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R2007-048 2007-03-26 RESOLUTION NO. R2007 -48 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. That certain contract for program administration services associated with the Community Development Block Grant Program of U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, is hereby authorized and approved. Section 2. That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute and the City Secretary to attest a contract for program administration services associated with the Community Development Block Grant Program of U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 26fu day 01atrj, A.D., 2007. ~ (W TOM REID MAYOR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~--= 04 D RIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY R2007 -48 File No. 07 -0020 Contract for Professional Services This Contractual Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the last date specified herein by the signatures by and between the City of Pearland, Texas, a home-rule city of the State of Texas situated in Brazoria County, Texas (the "City") and MKP Consulting, a Texas sole proprietorship (the "Contractor"). The initial addresses of the parties are as follows: City of Pearland MKP Consulting City Manager's Office 8950 Shoreview Lane 3519 Liberty Dr. Humble, TX 77346 Pearland, TX 77581 WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, in May 2006 City Council agreed to participate in the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Entitlement Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, a portion of such application allows for the request of Program Administration funds to assist the City in carrying out program administration requirements in the City of Pearland; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allows pre-application expenditures as well as program year expenditures up to 20% of the award to be spent and reimbursed by the City to hire consultants to carry out the program administration requirements; and WHEREAS, the City Council on March 26, 2007 voted to contract with MKP Consulting for managing the CDBG program for PY2007; and WHEREAS, the Consultant has agreed to perform the services and comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the requirements of HUD and the disbursement of the CDBG funds; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and benefits to the City and the Consultant, it is hereby agreed as follows: ARTICLE I. Definitions As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "CDBG" is the Community Development Block Grant "City" is defined in the preamble hereof "Consultant" is defined in the preamble hereof "Entitlement Jurisdiction" is an incorporated City or County receiving CDBG funds through covenant with the u.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "HUD" is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "Program Manager" is defined as the Assistant City Manager, or his designee, in charge of the CDBG program ARTICLE II. Scope of Services 2.01 - Specific Services. During the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide complete services for the pre- award requirements to the PY 2007 funding year, as well as providing general management services during the PY 2007 funding year - October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. All services to be performed are set forth in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Attachment #1. 2.02 - Personnel to Perform Services. The Consultant hereby represents that it has obtained at its sole expense all personnel necessary to perform the services required hereunder. None of such personnel shall be employees of the City. All personnel engaged in performing services hereunder shall be fully qualified and shall possess the necessary licenses and/or permits required by law to perform the services described in the Bid Proposal. ARTICLE III. Time of Performance The Consultant agrees to commence the services required hereunder on April 1, 2007, after this Agreement is executed by both parties. The services shall be completed by September 30, 2008, the end of the term of this Agreement unless this Agreement is terminated earlier in accordance with the terms provided herein. ARTICLE IV. Term The term of this Agreement shall commence on April 1, 2007 and shall end on September 30, 2008. ARTICLE V. Compensation and Payment 5.01 - General Terms. Subject to the Consultant's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the City agrees to pay the Consultant a total sum not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) for the complete services provided pursuant to this Agreement. This sum includes EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($18,000) for the pre-award activities between April 1, 2007 and September 30,2007 as well as up to THIRTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($32,000) for PY 2007 CDBG activities from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. 