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Home My WebLink About2019-R-02 - TxCDBG Policies RESOLUTION NO.2019-R-02 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ATTACHED POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT(CDBG) PROJECTS AND ADHERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS DESCRIBED THEREIN. Whereas, the City of Stephenville, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "City") has been awarded federal funding through a Community Development Block Grant(CDBG); Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 109 of the Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act. (24 CFR 6);the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107); and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and for construction contracts greater than $10,000, must take actions to ensure that no person or group is denied benefits such as employment, training, housing, and contracts generated by the CDBG activity, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,or disability; Whereas, the City, in consideration for the receipt and acceptance of federal funding, agrees to comply with all federal rules and regulations including those rules and regulations governing citizen participation and civil rights protections; Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, and 24 CFR Part 135, is required, to the greatest extent feasible, to provide training and employment opportunities to lower-income residents and contract opportunities to businesses in the CDBG project area; Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 104(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, and State's certification requirements at 24 CFR 91.325(b)(6), must adopt an excessive force policy that prohibits the use of excessive force against non-violent civil rights demonstrations; Whereas, the City, in accordance with Executive Order 13166, must take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to services in federally assisted programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and must have an LEP plan in place specific to the locality and beneficiaries for each CDBG project; Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, does not discriminate on the basis of disability and agrees to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities have access to programs and activities that receive federal funds; and Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 808(e)(5) of the Fair Housing Act (42 USC 3608(e)(5))that requires HUD programs and activities be administered in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of the Fair Housing Act, agrees to conduct at least one activity during the contract period of the CDBG contract,to affirmatively further fair housing; Whereas, the City, agrees to maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection,award and administration of contracts. RESOLUTION#2019-R-02 Page 1 of 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, THAT THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING: 1. Limited English Proficiency Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, THAT THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE REAFFIRMS THE FOLLOWING: 1. Citizen Participation Plan and Grievance Procedure; 2. Section 504 Policy and Grievance Procedure 3. Fair Housing Policy 4. Section 3 Policy; 5. Excessive Force Policy;and 6. Code of Conduct Policy. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of January, 2019. y. r r—J- Doug Svien, Mayor ATTEST: ' * �C''•. ••oc5 nR P 0 Staci King, y Secretary • Allen Barnes,City Administrator Reviewed Randy Thomas, City Attorney Approved as to form and legality RESOLUTION#2019-R-02 Page 2 of 5 1A1008 ® Designation Form for Civil Rights Officer Alt BO la BO City/County: City of Stephenville TxCDBG Contract#7218469 Address: 298 W. Washington Stephenville, Texas 76401 Telephone Number: 254-918-1292 xx*****************x"*****:ray***********************************************Mak****.***.*****i I, Doug Svien,Mayor , do hereby appoint Allen Barnes, City Administrator (Chief Elected Official) (Name and Title) as the Civil Rights Officer for the City of Stephenville. The Civil Rights Officer shall be responsible for the oversight and compliance of fair housing and equal opportunity activities to be performed by the City of Stephenville, as required by the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program Contract No.7218469. The Civil Rights Officer is responsible for being familiar with and adhering to all civil i ghts laws and regulations pertaining to the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program, including those described in the TxCDBG Implementation Manual and those listed in the TxCDBG contract. Civil Rights Officer.�-- �y (Signature) Appointed by: T� Date: 11/31, o19 —'(Signature) 09/01/2016 Appointment of Labor Standards Officer A701 (Submit form to LaborsRTexasAgriculture.gov Grant Recipient: City of Stephenville Contract No: 7218469 Doug Svien, Mayor hereby appoint Jake McAdams and Tim Everitt (Punt Mayor/County Judge) (Pnnt Name) as the Labor Standards Officers for the aforementioned contract. The appointed Labor Standards Officer is assigned to oversee the labor portion of the contract and will be responsible for assuring compliance with all requirements under Chapter 7 of the TxCDBG Project Implementation Manual. Appointed Labor Standards Jake McAdams Officer Name: Tim Everitt Address: PO Box 1827 City: Cleveland State: TX Zip: 77328 Telephone Number: 281-592-0439 Fax Number: 844-738-4802 jmcadamsRpublicmgt.com Email Address: teveritt(a ublicmat.com I acknowledge the appointment and duties of Labor Standards Officer. Signature: Date: (Labor Standards Officer) Signature: Date: (Labor Standards Officer) Appointed by: Doug Svien Title: Mayor (Pont Mayor County Judge) Signature: Date: //3/d-0/ 9 (Mayor/County Judge) 09/01/2016 gni•i,. TxCDBG INITIAL ACQUISITION REPORT A600 Grant Recipient Name: City of Stephenville Contract Number: 7218469 This form must be submitted prior to release of any contract construction funds. This form must be resubmitted if the need for additional acquisition not previously reported is required. 1.Is acquisition of real property(including acquisition already completed)required to complete the project described in the TxCDBG contract performance statement.(Answer Yes or Na.): No,acquisition activity is not required. ®All property to be used for this project is owned by the Grant Recipient or participating entity(e.g.WSC)and was NOT acquired specifically for this project. Printed Name Doug Svien Title Mayor Signature of Chief Local Date i /3 / .o r q Official Please note that complete acquisition records remain subject to compliance review during interim and close-out monitoring. This form required as of September 1,2018.All previous versions are obsolete.