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Agreement No. 18-013
Agreement No. 18-013
Agreement No. 18-013
CalOES
Star:id~rq A~$Utanceis
For All Gal O.E:S. Feder~I Grant Programs
As the duly auttroriz~d rep~septative: of the Applicant, I hereby c~Jtlfy t.hat the Applicant has the
legal authority to apply for. federal assistance and the instlttJtional, managerial and financial capabtllty
(including funds sl,ffflcient to pay any oon~feder~l share of project cost) to ensure proper pianning,
management; and completion Of th°e project described if,l this application, Within prescribed time!ines.
I further ac~nowl~qge th.at th~ App1icc1nt. i$. re5,pq~sible for reviewing and adhering to au
requirements ~ithln the~
(a) AppilcEible Feder;tl Regulations (se.~ bajow);
(b) Federal Program NoticeofFundlng Opportunity (NOFO);
(c} Cal_ifomia Sµpplement t,o th~ NOFO; a11d
(d) Fedetaland State ~rapt Program Guid~line~.
Federal Regulations
Governmer1t cost principles, unifqrm admini~f~ative. requir~111ents, _ and audit requirements tor federal
grant Jj[()grams are set fortb 111 Title. 2,. Part 200 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F .R.). Updates
are issued' by . 'the Qffic~ of M~n_a~eroetit an.d Bu,dgel (9M8) and can be fQund at
http:flWVIIW.whitehouse.govtomb/;
Significant stat~and federal graotaward rJquire111ents (some orwnich appe,a.r in t.h.e doc:Um~nts
listed above) are set forth below. The Appiicant hereby agrees to comply with the following:
1. Proof of Authority
The Appii9ant wiil obtain written authorization from the city council, governing board, or authorized
_bocly iri support of thi;;.proj~~ .. Thl~vyritteti i;jUtliorization must SJ)i;i_city that the Appl[car,t an~ the city
couneil., governing lioard, 6r atithorlzedibody aijree:
(a) To provi.de all m~tching funds. r13qliit~d for the_ grant project a~d th~ any ¢a~!, mat~h WIil be
appropriated as required; · · · · ·
(Q) Any liability ~rislng' out.of the p~fformeince oHhis l:igr'e,em1311t ~~u be tf,13 resporisibiU!}' of th~
Applicant anitne city council, governing board, or a1,,ttherited oody; · · · ··
{c) Grant fund~ shaD riot be used to supplant expenditures controlled by. the city council,
-.. governing boarq, or authorized body, arid . . • ' ...
(d) The official executing tliis.agreement IS, in fact. authorized to do so.
Thi§ Proof of AutllQntymusfbe maintained on file.and readily available upon requ~st.
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2._ Period of Performance
The A~plicant ,ftiill initiate Wor~ after approvi3I of the. Elward and qgrnplete al.I work witl'lin the pe:riog of·
performance specified in the grant
3. Lpbbying and .Political Acti.vitie~
As required by,Section 1352, Title 31 ofthe United States Code (i.LRCt for persons Eintering into
a c9nfract, grant, loan, or c9operatjye agr~tni;iht fr()m an ~gency or rigqLtests or reGeives fro_rn an
ag~ricy a c,omm!tment providing for the United_ Stafos to instire'. or guarantee a. loan, the Applicant
certlfles that
(a) No federal appropriated funds have been paid or wili be paid, by or on behalf of the
· undersighet( to any person for iQfluenclrig _or c1tt~rnptrn9 t9 in.flueno~ an r:,ffit::t;ir pr employt98
qfari agency, a Memb'er Qf Corigre$$; ~n:officer~or;eniplqy$e qf Congr$S. qr an ~mpioyee
ofa Member.of Congress in connection with the awarding of.any Federal contract, the
making of al1y f~deral Qfant,. the rha~ing ofahy f~d~ral loa.n, the entering Into of any
cooperative agreement, .:md the e~l'lsi6n; continuation,.renewal, amendment, or
mocHficat1on of any federal contract, gr:ant, loan, or cooperative agreement
(p) Jfany fi,uids9the~ thari feq~ial$'ijpr0pijatep .f(jnd~ h~ve been paid or will pe paid to any
person for lhfluencing or attempting 'toinfluer'lce ~n officer or employee of any agency, a
M~mb~r of Congress, an officer or employ~e of Qongr~ss, or: an employee of a Mernbet pf
Conmess inconn,ection \il;ith this federal cqntract, gra~t; loan, or gooperatrve agrE:.erhe:nr. th~
undersigned shall complete and submit standard Form-tLL, "Disclosure Form to Report
Lobbyfrig" I iii accorda]lp~ with its in~tru~tions.
