2 20 87 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/057340be8bf6b9bee118365702c7a625.pdf eb8251d79c07acb2a855261288bc1835 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,I .. I I I I J 021126 EVDAA X 202724 13013 MSCDV316370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFH0006 1182004-tJt.JUY.--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DRUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR .··.PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4 :00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ,ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. . II SECRETARY ROMNEY I s STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES i, THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS .TO _ COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIB.r.E. MY COMMITTEE . ON MODEL CITIE~ OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMllNING · THE : PROGRAM. ITS STUDY.HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND~ BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: AGEN€:IEJL HAVE N©'I'. BED : Str1,FICIENTLY RESPONSIVE · . TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. --FGERAl, DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORI'l'IES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO TiiE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. =.::IN --FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND ~T HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: ·l. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DftARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2 • . SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSON.At . SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CI'JI ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART- 1 MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE .AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THft CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THFI R MODEL CITIES PLANS. �PAGE TWO RUEVDFH0006 1182004 3. , ADMINISTRAT!DON OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- \ TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ~T THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE ~EDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, ~ STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL~INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS MTD CONFUSED LO<:!AL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. 4. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE . AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE IAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE 9 . MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITI.ZEN INVOLVEMENT. 5. THE 10%.' POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELI NE HAS BEEN . .. . . ~:J.U>MINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LO.GAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICULARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. 6. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVA~E AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CIDNTRIBUTE. 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRffiG A. LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBORHOOD A S REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO I MMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- -OEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGffBOimOODS~ ffl:tS O:BVIOUSLl' WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: 'WHAT IS I MPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERNMENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTAf..lTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VA:EN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL o THI S ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICA'I'IONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS o f �PAGE THREE RUEVDFH0006 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US ·To ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL-STATE-~AL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENT.$ THAT ARE MORE FEEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS • . WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. " . NNNN 121126 EVDAA \ \ \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 021126’ EVDAA 202724 130143 MSCDV310370 RAAUIJHZ RUEVDFHOO0O6 1182004-UUUU--RUEVDAA. FM GEORGE CREEL DIR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DHUD WASH DC/HHFA/ TO RUEVDDAA/1/ REGL ADMIN DHUD ATLANTA GA ATTN: SPECIAL ASST FOR -. .“BUBLIC AFFAIRS & ARA'S FOR MODEL CITIES BT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY SECRETARY ROMNEY TO NEWS MEDIA AT 4:00 PM APRIL 28. ASSISTANT SECRETARY HYDE WILL BE TELEPHONING EACH OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STATEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. “SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES" - THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT. IT SEEKS TO COORDINATE A VAST ARRAY OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, TO CONCENTRATE THEIR IMPACT ON SPECIFIC DEPRESSED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STRONGER AND MORE FLEXIBLE. MY COMMITTEE ON MODEL CITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS HAS BEEN INTENSIVELY EXAMINING THE PROGRAM. ITS STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE SOUND, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN ITS ADMINISTRATION WHICH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. AMONG THEM: --FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NOT BEER: SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL PROPOSALS REFLECTING SPECIFIC LOCAL CONDITIONS. -~-IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. --FEW EFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SECURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. --FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE FORCED CITIES TO SET "MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD" BOUNDARIES THAT OFTEN HAVE BEEN ARBITRARY, AND THAT HAVE CREATED UNNECESSARY DIVISIONS AMONG MODEL CITIES RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS | COUNCIL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM BE REVISED IN THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT RESPECTS: 1. THE COUNCIL FOR URBAN AFFAIRS WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL POLICY AFFECTING MODEL CITIES. 2. SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WILL HAVE PERSONAL : SUPERVISION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS' FUNDING OF MODEL CITE ES PROPOSALS, AND WILL RESERVE PROGRAM FUNDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS WILL ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPART=-\ MENTAL FUNDS FOR MODEL CITIES, AND WILL GIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES A BETTER IDEA OF THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF FUNDS THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE. R MODEL CITIES PLANS. PAGE TWO RUEVDFHOOO6 1182004 3. _ ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE FED INTO THE REORGANIZA- 5. \TION OF THE REGIONAL FEDERAL OFFICES, NOW UNDERWAY. ONE EFFECT \OF THIS WILL BE TO FACILITATE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. IN THE PAST, VARIATIONS AMONG THE FEDERAL OFFICES IN PROGRAM PROCEDURES, HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS, AND STRUCTURES OF AUTHORITY, HAVE HANDICAPPED WELL-INTENTIONED FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND CONFUSED LO@AL OFFICIALS, THUS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM AT THE CITY LEVEL. GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO INVOLVE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. LACKOOF STATE INVOLVEMENT HAS PROVEN A CRITICAL DEFICIENCY BECAUSE MANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR MODEL CITIES ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. OUR AIM WILL NOT BE TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE LAYER BETWEEN THE CITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE STATES'RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE AND PERSPEC- TIVE. MODEL CITIES IS INTENDED TO BE AND WILL REMAIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM CENTERED UPON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A CONTINUED REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. THE 10% POPULATION RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DROPPED. THIS GUIDELINE HAS BEEN '.. * ADMINISTERED HAPHAZARDLY IN THE PAST AND HAS HINDERED PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ELIMINATING THIS GUIDELINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE WITHIN EACH CITY. ITS PURPOSE WILL REMAIN THAT OF FOCUSING RESOURCES ON PARTICU- LARLY POOR AND BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL BE GIVEN GREATER LATITUDE IN DRAWING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES THAT CONFORM TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ENLIST THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR MODEL CITIES PLANS. THE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROGRAM BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH CLEAR PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING THEIR MODEL CITIES PROPOSALS, AND TO STRIVE FOR "COMPREHENSIVENESS" ONLY IN THE PROGRAMS' FIVE-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE. MANY CITIES HAVE INTERPRETED MODEL CITIES LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES REQUIRENG A LOCAL "COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN OF ATTACK ON BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN THEIR TARGET NEIGHBOR- HOOD AS REQUIRING PROPOSALS TO IMMEDIATELY ATTACK EVERY CON- CEIVABLE PROBLEM WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UNWORKABLE: WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT CITY GOVERN- MENTS SET CLEAR PRIORITIES FOR ATTACKING THEIR PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE RAPID AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD SOLVING THEIR MOST URGENT RATHER THAN DISSIPATING THEIR RESOURCES IN A VAEN EFFORT TO SOLVE ALL. THIS ADMINSTRATION WILL COMPLETELY SCRUTINIZE APPLICATIONS TO ELIMINATE UNWISE OR UNNECESSARY PROPOSALS. PAGE THREE RUEVDFHOOO6 118200 WITH THESE REVISIONS, I FEEL THAT THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM CAN HELP US TO ACHIEVE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS--A MORE RATIONAL AND CREATIVE FEDERAL~STATE~LOCAL SYSTEM, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WE MUST REALIZE THAT ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT AND POVERTY IN OUR CENTRAL CITIES CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED OVERNIGHT. IT WILL BE A HARD AND OFTEN FRUSTRATING STRUGGLE, BUT MODEL CITIES DOES OFFER US THE MEANS OF BETTER USING OUR PRESENT RESOURCES, AND THUS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION." NNNN 121126 EVDAA  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 66 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/85914382f601ba8531a73f5f682f32cd.pdf 7313ab6e5185710dcce6caed80b40972 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ws .S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING A D URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D . C . 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 Phone: (202) 755-7327 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Ccmmittee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that -would be available from the Federal departments. Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. �2 The President has approved the r ecommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1. The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsibility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. 2. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal super vision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals , and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various department s for their Model Cities plans. 3. Administration of t he program will be fed into the reo r ganization of the regional Federal offices, now und erway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter -departmental coordination at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal of fices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have hand_icapped wellintentioned Feder al officials and confused local officials, thus ser iou s ly compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. 4. Greater efforts will be made t o involve the State governments in the Model Cities pr ogram. Lack of �3 State involvement has proven a critica l deficiency because many of the Federa l funds needed for Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, experience and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. 5. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean tha t the pr ogram will be expanded citywide within each city . Its pur pose will remain that of focusing resour ces on particularly poo r and blighted neighbor hoods, but loca l officials will be given gr eater latitude in drawing program boundar ie s that conform to local conditions . 6. Priority cons idera tion will be given to those cities that suc c ess f ully enlist t he participation of pr ivate and vol untar y organizations in their Model Cit i es pl ans . The increased flexibility in establishing program boundarie s wil l make it eas ier for these organizations to contribute. 7. Local governments will be asked to estab l ish clear priorities in developing t heir Model Cities proposals, �4 and to strive for "comprehensiveness" only in the programs' five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighborhoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that citr governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that t he Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HUDNEWS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD No. 69-0321 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (202) 755-7327 Monday, April 28, 1969 SECRETARY ROMNEY'S STATEMENT ON MODEL CITIES The Model Cities program is an ambitious effort. It seeks to coordinate a vast array of Federal programs, to concentrate their impact on specific depressed urban neighborhoods, and to make local governments stronger and more flexible. My Committee on Model Cities of the Council for Urban Affairs has been intensively examining the program. Its study has shown that the program's goals are sound, but that there have been critical deficiencies in its administration which call for immediate correction. Among them: -—- Federal agencies have not been sufficiently responsive to local proposals reflecting specific local conditions. -- In developing their proposals, local authorities have been hindered by uncertainty as to the amounts of funds that would be available from the Federal departments. -- Few effective attempts have been made to secure the involvement of State governments. -- Federal guidelines have forced cities to set "model neighborhood" boundaries that often have been arbitrary, and that have created unnecessary divisions among Model Cities residents. The President has approved the recommendations of the Urban Affairs Council that the Model Cities program be revised in the following important respects: 1 The Council for Urban Affairs will assume direct responsi- bility for inter-departmental policy affecting Model Cities. Secretaries of the departments involved will have personal supervision of their departments' funding of Model Cities proposals, and will reserve program funds specifically for that purpose. This will ensure the availability of departmental funds for Model Cities, and will give local authorities a better idea of the amount and kind of funds they can expect from the various departments for their Model Cities plans. Administration of the program will be fed into the reorganization of the regional Federal offices, now underway. One effect of this will be to facili- tate inter-departmental Ueerdithatton at the regional level. In the past, variations among the Federal offices in program procedures, headquarters locations, and structures of authority, have handicapped well- intentioned Federal officials and confused local officials, thus seriously compromising the Model Cities program at the city level. Greater efforts will be made to involve the State governments in the Model Cities program. Lack of State involvement has proven a critical deficiency because many of the Federal funds needed for Model Cities are administered through State agencies. Our aim will not be to add another administrative layer between the cities and the Federal Government, but to make better use of the States' resources, expertencé and perspective. Model Cities is intended to be and will remain a local government program centered upon the Mayor's office with a continued requirement for adequate citizen involvement. The 10% population restriction on the size of the target neighborhoods will be dropped. This guideline has been administered haphazardly in the past and has hindered progress at the local level. Eliminating this guideline does not mean that the program will be expanded citywide within each city. Its purpose will remain that of focusing resources on particularly poor and blighted neighborhoods, but local officials will be given greater latitude in drawing program boundaries that conform to local conditions. Priority consideration will be given to those cities that successfully enlist the participation of private and voluntary organizations in their Model Cities plans. The increased flexibility in establishing program boundaries will make it easier for these organizations to contribute. Local governments will be asked to establish clear priorities in developing their Model Cities proposals, and to strive for ''comprehensiveness" only in the programs’ five-year planning cycle. Many cities have interpreted Model Cities legislation and administrative guidelines requiring a local "comprehensive" plan of attack on blight and poverty in their target neighbor- hoods as requiring proposals to immediately attack every conceivable problem within these neighborhoods. This obviously would be unworkable; what is important is that city governments set clear priorities for attacking their problems so that they can make rapid and substantial progress toward solving their most urgent, rather than dissipating their resources in a vain effort to solve all. This Administration will completely scrutinize applications to eliminate unwise or unnecessary proposals. With these revisions, I feel that the Model Cities program can help us to achieve two important goals -- a more rational and creative Federal-State-local system, and city governments that are more flexible and responsive to the needs of their citizens. We must realize that elimination of blight and poverty in our central cities cannot be accomplished overnight. It will be a hard and often frustrating struggle, but Model Cities does offer us the means of better using our present resources, and thus taking an important step in that direction.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 65 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/41dc70638cddd34707168800ccf092d4.pdf 145905600fabb489c03ece8788486e5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HU D .96 (7 .66) UNITED STATES GOV ERNMENT Memorandum TO See addressees below I, . FROM SUBJECT: DEPi\RTt--1ENT O F HOUS l TG AND U R BAN DE VEL O Pt\'l ENT Wal Mod April 28 , 1 969 In r ep ly refe r t o : 4 ~-4~ I/ G 1\ D ATE: Jr. rt\,!s A .inistration Letter to Model City Mayor s on Secreta r y Romney' s Stat ement on t h e Model Citie s Pr ogram We have s ent t oday a lett er with the following t ext t o the mayors or chief executive of ficers of all mode l citie s. I wanted to be s ure you have a copy of Secr etar y Romney ' s s t atement on t he Model Citi es program . With thi s strong Presidentia l endor sement you can be assured of all possibl e support t o your efforts t o improv e the qua lity of l ife of your disadva nt aged citi zens. The progr am i mprovement s endorsed by President Nixon s hould make our joint efforts more effective . Representatives of our Regional Of f.i'ces will be worki ng with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city ' s program take s full adva nt age of these new program approaches . Sev er a l copi es of the Secretary' s statement a r e i nclosed for your information. We s uggest t hat CDA Di rectors make at least one copy available to their citizen part icipation structure as soon as possible, in order to avoid pot ential misunderstandings which might result f rom any i ncomplete reports of the statement . Director Enclosure Addressees: CDA Directors Regional Administrators Attn: Assistant Regional Administrators for Model Cities Governor's Repre sent at i v es Washington Interagency Committee Regional Interagency Coordinating Committee Model Cities Professional Staff � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HUD.96 (7-66) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF Memorandum TO FROM SUBJECT: HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT See addressees below DATE: April 28, 1969 In reply refer to: 4 / : } te. Ir. es Administration Letter to Model City Mayors on Secretary Romney's Statement on the Model Cities Program We have sent today a letter with the following text to the mayors or chief executive officers of all model cities. I wanted to be sure you have a copy of Secretary Romney's statement on the Model Cities program. With this strong Presidential endorsement you can be assured of all possible support to your efforts to improve the quality of life of your disadvantaged citizens. The program improvements endorsed by President Nixon should make our joint efforts more effective. Represen- tatives of our Regional Offices will be working with you and your CDA staff to make sure that your city's program takes full advantage of these new program approaches. Several copies of the Secretary's statement are inclosed for your information. We suggest that CDA Directors make at least one copy available to their citizen participation structure as soon as possible, in order to avoid potential misunderstandings which might result from any incomplete reports of the statement. Director Enclosure Addressees: CDA Directors Regional Administrators Attn: Assistant Regional Administrators for Model Cities Governor's Representatives Washington Interagency Committee Regional Interagency Coordinating Committee Model Cities Professional Staff  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 64 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c296f2d413dde4ce1881780357263387.pdf d144bf6d468e75462f1f89ec1b8a1052 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1'b May 8, 1969 Dr. John Letson, Su rint n en-t Atlant Public Sehool Admini tr tion Office 224 Central Av u tl t , rgi Dar Dr. Letsonc On y 8 A visor with r c iv d mm in a 11, rom Mr . Oscar Mims, w sb.ington, ich confirm d ucation r c t con- had from th a gion l Offic of ucation. Mr. Mim t th t th Offic of duc::ation ha ark 386,000 for Atl t • 1 Citi Progr • 'l"h fund• d sign ted for four education l progr ar as. tr ining) $50,000 2 0,000 71,000 l ,000 y 12 with Mr. Bill P rg nd, th d th rrison of your ta.ff fun nd. We to vi a.UM.1.1,..t&ciatr tio • tanc • ction to th cities d �e look forward to continu clo er lation hip with th Bo d of ducat ion th oi ty . into impl ~tion of th Model Citi plans. Sin -~ r ly your. Johnny c. Johnson. Director cc: Mayor Ivan 11 n. Jr. Dr. u 1 rri on � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document May 8, 1969 Dr. John Letson, Superintendent Atlanta Public Schools Administration Office 224 Central Avenue Atlanta, Georgia Dear Dr. Letsons On May 8 we received a call, from Mr. Oscar Mims, Education Advisor with HUD in Washington, which confirmed a recent con=- tact we had from the Regional Office of Education. Mr. Mims indicated that the Office of Education has earmarked $386,000 for Atlanta's Model Cities Program. The funds are designated for four educational program areas. EPPA (In-service training) $ 50,000 Teacher Corps 250,000 Talent Search 71,000 Research Labs ' 15,000 A meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 12 with Mr. Bill Pergande, Regional Office of Education, to discuss these funds and the procedures for procurement. Dr. Ruel Morrison of your staff and Jim Shimkus of Model Cities plan to attend. We are certainly encouraged by the new administration's action to mobilize and channel more federal assistance to the cities via the Model Cities Program. Que We look forward to a continued close relationship with the Board of Education as the city moves into implementation of the Model Cities plans. Sincerely yours, xe ohnny C. Johnson, Director JCI:mah ec: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Dr. Ruel Morrison  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 63 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ec281b4d71623fa217e84057be6b8dc1.pdf 8e641872f806728e9f54406024cd508d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. WACO, TEXAS Some 15,000 people, or 14 percent of the population live in the Waco model neighborhood, with about two-thirds Negro and one-third white and Mexican-American. The unemployment rate in the target area ·is three times the rest of the city, while 63 percent of the housing is considered substandard. About 50 percent of the adults have less than a high school education, and about 40 percent of the families earn less than $3,000. Citizen Participation Developing Waco's five year program involved nine task forces working closely with six model neighborhood citizen boards, independent organizations, volunteer groups and city, State and Federal agencies. More than 500 citizens participated in planning the Waco program. More than 400 meetings were held with model neighborhood residents and task force planning committees. city Demonstration Agency staff comprising three professionals and seven persons assigned from local organizations worked closely with a Model Cities Commission and Model Neighborhood Boards to develop the final plan submitted to City council. Five Year Program Waco's five year program is aimed at correcting the phy sical blight in the area while improving its social and educational conditions. To accomplish this, Waco seeks to involve private enterprise and public support. The major elements of the program are directed at improving housing through the construction of 400 new units by private enterprise and non-profit corporations, while up-grading resident employment a nd training opportunities. The model neighborhood residents gave first priority to improving drain age facilities and s treet conditions in the area. The second priority is in education, and calls for curriculum development and improving educational opportunities for pre-school children . Other program elements include improving medical and social services