Box 15, Folder 3, Document 80

Box 15, Folder 3, Document 80

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Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. asked
for and got authorization Tues-
day to name a committee to

. review proposed agencies to run

some 78 programs in the Model
Cities area.

Allen insisted the naming of
the review commuiiltee is merely
routine and follows past prac-
tices, but other City Hall sources
said he is concerned about some
of the recommendations of the
Model Cities Executive directer,
J. C. Johnson.

Allen asked for the authoriza-
tion from the Model] Cities
Executive Board, which met
Tuesday. At the mayor’s re-
quest, Alderman Everett Milli-
can made the motion and it was
carried.

HOW MANY?

Later in the meeting, Allen
asked Model Cities staff mem-
bers how many unemployed per-

- sons reside in the 3,000 acres

covered by the program.

O. D. Fulp, who works with
economic development and em-
ployment, replied there were
3,000 to 6,000 with another large
number underemployed. He said
exact figures aren’t available
because the latest statistics are
from the 1960 census.

Because the federal funds still
have not arrived from Washing-
ton, Allen said the commitiee,

- which he hasn’t yet named, will

have time for the review with-
out jeopardizing the start of pro-
grams.
AWAITING MONEY

The Model Cities programs
have administrative funds, but
implementation can not be
started unitl the Nixon admin-
istration provides the supple-
mentary money.

Although Allen’s exact con-
cerns aren't clear, it is thought

they include funds to be used,
for emp'oyment and fcr the At-'
lanta Children and Youth Serv-j

ices Council.



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The Georgia State Employ-
ment Service would get $807,291
for various job programs under
the proposals with another $2.4
million going to other agencies
for employment programs.

Of the datter amount, $1.2 mil-
lion would go to Economic Op-
portunity Atianta for the Allan-
ta Concentrated Employment
Program (ACEP), which has
had its share of problems.

The Youth Council would get
$167,000 for youth activities and

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some officials wonder if the
small staff could effectively use
that amount of money.

Some city officials also have
questions about a $16,000 pro-
posal by a public relations firm
which includes State Reps. Ben
Brown and Julian Bond “to re-

Cities an integral part of the At-
lanta area.”

Allen emphasized he is not
“balking at these programs. I
just want to review them.”







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