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~20000158 RESOLUTION #00- ()()..:J.!O APPLICANT'S STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED: The County of Hall, Nebraska (Applicant) hereby assures and certifies to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (the Department) the following regarding an application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $180,000 to benefit the expansion of Emulsified Asphalt Enterprises, LLC into the Central Nebraska Regional Airport industrial park, to wit: THRESHOLD CERTIFICATIONS 1. There are no significant unresolved audit findings relating to any prior grant award from the federal and/or state govemment which would adversely affect the administration of this grant. 2. No legal actions are underway or being contemplated that would significantly impact the Applicant's capacity to effectively administer the program, and to fulfill the CDBG program; and 3. No project costs have been incurred which have not been approved in writing by the Department. FEDERAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATIONS 4. It will adopt and follow a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan which will minimize displacement as a result of activities assisted with CDBG funds. 5. It will conduct and administer its programs in conformance with: a. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352), and the regulations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 1). b. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90-284), as amended, administering all programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and will take action to affirmatively further fair housing in the sale or rental of housing, the financing of housing and the provision of brokerage services. c. The Fair Housing Act of 1988 (42 USC 3601-20) and will affirmatively further fair housing. 6. It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted in whole or part 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 (1) 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 grant funds, or (2) for purposes of assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of LMI who are not persons of very-low income, the recipient certifies to the State that it lacks sufficient grant funds to comply with the requirements of clause (1). 7. It will comply with all provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, which have not been cited previously as well as with other applicable laws.. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN CERTIFICATION 8. It certifies that a detailed citizen participation plan is on file which includes: a. Providing and encouraging citizen participation with particular emphasis on participation by lower income persons who are residents of slum and blight areas in which funds are proposed to be used to include target areas as identified in the application for CDBG funds. b. Providing citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information, and records relating to the Applicant's proposed and actual use of CDBG funds. c. Furnish citizens with information, including but not limited to, the amount of CDBG funds expected to be made available for the current fiscal year, including CDBG funds and anticipated program income; the range of activities that may be undertaken with CDBG funds; the estimated amount of CDBG funds to be used for activities that will meet national objective of benefit to low- and EXHffiIT AA 03/24/00