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RESOLUTION
A Resolution Creating a "Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan"
directed toward the Utilization of Lower Income Evanston
Residents and Small Businesses in the Implementation
of Community Development Block Grant Program.
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston did apply for and receive a 1976 Community
Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did authorize and direct the City Manager to
sign all necessary certifications and assurances 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 and Community Development Act of 1974,
Executive Order 11246, and Executive Order 11063; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant assurances require, among
other things, that the City comply with 24CFR Part 135, Employment Oppor-
10 tunities for Businesses and Lower Income Persons in Connection with Assisted
Projects; and
WHEREAS, 24CFR Part 135 directs the City to develop a "Section 3 Affir-
mative Action Plan" which identifies the maximum feasible use of lower income
Evanston residents and eligible business concerns, which qualify as small under
the small business size -standards of the Small Business Administration, in the
implementation of its grant program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston wishes to assure community participation
in the implementation of the "Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan" as a means of
identifying and utilizing the maximum number of lower income Evanston residents
and eligible small business concerns:
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 Second
Year Community Development Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan, is -hereby
• approved and the City Manager is hereby directed to carry out said program:
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• Second Year Community Development Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan
I. Employees
The positions to be funded by Evanston's second year Community
Development Block Grant include a planner to assist in the overall
administration of the grant and a rehabilitation specialist who will
provide technical assistance to the City's housing rehabilitation
program. The work programs of both these positions require highly
trained individuals so that education and/or experience must be the
primary recruiting criteria. As a result, neither of the afore-
mentioned positions will be specifically set aside for lower income
persons; however, recruitment and hiring will continue to be done
in accordance with the City's affirmative action plan and EEOC guide-
lines.
II. Projects
Evanston's second year Community Development program designates:
(1) four thousand dollars ($4000) for installation of lighting fix-
tures and recreational equipment in Larimer Park; (2) thirty thou-
sand dollars ($30,000) for site preparation work in the development
of Nichols Park; (3) eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) for
installation of lighting fixtures at Perry and Mason Parks; (4)
fifty six thousand dollars ($56,000) for the rehabilitation of a
building at 1817 Church Street into a neighborhood center; (5) fifty-
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three thousand dollars ($53,000) for construction of sidewalks,
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curbs, gutters and parkway trees at specified location in Evanston's�
target area; (6) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for demolition I
of unsafe structures, (7) one hundred eighty five thousand dollars
($185,000) for the rehabilitation of housing units.
• III. Businesses
A. The City Manager is hereby authorized to seek the advice, counsel,
and assistance of all qualified agencies, public or private, in the
development and administration of Evanston's Section 3 Affirmative
Action Plan.
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B. All Departments of the City involved in the solicitation of
services for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
shall notify the businesses listed on the registry of small Evanston
businesses which is to be developed by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development along with the Small Business
Administration.
C. In Evanston's second Community Development program year, it will
be the City's goal to award at least twenty-five percent (25%) of
the City's Community Development budget for housing rehabilitation
to eligible small businesses. Each of the other second year
' projects will be reviewed for possible inclusion in the program's
set aside program.
For a set aside project, the City may use the negotiated bid process
whereby a qualified small business would be located and the contract
price would be established through negotiations. Furthermore, the
City will make available copies of specifications and plans for
negotiated bid projects to community organizations. Any organizatioi
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)
will be negotiated.
D. The City's commitment, or that of a grant recipient, a partici-
pating contractor, or subcontractor, to this program shall be stated
in all bid documents. In addition all bid documents shall contain
the boundaries of Evanston's Section 3 project area which are the
City's boundaries.
E. Tile Administrative Departments of the City shall cooperate with
• all agencies, public or private, formed for the purpose of assisting
eligible Section 3 business concerns. Said Administrative Departments
shall further give all necessary assistance to eligible Section 3
business concerns in the preparation and submission of bids for
services.
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F. The Office of the City Manager of the City of Evanston in
conjunction with the Community Development Committee shall be
charged with the responsibility for implementation and procedural
development of the aforesaid policy.
/,q/_Edgar nemanTJr.
Mayor
ATTEST:
• -S, Maiiri rP F-A rown
City Clerk
Adopted October 18 1976