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APRIL-MAY
MONTHLY MILESTONES: HUD and the City of Atlanta signed the
official implementing contract for supplemental funds. The
first delegate agency contract - the intra-neighborhood bus
system - was being finalized and was expected to be effected
the first part of June. A thorough review of all 1969 pro-
jects was initiated and nearly completed. The majority of

administrative staff positions was filled.

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MILESTONES NEXT PERIOD: Many delegate agency contracts are
to be promulgated. Finalization of the Plans and Eval-
uation system is to be effected. Staffing is expected to

be completed.

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CONTRACT NO. MP.~10=001
City of Atlanta
Model Neighborhood Program
673 Capitol Avenue, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315
Johnny C. Johnson, Director
April-May Bi-Monthly Report
June 10, 1969 ;
Report No. 7
Prepared By Alan Wexler
Technical Write

INDEX
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Economic Development....csceccscsceecsces 9

State Participation... ..cessccccccucccece 12

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Problems..«ecc. epesoe ee esne eee eee ese eaeeees eee enoere 12
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RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT ...cccsccrcennsecescocscsese 14

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MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

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General, Project Status, and Other Related Projects Under

Coordination

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The City of Atlanta and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development officially signed

‘the $7.175 million supplemental funds contract

May 20. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. signed for Atlanta
and Ed Baxter, Regional Administrator, signed for
HUD. Present for the ceremony were Earl Metzger,
Regional Model Cities Director, and Johnny C. Johnsor
Atlanta Model Cities Director.

On May 29, the City officially designated the
Negro-owned Citizens Trust Company to be the official]
depository for supplemental funds. This represents
the largest account ever ectxiblished by the City of
Atlanta in a Negro-owned Bank.

Also on May 29, Model Cities signed its first
delegate agency contract - with the Atlanta

Transit System for a $205,000 intra=-neighborhood

mus system. Mayor Allen, other political leaders,
business leaders and news media representatives

were given a tour of the bus route, which officially
was to start June 4.

Other priority contracts were scheduled to be
signed during the coming reporting period.

A comprehensive review of all supplementally-
funded projects was completed by the Plans and
Evaluation and Program Management Divisions. This
review was designed and executed to assure that
each project was pronerty 4Acfiucd and addressed
itself to the specific objective for which it was
designed. In addition, pre-contract reviews were
held with a specially-appointed review team from
the Model Cities Executive Board.

The Plans and Evaluation staff began formalizing
a Resident Service Information System which would

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permit Model Cities to serve more adequately each
resident who comes into contact with any project
in the program. The system would involve non-
supplemental-funded as well as supplemental~funded
agencies. Contacts were made with private firms
which might be capable of designing the system.

Also included in preparation for implementation

‘was a comprehensive salary study regarding similar

job classifications in the various components.
The purpose of the study was to discover salary
differences in positions which will require the
same type of work. Wherever such discrepancics
were found, the appropriate agencies were asked
to review their salary scales.

In accordance with a HUD request, Model Cities
submitted an overall survey regarding in-house and
on-loan administrative personnel. The study includec
salary scales, recruiting practices, and types of
positions. HUD had requested such action to compare
Similarities and differences among the various Model
Cities programs throughout the nation.

Concentrated work continued on planning for the ten-
agency multi-purpose center scheduled to be completec
by July 15. Commodore Corporation of Omaha, Nebraski:
was the low bidder for the modular-constructed,
20,000 sq. ft. facility. The contract with Commodo:
is expected to be signed during the coming
reporting period. The contract with the Atlanta
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HEW initiated a signoff system whereby any of its
future projects affecting 50% of the Model Cities
area residents would require a certificate of appro-
val from the Model Cities Director.

Several meetings were held with the ten agencies
weich will be housed in the temporary multi-purpose
facility. Among the major results were establish-
ment of an operating committee to oversee the
quality of services to residents and the resolving
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of various administrative matters (decentralizing
phone service, system for paying utility bills,etc.).
The Committee will include agency representatives
and residents.

