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MINUTES ATL AN TA CIVIC DESIG N COMM I SS IO N APRIL 27, 1967 The r eg ul a r me eting of th e Atlanta Civic De sign Commission wa s h e ld Thursd ay, April 27, a t 2 p.m., in Com mitt ee Roo m #4, City Hall, with th e follo wing mem b e rs pr e sent: Jos e ph S. Pe rrin, ch a ir ma n Jo s eph B. Browd e r W. L. Ca lloway S a mu e l I. Coop e r J a me s H. Dodd Fr a nklin M. Ga rr e tt John C. Gould H. Kin g McCain Gu es ts present: Mr. Don In gr am - Ce n t r a l Atl a n ta Pr o gr e s s , Inc. Mrs. Ch arl e s T. Owe n - Le agu e of Wo me n Vot e rs of Atl ant a /Fulton County Mr. Eric Ha rkn e ss - City Pl a nnin g De p a rtme nt Vinu tes of th e April 13 me eting wer e approved. CHA I RMAN 'S RE PO RT: The ch a i rman rep ort e d tha t he a nd Mes srs. Coo pe r a nd Muld awer had me t with May o r All e n conc e rnin g ACD C r eview o f hou si n g pr oj e ct s in At l anta . He stated t hcJt the May or wa s re c e p t i ve to the id ea , and ha d wr itte n t o th:: Atlanta Hou si ng Au th ori t y r e co mmend in g s ame . Mr. Perr in als o r ep orted tha t b y agreemen t of mem b ers he had c ontacted Mr. Reese Clegh orn and asked him about a n edi t orial in t h e Atlanta Journal dealing with t h e need f o r a long-range p l a n f o r the government center. Mr. Cleghorn has agreed t o do s o , a n d information has been forwarded to him. He added that he hopes to see the article in the paper soon. Mr. Perrin stated that ACDC action was considered helpful in defeating plans for a proposed service station on a small strip of property adjacent to the South Expressway at Cleveland Avenue, and ttat the Commission should �2 move forward to establish a general policy dealing with strip development. He will che~k withthe Planning Department to determine what action should now be taken, and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. The chairman reported on the follo wing correspondence: 1. Letter of 4/13 from the Department of the City Clerk, stating that the Bo3rd of Aldermen had confirmed the appointment of Mr. Joseph B. Browder as a member of ACDC to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Orbie Bostick, who has resigned. 2 • Letter of 4/13 to Mr. M. B. Satterfield, Executive Director of the Atlanta Housing Authority, inviting AHA, and the developer and architects of the housing project at Harw i: ll Road and Skipper Drive to submit this proposal to ACDC for review and suggestions at the April 27 meeting. A reply has not been received to date. J. Memo dated 4/18 to members of the Commission urging better atte nd a nce at meetings. 4. Correspondence dated 4/19 to Mr. Les Persells, AHA, from the Architectural Revie w Committee, commenting on the Rockdale Urban Renewal Proj e ct. This report is avail a ble to members for comme nt. s. Letter of 4/20 to Mr. Samuel I. Coop e r, expressing the appr e ciation a nd commendation of the members for his outstanding leadership as cha irman of the Commission during its first year of existence. 6. Letter of 4/20 to Mr. Tulio Pe trucci, Atlanta School of Art , s ta tin g th a t the ACDC h as decid e d aga inst p re s e htin g a cit y sho w f or t h e Atl anta Ar t s Fes tival i n May , but th a t it hopes to h a v e the oppor tu ni t y to try t o proper l y fin a nc e a nd d e sign a s how fo r ne x t ye a r . 7. Le tt e r of 4/20 to Mr. Robert F . Lyle , re draft of p r opo s e d ordinan c e on t he p e r c entage f or the alli e d a rts . 8. Let t er o f 4/20 to Bull & Ken ne y Arc h i t ec t s, c o mmending t hem for design of alterations and additions to F ul ton High Sch o ol, as reviewed by the Commi ss ion on 4/1). 9. Correspondence dated 4 /20 t o Toombs, Amisano & Wells re "Downtown Project" at Spring and Techwo o d Viaduct, as reviewed by ACDC on 4/lJ. 10. Letter of 4/27 to Mr. Andrew E. Steiner congratulating him on his appointment as a member of the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Region III Advisory Committee on Design and Planning. 11. Copy of letter of 4/27 from Mayor Allen to Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, chairman of the Atlanta Housing Authority, re~ommending that all housing projects be cleared through normal channels with the AC f. C. �- 3 w GENERAL DISCUSSION Mr. Don Ingram, Associate Director of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., was welcomed to the meeting. Mr. Ingram stated that the purpose of his organization is to help guide and coordinate any central planning in the core of Atlanta. He added that he was present today to let ACDC know of CAP 1 s interests, and that many of its objectives and purposes are the same as ACDC. At Mr. Perrin 1 s request, Mr. Cooper related to Mr. Ingram the developments to date toward the acquisition of a scale model of Atlanta. Mr. Perrin stated that if this project can get started, ACDC would certainly solicit the sup- port of CAP. Mr. Gould, who was on the review committee for the Rockdale Urban Rene wal Project, gave more informa tion on the report of the revie w , and explained how the committee rated certain factors of the proposals. Mr. Perrin thanked him and other members of the committee for the job and t h e precedent they set in treating future jobs. Mr. Cal l owa y brou g ht up the matt e r of a c e ntr a l or downto wn par k in Atla nt a , spec i fic a lly on the pr op e rty n e ar th e Ma r r iot t Moto r Ho te l , b o unded b y Cou r tland, Ca in, Ivy and Ellis S t re ets. He add e d tha t sinc e this was discuss e d b y t he Commiss ion s ome months a go, th e c ost of the property had undoubtedly risen , and t~ t and he feels in a few mo nths it will probably cost much more, the property will becom~· pr o hibitive in cost. out that this is It was brought the project that Mr. Morton Rolleston had expressed interest in when he met with the Commission on May S, 1966. �Mrs. Owen, who is the Publie Relations and Publicity Chairman for the League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County, was introduced to the members • .She distributed copies of certain passages therein. 11 FACTS 11 , published by the League, and reviewed Mrs. Owen stated that the League has in mind for the Arts Festival this year a presentation pertaining to a tree ordinance, which might be of interest to the Commission. Mr. Perrin concurred that AC DC is interested in supporting a tree ordinance that is substantial and will join with the League in trying to promote same. League's ideas for Mrs. Owen discussed the the presentation and upon her request, various suggestions and comments were offered by the me mbers. Concerning the "underground" development, Mr. Garrett, ne w chairman of the II Terminus II Committee, stated he has looked over this are a, § nd has summarized in his mind what is down there. Mr. Perrin stated he feels this dev e lop ment has great potential, as it co u ld pr e serve a historic a l p ar t of t h e c i ty , enhance that pa r ticula r section, a nd at the same ti me p ro v ide i nco me f o r p r i v ate in v estors. of t he t hings h i s Mr. In g ram r ema r ke d that this proj e ct is one organization is specifically int e r e s ted in. Mr. Br owde r s t ated t ha t h e f e e ls some op p ositi on will be met, as many property owners are using the property as wareh ouses and for egress and ingre s ~ ; however it is the general eonsensus of members that property owners in this area will become aware of the tremendous amount of revenue this project can render, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at J:50 p.m. Ann Butler Recording Secretary �