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DEPAR T M E N T OF JPJ' H O USI N G A N O URB AN DE V ELO PME,NT .., 1969 PE AC HTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30323 Room 645 December 26, 196~ REGION Ill Offi c e of the Regional Admini s t r ator IN REPL Y REF ER T O: 3DM Mr. Johnny C. J ohns on Director Cit y Demonstrati on Agency 673 Capitol Avenue Atlanta , Georgia 30315 Dear Mr . J ohns on : As you know, t he Regi onal Int er a genc y Coordinat ing Commi t t ee has compl eted its r evi ew of the At lanta Compre hensive Cit y Demons trati on Progr am . During ou r meeting with you and your staf f on Decem be r 18 we conveyed a number of r ecommendations conc e rning alter ations and improvements whi c h s hould be made in various parts of your program inclu ding , i nte r alia , your proposed adminis trat i ve budget f or 1969 . As previ ously i ndicated , the committ ee bel ieves t hat t he foll owi ng changes shoul d be cons ide red i n the staf fin g pattern set f orth i n your administrative budge t : 1. Add one planner and one pro gram· mana r,e r to your Econom i c Development Di vision to assist the Di vision Director in carrying out the numerous tasks arising out of con tinued planning a s well as i mplementat ion of the first year program . 2. Add at least two fiscal management pers onnel , preferably i n the Administrative Division to assist in monitor inG t he nume rous r equis itions from local opera ting arrenc iPs and in carryi ne out the numerous otner t asks which wi ll need to be performed in order to comply wi th the procedures spelle d out in CDA Lett er -/IB . 3. Add res ident trainees to the various divisions of the CDA staff, where a ppropria t e , f or the purpose of pr ovi<.lin;~ sufficient on-the- j ob ~nd technical or academic traini nr, to enable each trainee to at t ain competence in his or her field of i nterest . In a ddi t i on to the a bove ma tters which pertain to your admini strative budget, it will be necessary for the CDA to submi t to this o ff ic e soon �Page 2 a fter approval of the Comprehensive Program a work program which identifies the planning activities to be undertaken in 1969, and which specifies the activity, the-responsible entity, the source and amount of funds, and the staff and time period required to carry out the activity. I would encourage you to subnit a revised administrative budge t reflecting the foregoing rec0111nendations as soon as pos sible to permit review by this office prior to final action by HUD on your a~plication for supplemental grant funds. Sincerely yours, Earl H. Metzger, Jr. Assistant Regional Administrator for Model Cities �