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V MINUTES MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD EXECUTIVE BOARD Tuesday, February 11, 1969 10:00 a.m~ The Model Neighborhood Executive Board held its regular monthly meeting at City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. on Tuesday, February 11, 1969 at 10:00 a.m. The Chairman, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., presided. Other members present were: Mrs. Mattie Ansley Mr. John Hood Alderman Gregory Griggs Alderman Everett Millican Mr. J. D. Newberry Deacon Lewis Peters Dr. C. Miles Smith Mr. Bill c. Wainwright Mrs. Martha Weems Mr . Joe Whitley OPENING The meeting was called to order by .the Chairman. a g enda was followe d . The reconure n ded ADOPTION OF DECEMBER 10 MINUTES The Chairman entertained a motion for the adoption of the December 10 Minutes. I t wa s s o moved and unanimously approved . REPORT OF THE MASS CONVENTION STEERING COMMITTEE Deacon Peters reported that the Mas s Convention h e l d its quarterly meeting in J anuary a nd that all Mass Convention officer s , Ste e ring Committee members and Execut ive Bo a r d repre s e ntatives were re-ele cted to a nother term o f office. A written report of the Mass Convent i on will b e given at t h e n e xt Board meeting . OLD BUSI NESS Mr. Millican repor ted o n the rul ing of t he City At torney concerning the legality of the Mass Convention t o requ ire ·a l l elected neighbor hood area representati ves to recei v e unanimous approval of the Mass �2 Convention before the delegate is allowed to be seated as a neighborhood area representative. Mr. Millican read the reply from the Cit y Attorney wh~ch in essence stated that the vice-chairman of the Steering Committee and the neighborhood representative - for the Executive Bo~rd of the Model Neighborhood Program are elected by their respective neighborhood caucuses subject to approval by a majority of qualified members of the Mass Convention present and voting. (Copy of letter attached). This ruling was accepted as information and is to be used if there are conflicts or questions arising in the future concerning the seating of neighborhood representatives. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Status of the Program Mr. Johnson conveyed to the Board that on January 8, 1969 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Robert Weaver, announced that Atlanta's program had been approved and that funds had been set aside for the implementation of the program. Mr. Johnson referred to the letter f ~om Earl Metzger, Assistant Regional Administrator, of which copies were sent to all Board members, that listed the other requirements that the CDA must meet before the contract agreement can be completed. Mr. Johnson informed the Board that the CDA had submitted answers to the questions and complied to the requirements contained in the letter. It is expected that sometimes during the first week t n March, the city· will be offered a grant contract to be executed by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen. The Model Cities Planning Program initially extended to January 31, 1969 . Since that time the CflA has received an extension of its planning contract until the new contract for implementation has been executed. The CDA is now operating under a letter to proceed from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Mr. John son bri e fed the Board members on the staffing requireme nts o f t he p ~ogram for the impleme ntation phase . He stated that 28 new pos ition s had been created to facilitate the 3 new divisions t hat we r e The Division of Pr ogr am Manage n ecessar y . t o i mp lement the program. me nt addr esses itself to implementing , e x ecuting and monitor ing contract s wi th the ag e nci e s involved in the progr am . The d i vis i o n will have the re s pon s i b i l i ty of seeing to it that all requi r e ment s of HUD, the Exe c ut ive Board a n d the city a r e me t and c arri ed out a s described in the p r ojects . The Plan s and Evalua t io n Divisio n will oversee the evalua t i o n pha se of the p r o gram a s r e q u ir e d by HUD~ The purpose of this division .is to d evelop and imp lement the mechanics to evaluate the effe c ti ve n e ss o f t h e program. The Di vision of Economic Development, as recommended by the r e ports from the Research Group, has been established to monito r the economic development activities of the program. All of the positions needed in the three new divisions have been approved by the Finance Committee and Personnel Committee of the City. �3 Mr. Johnson stated that Letters of Agreement or executed contracts must. be received from all of the agencies that are taking part in the implementation of the program. Mr. Griggs asked if any diffi~ culty was expected in receiving these letters of agreement~ Mr. Johnson said that he expected no ~ifficulty because all· of the agencies and city departments were involved in drawing up the program and are already familiar with their commitments. All of the letters of agreement and contracts from the agenices must be received and executed by the time the contract agreement in entered into with HUD. Board Action Required Mr. Johnson called on Mr. David Caldwell, the Assistant Director for Administration~ to report on the administrative and financial status of the program. Mr. Caldwell stated that about $40,000 was left in planning funds that had not been utilized and that authorizatJ on from HUD had been received to continue to use these funds. In the utilization of these funds, the CDA request authority to enter into contract with Arthur Andersen & Company for an amount not to exceed $4,000 to prepare a work schedule for 78 projects included in the 1969 implementation