With the Work Incentive Program (WIN) scheduled
to begin in July, Model Cities established a WIN
program Task Force for the Model Cities area. This

‘Task Force will include representatives from the

State Department of Family and Children Services
(DFCS), Fulton County DFCS, Georgia State Employ~
ment Service, Senior Citizens, and Model Cities.
Its purpose will be to develop means of coordin-
ating whatever services are needed to make WIN
successful (day care, etc.).

Several meetings were held to discuss the problem
of hunger. The participants were convened by
federal HEW officials and included representatives
of federal and local agencies. Subsequently and

as a result of the meetings, Model Cities convened
a meeting of several community-based agencies

at which a U.S. Department of Agriculture official
explained the new Food For Children program. As

a result of that meeting, some community-based
agencies actually filed applications for the
program.

Representatives from the Washington and Regional
offices of HEW's Social Rehabilitation Service
met in an all-day briefing session with Model
Cities staff members. Their purposes were to
learn how the various Model Cities proposals
related to their particular work and to study
Model Cities needs.

Several meetings were held with the Fulton County
DFCS, and Senior Citizens in developing a protective
services project for senior citizens.

Contacts were made with the Board of Education to
develop a training program for senior citizens.
This program would train senior citizens who would
be working in the Model Cities program and persons
who would be working with the senior citizens.
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The proposal by the Fulton County DFCS for

Housing Aid to the aged was submitted to and
reviewed by Washington federal officials. The
program would coordinate information flow on housing
for senior citizens and would also emphasize social
services.

The health component project entitled Health,

Education and Services was not favorably considered
by HEW's regional Technical Review Committee. This
project, which was for $1.3 million of the total
$2.9 million health component budget,is considered
vital to the overall program. It would provide
pre-paid health care, family outreach workers and
dental services. ,

At least partially because of the unfavorable
review on the above project, three other projects
will probably be temporarily delayed- These
projects are the Health Facility building,

the Group Practice Project and the Multi-phasic
Screening Center. The latter two projects would
have been housed in the Health Facility. Model
Cities officials felt that without the Health,
Education and Services Project, the other three
projects could not fully achieve their objectives.

The Family Planning Clinic project was still being
considered by HEW's Children's Bureau and was
expected to be funded when some relatively minor
matters were resolved.

Favorable response was also expected from HEW's
Social Rehabilitation Service regarding the
proposed Mental Retardation Workshop project.

The mental Health Planner project was still under
in-house review.

The Preventive Dental Care Project was being
rewritten prior to first submission.

Georgia State College was funded by HEW to train
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Better Health Corporation Board. The Board,
incorporated in January, also has seven
professionals.

Tra coime prevention, major emphasis was in.
developing the best possible relationship with
every known criminal justice agency working in
the area and/or that will have an impact on the
area. Contacts included the Atlanta Police
Department, the Fulton County Juvenile Court,
Fulton County Probation Department, Fulton County
Parole District Office, State Board of Pardons and
Parole, State Division of Children and Youth, State
Board of Corrections, National Council on Crime
and Delinquency, etc.

Meetings were held with members of the residents'
crime prevention committees and with members of the
professior=1-Techrical Advisory Committee. The 1969
crime prevention plan was introduced and discussed

at the meetings, and the committees were asked to
make input for 1969 implementation and 1970 planning.

The Crime Prevention Planner did detailed work

in preparation for implementation of the crime data
compilation project. This project, the planner

feit, should be one of the first to be implemented

in his program because it is so interrelated with all
aspects of his 1969 program and with future planning.

Most of the negotiations were arranged with the
Atlanta Board of Education regarding the numerous
educational projects which will receive supple-
mental funds in 1969 (Total supplemental funds:
$2,159,00). Final details wre expected to be
worked out in the coming reporting period.

