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CONFIDENTIAL
6/2/67
DRAFT L\1TRODUCTION
America and its conuntmities are changing with tmsettling rapidity.
t~st of this change has been healthy; and most of the problems it
has caused tend to evoke their mm solutions.
This country - despite
its transitional strains and its freely-voiced compla:ints - has an
i.rnmense capacity for self-correction.
There is always a temptation - and a pressure - to over-react:
to give equal ear to every complaint, to chase off after every problem,
and to wind up with congeries of programs ,~hich may slow up rather than
_ accelerate the nation's natural and long-run capacity for self-correction.
Evidence is accumulating that such has already happened in the
federal govenunent' s response to urban problems over the past twenty
years.
These have been years of improvisation, and probing.
have been constructive.
On balance, they
But neither in scale nor impact have they caught
up with the dimensions and force of the nation's urban trends and
developing problems.
The time has come to move from improvisation over a wide front, and
in sorretirnes contrary directions, to an effort
a) lvhich is aimed at selected problems of transcending ir.Jportance;
b) which 1s of a scale large enough to make a difference;
c) which is not dissipated by conflictD1g policies and administrative
arrangements;
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d) which offer powerful incentives to state, local and private
initiative, ancl thereby move toward a "steady state" of
continuous problem-solving;
e) which begin to erase the public's skepticism -- its growing
feeling that public programs are not to be taken seriously,
that 111ore is promised than will ever be delivered.
The Task Force believes that the first priorities for public action
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urban An,erica are related to the grmving disparity between city and
suburb. -· A disparity which is expressed in the segregation between white
and black, the gap between income in central city and in suburb, the
uneven economic growth in our metropolitan areas, and in our capacity
for response to the problems of central cities.
Today too many of our central cities have become the political
jurisdictions and geographic areas in which accident, design and even
progress have housed an inordinately high proportion of our problem
people and an outsized share of our problerrLc; of public policy.
The Task Force on cities decided early in its deliberations to
focus on these urban disparities.
W
e have
identified t wo major approaches.
The first is a straight-
fonvard discussion of urban segregation by r ace and income and some
recommendations intended to alleviate its ef f ects .
The second involves
a s eries of re commendations - some modest, some sweeping - intended to
increase sharpl y our abilit y to deal with urban prob l ems creativel y,
rez!X'ns ivel y, and on a l arger scal e t han i s presently possible.
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We also have found it convenient to acld three smaller sections to
our report; on :innovation, the model cities program, and an agenda for
future study.
While we recolillnend that Federal action in these areas be altered,
refocused and expande<l, we aclmit two general caveats.
1.
That our knmJledge of how to deal Hi th urban problems both
physical and human is still limited.
That a period of intensive and
well-managed experimentation is a necessary first step in any large
scale strategy for altering the patten1 of urban development.
2.
While we believe that the sorts of programs we are recommen<lin[!
should have the hi~hest national priority, lve recognize how politically
and practically <lifficult it is to spend a larger portion of our resources
on the urban poor and the central cities.
This is true fundamentally
because the present system of urban <levelopment works quite well for
most people.
i',!ost Arnericans are happy in suburbs, they have done well
in the system, and they look fon.rard to doing better.
on the disaffected and they are few.
society, however, is enonnous.
Our report focuses
Their potential impact on Ar.terican
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CONFIDENTIAL 6/2/67
DRAFT INTRODUCTION
America and its conmunities are changing with unsettling rapidity.
Most of this change has been healthy; and most of the problems it
_has caused tend to evoke their own solutions, This country - despite
its transitional strains and its freely-voiced complaints - has an
immense capacity for self-correction.
There is always a temptation - and a pressure - to over-react:
to give equal ear to every complaint, to chase off after every problen,
and to wind up with congeries of programs which may slow up rather than
_accelerate the nation's natural and long-run capacity for self-correction,
Evidence is accumulating that such has already happened in the
federal government's response to urban problems over the past twenty
years,
These have been years of improvisation, and probing. On balance, they
have been constructive, But neither in scale nor impact have they caught
up with the dimensions and force of the nation's urban trends and
developing problems.
The time has come to move from improvisation over a wide front, and
in sometimes contrary directions, to an effort
a) which is aimed at selected problems of transcending importance;
b) which is of a scale large enough to make a difference;
c) which is not dissipated by conflicting policies and administrative
arrangements;
d) which offer powerful incentives to state, local and private
initiative, and thereby move toward a "steady state" of
continuous problem-solving;
e) which begin to erase the public's skepticism -- its growing
feeling that public programs are not to be taken seriously,
that more is promised than will ever be delivered.
The Task Force believes that the first priorities for public action
in urban America are related to the growing disparity between city and
suburb. - A disparity which is expressed in the segregation between white
and black, the gap between income in central city and in suburb, the
uneven economic growth in our metropolitan areas, and in our capacity
for response to the problems of central cities.
Today too many of our central cities have become the political
jurisdictions and geographic areas in which accident, design and even
progress have housed an inordinately high proportion of our problem
people and an outsized share of our problens of public policy.
The Task Force on cities decided early in its deliberations to»
focus on these urban disparities.
We have identified two major approaches. The first is a straight-
forward discussion of urban segregation by wee and income and some
recommendations intended to alleviate its effects, The second involves
a series of recommendations - some modest, some sweeping - intended to
increase sharply our ability to deal with urban problens creatively,
responsively, and on a larger scale than is presently possible.
We also have found it convenient to add three smaller sections to
our report; on innovation, the model cities program, and an agenda for
future study,
While we reconmend that Federal action in these areas be altered,
refocused and expanded, we admit two general caveats.
1, That our knowledge of how to deal with urban problems both
physical and human is still limited. That a period of intensive and
well-managed experimentation is a necessary first step in any large
scale strategy for altering the pattern of urban development.
2. While we believe that the sorts of programs we are recommending
should have the highest national priority, we recognize how politically
and practically difficult it is to spend a larger portion of our resources
on the urban poor and the central cities. This is true fimdamentally
because the present system of urban development works quite well for
most people, Most Americans are happy in suburbs, they have done well
in the system, and they look forward to doing better. Our report focuses
on the disaffected and they are few. Their potential ee on American
society, however, is enormous,
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The overriding problem of our cities is segregation by race
and income.
There are no urban solutions of any validity which do
not deal directly with the questions posed by this segregation.
The facts are these:
23% of the total population of our
central cities is Negro, and 35% of these Negroes have incomes in
the poverty range.
Within five years, assuming present population
trends and allowing for current levels and even greater effectiveness
of ameliorative public programs, the proportion of Negroes to central
city population will rise to 28%, with a constant percentage
remaining in poverty.
By 1978, both proportions will be 35%.
By 1983, our central cities population will be 44% Negro, nearly
two-fifths of them poor.
The se are percent age s of the tot a l population of all our central
cities.
By 1973, at least ten of our major cities will be
predominantly Negro; by 1983, at least twenty, including Chic ago,
Philad e lphi a , Cleveland, Detroit, etc.
To rep ea t, the s e are our proj ections of which will h a ppen if
(1) pres e nt popul a tion trends continue , (2) ther e are no sudd en and
surprisi ng change s in public attitud es, and (3) curr ent governmental
polici e s and l ev e ls of spending r emain in force.
The Task Forc e b e lie v e s that a significant cha nge in (1)
despit e the notoriou s unr e li a bility of popul a tion tr ends - is
unlike l y.
We be li eve tha t change s in (2) a lso a re bo t h unl i ke l y
and unpred i c tabl e .
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Given these uncertainties our report focuses on (3) - current
governmental policies
and
level of spending - • We recognize
Government action is only one element in the process of urban decline.
And, while it may not be a sufficient condition for turning the
tide, it is certainly a necessary one.
The sheer rnagnitude of the problem is staggering.
Our population
models tell us that simply holding the size of central city ghettos
to their present size will require movement of approximately 600,000
Negroes a year into predominantly white suburbs.
Such a figure would
represent from ten to fifteen times the present rate of Negro outmigration.
Our crude cost calculations for providing a minimlD!I
acceptable level of social services in all central city ghettos
indicate Federal expenditure patterns of staggering and unlikely
proportions.
We believe that to alter these projections signific2. .ntly,
quantum leaps will have to be taken in public policy and levels of
spending.
Yet without a massive effort disparities bet ween white
and black, affluent and poor , city and suburb will grow l arger.
The probability for potentially dangerous confrontation which divides
American society along these lines Hill continue to increase.
1•:e
<lo not presw:ie to calculate how hi gh that probability is but we
are quite sure that it is high enough to be cause for urgent concern.
It is appa:;:ent then that segregation by race and income in our
great metropolitan areas is outstripping whatever we are now doing
to offset it.
Yet the Task Force recognizes that .American society
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1967 is not prepare<l to pay the costs of a fully integrated urban
society.
We lmow that integration will not be possible in the life
of this Administration, but we suggest a place to start - a line
of policy which will build towards a future breakthrough.
In surrnnary, the Task Force identifies as a problem of the
greatest national urgency the growth and poverty of centrc}-1 city
ghettos and the related race and income segregation in urban areas.
1)
We believe that this situation already provides a driving
force in urban decline and that its iraportance is increased
by the unequal patten1 of urban development.
2)
We are convinced that a dramatic confrontation between white
and Negro, affluent anc.1 poor, growth and decline already is
building in most of our urban areas.
3)
In the absence of state, Federal and local action on a wide
front accompanied by enlightened private activity, these
problems will grow larger, more dangerous to American society
and increas ingly diff icult to solve .
We therefore r ecommend a series of strat egi es designed to:
1.
Increase indivi dual access to jobs, education, i ncome , hous ing
and other social services .
2.
Increase r ac i al and income integration in metropol itan areas .
3.
Increase the proportion of middle-class population, especially
Negro, in cent ral cities.
4.
Increase the ab ility of new immigrants t o adjust to urban life.
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·. Priorities
1.
The specific proposals based on these policies, indeed the
policies themselves, rnay often seem to be in conflict.
We believe that these contradictions are more apparent than
real, and that the very limits of our present ability to
achieve any of the above goals on a large scale makes it
imperative for us to move in several directions at once.
2. While it is clear that a large scale of effort is required we
believe that the first stage must focus on experimentation and
refined efforts in many areas of present activity.
3.
lfuile a truly integrated and stable urban society is our
ultimate goal, we believe our ability in the short run to
attain massive integration is quite limited.
lve, therefore,
place an especially high priority on those policies designed
to create a larger middle class with a stake in the city.
We seek methods of increasing stability as the proportion
of Negroes in cities continues to increase.
4.
As a minimum, we believe that it is a matter of the highest
national urgency to attempt to "integrate" ghetto populations
into the mainstream of American life by raising their income
levels and the leve l of accessible social services.
5.
We have ordered our recommendations in response to a crude
attempt at cost effectiveness - feeling that sor:1e attempt at
systematic ordering was better than none at all.
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6.
\~e have seen no value in asking the President to spend his
urban resources, political and financial, on proposals Hhich
are unacceptable to American society in 1967; ive of course
urge him to continue his leadership in educating the Arrerican
people to the necessity of accepting our central cities ghetto
residents as full participants in American society.
Only such
a development can offer hope for our cities and the people \\'ho
live in them.
We intend our proposals as far as possible to be consistent with .
the following principals:
1.
Federal assistance should be tied not to institutions but to
individuals.
2.
Federal assistance to state ancl localities should be designed to
strengthen the role of political executive 1\•herever possible.
3.
The administration of programs should be carried out at the
lowest level poss i ble and Hith the greatest flexibility possible.
4.
Programs designed to up- gralle ghe tto life should also make a
contribution to integration - if possible.
5.
NeH institutions should be created only tm<ler the most unusu2.l
circumstances.
Proposals
We have divided our proposals into two sections.
The second are
those which are in some Hays most des irable and ambitious but which
seem to us to be only long-nm possibilities.
The first are meant
to be the first stage - . perhaps about five year - developnents in
ur ban policy r.1aking.
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DRAFT: LEONE 6/2/67
The overriding problem of our cities is segregation by race
and income. There are no urban solutions of any validity which do
not deal directly with the questions posed by this segregation.
The facts are these: 23% of the total population of our
central cities is Negro, and 35% of these Negroes have incomes in
the poverty range. Within five years, assuming present population
trends and allowing for current levels and even greater effectiveness
of ameliorative public programs, the proportion of Negroes to central
city population will rise to 28%, with a constant percentage
remaining in poverty. By 1978, both proportions will be 35%.
By 1983, our central cities population will be 44% Negro, nearly
two-fifths of them poor.
These are percentages of the total population of all our central
cities. By 1973, at least ten of our major cities will be
predominantly Negro; by 1983, at least twenty, including Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, etc.
To repeat, these are our projections of which will happen if
(1) present population trends continue, (2) there are no sudden and
surprising changes in public attitudes, and (3) current governmental
policies and levels of spending remain in force.
The Task Force believes that a significant change in (1) -
despite the notorious unreliability of population trends = is
unlikely. We believe that changes in (2) also are both unlikely
and unpredictable.
Given these uncertainties our report focuses on (3) - current
governmental policies and level of spending -. We recognize
Government action is only one element in the process of urban decline.
And, while it may not be a sufficient condition for turning the
tide, it is certainly a necessary one.
The sheer magnitude of the problem is staggering. Our population
models tell us that simply holding the size of central city ghettos”
to their present size will require movement of approximately 600,000
Negroes a year into predominantly white suburbs, Such a figure would
represent from ten to fifteen times the present rate of Negro out-
migration. Our crude cost calculations for providing a minimun
acceptable level of social services in all central city ghettos
indicate Federal expenditure patterns of staggering and unlikely
proportions.
We believe that to alter these projections significantly,
quantun leaps will have to be taken in public policy and levels of
spending. Yet without a massive effort disparities between white
and black, affluent and poor, city and suburb will grow larger.
The probability for potentially dangerous confrontation which divides
American society along these lines will continue to increase. We
do not presume to calculate how high that probability is but we
are quite sure that it is high enough to be cause for urgent concern,
It is apparent then that segregation by race and income in our
great metropolitan areas is outstripping whatever we are now doing
to offset it. Yet the Task Force recognizes that American society
in 1967 is not prepared to pay the costs of a fully integrated urban
society, We know that integration will not be possible in the life
of this Administration, but we suggest a place to start - a line
of policy which will build towards a future breakthrough.
In summary, the Task Force identifies as a problem of the
greatest national urgency the growth and poverty of central city
ghettos and the related race and income segregation in urban areas,
1)
2)
3)
We believe that this situation already provides a driving
force in urban decline and that its importance is increased
by the unequal pattern of urban development.
We are convinced that a dramatic confrontation between white
and Negro, affluent and poor, growth and decline already is
building in most of our urban areas,
In the absence of state, Federal and local action on a wide
front accompanied by enlightened private activity, these
problems will grow larger, more dangerous to American society
and increasingly difficult to solve,
We therefore recommend a series of strategies designed to:
Increase individual access to jobs, education, income, housing
and other social services.
Increase racial and income integration in metropolitan areas,
Increase the proportion of middle-class population, especially
Negro, in central cities,
Increase the ability of new immigrants to adjust to urban life.
Priorities
1.
The specific proposals based on these policies, indeed the
policies themselves, may often seem to be in conflict.
We believe that these coiitradictions are more apparent than
real, and that the very limits of our present ability to
achieve any of the above goals on a large scale makes it
imperative for us to move in several directions at once.
While it is clear that a large scale of effort is required we
believe that the first stage mist focus on experimentation and
refined efforts in many areas of present activity.
While a truly integrated and stable urban society is our
ultimate goal, we believe our ability in the short rium to
attain massive integration is quite limited. We, therefore,
place an especially high priority on those policies designed
to create a larger middle class with a stake in the city.
We seek methods of increasing stability as the proportion
of Negroes in cities continues to increase,
As a minimum, we believe that it is a matter of the highest
national urgency to attempt to "integrate" ghetto populations
into the mainstream of American life by raising their income
levels and the level of accessible social services.
We have ordered our recommendations in response to a crude
attempt at cost effectiveness - feeling that some attempt at
systematic ordering was better than none at all.
6. We have seen no value in asking the President to spend his
urban resources, political and financial, on proposals which
are unacceptable to American society in 1967; we of course
urge him to continue his leadership in educating the American
people to the necessity of accepting our central cities ghetto
residents as full participants in American society. Only such
a development can offer hope for our cities and the people who .
live in then.
We intend our proposals as far as possible to be consistent with
the following principals:
1, Federal assistance should be tied not to institutions but to
individuals,
2. Federal assistance to state and localities should be designed to
strengthen the role of political executive wherever possible.
3. The administration of prograns should be carried out at the
lowest level possible and with the greatest flexibility possible.
4, Programs designed to up-grade ghetto life should also make a
contribution to integration - if possible.
5. New institutions should be created only under the most unusual
circumstances,
Proposals
We have divided our proposals into two sections. The second are
those which are in some ways nost desirable and ambitious but which
seem to us to be only long-run possibilities, The first are meant
to be the first stage - perhaps about five year - developments in
urban policy making.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The Task Force recommends a number of specific proposals
designed to offer incentives for the integration of Negroes with
whites, to r a is e the leve l of socia l services to the poor within
the central city or to create a more stable middle-class society
within the city.
Naturally there is a great deal of overlap
between the obj ec t ives of each of th es e r e commendation s.
None o f
them are pure "integration" or "up-lift" or "civiliza_tion" programs.
We have made some judgments on the practica lity of each of thes e
recommendations .
They a r e divided into t h os e which might be poss i bl e
under present social circumstance s and those which de pend on more
fundament a l changes in the attitude s of the Ame rican people.
Empl oyment is the mos t meaningfu l, d i r ec t and permanent means
of providi ng the poor Amer ic an with a n opportun ity f or f ull
participation in soc i ety .
The following r ecommenda tions r egarding
employment ar e int end ed f or the short run, say the next f ive y ears.
1.
The major prob l em with fed era l ly supported manpower programs
is fr agmenta tion bet ween Cabine t agencies and within Departments .
Th is pro li ferati on of manpowe r programs , oft en with a spec i a l t arge t
group for each program, only compounds the difficulty of any city or
agency has i n de s igning and impl ementing a compreh ens i ve a nd
comprehensible employment and tra ining effort.
The Task Force recommends the consolidation of present l y
s e parated manpowe r progr ams into a sing l e compreh e nsive manpower
grant.
This move would a llow deve lopment of sufficient loca l
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manpower programs tmder the aegis of a single agency to
absorb the important functions of recruitment, selection and processing,
training, placement and follow-up of the poor. A first step would be the
consolidation of those programs administered by the U.S. Department of
Labor including institutional training, on-the-job training, neighborhood
youth corps, concentrated employment program, and the employment service.
Strong incentives for cooperation with vocational rehabilitation, and OEO
employment operations should be explicit in the lceislation.
2.
Tn the absence of sigpi f"ic:ant consolid~ri on ma.nnower _programs,
the T~sk Force recorrnnends an e).TJ,msion and n ~focusinr; of the on-th~-i ob
traininQ_oro r.r am
tn
Drovi de higher subsidies to privat e inclustrv to under-
take the traini.nQ of the poor.
It has become clear that without the
close cooperation anJ participation of privat e industry t hat permanent
and meaningful employment will not r esult from even excessive employment
·and training e:x11endi turcs.
Reimbursement for training cost should be
doubled and perhaps quadrupl ed and the 2Ci \\'eeks presently allowed should
be expanded to a f ull year.
OJT should provide for a gr eat er s t aff for
job devclopnent and for counsel ing and follow-up aft er placement in a j ob
training pos ition.
3.
O.Jr i s r.1os t r el evant in the devel opr.1cn t of cornrncrc i al Md manu-
facturing jobs for t he poor in the area of the centr al city.
In order
to cor:ipcnsat e for t he decline of these jobs in t he city t he Task Force
reco1:nnends an e:x.-pansion in public enployment - the Task Force r ecommen<ls
an expansion in the new careers idea in puhlic er:1ployrnent such as
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embodied i n the Scheuer 2..memlment to t}1e Econoa ic Onoorttmi t v Act.
This program combines the advantages of providin.g entry level employment
for the poor with meaningful grading in ,wrk and professional training.
When operate<l successfully it serves the goal of enrichment as well as
that of assisting in the creation of a more stab le middle class in
central cities.
This recomrnendation also t akes into account the dramatic
expansion in service related employr.1ent in the p ublic sector.
4.
The Task Force is i mpressecl by the nl.lra!ber of emplo~ent
opportunities lost to central city residents bocause of their lack of
access to the neh·er centers of employment in t he rnetropolitclll area.
The
HUD finm1ced clefi1onstration in the Watts area 0£ Los Angeles has indicated
the .important relationship between deficient t nmsportation to those sites
and the willingn e ss and ability of area residenrts to accept employment and
training.
1\'e recommend an expans ion in the nlffifiler o f such pro i ec t s in
major metropolitan areas which would include e i tt her n ew mass transit route s
or subsidized f ares .
S.
The Task Force r e comr1cncls a j oint effort hv FUD cinLl the Department
of Labor to negotiat e t he national model a,fTr eC'TTTmt for emo loyment ,vith
the building trade unions which would permit I aryge scal e slum r ebuilding
experiments to make ~r enter us e of s l um l abor .
\We recogn ize that tlti:x the
impl ementation of thi s r ecommendation woul d not :s olve any signi f icant
pr oporti on of the employment prob l em but it woul,d have useful symbol ic
val ue i n the ghettos of cent ral cities .
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It is becoming increasingly apparent that integration of economic
classes is a critical factor in educational achievement.
The recommendations
of the Task Force reflect this relationship.
1.
Any
program of Federal aid fnr elementary and secondary school
construction shoul<l offer incentives for f8cilities designed to increase
the integration of students.