5.02 - Method of Payment. For the services rendered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the provisions of Section 5.01 above, the City shall reimburse the Consultant the aforesaid sum, at the rate of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) per month for April 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007 and eleven monthly payments of TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($2,666.50) with one final payment of TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($2,668.50). The Consultant agrees to invoice the City monthly. The form of the invoice shall be approved by the Program Manager. Payment shall be made to the Consultant within thirty (30) days of the Program Manager's receipt of the invoice. At all times during the term of this Agreement the Consultant shall maintain supporting documents to support the invoices and disbursements made from CDBG funds. 5.03 - Right to Reduce Funds. The City reserves the right to reduce the services, and thus the related funds, required under this Agreement. In such event the Program Manager shall provide a thirty (30) day written notice to the Consultant of the amount of services, and thus funds, to be reduced under this provision. ARTICLE VI. Basis of Compensation A Basis of Compensation covering the services, activities and cost categories of the Consultant is attached hereto as part of the Scope of Services in Attachment # 1. The Consultant warrants that this attached Basis of Compensation constitutes a true and accurate representation of the information contained therein. ARTICLE VII. Record Keeping The Consultant shall keep a record of all funds received and disbursed under this Agreement and provide to the City all information, records, papers, reports and other documents regarding any aspect of the services furnished as may be requested by the City of Pearland Finance Director or Program Manager. The Consultant will make said records and all other information available for inspection, audit, examination and copying by the City, the Comptroller General of the United States, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Justice and/or duly authorized representatives. ARTICLE VIII. Insurance The Consultant certifies that the Consultant carnes a mInImUm of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in liability and errors and omissions insurance. The Consultant is a sole proprietor with no paid staff, therefore is not subject to the applicable statutes regarding Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance. ARTICLE IX. Termination 9.01 - Termination with and without cause. If the Consultant materially fails to comply with any term of this Agreement, the City may exercise any of the remedies set forth by law including suspension or termination of this Agreement. In addition, the City may terminate this Agreement for convenience according to the terms of 24 CRF 85.44. Termination must be in writing thirty (30) days before date effective. The Consultant may terminate this Agreement for convenience, giving the City thirty (30) days written notice. 9.02 - Circumstances Constituting Material Breach. The following shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement: (1) Failure to comply with the reporting and record-keeping requirements set forth herein; (2) Failure to account for CDBG sums provided to the Consultant; (3) Failure to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the Consultant's performance of services hereunder; (4) The dissolution, bankruptcy or liquidation of the Consultant; 9.03 Method of Exercising Remedies. The Program Manager shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice. If the termination is being exercised as a result of the Consultant's breach of the Agreement, the termination may be stayed, at the sole option of the Program Manager, if the Consultant commences curing the breach to the satisfaction of the Program Manager within the thirty- day period. ARTICLE X Limitation on Obligation The Consultant acknowledges and understands that the City's obligation to make payments after October 1, 2007 shall be limited to the CDBG funds received for the purposes stated herein pursuant to the City's agreement with HUD. ARTICLE XI. Applicable Law This Agreement is subject to the applicable federal regulations codified in Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations and all applicable laws or regulations of the United States, the State of Texas and the City of Pearland. This Agreement includes the following exhibit and such exhibit is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes: Attachment #1 - Scope of Services This Agreement and the Attachments represent the entire agreement between the City and the Consultant and there are no other effective agreements, representations or warranties between the City and the Consultant that are not contained in the Contract Documents. ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous Provisions 12.01 - Independent Consultant. In performing the services hereunder the Consultant shall act as an independent Consultant and not as an agent, representative or employee of the City. All subcontractors under the Consultant shall act as independent consultants/contractors and not as agents, representatives or employees of the City or Consultant. 