HomeMy WebLinkAbout100-91 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 100-91
A RESOLUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AGENCY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1991 GRANT TO PROVIDE
WEATHERIZATION SERVICES WHICH IS FUNDED THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BLOCK. GRANT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY 4THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:.
Section 1. That the Mayor' and City Clerk are hereby
authorized and directed to execute an agreement in the amount of
$6.375.00 with the Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County
for implementation of the 1991 grant to provide weatherization
services which is funded by the Community Development Block Grant.
A copy of the agreement authorized for execution hereby is attached
hereto marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th
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day of June , 1991.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 4th day of June
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19 91 by and between the Economic Opportunity Agency of
Washington County, Arkansas, hereinafter called the Grantee, and
the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas through its Community
Development Division, hereinafter called the Grantor, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Grantee operates a weatherization program in
Washington County, Arkansas, in which Fayetteville is located and
has many applications for weatherization assistance from residents
within the city limits of Fayetteville; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor acknowledges the benefits of a
weatherization program to its citizens and is interested in
providing weatherization funds for as many citizens as possible;
and
WHEREAS, the Grantor through its application processes takes
locally matched money to generate additional .funds for its
weatherization program.'
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits to be derived
by the citizens of Fayetteville from a weatherization program,
Grantor agrees to furnish Grantee a maximum of $6.375.00
in matching funds to aid in carrying out a housing weatherization
program within the city limits of Fayetteville. Funding of this
program is contingent upon award of Community Development Block
Grant to the Grantor from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
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1. CONDITIONS OF GRANT
Grantee shall use all matching funds for the weatherization
program. The grant amount plus all funds generated thereby shall
be used to weatherize dwellings located inside the corporate limits
of the City of Fayetteville. In conjunction with weatherization
improvements, the Grantee may use grant funds to purchase ventable,
gas space heaters to replace unvented gas space heaters. Grantee
agrees to install said replacement heaters at its own expense and
according to applicable codes and ordinances. Grantee shall
purchase said replacement heaters at lowest quoted price from
qualified supplier after first soliciting three competitive quotes.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
Payment of grant funds to Grantee shall be made on a cost-
reimbursement basis. The Grantee shall document the location,
ownership, income, household composition and amount of
weatherization expenses for each dwelling included in the cost-
reimbursement statement. Grantee shall also provide invoices, or
copies thereof, and applicable documentation regarding competitive
quotes, for each space heater acquired and for which Grantee is
requesting, reimbursement.
Grantor shall reimburse amounts as follows:
Weatherization Improvements - Fifty (50) percent of
total documented amounts for dwellings located within the
city limits of Fayetteville.
Replacement Space Heaters - One hundred (100) percent of
acquisition costs.
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Said reimbursements shall be paid as billing is received during the
agreement term.
3. TIME OF PERFORMANCE
This contract shall apply to weatherization improvements
and/or space heater replacements undertaken between January 1, 1991
and December 31, 1991.
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. The Grantee agrees to comply with all Rules and
Regulations as established by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development for programs financed by the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 -and any amendments thereof.
B . The Community Development Program has been developed to
give maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low
and moderate income families as defined by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development or aid in the prevention or
elimination of slum or blight.
C. Grantee will comply with the regulations, policies,
guidelines and requirements of Office of Management and Budget
Circular A-122, "Cost Principles for NonProfit Organizations."
D . For rehabilitation of residential property of eight (8)
units or more, Grantee will administer and enforce Labor Standards
in accordance with the Davis -Bacon Act, as amended, and the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
E . Grantee will comply with Public Law 88-352 (Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964) which provides that no person in the
United Sates shall on the ground of race, color, or national origin
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be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or
be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance and will immediately take
any measures necessary to effectuate this assurance. If any real
property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid
of Federal financial assistance extended to Grantee, this assurance
shall obligate the Grantee 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.
F. Grantee will comply with Section 109 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 which requires that 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 community development
funds made available pursuant to the Act.
G. Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order
12086, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto (41 CFR Chapter
60) which provide that no person shall be discriminated against on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, in all
phases of employment during the performance of Federal or federally
assisted construction contracts. Contractors and subcontractors
on Federal and federally assisted construction contracts shall take
affirmative action to insure fair treatment in employment,
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upgrading,' demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment
advertising, layoff or termination., rates of pay or other forms of
compensation and selection for training and apprenticeship.
H . Grantee will comply with Section 3 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968 and amendments, requiring that to the
greatest extent possible, opportunities for training and employment
be given to 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.
I. Grantee will, to the greatest extent practicable, comply
with the .Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA) (42 U.S.C. 4601) and
implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 42 which applies to the
acquisition of real property and to the displacement of any family,
individual, business, nonprofit organization or farm that results
from such acquisition.
J . Grantee will establish safeguards to prohibit employees
from usingpositions 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.
K . Grantee will comply with provisions of the Hatch Act
which limits the political activity of employees.
L . Grantee will give HUD and the Comptroller General,
through any authorized representatives, access to and the right to
examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the
grant.
The United States shall be deemed to be a beneficiary of these
provisions both for and in its own right and also for the purpose
of protecting the interests of the community and other parties,
public or private, in whose favor or for whose benefit these
provisions' have been provided and shall have the right, in the
event of any breach of these provisions, to maintain any actions
or suits at law or in equity or any other property proceedings to
enforce this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor and the Grantee have executed
this Agreement on or as of the date first above written.
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
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