Box 15, Folder 5, Document 55

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Box 15, Folder 5, Document 55

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Model Neighborhood, Dna,

TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Joe Stallings
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Joel W. Marshall

SECRETARY
CLARK MARTIN

TREASURER
Gc. G. Ezzarp

NON - PROFIT DEVELOPERS MEMBERS
S40 McDANIEL STREET, S. W. AVERY SHIELDS
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30310 NATHANIEL PROTHRO

SAMUEL COCHRAN
REV. AUSTIN ForD
TELEPHONE: 523-5166-7 PRINCE MARTIN, SR.
. HAROLD OWENS
CLAUDE BARNES
Rev, JoEL W. MARSHALL

TECHNICAL ADVISORS

C. BRON CLEVELAND
PAUL MULDAWER
Euiza PASCHAL

August 5,1969

Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman
Model Cities Executive Board
City Hall

Atlanta,

Georgia

Dear Sir: ;

In a Model Cities Steering Committee meeting on July
31, 1969, a motion was carried to approve the Model
Neighborhood, Inc. economic development program, pending
written communications of information conveyed by a con-
sultant at the meeting on the following two concerns;
(1) expansion of MNI Board and (2) MNI Directorship.

The following action was taken at a special Board
meeting on July 30, 1969 of Model Neighborhood Inc.

(1) MNI Board agreed to expand its Board to include
more members with the stipulation that they be
residents of the Model Cities area.

Although the Board agrees in principle that the
addition of professional businessmen on their
Board would benefit the corporation, it disagreed
with adding, specifically (5) "Black" businessmen
because of the racial overtones of such an action,
The Board also felt that sophisticated “out-side"
business interest ( on the Board ) would not
enhance the basic concept of self-help. The Board
however, did agree that the Advisory Board would

meet monthly in order to review the program progress

and financial expenditures. This action was agreed
Mayor Ivan Allen August 5, 1969

to by the Advisory Board.

At an earlier Board meeting, there was re-election
of officers. Mr. Joe Stallings was elected chair-
man and Rev. Joel Marshall vice-chairman. The
Board also ruled that no member of the staff

could hold a position on the Board. All staff
members have resigned from the Board.

(2) The Board hired Mr. Samuel Cochran as Executive
Director. Mr. Moody,to benefit the corporation,
agreed to work in a line position. He is to
receive a contract with specific duties as out-
lined in a scope of services.

The Model Cities Steering Committee voted to approve
MNI's program upon receiving the above information in
writing. The committee instructed MNI to forward this
information on to the Executive Board via letter for your
consideration.

Sincerely yours

CD og SF _
ha fee
Jo& Stallings, Chdirman
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Board of Trustees

cc Executive Board
Steering Committee
J. Johnson
J. Culp
J. Hicks
R. Lyle
D. Sweat

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