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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7208M = M RESOLUTION NO. 7,208 A RESOLUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE RENAISSANCE CORPORATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has made available to qualifying municipalities, the Urban Development Action Grant Program as authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977; and WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has been designated eligible to participate in the UDAG Program; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held to provide the citizens of Little Rock an opportunity to voice opinions on the project to be applied for. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to file an application, through the Office of Comprehensive Planning, for an Urban Development Action Grant with the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States of America on behalf of The Renaissance Corporation. SECTION 2. That the City of Little Rock will confirm the assurances and certificates required on behalf of said application which include, but are not limited to: Environmental Review, Historic and Archaeological Review, Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Age Discrimination, Fair Labor Standards, Flood Disaster Protection and other appropriate assurances which are required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. SECTION 3. That upon favorable action of the UDAG Application, the City of Little Rock will proceed to implement the provisions of the grant by fulfilling the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States of America in respect thereto and to gain benefits of this project for the City of Little Rock. 213 214 SECTION 4. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, welfare and safety, and for the further reason that the aforementioned application must be filed immediately to secure proper and timely financing arrangements. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ADOPTED: June 5, 1984 ATTEST: �,�� APPROVED: -�.� —c Ci y Clerk Jan Czech Mayor J, W. nafield ASSURANCES 2 15 The Applicant hereby assures and certifies that: 1. Prior to submission of its application, it has met the citizen participa- tion requirements of Section 570,454(a) and has made the impact analysis required by Section 570.454(b). 2. The private development would not occur unless the public funding on which the development is based becomes available, in the opinion of the chief executive officer. 3. The action grant funds will not substitute for local public funds which are available for the project described in the action grant application. 4. It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant and to execute the proposed program. 5. Its governing body has duly adopted or passed as an official act, a resolution, motion or similar action authorizing the filing of the application, including all understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official representative of the applicant to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required. 6. Its chief executive officer or other officer of the applicant approved by HUD: (A) Consents to assume the status of a responsible Federal official for environmental review, decision - making and action pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the other authorities listed in 24 CFR 58.1(a) (3) insofar as the provisions of such Act or other authorities apply to this part; (E) Is authorized and consents on behalf of the applicant and himself /herself to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of his /her responsiblities as such official. 7. It will comply with the requirements for historic preservation identi- fication and review set forth in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470), Executive Order 11593, and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a, et seq.), regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 801, and any other regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 121 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. 8. It has identified all properties, if any, which are included on the National Register of Historic Places and which as determined by the applicant, will be affected by the project; it has identified all other properties, if any, which will be affected by the project and which, as determined by the applicant, may meet the criteria R. -G 4D- /-�Z established by the Secretary of Interior for inclusion in the Register, 2 1 6 together with the documentation relating to the inclusion of such properties on the Register; and it has determined the effect as de- termined by the applicant, of the project on the identified properties. 9. It will comply with: (A) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88 -352), and implementing regulations issued at (24 CFR Part 1), which provides that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, 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 applicant receives Federal financial assistance and will immediately take measures necessary to effectuate this assurance. (B) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90 -284), as amended, administering all programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing; and will take action to affirmatively further fair housing. (C) Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; and the regulations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR 570.601), which provide that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds provided under 24 CFR Part 570. (D) Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, and implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 135, re- quiring that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to eligible business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by, persons residing in the area of the project. (E) Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086 and implementing regulations issued at 41 CFR Chapter 60, which provides that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in all phases of employment during the performance of Federal or federally assisted construction contracts. (F) Executive Order 11063, and implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 107, on equal opportunity in housing and nondiscrimination on the sale or rental of housing built with Federal assistance. (G) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (Pub. L. 93 -112) and implementing regulations which published for effect. Section 504 provides that no qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from parti- cipation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from Federal financial assistance. (H) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (Pub. L. 94 -135) 2 17 and implementing regulations (when published for effect); (I) The relocation requirements of Title II and the acquisition requirements of Title III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 42, and the special provisions of Section 570.457 concerning the relocation of residential tenants not covered by the Uniform Act; (J) The labor standards requirements as set forth in Section 570.605 and HUD regulations issued to implement such requirements; (K) The flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, (Pub. L. 93 -234); (L) The regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A -102, Revised and A -87 as they relate to the acceptance and use of Federal funds under this Part; (M) All requirements imposed by HUD concerning special requirements of law, program requirements approved in accordance with OMB Circular No. A -102, Revised. 10. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using positions for a purpose that is or gives the appearance of being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others, particularly those with whom they have family, business, or other ties. 11. It will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act which limits the political activity of employees. 12. It will give HUD and the Comptroller General through any authorized representatives, access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant. 13. It will ensure the facilities under its ownership, lease, or supervision which shall be utilized in the accomplishment of the program are not listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of Violating Facilities and that it will notify HUD of the receipt of any communica- tion from the Director of EPA Office of Federal Activities indicating that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration for listing by the EPA. 14. It will not, in carrying out the project, discriminate against any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. It will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The applicant shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be - O- - - - -rM provided by HUD setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The applicant will in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the applicant state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. The applicant will incorporate the foregoing requirements of this paragraph in all of its contracts for project work, except contracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials or contracts covered under 24 CFR Part 570 subsection (c) (14) (ix) (E), and will require all of its contracts for such work to incorporate such requirements in all sub- contracts for work done with funds provided under 24 CFR Part 570. 15. It certifies that it has not knowingly and willfully made or used document or writing containing any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry. 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides that whoever does so within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. J. W. Benafi d, . yor Date 218