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Item No. 11 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council FROM: Rose Beverly, City Manager Todd Mittge, City Engineer SUBJECT: lst Street SE Revitalization Project Section 3 Presentation DATE: November 10, 2025 The City of Paris received grant award CDV23-0206 in the amount of $500,000.00 for what is known as the 1St Street SE pedestrian corridor. The pedestrian -friendly improvements within the project area will include the removal of approximately two hundred thirty linear feet (230 LF) of existing sidewalk and roadway and replacing it with two hundred thirty linear feet (230 l.£) of ADA compliant brick pavers, sixteen (16) ADA compliant ramps, three (3) lights and all necessary appurtenances. This newly created pedestrian corridor will encourage much-needed business growth and development. STATUS OF ISSUE: This project is funded in part by HUD funds passed through the Texas Department of Agriculture in the Main Street Program. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, economic opportunity generated by CDBG funds and other HUD assistance, most importantly employment, is directed to low- and very low-income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, as well as residents of the community in which the federal funds are spent. HUD's administrative rules establish the requirements to be followed to ensure the objectives of Section 3 are met. Federal rules do not require Grant Recipients to contract or subcontract with a Section 3 business, nor do the rules require hiring of Section 3 workers. However, Grant Recipients must be able to demonstrate that, where possible, contracting, employment, and training opportunities were made available to workers and businesses meeting Section 3 designation criteria. The attached presentation will assist the City with this compliance.