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RESOLUTION No. 91-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF IDAHO; ADOPTING A POLICY PROHIBITING THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST NON-VIOLENT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS. WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has passed the "Excessive Force" Amendment (P.L. 101 - 144 Section 519) prohibiting the use of excessive force by a local Jaw enforcement agency against any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction; AND WHEREAS, the City of Moscow has received a Community Development Block Grant and is required to comply with the uexcessive force" Amendment; AND WHEREAS, the use of excessive force against demonstrators may cause the CITY to Jose its grant or eligibility for future federal grants; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the POLICY of the CITY that excessive force by local Jaw enforcement agencies shaii not be used against individuals engaged in lawful and non-violent civil rights demonstrations within the City boundaries. SECTION 2. The City Council directs the Police Chief to implement this Resolution by ensuring that current Police Department procedures comply with its intent. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall be in fuii force and effect from and after January 14, 1991. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 14th day of January, 1991. Paul C. Agidius, Mayor ATTEST: Elaine Russell, City Clerk ---PAGE BREAK--- Certification Regarding Lobbying The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congresss, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. Signatu e Date Paul C. Agidius Mayor Typed Name Title ---PAGE BREAK--- Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan Under Section 1 04( d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 197 4, as amended The City of Moscow will replace all occupied and vacant occupiable low I moderate income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than as low I moderate income housing as a direct result of activities assisted with funds provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, as described in 24 CFR 570.496a All replacement housing will be provided within three years of the commencement of the demolition or rehabilitation relating to conversion. Before obligating or expending funds that will directly result in such demolition or conversion, the City of Moscow will make public and submit to the Idaho Department of Commerce the following information in writing: 1. A description of the proposed assisted activity; 2. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (numbers of bedrooms) that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low I moderate income dwelling units as a direct result of the assisted activity; 3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or conversion; 4. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be provided as replacement dwelling units; 5. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of replacement dwelling units; and 6. the basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling unit will remain a low I moderate income dwelling unit for at least 10 years from the date of initial occupancy. The City of Moscow will provide relocation assistance, as described in 570.496a to each low I moderate income household displaced by the demolition of housing or by the conversion of a low I moderate income dwelling to another use as a direct result of assisted activities. Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the City of Moscow will take the following steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes: 1. Staging rehabilitation of assisted housing when possible to allow tenants to remain during and after rehabilitation, and working with empty buildings or ---PAGE BREAK--- groups of empty units first so they can be rehabilitated first, prior to beginning rehabilitation of occupied units or buildings. 2. Evaluating housing codes and rehabilitation standards in reinvestment areas to prevent their placing undue financial burden on long-established owners or on tenants of multi-family buildings. 3. Maintaining a program of low-interest loans for rehabilitation or repairs to property owners who agree to limit rent increases for five to ten years. The City of Moscow hereby certifies it has officially adopted and published in a newspaper of general circulation said Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan. This plan shall become effective January 14, 1991. Paul C. Agidius January 14, 1991 Typed Name and Title of Chief Elected Official Date 'As included in Federal Register, Volume 53, No. 159, dated August 17, 1988.