R-80-344 - 11/13/1980ASSURANCES
The Applicant hereby assures and certifies that he will comply with the
regulations, policies, guidelines, and requirements including OMB Circulars
No. A -95, A -102 & FMC 74 -4 as they relate to the application, acceptance and
use of Federal funds for this Federally assisted project. Also the Applicant
assures and certifies with respect to the grant that:
1. It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant; that a
resolution, motion or similar action has been duly adopted or
passes as an official act of the applicant's governing body,
authorizing the filing of the application, including all
understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing
and authorizing the person identified as the official represen-
tative of the applicant to act in connection with the application
and to provide such additional information as maybe required.
2. It will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(P.L. 88 -352) and in accordance with Title VI of that Act, no
person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color,
or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination
under any program or activity for which the applicant receives
Federal financial assistance and will immediately take any
measures necessary to effectuate this agreement.
3. It will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 USC 2000d) prohibiting employment discrimination where
(1) the primary purpose of a grant is to provide employment or
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(2) discriminatory employment practices will result in unequal
treatment of persons who are or should be benefiting from the
grant - aided activity.
4. It will comply with requirements of Title II and Title III of the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act
of 1970 (P.L. 91 -646) which provides for fair and equitable treat-
ment of persons displaced as a result of Federal and Federally
assisted programs.
5. It will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act which limit
the political activity of employees.
6. It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions
of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as they apply to hospital
and educational institution employees of State and local governments.
7. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their
positions 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.
8. It will give the grantor agency or the Comptroller General through
any authorized representative the access to and the right to examine
all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant.
9. It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Federal grantor
agency concerning special requirements of law, program requirements,.
and other administrative requirements approved in accordance with
OMB A -102.
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10. It will insure that the facilities under its ownership, lease or
supervision which shall be utilized in the accomplishment of the
project are not listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) list of Violating Facilities and that it will notify the
Federal grantor agency of the receipt of any communication from
the Director of the EPA Office of Federal Activities indicating
that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration
for listing by the EPA.
11. It will comply with the flood insurance purchase requirements of
Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
Public Law 93 - 234, 87 Stat. 975, approved December 31, 1976.
Section 102(a) requires, on and after March 2, 1975, the purchase
of flood insurance in communities where such insurance is available
as a condition for the receipt of any Federal financial assistance
for construction or acquisition purposes for use in any area that
has been identified by the Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards. The .
phrase "Federal financial assistance" includes any form of loan,
grant, guaranty, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assis-
tance loan or grant, or any other form of direct or indirect -
Federal assistance.
12. It will assist the Federal grantor agency in its compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as
amended (16 U.S.C. 470), Executive Order 11593, and the Archeological
and Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 469a -1 et seq.) by
(a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the
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conduct of investigations, as necessary, to identify properties
listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of
Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR
Part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying the Federal grantor
agency of the existence of any such properties, and by (b) .
complying with all requirements established by the Federal
grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such
.properties.
13. The grantee agrees to administer tests and questionnaires;
conduct interviews; submit enrollee statistical and work
accomplishment data; and otherwise assist the Federal government
in collecting information.
14. It will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 as amended (29 U.S.C. 794) and all regulations, guidelines
and interpretations issued pursuant thereto. Section 504
provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual
shall solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance.
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WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock desires to operate a 1981 Youth
Conservation Corps Project through the Texas Department of Community
Affairs, and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock will submit an application to
receive funding for a 1981 Youth Conservation Corps Project, and
WHEREAS, as part of that application there are certain required as-
surances that must be agreed to by the City of Round Rock, and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock agrees to comply with those certain
required assurances,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to sign the assurances, a copy of which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein for all purposes.
RESOLVED this 13th day of November, 1980.
ATTEST:
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V'NNE LAND, Ci y .ecretary
RESOLUTION NO.
L. TON��ir
City of Round Rock, Texas