For example, "bonus" funds would be
avaihble for educational parks within cities, suburban exhange schools
and for consolidated school districts.
In addition, funds for the
modernization and replacement of older school plants in central cities .
should be offered.
2. To help increase the mobilitv of the ghetto child and to make
possible a variety of new educational jnstitutions, we recommend a nror.ram
of educational subsidies for low-incone children which would be administered
as scholarships for use at any approvecl elementary and secondary educational
institution.
Those funds whid1 did not have the effect of integrating
poor children with affluent children, would be available for compensatory
educational programs in the central cities.
Presumably, some parents may
wish to have the "scholarships" aid in the creati on of new institutions
which might be operated by universities, corporations or neighborhood
groups.
The Task Force reconunends the follm·d ng program(s) to assist returning
servicemen who come from low-incor.1c backgrow1cls.
IDE!~TIFIED AS A GAP)
GJ\P - HOUSI NG RECOl',IT·,If:.i'\lDATION
GAP - OTIIER EDUCATIO;-!AL RECS
(TO BE FILLED IN LJ\TER -
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There are a number of recommendations wfo',i ch the Task Force
feels are clearly beyond the capacity of the. l~erican political
system at the present time , either because oE ,their outright
integrating objective or b ecaus e of insti tut-j:.®nal de fects not like ly
to be resolved in the immediate future.
1.
Thes..e include:
A progr am which would operat e much lL ike the GI Bi 11 of
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. Ri ghts which would pl a c e ent itl ements in the fuands of the poor to
maximize personal choice in sel ecting educa t frn~a l, training and
employment assistance .
The funds could b e us;e.d by the ind ividual
to gain certi f ica tion in r egul ar educational nmst i tutions or f or
trdning on the job with the employer receivf.rJi,g r e imburs ement for
his training cost s .
The great advantage of t:fuis a pproa ch is in
avoiding the s eeming l y endl ess t ang l e of r eferra l s , de l ay s, and
· insens itivity encount er ed in the pre s ent, f r agpent ed system.
2.
A progr am of bonu ses ti ed directly to the degr ee of
int egration a ch i eved in a s chool district, up t o 25% Negr o enro llment.
Such a program wou ld focus very cl early on i ntegrating c~rrent l y
all -whit e suburban districts.
3.
An expanded h ousing subs idy progr am ,;hich wou l d grant or
l oan funds to Negroes for down-payments on hom2 s outside the central
ci t y, et~ .• .• .•..•••••
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The dev e lopment of metropolitan-wide institutions which
'Qould be r esponsible for opening housing a nd e:z::.p loyment opportuniti e s
for c entra l city Negroe s.
To facilit a te incre a sed housing for Negroes,
the Federal government might inst itute a revolv ing development fund
which would b e available to the s e institutions ..
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The Task Force recommends a number of specific proposals
designed to offer incentives for the integration of Negroes with
whites, to raise the level of social services to the poor within
the central city or to create a more stable middle-class society
within the city. Naturally there is a great deal of overlap
between the objectives of each of these recommendations. None of
them are pure "integration" or "up-lift" or "civilization" programs.
We have made some judgments on the practicality of each of these
recommendations. They are divided into those which might be possible
under present social circumstances and those which depend on more
fundamental changes in the attitudes of the American people.
Employment is the most meaningful, direct and permanent means
of providing the poor American with an opportunity for full
participation in society. The following recommendations regarding
employment are intended for the short run, say the next five years.
1. The major problem with federally espported manpower programs
is fragmentation between Cabinet agencies and within Departments.
This proliferation of manpower programs, often with a special target
group for each program, only compounds the difficulty of any city or
agency has in designing and implementing a comprehensive and
comprehensible employment and training effort.
The Task Force recommends the consolidation of presently
separated manpower programs into a single comprehensive manpower
grant. This move would allow development of sufficient local
2
manpower programs under the aegis of a single agency to
absorb the important functions of recruitment, selection and processing,
training, placement and follow-up of the poor. A first step would be the .
consolidation of those programs administered by the U.S. Department of
Labor including institutional training, on-the-job training, neighborhood
youth corps, concentrated employment program, and the employment service.
Strong incentives for cooperation with vocational rehabilitation, and OEO
employment operations should be explicit in the legislation,
2. In the absence of significant consolidation nahaven tbe o tans;
the Task Force recommends an exnansion and refocusing of the on-the-iob
training program to vrovide higher subsidies to private industry to under-
take the trainins of the poor. It has become clear that without the
close cooperation and participation of private industry that permanent
and meaningful employment will not result from even excessive employment
and training expenditures. Reimbursement for training cost should be
doubled and perhaps quadrupled and the 26 weeks presently allowed should
be expanded to a full year. OJT should provide for a greater staff for
job development and for counseling and follow-up after placement in a job
training position.
3. OJT is most relevant in the development of conmercial and manu-
facturing jobs for the poor in the area of the central city. In order
to compensate for the decline of these jobs in the city the Task Force
reconmends an expansion in public employment - the Task Force recommends
an expansion in the new careers idea in public employment such as
embodied in the Scheuer amendment to the Economic Opportunity Act.
This program combines the advantages of providing entry level employment
for the poor with meaningful grading in work and professional training.
When operated successfully it serves the goal of enrichment as well as
that of assisting in the creation of a more stable middle class in
central cities. This recommendation also takes into account the dramatic
expansion in service related éuployient in the public sector.
4, The Task Force is impressed by the number of employment
opportunities lost to central city residents because of their lack of
access to the newer centers of employment in the metropolitan area, The
HUD financed demonstration in the Watts area of Los Angeles has indicated
the important relationship between deficient transportation to those sites
and the willingness and ability of area residents to accept employment and
training. We recommend an expansion in the number of such projects in
major metropolitan areas which would include either new mass transit routes
or subsidized fares.
5. The Task Force reconmends a joint effort by HUD and the Department
of Labor to negotiate the national model arrecment for employment with
the building trade unions which would permit Iarse scale slum rebuilding
experiments to make greater use of slum labor. We recognize that this the
implenentation of this reconmendation would not solve any significant
proportion of the employment problem but it would have useful symbolic
value in the ghettos of central cities,
It is becoming increasingly apparent that integration of economic
classes is a critical factor in educational achievement. The recommendations
of the Task Force reflect this relationship.
1, Any program of Federal aid for elementary and secondary school
construction should offer incentives for facilities designed to increase
the integration of students. For example, "bonus" funds would be
avaihble for educational parks within cities, suburban exhange schools -
and for consolidated school districts. In addition, funds for the
modernization and replacement of older school plants in central cities.
should be offered.
2. To help increase the mobility of the ghetto child and to make
possible a variety of new educational institutions, we recommend a program
of educational subsidies for low-income children which would be administered
as scholarships for use at any approved elementary and secondary educational
institution, Those funds which did not have the effect of integrating
“poor children with affluent children, would be available for compensatory
educational programs in the central cities. Presumably, some parents may
wish to have the "scholarships" aid in the creation of new institutions
which might be operated by universities, corporations or neighborhood
groups,
The Task Force recommends the following program(s) to assist returning
servicemen who come from low-income backgrounds, (TO BE FILLED IN LATER -
IDENTIFIED AS A GAP) |
GAP - HOUSING RECOMENDATION
GAP + OTHER EDUCATIONAL RECS
There are a number of recommendations wihich the Task Force
feels are clearly beyond the capacity of the American political
system at the present time, either because of their outright
integrating objective or because of institutional defects not likely
“6 be resolved in the immediate future. These include:
1. A-program which would operate much Like the GI Bill of
.Rights which would place entitlements in the fhands of the poor to
maximize personal choice in selecting educatiq@nal, training and
employment assistance. The funds could be used by the individual
to gain certification in regular educational finstitutions or for
training on the job with the employer receivimg reimbursement for
his training costs. The great advantage of this approach is in
avoiding the seemingly endless tangle of referrals, delays, and
‘insensitivity encountered in the present, fragmented system.
2. A program of bonuses tied directly to the degree of
integration achieved in a school district, up to 25% Negro enrollment.
Such a program would focus very clearly on integrating currently
all-white suburban districts.
3. An expanded housing subsidy program sshich would grant or
loan funds to Negroes for down-payments on homes outside the central
City, CC. ccrsescceene
4. The development of metropolitan-wide institutions which
would be responsible for opening housing and exxsployment opportunities
for central city Negroes. To facilitate increased housing for Negroes,
the Federal government might institute a revolving development fund
which would be available to these institutions. etc.ee.e.
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Senate Committee on Government Operations
Afternoon session - November 29, 1966 .
Witness~
Richard M. Scammon , Vice - President, Governmental Affairs
Institute , Washi ngton .
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th' . Scarnmon testified on the need for a mid- decade Census, or an inter -
censal urban Census. He said that although the 1960 Census is out - of- date,
obviously the 197q census count won 1 t be ·available for five years.
A big factor in the obsole scence of data is the increased mobility of the
population . According to . Ya- . Scammon, there is a great need for area data
rather than figures from a city as a whole . I n the questi oning by
Senator Ribicoff this point was elabo:::-ated upon and it was stated that if
information had been available concerning the situation in the Watts
area of Los Angel es , the riots could have been avoided . Senator Ribi coff
said t hat when a census was taken of Los Angeles the bad figures from such
areas as Watts were offset by the figures f:::-om more affluent areas .
Senator Ribicoff pointed out that Yir . Cohen from the Department of ~:EW had
used figures which dated back to 1961 when he testified before the com.~~ t te e
and that government agencies cannot cure social ills without up- to - date
statistics which point definitively to the location of those 'ills .
Senator Rib i coff and lfir . Scammon both agreed that a mid- decade census is
ne cess ary . Senator Ribicoff mentioned that the Office of Eco nomic Opport u.,."li ty
is planning to take a special census in 1968 in st andard metropolitan ar ea s
to complile pertinent data on such statistics as the median family income .
- Vir . Sca.m.~on laid the blame for the fact that a census is taken only every
ten years on the Budget Bureau . He said that the costs involved are so
tremendous that the Budget Bureau would not agree to a more frequent census.
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Method of t aking the ce nsus
Senator Ribicoff asked whether or not the method of ta..~ing the census is
important. He pointed out that a census was conducted in Watt s where
questionnaires were mailed to the 1·esidents. He questioned whether or
not people at these levels would be interested enough to return the complete d
forms.
Lack of data on adult male Negroes
Senator Rib ico ff also pointed out that i n the last censu s betwe en 15% and
~.r. Sc a~.mon rep lied t hat
there was a slippage in less afflue nt areas of cities, but he did not know
whether Senator Ribicoff's percentages were entirely correct.
2Cf/o of adult male Negroes were mi ssed entirely.
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Advantages of a five-year census .
Senator Ribicoff said that abnost all grant programs are based on the
number of people and their needs . He claimed that we must wei gh t he
advantage s of a five -year survey in relation to these programs . He said
that a · f i ye-year census would be better for decision ma.~ing by such
administrat ors as the Secretary of h'UD .
Central location for statist ics.
Senator Ribicoff also asked whether there should be a central place for
t he gathering and keeping of statistics, rathe1· than allowing each Department to have operations of its own . ifi r . Scammon sai d that a task forc e
heaaed by Congr essman Gallagher r ecommended s et t ing up a cent r al ban.~ for
statistics, but that a big concern of the Task Force was the right of privacy
of individuals in responding to questionnaires. Senator Ribicoff contended
that where the information was merged, th~ pr.oblem of confidentiality was
lost.
Problems
Senator Ribicoff
to get people to
forei gn areas of
in orde~ to gain
said that the problem of taking an urban census has been
do the work . It was also poi nted out that in problem or
a city, t he census takers must be famili ar with the area .
the confidence of the people who are interviewed.
Spending in.cities
Senator Kennedy asked through the _Chainnan whether it is possible to
determine .how much the government is spending i n ea ch city to rebuild .
He wants to know how we can get better figures . Mr . Scam..'llon said that
this information should be available from the Census Bureau or through
the Subcommittee.
Senators P_!esent:
Ribicoff
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Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization of the
Senate Committee on Government Operations
fternoon session ~ November 29, 1966.
Witness: | Richard M. Scammon, Vice-President, Governmental Afrairs
Institute, Washington.
Mr. Scammon testified on the need for a mid-decade Census, or an inter-
censal urban Census. He said that although the 1960 Census is out-of-date,
obviously the 1970 census count won't be available for five years.
A big factor in the obsolescence of data is the increased mobility of
population. According to.Mr. Scammon, there is &@ great need for area
rather than figures from a city as a whole. In the questioning by
Senator Ribicoff this point was elaborated upon and it was stated that i
information had been available concerning the situation in the Watts
area of Los Angeles, the riots could have been avoided. Senator Ribicofr
said that when a census was taken of Los Angeles the bad figures from such
areas as Watts were offset by the figures from more affluent areas.
Senator Ribicoff pointed out that Mr. Cohen from the Department of HEW had
used figures which dated back to 1961 when he testified before the committee
and that government agencies cannot cure social ills without up-to-date
statistics which point definitively to the location of those ills.
Senator Ribicoff and Mr. Scammon both agreed that a mid-decade census is
necessary. Senator Ribicoff mentioned that the Office of Economic Opportunity
is planning to take a special census in 1968 in standard metropolitan areas
to complile pertinent data on such statistics as the median family income.
-Mr, Scammon laid the blame for the fact that a census is taken only every
ten years on the Budget Bureau. He said that the costs involved are so
tremendous that the Budget Bureau would not agree to a more frequent census.
Method of taking the census
Senator Ribicoff asked whether or not the method of taking the census is
important. He pointed out that a census was conducted in Wetts where
questionnaires were mailed to the residents. He questioned whether or
not people at these levels would be interested enough to return the comple
forms. .
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Lack of data on adult male Negroes
Senator Ribicoff also pointed out that in the last census between 15% and
20% of adult male Negroes were missed entirely. Mr. Scammon replied thet
there was a slippage in less affluent areas of cities, but he did not know
whether Senator Ribicoff's percentages were entirely correct.
Advantages of a five-year census
Senator Ribicoff said that almost all grant programs are based on the
number of people and their needs. - He claimed that we must weigh the
advantages of a five-year survey in relation to these programs. He said
that a five-year census would be better for decision making by such
administrators as the Secretary of HUD.
Central location for statistics.
Senator Ribicoff also asked whether there should be a central place for
the gathering and keeping of statistics, rather than allowing each Depart-
ment to have operations of its own. Mr. Scammon said that a task force
headed by Congressman Gallagher recommended setting up a central bank for
statistics, but that a big concern of the Task Force was the right of privacy
of individuals in responding to questionnaires. Senator Ribicoff contended
that where the information was merged, the problem of confidentiality was
lost.
Problems
Senator Ribicoff said that the problem of taking an urban census has been
to get people to do the work. It was also pointed out that in problem or
foreign areas of a city, the census takers must be familiar with the area.
in order to gain the confidence of the people who are interviewed.
Spending in. cities
Senator Kennedy asked through the Chairman whether it is possible to
determine how much the government is spending in each city to rebuild.
He wants to know how we can get better figures. Mr. Scammon said that
this information should be available from the Census Bureau or through
the Subcommittee. ,
Senators present:
ibicorf
Javits
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To:
Task Force Members
From:
Richard C. Leone
Downs, Macinnes, Frederic and I had a long anc.l rambling session with
As sistant Secretary of HUD Charles Ilaar and his deputy. The following
t wo portions of our discussion may be of interest to the Task Force.
1. It's quite clear that the metropolitan development plans of HUD
Jo not t ake t he ghetto an<l dispersion into accmmt. The reasons for
this ar e not a l ack of interest or understanding of the problem. It
is simply that the metropolitan programs themselves are "a weak reed"
t o carry the heavy burden of integration. Our discussions brought out
the unremarkable f act that we would be likely to lose our metropolitan
programs if we attempted to force integration through the use of them.
2. I t is gener ally agreed that a more promising route for approaching
the r.1Ctropolitan aspects of integration is to the use of the states
or providing the cities with special leverage on suburbs. To discuss
onl y the state example here: it appears much more likely that a political
executi ve r esponsive to pr essures f rom Negroes and indeed to pressures in
eener al will be more like ly to work on the kind of problems we are
inter ested in. We should be thinking here of the urban governors of the
lar ge nor theast ern and mi d-we stern states who are undoubtedly somewhat
r espons ive t o the problems of central cities. These areas include a
lar ge proporti on of t he cities we arc most concerned about.
In short , our fee l ing was t hat placing the responsibility for some of
these movements in populat i ons (even by t he most rotmdabout means ) would
be most l ikel y t o have a payoff i f we depended upon political execut i ves.
I think that one of the principal aJvant ages we' ve seen in our discussion
of metropolitan approaches t o the prob l em goes beyond the fee l ing that
metropolitan-wide soluti ons are rational. Some of us have seen the
me tropolitan unit as less responsive t o the ant i -int egrati on pressures just as the courts arc less responsive than the Congress. The problernp
of course, is that the courts exist an<l metropolitan bodies do not.
This has led us in turn to suggest that in round ·11one" we might create
such bodies working with the "winners" such as water and sewer grantsp
etc., and, then, in round "two" ask them t o take on some of the tasks
of integration. My reaction to this is based largely on the experience
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with authorities in the New York Metropolitan region. They too have
taken on the winners but no one has yet figured out a way to force
them to take on some of the losers (the c01mnuter railroads, for example).
This is not meant to say that we should leave our metropolitan development
corporation, netropolitan services corporation, etc., out of the final
report but that we should think about them a bit more in the perspective
of what are the most effective and promising ways of building something
larger than a city and to the integrat~on plblem.
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June 2, 1967
MEMORANDUM
To: Task Force Members
From: Richard C, Leone
Downs, MacInnes, Frederic and I had a long and rambling session with
Assistant Secretary of HUD Charles Ilaar and his deputy. The following
two portions of our discussion may be of interest to the Task Force,
1. It's quite clear that the metropolitan development plans of HUD
do not take the ghetto and dispersion into account, The reasons for
this are not a lack of interest or understanding of the problem. It
is simply that the metropolitan programs themselves are ''a weak reed"
to carry the heavy burden of integration. Our discussions brought out
the unremarkable fact that we would be likely to lose our metropolitan
programs if we attempted to force integration through the use of them.
2. It is generally agreed that a more promising route for approaching
the metropolitan aspects of integration is to the use of the states
or providing the cities with special leverage on suburbs. To discuss
only the state example here: it appears much more likely that a political
executive responsive to pressures from Negroes and indeed to pressures in
general will be more likely to work on the kind of problems we are
interested in. We should be thinking here of the urban governors of the
large northeastern and midwestern states who are undoubtedly somewhat
responsive to the problems of central cities, These areas include a
large proportion of the cities we are most concermed about.
In short, our feeling was that placing the responsibility for some of
these movements in populations (even by the most roundabout means) would
be most likely to have a payoff if we depended upon political executives,
I think that one of the principal advantages we've seen in our discussion
of metropolitan approaches to the problem goes beyond the feeling that
metropolitan-wide solutions are rational, Some of us have seen the
metropolitan unit as less responsive to the anti-intcgration pressurcs =
just as the courts are less responsive than the Congress. The problem,
of course, is that the courts exist and metropolitan bodies do not,
This has led us in turn to suggest that in round "one" we might create
such bodies working with the "winners" such as water and sewer grants,
etc., and, then, in round ''two'' ask them to take on some of the tasks
of integration, My reaction to this is based largely on the experience
with authorities in the New York Metropolitan region, They too have
taken on the winners but no one has yet figured out a way to force
them to take on some of the losers (the commuter railroads, for example),
This is not meant to say that we should leave our metropolitan development
corporation, metropolitan services corporation, etc., out of the final
report but that we should think about them a bit more in the perspective
of what are the most effective and promising ways of building something
larger than a city and to the integration p blem.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Letter of Transmittal
2.
Introduction
3.
Problem Statement
4.
Strategy for Meeting Problem
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Increasing our knowledge of
solutions to _urban problems
II.
Federal action to strengthen state
and local ability for meeting the
problem
III.
oi urban disparities
Focusing and increasing the level
of Federal. assistance directed at
urban disparities
IV.
Reforming the administration of
Federal urban pr?grams to provide
simplification fl e xibility and
decentralization
V.
Increasing the prospects for
integration in metropolitan areas
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pr ob&~i lity of this con f rontEtio~ is but we are c ertain that it is h i g~
2nou3h to b e a cause for concern.
Its pe;tential d an3 e rs li e· in t :,e follcw ing:
1.
The growin3 d is affection nnJ aliena tion o f Negro ghetto
r2.s ic 2nt s 2.nd incre as ing ..ii li tancy ,,nich r esLl ts, to gether with
i~crea sing viol ence in citi es .
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The in~b ility o~ raoderate ?O litica l l ea~ership t o respo~c
t o th e pressu~es o f larg e r a~d l a rger poor populations .
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Of t:.e ~ eg:r:oes ,-1ho live
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uh ict-. u lt :;_ ,,i.s.te ly 1:-1i ll t est seve::.-ely t he_ v alu2s o f Ar:-.er_ic.sn s oe: i c.'.::y .
Integra tion> 1r it does notiing else, ~ay help to r educ e : 2nsions .
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l&rger integr a tion w~ich
-:.:.:st cc::ie i n. the futu:c2 .
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S pe ci fical ty:
~etail 2sta blish~ents
by 95% for th e rest of t he ~ation, b~t by only 41% i n citi~s .
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to c ::'fset it .
sore than laws and fed e ril polici e s , but we suggest t~e place to
In sur;i:r.ary, t he Ta sk Force icec1t i fi2s 2.s n p::cob l e!:: of . th G
g ::- 22.test n2t icnai urgency U1 e :;rowt:::. a,1d ? Ove r 'c.y of c e:-,tral c:: ·.:;:
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=o::c e i n u rban dec l ine and t h at it s effect is - increased
0y t :.,e u:1~c,u2.l patteri'. o:: u r tm1 d2velo?cent .
