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V(' l) '~L GJ.'P[ 1~3 T fi 'i IJ,,lJ 1·c l'l"lOGl·{Af: Tile 1-J, ,d.P.l CH,j0s 'I'r.cJ.inin _: Progr am - Thr-: fir st of :its kind in the country
is , Lf"n ( l Cl) scs:d.
l,r
i
)Jl
c n1 1:·si" to be conduct e d in sc ,n:i.n:ir fo_rm undP. r th() dircc tion
l:r llnb1c1·si Ly o f Ten nessee at Cb.:iLto.noo L:.:i .
Th e m:.1jor objc,cl.ivP. of the Mode l
Ci.ties Tr;)fn::n ~~ l'rc1:_1;r:1in is the en:1b l em8nt of the fifty mr:imb r~ rs of t :1 c C.D.A.
i.~0:1~'G
or- 11:;__r ect1"rs b-0 -f -L111,Jtion c1s a cohes ive arlminlstrat ive body ,1h:i.l~ s imnlt=meous ly ·
c1:c , 11r·1,::;i: :.:; t h e dtt.ci.i.n.,1.ent'. nr r':)t ~ntion of indiviciu.1.l .i.dentity w~th t ho se va rious
spo rw0rin r,; :~rL;u r--c Fh0m :i.t is the board mc;1'.1bers
I
r e sponsi.hlity to repr1:;scnt.
This
objed:ive can best be ach i.. eved by en.J.b line :,h e participants to:
1.
acquire knowJ.erl Ge of the actual structur e of thA Model Cities organization and the objectives of the progr am .
2. ·deve lop an aw3.reness of the decision-makini::; proces s in tr:-rms of s e l e ct i r.G
acc eptable alternativ ~s to recogni zed problems confronti~c the CDA Board.
3.
Establish.i.ng and . maint,ainin g an orga nizationc1l esprit
I
de corps' which
on one hand wil l enable each CDA H.oard. par t i cipant t o mafot3.in his
id entity and . t ies wit9i.n _his own spher e of the community , and yet
permit hj~'ll to Inr'.lke decisi:ms b ased on a tot-3. l committ me nt to an Jv erall
achievement of the organizatiana l goals o ·
Th i.s s eries of s eminars uti liz in_, c onsult::i.nts , applyin1:; dynamic a;1d
inno 1i:1.ti.v~ ed ctcati on'l l techniqu~s , and jnvolving expertise from as many perti :-1':=nt
s nJ rc r.:; 3.s a r e availab l e is, like th e Mode l Cj_ t,ies Program i t se l f , a de;--:onstr 3.ti0n
rroj ect.
!lec.1.use thP. re i s l ittl,~ nat ·l on;:i. l experie nce in train iri;:; prograns Sllch as
the onr:; d esc!"ibed, the emphasis in th e Chattanooca progr,:11,1 wi l l be on experi.r:,ent ati:rn
anrl i:'1.:10vati,, n.
As mie ht be expected of an expe rimenta l undert.1kin~ , it :vill be
subjcc ~ to reiular ob servati on, monitorine, and evaluation of its effectiveness in
terr.;s of the goals it seeks to fulfill.
It should be understood that this
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co:1 ti :n:nu[, ev:tlu-:itivc p' oces" is o. tcsLin;; proc:<'ss or thP. tr;i:i.,dn _~ pr0:.:;r·1m and
it.s shfr, a~ 1,e ll
i .c;
of th0 p:1rti.r.ip,1. n~s .
'fl1c: l':i.rsL :.;cs s i on or. the program will lllf':'ct Saturchy, J\uc11st 9, 19(.9,
~t the camp1s- 0r ll.T.C.
rts
•
•
~
n.1.ne
c onsccut,1.v
c ,;;,.
