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NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES 1612 K STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS July 2, 1969 To : ~ (1) (2) (3) (4) Members of the NLC Executive Committee and Advisory Council Officers, Trustees and Members of the USCM Advisory Board

tvlembers of the National Steering Committee, Model Cities Directors Association

Executive Directors of State, County and Municipal Government National Associations Relevant to Model Cities Administration (5) Executive Dire ctor s of State Municipal Leagues Subject: HUD Contract With Model Cities Service Center We have just signed a twelv e-month contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Developm ent which will permit the Le ague of Citie s - Confe r e nce of Mayors Mode l Citie s Service Center t o render technical assistan ce to all mode l cities. This is a n a dva nce a nnouncement; a p ress release will follow. As was explained to the officer s of the re cently-forme d Model Cities Dire ctors Association, at a meeting he ld here in Wa shington, this c ontr a ct pr ovides s tart-up funds for what we hope w ill evolve into a m ajor service pr ogram of bene fit t o ..not only the me mbe rs of that Association but to otliler re levant nat ional a s sociations , as listed in one of the closi ng paragraphs of this letter. The se key associations, essential to the succe ss of the mode l cities proce ss, will be given subcontr acts fr om our joint Center , as funding dev elops, to aid them in the perfor mance of essential task s . Th e contract a s execute d with t he Office of the As sistant Se cretary for Demon s t rations a nd Inte rgovernmental Re lations provides for the foll owi ng services for a ll par tie s interest e d in the mode l cities pr ogram: (1) The h oldi ng of conference s , sem inars a nd training sessions ; (2) T he pr eparation of a monthly Mode l Cities Technical Assistance Re p ort communicat ing significa nt local experi ences and h ighlighting innovative activitie s; (3) The making available of a wide range of profes s ional s who will provide te chnical assistance ; and, (4) The pre paration of case stu dies and special informati on repor t s. A de ta i le d s tate ment of wor k is e nclosed for those r e cipie nts of this le tter identified a bove as groups (3) and (4) . Copie s are available for others intere ste d . . The contract, which will start August 1, 1969, provide s for two a dmini strative pos itions, a Proje ct Direct or and a Dir ector of CDA Se rvice s. The perfor mance of the contract has bee n pla ce d w it hin our Mode l Cities Se rvice Ce nter whic h i s under the general s upervi s ion of John Garvey, Jr. , Director , League of Cities - Conferen ce of Ma yors Center for Program Imp le m enta tion. T he pe rson s e lected to administer t hi s $90 , 000 proje ct i s Mr . Ross D. Davis , former Assis tant Secretary of Commer ce for Economic De ve lopme nt. Mr . Davis , a strong advocat e of the model cit ies concept, ha s been active in interagency re\ations, focus i ng on program s for social and economic deve lopment, with particular emphas is upon management and organization and upon private-public sector aspects. Recruiting is underway for t he position of Director of CDA Services, �- 2 - a particularly significant position requiring a background of CDA experience, and a combination of professional and technical, association and inter-organizational-type talents. Suggestions are welcomed. We would like to take this opportunity to pay recognition to and to thank the representatives of the following national public interest organizations with whom we have worked and jointly sponsored model cities conferences with over the past year: American Institute of Planners; Council of State Governments; International City Management Association; Model Cities Directors Association (prior to May 27, their CDA Directors Steering Committee); National Assembly for Social Policy Development; National Association for Community Development; National Association of Counties; National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; National Education Association; and the National Governors Conference. The ultimate potential of the model cities concept can only be achieved with the support, understanding and active involvement of organizations ·such as these. We hope to develop a number of opportunities in the coming months which wtll strengthen this consortium of effort. We are thankful to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Demonstrations and Intergovernmental Relations for making possible this "seed money," permitting us to launch this significant joint service. This occasion calls to mind a similar funding of start-up costs made possible by this Office, March, 1967, which then permitted the National Association of Counties and the National League of Cities to launch a National Service to Regional Councils, now fully operational. We are in the final stages of gathering information pertaining to staffing and organizational details of model cities programs and hope to publish this by mid-month. The gathering of data __for this comprehensive directory has given us a unique opportunity to document those elements of the model cities program which have the hi,ghest priority of need. Working in cooperation with the national public interest organizations, HUD, and under the policy direction of the Board of Directors of the League of Cities-Conference of Mayors joint administrative service program, our Model Cities Service Center plans to concentrate first on these highest priority needs. Jo~E~ U. S. Conference of Mayors Patrick Healy, Executive D · National League of Cities cc : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Demonstrations and Intergovernmental Relations Ross D. Davis �