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DRAFT 7 the 0 1 tC/(; On City of Atlanta submitted its g;ant ~der t h e ~ ~ The application was developed ·tt.- t l ~ , by the HUD guidelines for these purposes entitled_.....,.""""" _______ q ~.~:!;j.., /} tf'/'-----rJT~4r \J The total cost of the Atlanta programO was estimated for planning purposes at llcGE>o.., 1oc;o.oa . o ~S:/ft'tr.un announced the selection of Atlanta ) along with (o$. other cities as Model Neighborhood Program grants. many of the other --441-z...~- -·-- cities ~ initial recipien5of However, Atlanta unlike received less than complete direct Fed e r a l funding for this program. Atlanta I s program as d e termine d by HUD was to receive $152, 000 in direct Model Neighborhood Program grant funds (80 /20 monies) with additional Federal monie s to b e m ade a vailable through the CRP and 701 pro grams totallin//'tf OtfJcf) ~ f!JO The l atter are matche d on a 1 / 3: 2 / 3 bas is • In addition, monies w e re also made available t o Atlanta through the EDA program totalling $10 0 , 000 but this was comple t e ly ear marked for ec onomic planning purpos e s. O n the surface this was a n impre ssive outlay of F e d eral funds and app eared satisfa c~ory at the time; even mor(jo with �Page Two the overtures made by HUD to the internal operating procedures to be worked out by HUD among its allied agencies relative to 11 cooperation 11 , 11 special processing and handling of materials pretaining to this program 11 , etc. W e , therefore, accepted this offer of Federal financial assistance in the spirit of innovativ e planning and financing on the part of HUD and proceeded to make known our intentions of retaining the original size and scope of the local program without alteration. Obviously, such a new Federal program is frQJJ.ght with difficulties in attempting to make it operational. Staffing arrangeme nts alone ~ at the local l e vel are momume ntal to say nothing of t h e work elements to be undertaken. Being that as it may , HUD h as sinc e the inc e ption of th e program promulgate d c e rtain t e chnical m e moranda w hich provide a further detailing of 11 r e quir e d 11 w ork e l e m e nts. M ean w hile, our sta ff has struggl e d along attemptin g to wo r k out the n e c e ss a ry applications and obtain ~ the additional F e d e ral monies under t ~ a rran g e m e n . , . On ~ . n"_.N - ---- -- ina ncial .5.: l a/O 1 '7 a 1 ( t h e Cit y submitte d it s 701 Ar pli cation for M odel N e i ghbo r ho o d P r o gram p l anning purp o ses - its status at present is still ' ' under going review 11 by H UD . An~endatory �Page Three ~ lication for CRP grant funds for Mode l Neighborhood Program planning purposes is pending submission to HUD. Combined, e ach has caused the City to spend an undue amount of time and effort in attempting to utiliz e this unique method of financing the Model Neighborhood Pro g ram in Atlanta. Unfortunately, each application has had to be w ritte n to conform to the specifications of the r e viewing agency of HUD ther e by restricting and r e straining maximum bene fit to the Model N e ighborhood Program. Neithe r of these applications p rovid e us w ith th e total fle x ibility and w h e r ewithal ne e ded by the City t o und e rtake thos e w ork e l e m e nts of the Mod e l N e ighborhood Pro gr am r e quir e d by HUD in a satis fa cto r y , p rop e r and e x p e ditious m a n ner . It is our under standing that the r e a r e suppl e m e ntary Mode l N e i ghbo r hoo d P r o gr am gran t f unds ava ila ble, and addi tionally1 HUD i s currently i n the proce ss of se l e cti n g i ts s ec on d round Mode l N eigh b o rhood P rogram grant r e ci pient s . We fee l that HUD w o uld best do well to reconsid er f ull , comp l ete and direct F e d eral funding o f those on - g o ing Mode l N e i ghbo r h o od Pr o grams prior t o expanding this sor t of malaise. With l abori o us and time consuming procedures n e cessary for obtain ing CRP and 701 grant funds for M o d e l N e ighborhood P r ogr am planning purposes ; with indicat ion s �Page Four that the HUD agencies are not cooperating with each other; with .tv"'~ no guarantee that the process~£ applications has been given the highest priority other than the normal procedure; with the inequitable - o ~ - ~requirements .l,oC:4!.,,I(___ matching we have suffered under; we, therefore, (\ appeal to HUD to reconsider our current financial arrangements relative to the preparation and undertaking of the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. The City of Atlanta requests that HUD reserve and appropriate $150, 000 in Model Neighborhood Program grant funds in lieu of the 701 and CRP Federal grant funds to be used for planning purposes in the Atlanta Model Neighborhood Program. This additional $150, 000 in Federal grant funds would bring our base Model Neighborhood Program grant up from $152, 000 to $302, 000. The formidable obstacles we have faced to date and those that remain w ill be substantially reduced by favorable action on this matter on the part of HUD . W e respectfully request that this appeal be given your immediate and sinc ere consideration in order that sufficient funds might be mad e available for us to do a competent job and to improve the possibilities of achi eving the goals of Model Neighborhood planning in Atlanta. Sincerely yours , Ivan Allen, Jr. �