12.02 - Publication of Materials. The Consultant agrees that any written materials published in connection with activities related to this Agreement must be expressly authorized by the City. Any published notices of public hearings or other public notices shall be approved/authorized and paid for by the City. 12.03 - Non-waiver. Failure of either party hereto to insist on the strict performance of any of the agreements herein or to exercise any rights or remedies accruing hereunder upon default or failure of performance shall not be considered a waiver of the right to insist on and to enforce by any appropriate remedy, strict compliance with any other obligation hereunder or to exercise any right or remedy occurring as a result of any future default or failure of performance. 12.04 - Acceptances and Approvals. Any acceptance or approval by the City, or its agents or employees shall not constitute nor be deemed to be a release of the responsibility and liability of the Consultant, its employees, agents, subcontractors or suppliers of the accuracy, competency and completeness of any documents prepared or services performed pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, nor shall acceptance or approval be deemed to be an assumption of such responsibility or liability by the City, its agents or employees for any defect, error or omission in any documents prepared or services performed by the Consultant, its employees, agents, subcontractors or suppliers pursuant to this Agreement. 12.05 - Hold Harmless. The Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officials and employees from all liability and claims, including attorney fees, for damages because of bodily injury, death, property damage, sickness, disease or loss and expense suffered or alleged to have been suffered by the Consultant or any person arising from the Consultant's operations under this Agreement, where such operations be by the Consultant or any lower-tier subcontractor. To the extent allowed by law, the City shall indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant from all liability and claims, including attorney fees, for damages because of bodily injury, death, property damage, sickness, disease or loss and expense suffered or alleged to have been suffered by any person as a result of operations, equipment, structures owned and/or operated by the City. 12.06 - Applicable Law and Venue. This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations of the Parties created hereunder are performable in Brazoria County, Texas. Venue for any action arising under this Agreement shall lie in the state district courts of Brazoria County, Texas. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have made and executed this Agreement in multiple copies, each of which shall be an original. Consultant: City: MKP Consulting The City of Pearl and, Texas BY: ./ /. ;( ? c.'____ Name: M.K. (Peg) Purser Title: Owner ~qu" r?W Tom Reid Mayor of the City of Pearl and Date: '-I -11- f) 7 \\\''''''''11111. '\\\\~/'.r. ~~~ .............. J ~ $~/~...~~ :: "-- \. ?p : JO. :U)= = \ : = \ I ;:: ~ ~ ~ _____/ s ~ .--- ~ """ '!t,\\,ti> "'I"'m"\\\~ C'J~. f.i City Attorney Brief Summary of Activities for Completing City of Pearland's HUD CDBG Pre-Award and First Project Year Tasks M<P CONSUl11NG A SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMWINnY DEVEIDPMENT FIIIM Prepared for the City of Pearland, TX Prepared by Peg Purser, Owner MKP Consulting March, 2007 Timeline for Pre-Award of CDBG Funding Activities Apr. Mav June Jul~ Au I. Sel t. 1- 15- 1- 15- 1- 15- 1- 15- 1- 15- 1- 15- 14 31 14 30 14 31 14 30 14 31 14 31 Develop 5-year Consolidated Plan Meet with City Council/staff to . determine priorities Conduct First Public Hearing - . Informational and seeking input into priorities Develop Subrecipient RFP Release RFP . Conduct Second Public Hearing . and pre-proposal workshop Receive/review/select applications & determine funding levels Present staff recommendations . for funding to City Council for approval Develop I-year Action Plan Provide 3D-day public review of Con Plan & Action Plan Conduct Third Public Hearing for . final Con Plan & Action Plan Present Consolidated Plan & I- . year Action Plan to Council for approval Conduct Environmental Review Develop of process and forms for monitoring subrecipients Submit Con Plan and Action Plan . to HUD Notify successful subrecipients of . amount awarded followed by meeting to outline general requirements Request for Release of Funds . (public notice and letter to HUD) Make changes to Con Plan & Action Plan as requested by HUD Request IDIS (program . accounting on-line system) access from HUD Outline of Major CDBG Pre-Award Tasks Five-Year Consolidated Plan: Prior to receiving CDBG funds, the City must develop and HUD must approve a 5-Year Consolidated Plan outlining the current condition of the City and its priorities for addressing low- to moderate-income residents and neighborhoods over the next five years. HUD has developed a Consolidated Plan Management Tool for use in developing the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CPMP Tool contains the outline for the narrative plan as well as Excel spreadsheets with housing and community