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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 995 - Funding Agreement- Neighborhood House Of The Lutherran Council- Community Action - 12_17_1981RESOLUTION 995 - 12/17/81 101 Bic i� SMH:mck RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL - FOR COMMUNITY ACTION OF LUBBOCK. WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with the Neighborhood House to provide and do certain activities and services pursuant to the Housing and Community Act of 1974 as amended and their related rules and regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and said Neighborhood House is authorized by law and is willing to carry out such activities; 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 FUNDING AGREEMENT between the City of Lubbock and the Neighborhood House of the Lutheran Council - For Community Action of Lubbock, 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 Council this 17th day 1981. r B L IST R, MAYOR ATTEST: Evelyn G&ffgi, City 'Se"re/f ry-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: ( b-"� -M" Richard Mays, Communit*) Development Coordinator APPROVED AS TO FORM: Susan M. Horton, Asst. City Attorney 1� RESOLUTION 9 12/17,/81 ITY S�CRETARY•TREASURER D COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL - FOR COMMUNITY ACTION OF LUBBOCK STATE OF TEXAS ¢ COUNTY OF TEXAS 4 This Agreement entered into this 17th day of December , 1981, between the City of Lubbock, a home rule municipal corporation, hereinafter called "City" and the Neighborhood House of the Lutheran Council - for Community Action of Lubbock, hereinafter called "Neighborhood House." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City is obligated to do and perform certain services in its undertaking of a Community Development Plan pursuant to the Housing and Development Act of 1974 as amended; WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with the Neighborhood House 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 said Neighborhood House is authorized by law and is willing to carry out such activities; NOW THEREFORE, the City and the Neighborhood House do hereby mutually agree as follows: 1. The Neighborhood House agrees that it will provide the services for the City which shall include the contracting for the construction and renovation of a neighborhood house facility at 2009 East 13th Street in the City of Lubbock, Texas, being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 8, Block 1, W. H. Massey Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. 2. 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 Neighborhood House as compensation for such services with such compensation not to exceed Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000). 3. The City agrees that it will lease the property and constructed improvements located at 2009 East 13th Street to the Neighborhood House for the purpose of carrying out the agreed services. 4. The Neighborhood House agrees that it will retain the services of an architect for the construction of such facility and will consult with and receive.the.approval of the City in regards to the design of such facility. The Neighborhood House further agrees to invite appropriate City staff members including the Community Development Coordinator, to attend any and all meetings held with the architect to discuss plans and designs for the facility. The Neighborhood House agrees to submit the final plans to the City for review and approval. 5. The Neighborhood House will be responsible for advertising.for bids and selecting the contractor for such facility and the bid documents and the contract agreement between the Neighborhood House and the selected contractor will be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the execution of any contract awarded for such improvement. 6. It is agreed that the City shall compensate the Neighborhood House in an amount not to exceed Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for the services performed under this agreement with such compensation to be paid on a reimbursement basis upon the submission of a statement of expenses by the Neighborhood House. 7. The Neighborhood House shall furnish the City with quarterly reports regarding the status of the project of services being funded under this agreement. The quarterly report will contain all the information as may be requested by the City's Community Development Department regarding the construction of the facility. The City will advise the Neighborhood House as to the form and content of the quarterly report. The monthly reports shall include an accurate financial accounting of the use of the money provided under this agreement. Reports shall be submitted by the third Monday of the month in which they are due. 8. This agreement shall terminate upon the City's acceptance of the project construction. 9. The period of this agreement may be extended under its present terms and conditions by mutual agreement of the parties hereto provided such extension is preceeded by appropriate resolution of the City Council. 10. The City hereby designates as its single point of contact with the Neighborhood House, the Community Development Coordinator. All reports or other communications relative to this agreement shall be addressed to the coordinator or to a delegate expressly named by him. 11. The Neighborhood House shall be deemed at all times to be an independent contractor and nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating the relationship of employer and employee between the City and the Neighborhood House. 12. The City may visit the Neighborhood House's premises at any time for the purpose of verifying that the Neighborhood House is in compliance with the terms of this agreement. 13. This agreement shall constitute and express the entire agreement between the parties hereto and shall not be amended or modified except by written instrument signed by both parties. 14. For purposes of 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. 15. The City shall not be subject to any of the obligations or liab- ilities of the Neighborhood House incurred in the performance of this agreement. The Neighborhood House expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City for any and all liabilities and obligations incurred due to the negligence of the Neighborhood House, its employees, officers, agents, sub -contractors or agencies or the negligent acts or omissions, breaches of contract of the Neighborhood House or its employees, officers, agents, sub -contractors, or agencies. 16. The Neighborhood House hereby certifies and assures the City that in the performance of this agreement it will be congnizent of, comply with and enforce the provisions of the Housing and Community Dev- elopment Act of 1974 as amended (PL 93-383) and the rules and reg- ulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as amended, made pursuant thereto including, but not limited to those published in Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Neigh- borhood House further certifies and assures the City that it will be cognizent of, comply with, and enforce where applicable and to the extent required by law all other applicable Federal or State statutes, local ordinances, rules or regulations or department pro- cedures or directives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 17. It is understood and agreed that the Neighborhood House will not deny benefits of the facility to or discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, religion, age, sex or national origin. 18. If through any cause the Neighborhood House shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner its obligations under this agreement or if the Neighborhood House shall violate any of the covenants, agreements or stipulations of this agreement, the City shall thereupon have the right to terminate this agreement by giving written notice to the Neighborhood House of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof at least five (5) days before the effective date of such termination. This agreement may be terminated by either party without cause upon thirty days (30) prior written notice to the other party. 19. The Neighborhood House represents that it has or will secure at its own expense all personnel required in performing the services under this agreement. Such personnel shall not be employees of or have any contractual relationship with the City. All personnel having financial management or the management of money as one of their duties and who perform services under this agreement shall be bonded. No person who is serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution shall be employed or work under this agreement. 