1.  Urban County Program is requesting County Commissioner’s Court approval to reaffirm/adopt the following Civil Rights requirements for the Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) funding through a TxCDBG grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Colonia Funds: Construction Contract No. CFC21-0418:

  1.) Citizen Participation Plan (UCPs dated Feb 2, 2021);
  2.) Excessive Force Policy (TDA Form A1003);
  3.) Fair Housing Policy (TDA Form A1015);
  4.) Section 504 Policy Against Discrimination based on Handicap and Grievance Procedures (TDA Form 1004); and
  5.) Code of Conduct (TDA Form A1002).

2. Consideration and approval of Resolution regarding Civil Rights for the (TxCDBG) grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture Colonia Funds: Construction Contract No. CFC21-0418:

3. Consideration and approval to authorize the County Judge to sign any and all contractual documents associated with the aforementioned policies/procedures/resolution as required by the TDA for Colonia Funds: Construction Contract No. CFC21-0418.

The Texas Department of Agriculture requires resolutions, ordinances, and policies regarding civil rights, equal opportunity, and citizen participation be in effect throughout the contract period. Grant Subrecipients are required to submit a copy of the policies to the TDA, adopted or reaffirmed throughout the duration of the grant.