with f ull emphasis on developing training opportunities in pre- professi onal positions for residents by coordination with city, county, and State non-profit organizations. A new health and extended medical services program has been designed ~ PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Employment The Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) will be used to help reduce an unemployment rate of 9 percent for men and 7 percent for women. Other work-training programs will provide residents �- 2 - with an opportunity to participate in developing businesses. Planned for the future is a Work Skills Development program operated by James Connally Technical Institute which will provide vocational as well as academic training for entire families who will live on the campus. During the first year, CEP activities will include a New Careers program, adult basic education, vocational and technical training and on-the-job training. Education The basic program approach in education is to develop a comprehensive pre-school educational program and expand vocational technical training. The curriculum of the model neighborhood schools will be reformed through the use of computer assisted instructional programs and Instructional Media Resources Centers. A communication mobile unit in the target area will help students with learning problems by providing aid in such basic skills as reading, writing, and speech. Several programs are proposed for upgrading teacher skills, including an instructional laboratory for training teachers to work with disadvantaged children. A cross-Over Program to help teachers recognize the social and educational problems of students involved in desegregation would be expanded. Also planned is an Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program at Baylor University offering university courses to 30 teachers to increase their skills needed to teach the disadvantaged. During the first year computer terminals will be installed in three area schools to carry out the instructional program. An Occupational Skills Analysis Laboratory which will provide special instruction through video tapes, will also be started. Social Services Social services programs are directed principal l y at coordinating services of numerous social agencies and in improving their accessibility to residents. The social services corr~onent will also deal with developing welfare aid and employment oppor tunities within its services. A Foster Grandparent program and a nutritional program will serve the elderly. Other first year activities include a Homemaker Service for the elde rly and disabled, and an Extensive counselling Program for y oung women and husbands of planned parenthood clients. Health The principal health components include health care for the elderly, visiting nurses services in the home, and extending family planning services. The Medical Society will help develop �----- - ~ - 3 - a continuity of care concept through a medical education program. This program is intended to bring about b etter coordination of all health programs and providing medical training opportunities for model neighborhood residents. A Family Physician Program will reorganize and coordinate health services and recruit doctors to Waco and to staff model neighborhood facilities . Also included in the plan are a Detox ification Center fo r Alcoholics and Mental Hea l th-Mental Retardation S e rvic es . During the first year, construction of the Mental Health facility will begin. Two school health programs focusing on medical e x aminations for mode l neigborhood students and Health , Sex, and Drug Educati on will also start immedi a tely . Law Enforcement Juvenile services and improved police community relations are emphasized in this component. Specific first year activities include a Police Science Libr ary to supplement a n exis t ing degree p r o gr am f o r l aw en f orcement o f fice r s and expans ion o f a Juven il e Po lice Bureau t o in i ti a t e a del i nquency prevent i on p r ogram. Recreation The recreati on progr am calls for community cente rs and dev eloping programs in c rafts and cu l tural enr ichment. Model n eighb orhood res idents wi ll be emp l o ye d in the p r og r a m. Pl a ns a l s o c all f o r devel opin g re c reation fa ci lities o n the Brazos Riv er wh i ch runs t h rough the model neighborhood. Phy sic al Planning Ar eas This comp onen t o f the Waco p r o gram i s aime d a t up- gr a d ing existing physical c o nd itions s uch as streets, housing a nd community facilities and providing new facilities wh ere need ed. Three elemen ts are e mphas ized - - urban design , h ousing , a n d public f ac iliti es. The goa l of the urban d esign component i s p roper l and use, including commercial, i ndus t rial and hous i ng facilities, and a transportati on system meeting the needs of the model neighborhood residents. An Urban Design Center is prop o sed to bridge the gaps in design, as well as provide technic al assistance to model neighborhood residents involved in this phase of the program . The center will feature visual aids which will show existing physical conditions in the area as well as project f uture goals a nd concepts �- 4 - to be achieved in the Model Cities program. Waco proposes to use the new Neighborhood Development Program for physical renewal of the target area. The goal of the housing component is suitable new and rehabilitated standard housing for all model neighborhood residents at prices they can afford. Some 400 new housing units through public and private resources are proposed. First year activities include street construction, a sanitary sewer project, construction of drainage systems, a coordinated code enforcement project and a study of user needs for low-income housing in the model neighborhood. Also planned is a Resident Homebuilder project which would combine construction of 14 new homes with training a minority resident to establish a homebuilding firm. � 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 WACO, TEXAS Some 15,000 people, or 14 percent of the population live in the Waco model neighborhood, with about two-thirds Negro and one-third white and Mexican-American. The unemployment rate in the target area ‘is three times the rest of the city, while 63 percent of the housing is considered substandard. About 50 per- cent of the adults have less than a high school education, and about 40 percent of the families earn less than $3,000. Citizen Participation Developing Waco's five year program involved nine task forces working closely with six model neighborhood citizen boards, independent organizations, volunteer groups and city, State and Federal agencies. More than 500 citizens participated in planning the Waco program. More than 400 meetings were held with model neighbor- hood residents and task force planning committees. City Demonstration Agency staff comprising three professionals and seven persons assigned from local organizations worked closely with a Model Cities Commission and Model Neighborhood Boards to develop the final plan submitted to City Council. Five Year Program Waco's five year program is aimed at correcting the physical blight in the area while improving its social and educational conditions. To accomplish this, Waco seeks to involve private enterprise and public support. The major elements of the program are directed at improving housing through the construction of 400 new units by private enterprise and non-profit corporations, while up-grading resident employment and training opportunities. The model neighborhood residents gave first priority to improving drainage facilities and street conditions in the area. The second priority is in education, and calls for curriculum development and improving educational opportunities for pre-school children. Other program elements include improving medical and social services with full emphasis on developing training opportunities in pre-professional positions for residents by coordination with city, county, and State non-profit organizations. A new health and extended medical services program has been designed. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Employment The Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) will be used to help reduce an unemployment rate of 9 percent for men and 7 per- cent for women. Other work-training programs will provide residents x, 5 with an opportunity to participate in developing businesses. Planned for the future is a Work Skills Development program operated by James Connally Technical Institute which will pro- vide vocational as well as academic training for entire families who will live on the campus. During the first year, CEP activities will include a New Careers program, adult basic education, vocational and technical training and on-the-job training. Education The basic program approach in education is to develop a comprehensive pre-school educational program and expand vocational technical training. The curriculum of the model neighborhood schools will be reformed through the use of computer assisted instructional programs and Instructional Media Resources Centers. A communication mobile unit in the target area will help students with learning problems by providing aid in such basic skills as reading, writing, and speech. Several programs are proposed for upgrading teacher skills, including an instructional laboratory for training teachers to work with disadvantaged children. A Cross-Over Program to help teachers recognize the social and educational problems of students involved in desegregation would be expanded. Also planned is an Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program at Baylor University offer- ing university courses to 30 teachers to increase their skills needed to teach the disadvantaged. During the first year computer terminals will be installed in three area schools to carry out the instructional program. An Occupational Skills Analysis Laboratory which will provide special instruction through video tapes, will also be started. Social Services Social services programs are directed principally at coordi- nating services of numerous social agencies and in improving their accessibility to residents. The social services component will also deal with developing welfare aid and employment oppor- tunities within its services. A Foster Grandparent program and a nutritional program will serve the elderly. Other first year activities include a Home- maker Service for the elderly and disabled, and an Extensive Counselling Program for young women and husbands of planned parent- hood clients. Health ‘The principal health components include health care for the elderly, visiting nurses services in the home, and extending family planning services. The Medical Society will help develop = = a continuity of care concept through a medical education program. This program is intended to bring about better coordination of all health programs and providing medical training opportunities for model neighborhood residents. A Family Physician Program will reorganize and coordinate health services dnd recruit doctors to Waco and to staff model neighborhood facilities. Also included in the plan are a Detoxification Center for Alcoholics and Mental Health-Mental Retardation Services. During the first year, construction of the Mental Health facility will begin. Two school health programs focusing on medical examinations for model neighorhood students and Health, Sex, and Drug Education will also start immediately. Law Enforcement Juvenile services and improved police community relations are emphasized in this component. Specific first year activities in- clude a Police Science Library to supplement an existing degree program for law enforcement officers and expansion of a Juvenile Police Bureau to initiate a delinquency prevention program. Recreation The recreation program calls for community centers and developing programs in crafts and cultural enrichment. Model neighborhood residents will be employed in the program. Plans also call for developing recreation facilities on the Brazos River which runs through the model neighborhood. Physical Planning Areas This component of the Waco program is aimed at up-grading existing physical conditions such as streets, housing and commun- ity facilities and providing new facilities where needed. Three elements are emphasized -- urban design, housing, and public facilities. The goal of the urban design component is proper land use, including commercial, industrial and housing facilities, and a transportation system meeting the needs of the model neighbor- hood residents. An Urban Design Center is proposed to bridge the gaps in design, as well as provide technical assistance to model neighbor- hood residents involved in this phase of the program. The center will feature visual aids which will show existing physical con- ditions in the area as well as project future goals and concepts ee to be achieved in the Model Cities program. Waco proposes to use the new Neighborhood Development Program for physical re- newal of the target area. The goal of the housing component is suitable new and rehabilitated standard housing for all model neighborhood residents at prices they can afford. Some 400 new housing units through public and private resources are proposed. First year activities include street construction, a sanitary sewer project, construction of drainage systems, a coordinated code enforcement project and a study of user needs for low-income housing in the model neighborhood. Also planned is a Resident Homebuilder project which would combine construction of 14 new homes with training a minority resident to establish a homebuilding firm.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 62 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/be83eaf5d3bb41dbc1dd89fee5247419.pdf 9db5e73d444defe6d40cfac4ff7534ce Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. /G~ EWS U.S . DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD-No. 69-0355 Phone (202) 755-6980 HUD TENDERS MODEL CITIES CONTRACT TO WACO, TEXAS FOR RELEASE: A. M. Papers Saturday May 10, 1969 Secretary George Romney, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today announced the tender of a $2,642,000 Model Cities Contract to Waco, Texas. Waco has also been given assurances for substantial funds from other programs administered by HUD, and by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor,and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today's action by Secretary Romney will enable the city to begin the first year action phase under its comprehensive five-year Model Cities program. State, local and private resources will also be used by the city in its concentrated, coordinated attack on .the serious social, economic and physical problems within the Model Cities area. Of the $2 ,642, 000 in Model Cities supplemental funds, approximately $500,000 will be used to generate some $2,600,000 in capital construction, Secretary Romney said. HUD has approved a $1,500,000 sanitary sewer project, and e x pects to approve $200,000 for a neighborhood facility, an urban renewal program and 100 units of public housing. HEW has stated that, in addition to substantial HEW funds which presently provide health, education and welfare services to the Waco Model Cities area, HEW agencies have indicated the potential availability of $663,700. HEW will continue its ongoing efforts with the City of Waco to make these funds available to carry out the Waco plan, to the extent possible under existing program legislation. Included are programs for higher educational activity, the Teacher Corps, maternal and infant care , comprehensive health planning, rehabilitation research and training, and treating the mentally retarded. A total of $2 , 087 , 000 for a concentrated Employment Program in Waco , funded by the Department of Labor ,wi ll provide work training, work experience and other manpower services for Model cities area residents. - more - �HUD-No. 69-0355 - 2 - The Office of Economic Opportunity indicated that it expects to maintain the present $621~ 000 level of annual funding for Community Action Program activity within the Waco Model Cities area. Secretary Romne y , who is the Chai r man of the President's Cabinet Committee on Vo l untary Action, noted the extensive private involvement in the Waco program . Besides the contributions of private groups in the planning process, which is expected to grow during the action stage, volunteer help is available from such organizations as the McLennan County Medical Society, the American Institute of Architects, the United Fund and the Alta Corporation. The County Medical Society is contributing $13,600 towards a coordinated health program. The Alta Corporation is sponsoring a minority h ome builder to build 1 4 dwelling units in a Residents Homebuilders project . "The largest volunteer contribution has been the neighborhood residents themselves," Secretary Romney said. Commenting on the decision to tender a contract, Secretary Romney explained that this was done after a careful review of the Waco comprehensive plan . The plan was thoroughl y studied and analyzed both b y the Regional and Washington Interagency Review Committees representing those Federal Departments and Agenc i es with urban aid p r ograms . "During the past several months, Waco has done an e x cellent job in revising its proposals and improving its capability to operate in the first y ear action prog r;:, m," he said . "Other comprehensive plan approvals and contr ac t tenders are following a similar p r ocess a nd addit i o n al announceme nts will be made o v er the n ext sev era l week s . " A total of 150 communities in 45 States , the District of Columbi a a n d Puerto Rico a re participating in the Model Cit i es program . Th e f ir st a pplications for plann ing grants were app r oved in No vembe r 1 9 6 7 . At tached is a summary o f Wa c o ' s comprehen s iv e p l an which i n c l udes de s cript ions of firs t y ear ac tion p r og r ams using Model Cities supplemental fun ds . Fo r further informatio n : Jame s J. Miller Model Citi e s Office City Hall Wac o , Texas 767 0 1 (817) PL3 - 2441 Honorable Howard Dudgeon Mayor , City Hall Waco , Texas 76701 � 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 HS HUDNEWws U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD-No. 69-0355 FOR RELEASE: Phone (202) 755-6980 A. M. Papers Saturday HUD TENDERS MODEL CITIES May 10, 1969 CONTRACT TO WACO, TEXAS Secretary George Romney, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today announced the tender of a $2,642,000 Model Cities Contract to Waco, Texas. Waco has also been given assurances for substantial funds from other programs administered by HUD, and by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor,and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today's action by Secretary Romney will enable the city to begin the first year action phase under its comprehensive five-year Model Cities program. State, local and private re- sources will also be used by the city in its concentrated, co- ordinated attack on the serious social, economic and physical problems within the Model Cities area. Of the $2,642,000 in Model Cities supplemental funds, approximately $500,000 will be used to generate some $2,600,000 in capital construction, Secretary Romney said. HUD has approved a $1,500,000 sanitary sewer project, and expects to approve $200,000 for a neighborhood facility, an urban renewal program and 100 units of public housing. HEW has stated that, in addition to substantial HEW funds which presently provide health, education and welfare services to the Waco Model Cities area, HEW agencies have indicated the potential availability of $663,700. HEW will continue its on- going efforts with the City of Waco to make these funds avail- able to carry out the Waco plan, to the extent possible under existing program legislation. Included are programs for higher educational activity, the Teacher Corps, maternal and infant care, comprehensive health planning, rehabilitation research and training, and treating the mentally retarded. A total of $2,087,000 for a Concentrated Employment Program in Waco,funded by the Department of Labor,will provide work train- ing, work experience and other manpower services for Model Cities area residents. = "Mone = HUD-No. 69-0355 -2- The Office of Economic Opportunity indicated that it expects to maintain the present $621,000 level of annual funding for Community Action Program activity within the Waco Model Cities area. Secretary Romney, who is the Chairman of the President's Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action, noted the extensive private involvement in the Waco program. Besides the contri- butions of private groups in the planning process, which is expected to grow during the action stage, volunteer help is available from such organizations as the McLennan County Med- ical Society, the American Institute of Architects, the United Fund and the Alta Corporation. The County Medical Society is contributing $13,600 towards a coordinated health program. The Alta Corporation is sponsor- ing a minority home builder to build 14 dwelling units in a Residents Homebuilders project. "The largest volunteer contribution has been the neighbor- hood residents themselves," Secretary Romney said. Commenting on the decision to tender a contract, Secretary Romney explained that this was done after a careful review of the Waco comprehensive plan. The plan was thoroughly studied and analyzed both by the Regional and Washington Interagency Review Committees representing those Federal Departments and Agencies with urban aid programs. "During the past several months, Waco has done an excellent job in revising its proposals and improving its capability to operate in the first year action program," he said. "Other com- prehensive plan approvals and contract tenders are following a similar process and additional announcements will be made over the next several weeks. A total of 150 communities in 45 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are participating in the Model Cities program. The first applications for planning grants were approv- ed in November 1967. Attached is a summary of Waco's comprehensive plan which includes descriptions of first year action programs using Model Cities supplemental funds. For further information: James J. Miller Model Cities Office city Hall Waco, Texas 76701 (817) PL3-2441 Honorable Howard Dudgeon Mayor, City Hall Waco, Texas 76701 ee # 4  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 61 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/db41a8890069162f435da0b796107e03.pdf 6b0bd00e1c7880d4c7694fc52423de8b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Seattle was one of 63 cities named in November 1967 to start planning in the Model Cities program. Subsequently it received a $209,720 planning grant to develop a plan for a 2.25 square mile area in the center of the city. About 10 perc·ent of the city population, or 58,000 people live in the model neighborhood on two percent of the city's land area. The model neighborhood contrasts sharply with the general prosperity of Seattle, which is considered a "white collar" city with a median average income of $6,942. Unemployment in the model neighborhood is three times the city rate, median annual income is 27 percent lower, nearly half (45 percent) of family heads did not finish high school, and onethird of the families live at or near the poverty level. Eighty-five percent of Seattle's Negro population live in the model neighborhood, making up more than half the neighborhood population. The area also includes Japanese and Chinese communities as well as small numbers of American Indians, Eskimos and Filipinos. Ten percent of the residents are white. Citizens Involved Seattle's five year program for upgrading this area incorpor. ates the work of 10 citizen planning task forces working closely with volunteers from public and private agencies at the local, State and Federal levels. During seven months of weekly and semi-weekly meetings, over 1700 citizens participated in task force planning. Proposals approved by the task forces were passed on to the Seattle Model City Advisory council, composed of 86 representatives from neighborhood organizations, ranging from church and fraternal to militant civil rights groups. The City Demonstration Agency (CDA) staff, a group of 23 professionals, including seven persons on full time loan from city, county, State agencies and private enterprise, worked closely with th~ task forces and the Council to develop the final plan for approval by the Mayor and City Council. Five Year Strategy Seattle's five year program aims at a turn-around of all as pects of life in the target neighborhood. "Solutions will be aimed as much at the inherent contradictions of our institutions as the individual victim of these contradictions" the Seattle program says. "We need altered ways of life as well as altered lives." - more - �- 2 - To accomplish this, Seattle looks to both public and private support. Two key elements of the plan, an economic developme nt corporation and a housing development corporation, are expected to bring several million dollars of private and other non-federal funds into the n e ighborhood and multiply the impact of this money by keeping it in the neighborhood. Backing up these programs will be concentrated manpower training and supporting health and social services to give model neighborhood residents the chance to get the jobs involved in the physical and economic improvement of the neighborhood. At the same time, fundamental improvements in the education system -- dealing with what is taught, how i t is taught and how parents and childre n in the neighborhood look at the scho o ls -- are projected as ess e ntial to the long r a nge self-s uffici e ncy o f individua l residents and of their community. Coordination of these various efforts will take place bath at the city level, where similarly operated agencies have gain e d new experi e nce working togethe r, and at the neighborhood level, where the Model Citie s program already h a s opened n e w ch a nn e ls fo r p a rticipation in gove rnme ntal and other decisions affecting the neighborhood. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Economic De v e lopme nt and Employment Seattle's basic approach is to provide adequate family income to overcome poverty in the model neighborhood and at the s2me time increase the amount of economic leadership in the neighborhood and elimin a t e ma rginal employment by upgrading skills. The City hopes to double in the ne x t five y e ars the number of mod ~ l _neighborhood f a mi li e s who own or control e conomic r e source s. A k e y e leme n t for d e v e loping n e w res ide nt-owned bus inesse s in the n e igh~o r h ood i s t h e United Inne r-City Development Foundation now being organized with the coope r a tion of some 30 groups in the area. This .corporation would dra w on the r e sources of the Washington State Deve lopme nt Co r pora tion and pri v a te and Fe d e ral resource s to increa s e t e n f old a n ini t ial c api t a li zation of $3 million. Th e economic de v e lopme nt p r ogram wi l l b e b acked u p by c h a nges in the d e live r y of manpower services, e x panded skills and managemen t tra ining and a n e x tensive consumer prote ction program . To coord inate existing e mp loy me nt c o~s e lling, t ra ining a nd p l a c ement now pro v i ded by 12 agencies , t h e p l a n c a lls f or a n Emp l oyme n t UniCe n ter with outreach and one-stop serv ices. Among o t h er activi ties, the UniCenter would immediately start a Manageme nt and In tern program d es igned to bring r es ide nts into supervisory and policy @aking positions in government and eventua ll y in t h e pr i v a te sector. - mo re - �- 3 - A City Trainee program would also be started to give special training and placement to model neighborhood residents normally ineligible for city jobs. Housing, Physical Planning and Environment The Housing program in carrying out its objectives to increase the supply of housing and the degree of homeownership in the neighborhood will be another key element in the economic development of the neighborhood. A non-profit Housing Development Corporation is expected to bring $6 million into the neighborhood to meet a goal of 5,400 housing units over the next five years. The Corporation will be owned by stockholders from industry, government and the neighborhood, with neighborhood stockholders electing the Board of Directors. · Planning is under way for the first 150 uni ts of new and rehabilitated housing. A start would also be made on establishing a Land Bank to purchase vacant land in the neighborhood for housing use. The Physical Planning and Environment program focuses on expanding recreation areas in the neighborhood, transportation needs of r e sidents, and resolving problems caused by two proposed transportation corridors through the neighborhood. Planning will continue on a public transportation and development corridor to include parks, recreation-entertainment centers and public facilities along the proposed R.H. Thomson motorway runni ng nor th-south thr ough the entire length of the neighborhood. A simi lar study f or a housing and park complex is scheduled f or the proposed I-90 which would cross the neighborhood in an east-west direction. The start of several recreation projects and block developme nt to provide sma ll recreation areas in each block is scheduled immed iately . Th e p r ogram also include s a proj e ct in which r es i dents wil l o perat e a r ovi ng " F i x- it" wagon to provide minor home r epa i r services at cost to neighborhood families. Educ ation Despite f our y e ars o f compens a tor y e ducation progra ms , model neighborhood student s are f our y ears beh i nd other cit y c h ildren at the end of high school . Seattle' s go a l s -- e n riching e ducation, making educatio n a better preparation fo r wor k life , and b r o adening parent, teacher a nd studen t p a r ticipati on in the s c hoo ls -- are designed to deal both wi th felt and expressed n eeds and realization of institutional c h ange. - more - �- 4 - SPattle has given priority to the socio-economic integration of schools as a means of enriching education when combined with curriculum redevelopment and staff training and retraining. As the first in a series of educational complexes planned by the Seattle public schools, a Middle Schools Educational Park Demonstration for grades 5-9 would be planned and built on the edge of the University of Washington campus. Since no complete program for vocational education now exists .~ in the schools, Seattle plans an early start of an extensive Occupational Skills and Incentive program to provide technical training for 6,000 students immediately. As a start towards its objective of doubling employment of model neighborhood residents in schools, Seattle would begin a project to hire 100 students as apprentices and tutors, and 200 adults in a New Careers program for education. These activities, combined with Youth Leadership Development and counselling, are designed to better prepare model neighborhood students for work. s ~veral activities are also aimed at increasing neighborhood participation in the schools, including a Model Neighborhood Educational Advisory council and an office to handle complaints or problems of teachers, pupils and parents. Welfare Seattle's welfare program is based on an assumption that the quality of social service is directly related to those requiring the service. Tying in closely with economic development, the welfare program aims to eliminate poverty in the model neighborhood, heighten the dignity, status and self-esteem of recipients and strengthen and coordinate social services. As a part of its coordination and concentration of social services, the city plans comprehensive day-care services for 5,000 children; neighborhood centers to coordinate social service delivery, and expanded services for the elderly. To test possible modifications in the welfare system that would offer incentives for reducing welfare rolls, the city proposes a Direct Income Grant Demonstration program for a limited number o f model neighborhood families. This is one of two in the nation under serious consideration by the Department of Health, Education and We lfare. As a means of improving communication between welfare recipients and the Wel fare Department, the program calls for special support to the ADC Motivated Mothers Council . Health The Health program focuses on delivery and increased use of health services by model neighborhood residents to achieve a level - mor e - �- 5 - of heal.th in th e neighborh o od c omp a r a bl e to th a t of the cily. On e appro a ch will be a multi-s e r v ice he a lth cente r with outrc ac l1 into the neighborhood through health stations that would provide 24-hour emergency treatment a nd transportation ser v ices. Another clement will involve Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and Blue Cro s sBlue Shield with servic e s being financed throug h a pre p a id health insurance plan. The program also calls for a Detox ification Center to treat alcohol and drug abusers. All health activities in the neighborhood would be coordinated through a special Model Ne ighborhood Health Advisory Board. Law and Justice The probl e ms ment and tution a l Law and Justice program focuses on both the short-r a ng~ of easing racial and comrnuni ty tensions around l av; e n forcethe long-range impact of chang e s in the judicial and instis y stems. As a start toward increasing the minority repr e s e ntation on the police force, the city would establish a Public Safety Trainee program for residents, leading to a career in the Police Department. Other activities to improve police-community relations include paying officers for time spent in non-enforcement functions and employing reside nts in non-enforc e ment dut i es and a s observe rs to record police and resident interaction. To improve legal services for residents the city would e x pand the public defender system, and continue planning to provide legal help to the marginal poor, and work toward increasing the number of judgeships. Culture and Arts, Youth • The Arts and Culture program is designed to help give Negroes in the model neighboihood an opportunity for cultural ~d e ntity and to increa s e th e numbers of residents in art related careers . A priority project to start immediately is the conversion of a former synagogue into a multipurpos e neighborhood center with an auditorium for movies and the p e rforming arts, and space for other community activities including a Teen Canteen . Also planned immediatel y is an Afro-·Ame rican Arts Museum which would display the work of residents and well-known artists and include a bookshop and arts shop . The plan calls for a revised school curriculwn to include courses in African a r ts and culture. The Youth program f o cus e s o n e conomic lif e chanc es o f yo uth t h r ough a special emp loyment service and registry for part time job s . To p r omote man a g er i a l . s ki ll s th e pro g r aD pro po s es d eve lop ing bu s ines s es s uc h a s a youth-oper a t e d Maintena n ce Serv ic e tha t wo ul d con t ract wi th l o c a l b u s i ne s ses a n d a9 artm2n t b u i ldi ngs and a Yo uth Tr a n s p or t Service to prov ide minibu s s e rvice to th e mo del ne ig hb o rh o od. # # # � 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 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Seattle was one of 63 cities named in November 1967 to start planning in the Model Cities program. Subsequently it received a $209,720 planning grant to develop a plan for a 2.25 square mile area in the center of the city. About 10 percent of the city population, or 58,000 people live in the model neighborhood on two percent of the city's land area. The model neighborhood contrasts sharply with the general prosperity of Seattle, which is considered a "white collar" city with a median average income of $6,942. Unemployment in the model neighborhood is three times the city rate, median annual income is 27 percent lower, nearly half (45 percent) of family heads did not finish high school, and one- third of the families live at or near the poverty level. Eighty-five percent of Seattle's Negro population live in the model neighborhood, making up more than half the neighborhood popu- lation. The area also includes Japanese and Chinese communities as well as small numbers of American Indians, Eskimos and Filipinos. Ten percent of the residents are white. Citizens Involved Seattle's five year program for upgrading this area incorpor- ates the work of 10 citizen planning task forces working closely with volunteers from public and private agencies at the local, State and Federal levels. During seven months of weekly and semi-weekly meetings, over 1700 citizens participated in task force planning. Proposals ap- proved by the task forces were passed on to the Seattle Model City Advisory Council, composed of 86 representatives from neighborhood Organizations, ranging from church and fraternal to militant civil rights groups. The City Demonstration Agency (CDA) staff, a group of 23 professionals, including seven persons on full time loan from city, county, State agencies and private enterprise, worked closely with the task forces and the Council to develop the final plan for approval by the Mayor and City Council. Five Year Strategy Seattle's five year program aims at a turn-around of all as- pects of life in the target neighborhood. "Solutions will be aimed as much at the inherent contradictions of our institutions as the individual victim of these contradictions" the Seattle program says. "We need altered ways of life as well as altered lives." ~ More = To accomplish this, Seattle looks to both public and private Support. Two key elements of the plan, an economic development corporation and a housing development corporation, are expected to bring several million dollars of private and other non-federal funds into the neighborhood and multiply the impact of this money by keep- ing it in the neighborhood. Backing up these programs will be concentrated manpower train- ing and supporting health and social services to give model neigh- borhood residents the chance to get the jobs involved in the physi- cal and economic improvement of the neighborhood. At the same time, fundamental improvements in the education sys- tem -- dealing with what is taught, how it is taught and how parents and children in the neighborhood look at the schools ~-- are projected as essential to the long range self-sufficiency of individual resi- dents and of their community. Coordination of these various efforts will take place bcth at the city level, where similarly operated agencies have gained new experience working together, and at the neighborhood level, where the Model Cities program already has opened new channels for parti- cipation in governmental and other decisions affecting the neighbor- hood. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Economic Development and Employment Seattle's basic approach is to provide adequate family income to overcome poverty in the model neighborhood and at the seme time increase the amount of economic leadership in the neighborhood and eliminate marginal employment by upgrading skills. The City hopes to double in the next five years the number of model neighborhood families who own or control economic resources. A key element for developing new resident-owned businesses in the neighborhood is the United Inner-City Development Foundation now being organized with the cooperation of some 30 groups in the area. This .Corporation would draw on the resources of the Washington State Development Corporation and private and Federal resources to increase tenfold an initial capitalization of $3 million. The economic development program will be backed up by changes in the delivery of manpower services, expanded skills and. manage- ment training and an extensive consumer protection program. To co- ordinate existing employment counselling, training and placement now provided by 12 agencies, the plan calls for an Employment UniCenter with outreach and one-stop services. Among other activities, the UniCenter would immediately start a Management and Intern program designed to bring residents into supervisory and policy making positions in government and eventually in the private sectcr. = More = A City Trainee program would also be started to give special training and placement to model neighborhood residents normally ineligible for city jobs. Housing, Physical Planning and Environment The Housing program in carrying out its objectives to increase the supply of housing and the degree of homeownership in the neigh- borhood will be another key element in the economic development of the neighborhood. A non-profit Housing Development Corporation is expected to bring $6 million into the neighborhood to meet a goal of 5,400 housing units over the next five years. The Corporation will be owned by stockholders from industry, government and the neighborhood, with neighborhood stockholders electing the Board of Directors. Planning is under way for the first 150 units of new and rehabilitated housing. A start would also be made on establish- ing a Land Bank to purchase vacant land in the neighborhood for housing use. The Physical Planning and Environment program focuses on expand- ing recreation areas in the neighborhood, transportation needs of residents, and resolving problems caused by two proposed transpor- tation corridors through the neighborhood. Planning will continue on a public transportation and develop- ment corridor to include parks, recreation-entertainment centers and public facilities along the proposed R.H. Thomson motorway runn- ing north-south through the entire length of the neighborhood. A Similar study for a housing and park complex is scheduled for the proposed I-90 which would cross the neighborhood in an east-west direction. The start of several recreation projects and block develop- ment to provide small recreation areas in each block is scheduled immediately. The program also includes a project in which residents will operate a roving "Fix-it" wagon to provide minor home repair services at cost to neighborhood families. Education Despite four years of compensatory education programs, model neighborhood students are four years behind other city children at the end of high school. Seattle's goals -- enriching education, making education a better preparation for work life, and broadening parent, teacher and student participation in the schools =-- are designed to deal both with felt and expressed needs and realiza- tion of institutional change. = More: = « 2s Seattle has given priority to the socio-economic integration of schools as a means of enriching education when combined with curriculum redevelopment and staff training and retraining. As the first in a series of educational complexes planned by the Seattle public schools, a Middle Schools Educational Park Demon- stration for grades 5-9 would be planned and built on the edge of the University of Washington campus. Since no complete program for vocational education now exists- in the schools, Seattle plans an early start of an extensive Occu- pational Skills and Incentive program to provide technical training for 6,000 students immediately. As a start towards its objective of doubling employment of model neighborhood residents in schools, Seattle would begin a project to hire 100 students as apprentices and tutors, and 200 adults in a New Careers program for education. These activities, combined with Youth Leadership Development and counselling, are designed to better prepare model neighborhood stu- dents for work. Several activities are also aimed at increasing neighborhood participation in the schools, including a Model Neighborhood Educa- tional Advisory Council and an office to handle complaints or prob- lems of teachers, pupils and parents. Welfare Seattle's welfare program is based on an assumption that the quality of social service is directly related to those requiring the service. Tying in closely with economic development, the wel- fare program aims to eliminate poverty in the model neighborhood, heighten the dignity, status and self-esteem of recipients and strengthen and coordinate social services. As a part of its coordination and concentration of social services, the city plans comprehensive day-care services for 5,000 children; neighborhood centers to coordinate social service delivery, and expanded services for the elderly. To test possible modifications in the welfare system that would offer incentives for reducing welfare rolls, the city proposes a Direct Income Grant Demonstration program for a limited number of model neighborhood families. This is one of two in the nation under serious consideration by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. As a means of improving communication between welfare recipi- ents and the Welfare Department, the program calls for special sup- port to the ADC Motivated Mothers Council. Health The Health program focuses on delivery and increased use of health services by model neighborhood residents to achieve a level =— More = of health in the neighborhood comparable to that of the city. One approach will be a multi-service health center with outreach into the neighborhood through health stations that would provide 24-hour emergency treatment and transportation services. Another element will involve Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and Blue Cross- Blue Shield with services being financed through a prepaid health insurance plan. The program also calls for a Detoxification Center to treat alcohol and drug abusers. All health activities in the neighborhood would be coordinated through a special Model Neighborhood Health Advisory Board. Law and Justice The Law and Justice program focuses on both the short-range problems of easing racial and community tensions around law enforce- ment and the long-range impact of changes in the judicial and insti- tutional systems. As a start toward increasing the minority representation on the police force, the city would establish a Public Safety Trainee pro- gram for residents, leading to a career in the Police Department. Other activities to improve police-community relations include pay- ing officers for time spent in non-enforcement functions and employ- ing residents in non-enforcement duties and as observers to record police and resident interaction. To improve legal services for residents the city would expand the public defender system, and continue planning to provide legal help to the marginal poor, and work toward increasing the number of judgeships. Culture and Arts, Youth . The Arts and Culture program is designed to help give Negroes in the model neighborhood an opportunity for cultural ;jidentity and to increase the numbers of residents in art related careers. A priority project to start immediately is the conversion of a former synagogue into a multipurpose neighborhood center with an auditorium for movies and the performing arts, and space for other community activities including a Teen Canteen. Also planned immediately is an Afro-American Arts Museum which would display the work of resi- dents and well-known artists and include a bookshop and arts shop. The plan calls for a revised school curriculum to include courses in African arts and culture. The Youth program focuses on economic life chances of youth through a special employment service and registry for part time jobs. To promote managerial.skills the program proposes developing businesses such as a youth-operated Maintenance Service that would contract with local businesses and avartment buildings and a Youth Transport Service to provide minibus service to the model neighbor- hood. # # # #  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 60 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d74557596105adb065ed5782be796007.pdf 4913b42811eb49813fc51ecbb9fe9b4d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 4<5 EWS U.S. DEPARTMEN OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D . C . 20410 HUD-No. 69-0359 Phone (202) 755~6980 HUD TENDERS MODEL CITIES CONTRACT TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FOR RELEASE: A. M. Papers Saturday May 10, 1969 Secretary George Romney, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today announced the tender of a $5.2 million Model Cities contract to Seattle, Washington. Seattle has also been given assurances for substantial funds from other programs administered by HUD, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today's action by----S-ecretary Romney will enable the city to begin its first year action phase under its comprehensive fiveyear Model Cities program. State, local and private resources will also be used by the city in its concentrated, coordinated attack on the serious social, economic and physical problems within the Model Cities area. Of the $5,200,000 in Model Cities supplemental funds, approximately $1,200,000 will generate $10,100,000 in capital construction, Secretary Romney said. HUD has approved a neighborhood development program for Seattle as well as a neighborhood facilities project, parks and urban beautification, 100 units of lowrent public housing on scattered sites under the leased housing program, 25 units of rehabilitated housing, and 100 new houses under FHA's new mortgage insurance program . HEW has stated that, in addition to substantial HEW funds which presently provide health, education and welfare services to the Seattle Model Cities area, HEW has indicated the poten tial availability of $2,095,600. HEW will continue its ongoing efforts with Seattle to make these funds available to carry out the plan , to the extent possible under e xi sting program legislation. Included a r e programs for dropout prevention, fo r teacher training , the Teacher Corps , mate rna l and infant care ,for the elderly , and f or treating the mentally r etarded . A total of $2,347,000 for a Concentrated Employment Program in Seattle,funded by the Dep a rtment of Labor, will provide work training, work experience and other manpower services for Model Citie s area residents. The Office of Economic Opportunity in dicated that it expects to maintain the present $2.4 million level of annual funding for Corranunity Action Program activity within the Seattle Model Cities area for the coming year. - mor e - �HUD-No. 69-0359 - 2 - Secretary Romney, who is the Chairman of the President's Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action, noted the extensive private involvement in the Seattle program. Besides the contributions of private groups in the planning process, which is expected to grow during the action stages, volunteer help is available from such organizations as the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the American Medical Association, Seattle-King County Labor Council, the King County Bar Association, Boeing, and the Weyerhaeuser Corp. The United Good Neighbor Fund, the Urban League, and other private agencies were represented on the Advisory Council. "The largest volunteer contribution has been the neighborhood residents themselves," Secretary Romney said. Commenting on the decision to tender a contract, Secretary Romney explained that this was done after a careful review of the Seattle comprehensive plan. The plan was thoroughly studied and analyzed both by the Regional and Washington Interagency Review Committees representing those Federal Departments and Agencies with urban aid programs. "During the past several months, Seattle has done an excellent job in revising its proposals and improving its capability to operate in the first year action program," he said. "Other comprehensive plan approvals and contract tenders are following a similar process and additional announcements will be made over the next several weeks." A total of 150 communities in 45 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are participating in the Model Cit i es program. The first applications for planning grants were approved in November 1967. Attached is a summary of Seattle '.s comprehensive plan which includes descriptions of first year action p r ograms using Model Cities supplemental funds. Fo r furthe r infor mation : Walter Hundley Director,Model Cities Agency 1700 E . Che r ry Seatt l e , Washington 981 22 ( 206) 583 -5 700 Hono r ab l e F loyd Miller Mayo r, City Hal l Seat tle, Wash ing t o n 98122 � 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 HUDNEWws | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON D.C. 20410 HUD-No. 69-0359 FOR RELEASE: Phone (202) 755-6980 A. M. Papers Saturday HUD TENDERS MODEL CITIES May 10, 1969 CONTRACT TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Secretary George Romney, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today announced the tender of a $5.2 million Model Cities contract to Seattle, Washington. Seattle has also been given assurances for substantial funds from other programs administered by HUD, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today's action by Secretary Romney will enable the city to begin its first year action phase under its comprehensive five- year Model Cities program. State, local and private resources will also be used by the city in its concentrated, coordinated attack on the serious social, economic and physical problems within the Model Cities area. Of the $5,200,000 in Model Cities supplemental funds, approx- imately $1,200,000 will generate $10,100,000 in capital construc- tion, Secretary Romney said. HUD has approved a neighborhood development program for Seattle as well as a neighborhood facili- ties project, parks and urban beautification, 100 units of low- rent public housing on scattered sites under the leased housing program, 25 units of rehabilitated housing, and 100 new houses under FHA's new mortgage insurance program. HEW has stated that, in addition to substantial HEW funds which presently provide health, education and welfare services to the Seattle Model Cities area, HEW has indicated the poten- tial availability of $2,095,600. HEW will continue its ongoing efforts with Seattle to make these funds available to carry out the plan, to the extent possible under existing program legisla- tion. Included are programs for dropout prevention, for teacher training, the Teacher Corps, maternal and infant care,for the elderly, and for treating the mentally retarded. A total of $2,347,000 for a Concentrated Employment Program in Seattle,funded by the Department of Labor, will provide work training, work experience and other manpower services for Model Cities area residents. The Office of Economic Opportunity in- dicated that it expects to maintain the present $2.4 million level of annual funding for Community Action Program activity within the Seattle Model Cities area for the coming year. = Ore = HUD-No. 69-0359 = 2= Secretary Romney, who is the Chairman of the President's Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action, noted the extensive private involvement in the Seattle program. Besides the con- tributions of private groups in the planning process, which is expected to grow during the action stages, volunteer help is available from such organizations as the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the American Medical Association, Seattle-King County Labor Council, the King County Bar Association, Boeing, and the Weyerhaeuser Corp. The United Good Neighbor Fund, the Urban League, and other private agencies were represented on the Advisory Council. "The largest volunteer contribution has been the neighbor- hood residents themselves," Secretary Romney said. Commenting on the decision to tender a contract, Secretary Romney explained that this was done after a careful review of the Seattle comprehensive plan. The plan was thoroughly studied and analyzed both by the Regional and Washington Interagency Review Committees representing those Federal Departments and Agencies with urban aid programs. "During the past several months, Seattle has done an ex- cellent job in revising its proposals and improving its capa- bility to operate in the first year action program," he said. "Other comprehensive plan approvals and contract tenders are following a similar process and additional announcements will be made over the next several weeks." A total of 150 communities in 45 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are participating in the Model Cities program. The first applications for planning grants were approved in November 1967. Attached is a summary of Seattle's comprehensive plan which includes descriptions of first year action programs using Model Cities supplemental funds. For further information: Walter Hundley Director,Model Cities Agency 1700 E. Cherry Seattle, Washington 98122 (206) 583-5700 Honorable Floyd Miller Mayor, City Hall Seattle, Washington 98122  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 59 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/33bab7dc26f95011ff5e3fe1d226dd78.pdf 01346d052a8d9221444931194d3dd806 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 5-8-69 Model Cities M odel Cities Headquarters Bids should be taken for deformed reinforcing Model steel bars for concrete foundation slabs - Cities Model Cities headquarters buildings in funds accordance with architectual plans. when Federal EMERGENCY EXPEDITE grant is approved. � 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 5-8-69 Model Cities Model Cities Headquarters Bids should be taken for deformed reinforcing Model steel bars for concrete foundation slabs - Cities Model Cities headquarters buildings in funds accordance with architectual plans. when Federal EMERGENCY EXPEDITE grant is approved.