Box 15, Folder 5, Document 13

Box 15, Folder 5, Document 13

Telephone; (404) 688-8778

National Urban League, Inc.

Southern Regional Office Clarence D. Coleman, Director
136 Marietta Street, N.W,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

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August 11, 1969 wa
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The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor K | ,¥
City of Atlanta po.

68 Mitchell Street, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

We, the members of a special committee of the Executive Board of the
Model Cities Program, in an attempt to satisfactorily resolve the Model
Neighborhood, Incorporated contract, wish to make the following report:

The committee met on Tuesday, August 11, 1969, immediately following the
meeting of the Executive Board. We reviewed the correspondence between
Model Neighborhood, Incorporated and your office. We concluded that

two areas of concern in regard to the proposed contract are:

1. Adequate staffing, and

2. A Board of Directors of Model Neighborhood Incorporated
that is fully capable of executing the contract success-
fully.

We believe, a letter to you dated August 5, 1969, from Mr. Joe Stalling,
Chairman of the Board of Model Neighborhood, Incorporated, proposes a
staffing pattern which can assure the satisfactory administration of the
contract.

In regard to strengthening the Board of Directors of Model Neighborhood,
Incorporated, your special committee met with that Board in session on
Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 1969. During this meeting, the following
persons were approved as additional Board Members pending acceptance:

Mr. Herman Russell, Mr. James Johnson, Mr. Ira Jackson, Rev. D. D. Dunbar
and Mr. Samuel Mills. Assignments were made to contact these persons to
secure their agreement to serve. I have requested the Chairman of the
Board of Model Cities, Incorporated to furnish the special committee the
reconstituted list of members of the Board of Directors as soon as it is
feasible.

On the basis of these developments, the special committee is requesting
that the Executive Board of Model Cities, Incorporated be reconvened on



President
JAMES A. LINEN

Senior Vice-President 4 ssistant Treasurer

RAMON 5S, SCRUGGS
Vice-Presidenis
JOHN H. JOHNSON

LOUIS E. MARTIN
MARTIN E. SEGAL

Secretary
ERSA H. POSTON

Treasurer
IVAN C. McLEOD

LESLIE N. SHAW

Executive Director

WHITNEY M. YOUNG, IR.

Board of Trustees
Morris B. Abram
Mrs. Max Ascoli
William M, Batten
Vivian J, Beamon
Mrs. Haley Bell
Edgar M, Bronfman
Chester Burger
Barbara Burton
Kenneth W. Clement
Daniel A. Collins
Milton K. Cummings

Wendell G. Freeland
A. G,. Gaston, Sr.
John A. Gronouski
Charles Hamilton
Paul Jennings
Martin D. Jenkins
Talmadge Kenly
Mrs. Arthur B. Krim
Robert Lazarus, Jr.
Inabel B, Lindsay
Henry A. Loeb
Stanley Marcus

Mrs. O. Clay
Maxwell, Sr.
Floyd J. McCree
Donald H. McGannon
ivan C. McLeod
Mrs. Leo M. Mervis
G. William Miller
James F. Oates, Jr.
Frederick O'Neal
Henry G, Parks, Jr,
Bishop Harold R.
Perry, §.V.D.

Samuel D. Proctor
Francis S$. Quillan

Henry J. Richardson, Jr.

Leslie N. Shaw

Ashby G, Smith, Sr.

David Sullivan
Mrs. Arthur Ochs
Sulzberger

William J. Trent, jr.

Edward M. Tuft
Katie E. Whickham
Leonard Woodcock

Clayton R, Yates
Mrs. Bruce Zenkel
Dwight R. Zook

Honorary Trustees
WILLIAM H. BALDWIN
ROBERT W. DOWLING
LLOYD K. GARRISON
THEODORE W. KHEEL
LINDSLEY F. KIMBALL
HENRY STEEGER



Contributions to the National Urban League are tax deductible
Friday, August 22nd at 10:00 A. M., for the purpose of receiving the
committee's report. If special information is required prior to this
meeting, please feel free to call me, Dr. Smith or Mr. Mitchell.

Obese a \ /

CLARENCE D. COLEMAN, CHAIRMAN
C. Miles Smith, M. D.
Commissioner Walter Mitchell

ec: C. Miles Smith, M. D.
Commissioner Walter Mitchell
Mr. J. C. Johnson

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