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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
AGREEMENT FOR CD FUNDING YEAR 1979-80 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
WHEREAS, the CITY is obligated to do and perform certain services in its
undertaking of a Community Development and Housing Plan pursuant to the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, and Texas Community Development
Act of 1975 as amended; and
WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY is a non-profit organization having its principle
office in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to contract with the AUTHORITY to provide and do
certain activities and services pursuant to the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 as amended and the related rules and regulations of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the AUTHORITY is authorized by law
and is willing to carry out such activities; and
WHEREAS, the Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor public housing projects have
been found to meet the criteria for funding under provision 570-201 (e) of the
Community Development Regulations for Public Services; and
WHEREAS, security patrol activities are a proper public purpose and are
necessary and appropriate to support housing modernization and renovation
activities at Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor, and are fundable by the Department
of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishment of the public purpose is the predominant
purpose of the transaction; there is sufficient assurance through statutory and
contractual requirements and through continuing supervision by the CITY that
the public purpose will be accomplished; there is sufficient protection of the
handling of public money; and there is adequate consideration passing to the
CITY in the form of substantial public benefit; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Community Develop-
ment Funding Agreement attached herewith which shall be spread upon the minutes
of the Council and as spread upon the minutes of this Council shall constitute
and be a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 14th day of June ,1979.
ATTZST: DIRK WEST, MAYOR
.Tvelyn;Gaff a,"City Sec1'eta7re9freasurer
APFROYP AS TO CONTENT:
cki Toster,- C.D. Coordinator
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Assistant city AftvM
TIED TO RE50 #175 - 6/14/79
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
AND
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK §
This Agreement entered into this 14th day of June
1979, between the City of Lubbock, a home -rule municipal corporation, hereinafter
called "City" and the Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock, hereinafter
called the "Authority".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the CITY is obligated to do and perform certain services in its
undertaking of a Community Development and Housing Plan pursuant to the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, and the Texas Community
Development Act of 1975 as amended; and
WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY is a non-profit organization having its principle
office in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to contract with the AUTHORITY to provide and do
certain activities and services pursuant to the Housing and Community Development
Act. of 1974 as amended and the related rules and regulations of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the AUTHORITY is authorized by law
and is willing to carry out such activities; and
WHEREAS, the Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor public housing projects have
been found to meet the criteria for funding under provision 570-201 (e) of the
Community Development Regulations for Public Services; and
WHEREAS, security patrol activities are a proper public purpose and are
necessary and appropriate to support housing modernization and renovation
activities at Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor, and are fundable by the department
of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishment of the public purpose is the predominant
purpose of the transaction; there is sufficient assurance through statutory and
contractual requirements and through continuing supervision by the CITY that
the public purpose will be accomplished; there is sufficient protection of the
handling of public money; and there is adequate consideration passing to'the
CITY in the form of substantial public benefit;
NOW THEREFORE, the CITY and the AUTHORITY do hereby mutually agree as follows:
1
The AUTHORITY agrees to perform and do such activities as may be necessary to
provide a security patrol at Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor public housing
projects as described in the Community Development and Housing Plan 1979-82
and the Annual Application which begins June 1, 1979 and continues to May 31,
1980.
To carry out the agreed services, the CITY will apply for funds from the Department
of Housing and Urban Development and such funds when received by the CITY shall
be paid to the AUTHORITY as compensation for such services, with the compensation
not to exceed Seventy -Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Three Dollars ($75,603.00).
It is understood and hereby agreed that it shall be the responsibility and the
obligation of the AUTHORITY to implement and perform the activities set forth
in this agreement. Specifically the AUTHORITY shall be responsible and obligated
to do and provide the following:
A. The AUTHORITY represents that it has secured or will secure all personnel
required in performing the services under this agreement. Two off -
duty police officers shall be hired to serve as security officers for
12 hours per day. One officer shall be assigned to patrol the Hub
Homes project and one to patrol the Greenfair Manor project. All
personnel costs and compensation, including salaries and fringe benefits,
shall be provided by the AUTHORITY.
B. The AUTHORITY will be responsible for the acquisition of all necessary
uniforms and equipment for use by the security patrol officers.
It is agreed that the CITY shall compensate the AUTHORITY in an amount not to
exceed Seventy -Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Three Dollars (75,603.00) for the
services performed under this agreement.
P
The CITY shall pay the AUTHORITY the amount set forth in paragraph 2 which shall
constitute full and complete compensation for all the services performed
pursuant to this agreement. No monies shall be paid by the CITY except pursuant
to a timely filed request for payment from the AUTHORITY.