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 58 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6f46eee532b2c0ad136bce56c06f40ab.pdf 8201ea8a006156fc66875157a6b4740f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ROBERT AND COMPANY ASSOCIATES, ATLANTA May 19 , 1969 1r. Johnny C. J ohnson Di ector odel Cities City Demonstration Ageney 673 Capitol Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30 315 Dear 1r. Johnson: It was recentl y announced by Mr . George Romney,. Secretary of the Oepartme t of Housing and Orban Devel opment, that tho Model Cities Progr will not only be reactivated, but every assistance ill given to ake it n important and successful program. As you kno, the goal of urban design is to re erse the pread of urb uglin s and blight , and to work or or der and ore effecti plann · ng o as to achieve ore li eabl e , ork ble and beautiful citie and towns. Orban dosign is a specialty of our fi and we woul like very uch to hear f r you if you think e could be helpful in chieving your over-all go ls. Sin r ly yours, .s- ASSOCI TES RT AND CO d Orb S:rla / cc: t/4.r. Dan S Colli r • Bo rd Design � 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 ROBERT AND COMPANY ASSOCIATES, ATLANTA May 19, 1969 Mr. Johnny C. Johnson Director Model Cities City Demonstration Agency 673 Capitol Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Dear Mr. Johnson: It was recently announced by Mr. George Romney, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, that the Model Cities Program will not only be reactivated, but every assistance will be given to make it an important and successful program. As you know, the goal of urban design is to reverse the spread of urban ugliness and blight, and to work for order and more effective planning so as to achieve more liveable, workable and beautiful cities and towns. Urban design is a specialty of our firm and we would like very much to hear from you if you think we could be helpful in achieving your over-all goals. Sincerely yours, ROBERT AND COMPANY ASSOCIATES — ~ Andrew BE. Steiner Department of Planning and Urban Design Ce cc: « Dan Sweat Mr. Collier Gladin. Mr. Howard Openshaw  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 57 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/706b343191e6134fd297662164f6346b.pdf e2d3e25f8945755e33838520c9c35f50 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MODEL CITIES DEPARTMENT CITY OF LAWTON 1202 LEE BLVD. LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73501 TEL. (405) 357-5013 MAY 14, 1969 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA . .. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 DEAR SIR: THE CITY OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN DESJG NATED A MODEL CITY AND IS NOW ENGAGED IN rrs PLANNING YEAR , CITY GOVERNME NT ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE AREAS OF STUDY, THEREFORE, REQUEST I BE FUR NISHED A CO PY OF YOUR CITY GOVER NMENT ORGA NI ZAT ION FU NCTIONAL CHARTS, COD ES AND GRDI NA CES OR OTHE R REFEREN CE MATER IAL THAT YOU DEEM APPROPR IATE FOR A STUDY ON CI TY GOVER NMENT ORGANIZAT ION, THAN KI NG YOU I N ADVANCE, MLW:B LR � 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 MODEL CITIES DEPARTMENT CITY OF LAWTON 1202 LEE BLVD. LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 73501 TEL. (405) 357-5013 May 14, 1969 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA ATLANTA, GEorG1A 30303 DEAR SIR: THE CiTY oF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A MODEL CITY AND IS NOW ENGAGED IN ITS PLANNING YEAR, CITY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE AREAS OF STUDY. THEREFORE, REQUEST I BE FURNISHED A COPY OF YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONAL CHARTS, CODES AND ORDINANCES OR OTHER REFERENCE MATERIAL THAT YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE FOR A STUDY ON CITY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. YOURS TRULY, Deputy DIRECTOR MLW:BLR  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 56 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e45e24e71f913ff51b9969ef6fc3d682.pdf fb413eb72a3207ae2c4f45ddf90a5eca Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 21. 1969 Mr . Mason L. Wyatt Deputy Dirvctol' Model Cities Department City of Lawton 1202 Lee Boulevatd Lawton , Oklahom 73501 De r Mr . Wyatt: Mayor Allen h s sked me to answer your letter of May 14 ; requesting information on Atlanta 's city government organization. I m afr id that any information we might try to compile would be 0£ limited b nefit to you in pl nning yollr Model Cities program. However, the U . S. Dep rtment of Houslng and Urban Development has recently r 1 as d history and analysis oi the planning pl'Oc s in 3 M od l Clti s. Th y wer th fir t 3 cities sel cted - Atl nt , Se ttle; and Dayton. This study contain i.nforma.tion on th City of Atl nta's governm nt org niz tlon and the process we w nt th.rough in putting togeth ?' th Mod l Citi s program. I beU v thls will b of much more v lu to you than anything 1 might be bl to upply. If you do not hav a copy, you may obtain on by writing HUD or to the Superintendent of Documents . U. S. Gov ,:nm nt Printing Offlc • Washington, D . C. 20402 (Gov rnm nt Prillting Office # 0 .. 39 .... 676). Sincer ly yours. Dan Swe t DS:fy � 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 21, 1969 Mr. Mason L. Wyatt Deputy Director Model Cities Department City of Lawton 1202 Lee Boulevard Lawton, Oklahoma 73501 Dear Mr. Wyatt: Mayor Allen has asked me to answer your letter of May 14, requesting information on Atlanta's city government organization. I am afraid that any information we might try to compile would be of limited benefit to you in planning your Model Cities program, However, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has recently released a history and analysis of the planning process in 3 Model Cities. They were the first 3 cities selected ~- Atlanta, Seattle, and Dayton, This study contains information on the City of Atlanta's govern- ment organization and the process we went through in putting together the Model Cities program. I believe this will be of much more value to you than anything I might be able to supply. If you do not have a copy, you may obtain one by writing HUD or to the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D, C. 20402 (Government Printing Office # 0-39+676). Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS :fy  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 55 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/49237fcac7467d14c73711f88f4dff78.pdf 5f04c9cad707cdd769539fe93c3156d7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING A N D URBAN DEVELOPMENT MODEL CI TIES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20 4 10 ~y 15 1969 I N REPL Y R E FER TO: DMP Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr . Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mqor Allen: As you may know, an interim report on the experiences or Atlanta, Dayton, and Seattle during the planning period has been prepared by Marshall Kaplan, Gans, and Kahn and has been distributed to all model · cities. The report, A History and Analysis of the Planning Process in Three Cities, is useful to both first and second round cities. lli cities should benefit by a better understanding or the difficulties faced during the planning process and your city' s solutions tor those difficulties. The findings of the study' of the planning process indicate that different·cities can find satisfactory though different solutions to similar problems. This ability of cities to develop answers suited to local situations is a basic goal of the Model Cities program. I am pleased that Atlanta is included in this report because you have shown that a competent city and its dedicated people can acconplish significant achiev~ments through cooperation and with hard work. It is 11\V' understanding that Marshall Kaplan and Mr. John c. Johnson have reviewed the text's discussion of Atlanta, and that Mr. Johnson has agreed that it is an accurate description or your planning experience. The generous efforts of you and your staff are greatly appreciated. Thank you again for your assistance. Sincerely yours, wi~~wJr. 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 en. O,% o $ MN % Sk x DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 5, | ill so MODEL CITIES ADMINISTRATION % "3aa0 we WASHINGTON, D. C. 20410 MAY 15 1960 IN REPLY REFER To: DMP Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: As you may know, an interim report on the experiences of Atlanta, Dayton, and Seattle during the planning period has been prepared by Marshall Kaplan, Gans, and Kahn and has been distributed to all model cities. The report, A History and Analysis of the Planning Process in Three Cities, is useful to both first and second round cities. AIl cities should benefit by a better understanding of the difficulties faced during the planning process and your city's solutions for those difficulties. The findings of the study of the planning process indicate that different cities can find satisfactory though different solutions to similar problems. This ability of cities to develop answers suited to local situations is a basic goal of the Model Cities program. I am pleased that Atlanta is included in this report because you have shown that a competent city and its dedicated people can accomplish significant achievements through cooperation and with hard work. It is my understanding that Marshall Kaplan and Mr. John C. Johnson have reviewed the text's discussion of Atlanta, and that Mr. Johnson has agreed that it is an accurate description of your planning experience. The generous efforts of you and your staff are greatly appreciated. Thank you again for your assistance. Sincerely yours, dul. Director  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 54 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f754ef2a55e61f0f8ad432c186bd073b.pdf 3f294d34019d779b8f2413c85f32153e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . -o PROPO_SAL FOR A GRANT TO FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE I N MODEL CITIES \. I. . BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of th:i.s program is to build - the capacity of Model Cities iesidents in ·_ _ _ __ ___ to re s pond knowledgeably and effective l y to the requirements of the Model Citi e s Program by establishing responsible neighborhood ·organi zaUons so ~hat they can assess their prob lems and can "-'Ork effec tively with ci·ty government a nd other local instituti ons in the planning, execution and evaluation of programs. It is our understanding that the Model Ci ties Administration and OEO will join in this project as . part of an effort to build effect i ve .a nd responsible community participati on and to make availabl e funds and as si stance to model nei ghborhood groups in both first a nd second roundcities. Two major obj ectives of the program are : 1. To provide citi zens wi t h a dive rsity of experience and capability in local i nstitutional pl a nning , program implementation and program eva luatio n. 2. To foster maximum feasible integration of organi zation and function by CAA a nd CDA neighborhood groups and to plan and move toward the eventual consolidation of resident participation o rganizati o ns covering the mode l neighbo r hood area. lnhererit i n making the i r training, technical assistance, a nd planning funds a vailab le i s the assumpti.on by OEO and HUD that citizens have a �,. '· -2- major role to play in both t he Community Action Program and the Model Cities Program. Further , both OEO's and HUD's philosophy ,--acknowledges t~e righl of people affected- by public programs to have access to and influence on t he process by which dec~sions about their lives are made; --accepts that many of the bes t intentioned officia ls and •technicians are often, by their training, experi ences, and life-styles, unfamiliar with or even insensitive to the problems and aspirations of model nei ghborhood residents ; theref ore , resident ideas a nd priorities can result in mpre releVant, sensiti~e, a nd effective plans a nd programs; --recognizes that the process of parti c ipation makes it pos sible ,-- for those citizen~ formerly outside the system to learn how it functions and how to make it function in their interest-and that the process makes it possible for res i de nt s to s t rengthen existing skills and to develop the kind of new skills needed for effective citizensh:i.p beyo nd as well as within the Mo del Citi es Program. In light of the above and in order to overcome th ese problems, OEO and HUD are encou raging CAA's, CDA's and the neighborhood sroups to test this technical assis tance strategy through the use of these f unds , Funds allocated to neighborhood groups under these grants may be used to provide planning, training and ~echni c al assistance s ervices to ___.,,......,. ··-··.:. ' ..- ~ · ..;... ..-----·----· �- 3- neighborhood r es i dents inclu ding b u t r ot limited t o the followi1 g: 1~ Fu l l -tfme staff f or neighborhood group s to plan and c:tev elop services under. t heze progi·ams . ., '. 2.. F~r.ma l . training programs for ne:i.ghbo r h ood resi d ent groups and !{i?;;{ ' • ~Mf . .·.. · ., . .::<:~1';i. -~'Cocl!~c.~;:tcin. and .d isseminat:ton of re levant i nfo rmati o n abo u t· {:_;fl~\)J;i(~?< -+t ::·_:·_. ' ' : rr_'.'::\(<f.t-?::,t :fties· and t dttted progra ms t o neighbot·hood r e sident s . I • Mo del ,.~ \. ~ ; . ~ •: .·4 ;,.. Retai ning consultan ts , (la:wye.r.s, commu nity o rganizer s , p la nne r s , programmatic s peci9.l:i!-ts, e tc . } to adv i s e o n s ubstantive prog r ams and planning . s. ·. To develop and ca~ ry out ci. tizen eval u ation of the Mo de l Ci t i es and all other elannin~_!ivlties that a ffe ct t h e neifht orhood. 6. A portion of grant f unds may b e u sed by neighborhood g roups to con t r a c t di.rectly with organizations of their own choosing which B.r:e -cegu larly engaged in providing T&TA . 11, PROCESS P.RIOR TO WORK. PROGRAM I. The CAA a.nd ~ will d i 1,c 1.1s s thi s p r ogr·am. (del ete r ema:!.nde r o f sentence.) 2 , They wi ll discuss thei1· co mmitme nt fi.l-r t he nex t twelve mo;1ths o f fund s f o r t r ai ning a nd tec hn i c a l ·a s sis t a nce s e rv ice s to ne i ghborhood grou ps . �..,. -4~ . 3. Designation of neighborhood groups to pl!ln th~ program and receive funds by the CAA and CDA. The neighborhood group with as s istance acceptable to it from 4. the CAA and CDA wi.11 decide wha t trai nip_g and technical assistance t:hey require for the development of the proposa_l ,. for neighborhood~group support f unds. ! I· If this assistance is not available in the city, the CAA and 5. ! . CDA wiq make every effort to obtain it. We hope OEO and the other. Federal, state and local agencies involved in the Model I I I. I ' Cities Program wi 11 make, 1 t ava il ab le to the neighborhood I I group -- assistance which is a cceptable to the group. , 6. . I If the neighborhood group or g r oups feel that promised training a nd t e chnical assi stance i s no t being r e ceiv ed o r is i nadequate, • our good of fic es ta r emedy the we, t h e CAA and CDA will u se -,.-- .,. s ituation. Ill. Wo rk Prog r am. 1. The neigll.b6 rhood group with the above technica l - assistance wi ll prepare a f ormal writ ten a pplication. They will a l so p repare a summary of t ha t a ppl i cati on f o r circulation to residents of the mode l neighbo rhood . 2. . After the int erim boa r d and / o r fuembership of the neighborhood group has appr oved the appli ca t ion it should be submitte d through t h e CAA a nd CDA t o OEO and a copy sent t o HUD . l f CDA funds a re no t included in t h e a p~l ication , t hey must be in tegrated .f nto the a pplica tion . Prio r to thi s submission, the CAA , CDA �~ .. ... -5- and res:i.dcnt groups sha 11 meet together t o discuss thei r re~ ntionship s within the fra.newor.k of the proposal. 3. Incl~ded i n the final app licatio n will be a descriptive history of th e ways in which the steps in th e wo r k proce ss outlined a bov e have b ee n met. 4. The application will al.so indicate the way s CDA funds and assistance will be niacle avai loble to the n~ighborhood group . . The apppcation :iilJ_ show as spec:i.fically as· possible what kinds of activitJcs will bc _und e rtakcn, wh e n and how. 5. The . appl_:lcation wi 1l a lso desc ribe what, when and ho\·! of training dur i ng the program year . ,6. The application will al so s pe cify ho w con ~ult a nts hire d by the nei ghbo r boocl group wi 11 b e accountable to tl-ie neighborhood group or groups . 7. The a pplication will a l so descri b e how thi s training an d techn ica l assistan ~e 1.G re l ated to CDA e nd CA/\ pln ns .and programs . 8. The work prog r am w1.ll s pell out h iring procedures: purticularly the rights end re s po ns ibil ities of the nei ghbo r hoo d group, the CAA ond CDA. 9. The. work progrmn ,-,ill al so i nd:iq,te by name wh en~ver posstblc specific C/\A- CDA s to f f and st.a ff of 111:d.chhorhood 01;gan izaU.o ns who ,-Jill b e! involved in. imp1c:nc nt.ing tl1c program .. �··.:· 'il,' ' . ..y •'. ,· ,.. . - 6- 10. . 2. We a r .e commi t t e d t o observi ng t he te rms of the HUD/0E0 The neighborhood g r oup wi ll compl e te the training pl a n no later tha~ 60 day; a f t er. the funds have bee n obliga t ed. 3. The f i r s t draft o f the p r o po s~ l a nd the s ummary for · communicat io n t o nei ghbo rhood r esi dent s should b e complete d no l a t er than '15 day s after the f u nds hav e been ob ligated. 4. The fi nal wo r k program wi.11 b e submi tt·e d no later than 90 days after the· grant funds have been ob l igated . V. Budget . Sample CAP 25 ,· 80% Staff 20% space, overhea d �SPECIAL CONDITIONS The Region may want to special condi, tion· the grant to insure periodic progress repo·rts . Other desirable special conditions whi ch Regions ~~ · :· _:._,.,.-,: ~-Y i_want to consider .are : \\i_--:.~ 4; .. ~ '.! \ t .. . ~ ' . ~ . ~~?).:'(' ' .. . . - ',,:. ,';{,:.'< ~;~:-1~1i~ 'i:(unda : undj;i;: .t his ~rant ought to be expended until OEO approved -:-:.} l.-_,-:-·'/·1~~2?:r-ti·. -r:."· / ,; -- ·-. -:. ·- · · ··-·f,r.;:~:-:>:/···'1!:~ ,_. tfot :90 day proposal which emerges f-rom the work program described in this gra~t . .. 2. Incorporation is not necessary for release of funds from OEO provided . that the CAA in conjunction with CDA agree to spend the , funds as requested b y the neighborhood group and indicates the mechanism with which it will make fiscal accountability to ~ • for the group. ,- � 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 PROPOSAL FOR A GRANT TO FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN MODEL CITIES I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this program is to build-the capacity of Model Cities residents in: to respond knowledgeably and effectively to the requirements of the Model Cities Program by establishing responsible neighborhood ‘organizations so that they can assess their problems and can work effectively with city government and other local institutions in the planning, execution and evaluation of programs. It is our understanding that the Model Cities Administration and OEO will join in this project as part of an effort to build effective and responsible community participation and to make available funds and assistance to model neighborhood groups in both first and second roundcities. Two major objectives of the program are: 1. To provide citizens with a diversity of experience and capability in local institutional planning, program implementation and program evaluation. | 2. To foster maximum feasible integration of organization and function by CAA and CDA neighborhood groups and to plan and move toward the eventual consolidation of resident participation organizations covering the model neighborhood area. Inherent in making their training, technical assistance, and planning funds available is the assumption by OFO and HUD that citizens have a - 1 major role to play in both the Community Action Program and the Model Cities Program. Further, both OEO's and HUD's philosophy _~-acknowledges the right of people affected by public programs to have access to and influence on the process by which decisions about their lives are made; --accepts that many of the best intentioned officials and technicians are often, by their training, experiences, and life-styles, unfamiliar with or even insensitive to the problems and aspirations of model neighborhood residents; therefore, resident ideas and priorities can result in more relevant, sensitive, and effective plans and programs; --recognizes that the process of participation makes it possible for those citizens formerly Sueaide the system to learn how it functions and how to make it function in their interest-and that the procéss makes it possible for residents to strengthen | existing skills and to develop the eine of new skills needed for effective citizenship beyond as well as within the Model Cities Program. In light of the above and in order to overcome these problems, OEO and HUD are encouraging CAA's, CDA's and the neighborhood groups to test this technical assistance strategy through the use of these funds. Funds + allocated to neighborhood groups under these grants may be used to provide planning, training and technical assistance services to a Se ge a neighborhood residents including but not limited to the following: 1. Full-time staff for neighborhood groups to plan and develop services under these programs. Formal training programs for neighborhood resident groups and ; * gtafe. «Collection and dissemination of relevant information about Model “igttied: dnd telated programs to neighborhood residents, rae “he. Retaining consultants, (lawyers, community organizers, planners, programmatic specialists, etc.) to advise on substantive programs and planning. 5.. To develop and carry out citizen evaluation of the Model Cities and ail other planning activities that affect the neighborhood. 6. A portion of grant funds may be used by neighborhood groups to contract directly with organizations of their own choosing which are regularly engaged in providing T&TA, II, PROCESS PRIOR TO WORK PROGRAM I. The CAA aid CDA will discuss this program. (delete remainder of sentence.) 