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~ l r e e.dy i s bui lding in ~ost of ou r urb a n ar e as .
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~n the absence of st2. t 2; fec2ra i a~d loc a l 2.ct ion on a
th ~se prob l ems will grow l ~r~cr , mor e dangerou s to Arncr ic rn
soc i e t y 8~d i ~creas i ng ly c i ff ~cult to solv e .
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We therefore recommend a series of strategies designed
to:
1.
Increase individual access to jobs, education,
income, housing and other social services.
2.
Increase racial and income integration in
metropolitan areas.
3.
Increase the proportion of middle-class population,
especially Negro, in central cities.
4.
Increase the ability of new immigrants to adjust
to urban life.
5.
Increase the ability of all levels of governments
to deal with these problems.
Meeting th e goals will be costly and difficult.
It will
require, in our judgment, a well 6rganized process of innovation,
focusing resources at scale , moving towards increased
flexibility and strengthening th e position of mayors, some
governors, urban universities and others who can be counted
as · urban alli e s.
Our strategy for urban chang e and the
recommendations which flow from it is designed to overcome
five critical limits or present abilities for meeting urban
goals.
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Capacity is limited by difficulty of effecting
metropolitan integration directly.
2)
Capacity is limited by city and state fiscal
and administrative weakness.
3)
Capacity is limited by the dispersion and low
level of Federal assistance to cities.
4)
Capacity is limited by Federal procedures,
program practices, centra~ization, an~ inflexibility.
5)
Capacity is limited by the state of the art for
solving urban problems.
The five sets of reco~me ndations which follow are
intended to outline a strategy which will increase
significantly th e ability of Federal, state and local
governments to respond to the problems posed by urb an
segregation and disparities.
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Increasing race and income integration in urban areas
The Problem
Of all the problems the Task Force has addressed, none is
more vexing than the question of devising effective strategies
to integrate metropolitan areas.
We nonetheless believe that
the highest priority must be given to integration.
Without it,
ghetto families will be denied the opportunities enjoyed by the
urban majority; they will be forced to live in the least attractive
housing at increasing distances from the growth sector of the
urban economy; and the problems of a disaffected minority
will be concentrated in the ceritral cities.
Although improving the standard of living is absolutely
essential if ghetto residents are to move into the mainstream
of _Americ an life, it is illusory to beli eve that enrichment
alone will guarantee int egra tion.
The residential patt e rns of
every American city and metropolitan area document the fact
that income does not provide Negroes with the sam e freedom of
choice . that other Ame ric ans enjoy in th e urban housing mark et .
Equally important, the dec entralized political system of the
metropoli s employs l and us e and ot he r public controls to limit
sev ere ly hou s ing opportuniti es in s uburbia for a ll lowe r income
families.
A prime imp ediment to the dispersion of th e ghetto is th e fact
th at larg e numb e rs of city dwell ers and s ubu rbanites are oppo se d
to resid en tial inte gration and integrat e d education.
In th e
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central cities, the opponents of integration usually have more
influence at City Hall than the residents of the ghetto.
In the
suburbs, the Negro has no political voice; and the local
political system employs a variety of devices to satisfy its
constituents' desire to exclude Negroes in particular, and
lower income families in general, from their neighborhoods.
As a practical matter, an integration strategy must encompass
the metropolitan area.
Given the projected ghetto growth rates
and the likelihood of Negro majorities in a number of major
cities, integration cannot be accomplishe d within the confines
of the central city.
In fact , an integration strategy which
excludes the suburbs would only serve to hasten the exodus of
white families from the centr a l cities.
Anothe r r eason for d ev e loping disp e rsion strat eg ies in a
me tropolit an context is th e fa ct th a t th e hou sing marke t f unc tions ove r an entire metropolitan area.
Operating within a
local rath e r th an me tropolitan cont ext, federal housing programs ,
especially tho se aimed at th e di sadv antaged, h ave don e littl e
to foster disp e rsion.
In fact, more oft en than not, these
programs hav e encoura ge d r es id enti a l s egrega tion.
· Few me tropolitan a r eas h av e governmental arrangements which
would permit th e dev e lopment and implementa tion o f a me t r opol itanwid e int eg ration strategy.
Ev en fewer are popul ated by a
significant numb e r of s ubu rban ites who have demonstrated a po s itive
interest in an integrat e d metropo l i s .
In s t ead, most metropol i t an
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areas are governed by highly decentralized political systems.
Local governments of small scale control the vital parameters
of community life - the schools, land use, and the tax base.
Highly responsive to their relatively homogenous clientele
and sensitive to threats to local autonomy or the tax base,
most suburban governments show little interest in assuming any .
responsibility for the general welfare problems of the metropolis.
Efforts to create metropolitan governments have been
spectacularly unsuccessful.
Moreover, political realities and
the procliviti es of white middle class reformers have led almost
all me tropolitan governme nt plans to focus on service and physical
resource problems.
The Task Force knows of no metro proposal
that gives s e rious attention to the problems of th e ghetto.
Nor is there any evidence that the few metropolitan governments
creat ed in the past two decades have used their broad e r jurisdiction s to attempt to foster th e integration of th e metropolis.
Federal efforts to encourage metropolitan planning and
coordination also have avoid e d the policy ar eas most like ly to
affect the pattern of residential segr ega tion.
Substantial
progress ha s b een ma d e during th e past few years tow ar d securing
regional approach es to transportation, air pollution, and
water s upply .
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publi c hou si n g, re nt s u p pl eme nt s, a nd a id to e duc a tion.
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sad truth is that the emerging metropolitan institutions are
concerned almost ~xclusively with the problems of suburban
development -and white middle class families in cities and suburbs.
Unless there is a radical change in the outlook of these planning
and review agencies, they are likely to widen the gap between
city and suburb.
Finally, open housing legislation has had minimal impact
on integration in the metropolis.
In the absence of nation al
legislation, there is a bewildering variety of state and local
fair housing codes .
These nearly always exempt the most common
form of suburban housing - the single fimily dwelling.
Another
major weakness is the cumb e rsome, case by case approach based on
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individual complaints, a proc ess which requires l ega l sophistication
and/or support which usually
dweller.
is unavailable for the ghetto
The federal government 's r e cord in this area is also
unimpr essive - neither FHA nor VA have move d aggressively to
secure maximum impact from the 1962 executive orde r banning
discrimin ation in hou s ing financed by federally guaranteed
mortg ages.
Rec ommendations
1)
National performance standards (s ee Section IV) should
stress int ~g rationas an int eg ral aspect of general developm en t
programs.
2)
Inc entiv e gr ant s ( see Se ction IV) should be u se d to
to encourage genera l d eve lopment p rograms for e ntire
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metropolitan areas which would tie federal support for suburban
improvements to ~rogress toward ending the racial and income
imbalances between cities and suburbs.
3)
Some form of incentive grants, particularly for
metropolitan areas, should be tied specifically to housing and
education programs which foster integration, such as scattered
site public housing, educational parks, etc.
4)
Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan
Development Act should be expanded . to cover programs that affect
housing.
5)
All federal hou si ng pro g r ams should place a strong
emphasis on disp er sion, including the relocation policies in
urban renewa l.
Federal mortgage policies should be developed
to e ncourag e the construction of lower cost housing units
through relating down payments, interest rates, and the repayment
periods to the cost of the unit.
Such a policy should includ e the
use of subsidi ze d ~ortgages where appropriate.
6)
A compr e hensiv e national fair hou s in g act with the
broad es t possibl e coverage should be e nacted.
An exe cutive
ord e r should b e is s ued prohibiting se g re ga tion in all forms o f
ho~ sing assisted dir ec tly or indir ec tly by a ny federal agency.
The order should b e positiv e ly enforced, using th e techniques
d e v e lop e d in the federa l government 's efforts to e liminat e job
dis c rimin a tion in al l
form s o f f e d e r a lly financ e d employm e nt.
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The federal governme nt should stimulate the creation
of and provide fi~ancing for metropolitan development corporations which would undertake to provide integiated low-cost
housing outside of ghettos.
The federal government would pro-
vide initial working capital and extend long term credit from
a national revolving fund.
Such corporations would accumulate
land for integrated housing, provide assistance in job location
for out-migrants, and aid suburbs in preparing effective
education programs for new resid e nts.
8)
Because job opportunities are likely to open up faster
than hou s in g opportunities, we recomm e nd a pro g ram of transportation assist a nc e with the following ch a racteristics.
a)
Re sponsiv e to ch a n g in g loc a tions o f both jobs
and work e rs.
b)
Focused on initial p e riod o f "job findin g " and
"job holding."
c)
Tr a nsfer a bl e from on e individual to anoth e r
d e p e ndin g on n ee d .
d)
Non-co mp e titiv e with the private ma rk e t .
Wh e r e such tr a v e l is r e lativ e ly concentrat e d, this d emand can
be me t th r ou g h sub s idi ze d public transport a tion .
For mo r e
disp e rs ed tr a v e l from gh e tto r e sid e nc e s to suburb a n job s,
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will be ne e ded .
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9)
The Administration should realize that the greatest
potential fever for change in this area is the courts.
The Task Force urges the Administration to hasten the
inevitable Supreme Court rulings which will ban de facto school
. segregation and the employment of land use controls for social,
economic and racial discrimi~ation.
Given the revolutionary
impact of these anticipated rulings, it is not too early to
begin contingency planning to assure their speedy implementation
with a minimum of public disorder.
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Federal action to strengthen city
for meeting the problem of urban disparities
Problem
Implementing the strategies for urban chan$e discussed in
this report depends ultimately upon actions taken by state and
local governments.
We assert that strengthening the positions
of governors and especially mayors will be of critical ·importance
in this process.
Their ability to deliver services is seriously
limited by administrative weakness and fiscal strain.
Yet they
are the only public officials with the potential authority
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They too - and
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of mayors - will be under increasing pressures to respond to
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The administrative problem breaks along the follo wi ng lines :
- Fragmentation of program responsibility among semiautonomous .agencies, often -reinforced by their counterpart s at
the federal leve l, bypasses and weakens the position of mayors
and gove rn ors.
- State and l oca l officials are under di rect and close
pressures to deliver and their high political mortality rates
indicate that delivery is enormously difficult in the present
system.
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- State and local government is in a disadvantageous
competitive position for directing talented, imaginative staffs .
The political executives management problems are compounded by
the lack of personal staff; there are few institutions analagous
to the executive office at the state and local level.
- Possibi l ities for a meaningful decentralization to
federal field offices are severely limited by the realities
of political authority in the federal system and by present
congressional-bureaucratic arrangements in Washington.
- Local officials must conduct an enormous numbe r of
negotiations with truncated federal agencies to receive any aid.
At the same time the cost of urban services is on the rise ..
We can expect increasing per capita costs for social services
and we ·can expect an increasing proportion of ci t y dwe l ler s
to require them.
The cities thus are caught in a process of
cumulative deterioration whic h can be r eve r sed on l y by s hif ts
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r es i dent s.
The pr ob l em i s par ti cu l a rly a cu t e f or l arge cities.
During fi s cal year 19 65 , f or exampl e » muni c ipal expenditures
per capita were appr oximately three times as hi gh for cities
with populations exceeding 1 million as they were for communities
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In short, we see the following
as critical limits on cities t o pay their own bills:
- Cities are under increasing demands for social services
while their revenue capabilities are increasingly inadequate
to pay for even existing levels of serviceso
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Social service costs are rising more rapidly than
costs in the economy.
- Some cities are already in danger of becoming
almost exclusively by peop l e who can simply not a ff ord to live
elsewhere and whose need f or services is very great.
- Problems of ra i sing additional revenue within juri sdictions such as cities are i mmense, due in part to the high
mobi l ity of resources between stat es and local it i es i n the
federal systems.
Cities are forced to rely heav ily on property
and consumption taxes, both of which are highly re gressive in
nature.
- The dependence on property· taxation on hous ing f or c i ty
revenue s may be a positive de t riment t o providing mo r e standard
unit s £ or the urban poo r.
Re commendati on s
1)
Re gard les s o f pas t fai lures t he popu l a t i on pro je c tions
and trends we fore s ee clear l y ind i c ate t hat most mayo rs and
ma ny urban governors, o f n ecessity, will be increasing ly
resp on sive t o the problems o f ci ty ghetto s.
Th ey can be the
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Pr es i den t's mos t i mp ort ant al l ies i n fulfilling our nat i onal
urban go al s.
They mu s t be the f ocu s o f any mean i ng f u l
decen t rali zat i on of the f ederal s y stem .
2)
In add i t i on to the fi scal flex i b i lity and d e cent ralizati on
recommended below, we u r_ge that presen t aid programs operate
through the political executive and not semi -autonomous bureaucracies.
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To build toward a capability similar to that of the
federal executive office, w~. recommend direct gr-ants to mayors
and governors for staff assistants o~ city problems.
4) _ To increase the competence of state and local govern-
ment personnel we recommend increased federal assistance for
training and continued efforts in the direction of inter-governmental
exchanges of personnel.
5)
Legislation should be promoted permittirig state and
local governments · to waiv·e . federal tax resumption of securities
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in return for a federal grant equivalent to the federal taxes
collected on the . interest from such securities.
Some estimates
indicate that this could result in an added .6 to 1 billion
dollars per year.
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Federal assistance to cities should be significantly
increased; and the existing impediments to the effective use
of federal aid at the local level should be eliminated.
The
components of this recommendation are presented in detail' in
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III.
Focusing and increasing the level of Federal
assistance to cities
The Problem
1.
Many of our present programs fail to reach
the central city poor with enough resources to make a
difference.
2.
Simple extension of present programs - leaving
effectiveness aside - to reach the central city poor would
cost in manpower, education, health, housing and legal
services ____ billion dollars a year.
3.
Unless we reach a scale of sufficient size we
will find as we have found in the past our efforts are
dis~ipated by trying to reach too many people, in too
many cities, with too many programs.
4.
Policy responsibility at the Federal level
must be focused in strengthened urban agencies.
Recommendations
The following programs are meant to focus resources
on increasing urban integration and enriching the lives
of those who remain in big city ghettos.
In each program
area, we have attempted to order our recommendations in
terms of some rough priorities and time phases with
employment having the highest overall priority .
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Our expertise in the following program areas is
limited.
We have listed only recommendations which
seem to us to be most relevant to an overall city
strategy.
Our suggestions are in no sense exhaustive.
We hope to:
Overhaul existing programs and redirect
existing resource commitments to
increase their impact on the ghetto.
Increase commitments in the most critical
program areas for implementing broad goals.
Develop new approaches to tackle those
aspects of ghetto enrichment and dispersion
not affected by existing programs.
Tie Federal assistance to disadvantaged
individuals where appriate.
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Employment
A.
The Task Force recommends the consolidation
of presently separated manpower programs into a single
comprehensive manpower grant.
This move would allow
development of sufficient local manpower programs under the
aegis of a single agency which would absorb the important
functions of recruitment, selection, and processing,
training, placem ent and follo w-up of the poor .
This st e p
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would include consoli dati on of those programs administered
by the U. S. Department of Labor including institutional
training, on-the-job training, neighborhood youth corps,
concentrated employment program in the employment service
with the Vocational Rehabilitation and OEO employment
operations.
B.
In the absence of si gnificant
consolidation programs, the Task Force recommends an
expansion and refocusing of the on-the-job training
program to provide higher subsidies to private industry
for training of the poor.
Reimbursement for tr aining
costs should be doubled and perhaps quadrupl ed and the
26 weeks presently allowed should be expanded to a full
year.
OJT should b e provide d with a greater staff for
job developmen t and for counselin g and follow-up after
placement in a job training position.
C.
In order to compensate for the declin e
of manufacturing and commercia l jobs in the city, the
Task Force r e commends an expansion in public employment
throu gh the n ew car eers idea as emb odi e d in the Scheuer
Ame ndment to the Economic Opportunity Act.
New careers
provides entry level employment for the poor with
meaningful upgrading in work and profes~ional training.
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The Task Force recommends an increased
number of demonstration projects - of all types to test the important relationship between deficient
transportation to work sites and the willingness and
ability of city residents to accept training and employment.
E.
The Task Force recommends a joint effort
by HUD and the Department of Labor to negotiate a nation a l
mod e l ag r e ement for employme n t with th e build i n g tr a de
unions, which would permit lar ge -scale slum rebuilding
e xperiments to make gre a ter use of slum resid ents.
We
r e co gn ize th a t th e i mpl ement ati on of this r e comme nda tion
would not solve any signific ant proportion of the
employment problem but it would h ave useful symbolic
v a lu e i n the ghe tto s of ce ntr a l c ities.
The De p a rtm ent
of Commerce should be involv e d to reach similar agreemen t s
wi th employe r s in the c onst r uction industry.
F.
As a l on g-run possib i l i t y, we su ggest a
p r o gram whic h wou ld operate much like th e GI Bi ll of Rights
wh i ch would pl a ce e ntitl ements i n t h e ha nds of th e p oor t o
maximi xe persona l ch o i ce in selecting edu cational, t rainin g
and employment assistance.
Th e funds could be u sed by the
· ind i v i du a l to gain c ert ification in regul a r educat ion a l
institutions o r f or training on the j ob with the employer
receiving reimbu rsement f or hi s trai ning c os ts.
The great
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endless tangle of referrals, delays, and insensitivity
encountered in the present, fragmented system.
2.
Education
A.
Any program of Federal aid for elementary
and secondary school construction should offer in_c entives
for facilities designed to increase the integration of
students.
"Bonus" funds could be available for
educational parks within cities, suburban exchange schools
and for consolidated school districts.
Funds should also
be included for the modernization and replacement of older
school plants in central cities.
B.
We recommend a program of educational
subsidies for low-income children which would be
administered as scholarships for use at any approved
elementary and secondary educational institution.
"Bonus" funds could be available for schools which are
integrated or are experimental.
C.
3.
Sizer recommendations (see paper)
Special recommendations for urban veterans
A.
We give the strongest endorsement to
Department of Defense Manpower programs, such as
. "Proj e ct 100,000" and "Project Transition" .
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B.
We recommend a stepped-up outreach
activities in the Veterans Administration to trace
those with the greatest need for assistance at the
point of separation and especially after separation.
C.
We urge FHA and VA loans to servicemen
and veterans to finance proposed or existing individually
owned on e -family units in pr~ects containing five or
more units.
D.
We recommend that VA be given a special
mandate and the capacity to assist ghetto v e terans in
obtainin g such urban skills as planning, social service
work and community developm e nts.
4.
Incom e mainten a nce and we lf a re
A.
Any well conceived strategy for the city
requires substantial increases in consumer demand.
City dwe llers ne e d a sustain e d and substantial upward
movement in payme nt lev e ls for
(1)
unemployment compensation
(2)
we lf a re p ayme nts
(3)
minimum wa ge
B.
The present welf a re syst e m must be
alt ere d t o make i t a mo re e ffe ctive instrume nt in de ali n g
with gh ett o depe nd e nc e .
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(1)
Altering AFDC man in the house
requirements to permit
(2)
Altering outside income requirements
to eliminate the in-effect 100%
income tax rate and thus encourage
C.
We should move towards having a l~rger
proportion and perhaps all welfare payments at the
Federal level.
Continued reliance on localities and
states for a share places an added strain on their
frequently regressive tax systems and inhibts the
development of more r e asonable national standards for
welfare.
S.
Public Facilities
A.
We urge greater use of the location of
public facilities - both Federal and Fede rally support e d as a lev e r in s e curin g a ctu a l int eg ration, op e n housin g
and employment opportunities.
Those facilities which can
be located in cities, especially community colleges and
hospitals, should b e consid e r e d a part of overall
dev e lopm e nt and city enrichme nt pl a ns .
Public employ me nt
for low-income groups should be related to any n e w
facilit y - includin g those in th e suburbs .
This n ew f ocus
o f re spo ns ibili ty s h oul d b e come a ma jo r conc ern d f t he
Se c re t aries o f HEW an d HUD .
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B.
The Department of Housing and Urban
Development should be given a primary role in
coordinating all Federal urban capital investment as
part of national integration and enrichment strategies:
6.
Housing
A.
To achieve integration there must be
continued emphasis on compliance with desegregation
guidelines in housing financed through the Federal
mortgage programs.
This is especially important in
suburban developments which will account for 90% of the
new housing ov e r the next 25 years.
The flow of resources into financing
housing is affected by interest rates, alternative
investment opportunities, and oth e r forces, some of which
are greatly influenced by Feder a l policy.
B.
Lower interest rates to stimulate a ~inimum
annu a l construction rate in housin g should be a national
objective.
Th e eff e cts of low interest rates on the
supply of low- and moderate-housing "swamps" the effects
of Federal "housing progr ams" as such .
C.
Investme nt inc e ntiv es such as t a x credits
and d e pr e ci a tion sch e dul es should b e a p pli e d t o hou s in g
in th e s ame way th a t th e y a r e a pp li e d to oth er c a pit a l
goo d s.
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Every mechanism for maintaining a constant flow of
investment into housing should be explored by the
Administration.
These might include the issuance of
longer term certificates at higher interest rates to
attract the investing power of pension funds and
insurance companies.
Certificates-should be issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association.
D~
The Task Force recommends expanded use of
devices such as leased,scattered site public housing
rehabilitated through use of the "turnkey" approach with
purchase options for the tenants.
E.
Homeownership incentives for central city
ghetto resid ents simil ar to the Veterans' Administration's
no-down payment programs should be offer ed .
F.
The Task-Force recommends that the multi-
family mort gage operations be separated ;·from the present
Federal Housing Administration which would then b e
charged with insuring only single-family mortgages.
