2016-020 - Requirements by TxCDBG Main Street Program from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -020 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES; ADOPTING A SECTION 3 POLICY REGARDING JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECTION 3 RESIDENTS; ADOPTING A SECTION 504 POLICY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES RELATING TO NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON HANDICAP IN IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED ACTIVITIES; REAFFIRMING RESOLUTION 2015 -018 APPROVING A POLICY AGAINST THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING NON- VIOLENT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS; REAFFIRMING THE PROCLAMATION OF APRIL, 2016 AS "FAIR HOUSING MONTH" IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; DESIGNATING A CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICER; ALL AS REQUIRED BY TXCDBG REGULATIONS TO OBTAIN FUNDING THROUGH A TXCDBG MAIN STREET PROGRAM FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDA); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas ( "City of Paris ") has been awarded Texas Development Block Grant ( "TxCDBG ") funding through a TxCDBG Main Street Program from the Texas Department of Agriculture ( "TDA "); and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 109 of the Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act. (24 CFR 6); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 - 6107); and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and, for construction contracts greater than $10,000, must take actions to ensure that no person or group is denied benefits such as employment, training, housing, and contracts generated by the Community Development Block Grant ( "CDBG ") activity, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in consideration for the receipt and acceptance of federal funding, agrees to comply with all federal rules and regulations including those rules and regulations governing citizen participation and civil rights protections; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, and 24 CFR Part 135, is required, to the greatest extent feasible, to provide training and employment opportunities to lower income residents and contract opportunities to businesses in the TxCDBG project area; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 104(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, and State's certification requirements at 24 CFR 91.325(b)(6), must adopt an excessive force policy that prohibits the use of excessive force against non - violent civil rights demonstrations; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris, on March 23, 2015 in Resolution No. 2015 -018, adopted such a policy prohibiting the use of excessive force against non - violent civil rights