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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1981-045-R-816/29/81 Ll 45-R-81 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 1981-82 Community Development Block Grant Program WHEREAS, the City of Evanston did apply for and received a 1981 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston 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 VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11063, and Executive Order 11625; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant assurance requires among other things, that the City of Evanston comply with 24 CFR Part 135, Employment Opportunities for Businesses and Lower Income Persons in Connection with Assisted Projects, and Utilization of Minority Busi- nesses; and WHEREAS, 24 CFR Part 135 directs the City of Evanston to develop a "Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan" which identifies the maximum feasi- ble 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 pro- gram; and WHEREAS, Executive Order 11625 mandates increased utilization of minority businesses; and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment (HUD) has recommended the adoption of goals for participation by minority business enterprises in the implementation of the Community 0 Development Block Grant Program; and ,• WHEREAS, the City of Evanston in an effort to assure community participation in the development and implementation of the'A.ffirmative Action Plan did schedule a public hearing to develop an Affirmative Action Plan; 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 Seventh Year Community Development Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan, is hereby approved and the City Manager is hereby directed to carry out said program: "SEVENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SECTION 3 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN" I. Employees The positions to be funded by the City of Evanston's Seventh Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program will be to the following agency and for the general purposes out- lined below: City of Evanston • Grant Administration - To provide general grant management: - 2 Senior Planners - 2 Planners - 1 Clerk Typist - 1 Planning Aide Housing Rehabilitation - To provide administrative support for the rehabilitation program: - 1 Rehabilitation Coordinator - 1 Finance Specialist - 2 Rehab Specialists - 1 Clerk Typist Emergency Housing - To provide emergency housing services: - 1 Housing Coordinator - 1 Caseworker - 2 Clerk Typists (part-time) Code Enforcement - To provide inspection services: - 1 Property Standards Inspector II The recruitment and hiring of the aforementioned personnel shall be done in accordance with the City of Evanston's Affirmative Action program and EEOC guidelines. In addition, agencies receiving the City of Evanston CDBG funds shall be required to develop an affirmative action program in their recruitment and hiring, and adopt certain policies in accord- ance with Resolution 24-PR-79 adopted by the City Council of the City of Evanston, on May 14, 1979. -2- II. PROJECT/GOALS Evanston's Seventh Year Community Development Block Grant Pro- gram designates the following: Special Assessments Payment Assistance $ 250,000 Target Area Beautification 200,000* Canal Banks 35,000* �-- Neighborhood Clean -Up 38,400* Tree Planting 30,000* Custer/Callan 85",000** Church/Dodge Economic Development Seed Money 125,000 Demolition 8,000* Rehab Administration 160,000 Single Family Rehab Loans and Grants 518,500* Housing Planner 26,171 ECDC Rehabilitation 224,120* Urban Ark 80,000* Conservation Grants 5,000* Housing Counseling 58,372 Community Defender 94,512* Relocation Payments and Assistance 17,000 ECDC Corporate Administration 150,000* Multi -Family Code Enforcement 28,733 CDBG Administration 161,400 Unspecified Loan Option 218,446 TOTAL Community Development Block Grant $ 2,513,654 *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=$1,418,532. ** $30,000 to be let for contracts 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 population of the City, times (x) the estimated 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 $397,189 by which minority businesses will participate in the Community Development Block Grant Program for the 1981-82 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 assistance 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 Development Block Grant Program shall notify the Evanston Review, The Dodge Reports, the appropriate businesses listed on the registry of small Evanston businesses and any additional resources which be- 0 come available. -3- C. The City shall also seek qualified businesses through a general recruitment statement to be published in the Evanston Review and Dodge Reports. D. Each activity will be reviewed to determine if the total activity or a component could be designated for a small and/or minority business enterprise. For a set -aside project, the City may use the negotiated 16 bid process whereby a qualified small and/or minority business would be located and the contract price would be established through negotiations. The City will make available upon request copies of plans and specifications for negotiated_ bid projects to comunity 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 for consideration of more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall be negotiated. E. All bid documents shall contain the following: 1) A certification of Title I, Chapter 12 of the Evanston City Code, 1979, the Fair Employment Practices Ordinance; 2) A certification of bidder regarding equal employment opportunity in accordance with Executive Order 11246; ,and 3) A certification of bidder regarding employment opportunities for project area businesses and lower income persons. F. The Administrative Departments of the City shall cooperate with all agencies, public and private, formed for the purpose of assisting eligible Evanston small and/or minority business concerns. Said Administrative Departments shall further give all necessary assistance to eligible Evanston small and/or minority business concerns ificluding but not limited to the preparation and submission of bids for services. G. The Office of the City Manager of the City of Evanston in conjunction with the Housing and Community Development Act Committee of the City Council of the City of Evanston shall be charged with the responsibility for implementation and procedural development of the aforesaid policy. ATTEST: • City Clerk IMAYO Adopted: lv a ,1981 -4-