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,,.-- ., -- - . t .· . ..' .-..,. 1-· -· ~ -,·· C ITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 April 4 , 1968 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR n. EI\RL U\NDERS, Administrative l\ssistant MRS. ANN M, MOSES, EKccutlve Secre t ary DI\N E. SVIEAT, JR., Di rector of Governmental Liaison DRA FT MEMORANDUM To: M a yo r I van A lle n Fro1n: D an S weat F oll owi ng i s a s u mma r y o f d epartm.ental / agency progra1ns s c h eduled and / or propos e d in r e sponse t o t h e Mayor ' s March 19 m eeting on Civil D isord e r s . This sum1nary is o r ganized u n d e r th e categ ori es of: 1. R e cr eation 2. Employme nt 3. Education 4. C i t y S e rvices -· Specific pro gra m d a t a i s b e ing pl otted on ne i ghborhood maps. A d e t a iled plan w ill b e assembl e d for each of the s i x t arget areas as well as a consolidat e d citywid e pl an . Attach e d is a summ.ary chart outlining propos e d or project e d services . of city department s in the s i x areas of conc entration. �- Page T,vo This surrnna ry addresses itself only to prevention, Control prograrns will be pr esente d in a separat e r e port. Recreation City P arks D epartinent The Parks and Recreation programs of th e City P a rks Departrn.e nt ar e tied directly to the ove rall Youth Opp o rtunity Campa ign. · The City's r ec r eation program plans for operation of 134 r e cr eation c e nte r s 1 schools, playgrow.1.ds and park s . While th e pro g ra1n e m .phasis in the past i--w o ye a rs has cente r e d on pre- t e en youngsters through the pla ylot programs, experi ence during the l as t two summer s h a s shown the ne e d for gr eat e r conc e ntr a tion o f program s in the old e r te en group, Cons e que ntly 1 t he Parks D epartment will place h eavy emphasis on t een age activiti e s s uch a s socia l d a nce s , civic coun cils, fi e ld trips to the City I s L ake Allatoona properties, and w ork experience progra ms . The Park s D e p a rtine n t w ill provide as many job s a s po s sib l e for di sadv a ntage d youth through th e N e i ghborhood Yout h Corps (NYC ) and oth e r work experie n ce programs . The Publi c S c hool Syste m i s co op e r a tin g w ith th e P a rks D e p a rt m ent t o m .ake 62 sch ool s a v a ila ble fo r recre a tion prog rams tluo u ghou t the s u 1n1ne r . �Page ThTee Youth Opportunity C a mpaign Muc h o f the pro g r a m . of the City Parks Departinent hinges on the av a ila bility of funding through th e Youth Opportunity Can,.paign o Th e same holds true for son,.e 80 other public and private agencies who have s ubrn itte d pr og r a 1n bud ge t r e ques t s to Econon,.ic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. and the Atla nta Council on Childr e n a nd Youth Services. E O A now h as on hand sorne $2. 5 rnillion in proposal s with an anticipate d m a xi1nurn grant fron,_ OEO of $600, 000. The se programs are b e ing a n a ly ze d to d e t e rmine a priority system for funding . The Atlanta Public Library pl a n s a full progi· a m for children and adult s . This includ e s training II story t e lle rs II who will s e rv e as volunteers ; bookm.cbile services extended into the evening; films in -· neighborhood cente rs ; esta blishment of book d e positorie s in neighborhood cente r s , a tour ing cine man1obile for films and story hour s in a r e as dista nt from br a nches and " m a in l ibrary" activitie s. Employ1ne nt The N a tional Alliance of Busine ssn,.e n i s a tte mpting to secure job commitn,.e nts for 3, 300 youth durin g the s urnme r scho o l v a c a tion p e riodo An o the r 1, 000 job s w ill p r ob a bly b e m a de· a v a ila bl e t hro u gh the publi c a gen cie s, prima rily throug h fed e r a lly-a s si s t e d NYC and work - study ' ~., �Pag e Four progr a 1ns. F e d e ral, city and com1.ty gove rn1nent s are expected to add a numb e r of summer youth jobs in a dditio n to federally-supported job opening s . Job r ec ruiti ng and pl acenLent will b e done b y EOA, the Youth Opp o rt unity C ent~r of the Geor gi a Sta t e E1nploy1nent S e rvice . . Th e Atlanta Public School s w ill assist by h av ing couns elors to h e lp students co1npl e t e job application fonns prior to school clo s ing. City Servi ces Mayor' s Offic e Th e M a yor I s Offic e w ill provid e overall coordin a tion and evaluation of th e summe r pro g r am. A City S ervi ces