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MINUTES ATLANTA CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION AUGUST 11, 1966 The regular meeting of the Atlanta Civic Design Commission was held Thursday, August 11, at 2 p.m., in Committee Room follo wing members present:

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City Hall, with the Messrs. Sam 1 1 I. Cooper, Chairman; Perrin, Vice-Chairman; Harry J. Baldwin, Julian Harris, Joseph H. John Portman, W. L. Calloway, H. K. McCain, and Mrs. Edith Henderson~ Minutes of the July 28 meeting were approved. Chairman Cooper read the following: (a) Form letter to be sent to architects thanking them for projects submitted for review; (b) Letter to Mr~ Sweat. This letter was read to the Commission two weeks ago. (c) Letter to Mr~ Ernest Davis. This letter was read to Vice-Chairman Perrin over the telephone prior to being mailed. (d) Letter from Mr. Jack Delius regarding the Mozley Park Recreation Center. (e) Letter from Mr . Eric Harkness dated August 3, 1966, stating that Urban Beautification is progressing and also requesting a committee be set up to work with him on this proje ct and attaching a list of objectives. This letter was passed ar ound to all members present for their review. Regarding the above letter and request for a committee, Chairman Cooper suggested that Mr. John Gould be appointed as the Commission's official contact with Mr. Harkness. �• 2 - The Commission discussed the availability of funds from the Fede ra l Government for projects. It was brou g ht out that while the City of Atlanta did not have any funds and could not partici p ate in this pro g ra m, they would act as an agent for the Commission and mak e application to the Federal Government for funds. It was asked at this point if funds could be obtained from private enterprise to begin a project, if this would in any way jeopardize the application to the Federal Government. Chairman Cooper stated that the Commission was not q ualified to answer this question. An effort would be made to have an opinion rendered on this matter. The Commission discussed the feasibility of having a sc a le model of the do wntown area made. It was unanimously agreed this w ould give a better per spective as to what could be done in a given area and wh a t would be whe n fi ni shed . the results Als o in dealing with owners of undeve lo ped p roperty, it would enable the Commission to better expla in what they could do and how it woul d look when it was finished. The Commissio n then discuss ed ways and means of acquirin g such a model. Mr . Calloway s u ggeste d that maybe Tech would be able to supply th e Comm iss ion with a model . Mr . H.K. McC ain suggested since his co mp any had such a model that was not being used at the present time, he could ask th em if the Commission coul d use this model. At this point, Vice-Chairma n Perrin made a motion tha t wi th thanks the use of the scale mod e l the Commission accept owned by Finc h, Al exa nd er , Barnes, Rothchil d and Pascha l, in th e event it is o ffere d. This motion wa s unanimously carried. Mr. Perrin made a second motion that the Chairman appoint a committee to investigate ways and means of pro motin g , implementing and financing a scale model of the central business district as a priority project for the �- 3 - Commission. This motion was unanimously carried, and Chairman Cooper appointed a three man committee consisting of Mr. Perrin, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Portman as chairman. The subject of the Gulf Oil trian g le at the intersection of the Peachtree's was discussed and Mr. Portman provided to the Commission certain information which was of definite interest to the members. Members of the Commission revie wed the pla ns of the Simpson-Hightower High School. Plans f or the next meeting were discu s sed a s t he Commission had an appointment to meet at the Metropolitan Plannin g Commission with Mr. Glenn Bennett . However, due to the expected absence of several of the members, Chairman Cooper was asked to contact Mr . Bennett and try to postpone their meetin g until a l ater d ate . The meeting was adj ou rned at 4:20 p.m. Mrs. Gloria Keels Recording Secretary �