Ezz ar.d and ot her people h av e s aid th at the people in the c i ty wil l hav e something t o sa y about what happens re t h e model c ity and ,1e ha ve no p osition .. the pe ople wh o live ther e must be ta k en int o a cco unt •. o ur concern is what happens to peop le .. wou ld that satisfy yo u ? ep o rt er: The e conomic fa ctor s me an that th is would b e a tre mend o u s business area . Dr . Wi l liams : "One o f the t~ings wrong with this town .. we pl ace economic opportunity before the i nterest of people .. I don 't know if he wan ts these notes o r not because these aren 't what y ou want to put in the newspaper •.. ! am offended about America on this .. Ameri ca of fends me at this poin t ... t hee e thi ngs matter i~ Ameiica .• that is pr o fi t, profits and property and then we say to hell with people . . we have got t o correct that . .. people have been l ~ving here for a long time and .. our (e arly ) pastor here had to carry on a f i ght to k ee p people from being evicted here ... now be c ause of the stadium we have c ome t o see what prime property this ... is .. young man , I hope you get a li t tle conversi on here and see that people are more imp o rtant than property .. and when we do we will see that America is a grea t place and if we d o n't people are going to be doomed .•.. There was a question regarding whether or n o t to go ahead and imp rove property on Wind sor St. Miss Bullard suggested calling City Planning Department, Mr . Hood was critical of the application for the Mode l City . It sho~s on the policy making level the mayor , two aldermen (Alderedge and Cook) a nd one private member (business community representative) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus of the group that they have representatives from the community. Discussion revealed that ac tion is expected on the model city program in May. And that lir . Gladin of the City Planning Departoent does anticipate involving the neighborhood people , Mrs . Paschall pointed out, the more organized and ready the com.mun~ ty is the better. She sugges t ed a �Page 5 o f Winutes of ~ ec hnnic s ville - Pittsbu _gh ·1eet ing , Apr il 5 , 1967 . jo i nt meeting of all model city a reas spo·1so~·ed by ull groups and have Glndin , Buchanan and ~ a ff ord co~e to answer questions re housing . Ma ybe a g ood idea to form a permanent joint grou _ orga niza tion. A woman in the group st ated t ha t s he had written Presidenk Johnson a nd was referred to some people in Atl an t a who say it will be one year before the mo d e l c ity plan is effective and she wa s u nhappy with just waiting wh ich is what the y had b ee n do ing for a l ong time o 1lr . :oo d remarked t hat the application was in and t h e city administration was getting ready and now the people had to get involved . ev . L. Terrill : Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f all groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Planning Department st a ff. Mr . Hood advised that a meeting was held in Summe rhill last week and they ha d agreed at that meeting to try t o arrange a joint meeting in 3 weeks ad everybody wo u l d be advised . On a motion made by Rev . Terrill and seconded , a resolution t hat a meeting of all t he people in Pe ople stown, Su ~IBrhill, Mechanicsville , etc., be h eld in April was passed . Mr . Moody: sho uldn ' t s a y what he is trying t o tell me . . the mayor came out with t vi o meetings before with more people and s a id what d o y ou wa nt? • . i, ;he L that thing got to Wash ing ton what was in there was what the ma yo r wanted nnd not us • . If you don't argu e a b out it now just save y our brea t h c h ild bec ause the mayor done got it tha~ t hic k and you haven't said the wo rd . Be fore adj~urning, Miss Bullard exp ained t he Co,mis s ~on has no policy making powers and i t s purpose is to t ake ba ck to t h e city admin istration expressi o ns of wha t the g roup s consid er their pr ob lems. Vhen as k ed if they felt t hey had had t heir say, the group replied Yes , Yes, t hank you ~ One las -'.:; comment f ro ..1 .. .:: n i n gr oup re b uses coming down V:T es t Avenue : think that if the tra rsi·- c uld ask f or more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re t ranspo r t ation • • " nr Miss Bullard thanked t he pe o p l e for coming and told t hem if t hey wanted t o ask a pers onal question , to c ome own front . The Mee t{ng was adjourned at 10 : 30 approximately . � 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 JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVSUBER, 1068 1208 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA s0s03 TELEPHONE 522-4463 EXT. 488 Mr. Invinc K. Kater, Chairman Tae Hononante Sast Masseui, JR» Ze-Ofielo = WT CHANICSVILLE~PITTSBURGH AREAS MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1967 at ZION HILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 666 McDANIEL ST. COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE eee en cakes Miss Helen Bullard, Chairman, called the meeting to order at Mx. R. J. Bureae 7:45 P.M. Forty-seven attendance cards were returned. Members Mr. Ronert Doras pr esent : Mr. Hamitton Douctas, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp Most Reverend et J. HALLINAN Mr. Rolland Maxwell Archbishop of Atlanta ss Te : Mr. Josern HaAAs Dr. sam Wil i ams . Mr. AL KuETrNER Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Dr. Ropert E. Lee i o 7 Se Rats as wea Mr. Clarence G. Ezzard ; Mr. F. W. PaTTEnson Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall, Executive Director Raset Jacos M, RoTHscHILp Mr. M. O. “Buzz" Ryan Mr. Jack SELLS Observers: Mrs. Many STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS uve. Jacob Rothschild ee a eee Mrs. Marilyn Baldwin Executive Director Mr. Joseph Amisano Rep. John Hood Miss Bullard remarked that the CRC was appointed by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen to try to help to deal with the problems of living together. She asked the group what it considered No. 1 problem in all Atlanta. Group answered: “Money..money..money. The next problem: "Clean up...clean up. The yards, the streets.""' Individuals spoke out mentioning crime; housing...not enough and what there is, inadequate. At this point, Miss Bullard invited people to get up and speak out. l. MR. MARVIN K. MACDOWELL, 781 Hubbard St. S.W.: Speaking for SCLC, Operation Breadbasket. They are having meetings in the different neighborhoods, Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, Grant Park, to get something done regarding housing and second, the streets...the majority are dirt streets which need to be paved. Said the people will have to get up and speak. Miss Bullard asked if the complaint had been made to the city formally or informally. He said they have been to EOA centers in the neighborhoods. 2. MR. RUDOLPH HINES, 65 Harlan Rd. S.W.: “One of the problems in Atlanta is lack of concern that the people of Atlanta have about somebody else...For 11 months I was assistant director for John Hope Homes. I know how these people live...Hines continued. "I don't represent any group but my concern is .. for ail the Negroes in Atlanta....the evils can be pinpointed in this one...it is inhuman... it is beyond the law....a lady called me tonight...she said last month I paid $46 rent...in April I pay $86.." On questioning from Miss Bullard, he said this is the way rents are adjusted and computed in public housing...that Mr. Satterfield and Mr. Boggs are little gods in this town. He told of an incident where a person was seen at the car stop and since he was then presumably working, his rent was adjusted so that he owed back rent of $490. Mr. Hines commented Page 2 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967 that the tenant organization was not effective since Paragraph S in the lease says the manager of any individual housing project in Atlanta can evict any family without written notice for the reason of the eviction. Mrs. Paschall said she uncerstocd that readjusted rents were not retroactive. Myr. Hines said that if a person calis the central office the call is sent back to the area management office...a vicious circle... the mere fact that the tenant calls downtown makes that tenant next in line for eviction. : Mrs. Paschall asked for location of specific streets that needed repairing to pass on to Mr. Nixon. Group: "McDaniel Street...it is a hazard. Bass Street...from Cooper to McDaniel. Pryor...Minora Street to the stadium." In the group's opinion, formal complaints on these streets have probably gone into the wastebasket. A woman remarked that on the weekends, teenagers tear them (the roads) up. 3. REV. Le. C. CLACK, 591 Pulliam St. SW.: He objects to Collier Street being zoned for commercial use. Thinks it unnecessary...commercial district already out to Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Advised he had been to one Zoning meeting. Said he was making a statement right then requesting it be kept residential. Told Dr. Williams he thought they should attend the zoning meetings. Dr. Williams skeptical about the effectiveness of zoning hearings. Miss Bullard to next speaker: “Are you Speaking as an individual?" 4.MR. EDWIN MOODY, 241 Doane St. S.W. "For once in my life!" Said he agreed with Dr. Williams about zoning committee. Has several recommendations for Commission to present to “city fathers" as follows: a. “Top issue is appointees...most of problems bloom from people appointed that know or care very little for the problems...how can a well- fed person know actually how a hungry person feels..how can a person in a mansion know how a person in a ragged, substandard house lives? b. "Tax dollars - start to spend fund to labor where it has been neglected.. in Mechanicsville, Summerhill, Pittsburgh. c. "Hire us on a qualified man-to-man basis...in the Georgia State Employment Service, it hasn't stopped... d. "Laws voted by legislature..almost any tax increase is helping poverty.. Atlanta's sewage tax falls on the tenants...our representatives voted themselves raises..this means more tax for the poor man to pay. I will not vote for a single person offering for re-election next time and I hope you Will follow the same example. e. "I will conclude with planning, zoning and housing..to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z, to get conmercial you have to get it zoned from a to z, same for schools...when you go before the zoning committee, you don’t make A, you-done Lost out...these departments should be one and an allowance should be made for elderly homeowners...members, 2° c 4. "i : = : pore don't come out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something about this...there is a long hot summer coming...I got Page 3 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967 kids in the schools and those two-for-a-quarter rides come dear for me... (he mentioned meeting at State Capitol re increase)...the Commission (Public Service) will hold a hearing...the more of us get there the less chance they will get to raise...Sommerville will get mad but I have got to pay Mr, Sommerville. Remarked that not voting for those presently in office might let the next one know not to vote himself a raise. On questioning by a reporter, remarked that the Georgia State Employment Service still goes by a color line. 5. MRS. ETHEL SHAW, 592 Whitehall Terrace. Complained of surrounding apartment buildings having no janitors. "Have called City Hall five times, written to Ivan Allen, Jr. ...the inspector came out and went around and cleaned up one time...been no one Since. Don't know who the landlords of buildings are......apartment at 600 Whitehall Terrace is ridiculous." (Discussion between Mrs. Shaw and person in group re contacting her area block chairman for corrective action.) 6. REP. JOHN HOOD, 124 District, 802% Pryor St. S.W. In checking, he found that motels are going in this area. Pryor St. area sewer problem is a hazard...on a rainy day your car will almost drown out. Commission should recommend to City Hall something be done. Need a school to go along with 650 apartment units planned for construction on McDaniel St. Construction (of the school) has not started and if it is to be finished within the allotted time, they will have to get on the ball (they being the Bd. of Education) to get property in this area. Mr. Hood advised he had voted for salary increase. One person reported a river when it rains on Ira Street where he lives and a horrible mess afterwards. 7. MRS. ROSA BROWN, Chairman of Area Block 42, EOA. Adressing Mr. Hood; "The people on Garbaldi Street have been asking for a light." Cited dangers of dark area. Sewer too small on Stevens and Sanders St...stays stopped up all the time. (Light on Garibaldi between Bass & Stephens.) Mrs. Paschall advised that the city is beginning a lighting modernization plan - asked that she be advised of special places where lights are needed - takes six to eight weeks because the Board of Aldermen has to pass a resolution for each location. Group: "We have asked for a light at Rockwell and McDaniel. 396 Baker is broke up." Mr. Moody speaking again asked why the planners and the zoning committee don't get together on the Model City plan - work in places going to be wasted - office building was to be built on Richardson and Central - neighborhood protested - protested on I-20. If commercial comes into neighborhood, residents might as well pick up and leave. Mrs. Paschall reported what Mr. Gladin told her about the Model City program - the application from City of Atlanta to Federal Government is for $500,000 to pay for a year of planning and at the end of the year would come a grant to put the plans into effect .. if grant is approved, they will want to meet with the people in the community to talk about what kind of neighborhood the people want - the more prepared the people are to talk about what they want, the stronger the plan will be when it gets going. Page 4 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967. Mr. Hood speaking again: “Mr. Hazzard and I are in a peculiar situation because the last two meetings I have found myself with the Commission in the neighborhood in which I live ... and I have been trying to keep up with it as much as possible." Thinks a strong organization will be needed in Atlanta if it gets the grant. Thinks one and a half million dollars is a small sum. Mr. Blackwell and Mr. Thompson (congressmen from 4th and 5th Districts) have got a lot of correspondence against it - doubts if 5 of present group have written two congressmen to support the project. Need to get ball rolling for model city. if turned down, will apply to private source. Thinks the stadium has helped south side a lot. Regarding bare apartments, thinks Commission could recommend that there be some liaison person to visit apartment developments to-make sure people keep them up - they are unsanitary on Commerce Street...Primrose.... Journal reporter asked: "With the interstate system and the stadium, it makes slum areas prime business sites in the future and is it the Commission's objective to keep this residential area and keep out businesses andwhat is the overall objective in this area?" Dr. Williams referred him to the ordinance setting up the Commission. Business of Commission is to see that there is peace and harmony in the community and justice done where people Live. Moody and Ezzard and other people have said that the people in the city will have something to say about what happens re the model city and we have no position .. the people who live there must be taken into account .. our concern is what happens to people .. would that satisfy you? Reporter: The economic factors mean that this would be a tremendous business area. Dr. Williams: "One of the things wrong with this town..we place economic opportunity before the interest of people.. I don't know if he wants these notes or not because these aren't what you want to put in the newspaper...I am offended about America on this..America offends: me at this point...theee things matter in America..that is profit, profits and property and then we say to hell with people..we have got to correct that...people have been living here for a long time and..our (early) pastor here had to carry on a fight to keep people from being evicted here...now because of the stadium we have come to see what prime property this...is..young man, I hope you get a little conversion here and see that people are more important than property..and when we do we will see that America is a great place and if we don't people are going to be doomed.... There waS a question regarding whether or not to go ahead and improve property on Windsor St. Miss Bullard suggested calling City Planning Department, Ir. Hood was critical of the application for the Model City. It shows on the policy making level the mayor, two aldermen (Alderedge and Cook) and one private member (business community representative) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus of the group that they have representa- tives from the community. Discussion revealed that action is expected on the model city program in May. And that Mr. Gladin of the City Planning Department does anticipate involving the neighborhood people, Mrs. Paschall pointed out, the more organized and ready the community is the better. She suggested a Page 5 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pititsburgch Meeting, April 5, 1967. G by all groups and have Stions re housing. Maybe a ization. joint meeting of all model city areaS Sponsore J gz t Gladin, Buchanan and Wofford come to answer au 3 good idea to form a permanent joint group orga A woman in the group stated that she had written President Johnson and was referred to some people in Atlanta who say it will be one year before the model city plan is effective and she was unhappy with just waiting which is what they had been doing for a long time. Nr. Hood remarked that the application was in and the city administration was getting ready and now the people had to get involved. Rev. L. Terrill: Made a plea to set up a joint meeting of all groups involved in model city application to talk with City Planning Department staff. Mr. Hood advised that a meeting was held in Summerhill Last week and they had agreed at that meeting to try to arrange a joint meeting in 3 weeks and everybody would be advised. On a motion made by Rev. Terrill and seconded, a resolution that a meeting of all the people in Peoplestown, Summerhill, Mechanicsville, etc., be heid in April was passed. Mr. Moody: shouldn't say what he is trving to tell me.. the mayor came out with two meetings before with more people and said what do you want?..when that thing got to Washington what was in there was what the mayor wanted and not us..if you don't argue about it now just save your breath child because the mayor done got it that thick and you haven't said the word. Before adjourning, Miss Bullard explained the Commission has no policy making powers and its purpose is to take back to the city administration expressions of what the groups consider their problems. When asked if they felt they had had their say, the group replied Yes, Yes, thank you. One last comment from an in group re buses coming down West Avenue: "I think that if the transit could ask for more money I think we could ask for more transportation...” Miss Bullard thanked the people for coming and told them if they wanted to ask a personal question, to come down front. The Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 approximately.