, tur,:.1.i ;_ws.
w:i.11 the followin 1~ n:he sessi,Jn:::\ 'm the follo','l' i nG
A suJ~estnd strucLure and cont e nt of e~ch se ss i on
is found :in Appendices I thru X.
s t,1·t1c t\ire the
E·.J.ch consult:i.nt, however, may modiry or re-
seminar to achieve the objectives as outlined.
F11nd:Ln 6 .f0r th i.s t.rainini proi;ram has been secured under thP. · provisions
of Ti.t.lP. 1 of the B:i_::her Education Act from the Department of He;iltn, Eduea tion
.inrl '.·!9 1f,1 r? ; Ins t.i. Lu l;ional monies of U. T .c.; and funds from the 1fodel Cities
Phnnir![; '}rant.
The cxpectat.i.on is th at t.he e ~~pe rience and inf.'ormation derived fro;,1
the pro ~ram will c 0nt.ribute siz;nific.:i.ntly to the effectiveness of the C.D. A.
B02 ::--d as a de cis i ve administrative body.
It is hoped, · also , that from this
.ModP.l Citi e s Training Pro ~ram th e re will emer;:;e a ,body of knowledge and experi ence
which will be of value not only in Chatta nooga, but. in other cities
·,
as
v:e ll.
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t.lic- .:it,n:t.." .:ind HiJli.n:~ness of the C.D.A. Doard to disc har;;c e ffccL:i.v ely its
res ~,0n s:i.bil i ty as chi.8 f ar.lriiin:i.Rt.ra t. i.ve body of th<: Ch-1t k rno 0,;a Model Citie s
Progran.
As adrninistrator:s who are. responsibJ.e for the pl;:i.nnin;:; and jm;_;l~rirmt:i.tion
of th e L;it1l Model Ci. ti.es Pro,:;ram, CDA Board · rneinbe:rs must be sufficientl:-{ eci1J:i.pped
· ( 1) ~d.th the necess,'.lr,Y ski lls, tools, and informati.on r c J..citP.d to all aspects of
the l~d~l Cities Program; ( 2) with 3n understanding of the Mod el CitieR Pro~r a m
and its rebt. ions li:i.p to city i;overnment ;ind other agencies in the urban are --both
privc1te and pubhc; and (3 ) with methodoke;y anr.l dynamics of decision-mak inr:;.
To this enrl, thP. Mod e l Cities Tra inj_n~ and Orienta ti:m Seminar Proc;ra.~ is
d8si_:;ned.:
1.
To insure th a t the C.D.A. Board members will be a1-1are of - their roles in
the Model CiL:i.es Proir a m.
2.
To provide C.D. A. Board mPmbe r s wi t-,h si.1fficient and relevant information
c oncerni nc th~ Mod el Ci.ties conc ept a nd m~thort .
3.
To insure tha t C.D.A. Board members a re fami liar with the ~:odcl
Citi,;,s structure , bo t h na tiona lly and loca l ly o
L.
To provide C.D.A. Board members witA pertinent data concerning the Hud
~ui?eli ne s as related to the Model Cities Program.
5.
To provide G.D.~. Board mP.~bers with r e l evant informaL ion concernine
s peci fi c problAms rind program areas t o b e dealt with in the :fod el
Neighborhood area.
Furtr1P.r, this · proc;ram is de sir;ned to foster competency and sound judgement
on the part. of the Board member.s by provirHng them with training cxcercises ar.d
experiences i n problem-solv ing _and d ec ision-makin~.