In the absence of such surgery, we believ e th a t the age
and inflexibility of most FHA officials renders any
alternative recommendation unworkable.
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Special Recommenda tions on the Community Action Program_
a)
The Task Forc e believes the community action idea
is a major innovation in Federal programming and reflects
the emphasis on demonstration and experimentation which
is critical for increasing our problem-solving capacity.
The Community Action Program should be retained within
an independent OEO with its charter for flexible and
innovative programs.
b)
A first step toward employing performance criteria
in distributing scarce CAP funds should be taken.
These crit e ria should include the CAP's innovative
capacity, its ability to coordin a te other relevant agencies
and to op e rate its own programs.
c)
Demonstration funds should be incre a sed accomp anied
by ti ghter research controls applied to projects.
d)
Guid e lines to insur e CAP participation in Mod e l Cities
plannin g and execution should be promulgat e d.
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Th e dev e lopment of commun i ty action agencies as parts
of th e local politic a l and gove rnm ent a l s y st em should be
encour age d .
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Reforming the administration of federal urban programs to
provide simplification, flexibility and decentralization
The Problem
The American federal system is being slowly strangled by
the complexity of contemporary intergovernmental relations.
Cities and states are fighting a losing battle to extract ·
maximum advantage from a bewildering variety of federal assistance
programs.
Administrative shortcomings seriously compromise the
prospects of many of the imaginative federal programs developed
in recent years.
The Task Force has grave doubts about the
capacity of this over-burd ened system to manage the new efforts
needed to move th e ghetto resident into the mainstream of
American society.
By accident rath er than design, th e federal governmen t has
created an extremely categorical, fragm ented, and complic ate d
approach to urb an programming.
Each program area t ends to
develop its own set of sp ec ific program goals and controls, a
clos e r e lationship wi th a specialized clientei"e, and a narro w
perspectiv e on th e problems of cities and suburbs.
Because the
feder a l government seeks to achieve general policy objectiv es
through highly detai led pro gram controls, most federal programs
are characterized by an ov ercen tr aliza tion of detai l , administrative rigidity, long delays in processing applications, a multiplication of required cons ents , a failure to inno vate , and a
lack of responsiv e ness to speciali zed loc a l ne ed s.
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confront delay and confusion in the funding of their programs;
they witness an inability of federal agencies to work with
one another in making sense of federal programs in urban areas.
The burdens of an already overloaded system of intergoverrimental relations have been multiplied by the rapid expansion of
federal domestic prqgrams during the past seven years.
Most of
the new programs are categorical and involve detailed federal
program controls.
In an effort to advance laudable national
policy goals, such as metropolitan coordination and highway
safety, additional detailed requirements have been imposed on
existing programs.
The net effect has been to complicate further
the bureaucratic maze that stands between federal resources and
.urban problems.
The Task Force is especially concerned about the failure
of the federal government to build sufficient flexibility and
opportunities for state and local discretion and innovation into
the federal aid system.
Many of the problems of large city
ghettos are quantitativ e ly and qualitatively different from
those of the poorer neighborhoods of smaller cities .
Solutions
to many of our most vexing urban problems are neither obvious
nor universally applicable.
Yet relatively few fed e ral progr ams
permit the d eve lopmen t of locally-determined str ateg ies for
cities and metropolitan areas.
In its str ess on local innovation and flexibility, the
Model Citi es Program represents a welcome departure from the
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rigid programmatic approach.
By emphasizing systematic planning
and coordination of federal categorical grant programs, Model
Cities seeks to reduce overlap and dupl{cation of effort.
But
constituent-agency relations, formula grants, inflexible requirements, and specialized administrative practices tax the
ability of any city to tie these many disparate strands into
an effective program.
In addition, Model Cities program standards
are added to those required by the component programs without
any compensating simplication of the process whereby a~plications
for assistance are approved.
Innovation, flexibility, and
coordination are easily stymied by a process whose practical
effect is to pyr am id requirements, multiply consents, and
increase the time lag in bringing r e sources to bear against
problems.
The Task Force is impressed with neither the record nor the
potential of existing instruments for securing interagency
coordination of grant programs, such as Bureau of the Budget
intervention to resolve interagency conflict, interagency
committ ee s, the me tropolitan expediter, and HUD's convenor
order.
Th e Administration's experience with the community
action program and the neighborhood centers unhappily indic ates
that substantial coordination cannot b e achi eved at th e federal
level withou t substantial ch anges in the grant-in-aid me chanism .
The massive effort need ed to overcome the problems pos ed
by the ghetto will be financed l argely by some form of federal
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grant-in~aid.
To the degree that such grants are programmatic,
the Task Force is convinced that it is absolutely essential to
streamline and simplify the distributivi mechanisms.
Instead
of extending and expanding categorical aids, the Administration
should stress consolidation, decentralization, and flexibility.
In the opinion of the Task Force, however, fragmentation,
administrative complexity and rigidity, overcentralization of
de tail, inadequate coordination, and lack of innovation are
endemic to the programmatic approach.
Even the most imaginative
reforms are likely to have only a marginal impact if grant
programs continue to multiply at th e ir present rate.
Of course,
this growth rate would be accelerated if all the Task Force's
recommenda tions were transl ated into ind ividual grant programs.
An increased fed er al commitment to urban problems and a
national effort focused on ghetto def iciencies requires a
substanti al reorientation o f roles and responsibilities in th e
federal system.
The Admini s tration b egan this task with th e
development of th e Poverty and Mode l Citi es progr ams .
The Task
Force believes th e time has come to expand the application of
these conc ep ts through th e developme nt of a highly fl ex ibl e ,
loc~lly - based s yst em of grants-in - aid which substitutes general
purpos e assistance for progr amma tic gr ant s and n a tiona l p er formance standards for detailed program c ont ro l s.
It should a l s o b e not e d that the r ec ommend a tions h av e b een
design e d to p e rmit th e partial applic a tion of th e s e concepts.
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Thus, the implementation of these proposals may be staged over
time, with the most promising program areas selected for initial
treatment.
It also will be possible to retain _federal program
standards in those areas where such controls are deemed in the
national interest.
Recommendations
1)
Application, processing, and revi ew procedures should
be streamlined in all non-formula grant-in-aid programs.
The
goals of internal program reform should be: (a) to simplify
application procedures through the development of standardized
methods; (b) to r e duce sh~rply the time between application and
approval or rejection of a grant request; (c) to reduce multiple
cons ents; (d) to check the trend toward pyramiding requireme nts;
and ( e ) to employ standardized revi ew and audit procedures .
Responsibility for the implementation of this recommendation
should be lodg e d in th e Bureau of th e Budget.
2)
Gr ea ter u se s hould be made o f earmarking of grants to
facilitate the fundin g of programs lik e Mode l Cities and
community action which cut across pro gram and agency lines .
This dev ice should be u sed to enh ance the focu sing of fed e ral
res ou rces on ghetto problems.
3)
Whenever possible, new grant programs should b e merg e d
with exist ing programs .
Con so lidation of r e lat ed grant pro grams,
along the lin es of the Partnership in Health Act of 1966 , s hould
be giv en high priority.
Gr ant consolida tion reduc es the numb er
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of separate negotiations which any jurisdiction would have to
carry on in order to design relatively comprehensive local programs.
4)
Provision should be made for consolidated
applications
for two or more related grants administered within a single
department.
Such intra-agency grants would permit a state or
local agency to deal with a single representative of the
appropriate department wh en applyin g for r e lated gr ants.
Impl ement a t io n o f this r e comme nd a t ion r e qui res the e s tabli s hmen t
of an intra-agency grant office within each department, prefe r a bly
in the off ic e of the s e cret ary.
The intra-agency gr ant off i ce
woul d r e c eiv e and p roc ess the a ppli cati on for an i n tr a-age n cy
grant, coordinate th e revi ew of the application with th e
appropri a t e ag enci e s within th e d e p a rtmen t to insu re th a t
pro gram s t and a r ds we r e be ing me t, and a ct as the f ina l gr a n t in g
authority, subj e ct to appropri a te r ev i ew at the d ep a rtm e nt a l
leve l .
5)
Pr ov i sions s h ould b e made f o r c on so li dated app l ications
for two or mor e related grants administered by agencies in two
or mo re de p a rtments.
Such in ter- a ge n c y grants woul d p ermi t a
state or local agency ~o deal wit h a sing l e federal agency when t he
federal grants needed to finance a compreh ensive project are
adminis t ered by t wo or more depa rtm en ts.
Imp l emen t ation o f
this recommendation requires the d es ignation o f an agency to
rec eive application s for inter-ag ency grants, to coor din ate th e
review of the application with the appropriate agencies to insure
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that program standards are being met, and to act as the final
granting authority, subject to appeal by the appropriate
departmental heads.
The Task Force believes that the inter-
agency grant coordinating function should be assigned to the
same agency which is designated as the principal federal urban
agency, as recommended in Part III above.
Legislation to
implement this recommendation would not authorize the waiver
of statutory provisions such as eligibility for -grants, matching
ratios, or program duration.
6)
Performance standards should be substituted for detailed
program standards wherever feasible.
Standards should be simple,
general, quantifiable where possible, and applicable to a wide
variety of contexts.
Performance standards should relate to
general societal goals rather than to specific program objectives.
Thus, a housing performance standard might be the proportion of
substandard dwelling units, not the number of public housing
units.
National performance standards should focus on the
urban goals of integration and enrichment.
7)
The substitution of performance standards for program
controls should be accompanied by the pooling of funds in existing
grant programs.
An essential first step in pooling is the
establishment of functional pooling arrangements which permit
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the unrestricted use of funds in a general functional area, such
as housing, manpower training, health, or transportation.
In
housing, for example,public housing, urban renewal, and rent
supplement funds would be pooled, to be employed by the
appropriate local or state agency to implement a comprehensive
housing program.
All programmatic restrictions would be removed.
from the use of pooled funds; thus, funds derived from the
public housing program might be used to finance .rent supplements,
rehabilitation, code enforcement, or some other locally devised
strategy designed to overcome housing deficiencies.
8)
Where federal funds are functionally pooled, the basic
requirement for eligibility should be a comprehensive program 1n
the functional area which relates local deficiencies and needs to
the ~ppropriate national performance standards.
Comprehensive
housing, manpower, health, or transportation programs should be
developed by the appropriate local or state agency.
Comprehensive
programs would specify local deficiencies in terms of national
standards, set forth program goals to meet the national standards,
and indicate in a general way the projects to be undertaken to
reach the program goals during the life of the comprehensive
program.
When all funds functionally pooled are from programs
within a single agency or departm ent, th a t agency or departm e nt
should approve the comprehensiv e program and monitor its impl e mentation .
When functional l y pooled funds are drawn from two
or more departm ents, the principal federal urban agency recommended
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in Part III should approve the comprehensive program and monitor
its implementation.
9)
Provision should also be made for the pooling of federal
funds across functional lines.
Unde r this type of arrangement, some
or all of the federal aid flowing into a neighborhood, municipality,
county, metropolitan area, or state would be pooled, with all
programmati c restrictions removed from the use of the pool ed
funds.
Eligibility for general pooling should be based on the
preparation by the appropriate local or state unit of a general
development program based on national performance standards.
General development programs would be similar to the comprehensive functional programs discussed in the previous recommenda tion, except that their scope would be substantially bro ader .
General dev e lopment programs would b e approved by the principal
federal urban agency recommended in Part III, which would also
monitor the implementation of the general development program.
10)
To facilitate the preparation of compr e hensive functional
programs and general development pro grams, federal technical
assistance and pl a nning aid should be expanded.
In the case o f
compr ehens iv e function a l progr ams involving two or more a ge nci es ,
and in all instances of general development program prep a ration,
technic a l assist an c e and planning aid should be funn e l e d throu gh
th e p r incip a l fe de r a l urb an age ncy a s r e commend e d in Pa rt III.
As a first step toward implemen tin g t he previou s recomme nd a tions,
t he federa l governmen t s houl d f ina nce the prepar a t io n of a
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number of comprehensive functional programs and general development programs by a variety of local and state units.
11)
The federal government should initiate a program of
. general purpose assistance to local and state governments.
We
recommend that two types of general purpose grants be developed
deficiency grants and incentive grants.
a)
Deficiency grants are general purpose formula
grants designed to provide supplemental federal assistance
for local units, the ma gnitud e of which would be related
to need and capability.
An equalization formula to
accomplish this purpose would be based on population, per
capita incom e , tax bas e , tax effort, and perhaps other
measur e s of social, economic, and infr as tructure d ef iciencies.
Defici en cy grants could be used by the r e cipi e nt local or
state unit for any public purpose consistent with a general
developm ent program.
Eligibility for deficiency grants
would be det e rmin e d by the princip a l f ede ral agency recommended
in Part III through its approval of a general development
progr am.
Given th e magnitud e of th e gh e tto probl em , th e
Task Force r e comme nds an initial outlay of$
for defici ency grants, which would provide$
billion
per gh et to
dwell er.
b)
Inc en tiv e grants are gen e ral purpose grants
distributed by the principal federal agency recommended in
Part III.
Incenti ve grants could be used to suppl eme nt pool ed
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funds ·or interagency grants.
The availability of general
purpose agency grants should enhance the ability of the
principal federal agency to promote inter-agency grants,
pooling arrangements, and comprehensive functional and
. general development programs.
A significant proportion
of incentive grants should be used to stimulate the prepara- ·
tion and implementation of general development programs which
give high priority to ghetto problems, especially integration.
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Increasing knowledge of solutions to urban problems
The Problem
The Task Force believes that if this society were
ready to commit the resources required for its cities,
new technologies and knowledge could make our efforts
more effective and relevant than is presently possible.
We emphasize the advantages of the Federal government
as a funder, controller and evaluater of demonstrations
and experiments - an advantage which is readily apparent
in the aerospace industry.
This advantage is presently
being dissipated by fragmentation of problems by agency
mission, lack of long-term financing of experimentation
and basence of sensitive feedback mechanisms to influence
policy-making.
In addition, the efficiency of our
efforts to solve urban problems may be limited by . the
small scale of our programs and even demonstrations.
Recommendations
1.
The flexibility and emphasis on innovation
characteristic of the Model Cities Program should be
exploited by conc e ntrating resources - as far as possible on 4 or 5 cities and/or metropolitan areas capable of
implementing we ll-structured and cont r olled experiments.
To achieve this wo uld require at least the following:
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-- Assignment of responsibility for the design
and evaluation of the experiments to the new Assistant
Secretary for Research and Development in DHUD.
-- Informal allocation of resources from a ge ncies
other than HUD, (for example, project demonstration
monies in HEW and Labor) for use in the selected cities.
-- An aggressive Federal role in providing
technical assistance to thes e. "key" cities'.
2.
The creation and fundin g of an institute for
basic urb an r e search, along the lines of RAND or IDA in
th e de fense area.
The institute should be Federally
funded, independent of day-to-day departmental control
and able to und e rt a ke long-term research projects.
· Initially, the institute would not undertake operation
or fundin g of action projects, but would concentrate on
basic rese a rch into urban economics, data collection and
analysis, etc.
3.
A stren gthen e d and be t t e r-financed demonstration
and exp e ri me nta t ion rol e for DHUD and its Assist a nt
Secr e tary for Re se a rch and Deve lopment .
This should
includ e th e abilit y to fin anc e long-t e rm proj e cts
ind ep enden t of f isc a l year r es trictio n s and deve lo pmen t
an d a c ti on p ro j ec t s in fi e lds other than h ousi ng.
A h i gh
premium should be p l aced on j oint funding with o ther
agencies for projects cutting across several service
sectors.
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4.
The evolution of a developmental orgariization
which can undertake large-scale investments in new
systems, such as new housing ideas.
This institution
might be developed by the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Development in DHUD.
It should have the funds,
flexibility and authority to underwrite construction of
new types of schools or hospitals or houses on a scale
large enough to make a difference.
This agency also
could expend the developmental work done by OEO in basic
manpower and health iystems, or combine them with the
physical elements of a sector.
The first target of
large-scale development should be constructing more
efficient and flexible low-and moderate-income housing.
5.
The capacity of local and state governments to
undertake research and development should be increased
with the aid of positive Fed era l action.
Subsidies to
regional or urban universities are one means of achieving
this; financing of research staffs for governors and
mayors is another.
Federal programs, such as Model Cities
and Community Action, which stimulate innovative and
experimental action projects should be expanded as the
best hope ' for building local development capacity.
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6.
We believe the natural advantage enjoyed by
the Federal government for financing and evaluating
research and development should be strengthened in
all departments.
Within department, R&D otitputs
should feedback to the Secretary to insure that R&D
projects affect on-going programs and policies and open
new directions.
Responsibility for monitoring government ~
wide urban R&D activity should be centralized either in
the Executive Office or in HUD.
Without centralizat i on,
th e r e sults of r e sear ch in one a ge ncy are not like ly to
become inputs in the policy-making of another.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Letter of Transmittal
2.
Introduction
3.
Problem Statement
4.
Strategy for Meeting Problem
I.
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Increasing our knowledge of
solutions to _urban problems
II.
Federal action to strengthen state
and local ability for meeting the
problem
III.
oi urban disparities
Focusing and increasing the level
of Federal. assistance directed at
urban disparities
IV.
Reforming the administration of
Federal urban pr?grams to provide
simplification fl e xibility and
decentralization
V.
Increasing the prospects for
integration in metropolitan areas
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pr ob&~i lity of this con f rontEtio~ is but we are c ertain that it is h i g~
2nou3h to b e a cause for concern.
Its pe;tential d an3 e rs li e· in t :,e follcw ing:
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The growin3 d is affection nnJ aliena tion o f Negro ghetto
r2.s ic 2nt s 2.nd incre as ing ..ii li tancy ,,nich r esLl ts, to gether with
i~crea sing viol ence in citi es .
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t o th e pressu~es o f larg e r a~d l a rger poor populations .
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Of t:.e ~ eg:r:oes ,-1ho live
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uh ict-. u lt :;_ ,,i.s.te ly 1:-1i ll t est seve::.-ely t he_ v alu2s o f Ar:-.er_ic.sn s oe: i c.'.::y .
Integra tion> 1r it does notiing else, ~ay help to r educ e : 2nsions .
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l&rger integr a tion w~ich
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S pe ci fical ty:
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by 95% for th e rest of t he ~ation, b~t by only 41% i n citi~s .
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to c ::'fset it .
sore than laws and fed e ril polici e s , but we suggest t~e place to
In sur;i:r.ary, t he Ta sk Force icec1t i fi2s 2.s n p::cob l e!:: of . th G
g ::- 22.test n2t icnai urgency U1 e :;rowt:::. a,1d ? Ove r 'c.y of c e:-,tral c:: ·.:;:
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=o::c e i n u rban dec l ine and t h at it s effect is - increased
0y t :.,e u:1~c,u2.l patteri'. o:: u r tm1 d2velo?cent .
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~ l r e e.dy i s bui lding in ~ost of ou r urb a n ar e as .
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~n the absence of st2. t 2; fec2ra i a~d loc a l 2.ct ion on a
th ~se prob l ems will grow l ~r~cr , mor e dangerou s to Arncr ic rn
soc i e t y 8~d i ~creas i ng ly c i ff ~cult to solv e .
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We therefore recommend a series of strategies designed
to:
1.
Increase individual access to jobs, education,
income, housing and other social services.
2.
Increase racial and income integration in
metropolitan areas.
3.
Increase the proportion of middle-class population,
especially Negro, in central cities.
4.
Increase the ability of new immigrants to adjust
to urban life.
5.
Increase the ability of all levels of governments
to deal with these problems.
Meeting th e goals will be costly and difficult.
It will
require, in our judgment, a well 6rganized process of innovation,
focusing resources at scale , moving towards increased
flexibility and strengthening th e position of mayors, some
governors, urban universities and others who can be counted
as · urban alli e s.
Our strategy for urban chang e and the
recommendations which flow from it is designed to overcome
five critical limits or present abilities for meeting urban
goals.
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Capacity is limited by difficulty of effecting
metropolitan integration directly.
2)
Capacity is limited by city and state fiscal
and administrative weakness.
3)
Capacity is limited by the dispersion and low
level of Federal assistance to cities.
4)
Capacity is limited by Federal procedures,
program practices, centra~ization, an~ inflexibility.
5)
Capacity is limited by the state of the art for
solving urban problems.
The five sets of reco~me ndations which follow are
intended to outline a strategy which will increase
significantly th e ability of Federal, state and local
governments to respond to the problems posed by urb an
segregation and disparities.
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Increasing race and income integration in urban areas
The Problem
Of all the problems the Task Force has addressed, none is
more vexing than the question of devising effective strategies
to integrate metropolitan areas.
We nonetheless believe that
the highest priority must be given to integration.
Without it,
ghetto families will be denied the opportunities enjoyed by the
urban majority; they will be forced to live in the least attractive
housing at increasing distances from the growth sector of the
urban economy; and the problems of a disaffected minority
will be concentrated in the ceritral cities.
Although improving the standard of living is absolutely
essential if ghetto residents are to move into the mainstream
of _Americ an life, it is illusory to beli eve that enrichment
alone will guarantee int egra tion.
The residential patt e rns of
every American city and metropolitan area document the fact
that income does not provide Negroes with the sam e freedom of
choice . that other Ame ric ans enjoy in th e urban housing mark et .
Equally important, the dec entralized political system of the
metropoli s employs l and us e and ot he r public controls to limit
sev ere ly hou s ing opportuniti es in s uburbia for a ll lowe r income
families.
A prime imp ediment to the dispersion of th e ghetto is th e fact
th at larg e numb e rs of city dwell ers and s ubu rbanites are oppo se d
to resid en tial inte gration and integrat e d education.
In th e
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central cities, the opponents of integration usually have more
influence at City Hall than the residents of the ghetto.
