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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1979-046-R-79I • • 9/19/79 46-R-79 A RESOLUTION Creating An "Affirmative Action Plan" Directed Toward The Utilization Of Lower Income Evanston Residents, Evanston Small Businesses And Minority Businesses In The Implementation Of The 1979-80 Community Development Block Grant Program i j! WHEREAS, the City of Evanston did apply for and receive a 1979 jCommunity Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and I Urban Development; and I �i WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston did authorize and . direct the City Manager to sign all necessary certifications and assurances I j! in applying for said block grant, pledging that Evanston will conduct the program in conformity with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Section 109 of the Housing & Community ij Development Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11063, and i —_. Executive Order 11625; and ii !; WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant assurances require, among other things, that the City of Evanston comply with 24 CFR Part 135, Employment Opportunities for Businesses and Lower Income Persons in Connec- tion with Assisted Projects, and Utilization of Minority Businesses; and WHEREAS, 24 CFR Part 135 directs the City of Evanston to develop • a "Section 3 Affirmative Action PlarL'_' which identifies the maximum feasible use of lower income Evanston residents and eligible business concerns, which j qualify as small under the small business size standards of the Small Business Administration, in the implementation of its grant program; and 46-R-79 WHEREAS, Executive Order 11625 mandates increased utilization of li minority business; and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development has 'i recommended the adoption of goals for participation by minority business en- terprises in the implementation of the Community Development Block Grant Program; and l+ i WHEREAS, the City of Evanston in an effort to assure community i+ jj participation in the development and implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan did schedule a public meeting as a means of identifying and utilizing i the maximum number of lower income Evanston residents, eligible small busi- ness concerns and minority business; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, that the following program, referred to as • the Fifth Year Community Development Affirmative Action Plan, is hereby ap- proved and the City Manager is hereby directed to carry out said program: j I� "FIFTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SECTION 3 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN I. Employees The positions to be funded by the City of Evanston's Fifth j! Year Community Development Block Grant program shall be to I the following Agencies and for the general purposes out- ,I lined below: A. City of Evanston 1. Grant Administration - To provide general grant management: - 1 Senior Planner - 1 Planner - 1 Secretary • - 1 Student Intern (Full and/or Part-time) ji Housinq Rehabilitation 'j - 1 Finance Specialist I - 2 Rehab Specialists 1 Clerk Typist • • • 46-R-79 Emergency & Housing Counseling - 1 Project Coordinator - 1 Clerk Typist Code Enforcement - 1 Property Standards Inspector II B. Evanston Community Development Corporation (ECDC) - Grant Administration - Housing Rehabilitation - Economic Development C. Latino -American Association of Evanston - Neighborhood Planner The recruitment and hiring of the aforementioned personnel small be done in accordance with the City of Evanston's Affirmative Action program and EEOC guidelines. In addition, those other agencies receiving the City of Evanston's CDBG funds shall be required to develop an affirmative action program in their recruitment and hiring in accordance with Resolution 24-PR-79 adopted by the Evanston City Council on May 14, 1979. II. PROJECT/GOALS Evanston's Fifth Year Community Development Block Grant Program designates the following: Acquisition $ 20,000 Street Improvements 200,00.0* Grey Park 131,000* Smith Park 36,000* Gilbert Park 11,000* Chicago/Dempster 142,500* Chicago/Main 65,000* Clearance/Demolition 10,000* Relocation 15,000 Single Family Rehabilitation 340,000* Rehab Administration 77,500 Multi -Family Interest Subsidy 95,000* Block Rehab 175,000* Urban Ark 50,000* Weatherization 15,000* Multi -Family Inspector 24,000 Housing Counseling 19,000 Planner - Latino Association 25,000* Community Devender 80,785* 4C's Daycare Rehab 74,000* Commercial Rehab 25,000* Evanston Community .Development Corp. 160,000* Program Administration 175,474 Unspecified Local Option 194,741 Total Community Development Block Grant --2,161,000 * Activity to be let for contracts and/or purchase of goods and services. Total activities to be let for contracts and/or purchase of goods and services = $1,635,285. I 46-R-79 • In an effort to meet the recommended goal as suggested by HUD, by which the: Minority business participation level equals (_) the percentage of minorities in the general pop- ulation of the City, times (x) the estimated i total dollar amount to be let by contracts and/ or used to purchase goods and services, it is recommended that the City of Evanston establish a minimum goal of $294,351.00 by which minority businesses will participate in the Community Development Block Grant Program for the 1979-80 program year. III. BUSINESS UTILIZATION In order to reach the goals and objectives of Evanston's Affirmative Action Program the following steps will be taken: A. The City Manager and/or his designate is hereby authorized to seek the advice, counsel and assis- tance of all qualified agencies, public or private in the administration of Evanston's Affirmative Action Program. . ! B. All departments of the City involved in the solicitation of services for the Community De- i velopment Block Grant (CDBG) Program shall notify the Evanston Review, The Chicago Tribune, The Dodge Reporter, and the appropriate businesses listed on the registry of small Evanston busi- nesses; and those listed in the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Resource Book; and any additional resources which become available. i C. The City shall also seek qualified businesses through a general recruitment statement to be published in the Evanston Review, Dodge ll . Reporter, and the Chicago Tribune. ji D. In Evanston's Fifth Community Development pro- gram year, it will be the City's goal to award i; at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the City's Community Development funds allocated for housing rehabilitation to eligible small busi- nesses. E. Each activity will be reviewed to determine if the total activity or a component could be des- ignated for a small and/or minority business enterprise. • For a set -aside project, the City may use the negotiated bid process whereby a qualified small and/or minority business would be located and the contract price would be established through negotiations. ij -4- i� The City will make available upon request • ; copies of plans and specifications for negoti- ated bid projects to community organizations. Any organization may contact a qualified small business and may present said contractor and the proposed contract amount to the City of Evanston for consideration. No contract above Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall be i negotiated. F. The City's commitment, or that of a grant re- cipient, a participating contractor, or sub- contractor, to this program shall be stated in all bid documents. In addition all bid docu- ments shall contain the boundaries of Evanston's I! Section 3 project area which are the City's boundaries. G. Contractors shall include copies of their Affirmative Action Program in all bids and document the potential utilization of lower in- come Evanston -residents. j H. The Administrative Departments of the City shall ' cooperate with all agencies, public or private, formed for the purpose of assisting eligible Evanston small and/or minority business concerns. Said Administrative Departments shall further 'I give all necessary assistance to eligible ►; Evanston small and/or minority business concerns in the preparation and submission of bids for services. I. The Office of the City Manager of the City of Evanston in conjunction with the Housing & Community Development Act Committee of the City Council of the City of Evanston shall be charged with the responsibility for implementa- tion and procedural development of the afore- '' said policy." ATTEST: May 511 City Clerk Adopted: (°SC7 �✓ %.S� 1979 46-R-79 -5-