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I' /, C I'I'Y :H AL L A T".1...,..-\.NTA , G A . 3 0 803 Tel. 522-4463 /\rca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, J R., MAYOR R. EARL Lf.iWE.RS, Admlnistr l ive Assist ant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Govern mental Liaison M E MORANDUM To: M ayo r I v a n Alle n From : D an S w eat Foll ow ing i s a smnrn.ary of d e p a rtme nta l/ agency pro g rams sche dul e d and / or propo se d i n r es ponse t o t h e M a yor ' s M a rch 19 m eeting on Civ il Di s o r d e r s . This s u mma r y i s or gani z e d u n d e r the c a t egories of: 1. R ecreation 2. Employme n t 3. Educ a tion 4. City S er vic e s Spe cifi c pr ogra1n d a t a i s b e i ng plotte d on n e i ghborhood m a p s . A d e t a i l e d p l a n will b e asse mbl e d for ea c h of t h e s i x t a r get a r eas a s well as a c onsolidat e d citywid e plan, A tt a che d i s a su1nma ry cha rt o ut lin i ng propo se d or proj e cte d servi ces of cit y d e p a rtme nts i n the s i x ar e as of concent rat ion. �Pa ge T wo Thi s surn.m a ry a dd res s e s i tse lf on ly to pr ev e ntion . Control prograrn.s will b e pr e sent e d i n a s e p a r a t e r e por t . R ecreation City P arks D e p a r tme n t The Parks a nd R e cr eati on p rog r a rn.s of th e City P a rks D e partme nt a r e t ie d dir e ctly to th e ov e r a ll Youth Opp o rtun ity C a 1npai gn. The City' s r e cr eation p r o g 1· am plans for ope r a tion of 13 4 r e cr eation c e nte r s , schools, pl a y g round s a n d park s . Whil e th e pro g r am empha s i s in the p a st two y ea rs h as c e nte r e d on pr e -te e n youn gs t e rs th r ough the pla ylot pro g r a ms, exp e ri e nc e du r in g th e l as t t w o sun un e r s h a s shown th e nee d for g r eat er con centr a ti on of progr a m s i n th e old e r t een g r o up. •' Cons e que ntly, th e P a rk s D e p ar b nent w ill pl ac e h eavy emph a si s on t ee n a g e ac ti v iti es s uch as s oci a l d a nc e s , civic c oun cil s , fi e ld t r i ps to th e Cit y I s L ake All a t oona pro per ti e s , and w ork e x p e r i ence p rog r ams . The P arks D e p ar t ment w ill p rov id e as m any j ob s a s p oss ible fo r d i s a d vantag e d youth t hro u gh th e N e i ghb orh ood Yo uth Co rp s (NY C) a nd oth er wo r k e x p e r i e nc e pr og r ams . The P ubli c S chool Sy s t e rn. i s c oope r a t i ng w ith t h e Parks D e p a rt m e nt to 1n a k e 62 s c h ool s ava il a bl e f or r e c reat ion pro g rams throu gh o ut the summe r. ,. �Pag e Thr ee Youth Opportw1ity Ca1npaign Much of the progr an1 of the City P arks D e partrn.ent hin ges on the availability of funding through th e Youth Opportunity Campa ign. The same holds tru e f:or sorn.e 80 other public and p'rivate agencies who have sub1nitted progra1n bud get requests to Economic Opportunity Atl anta, Inc. and the Atlanta Council on Children and Youth Services. EOA now has on hand so1ne $2. 5 million in propos a ls with an anticipa t ed maximum grant fro1n OEO of $600, 000. These progr a1ns are being analyzed to detennine a priority syste1n for funding. The Atl anta Public Libr ar y plans a full program for children and adults. This includ es training "sto ry t e ll e rs" who will serve as volunt ee rs; bookmobil e services extended into th~ evening; films in neighborhood cente rs; establishment of book d e positories in neighborhood centers , a tou r ing cinemamobile for fihns and story hours in areas distant from. br anches and "main libr ar y activities, Employment The National Alliance of Business1nen is attempting to secure job commitments for 3, 300 youth during the summer school vacation period. Anoth e r 1, 000 job s will probably be made available through th e public ag e ncies, primarily through federally-assisted NYC and work-study �7 · P a ge Four progr a n1s . F e d e r a l, city and com1ty gove rnn1.e nts ar e e x p e cted to add a nun1.b e r of s umn1.e r youth job s in a ddition to fed e r a lly-supporte d j ob ope nings . Job r e cruiti ng and pla c e rnent w ill b e done by EOA , the Yout h Opportm1ity C ent ~ r of the G eo rgi a State E rn ploy rn.ent S e r v ic e , The Atlanta Public S c ho ol s w ill as si s t by h avi ng cou n selor s to help stud e nts co1n pl e t e j ob appli cati on fonns prior to school clo s ing. City S e r v ic es M a yor' s Offi ce The M a y o r I s Offi ce w ill provi de o ve r a ll c oord i nation and eva lua ti on of the s u mme r p rogram, A Cit y S e rvic es Co or dina t or w ill b e ass i gne d to an EOA N e i ghb o rh ood C ent e r in e a ch t a r get a r e a . The M a yo r ' s Offic e w ill s ee tha t th e N e i ghborhood T a sk Forc e s are 0 1· g