No Board wi th a members hip
so v~ried as that of the C.D.Ao Board ~an effectively discharge its duties and
�t.he inLcnt of t hi s pr o 1;ram Lo provide structured experiences for the fifty partici-
r'.::l.t:in,; CDA Boal'd mE'n:be rs- - memhe rs with va r:i. P-d backcrounds, w5.de r a ng e s · of e xperiences,
di.ff erent lev e ls or· edllcational attainme nt, anri diverse interc sts --wh ich ·t1ill
P 1nble
the iJo.Jrcl to function as a colwsive nnit with mutual interests and c or.,r:i.o n
t~rnls; on P dedicated. to . salving the problems of the Model Nei~hborhood and its
r0. op l e e
�'.vlii lr t.he1'f' is 11,:i st.:ip('tir-l or othr-r Corm of' comr, 0 nsaLion for ~ tt, cnd jn~
thc:.;e l r :1in; i\~ ~rn tl •:iric-rnt:i.t,i ., n sctnin:1rs , U1r.rc i : =, ovailablc -for all members [':inon ci':11
as :..ds k1nr.c jn \.11 0. f' orm
wlri 18 ,U.cnd itt :';
L} 1e0 r
or
r :1y 1~cnts or r .e iinb1ir seme nLs for all f'Xpcnses iw~1 1rrPd
·- c,
10 sessi.,1rn:i. , If you spencJ · or ne0 d any m.-rni..es for ci1ilr:l-c-:1.r
t.r:111s rort.-1 t.i,, n, f :1od , or los e money Cor be.ing. off your j o b, you n.1ay qua lify for
fjn =i.nc:i al assj_st-,nr.0 .
As a memb er of the C.D.A. Board y ou are r e nde rir. 3 to the
ci tizcns or Lllis comnnmi ty a V;) lu.:i. hle s e rv i ce; thus you should not be pena lize d
f:ir..1.ncially in connP.c tion with your services on the C.D .A. Board.
A simple voucher will be provid ed at each s ession.
Simply list the expenses
ir.c urr~d by Y·"ll. a nd bring, send, or mail to the Mode l Cities· Office at ll.il8
Mccallie Avenue .
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Cl'f'J :3·;- t.! i '/\l/'l' 1 C 1 1'f\Tf 1)t! •\N D T~CIWJCJ\L /\SSTS'i'llf.JGii.:
1nrl thC:' as:~11 r t, inn which c,ntrihuLcG rnosL Lo jJ,s · uniciue chri.r::1ct0r is th0 uc1i.cf
l.!~:..t ;11.1 .xi 1:w,11 hrr10ril·, c.1n be rlr.rived nn1;y ,,lien thrr P. :ls m;:i_;d.rnum p1.rticipaU.0n in
pl·rnnin,~, rolicy fn.rnnVinn, :.nrl i.mplemental.ion by those v1l1ose li.vcs a:vj fut1iros
,d 11 b e
1
r· r Pctr.d I,~,
t.lJP· pro;;ro.m.
One of t.hc b-,sic el8m0ntc.;
ot' an honest invit:ition for citizen particip-1.ti.::>n
is th0. orfer 0·f t0.ch1Yic:1l astdRtance to the citiz e ns; the failure to provide s uch
~:.3s :l s L:t:-:c c ,-101,l i r~nrler th r: concept or genu1ne nei 2:hborhood involvement mea n i n;; l-=ss,
since ther0. c~n he no partner~l1ir, ~r inv olvement, wh~n one of the parties l ack s the
t? chn ic1l ~xpertis e to make informed judgements.
In City Dein:-ins t,ration Asency Letter No. 3, October JO, 1967, the :!:lep3.rtment
of :{ousi n_; an ci Urban D~velopme nt established performance standards for citiz en
p~rt ic i pat i0n in the Mod~l Cities Program .
Amon~ the major points contained in
these standard s is that of technical assistance:
••••• The structure must ha ve the technical capacity for n,3.kin 0
kno1,,ledGeahle decisions~ ••• Some form of professional tech nical
asEistnnc·e in a m;:inner agre e d to by neiehborhood resid e nts shall
be provided."
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ADIUi·JIS'l'iL'\'T'JON
130!\itD
UflJ". NThTJ UN S,•~['JJNI\R.
1.
An Ovrrview of Mode l Citi0s
A. · Ilistory of Hodel Cities Proera m, ~J:iti.nnal and Local
B.