In the
suburbs, the Negro has no political voice; and the local
political system employs a variety of devices to satisfy its
constituents' desire to exclude Negroes in particular, and
lower income families in general, from their neighborhoods.
As a practical matter, an integration strategy must encompass
the metropolitan area.
Given the projected ghetto growth rates
and the likelihood of Negro majorities in a number of major
cities, integration cannot be accomplishe d within the confines
of the central city.
In fact , an integration strategy which
excludes the suburbs would only serve to hasten the exodus of
white families from the centr a l cities.
Anothe r r eason for d ev e loping disp e rsion strat eg ies in a
me tropolit an context is th e fa ct th a t th e hou sing marke t f unc tions ove r an entire metropolitan area.
Operating within a
local rath e r th an me tropolitan cont ext, federal housing programs ,
especially tho se aimed at th e di sadv antaged, h ave don e littl e
to foster disp e rsion.
In fact, more oft en than not, these
programs hav e encoura ge d r es id enti a l s egrega tion.
· Few me tropolitan a r eas h av e governmental arrangements which
would permit th e dev e lopment and implementa tion o f a me t r opol itanwid e int eg ration strategy.
Ev en fewer are popul ated by a
significant numb e r of s ubu rban ites who have demonstrated a po s itive
interest in an integrat e d metropo l i s .
In s t ead, most metropol i t an
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areas are governed by highly decentralized political systems.
Local governments of small scale control the vital parameters
of community life - the schools, land use, and the tax base.
Highly responsive to their relatively homogenous clientele
and sensitive to threats to local autonomy or the tax base,
most suburban governments show little interest in assuming any .
responsibility for the general welfare problems of the metropolis.
Efforts to create metropolitan governments have been
spectacularly unsuccessful.
Moreover, political realities and
the procliviti es of white middle class reformers have led almost
all me tropolitan governme nt plans to focus on service and physical
resource problems.
The Task Force knows of no metro proposal
that gives s e rious attention to the problems of th e ghetto.
Nor is there any evidence that the few metropolitan governments
creat ed in the past two decades have used their broad e r jurisdiction s to attempt to foster th e integration of th e metropolis.
Federal efforts to encourage metropolitan planning and
coordination also have avoid e d the policy ar eas most like ly to
affect the pattern of residential segr ega tion.
Substantial
progress ha s b een ma d e during th e past few years tow ar d securing
regional approach es to transportation, air pollution, and
water s upply .
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publi c hou si n g, re nt s u p pl eme nt s, a nd a id to e duc a tion.
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sad truth is that the emerging metropolitan institutions are
concerned almost ~xclusively with the problems of suburban
development -and white middle class families in cities and suburbs.
Unless there is a radical change in the outlook of these planning
and review agencies, they are likely to widen the gap between
city and suburb.
Finally, open housing legislation has had minimal impact
on integration in the metropolis.
In the absence of nation al
legislation, there is a bewildering variety of state and local
fair housing codes .
These nearly always exempt the most common
form of suburban housing - the single fimily dwelling.
Another
major weakness is the cumb e rsome, case by case approach based on
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individual complaints, a proc ess which requires l ega l sophistication
and/or support which usually
dweller.
is unavailable for the ghetto
The federal government 's r e cord in this area is also
unimpr essive - neither FHA nor VA have move d aggressively to
secure maximum impact from the 1962 executive orde r banning
discrimin ation in hou s ing financed by federally guaranteed
mortg ages.
Rec ommendations
1)
National performance standards (s ee Section IV) should
stress int ~g rationas an int eg ral aspect of general developm en t
programs.
2)
Inc entiv e gr ant s ( see Se ction IV) should be u se d to
to encourage genera l d eve lopment p rograms for e ntire
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metropolitan areas which would tie federal support for suburban
improvements to ~rogress toward ending the racial and income
imbalances between cities and suburbs.
3)
Some form of incentive grants, particularly for
metropolitan areas, should be tied specifically to housing and
education programs which foster integration, such as scattered
site public housing, educational parks, etc.
4)
Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan
Development Act should be expanded . to cover programs that affect
housing.
5)
All federal hou si ng pro g r ams should place a strong
emphasis on disp er sion, including the relocation policies in
urban renewa l.
Federal mortgage policies should be developed
to e ncourag e the construction of lower cost housing units
through relating down payments, interest rates, and the repayment
periods to the cost of the unit.
Such a policy should includ e the
use of subsidi ze d ~ortgages where appropriate.
6)
A compr e hensiv e national fair hou s in g act with the
broad es t possibl e coverage should be e nacted.
An exe cutive
ord e r should b e is s ued prohibiting se g re ga tion in all forms o f
ho~ sing assisted dir ec tly or indir ec tly by a ny federal agency.
The order should b e positiv e ly enforced, using th e techniques
d e v e lop e d in the federa l government 's efforts to e liminat e job
dis c rimin a tion in al l
form s o f f e d e r a lly financ e d employm e nt.
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The federal governme nt should stimulate the creation
of and provide fi~ancing for metropolitan development corporations which would undertake to provide integiated low-cost
housing outside of ghettos.
The federal government would pro-
vide initial working capital and extend long term credit from
a national revolving fund.
Such corporations would accumulate
land for integrated housing, provide assistance in job location
for out-migrants, and aid suburbs in preparing effective
education programs for new resid e nts.
8)
Because job opportunities are likely to open up faster
than hou s in g opportunities, we recomm e nd a pro g ram of transportation assist a nc e with the following ch a racteristics.
a)
Re sponsiv e to ch a n g in g loc a tions o f both jobs
and work e rs.
b)
Focused on initial p e riod o f "job findin g " and
"job holding."
c)
Tr a nsfer a bl e from on e individual to anoth e r
d e p e ndin g on n ee d .
d)
Non-co mp e titiv e with the private ma rk e t .
Wh e r e such tr a v e l is r e lativ e ly concentrat e d, this d emand can
be me t th r ou g h sub s idi ze d public transport a tion .
For mo r e
disp e rs ed tr a v e l from gh e tto r e sid e nc e s to suburb a n job s,
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will be ne e ded .
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9)
The Administration should realize that the greatest
potential fever for change in this area is the courts.
The Task Force urges the Administration to hasten the
inevitable Supreme Court rulings which will ban de facto school
. segregation and the employment of land use controls for social,
economic and racial discrimi~ation.
Given the revolutionary
impact of these anticipated rulings, it is not too early to
begin contingency planning to assure their speedy implementation
with a minimum of public disorder.
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Federal action to strengthen city
for meeting the problem of urban disparities
Problem
Implementing the strategies for urban chan$e discussed in
this report depends ultimately upon actions taken by state and
local governments.
We assert that strengthening the positions
of governors and especially mayors will be of critical ·importance
in this process.
Their ability to deliver services is seriously
limited by administrative weakness and fiscal strain.
Yet they
are the only public officials with the potential authority
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They too - and
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of mayors - will be under increasing pressures to respond to
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The administrative problem breaks along the follo wi ng lines :
- Fragmentation of program responsibility among semiautonomous .agencies, often -reinforced by their counterpart s at
the federal leve l, bypasses and weakens the position of mayors
and gove rn ors.
- State and l oca l officials are under di rect and close
pressures to deliver and their high political mortality rates
indicate that delivery is enormously difficult in the present
system.
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- State and local government is in a disadvantageous
competitive position for directing talented, imaginative staffs .
The political executives management problems are compounded by
the lack of personal staff; there are few institutions analagous
to the executive office at the state and local level.
- Possibi l ities for a meaningful decentralization to
federal field offices are severely limited by the realities
of political authority in the federal system and by present
congressional-bureaucratic arrangements in Washington.
- Local officials must conduct an enormous numbe r of
negotiations with truncated federal agencies to receive any aid.
At the same time the cost of urban services is on the rise ..
We can expect increasing per capita costs for social services
and we ·can expect an increasing proportion of ci t y dwe l ler s
to require them.
The cities thus are caught in a process of
cumulative deterioration whic h can be r eve r sed on l y by s hif ts
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i n t he r esi dence o f poo r people or h i ghe r i ncome by city
r es i dent s.
The pr ob l em i s par ti cu l a rly a cu t e f or l arge cities.
During fi s cal year 19 65 , f or exampl e » muni c ipal expenditures
per capita were appr oximately three times as hi gh for cities
with populations exceeding 1 million as they were for communities
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In short, we see the following
as critical limits on cities t o pay their own bills:
- Cities are under increasing demands for social services
while their revenue capabilities are increasingly inadequate
to pay for even existing levels of serviceso
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Social service costs are rising more rapidly than
costs in the economy.
- Some cities are already in danger of becoming
almost exclusively by peop l e who can simply not a ff ord to live
elsewhere and whose need f or services is very great.
- Problems of ra i sing additional revenue within juri sdictions such as cities are i mmense, due in part to the high
mobi l ity of resources between stat es and local it i es i n the
federal systems.
Cities are forced to rely heav ily on property
and consumption taxes, both of which are highly re gressive in
nature.
- The dependence on property· taxation on hous ing f or c i ty
revenue s may be a positive de t riment t o providing mo r e standard
unit s £ or the urban poo r.
Re commendati on s
1)
Re gard les s o f pas t fai lures t he popu l a t i on pro je c tions
and trends we fore s ee clear l y ind i c ate t hat most mayo rs and
ma ny urban governors, o f n ecessity, will be increasing ly
resp on sive t o the problems o f ci ty ghetto s.
Th ey can be the
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urban go al s.
They mu s t be the f ocu s o f any mean i ng f u l
decen t rali zat i on of the f ederal s y stem .
2)
In add i t i on to the fi scal flex i b i lity and d e cent ralizati on
recommended below, we u r_ge that presen t aid programs operate
through the political executive and not semi -autonomous bureaucracies.
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To build toward a capability similar to that of the
federal executive office, w~. recommend direct gr-ants to mayors
and governors for staff assistants o~ city problems.
4) _ To increase the competence of state and local govern-
ment personnel we recommend increased federal assistance for
training and continued efforts in the direction of inter-governmental
exchanges of personnel.
5)
Legislation should be promoted permittirig state and
local governments · to waiv·e . federal tax resumption of securities
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in return for a federal grant equivalent to the federal taxes
collected on the . interest from such securities.
Some estimates
indicate that this could result in an added .6 to 1 billion
dollars per year.
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increased; and the existing impediments to the effective use
of federal aid at the local level should be eliminated.
The
components of this recommendation are presented in detail' in
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III.
Focusing and increasing the level of Federal
assistance to cities
The Problem
1.
Many of our present programs fail to reach
the central city poor with enough resources to make a
difference.
2.
Simple extension of present programs - leaving
effectiveness aside - to reach the central city poor would
cost in manpower, education, health, housing and legal
services ____ billion dollars a year.
3.
Unless we reach a scale of sufficient size we
will find as we have found in the past our efforts are
dis~ipated by trying to reach too many people, in too
many cities, with too many programs.
4.
Policy responsibility at the Federal level
must be focused in strengthened urban agencies.
Recommendations
The following programs are meant to focus resources
on increasing urban integration and enriching the lives
of those who remain in big city ghettos.
In each program
area, we have attempted to order our recommendations in
terms of some rough priorities and time phases with
employment having the highest overall priority .
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Our expertise in the following program areas is
limited.
We have listed only recommendations which
seem to us to be most relevant to an overall city
strategy.
Our suggestions are in no sense exhaustive.
We hope to:
Overhaul existing programs and redirect
existing resource commitments to
increase their impact on the ghetto.
Increase commitments in the most critical
program areas for implementing broad goals.
Develop new approaches to tackle those
aspects of ghetto enrichment and dispersion
not affected by existing programs.
Tie Federal assistance to disadvantaged
individuals where appriate.
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Employment
A.
The Task Force recommends the consolidation
of presently separated manpower programs into a single
comprehensive manpower grant.
This move would allow
development of sufficient local manpower programs under the
aegis of a single agency which would absorb the important
functions of recruitment, selection, and processing,
training, placem ent and follo w-up of the poor .
This st e p
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would include consoli dati on of those programs administered
by the U. S. Department of Labor including institutional
training, on-the-job training, neighborhood youth corps,
concentrated employment program in the employment service
with the Vocational Rehabilitation and OEO employment
operations.
B.
In the absence of si gnificant
consolidation programs, the Task Force recommends an
expansion and refocusing of the on-the-job training
program to provide higher subsidies to private industry
for training of the poor.
Reimbursement for tr aining
costs should be doubled and perhaps quadrupl ed and the
26 weeks presently allowed should be expanded to a full
year.
OJT should b e provide d with a greater staff for
job developmen t and for counselin g and follow-up after
placement in a job training position.
C.
In order to compensate for the declin e
of manufacturing and commercia l jobs in the city, the
Task Force r e commends an expansion in public employment
throu gh the n ew car eers idea as emb odi e d in the Scheuer
Ame ndment to the Economic Opportunity Act.
New careers
provides entry level employment for the poor with
meaningful upgrading in work and profes~ional training.
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The Task Force recommends an increased
number of demonstration projects - of all types to test the important relationship between deficient
transportation to work sites and the willingness and
ability of city residents to accept training and employment.
E.
The Task Force recommends a joint effort
by HUD and the Department of Labor to negotiate a nation a l
mod e l ag r e ement for employme n t with th e build i n g tr a de
unions, which would permit lar ge -scale slum rebuilding
e xperiments to make gre a ter use of slum resid ents.
We
r e co gn ize th a t th e i mpl ement ati on of this r e comme nda tion
would not solve any signific ant proportion of the
employment problem but it would h ave useful symbolic
v a lu e i n the ghe tto s of ce ntr a l c ities.
The De p a rtm ent
of Commerce should be involv e d to reach similar agreemen t s
wi th employe r s in the c onst r uction industry.
F.
As a l on g-run possib i l i t y, we su ggest a
p r o gram whic h wou ld operate much like th e GI Bi ll of Rights
wh i ch would pl a ce e ntitl ements i n t h e ha nds of th e p oor t o
maximi xe persona l ch o i ce in selecting edu cational, t rainin g
and employment assistance.
Th e funds could be u sed by the
· ind i v i du a l to gain c ert ification in regul a r educat ion a l
institutions o r f or training on the j ob with the employer
receiving reimbu rsement f or hi s trai ning c os ts.
The great
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advant~ge of this approach is in avoidi~g the seemi~gly
endless tangle of referrals, delays, and insensitivity
encountered in the present, fragmented system.
2.
Education
A.
Any program of Federal aid for elementary
and secondary school construction should offer in_c entives
for facilities designed to increase the integration of
students.
"Bonus" funds could be available for
educational parks within cities, suburban exchange schools
and for consolidated school districts.
Funds should also
be included for the modernization and replacement of older
school plants in central cities.
B.
We recommend a program of educational
subsidies for low-income children which would be
administered as scholarships for use at any approved
elementary and secondary educational institution.
"Bonus" funds could be available for schools which are
integrated or are experimental.
C.
3.
Sizer recommendations (see paper)
Special recommendations for urban veterans
A.
We give the strongest endorsement to
Department of Defense Manpower programs, such as
. "Proj e ct 100,000" and "Project Transition" .
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B.
We recommend a stepped-up outreach
activities in the Veterans Administration to trace
those with the greatest need for assistance at the
point of separation and especially after separation.
C.
We urge FHA and VA loans to servicemen
and veterans to finance proposed or existing individually
owned on e -family units in pr~ects containing five or
more units.
D.
We recommend that VA be given a special
mandate and the capacity to assist ghetto v e terans in
obtainin g such urban skills as planning, social service
work and community developm e nts.
4.
Incom e mainten a nce and we lf a re
A.
Any well conceived strategy for the city
requires substantial increases in consumer demand.
City dwe llers ne e d a sustain e d and substantial upward
movement in payme nt lev e ls for
(1)
unemployment compensation
(2)
we lf a re p ayme nts
(3)
minimum wa ge
B.
The present welf a re syst e m must be
alt ere d t o make i t a mo re e ffe ctive instrume nt in de ali n g
with gh ett o depe nd e nc e .
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(1)
Altering AFDC man in the house
requirements to permit
(2)
Altering outside income requirements
to eliminate the in-effect 100%
income tax rate and thus encourage
C.
We should move towards having a l~rger
proportion and perhaps all welfare payments at the
Federal level.
Continued reliance on localities and
states for a share places an added strain on their
frequently regressive tax systems and inhibts the
development of more r e asonable national standards for
welfare.
S.
Public Facilities
A.
We urge greater use of the location of
public facilities - both Federal and Fede rally support e d as a lev e r in s e curin g a ctu a l int eg ration, op e n housin g
and employment opportunities.
Those facilities which can
be located in cities, especially community colleges and
hospitals, should b e consid e r e d a part of overall
dev e lopm e nt and city enrichme nt pl a ns .
Public employ me nt
for low-income groups should be related to any n e w
facilit y - includin g those in th e suburbs .
This n ew f ocus
o f re spo ns ibili ty s h oul d b e come a ma jo r conc ern d f t he
Se c re t aries o f HEW an d HUD .
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B.
The Department of Housing and Urban
Development should be given a primary role in
coordinating all Federal urban capital investment as
part of national integration and enrichment strategies:
6.
Housing
A.
To achieve integration there must be
continued emphasis on compliance with desegregation
guidelines in housing financed through the Federal
mortgage programs.
This is especially important in
suburban developments which will account for 90% of the
new housing ov e r the next 25 years.
The flow of resources into financing
housing is affected by interest rates, alternative
investment opportunities, and oth e r forces, some of which
are greatly influenced by Feder a l policy.
B.
Lower interest rates to stimulate a ~inimum
annu a l construction rate in housin g should be a national
objective.
Th e eff e cts of low interest rates on the
supply of low- and moderate-housing "swamps" the effects
of Federal "housing progr ams" as such .
C.
Investme nt inc e ntiv es such as t a x credits
and d e pr e ci a tion sch e dul es should b e a p pli e d t o hou s in g
in th e s ame way th a t th e y a r e a pp li e d to oth er c a pit a l
goo d s.
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Every mechanism for maintaining a constant flow of
investment into housing should be explored by the
Administration.
These might include the issuance of
longer term certificates at higher interest rates to
attract the investing power of pension funds and
insurance companies.
Certificates-should be issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association.
D~
The Task Force recommends expanded use of
devices such as leased,scattered site public housing
rehabilitated through use of the "turnkey" approach with
purchase options for the tenants.
E.
Homeownership incentives for central city
ghetto resid ents simil ar to the Veterans' Administration's
no-down payment programs should be offer ed .
F.
The Task-Force recommends that the multi-
family mort gage operations be separated ;·from the present
Federal Housing Administration which would then b e
charged with insuring only single-family mortgages.
In the absence of such surgery, we believ e th a t the age
and inflexibility of most FHA officials renders any
alternative recommendation unworkable.
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7.
Special Recommenda tions on the Community Action Program_
a)
The Task Forc e believes the community action idea
is a major innovation in Federal programming and reflects
the emphasis on demonstration and experimentation which
is critical for increasing our problem-solving capacity.
The Community Action Program should be retained within
an independent OEO with its charter for flexible and
innovative programs.
b)
A first step toward employing performance criteria
in distributing scarce CAP funds should be taken.
These crit e ria should include the CAP's innovative
capacity, its ability to coordin a te other relevant agencies
and to op e rate its own programs.
c)
Demonstration funds should be incre a sed accomp anied
by ti ghter research controls applied to projects.
d)
Guid e lines to insur e CAP participation in Mod e l Cities
plannin g and execution should be promulgat e d.
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Th e dev e lopment of commun i ty action agencies as parts
of th e local politic a l and gove rnm ent a l s y st em should be
encour age d .
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Reforming the administration of federal urban programs to
provide simplification, flexibility and decentralization
The Problem
The American federal system is being slowly strangled by
the complexity of contemporary intergovernmental relations.
Cities and states are fighting a losing battle to extract ·
maximum advantage from a bewildering variety of federal assistance
programs.
Administrative shortcomings seriously compromise the
prospects of many of the imaginative federal programs developed
in recent years.
The Task Force has grave doubts about the
capacity of this over-burd ened system to manage the new efforts
needed to move th e ghetto resident into the mainstream of
American society.
By accident rath er than design, th e federal governmen t has
created an extremely categorical, fragm ented, and complic ate d
approach to urb an programming.
Each program area t ends to
develop its own set of sp ec ific program goals and controls, a
clos e r e lationship wi th a specialized clientei"e, and a narro w
perspectiv e on th e problems of cities and suburbs.
Because the
feder a l government seeks to achieve general policy objectiv es
through highly detai led pro gram controls, most federal programs
are characterized by an ov ercen tr aliza tion of detai l , administrative rigidity, long delays in processing applications, a multiplication of required cons ents , a failure to inno vate , and a
lack of responsiv e ness to speciali zed loc a l ne ed s.
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confront delay and confusion in the funding of their programs;
they witness an inability of federal agencies to work with
one another in making sense of federal programs in urban areas.
The burdens of an already overloaded system of intergoverrimental relations have been multiplied by the rapid expansion of
federal domestic prqgrams during the past seven years.
Most of
the new programs are categorical and involve detailed federal
program controls.
In an effort to advance laudable national
policy goals, such as metropolitan coordination and highway
safety, additional detailed requirements have been imposed on
existing programs.
The net effect has been to complicate further
the bureaucratic maze that stands between federal resources and
.urban problems.
The Task Force is especially concerned about the failure
of the federal government to build sufficient flexibility and
opportunities for state and local discretion and innovation into
the federal aid system.
Many of the problems of large city
ghettos are quantitativ e ly and qualitatively different from
those of the poorer neighborhoods of smaller cities .
Solutions
to many of our most vexing urban problems are neither obvious
nor universally applicable.