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 21 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6cb68778348faffcaff43567b8091002.pdf 1ef3ca78f2dd97fdc5c19d2f670f6110 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ESTABLI SHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF A L DERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 3030$ TELEPHONE 522·4.CS EXT. 439 MR . I nv1NG K. KALER, Ch airman THE HoNORADLE SA~! MASSELL, JR. , Presidc1't, Board oj A ldermen Ex-Officio MECI:i:ANICSV ILLE-P I TTSBURGH AREAS MEETING , WEDNESDAY, APRI L 5, 1967 at Z TON HI LL BAPTIST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANI EL ST. C0111l\1ISSION M E MBERS MR. T . M. ALEX ANDER, SR. Mn. R . IlYR0 !-1 ATTRIDGE M RS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. RonEnT Donos l\fa. HA~!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, Miss Hele n Bu l lard , Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 : 4 5 P . M. F ort y -seven a tte ndance c ar ds were retur ned . Member s present: MR. C. G. EZZARD l\IoST RE\'ERE KD PAUL J. HALLINAN Mr. Rolland Maxw el l Dr . Sam Wil liams Rabb i Ja cob Roths child Mr . Clarence G. Ezzar d Mrs . Eliza K. Paschall, Executive Director Arch bishop of Atlanta MR . J OSEPH HAAS ?\:In. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . L EE 11n. ROLLAND l\IAXWELL J\fR. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB 1\1. ROTHSCHILD MR . M. o. "B uzz" RYAN Observe r s: MR. JACK SELLS lllns . MARY STEPHENS THE REVERE!-ID ~AMUEL WILLIAMS M RS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jacob Rothschild Mr s. Ma rilyn Bald win Mr . Joseph Amisano Rep . J ohn Hoo d Miss Bu llard rema rked that the CRC wa s appo i nted by the Ma y o r and the Board of Aldermen to try to help to deal with t he pr ob lems o f l iving together . She asked t he gr oup what it cons i d ered No. 1 pr o blem in all Atlant a . Gr o up a n sw e red : " Mo n ey .. money .. money. The next pr oblem : nc lea n u p . .. c lea n u p . The y a rds, the streets . " I ndi v iduals spoke out mentioning cri me; h ousing ... n o t enough and what there is, i n a dequate. At this point, Miss Bullard invited pe o ple to get up and speak out. 1. MR . MARVI N K. MACDOWELL, 7 8 1 Hubbar d St . S. W.: Sp eaking f o r SCLC, Operati o n Breadbasket . They are hav i ng me eti ngs in the di ff e r ent neighborho ods , Mechanics v ille , Pit tsb u rgh, Grant Park , to get s ome t hin g done regard i ng hous i ng and secon d, t h e streets ... t he majority ar e dirt s t r e e ts whi c h n e e d to be pa v ed . Sa id the pe o p l e wil l have t o get up and s peak . Mi ss Bu l l a rd a s ke d if the compl aint had been ma d e t o t he city f o rma l l y or i n for mally. He s a id t he y have been to EOA cent ers i n the n eighb o rhood s . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES, 65 Harlan Rd . S . W. : "One of the problems in Atlanta is lack o f c o n ce r n t hat the p e op l e o f At l ant a hav e about somebody else ... For 11 months I was assista n t d i rec to r for John Hope Homes. I know how these people liv e . .. Hines c ontinued . HI don ' t represent any group but my conc ern is .. f o r all the Negroes in Atlanta .... the evils can be p i npointed i n this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law . . . . a lady called me tonight . • . she said last month I pa id $46 rent ••• in April I pay $ 8 6 .. " On questioning from :M iss Bullard, he said this is the way rents are adjusted and computed in public housing .•. that Mr. Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town. He told of an incident where a person was seen at the car stop and since he was then piesumably working, his rent was adjusted so that he owed back rent of $490. Mr . Hines commented �Page 2 of Minutes o f Mec han icsvil l e - P itts bur gh deeting, Ap ril 5, 1 9 67 that the tenant orga nization wa s n ot eff ective since Pa ragraph 9 in the lease says the man ger of any ind iv idu a l h ousing project in Atl a nt a c an e v ict any family without written n otice f o r the re a son o f t he evi c t ion . Mr s . Pa sc hall s a id s he und erstood that readjusted retroactive. Mr . Hines said that if a person calls the the cal l is sent back t o the area manage ment office ... a the mer e fact that the tenant cal ls downt ow n makes that l in.e for eviction . rents were n o t c entral o ffi c e vicious circle ••• tenant n e xt in Mrs. Pa sc ha ll as k ed f or location o f s pe c ifi c st r eets tha~ needed repairing t o pa ss o n t o Mr. Nix on. Group : " McDani el St re et .. . it is a hazard . Bas s Street . .. from Cooper to McDani el. Pry o r .• . Minor a St ree t to the stadium. " In the group' s op ini on, f o rmal complaints o n these st reet s have .prob ably ~ one in t o the wa steb a s ket . A wo man remarked tha t on the weekends , teenagers tear them (the roads) up . 0 3. REV o L. C. CLACK, 591 Pulliam St. SW.: He objec t s to Coll ier Street being z o ned for commer ci a l use . Thinks it unnecessary ..• commercial district ~ready ou t t o Fulton Indust ial Boulevard . Adv ised he had been to one zoning meeting . Said he was ma k ing a statement right then r equesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . Willi a ms he th ou g ht they should nttend the zoning mee t ings . Dr . Williams s k ept ic al ab o ut the effective ness of zoning hearings. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you spea k ing as an individ u al?" 4 . MR . EDWI N MOODY , 24 1 Doane St . S . W. nFor once in my life ! " Said h e ag - eecJ wit h Dr . Willi a li1S ab out zoning comm ittee . Has sever a 1 re commend a tions f o r Comm ission to pr esent to "city fathers" as foll o ws : a. "Top issue is ap poi n t ee s ... most of prob lems b loom fr o m pe o ple app oint ed t ha t kn o w o r care very little fo r t h e p r oblems ... how c a n a well fed per so n know actually h ow a hu ngr y p erson f eels .. how can a p e r son in a mansio n k now h ow a p e r son in a r a gged, subst a ndard house lives? b . " Tax dol l ars - start to spend :fu nd to l abor where i t has been ne gl ected •. in Mechanicsville , Summerhill , Pittsburgh . c . "Hire us on a qualified man- to-man basis ... in the Ge or gi a State Employment Service , it hasn't stopped ... d. "Laws voted by legislature . . almost any tax increase is helping poverty . . Atlanta's sewage t a x falls on the tenants • . . our representatives voted themselves raises .. this means more tax f 6r the po o r man to pay. I will not vote for a single person offering f o r re - electi o n next time and I hope you will follow the s ame example . e. "I will conclude with planning , z o ning and housing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools . .. when y o u go before the zoni;g committee, you don't make A, you done lost out • •. these departments should be one and a n allowance should be made for elderly homeowners ••• mernbers, please don't ?ome out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something a bout this •• . there is a long hot summer coming ••• I got �Page 3 o f Minut es of hlechanicsville - P~tts burgh Mee~ing , April 5 , 196 7 k i ds in the s c hools and those t~o - for - a - qua~ter r i des c ome dear for me ... State Ca pitol r e increase) ..• the Co~ i ssion (Publi c Serv ic e ) wi ll h o ld a he~ring .. . the more of us get there the less chance t hey will get to raise . . . Sommerville will get mad but I h ave got t o pay Mr . Sommerville . ( he menti oned meeting a t Remarked that not voting for those presently in office mi g h t let ~he n ext o ne know n o t to vote h imself a raise. On questioning by a reporter, rema r k ed that the Ge o rgia State Employment Servic e s till g o es by a color 1_ ine. . 5. MRS . ETHEL SHAW, 592 Wh i te h all Terrace. Complained o f sur r ounding apartme nt bu ild ings hav i ng n o janitors . "Have c alled City Ha ll fiv e times , writ t en t o Iva n Al le n, J r . . . . the inspe c tor came o ut and went ar o u n d a nd c leaned up o ne ti me . . . been n o o ne s ince. Don't know wh o t he landlo rd s o f buildings are .... . . apartment t 600 1/hitehall Te rrace is ridic ul o u s. " ( _ is c u s s ion between Mrs . Shaw and person in group re co nta c ting her ar e a bl o ck c hai r man f o r c orre c tive action . ) 6. REP. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t rict, 802~- Pryor St . S . W. I n c h eck i ng, he f o und that mo tels are going in thi s area. P r y o r St . area sewe r pr o blem is a hazard .•. on a rainy day your car will a lmost dr own o u·t . Commi ssi o n s hould rec ommend to City Hall s ome thing be done . Need a scho o l t o g o a long with 650 apartment units planne d for construction o n McDaniel St . Constructi o n (of the school) has not st a rted and if it is to b e finished within the allo tted time , they will have t o g et o n t he ball (they bein g the Bd . of Edu c ation) to get property in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advised h e had v o ted for salary increase. One person reported a riv e r when it r ains on Ira Street where he lives a nd a horr i b l e mess afte r war ds. 7. MRS . ROSA BROWN, Cha irman of Area Block 4 2, EOA . Adressing Mr. Hood: "The pe o p l e on Garbaldi Street have been aski n g for a light . " Cited dange r s of d ar k a re a . Se wer too s mall on Steve ns and Sa nders St . .. st ays stopped up a ll the time. (Light o n Ga rib a ldi between Ba ss & Stephens.) Mrs . Pas c hall advis e d t ha t t he cit y is b e g i nn i n g a l i ghti ng mo dernizat i o n p l a n - asked that she be advised o f specia l places where lights ar e needed takes six to e i ght weeks bec ause the Boa rd o f Ald ermen h a s to pass a reso lutio n f o r eac h l oc a tion. Group : "Vle have asked for a light at Rockwe l l a n d Mc Daniel. 396 Baker i s broke up . " Mr . Moody speaking again asked why the pla n ners and the zoning committee don't get together on the Model Ci t y plan - wo rk in pla ces goi ng to be wasted office building was t o be built o n Richards on and Cent ra l - neighborhood protested - protes t ed on I - 20 . I f c omme r cia l comes into ne i ghbo rhood, r e sidents might as well pick up and leave . Mrs . Paschall reported what Mr. Gladin told her about the Model City program - the application from City of Atlanta to Federal Government is for $500,000 to pay for a year of planning and at the end of the year would come a grant to put the plans into effect •. if grant is approved, they will want to meet with thG people in the community to talk about what kind of neighb?rhood the peop~e want - the more _prepared the people are to talk about what tney want , the s~ronger the plan will be when it gets going. �Page 4 o f Mi nutes o f ~e c h a nic svil le - P it t s burgh Me et ing , Ap ril 5, 196 7 . 11 !\~r . Mr . Hood sp e ak i ng a g ain: Ezzar- d and I ar e in a p eculiar situat ion be c a use the las t t wo meet ings I ha ve f o u nd myself with t h e Comm i ssio n in the nei ghb o rhood i n whi c h I liv e ancl I h ave been tr y i ng t o ke ep up wi t h it a s muc h as p ossib l e . " Thinl~s a st r oqg or g a nizati o n wi ll be needed i n Atla n t a i f i t g et s t he grant . Th in~s o ne a nd a h a lf million dolla rs is a s mall sum. Mr . Bl a c k wel l a n d Mr . Th omp s o n (c o n g ress me n fro m 4 th and 5th Distri c ts ) ha v e g o t a l o t o f co r respo nd e nce a gainst it - d o ub ts if 5 o f pres ent gro up hav e wr itten t wo co ngr ess rle n to supp o rt the pr o ject. Need to g e t b al l r olli ng f or mo d e l c it y . I f turne d down , wi l l a p p l y to pri vate sourc e. Th ink s t h e st adium has help e d south side a l ot . Regard i n g bar e apa rtment s , t h ink s Comm ission c o u ld re commend t ha t ther e be s ome l i a ison pers o n t o v isit apa r t me n t de velo pme nt s t o . ma k e sure pe ople eep the m up - t hey a re unsanitary o n Commerc e Street . . . Primr ose . .. . Jo u1 n al re p orte r asked : "Wi th t he inte r st a te syst e m and t he s tad i u m, rt makes slum are a s p r ime busines s site s in t h e future and i s it the Comn.iss i on ' s obj ect i ve t o k ee p this residential ar ea - a n d k eep o ut busines s e s a ndwhat is t he ov erall ob jec tiv e in t h is are a ? " 1 Dr . Wi lliams re f er r ed h i m t o the ordina n ce s etting up the Comm ission . Business o f Comm i s sion is to see t ha t the re is peace and h a rmo ny in t h e c omm un ity a nd just i ce do ne wh ere p eop l e l iv e . Moody a nd Ezzar d and ot her people hav e s aid that the p eople i n t h e c i ty will ha ve s o mething t o s ay a b ou t wha t ha p p ens r e t h e model c ity and we h a ve n o p ositi o n .. th e pe op l e wh o li v e there must b e t a k e n i n to a cc o u nt •. o ur co nc e r n is what happ e ns to pe ople .. wo u ld th at s a tis fy y o u? Rep o rter : The eco n o mic fa ctor s mean t hat t his wou ld be a tr e me nd o u s b us i ne s s a rea . Dr . Wil liams : ' ' One o f the t h i ngs wr o n g wi th thi s t o wn .. we pl a ce e co no mi c oppor tunity bef o r e t he i n te r est o f pe o p l e .. I do n' t k n o w if he want s t h es e notes or not bec a us e the s e a re n ' t wh at you wan t t o put i n t he ne wspap e r •.. ! am o ff e nd e d ab o u t Amer ic a on t h i s . . America o ffend s me a t t hi s poin t .. . t hee e t hin g s matter i~ Amei ic a •. that is pr o f i t , p r ofits and pr o per ty and then we s ay t o h ell wi th peop l e . . we h 3 ve g ot t o cor re ct tha t . .. people h a ve b een l~v ing here for a l o ng t ime and .. o u r ( ea rly ) past o r here had t o c a rry o n a f i ght t o k ee p p e o p le from being evi c ted he re ... now be c ause of t h e s t adi u m we h ave c ome to se e wha t prime property th i s . .. i s .