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COMM UNITY RELATIONS COMM I SS I ON 12 0 3 CITY H,~ LL ATU\NTA , GEORGIA VINE · CITY-LI GHTNI i\J G /~R U\S fviEETING. THUR5 Qi-\ Y,.-.A!:.rn I.. 6 , __.l. % 7 , :-:- lCl.. F'.•__y. C[ISi'-IOPOLITAN ,n,f.ljE t HUl~CH , l7[J v:·N[ s·;Hu: T' r,. '.if . Mr. T. M. Alex a nder, Sr . , Team Ch a irma n, c al led t h e meet in g to o =c~~ . Commissio n Membe rs prese~t : Mrs. Fred W. Patters on Archbi shop Paul.Hallinan (Mr Jack Sells, Team Membe r, wa s out of t~wn) Mrs . Eliza Paschall, •Executi v e Di rector Commission Membe r, Mr . C. G. Ezzard a nd Al d s r ma n Q. V. Wi l lia mson w~re also in a ttendan ce. Visi ting stud en~ s from Agnes Scott Co ll ege we r e th ere to observe. Mr. Alexander expla i n e d the purposes of the Commission, he sa id, " 1r.' e d i dn't come he re to gi ve directio n, we ca me for y ou to tel l us what has to be done . We all know this would not be a popularity c ommittee." 1. Mrs . Do rothy Bo l de n Thom ps on, 6 43 Delbri dg e St . , N. W., 668 - 2 422 Mrs. Tho,nps n n serv ed on the Ad Ho c Committee wh ich helped to e s t a blish the Co1mission, asked about the idea of Advis ory Committees fr om the various ne ighb orhood s for the Comm i s s ion . Mrs. Pa s c hall said that these would be appointed follo win g the neighborh o od hearin gs, that the Co mmission ha d in mind tryin g to use the exi sting organ i zat i o ns . and groups(, rai;J,e r th a n forming a ne1r1 and a dditional organization i n _the co mm unity. Mrs . Th ompsn n: "E ducation, l abo r and housin g are all im porta nt but t he most important is ed uc ation." 2. Mr, Ron Stirr up , c /o 141 1·Ja l nut St . , N. W.: " People mak in g $4 0 . 0 0 a week , not a legal minimum wage , need adeq uate wa ~es for hours worked . Will you spea k fo r us? Don't t e ll us 'to do bet ter' . 11 3. Mr. Otis Cochra n, 227 lfa lnut St . , N. lv , , 525-1792 : " Group accross the cou ntry le ast r epres en te d on v arious co mmunity gr oups, boa r ds, et c., is_ the 1 8 - 25 year r a nge; t~e Atlant a Youth Coun cil, for e xamp l e , hc::_s ·n o . 11 yout h" o n the board ; knows o f no policy making board i ~ 143.215.248.55 15:36, 29 December 2017 (EST) City with members h ip from the 1 8- 25 year range ; urges Commission to pro vi de for parti cip ation fo r thi s gro up; necess a ry to stop wo r king 'f ~r' and sta rt wo r ki ng 'wi th '; need to get ri d of paternalistic point of vi ew ; everybody is ' somebo dy' -whether they 're working or no t; the proble m is not b ei n g he a r d when you come hon es tly a nd humbly ." 4, Mr. Geo rge Sims , 16 1 -Ba nkh ead St . , N. W. ,: e duc a tion . 11 5. Mr, Eddie Muro hev , 141 lrJa l nut St ., N. W. , 523 - 5136, : ' 1 fasn 1 t go in g tQ speak, but would s ay t h is f o r the bo ys fr om th e Recr ea ti o n Cen ter pres ent, that they . ne e d a la r ger building to ha ve a re c r eat i~n program ; th e re is a vac a nt building in the a r ea (Ma gnolia ' Map l E Sts. : a Ba pti s t Cent er th a t woul d do wel l f o r a re creat i o n c e nte r; p_esen ~ Center is 3 rooms about 7 x 7,or 8 x 8 ft." / "Int e r est e d ma inly in �- 2- 6. Mr . A1 o n zo Calch1el l , 263 Mangum St . , N. l:J . , 523 - 88 15: "From Li uht,, i 79 , 100 famil ies wi th abo ut 1 ~0 0 c hild r en playing in the st reet s ; need t o f i x up houses, need ho t and c old running \\late r. 11 Mr. Alexende r: If add r e sses of those with out wafe r wer e given to the Be tt e r Housing Co mmi ssio n at the City Hall, own er 1r1 culd be requ ired to f i x the m. 11 Mr. Cald1r1el l : 11 S.., me of the ar ea is z o n ed f or busi ness, b ut th_e y 1van t t o ke ep it t o live i n ; some people o n welfare, gettin g $45 . 00 a mon th, c an 't pay to ha ve re pa irs requ i red by co de e nf orc e ment, made; c a n't get in to Public Hous i ng be c ause o f long 1v a i t ing lists . 11 Mr. Alexande r: "S ome people in publi c housing nee d to move out so ot he rs c an move in." Mr. Cochr a n : "Some r est ricti ng policies, su c h as those ab out il le git imat e chil dren, kee p some o ut; people i n mos t need, c an ' t ge t in to publ ic ho usin g ." 7. Mr. Cl a re nc e Ezzard, Co mmi s sion Member : " Keep he 8 ring th a t pub lic housi ng is all filled up but don't think that i s t ru e , Co uld Co mmission ask for an inven tory ?" B.