development information to link to the plan. The Annual Action Plan section, that accompanies the 5-Year Consolidated Plan the first year and is developed each subsequent year, also links to the 5-Year Plan. The 5-Year Consolidated Plan consists of the following major sections: • Introduction, including how the process will be managed, citizen participation plan, institutional structure, monitoring plan, setting of priorities/needs assessment and lead-based paint issues. Why lead-based paint issues are discussed in this chapter rather than the next is unclear, but that is how HUD set up the outline. • Housing, including housing needs, market analysis, specific priorities and objectives, public housing and barriers to affordable housing. • Homeless issues, including priority homeless needs, homeless inventory and homeless objectives. • Community development, including community development needs and objectives, anti-poverty strategy, and coordination with low-income housing tax credit programs. • Special Needs populations, including the priority needs and objectives of non-homeless special needs populations (elderly, disabled, mentally ill, chronic substance abusers and people living with HIV/AIDS). The plan must define the CDBG Target Areas to be used for allocating funds. These are Census Block Groups or other defined areas that are predominately low- to moderate-income. Most Entitlement Jurisdictions have a requirement that the area must be at least 51% low-to moderate-income. However, some EJs, including Sugar Land and League City have much lower minimum requirements based on the poverty level of the City. Therefore, until HUD allocates the funds and defines the required percent low-mod income, the areas cannot be determined. Based on the information from the Brazoria County Consolidated Plan, produced by MKP Consulting, the following is a map of the current Brazoria County low-mod areas within the 2000 Pearland City Limits. When the current City Limits are superimposed and the minimum percent low-mod is reduced, there will likely be more areas eligible to become CDBG Target Areas. a u- u _ �=7;*_ 'rY sikerisia \ napP .... 'I.,: 7. . m Lila j Cemetery _��....K__ • Oa Rice li ' a) :1 9 Ce r. Sharon Bui Halik- H k_ - I m Butler w Shank °- _ t Brazor•.' o- skr:n.e • fie' Kelly N1�\riti 1 •III=, 's :�- Laurie Silver uy I !4 �i' o iis --.st,„. r -��1 urw� Q�t` Old Oa.. 0 � Ry.n •.res � ei L John Li er N MaanoHa N The 5-Year Consolidated Plan must be developed and available for public comment for 30 days and must receive approval by City Council. It then must be sent to HUD for a 45-day review. HUD reviews the plan, asks for changes or clarifications and then approves the plan after 45 days. To accomplish an October 1 approval, the plan must be ready for public review on July 15th. Subrecipient Process: Once funding priorities are established (in-house and from at least one public hearing), the city will likely decide to spend its allowable 15% for social services and will want to contract with agencies in the area. A Request for Proposal (RFP) must be developed and distributed and proposals received, analyzed and ranked. The selected projects will become part of the annual plan. Once the plan is submitted to HUD, the City will work with the selected subrecipients to establish contracts, reporting requirements and contact information. Annual Action Plan: The 5-Year plan is a general outline of priorities and intentions, but the Annual Action Plan states exactly how that year's money will be spent and how many people will be served by each project. In essence, the plan includes the projects, how many low- to moderate-income residents each will benefit and what each project budget will be. Additional required narrative is included. The Plan uses the CPMP Tool and conforms to the requirements laid out in CPMP. The major chapters for the Annual Action Plan are similar to the Consolidated Plan, however the questions are based on specific projects. Like the Consolidated Plan, this plan requires a 30-day public comment period, Council approval and submission to HUD for a 45-day review process. For the first year, the process runs concurrent with the Consolidated Planning process. Public Process: As part of the 5-year Plan, the City must develop a Citizen Participation Plan that will outline how the City will encourage public participation in the CDBG program. For this first year, the City should hold three public hearings - one to determine resident priorities for addressing the needs of the community; one to announce the priorities and to announce the Request for Proposal for social services or other subrecipients; and one to release the 5-Year Plan and the Annual Action Plan for public review and comment. Each public hearing must be advertised in the local general circulation newspaper. Usually, the first public hearing is well attended because residents assume that they can apply for money. Once they understand the process, the subsequent public hearings receive few, if any, attendees. HUD requires that the Entitlement Jurisdictions have a plan to encourage public participation and to review the success of the plan each year