(c) The. undersigned shall require thatthe I anguage ofthls certification be incfikfed in tl]e award
· ljocuments for all suba~ards at all tJers (including subcoritracts, subgranfs; tlnd c<mtracts
urid°er grants, loans, ·arid ctjop:efative agreements) .and that' all s_ubrecipjeots l3ha:H fertify and
disclose accordingly,
The_ Applicant wm ~1so co:i;nply y.rith Rrovii;iohs of the H~tqh AGt (5 u.s.c_. §§ t50h1508 and§§
7324'.7328} which limlt the political activities of employees whose principal employment activities
are fun(ledJii Who!~. or n,. paff w'itf1 f~9eral fun.ds,
Finally, the Applicant ialgrees that federal funds will not be u~ed, dire~tly or indirectly, to support the
enactm~ntl repeal, -ro~difjcatton or' aqoptiof'l of ~f:ly f~w, regulatton or poJlby !f/lthout trlE3 express
Wrltten approval fro111 the cafttomia Gov,ernor's Office or Emergency Services (Cal b'Es) dr the
{e:!d.E'lrf!l a~ardin~ agepcy.
4; Debarment and Suspension
/!\s requirt:irJ by Executive Qrders 12!54E! and 12689, and .2 C,f;R. § 200.z12 and cpdifled in 2 C.F.R
Part 18tt D.ebarmen.f arid Suspension, the-Applicant will ptovrde protectio~ against w~~te, fraud,
and a~use'by debarring or suspending thoseperso1:1s deemf!?d im~sponsible in t!7e_fr deallpgs with
th·e Jecleral government: The Applicant certifies that it and it~. prin_cipals, supgrantees, recjpients or
subrecipierits-:
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(a) Are not presently .debarred, suspended, proi:i.osed for debarment. declar'Sd ineligible, or
. voiµntarlly ~)c'Qll.ldei:iffc,rn COV~r¢i;I tta11saqtiOll,S l1y any federal department oragency; .
(b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a
civil judgment rendereg ag.~inst. them for c~mrnission of fraud or a cl'.imrna[ Clffense in
connec;ti9n with obtaining, atferripUng. to obtafn; or pi:!rfornilng a p4bli¢ (ft';!qer~I. state, or
iocal) transaction or contrar;t under a public tran~ctlon;, vlolatlon of federal or .staie antitrust
statutes Or 00111mission of emtiezz1ement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsificatton 9r de-s1rucnon. of
records; making raise statements, oh-ectiivirig stolen property; . .
'(c) Are not presently fr:idicted fQr or oth.erwis$ crimihally or civilly charged by a governmental
entity (feder~l. state; or ·local) with cipmmi~sion of any of the offens~s enumerated tn
paragraph (2)(b) of this certification; and
{d) Have not with!li a tht¢eayear periOQ pteqeding thi~ applfqation had one or .more public
. tfa~saction' (federal, st!ilte, or Jqca!Jterminatedfof cause er defauJt; . .
W~erei \lie .Applicant is un_a.ble to ~rtify to c1ny qf th~ st~fol'.lit.;mts in this. qerttfio~lion, he qr she shall
attaGh an explahation to this application. .
