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MINUTES GRANT REVIEW BOARD DECEMBER 31, 1968 (2..., //01 The City of Atlanta Grant R e view Board met in the office of the Director of Gov e rnmental Liai s on at 9: 30 a. m. on D e c e mber 31, 1968, to r e view the . Atlanta Mode l Cities Progr a m appl ication to the U. S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development for Supplemental Funds. In attendance were: Dan S w eat, Director of Governmental Liaison, Chairman, Grant Review Board Collie r Gladin , Planning Di re ctor, Membe r, Grant R e vie w Board Georg e Berry, Deputy Comptroller, Member, Grant Review Board Johnny Johnson, Director of Mod e l Cities George Aldridge, City· Planner Carl Paul, D e puty Director of Personne l J a y Founta in, S e nio r A c co unt a nt The Grant Review Board discussed with Mr. Johnson several major points of conce r n , primarily proc e dure s for approval by r e sponsible City d e partme nts and a ge nci es ; a d m inistra tive or ganiza tion ; a nd p e rsonn e l r e quir e m e nt s . In view of th e complexities o f the M odel Cities P ro g r am a nd the n eed for f ull understanding by all responsible City officials, the following concensus o f the Grant Revi e w Board m e mbership is her e by presented: The M od e l Ci ti E:s Pr o gram as es t a bli s h e d by the Pr es ident ancf Con g r ess o f the United S t a t es i s perh a p s the m o s t compreh ens ive a n d o pti m i s ti c g r ant - i n-aid pr o g ram eve r offered to A me ri ca ' s cities . The conce pt a n d intent of the M odel Citie s Pro gram is g ood. It provide s fo r th e l egally r espons ible l ocal g ove r ning a uthority t o exer ci se it s auth o r ity and in fluence in demonstrating b ol d new t echniques o f u rban p l anni ng and d evelopment . It provides max i m u m opp ort unity for r eal involvement and parti cip ation by citi zens of ne i ghborhoods i n t h e plann i ng a nd exec ution of p r ograms whi ch effect the i r daily lives. �Page Two And it promotes coordination among local, state and national agencies and departments of the limited resources which are available. The successful planning and execution of a Model Cities Program can be a valuable experience for any city in its search for ord e rly and timely solutions to its multitude of urban proble1ns. Atlanta's City Demonstration Agency has attempted to meet the challenge and intent o { +he Model Cities legislation. Citizens of all six neighborhood areas encompassed by Atlanta's Model Cities Program were actively involved in organizing and planning for Model Cities more than a year in advance of the beginning of the City's formal planning stage. Local, state and federal public agencies and numerous private groups participated in the preparation of the required planning grant application. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen endorsed and supported the planning effort. The Model Cities planning staff worked long and h ~ rd to prepare the documents necessary for successful funding of the first year program. The final documents detail a bold and innovative plan of attack on the major problem areas in the Model Cities neighborhood. The Model Cities staff has made an admirable attempt to live up to the concept of the Model Cities program. To a great extent they have met both the needs and wishes of the citizens of the area and the requirements of planning and administration of the City and federal governments. The Model Cities Program also places on all City departments and agencies the requirement for cooperation, coordination and approval of program components. There are indic·ations that this requirement has not been met. Where it has not done so, each department and agency is obligated to review and pass on the specific components of the program which assigns e xe cution responsibility to that department. Each committee of th e Board of Aldermen should review and approve/disapprove each program component w hich falls within the responsibility and authority of the committee. The Planning and Development Committee should exercise its responsibility for overall planning of the city by re_viewing the Model Cities plan and making �_Page Three the determination as to th e compatibility of the Model Ci:ties Program with overall city plans . The Finance Committee should determine the financial feasibility of the program and the capability of the City to meet the requirements placed upon it by the progr am. The full Board of Aldermen should carefully consider the priorities involved in the Model Cities exe cution, its impact on the area served and the el-- ~-~re city as well. The Grant Review Board believes these approvals should be given before Aldermanic sanction is granted. We feel that if the prov1s10ns of the Model Cities application are understood and accepted before final approval is granted a much stronger pro gram ¥{ill result. It should be understood that this is not intended as criticis1n of the planning grant docume nt or the work of the Model Cities staff, but is an effort to gain full understanding and support of the strongest prog ram in the b es t interest of all citiz ens of Atlanta. It is therefore recommended that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen require written acc e ptance or denial of each component of the :Model Cities plan by the departments and agen cies res ponsibl e for the exe cution of each comp onent befor e final approval of the grant applica tion is given. 1;L D an Sweat Chairman t, DS:fy ~ - (\ vi~,\( ~(\ .:}_\ .~\ Georg e '.i 3err_y, Membe ~ - 143.215.248.55 ~J~~ ~~ <~ ~ Collier Gl a din, M e mber r 1J. 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