Res 2021-064/approving Substantial Amendment No. 10 to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan

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E. The City will comply with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the URA, as amended, and implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24, except where waivers or alternative requirements are provided for in this Notice. F. The City will comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 135. G. The City is following a detailed citizen participation plan that satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR91.105 or 91.115, as applicable (except as provided for in notices providing waivers and alternative requirements for this grant). Also, the City follow a detailed citizen participation plan that satisfies the requirements of 24 CFR570.486 (except as provided for in notices providing waivers and alternative requirements for this grant). H. The City is complying with each of the following criteria: a. Funds will be used solely for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas for which the President declared a major disaster in 2015 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) related to the consequences of Hurricane Joaquin and adjacent storm systems, Hurricane Patricia, and other flood events. b. With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG-DR funds, the Action Plan has been developed so as to give the maximum feasible priority to activities that will benefit low - and moderate- income families. c. The aggregate use of CDBG-DR funds shall principally benefit low- and moderate -income families in a manner that ensures that at least 70 percent of the grant amount is expended for activities that benefit such persons. d. The City will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG-DR grant funds, by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low- and moderate -income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements, unless: (a) disaster recovery grant funds are used to pay the proportion of such fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public improvements that are financed from revenue sources other than under this title; or (b) for purposes of assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of moderate income, the City certifies to the Secretary that it lacks sufficient CDBG funds (in any form) to comply with the requirements of clause (a). I. The City (and any subrecipient or recipient) will conduct and carry out the grant in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) and the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601- 3619) and implementing regulations. J. The City has adopted and is enforcing the following policies: a. policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations; and b. a. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location that is the subject of such nonviolent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction. Last Updated 3/03/20 Page 59 of 63