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5. .Non-Djscrilhination and Equal E:rnployroe:nt Opportunity
The·Appllcant will comply with ail federal statutes relating to non-discrimination. These include, but
are 11otlimi.t~cJ to, the following:
(a) Tltle vr 0,fthe Clvil Right~Act of1964(Pul;ilic Law (P.L.) 88-3$2 and 42 U,S.C. §~Wood et
.. se~.) which prohfbi,s ijiscrl111fnation bn the basis .of race, color; bt national origin ;;:ind
requires that recipients d federal financial assistance "take reasonable steps to provlde
me~ningful access to person~ with lirnitE!d English pwficlen~y (LE;P) to th~ir program$ a.n.d
servlces;
(b) t1tie IX of the Education Amendments of 1912, (20 U.S:C. §§ 1681~1688i and 1685-1686),
which prohibits .discrimination on the basis of $eX .in any federally funded .educatipnal
pr6gram or actiVity; · · · · · · · ·· · · · · ·· · · ·
(c) Section 504 of the Rehapilltation Act of 1973, (29 U,$,C. § 794), yvhich prohibits
discrimln 9ticin against thi,sE!.with dis~IJilitieei or acces~ and funqtlonal l:it:!E!t:ls; · · ·
(d) Americans with 0isabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, wK1c:li prohibits dtscrfminatron on the basis of
disability and rE;!quires i:!ui!dings and ~tructures be acc::~sslille to those with dis.=ibillties. and
ad.es~ arid funqlomiilr~eeds (42 !J.s:c. §§ 12101-:l22l3); · ·· · · · · ·
(e) Age·biscrimination Actof 1915, (42 iJ.S;.C, §§ 6101~1d1),whlch prohibitsdl~crimination on
tl1¢ pai;f s of age'; . . . . . . •' . . .· . .. . . . . . . . . .... ·. .
(f) Public Health Service Act of fs12 (4:2, U:$,C. §§ 290 dd,-,-2), relating to. confidentialfty of
· p~tient records regc;1rding substanye abu_s.El treatme,nt; ·
{g) Title VHl bf thE! Qlvil Rfgtns Act of 19.6~ (4? LJ.~~.c; § ~$01 ¢t seiq:), retajlng tp
nondiscrimination 1n the saie, rental or financing of housing as implemented. by the
Department of Hou~in.g and u.rban pevef9pmentat 24 C;.F.R~ Part 100. The prohlpltlon pn
disability dlscrirrilnation includes the reqtiifemenJ that new muitifamily hciu~lrig· with toul'Or
more dYielling units.;_i;e;, the public and common use areas and individual apartment unit~
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(all units in buildings with elevators and ground.floor units ln buifdings. without elevators)-
bi:l design~d and qoristr:i,Jcted with~ertain a~pe§sibl~ featurei;f(S~e24 0 .. FiR. § 100.201);
(h) Executive order .11246, which prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted
· construction contractorFJ and sobcontn:ictors, who do over $10,000 in Governmentbusiness
in one year from cii~crrmfnaf!ng in "empie>yment decisio6s on the basis of ratjl, .color, religion,
sex, sexual orierit,;1tion, gender identification or national origin;
(I) Executive: Order 11 ~7q, yvhic~ bans discrimination pn the ~asi~ of ragEY, colcir, religion1 sex,
sexual orientation, geiiqeridEintfficatron, drri1:1ti¢nal 9rigin in hiring .and ernploymerit in both.
tlie United States fE:Jd~ratwor~forc13 and on th$ part of government contractors;•
0) QaHfornia Public qmtract ¢~de •§.1029~.s. whiqh prghlbits disgnminatio,n b~s:ea Ori
cl6rnestic partnerships and those in same.sex nfarriages;
(~) bks policy to ensure·t.he, equal tr:eatme,nt oHarth;..b_ased organizatfons, 1Jnde,r which all
a·pplipahts and tecip[e~ts mu$l,i::Omplywith equaltre?tmet1t pollcies ~Od requirements
contained in 6 C.F;R ParM 9;
(I) Any other nondiscrimln~tro.n provisii:ms in the spE!ciflr:: statute($) under which ·application for
federal assistance is being made; and
(m)The requirements of any other nondiscrrminatron statute(s) whlch may apply to the
application, • • .• • C •
in addition to the items listed in (a) throu9h (m}, the Applicant Will comply with Catifomia's Fair
Employm~nt .. and Housi11g. A~ (FE!,/\) .. FEHA prohibits hcjra,s:srrient ··and .. d.i~primfn~tion .ih
employment because of ancestryi familiai status, race, color, religious .creed {including relfgious
dress antj grqoming prnicti~ei;), s~x (lll'H,ich ·1.n9l~des pr:eQ!'.lfi!tlpy, childbirt~., ~re~stfee,ding · and
medical conditions related fo. pregna11cy, chiJdbirth or oreastfeecfing), gent:ier, gerjder ldentlf.y,
gericler expressi.:Jn, ~xuai orientatlbn 1 ma.r1ta.l status, nation~! origjn1 ancestry, mental and physic:~!
di$ability, -g~Miic. information, med teal cond:itlon, age; · pregriarrqy, denial of medip?(~nd family ciir~
feave, or pregnancy disability leave (Qaliforriia Government Cpde §§f2940, 12945, 12945,2),
~il~cy and v~~erah staws, a~(;ft9rretalic1tior .f9r pr9t~~tfng ille~~i d~qrimmatjon r~lated to ·o_ne pf
these categ·ories, orfot reporting patientahGse in tax s\Jpp6rt~ irt~trtutions. . . . . . .