20. The Neighborhood House agrees to comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 as amended, 12 USS 1701w and Section 202 of Executive Order 11246 a copy of each such sections being attached hereto marked Part II -Terms and Conditions, and by reference made a part hereof for all particulars as though fully set out herein. 21. None of the services covered by this agreement shall be sub- contracted without the prior written consent of the City. The Neighborhood House shall be as fully responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of its sub -contractors and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by it. 22. The Neighborhood House shall not assign any interest in this agreement and shall not transfer any interest in the same whether by assignment or novation without the prior written approval of the City provided, however, that claims for money due or to become due the Neighborhood House from the City 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 such assignment or transfer shall be furnished promptly to the City. 23. No members of the governing body of the City and no other officer, employee, or agent of the City who exercises any functions or responsibilities in connection with the carrying out of the project to which this agreement pertains shall have any personal interest direct or indirect in this agreement. 24. 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. 25. The Neighborhood House covenants and agrees that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest direct or indirect in the above described project area or any parcels therein or any other interest which would conflict in any manner or degree with the preformance of its services hereunder. The Neighborhood House further covenants that in the preformance of this agreement no person having any such interest shall be employed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Neighborhood House have executed this agreement as of the first day above written. CITY OF LUBBOCK B L McALIST R, MAYOR ATTEST: _ Evelyn Gaf ga, tity S cr to Treasurer APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Richard Mays, Community De lopment Coordinator APPROVED AS TO FORM: 414434 k-)tW- Susan M. Horton, Assistant City Attorney NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL - FOR COMMUNITY ACTION OF LUBBOCK ATTEST: 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 Con- ditions 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 Development (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: 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 Development Program. (d) Assurances, when capitalized, means the certifications 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 thereof, with respect to which assistance is being provided under this Agree- ment. 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 regu- lations issued pursuant thereto at 24 CFR Part 135, and any applicable rules and orders of HUD issued thereunder prior to the HUD authorization of the Funding Approval. The Grantee agrees that it shall 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 PROJECT. 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 connect- ion 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. 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. The contractor will develop and implement an affirmative action plan for utilizing business concerns located within or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project; and making of a good faith effort, as defined by the regulations, to provide training, employment, and business opportunities re- quired by Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. D. The contractor will send to each labor organization or represent- ative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agree- ment or other contract or understanding, 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. The contractor will include this Section 3 clause in every sub- contract for work in connection with the project and will, at the direction of the applicant for or recipient of Federal fin- ancial assistance, take appropriate action pursuant to the sub- contract upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of regulations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment, 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 regulations. Compliance with the provisions of Section 3, the regulations 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 assistance, 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 required to contain the above Section 3 clause. 3. Flood Disaster Protection: The agreement is subject to the requirements of the Flood Disaster Pro- tection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234). No portion of the assistance provided under this Agreement is approved for acquisition 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 insurance 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 transferee 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 termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Grantee shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicantsifor 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 consideration 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 subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended. Such contracts shall be subject to HUD Equal Employment Opportunity regulations at 24 CFR Part 130 applicable to HUD assisted construction 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 assist- ance 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 appli- cant 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 in- clude, but not be limited to, the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfrer, recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, in- cluding apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. (2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements 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 representative 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, regulations, and orders. (6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimi- nation 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 federally assisted construction contract procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law. (7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (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 practices 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 opportunity 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 responsibility 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 assurance of future compliance has been received from such Grantee; and refer the case to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal proceedings. 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 residential 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 certificates 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 Pollution 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 thereunder funded with assistance provided under the Agreement, the following requirements: (1) A stipulation by the contractor or 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 requirements 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 assistance provided under this Agreement, shall comply with HUD requirements pertaining to such contracts and the applicable requirements 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 or 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 AFR 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 or 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 ineligible 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 land 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 discriminate. 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(b) 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 responsibilities with respect to the program during his tenure or forjone 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 incorporated, 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 used in the payment of any bonus or commission for the purpose of obtaining HUD approval of applications for additional assistance, or any other approval or concurrence of HUD required under this Agreement, Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 or HUD regulations with respect thereto; provided, however, that reasonable fees or bona fide technical, consultant, managerial or other such services, other than actual solicitation, are not hereby prohibited if otherwise eligible as program costs.