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RESOLUTION
W"H REAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants
for mass transportation projects; and,
WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain
obligations upon the applicant, including the provision by it of the local
share of project costs; and,
WHEREAS, it is required by the U. S. Department of Transportation in
accord with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
that in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under
the Urban Mass Transportaion Act of 1964, as amended, the applicant give
an assurance that it will ccanply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 arra. the U. S. Department of Transportation requirements thereunder; and, .
WHEREAS, it is the goal of the applicant that minority business
enterprise be utilized to the fullest extent possible.in connection with
this project, and that definitive procedures shall be established and ad-
ministered to ensure that minority businesses shall have the maximm feasible
opportunity to compete for contracts when procuring construction contracts,
supplies, equipment contracts, or consultant and other services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager, Howard McDaniel, is hereby authorized to execute and
file an amended application on behalf of the City of Beaumont, Texas, with
the U. S. Department of Transportation, to aid in the financing of eligible
operating expenses of Beaumont's intra -city mass transit system under Section
5 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended November 26, 1974;
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, Howard McDaniel, is
authorized to execute and file with such amended application an assurance or
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Manager, Howard McDaniel, is authorized
to furnish such additional information as the U. S. Department of Transportation
may require in connection with the amended application or the project; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Manager; Howard McDaniel,. is authorized
to set forth and execute affirmative minority business policies in connection
with the project's procurement needs.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City, of Beaumont this the 5+'
day - of �`�C� , 1976.
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