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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK” ~~ r
CITY HALL ;
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
~ A RESOLUTION
BY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen
on March 6, 1967, the City of Atlanta has submitted an application to the Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Model Cities planning grant
ae Title | of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of
1966 and,
WHEREAS, the announcement of those cities which have been chosen
to receive such grants was made November 16, 1967 and,
WHEREAS, Atlanta is among those cities chosen and,
WHEREAS, it is important that the planning phase of this program be
started immediately since this phase is limited to a one year period and,
WHEREAS, in its application the City proposed that the authority
and responsibility for administering the planning phase of this program be vested
in an Executive Board composed of the Mayor of Atlanta; two members of the Board
of Aldermen; the President of the Atlanta School Board; the Chairman of the Fulton
County Commission; one member to be appointed by the Governor; and three members
to represent the private sector of the community; one from the general public,
one from among the City's Negro leadership and one from the Model Neighborhood
Area residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen that the Model Neighborhood Executive Board is hereby created for the
purpose of administering the planning phase of such program which is conducted
under Title | of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of
1966, commonly known as the Model Cities Program, and for which federal financial
assistance is received. |
THAT the Model Neighborhood Executive Board shall be composed of
the Mayor of the City of Atlanta, who shall serve as Chairman; two members of the
Board of Aldermen, to be selected by the membership of that body, one of which
shall be from among those members representing the first and fourth wards; the
President of the Atlanta School Board; the Chairman of the Fulton County Commission;
one member to be appointed by the Governor; and three members to represent the
private sector of the community, one to be appointed by the Mayor from the
_general public, one to be appointed by the Mayor from among the City's Negro
leadership, and one to be selected by and from the membership of a committee to be
formed representing the citizens of the Model Neighborhood pi (Model Neighborhood
Area Council).
THAT the Model Neighborhood Executive Board shall have the
authority and responsibility for administering the planning phase of the City's Model
Neighborhood Program, tnelodivig the approval of plans and work programs developed
by the project staff and the reconciling of conflicting plans, goals, programs,
priorities and time schedules of the various participating agencies; and shall have
the responsibility for recommending to the Board of Aldermen the allocation of grant
funds received for this program from the Federal Government.
THAT the Mayor is requested to make such appointments as he is
authorized to make under the above provisions and is further requested to contact the
Fulton County Commission, the Atlanta Board of Education and the Governor
of Georgia, and to request that they make appointments to the Model Neighborhood
Executive Board in conformance with the above provisions.
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ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ALDERNEN NOVEMBER 20, 1967
APPROVED NOVEMBER 20, 1967