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r MINUTES GR AN T REVIEW B OARD JUNE 9, 1969 Memb e rs of the Gr ant Review Board m e t on M onday, J une 9, 1969, in City H a ll with the following p e rsons pr e sent: Mr. Tom Bello, A d ministrative Intern Mr. George Berry, A dministrative Coordinator Mr. Jay Fountain, D ep uty Director of Financ e Mr. C ollie r Gladin , Planning Director Mr. D on Ing ram, Associate Di r ector , C entral Atlanta Progress, In c . (CAP, Inc.) Mr. Woody Underw ood , Principal Budget Analys t Mr, Glad in re viewed the status of the joint ventur e of the C ity and CAP , Inc . t o develop a plan for the ce ntr a l city. H e pointed out tl?-~t f)rovisions had been rn.ade in th e 1969 G ene ral Fund Budget of the Planning Department for the progra1n in that $15,000 had been approp r iate d for consultant services and that certain staff assignme nts had b ee n made for the b e n e fit of the proj e ct. Mr . I ng ram state d that in addition to E:...x:.isting s taff m e 1nbe rs of CAP, Inc. assi g ned to the proj e ct , at least $25 ,000 wa s avail a bl e for consultant se r v ic es to support the proj ect . • Mr. Gl adin then r eviewed the proposal to utilize this accurn.ulat ed "local contri bution" to s upport a g r a nt applica tion to th e D e pa rtm e nt of Trans porta tion for grant funds s o that the s t udy could be e nlar ge d and its sc ope bro a d e n ed . H e sta t e d that a con s ortium of cons ulting firm s now r e t a ine d by th e D e p a rtment of Tran sportation had e x presse d interest in the project and it was fe lt that, to obtain approval, it would onl y b e n e cessary to e 1nphasi z e the transportatio n aspects of the pro g ram to a g r eat e r de g r ee than previously anticipa t e d . H e stated that the a ccumul a t e d loc a l c ontribution w ould 1nake possible a g rant of ab o ut $ 2 00, 000 w ith w hich to und e rtak e the pro g r a m. The grant proj e ct would b e for a tenn of 18 1nonths. Ans w e rin g questions by both Mr. Underwood and Mr. F o unta in, both Mr. Gladin a nd Mr . Ing r a m s t a t e d that it w ould not b e n e c e ssary to c r e ate any n ew p os iti o n s for the study p e riod. The y sta t e d th a t the exi s tin g s t aff w ould b e s uffi c i e nt to a dmini s t e r the s tud y a nd th a t the g r ant fun ds w o u l d be u se d for con s ult a nt se r vices . Mr. Be rry state d tha t, if the funds ar e to b e admini s t e r e d by the C it y , all normal c ity requir e m e nts as to pr oce dur e an d exp e nditur e of funds w ould have to be ob se r ve d. The G rant Revi ew Boa rd s upporte d and a pprove d th e id ea of u s ing ·th e a lr eady a ppr o pri a t ed l ocal commitm e n t t o generat e Fede r a l f unds to br oad e n a n d enl arge the Cent ral A t lan t a P l ann ing Program. It was fe lt th a t t raf fic and t ran s port a ti on �Pag e Two was perhaps the most critical problem facing the central city and that the enlarged study, with e mphasis on transportation, would be most appropriate. Approval was given, ther efore , for th e filin g of the applic ation for such funds. Mr. Gladin, however, was directed not t o include authorization for the Mayor to execute a g rant agreeme nt until an ag r eement could be executed b e twe e n CAP, I nc . and the City of Atlanta w hich would c omm.it CAP , Inc. to the City for their shar e of th e lo cal contribution n e c e ssary to support the g rant appli cation . The gr_a nt agr eem e nt its e lf and the a g re e m ent b e t ween CAP, Inc. and the City of Atlanta w ill be subject to further r evi ew by the Gr ant Rev i ew Board and the appropriat e Aldermanic C o mmittee at the time the grant funds are approved . Respectfully, __ ~1~,"~~ o/ ~ l,\_NJ\ . · Geo rge j .\ Berry ~, \ Acting in the Absence of the Chairman GJB:fy �