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MINUTES March 11th Meeting Page 4 Committee members, the Committee endorsed the proposal. (The statement of the Urban Coalition Executive Committee with regard to an OEO supplemental appropriation was sent as an attachment to the last National Coordinator's Weekly Report}. The final legislative item considered was the need for ·further action this Spring to support the passage by Congress of appropriate legislation creating a public service employment program as called for in the Coalition's Statement of Principles, Goals, and Commitments. It was pointed out that a bill for this purpose had been recently introduced by Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.} and that similar bills were expected shortly from Rep. James O'Hara (D-Mich.} and Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY}. The Committee then unanimously agreed to a restatement to the public of the Coalition's position on public service employment as previously expressed in a September statement supporting the then-pending Clark-Javits bill. (This statement was also an attachment to the last Weekly Report). Discussion then ensued concerning the possibility of a comprehensive public statement to be released by Chairman Gardner speaking for the Executive Committee covering housing, employment and the · OEO supplemental appropriation . After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the Chairman should issue as soon as possible a comprehensive statement combining the three separate documents agreed upon by appending a single page summar (Summary was sent as attachment to last Weekly Report} . The ne x t item of business considered was the report of the President's Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Mayor John Lindsay shared wi th the Commi ttee his perspective on the report as CoChairman of the Advisory Commission. Afte r hearing from Mayor Lindsay and after a brief discussion, the Committee unanimously voted to go o n record as strongly endorsing the Commission report. (A statement endorsing the report was attached to the last Weekly Repo rt}. The final action taken by the Executive Committee was to set April 8th as the date of the next meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Steering Committee. Both meetings will be in Washington--the Executive Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m. (to further consider the organizational plans of Chairman Gardner) and the Steering Committee meeting at - 4 :00 p.m. (·to receive the recommendations of the Executive Committee}. Chairman Gardner adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. �