A planning committee was formed to work on key issues
which will be involved in the proposed educational
complex. Included on the committee are represen-
tatives of the Board of Education, Model Cities,
residents, consultants, the Housing Authority, and
the City Planning Department. The need for more land

or a cutback in the program were two issues which
were facing the committee.
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Three meetings were held with regional federal
officials, Model Cities officials and Board of
Education officials. Discussions centered on new

or existing possible funding resources. From these
meetings, the Board of Education and Model Cities
proceeded on developing proposals for money available
throught the "Talent Search" project.
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A cooperative agreement was developed between
Model Cities, the Atlanta Housing Authority and
the City Housing Code Inspection Division
regarding properties inside and outside 1969
clearance and rehabilitation areas.

Basically, in 1969 Rehabilitation Areas, the
Housing Authority will obtain a list of struc-
tures which have met city code enforcement
standards in recent years. Owners whose pro-
perties currently meet the standards will have

the option of either taking advantage of possible
grants or loans under the Housing Authority's
rehabilitation program to meet project standards
or continuing to maintain structures in compliance
with the City Housing Code.

In future-designated rehabilitation areas other
than those of 1969, the Housing Code Division will
participate on a complaint basis only.

The Housing Authority will be fully responsible
for demolition activities in 1969 clearance
action areas.

In future-clearance areas the Housing Code Division
will become involved only on a complaint basis,
Generally, no new equipment installation will be
required unless the residents‘ health or safety
would be a factor without such work.

The Housing Authority, the City Building Department
and Model Cities developed policies and procedures
for inspecting and approving new prefab housing.

Model Cities worked with the Georgia State Employment
Service (GSES) to plan a construction training pro-
gram for residents. It would be administered
through the Model Cities Housing Center.

Meetings were held with representatives of the
Citizens and Southern National Bank regarding

their possible assistance in waking money and
technical assistance available for housing rehabil~
itation and construction (See Economic Development
Section).
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A cooperative agreement was arranged with the City
Planning Department which will allow Model Cities

to receive advance notice of all Model Cities area
zoning requests. The advance notice will allow
Model Cities to review and comment on these important
matters.

Discussions were held with representatives of the
Greater Atlanta Housing Development Corporation.

The purpose was to persuade the Corporation to
provide seed monies and technical assistance in HUD's
235 and 236 housing construction programs and in
235=J rehabiliation projects. The Corporation is

a private-non-profit group sponsored by Atlanta
Businessmen.

The Housing Authority, the Greater Atlanta Housing
Development Corporation and Model Cities agreed to
explore the feasibility of relocating existing
houses which are in the path of the present Atlanta
Airport construction program.

Model Cities began reviewing an Urban Design Frame-
work Proposal for the areas. The Proposal was
developed by a team of professionals.

Model Cities worked with the Housing Authority in
developing a project management control system

for the Authority's Neighborhood Development Program
(NDP) .

Pittsburgh neighborhood businessmen discussed with
Model Cities how they could become involved in
building businesses in renewal areas and in becoming
active in other areas of the Model Cities Program.

It was agreed to submit design plans to the City's
Civic Design Commission.

The nation's first delegate agency contract was
signed with the Atlanta Transit System for
initiation of the intra-neighborhood bus system.
(See Administration Section.)

As of the end of the reporting period, the Atlanta
Housing Authority had completed approximately 85%
of its rehabilitation area inspection work. A
total of 25 grants had been made, ranging from
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$2,800 to $3,000. The total figure for all the
grants was $73,576. Housing Authority Officials
said numerous persons in the area were not
qualifying for the grants because of the $3,000
yearly gross—income limitation. Eight to ten
grantees had completed their rehabilitation work as
of the end of the reporting period.

Regarding loans, between 50 and 60 were heing
processed for possible activation after July 5.
Loan applications in the region had been terminated
for the 1968-69 fiscal year, but HUD officials
indicated that sufficient monies would be available
in the approaching fiscal year. In all, some 150
loan applications had been filed, although many of
the applicants were expected to have yearly gross
incomes exceeding the maximum ($8,400 for a family
of seven).

