03-14-11 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council minutes

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Page B1 of B2 APPENDIX B ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The La Porte. Morgan's Point, Shoreacres LEPC (Grant Recipient) (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient ") HEREBY AGREES THAT as a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation through the Texas Division of Emergency Management it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d -42 U.S.C. 2000d -4 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally- assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation- Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) and other pertinent directives, to the end that in accordance with the Act, Regulations, and other pertinent directives, no person in the United States shall , on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Recipient receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and HEREBY GIVES ASSURANCE THAT it will promptly take any measures necessary to effectuate this Agreement. This assurance is required by subsection 21.7(a) (1) of the Regulations. More specifically and without limiting the above general assurance, the Recipient hereby gives the following specific assurance with respect to the project: 1. That the Recipient agrees that each "program" and each "facility" as defined in subsections 21.23(e) and 21.23(b) of the Regulations, will be (with regard to a "program ") conducted, or will be (with regard to "facility ") operated in compliance with all requirements imposed by, or pursuant to, the Regulations. 2. That the Recipient shall insert the following notification in all solicitations for bids for work or material subject to the Regulations and, in adapted form in all proposals for negotiated agreements: The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d -4 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally- assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. 3. That the Recipient shall insert the clauses of Appendix C of this Agreement in every contract subject to the Act and the Regulations. 4. That this assurance obligates the Recipient for the period during which Federal financial assistance is extended to the project. Contract Number 11- DEM -LEPC -001