The city agrees to implement the following affirmative action steps directed at increasing opportunities for training and employment for lower income residents of the project area, and increasing the utilization of business concerns located within the Section 3 covered area or owned by Section 3 area residents.
(A) To identify projected work force needs for the program by occupation, trade, skill level, and number of positions and to develop utilization goals for the employement of lower income project area residents for each.
(B) To attempt to recruit from within the city the requisite number of project area residents through local advertising media, posted signs, and community organizations and public and private institutions operating within or serving the project area.
(C) To identify eligible business concerns for CDBG-assisted contracts through the Urban League, local advertising media including public signage; project area committees, citizen advisory boards, lists available through CDBG program officials, regional planning agencies and other appropriate referral sources.
(D) To maintain a list of eligible business concerns for utilization in CDBG funded procurements, to insure that all appropriate project area business concerns are notified of pending contractual opportunities, and make available a list for general city procurement needs.
(E) To require all bidders on contracts to submit a written Section 3 plan including utilization goals and the specific steps planned to accomplish these goals.
(F) To insure that contracts which are typically let on a negotiated rather than a bid basis in areas other than Section 3 covered project areas are also let on a negotiated basis, whenever feasible, when let in a Section 3 covered project area.
(G) To maintain records, including copies of correspondence, memoranda, etc., which document that all of the above affirmative action steps have been taken.
(H) To appoint and recruit an executive official of the city as the Equal Opportunity Officer to coordinate the implementation of this Section 3 Plan.
(Ord. 2004-8, passed 11-2-04)