Yet relatively few fed e ral progr ams
permit the d eve lopmen t of locally-determined str ateg ies for
cities and metropolitan areas.
In its str ess on local innovation and flexibility, the
Model Citi es Program represents a welcome departure from the
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rigid programmatic approach.
By emphasizing systematic planning
and coordination of federal categorical grant programs, Model
Cities seeks to reduce overlap and dupl{cation of effort.
But
constituent-agency relations, formula grants, inflexible requirements, and specialized administrative practices tax the
ability of any city to tie these many disparate strands into
an effective program.
In addition, Model Cities program standards
are added to those required by the component programs without
any compensating simplication of the process whereby a~plications
for assistance are approved.
Innovation, flexibility, and
coordination are easily stymied by a process whose practical
effect is to pyr am id requirements, multiply consents, and
increase the time lag in bringing r e sources to bear against
problems.
The Task Force is impressed with neither the record nor the
potential of existing instruments for securing interagency
coordination of grant programs, such as Bureau of the Budget
intervention to resolve interagency conflict, interagency
committ ee s, the me tropolitan expediter, and HUD's convenor
order.
Th e Administration's experience with the community
action program and the neighborhood centers unhappily indic ates
that substantial coordination cannot b e achi eved at th e federal
level withou t substantial ch anges in the grant-in-aid me chanism .
The massive effort need ed to overcome the problems pos ed
by the ghetto will be financed l argely by some form of federal
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grant-in~aid.
To the degree that such grants are programmatic,
the Task Force is convinced that it is absolutely essential to
streamline and simplify the distributivi mechanisms.
Instead
of extending and expanding categorical aids, the Administration
should stress consolidation, decentralization, and flexibility.
In the opinion of the Task Force, however, fragmentation,
administrative complexity and rigidity, overcentralization of
de tail, inadequate coordination, and lack of innovation are
endemic to the programmatic approach.
Even the most imaginative
reforms are likely to have only a marginal impact if grant
programs continue to multiply at th e ir present rate.
Of course,
this growth rate would be accelerated if all the Task Force's
recommenda tions were transl ated into ind ividual grant programs.
An increased fed er al commitment to urban problems and a
national effort focused on ghetto def iciencies requires a
substanti al reorientation o f roles and responsibilities in th e
federal system.
The Admini s tration b egan this task with th e
development of th e Poverty and Mode l Citi es progr ams .
The Task
Force believes th e time has come to expand the application of
these conc ep ts through th e developme nt of a highly fl ex ibl e ,
loc~lly - based s yst em of grants-in - aid which substitutes general
purpos e assistance for progr amma tic gr ant s and n a tiona l p er formance standards for detailed program c ont ro l s.
It should a l s o b e not e d that the r ec ommend a tions h av e b een
design e d to p e rmit th e partial applic a tion of th e s e concepts.
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Thus, the implementation of these proposals may be staged over
time, with the most promising program areas selected for initial
treatment.
It also will be possible to retain _federal program
standards in those areas where such controls are deemed in the
national interest.
Recommendations
1)
Application, processing, and revi ew procedures should
be streamlined in all non-formula grant-in-aid programs.
The
goals of internal program reform should be: (a) to simplify
application procedures through the development of standardized
methods; (b) to r e duce sh~rply the time between application and
approval or rejection of a grant request; (c) to reduce multiple
cons ents; (d) to check the trend toward pyramiding requireme nts;
and ( e ) to employ standardized revi ew and audit procedures .
Responsibility for the implementation of this recommendation
should be lodg e d in th e Bureau of th e Budget.
2)
Gr ea ter u se s hould be made o f earmarking of grants to
facilitate the fundin g of programs lik e Mode l Cities and
community action which cut across pro gram and agency lines .
This dev ice should be u sed to enh ance the focu sing of fed e ral
res ou rces on ghetto problems.
3)
Whenever possible, new grant programs should b e merg e d
with exist ing programs .
Con so lidation of r e lat ed grant pro grams,
along the lin es of the Partnership in Health Act of 1966 , s hould
be giv en high priority.
Gr ant consolida tion reduc es the numb er
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of separate negotiations which any jurisdiction would have to
carry on in order to design relatively comprehensive local programs.
4)
Provision should be made for consolidated
applications
for two or more related grants administered within a single
department.
Such intra-agency grants would permit a state or
local agency to deal with a single representative of the
appropriate department wh en applyin g for r e lated gr ants.
Impl ement a t io n o f this r e comme nd a t ion r e qui res the e s tabli s hmen t
of an intra-agency grant office within each department, prefe r a bly
in the off ic e of the s e cret ary.
The intra-agency gr ant off i ce
woul d r e c eiv e and p roc ess the a ppli cati on for an i n tr a-age n cy
grant, coordinate th e revi ew of the application with th e
appropri a t e ag enci e s within th e d e p a rtmen t to insu re th a t
pro gram s t and a r ds we r e be ing me t, and a ct as the f ina l gr a n t in g
authority, subj e ct to appropri a te r ev i ew at the d ep a rtm e nt a l
leve l .
5)
Pr ov i sions s h ould b e made f o r c on so li dated app l ications
for two or mor e related grants administered by agencies in two
or mo re de p a rtments.
Such in ter- a ge n c y grants woul d p ermi t a
state or local agency ~o deal wit h a sing l e federal agency when t he
federal grants needed to finance a compreh ensive project are
adminis t ered by t wo or more depa rtm en ts.
Imp l emen t ation o f
this recommendation requires the d es ignation o f an agency to
rec eive application s for inter-ag ency grants, to coor din ate th e
review of the application with the appropriate agencies to insure
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that program standards are being met, and to act as the final
granting authority, subject to appeal by the appropriate
departmental heads.
The Task Force believes that the inter-
agency grant coordinating function should be assigned to the
same agency which is designated as the principal federal urban
agency, as recommended in Part III above.
Legislation to
implement this recommendation would not authorize the waiver
of statutory provisions such as eligibility for -grants, matching
ratios, or program duration.
6)
Performance standards should be substituted for detailed
program standards wherever feasible.
Standards should be simple,
general, quantifiable where possible, and applicable to a wide
variety of contexts.
Performance standards should relate to
general societal goals rather than to specific program objectives.
Thus, a housing performance standard might be the proportion of
substandard dwelling units, not the number of public housing
units.
National performance standards should focus on the
urban goals of integration and enrichment.
7)
The substitution of performance standards for program
controls should be accompanied by the pooling of funds in existing
grant programs.
An essential first step in pooling is the
establishment of functional pooling arrangements which permit
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the unrestricted use of funds in a general functional area, such
as housing, manpower training, health, or transportation.
In
housing, for example,public housing, urban renewal, and rent
supplement funds would be pooled, to be employed by the
appropriate local or state agency to implement a comprehensive
housing program.
All programmatic restrictions would be removed.
from the use of pooled funds; thus, funds derived from the
public housing program might be used to finance .rent supplements,
rehabilitation, code enforcement, or some other locally devised
strategy designed to overcome housing deficiencies.
8)
Where federal funds are functionally pooled, the basic
requirement for eligibility should be a comprehensive program 1n
the functional area which relates local deficiencies and needs to
the ~ppropriate national performance standards.
Comprehensive
housing, manpower, health, or transportation programs should be
developed by the appropriate local or state agency.
Comprehensive
programs would specify local deficiencies in terms of national
standards, set forth program goals to meet the national standards,
and indicate in a general way the projects to be undertaken to
reach the program goals during the life of the comprehensive
program.
When all funds functionally pooled are from programs
within a single agency or departm ent, th a t agency or departm e nt
should approve the comprehensiv e program and monitor its impl e mentation .
When functional l y pooled funds are drawn from two
or more departm ents, the principal federal urban agency recommended
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in Part III should approve the comprehensive program and monitor
its implementation.
9)
Provision should also be made for the pooling of federal
funds across functional lines.
Unde r this type of arrangement, some
or all of the federal aid flowing into a neighborhood, municipality,
county, metropolitan area, or state would be pooled, with all
programmati c restrictions removed from the use of the pool ed
funds.
Eligibility for general pooling should be based on the
preparation by the appropriate local or state unit of a general
development program based on national performance standards.
General development programs would be similar to the comprehensive functional programs discussed in the previous recommenda tion, except that their scope would be substantially bro ader .
General dev e lopment programs would b e approved by the principal
federal urban agency recommended in Part III, which would also
monitor the implementation of the general development program.
10)
To facilitate the preparation of compr e hensive functional
programs and general development pro grams, federal technical
assistance and pl a nning aid should be expanded.
In the case o f
compr ehens iv e function a l progr ams involving two or more a ge nci es ,
and in all instances of general development program prep a ration,
technic a l assist an c e and planning aid should be funn e l e d throu gh
th e p r incip a l fe de r a l urb an age ncy a s r e commend e d in Pa rt III.
As a first step toward implemen tin g t he previou s recomme nd a tions,
t he federa l governmen t s houl d f ina nce the prepar a t io n of a
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number of comprehensive functional programs and general development programs by a variety of local and state units.
11)
The federal government should initiate a program of
. general purpose assistance to local and state governments.
We
recommend that two types of general purpose grants be developed
deficiency grants and incentive grants.
a)
Deficiency grants are general purpose formula
grants designed to provide supplemental federal assistance
for local units, the ma gnitud e of which would be related
to need and capability.
An equalization formula to
accomplish this purpose would be based on population, per
capita incom e , tax bas e , tax effort, and perhaps other
measur e s of social, economic, and infr as tructure d ef iciencies.
Defici en cy grants could be used by the r e cipi e nt local or
state unit for any public purpose consistent with a general
developm ent program.
Eligibility for deficiency grants
would be det e rmin e d by the princip a l f ede ral agency recommended
in Part III through its approval of a general development
progr am.
Given th e magnitud e of th e gh e tto probl em , th e
Task Force r e comme nds an initial outlay of$
for defici ency grants, which would provide$
billion
per gh et to
dwell er.
b)
Inc en tiv e grants are gen e ral purpose grants
distributed by the principal federal agency recommended in
Part III.
Incenti ve grants could be used to suppl eme nt pool ed
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funds ·or interagency grants.
The availability of general
purpose agency grants should enhance the ability of the
principal federal agency to promote inter-agency grants,
pooling arrangements, and comprehensive functional and
. general development programs.
A significant proportion
of incentive grants should be used to stimulate the prepara- ·
tion and implementation of general development programs which
give high priority to ghetto problems, especially integration.
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Increasing knowledge of solutions to urban problems
The Problem
The Task Force believes that if this society were
ready to commit the resources required for its cities,
new technologies and knowledge could make our efforts
more effective and relevant than is presently possible.
We emphasize the advantages of the Federal government
as a funder, controller and evaluater of demonstrations
and experiments - an advantage which is readily apparent
in the aerospace industry.
This advantage is presently
being dissipated by fragmentation of problems by agency
mission, lack of long-term financing of experimentation
and basence of sensitive feedback mechanisms to influence
policy-making.
In addition, the efficiency of our
efforts to solve urban problems may be limited by . the
small scale of our programs and even demonstrations.
Recommendations
1.
The flexibility and emphasis on innovation
characteristic of the Model Cities Program should be
exploited by conc e ntrating resources - as far as possible on 4 or 5 cities and/or metropolitan areas capable of
implementing we ll-structured and cont r olled experiments.
To achieve this wo uld require at least the following:
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-- Assignment of responsibility for the design
and evaluation of the experiments to the new Assistant
Secretary for Research and Development in DHUD.
-- Informal allocation of resources from a ge ncies
other than HUD, (for example, project demonstration
monies in HEW and Labor) for use in the selected cities.
-- An aggressive Federal role in providing
technical assistance to thes e. "key" cities'.
2.
The creation and fundin g of an institute for
basic urb an r e search, along the lines of RAND or IDA in
th e de fense area.
The institute should be Federally
funded, independent of day-to-day departmental control
and able to und e rt a ke long-term research projects.
· Initially, the institute would not undertake operation
or fundin g of action projects, but would concentrate on
basic rese a rch into urban economics, data collection and
analysis, etc.
3.
A stren gthen e d and be t t e r-financed demonstration
and exp e ri me nta t ion rol e for DHUD and its Assist a nt
Secr e tary for Re se a rch and Deve lopment .
This should
includ e th e abilit y to fin anc e long-t e rm proj e cts
ind ep enden t of f isc a l year r es trictio n s and deve lo pmen t
an d a c ti on p ro j ec t s in fi e lds other than h ousi ng.
A h i gh
premium should be p l aced on j oint funding with o ther
agencies for projects cutting across several service
sectors.
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4.
The evolution of a developmental orgariization
which can undertake large-scale investments in new
systems, such as new housing ideas.
This institution
might be developed by the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Development in DHUD.
It should have the funds,
flexibility and authority to underwrite construction of
new types of schools or hospitals or houses on a scale
large enough to make a difference.
This agency also
could expend the developmental work done by OEO in basic
manpower and health iystems, or combine them with the
physical elements of a sector.
The first target of
large-scale development should be constructing more
efficient and flexible low-and moderate-income housing.
5.
The capacity of local and state governments to
undertake research and development should be increased
with the aid of positive Fed era l action.
Subsidies to
regional or urban universities are one means of achieving
this; financing of research staffs for governors and
mayors is another.
Federal programs, such as Model Cities
and Community Action, which stimulate innovative and
experimental action projects should be expanded as the
best hope ' for building local development capacity.
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6.
We believe the natural advantage enjoyed by
the Federal government for financing and evaluating
research and development should be strengthened in
all departments.
Within department, R&D otitputs
should feedback to the Secretary to insure that R&D
projects affect on-going programs and policies and open
new directions.
Responsibility for monitoring government ~
wide urban R&D activity should be centralized either in
the Executive Office or in HUD.
Without centralizat i on,
th e r e sults of r e sear ch in one a ge ncy are not like ly to
become inputs in the policy-making of another.
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Hea:ci ngs before the Subccmmi tt ee on Executive Reor gan i ze.t i. or:.
o f the Senate Govermr..ent Ope rations Corr~tlittee
Afternoon session :
Witness :
Novembe r
30, 1966
Judge GE!org e Ed,·re.1·ds, U. S . Court of Appeals, 6th Circui t ,
F orme r Police Co~.missione r of the City of Detroit; 1962 and
1963.
J udge Edwards outlined for the Subccmmittee the p::.·oble!ns of law enfor c ez:-.ei1t
in the large citi es of the U. S . with examples drawn la1· ge ly f:r ora his o~-,n.
experi ences i n the city of De t::.·oi t . The J"G.dge emphasized tl":e prob l em::: of
the Negro co:r,!nuni ty and the fac t that the a ttitude s of Negroes to,-, ards Ls:w
enforc ement are the product of the ir early environr.1ent mainly in t he South.
J udge Ea.war ds said that r.1ost crh--rie is cc:r.r.li tted by Neg::.·oe s and inflicte d.
[ on othe rs of their own race . He said, hc,;ever, that the large r::2.jority cf
· Negroes are i n favor of l aw enforc e1-::ent and want to see it i::1~roved .
The Judge made the followi ng sugge stions :
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12.
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Fi nd out more facts in regard to c o;·:iplaint s about police brutality .
Transfer trouble:nakers on a police force and those who use bru.tali-::.y .
En d in,restigative arr ests .
Increase police in high crime prec i nct s .
Fe ci.e r e.l government must help loc a liti es co:n"':Jat organized c rime .
Professionalize policemen by upgradic·g their stan dards throue;h bette::.'
trainin g .
Prorr,ot~ Negroe s on an eq_ua l basis with uh i {;es .
Ban polic e dogs in raci al d.err.or2str at ions .
I ntegrate p:)lic e t eams .
Ra i se the pay of po l ic emen .
Hir e more polic er.ien .
Coordinate l aw enforcement agenc i es .
Esta"':Jlish a i'iat ional Police Tr aining College .
Est ab lis h hi gh l e vel board..s within police de:partn,ents to i nvestigate
charges a g ai:1st policerr.en .
Federa l grants -i n - i i d should b e made for police training .
End the autonor!lous :-iature of l aw enfo:r·c e ment bodies .
Witness :
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Robe r t Coles , M.D., ~ese a rch Psycl: iat ris t , Es.rve.::.·d Un i versity
Health Servic e s .
Dr. Coles is a child psychiatrist w:'lo ,,;orte d exten s ively i ri the So·t.1t h e.n.i
studi e d the effect of racial ten s ion on J:egr0 child.::.·en . He stated th~t t he
young Hegro children who fir st att e::-ided white schools i n the S01;.to. and ,_.;~-:o
h ad to er2du.re mar:y torments and ant agonism siowed a great stre ngth of
chara ct e r. He said that i t was a puzzle::;e nt to him that st::.·e s s yr odu2e s ;-:,c-r-::
str ength of character tha,, an envil·o,Jn-21;_t of lu.."\.-ury 01· midcile clas s tr""r: q_uili ty . Eo1.-rever , the Doctor poi n.t e d out that afte::.· the 2.g2. , of twe l ve ,
unde :cpr i vileged c hildren b egin to r eali z e that ob e d i ence to the Bibli c2.l
teac h in g s of their child...hood will r2ot pay off. P.ft e r thi s re a liza~ ion t'::le
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deli nq_uen c;-r . .::'b..e Doctor pointed. ou t tr..at sor~e d e linquents do ,,,.co:1g b e c 2.u s 2
they c an f L . i. ::oth i ng r i ght , nothi ng signi f ic ant and ch a l le r..g i ng t o do .
Main questions raised. ·oy the Su"!:l co!!~:i.i ttee :
1.
Rac};:et ee:..-ing i n shEn hous i ng .
Senator Kerille(\}r ask ed J udg e Ed,,:-2.rd.s whe the r orgc.nizeci crir.-.e pla.y s a ~ c._..,
i n the creat ion and. continuat io r.. of slur:: housi ng con cii tion s . The Juc'. ge
s a id that i t probabl y does and Sena to::.- Kenne ci.y tol d the Ch 2..iri,1an that
h e t hinks the Subcomnlittee shoul d expl ore thi s ~ossib ility .
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Defense by citi e s a gain s t riotin ~ .
Senator Ri b i coff aske d the J 1.;.ci.ge Hhat a ci t y c a :1 do to d.e fend i ts e lf
a gainst r i oti ng and at wha t p o i n t the nat ional Guar d s:-::.ould. b e ca l l e d
_in. The Judge s a id t h a t all of his suggest ions HO"'c1ld help :prever.t
r iots , bu t once the ri ot had. c e gun i t c ou1d. be coun-c e1.· ac tec. on l y by
qu ick o:cgan~z a tion and gre a t r,,ob i l i ty of sub st antial forces on t he sic'.e
· o f the l aw . He said that t he f orce us ed mu s t b e ove r Ki.1el.:1.i ng a ,:d di s c i ~.)lined .
He be_l ie v e s that tne Nation a l Guar d s i2ould be c a lle d. to a riot sc ene
whe n ' police gur, i'ire i s n e eded .
3.
Cu l ture o f p-.:> ve:rty .
Se nator Ke n ne ciy a s}:e d Dr . Co l es whe t her th e r e is 2. cu l t uyc of -;:iove i't y
i n the U. S . 'I·:1.e Docto r 1-epli ed that h e does not t :ii ~ '- t ha-'c we reJ.lly
h ave a cult u re of povert y because pe op l ':! a:::e no l onge r i so:'..a teq. due t o
th e exis tenc e and ext e ns i ve n e s s o f a rr.a .ss r::edia o f corr.:,;c:.>l i c a t i ons .
Throug:1. TV a n d othe r me d i a p ::: a c-c i c a lly e v e ryone i n this country is a,.-ra:::-e
of t:C-1e oppo:ct w1iti es wh i ch ex i st o:r at l e a s t t h at ther e i s a nett e r i-,2:y
to live a l t hough the a tt a i ma.ent o f t h a :, l i f e i s not p o s s i b l r, .
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B'J.ss i r. g of schoo l chi l clren .
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Although D~ . Cole s thi rik s t hat the Eosto:1 e:>..--pe rin e r:t i n bus s i ng c hilclr2n
t o t he s u'::mrb s h e.s b e en qui te suc c e E:s lul , Senat or Rioico ff i ::,pli ed t=-,c:. t
i n hi s y i e1·r the ~;1oney. ::-: i ght better be spE:n t iri~yrov::.. ng s l ~-:--:. c: 0.ucc..t i on
gener a lly . Se nat o:r Ri bicof~ sai d t h a-'c h e d i ci r.o t th i nk t hat the p l a ci r.g
of very poor chi l dren in school s ':-:i t h a f f luent an d well fe d c hi l ci:::.· en
was p s y cholog ically goo ci. for t h e u nd.e r :;,:ci vi l ege d. c h i l d .
5.
Rehab L!. itat i on o f sl'.ll-:i. d,:e l lers .
~ a r.ybocly c cJ.:-, cha::: 6 e i: gi ve n s01:·.2~:1. i r.g t o rf aepll l i b8.edcre on .
Ser.atc:c Rib i coff a ::;ke d ,·,het ne r there i s ar..y h o-::;e fo:::- t ~12 :::ost -vio l e nt
rr1ert::> e r s of sllt7t c o:r_~11u1~i ti es .
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general ciiscus s ion of wl:.e t:ie r the vast amount of 1rconey beir_z
~catio!1 today is payi ng off . Senator Kennec..y '.·ras v e ry int e. ::.· e s"c e c..
i n findi ;;. _: ~-2tter ways to help slun c h ilfu·e:, .
spent o :-,
Senators present :
Ribicoff
Kennedy
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Hearings before the Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization
of the Senate Government Operations Committee
Afternoon session: November 30, 1966
Witness: Judge George Edwards, U. S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit,
Former Police Commissioner of the City of Detroit, 1962 and 1963.
