Box 15, Folder 5, Document 54

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Model Neighborhood, Gna.

TRUSTEES ; NON - PROFIT DEVELOPERS MEMBERS
940 McDANIEL STREET, S. W. AVERY SHIELDS

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD NATHANIEL PROTHRO
. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30310 CAMUEL ‘GobERAn

Joe Stallings REV. AustIN ForD

VICE-CHAIRMAN TELEPHONE: 523-5166-7 Penes Se SR.
Joel W. Marshall CLAUDE BARNES

SECRETARY Rey, JOEL W. MARSHALL

CLARK MARTIN TECHNICAL ADVISORS
Cc, BRON CLEVELAND
TREASURER PAUL MULDAWER
Cc. G. Ezzaro : ELIzA PASCHAL

August 5,1969

Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman
Model Cities Executive Beard
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Sir:

In a Model Cities Steering Committee meeting on July
31, 1969, a motion was carried to approve the Model
Neighborhood, Inc. economic development program, pending
written communications of information conveyed by a con-
sultant at the meeting on the following two concerns;
(1) expansion of MNI Board and (2) MNI Directorship.

The following action was taken at a special Board
meeting on July 30, 1969 of Model Neighborhood Inc.

(1) MNI Board agreed to expand its Board to include
more members with the stipulation that they be
residents of the Model Cities area.

Although the Board agrees in principle that the
addition of professional businessmen on their
Board would benefit the corporation, it disagreed
with adding, specifically (5) "Black" businessmen
because of the racial overtones of such an action.
The Board also felt that sophisticated "out-side"
business interest ( on the Board ) would not
enhance the basic concept of self-help. The Board
however, did agree that the Advisory Board would
meet monthly in order to review the program progress
and financial expenditures. This action was agreed






Mayor Ivan Allen

August 5, 1969

to by the Advisory Board.

At an earlier Board meeting, there was re-election

of officers.
man and Rev.

Mr. Joe Stallings was elected chair-
Joel Marshall vice-chairman. The

Board also ruled that no member of the staff

could hold a
members have

position on the Board. All staff
resigned from the Board.

(2) The Board hired Mr. Samuel Cochran as Executive

Director. Mr. Moody,to benefit the corporation,
agreed to work ina line position. He is to
receive a contract with specific duties as out-
lined in a scope of services.

The Model Cities Steering Committee voted to approve
MNI's program upon receiving the above information in
writing. The committee instructed MNI to forward this
information on to the Executive Board via letter for your
consideration.

cc Executive Board
Steering Committee

J.
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Johnson
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Lyle
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Sincerely yours

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Board of Trustees






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