6. Drug;;fre.e Workplace
As r~quir~d by the· OrugjFree Workplace At:t of. 1988 {41 U.$,0~ § 701 ~t seq~), the Appltcant
certifies :u,aut will ri,aintafn a prug--free wqrkplace and a drug~free awareness program as olltlined in tfie Act · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · ·· · · · · ·
7. Environment.al Standards
TheAppficant will comply with state ahd federa.1 environmental standards, whfch may be pJf:l$()rlbed
pursuantto the following, as .applicable:
(a) Califomfa Environmental Qualif.y Act (CEQA) (Califomia Puollc Resources Code§§ 21000-
21177), to include c:oordinatlon wfth the city or county planning l:lg~ni::y;
(b) CEoA Gilid~lines (C~lifcsrhia C¢de ()f Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chaptsr ~. §§ 15000.
't53i37);
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(c) Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U$;Q. § 1251 et seq.), whrch est~glis.hes the basic
structure for r~gd lating dls9hafges of polll.itants into the. waters of the lJ rilted. States and
regulating quality standards for .surface waters;
(d) Federa.1 Clean AJr-"Act of 1955 (42 u.s,c. § 7401) wh.ich regulates air emissions from
stationary and rriobl!e so.tirc,es;
{e) hJ5-Jit4tion of environme.nta.1 qu.31ity con,rol rneasures ul)qer the National Envimnmental
Poti¢y Act (NEPA) df :196.9 (PL 91 ~ {90); Ihe Council on" Ehvironmentat' Quality Reaulations
for Implementing the Procedural Provislons·of NEPA; and Executive Order 12898 Which
f pcuses on th!:! ~nvirpnmi:mtal alii:l hum.an health. E!ffect.s offedl:!ra! actions on .mincrrlty and
lciW~in®m,eipopul~tiOl1S Wlth thei goal Of a9h!evirig enVtionme11tal prt>tec~iOh for a(f .
communities;
(f) Evaluation of floi,d hazards in floodplains il:l ac::cordan~eviiith E~~utiv~ <Dr9er 119~?:
(g) Executive Order 11514 which setsforth natlonal environmental standards;
(h) Executive Order 117:38 institutl:!d to assu~that each fed~ral agency empowered to enter
Into. 9ohtrl;Jcts f9.r the ptocuremEinl o(goods, materials·, or services and ~a6h'fec1Sral agency
empowered to extend federal assistance by way of grant, loan, or contract snaH undertake
s1.1ch pr®urement and assl$lance aqtiviUes iD a manner.that wlll r13'Sµft In effer;Uve
e'riforcernent of the "crean Alr A.cl arid th~ Fec!etal Water Pollution Control Act Exequtive
Order f199Q whiqh reqUlres preservation of wetlands;
(i) The SafetJrhiking W~ter Actqf 19741 (P.L 9S:.523);
O> The Endangered Species Act of 1973, (P,L. 9S:.205);
(k) Asst;lrance qf praject consistency with:theapproved sta.te management program developed
l,mder tfl~ C<:iastal Zone•ManagementAct<;if197,2 (16)J.S.y. §§1451 et ~eq.); . . '. . .
(J) Conformity of Federal Actions to State (Cleat Air) rmplementatian Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1 ~95, as amend,ed {42 u.s.c. §§7401 et s:eq.);
(n,,)Wild .3nd ScenicRiyei:sAct of 1968 (16.lJ.S.c.'§ 1211· et seq,) relate:ct to prptecting
components or potential gomponents: of the natltma.1 wilcl and scenic rivers sy5-tem.