4
The AUTHORITY shall furnish the CITY with any appropriate reports regarding the
status of the project or services being funded under this agreement. Such
reports shall contain all the information as may be requested by the Community
Development Coordinator regarding the performance of the AUTHORITY'S activities.
The CITY shall advise the AUTHORITY as to the form and content of these reports.
5
The CITY hereby designates the Community Development Coordinator as its single
point of contact with the AUTHORITY. All reports and other communications
relative to this agreement shall be addressed to the Coordinator or to a delegate
expressly named by the Coordinator.
6
The AUTHORITY agrees that the performance of work and services pursuant to
the requirements of this contract shall conform to high professional standards.
7
The AUTHORITY shall be deemed at all times to be an independend contractor and
nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating a relationship of
employer and employee between the CITY and AUTHORITY. The AUTHORITY shall not
at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its agents or employees
are in any manner agents or employees of the CITY.
8
The CITY shalT have the right of access to the AUTHORITY records, properties,
and offices at any time to inspect or otherwise evaluate the work performed or
being performed hereunder.
7
The activities nerformed by the AUTHORITY with funds vrovided under this agreement
shall be nerformed within the Hub Homes and Greenfair Manor Public Housine
Proiect Areas. as shown on Exhibit "A" (attached). For purposes for determining
venue and the law governing this agreement, activities performed under this
agreement are performed in the CITY and County of Lubbock, State of Texas.
10
The CITY shall not be subject to any of the obligations or liabilities of the
AUTHORITY incurred in the performance of this agreement. The AUTHORITY expressly
agrees indemnify and hold harmless the CITY for any and all liabilities and
obligations incurred due to the negligence of the AUTHORITY, its employees,
officers, agents, sub -contractors, or agencies, or the negligent acts or omissions,
breaches of contract of the agency or its employees, officers, agents, sub-
contractors or agencies.
11
The AUTHORITY hereby certifies and assures the CITY that in the performance of
this agreement it will be cognizant of, comply with, and enforce the provisions
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended (PL 93-383),
and the rules and regulations of the US Department of Housing and Urban Renewal
as amended made pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, those published
entitled 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The AUTHORITY further certifies
and assures the CITY that it will be cognizant of,' comply with, and enforce to the
extent required by law all other applicable federal and state statutes, local
ordinances, rules and regulations, and department procedures or directives of
the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
12
It is understood and hereby agreed that the AUTHORITY shall not deny benefits
to or discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion,
age, sex, or national origin in the performance of any activities funded under
this agreement.
13
If the AUTHORITY shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner its obligations
under this agreement, or if the AUTHORITY shall violate any of the convenants,
agreements or stipulations of this agreement, the CITY shall thereupon have the
right to terminate this contract by giving written notice to the AUTHORITY of
such termination and specifying the effective date thereof at least Five (5)
days before the effective date of such termination.
14
This agreement may be terminated by either party without cause upon Thirty (30)
days prior written notice to the other party.
15
The AUTHORITY agrees to comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968 as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701u, and Section 202 of executive order
11246, a copy of each such sections being attached hereto, marked part II -Terms
and Conditions (Pages 2-5), and by reference made a part hereof for all particulars
as though fully set out herein.
16
All expenditures made under this agreement, other than salaries and fringe
benefits of personnel, are subject to prior approval by the*Community Development
Coordinator. None of the services covered by this agreement shall be sub-
contracted -without the prior written consent of the CITY. The AUTHORITY shall
be fully responsible for the acts and ommissions of its sub -contractors and of
persons either directly or indirectly employed by it.
17
The.AUTHORITY shall not assign, sell, or transfer any interest in this contract
without the prior written consent of the CITY thereto; provided, however, that
claims for money due are to become due to the AUTHORITY under this agreement
may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution or to
a trustee in bankruptcy without such approval. Notice of any such assignment or
transfer for such claims for money due or to become due shall be furnished to
the CITY immediately.
18
The AUTHORITY covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire
any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict with the performance of
services required to be performed under this agreement. The AUTHORITY furtner
covenants that in the performance of this agreement no person having_ any such
interest shall be employed.
19
No officer, member, or employee of the CITY; no members of its governing body;
and no other public official of the governing body of the locality in which the
project is situated or being carried out who exercises any functions or responsi-
bilities in the review or approval of the undertaking or carrying out of this
project shall participate in any decision relating to this agreement which affects
his personal interest or have any personal or pecuniary interest, direct or
indirect, in this agreement or the proceeds thereof.
