City Council

J! v"tr'" AU G J 19/1 JFK P.A.C. PRESUITATIOI( Tq OKLAHOMA CITT COUNCIT sE(, A t I am Rev. W.L. Wilson, present cha of the duly elected. and recog- nized J.F.K. Project Area Committeet believe this Commr.ttee is 1egally entitled to an operating bud.get under ing and. Urban Development (lltil) regulations. Our negotiation with Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authori.ty and HUD in reference to this bud.get harve been to no avail since March 15, 197t. The JFK Project Area Committee requests that Oklahoma City Cor:ncil investi- gate the ,"iiaity of HIID arfi,f or Oklahoina City Urban Renewal Authority's requlrement that there be new electron]s in the JFK urban renewal area before a Project Area Committee rs entitled. tb an operating budget. I want to mention that the first JFK Ppoject Ar:ea Committee was appointed' by the Urban Renewal Authority and. eleptions were not cond.ucted.. As of Feb. 12, 1971 this Commj-ttee was a deap. committee. 0n that same date, Feb. 12, 1971, a community wid.e advertp.sed electi.on was held and the pre- sent functioning Project Area Commlttep was eLected. Its purpose is to serve as a liaj.son between the Urbarr Rpnewal Authority and. the residents of the JFK urban renewal area. It is fbo offer residents of the urban renewal area the opportunity to have ar voice in the project, so that: varlous needs of the neighborhood. are pet; citizens learn new capabilrties and. skills; and, citizens meaningfully share in the renewal process. On March 16, 1971 the 3oard. of Commissi-oners of the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority officially recognized. our JFK Project Area Committee. However, since that d.ate the HUD and Ufban Renewal Authority have imposed confli.cting cond.itions upon us, namely the requirement for new electionst in order to obtain our operating bud.get provided under HUD regulations. Therefore, after {a"- months of unsuccespful negotiations, we ask the City Councrl to intervene and carry out thib investigation of the parties concerned.. .4. rI - ]a ! OKLAHOTO t 1 I am Rev. W.L. Wilsonr Present chai of the duly elected and recog- nized. J.F.K. Project Area Committee, believe this Committee is legallY entitled to an operating bud'get under sing a^nd. Urban Development (mff,) regulations. Our negotiatiou with' na City Urban Renevral AuthoritY a^nd, HUD in reference to this budget e oeen to no avail since llarcb 16, 1971. The JtrK Project Area Committe.e regrrestp that Oklahoma City Council lnvesti- gate the ,.iiaity of HIJD anrilor 0klahofra City Urban Renewal AuthoritYrs requirement that there be new electionp in the JEK r:rban renewal area before a Project Area Committee is entitlea tf an operating budget. I want to mention that the first JFX P[o ject Area Committee was appointed. of .by the Urban Renewal Authority and eleptions were not conducted.. As Feb. 12, 1971 this Committee was a d'eatt committee. 0n that same datet tr'eb. 12, 1971, a comrnunity wide adver tii.sed. election was held. and the Pre- ,a'" elected Its purpose is to sent functioning Project Area Committ "! serve as a liaison between the Urba^n Rbnewal, Authority and. the resid.ents of the JFK urban renewal area. It is offer residents of the urban renewal area the opportunity to have voice in the project, so that: various needs of the neighborhood are t; citizens learn new caPabilities and skilIs1 and, citizens share i-n the renewal Process. On l{arch 16, 197't the Soard of Commis of the Oklahoma CitY Urban Renewal Authority officially recogni our JFK Project Area Committee. However, since that d.ate the HUD and Renewal AuthoritY have imPosed' conflicting conditions upon us, namely the reguirement for new electionst in order to obtain our oPerating bud'ge provided under HUD regulations. Therefore, after {-}'monttrs of unsucces fuI negotiations, we ask the CitY Council to intervdne and carry out thi investigation of the Parties concerned. { ,i, -1'r, /./-