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i I MINUTES ,., . I , BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CENTRAL ATLANTA PROGRESS, INC. 8:00 AM, JUNE 1, 1967, BEL-AIR HOTEL PRESENT: Eugene Yates £or E. I. Hatch Cecil Alexander Henry Bowden Richard w. Courts L. Glenn Dewberry Harold T. Patterson Cliff Kirtland £or Leonard Reinsch Hugh I. Richardson, Sro W. Lee Burge Thomas G. Cousins George S. Craft F:rank M. Malone Joe LaBoon £or W. L. Lee Rolland A. Maxwell Richard Oglesby Richard H. Rich Mrs. Caroline M. Selig Alex w. Smith John C. Portman Jack Tarver Jack Burton £or Gordon Jones Robert W. Bivens Donald G. Ingram Charles c. Carrington ABSENT: Jack Adair Mil ton Farris Hix H. Green W. Oo DuVall Alfred D. Kennedy Pollard Turman J. Paul Austin Joseph E . Birnie Alvin B. Cates R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Mills Bo Lane Lucien E. Oliver James D . Robinson, Jr. Robert M. Wood Jesse Shelton President Ale x W. Smith presided and called the meeting to o r der. 1. P r es i dent Smi th introduced Mr . Charles C. Carrington, who was joi ning t he sta f f as the third professional on the Central At lan ta Progress , I nc . , s t a f f . 2. Upon mo t ion made, seconded a n d carried , Minutes of t he Ma y 4 th Directo r s ' Mee t ing were accepted a s wri t te n a nd previou ~LY mailed to all Director s . 3o Next, Pres ident Smith r eported t h at t he Down t own Beaut ification Committee (Chairman Mill s B. La ne) had met o n Ma y 29th to consider downtown beautification and initi a t e appropriate actiono �2 "' ,\. 4. Next, Mr. George Craft, Chairman of the Membership Committee, reported the following highlights of membership to date: Executive Committee paid to date Other new Directors paid to date Central/Uptown Members paid to date (new dues schedule) TOTAL PAID TO DATE Other income potential, 1967: New Directors Other Central/Uptown Members $81,500 14,500 7,975 $103,975 $ 15 ,ooo 10,000 $25,000 He reported that the response has been outstanding, with minimum follow-up needed. 5. Next, Mro frank Malone, Chairman, reported that the Ways and Means Committee met on May 25th to consider a specific work program £or the organization and how it should be undertaken. Mr. Malone asked Executive Director Bivens to present the alternatives considered and the recommended course o f actiono Mr . Bivens explained the urgency o f initiating a formal "plan" or "action program" £or Central Atlanta. He explained that "-' other elements such as community renewal, rapid transit, public housing, and highways are being planned extensively without any planning £or the most impo rtant part o f the wheel - the hubo ~ He cited recent news articles in which the City is considering Federal funds £or a "downtown plano" He pointed out that planning £or the Central Core is going to be done, either by default or through initiative 0£ the business sector; by positive, cohesive acti on, or by rea ction. 'v f Mr. Bivens then described the various alternatives £or Central Atlanta planning as consi dered by the Ways a nd Means Committee: lo 2o 3o 4o 5. "\J By By By By By the City Planning Department the Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission the Rapid Transit Authority outside consultants as coordinator Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., with public agency help. The first £our alternatives were considered unsatisfactory because 0£: (1) the lack of built-in involvement of the business community necessary to assure practical planning, ( 2 ) the urgency, and ( 3 ) the need £or follow-through and a positive implementation scheduleo �3 ,... \. ~ Alternate #5 was considered to be the only approach capable of fulfilling the needs £or action in Central . Atlanta within critical time limitso Cost of developing such a program is estimated in the $250, 000350, 000 range. Rather tha n the slow, cumbersome, approach of dependen ce on Federal proposed that the Central Atlanta lieu 0£ Federal funds and matched and historically ineffective planning funds, i t is Progress budget be used in by the City as follows: From Central Atlanta Progress budget $200,000 (staff time and £acili ties) 100,000 (cash & services) '-' From City of Atlanta > Possible Federal matching funds 50,000 (to be used on non-critical elements only) State f unds (to be i nvestiga ted a s a possibility) UNKNOWN TOTAL $350,000 over al½ year period It is contemplated that specifi c working arrangements be spelled out throu gh memora nda o f agreement with all invol ved p ublic agen cieso The proposed steps and timetable are as f o llows: STEPS AND TIMETABLE 1. 20 3. 4. So 60 70 Ways and Means Committee action Action by Board o f Directors Informal agreement o f Mayor, Aldermen Memoranda of Agreement: · . o o • o o o • o • • • o o • • o • o • o o • o o • . City ARMPC ( sub-area study ) State County Develop policy/technical structure Start f ormal program development Review with public agencies/business com1nuni ty • o • • o o . o o o o . o • • • o e . o o o o o. o o. o o. o Public relations and publi c support o o o • o o o • • • • o • o Official adoption of Plans & Program o • • • o • o • o o o o o Implementation, Review and Adjustments ••000• 000 000 000••0 0000••000••000•000000 •••0•••00000 0• ••0000•0000 0000 Q •••• 00000000000 5 /25/67 6/ 1/67 6/15/67 7/ 1/67 8/ 1/67 continuous continuous December, 1968 continuing**

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outset, and implemented from s uch f un ds as operating budgets and bond issueso (A copy of the type of structure £or developing this program is a ttached o) �4 ,... \ . Mr. Malone made a motion, which was seconded and carried unanimously, tha t Alternate # 5 be adopted, as described above, and that a committee be appointed to present it to the Mayoro President Smith asked Mr. Malone and Mr. Robinson to serve on a committee to present this proposal to the Mayor as soon as possible. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 AM. Robert W. Bivens EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ri143.215.248.55 SECRETARY �