20
No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States and no Resident
Commissioner shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any
benefit to arise herefrom.
21
Any notice or notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this agreement
may be personally served on the other party by the party giving such notice, or
may be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, to: Community
Development Coordinator, City of Lubbock; Chairman, Housing Authority of the
City of Lubbock.
22
Regardless of the date of execution hereof, this agreement shall become effective
on the 1st day of June 1979, and shall terminate upon completion of the designated
projects and activities, or on May 31, 1980 whichever first occurs. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the agreement is severable: The agreed projects
and activities pertaining to the Hub Home Public Housing Project shall be deemed
completed when the project has an occupancy rate of Eighty -Five Percent (85%);
the agreed projects and activities pertaining to the Greenfair Manor Public
Housing Project shall be deemed completed when the overall occupancy rate is
Eighty -Five Percent (85%). Should this agreement terminate as to only one of
the public housing projects referenced herein, the agreement shall stay in full
force and effect as to the remaining public housing project security patrol
until such time as the projects and activities relating to that public housing
project are deemed completed.
23
Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination of this agree-
ment, an independent audit of the projects and activities funded under this
agreement and the 1978-79 funding agreement shall be undertaken by an independent
auditor. The audit shall be completed, certified, and submitted to the Community
Development Coordinator within a reasonable time thereafter. .The Authority shall
select the auditor subject to the provisions of paragraph 16 above. The cost of
this audit shall be paid from the funds provided under this agreement.
24
The AUTHORITY agrees and is hereby bond in the execution of this agreement by
the requirements and provisions as set forth in part II -Terms and Conditions
Funding Agreement, Community Development Block Grant Program (attached).
25
This agreement contains the enticement agreement of the parties; and no repre-
sentations, inducements, or other covenants between the parties not included
herein shall be of any force or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY and the AUTHORITY have executed this agreement
as of the first day above written.
CITY OF LUBBOCK
ST, MAYOR
ATTEST: )
Ev lyn Gaff a; City SeaCetirryVereasurer
APPROVED
Vicki Foster
Community Development Coordinator
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W.M. McKamie, Asst. City Attorney
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
CHAIRMAN
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PART II - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FUNDING AGREEMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Upon execution of the Funding Agreement of which this Part II -
Terms and Conditions is a part, the City of Lubbock through its
Community Development Department agrees to provide to the Grantee
the Federal assistance under Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) as authorized by the Funding
Approval identified therein, -subject to the terms and conditions
of this Funding Agreement, applicable law, regulations and all
other requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (HUD) now or hereafter in effect. The Funding Agreement is
effective with respect to such assistance as of the date the
Funding Agreement is executed and is subject to the HUD Community
Development Block Grant Regulations at 24 CFR Part 570 and the
following General Terms and Conditions:
1. Definitions:
Except to the extent modified or supplemented by this Funding
Agreement, any term defined in Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Block Grant Regulations at 24 CFR Part 570, shall have
the same meaning when used herein.
(a) Agreement means this Funding Agreement, as described
above and any amendments or supplements thereto.
(b) City means the City of Lubbock, Texas.
(c) Grantee means any City Department or division, the
Urban Renewal Agency, or any other department or agency which is
designated by the City to receive Community Development Block
Grant funds for the purpose of carrying out the Community Develop-
ment Program.
(d) Assurances, when capitalized, means the certifica-
tions and assurances submitted with grant applications pursuant to
the requirements of 24 CFR Part 570.
(e) Assistance provided under this Agreement means the
grants and any loans secured by loan guarantees provided under
this Agreement.
(f) Program means the Community Development program,
project, or other activities, including the administration there-
of, with respect to which assistance is being provided under this
Agreement.
2. "Section 3" Compliance in the Provision of Training,
Employment and Business Opportunities:
This Agreement is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701u), as
amended, the HUD regulations issued pursuant thereto at 24 CFR
Part 135, and any applicable rules and orders of HUD issued there-
under prior to the HUD authorization of the Funding Approval.
The Grantee agrees that itshall be bound by, and shall cause
or require to be inserted in full in all contracts -and subcontracts
for work financed in whole or in part with assistance provided
under this Agreement, the Section 3 clause set forth below:
TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT,.AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BUSINESSES AND LOWER INCOME PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH
ASSISTED PROJECTS.