2, They will discuss their commitment for the next twelve months of funds for training and technical assistance services to neighborhood groups. ge atin ’ Designation of neighborhood groups to plan the program and receive funds by the CAA and CDA, The neighborhood group with assistance acceptable to it from the CAA and CDA will dxetde what training and tadhatcal assistance they require for the devdtopuenk 22 the proposal for neighborhood group support. funde. If this assistance is not available in the city, the CAA a CDA will make every effort to obtain it. We hope OEO and the other Federal, state and local agencies levetved in the Model Cities proghan will make it available to the neighborhood eeoup -- assistance which is acceptable to the group. If the neighborhood group or groups feel that promised training and technical assistance is not being received or is inadequate, we, the CAA and CDA will use our good offices to remedy the situation. III. Work Program. Li The neighborhood ee with the gheta technical. assistance will prepare a formal written doplication. They will also prepare a summary of that application for circulation to residents of the model neighborhood, After the interim board and/or membership of the neighborhood group has approved the application it should be submitted through the CAA and CDA to OFO and a copy sent to HUD, If CDA funds are not included in the application, they must be integrated into the application. Prior to this submission, the CAA, CDA ‘and resident groups shall meet together to discuss their relationships within the framework of the proposal. Included in the final application will be a descriptive history of the ways in which the steps in the work process outlined above have been met. The application will also indicate the ways CDA funds and assistance will be made avallable to the neighborhood group. The application will show as specifically as possible what bh Hite of activities will be undertaken, when and how. ' The. application will also describe what, when and how of training during the program year, The application will also specify how consultants hired by the neighborhood group will be Béeainitable to the neighborhood group or groups. The application will also describe how this training and technical assistance is related to CDA and CAA plans and programs, The work program will spell out hiring procedures: particularly the rights and responsibilities of the neighborhood group, the CAA and CDA. The work program will also indicate by name wherever possible specific CAA-CDA staff and staff of neighborhood organizations who will be involved in implementing the program, .  Ri 10. We are committed to observing the terms of the HUD/OEO _ Agreement on local coordination in the development and Amplementation of this work program. : on 6f the ried gtiboxhoad groups will occur no later than 30. daye after the grant funds have been obligated. 2. The neighborhood group will complete the training plan no baton than 60 days after.the funds have been obligated, 3. The first draft of the proposal and the summary for communication to neighborhood residents should be completed no later than 75 days after the funds have been obligated. 4, The Final work program will be submi tted no later than 90 days after the grant funds havé been obligated. V. Budget i | Sample CAP 255. 80% Staff : 20% space, overhead  SPECIAL CONDITIONS The Region may want to special condition the grant to insure periodic progress réports, Other desirable special conditions which Regions _ may jwant to consider are: No: £unds under this grant ought to be expended until OFO approved = the'90 day proposal which emerges from the work program described in this grant. 1 sa 2. Incorporation is not necessary for release of funds from OEO provided, that the CAA in conjunction with CDA agree to spend the , funds as requested by the neighborhood group asa indicates the mechanism with which it will make fiscal accountability to and for the group.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 53 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/eaaeea6ee9d004419fe94d714cd5cabc.pdf 170705617bfe7037dbad8c4036132292 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 'I ' J!!:::;/c.jli. 1 i.1. ,; I ~I ~... v.½ ~ :,,. / ) ' m-,1 C!J~ ..;J ,u,.-.ri:'r J c,i,,,, j ~f Mvle.L tl,_,;,, f--,;e--.1-- . • /j/Jil/vi-. . \\ Citizens of Hodel Cities m·e now rightly p2l'ticipatini in activities ·nhich aim to do j_r:m1edintely what ~ be done ir.1medintely--~-uhile planning fo1' the future. They are tired of b8in 6 the passive subject of surveys and pl~ns th at bring no . immediate benefits-But as they move fo r·wa::cd by self determine d pract ical steps--~as citizens of the State of Georgia, tlv:::y rrill expec'c, to t ake advantage of c111 the new syste;;JS e.nd devices th at moder n technology can cor.ie up uith to meet their needci .nd requirements-and to benefit fro:-11 tha State's investment in Technological Research and Education. Jill hm-1~ ~ lrrio~ern technology"iD no1;1 oriented to oth8:r~ tbin;f~--"to fue middle class .~. "incentive" values of suburb.sn affluent living---a.'1d the "sccurity11 veh,es of making yP,.~ ..c Her. It is r,ot yet oric!ltec1 :.o the needs ~nd requirements of 11 l1odcl Cities"--- nnd has no on-going progr:im , in this urea, that cnn now come up with spectacular advances at shor t inl.erval s---such as occur in the other area s. . . • M(l,<M-\ ~h.:.e..;r-tte • h_,._ C4\,\,, .,;:_ ·1 Natio;ial l{odel Ci ties and similar programs are jio..-1 ~r s o vast and cri tical to t be tfatlon , tho.t t ~cbnology is noH oblit::ed to b ecome oriented to them-- -. and ready to S8rve the Citizens ·1.ho live there . Atlanta'c i-focbl Cities progrc:.m ha s th e opportunlt,y ,3nd thows the promise of leading the nation-- a.nd Georgia Tech w:i.shes to do its part in this by providing .the t echnolc~~cally-~a~ed education and in~ovative researc h that is needed to do this job. Such new purpose and dire ction can act as a great incentive to help raise our levels of acade~1ic achi~vemcnt-- and. our students will be better citizens b~cause of their ir.volvement in it. One thi ng in particular has to be ~aid about .this~-:·· We should not ever imagine Georgia Tech!s store of technological experti~e to be like the wealth of some rich family, readj --to nrnke charitable gifts to poor . . ' relations. 0 The shoe may well be on the other foot. Tech very much needs new challenges that are commensurate with its r es ources-- and the challenge of the 'Hodel Cities' program~ in this sense something of a gift to Georgia Tech$ Our association with Hodel Cities- canoe much more fruitful to us thnn simiiar association with Urban Renewal has been in the past. ·•Hodel Cities ' has the built~in capac:tty to succeed where previous programs pr oved a~ortive. This is because of its bnsic principle of Citizen participation and its total integration of Social economic and physical i mprovement measures. What this architecture class is attempting, is n relatively small project, to oH~ �I- be explored ~nd developed at a high speed-- as these -things Go---- but it is import ant ·to us at Georgia 'i'ech, because it c an prepare the r1ay for ckcp0r studies. Our immediate assets he,.'e are: 1) Students, ms;nbers of the AIA National Student Organizv.tion1--t,iho have asked to be gi-.ren this kind of J<.ask in their ·classes--- They are nlready motivated. 2) Curr ent clirr.2.te cf oi;;inion that sees improved educational values in this kind. of project~--- rihen prop.2;rly organized. 3) People who know the difficulties uo face in attempting this--c1rc ,'::q'.!.:i.J 1p ~d ~;20. r e t!dy to giv0 us all the help t, hey c an and p The students ;rill prorlnce rcpo:rtG and graphic displays coverinf; survey a.nd ~ , . -.s,::::=::=.,~ . . , - ; , - ~_:.:,- = r . ~ - =z,,;;.:;w---=:=r.z~~;;-..._i ~--::::X::~-::;.~ ' ~ ~ ~~ . . _..:..=:--:-:.::A.. -C:Sal!.~'-:t"___;. - ~ ~alysis oi the he alth :3.3rvice ne eds D.nd ·posGi'vilit:i.ca .for moeting the se riith ~~-~ servic~s =:c :r . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . : a - ~c::,,..,. . . - : ~ o : u ~ ~ : : : r r c r e : : n , ~, u ~·c=-:,-' -a""~""'1;~iTi ties . '!'he study will also, of course, includ~ projt;cted designs ~ ~ r---:r::::a =r:::t for msjor h82l th service '.>uil(1ngs, with emph a.d!: on th~ "t;Se of ~ec-2!2_,t~ de~e-JQ.1?_0~ -- - --- - - - 1,e-chn1.ques.. likely to -15e- -r-:."o st appropiate ·in -this ·situation, a8 well as of i ruaginative • ~ I but basically practical ir:novc!tionE: . . ~ The presentation prcducts eiilerr,ing froJ1 th•3 study will ba as .follows : brochl,_re. S8 rics of synchronized audio ta p'3 Ll;Jld sli1.bs for audi tcrium · presentation. -=-=-=,==,, 3) A .. Utilizat,io~ of these products will be c1s follows : a ) Fdi.:cational U 3 e -f,_q.r_fut ur<:..-S.l~ ~~s, not only to c c;!lmunic~te valuable knm-1lcdge of this area of public ne ed, but also as a stimnlus and guide for those Trlaking sirnila:!" studies in .other .,. . . areas of n eed • · b) For pr3,,9J,.i,.9J. Jl~...E:.£!!,~_fil...g9._.~s in architecture, city_planning, er.gineering, TGedicina and heal t h services------ to promote and facilitate better understanding of the needs and possibilities for effective acticn, including inte1·discipl:i.nary colaboration ( such as mutally ··· --a dvantcigeous •.:<fa.pt. aticnof VJ.rious asr,ect solutions I to allow for their consol.idc1.tion in a unified total assembly) . ··- ·:.-·cf·F or lo cal leaders and ·citizens - - as a n aid to democr atic de cision- mak.. __._ing,inan on- going process of co!TI!lluni ty impr ovement. " � 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 Tonteabl of fy Peng POG A VKS at me prt letedek Biss pryet $ eee soo SL oh C25", fii Yr . Wo Gass : ae sd Sockecntk ies * \ Citizens of Model Cities are now rightly participating in activities which ain to do immediately what can be done immediately---while planning for the future. They are tired of being the passive subject of surveys and plans that bring no immédiate benefits-- . oe But ag they move forward by self determined practical steps---as citizens of the State of Georgia, they will expect to take advantage of all the new systems and devices that modern technology can come up with to meet their needs md requirements-- and to benefit from the State's investment in Technological Research and Education. owen” Bot, Modern technology,is now oriented to other things~-- tothe middle class "incentive" values of suburban affluent living~--and the "security" values of mak~ ing york wer, It is not yet oriented settle needs and requirements of "Model Cities"--- and has no on-going progrsin y in this area, that can now come up with spectacular advances at short inter vals---such as occur in the other areas. Mean whch thé National Hodel Cities and similar prozrans Sie, GaMever Bo vast and critical to the Nation, that technology is now obliged to beccme oriented to then-~ end ready to serve the Citizens who live there, . Atlanta's Model Cities program has the opportunity and shows the promise of leading the nation-~ and Georgia Tech wishee to do its part in this by providing the technolegically~basced education and innovative research that is needed to do this job. : ' Such new purpose and direction can ect as a great incentive to help raise our levels of acadenic achievement-~ and our students will be better citizens because of their involvement in it. One thing in particular has to be said about this--- y We should not ever imazine Georgia Tech's store of technological expertise to be like the wealth of some ‘rich family, ready ‘to make charitable gifts to poor relations. . he The shoe may well be on the other foot. Tech very much needs new challenges “that are commensurate with its resources-~ and the challenge of the 'Model Cities! program is in this sense something of a gift to Georgia Tech. Our association with Model Cities cande much more fruitful to us than similar association with Urban Renewal has been inthe past. a Model Cities' has the built-in capacity to succeed where previous programs often proved abortive. This is because of its basic principle of Citizen participation and its total integration of Social economic and physical improvement measures. What this architecture class is attempting, is a relatively small project, to % page= 2 be explored and developed at a high speed~- as these things Go coe but it is important to us at Georgia Tech, because it can prepare the way for deeper studies. Our immediate assets here are: 1) Students, members of the AIA National Student Organization; ~~ who have asked to be given this kind of task in their ‘classes-~- They ere already motivated, 8 | 2) Current climete cf pinion that sees improved educational values in this kind of project--- when properly organized, 3) People who knowthe difficulties we face in attempting inteacs and are eduinp:d and ready to give us all the help they can. The svudeats will produce reports and graphic ‘displays covering survey and = Soest ce TT analysis of the health service needs and ‘possibilities for meeting these with aa services and facilities, The study will also, of course, include projected designs ee —3 for major health service builcings, with emphasis on the vse of recently developed “techniaues Likely to be most appropiate in this sitvation, ag well es of imaginative but basically practical innovetions. ——pe ere “a The presentation products emerging fron the study will be as follows: 1) An ¢: exh} bition YRS display of of _eraphics and a wmogels. 2) F’dtstrfoutadie récord of the project in the ‘fora of a published brochure. ee 2 5 C4 Ss A series of synchronized audio tapes and slides for auditorium ‘ presentation. . ; Utilization of these products will be as follows: ' a) Fducational use for future classos, not only to communicate valuable knowledge of this area of pudlic need, but also as a stimnlus and guide for those making similar studies in other areas of need. -b) For practicing professionals in architecture, city planning, engineer- ing, wedicine and health services------ to promote and facilitate better understanding of the needs and possibilities for effective _ action, including interdisciplinary coleboration (such as mutally ete: advantageous ecdaptationof various aspect solutions, to allow for their consolidation in a unified total assembly). ~~e)-For loval leaders and citizens-- as an aid to democratic decision-mak- _ing, in an on-going process of community improvement. 7  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Text Any textual data included in the document GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY . ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30332 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Pay Fo /469. 2. A. ke Hansen Dean , Exqinéoning Cll eye Aodek Elie. 4 Yeew Lins Ppa Leow Je Hansen, a Mty student are new wrerkiig om the ad | shegen q. The Three medin Presortedtinr of Hour Modeh Cites cotidscen Ont seve, | / Te, are schedule > make Mh pre seeAaT cn at fo on fd ay Jens gh, at thi Hoe fhes wrth show striles Sgn chroniyed inh, en aacléo Sapeck Corn montang Oh he Orrhithectane Caddbarwn ° aad thei evhbet ponedks att be Te rates of preserdeton aclkh ée he fivckure , ta huh Be Wellece hes shor mech videresl , Gxuk Aas undertaken % do The Prttiberg . Lina fe Bis tle. The classwak wilt be Con platled whl fh, subtarss tar of Ihavv yped copy cad hushed uns fallow g a Periph had Hey have cliseassed whl Mu. 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J voll Sex oo fact Art aw Can b haviig Succes fp, etedccd sche — trordd lhe ~effact chmod J tofer his cap bis ang Penchiig af fi. inde graduate Bil om a een tad fal ke capt My shows & Dy. Swerd bffs mel tihvichde totibitras B a dev dS Cussias. firs A_. ,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 51 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f1102dfe5d1e53224c8b40b2f630c36d.pdf f34c8107ee9c53858d1fd3f1c018b9db Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 2-. 1969 D r . Richar d Wilson S chool of Arc hitecture Georgi a 1n titute of Technol ogy Atlanta, Georgia 30332 De r Dr . Wilson: The work b ing don by your tudent s in the new Model Citi s " involvement" pi-oj ct is of great interest to those of u ln gover.nm nt involved in the Model Cities P1·0gra.m. F o r eom tim.e, it hae be n my feel ing ihat our cad mic iJl titutions could s t"ve the community n d th b tudents much more effectively if endemic curricul could b contempb r ry probl m s nd projects. ge red to Th r sults of s uch ork ehou.ld be m d v ll bl to inter ted overnment o~ coxnmunlty 1 ders so that the ln.novations of the youthful l'nind c,,f th coll g tud nt can b sh red by tho responelbl for bwJ.clin pro rams for he good of the total .eo~unity. l wieh for your s \Id nt success in their unde~ lng and I hop it h ju t th b 1lnnlng of many othe proj cts in which the City can s r • Slnc r ly yo\U" , Dan Sw at DS•fy � 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 SSE aS reer June 2, 1969 Dr. Richard Wilson School of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332 Dear Dr. Wilson; The work being done by your students in the new Model Cities "involvement'' project is of great interest to those of us in government involved in the Model Cities Program. For some time, it has been my feeling that our academic institutions could serve the community and their students much more effectively if academic curricula could be geared to contempbrary problems and projects. The results of such work should be made available to interested governmental or community leaders so that the innovations of the youthful mind of the college student can be shared by those responsible for building programs for the good of the total community. i wish for your students success in their undertaking and I hope it is just the beginning of many other projects in which the City can share. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DSity ee ee ee ee ee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 50 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5cf401815e71c5327340fe197213524f.pdf d1c0cc784936051d1081ca218e11a94a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - 12 - The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and the Chairman of the National Governors' Conference should appoint a Joint Task Force to prepare legislative and administr a tive proposals to meet the housing needs of all persons receiving federa l welfare and housing assistance. * * The States and Mode l Cities: Recommendation 13: HEW and HUD HEW-Mo del Cities Relations As HEW beg ins to re-structure its programs to provide that adequate attention is focu sed on urban areas and_ Model Cities in particular , HEW should seek to renovate existing HEW-State rel a tions to accomplish this task rather than trying to develop its own HEW delivery system at the loca l level, as it is now doing in Model Cities. The Se cre t ary of HEW should require the concurrence of the Governor for all HEW funds earmarked and spent throu gh state a gencies in Model Cities. HEW should seek to re-structure its relations with its own Regional Offices, State Agencies and the Governors with a view to insuring that State machinery is responding to the prior ity n eeds o f u rban a reas. This method is preferred over the alternative of direct HEW-local relations as is being undertaken in the Model Cities Program. HEW already has 200 field people assigned to work directly with Hodel Cities . A simila r deployment of personnel to the Governors' offices would produce an ability to coordinate and deliver most HEW and Stat e services ne eded for th e orderly deve lopment of all local communities. Direct Federal-local r e lations have no great record of achiev eme nt, except in food pr oduction. HEW h as historica lly used the States to deliver a good record of health, education, and social services to people regardless of where th ey live. We recommend a modification of the existing HEW-Stat e system rather than direct HEW-local relations , to meet the priority needs of urban America. * * * * Recommendation 14: HUD-Mod el Cities Relations Congress should amend the Model Cities legis l ation to provide for a l egitimate and positive role f o r Sta te gove rnme nt in th e operation of the pro gram. Specifically, Section 105 of the "Model Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 should be amended to authori ze the Se cre tary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to th e States to provide continuing planning , coordination, programming and technical assistanc e services to model city agencies. In those states where the state contributes a substantial portion of th e l ocal non-federal financial share, the program s h ould provide for state concurrence in the approval of the selection, program development and fundin g of all mod e l cities applications. �- 13 - HUD should immediately provide for State review and comment on model city work programs and supplemental grants. The Model Cities Pro gram should be re-evaluated with a view toward its extension to the entire city and making it the coordination and delivery system for all federal grants coming into the model city, plus an appropriate role for the State for the delivery of State pro grams. The Model Cities program has reached the point where closer Federal-State Community cooperation is essential. The program very shortly will be operating in over 40 States and in some 150 cities, both large and small, with a total population of 50,000,000 people. Not only the 6,000,000 people in the model neighborhood areas stand to benefit, but also the total city by the emphasis upon local innovation and the development of more effect-ive and responsive procedures and policies at all levels of government. This program could well become the prototype for a new federal assistance delivery system. HUD has invited Governors and other appropriate State officials to participate as partners with the cities in the development of Model Cities comprehensive program submissions, and to contribute to the review of these programs. However, federal legislation provides no clearly defined role for State government in the program, and the problems of coordination among the federal departments involved remained unsolved. The States continue to be concerned about the lack of communication between HUD, model city applicants, and the Governor's office. The States have repeatedly said that state budgets and programs cannot be suddenly changed at some indefinite future date when the model city applicant comes to the state for approval of project elements that are part of long-range state development programs. At the state level, the Governor's office should assume authority under federal legislation to coordinate the program as it operates through line agencies, to sychronize local Model Cities plans with state plans, and (either directly or through an agency for community affairs) to provide financial and technical assistance to the Model Cities. Either through administrative change or by amending the Demonstration Cities Act, supplementa l federal funds should be made available to states which appropriate funds for financial or technical assistance to Model Cities. This, in turn, would provide the incentive of the "multiplier effect" to State Legislatures and would encourage large appropriations. Where possible, both federal and state flexible funds should be earmarked for priority use in Model Cities, as has been done with federal urban renewal funds. * * � 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 - 12? = The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and the Chairman of the National Governors’ Conference should appoint a Joint Task Force to prepare legislative and administrative proposals to meet the housing needs of all persons receiving federal welfare and housing assistance. Kee ie HR eg ek The States and Model Cities: HEW and HUD Recommendation 13: HEW-Model Cities Relations As HEW begins to re-structure its programs to provide that adequate attention is focused on urban areas and Model Cities in particular, HEW should seek to renovate existing HEW-State relations to accomplish this task rather than trying to develop its own HEW delivery system at the local level, as it is now doing in Model Cities. The Secretary of HEW should require the con- currence of the Governor for all HEW funds earmarked and spent through state agencies in Model Cities. HEW should seek to re-structure its relations with its own Regional Offices, State Agencies and the Governors with a view to insuring that State machinery is responding to the priority needs of urban areas. This method is preferred over the alternative of direct HEW-local relations as is being undertaken in the Model Cities Program. HEW already has 200 field people assigned to work directly with Model Cities. A similar deployment of personnel to the Governors' offices would produce an ability to coordinate and deliver most HEW and State services needed for the orderly development of all local communities. Direct Federal-local relations have no great record of achieve- ment, except in food production. HEW has historically used the States to deliver a good record of health, education, and social services to people regardless of where they live. We recommend a modification of the existing HEW-State system rather than direct HEW-local relations, to meet the priority needs of urban America. Recommendation 14: HUD-Model Cities Relations Congress should amend the Model Cities legislation to provide for a lesitimate and positive role for State government in the operation of the program. Specifi- cally, Section 105 of the "Model Cities and Metropoli- tan Development Act of 1966 should be amended to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment to make matching grants to the States to provide continuing planning, coordination, programming and technical assistance services to model city agencies, In those states where the state contributes a substan- tial portion of the local non-federal financial share, the program should provide for state concurrence in the approval of the selection, program development and funding of all model cities applications. - 13- HUD should immediately provide for State review and comment on model city work programs and supplemental grants . The Model Cities Program should be re-evaluated with a view toward its extension to the entire city and making it the coordination and delivery system for all federal grants coming into the model city, plus an appropriate role for the State for the delivery of State programs. The Model Cities program has reached the point where closer Federal-State Community cooperation is essential. The program very shortly will be oper- ating in over 40 States and in some 150 cities, both large and small, with a total population of 50,000,000 people. Not only the 6,000,000 people in the model neighborhood areas stand to benefit, but also the total city by the emphasis upon local innovation and the development of more effective and responsive procedures and policies at all levels of government. This program could well become the prototype for a new federal assistance delivery system. HUD has invited Governors and other appropriate State officials to partici- pate as partners with the cities in the development of Model Cities compre- hensive program submissions, and to contribute to the review of these programs. However, federal legislation provides no clearly defined role for State govern- ment in the program, and the problems of coordination among the federal departments involved remained unsolved. The States continue to be concerned about the lack of communication between HUD, model city applicants, and the Governor's office. The States have repeatedly said that state budgets and programs cannot be suddenly changed at some indefinite future date when the model city applicant comes to the state for approval of project elements that are part of long-range state development programs. At the state level, the Governor's office should assume authority under federal legislation to coordinate the program as it operates through line agencies, to sychronize local Model Cities plans with state plans, and (either directly or through an agency for community affairs) to provide financial and technical assistance to the Model Cities. Either through administrative change or by amending the Demonstration Cities Act, supplemental federal funds should be made available to states which appropriate funds for financial or technical assistance to Model Cities. This, in turn, would provide the incentive of the "multiplier effect" to State Legislatures and would encourage large appropriations. Where possi- ble, both federal and state flexible funds should be earmarked for priority use in Model Cities, as has been done with federal urban renewal funds. 