Judge Edwards outlined for the Subcommittee
in the large cities of the U., S. with examples drawn largely from his own
experiences in the city of Detroit. The Judge emphasized ke problems of
the Negro community and the fact that the attitudes of Negroes towards law
enforcement are the product of their early environment mainly in the South.
Judge Edwards said that most crime is committed by Negroes and inflicted
on others of their own race. He said, however, that the large magority
Negroes are in favor of law enforcement end want to see it imoroved.
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tee the problems of lew enforcement
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The Judge made the following suggestions:
Promote Negroes on an equal basis with whites.
Ban police dogs in racial demonstrations,
Integrate police teams.
- Raise the pay of policemen.
ll. Hire more policemen.
12. Coordinate lew enforcement agencies,
13. Establish @ National Police Training Collese,.
14, Esteblish high level boards within police departments to investigate
charges against policemen.
15. Federal grants-in-aid should be made for ee training.
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1. Find out more facts in regard to complaints about police brutality.
2. ransfer troublemakers on a police force and those who use brutal
3. End investigative arrests.
h, Increase police in high crime precincts.
5. Federal goverment must help Localities combat organized crime
6. Professionalize policemen by upgrading their standards SnybuRh better
training.
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16. End the autonemous nature of lew enforcement bodies.
Witness: Robert Coles, M.D., Research Psychiatrist, Harvard University
Heslth Services.
Dr. Coles is a child psychiatris
studied the effect of racial tensior
young Negro children who first attended white schools in th
had to endure many torments and antesonism snowed a grea
character. He said that it was &@ puzzlement to him that
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strength of character than an environment of luxury or =
quility. However, the Doctor pointed out that after th
underprivileged children begin to realize that abeatence
teachings of their childhood will not pay off, After thi
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delinquenc;. che Doctor pointed» out that some delinquents do wrong beceuss
they can fis... nothing right, nothing significant and challenging to d
Main questions raised by the Subcommittee:
1. Recketeering in slum housing.
Senator Kennedy asked Judge Edwérds whether organized crime pléys a part
in the creation and continuation of slum housing conditicns. The Juage
said that it probably does and Senator Kennedy told the Chairman that
he thinks the Subcommittee should explore this possibility.
2. Defense by cities against rioting.
Senator Ribicoff asked the Judge what e city can do to defend itself
against rioting and
at what point the National Guard should be called
in. The Judge said that all of his suggestions would help prevent
riots, but once the riot had besun it could be counteracted only by
quick orgenization and great mobility of substantial forces on the Sage |
of the law. He said that the force used must be overwhelming and discivlined.
He believes that the National Guard should be called to a riot scene
wnen police gunfire is needed.
3. Culture of toverty.
enator Kennedy asked Dr. Coles whether there is a culture of ¥
in the U. &, The Doctor replied that he does not think that we really
have a culture of poverty because peopls are ro longer isolated due to
the existence and extensiveness of a mass media of communications.
Through TV and other media practically everyone in this country
of the opportunities which exist or at least that there is 4 petite
to live although the attainment of that -life is not possible.
h, Bussing of school children.
Although Dr, Coles thinks that the Bosten experiment in bussing children
to the suburbs has been quite successtf cor Ribi Pas c
in his view the money. might better be roreyvi &
generally. Senator Ribicor? hat +
of very poor children in school t
wes psychologicelly good for
5. Rehabilitation of slum dvellars-
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spent on .cation today is paying off. Senator Kennedy was very interested
in findin., setter ways to help slum children.
Senators present:
Ribicoff
Kennedy
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1966
J ~1ES M. HESTER; President, Ne'., York University
Mr. He ster evaluated the contribut i ons which New York University
and similarly situated educational institutions are malcini to the
improve~ent of urban conditions . _The shortage of available financi2.l
r esources creat ed by a lack of sup:9ort from public sources was
s een· as the major obstacle to the broadening of the uni versity role
in u rban affairs .
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The I mprovement of Research on Urb211 Problems
President Hest er stated that the effectiveness of university research
int o urban problems was limited by the need to proceed on a projectby-proj ect b asis . The availability of fu.~ds ade~uate to finance lo:1g term programs would l ead to an increased university r esearch contribution.
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The Heed for Greater Univers ity Participation i:-i the Ad:-r.in i stratio:1
of Federal Government Pro1; r a:ns Affecting the City
Senator Ribicoff stressed that the soluti on of urban problems depe:rJ.d.s
upon the :i;:_ecruitment of oual ified persons to carry out proGrams which
Congress ha s authorized . Unless the University can i nc:::·ease its
supply of such personnel, t he objectives of recently enacted l aws
will not be r ealized .
President He ster replied that N. Y. U_. was fulfill i ng its responsl;)l..Ll-v~to the city within the fr amework of existing finaYJci al resources .
GEORGE STEill~LIEB, Professor , Rutgers Uni ve r sity Uroan Studies Cer.te r
Mr . Sternlieb maintained t hat federal programs aimed at alleviating
subst an.dard housine; conditions have not achieved t heir obj e:cti ves
because f eder al hous ing policy has not t a1~en into account the
r ealities of the urban ghetto situation . The primary er:1l1hasis i n
urb a.YJ r ehabilitation should be on the r esponse of the persons. li vi:13
in slum conditions to the mea sures desi gned to help the:n .
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Public I e;norance o:f
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!'fir . Sternlieb declared that the sm3.ll ghetto lane.lord usc:ally doe ::;
not know that FHA a s sistance is available. The a110.rc;1e ss of FriA
p rograms is lir.iited to l arge proper ty owner s .
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The I moact of FilA. stande.rds on Urban nehabili tat ion
!tr. Sternlieb emphasized that the adoption of more sensible fina..'1cing
arrangements in the field of low incor.i~ housing was ir,,perative . A
property 01-mer in the ghetto who sought to bring his parcel up to
FHA sta.'1dards would comrni t "econo!!li c suicide
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were uescribed as completely divorced from the housins market and
the capac ity of the neighborhood to sustain such housing .
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The Need for an Increased Emphasis on th·c: Promotion of Hor:ie
0',mership
Mr . Sternlieb maintained that the e::qJerience with the public housing
program indicated that better pnysical facilities will not produce by
themselves a corresponding improvement in living conditio~s. The G~etto
[ resident will not support m·ban rehabilitation unless it promis e s to
lead to some typ e of home ownership.
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The Desirability of Greater Administration Awareness of Urban
Froblerns
Senator Ribicoff criticiz ed the failure of execu-tive departments
generally to concern themselves with t he condition s that their progr2.:r.s
are designed to affect. He declared that the testimony of ~rr . Sternlieb
would enlighten Secretary Weaver and his associates in the Cabinet .
LEES. STERLING, Executive Director, Arr:erican Property Rights Association,
New Yor~ City
Mr. Sterling testified that the abolition of rent controls ar..d the
compulsory re - education of welfare _rec epients would be a large step
toward the solutiqn of New York City' s housing problem. He de"'-anded
that New York City rec,::ive no demonstr ation cities money until r ent
control imd welfare abus es were abolished.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST RELATED TO HUD RAISED AT HEARINGS OF
RIBICOFF SUBCOMMITTE® ON EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION
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December 2, 1966
JAMES M. HESTER, President, New York University
Mr. Hester evaluated the contributions which New York University
and similarly situated educational institutions are making to the
improvement of urban conditions. The shortage of available financial
resources created by a lack of support from public sources was :
seen as the major obstacle to the broadening of the university role
in urban affeirs.
1. The Improvement of Research on Urben Problems
President Hester stated that the effectiveness of university research
into urban problems was limited by the need to proceed on a project-
by-project basis. The availability of funds edecuate to finance long-
term programs would lead to an increased university research contribu-
tion.
2. The Need for Greater University Participation in the Administration
of Federal Government Frosrans Atrecting the City
senator Ribicoff stressed that the solution of urban problems depends
upon the recruitment of qualified persons to carry out programs which
Congress has authorized. Unless the University can increase its
supply of such personnel, the objectives of recently enacted laws
will not be realized. ‘
President Hester replied that N.Y.U.. was fulfilling its responsibiliv:
to the city within the framework of existing financial resources.
GEORGE STERNLIZB, Professor, Rutgers University Urban Studies Center
Mr. Sternlieb maintained that federal programs aimed at alleviating
substandard housing conditions have not achieved their objectives
because federal housing policy has not teken into eccount the
realities of the urban ghetto situation. The primary emphasis in
urban rehabilitation should be on the response of the persons living
in slum conditions to the measures designed to help then. |
1. Public Ipnorance of FHA programs
Mr. Sternlieb declared that the small ghetto landlord usually does
not know that FHA assistance is available. The awareness of
programs is limited to large property owners.
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2. The Imoact of FHA standards on Urban Rekebilitation
Mr. Sternlieb emphasized that the adoption of more sensible financing
arrengements in the field of low income housing was imperative. A
property owner in the ghetto who sought to bring his parcel up to
FHA standards would commit "economic suicide". The FHA stendards
Were aescribed as completely divorced from the housing market and
the capacity of the neighborhood to sustain such housing.
3. The Need for an Increased Emohasis on the Promotion of Home
Ownership
Mr. Sternlieb maintained thet the experience with the public housing
program indicated that better physical facilities will not produce by
themselves a corresponding improvement in living conditions. The Ghetto
resident will not support urban rehabilitation unless it promises to
lead to some type of home ownership.
hk. The Desirability of Greater Administration Avereness of Urban
Problems
Senator Ribicoff criticized the failure of executive departments
generally to concern themselves with the conditions thet their programs
are designed to affect. He declared that the testimony of Mr. Sternlieb
would enlighten Secretary Weaver end his associates in the Cabinet.
LEE S. STERLING, Executive Director, American Property Rights Association,
New York City
Mr. Sterling testified that the abolition of rent controls and the
compulsory re-education of welfare recepients would be a large st
toward the solution of New York City's housing problem. He deman
that New York City receive no demonstration cities money until rent
control and welfare abuses were abolished.
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CONS'l'.ANTINOS· IX)XIADIS J President , Doxi a dis As sociation
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Vrr . Doxia di s ma intained that t he cri s is of urba:., s o ciety c oul d b e
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a llevi ated only t hrough an appro ach b ase d upon systematic k.nowledGe
of hu man _settlements . The gre at defe ct of existi ng urban develo:p;nen-;-,
p rograms according to 1-ftr . Doxiadis i s t hat they h ave a n i mp act on a
l imite d segme nt of the totality o f urba n existenc e . Ti1e s e effor ts
c onfine d t o a singl e area c annot produce a f f i r mitive r esults bec ause
the problem of mas s tra." lspor tation or t he d ilerr.ma of the c e ntral
cit y are integrally r elat e d to the broader p atterns o f humon
s ettlement. The main points r ai s e d in the t e stimony and d~ring t he
questioni ng p e riod wer e the following :
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Mr . Doxiad.is stated tha t t he public hou s ing and u r ban r e t'.ewal p:•: :
h ave riot pre ve nted a worsening o f t e e ur b a n s itu ation . The d e:::~;:·___ _
c itie s progr a m was de scrib e d as "a · small beginning in t he direc·:.; i o;: o::· ·
c oord i nat ed ac tion , s mall in size and small as c ompared t o t !'le a r e as
i t mus t cove r . " .
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The 11ee d f or Avo idin·g Incre sed Pr essu re on Urbe.n J1.re.e.s
Mr . Doxiadi s sue;gested t h2.t t:.1~ cri s i s of the cit i es ~ight be 2.ggravc:cted
by a substant i a l incre a se in f e d eral ex_penc1i tures for urb&.n d e ve l o:;:irr,3nt .
Ari e a s ing o f the p re s sur e o f exi s ti n[!; cit i es t hrough the c onstru::::ti on
of n ew urban c enter s s hould b e cons i d e red .
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Feder al P-.cor;rar.-1s as a M8 chan:i_sm fo r Accuirinr; I ncreased !(r,owled;,2
o f Ur ban Pr obl ems
Mr . Doxi adi s s t r essed t h a t an awarene ss of t h e i nt e rrela t e d chan1c te r of
urban p r oblems should l ead t o a n i nten s i fied s t udy of s oci al , e c onorr.ic ,
an d po_l i t i cal p a tterns pre va i l i r.g in u r ban areas . He urge d that c;ov::::c:.:.:::e:t::.:.
p r o2:ro.ms should b e u til i z e d to p:t ovide increased knowl edge of these ::i:3."./c,:.::::·:·,::; .
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Th e Preserv at ion of Ouen S-93.ces
Mr . Dix i a di s declared t hat t he c onstruct j_on of public facili tief. in
s electe d areas would cnc ourac;c persons and b usi~esses to l ocate t~~m s e l v es i n a manner which would s erve the int ere::;ts of an enti:ce u rba:'l
r e 6 ion .
The c o:-iservat ion of open l ar,d b y the government is thus
n ecessa:cy t o the creation of an infrastructure of p'J.blic faciJ.ities
whic:, wou ld m8.ke po s sible orderly ur':)an deve lop:~!2nt .
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ITEMS OF INTEREST eee TO EUD RAISED AT HEAR INGS OF
RIBICOFF SUBCOMMITTES ON EXSCUTIVE RNORGA NIZATION
December 5, 1966 (morning)
CONSTANTINOS DOXIADIS, President, Doxiadis Association
Mr. Doxiadis maintained that the crisis of urban society could be
alleviated only through an approach based upon systematic knowledge
of human settlements. The great defect of existing urban development
programs according to Mr. Doxiadis is that they nave an impact on 24
limited segment of the totelity of urban existence. These efforts
confined to a single area cannot produce affirmitive results because
the problem of mass transportation or the dilemma of the central
city are integrally related to the broader patterns of humen
settlement. The main points raised in the sreuluoNy and during the
questioning period were the following:
1. The Failure of Federal Government Programs to Solve Uroan Prodlems.
Mr. Doxiadis stated that the public housing end urban renewal pr- 7
have not prevented a worsening of the urban situation. The dans... --
cities program was described as "a small beginning in the direction oF
coordinated achion, small in size and sine, as compared to the areas
it must cover.".
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2. The Need for Avoiding Increased Pressure on Urban Areas
Mr. Doxiadis suggested that the crisis of the cities might be egrravated
by a substantial increase in federal exvenditures for urban development.
fn easing of the pressure of existing cities through the construction
of new uroan centers should be considered.
3. Federal Programs as a Mechanism for Acquiring Increased knowledse@
of Urban Froblems
Mr. Doxiadis stressed that an awareness of the interrelated character of
urban problems should lead to an intensified study of social, econ Ones
and political patterns prevailing in urban areas. He urged that gover
programs should be utilized to provide increased knowledse of these patteax
kh. The Preservation of Oven Soaces
Mr. Dixiadis declared that the construction of public facilities in
selected areas would encourage persons and businesses to locate them-
selves in a manner which would serve the interests of an entire urban
region. The conservation of open land by the governinent is thus
necessary to the creation of an infrastructure of public facilities
wnicn would make possible orderly ursan developiisnt.
5. Urben Crisis Depends Unon a Limiteacicn ar
Mr. Doxiadis called for overall federel governpent control of the payvisrns
of human settlement. Tne continuation of commualty autoneny wath re. ce
development will produce a worsening of the urben crisis.
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Subcommittee on Exe2utive R~orga.~i z aticn o f the
Ser.ate Co~mittee on Government Operatio~s
Afternoon s ession :
De c ember
5) 1966
Witne ss:
Walter P. Reuther
Subj e ct:
Problems of the Citie s
Mr. Reuther was accompanied by Jack 'I'. Conway former Deputy Di1·ector
of the Housing and Ho;:;;e Fi nance Agency and OEO . Mr . Re utrse:::- c.e2..i ver2c:
h is statement on behalf of t he six ar..d one-half millicn industrial
workers re:presented by t h e I ndustrial Ur,io:1 Depart ment of the A.FL-CIO
and the millioYJ. and one -ha lf we:nbers of t he United Automobile , P.eros~13..2e
and Agricultural I :Ylp1,.ement Workers of P.neric a.
He advocated a weaving of all the el ements, h ousing, fu"lti - pollution
control and others , in co~oating urban blight . He s ai d that these
efforts must entail the n;ost participation possibl e by eve-:::yone
affected {3-:nd there must be a ma..xi mum coordir:.ation of effort . ·
He also said that t he problen:s of cit_ies are b eyond the e conor::ic c a:pf,::.::..li ti es
of the loc a l gcvernr!lents . However, h e feels t hat the real drive and U"lr 'J.st
rr.ust come fr or.i the l ocal level .
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!fir . Reuthe r proposed the creation of a I~ional Non:pro:;:i t
~-I0J~ng
Coruorat.."!_.on consistin g of the be st :ni:1cs fro::i7.a"oo::i.· ,- L:.na:-,c"e } i!:o.ust ·,y,
education, etc . He prefers t ,1is nongovernme ntal type oi' cor~)o1·at i o0.
b ecause sucn ari organiza.ticn would r:.ot be entrenched i::i. t:ic bm·e:c..uc :::-2.'.:, ic
p atte rns which are to be found in the governr.1ent . He also -chi::i:~s t:1...1.,
thi s type of orga.vi.iz ation would not involve in- fighting i·:hici"l is
sometimes prevalent _in governr:1ent oi ga.n iz ation s . In h is o::_:iinion } a
private orga..."lization would b e much m-::ire :flexible .
Jl"u" . Reu'cher , in suggestinG tnat the taslt cf r etuilding t::.e city be
done by the tot al co~11!Lunity ) de sc-:::ited the Detroit i<etropolitan Ci ti :-t,ei~s '
De velopmcr,t Aut:iori ty , of wl1ic:1 r.e i s no',, chairr.'.lan . He said tl:.at t r,j_s
Author:i.. ty j_s tryi ng to r 2bui2..d the city a ncl to qu2.lify Detroit a s a
D21r:onstration City. 'I~~ is Authority now h as t he .s.cti v 2 :participatio,. o:?
industry , :i:etail stores J churcr,es , c ivil r iG}lts groups 2.:.1c. r,.;21:. y othe::r::, .
He said the y are trying to c :r·eate a co~,11;uni ty :;iar"cnersni:p .
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.t-1,r . Re uther describ e d the three kinds of r:,o:ney w:1ic:1 t he g ::Ol;:;? ,;ill 1..:se
to build hou sinJ as " seed mon e ; ,) developr.,ent rr.oney and r:--.orts2.::.;,2 u:c,.e~-' .
}Ie s aid that t De seed· tj'!OD·::!Y is nee Ce d t o r.12.ke the plans a:~d s·c1143.215.248.551.lc..: c
int erest in the progra~n J bt1.t \·,· ill not b e- r eturned to the dc~ors or t:~s
goverr:.r;;ent i f rr:ac.e thro~isn grants . In thi s rega r d, he se.5- d that unic.:1
p ens ion f ur1ds could p robably b e 'J.sed only for mortgage mor.ey b e cause
the funds are cont.rolled by :Beards w0ich ,~t"J.st de c;ide ,-;het:--.. er t ;:.e inv e "'i:-::,2:--!t
of the r::ioney is se:cm· e . He s a id t hat see cl r::o!'.ley a.n.d d evelopr.'!e,1t mo:-,=--:;' ·.,c,, :2.c',
not "be a. pe:rr:-1i ss ible investr.1ent for t11ost pe!1sior: J:\1rAG.s .
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Oi:e fu_r1ction of the nonpro£'i t co:c-poration ; acco:cdine; to E:_·. Re1..i.:-her;
would be to stir.ml a te and e:1cot.n-age t:-.e ouild:Lr:.s o:.': low i nco,.1e h cusi r.:;:;
by g ivin 6 technical assista n c e to builder.:; wbo would 0:9::::i·ccte fo::: a
profit. He ·s2.id t~>iat t ::1e:·e wouid necessa1·il:,· be ex-.9e1·ts 2.v:1.ila-ole o:c
on call. He said that the key t o t he ·,,l-wle p:c-oblen; of ,r,:oviding lo,.;
i n c o:ne housing is to demonstr2.te the p ra".!t ic al c 2.:p3.bili ty 0£' sa.'-< :in~
public plmming compatible with :9r :!.sate plannine; a:1d builo.i::J.G ·
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Kr. Reuther s aid that h e is very e!1thl,siastic a':)out the Demcnstrat i ons
Ci t ie s Bill. .However ) he criticized Congr ess ' attitude to-.,·a rn ·ct Le
appro:;iriation o:;: n,oney for don;est i c programs . He thinks ti~a t these
prograo,s s hould be fu..rided a...½.ead of tic:2e ; so that the :Oe:92.rtrne:ot::; ,-,ill
k n ow what mone y is available and have the money in tb1e to pl a.., 2.::e::c.ci .
He thinks long term c ommi tt:n2nts should be mao.e for c.or,11:: sti c proc1·a::is
as ,,e l l as for mili t_ary progra:ns ar;d i'or,=i g n aid.
While c ri ticiz ine; pre s ent practices of 12nd use in cities ;
suggested that a l ar.d b2.nk should b e c reated to help l oc.3.l
p r ovi d e· l a,nd for low and r.1oderate inco,:.e housing . :-re s a id
could. l earn a lot from Great Eri tain . He also pointed. out
no slu~s in Swe e.e n .
1·~ Reuther
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thc:t the U . S .
th~t t her e &:-·::;
Mr . Reutl:.e r · c ont ended t hat the only way to r ed1_;_ce the cost of ouj_lcling
hou ses is to appl y modern ; advar::ced t ec:hriolo~y 2.s i.t h e.s b een e.:ppl i ed
t o such .fields as space ex-plo::.·atio::1 . Ee believes t ::-,2.t a ho·.1s-:: uorth
$16 ; 000 according to present standards could b e developed. an-:: 3old ::·o:::
$8, 000 if i ndustry i s sccn-m how to do i t b y research ins'ciG2,tcd by t h e
gove r nment or a private :::i.on - profi t cor·::;ioratio;1 .