Phil6sopl)y of Moclcl Cities !'roGram
C.
llud guidelines ,1 ncl pcrfor 11:.:ince st0ndards
D.
The D~r1 ·nstr;1 t,ion CiLies .cind i"lctropolitan
Develo pment Act of
Aur,ust
16
1.
Bo3.rd Decision Ha kine - Theory and Pr,ictice
A~
Value a nd fact in decision making
B
H.esprinsibility, Res ponsivene s s, and Autl;ority
0
C.
Au gust
23
1.
A.
Role . of loc~l Go vern ment
B.
Role of CDA Board
D.
1.
"The Hidden Agenda"
Organiz a tion of the Nodel City' Program in Chatt;} r.ooga
·c.
August JO
1966, as amended
Role of nthPr agenctes
Role of citi ze ns
The Model Cities Planning Year
A.
Plan submission r equ ir ement.a
B.
Role of Model Citi8s sta ff
Co
1/.ole of CD/\ Board
Do
Role of Citiz ~n part i eiration structure
~-
Problem ana l ysis
Fo
Goals ci.nd obj ectives
G.
Priorities
Ho
Bud get in~
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J..
i:,,1Jc l City
1'l:u111j
n~ G0nccyt.s ,md Approaches
B.
Proc0.rl11r.:i.l l.'lann:in:_';
C.
Fxe cu tory l'l .1 nni"ri[:
11.
P lnn n:i.n s .'mr.l rPv:i. ew in the pr ') r,ess of c )n: posite
d0c:i.sion-ma kin e
3c-;:itcmber 13
1.
T!Je I'-'!i:H:lcl Citfos Five Year fimrncinl Plan
A.
The "Uem'. mstr;:i Li ·,n 11 concr-pt
B.
What is rneri.nt ~JY the s t nt ement:
"The pro[:;r&rn
f,h01Jld 1r.ake a substantial imp1 ct on L he _:h~rsical,
P.conornic, and s ocial problems in the Viodel
Nei~h bo.rhood /\rea."
C
ThP role of
D.
The role .•f the CDA Bo:,rd
~.
Technic a l assist~nce arr~r.ir~ents
F.
Pos: ible st:r;-uct 1:rir.g ar:ranger.cn ts
0
Se ~t ember 20
1.
the Model
Cititts staff
R')le nf Boa rd, St;:iPf, Citizens ~articipaLion Street ·re,
and Te chnic-31 '\ssi.stance in Model CHies
Se t·tei nber 27
I
•
1.
.q,.
1'\ r ..- as in which ::i Esist.:Jnce riay be called
B.
K; nds ':->.f a['SistP.nce av;:i ih ble
c.
Mechanics of r e:L nburs ement of te~hn ic:a l assis t2nt s
D.
R.c>as m f o r r rovision of assist'Jnce
0
Tr1e Firc- t YPar Acti ..,n Pro,::;ram
A.
l·'roe;ram De velo_p]llenL
B.
Prrigr-'.lm rfa n::t ~€' ment
c.
Progn.01 fvionitorinG
D.
i'ro 1:ra m 'Sva l1iaU. .- :i n
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C.
It(-'] a t-,i
'llship r,f each ;_ ,rogram to Morl e l Ci tj_es
.0.., .~.Tlie me r. h.'.:l ni cs of f8r:l rc: ra 1 ,::irograms - plo nnin 'i,
progri1rnmin~, fundinc, iniplcrnent.:iti·m
1.
l'robJ.em .Solvin:; and Group Interaction
A.
Hr.spect for the or;inion of others
D.
Se>nsitivi ty t,o the needs anr:l lim:i.tati0ns o.f otters
c.
S<?Lting eroup 6 oals c1nd making orderly progre ::.-s
D.