8 ai) eel Sy os  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 49 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/54ef1207dc8b43bcfe5f4159179bf0be.pdf ad8444f8bbcd98aef1b73b57862ec4f9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. A PROPOSAL FEO:M THE DEPARTEBIT OF C0}iHUNITY AFFAIRS STATE OF CONNECTICW TO DEPA.~NEN'l' OF .HCUSING .AND URBAN D.t.V hiLO?~·iENT TO DEMCNSTR..<\.TE AH EX? ..A.NDED STATE ROLE IN THE MODEL CITIES FROCEW1 �r A PROPOS AL TO DEMONSTRATE AN EX PANDED STATE ROLE I N THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM .I ntroduc tion page 1 Expand e d State Ro le i n Model Ci tie s page 4 Rela t i onsh i p of Mo de l Cit i es to CDAP p age 7 Rel at ionshi p of Mo del Cities t o Communit y Re lations Team page 8 Relationship o f Mod e l Cit ies Pr ogram t o co :zi. , t o Mun icipal Gove ~nme nt t o Ne ighbo r h ood page 1 0 St a t e Pr og r am Impl icat i ons page 14 a. Corr.munic ations page 14 b. Orig ination o f Progr am s p age 16 c. Ec onomic Devel opme n t Te ru~ page 1 6 d. Discretionary Funds p age 19 Administrat ion pag e 21 �A PROPOSAL .AN EXPAl.~ DED STATE ROLE IN THE MODEL C I'i" :i:C:S ?RC..;?-~·i Introduction Early indications se e m to point to a new promin e nce tor the Model Cities concept .in the new administration's approach to federal participation in ~rban oriented pru grams. Since such a change may require extenstve administrative and policy restruc- turing on the fed e ral level, the DPpartment of Housing and Urban Deve lopmPnt will need to have before it a maximum of experience in dealing with the administration of the Model Citis program at all levels, in order to develop that structure which will most effectively achieve the objectives of the Model Cities Program. It is becoming in- creasinqlv c~ear that such a structure must include a greater role for state governments in effectuating the program; howev er, outside of Connecticut there is a paucity of hard information concerning possible constructiv e roles states can play . To help provide such information, we propos e that the Connecticu t Depa rtment o f Community Affairs (DC A) b e designated to carry out a d emonstration p rogr am intended t o test the thesis that ·an integral role for state gov ernments with the B.111 coopera- .-- t ion of the f ede ral government can greatl y i ncre ase th e effect ive ness of the Model Cit i es P.r ogr:a m, and e nhance the deg r ee to which its object ives are a c t ua l ly reali zed in the local mu nicipa l i ties . There are s evera l r eason s why Connec t icut i s uniquely p r epared t o execut e such a demon s tration with maximum r esul t s . Conne c t icu t n ow has operative a n e xte ns ively de- veloped Department of Cow~un ity Affair s , an Agency with ability and e xperience and charged with the responsibility of dealing with a v.ide spectrum of urb a n life. The Commun fty Develo;r.,.ent Action Plan (CDAP), through which oc.; affects the total com prehensive planning and execution functions in Conpe cticut communitie s , is a Program with import-:1nt relationships to the Madel Cities Prog ram. Each of Connectic .1t ' s :-tod el 1 �2• . Cities Cotr.munities is also engaged in CDA? planning. Geographically, Connecticut is a compact state and therefore cond'.lcive for a centralized state agency to decentralize when necessary in ord& to maintain close contact and coordinate developments in local communities. Since Connecticut's model cities range from small to medium in size, they constitute a manageable laboratory for e x periment in urban change . The numbe:-of these cities, fiv e , is large enough and the 'problens in each varied enou:;h to provide a productive sample for the demonstration; yet their size and variety certainly fall within DCA's demonstrated capacity. The whole compl ement of urban ills exists in Conne cticut, but in a magnitude which is not overwhelming and which will yield to creative planning and judicious admi~~tration more readily than in larger cities where conditions are more u<:.. t,pei. ....... -.. • Consequently DHUD should anticipa t e early reports, prelimina r y e valua tions, and the nec es sary fle x ibility of DCA to adjust to possible federal policy change s within a reason able d e ~onstration period. Conne cticut ' s al ready adv a nta g e ou s s i tu atio n shoul d b e come e ven b ett er during the present session of the legislature, since that session is expected to adopt legislation codifying t h e state's role in Model Cities, provid i ng discretionary Program funds , and o f f e ri ng n ew p o ssib i lities fo r community d evelo pme nt. Finally , a nd of most im9ortance, Connecticut has amassed valuable e xperi e nce in ways in which state government c an p romote and enh anc e the Hodel Citie s Program, t h r ough the a ::tivities since June o f 1968 of.it s four Model Cities Coord i nators. This Demon- stration was made possible when Connecticu t r e ceiv~d the initial 7 01 grant to derr.o:i.strate potential state coordin ation of t h e Model Cities Program . The coo:cdinators , working under and through the Governor s Inter-Ag ~nc y CoIT'.:nittee on Mode l Cit ies , has sought wa ys by whic h the re s ources of f edera l and state, public and 9rivate agencies �3. can be most effectively mobilized to the benefit of the State's model cities One significant result of the team's work has been to demonstrate that a state agency can maintain a much closer relationship to a local program (and thus be more able to appraise it accurately) than can a federal regional office. Most signifi- cantly, this proximity to the local program can be seen in the fact that the coordinators have developed a close rapport with Model Neighborhood residents and grou~s. They are thus in a position to evaluate and influence programs from a perspective not often achieved by government agencies. Our proposal not only calls for the team's present · functions to continue but for them to be expanded and intensified. In summary, we propose that Connecticut's Department of Community Affairs be designated HUD' s agent in managing the Model Cities programs in the St.a te, and be granted adequ~te funding · to provide additional staff and equipment necessitated by this expanded role. The proposal ·which follows will explain in detail how this can be done, and why Connecticut is in a particularly advantageous position to carry out such a d·emonstration. It will also examine some implications for specific programs. �4_. That the Nadel Cities team has a::coCT\plished since its inception nine rr'.Onths ago is a matter of record, and appears in the two quarterly reports which have been su~mitted to hlJD. It is no~ perfectly clear that those acco~plishments could have been more significant had certain problems been more clearly foreseen and more a~e~uate provisions been m2.de to de2.l •,1ith them. ~rese~t proposal. These shortcomings are corrected in the Some are dealt with later in the section on program implications, but the mcst serious inability which the staff ex9erier.ced arose from the St2.te's anomalous position in the ~-Iodel Cities P.::ograra~ Lacking both authority and respon- sibility in the federal Program, t..11.e S_t ate was nevertheless asked tq exert a constructive influence on that P::-ograr., 's .::::-eception in the cities. nine .nom:as e - erience, _ is_ t ~ ductive state parti';=ipat~ e s ire he given a full share of a thor.-it1""- an· responsibility in s, --- The inescapable conclusion, after th_ that the state fec.~al t-!odel Cities cture. Connecticut is particula::-ly well prepared to denonstrate such a new role, not only by its unmat::hed experience with Hodel Cities, but al·so by its own State programs in the cities, the cost ioportant of which is CDAP. The Model Cities ?rogra.-:1. and the CDAP Progra~ are inextricably tied together in· the Connecticut model cities. Both progr:ms have a five year tL.ie s_chedule; bot.li. de!:!and citize!l participation; bot.:7. call for comprehensive pla~ning and execution; path focus qn the social aspects of physical rene~,al. In fact, the primary differe:1ces between t.~e two Progra~s a:::-e that CDAP enco~passes the entire cor.~unity inste=c of designated target areas, has a possi~le two ye=r plannir.g r;eri:::d insteac. of one, and evaluates t ·.,elve mu ::li::ip-3.l functions r athe:::- than the te:1 suggested in the Model Cities ?rcgra.--n. 1 that the y be ar:::::.ins~ere-i :,·ith t;-,.2 rn a.:<is•.lr:i. possible cco.:-:::: i""a t:..0::1.. ·-:-he l ocal p:::::grc::-.3 lof t.:, ese t·...-o, CJ.=-.? ex:~:::ines :::u::i.ici?al gc•1e!":":..-:-ent2.l e ffe-:ti-v·e~ess a~::! is the~e!:c!:2 r:~':. ~irectl"! ;.?p.lic~!J:!!e to tte ~:o·=. -=l Ci ti es ?=c·;-:-::-:1. ':~: ot!ler, rnt ~~!."~ ~==-:;= r.J..1 cc~.::-.·~ ~ic=tiort s , ::'liq'?".t ·~=11 be a ?art of ~-~odel Ci ti-:!= , since its ~c:1= -: ~n c : rt~i:::~!- i s 3. ::-e~~i 5it : of citizen 9a":"ti.ci~atio:-:. �s. r ·s t i ntegrate planning and action und ertaken in.the Model Neighborhood into the d c sig :1 f or the total community which the CDAP will acccmplish, _ allo_c ating priorities, staff and budgets fro;n a perspective which takes full account of r_equirements of both Progra~s and which seeks to mesh them for the most efficient possible amelioration of the city's problems. Th~s is a process which ·demands care in administration at the local level, since the inter-relatedness of the urban complex is such that a decision in either Program inevitably has immediate ~d far-reaching i~plications for ti·,<i:! otho2i.· , r-,ecessi i::ating · new adjust!"'.le!"lts and coordinations. The review process by which the fede r al and state concerns in the Programs are protected, are equally complicated, and must be carefully coordinated if they are .to be of maximum effectiveness in yielding information to state and federal agencies and guidance to local Model Cities and CDAP agencies. This coordination, difficult at best, will b e best accomplished when DCA, which bears responiibility for leading a municiE,ali ty through a ·successful CDAP, plays a similar role in coordination with HUD in the r1ode l Cities Prograr:l. DCA' s Model 'cities staff and CDAP evaluation staff are already in daily contact, anci can now formulate the processes and guidelines which will most e ff iciently lead to optimal results in both programs . The experience accumulated· by DC.!\' s Model Ci ties staff provides an excelle.nt foundation for devel oping this coordination. Each coordinator has assumed primary responsibility for a particula!:" model city, and has become extremely familiar with the realities of urban life in his city. Each has revie,ved Hodel Citie s applications, has served on local task forces, and has initiated s:.ibstan-tive progra'T'.S and follo~ved them through·to their realization. Each has attenJed CDA? review meetings, and ~as pre ssured and cajo'.l.ed rr-.ur-,:.~ipal officers and citizen groups to wed( togethe:::- to el(- , ped:j..te - t..'1-ie t:.-;o Programs in a cooperative effort. E:ach has attended local CDA meetings on a regular ba.sis and ha s ,.-;ork2d directly with neighborhocd groups - so~e direct �6. ou tg r owths of the Model Cities Program. AD have, in short, been directly involved in b Gt h Programs. In both structure and function, DCA is well equipped to assume added Hodel Cities authority. The field offices and review staif of the CDAP Program ar.e in daily contact with the Model Cities team, and the director of the Model Cities team is in daily contact with the Com.~issioner of DCA. DCA's team of urban specialists are available to both the CDAP and Hodel Cities teams. DCA has effective liaison with other state departtents an~ agencies through the State Interagency Model Cities Cormnittee, created by the Governor and established as the State's Model Cities authority. This committee is operatioff3.l and includes with DCA as coordinator the respective commissioners and their delegate agents from each of the major State agencies involved in urban matters; i.e., health, education, housing, mental health, crime and delinquency, finance and control, labor and welfare. In light of the above, DCA propos e s the following: by contract, HUD shall dele- gate to the Commi ssioner of DCA for a period of no less than t we lve months joint authority over the Connecticut Model cities Program. This authority will include joint federal-state review of applications and requests for release of funds; the negotiation of planning' grant contracts; the review of work progra ms and re vi sed work programs; the authority to recommend terminating a city's Model Cities status; and other authority incidental to and logically flowing from these functions. 2 2 This would involve joint HUD-CCA staf f meetings on ~!odel Cities matters, inclusion of DCA in federal ~olicy ~aking meetings, attendance of DCA staff at regular conferences, etc . �7. Relationshin of Model Cities to CD~P it has e~rlier been stated that in Connecticut's Model Cities there is ihevitably a close relationship beb:eeP. the Model Cities Prog::::-am and the COJ>.P P::::-ogran. This was noted as re~~i~ing coo::::-dination i~ overse~ing the t\,O P::::-cgraws, which, it was said, could best be accomplished if OCA were to enjoy a partnership role with mp) in managing this State's Model Cities Programs. Now it is important to note certain benefits which can be expected to accrue to both Programs as a re~ult of their being carried out in concert. Administratively, this would have the obvious advantage of preventing duplication of effort, shariP.g costs of overlapping programs, sharing staff capc;ibilities, preventing conflic:ting '\ plaru.ing, =I.ficiently pro1} iding information developed by each program to the other, and expediting early action programs. But, more important thanthis, CDAP is a comprehensive program in which successful Model Cities innovations can immediately be implemented in a city's other problem areas. Discretionary administrative control exercised by the Cowmissioner will require that joint Model Cities-CDAP guidelines be prepared, and techniques of joint review developed, at both state and local levels so that the coordination will be guaranteed. �8. Relat 5.onshio of Model Cities to co·mmunit y _Relations Team What happens in a central city affects every corr.:.,unity contiguous to the city, and-m,:i.ny which are fc:1.r:the.!'." removed from the city ii...self. In the same way, the -;.:iod or ill health of the city favorably or unfavorably influences the fortunes of every bus i n e ss and co~.!ners ial or industria l ente rpr i se in the r e gion. It follows, then, that any concent:;:·ated attack on urban probler.1s (such as is envisioned in the Model Cities Program) and any rr,obiliza!=ion of .availabl.e resourc-es to neet such problems can ill aff or d to ove rlook r e source s exi s ting in suburban and exur b a n - communities, and also must endeavor most assiduously to enlist all possible help from the private business and industrial communities. This, the Connecticut Model Cities staff, will seek to accomplish. One important reason for the relative failure of such atte~pts in the past has been a break-down of communication. Suburban governments, r e pre sent i ng resid e nts wno a r e in the subur b precisely becau s e they sought to escape b eing p l agued with urban problems, are not likely to respond to appeals to help t h e cities until and unless the i r cons titue nts are full y convinced tha t they have an urgent conc ern with the we ll -being o f the core-c i t y which i s t h e heart o f the region wh lch they inh abit . In the s ame wa y , busine sse s and indus tries in the r egion have i n t h eir accoun ting procedure s no e asy indicator of what blighted human exis t en~e in the ghetto c o sts them each yea r in lost production, theft, v andalism, r .estri.cted. market, etc. Someone must tell them, if they are to . have a significant role in bettering the cor,di tions of life in our cities. The Connecticut l·!odal Citias team will have at its disfJCSal ir:tporta...11t assistance. as it seeks to overco:ne this co:c,rr.unications barrier. oc.:; has under way a · community relations project, in ·w hich a five-nan team are seakir.g to ~='··~lop ways to r.>.a)._e residents of non-urban regions mor~ : \var~ of their de9en.::~r...ce on the c°i ty, and to �9. bring them to accept a more proper share of responsibility for ·improving urban life. This demonstration program is being undertaken pursuant to a grant from HUD (Title IX I of the Demonstration Cities and Hetropolitan Act of 1966). Interestingly, this is - the only progra.-n of its kind in the country and offers DCA a unique opportunity to study under laboratory conditions the complex and perr.aps uncefir.able action-reaction relationship existing ·between urban and suburban communities throughout this country. The same team could carry out a similar communicating function with tne business and industrial communities. The increasing centrality of the Model Cities Program on the urban scene will mean that the Model Cities coordinators will be an indispensable resource for this Community Relations team: while the Conununity Re_lations team will in turn be · valuable to the coordinators' efforts to enlist the widest possible assistance in urban im- provement. �10. Relationship of State Model Cities ?rog!:"a.c-n to CiJA, to t-Iunicioal Gove r rrmea t:al Structure and to Neighborhood ~rouos The fac:j: that DCA has become HUD's delegate through- the process which has been suggested will immediately render DCA !:!Ore effective in dealing Hith t:iose local agencies which dete!:1!1ine the course of e•:ents in a Medel N'eighbo:::-hood. An agency possess- ing neither statutory nor administrative authority must rely only on persuasion to influence the program, and this alone is too often not enough to alter a city's pre·determined plans. This can . result, and ha·s resulted, in collisions between CDAs and the federal review team, with consequent delay in the local programs. These confronta- tions can be clearly foreseen from the State Hodel Cities staff's perspective, and could be avoided were-the . State staff accorded an appropriate degree of influence on local planning. The proposed DCA-HUD partnership will immediately increase DCA's impact on the local government, and will provide a new dir.1ension in the review and evaluation pro- . cess, since DCA's Model Cities staff personnel have close contact not only with the CDAs .but also with ne ighborhood groups in the Model Neighborhoods. Through this double insight and direct pe rsonal contact, a more balanced objective and complete evaluation of the Program can be made than would b e possible frcm ev en the best written reports. The DCA-HUD partnership will alsp make av ailable to CDAs and/or neighborhood groups a variety of tech..ri. ical assista nce av ail a l be f rom DCA ' s own st:a f f 3 and from the sta f fs of those state departments r e presented on the State Interagenc y Mode l Cities 3 Tha t part of DCA' s o rga~i zat i on throu g h whic~ se rv ices are d eliv ere J con sists o f two p a rts : Dis ;; ri c t Fiel d Opera t ion s a nd Su pportive Servic e s . Opera ting und e r its Di~ ec to r, each Distric t s taff ha s capab ili ty t o aid lo ca l gcvernme n t s , CAPS or oth er g ro ups i n prep a ring propo s a ls f o r s143.215.248.55e a s s i s tanc e , to r evie~ such progra~s ar.d to reccmm~nd acti0n on them to the Commi s siorrer. .~va.ilable through the Su~~,::i.::-ting Sen;ice s sta ff a re s pecialist s in hou s ing, urban rene~al, civil design engineer i ng, code enforc e Dent, s ocial servic e s, hum~~ resource development, we l f a re education, day care, city planning, recreation and l e is·..1re and manpm-;~r develop2ent. �11. C OTI"u'7\J..'t-'-'""'Ce 4 • It has b~cn t~e practice of t~e coorc~nators to maintain close contact with the all Model Cities-related developrr.ents, with a view to engac;ing statc:-offered technical assistance ,wherever this may be useful. When a need for such assistance arises, the coordinator acts as liaison between th~ CDA or the neighborhood on the one hand and the appropriate sta te agency on the other to insure maximum effP-ctiveness. In .the case of DCA' s own staff, thi~ means bring frig Distr:i ct strtff into contact with local agencies for program development and application processing in connection with projects in which DCA can offer support. It means similarly involving the Supportive Services staff in many evaluating, planning or training functions. case of other state agencies, it first means an inquiry directe~ In the tn +hat agency's contact pers on on the Interagency Model Cities Committee to establish what p e rsonne l are available for the needed function, follo wed by negotiation to make that personnel productive on behalf of the Mode l Citie s group. (a} Working wit h City Gove r nment s To insure smooth and prornpty delivery of such services, the coordinators will likewise maintain regular in-depth contact with those officials in each cit y r esponsibl e f o r t he. Model Citie s Program, t o r evi ew the p lanning being developed by CDA and .city staf f, to encourage explanation o f innovat i ve and experimental possibilitie s, to offer those kind s o f techn i cal a s sistance availabl e fr om the st ci.t e, a nd t o make sur e th a t ma.'<irnal c i t izen partic i pation is - included i n t h e planning at every step. They wi l l also regu l a~ly 4 Represented on t he co~~i ttee, o r read ily accessibl e to i t and t o the ~:odel Ci ties staff, are the state departments of: Consumer ?rotection; Corrections; Connecticut Develop~er.t Commission; Education (including dJvisions of vocational education a~d rehabilitatio~ ) ; Health; Labo~ (inclu~ing the Connecticut St at e 2:7\?loy.nent Service ); :·!ental Heal t h; ~-Ielfare (inclu_d ing Social S~rvices and Child :·: elfare); and the Governor's Cor:unittee on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency. �r 12. attend meetings of the cou;:i.cils and task forces representir.g resi.dents of the neighborhood, i.i order to provide similar stimulation and assista:ice in their ,-, ork. (b) Working with Neighborhood peoole One of the disadva1:t2.qes under which neighborhcod people labor is a lack of information about the programs of government, federal, state and local, which can be made to work on their behalf. This can lead to a reaction of hopelessness which cuts the tap-root of any possible citizen participation. Disillusionment which results when govern- mental promises seem to the residents not to be redeemed (even if the failure results fran the residents' own ineptness in dealing with governme nt structure) can have the same effect. For these reasons, it is important for the coordinato~s as soon as Fossible to those individuals and groups in the Model Neighborhood which re.f leet validly and attitudes existing in the neighborhood and/or exercise or have the potential to exercise leadership. When these key persons ?nd groups are . found, con- tinuing contact with them wust be maintained, in orcer that the coordinator may have a.realistic picture of the Modcl Ne igbborhood in all its dimensions, in or d er that I he may inform residents of the new po.ssibili ties the Model Cities ·Prog:r:-am opens to them, and in orde r that he may enlist their p articipation in the fullest and most ·produc-· tive wa y. Succ ess i n establishing , maintaini ng and using such rapport with neighbor hood peop l e has be~n a signal ach ievene nt o f the Connec t i cut Model Cit i es sta f f in their first year o f existe nce under the 701 gra nt. This kind of concern with the e xisting viable structures in t h e Model Neighbo:-hoods has in many cases led to the establishment ot mutually bene=icial liaiso'.i with the �l 13. Community Action Agencies, through which the CAAs and Model Cities programs have achieved an important working relationship. This emphasis·on neighborhood liaison at the state level gives to the Connecticut Model Cities operation a balance which cannot be duplicated, and which has great promise for the success of the demon~tration being proposed. Important as the achievements in thi~ .regard have· heen to date, they can he magnif?_Pd and enhanced if the items proposed are granted, since each coordinator will have more time to devote to the city which is bis essential responsibility, and because he and the staff of which he is a part will have the capability to exercise a greatly intensifi~a i.mpact on the local program and thus to produce positive results on behalf of neighborhood residents. �L 1 14. -- Scace ?ro2r2m Imolic acions In the ligh t ·ol: DCA ~s e:-:?e rie.:-.ce .,.,ith Con.necticut' s Nadel Cities Programs, there are certain items of progra~~ing which already reco-:n.~end themselves as desirable .for irr~.ediate. implementation. Specifically these are: improver.tent of the communication flow, added emphasis on innovat_ion in 1-~odel Cities planning and a program to foste r the development of indigenous economic competence. · lJ'hile ~e pro~ose that an early star t on these is necessary~ we forsee that there ¥ill be others -which will become important during the period· covered by this proposal, so th cit it is necessary that there be maximum flexibility in the State's }lodel Cities function to allow for implementing these new high-priority items. Communications There are four ways in wh i ch the communication flow in our present program ·m ust be improved for maximum effectiveness to be achieved; (1) access by the Connecticut Model Cities Office to federal and other pla~nini concerning Model Cities; (2) intra-department communications; (3) communication with other departments of state government; and (4) cotni."tlunication with local CDAs and ne.ighborhood groups. 