a n i ze d t o ass i s t the s e coordinat ors . Cons t ant evalua ti on w ill b e p ro vid e d by th e M a y or I s O ffi ce and r ec omme nd a tion s for i rnprov e 1n ent i n p ro g r a m s and s ervi ce s will b e mad e w h e n n e c essa ry . Poli ce D e p a rtn 1ent T h e Polic e D e p a rtinen t h as a Crin1.e Pr e v e ntion Bureau Office r a ss i gne d t o each E OA c e n t er , These offi ce r s w ill work w ith th e City S e r v i ces Coo r dinat o r s i n a ll area s of co1nmu n ity c once r n . . ,. This in clud e s �Page Fiv e c oordination w ith s chool counsel o r s on a b sent s tud e nts and drop-outs , as sis ting a dult s and youth in .f in ding servi ces for e 1np l oy1nent , h ards h i p cas es , s i ckn ess , as v.rell as pr o1n pt a ction 011. p oli ce s e r v i ce con 1pla i 11.ts , nrissing p e r sons , c 01n1nun i t y, civ i c and rec r eationa l a ctivitie s, a nd prornpt inve sti gati on of r mno rs of civ il d i s ord e r so A spe cia l T ask F orce of 4 0 spe ci a lly tr a i ne d a nd adapte d p olic e officers w ill b e a s s igne d to t a rge t ar eas durin g the 4:30 Po mo - 12 : 30 a.1no p e riod. The Poli ce D e p ar t ment h as t a ken s t e p s t o empl oy fi ve gh etto ar e a r e sid e nt s a s polic e 11 com1n u n ity s e r v ice offi ce rs" as r e co1nmend e d by t he C om1nission on C ivil D isor d er s . If a fed e r a l progr a 1n of c o mmu n i t y s e rvic e o ffic e r s i s a d opt e d , 8 5 othe r s u c h offic e rs w ill b e e 1npl oy e d. F i r e D e p a r tme nt -· The F i r e D e p a r t m e nt h as propo se d a s t e ppe d - u p public r el ations p r ogram · in t a rge t are as w hi c h i n clud e s pub li c a tion of an i nforma ti on b ookl e t on F i r e D e p a rtine nt r es p ons ibiliti es and citi zen r es pons ibilitie s i n fir e safety a nd pr evention ; a pro gran1 of n e i ghbo r h o o d vi s ita tion s fo r i nspe c t ions and d e mons t rations of fire e quipme n t o Community F i r e S tations w ill b e ope n e d for v i s its by res i dent s , me rit badges to b e giv e n to c hil d r e n as an incent iv e t o h e l p pr event fires . �• P age Six The Fi re D e p a r tment vv ill a l s o c o or d inat e w ith th e Wate r D e p ar t ment and R e cr eation l ea d ers i n p r oviding s t ree t s h owe r s fo r child ren u s ing fir e h y dr a n ts . W a t e r D epa r tn1ent The Wate r D e p a rtment will i mpl em.ent 1968 fir e prote cti on and wat er s e r v i ce re q u ir ernent pl ans i n t a r ge t a r eas . Thi s inclu d es i ns t a lla ti on of 6 11 , 8 11 a n d 12 11 m a in s w h e r e n e cessa ry f o r a d e qua t e wate r f o r d orn.es ti c u se a nd fir e pr ot e c t i on . This d e p a r t ment w ill a l so co oper a t e w ith oth e r a genci e s i nvol ve d i n str eet s hower a ctiv ity. Bui ldin g Ins p ecti on The Build i ng Ins p e c t or will pl ace on l o an to th e M ay o r ' s Office two e x p er i e n c ed Hou s i ng C o d e E nfo rc e rnent Offi ce rs t o serve as Cit y S ervi c e s C o or din a tors, The s e 1.-. w o inspe c t ors se r v e d i n th e 196 7 Sum1ne r P i l ot P r ogr a m and ar e con s i d e r e d k e y p e rsonn e l i n th e ov e r a ll p r o g r a m of s u mrne r coordinati on. P ub li c Works D e partine nt (St r ee t M a inte n a n ce Divi s.ion ) The St ree t M a i n t e n an c e D ivi s ion of th e Public Works D e p ar t m .ent h as sche dul e d r es u rfa}; i ng of 51 st ree t s i n t arge t ar e a s . In ad dition, fr om �· Page Seve n one to three unpaved streets will be paved in each of the six areas and sidewa lk i1nprov e rne nts will continue to be 1nade . {Sanitary Divi s ion) The Sanita ry Divi s ion has assign e d a full-tim.e coordinator to assist in a progra n'1 which includes twice -a-week garbage and trash. . collections, plus e1ne r ge ncy pickup s a s r e quir e d , sweeping of stre e ts once a week, washing of streets, r emoval of abandoned vehicles. Thi s Departn'1ent will cooperate in efforts to cl e an up vacant l ots and private prope rty a nd in the propos e d Rod e nt Control Prog r a m. program called 11 A spe cia l 0pe ration Scrub 11 is being designed to h e lp cle a n up old stov e s, r e frig e rators , washing n1a chines , etc. Traffic En ginee rin g The Traffic Enginee ring De p a rtn1ent will r e quest th e Georgia Powe r Compan y to provid e cleanh1g a nd r e -lan1pin g a n d r e p a ir of all str eet li ghts nee ding mai n t enan ce . lamp outage s a r e propo se d, Ni g ht ins p ections fo r r e p orting of The depa rtme nt will r e - c h e ck t a rg e t a r ea s for n ee d e d s p ee d c on t rol s i gn s a nd w ill g ive prior ity t o th e t arget a r eas fo r s i gn re qui rement s . , r... - �