• yo ung man , I h o pe y ou ge t a little c onv e r s i o n here and see tha t pe o ple ar e mor e i mp or tan t than pr o pe rty .. a nd when we d o we wi ll see that Ameri c a is a gr e a t p l ace a nd if we do n' t p eop l e ar e goi n g t o b e d oome d ••.. Ther e was a que s t i o n regard i ng whe t her or n ot t o g o a hea d and i mpr ove p ro per t y o n Winds o r S t . Miss Bullard s ugg este d c alling City P l a nni ng Department, Mr. Hood was c r it ical of the appli c at ion f o r t h e Mod el Cit y . I t sh o ws on the policy making level the mayor , two a l derme n ( Al deredge and Cook) and one private member (busine ss c ommunity repre s enta ti v e) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus o f the gr o up th a t the y have representatives from the commun i ty. Disc u s s i o n reveal e d t hat a cti o n is expec te d on the model city program in May . And that Mr . Gladin o f the Ci ty Planning Departaent does anticipate involving the n ei ghborh o od pe o ple , Mrs . Pa sc hall pointed out, the more organized and ready t he commu n i ty i s t h e b e t t er . She s uggested a �Page 5 of Minutes of Mechanicsville - Pitts b u~g: eeting , Ap _i l 5 , 1967. joint meeti·1g of all mod el c ~Y are a s sponsored by a ll groups and have Gladin, Buc hanan and -'iorford coi1e t o ans we ques ti ons re h ou si ng . Ma yb e a good idea to form a permanent joint group o rga niz a t i o n . A woman in t h e gr oLp st ated that she had written President Johnson and was referred to some pe ople i n lanta who s ay it v ill be one year bef ore the mode l city plan is e ff ective and shews u nhappy wi th just wai ting which is wha t t h ey had been doing fo a long time . Mr . lood remarked t ha t t he appl ication was in and the c i ty a minist rati on wa s ge tting ready and now the people had to get i nvo l ved . Rev . L. Te r rill: Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f a ll groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Plann ing Department s ta ff. Mr . Hood adv ised that a meeting was held in Summerhil l last week and t hey bad agreed at t ha t mee ti ng to try to arrange a joint mee ting in 3 weeks a·_d everybody wou ld be advised . On a motion raade by Rev . Ter rill and se conded, a resolution t hat a meetin g o f a l l t he people in Peopl-9 stown , Summerhi11, Me chanicsville, etc ., be held in April was passed . Mr . Moody : shouldn't s a y wha t he is trying t o tell me .• the mayor c ame out with two meetings before wit h mo re people and said what d o you wan t? •. wh e n t ha t thing got to Wash i ngt o n what was in there was what t h e ma yor want ed nnd not us • • If you don't argue about it now just save y our breat h child bec ause the may o r done got it tha~ t hick and you haven 't said the wo rd . Before ad journi ng, Mis s Bullard expla · ned t:.e Co,nmi ssion has no p o - icy making powers and i ts purpose is to t ake back to the c ity administ ra tion expression~ of what the groups consider t h eir problen~. Vhen asked if t hey felt t ey had had t he i r say , the g roup replied Yes, Yes , thank you ~ One last commen t f r o . . . n i n g r oup re b uses coming down Wes t Ave . ue : I think that if the tr ~2i ~ c o ld as k for more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re transport a tion •• n Mi s s Bu ll a rd thank ed t h e people for coming a nd told them if t hey wanted to as k a personal question , to c ome down f ront . The Mee t ing was adjour ned at 10 : 30 approxi ma t e ly . .J � 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 af OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA $0303 TELEPHONE 522-4463 EXT. 488 Mr. InvinG K. Kater, Chairman Tae Hoxonante Saat MASsELL JRu He-OGiele = MUCHANICSVILLE-PITTSBURGH AREAS MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1967 at ZION HILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 666 McDANIEL ST. COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. Byron ATTRIDGE peat et Miss Helen Bullard, Chairman, called the meeting to order at koe 7:45 P.M. Forty-seven attendance cards were returned. Members Mr. Ropert Dosss pr esen + ‘ Mr. HamiLton Dovonas, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzanp Most Revenenp Paut J. HALLINAN Mr. Rolland Maxwell Archbishop of Atlanta Rh spe : Mr. JosepH Haas Dr. Sam Williams . Mn. AL KUETTNER Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Dr. Roser? E. Lee Ty o yz 7” Mr. ROLLAND MAXWELL Mr. Cla re nee G. Ezzard . . Mr. PF, W. PATTERSON Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall, Executive Director Rassr Jacos M. RoTHSCHILD Mr. M. 0. “Buzz” Ryan Mr. Jack Sets Observers: Mrs. Many STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS go Mrs. Jacob Rothschild Mrs. Eviza K. PASCHALL, Mrs. Mar i lyn Baldwin Bzceutive Director Mr. Joseph Amisano Rep. John Hood Miss Bullard remarked that the CRC was appointed by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen to try to help to deal with the problems of living together. She asked the group what it considered No. 1 problem in alli Atlanta. Group answered: "“Money..money..money. The next problem: "Clean up...clean up. The yards, the streets." Individuals spoke out mentioning crime; housing...not enough and what there is, inadequate. At this point, Miss Bullard invited people to get up and speak out. 1. MR. MARVIN K. MACDOWELL, 781 Hubbard St. S.W.: Speaking for SCLC, Operation Breadbasket. They are having meetings in the different neighborhoods, Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, Grant Park, to get something done regarding houSing and second, the streets...the majority are dirt streets which need to be paved. Said the people will have to get up and speak. Miss Bullard asked if the complaint had been made to the city formally or informally. He said they have been to EOA centers in the neighborhoods. 2. MR, RUDOLPH HINES, 65 Harlan Rd. S.W.: “One of the problems in Atlanta is lack of concern that the people of Atlanta have about somebody else...For 11 months I was assistant director for John Hope Homes. I know how these people live...Hines continued. "I don't represent any group but my concern is .. for ail the Negroes in Atlanta....the evils can be pinpointed in this one...it is inhuman... it is beyond the law....a lady called me tonight...she said last month I paid $46 rent...in April I pay $86.." On questioning from Miss Bullard, he said this is the way rents are adjusted and computed in public housing...that Mr. Satterfield and Mr. Boggs are little gods in this town. He told of an incident where a person was seen at the car stop and since he was then presumably working, his rent was adjusted so that he owed back rent of $490. Mr. Hines commented Page 2 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967 that the tenant organization was not effective since Paragraph 9 in the lease says the manager of any individual housing project in Atlanta can evict any family without written notice for the reason of the eviction, Mrs. Paschall said she understood that readjusted rents were not retroactive. My. Hines said that if a person calls the central office the call is sent back to the area management office...a vicious circle... the mere fact that the tenant calls downtown makes that tenant next in line for eviction. ‘vs. Paschall asked for location of specific streets that needed repairing to pass on to Mr. Nixon. Group: "McDaniel Street...it is a hazard. Bass Street...from Cooper to McDaniel. Pryor...Minora Street to the stadium." In the group's opinion, formal complaints on these streets have probably gone into the wastebasket. A woman remarked that on the weekends, teenagers tear them (the roads) up. 3. REV. L. C. CLACK, 591 Pulliam St. SW.: He objects to Collier Street being zoned for commercial use. Thinks it unnecessary...commercial district already out to Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Advised he had been to one zoning meeting. Said he was making a statement right then requesting it be kept residential. Told Dr. Williams he thought they should attend the zoning meetings. Dr. Williams skeptical about the effectiveness of zoning hearings. Miss Bullard to next speaker: “Are you Speaking as an individual?" 4.MR. EDWIN MOODY, 241 Doane St. S.W. "For once in my life!" Said he agreed with Dr. Williams about zoning committee. Has several recommendations for Commission to present to “city fathers" as follows: a. “Top issue is appointees...most of problems bloom from people appointed that know or care very little for the problems...how can a well- fed person know actually how a hungry person feels..how can a person in a mansion know how a person in a ragged, substandard house lives? b. "Tax dollars - start to spend fund to labor where it has been neglected... in Mechanicsville, Summerhill, Pittsburgh. c. "Hire us on a qualified man-to-man basis...in the Georgia State Employment Service, it hasn't stopped... d. "Laws voted by legislature..almost any tax increase is helping poverty.. Atlanta's sewage tax falls on the tenants...our representatives voted themselves raises..this means more tax for the poor man to pay. I will not vote for a Single person offering for re-election next time and I hope you will follow the same example. e. "I will conclude with planning, zoning and housing..to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z, to get commercial you have to get it zoned from a to z, same for schools...when you go before the zoning committee, you don't make A, you done lost out...these departments should = one and an allowance should be made for elderly homeowners...members, Please don't I : is + 4 : and do SOMAHSEE Abe HES ee ee eee pe ae | oe ee g cee § Hot summer coming...I got Page 3 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967 kids in the schools and those two-for-a-quarter rides come dear for me... (he mentioned meeting at State Capitol re increase)...the Commission (Public Service) will hold a hearing...the more of us get there the less chance they will get to raise...Sommerville will get mad but I have got to pay Mr. Sommerville. Remarked that not voting for those presently in office might let the next one know not to vote himself a raise. On questioning by a reporter, remarked that the Georgia State Employment Service still goes by a color line. 5. MRS. ETHEL SHAW, 592 Whitehall Terrace. Complained of surrounding apartment buildings having no janitors. “Have called City Hall five times, written to Ivan Allen, Jr. ...the inspector came out and went around and cleaned up one time...been no one since. Don't know who the landlords of buildings are......apartment at 600 Whitehall Terrace is ridiculous." (Discussion between Mrs. Shaw and person in group re contacting her area block chairman for corrective action.) 6. REP. JOHN HOOD, 124 District, 8023 Pryor St. S.W. In checking, he found that motels are going in this area. Pryor St. area sewer problem is a hazard...on a rainy day your car will almost drown out. Commission should recommend to City Hall something be done. Need a school to go along with 650 apartment units planned for construction on McDaniel St. Construction (of the school) has not started and if it is to be finished within the allotted time, they will have to get on the ball (they being the Bd. of Education) to get property in this area. Mr. Hood advised he had voted for salary increase. One person reported a river when it rains on Ira Street where he lives and a horrible mess afterwards. 7. MRS. ROSA BROWN, Chairman of Area Block 42, EOA. Adressing Mr. Hood: "The people on Garbaldi Street have been asking for a light." Cited dangers of dark area. Sewer too small on Stevens and Sanders St...stays stopped up all the time. (Light on Garibaldi between Bass & Stephens.) Mrs. Paschall advised that the city is beginning a lighting modernization plan - asked that she be advised of special places where lights are needed - takes six to eight weeks because the Board of Aldermen has to pass a resolution for each location. Group: "We have asked for a light at Rockwell and McDaniel. 396 Baker is broke up." Mr. Moody speaking again asked why the planners and the zoning committee don't get together on the Model City plan - work in places going to be wasted - office building was to be built on Richardson and Central - neighborhood protested - protested on I-20. If commercial comes into neighborhood, residents might as well pick up and leave. Mrs. Paschall reported what Mr. Gladin told her about the Model City program - the application from City of Atlanta to Federal Government is for $500,000 to pay for a year of planning and at the end of the year would come a grant to put the plans into effect .. if grant is approved, they will want to meet with the people in the community to talk about what kind of neighborhood the people want - the more prepared the people are to talk about what they want, the stronger the plan will be when it gets going. Page 4 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967. Mr. Hood speaking again: "Mr. Ezzard and I are in a peculiar Situation because the last tvio meetings I have found myself with the Commission in the neighborhood in which I live ... and I have been trying to keep up with it as much as possible." Thinks a strong organization will be needed in Atlanta if it gets the erant. Thinks one and a half million dollars is a small sum. Mr. Blackwell and Mr. Thompson (congressmen from 4th and 5th Districts) have got a lot of correspondence against it - doubts if 5 of present group have written two congressmen to support the project. Need to get ball rolling for model city. If turned down, will apply to private source. Thinks the stadium has helped south side a lot. Regarding bare apartments, thinks Commission could recommend that there be some liaison person to visit apartment developments to.make sure people keep them up - they are unsanitary on Commerce Street...Primrose.... Journal reporter asked: "With the interstate system and the stadium, it makes Slum areas prime business sites in the future and is it the Commission's objective to keep this residential area and keep out businesses andwhat is the overall objective in this area?" Dr. Williams referred him to the ordinance setting up the Commission. Business of Commission is to see that there is peace and harmony in the community and justice done where people live. Moody and Ezzard and other people have said that the people in the city will have something to say about what happens re the model city and we have no position .. the people who live there must be taken into account .. our concern is what happens to people .. would that satisfy you? Reporter: The economic factors mean that this would be a tremendous business area. Dr. Williams: “One of the things wrong with this town..we place economic opportunity before the interest of people.. I don't know if he wants these notes or not because these aren't what you want-.to put in the newspaper...I am offended about America on this..America offends me at this point...theee things matter in America..that is profit, profits and property and then we say to hell with people..we have got to correct that...people have been living here for a long time and..our (early) pastor here had to carry on a fight to keep people from being evicted here...now because of the stadium we have come to see what prime property this...is..young man, I hope you get a little conversion here and see that people are more important than property..and when we do we will see that America is a great place and if we don't people are going to be doomed.... There waS a question regarding whether or not to go ahead and improve property on Windsor St. Miss Bullard suggested calling City Planning Department, Mr. Hood was critical of the application for the Model City. It shows on the policy making level the mayor, two aldermen (Alderedge and Cook) and one private member (business community representative) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus of the group that they have representa- tives from the community. Discussion revealed that action is expected on the model city program in May. And that Mr. Gladin of the City Planning Department does anticipate involving the neighborhood people, Mrs. Paschall pointed out, the more organized and ready the community is the better. She suggested a Page 5 of Minutes of Mechanicsville-Pittsburgh Meeting, April 5, 1967. joint meeting of all model city areas sponsored by alli groups and have o> o o Gladin, Buchanan and Worford come to answer questions re housing. Maybe a good idea to form a permanent joint group organization. A woman in the group stated that she had written President Johnson and was referred to some people in Atlanta who say it will be one year before the model city plan is effective and she was unhappy with just waiting which is what they had been doing for a long time. Mr. Hood remarked that the application was in and the city administration was getting ready and now the people had to get involved. Rev. L. Terrill: Made a plea to set up a joint meeting of all groups involved in model city application to talk with City Planning Department staff. Mr. Hood advised that a meeting was held in Summerhill last week and they had agreed at that meeting to try to arrange a joint meeting in 3 weeks and everybody would be advised. On a motion made by Rev. Terrill and seconded, a resolution that a meeting of all the people in Peoplestown, Summerhiil, Mechanicsville, etc., be held in April was passed. Mr. Moody: shouldn't say what he is trying to teil me.. the mayor came out with two meetings before with more people and said what do you want?..when that thing got to Washington what was in there was what the mayor wanted and not us..if you don't argue about it now just save your breath child because the mayor done got it that thick and you haven't said the word. Before adjourning, Miss Bullard explained the Commission has no policy making powers and its purpose is to take back to the city administration expressions of what the groups consider their problems. When asked if they felt they had had their say, the group replied Yes, Yes, thank you. One last comment fro; an in group re buses coming down West Avenue: "J think that if the transit could ask for more money I think we could ask for more transportation...” Miss Bullard thanked the people for coming and told them if they wanted to ask a personal question, to comc down front. The Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 approximately.