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\ YO LAN CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assi st ant MRS . ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Li aison October 23a 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM : Dan Sweat SUBJECT : Wednesday A. M. meeting of Local Urban Coalition The followi ng format is sugg e sted for the Wednesday meeting: 1. Mayor briefly state b a ckg round for formation of National Urba n Coalition. {a) Grew from a concern that the country 1 s national prior i ties plac e d the problems of our urban cit ies far dow n the list - - b e h i nd D e fense a Spa c ej A g ricultur e, Highw ays j e tc . 2. (b) The need for a reord e ring of prior i tie s to make cities the No. 1 conc ern of the nation. (c) Cong r es s not only h a s a n att i tude w h ich is fr eez ing urb a n exp e nditur e s , but i s actu a lly c u t t i n g ba c k on social pro g rams of long s tandi n g . (The Social S ecur i ty a m e ndm e nts as p a s se d b y t he Hous e free z es t h e numb e r o f aid to families w ith d e p e nde nt c h ild ren to c u rre n t l evels, w h ich w ould m ean t h a t Atla n ta or F ulton Count y DFCS could certify n o more AFDC ca s e s than the tot al n u mb er a t pr e s e nt. ) W ho mak e s up U r b a n Coalit i on ? (a) N ati onal Steerin g Committee of 33 me mb ers . Mayors of urban cit i es » top l ab or lead ers , b usinessme n » c ivil righ ts leaders 8 educ ato r s a nd c hur c h m e n. �Page 2 3. What does it do? {a) This coalition pulls together the key elements in cities for discussion and joint actions on the major urban problem areas slums , poverty, unemployment, housing , education, etc . (b) The coalition will distribute information among its members on pending legislation before Congress and conduct an educational campaign to make the nation aware of the massive problems which cities face. (c) The coalition w ill attempt to stimulate interest by private business to provide jobs and programs in cities (the $1 billion Insurance Industry Housing Program resulted from the Urban Coalition) and develop resources from all other areas to bring max imum impa c t on urban problems. 4. What c an an Atlanta Urban Coalition do? (a) A c t a s a c ommunica tions link b etw ee n N a tional Coa lition a nd local o rgan i z a t i ons . (b ) P r ovid e a n i d e n tifiable g r oup re pr esen ting a ll are as of A t lanta life t o c onve n e and bri n g to b ea r on a n y city cris is. (c) S timulate m aximum c o o p e r ation and c o or d i n ation a mong organ ization s. (d ) A ct as a soundi n g boar d for n ew p r ogram pr opo s a ls a nd recom mend w h ere certain p r ogram s shou l d b e pl aced . {e) P r o vid e support from local c ommun ity for le gis l ative p ro p osals to the N a t ional C on gres s a nd S tate L egislature. (f) Assist C ity in determinin g local priorities. 5. M ayor ask for c omm e n ts on proposal and on d raft resolution. 6. Mayor ask for endorsemen t of N ational C oalition Goals. �Page 3 7. Suggested Steps for Follow-Up. (a) Mayor's Office will coordinate Coalition initially, but encourage volunteers to provide staff assistance. (Perhaps some organization has a person they could assign to ooordinate the program full-time. It doesn't have to be done from City Hall.) (b) Other organizations who express interest in joining will be added and kept informed. 8. Mayor mention probability of Task Force or Private Employment holding conference here on November 15th to discuss ways private industry can provide jobs and training for unemployed and under ~ employed. DS/br �