The Applicant shalt not be: 1) iii violaUon of any arder or resolution promulgated by the. State Air
R~q1.1rqe~ Elc,ard dr an air p9Hution pistric,t; 2} sgbjem to a cea.se and d~i~t 9n;1er pursµ~nt to
§ 1 ~301 of the Californi~. Water Ccid~ for \iipl~tiofl :at wasl? d,ispharge requfreme.nts. <>r discharge
prohibltlens; or3) determ1necfto'be ln violation of federai iawrelating to air orwater poilution,
8. Audits
For subrecipients expending $750,000 er mOrl;), jn fe,a(:lrai grant fu:nds annucllly. ttie AppH~ar:it win
q~U:se to be perforrftecftfie reqµireti ,ffroi?nci~I ~hd cortipH~nce audits in accordance} with th~ $ingr~
Audit Ad Amendments. of 1996 and: Title 2 ofthe. Gode of Federal Regulations, Part 200. Subpart F
Audit R~quir1;3rnems,
· 9. Access to Records
ln ~cbcfrdarce with 2 C.F.R, § 2,00.336, the Applica!ltwill give the awar.dit1g ag~ncy, tQe Cornptroller
General of the United States and, tf appropriate, the,state, through any autnorized represen~tive,
acce~~to al)d theri~ht to ~}(amine ali t~c9rds, booksi papers; C>r docum~nt~ related to the award ..
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The Applicant will require any subrecfpi°~nts, coi'.ltractors, success.ors, transferees and assignees to
acknowledge and agree to ct,mply with thisprovision.. . . . . . . .
10. Conflict of Interest
The Applitarif wiH _ establish safegµards to pro~ibit emplo~es frt~m using their position~ for ?
ptirpos~. that constitutes or prssehts the appeafanc·e of personal or organizational conftrc:t bf
interest qr personal gain. · ·· · · ·
11. Firiaricfal Mana'gement
Raise ctaims tor Payment
The Appl[~ant will comply with ~1 U;S,C §§ .3729:-3733 whlcli sets forth that no subgrant~.
recipient, or subreciptentshaH subniit a false claim for payment, reimbursement or adv~r1ce.
12~ Rep~rtlng -Accountability
The AppUcant agrees to_ comply with appllcabfe provlsions of :the Feqeral Func;iing Accounta~ility
and Tran~i;iarency Act (F"FATA) (P.L 10~2!:i2), spec1flQaliy (a) the reporting. of aub"~~rcls obligating
$25,000 or more. in federal funds-and (b} executive compensation data for first-tier subawards. This
inctui:le::; the" '.Ptovisioris of FFAJA,. Which iMl.udes tEl,quiremE!nts tor exect;itive comperisatlon, and
also requirements implementin,g th!:! Act fi:,r the oi:>n-fedEl.ral entity .at 2 C.F.R. Part 25 Finahclal
AS$istance Use of iJo,versal ldentlfferand Central Contract9r Registration and 2 C.F;R. Part 170
Repbrting S,µba~~"a_nci Ex~c!JlivE! P¢:rnp~n$1iqn inf¢rmat.iort · · · · · ·
13. Whistleblower Protections
The Applicant also_ must comply with statutory r\3q1.1irements for Whistleblower: protections' at_
10 U.S.C. § Z4P9, 41 U.S,C._ § 4712, $nd 1 O U:!3.C .• '§ 2si4, 41. !),$. C. § 4304 and § 4310; ..
14. f-.1 LJtrtan Trafffoktng
T6e Applidarit wfll comply with: the requirements of Section t06(g) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000, as amended (212 U.S:Ct § 7104) which prohibits grant award recipients or a
s4breciplent frp(n: {1) engaging i~ tn:1ffic~ing in-p~rsbns ~ur[ng the period bf tirh~ th~tth~ aw<11rd Is in
effect; (2) procuring a ·commercial° sex act during the period oftime tnat the. award is in effect:-or (3)
µsing forced la~~dn th~ perform.an eel! pf tt,.e i:l!N~rd or su~a.warq~ und9-r the, award,
15. Labor Standards
The A_pprfcantwill comply with the following feder~I labor standards:
(a} The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 276a to 276a~7}, as a,ppllcable, and the Copeiand Act.
. (40 lJ,S.C, § ~145 and 18 U,S.C. § 874) anqthe Contract VVor"kHours and Safety Standards
Act (40 d.S;C: §§ 327-333), regarding labor standards for federally-assrsted construction
contracts or subcontract~. _and . .