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 20 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8417c225d6447d7ffb211901a8aa60a1.pdf b6fcf52f6cbb680cd3a11c443019fd64 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FOR vmm !Nf ORMATION THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1967 iCity Moves to Avert Summer Unrest 1 The task torc e· w1il be re·bl f th 1· t·j mcmh cr of the task force be- Thoma.~ A. Vam Sant or ih e Boarrl By SETH S. KING spons1 e or c spenc mg o " _ . L' d . . 'd, ',, of Education. II f d5 tha t become available , L,rn,-e, Mi. m ~ay s,u , ex. . Acting early to ker-p the j a un . . perience h'l.s shown th at even J ames W. Smith, assistant to Lhe . , ,. I" / n-.1 t nt 10 . 1 f n . Mayor for Community R~lali ons. .1for community proJects. 0 one, "We want to be sure that we ;:> ?~ _er co_ s 11 1 met Robcl't o. Lowery, Fire Comm i.scity s summer a coo 1 Mayor Lindsay yes terday ap- i are ge tting the maximum value j ac,i vittes ~ needed. sioner. · T k F . If h d O11 t and th at 1 The chairma n of the coor- Robcl'l Shrank. Mrs. J ohnson anrl . pointed a Summer as orce , or eac ar spe_n . clinatin"' task force will be Fmnlt Espada of the Huma n ' of top city officia ls to coo'.di· tl~ese fu nd s are go_mg mtore~l: IBany Gottehrer, an assistant Resources Adn:tinistrallon .. n t recrea tion and comm u111ty- . a.eas where the:c I S the _g to the Mayor Mr. Gottchrer Wa lter E. Wa_shmgton , c_ha1rma n ; . -es t need," Mr. Lindsay said. I . . '> • • or the Housing Autho'.1ty. . a e development progra ms m deA ther ssi"nment of the . who ts 3~ y~ars old, has se1:ved Willi am H. Booth , chairma n of j I no · 11b I od 5 a : 0 t. t ' on lhc Antipoverty Operat10ns the Human Rights Commission. · . Ipressed ·neig ono ' task force Wlll be to 'l.t tac : Boa rd a nd the Special Summer Sidney Davidoff, assistant to t he ; I The 22-member group, winch Federal fund s to support the i 1966 Subcommittee. Mayor for Neighborhood P1·0- : includes nine Negroes and one program. LaSt year, New york A form er reporter Mr Gotte- grams. , . i 1 ' • . c·ty re ceived nearly $12-milhon Robe,·t M. Blum . .assistant to the ! Puerto Rican, will supervise I tl F d 1 G . ~rnnlent !hrer was a trouble shooter for Mayor for Neighborhood Little ie er a , ofov,. . c1·t Y ne1g . hb or h oo d s. c,ty . Httll ~. activities that range from the for h th c Off' E conomic' tl1e Mayor m . throug . e ice ~ . . this winter. Peter Aschk cnasy. deputy execu- , p_lacement of play streets and Opportumty, for s umm.z1 ac- , The Summ er T a sk Force is tlve directol', Dcpartmen.t or l fire-hydrant sp:11ys to tllc tivities. scheduled to hold week! meet- P a rks. . · · . spending of antipoverty fund s But the prospec ts fo r another !: t·I th ht Y ti John Foley, executive d1recto1, 1 . a t f wa lk· . d t . mgs un 1 e o wea 1er Police Athletic League. , d th '.1" e arian.,emen su ch allocation o no appear •s LarL,;, After that it 'will meet Dttvld L. Garth, special consultant ! mg lours by Mayor Lindsay bright at the moment, the , as often as is necessary. Its · to the Mayor. . through ghettos. May01· said. It was hoped that firs t meetin"' will be held Lillian Lampkin, executive direc- , In a statement announcing i a well-developed plan, prepared , Wednesday a°fternoon at City tor of the Youth Boapdj· D the appointm ent of the gro1;1p , i beforehand , might influence Hall. · Represen~lng ~e o ice C· 1Mr. Lindsay noted that the city I Congress t o appropriate money Th<! m em bers of the task partment will be· . . ·had gotten through the s um- to suppor t it f • . . t . ·t d Sanford D. Garelik, chief mspec. . · . 01 ce 1 epresen nme CI Y e- tor Franklin A Thomas depuLy me~ of 1~66 without any ma Jor Finally, the task force will partments a nd agencies. cor:imi sslon er for legal matters. racial disturbances. Summ ers coordinate ap ~ als to founda- The Mayor named Cyril D. and Lloyd G. Scaly, ass istfl·nt are pa rticula rly touch;ir beca use tions and business groups fo r Tyson of the Human Resoui:ces chi ef inspector. . ' slum dwellers escaping from money to pay for s ummer pro- Administration as vice chairA member from the Council their s tifling apartmentsgat.her g rams. . Ima n. Aga inst Poverty and two m e~in the . streets , W:hcre even a j Mr . L_indsay recal_lcd the pn- 11 Others appointed to the task bcrs from other city agencies will be na med later. s mall mc1dcnt might lead to vately financed Rhemgold Su_m- force were: violence. 1m er Concert F estival, which !___ __ _____ _ - - - -- -- ----- - ---· The generally peaceful sum - a ttracted large a udi ences at mer of 1966 was due in part , jazz, folk music, a nd rock 'n' the Mayor said, to the "ex- · roll performa nces in Central tra ordinary efforts" of scores of ·P ark las t yea r. He a.lso citerl . city officials and private volun- ' a spor ts festival for you ths teers. sponso red by Old London Foods : "From this experience we a t Prospec t P a rk a nd Ra ndalls learned many lesso ns," the May- Island. · · or went on. "Most importa nt. Last summ er the ci ty 's a nti!we learned that coordin ation of poverty program reached into 1the work of key agencies--the the comm un ities for the par;police, fire, education, anti- ticipation 0f "indi genous groups" 1poverty, and the Mayor's office in organi zing day .camps, voca-was needed a t th e hi ghest tional-trainlng courses, and trips level. This is the job the task to the country for slum children force will do." who had never been out of One of the first efforts of I their own neighborhoods. the task force will be to develop These efforts were considered a citywide networlt of adults successful. But former Parks and youngsters who are r<'· Commissioner Thom as P. F. _garded as the leaders in their !Hoving said after wa rd that communities. wha t was needed was a co. 'ordine.ting group, '·headed by one s trong man. t o steer these diverse efforts and uti li ze nil city agencies that could contribute to them. Mr. Lindsay sa id that Mrs. Thelma Johnson, a n official in th e Hum an Resou rces Adminis1trn.tion, would head a summer ant ipover ty p rog ra m. Mrs . J ohnson w ill also serve as a l ,,a I H. I °. . i I. I -·--·· - .. I J � 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 SETH 8. KING Acting early to keep the city’s summer a “cool” one, FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1967 City Moves to Avert Summer Unrest | The task torece will he re ‘sponsible for the spending of ‘all funds that become available ‘for community projects. | “We want to be sure that we : { ‘member of the task foree, be-|Themas A. Van Sant of the Board cause, Mr. perience has shown that even) if Lindsay said, “ex-! of Education. James W, Smith, assistant to the reater control of a summer! Mayor for Community Relations. Mayor Lindsay yesterday ap-iare getting the maximum value] activities is needed.” pointed a Summer Task Force |for each dollar spent and that, ‘of top city officials to coordi- nate recreation and community- ‘development programs in de- pressed neighborhoods. The 22-member group, which includes nine Negroes and one ‘Puerto Rican, will supervise one that range from the placement of play streets and fire-hydrant sprays to the spending of antipoverty funds jand the arrangement of walk- jing tours by Mayor Lindsay through ghettos. In a statement announcing ithe appointment of the group, i Mr. Lindsay noted that the city ‘had gotten through the sum- mer of 1966 without any major racial disturbances. Summers are particularly touchy because ‘slum dwellers escaping from itheir stifling apartments gather jin the streets, where even a ‘small incident might lead to violence. The generally peaceful sum- mer of 1966 was due in part, jthese funds are going into the ‘areas where there is the great- est need,” Mr, Lindsay said. Another assignment of the task force will be to attract Federal funds to support the program. Last year, New York City received nearly $12-million for the Federal Government, through the Office of Economic Opportunity, for summer ac- tivities. But the prospects for another such allocation do not appear The chairman of the coor- dinating task force will be | Barry H. Gottehrer, an assistant ito the Mayor. Mr. Gottchrer, who is 32 years old, has served ‘on the Antipoverty Operations Board and the Special Summer +1966 Subcommittee, A former reporter, Mr. Gotte- ihrer was a trouble shooter for the Mayor in city neighborhoods ‘this winter. The Summer Task Force is tscheduled to hold weekly meet- ‘ings until the hot weather slarts. After that it will meet bright at the moment, the." ofion as is necessa Mayor said. It was hoped that ¢.4+ meeting will, be neta ja well-developed plan, prepared \woanes day attemnoon at City jbeforehand, might influence 5,,)) ones ph RReemarete money! ‘rhe members of the task o support it. . : . Finally, the task force wi|fOre, 2upreseat mune city de coordinate appeals to founda-\" the Mayor named Cyril D. tions and business groups for Tyson of the Human Resources ee to pay for summer pro-| Kdmininteation:. agp vice chairs Mr. Lindsay recalled the pri-| vately financed Rheingold Sum-: mer Concert Festival, which! attracted large audiences at jazz, folk music, and rock 'n’ man, Others appointed to the task force were: the Mayor said, to the “ex- roll performances in Central traordinary efforts” of scores of Park last year. He also cited icity officials and private volun- jteers. “From this experience we ‘learned many lessons,” the May- ‘or went on. “Most important, ‘we learned that coordination of ‘the work of key agencies—-the ‘police, fire, education, anti- \poverty, and the Mayor's office |—wags needed at the highest ‘level. This is the job the task force will do.” ! One of the first efforts of ithe task force will be to develop la citywide network of adults jand youngsters who are re- igarded as the leaders in their scommunities. ‘a sports festival for youths jsponsored by Old London Foods at Prospect Park and Randalls Island. Pisa Last summer the city's anti- poverty program reached into the communities fer the par- ticipation of “indigenous groups" in organizing day camps, voca~- tional-training courses, and trips to the country for slum children \who had never been out of ithcir own neighborhoods. These efforts were considered successful. But former Parks Commissioner Thomas P. F. \Hoving said afterward that lwhat was needed was a co- jordinating group, “headed by jone strong inan,” to steer these diverse efforts and utilize all leity agencies that could con- tribute to them. | Mr. Lindsay said that Mrs. 'Thelma Johnson, an official in ithe Human Resources Adminis- tration, would head a summer iantipoverty program. Mrs. |Johnson will also serve as a Robert O. Lowery, Fire Commis- sioner. Robert Shrank, Mrs, Johnson and Frank Espada of the Human Resources Administration, Walter E. Washington, chairman: of the Housing Authority. i William H. Booth, chairman of the Human Rights Commission. | Sidney Davidoff, assistant to the; Mayor for Neighborhood Pro-' prams, ; Robert M. Blum, assistant to the; Mayor for Neighborhood Little! City Halls. ; Peter Aschkenasy, deputy execu-| tive director, Department of: Parks. John Foley, executive director, ! 1 Police Athletic League. | David L. Garth, special consultant to the Mayor, Lillian Lampkin, executive direc-, tor of the Youth Board. Representing the Police De- partment will be: Sanford D. Garelik, chief inspec- tor, Franklin A. Thomas, deputy ' commissioner for legal matters, and Lloyd G. Sealy, assistant) chief inspector. A member from the Council Against Poverty and two mem- bers from other cily agencies will be named later.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 19 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b40ef3bdcd9858413f7d7569601ccd91.pdf 4fbd21f1f0c825f23be853edd952cdf8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. From The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 24, 1967 The New Commission ATLANTA'S new and official Corumwiity Relations Commission has made a fast start in its work to further communications across lhe city and in effect bring democratic processes into fuller use by those who have been lc1rgely beyond them. The commission was created by the mayor and Board of Aldermen last November. Its 20 members, representing a wide range of community leadership, were appointed in December. In January the commission chose as executive director Mrs. Eliza Paschall, a respected veteran of human relations work whose familiarity with the immediate problems before the commission is deep and of long standing. The commission, despite the small size of its financial resources, has moved immediately (though cautiously and with circumspection) into some of our most pressing problems. It consequently will annoy some of those who would rather not look at those problems at all, or who feel that they are the special property of standing bureaucracy. We are especially impressed by the outcome of the first hearings held by the commission in the slum areas. Through thls opening of channels and thls offering of a forum lo people whose views otherwise might not be heard in the cowisels of city government, the commission has increased the contact between city government and a very large part of the population of the city. Already there is the kind of feedback that is badly needed. What the people in Vine City are thinking about recreational needs there, what the people of the Pittsburgh area need in the way of police protection, what Sumrrterhill's people have to say about housing conditions-these are important feedbacks from the commission's work so far. The commission also has a role to play, and is beginning to play it, in areas that have been in racial transition residentially and need a stabilizing· influence. We think the commission is off to a good start. It deserves strong support from the Board of Aldermen and the city at large. � 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 From The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 24, 1967 The New Commission ATLANTA'S new and official Conimunity Re- lations Commission has made a fast start in its work to further communications across the city and in effect bring democratic proc- esses into fuller use by those who have been largely beyond them. The commission was created by the mayor and Board of Aldermen last November. Its 20 members, representing a wide range of community leadership, were appointed in De- cember. In January the commission chose as executive director Mrs. Eliza Paschall, a respected veteran of human relations work whose familiarity with the immediate prob- lems before the commission is deep and of long standing. The commission, despite the small size of its financial resources, has moved im- mediately (though cautiously and with cir- cumspection) into some of our most pressing problems. It consequently will annoy some of those who would rather not look at those problems at all, or who feel that they are the special property of standing bureaucracy. We are especially impressed by the out- come of the first hearings held by the com- mission in the slum areas. Through this open- ing of channels and this offering of a forum to people whose views otherwise might not be heard in the counsels of city government, the commission has increased the contact be- tween city government and a very large part of the population of the city. Already there is the kind of feedback that is badly needed. What the people in Vine City are thinking about recreational needs there, what the people of the Pittsburgh area need in the way of police protection, what Summer- hill’s people have to say about housing condi- tions—these are important feedbacks from the commission’s work so far. The commission also has a role to play, and is beginning to play it, in areas that have been in racial transition residentially and need a stabilizing ‘influence. We think the commission is off to a good start. It deserves strong support from the Board of Aldermen and the city at large.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 18 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8668e9d47b4f8bf8dde7f7e891823af1.pdf ec7b6a73c0428a095030a78129d8a23e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMM UNI TY RE LATI ONS COMMISSION 1 2 03 CIT Y HA LL ATLAN TA, GEORG I A MEMO RAND UM TO: COMM IS S I ON MEMB ER S FROM : ELI ZA K. PASC HALL Th e re g ul a r mo n t hly mee tin g f o r t he Commu nity Re l a tio n s Commission wi ll be he l d Fr i d ay, May 26 , 196 7 , a t 1:3 0 P . M. i n Committ ee Ro o m #2, Ci ty Ha ll. Enclosed for yo ur information are the fol l owin g : 1. Minutes April 5th, Me c hanics vi lle-Pitt s burg Nei g hbor hood Hear in g April 19th, Northwest Area Nei g hborhood He a rin g April 25th, Housing programs in the area inc l ud e d in proposed Model Ne i gh b o rhood Program . May 2. 