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<br />SECTION 3 POLICY <br />In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1701u the City of La Porte agrees to implement the following steps, which, to the <br />greatest extent feasible, will provide job training, employment and contracting opportunities for Section 3 <br />residents and Section 3 businesses of the areas in which the program/project is being carried out. <br />A. Introduce and pass a resolution adopting this plan as a policy to strive to attain goals for compliance to <br />Section 3 regulations by increasing opportunities for employment and contracting for Section 3 residents <br />and businesses. <br />B. Assign duties related to implementation of this plan to the designated Civil Rights Officer. <br />C. Notify Section 3 residents and business concerns of potential new employment and contracting <br />opportunities as they are triggered by CDBG grant awards through the use of: Public Hearings and related <br />advertisements; public notices; bidding advertisements and bid documents; notification to local business <br />organizations such as the Chamber(s) of Commerce or the Urban League; local advertising media <br />including public signage; project area committees and citizen advisory boards; local HUD offices; regional <br />planning agencies; and all other appropriate referral sources. Include Section 3 clauses in all covered <br />solicitations and contracts. <br />D. Maintain a list of those businesses that have identified themselves as Section 3 businesses for utilization <br />in CDBG funded procurements, notify those businesses of pending contractual opportunities, and make <br />this list available for general Grant Recipient procurement needs. <br />E. Maintain a list of those persons who have identified themselves as Section 3 residents and contact those <br />persons when hiring/training opportunities are available through either the Grant Recipient or contractors. <br />F. Require that all Prime contractors and subcontractors with contracts over $100,000 commit to this plan as <br />requirements and require that they submit reports as may be required by HUD to the Grant Recipient. <br />G. Submit reports as required by HUD regarding contracting with Section 3 businesses and/or employment <br />as they occur; and submit reports within 20 days of the federal fiscal year end (by October 20) which <br />identify and quantify Section 3 businesses and employees. <br />H. Maintain records, including copies of correspondence, memoranda, etc., which document all actions taken <br />to comply with Section 3 regulations. <br />As officers and representatives of the City of La Porte, we the undersigned have read and fully agree to this plan, <br />and become a party to the full implementation of this program. <br />___________________________ <br />Louis Rigby, Mayor Date <br /> <br /> <br />