A. The work to be performed under this contract is on
a project assisted under a program providing direct Federal
financial assistance from the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of
Section 3 of -the Housing -and Urban•Development'Act of
1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701u. Section 3 requires
that to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for
training and employment be given lower income residents
of the project area and contracts for work in connection
with the project be awarded to business concerns which
are located in or owned in substantial part by persons
residing in the area of the project.
B. The parties to this contract will comply with the
provisions of said Section 3 and the regulations issued
pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development set forth in 24 CFR 135, (published in 38
Federal Register 29220, October 23, 1973), all applicable
rules and orders of the Department issued thereunder
prior to the execution of this contract. The parties
to this contract certify and agree that they are under
no contractual or other disability which would prevent
them from complying with these requirements.
C. The contractor will develop and implement an affir
mative action plan for utilizing business concerns located
within or owned in substantial part by persons residing
in the area of the project; and the making of_a good
faith effort, as defined by the regulations, to provide
training, employment, and business opportunities required
by Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1968.
D. The contractor will send to each labor organization
or representative of workers with which he has a collec
tive bargaining agreement or other contract or understand-
ing, if any, a notice advising the said labor organization
or workers` representative of his commitments under this
Section 3 clause and shall post copies of the notice in
conspicuous places available to employees and applicants
for employment or training.
E. The contractor will include this Section 3 clause in
every subcontract for work in connection with the project
and will, at the direction of the applicant for or recipient
of Federal financial assistance, take appropriate action
pursuant to the subcontract upon a finding that the sub-
contractor is in violation of regulations issued by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 24 CFR 135.
The contractor will not subcontract with any subcontractor
where.it has notice or knowledge that the latter has been
found in violation of regulations under 24 CFR 135 and
will not let any subcontract unless the subcontractor
has first provided it with a preliminary statement of
ability to comply with the requirements of these regula-
tions.
F. Compliance with the provisions of Section 3, the re-
gulations set forth in 24 CFR.135, and all applicable
rules and orders of the Department issued thereunder
prior to the execution of the contract, shall be a condition
of the Federal financial assistance provided to the project,
binding upon the applicant or recipient for such assis
tance, its successors, and assigns. Failure to fulfill
these requirements shall subject the applicant or recipient,
its contractors and subcontractors, its successors, and
assigns to those sanctions specified by the grant or loan
agreement or contract through which Federal assistance
is provided, and to such sanctions as are specified by
24 CFR 135.*
The Grantee shall provide such copies of 24 CFR Part 135 as
may be necessary for the information of parties to contracts re-
quired.to contain the above Section 3 clause.
3. Flood Disaster Protection:
The agreement is subject to the requirements of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234). No portion of the
assistance provided under this Agreement is approved for acquisi-
tion or construction purposes as defined under Section 3(a) of
said.Act, for use in an area identified by the Secretary as having
special flood hazards which is located in a community not then in
compliance with the requirements for participation in the national
flood insurance program pursuant to Section 201(d) of said Act;
and the use of any assistance provided under this Agreement for
such acquisition or construction in such identified areas in
communities then participating in the national flood insurance
program shall be subject to the mandatory purchase of flood in-
surance requirements of Section 102(a) of said Act.
Any contract or agreement for the sale, lease, or other
transfer of land acquired, cleared or improved with assistance
provided under this Agreement shall contain, if such land is
located in an area identified by the Secretary as having special
flood hazards and in which the sale of flood insurance has been
made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., provisions obligating the trans-
feree and its successors or assigns to obtain and maintain, during
the ownership of such land, such flood insurance as -required with
respect to financial assistance for acquisition or construction
purposes under Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973. Such provisions shall be required notwithstanding the
fact that the construction on such land is not itself funded with
assistance provided under this Agreement.
4. Equal Employment Opportunity:
(a) Activities and contracts not subject to Executive Order
11246, as amended. In carrying out the program, the Grantee shall
not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The
Grantee shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants
for employment are employed, and the employees are treated during
their employment, without regard to their race, color, religion,
sex, 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 ter-
mination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and se-
lection for training, including apprenticeship. The Grantee shall
post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants
for employment, notices to be provided by the Government setting
forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The Grantee
shall state that all qualified applicants will receive consider-
ation for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin. The Grantee shall incorporate the foregoing
requirements of this paragraph (a) in all of its contracts for
program work, except contracts governed by paragraph (b) of this
section, and.will require all of its contractors for such work to
incorporate such requirements in all subcontracts for program
work.
(b) Contracts.sub'ect to Executive Order 11246, as amended.
