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A10 <br />Section 3 Policy <br />In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1701 u the City of Paris agrees to implement the following <br />steps, which, to the greatest extent feasible, will provide gob training, employment and <br />contracting opportunities for Section 3 residents and Section 3 businesses of the areas <br />in which the program /project is being carried out. <br />A. Introduce and pass a resolution adopting this plan as a policy to strive to attain <br />goals for compliance to Section 3 regulations by increasing opportunities for <br />employment and contracting for Section 3 residents and businesses. <br />B. Assign duties related to implementation of this plan to the designated Civil Rights <br />Officer. <br />C. Notify Section 3 residents and business concerns of potential new employment <br />and contracting opportunities as they are triggered by TxCDBG grant awards <br />through the use of: Public Hearings and related advertisements; public notices; <br />bidding advertisements and bid documents; notification to local business <br />organizations such as the Chamber(s) of Commerce or the Urban League; local <br />advertising media including public signage; project area committees and citizen <br />advisory boards; local HUD offices; regional planning agencies; and all other <br />appropriate referral sources. Include Section 3 clauses in all covered solicitations <br />and contracts. <br />D. Maintain a list of those businesses that have identified themselves as Section 3 <br />businesses for utilization in TxCDBG funded procurements, notify those <br />businesses of pending contractual opportunities, and make this list available for <br />general Grant Recipient procurement needs. <br />E. Maintain a list of those persons who have identified themselves as Section 3 <br />residents and contact those persons when hiring/training opportunities are <br />available through either the Grant Recipient or contractors. <br />F. Require that all Prime contractors and subcontractors with contracts over <br />$100,000 commit to this plan as part of their contract work. Monitor the <br />contractors' performance with respect to meeting Section 3 requirements and <br />require that they submit reports as may be required by HUD or TDA to the Grant <br />Recipient. <br />G. Submit reports as required by HUD or TDA regarding contracting with Section 3 <br />businesses and /or employment as they occur; and submit reports within 20 days <br />of calendar year end which identify and quantify Section 3 businesses and <br />employees. <br />H. Maintain records, including copies of correspondence, memoranda, etc., which <br />document all actions taken to comply with Section 3 regulations. <br />As officers and representatives of the City of Paris, we the undersigned have read and <br />fully Tree to this plan, and become a party to the full implementation of this program. <br />a6 / x <br />Signa <br />4itINIMinager Date <br />10/15/2015 J l '.��1 4 fE) 1, <br />