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11.r . Reuther was h igi1ly c ritical of t he present s~rstems of r.~s s t~ ... ,,sus :r'c.?,:~j_c,:1
in this country. rie s ai d that t he _c ar i ndustry ':iill e ver;tuaJ.ly uffe:c fn:;:.1
self- s tra.'1gul at ion o n the high,-rays . Fie thinks it i s ri diculous for a
p erscn to c arry a ton and. a h a l f of rcetal with nir,1 to wcrli: everyds.y .
Ma in que stions r a i se d by Subcorm;ii ttee :
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Fa1~t icii;>ati on by private inc1.11str:y in r eOuilC.ir..f- ci ti.es .
l-1r . Ri b ::.coff 2.s~ed i-!D.lter Beuther whe:::. ratio \-:culo. b e de s i :rE..ble :o:cp art ici.p:i.tion by private indus t r y 2.:.1tl go\rey_~:.!e P-t i :r1 r ebuilf~inG 2i t i er, .
Mr . ~e utr..er replied that he t hcc:::;_lt the mi:-i. irau:1 ratio s h ould oo $1 o:::
gove:rr.i~G2nt mo!1e:>' for e--..rer:/ ·~5 of private fu.r. c~.s used . ·I 1his \·.:-a s the r 2.-:.i.0
p r oposed by Davi d Rockefeller.
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Tee.chin;::; mi c r s.,, ts t o live in the c:i.ty .
The Cnairt,1EL'1 aske d w:io t eaches the farm p e o::;ile h ow to live i:1 c.itio s 21c.
how to e:void tur-ning hrn.l :::- ins into slu'.'1 ~2ss . He c laice d thi s i s o;t.:::::,
the gli ght of public housing in r.-.2.r!y cities . r-:r . Re uther :;aic. t nat t:--,::
w1fort-..1r).ate thi.Dg is th a"c most new city d,,•ellers leE..l'[", i'l'O",. tt:.e :;::,20::_:iL, ,. -:: .::Xnv·.-i tic l ec.. st. abou"~ l:r_;·.., to li\~8 ~n a . : . : ~~y . __. . :::. :.(~ "'.:11.::.J.:, : .::c·:22;.-- : :1:.:~ .-::)_·;~,
b e cr6aniz e d from the slutT!s to co ba c~ into the sJ.u~~s e.2:.d st':.O\·! -.9co~l.e >o-·:·
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Se:nator RibiGoff a·skecl ho·w i s the govern:nent org.:Lu.ized to tc..~:e caJ."~ ot
the pro1)lems of urban -~~r.-1·2 ric 2.. . t·T . Co::P,-ts_:_y.. said t!-:at t !1.e so --1e!·1:r~er!.lc 1 s
r ead::r for a ne\; Eoover Cc:.1~·;1ission . }Ie m2.de t 11e :£'oll0'".-.ring su3ge st :=-.0:1::
Y(n.ich wo"'..lld in his opinio:1 str~::Gthen the go-,.:""e:!."'nt1ent ' e. c.bi l i t~.- to de cJ_
·with tl1e urba!:t crisis:
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Group functions together as was done in t.he D:!fer1se :r2r, urt~n·:::rrt a~1.Q
Coordinate from above:: .
cutting of pro ::::rai:13 Con':! by the Burer·.u of the I,~d ge t .
would pl(lll &:c.d de·-;elop :;:>rogrc.:.1s f:c-0:1 •,·/ hi cl1 _t-ll·.-: i>::--c s!.d/:~n t cov.1. ,::
select the rcost useful . T.he a.dv~tr.\ced. I>lennj_ng futh~·t.ion of t ~:,~
execut:L-:1,~ br:~nch s hould :1ot. co6e u n d\-::j_... ~~he Eu.re au o f th e 5-J d{: :·: ~~
bec au.se it s}1ould be done o·J.t front nn1 n.\')t t e l1ii1d clc st.:d Cl.Oi..:i ~·s .
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all the tool=· avails.Ole and fit thern t O th2 !le eds o f ~.oc2.l.
corrll--nuni t i es J:"CrtC..er than --~:"ice v e:csa .
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cre a .J(:. e Q a cotins.il 2.::-id have do:·~e cu~:-i e.x citi nc; t l1in[;s e. s hoJ.O.i.n-~ .::! l sr_;:::-:·- 2
2uJ.d build i ng p l ayt; ::'ol:;.n ds .
Se nato:t Ke:--~11eCy wl;.:.o .·tas not present ask8d t h.~cu_-.30.. · -L~e Che.i 1·tt~2.n -..:~ ::;t:.};e; ~·
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l ocal level . ff:Y . Reut:1.er said he is very much in fa,,-or of theL'l . :S:e ,:e..,ts
a N2:tional Corporation to work with the total probler.! and t o 02 bc:.c~ed
u p by local corpo2:·at io!1s .
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National Nor.:profit Housing Corp orc.tion .
Senator Ri.oicoff said that the only person· he could think of ".,ho would
be capable of a ssemblins the r.ecess ary leve l of representation fror,
foun c.ations , u__--i.i versi ties , l abor , fin2.nce , ir::dustry and ot::ie:::- fields
to participate i:1 t he n2.tional c or pora .:.ion 1 would be t he Pre side nt .
The Senator said t!lat he h opes t he President will consider ti:-1is :_;;ropc s2.l .
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Ho':-r to avoid continua tion of c. ,,.;e lfare sta te .
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Consres s ma..11 J ames Scheuer ( D - N. Y . ) who was present at th:; h e ari ngs
asked Mr . Reuther hm; third genera tion. wel::'Etre famil ies 8Ld :9:.·ec.ictc.':)2..e
drop - outs c 8.J.'1 "be avoi ded . l/,r . Rc1.:the r said that tne recc:r:8 2nci.at icns
made by tr..e ~ e s idec1t ' s Cow:1i. s s i er:. 0:1 .114cr..2.t i 5m s:1ould be i tr:_pl e,~,entcc,.
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be allowe d to do this without loosin8 his welfare ::;:,ayment so tha t the
person will aspire to living on a hit:;her pla.ri.e . ·
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Mr . Re uther said thc.t a.ri.other wa y to avoid a welf are state 8..."ld put
people to work is to have a s t.,_nd2.rdi zed c o::-;:;,'J.t. e:::-' z ed e;n:::,7 o·-::::cr.,. n.:- ·
At p re sent 1 Mr . Re ut h e r clair:12d 1 ttie :.:"i 1· c,y e;1 c,rei:criect s--ca--:, 2 syste:,,s 2.·'.·-=
obstacles t o the setting up o f efficie r:.t c ctT::_:iut ers ,:hich c ould m2."'.:.ch :.::-..
une,·a:;,loyed p e r son to a job withi n a r.:att er o -: r:,i nutes . i,'..r . R2u t h e r
s aid t hat the whole p e :!: son 1 his hobbi es a s we ll 2.s h i s ski lls , is n o".;
ta:~e n i nto account u..r1 c.er the p r e s e nt S'.:. at e systecns .
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Missin p; e l ement
in the s J.uc:-1s .
Conbressr.1an S~heuer asked what i s ti-!e missi;:r.t3 element that has no-r, ce .:::n
u sed to h e lp the cit y and ,-:heth e:..- this ele,:1e ::1t i s r.10:ce suLoidiz e c1 :10L,s :.:-.f/ '
Mr . Conwa y s a id ti1at on e r e a s on the gov e r nrr.8:1'-:, h as not h e l p e d · enou gh 5.:..
subsidi zing h ousing i s that in t he. o e:;i.nnin c; EBJ,'A was a f i n2.11e:ial i r. st~.tt·.~-:'..r.,.'.:.
macle avai l abl e fo r p riv at e i r.dust,:y . He said that the A;;,e,~cy '.-ia s n ot :;,0oj:::. ,
o r i ented.
Change in Witness s che dule :
An t hony De cha".lt , Presid ent , ::-Io.t icna.J_ Fc.rrr.e:r:s lin ic::-i '., i l l not t e stify c ::-.
Tuesday Deceuber 6 . D~-. ;-/ill iac!l Dcebele , Gre.c:.u 2.te School of D:::sie;n ,
Harvard Un i versi t y w2.s shLfted f r o:n \·lcdr:esda y t o 'I \ .:.esd.8.:f L:,s-'.:.e.s.d .
I,Ie l vin Thom1 Ne.ti o r.al I ndian Youth Council n B.s been 2.dcle d. ·co tbe li s t fo:::Monci.ay , December 12 .
M<::r:i'.)e rs pre sent:
Senator Ribie:off
Coc~ressr:!a..'1 J ames H. Scheuer ,
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Tait t. o> eee: ; ‘
Subcommittee on Executive Reorgenizetion of the
Senate Committee on Government Operations
Afternoon session: December 5, 1965
Witness: Walter P. Reuther
Subject: Problems of the Cities
Mr. Reuther was accompanied by Jack T. Conway former Devuty Director
of tne Housing and Home Finance Agency and OHO. Mr. Reuther deliveres
his statement on behalf of the six and one-half milion industrial
workers represented by the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO
and the million and one-half members of the United Automobile, Aerosnace
and Agricultural Imolement Workers of Americe.
He advocated a weaving of all the elements, housing, anti-pollution
control and others, in combating urban blight. He said that these
efforts must entail the most participation possible by everyone
affected end there must be a maximum coordinetion of effors.:
He also said that the problems of cities are beyond the economic capebilivies
of the local governments. However, he Yeels that tne real drive anc thr o
must come from the local level.
Mr. Reuther proposed the ereation of a National Nonprofit zousing
Corvoration consisting of the best minds from laoor, rinance, industry,
education, etc. He prefers this sen vernmental type oF corporation
because such an organizaticn would not be entrenched in the bureaucratic
a7 ee
also thinks tnas
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patterns which are to be found in the government. He +
Te type of organization would not involve in-fighting whicn is
ometimes prevalent in government organizations. In his opinion, a
peleeie organization would be much more Flexible.
Mr. Reuther, in suggesting taav the task of retuilding tie city be
done by the totel community, described the Detroit Metropolitan Citi
Development Authority, of which he is now chairman. He said the
Authority is trying to reouild the city and to qualify Detroit a2
Demonstration City. . This Authority now has the active p i
industry, retail stores, churches, civil rignts group
_He said they are trying to create a community vartnersnin.
Mr. Reuther described the three xinds of money which the eEoup Will use
to build housing as "seed money", development money and ,
He said that the seed’ money is nee
interest in the progran, but will
government if rade through grants In this regard,
pension funds could probably & 2 used only for moregag
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profit. He seid thet there would necessarily be exerts available or
on call. He said that the key to the whole problem of providing Low
income housing is to demonstrate the practical capability of tiexing
pudlic planning compatible with orivete planning and buildings.
Mr. Reuther said that he is very enthusiastic about the Den
Cities Bill. However, he criticized Congress! attitude tor
approsrietion of money Tor domestic programs. He thinks + se
programs should be funded shead of tims, so that the pesextieibe wil
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as well as for military programs and Yoreign aid.
While criticizing present practices of lend use in cities, Mr Reuther
sugzested that a lend bank should be created to help local nities
provide’ land for low and moderates income housing. He said that the U. 6.
gees learn a lot from Great Eritain. He also pointed out that there are
no slums in Sweden.
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houses is to apply modern, advanced technolosy a
to such fields as space exolorati at, ES habiovwe
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in this country. de seid that the car industry will eventuslly suffer fren
self-strangulation on the highways. E
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1. Particivetion by private industry in rebuilding cities.
Mr. Ribicoff asked Walter Reuther what ratio would be
participation by private industry and gover in
Mr. Reutner replied th re he thought the minimum ravio sh
government money for EVERY. 35 of private funds used.
prososed by David Rock mereller.
2. Teaching migrants to live in the city.
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how to avoid turning housing into slum ereas
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7. How to avoid continuetion of 6 welfare state.
Congressman James Scheuer (D - N.Y.) who was eee at the hearing
asked Mr. Reuther how third sla isto welfare families and predict
drop-outs can be avoided. Mr. Reuther sai that the recomex
made by the President's n Augomation should be
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incentives, such as earning outside money. He thinks that a recipi
be allowed to do this without loosing his welfare payment so that
person will aspire to living on a higher plane.
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people to work is to have 2 stendardized comouterized emolo:
person he could think of who would
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obstacles to the setting up of efficient ccmputers which could match
unemsloyed person to a joo within ea matter of minutes. Mr. Reuther
seid that the wnole person, his hobbies as well as his skills, is now
taxen into account uncer the present State systens.
8. Missing element in the slums.
Consressman Scheuer asked what is the missing
sed to help the city end whether this element is more subsidized hou
Mr. Conway said that one reason the government has not helped -encug!
subsidizing housing is that in the beginning HHA was a financial in
element that has not reson
made available for private industry. He said tnat the Asency was not a
oriented.
Change in Witness schedule:
inthony Dechan residen National Farmers Union wi now t
Anthony Dechant, esident, Naticnal F s Union will t
Tuesday December 6. Dr. | jillian Deebele, Graduate Sch
Harvard University was shifted from Wednesday to Tuesday
Melvin Thom, Netional Indian Youth Council nas been edde
Monday, December 12.
Members present:
Senator Ribicorr
Congressman James H. Scheuer, (D-NY)
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OF RIBIC ()?:f' su:::!C:-=-~ii·:?~~- c:-; E(_ECU-:r·rv~ RSOl~GJ:.~TIZ..6..:J~'I0:·-1
December
6, 1966
( Morning )
BAYARD RUSTII'J , Exe cutive Director , A. E.i,ili_p ·· Randolph Institute
Mr . Rustin e.ttrioui:,ed r ecent :nEJ.r2ifesta tions of r a cial conflict to e.
n at ional sh or cage of jobs , educational opportu.,.'1.i ties , 2.nd housin; 1 which
c reates the fee.r tha t j\iegro advances will prove detrimental to w:C.ites .
He urged the adoption 0£' the proposed 11 freedc:;i budget" so that sc2. rcities
i n the fields of e;u.ployr.ient , ·housing , 2nd educe.tion ce.n ce elimins.ted .
An econo~ic and sociolocica l ana lysis of r a cial prejudice and e.lienation
c ompels the concl usion tha t progress can be achieved only tbrou--3;h a
L'l2.ssive n2.tional commitment to t he :i.r.iprove;rrent of urban concli tions . The
IT:.atn p oints r a j_sed in the testimon y 2.c1d the questioning period were toe
following :
1.
The Effect of tl, e Eousin3 Shortage on n~.ce Relat:i.ons
Mr . Rust:i.n stress e d t:1. e ir:1port,2.nce of ass uri ne; all inco,':le grou:9s effec"-:.i ,:e
a c ces s to tte housi n3 rr,a r~ e t . He pointed out that the existence o:f h oi.;.s i n~
scarcities l ea ds wni·t.cs to support re st rictive prac tic es 2nd f'orces r{e[,;ro-2 s
to l j_ve in substanda rd hous i n.3 .
2.
The Fa ilure of t he 1,:::1 r~-cet ?-'.e cha:1.ism
Mr, Rus tin support e d the view of Profess or G3.lbr2 ith t ha t socia l and estbe~ic
values should have prior:i.ty over fin anc i a l c ons iderat ions in urba n develop:nent .
A . FrlILIP RAJTDOLPrt , President , A. Pnilip R-2.ndolph Institute
Mr. Randolph ana lyzed the probl em of winnins politica l support for the
11 fr eedor:i bud2;et " appro::'. ch to urban prob l en s .
He decl a r e d t :C.at 2. c caJ.i t ion
of libe ral el ements could b e fanne d with s,Lfficient stre: Ds;th to ·,ii.n appro,:a l
for t he expenditure of $185 billion of r edera l fu"lds
..
over a period of ten
yea rs. Th e r:12. in poi n";:,s r ai sed in the testiJ:iony and cluri:!:lg the ques tioning
period 1-:e re the followin g :
1.
Tne ~ i'fect of Fe der2.l Hou.sin~ Polici es
Mr, Ra ncJo1:Jh asserted tte~ FeC::e1-e l prog r-2.2s have subsidized housinsi; fer
persons i n the r:i iod1 e and D.p~e r incc,,:e gr01...r;_:is to the neg;::1.. ect of t he :poor.
The fli ght fro:n the c entra l ci ty to suburbia ha s bee n nac.e p ossible l-i;yFedere.l e:·c-peudi tures , whJ.le a nuch s ~,a.ll e r c:..:ilOUci ::, has gone t o provide
t h e p oor wit:1 hi 6 }1-rise se;rese.ted bousin3: projects. ?-Ir, Rs.ndcl ph noted
tD.2..~ t!:is cc~cli.lsic~1 ~. ,~::.s se-'.: foi-t,':: i:--! tl!e :re;:01.,. ~ cf tI":2 1,.;}1ite }Ic-usr:: C::r:_~~2:r2:-.~c:
on Civil ~ights .
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2.
2
The Heed for Planned Soc~al. Ir..·,;estr,1ent
Mr. Randolph advoc a ted the adopU.on of a program of planntne: social
investment in urban develop,ent rather tha n a counter subsidy for l ow-income ,- ·
housing .
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At Wea LAGS
RGANIZATIO?
December 6, 1955 (Mornings) te
BAYARD RUSTIN, Executive Director, A. Philip Randolph Institute
Mr. Rustin ettrisuted recent manifestations of racial conflict to @
national shortage of jots, educational ovoportunities, and housing, which
creates the fear that Negro advances will prove detrimental to whi
He urged the edeption of the proposed "freedou budget" so that sea
in the fields of employment, housing, and education can te eliminate ‘
An economic and sociological analysis of racial prejudice and alienation
compels the conclusion that progress can be achieved only through 4
massive national commitment to the improvement of urban conditions. The
main points raised in the testimony and the questioning period were th
following: ’ “%
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1. The Effect of the Hougins Shortage on Race Relations
Mr. Rustin stressed the importence of assuring all income grouos effective
access to the housing market. He pointed out that the existence of housings
scarcities le2sds whites to support restrictive practices and forces Negroes
to live in susstanderd housings.
‘ Wats a1 e 2 1 Market Me anism
2 The Failure of the Marke chanis
Mr. Rustin supported the view of Professor Galbraith tt
hat social and esthetic
values should have priority over financial considerations rp
an development.
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, President, A. Pailip Randolph Institute
Mr. Randolph enalyzed the problem of winning political support for the
"freedom budget" approach to urban problems. He declared that e coalition
of liberal elements could be formed with sufficient strength to win apvoroval
for the expenditure of $185 billion of Federal funds over a period of ten
years. The main points raised in the testimony and during the questioning
pericd were the following:
1. The Hifect of Federal Housine Policies
Mr. Randolph asserted that Fecerel prozrams have subsidized housing for
persons in the middle and upper inccme Groups to the nexlect of the poor.
The ehent fron the central city to suburoia nas been made possible by
Federal expenditures, While @ much smaller emounts nas sone to provide
the poor with high-rise s earegesed housing vrojects. ir. Randolph noted
tnet tris conclusion was set Torthn in the rerorc of the White House Contersnce
on Civil Riz
t
fh
2. The Need for Planned Social Investment -
Mr. Randolph edvocated the adoption of a program of planning social
investment in urban development rather than a counter subsidy for low-income ”
housing.
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wa s tha t b u i l dine; c odes or hous ing c o·des , ele ct r ica l or plurr.ci:r..g c ode s
do n ot promote e f f ici e n cy i n c onst ruct i on and e.r e , i n f a ct , ins t i tut i o:1:.11
i nh ib i t ors to eff i ci e ncy in r ebui l di ng our u rba n areas .
He a l s o c r i U. ci zed p r e sent gove r nme nta l policy i n r e 6 a rd to the di st1·i ou ti on of pa t e nt ri ghts t o i n v e n'.:.i ons a ri sing out of r e sea rch a n d d ev l'! l op me nt carr i e d on by private i ndust r y , but fi nanced i n whole or in pe.rt
b y the Gove rn.rne:1t . He s a i d t hat pre sent pol ic y disc ou r age s p a r t ici p3. t :i. on
b y p ri vate i ndustry .
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of corpo ration . He b el ie ve s it would b e b ette r t o ha ve an a£en cy 1 ik e
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op inion , r e habili t at ion a nd low- i ncor.1e h ousing i n g e nera l are not
a t tra c t i ve t o p r ivate i nves tors . Be s a id tha t Thoma s Paine , t he
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b e i::-1.:~er ested and induc ed in"'co a.ttendi112; s u..:!h a session .
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so:ne !)TOgress in thj_ s area. b ece..1.ls e of the r\=:qt:.ir·:::::-~1:.~n t. :i. n tJ1i:!
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to overall urban planning; to integrated police, fire and ambulance
communication networks etc.
He suggested that there be more and better communication and cooperat
between business leaders and political leaders in seeking the solutions:
to urban problems. He then described different projects in which his
company has participated. He also said that more extensive research is
needed into the demands of the city. GE is working to discover how
it can effectively apply to city problems what was learned through its
participation in systems development for the defense and the space
programs.
TEMPO, a GE center in Santa Narbara, California, has an experimental
program with the City of Netroit to introduce program packaging and
budgeting techniques learned through its cost/effectiveness Work on
Defense Department problems. It is also working with the University
of Minnesota con an experimentel city program to be built near
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inhibitors to efficiency in rebuilding our urban ereas. .
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NASA, with an accepted objective for the general public. He said th
is a social problem and should be kept in the nonprofit area. In hi:
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attractive to DELUGE investors. He said that Thomas Paine, “the
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Box 22, Folder 18, Document 9
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Box 22 Folder 18
Folder topic: Task Force on Cities | 1966