2026-036 - Regarding Civil Rights Policies for the City of Paris as related to the Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Community Progr

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RESOLUTION No. 2026-036 Regarding Civil Rights A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES FOR THE CITY OF PARIS, AS RELATED TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT - MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER 23-160-222-F820; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "City of Paris" has been awarded CDBG funding through a CDBG-Mitigation (MIT) grant from the Texas General Land Office (hereinafter referred to as "GLO"); 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 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 andl 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 75, 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, in accordance with Executive Order 13166, must take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to services in federally assisted programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and must have an LEP plan in place specific to the locality and beneficiaries for each CDBG project; and