Box 6, Folder 6, Document 4

Box 6, Folder 6, Document 4

July 11, 1966

- Mr. Charles L. Davis
City Comptroller

City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Charlie:

Your letter of July 7 regarding Brown Engineering Company's
presentation has some good suggestions. I would like to
comment on some items that you brought up.

Atlanta Metropol submitted an application for a grant of
$65,000. This is the only figure that has been approved
by Metropol and by the Council of Local Governments. Jack
Harrell of Brown Engineering talked with Dr. Emmerich of
the Department of Justice and suggested amending the ap-
plication to increase the grant to $100,000. Dr. Emmerich
was to talk with his superiors and then let Metropol know
how to proceed, To date we have no further word. Any
amended application should be considered by both Metropol
an@ MACLOG before being submitted officially.

We have no commitment to Brown Engineering. Brown's Wash-
ington office learned of our application and decided that
they would like to be our consultants. We should investi-
gate further and pick the best qualified firm.

Before we consider a contract with Brown Engineering or any-
one else I recommend that we reach an understanding on
several other matters. For example, is Atlanta willing to
provide the computer service for Metropol? If so, then ob-
viously Atlanta should have a major voice in the selection
of the computer consultant. If preliminary studies indicate
that Metropol is able and willing to pay its share of the

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cost, then the design work should be merged with Atlanta's
plans. We should avoid duplication of effort and try to
use the funds to speed up the work.

We will be happy to distribute to the committee full infor-
mation on this project when received. You certainly should
not be expected to act on something handed to you at a
meeting.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Yours very truly,

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WMJr irc Engineer-Planner

ec: Mr. Alan Kiepper
Mr. Harold McCart
an Barl Landers

+ Dan Sweat

Mr. George Berry