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A RESOLUTION
i 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 1984,85 Community Development Block Grant (CD BG) Program
i WHEREAS, the City of Evanston will apply for. and is -expected to
receive a 1984-85 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department
4. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD" and
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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 and allocation pledging that Evanston will
conduct the program in conformity with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(Pub. L.88-352);Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L;g0-284);
Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;
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 Businesses; and
WHEREAS, 24 CFR Part 135 directs the'City of Evanston to develop a
"Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan" which identifies the maximum feasible use
of lower income Evanston residents and eligible business concerns which
lqualify as small under the small business size standards of the Small Business
Administration in the implementation of its grant program; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order 11625 mandates increased utilization of
minority businesses, and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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(HUD) has
recommended
the adoption of goals
for participation by minority
business
enterprises
in the implementation.of
the 1984-85 Community Development
Block Grant Program (March 1, 1984 - February 28, 1985); and
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee in an
effort to assure community participation in the development and implementation
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j of the Affirmative Action Plan did hold a public hearing on February 7, 1984,
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!1 WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Act Committee
recommends the adoption of the 1984-85 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
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Tenth Year Community Development Section 3 Affirmative Action Plan is hereby
directed to carry out said program:
TENTH YEAR
COMMUNITY 'DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
SECTION..3
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN
I. EMPLOYEES
�i The positions to be funded by the City of Evanston's Tenth Year
j Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program will be to the fol.lowing
I agencies and for the general purposes outlined below:
jCITY OF EVANSTON:
jCDBG Program Administration - to provide general grant management:
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!' - 1 Coordinator, CDBG Program
- 3 CD Planners
- 1 Planning Aide
it - 1 Planning Intern
- 1 Clerk Typist
II - 30% for Assistant to the City Manager.(Economic Development)
•30%:fnr Economic Development Planner
!! Rehabilitation and Property Maintenance - To provide administrative support
for the housing rehabilitation and property maintenance program.
- Director of Rehabilitation and Property Maintenance (50%)
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' - Clerk -Typist II (14%)
I� - .Secretary II (70%)
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1 City Housing Rehabilitation - To provide administrative support for the City
Housing Rehabilitation Program.
- 1 Housing Finance Specialist
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- 2 Rehab Construction Specialists
- 1 Clerk -Typist II
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Emergency Assistance Services - To provide emergency housing services.
- 1 Coordinator
- 2 Caseworkers
- 1 Clerk -Typist
Housing Planner Program - To coordinate City .housing programs and develop the
Housing Assistance Plan:
- 67% for Housing Planner
- 1 Clerk Typist II
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Code Enforcement - To provide multi -family housing inspection services.
- 1 Property Standards Inspector II
• - 1 Secretary II (30%)
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Energy - To promote the implementation of the Evanston Energy Plan for the
j Eighties.
- 1 Energy Outreach Coordinator
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The recruitment and hiring of the aforementioned personnel shall be
performed in accordance with the City of Evanston's Affirmative Action Program
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and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines. In addition,
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agencies receiving the City of Evanston 1984-85 Community Development Block
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Grant shall be required to develop certain policies in accordance with
Resolution 24-PR-79 adopted by the City Council of the City of Evanston, on
May 14, 1979.
II. PROJECTS/GOALS
Evanston's Tenth Year Community Development Block Grant Program
designates the following activities (* indicates activity or specific dollar
amount to be let for contract and/or purchase of goods and services):
Economic Development
*Small Business Development Program *$ 70,058
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Housing.
*City Housing Rehabilitation Loans
$ 485,000
City Housing Rehab Administration
121,785
Housing Rehabilitation and Property Maintenance
42,638
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*Multi -Family Housing Rehabilitation
75,000
Housing Planner
42,704
*ECDC Housing Rehabilitation/Administration
67,038
($57,038 for contractual services only)
Greater Energy Efficiency for Evanston
35,000
*($2,000 let for professional services only)
Congregate Housing for the Elderly
40,000
*Boiler Building Apartment Renovation
22,450
*Home Security Lock Program
23,000
*Minor Repairs/Painting Assistance
270,169
Multi -Family Housing Inspection Program
41,141
Total to be let for contract
*$ 934,657
Public Facilities
*Community Facilities Energy Fund $ 30,000
*Fleetwood-Jourdain Center Rehab 63,587
*Foster School Auditorium Rehabilitation 43,000
Total to be let for contract *$ 136,587
Neighborhood Revitalization
*Street Resurfacing by Slurry Seal $ 57,656
*Curb Replacement 50,000
*Cathchbasin Replacement 75,000
*Resurface Main Street Parking Lot 15,000
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*Tree Planting 55,000
Tree Grates 7,020
*Canal Lands-Twiggs Park Redevelopment 95,000
*Pave Jackson Avenue 39,400
*Alley Resurfacing 40,000
*Rehab of 909 Foster Street/ACORN 15,000
• *Foster Park Tennis Courts 37,800
*Eiden Park Redevelopment 78,657
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*Graffiti Removal $ 3,200
j *Custer Avenue Garbage Cans 1,250
*CNW Washington Street Embankment 20,000
Special Assessments Relief Fund 10,000
jTotal to be let for contract * $ 582,963
!Public Services
Evanston Community Defender
$ 66,719
Emergency Assistance Services
102,158
Evanston Legal Services
2,300
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6,000
*Food Aid Center of Evanston
6,000
The Youth Job Center of Evanston
30i000
*Foster School Lighting.Project
19,000
. _Total to be let for contract
* $ 31,000
!Administration I' Planning
CDBG Administration
$ 261,572
Unspecified Local Option
96,083
* ECDC Administration/Corporate Maintenance
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62,174
Evanston Development Corporation
20,000
Energy Outreach -Coordinator
13,385
Total to be let for Contract
$ '62,174
Total Funds Available
2,754,744
Total amount to be let for
contract and/or purchase of goods
and services
* $ 1,817,439
In order to implement Executive Order 11625 which mandates
increased utilization
of minority businesses, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development has
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suggested the following formula to determine a realistic goal;
I� Percentage of Minorities Estimated: Total Dollar
Estimated Min-
41 in the general population Amount to be let for
ority Business
of the City X contracts and/or purchase
= Participation
of goods and services,
Level (in total
dollars).
• City of Evanston 25.5%
CDBG Program (Census X $1,817,439 = `5463,447
Final
Count)
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THEREFORE, be it resolved � that the City of. Evanston establish a
maximum goal of $463,447`by which minority business will participate in the
Community Development Block Grant Program for the 1984-85 year,
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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
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seek advice, counsel and assistance of all qualified agencies,
public or private in the administration of Evanston Affirmative
Action Program.
B. All departments of the City involved in the solicitation of
services for the Community Development Block Grant Program and
the Emergency Jobs Bill Program shall notify the Evanston
Review and Dodge Reports, the appropriate businesses listed on
.the registry of small Evanston businesses and any additional
resources which become available.
C. Each activity will be reviewed to determine if the total
activity or a component could be designated for a small or
minority business enterprise.
D. All bids 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 Opportun-
ities for Project Area Businesses and Lower Income Persons.
E. 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 con-
cerns including but not limited to the preparation and sub-
mission of bids for services.
F. The office of the City Manager of the City of Evanston in con-
junction with the Housing and Community Development Act Com-
mittee of the City Council of the City of Evanston shall be
charged with responsibility for implementation and procedural
development of the aforesaid policy.
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This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
• hits passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ADOPTED:
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