4th, Perry Homes - Scotts Crossing Neighborhood Hearing Profiles on Neighborhoods: People s town . Pittsburg, Me chanicsv ille and 3. The Resolution of August 1, 1966, establ i shing the " Ad Hoc Committee" on Human Re l ations Co mmi tte e which preceded the Commission. 4. Leaflet on the Commission. 5. Editora l from The Atlanta J ourna l -- The New Commission" 6. Excerpt from lhe New York Times of Sunday, April 9, 1967 "City Moves to Avert Summer Unrest" � 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 COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSION MEMBERS FROM: ELIZA kK. PASCHALL The regular monthly meeting for the Community Relations Commission will be held Friday, May 26, 1967, at 1:30 P. M. in Committee Room #2, City Hall. Enclosed for your information are the following: 5 Minutes April 5th, Mechenicsville-Pittsburg Neighborhood Hearing April 19th, Northwest Area Neighborhood Hearing April 25th, Housing programs in the area included in proposed Model Neighborhood Program. May 4th, Perry Homes - Scotts Crossing Neighborhood Hearing Profiles on Neighborhoods: Pittsburg, Mechanicsville and Peoplestown. The Resolution of August 1, 1966, establishing the "Ad Hoc Committee" on Human Relations Committee which preceded the Commission. Leaflet on the Commission. Editoral from The Atlanta Journal -- "The New Commission" Excerpt from The New York Times of Sunday, April 9, 1967 "City Moves to Avert Summer Unrest"  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 7, Folder 18, Document 17 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/dd120b9ff95f1f3a626700665921b05e.pdf 2c70f8b0063422afa528d3e77a49f5da Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ ~ ,----,--- 7 fQR lO_UR lNFORMATION OFFICE OF CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGIA A RESOLITTION BY: ALDERMEN HILLIAMSON, COOK, COTSAKIS, FREEMAN, LEFTHICH AND SUNNERS WHEREAS, investigation and survey of various areas of the City of Atlanta show that many of said areas are . substandard and lacking in certain essential facilities, many of which are provided and furnished by the City of Atlanta. and WHEREAS, it is the desire and goal of the City of Atlanta to see that all areas of the City are furnished standard service and facilities which are under the supervision and control of the City of Atlanta, NOU, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, as follows: 1. That the President of the Board of Aldermen appoint a committee of the members of the Board of Aldermen to be composed of the chairmen of the following committees: Finance, Parks, Police, Public Uorks I, Public Harks II, Urban Renet,.ral Policy e.nd Zoning to work in cooperation with a committee to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Sununit Conference. 2. That said committee shall visit and survey the services and facilities which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blue Heaven, Vine City, Nechanicsville, Summer Hill, Cabbage Town and such other areas as may be determined by the committee and' to m2.ke recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of _necess.:i:t:, services and facilities within the control of the City of Atlanta which t·1 ill standardize the services furnished in the above-mentioned areas with all other areas of the City of Atlanta. �-2- 3. That said committee further be authorized to formul ate and present recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for the membership and formation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with an estimcted financial statement as to the required sum of money to commence the operation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta as soon as funds can be made available, but not later than January 1, 1967. ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ALDERHEU August 1, 1955 APPROVED August 3, 1966 r"\ . X~\-~ A True Copy, Clerk o f ~ Aldermen ./ � 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 of ft = ae z FOR YOUR INFORMATION be ¢ b OFFICE OF CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERME pr CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGIA A RESOLUTION BY: ALDERMEN WILLIAMSON, COOK, COTSAKIS, FREEMAN, LEFTWICH AND SUMMERS WHEREAS, investigation and survey of various areas of the City of Atlanta show that many of said areas are sub- standard and lacking in certain essential facilities, many of which are provided and furnished by the City of Atlanta, and WHEREAS, it is the desire and goal of the City of Atlanta to see that all areas of the City are furnished standard service and facilities which are under the supervision and control of the City of Atlanta, NOW, TEEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, as follows: 1, That the President of the Board of Aldermen appoint a committee of the members of the Board of Aldermen to be composed of the chairmen of the following committees; Finance, Parks, Police, Public Werks I, Public Works II, Urban Renewal Policy and Zoning to work in cooperation with a committee to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Summit Conference, ! 2. That said committee shall visit and survey the services and facilities which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blué Heaven, Vine City, Mechanicsville, Summer Hill, Cabbage Town and such other areas as may be determined by the committee and to make recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of necessary aeeeEEeS ane facilities within the control of the city of Atlanta which will standardize the services furnished in the above-mentioned areas with all other areas of the City of Atlanta.  3. That said committee further be authorized to formulate and present recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for the membership and formation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with an estimated financial statement as to the required sum of money to commence the operation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta as soon as funds can be made available, but not 1Sker HR January 1, 1967, ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ALDERMEN August 1, 1955 APPROVED August 3, 1966 A True Copy, Clerk of Aldermen  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 7, Folder 18, Document 16 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8f8446c75b682b0dd349990b0ad9f132.pdf fdc569a5c60b3103441ba8afafeb40e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. y 30, 1967 Mr. H . O . Hambrick 386 Patter A enue, S . E . At1 nta, Georgia D r Mr. H brick: 1 dge l'eceipt of yo letter of the changt, · in your neighbor- 1 fo r y r letter to the C ·ty Relati.oxw COJXIDlJia Ion · they v. full info tion this Sincer ly y l All n, M yor lAJr/br , ,/ . CC: Mrs. Eliza Pascall ' Jr. • � 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 30, 1967 Mr. H. O. Hambrick 386 Patterson Avenue, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Harabrick: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of May 25th regarding the changes in your neighbor- hood. lam forwarding your letter to the Community Relations Commission as they have full informa- tion on this matter. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Ir. Mayor 1tAsr/br CC: Mrs. Eliza Pascall  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 7, Folder 18, Document 15 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e31fad7818316d2cd37e67911a3439a2.pdf 480840c434bc021690e14883d8545cec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 29·, 1967 r . Abe Gold tein Anti-Defamati L gue of B ' nai B ' rith 41 Euh.ange e, S. E . Atla , Georg· 30303 De rAbe: on.:tu:matl ch !or yOlU' 1ette1" the South a _ . . . . uon Lea by the Comm~~v n~qw~ S c:er ly T •, f n All n, Jr. · ayor lAJr CC: Mr. Irving Kaler ,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 Mr. Abe Goldstein Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith 41 Exchange Place, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Abe: Thank you very much for your letter of May 26th and the confirmation of the Southeastern Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith for the work being done by the Community Relations Commission. I certainly appreciate this expression and I am forwarding your letter to Mr. Irving Kaler for his files. Sincerely yours, f Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAS r/br CC: Mr. Irving Kaler  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 7, Folder 18, Document 14 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/91740779f47ee5c5f771341c897d913c.pdf d9047d920a57e568bdb312871f4af937 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 245 Atlanta Avenue, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 May 18, 1967 MAY' 19 REC'D Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Paschall: The Summerhill Civic League would like the help of the Commission in some way to enable the residents to get current information on the Model Neighborhood Progr~~ as develo9ment occur. The suggestion has been made that we might get one or two VISTA Voltu"l.teers assigned · _ _ to this area to work with tha Civic League as kind of "Information Aids". We understand, howe ver, that the VISTA ifolunteers would have to be formally assigned to some gro up with a staff me1;1ber to supervise them. i·Ie wonder if the Co:m.r .ri.ssion could serve as this kind of no:ninal sponsor ·w ith us to help the Volunteers find out where to get information and how to keep curr·ent on it. The Civic League would decide what we need them to do, but we would need your hel9 in how to do it. As you know, it is in1portant that people who live here to be reassured that t'here is a way for thein to keep up with ·,;hs.t is going on. We believe that having this kind of ser·1ice throu gh the VISTA Volunteers would ans,-.-er our needs, and I ha-,J'e reason to believe that 3or.ie of t he 7ISTA Voluntee rs would be very happy to do this. Very truly yours, t;:.l f.~vcL /pt!& . c. G. E7. zard President, SUiill~erhill Civic League CGE/jrt cc: I rving Kale r .. , r � 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 2hS Atlanta Avenue, S. &, Atlanta, Georgia 30315 May 18, 1967 - MAY 19 RECO Mrs. Eliza K, Paschall Executive Director 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Paschall: The Summerhill Civic League would like the help of the Commission in some way to enable the residents to get current information on the Model Neighbor- hood Program as develooment occur. The suggestion has been made that we might get one or two VISTA Volunteers ‘assigned *_. to this area to work with the Civic League as kind of "Information Aids", : We understand, however, that tne VISTA Volunteers would have to be formally assigned to some group with a staff member to supervise them. We wonder if the Commission could serve as this kind of nominal sponsor with us to help the Volunteers find out where to get information and how to keep current on it. The Civic League would decide what we need them to do, but we would need your helo in how to do it. As you know, it is important that peoole wno live here to be reassured that there is a way for them to keep un with what is going on. We believe that having this kind of service through the VISTA Volunteers would answer our needs, and I have reason to believe that some of the VISTA Volunteers would be very happy to do this, Very truly yours, CM Gp Go a C. G, Bzzard President, Summerhill Civic League CGE/jrt ec: Irving Kaler ill  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 7, Folder 18, Document 13 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/97b72018c9b3039aadc64f1c9bacd284.pdf b1bb3c741a9ece6a0fdc620779f80f0b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ / Vo1v.:rn.a:uNX'l'Y RELATIONS coM:tVJISSJ[ON ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 5t.t4J63 EXT. -'33 M!<. IRVING K. KALE~, Chairmen THE H->N0RAB LE SA~ MASSELL, JR., Ez:-OJ;i.eio Presidcr.t, Boa.rd of Aldermen CO:'tI:'IIISSION M!<. T. pg. 2 of 6 MEMBERS II!. ALEXANDER, S R. 23. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER Relation to other Economic Opportunit§ ·Programs MISS HO.EN B t:t.LARD How will the activities of the proposed project be coordinated with·the community action program? llR. R . J . BUTLER llR. Rosr..u DOBBS llR. HA:lf!LTON DO UGLAS, llR. C. G. EZZAP.D JR. l!0ST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLP.<AN Arch~ :•h~;, of .4. tlant~ IIR. JOS EPH HAAB - l!P.. A L KUETTNER The purpose of the proposed Vista project is to provide a . --· re-li'a-blesource ·o-:f Tnf·o-ru1-at-ion on- 'tlie -various programs having ) R. RO BERT E . LEE ~[R. ROLLAND l\!AXWELL to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Progra~ in Atlanta. .ra. F. w:PATTERSON There exists now much confusion and _ anxiety about the possibilitie: UBS! JACOB M. ROTH SCH ILD of the prograu and also interest inexploring the potentialities i!R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYA::,;' i!R. JACK SELLS Citizens groups in the area have requ~sted use of Vista !.'<.q. MARY StEPHE::-;'S vohmteers to act as Information Aides, to serve the ci vie groups HE REVEREND 5A)!UEL W!LLIAllS which need to be kept current on developments so as to plan !Rs. ELIZA K . PASC H ALL, E.:ecutips Directcnintelligently and independently for their participation. ·- The Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Director of the Community Relations Comr.liss ion, assigned to ci vie organizations in the area and physically located in the area. This Commission has no professional staff or volunteers engaged in this work. The Volunteers will have opportunity through their contacts and work with local people to make suggestions about the developmen ts of the Model Neighborhood Program This request is to reassi g n two (2) of the Volunteers already working under EOA to this project, so much of the information requested would not be applicable • ., f· � 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 Mr. Invinc K. Kates, Chcirmen ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA $0303 TELEPHONE 52£2-}463 EXT. 433 THe Honoraste SAM Massett, Js., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. BM. ALEXANDER, Sz. Mr. R. BYRON ATIRIDGE Mes. SaRA BAKER Miss HELEN BuLLARD Mr. R. J. BuTLER ‘fr. Rosert Doass Me. Hamitton Douctas, Jr. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp Most Reverenp Paut J. HALLINAN ArchSiakep of Atlantz Mr. JosepH Haas Wr. AL KuETTNER dn. Rogert E. Lee dr. ROLLAND MAXWELL de. F. We Patterson tags Jacos M. Rotuscuimp fr. M.O.“Buzz" Ryan 4dr. Jack Seuts fsa. Mary STEPHENS “He REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Ing. EvizaA K, PASCHALL, Executive Director 2 of 6 Pg. 23. Relation to other Economic Opportunity Programs . How will the activities of the proposed project be coordinated with the community action program? The purpose of the proposed Vista projet is to provide a ‘reliable source of information on the various programs having to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta. There exists now much confusion and anxiety about the possibilitie of the program and also interest inexploring the potentialities Citizens groups in the area have requested use of Vista volunteers to act as Information Aides, to serve the civic groups which need to be kept current on developments so as to plan intelligently and independently for their participation. “The Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Director of the Community Relations Commission, assigned to civic organizations in the area and physically located in the area. This Commission has no professional staff or volunteers engaged in this work. The Volunteers will have opportunity through their contacts and work with local people to make suggestions about the developments of the Model Neighborhood Program This request is to reassign two (2) of the Volunteers already working under EOA to this project, so much of the information requested would not be applicable.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 12 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ac1a22c904ce0f58da24ba81cf654506.pdf 9f11f09852bc0c5cc19df9c2353098b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ---o·· -- -·-- . ·-· . . - ... - -- ? Appro1·a/ , xpirt1 Du,mbtr JI, I 966 (1, 2). Off ICE Of . ECOMOMIC OPPO ~T UNITY (FO:t VISTA VISTA PROJECT PROPOSAL om,1 us. ONLY) (3-1 CJ 41 SPONSOR INfO!tMATIO~ S~CTION I ~3 2. N O . AND STRE ET la . NAME Of SPONSO~ OR OTH:R PA~TICIPATING AGENCY . • · Comm unity Re 1 at ions Comm1ss 1or 3. CITY ~ TOWN 36-43 ~- COUNTY 5. STATE O 52-56 7. CODE ,. CONG~i:S57, SIONAL DIST. 5a 8. 4th & 5th 30303 Fulton Atlanta 12-35 6S Mitchell St., S. W. Room 1203 City Hall I Gsponsor Other parcici2 pacing agency 6 . ZIP Card No. 42 Ti:LEPHONE (Arta codt and ,rumbtr) l 404 !522-4L163 433,434 1Ext. THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY PARTICIPATING OR COOPERATING AGc:NCIES A. NAM! · OF SPONSOR WITH WH:CH THE AGENCY IS PA rn Cl?ATING OR COOP1:RATION l 0 (Chtet) Co-sponsor jointly and equally responsible for conduct of :,reject rnd supervision and support of volunteers 2 0 Will provide general !