Housing Authority officials initiated action
designed to inform members of the U.S. Congress
that the gross income loan limitations were too
low. A congressional act in 1968 had established
the limits on any NDP project begun after August
1968. The act did not, however, affect previously-
approved Urban Renewal efforts. Therefore, in the
nearby West End Urban Renewal area, there are no
income limitations. a

In clearance activities, 4 parcels had been acquired
of the 378 parcels scheduled for 1969 acquisitions.
Appraisals of approximately 80% of the 378 parcels
had been made. Most parceis were expected to be
acquired within approximately 3 months.

Four consultants were hired by the Housing Authority
to work with residents in preparing the land-use
plan and a 1970 Neighborhood Development Plan.

By the end of the reporting period, two communities
had met with their consultants.

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Intensive recruiting was curtailed during most of the
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However, the May 20 Atlanta-Model Cities - HUD
supplemental~fund contract signing was to result
in much greater activity during the coming report-
ing period. It was decided that the Economic
Opportunity Atlanta Neighborhood Center Manpower
Units would conduct the call-in and referral work
for the program.

Atlanta Model Cities failed to convince the

U.S. Labor Department and HUD that federal training
funds should be used to train residents in power
sewing machine operations. The significance of
HUD's inability to fund this project was that it
would almost be impossible to assist several com-
panies which had expressed previous interest in
locating or expanding their operations in the area.
Hundreds of resident-filled jobs would have been
involved.

Southland Engineers and Surveyors Corporation
decided to apply for an MA-5 contract under the
National Alliance of Businessmen's program. The
application would be for five applicants to be
trained as rodmen. If accepted, it was expected
to be signed in early June.

Discussions were held with Army/Navy recruiters
to respond to their questions relative to the
Department of Defense's lowering enlistment stan-
dards for ghetto residents.

A meeting was held with Church's Golden Fried
Chicken to determine the feasibility of its
establishing two stores in the Model Cities area.

Each store would employ as many as eight to ten

residents. Future meetings were to be held when
plans were more definite.

Model Neighborhood, Inc., a resident, non-profit
development corporation, received a grant from the
Economic Development Administration for approxi-
mately $87,000. The money would be used to provide
technical assistance to new businesses, to identify
and develop businesses which would be owned and
managed by MNI, to help develop manufacturing
facilities in the area, to provide technical assis~-
tance to neighborhood groups seeking to establish
local development corporations, etc.
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In addition, MNI requested $35,000 in supplemental
funds from Model Cities. The money requested would
be used to supplement its programs listed above.

MNI had previously been given an EDA grant of $6,000
through Model Cities and the City of Atlanta. Most

of those funds had been used to begin initial develop-
ment of a shopping center. MNI also had developed

a sewing machine operation in the area. It employs
approximately 13 women.

The Model Cities Economic Development staff studied
the problems of a resident businesswoman to gain

an insight into some common obstacles facing many
area business people. The woman's main problems
concerned relocation of her customers because of
urban renewal and uncoordinated efforts by public
agencies.

Technical assistance was given to the Johnson-
Fluker Candy Company on various employer programs
offered by the Georgia State Employment Service.

An important meeting was held with a representative
of Stokes and Wood Consultant firm of Washington,
D.C.; and HUD representatives. The primary purpose
was to explain the firm's agreement with the U.S.
Department of. Labor to promote union involvement in
the Model Cities Program. It appeared that local
unions in Atlanta do not desire to recruit individ-
uals who have no experience in the building trades.

Attempts to receive bids for the leasing of two
jobmobiles resulted only in the possibility that
three companies might submit bids. The main reasons
for lack of definite bid submittals appeared to be
the cancellation clause after one year, high
insurance risk, and low resale value. The jobmobile
was still scheduled to be one of the first 1969
employment projects.
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A.5. State Participation

A.5.a. Model Cities continued to keep various State

departments informed as to its plans. Especially
active during this reporting period was the Georgia
State Employment Service. GSES continued to supply
one coordinator, one planner, and three other staff
members. Model Cities was expected to reimburse
GSES for personnel expenses this year.