program. The work program would indicate to the staff where the 78 pro j ects funded by Model Cities supplemental funds should be on certain dates to meet the goals and objectives set up in the document. This work chart will then be use d as a management tool in seeing that all projects are carried out on schedule. After all questions were answered, the Chairman called for a vote on the request. It was unanimously approved to give the Mayor authority to sign the contract with Arthur Andersen & Company. Mr . Caldwell also reque sted ·a uthority from the Board to e nter into contra ct with the Georgi a State College Urban Obse rva tory not to e x ceed $8,000 to begin the initial development of a Standard Study. The purpose of this study- will be to develop a tool f or measuring social standards and patterns of the people of the a r ea. Mr. Wainwright moved that the Mayor be given the authorit y to sign the contra c t with the Ge o r gia State College Urba n Obser va tor y. The motion was seconded and rec ei ve d una n i mous a ppr ova l . Mr . Caldwell al s o asked the Board for authorization of a 15 per c ent s h ift i n a ny l i n e ite m within HUD guideline s to account for unexpected exp e n s e s. Mr. Ho o d moved that the s ta ff b e given th i s author i ty. The motio n was seconded by Mr s . Weems and rece ive d u nanimou s approval by the Board. Mr. Caldwell discussed the revisions in the Revised Administrative Budget which i n cluded an i n crea se of $2 7 , 000 u n d er Consu l tants and Contractual Services for the continued use of three representatives from the Georgia Department of Labor. Mr. Millican moved that the Revised Administrative Budget be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Griggs and received unanimous approval by the Boa~d. Mr. Millican asked whether money left over from one year's budget can be carried over to the next year. He asked that the staff get a definite ruling on this question from the Regional HUD office. �4 Mr. Johnson provided a list to all Board members which listed the agencies that will be operating program in the Model Neighborhood central facility. All of these Jtgencies had agreed to decentralize and to place ·p e rsonnel in the multi-purpose center. Hud approved funds in the budget to provide this multi-purpose center in the amount of $180,000, however, this amount does not include the pur::hase of the land. The site that has been chosen for the center is adjacent to the existing Model Cities Office. This land is included in the Rawson-Washington Urban Renewal area and is "zoned for commercial use. A discussion followed on the re-use of the land after the Model Cities Multi-Purpose Center is no longer needed. Mr. Johnson stated that additional studies and considerations must be made before determinations can.. be made as to further use of the land, but for thepresent it is the ideal location for the Model Cities Program's multi-purpose canter. Mr. Millican suggested thatthe parcel of land be bought so that is will not hinder the closing out of the RawsonWasb ington Urban Renewal Program. He suggested that some of the city's crecilits be used. After further discussion on whether to buy or lease the land, the Chairman referred the matter to Mr. Griggs' committee to investigate whether the Board should recommend purchase or lease of the land to the Board of Alderme n. REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY Mr. Millican read the resolution from the City Attorney estab l ishing the Ex ecutive Board for the Model Cit ies Program implementation pha se. The resolution a l s o outlined the dut ie s a nd scope of author i t y of the Board. Mr . Wainwrigh t rnove d that the reso l ution b e appr o ved a nd sent back t o the Ci t y Attorne y f or preparatio n for s ubmitta l t o the Board o f Aldermen . Th e mot i on was seco n d ed a n d unan imously approved by the Boar d. (Copy of resolution attached to file copy ) Mr . Mi ll i c a n al s o rea d a re p l y f r om the City Attorney to Mr. Edward Moody o f Mo del Neighborhood , I nc. con c erning his request f o r a r u ling regarding the circu mstances s u rroundin g the e l ect io n of Deacon Peters as Chairman of the Mass Conven tion. The City Attorney indicated in the reply that the City Atto rney office did not have the authority to give r ulings or opinions c once rning Ci t y bus ines s t o the gene ra l public. As a r esul t o f the disc uss i on o n th i s matter, Mr. Griggs suggested that the Board request t he City Attorney to rule on whether the Executive Board has the a u thor i ty to decide such matters. Mr. Moody also questioned the use of funds alloc ated for citizen participation in his l etter to the City Attorney. After discussion on the proper use of these funds, Mr. Whitley requested that the Budget Analyst of the Model Cities Program supply the Board with true copies of the total amount of money each community has received for citizen participation in order to clearly define the use of these funds. �5 NEW BUSINESS Mr. Moody asked to speak to the Board concerning the relationship between the CDA and Model Neighborhood, Inc. He stated that it was difficult for him to relate to the program for fear that he would not get cooperation. Mr. Johnson responded by citing several instances where cooperat i on was given to Model Neighborhood, Inc., specifically the fact that his organi z ation had been fund e d during the planning year in the amount of $6,000. Mr. Johnson further ind i cated that he is somewhat reluctant to give further cooperation in the absence of the same type 9f cooperation from Mr. Moody's organization. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 ~ .m. APPROVED: Mayor I va n Alle n , Jr. , Chairman Model Neighbor hood Executive Boar d �