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clos es at 7:00 p. m. , c hil dren a r ~ not goi ng to bed then, will pl ay in t he streets; n eed a shelter whe r e the y c a n dan ce, et c . , and ne e d to have it o pen past 7: 00 p. m. 9 . Bro ther Ch a rlie Sheoard, 40 0 Maye r s St . , N. W. , Fo und a ti on Clu b, Li gh tnin g : " Ma ny s ma ll child re r? pl ciying in the streets , tr uc ks c omin g throu gh Ma ngum St r e et. .10. Mrs. Sylv_:i_a__C_o_c_h_r_a_n ,. _t.O A, C. D . Aide : " They have ta lked t o peop l e who own bu s in ss ses , and th e y have ag r e ed for t ruc ks not to use Mangum and Fou ndry Sisn s·- (No . t ruc ks ~ !. lOlrJe d : Slow , Children) ·, 1ould help . 11 11. Mr. Gerrv Chew , Vista Worker : "Lar gest pro bl ems are ob vious on es ; Was n't Co mmission established just t o ease the c ons ci ence of the ·city; ,Jhat makes th e Co mmiss i on t h i nk they will be e ffective?" 11 Mr. Al exand er : "I n appoi n ting Co mmiss i o n, the Ma yor is trying t o get at the bottom of problems . " 12. Archbishop Hallinan , Commis s ion Membe r : "Th is was in the ba c k of eve r ybody ' s minds - but at first si gn that things a re being 's we p t un de r the ru g ', I would resign and know others who 1vo uld, 11 Mr. Stirrup: "I t 's no acc id ent we ha ve a Vi ne Ci ty ; We ne e d n ew ma c hinery; i f Landlo r ds won't fix plumbing, et c ., the City should take the ho use an d do i t . " 13. Alde rmen Q. V. Wil l i ams~ n: "Pa r ks Comm i ttee is aiking fo r a ½ mill o r more tax for r ecreation; Finance Com m ttee is waiting to see what the Soa rd of fd ucation will ask for before setting it; The Admi nis tra ti o n has sa id that the Ci ty has to r eplac e the EDA mo n ey spent on recreation last y e a r." Mr. Williams on on Pa r ks Comm . t t ee l ast summer a nd insist ed that Vine City get some of the program, he was raised i n Vine City and ~n that Church. Mrs. Pat terson, Committee Member: "We ha ve no il l usion that we can solve all the problems; We are exper i menting with liasion between the Cit y and the people. Mr. Wi lliams 1, n; Ci tv Alderm a n: "A ut hority to paiie the streets c omes from the Leg is · ature; Pol ~c y has been that 51% o f property owners had to sign for pavin g , etc .,; In some ~lace s in Vine City one person own e d mor 8 tha n 51%, they could control. New l cw per mits the City to adver ti se a nd if 51% don't ob je ct, street can be .. �pa ved; Once pavin g is done , the Ci ty c an r e - surfa ce, etc . " Mr . Ezz a r d , Commis s i o n Mem be r : whi c h are not paved?" " How doe s the Ci ty rec on cile re - surf a cing streets Mrs. Thoma s on : " Nobody po unds on th e 1-iord Ed uc ation . 1-Ja re School is in double session; bo a rd of e duc n t ion is a tight little group; Need to strengthen scho ol attendance." Mr. Ale xande r: "Co mmission memb ers divide themselve s up ; Reverend 1villia ms st a ys 1-J i th board of e du c ation . 11 14. 15. John Ro binson. 645 Be c kwi t h St., S. V-J •• At . anta Universi. tv : " Need to work on educ at ion; I too k a bo y back t o Was hi n ~ton Highschool, said he c ouldn't c ,:, me ba c k in day sc hool." "If out 6 months, polic y not to re- adm it them . r, Mr. Mr. Fowlkes , Di r ecto r Nash - Was hi nq ton EDA Cent e r : "Glad to s e e th e Commis s i o n i n ou r nei ghbarho .J d. Ccn any ir:f lu e;; c e be us ed t o up cate the plans f o r c hanges ; At Atlant a ~oci a l Wo rk ers Club , heard that p r 2s e nt schedule 1-i il l mea n Urban Re ne 1·1a l in Vi ne City i n 1 0 to 11 y ea rs ·; . rm . p L,in:3 toiimpro v e Lig htni n g because it is zoned f o r Comme rcial uses ; Ne ed to u~date plan s so peo ple c an expect abol i tio n of sl ums mor e quic kly . 