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Box 15, Folder 5, Document 56
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Model NV cighbo hood, Ine.
TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Joe Stallings
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Joel W. Marshall
SECRETARY
CLARK MARTIN
TREASURER
c. G. EzzARD
NON - PROFIT DEVELOPERS MEMBERS
940 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
Cc. BRON CLEVELAND
PAUL MULDAWER
ELIZA 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
(2)
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.
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
--—
Beenie Chdirman
Board of Trustees +~
cc Executive Board
Steering Committee
Johnson
Culp
Hicks
Lyle
Sweat
J.
J.
J.
R.
D.
TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Joe Stallings
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Joel W. Marshall
SECRETARY
CLARK MARTIN
TREASURER
c. G. EzzARD
NON - PROFIT DEVELOPERS MEMBERS
940 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
Cc. BRON CLEVELAND
PAUL MULDAWER
ELIZA 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
(2)
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.
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
--—
Beenie Chdirman
Board of Trustees +~
cc Executive Board
Steering Committee
Johnson
Culp
Hicks
Lyle
Sweat
J.
J.
J.
R.
D.
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