1) DCA's Model es office must be re all _federal conferences dealing with Model Citie s, a·nd at many such spon-sored by private agencies. · This is a must if the c.oordinators are to be the productive, up-to-date res ource which is needed by the Hodel Cities programs. DCA, in such confer.ences can have a valuable input to federal thinking because -of its .unirue e:<perience: • Also, pro- I ~ision must be made for frecuent field trips to vtsit promising experimental programs I •• ~ • I. in other states which may be adaptable to meet Connecticutrs needs . Likewise, DCA must develop withi n its Model Cities office a resource library making as much infonnation as possibl e i::.:nedi-3tely avai'lable . �. "'--~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - -....__,_.____--=-- ~ -...---,11, -15. · 2) As the 'N0 del Cicies programs in Co.nneccicut move cowarci t he execution phase, th~re wtll be an i r: cre asing n~ed for close coo~dination of all DCA progra.'.1s in Nadel Cities cor...-:iunities . T' i s wi ll be par tly taken care of by the Director participating in regular meetings of the District DirectorsJ but will also. require the institution of a reporting _syst-;?m by which the Hodel Cities office rezularly receives status reports of all DCA programs in Model Cities QUnicipalities. Further, to improve intra-department communications, it will be urged that programs of sensitivity training be made mandatory for many DCA eraployees, aimed on the one hand to . sensitizing workers to each other, and, on the other, at ·sensitizing field workers to the pa_rticular communications problems of residents of Nadel Neighborhoods and other . ghetto corranunities • ... . 3) Since the developr:1ent of good communications with other departments of the. state government will play ·a major role in the success of the Model Cities staft's efforts, the approach will . be to make fuller use of the Inter-Agency Model Cities Committee. Their meetings must now be regularized; and the agenda must include full reports on the status of each city's pr~gram and a calendar of upcoming Hodel . Cities events to which other departments will be expected to make 4) Finally, a contribution. -- though the individual· efforts of the coordinators have established ·good relations between DCA and lccal· Model Cities groups, there remains new avenues through which communication can take place. a need for Fer this reason, DCA will ·sponsor regular state-~ide or even regional conferences for.local DCAs ana/or neighborhood gr oups , at which information can be imparted and participants i n local programs can share idea s with each oth er . major c omp on ent o f such conferences . . Sensitivity training ma y also becccie a �16. Since it will be a contiriuing concern of the Model Cities team in ricA to work ~ith agencies of municipal ~overnment and with neighborhood groups to encourage them to a maximum of innovation and experimentation in developing the components of the local Model Cities P-ogram, the team will work c~rsely with DCA's battery of ~~ban experts to originate new and imaginative attacks on urban problems. The team will also seek to enlist all possible federal ~ state, and local, public and private, assistance available, to local municipal agencies end neighborhood groups in putting such plans into .execution. The coordinators will further seek to acquaint themselves will new problem solving !=pproaches being tried in other states, ( e.e., Ne_w Jersey's guaranteec income, New York's Vest Pocket Housing, etc.) to determine wr: :--".he:- :·.. .h programs offer promise for meeting some of Connecticut's needs. In particular, the team will bring to bear on such problems the technical assistance available on DCA's own staff and the staffs of Departments represented on the Inter-Agency Committee, with a view to developing the full range of possibilities open to each Nadel Cities Agency in meeting its o-wn local situation. The emphasis will be on developing ideas and programs which establish new directions or concepts on an experimental basis. The team will then communic·ate these possi- bilities to the municipalities and the }!ode! Neighborhoods, and will assist them in translating such programs into action . Eco~omic Develooment Team It is ax iomatic that the standard of living of low-income urban residents i annot be raised unless they are allowed and encouraged to share in the total economic productivity of their ccnB1unit y. The history of urban development, ho wev er, has shown that the se progra'.r.s adver sel y affect the e~onoC'.'\ic destinies of the inhabitants . �17. It;: is not atypical to find that 40% of the businesses within a_ renewal area subsequently fail. This mortality rate reflects poor business practices that caused the operation to be marginal, personal service operations that were geared for a .particular area, and in most cases these smell business ventures had no direct relationship to the larger business col!lITlunity and therefore were strangers to the local Chamber of Corr.mere~ lending institutions, etc. For these reasons, it is necessary to employ all available governmental and private resources to provide imaginative Model Cities programming designed to save, support, and improve existing businesses and industries in Model Neighborhoods. In the same way, new businesses and industries must be created that are competitive an~ encuwpa ss new markets, new technology, and the assistance necessary to develop sound rr.anagerial skills and practices. Likewise, these new businesses will be influenced by Model Neighborhood residents and the City Demonstration Agency by virtue of their involvement in new manpower training and employment opportunities that must be developed. To this end, the 'Hodel Cities staff will establish an Economic Development Team possessing ext ensive expertise in all matters relating to economic development. It \Jill be this team's responsibility to provide technical assfstance to Model Neighborhood groups to enable ehem to develop a socio-economic barometer of the neighborhood and thereby to determine the number, size and kinds of busin ess enterprises which may be required in the redevelopment neighborhood and those ~hich have favora ble prospects for succ ess. The team will also assist the local group in surveying and consultin$ . with existing business in order to establish ~hich businesses ought to re~ain in the neighborhood, ~hether sone should relocate, ~hich -will beco?T,e red '.1Lcdar:.t, ~:hich should shift to a different type of operation, which should expand, etc. Sinilarly, the number and kinds of ne•,1 businesses ,;.,hich will �18. be needed ~us':: be est?.blished. 1i!hen su t:h det e!"mination h.as been made) the ·tec1rn will provide technical assistance t6 aid potential entrepren ~urs through the problems of establishing, funding and organizing new enterprises consonant with the community's socio-economic plan. In the same way, the team will assist with the reorganizing, reloc:-tion, ex pansion or conv·ersio ,:-:- process ~hich existing .busin;sses will ·h,we to undergo. / In addition to the full-time economic development person, who will be director I . of t'he tE:. au1, personnel for this ti:::am will be ~o-opted on a p2.1:t-tin1i::: basis from the staff of DCA and other relevant state departments, some will be available from private enterprise, some can be enlisted from federal agencies, and when necessary, because of highly technical situations, consultants will be engaged. DCA has already taken the legislative steps necessary to effectuate this pro- . posed program. They fall into two categories. First, in 1967, the Connecticut Legislature established a state funding program for small business development centers (P.A. 524). Unde~ this Act, the Connecticut Development Commission was empowered to make grants to an SBA defined small business development center or a municipally designated agency or organization approved by the CDC which "has as its function in whole or i n part the developing of local entrepeneurship through rendering of consultive, techn ical, educational, and financ i al assista nce". Th e s t ated pur pose of th i s Ac t was to establish and stimulate · t h e ·gr owt h o f · sma ll business en ter pr i ses particular l y a s r~l ated t o the low-i ncome gr oups wi th in the community . Th e 1969 Leg i slatur e has b efor e i t a DC A sp ons or ed Bi l l (S. B.3 83 ) , 1 which prop o ses that t h e CDC ' s · f uncti on be t r ansferred t o the Commi ss i on er o f DCA. is a~ticJpated that this 3ill will be passed int o l aw. The s e cond DCA s ponsored Bill empowers municipally designated non - stock corporations, cor.:posed of neighborh ood res.idents, to undertake programs for small It �19. rl_<;ve_op!:!e::.t, 1 • b usi-:-:esz · 1 · inter ,Lia (~ _ .B. 6.?4'1 ·- , . These tT,;o bills tie in directl~, T,;ith e:-:isti.':!.g pro;r:!Els administered by the federak Sillall Business Associatic~. The Econo~ic Oppo=t~~i:y ~o~ns to s~2ll Busi~ess Progra~ (Title IV; 42 USC2901-05); Loans to State and Local Development Compariies Prog~am (15 USC 661, 695 and 696); and the Procurement and Management Assistance to Small Businesses (78 Stat 526; Title IV; 42 USC 2901-07) all provide for financial and technical assistance to low-income persons, whether they be members of a corporation, community organization or acting independently, interested in becoming involved in private entrepreneurship. Further, there is the Department of·commerce administered Program (Public Works and Economic D~velopm~nt Program, 79 Stat. 552), ~hich aims at developing private enterprises in economically distressed areas. Ai ... L..11ese programs must be coordinated with the CDAP and Nadel Cities Programs to develop a comprehensive plan for redeveloping target areas. In this context, the Economic Development Team will seek to develop all possible wa y s in which the local Nadel Cities ?rogram.1 itself can be m2de to benefit local entrepreneurs, ex isting or ~otential. These might include funding neighborhood development corporations, giving pref erence to local developers, and according preference in bidding procedures to entrepreneurs based in the neighborhood and/or incorpor2ting training procedures intended to upgrade local skills. The team will then work .-..,ith lo.cal CDAs and Task Forces to implement such possibilities as fully as possible . Discretionarv Funds As has already been noted, it is not possible to forsee all the program iteffi s ~hi ch developing circumstances may render desirable , or even necessary, duri ng the grant period. The final val ue of the deGonst r ation which is proposed depends largely on the progra~ being designed with enough flexibility to allo~ the staff to respond quickl~ and .positively to unforseen needs or newly emerging opportunities . Thus it i s expected that there ~ill be added during the grant period a nurnb2r of new program �20. items beyond those which have been mentioned. For this reason, the grant should provide for cert2in flex ible funds which the Com.~issioner, at his discretion, could use for any r~del Cities related function to enhance the success of Connecticut's Hodel Cities Program. j ! �21. Administrative Procedures The ability of the Department of Co1mnunity Affai!'."s to administer the fede!'."al Model Cities Grant Program and supervise the activities allowed therein would enable the Department to m=.ximize utili.zatior: of r.esou!'."ces a:lc. ma."l.pcwer now existing as part of the agency's ove!'."-all prog!'."a~. At t~e pres2nt time the 701 Urban Planning Assistance Program, 701 State Advisory Program, the Title VIII program and Title IX progra~ as well as a nurr~er of other innovative type activities being funded through federal and state grants are housed under one administrative office within the Department's organizational structure. It is proposed that the Model Cities Grant Program be added to the office to assure not only coordinative activities but more importantly that the activities of the various programs are supportive to one another and will contribute lar~ely to a comprehensive approach to community development in all of Connecticut's municipalities. It is felt that the Model Cities Program and the exp3..csion of technical -assistance to municipalities on all total staff levels will afford the state the opportunity to provide advice ., counsel, and resources to municipalities qualifying for such assistance on a specific problem solving level. The combining of these activities will, on the most part, provide the coordinated services in keeping with the philosophy of the Department of Community Affairs, that is an outreach and community-oriented program. To demonstrate the practicality and feasibility of this effort it is estimated that we will require a considerable expansion of the present Hodel Cities Coordination Progran staff. The current coordination stuc1y term i nates on May 30, 1969. The four coordinators now functioning .as a Model Citie s Ccordina tio n Team ·· ,iould be ~etained and will become a part of the proposed ten person staff which is outlined as �Profession~l Positio~s 1 Director 15,530. 5 Coordinators: 1 Assistant Director 4 Coordinators @11,960 ea 12,760 47,840. 1 Economic Development Specialist 1 Corr~unication Specialist 2 Municipal Services Coordinators II @10,380 ea 11,560. 9,680. 20,760. 118,130. Clerical Staff 4 Stenographers and typists @5,040.ea 20,560. STAFF SALARIES Administrative Staff 1 Accountant 1 Clerk and/or machine operator Total Administrative Staff 7,500. 5,040. 12,540. Salary Related Costs 15,117. 166,347. TOTAL NODEL CITIES PROGR.&'1 STAFF Staff Responsibilities The administration of the ne·,;, Hodel Citie_s Program will be assi,gned to the Department's Office of Supporting Progr·arns for the reasons as explained above. The major responsibilities of the Director will be to supervise-the functions of all members of · the :Model Cities staff . He wiJ_l be directly responsible to the Commissioner in the latter's function as Coordinator for Model Cities and Chairman of the Governor's Inter -Agency Committee for Hodel Cities . Re will establish such working relat_onships �23. ~ith c~~er Civisior.s ~f t~2 Depart~~nt as ~e called fo~ i~ th~ p=8posal, p:rti~~- larly the ilh::~shing of. ,:.,oc1el Cities and CDA? fu .. ctio:1s ar,d coordinatL,g District functions. into the over-all Model Cities effort in Model Cities communities. For this purpose, he w_ill participate in the regular n,2etings of the District Dire .... --:ors. He will negotiate with the CD.AP Design and Review staff the policies and procedures which will most effectively assure that the two programs complement each other, and achieve maximum .e=fectiveness. He wili employ the talents of the Community Relations team in those ways which will best insure the greatest comnmnication and the most · response in support of Model Cities and other urban efforts. He will sit as ·chairman i"n all reyiews of Nadel Cities programs in Connecticut. The;; ~vvrdinators will each have responsibility for liaison with all Model _Ci ties functions in one of Connecticut's first and second round Mode 1 Ci ties programs, but will also have other res9onsibilities as well. They will be chosen for their .broad- guage qualities and experience, enabling them to respond effectively in a wide variety of situations, but they should aJ.so possess real expertise in one or more of the following categories: interpersonal r ·e lations, community organization, municipal govern- ment, and federal and state urban programs. The Coordinator named Assistant Director will supervise the work of all five Coordinators, to insure maximum effectiveness of the state's efforts, and to use the individual abilities and expertise of each coordinator wherever they may be call ed for in any of Connecticut's Hodel Citi~s programs. He may act on behalf of the Director in circumstances to be determined by the Director. - Each coordinator will be creo~red to lend that helo which he can most effectivel y ' ... - offer as part of the t ot al 1-!cdel Cities Coordinat±ng Tea".'. in whatever city the Direct.a:-and/or Assistant Dirc=tor ..1ay determine needs his aid. in All coordinators will pe.rticipate all Model Cities revie~s, with the coordinator assigne~ to the liaison function with �· the city under review acting as principal interrogatnr of CDA proced~res. to foster new or struggling business or industrial enterprises, and for his organizational ability. He ·;ill assembly from DCA, from ,t:.er Connecticut state and f.?.deral agencies, and from the ·private sector, the Economic Developnent Team, whose sole purpose will be to offer every needed assistance to Nod~l Neighborhood entrepreneurs, existing or potential, who wish to start, develop or improve their own commercial or industrial enterprise. He will ensure that this tea:n makes availabJe all technical assistance needed by such ventures, and will formulate guidelines by · which ·each Medel Cities pro~ram can support them. The Comunications Specialist will be chosen for his expe:•+;_se ! _- eveloping an efficient flow of informa,tion between government agencies and with neighborhood people as well as municipal agencies, and for organizational abilities. He will de- velop procedures and mechanisms by which the Model Cities.office in DCA can most efficiently trans~it relevant inforr.-,ation to other divisions of the Department and, in turn, receive such informat_ion from them. He will also develop similar mechanisms and procedures for communication with local Model Citie~ groups. He will develop the Hodel Cities Resource Library, and will organize whateverc-onferences er meetings the team may decide will be beneficial. The Municipal Service coordinators will be chosen for thei:::- knowledge of and e xperience in federal, state and local fisca,l processes. It will be their responsibility to facilitate the ::l o w of Model Cities funds into the l.ocal ~1odel Cities progr?-ms and to administer state and federal discretio~ary fund s available to the I Model Cities Team. They will functi on only within p olicy de~ined b y the Inter-agency ~-!odel Cities Comraittee and/or the Director, and will be directly responsible to the Director. The four Cleric3l positions should include on9 per so n with some bookkeeping abili ty, �25. to assist the Fir,3.nci?.l .r..dministrator s, and one pe!"scn ~·.'ith so::ne kno~i!.e-;e of library sci"er-.ce, to aid in the fcrr.iatior. o:: the resource library. All should be proficient in the usual s ecretarial skills. Space needs will include: one private office (for the Director) · with adjacent secr etarial space; office space for five coordinators, with so~e provisions for privacy, with one adjacent s e cre tar ial space, and with a small confere nce room near by and available; sufficient office space for the Economic Development Specialist anc the two Financial Administrators, with two adjacent secretarial spaces. The total cost of equipment required to make the program ooerational totals $16,840. This figure includes office space as well as transportation costs for the field ope rations segment of the program as well as a variety of furniture and equipment. As d e scribed and for the reasons stated above, the discretionary fund is a neces- s a ry item t o k eep the program on an a ction orie nted bas i s . It is r equ est e d t hat $50 , 000 be a llocated for this purpose . Total Operating Funds Requi red Based on the above proj ects , t he est imated total f unds required to make the pro g ram operational is a mi nimum of $233,187. � 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 A PROPOSAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS STATE OF CONNECTICUT TO DEPARTHENT OF HCUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPHENT TO DEMONSTRATE AN EXPANDED STATE RCLE IN THE MODEL CITIES FROGRAM A PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE AN EXPANDED STATE ROLE IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM Introduction Expanded State Role in Model Cities Relationship of Model Cities to CDAP Relationship of Model Cities to Community Relations Team Relationship of Model Cities Program to CDA, to Municipal Government to Neighborhood State Program Implications a. Communications b, Origination of Programs ¢, Economic Development Team ad, Discretionary Funds Administration page page page page page page page page pege page page 10 14 14 16 16 19 21 A PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTPATE AN EXPANDED STATE ROLE IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM Introduction Early indications seem to point to a new prominence tor the Model Cities concept in the new administration's approach to federal participation in urban oriented pro- grams. Since such a change may require extensive administrative and policy restruc- turing on the federal level, the Nepartment of HOusing and Urban peveVaphent will need to have before it a maximum of experience in dealing with the administration of the Model Citxs program at all levels, in order to develop that structure which will most effectively achieve the objectives of the Model Cities Program, It is becoming in- creasingly clear that such a structure must include a greater role for state govern- ments in éffectuating the program; however, outside of Connecticut there is a paucity of hard information concerning possible constructive roles states can play. To help provide such information, we propose that the Connecticut Department of Community Affairs (DCA) be designated to carry out a demonstration program intended to test the thesis that an integral role for state governments with the full coopera- —_—_——— tion of the federal government can greatly increase the effectiveness of the Model Cities Program, and enhance the degree to which its objectives are actually realized S—— = in the local municipalities, _—_ There are several reasons why Connecticut is uniquely prepared to execute such a demonstration with maximum results, Connecticut now has operative an extensively de- veloped Department of Community Affairs, an Agency with ability and experience and charged with the responsibility of dealing with a vide spectrum of urban life. The Community Develozment Action Plan (CDAP), through which DCA affects the total com- prehensive planning and execution functions in Connecticut communities, is a Program - with important relationships to the Model Cities Program, Each of Connecticut's Model Cities Communities is also engaged in CDAP planning, Geographically, Connecticut is a compact state and therefore conducive for a centralized state agency to decentralize when necessary in order to maintain close contact and coordinate developments in local communities, Since Connecticut's model cities range from small to medium in size, they constitute a manageable Laboratory for experiment in urban change, The numbe of these cities, five, is large enough and the probiems in each varied enough to provide a productive sample for the demon- stration; yet their size and variety certainly fall within DCA"s demonstrated capacity. The whole complement of urban ills exists in Connecticut, but in a magnitude which is not overwhelming and which will yield to creative planning and judicious admirstration more readily than in larger cities where conditions are more duspercc, Consequently DHUD should anticipate early reports, preliminary evaluations, and the necessary flexi- bility of DCA to adjust to possible federal policy changes within a reasonable demon- stration period. Connecticut's already advantageous situation should become even better during the present session of the legislature, since that session is expected to adopt legislation codifying the state’s role in Model Cities, providing discretionary Program funds, and offering new possibilities for community development, Finally, and of most importance, Connecticut has amassed valuable experience in ways in which state government can promote and enhance the Model Cities Program, through the activities since Juné of 1968 of its four Model Cities Coordinaters, This Demon- stration was made possible when Connecticut received the initiat 701 grant to demon- strate potential state coordination of the Model Cities Program, The coordinators, working under and through the Governor's Inter-Agency Committee on Model Cities, has sought ways by which the resources of federal and state, public and private agencies can be most effectiveiy mobilized to the benefit of the State's model cities One significant result of the team's work has been to demonstrate that a state agency can maintain a much closer relationship to a local program (and thus be more able to appraise it accurately) than can a federal regional office, Most signifi- cantly, this proximity to the local program can be seen in the fact that the coordinators have developed a close rapport with Model Neighborhood residents and groups, They are thus in a position to evaluate and influence programs from a perspective not often achieved by government agencies, Cur proposal not only calls for the team's present functions to continue but for them to be expanded and intensified, In summary, we propose that Connecticut's Department of Community Affairs be designated HUD's agent in managing the Model Cities programs in the State, and be granted adequate funding’ to provide additional staff and equipment necessitated by this expanded role, The proposal which follows will explain in detail how this can be done, and why Connecticut is in a particularly advantageous position to carry out such a demonstration, It will also examine some implications for specific programs.  That the Model Cities team has accomplished since its inception nine months ago is a matter of record, and appears in the two quarterly resorts which have been sub- mitted to HUD. It is now perfectly clear that those accomplishments could have been more significant had certain problems been mora clearly foreseen and more adeczuate provisions been made to deal with them, These shortcomings are corrected in the present proposal, Some are dealt with later in the section on program implications, but the mest serious inability which the staff experienced arose from the State's anomalous position in the Model Cities Program. Lacking both authority and respon- sibility in the federal Program, the State was nevertheless asked to exert a constructive influence on that Program's reception in the cities, The inescapable conclusion, after Mine montns experience, is that productive state participation requires that the state be given a full share of authority—and_ ressonsibility in the-federal Model Cities — . Structure, 3 Connecticut is particularly well prepared to demonstrate such a new role, not only by its unmatched experience with Model Cities, but also by its own State pro- grams in the cities, the most important of which is CDAP, The Model Cities Progran and the CDAD Program are inextricably tied together in the Connecticut model cities, Both programs have a five year time schedule; both demand citizen participation; both call for comprehensive planning and execution; both focus on the social aspects of physical renewal, In fact, the primary differences between the two Programs are that CDAP encompasses the entire community instead of designated target areas, has a possible fle Oo nste2 Hs two year planning csricd f one, and evaluates twelve municipal functions Father than the ten suggested in the Model Cities pregran. Q Since ths two Programs ar2 compatible and mutually sussortive, it is desirable that thay be adminstered with the maximum sossible ccordination, “he local srogra-s lof these two, CDAD examines aunicinal governmental effectiveness ana is tharefora xct diractly aselicabia to the Mode! Cities Pregran, The Other, Interoasser2l Cemsnuaications, nicht well be a part of Hodel Citiss, since its sconcdra cartainiy is a resuisite ef citizen sertisication. 