~p~rvisibn of the project Cord No. 4-3j12-36 11. NUM3ER ANO ST~EET (If dijftrml fro;,, 10. O FFICIAL REPRESENTING THE SPONSOR OR ~ARTICl?A TING @._ 9. RELATIONSHIP TO SPONSOR AND E:CTENT OF PARTICIPATION 3 0 Will undertak e conduct of proje=t and su~rvis i~ n 1!"!~ sup pore of vo l un · teers on default of primary sponsor 1) /t,111 AG.ENCY a, Name: b. Title: ,,, zi, cooe 13. STATE 12. CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY u. TELEF'Ho,-..,: ( Arta cod, a,r,I ,rumb,r) .. I i' E 16. TY/>f o, l'roP05AL (Chtd) l of previously approved . project 3 0 17. TYPE 01' f>:IOJECT (Ch«.i.) O Rural communiry c!evelopment 0 lnJum-on reservation 3 0 Indians-off reservation ,4 0 Migrants , 0 Job corps-conservat ion 6 0 Ru ral-Appalachian 7 0 Other rural poor ... - Q:9 Initial proposal O Amendment or extension l ' Other/Sptrif,J ~ l 30 0 TNst Ter/y 2 31 e) 1:/rban community ~ •!· 18 . NO. 0, VOlUN TEERS O!JESTE0 2 0 Mentally ill O Job Corps -urhan 34 0 Justice n O Mencally r<"urdeJ 36 0 Ocher urban P<JOr 32 H 19. SPONSm O RGANIZATION L NON-COYT. NON NON-PROFIT O RG . (Ch,rlt) COMPLETc ITEMS C ANO 0 . A. PUBLIC ACENCY (Ch tc.l ) 0 0 30 ,4 0 5 1 Ciry 2 Cour.ry 0 0 Tribal Council 6 Othe r (Sp,cify) 7 0 0 Q C. TAX STAT!JS O Tax exempc-d.He of IRS Nling _ _ _ __ lnco rponted I U nincocporaceJ 0 }0 2 Sme Fed=I " Non Tax Exempt Non Ta, Exempt -fil S ruling applied for 0 . 0A TE O ~- · 45-47 GANIZATION 9ECAN l... I O PERA TIONS ( .\lo,,th,- Yurr ) ••• ' Jan. [1967 20 . P~INCIPAL PROGRAM OF SPONSOR e O Commun ity de,elopmenc 9 0 Coopera;i ves 4:l-49 PHSENT ACTIVITIES TO COM!AT P~O3LEMS OF ~OVERTY . . 2 0 Job train ing 10 0 Citizenship Improve community relati ons ; insure J O Sdf help programs OTHER PROGR.\~f SUPPORT op portunit y for all to develop fullest 4 0 Education 11 0 NYC potential; proraote mutual respect, , 0 Healch programs 12 0 Job Corps · 0 Man~..,er. tolerance, etc. 6 0 Mental health U Jev : and min ing I . !Rl:fl Y 0ESC~13E THE PU~ro A. l 7 0 8 D Recreac,on Conrauni ty Relati ons I4 Child care AN D FUNCTION OF THE SPONSO~ ANO ITS PAST ANO E9 Ocher ( Spn·iJi) ACCEPTANCE OF COND ITIONS This proposal ..,-ich all forms. ex!-. ib ics and accachments herern. is submi,ced for consideration as a VISTA projecc . It is unJerscooJ and a$reeJ by the undersign ed JuchorizeJ repre,cncJcivc of the sponsor. chJt a project developed as a ~esulc oi chis proposal is subitct co che condir,ons ~et forch in ,r.e \'!STA r.unual. " Guidelines for Sponsors ... I. TYPED N.A.~E A!'olC TmE OF SPONSOR VISTA ;orm 4:20 2. SIGNATURE l. DATE DEC 65 P11. I of 6 I t • � 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 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY VISTA PROJECT PROPOSAL * Approval expires Dec ember 31, 1966 (FOR VISTA OFFICE USE ONLY) (3-16) SECTION I SPONSOR INFORMATION Ta. NAME OF SPONSOR OR OTHER PARTICIPATING AGENCY i i i , Oth ici- Community Relations Commission: [7] piting agency [12-67 lb. PROPOSAL MADE 43 2. NO. AND STREET BY 1 [ spon sor | Card No. 42 | 12-35 68 Mitchell St., S. W. Room 1205 City Hall 3. City OR TOWN 4. COUNTY | g9.51|5. STATE 6. ZIP §2-56|7- CONG2ES- | 57, 53/8. TELEPHONE (Area code and number) ee sa CODE [s2-86 SIONAL Fog a7 58 i Atlanta Fulton Ga. 30303 4th & | 404 [522-4463 5th ~ Ext. 433,434 9. . THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY PARTICIPATING OR COOPERATING AGCNCIES A. NAME OF SPONSOR WITH WHICH THE AGENCY IS PARTICIPATING OR COOPERATION (Check) 1 OC Co-sponsor jointly and equally responsible for conduct of project and supervision and “et of volunteers B. RELATIONSHIP TO SPONSOR AND EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION 2 CO Will pro- 3 0 vide general tupervision of the project [so Will undertake con- duct of project and supervision and suppore of volun- teers on default of Primary sponsor 10, OFFICIAL REPRESENTING THE SPONSOR OR PARTICIPATING | Cord No. 43 | 12-346 11, NUM3ER AND STREET (If different from Item 2) AGENCY a, Name: b. Title: 12. CiTY, TOWh, OR COUNTY 13. STATE 14, ZIP CODE 15. TELEPHONE (Area code and number) : ; 16. TYPE OF PROPOSAL (Check) [a7] "7. RE OF PROIECT (Check) [38-39 18. Jaocaa NO. OF VOLUN. 1 es) Initial proposal 1 CT Rural community development 30 oO Trusy Terr'y TEERS RE- 2 oO Amendment or extension 2 oO Indians—on reservation 31 -] Urban communiry OUESTED oe appa 3 [[) Indians—off reservation 32 [FJ Menaally il 2 3 [1] Other specif) 4D Migrancs 33 [[] Job Corps—urban : 5 C) Job corps—conservation 34 C] Justice 6 CO Rural—Appalachian 35 oO Menully retarded 7 fa] Other rural poor 36 oO Other urban poor 19. SPONSOR ORGANIZATION A. PUBLIC AGENCY (Check) B. NON-GOVT. NON NON-PROFIT ORG.| 43] C. TAX STATUS [44 0. DATE OR-- [45-47 (Check) COMPLETE TEMS C AND 0, GANIZA. 1 E] City 5 C) Tribal Council 6 C] Incorporated 1 ey Ved eiempt-dare of peste Z oO County CT Other (Specify) T C] Unincorporated Paling (Month—Year) j 5 este 2 C] Non Tax Exempt | Lis e-nn yee eeeeeee 3) Non Tax Exempr-I®S | Jan, } i (1967 ruling applied for 20. PRINCIPAL PROGRAM OF SPONSOR At Cc Community development 2 CO Job training 3 ([] Seif help programs 4 LC) Education 5 [a Health programs 6 [_] Mental healch 7 i Child care 8 [] Recreation Community Relations 10 Cc] Citizenship 11 (-] Nyc 12 [1] Job Corps Mangower, 3 O dev: and training 14 F] Other fSpeifi) 9 C) Cooperatives [43-49 OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT B. SRIEFLY OESCRISE THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THE SPONSO2 AND ITS PAST AND PRESENT ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT P2ZO3LEMS OF POVERTY. Improve conmunity relations; opportunity for all to develop fullest potential; promote mutual respect, tolerance, etc. insure ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS This proposal wich all forms, exhibits and attachments hereto, is submicted for consideration as a VISTA project. representative oi the sponsor, that a project developed as a result of chis proposal is subject co the ‘Guidelines for Sponsors.’ and agreed by the undersigned authorized ¢ conditions sec forth in the VISTA manual, ° It is understood ¥. TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF SPONSOR 2. SIGNATURE 3. DATE WISTA Form 420 DEC 65 Pg. 1 of 6  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 7, Folder 18, Document 11 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b218782086e39c2d5817d6e63ccb2843.pdf f6cb79e108e4d653a6429709dbb29200 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I . L ! r 1------j; ·.Senio1· Stenographer I B 1<lget ,.)fficer I Typist Clerk 1----------j Technical "\:'.T riter 'Typist Clerk I i Physical Pla:c.ning Coordinator 3 ocio-econornic .c->lannin;;;j C oor0.fr1a tor Community R elations C:001·dinator !· .. H:.::;teuoerapher 3tenographe1· -t Steno 0 raJ?her ·1 -Supportin 0 :,.=>hysical Planninc .)ll loan from partici2 ation acenci~s Suppa rtirq Gocio-economic i:::>lanni·11~ :::itaff on loan fron'l 1)articipating a[encies Neichborhooci Involvement S 1)ecialist,s ( 4) . . 3up.i::,ortinL Community Development Aides (12) PROPOSED ORGANIZATivN - i',~lDEL NEIGHDORHOC·D PROJECT STAFF CITY CF 11 TLANTA, GEORGIA - � 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 = 2eroject Director | ‘Senior Stenographer | Eadget Officer Technical V/riter | Typist Clerk | | Typist Clerk | nae | _ Physical Planning Coordinator vocio-economic a Community Relations Coordinator }. Coordinator + Stenographer -| stenographer -| Steno;,rapher | Supporting »hysical Supportiny socio-economic Neighborhood Involvement Planning on loan Planning Staff on loan frorm Specialists (4) from participation agencies participating arencies | eupportin: Community Development Aides (12) PROPOSED ORGANIZATION - ivic DEL. NEIGHBORHOCD PRUJECT STAFF CITY CF ATLANTA, GEORGIA ee eee oe eo ott  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 7, Folder 18, Document 10 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/50624b557d3e5a60382646e47cdb0dfc.pdf acd567b208eeb8db9b27604175670cf5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -, C ITY OF .ATLAN,.T.A CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Kaler: j ' I I was very surprised to learn that the Community Relations Commission had filed a Vista Project Proposal with the Office of Economic Opportunity for the purpose of providing a "reliable source of information on the various programs having to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta." As you know, the Model Neighborhood Program is a project of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta. A planning grant application was approved by the Board and Mayor on March 6th requesting funds to plan a Model Neighborhood rmder the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. A key part of this application provides for a Community Relations Coordinator, four Neighborhood Involvement Specialists and twelve Supporting Community Development Aides { citizen planners who will be employed from among the residents of the neighborhood.) A copy of the proposed organization chart is attached. --·1il. The wording of the Community Relations Commission application to OEO ( copy attached) implies: 1 ,, 1. That information provid e d through the Model City organiz ation might not be "r e liable" . 2. T hat groups must plan "independently" of the City o r M odel City ag e ncy. �May 24, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission Page Two The Model City proposal was developed with the cooperation of many groups, agencies and individual citizens of the Model City Neighborhood. Citizens of both races were involved. The Mayor's Office and all the agencies and groups involved in the preparation of the application have acted in good faith with all involved. We have attempted to provide reliable, intelligent and honest information on all phases of the program as we have progressed to this stage. We feel that the Model Cities organizational structure as proposed will be able to provide for full involvement and participation for all citizens and groups interested in being a part of the project. It is my opinion that any information group i:1-S proposed, using temporary outside residents such as Vista Volunteers, would tend to increase the confusion and anxiety which might exist in the community. Since the Model Neighborhood Program is being coordinated from the Mayor's Office, it would be helpful if any proposals which might affect the Model Neighborhood Program were discussed with . this office. If we are ever to hope to achieve full communications and coordination among our deprived citizens, we certainly must first be able to have cooperation and understanding among those of us who have been assigned to help. · ' ___P! Please be assured that the Community Relations Commission has the full cooperation of this office at all times . Since r ely your s , Da n E. Sweat Directo r of G o vernmental L i aison DES:lp . / CC: M a yor Ivan A llen» J r . ~ Mrs • .E:liz a P a schall � 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 CITY OF ATLANTA “izs” te ot . se CITY HALL ATLANTS, GA. 30303 R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 4 / : IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR a DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1967 Mr. Irving K, Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Kaler: I was very surprised to learn that the Community Relations Commission had filed a Vista Project Proposal with the Office of Economic Opportunity for the purpose of providing a "reliable source of information on the various programs having to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta." As you know, the Model Neighborhood Program is a project of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta. A planning grant application was approved by the Board and Mayor on March 6th requesting funds to plan a Model Neighborhood under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. . A key part of this application provides for a Community Relations Coordinator, four Neighborhood Involvement Specialists and twelve Supporting Community Development Aides ( citizen planners who will be employed from among the residents of the neighborhood. ) A copy of the proposed organization chart is attached, a The wording of the Community Relations Commission application to OEO ( copy attached) implies: 1. That information provided through the Model City organization might not be "reliable". 2. That groups must plan "independently" of the City or Model City agency. May 24, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission Page Two The Model City proposal was developed with the cooperation of many groups, agencies and individual citizens of the Model City Neighborhood, Citizens of both races were involved, The Mayor's Office and all the agencies and groups involved in the preparation of the application have acted in good faith with all involved, We have attempted to provide reliable, intelligent and honest information on all phases of the program as we have progressed to this stage. We feel that the Model Cities organizational structure as proposed will be able to provide for full involvement and participation for all citizens and groups interested in being a part of the project. It is my opinion that any information group as proposed, using temporary outside residents such as Vista Volunteers, would tend to increase the confusion and anxiety which might exist in the community. Since the Model Neighborhood Program is being coordinated from the Mayor's Office, it would be helpful if any proposals which might affect the Model Neighborhood Program were discussed with this office. If we are ever to hope to achieve full communications and coordination among our deprived citizens, we certainly must first be able to have cooperation and understanding among those of us who have been assigned to help. - a Please be assured that the Community Relations Commission has the full cooperation of this office at all times. Sincerely yours, Dan FE. Sweat Director of Governmental Liaison DES:lp CC: Mayor Ivan Allen, i Mrs. Eliza Paschall  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 7, Folder 18, Document 9 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e4fdb8ffe9664320298e83cb0a2740ac.pdf 09d84f5c936f138b38725b375471847f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE Sfl!-4463 EXT. 433 June 2, 1967 Mr . D n E. Sw t Director of Gov mm nt 1 Liaison City of Atl City Hall Atlanta, Georgi 30303 D r Mr . S t: Thi 1 in r ard to your 1 t t r r garding the VISTA proj ct a it ppli to the propo d Model N ighborhood Progr in At nta, 11 tanca from Mr . c. G. Ez ard, Pr id nt , S rhill Civic League , and m-~fter of the Atlanta Coamunity lationa Coamiaaion. A copy is att c d . In vi of hi request and your lett r of May 24, ar in gr nt that this r u t hould be part of your coordinating progr • Eit r 1 tter from you or conf r nc with Mr. Ezs rd would b greatly ppreciated. Our lghborhood e tinge v convinc d us of th int ns interest oft citisens 1n having additional information about th Model City, d v will le your sugg tiona a to wher thee inquirl.. uld b forward for information. The r qua t for Perhaps it would be help ul if you could meet with the --auia ion and ~ p lfie outline• of where the C • ion can be of at u iatance in this progr • �Page Two Mr. . Dan E. Sweat June 2, 1967 It goes without saying that .s ince our aims are identic land p :rallel that there will be overlapping responsibilities. While we feel a deep obligation to fulfill our functions as outlined by the Mayor and the Bo rd of Aldermen,, I am sure you know we do not · nt to duplicate services. W look forward to hearing from you. -sincerely, ~ -- db cc:,-/Mayol:' Iv n Allen~ .Jr. Mr. liza · .Pac 11 - 1, / ~ ler,. 