11 Mr. 1.rJ illi cJmso n : " Unless some meth o d is found fo r more Ci ty rev en'...le , c a n I t d o !;h :, t; Cit y has to e ma tch Urban Rene wal f un ds by i / 3 an d only place to ~e& it i s bond is sues. " ~ Mr . F o vi 1 ~es : Mr. Che w: 1 "Ci t y shoul d in c l ude Vi ne Ci ty a nd Lightn i ng in Mo del Cit y funcis. 17. 11 " Should ma ke e dllcati Qn more releven t; 1e)<tb oo ks a re out moc! v;; All a:r.e '.,J. white' and Neg ro students can ' t i dentify ,,.,i th pe rs ons in t he m. 11 Archbishop Hallina n: 16. ·- As ked abo ut ele c tio n of Schoo l Bo a rd Memb e rs. Mr. Otis v/ h i te , Princioal o f '.va r e Sc hoo l a nd Pri:,si cie n t o f Ga te Ci t·,, Te a che:c s : Hi~· o r ganiz at ion c on c erned about tex tboo ks, i f children are to i dent i f y with ·tile good in th e U. S . , they must be repre s ented in the textb ooks . ;·hJ r e Sc hool has purch ase d so me new ' intergrated 1 te xtbook s with Ford Founda t ion money; Ne9ro tea c he rs are 'concerned wi th so meth i ng s wh i te tea c he r s aren't conc e rned wi th; di ffere n ce bet\/Jeen in t er grati ,n and assimi l a tion of te a c ' ,er I s g rou ps . 11 Mr . ~vhite ha s b e en Pri nc ip a l 11 years in Vine Cit y ; Fut h er and Son pro Gr a ms at Boys Club e nc ou r aged. Mr. Charlie Lo we, 1B94 Penelooe Rd., N . W. 10314, EO~: Co mme nded Co mmiss i on for he a rin ,J S, shou ld all work together, " Need you r help in getting t o the peop l e; c an't make Tr uant Offic e rs out o f EDA wor kers." Mr . Coch r an: Repo r ted o n convers ation with Dr . Boo zer of Sc hoo l St a ff that r eports of truan c y de pend on Principal; 11 Have co mpulsory school attendan ce lu 1-1 , but i t is up to Prin ci pa l to ex c use a n d rep o rt. There a re 11 So cial ~o rkers ~ anq ~~ Vis i ti~ ~ tea chers i n t he who l e system. Mr . Wi l l i ams on : " Wa r e Sc hoo l ha s Soci a l Worke r thro u gh Ford Fo undati o n Program; Hm-1 ma ny other scho ol s ha v e that ? 11 Mr s. Thomoson : , 11 Dro po ut s c ome because they have pr n blem1,; there is a reason -fo r f o r e ve ry t hing ; somethi n g wrong an d the c h ild is unhap ~y; children can be unhappy too; nobody knows what is 1tJro ng. 11 �- 4- 18. Said he once dr orpe d ou t, but went ba c k i n sch oo l; Not Princip a l's f a ult , not pa re nts fault ; i t ' s t he Co mmun i ty ' s fault ; th e wa y people are l ivin g ; if had better pla c es to st a y, w1uld stay i n s c hool . 19. Mr . Ch a r .es Hawk, Cou nc elor, \·/arz, Sc hoo l : "Dropout s goe s ba ck to f i n a nc es ; Nee d job s wi t h decent sa lari e s ; Should r e c ru it for jobs a nd for NYC , et c ., on str aet s in Vi ne Ci ty; Wa iv e f or m~l edu c ation requi rements . " Mr . Murr:ihe1. : " ED A rec ru its f or NYC a nd Jo b Co rps ; Ca n do s ome through Re c reat ion Ce nte r. " 20 . Mr. Ch a r les Bl ack, EDA Extension Mana ger : "In summer ' Impac t' pro gr am Employe rs may not take peop le fr om Vi n e City Area bec a us e o f educ a tio n a nd dis tance frum the job s; Need to have loc alized t rain in g , II 21. Said t hat they as ke d n e i ghbor wh o had r etu rn ed from Juvenil e Home if he wa s glad t o get home; He replied No - not g l ad to get home ; at Juv e nil e Home had a cl ean be d, 3 good meals, cl ean cl othes, bett e r than at home. " . Mr. Wi lliamsnn : Re co mm a Pu b li c Hea r ing on c onditions i n Pub l ic Hous in g ; , e nded . Had vi s it ed Eagan Hone s; ba d hea lth co nd itio ns ; Hous i ng Authority f or b i ds t elepho ne e xtensions put i n a 2- sto r y apartme nt ; no rodent c ontrol; Housin g Project s shou ld mee t standards li ke pri vate hou s i ng~ Eaga n Ho me s - no li gh ts at fr on t do or; tenants forbidden t o pu t lig hts~; several rob b eri e s and rap es . It was sug ge ste d that the Co mmis sion invite the Boa rd of Hous in g Authorit y to join in a Public He a ring on Atla Gta Publi c Ho using . �