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C ITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 January 30, 1967 JAC K C . DELIUS GENERA L MANAGER Mr. Charles L . .:Javis Comptroller City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: EOl'. 1 s Recreation Funds Dear Charles: l--.s you know by now , Economic Or;portuni ty Atlanta has had slashed from their budget appropriation all funds pertaining to Recreation and therefore cancelled as of December 31, 1966 the three separate and distinct contracts under whi ch this department of City Government carried out specialized recreation programs. These programs were namely the Nei ghborhood Playlot frogram, Summer Recreation and Job Opportunity for Youth (Operation Champ), and recreation for senior high rise apartment dwellers. It is the opinion of the undersigned and Miss Carmichael that the neighborhood playlot program takes priority over the two other projects. This opinion is one shared in b y Mayor Allen . The number of playlots continues to grow as we attempt to meet the needs and demands of citi zen s in deprived areas . It is anticipated that we wi ll shortly have a total of twenty- one neighborhood playlots, tNo of ,,,hich involve the renting of dwellings for a year-round type operation. Si nce the cancellation of EOA funds, ,..,.e have continued operating a few of t h ese play lots on a part -time basis , good ;reather permitting. The ba si c expense involved is one of salaries and the rather substantial expense of renting outdoor toilets. Salari e s a re being charged to account 780C, Extra Help, Umpires, etc. and the renting of the portable johns is being charged to 771C. Account 780C does not contain sufficient appropriations to carry on a full time summer program at these twenty-one locations. 1 For your information, the following playlots either exist or are under construction or in the negotiating stage; �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Two 1. Rhodes St. Between Sunset & Vine (Vine City) 2. Magnolia and Maple (Vine City) 3. 373 Thurmond St., N . ~J . (Lightning) 4. Merritts f.. Bedford (Buttermilk Bottoms) 5. Gilham Park on ~Jade Ave. (Blue Heaven)* 6. ~lylie & Tye (Cabbage To"m) 7. Connally St. near Richardson (Summer Hill)* 8. McDaniel at Georgia Ave. U,lechanicsville) 9. Haygood & Crew (Summer Hill) 10. 255 Dodd Ave. Recreation Center (Mechanicsville)** 11. ~-lindsor St. near Richardson (Mechanicsville) 12. Park Ave. & Lansing St ., .3.E. - no lease 13. Haynes and Foundry Sts., N .'.J. (Lightning) - proposed 14. Perry Blvd. and Lively St., N . ~J. (Perry Homes) - proposed 15. Hardee St . at Arberdeen (B lue Heaven) - proposed 16. Huff Rd. area in northwest Atlanta - proposed 1 7. Arlington Cir., N. :1. * 18. 533-539 Centra l Ave • .s ;,T. 19. Plunkett Town - to be located 20. Bender St. 21. 81 Little St., S.E. Recreation Center ( Summer Hill)

s. : ! • - to be located These are park properties owned by the Parks Department.

Houses and lots are leased for $100 per month.