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 JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 80303 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 433 June 2, 1967 Mr. Dan E. Sweat Director of Governmental Liaison City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: This is in regard to your letter regarding the VISTA project as it applies to the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta, The request for assistance came from Mr. C. G. Ezzard, President, Summerhill Civic League, and a member of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission. A copy is attached. In view of his request and your letter of May 24, we are in agreement that this request should be a part of your coordinating program. Either a letter from you or a conference with Mr. Ezzard would be greatly appreciated. Our neighborhood meetings have convinced us of the intense interest of the citizens in having additional information about the Model City, and we will welcome your suggestions as to where these inquiries should be forwarded for information. Perhaps it would be helpful if you could meet with the Commission and make specific outlines of where the Commission can be of most assistance in this program, Page Two Mr. Dan E. Sweat June 2, 1967 It goes without saying that since our aims are identical and parallel that there will be overlapping responsibilities. While we feel a deep obligation to fulfill our functions as outlined by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen, I am sure you know we do not want to duplicate services. We look forward to hearing from you. Yours very sincerely, fren 8 ZL et the. Olen IKK: db ec: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall  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 7, Folder 18, Document 8 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/da5714ccfb5bcba97e3727a82257af8b.pdf f6d03a5e61aacc535f5dfb8cdde0eb4d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 If09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVIN G K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-.U83 EXT. 433 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen June 7, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE Mns. SARA BAKER Mrss HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. E ZZARD MOST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLINAN Ar chbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH H AAS MR. AL K UETTN ER DR. ROBERT E . L EE M R. ROLLAND M AXWELL M R. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD M R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYAN Mn. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE R EVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mr . R. Earl Lan ders Admin i st r at iv e Ass i s tant May o r ' s Office Ci ty Hall Atlant a , Geo rg ia Dear Mr . Landers: MRS . ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director I fa il ed t o r ece i v e n o ti ce o f the me e ting o f yeste rd a y mo rn in g , a re po rt o f whic h I saw on l a s t News . I won d er if i t would b e po ss i b le f o r me t o whi c h wa s re po rt ed at t he me et in g , and wh at s teps make sure that my n a me i s on the l i st f o r f u rther kind. De p a rt men t Hea d s nigh t ' s Te l ev i s ion o bt ain i nfo rmat ion I s hould take t o meeti n gs o f t hi s Sinc er e l y , ) l; c J< p~ ( Mrs . ) El iza K. Pa s c ha l l Exec u ti v e Dire ct o r EKP : mt � 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 OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 80303 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 483 Mr. Invinc K. Kater, Chairman THe Honoraste Sam MASSELL, Jr., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen June 7 1 96 T ? COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. Byron ATTRIDGE Mrs. SarA BAKER Miss HELEN BULLARD Mr. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Rosert Dosas Mr. HamILton Doucias, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzanp Most REVEREND Pau J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta a rapeseed Mr. R. Earl Landers Dr. Rosert EB. Les Administrative Assistant Mr. RottAND MAxweELt 1 : Mr. F. W- Patterson Mayor's Office Rasat Jacos M. RoTHSCHILD City Hall Mr. M. O. “Buzz" Ryan 7 Me Siew Sette Atlanta, Georgia Mrs. Mary STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Dear Mr. Landers: Mrs. Eviza K. PAsScHALL, Executive Direct ; . ; . PERUE. ST ERe Or I failed to receive notice of the meeting of Department Heads yesterday morning, a report of which I saw on last night's Television News. I wonder if it would be possible for me to obtain information which was reported at the meeting, and what steps I should take to make sure that my name is on the list for further meetings of this kind. Sincerely, SS) K. Ae raletl ) (Mrs.) Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director EKP:mt  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 7, Folder 18, Document 7 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/57a9a40069013ecb079dbabdcd00fe1a.pdf 1bd2c3d1341e6ad3df77cb98e491c7f6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 12, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea.r Mrs . Paschall: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 7, 1967. Th.e meeting you referred to on the morning of Jun 6th w a me ting call d for th h ads of the vaJ"iou op r ting departments of the City Government. It has never been our pr ctice to include th x cutive director of th variou gove,:nment agencies uch as Civil Def n e, Metropolitan Planning Commie ion, the Atlanta Youth Councii, etc. - t th m etings. How v r, they re not closed me ting _ , nd w · would b happy to _ v you ttend future meeting if you o desir • I am sur th.at Mr. Collier Gladin, h ad o! the Pl nning D rtm nt, wUl be happy to furnish you with ny nd . 11 inform tion submitt d to th d rtm nt bead at th m ting on June 6th. Sine r · 1y your , R. E rl Land t Admini tr tiv .Aa i tant REL:lp CC: Mr. Irving Kaler � 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 June 12, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mrs. Paschall: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 7, 1967. The meeting you referred to on the morning of June 6th was a meeting called for the heads of the various operating departments of the City Government. It has never been our practice to include the executive directors of the various government agencies such as Civil Defense, Metropolitan Planning Commission, the Atlanta Youth Council, etc. at these meetings. However, they are not closed meetings, and we would be happy to have you attend future meetings if you so desire. Iam sure that Mr. Collier Gladin, head of the Planning Depart- ment, will be happy to furnish you with any and all information submitted to the department heads at the meeting on June 6th. Sincerely yours, R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant REL:ip CC: Mr. Irving Kaler  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 7, Folder 18, Document 6 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7bb18807d47a4e7188de6a25352ea4ce.pdf a905d5e5f02126ddca205111208a07d5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AMERICAN FR IENDS SERVICE COM MITTEE CO MM UNITY RELATIO NS PROGRA M Rm, 501, 41 Exchange Pl,, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30:J In the major citie s of the United States, tenements swarm with children, schools are overcrowded and understaffed, and people are out of work. Apathy overcomes many. For others, frustration erupts into violence. The heart of the city' s problems is the isolation of the people of its slums from the benefits of the rest of the metropolitan area. Discrimination in employment, zoning restrictions, discriminatory real estate practices, local tax structures, political boundaries all protect the affluent from the claims of the impoverished. . ·-·-:~ 1 • · --: - , ••.•'...CO . " • .·~-;- l 1 1 \\".~· , , ~~ jt- , • ...-::· • ... i·· I I t..~-< ·.. II All~ ~" -·· ·· Iii ii 'iii f' . ;~ Y{'f ._,· . ~ , ' __··. . . • • .& • • ~ ~~ . ,jj/A ·~ .. - ,. i ..... -- . I . ._#. I -.:,..., ...;, The s lum ' s pr oblems are pe rpetuated by powerlessne ss. Negro le ader s r ecogniz e that fr eedom cannot exist without equality and that political and e conomic power are e ssential p arts of equality. They are appealing to their pe ople to t ake pride in bl acknes s and unite in effective ac tion. The challenge to Negroe s to ove rcome fe ar and pa ralysis is accompanied by a challenge t o the white c ommunity to overcome its fear and int r ans igence. These chal lenges m us t be met . The Ame rican F r iends Service Com mittee str uggle s against exc lus ion of any minority from the mainstream of Americ an soc iety. Its programs in the c ities concentrate on getting people to recognize their own problems and t ake initiative in de aling with them. The programs search for new ways both to break down barriers and to build s elfreliance - ways that can be copied and adapted by other groups in other c it ies. ,CITIES, JOBS& HOUSES LANDLORDS AND TENANTS WORK TOGETHER In Boston, concerned with the problems of welfare tenants, the Service Committee is bringing together tenants, small landlords, and the welfare department to find solutions to the problems of apartments without heat, garbage that stands uncolle cted, falling plaster, rats, and roaches. In Chicago the Service Committee's staff has been working with the Chicago Freedom Movement beaded by Martin Luther King. Block clubs organized by the Service Committee have been conve rted to locals of the Union To End Slums. Contracts are negotiated between landlords and tenants, specifying the r e sponsibilitie s of each. If negotiation fails, the tenants may resort to a rent strike in which r ent is held in e s crow by the bargaining agent. Working in a depre ssed community in Pasadena, California, the Se rvice Committee has helped organiz e a businessme n's council, which is working on upgrading busine sse s and supplying new jobs. The staff has started youth programs for drop-outs and has helped form a young adult group to work on recreational programs and activities for young people. It has started an interfamily visiting program with churc hes in the area to give familie s a chance to know pe ople and places outside their own neighborhoods. A new program in We st Oakland is trying to e stablish communication among groups in the c ommunity, and b etween them and groups outside the are a. Distrust of the s urrounding world is so high that any m e aningful communic ation is difficult. Seminars ar e be ing planned to bring We st Oakland r e sidents and outside rs together in a neutral atmospher e wher e they c an explore mutual problems. The final emphasis of the program will be to stimulate the inte r e st and effo r ts of the wider community !n the problems of the people of We st Oakland. In a dense ly populated area of San Francisc o, the Se r vice Committee got togethe r p arents who had c omplaints about the elem entary school, and this group bec ame known a s the School Com mittee . They decided the logical place to wor k for changes was the PTA, but the princ ipal had repeatedly re fus ed to allow PT A meetings at night when working parents could attend. School offic i als cont inued t o discourage them . They petitioned the s uperintendent, with copies t o the press. Now, for the fir s t t ime in the history of the s chool , there are P TA meetings at night , and a parent has even been e lected trea s urer. PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE �EMPLOYMENT LINKED TO HOUSING Programs in San Francisco; Richmond, Indiana; and a new program to sta rt in Atlanta link two of the Se rvice Committ ee' s concerns- equal employment and fai r housing. A man's ability to find a job, and an employer's ability to hire him, may depend on his being able to live in the vicinity of the plant. The Committee feels that it is not enough to make employment open to all r egardl e s s of race , but that housing must be made available as well, and close to the job. Staff members found one government bureau in the suburbs of Washington that must s end a bus into the city eve ry day to pick up twenty secretarie s because r acial discrimination prevents them from living near the bureau. Many firms with government contracts have equal employment polic ie s . The Service Committee works with personnel people and executive s of the s e c ompanie s to help them s ecure housing in the community for qualified applic ants of a minority group . MANY PATHS TO FAIR HOUSING TRIED In 1951 the Se r vice Committee responded to a crisis that developed in Cicero, Illinois, following t he move of a Negro family into a p reviously all-white area. Since then the Committee has been increasingly involved in the drive to bring about equal opportunity in housing, believing that members of any group should be able to freely rent or buy in the neighborhood in which they want to live. In New York; Philadelphia; Chicago; Xenia, Ohio; and Muncie, Indiana, the staff of the Committee's housing program works with buyers, sellers, builders, the real estate industry, government agencies, concerned citizens and organizations, and members of the nonwhite community to open more areas for nonsegregated living and to create a receptive atmosphere for minorities moving into all-white communities. Staff members sponsor housing discussions on TV and radio, set up listing services to bring together the minority buyer and the will ing seller. They escort families to local brokers to assure equal service , initiate community education campaigns, organiz e "good neighbor" pledge dr ives, and hold buyers' confer enc es to inform minority families of their legal rights and to provide them with homebuying information and enc ouragement. The Committe e has helped fo r m fair housing coi,mcils, organiz e d sur veys of comm unity attitude s , and supported nondisc r iminatory housing legislation. It is now mobilizing Negro buyers and renters to take advantage of new openings and to confront real estate brokers with the need to change discriminatory practices. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Housing Program works with the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration in developing an affirmative policy of nondiscrimination. The present practices of these agencies and others are tested. Information is obtained on new developments built with FHA money and on foreclosures of FHA and VA mortgages. A range of approaches to the Negro community is tested, so that home s eeke rs can le arn of housing opportunities throughout the metropolitan area. AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE NATIONAL OFFICE: 160 NORTH 15th STREET PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYVANIA 19102 4M- 11 / 66-AFSC � 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM In the major cities of the United States, tenements swarm with children, schools are overcrowded and understaffed, and people are out of work. Apathy over- comes many. For others, frustration erupts into violence. The heart of the city’s problems is the isolation of the people of its slums from the benefits of the rest of the metropolitan area. Discrimination in employment, zoning restrictions, dis- criminatory real estate practices, local tax structures, political boundaries — all protect the affluent from the claims of the impoverished. The slum’s problems are perpetu- ated by powerlessness. Negro leaders recognize that freedom cannot exist without equality and that political and economic power are essential parts of equality. They are appealing to their people to take pride in blackness and unite in effective action. The challenge to Negroes to overcome fear and paral- ysis is accompanied by a challenge to the white community to overcome its fear and intransigence. These chal- lenges must be met. The American Friends Service Com- mittee struggles against exclusion of any minority from the mainstream of American society. Its programs in the cities concentrate on getting people to recognize their own problems and take initiative in dealing with them. The programs search for new ways both to break down barriers and to build self- reliance — ways that can be copied and Co Rm, 501, 41 Exchange Pl,, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303 adapted by other groups in other cities. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS WORK TOGETHER In Boston, concerned with the problems of welfare tenants, the Service Commit- tee is bringing together tenants, small landlords, and the welfare department to find solutions to the problems of apartments without heat, garbage that stands uncollected, falling plaster, rats, and roaches. In Chicago the Service Committee’s staff has been working with the Chicago Freedom Movement headed by Martin Luther King. Block clubs organized by the Service Committee have been con- verted to locals of the Union To End Slums. Contracts are negotiated be- tween landlords and tenants, specifying the responsibilities of each. If negoti- ation fails, the tenants may resort to a rent strike in which rent is held in es- crow by the bargaining agent. Working in a depressed community in Pasadena, California, the Service Committee has helped organize a busi- nessmen’s council, which is working on upgrading businesses and supplying new jobs. The staff has started youth pro- grams for drop-outs and has helped form a young adult group to work on recreational programs and activities for young people. It has started an interfamily visiting program with churches in the area to give families a chance to know people and places out- side their own neighborhoods. A new program in West Oakland is trying to establish communication among groups in the community, and between them and groups outside the area. Distrust of the surrounding world is so high that any meaningful communi- cation is difficult. Seminars are being planned to bring West Oakland residents and outsiders together in a neutral at- mosphere where they can explore mutu- al problems. The final emphasis of the program will be to stimulate the inter- est and efforts of the wider community in the problems of the people of West Oakland. In a densely populated area of San Francisco, the Service Committee got together parents who had complaints about the elementary school, and this group became known as the School Committee. They decided the logical place to work for changes was the PTA, but the principal had repeatedly re- fused to allow PTA meetings at night when working parents could attend. School officials continued to discourage them. They petitioned the superintend- ent, with copies to the press. Now, for the first time in the history of the school, there are PTA meetings at night, and a parent has even been elected treasurer. PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE  EMPLOYMENT LINKED TO HOUSING Programs in San Francisco; Richmond, Indiana; and a new program to start in Atlanta link two of the Service Commit- tee’s concerns — equal employment and fair housing. A man’s ability to find a job, and an employer’s ability to hire him, may depend on his being able to live in the vicinity of the plant. The Committee feels that it is not enough to make employment open to all regard- less of race, but that housing must be made available as well, and close to the job. Staff members found one government bureau in the suburbs of Washington that must send a bus into the city every day to pick up twenty secretaries because racial discrimi- nation prevents them from living near the bureau. Many firms with govern- ment contracts have equal employment policies. The Service Committee works with personnel people and executives of these companies to help them secure housing in the community for qualified applicants of a minority group. MANY PATHS TO FAIR HOUSING TRIED In 1951 the Service Committee re- sponded to a crisis that developed in Cicero, Illinois, following the move of a Negro family into a previously all-white area. Since then the Com- mittee has been increasingly involved in the drive to bring about equal op- portunity in housing, believing that members of any group should be able to freely rent or buy in the neighbor- hood in which they want to live. In New York; Philadelphia; Chicago; Xenia, Ohio; and Muncie, Indiana, the staff of the Committee’s housing pro- gram works with buyers, sellers, builders, the real estate industry, government agencies, concerned citi- zens and organizations, and members of the nonwhite community to open more areas for nonsegregated living and to create a receptive atmosphere for minorities moving into all-white communities, Staff members sponsor housing discussions on TV and radio, set up listing services to bring to- gether the minority buyer and the will- ing seller. They escort families to local brokers to assure equal service, initi- ate community education campaigns, organize ‘‘good neighbor’’ pledge drives, and hold buyers’ conferences to inform minority families of their legal rights and to provide them with homebuying information and encour- agement. The Committee has helped form fair housing councils, organized sur- veys of community attitudes, and sup- ported nondiscriminatory housing legislation. It is now mobilizing Negro buyers and renters to take ad- vantage of new openings and to con- front real estate brokers with the need to change discriminatory prac- tices. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Housing Program works with the Fed- eral Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration in develop- ing an affirmative policy of nondis- crimination. The present practices of these agencies and others are tested. Information is obtained on new developments built with FHA money and on foreclosures of FHA and VA mortgages. A range of approaches to the Negro community is tested, so that home seekers can learn of hous- ing opportunities throughout the metro- politan area, AMERICAN , FRIENDS yee SERVICE a COMMITTEE ' NATIONAL OFFICE: 160 NORTH 15th STREET PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYVANIA 19102 4M-11/66-AFSC  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 7, Folder 18, Document 5 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5240ade3d0288f17e01a2e615a53817a.pdf 7c013cc441cd704cc7e95c10003f2c42 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -' < A~ · J,'r '~ -··. \• ~ 'ii t;u~ allal~@et m., ~2UC!ll OCD, @ • 3 @3@3 TELEPHONE Employment on Merit Program NOYES COLLINSON, ~Dace, 5 . 523-6629 DireCJor SomheaJlern Regional Offic, 1818 S. Main St. High Point, N. C. , 12 June 1967 Atlanta Community Relations Program City Hall ' Atlanta, Georgia Att~ Irving Kaler Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen: May we direct your attention to the a ttached "Cities, Jobs & Hous es 11 , with special reference to the marked passage. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) programs ar~- concerned with the el i mination of these practices which hurt or mar the individual, offend his dignity or dep rive him of the opportunity to a chieve his God-given potential. In Atlanta AFSC has recently added a new dimensi on to its Employment on Merit program, now in its sixth year of operation--a Fair Housing or Open Occupancy program. Expe rience demons trates that in increasing instances compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity mandates of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, i s blocked by discriminatory practices. Adequately q ualified Negroes are o f fered jobs by man ageme nt only to discover that ~hey can not a ccept them b e cause of inaccessibility to the job site ~ ) This situation is exacerbated as business and industry move away from estab lished centers into and bey ond the sub urbs, following peripheral and expre ss highway s where public t ransportation is e ithe r non - exiSta nt or wholly ina d equ a t e . White e mployee s h ave the option of f o llowing the ir j obs to r e s i denti a l areas clos e r to the n ew locations . This o p tion i s d e ni e d Ne gro e mployees and applicants, however wel l qualified. Th e r e sult is e ither a te d ious commute from the ghe tto to t he job s ite o r a s earch for a job for which h e may be l es s qualified or over q u a li f i e d, b ut to which he has r easonab le a ccess f rom his home. - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- --AT N ATION AL H EADQU ARTERS - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - -J CAOf1tR Fft;1/f)t ::r~ 'Ch,u;11>.:IJ O t'i.t\ttt-. rr- t PicK E.iT, E.r:Ct:it i t c ser;t11t1ry Emcntm e· OUN\¥/. B\!\\~ l .·~·1:, : fr~~ 1S,•cr8.:1) , GrtnrnT1 f · ~ l "TT ' Cr :': ,ui.:n "• ' H r=. ' RY 1 �-2- Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz recently observed t h at the r a te of Negro unemployment will rise as busine ss a nd in du str y move awa y from forme r locations to new situa tions in a cce ssible to Ne g roes unless and until e q ual opportunity of residence is ava il~ a ble to all employees alike. Simply stated, unequal a ccess to job sites h ampe rs and i n increasing instance s de feats equal emp loyment opportunity . We a r e aware t hat limitations impo s e d up on the Atlanta Commu n ity Re l ations Commi ss ion by politic a l boundaries restrict fa i r h ousing ordin a nces which t h e Commission mi ght r e conm,end to t h e corporate limits of the City of Atl a nta . We are also aware that othe r u rgencie s such as sewage disp o sal, a ir p ollution and rap i d tra nsit, to mention only a few conspicuous ins t an c es , must e v e ntu a lly be dea lt wi th as Me trop oli tan Area pro l;, l ems. Howev e r, a beginning must b e made s omewhe r e by an e nligh t ened and progre ssive community . We q u es tion whe t he r At lant a c an a fford to sit i d ly b y awaiting p o s sib l e f utu r e federa l legi s l ation wh ile t h e h ous ing d ile mma i ntens i f i es with e a ch pass i ng month . Req ues ts pre s ented to Atl an t a f or fa ir housing l eg i s l a ti on hav e been par ried with the tri t e a rgume nt t h a t s uch l egis l a tion will on l y a cce l e rat e " f light to s ub u rb i a ". Th i s i s a n e asy a n swer a nd may h ave s ome e l e me n t o f fa ct. Bu t at l eas t such an o r d i n a nce wou l d t e n d t o s t a bili ze r es i denti a l areas in tra nsiti on withi n t he city limits , by e nco u ragi n g city-wi de d i spe rsal o f mi n o r ity families s e eki ng sui tab l e and d ecent homes with i n t he i r means. ~.n o pen o c cupancy ordinan c e would i n addition, recog ni ze t he rig hts o f f irst c l a ss c iti zen s h ip f o r a ll At lanta n s a like, irrespective o f race o r re ligion, -· �-3- by permitting every famil y to live in a neighborhood of its choice and compat ib le with its means and finances. We encoura ge further persuasion on the p art of the Commission directe d toward the enactment of a fair housing ordinance as a necessary concomitant of the "Forward Atlanta" movement. N~:z-~:::- Res p ectfully y ours, P r ogram Director jac:nc cc: Ma y or Ivan Allen, Jr. Cecil Al e x ander Dr. Benjamin Ma y s . Dr. Sanford Atwood Encl. ~ (.;,/~-(/ cf'7~ ernona Clay ton Housing Director � 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 Employment on Merit Program AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, Tic. 41 Exchange Place, S.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30303 TELEPHONE 523-6629 NOYES COLLINSON, Director Southeastern Regional Office 1818 S, Main St. 12 June 1967 High Point, N. C, NX Atlanta Community Relations Program City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Attz. Irving Kaler Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen: May we direct your attention to the attached "Cities, Jobs & Houses", with special reference to the marked passage. American Friends Service Com- mittee (AFSC) programs are concerned with the elimination of these practices which hurt or mar the individual, offend his dignity or deprive him of the opportunity to achieve his God-given potential. In Atlanta AFSC has recently added a new dimension to its Employment on Merit program, now in its sixth year of operation--a Fair Housing or Open Occupancy program, Experience demonstrates that in increasing instances compliance with the Equal Employ- ment Opportunity mandates of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, is blocked by discriminatory practices. Adequately qualified Negroes are offered jobs by manage- ment only to discover that they can not accept them because of inaccessibility to the job site, This situation is exacerbated as business and industry move away from established centers into and beyond the suburbs, following peripheral and express highways where public transportation is either non-existant or wholly inadequate. White employees have the option of following their jobs to residential areas closer to the new locations. This option is denied Negro employees and applicants, however well qualified. The result is either a tedious commute from the ghetto to the job site or a search for a job for which he may be less qualified or over qualified, but to which he has rea- sonable access from his home. AT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS it “oe Henry J ‘Canney. Hetearery Chimsh 6 CLARENCE BR, Pickett, Exéesitine Sderentry Emeéritut’ @ COLIN W. BERLE) Brecutive 'Seeretars Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz recently observed that the rate of Negro unemployment will rise as business and industry move away from former locations to new situations inaccessible to Negroes unless and until equal opportunity of residence is avail- able to all employees alike. Simply stated, unequal access to job sites hampers and in increasing instances defeats egual employment opportunity. We are aware that limitations imposed upon the Atlanta Community Relations Commission by po- litical boundaries restrict fair housing ordinances which the Commission might recommend to the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta. We are also aware that other urgencies such as sewage disposal, air pollution and rapid transit, to mention only a few conspicuous in- stances, must eventually be dealt with as Metropolitan Area problems. However, a beginning must be made somewhere by an enlightened and progressive community. We question whether Atlanta can afford to sit idly by awaiting possible future federal legislation while the housing dilemma intensifies with each passing month. Requests presented to Atlanta for fair housing legislation have been parried with the trite argument that such legislation will only accelerate "flight to suburbia". This is an easy answer and may have some element of fact. But at least such an ordinance would tend to stabilize residential areas in transition within the city limits, by encouraging city-wide disper- sal of minority families seeking suitable and decent homes within their means. . An open occupancy ordinance would in addition, recognize the rights of first class citizenship for all Atlantans alike, irrespective of race or religion, by permitting every family to live in a neighborhood of its choice and compatible with its means and finances. We encourage further persuasion on the part of the Commission directed toward the enactment of a fair housing ordinance as a necessary concomitant of the "Forward Atlanta" movement. Respectfully yours, gee Cen Norma Cl Noyes Collinson Xernona Clayton Program Director : Housing Director jacizne cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Cecil Alexander Dr. Benjamin Mays .Dr. Sanford Atwood Encl.  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 7, Folder 18, Document 4 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/07da3455deb28aeb3a12b0075ffe392f.pdf af88ff869a66b3c92fa69a26abf9fd1d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {' I I I Jua 8, 1967 I Mr. Irvi ac K. Kaler, 1 Ch irma , Commuaity R l atio ~a , Commi io•, , F ultoa Nat io aal . B~ak Blig ., Atlaa t · , Ga . 39303. City of At-•ata, Dear Irvi ac , / I hav a ce pt the S ai or pub l i h • i • Loe A•I 1 ~ , ••• I oat a uri ac the ummer . Thi a, for me to r e • i c• •• • m mb er of Co i .i i oa . E«i tor ahi p of Pac M:a,:azi• , will b movia, to th w t of our • , mi it e e ea ry th Commua ity R l tio a Whi.• i will be e v e r a l we e k b efore I t hi move, I amt aeri nc my re ai g aat ioa t thi• tim , to b ur , ao that you may b fr e to ace pt•• at your pl hooee a r plac eat h •you•• fit. Th •hort • a ociatio• · I hav e ha• with him Com. i••ioa leave . 1th v ry hich hop•• that it will be aucceaaf ul i a aolviac aom• of t h ba cie pr oblem• i• thi• oity. I hav e •• v r • • • a c roup of psop!e -- all of th~m buey at maay t aaka - · o 4 vot i to t h purpoa •••'work of•• c aoy •• ~r• t h momber of thi• bo«y . I hav e al ob•• •xtr m ly impre••• • with th of leaa er ahip y o u h v x rte •• chair maa. uality ith thie r luotaat r eicaatio• co y pr aysr beat wi•h• fo t hia work ao •obly b•cua. a 81• erely, c : Th• Boa . Ivaa All• � 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 eis y RR; Mr. Irving K. Kaler,/Chairmaa, : Community Relations Commission, City of Atlanta, E Fultoa National Baak Bldg., Atlanta, Ga, 30303. / Dear Irving, § I have accepted the Senior Editorship of Pace Magazise, published ia Los Amgeles, aad I will be moviag to the weat Coast duriag the summer. This, of eourse, makea it aecessary for me to resign as a member of the Commusity Relatioas Compissioan, While it will be several weeka before I make thia move, I am tex¢ering my resignation at this tims, to be accepted at your pleasure, so that you may be free to ehoose s replacement whea you see fit. Phe short associetioa I have had with thie Commission leaves m with very high hopes that it wiil be succeasful in solving some of the bagie problems ia this city. I have never s¢en a group of people -- all of them busy at Many taske -~ go devoted to the purposes and work of an agency ae are the members of thie body. i have also been extremely impressed with the quality of leaéeréhip you have exerted es chairman, With thie reluctazt resignatioa go my prayers and best wishes for this work so robly begus. why ; jie, ec: The Hom. Ivan Allea  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 7, Folder 18, Document 3 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f3ceed47a58d0298c34eaa585a5316ec.pdf 594b886b23b359a89000b6932fb62251 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 12, 1967 Mr • .·. -Kaler, C h ~ i r ~ ommunity Relations Commksion · . f A tlanta-- - - - - - - - - - -Fulton National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Irving: I would appreciate your sanding me several suggestions of people to fill Al Kuettner's vacancy on the Community Relations Commission. Sincerely your , Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr/br � 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 June 12, 1967 Mr. hair ommunity Relations Commission Fulton National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Irving: I would appreciate your sanding me several suggestions of people to fill Al Kuettner's vacancy on the Community Relations Commission. Sincerely yours, ivan Allen, Ir. Mayor IASr/br  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 7, Folder 18, Document 2 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967