Coordin a tor w ill be assigned to a n EOA N e i ghborhood Center in each t a rg e t area. The M a yor's Office will see that th e N eighborhood Task Forc es arc or gani zed to ass i st these coordinators. Constant evalua tion w ill b e provided by th e Mayor I s Office an d recom1nendations for i m pro vement in programs and servi ces will b e made when necessary. Poli ce Department The Police Dcpartine n t has a C r ime Pr e vent i on Bur e au Offi c e r assigne d to each EOA cente r, The se officers will work w ith the City Servic e s Coordin a tors i n a ll areas of conLmun ity conce rn. .. , This includ e s �. Page Five ·coordination with school cotmselors on absent stud e nts and drop-outs, assisting adults and youth in finding services for ernployment, h a rdship c as e s , s i ckness, as well as pro1npt action on police service complaints, 1ni s s ing persons, corn.n1.w1ity , civic and recr eational activ ities, and prompt inve s tig a tion of rumors of civil disorders. A special T as k Forc e of 40 sp e cially trained and adapted police offic e rs w ill be as signed to t arget areas during the 4 : 30 p. 1n. - 12: 30 a. m. p eriod. T he Police Departrne nt h as t ake n steps to employ five ghetto area r e sid e nts as polic e 11 con1munity service officers 1 1 as reco1nrnen d e d b y t he Comn1.ission on Civil Di s ord e rs. If a fed e ra l progr a m of corn.muni ty service offic e rs i s adopted , 85 other such officers will b e employed. E'1r e D e p a rtrnent T h e Fir e D e p a rtm e nt has propos e d a stepped-up public r elations program i n t a rg e t areas w hich includ e s public a tion of an i nfo n nation bookl e t on Fir e D e p ar tinent r es ponsibiliti es and citi ze n r espons ibilities i n fire safety and prev ention ; a progr a 1n of n e ighborhood visita tion s for ins p ections and d e1nonstr a tion s of fir e equipme n t . Co1nmun ity Fir e Sta ti ons w ill b e ope ne d for visits by residents, merit badges to b e given to children as an i ncentive to h e lp preve n t fires • ..., �Page Six The Fire Department will a l so coordinate with the Wate r Departinent and Recr eation l eaders i n providing str eet showe rs for children using fir e hydr ants . ·water D epartinent The W a ter Departn~ent will in~ple m ent 1968 fire protection and water s e rvi ce requirement plans in t a r get areas. Thi s includ es installa tion of 6 11 , 8 11 and 12" 1nains where necess a ry for adequate wat er f or do1nestic u se and fir e protection. Thi s d epartrnent w ill also coope rate with othe r agencies invol ve d in street showe r activity. Buildin g In spection The Builc:ing Inspe ctor will place on lo an to the Mayor's Offic e two e x p er i enced Hous ing Code Enforc erne nt Offi cers to serv e as City S ervice s Coordina tor s . These two in spe c tors s e rv e d in the 196 7 Summer Pilot Program and are consid ere d k e y p e rsonne l i n th e ove rall program of summe r coordin a tion. Public Wo rks D e partme nt (Stree t Mainte n a n ce Divi s.ion ) The Street M a i n t e n anc e Divi s ion of the Public W orks D e p a rtm e nt h a s s c h e dul e d r es urfa_c;:ing of 51 s tr eet s i n t a r ge t ar ea s. 11:3- addition , from �Pag e S even one to thr ee u n p ave d streets w ill be p aved in each of the six areas and sidewalk i 1nprovement s will continue to b e made, (S anitary Div is ion) The Sanitary Div ision h as assigne d a full-ti1ne coordinato r to assist in a progr~m w hich i n clud es t v1ice-a-week garb a ge and trash . collectio:µs , plus en,.e rgency pi ckups as r equired , sweeping of str eets once a week, washing of str eets~ r emo val of abandoned v e hicles . This D e partment will coope r a t e in e fforts t o clean up vacant lot s and private property and i n the proposed Rodent Control Program. A spe cia l progra 1n c a ll ed "Operation Scrub" i s b eing designed t o h e lp clean up old s t ove s , r e friger a t ors , was hing m a chi11.es , e tc. Traffic En ginee rin g The Traffic En g i nee ring D epa rtment will reque st the G eorgia Powe r Compa n y t o provide cle a ning and r e - l a1nping and r e pair of a ll str eet li ght s n ee din g n,.a int e n a nc e . ~amp outages are p ropos e d, Ni g ht ins p ections for r e p orting of The d e partme n t w ill re-che ck t arg e t ar ea s for n ee d e d s p ee d con trol s i gn s a nd will g ive prio r ity to th e t a r get areas fo r si gn r e q u i re 1ncnt s . ,A - ..... �