as part of the Annual Action Plan. Environmental Review: In addition to the public comment period and the required public hearings, the City must also conduct an environmental review of the proposed projects, indicating if each project is except, categorically excluded or in need of an environmental assessment. Letters of the City's intent to request funds for each project along with the City's determination of status must be sent to a number of state, regional and local agencies for comment. The City then sends the completed Environmental Review forms along with a Notice of Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a Request for Release of Funds (RRF) to HUD. Once HUD has approved the plan(s) and the FONSI, it will agree to release the funds for the project year. Unless the City opts to include a project that requires a major Environmental Assessment, this process is pro forma and requires a few days to assemble the forms, two weeks to receive comments from agencies, and 15 to 18 days to make the FONSI and RRF available for public review. If a complete EA is required, it can be conducted after the start of the project year, prior to the actual commencement of work. 1015: All of the financial bookkeeping and beneficiary data collection is done in HUD's on-line Integrated Disbursement and Development System (IDIS). The City staffer who will be in charge of the CDBG program, the City accountant who will process the checks for disbursement from CDBG funds and the consultant who will assist in managing the process will need access to the system. HUD has a 1-page request form that must be completed and submitted for approval. Typically approval takes about 90-120 days. The City will need access on October 1, so application for IDIS approval should begin in June. A consultant is not allowed access to the financial portion of IDIS - he/she can view but not change the information or draw down any funds. Therefore, the consultant is not well versed in those aspects of IDIS so is not able to provide the training necessary. Once approved, the City staff with access should attend a training on the use of IDIS. Wayne Siddell, the Houston HUD rep in charge of IDIS will likely be available to assist in the training. If Mr. Siddell is not available or there is no formal training, the consultant can request training from the accountant and manager of another Entitlement Jurisdiction. Timeline for CDBG First-Year Tasks Activities 0 N D J F M A M J J A 5 Receive notice of funding . Prepare contracts for subrecipients (including City departments) Receive/sign/return contract from HUD Contracts with subrecipients signed Set up activities in IDIS Set up files at City Conduct Desk Audit of . . . . Reimbursement requests and other subrecipient files Monitor subrecipients . . . . Develop Subrecipient RFP for PY . 2008 Release RFP . Public Hearing and Pre-proposal . workshop Receive/review/select applications . & determine funding levels Present recommendations for . funding to Council for approval Develop l-year Action Plan Public Hearing and release of . Action Plan for public comment Present Action Plan to Council for . approval Complete Environmental Review Submit Action Plan to HUD . Submit FONSI and RRF to HUD . Make changes to Action Plan as requested by HUD Notify Successful subrecipients of . amount awarded followed by meeting to outline general requirements Outline of Major CDBG First-Year Tasks Fair Housing: In each first year for which a 5-Year Consolidated Plan is put into place, the City must develop an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and a Fair Housing Plan. This is a single two-part document that outlines all impediments in place by state, county and City government and developers to fair housing and affordable housing in the City as well as all impediments to fair housing in place by realtors, builders, sellers and landlords. In essence it is a marketing analysis for low- to moderate-income housing and housing for minorities, disabled and elderly. The Plan outlines steps the City will take each year to further fair housing and affordable housing choice. Reimbursement Process: Each subrecipient and contractor should submit reimbursement requests or invoices at least quarterly. Each request or invoice must be reviewed for accuracy, fund availability, back-up documentation. The City's CDBG manager then approves the request for payment in IDIS. The City's accountant then requests the funds and once they are electronically transferred from HUD to the City, must cut a check within 3 days. The City's CDBG manager must keep detailed files for each subrecipient, including proposal, contract, reimbursement requests, monitoring notes, correspondence. In-House Desk Monitoring: The consultant should review all the City's CDBG files quarterly for the first year and semi-annually after that. The review will consist of examining the subrecipient files, general CDBG files and other pertinent CDBG documents/information. Subrecipient Monitoring: During the first year, each subrecipient should be monitored at least three times to ensure that they are following HUD Guidelines and are progressing as they planned. The