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RESOLUTION 2019-09
<br /> A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ATTACHED POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF
<br /> LA PORTE, TEXAS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
<br /> BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROJECTS AND ADHERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS DESCRIBED
<br /> THEREIN.
<br /> Whereas,the City of La Porte,Texas,(hereinafter referred to as"City")has been awarded federal funding through
<br /> a Community Development Block Grant(CDBG);
<br /> Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 109 of the Title I of the Housing and Community Development
<br /> Act. (24 CFR 6); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107); and Section 504 of the
<br /> Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)and for construction contracts greater than$10,000,must take actions
<br /> to ensure that no person or group is denied benefits such as employment, training, housing, and contracts
<br /> generated by the CDBG activity, on the basis of race, color,religion, sex, national origin, age,or disability;
<br /> Whereas, the City, in consideration for the receipt and acceptance of federal funding, agrees to comply with all
<br /> federal rules and regulations including those rules and regulations governing citizen participation and civil rights
<br /> protections;
<br /> Whereas,the City,in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968,as amended,
<br /> and 24 CFR Part 135, is required,to the greatest extent feasible,to provide training and employment opportunities
<br /> to lower income residents and contract opportunities to businesses in the CDBG project area;
<br /> Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 104(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act, as
<br /> amended, and State's certification requirements at 24 CFR 91.325(b)(6), must adopt an excessive force policy
<br /> that prohibits the use of excessive force against non-violent civil rights demonstrations;
<br /> Whereas,the City, in accordance with Executive Order 13166,must take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful
<br /> access to services in federally assisted programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency
<br /> (LEP)and must have an LEP plan in place specific to the locality and beneficiaries for each CDBG project;
<br /> Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, does not discriminate on
<br /> the basis of disability and agrees to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities have access to programs and
<br /> activities that receive federal funds;and
<br /> Whereas, the City, in accordance with Section 808(e)(5) of the Fair Housing Act (42 USC 3608(e)(5)) that
<br /> requires HUD programs and activities be administered in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of the Fair
<br /> Housing Act, agrees to conduct at least one activity during the contract period of the CDBG contract, to
<br /> affirmatively further fair housing;
<br /> Whereas, the City, agrees to maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing
<br /> the actions of its employees engaged in the selection,award and administration of contracts.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
<br /> TEXAS,THAT THE CITY OF LA PORTE ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING:
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