Democratic participation
'!;'
~r.e,liency arid Compromise
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The CD,\ ~i0aril, cornpri~,::,cl of 50 people of varied ba cl:r;r0uncls, abil·j tiPS
anci :ii~t C' ··c,~~t.n, n•nst. t,c brou.:;tit. L,o funct:ion e rfcct.jvely
after a scdc-s of tr.n \·1e 0.kly ori0nt.ation mr.etings.
as
a 1:nH, durinc; and
This trainine r,:::·o;;ram wi).l .
be ch.:ir:i.c_tcrhcd , in tern;.s of format, by strict ad}1erence to time schedules
and by fJexibility in tr.e
(in or,:l cr to :1.::i.kP. the best use of limited ti1ne )
f ) r :'it:°lati on and :implerncntG.tion of the format.
The board will b e divided during
~art of the traininG sr.ssion to permit model neighborhood are representatives-half the b oard -- to rPceive special orientation dea ling with the broad area
o°f citiz e n p2.r:i tc:i.rati on; thP. othe t 1:;roup, non-MNA repre sentatives, will also
receivR 3rnup tra ining d11rin~ thls pe rjod.
cct. i.n~;s will be hP ld each Sa tt:rc1:iy, August 9 throu 6 h October 11,
on
The tentative pr ograrn da y for t he. ten meetin[S will proc eed
th=: c w-,,,·us o.f UTC.
accord jn: t 0 t h~ followin~ sche dule .
8:J0-9:L5
Bo.J.rd mf"!el ,s togGther'with Spe cial Area Consultant.
9:L5-lO:JO
i'-i 11L'\ representaU ve mr.et toge t her with Consulta nt rota tin;; .
9: L5-lO: JO
Non-E:{A me;:ibers mee t together .
10:30-10 :LS
Coffee Break .
10: L5-ll: 15/
°803.rd meets tot;ether Simulation exercis e presented.
11:15-12: JO
Sma D. group discus s ion.
The fo rma t may be f.;ooiffod after the first two n;eetin .::;s to permi t a
gre.:::. ter ·dezree of flexibility in the utilization of the consultant s a nd ::>tr.er
technic;:,.l o.s::: istanceo
For each S.J.tt:rday ' s seminars a special are cor.sult=1.nt
~;ill h e r e ta ine cl and he ui 11 be at l ·Jb er Ly to aria.pt the format t o J-;j s r.E'cis
s i.n~~
!'-11:'
~·rill be in char::;e of tha t day I s pro Gram.
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pro,~rarn, a
bta:i.kci ., ct.iv.tty Gche dulc 1vi 11 br: wrjttr:-n f or tr:c rlJ.y c:.ncl s1.11-J'ri:i.tted to
bo.'.l.rd
!:;01111':~rs
.'.l. t. lo,::i.s t. a week in arlvancc for their c oncurrci:c:e o
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EV/\LU/\.TION
An es, ent.bl clc11:ent of the or:i.0ntation pro 0 rarn i.s the process by
· 1-:l:frh :i.t. j_[.; cv:tlt1~ted
0
Apart from the obvious 1.Jener.its •J I: such an evJ.luative
i-=rt)c~ss t o tl:8 .r-rog r :un itself and to. its participo.nts, is th~it Gu.ch a
i='l' )cess will driubt,l.0ss be a dck·rn-inin 0 factor in th0 .fc.J.sibility of thA
11s"' of sur.!i
3
prot;1'<1lll cls 0.•-1!-iPre.
Arsas tn bo cvciluatPd :i.re:
(1 ) attitnclinal change s amone ' the
rar ticip~~ts ; (2) r0tention and scope of factual materials presented ;
and (J ) procress in the arc~s of d~cision-making and problem- solvinG•
It, is f8lt that cv.il113.tions .sh-,uld tc1.ke place at_ the beginning of the
pro~ra!1, a t, the t~rmina tion of the pro::;rn.m and as often durinc the pro~ram
as is felt necessary.
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