consultant, with or without the City's CDBG manager, will notify each subrecipient of the intention to monitor and set up a meeting time. The monitoring will consist of examining the facility, examining random client files, discussing progress and problems with the subrecipient and providing technical assistance. If there are any concerns as a result of the monitoring, the City will send a letter to the subrecipient outlining the concerns and the expected remedies. IDIS: The City will be maintaining all financial information in IDIS as part of the drawdown requests and reimbursement postings. In addition, the consultant will be entering client data as the subrecipients and contractors provide the information with their reimbursement requests. On September 30, 2008, the City and the consultant must conduct an end-of-year reporting of the information in IDIS and determine where the City stands in spending their funds. Between October 1 and December 1 (of the 2nd funding year), the City and consultant will close out the books, reimbursing for payables, entering final client data and printing the reports that will go into the CAPER. General Reporting: Every six months, the City must submit some general reporting forms to HUD, including the Minority Business Owner's form and Semi-annual Labor Standards form. These are required whether the City uses CDBG funds for consultants or contractors or not. If the forms do not apply, the City must send in a form completed with zeroes in the fields related to the number or contractors and amounts paid. If the City hires contractors for infrastructure or building projects, Davis Bacon wage rates must be adhered to and there are additional forms for evidence of compliance. Preparing for Second-Year Process: During the last six months of the first year, the City must prepare for the second year of funding. This process is similar to the pre-award process, with the exception of the development of the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. · Subrecipient Process: As in 2007, a Request for Proposal (RFP) must be developed and distributed and proposals received, analyzed and ranked for the upcoming project year. The selected projects will become part of the annual plan. Once the plans are submitted to HUD, the City will work with the selected subrecipients to establish contracts, reporting requirements and contact information. . Annual Action Plan: As occurred in 2007, once the proposals have been evaluated and the funding plan set, the City must develop a new Annual Action Plan that states exactly how that year's money will be spent. The plan requires a 30-day public comment period, Council approval and submission to HUD for a 45-day review process. . Public Process: For the 2008 process and subsequent years, the City must conduct at least one public hearing concerning the Annual Action Plan. It must then make the plan available for review and comment for 30 days prior to submitting it to HUD. . Environmental Review: In addition to the public comment period and the required public hearing, the City must also conduct an environmental review of the proposed projects, indicating if each project is except, categorically excluded or in need of an environmental assessment. Letters of the City's intent to request funds for each project along with the City's determination of status must be sent to a number of state, regional and local agencies for comment. The City then sends the completed Environmental Review forms along with a Notice of Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and a Request for Release of Funds (RRF) to HUD. Once HUD has approved the plan(s) and the FONSI, it will agree to release the funds for the project year. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Pearland Reporter News 2404 South Park Pearland, Texas 77581 State of Texas Brazoria and Harris Counties I, Lloyd Morrow, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazoria, Harris and Galveston Counties, for / issues, as follows: No. l Date S -2g 20 e 7 - No. Date 20 No. Date 20 No. Date 20 No. Date 20 eXt24.0.4) #147,64 ‘. • CFO •• ii 9s 41, 46/:,17 C71/ rL Subscribe .4�..• ��a �' ore me this . day of fir: a S • `r nor Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher Notary Public, State of Texas 01) 1114:1 �u . Published March 28,2007 FAIR HOUSING IS A NATIONAL POLICY OF THE UNIT- ED STATES. IT'S THE LAW,AND IT'S YOUR RIGHT. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968,as amended makes fair discrimination on the basis of race,color,religion;sex, age, disability, familial status or national origin illegal in connection with the sale,rental or financing of housing and land.It is the right of all citizens to live where they choose and can afford to do so. The City of Pearland,Texas has proclaimed the month of April as "Fair Housing Month." The City of Pearland endorses and supports the principle of fair housing and encourages all citizens.to support the law of the'land in regard to the right of every person to have access to ade- quate housing of his or her choice. • Copies of the City's Proclamation are available free of charge to any interested person or groups at City Hall.