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Home My WebLink AboutCC Res 2401 1975-02-10 I I I " . RESOLUTION NUMBER .:)";0 I A,RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ASSURING AND CERTIFYING TO COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974. WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach intends to make application for available funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 requires the city to provide assurances and/or certification to compliance with the attached list of provisions; and WHEREAS, item 9.(b) of the assurances fits most closely to the proposed program of the City of Seal Beach; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does hereby assure and certify to compliance with the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and shown as "Exhibit A" and authorizes the City Attorney to sign and certify the attached exhibit. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council o~ the City 9f Seal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the /tJrf: day OfG;abA..u.~~' 1975, by the follOwing~Jte: AYES: Councilmen l:Jtet(!/m.~QJ2.~~M/)~!uJ NOES: councilmen~ ABSENT: councilme~. , ATTEST: ~M' l~L~ ayor .. "EXHIBIT A" ASSURANCES -(INSTRUCTIONS: The City must provide assurances and/or certify to all of the following items: The only exception is item No. 9 for which ~he City must ~ertify as to either (a) or (b), or to both.) The City hereby assures and certifies that he will comply with the fiscal and accounting regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements of the County of Orange as they relate to the acceptance and use of Federal funds for this federally-assisted program. Also, the City gives assurance and certifies with respect to the grant that: 2. I I l. It possesses legal authority to submit the component grant application and to execute the proposed program; that a resolution motion or similar action has been duly adopted or passed as an official act of the City's governing body, authorizing the filing of the component application, including all understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and designating the City's chief executive officer as the authorized representative of the City to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required. It will comply with: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(P.L.88-352} and in accord- ance with Title VI of that Act, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color~ or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise sub- jected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the City receives Federal financial assistance and will immediately take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement. If any real property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid of Federal financial assistance extended to the City, this assurance shall obligate the City or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. (b) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968(P.L.90-284} as amended, and will administer all programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing. (c) Section l09 of the Rousing and Community Development Act of 1974 and in conformance with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Regulations of the Department (24 CFR Part 570.60l) issued pursuant to that Section; and in accordance with that Section, no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, national origin or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with the community development funds. (d) Executive Order ll063 on equal opportunity in housing. (e) Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended requiring 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 connection with the project be awarded to eligible business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by, persons residing in the area of the project. 3. Prior to the submission'of its component application, the City has: (a) Provided citizens with adequate information concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development and housing ,- 4. I 5. 6. I 8. 9. -2- , activities, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other important program requirements; (b) Held at least two public hearings to obtain the views of citizens on community development and housing needs; and (c) Provided citizens an adequate opportunity to participate in the develop- ment of the component application and in the development of any revision~ changes, or amendments. The City will: (a) Provide fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance in accord- ance with Sections 202, 203, and 204, of the Uniform Relocation Assis- tance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act(P.L.9l-646) and appli- cable HUD regulations, to or for families, individuals, partnerships, corporations or associations displaced as a result of any acquisition or real property assisted under the program; (b) Provide relocation assistance programs offering the services described in Section 205 of P.L.9l-646 to such displaced families, individuals, partnerships, corporations or associations in the manner provided under applicable HUD regulations; (c) Assure that, within a reasonable time prior to displacement, decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwellings will be available to such displaced families and individuals in accordance with Section 205(c) (3) of P.L.9l-646; (d) Inform affected persons of the benefits, policies, and procedures pro- vided for under HUD regulations; and (e) Carry out the relocation process in such a manner as to provide dis- placed persons with uniform and consistent services, and assure that replacement housing will be available in the same range of choices with respect to such housing to all displaced persons regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin. The City will: (a) In acquiring real property in connection with the community development block grant program, be guided to the extent permitted under State law, by the real property acquisition policies set out under Section 30l of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act and the provisions of Section 302 thereof; (b) Payor reimburse property owners for necessary expenses as specified in Section 303 and 304 of the Act; and (c) Inform affected persons of the benefits, policies, and procedures pro- vided for under HUD regulations. It will give HUD and the Comptroller General through any authorized repre- sentative access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant. The City will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act which limit the political activity of employees. It will comply with the provisions of: Executive Order 11296, relating to evaluation of flood hazards, and Executive Order ll2'8, relating to the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution. The Community Development Program: (a) Gives maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low-or moderate-income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; -- -3- . (b) Contains activities designed to meet other community develop- ment needs having a particular urgency which are specifically identified and described in the City's community development plan summary and community development program. lO. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using positions for a purpose that is or gives the appearance of being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others, particularly those with whom they have family, business, or other ties. Legal Certification: As counsel for the City and an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the State in which the City is located, I certify that the facts and representatives contained in Assurance No. 1 above to be true and in accordance with State and local law. I Patrick C. Couqhlan, Assistant (Type or Print Name of City's Counsel) City Attorney (Date) February 10, 1975 (Signature I