5. cost integrate planning and action undertaken in’ the Model Neighborhood into the design for the total community which the CDAP will acccmplish, allocating priorities, staff and budgets from a perspective which takes full account of requirements of both Programs and which seeks to mesh them for the most efficient possibie amelioration of the city's problems. This is a process which demands care in administration at the local level, since the inter-relatedness of the urban complex is such that a decision in either Program inevitably has immediate and far-reaching implications for the other, necessitating: new adjustments and coordinations, The review process by which the federal and state concerns in the Programs are protected, are equally complicated, and must be carefully coordinated if they are to be of maximum effectiveness in yielding information to state and federal agencies and guidance to local Model Cities and CDAP agencies, This coordination, difficult at best, will be best accomplished when DCA, which bears resvoonsibility for leading a municivality through a successful CDAP, plays a similar role in coordination with HUD in the Model Cities Program, DCA's Model Cities staff and CDAP evaluation staff are already in daily contact, and can now formulate the processes and guidelines which will most efficiently lead to optimal results in both programs, The experience accumulated by DCA's Model Cities staff provides an excellent foundation for developing this coordination, Each coordinator has assumed primary responsibility for a particular model city, and has become extremely familiar with the realities of urban life in his city, Each has reviewed Model Cities applications, has served on local task forces, and has initiated substantive programs and followed them through’ to their realization, Each has attended COiP review meetings, and has pressured and cajoled municipal officers and citizen groups to werk together to ex- pedite the two Programs in a coocerative effort, Fach has attended local CDA meetings on a regular basis and has workad directly with neighborhocd groups - some direct 6. outgrowths of the Model Cities Program, All have, in short, been directly involved an both Programs, In both structure and function, DCA is well equioped to assume added Model Cities authority. The fiela offices and review starf of the CDAP Program are in daily contact with the Model Cities team, and the director of the Model Cities team is in daily contact with the Commissioner of DCA, DCA's team of urban specialists are available to both the CDAP and Model Cities teams, DCA has effective liaison with other state departrents and agencies through the State Interagency Model Cities Committee, created by the Governor and established as the State"s Model Cities authority, This committee is operational and includes with DCA as coordinator the respective commissioners and their delegate agents from each of the major State agencies involved in urban matters; i.e., health, education, housing, mental health, crime and i enc inance and contro abor and welfare, delingu y, fina and trol, lab and 1é In light of the above, DCA proposes the following: by contract, HUD shall dele- gate to the Commissioner of DCA for a period of no less than twelve months joint authority over the Connecticut Model Cities Program, This authority will include joint federal-state review of applications and requests for release of funds; the negotiation of planning grant contracts; the review of work programs and revised \ work programs; the authority to recommend terminating a city's Model Cities status; and other authority incidental to and logically flowing from these functions,? 2this would involve joint HUD-DCA staff meetings on Model Cities matters, inclusion of DCA in federal policy making meetings, attendance of DCA staff at regular conferences, etc, Relationshin of Model Cities to CDAP It has earlier been stated that in Connecticut's Model Cities there is in- evitably a close relationship between the Model Cities Program and the CDAP Program, This was noted as requiring coordination in overseeing the two Programs, which, it was said, could best be accomplished if DCA were to enjoy a partnership role with HUD in managing this State's Model Cities Programs, Now it is important to note certain benefits which can be expected to accrue to both Programs as a result of their being carried out in concert, Administratively, this would have the obvious advantage of preventing duplication of effort, sharing costs of overlapping programs, sharing staff capabilities, preventing conflicting planing, erficiently probading information developed by each program to the other, and expediting early action programs, But, more important than this, CDAP is a comprehensive program in which successful Model Cities innovations can immediately be implemented in a city's other problem areas, Discretionary administrative control exercised by the Commissioner will require that joint Model Cities-CDAP guidelines be prepared, and techniques of joint review developed, at both state and local levels so that the coordination will be guaranteed, Relationshiv of Model Cities to Community Relations Team What happens in a central city affects every community contiguous to the city, and-manyv which are farther removed from the city itself, In the same way, the sg 30d or ill health of the city favorably or unfavorably inZluences the fortunes of every business and commercial or industrial enterprise in the region, It follows, then, that any concentrated attack on urban problems (such as is envisioned in the Model Cities Program) and any mobilization of availabie resources to meet such problems can ill afford to overlook resources éxisting in suburban and exurban- commun- ities, and also must endeavor most assiduously to enlist all possible help from the private business and industrial communities, This, the Connecticut Model Cities staff, will seek to accomplish, One important reason for the relative failure of such attempts in the past has been a break-down of communication, Suburban governments, representing residents wno are in the suburb precisely because they sought to escape being plagued with urban problems, are not likely to respond to appeals to help the cities until and unless their constituents are fully convinced that they have an urgent concern with the well-being of the core-city which is the heart of the region which they inhabit, In the same way, businesses and industries in the region have in their accounting procedures no easy indicator of what blighted human existence in the ghetto costs them each year in lost production, theft, vandalism, restricted market, etc, Someone must tell them, if they are to have a significant role in bettering the conditions of life in our cities, The Connecticut Model Cities team will have at its dissosal important assistance as it seeks to overcome this communications barrier, DCA has under way a community relations project, in which a five-man team are seeking to dawalop ways to mak residents of non-urban regions more aware of their decendence on the city, and to bring them to accept a more proper share of responsibility for improving urban life, This demonstration program is being undertaken pursuant to a grant from HUD (Title IX of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Act of 1966), Interestingly, this is the only program of its kind in the country and offers DCA a unique opportunity to study under laboratory conditions the complex and perhaps undefinable action-reaction relationship existing between urban and suburbdn communities throughout this country, The same team could carry out a similar communicating function with the business and industrial communities, The increasing centrality of the Model Cities Program on the urban scene will mean that the Model Cities coordinators will be an indispensable resource for this Community Relations team, while the Community Relations team will in turn be valuable to the coordinators' efforts to enlist the widest possible assistance in urban im- provement, f / / 10, Relaticonshin of State Model Cities Program to CDA, to Municipal Governmental Structure and to Neignborhood Grouvs The fact that DCA has become HUD's delegate through- the process which has been suggested will immediately render DCA more effective in dealing with those local agen- cies which determine the course of events in a Medel Neighborhocd, An agency possess~- ing neither statutory nor administrative authority must rely only on persuasion to influence the program, and this alone is too often not enough to alter a city's pre- ‘determined plans, This can.result, and has resulted, in collisions between CDAs and the federal review team, with consequent delay in the local programs, These confronta~ tions can be clearly foreseen from the State Model Cities staff's perspective, and could be avoided were. the State staff accorded an appropriate degree of influence on local planning, Pi The proposed DCA-HUD partnership will immediately increase DCA's impact on the / / local government, and will provide a new dimension in the review and evaluation pro- cess, since DCA's Model Cities staff personnel have close contact not only with the CDAs but also with neighborhood groups in the Model Neighborhoods, Through this double insight and direct personal contact, a more balanced cbjective and complete evaluation of the Program can be made than would be possible fran even the best written reports. The DCA-HUD partnership will also make available to CDAs and/or neighborhood groups 3 a variety of technical assistance availalbe from DCA's own staff~ and from the staffs of those state departments represented on the State Interagency Model Cities 3phat part of DCA's organization through which services are delivered consists of two parts: District Fieid Operations and Supportive Services, Operating under its Director, each District staff has capability to aid local gcvernments, CAPs or other groups in oreparing proposals for state assistance, to review such programs and to recommend action on them to the Commissioner, Available through the Sussarting Services staff are specialists in housing, urban renewal, civil design engineering, code enforcement, social services, human resource da- velopment, welfare education, day care, city olanning, recreation and leisire and manpower develooment, 4 +a Committee with the 411 Model Cities-related developments, with a view to technical assistance wherever this may be useful, arises, the coordinator acts as liaison between the CDA or the the one hand and the approvriate state agency on the other to insure maximum effective- ness, In the case of DCA’s own staff, this means bringing District staff into ll, tain close contact It has been the practice of the coordinators to maintai engaging state-offered When a need for such assistance neighborhood on contect with local agencies for program development and application processing in connection with projects in which DCA can offer support. Supportive Services staff in many evaluating, planning or training functions, It means similarly involving the In the case of other state agencies, it first means an inquiry directed tn that agency's contact person on the Interagency Model Cities Committee to establish what personnel are available for the needed function, followed by negotiation to make that personnel productive on behalf of the Model Cities group. (a) Working with Citv Governments To insure smooth and prompty delivery of such services, the coordinators will likewise maintain regular in-depth contact with those officials in each city responsible for the Model Cities Program, to review the planning being developed by CDA and,.city staff, to encourage explanation of innovative and experimental possibilities, to offer those kinds of technical assistance available from the state, and to make sure that maximal citizen partici- pation is-included in the planning at every step. 4nepresented on the Committee, or readily accessible to it and to the Model Cities staff, are the state department of: Consumer Protection; Corrections; Connecticut Development Commission; Education (including divisions of vocational education and rehabilitation); Haalth; Labor (including the Connecticut State Employment Service); Mental Health; Welfare (including Social Sarvices and Child welfare); and the Governor's Committea on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency. They will also regularly \ \ 12. attend meetings of the councils and task forces representing resi- dents of the neighborhood, in order to provide similar stimulation and assistance in their work, (b) Working with Neighborhood peoole One of the disadvantages under which neighborhcod people labor is a lack of information about the programs of government, federal, state and local, which can be made to work on their behalf, This can lead to a reaction of hopelessness which cuts the tap-root of any possible citizen participation, Disillusionment which results when govern- Mental promises seem to the residents not to be redeemed (even if- the failure results from the residents" own ineptness in dealing with government structure) can have the same effect, For these reasons, it is important for the coordinators as soon as rossible to jidentify those individuals and groups in the Model Neighborhood which reflect validly the ideas and attitudes existing in the neighborhood and/or exercise or have the potential to exercise leadership. When these key persons and groups are. found, con- tinuing contact with them must be maintained, in order that the coordinator may have a.realistic picture of the Model Neighborhood in all its dimensions, in order that he may inform residents of the new possibilities the Model Cities Program opens to them, - and in order that he may enlist their participation in the fullest and most ‘produc- tive way. Success in establishing, maintaining and using such rapport with neighborhood people has been a signal achievement of the Connecticut Model Cities staff in their first year of existence under the 701 grant, This kind of concern with the existing viable structures in the Model Neighborhoods has in many cases led to the establishment of mutually beneficial liaison with the 13. Community Action Agencies, through which the CAAs and Model Cities programs have achieved an important working relationship, This emphasis-on neighborhood liaison at the state level gives to the Con- necticut Mcdel Cities operation a balance which cannot be duplicated, and which has great promise for the success of the demonstration being proposed, Important as the achievements in this regard have heen to date, they can he magnified and enhanced if the items proposed are granted, since each coordinator will have more time to devote to the city which is his essential responsibility, and because he and the staff of which he is a part will have the capability to exercise a greatly intensified impact on the local program and thus to produce positive results on behalf of neighborhood residents, 14, Stace Program Implications In the light ‘of DCA’s experience with Gonneecteukts Model Cities Progrems, there are certain items of programming which already recomnend chensetees as desirable for imnediate implementation. Specifically these are: improvement of the communication flow, added emphasis on innovation in Model Cities planning and “@ program to foster the development of indigenous economic competence. While we oxoness that an early start.on these is ndddsaaty, we forsee that there will be others which will become important during the period’ covered by this proposal, so that it is necessary that there be maximum flexibility in the State's Model Cities function to allow for implementing these new high-priority items. - Communications There are four aay seis which the communication flow in ote present program ant be improved for maximum effectivenéss to be achieved; (1) access. by the Connecticut Model Cities Office to federal and other planning concerning Model Cities; (2) intra-department communications; (3) communication with other depert- ments of state government; and (4) communication with local CDAs and neighborhood groups. 1) DCA's Model Cities office must be represented at all federal conferences ee "i : dealing with Model Cities, and at many such sponsored by-private agencies.- This ‘is a must if the coordinators are to be the productive, up-to-date resource which is needed by the Model Cities programs. DCA, in such conferences can have a valuable input to federal thitaene pabauvel-or its unicue experience. Also, pro- vision must be made for frequent field trips to visit promising experimental programs in other states which may be adaptable to meet Connecticut"s needs. Likewise, DCA must develop within its Model Cities office a resource Library making as much . information as possible immediately available.  = . 15,- 2) As the Model Cicies programs in Connecticut move coward the execution phase 0 pros ’ there will be an increasing need for clese coordination of all DCA programs in Model Cities communities. This will be partly taken care of by the Director participating in regular meetings of the District Directors, but will also require the institution of a reporting system by which the Model Cities office regularly receives status re- ports of all DCA programs in Model Cities municipalities. Further, to improve intra-department communications, it will be urged that programs of sensitivity training be made mandatory for many DCA employees, aimed on the one hand to. sen- sitizing workers to each other, and, on the other, at sensitizing field workers to the particular communications problems of residents of Model Neighborhoods and other ‘ghetto communities. 3) Since the development of good communications with other departments of the. state government will play a major vole in the success of the Model Cities staff's efforts, the approach will be to make fuller use of the Inter-Agency Model Cities Committee. Their meetings must now be regularized, and the agenda must include full reports on the status of each city's program and a calendar of upcoming Model ' .Cities events to which other departments will be expected to make a contribution. 4) Finally, though the individual: efforts of the coordinators have established ‘good relations between DCA and lecal Model Cities groups, there remains a need for hew avenues through which communication can take plece. For this reason, DCA will ‘sponsor regular state-wide or even regional conferences for local DCAs and/or neighborhood groups, at which information can be imparted and participants in local programs can share ideas with each other. Sensitivity training may also beccne e o major component of such conferences, 16, Since it will be a continuing concern of the Model Cities team in DCA to work with agencies of municipal government and with neighborhood groups to encourage them to a maximum of innovation and experimentation in developing the components of the local Model Cities Program, the team will work clrsely with DCA's battery of uwban experts to originate new and imaginative attacks on urban problems. The team will also seek to enlist all possible federal, state, and local, public and private, assis- tance available, to local municipal agencies and neighborhood groups in putting such plans into .execution. The coordinators will further seek to acquaint themselves will new problem solving epproaches being tried in other states, ( e.g., New Jersey's guaranteed income, New York's Vest Pocket Housing, etc.) to determine wh-ther -...h programs offer promise for meeting some of Connecticut's needs. In particular, the team will bring to bear on such problems the technical assistance available on DCA's own staff and the staffs of Departments represented on the Inter-Agency Committee, with a view to developing the full range of possi- bilities open to each Model Cities Agency in meeting its own local situation. The emphasis will be on developing ideas and programs which establish new directions or concepts on an experimental basis. The team will then communicate these possi- bilities to the municipalities and the Model Neighborhoods, and will assist them in translating such programs into action. Economic Development Team It is axiomatic that the standard of living of low-income urban residents Cannot be raised unless they are allowed and encouraged to share in the total economic productivity of their community. The history of urban development, however, has . shown that these programs adversely affect the economic destinies of the inhabitants. prog x  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 48 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c43ad3f565a8357f1f8215c3e5b7ba9c.pdf 30842e1877fb39604084bcaea2caadb5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. i,..· • .1.,. .• . ~ ..,L: NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES 1612 K STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1707 H STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006 April 25, 1969 TO: Mayors and Managers of Model Cities Directors of Model Cities' City Demonstration Agencies SUBJECT: Proposal for State Administration of Model Cities Program The State of Connecticut has submitted the attached proposal to Secretary George Romney of the Department of Housing and Urban De velopment. It proposes that Connecticut be designated to conduct an experiment in administering the Model Cities Program within the state. This proposal, if approved by HUD, has very significant implications for the entire Model Cities Program, even though the experiment might not prove to be entirely successful or permanently accepted as an operating procedure by HUD. It will obviously result in s timulating a host of applications from other states for similar experime nts or for expanded state authority over Mode l Cities Programs. The second enclosure, an excerpt from a report of the Advisory Task Force on Community Deve lopme nt and Urban Re lations of the National Governors' Conference, dated April 9, 1969, indicates the des ire and strategy of states to sec ure control of the Mode l Cities Pr ogram. This clearly indicate s that the Connecticut proposal is not a localized consideration of state control of Mode l Cities. Note that in both documents the emphasis is on state control and supe rvision as contrasted with state support of Model Cities efforts. Ne ithe r Secre tary Romney nor Assistant Secr etary for Mode l Cities , F loyd Hyde, has at this point indicated s upport for this proposal. HUD has reques t ed further information from the State of Connecticut concerning the way in which the State would admi.nister the program . The s tate has also been requested to work out the r e lationship of its ope rating procedure with the HUD regional office. This work is curre ntly in process. We urge that you r e ad these reports carefully. Your views should then be conveyed to Secretary Romne y and Assistant Se cre tary Hyde . Such communications s hould be prompt . They s hould als o be the subje ct of any futur e personal discussions with key personne l of the Departme nt of Housing and Urban Deve lopment. Particular emphasis s hould be placed upon full consultation with Model Cities ' mayors and CDA 's prior to a federal decision on such a major r e structuring of fede ral - city r e lations in this program. Patr ick He aly , Exec utive Nationa l Le ague of Cities E nclos ure ~ irector United States Confer ence of Mayor s � 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 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES 1612 K STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1707 H STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 April 25, 1969 TO: Mayors and Managers of Model Cities Directors of Model Cities' City Demonstration Agencies SUBJECT: Proposal for State Administration of Model Cities Program The State of Connecticut has submitted the attached proposal to Secretary George Romney of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It proposes that Connecticut be designated to conduct an experiment in administering the Model Cities Program within the state. This proposal, if approved by HUD, has very significant implications for the entire Model Cities Program, even though the experiment might not prove to be entirely successful or permanently accepted as an operating procedure by HUD. It will obviously result in stimulating a host of applications from other states for similar experiments or for expanded state authority over Model Cities Programs. The second enclosure, an excerpt from a report of the Advisory Task Force on Community Development and Urban Relations of the National Governors’ Conference, dated April 9, 1969, indicates the desire and strategy of states to secure control of the Model Cities Program. This clearly indicates that the Connecticut proposal is not a localized consideration of state control of Model Cities. Note that in both documents the emphasis is on state control and supervision as contrasted with state support of Model Cities efforts. Neither Secretary Romney nor Assistant Secretary for Model Cities, Floyd Hyde, has at this point indicated support for this proposal. HUD has requested further information from the State of Connecticut concerning the way in which the State would administer the program. The state has also been requested to work out the relation- ship of its operating procedure with the HUD regional office. This work is currently in process. We urge that you read these reports carefully. Your views should then be conveyed to Secretary Romney and Assistant Secretary Hyde. Such communications should be prompt. They should also be the subject of any future personal discussions with key personnel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Particular emphasis should be placed upon full consultation with Model Cities' mayors and CDA's prior to a federal decision on such a major restructuring of federal-city relations in this program. Ctinetk Hraky _ if i Patrick Healy, Executive Wirector John Gunther, Executive Director National League of Cities United States Conference of Mayors Enclosure  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 15, Folder 3, Document 47 Box 15 Box 15 Folder 3 Folder topic: Model Cities | 1968-1969