Such contracts shall e subject to HUD Equal Employment Opportunity
regulations at 24 CFR Part 130 applicable to HUD assisted construc-
tion contracts.
The Grantee shall cause or require to be inserted in full in -
any nonexempt contract and subcontract for construction work, or
modification thereof, as defined in said regulations, which is
paid for in whole or in part with assistance provided under this
Agreement, the following equal opportunity clause:
During the performance of this contract, the contractor
agrees as follows:
(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee
or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action
to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are
treated during employment, without regard to their race, color,
religion, sex, 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 contractor
agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and
applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the con-
tracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrim-
ination clause.
(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertise-
ments for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor,
state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin.
(3) The contractor will send to each labor union or rep-
resentative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining
agreement or other contract or understanding a notice to be
provided by the Contract Compliance Officer advising the said
labor union or workers' representatives of the contractor's
commitment under this section and shall post copies of the notice
in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for
employment.
(4) The contractor will comply with all provisions to
Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and of the rules,
regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
(5) The contractor will furnish all information and reports
required by Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by
the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or
pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records,
and accounts by the City and by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of
investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regula-
tions, and orders.
(6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the
nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of such
rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled,
terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may
be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or fed-
erally assisted construction contract procedures authorized in
Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regula-
tion, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided
by law.
(7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence
immediately preceeding paragraph (1) and the provisions of para-
graphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order
unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary
of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246
of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding
upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such
action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the
Department may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions,
including sanctions for noncompliance; provided, however, that in
the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with,
litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such
direction by the Department, the contractor may request the United
States to enter into such litigation .to protect the interest of
the United States.
The Grantee further agrees that it will be bound by the above
equal opportunity clause with respect to its own employment prac
tices when it participates in federally assisted construction
work; .provided, that if the Grantee so participating is a State or
local government, the above equal opportunity clause is not
applicable to any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such
government which does not participate in work on or under the
contract.
The Grantee agrees that it will assist and cooperate actively
with the City, HUD, and the Secretary of Labor in obtaining the
compliance of contractors and subcontractors with the equal op-
portunity clause and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders
of the Secretary of Labor; that it will furnish the City, HUD, and
the Secretary of Labor such information as they may require for
the supervision of such compliance; and that it will otherwise
assist the City and HUD in the discharge of HUD's primary respon-
sibility for securing compliance.
The Grantee further agrees that it will refrain from entering
into any contract or contract modification subject to Executive
Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, with a contractor debarred
from, or who has not demonstrated eligibility for, Government
contracts and federally assisted construction contracts pursuant
to the executive order and will carry out such sanctions and
penalties for violation of the equal opportunity clause as may
be imposed upon contractors and subcontractors by the Department
or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Part II, Sub -Part D of the
executive order. In addition, the Grantee Agrees that if it fails
or refuses to comply with these undertakings; the City or the
Department of Housing and Urban Development may take any or all of
the following actions: Cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or
in part the grant or -loan guarantee; refrain, from extending any
further assistance to the Grantee under the program with respect
to which the failure or refusal occurred until satisfactory as-
surance of future compliance has been received from such Grantee;
and refer the case to the Department -of Justice for appropriate
legal proceedings.
5. Lead -Based Paint Hazards:
The construction or rehabilitation of residential structures
with assistance provided under this Agreement is subject to the
HUD Lead -Based Paint regulations, 24 CFR Part 35. Any grants or
loans made through the Grantee for the rehabilitation.of residen-
tial structures with assistance provided under this Agreement
shall be made subject to the provisions for the elimination of
lead -based paint -hazards under subpart B of said regulations, and
the Grantee shall be responsible for the inspections and certif-
icates required under Section 35.14(f) thereof.
6. . Compliance with Air and Water Acts:
This Agreement is subject to the requirements of the Clean
Air Act, as amended, 42 USC 1857 et seq., the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq., and the
regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect
thereto, at 40 CFR Part 15, as amended from time to time.
In compliance with said regulations, the Grantee shall
cause or require to be inserted in full in all contracts and
subcontracts with respect to any nonexempt transaction there-
under funded with assistance provided under the Agreement, the
following requirements:
(1) A stipulation by the contractor of subcontractors that
any facility to be utilized in the performance of any nonexempt
contract or subcontract is not listed on the List of Violating
Facilities issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
pursuant to 40 CFR 15.20.
(2) Agreement by the contractor to comply with all the re-
quirements of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, (42
USC 1857c-8) and Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended,' (33 USC 1318) relating to inspection, monitoring,
entry, reports, and information, as well as all other requirements
specified in said Section 114 and Section 308, and all regulations
and guidelines issued thereunder.