All other playlots are leased for $1. per year. \Jewish to advise you of all the expense that we can think of that will be encountered in the operation of these twenty-one locations. Therefore, the following is our basic and minimum requirements for the successful operation of the neighborhood playlots for the summer of 1967. �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Three Playlots, 1967 Summer only Salaries ' l e anticipate operating full time, six days a ,1eek, from 9 a.m. - 12 and 1 - 7 p.m., from Thursday, June 1 thru Monday, Labor Day, September 4 . This is a ninety-six calendar day or eighty-two work day program. :·:e will staff each playlot ,,rith at least one Community Recreation Leader making Range 34 , $15.70 per eight hour day, $1. ~6 per hour. J.:. 11 Recreation Leaders will b e under the direction of a Recreation Supervisor making Range 45, $24.95 per eight hour day, $3.12 per hour. The Supervisor will •:1ork a total of 5 4.- hours per \•reek. As the above list indicates, there are approximately t wenty- one playlots to operate. Of these, a total of fourteen are existing and seven are under development or the land is in the process of being leased. Each lot will have supervision for a total of nine hours per day, fifty-four hours per week, or eighty-two work days for a total of 738 hours. A total for all lots of 1 4 ,760 man hours of Community Recreation Leaders time, amounting to $38,920 .60; plus the Supervisors time amounting to $2,302.5 6 for a grand Recreation salary total expense of $ :r.r .232.1 6 . If/, (830C) Pre sently, f our men each are 1:rorki ng thirty-two hours per p ay pe rio d doing clean- up a nd maintenance work on the existing p lay lot s. Th i s f our man crew consists o f a F ark Forema n II , ( 2) Labo r Fo r emen II, and (1) Laborer. They are p aid stra ight overti me on the b a s is o f a Park Fore man II, Equipment Opera to r I , Labor Fo r eman II, a nd one Labo r e r' s p ay. I 1-10uld sugge st this a rra ng e me nt be ma intained s ince mo st per so n nel de c lined to wo rk o v e r t i me and these individuals are willing to wo rk . Park Fo reman I I earn $3.53 per hour; the Equipme nt Operator I is paid $1.88 per hour;- Labor Foreman II is pai d $2.33 per hour; and the Laborer is paid $1.59 per hour. These men will be involved in approximately ten pay periods at 32 hou rs per pay peri od ti me s $9 .23 per hour for a total of $1, 453.60 . (Maintenanc e is a twelve month item - th i s figure is just for the summer) Th us, tot a l Rec reat ion and Maintenance salary cost will be $ ~ 6 86 .00. 't"J 1qe will keep as many Recrea t i o n positio n s v acant as pos s i b le during the winte r mo nths , t hus h o pi ng t o a ccrue a p proximately $32,000 to hire addi tiona l Commun ity Recreatio n Lead e rs as needed, in unnumbered positio ns, plu s limited maintenance expense, during this summer . �Nr. Charles L. Davis Page Four J-:.uto l ,llowance: _The Supervisor ·will draw $ 50 per month car allo~·rance. A total car allowance will be for 06 calendar days times $1 . 66 per day for a total of $15~ . 36 . Transportation : Last year we spent approximately $4600 on transportation in the playlot program alone not counting "Operation Champ". This year the Park s Jepartment's thirty passenger (for kids) bus will be used to the maximum. Children ~Till be carried to (1) Cyclorama, ~oo, and special lecture by herpetologist; (2) State Capital, City Hall; (3) Greenhouses, Training Center, lecture on insects b y Jr. Buchannan a t P iedmont Pa r k. Three trips p er lot time s 20 lots is f.- 0 trips in the 82 wo r k day program. Games, Supplies l . Rentals : ( 77 l C) $100 per p l aylot time s 20= Po rta ble toi lets a t $ ~0 per mo. times 20 loca t i ons times 3 mo. = $ 2,000 2 , 400 $ 4, ~-00 Maintenance~ ( 81 3C) $100 per playlot x 20 = Equipment: $2, 000 ( 570C) 11 lots to be equipped at $200 each = $2 , 200 Special Project Ex pense : ( 771C) Refre shme nts, awards day picnic - e s t i ma ted $2,000 Rentals 255 Dodd Ave . is $100 per mo. x 3 mo.= $ 300 81 Little .St., S.E. (Summer Hill ) rent to be paid by Ci tizen's Trust Co. as a donation to the City of Atlanta at $100 per month. Utilities: (771C) - lights Two houses at $10 per mo. for 3 months= $ 60 �l-lr. Charles L. Davis Page Five Account 714C: (Fuel) Two houses at $20 per month for the fall and winter if the program is successful - not figured in this proposal. ~Je are holding to an average of 12 vacancies in the Recreation Division (Account 830C) and we should come very close to having a $32,686 surplus for salaries. ·.re ask that you make this money available in unnumb ered positions for the individuals involved in the operation of the playlots and ,.,re also ask that you authori z e e xpenses for automob ile allowance amounting to $ 15~. 3 6 .

e 1 .d ll make every p os s i b le

effort to absorb the additional cost for games and supplies which we will charge to Account 771C; for maintenance to the lots Hhich •.-,e will charge to Account 81 3C ; for e q uipment ,..,hich we ·wi l l charge to Account 570C; f or s p ecial p rojects e xpense which ·we ,1ill charg e to Account 77 1 C ; a nd , for rent als 1-rhich ,,., e ·wil l charge to i.ccount 77 1C . •,rill b e as conservative a s p ossih le b ut these are the· f igures arrived a t after careful consid eration and He are adv is i ng you of the f inancial asp ect at the ear liest time p ossible. "! e Althrugh Mayor Allen made no committment as to s u pport i n g us in o ur desire for additional funds f o r carrying o n the nei ghborh o o d playlo t program I bel i e v e I am at l iberty a s quo ting him as s aying t o " Do y our very bes t to c arry out t h i s t o p priori ty project and if y ou g e t into an i mpossible situation financially , let me kno w, and perhaps some emergency appropriations can be made, etc . . • • " The above appears to solv e the problem of summer operations but leaves unanst.rered the long and beautiful f a ll and spring days - and for that matter some Hinter days - ·when the playlots should be operated. In addition, it appears ·1e will have t,,..,o houses rented vrhich ,,,,ill operate the year-round as Recreation Centers in conjunction ,.-Ji th the play lot program. ~l e must urrive at some solution as how to fund the salary, supply and rental - utility expenses involved. I ,..ould hope that we ,.muld not have to cut hack existing and regular services in order to carry out this vital program. �Mr. Charles L. Davis Page Six .Again, let me emphasize to you in writing that we are sorry to bother you as busy as you are 1.J'ith these details and ,-re ,.- rish to thank you for your usual fine cooperation, and I am p ordially, i t .~ ck C. Delius neral Manager of Parks and Recreation JCD:bj,,1 cc: Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor All r-:iernbers of the Park Cammi ttee All Members of the Finance Committee Mr. R. Earl Landers, Administrative Asst. to the .Nayor Mr. Carl T. 3utherland, Director of Personnel E r. :)an E. :3,,1 eat, Jr., :Uir. of Governmental Lia son Mrs. Grace Hamilton, Dir., l'.tlanta Youth Council I-1iss Virginia Carmichael, ;Jir. , Recreation Div. Miss Alberta Murchison , Asst. :Jir., Recreation Div. Miss Jimmie Mims, Asst . .0ir., Recreation Division �