Data Collection

B.l.a. There was a delay in releasing preliminary

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reports on the important 10,000-interviewee

survey being conducted by the U.S. Department

of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Atlanta's
survey is being conducted in the area served by the
Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) and in more
affluent sections.

Originally, a general report was to have been
released in March. By the end of the reporting
period, BLS officials said the earliest a
preliminary report would be released would be in

or after August. The final report, which will
contain more specific information, was not expected
te be released before December or the first part
of 1970.

All interviews were expected to be completed by
June 30.

The major problem concerned the many scheduling
adjustments made necessary by the delay in funding
prior to the May 20 contract signing. Delegate
agencies were required in some instances to change
significantly their scheduled milestones. In at
least one instance, a consultant told Model Cities
officials that he might not be able to begin his
project because he had had to place his manpower
and machines on another project.
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Another major problem resulted in the refusal by
HUD and the U.S. Department of Labor to allocate
monies for the training of sewing machine operators.
(See industrial development section.)

Labor unions did little to ensure that they will
significantly assist ghetto residents to obtain
union membership. (See industrial-commercial
section.)

A third major problem was the prohibition against
granting any rehabilitation loans to any family
unit earning more than a maximum of $8,400 a
year. Many needy families were not meeting the
minimum income limitations as of the end of t he
reporting period. (See Physical Services Section.)

II. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

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No changes were made on the Executive Board, the
highest policy-making group in the program.
However, negotiations began with some potential
new members to the Technical Advisory Board, a
group composed of public and private experts in
various disciplines. The new members would func-
tion as advisors to the Plans and Evaluation staff.

The Director for Program Management was appointed
and approximately ten other new staff members were
employed. The two major vacancies were in the
Directorships of Plans and Evaluation, and Economic
Development. Other vacancies still existed in
Program Management and the clerical staff.

Staff turnover was almost non-existent, as it
had been in the past.
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III. RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT ,

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Incorporation procedures continued for Stadium
Heights, Inc., the new name for the resident
involvement organization. The incorporation
and structural matters were expected to bécome
official during the coming reporting period.

Four consultant firms were hired by the Atlanta
Housing Authority to work with the six neighborhoods
in developing land-use plan and the 1970
Neighborhood Development Program (including
clearance and rehabilit ation). By the end of the
reporting period, one firm had met with one of his
two neighborhoods and the other firms had made plans
to meet with their communities during the coming
reporting period.

The Atlanta Community Relations Commission conducted
two "townhall" meetings, one in Grant Park (seventy
people) and one in Mechanicsville (fifty people).
Model Cities representatives discussed the program
and answered residents' questions at those meetings.

The 7th Mass Convention was held, wit hover one-
hundred people attending. However, since the
supplementai~fund contract had not been signed and
since most subjects had previously been discussed,
no official business was conducted.

Four of the six neighborhoods met to work out
procedures for distributing the approximately
8,5000 gallons of paint recently reserved for the
area by the General Services Administration.

Only resident homeowners will be eligible to
receive the paint. It was expected to be distri-
buted sometime in June.
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Planners met with residents of the Sugar Hill
community and patrons of the Fellowship Mission

to discuss the possible clearance areas which would
affect them. Further discussions were expected to
be held during the coming reporting period.

The Community Affairs Division sponsored a tour

of the soon-to-be-initiated intra-neighborhood bus
line. The Mayor, many other public officials and
some key residents took the tour.

A group of residents approved the designation of

the Model Cities Steering Committee to be the
recipient of some $72,000 in OEO training funds.

The Steering Committee was scheduled to incorporate
under the name of Stadium Heights, Inc. sometime in
June .

IV. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

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Washington and regional officials continued to
provide technical assistance. Especially helpful
were discussions with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and HEW's Social Rehabilitation

Service (See Social Services Section.).
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Johny C. @oynson, Director
Atlanta City Demonstration
Program

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