(3) A stipulation that as a condition for the award of the
contract prompt notice will be given of any notification received
from the Director, Office of Federal Activities, EPA, indicating
that a facility utilized for the contract is under consideration
to be listed on the EPA List of Violating Facilities.
(4) Agreement by the contractor that he will include or
cause to be included the criteria and requirements in paragraphs
(1) through (4) of this section in every nonexempt subcontract
and requiring that the contractor will take such action as the
Government may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions.
In no event shall any amount of the assistance provided under
this Agreement be utilized with respect to a facility which has
given rise to a conviction under Section 113(c) (1) of the Clean
Air Act or Section 309(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act.
7. Federal Labor Standards Provisions:
Except with respect to the rehabilitation of residential
property designed for residential use for less than eight families,
the Grantee and all contractors engaged under contracts -in excess
of $2,000 for the construction, prosecution, completion or repair
of any building or work financed in whole or in part with as-
sistance provided under this Agreement, shall comply with HUD
requirements pertaining to such contracts and the applicable re-
quirements of the regulations of the Department of Labor under
29 CFR Parts 3,5 and 5a, governing the payment of wages and the
ratio of apprentices and trainees to journeymen; provided, that
if wages rates higher than those required under such regulations
are imposed by state of local law, nothing hereunder is intended
to relieve the Grantee of its obligation, if any, to require
payment, of the higher rates. The Grantee shall cause or require
to be inserted in full, in all such contracts subject to such
regulations, provisions meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 5.5
and, for contracts in excess of $10,000, 29 CFR 5a.3.
No award of the contracts covered under this section of the
Agreement shall be made to any contractor who is at the time in-
eligible under the provisions of any applicable regulations of
the Department of Labor to receive an award of such contract.
8. Nondiscrimination Under Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964:
This Agreement is subject to the requirements of Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) and HUD regulations
with respect thereto including the regulations under 24 CFR Part I.
In the sale, lease or other transfer of lnad acquired, cleared or
improved with assistance provided under this Agreement, the
Grantee shall cause or require a covenant running with the land
to be inserted in the deed or lease for such transfer, prohibiting
discrimination upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin, in the sale, lease or rental, or in the use or
occupancy of such land or any improvements erected or to be
erected thereon, and providing that the City and the United States
are beneficiaries of and entitled to enforce such covenant. The
Grantee, in undertaking its obligation in carrying out the
program assisted hereunder, agrees to take such measures as are
necessary to enforce such covenant and will not itself so dis-
criminate.
9. Obligations of Grantee with Respect to Certain Third
Party Relationships:
The Grantee shall remain fully obligated under the provisions
Of the Agreement notwithstanding its designation of any third
party or parties for the undertaking of all or any part of the
program with respect to which assistance is being provided under
lawful requirements of the City necessary. to insure that the
program with respect to which assistance is being provided under
this Agreement to the Grantee is carried out in accordance with
the City's Assurances and certificates including those with
respect to the assumption of environmental responsibilities of the
City under Section 104(h) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974.
10. Interest of Certain Federal Officials:
No member of or Delegate to the Congress of the United States,
and no Resident Commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or
part of -this Agreement or to any benefit to arise from the same.
11. Interest of Members, Officers, or Employees of City,
Members of Local Governing Body, or Other Public Officials:
No member, officer, or employee of the City, or its designees
or agents, no member of the governing body of the locality in
which the program is situated, and no other public official of
such locality or localities who exercise any functions or respon-
sibilities with respect to the program during his tenure or for
one year thereafter; shall have any interest, direct or indirect,
in any contract or subcontract, or the proceeds thereof, for work
to be performed in connection with the program assisted under the
Agreement. The Grantee shall incorporate, or cause to be in-
corporated, in all such contracts or subcontracts a provision
prohibiting such interest pursuant to the purposes of this section.
12. Prohibition Against Payments -of Bonus or Commission:
The assistance provided under this Agreement shall not be
L::_^d in the payment of any bonus or commission for the purpose of
obtaining.HUD approval of applications for additiona•1 assistance,
cr any other approval'.or concurrence of HUD required..under this
P.,=eement,.:Title I;of the Housing and Community. Development Act of
1-974 or HUD r.egulat.ions with respect thereto; provided, however,
that reasonable fees or bona fide technical, consultant, man-
agerial or other such services, other than actual solicitation;
are not hereby prohibited if otherwise eligible as program .