HomeMy WebLinkAbout16520 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,520
2 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND
3 NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS TO EXECUTE A CONCILIATION
4 AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
5 DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AS THE ADMINISTER OF CFDA GRANT NO. 14-241
6 FOR PULASKI, FAULKNER, SALINE, LONOKE, PERRY, AND GRANT
7 COUNTIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock ("City") was designated by the U.S. Department of Housing
10 and Urban Development(HUD) in 2021 as an entitlement jurisdiction authorized to administer CFDA
11 No. 14-241 ("Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Grant Program") for a six (6) county area,
12 including Pulaski,Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry and Grant counties; and
13 WHEREAS, on May 2, 2022, the City entered a Subaward agreement with Arkansas
14 Regional Commission/Conway Housing Authority (ARC) for the period May 1, 2022, through April
15 30, 2023; and
16 WHEREAS, Complainant, signed a lease agreement with Trinity Development Company
17 Conway Arkansas, Faulkner County, on or about November 4,2022; and
18 WHEREAS, the Complainant alleged that, because of his race (White), he was subjected to
19 different terms and conditions during rental and terminated from the Program administered by ARC out
20 of retaliation;and
21 WHEREAS,the acts in the complaint,if proven true,may constitute a violation of 804(a), 804(b),
22 and of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended by the Fair Housing Act of 1988 and Title
23 VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
24 WHEREAS, ARC has reached an agreement with the Complainant and HUT) to settle the
25 complaint,and the City of Little Rock, as the administrator of the grant, must approve the settlement
26 without any liability to the City of Little Rock; and
27 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
28 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
29 Section 1. The Director of Housing and Neighborhood Programs is authorized to enter into a
30 Conciliation Agreement and Voluntary Compliance Agreement in his role as Administrator of CFDA No.
31 14-241.
32 Section 2. There is no liability nor any financial impact to the City of Little Rock.
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1 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
2 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
3 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
4 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
5 resolution.
6 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are
7 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
8 ADOPTED: December 3,2024
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10 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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13 Allison Segars, • g City Clerk Frank . Scott,Jr.,Mayo
14 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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17 Thomas M. Carpenter, City orney
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