(b) ttie ·Federal-F~itlab~r Standards Acf(2.9lJ.$;C. § 201 et al,) 13S they apply to eniployr¥es of
institutes ofhigher learning {IHE), hospitals and other non-:profit organiza~ons:
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16: Work~r's Compensation
The Applicant must comply ,µith proVi~ions which require eV,ery employer to be insured fo protect
workers who may be injured on the job at all times during the performance of the work of this
Agr~ement, al> per tlie. \JVork,ers cornpen~ati~n laws s,t forth in Callforrlla Lab9r Cbi:f~ §§ 37.00 et seq.
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· frapplidable.to the type of pteJect funded 6y this federal awardi the Applicant will:
(a) comply with the requlrem~nls of Titles II and ill of the Uniform Relocafron Assistance arid
Real Property Acquisition Poficies. Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair and
equitable treatmen~ of persQns· displaced ori.vhose property is acquirec! a$ a resul.t of,federal
or fed.e~lly-assistec! pr6gr8ms; These requirements ~apply to all. interests in re;;il property
acquired for project purposes regardless of federal participation in purchase; ,
{b) Cqmply with flpQd f11suran~13 purqhase req4fre.mr;nts of ~ection 102(a} of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 {P,L '93:-234) which requires subrecfpients in a special flood hazard
area to" participate in thf; program ~nd to purchase flooc! instm,1nqa if the \ota,I cost of
insurable, constrvctjori ilnd acquisition' is J10,0()0 or more; . .
.(c) Assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section 1@6 of the National Historic
. Preservation Act ot' 1966, ~'s a01ended (16 U,S.C: § 470), Executive. Order 1t593
. (identfficaiiori ahd protectiori of histo.ric properties), and the Archaeological and Historic
Preservation Act of 1974 {16 U.S;C. §469a-1 et seq~); a11d
(d) Qomp1y \'liith tr,e Lead~Basect PaihtPoisoning Prevention Act (42 u.s.o. § 4fJ31 and 24 CFR
Part 35), which prohibits the use of lead-b~sed paiht in construction or rehabHitatlon of
resfdence-structures. ·
18. Certlffcations Applicabfe Only to Fei:ferany .. Funded Construction Projects
For ~n c911§tr~ctf.qn projects, th~ Appl~qant wm,: ·
{a) Not dlsposei of, modify the' use of, ,or cha119e th~ 1erms of the r~al property title f?i' other
,· rnter$St in'. the. ~tte ·. flnd tacmii~s. wfinout R¢trni~siort and tnstructions irqm . thEl a~arc1tng
agency. Will record the Jed~ral awarding agency directives and Will include a covenant in the
trtlEl qf real property acqufred in whole or in part with fedE¼ral assistance funds to aS:Sllre
ilondiscrimin~tion «:luring the Ll.~ful tif,e oflhe project;
(b) Comply with the requirements oftne awardfng agency with regard t0 the dratting, review a11d
~pproVal gf co11~rt;iction plsins and specifi9atlons; a.nd · · · ·
(c) Proylde a.11c;f mc;1ftitafn ooni~etent and adequate,engin.eertng supervision at the construction
site to ensu.r~ that the cgmplete 1A1ork co,nfon:rys with the <:ipprovE!g plans and ,specifications
an~ will furnish progressive reports a:nd such other:ifif prmation as may be. reqirired by the
as~isfanc~ awaraing agency or State. . , . . . . . . .
1.9: Us.e o.f CellUlarDevic.e While Drivhlg i~ Proh,l .. bjted
Applicants are required to comply with Calffomia Vehicle Code sections 23123·anC! 23,123.5. Thei.e
raws prohfb.it driving motot vehicle while using an ele~ronicWirele~s communic~tions devi~ to ·
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write, s~ndj or read a text..:bas,d con,,munication, Drivers ar~ al~o prQhib!ted .from th!:! use of a
wiiel~ ~lephcme withouihands~fre~ ffst~nihg ind ~aJkibg,. uni~~ to nrak~ an ~mergeney call tq
911, law enforcetnerit, or similB.r services.
20. e~Ufornia Publiq Records Act and Fre.e.db111 of IQformatlon Act
the Applicant .acknowledges that t:Jli information submitted Tn the course of applying for fµnding
under this program, or provicJecJ in the 90urse of an entity's grant m~magement ·activities that are
underFederalcontrol, ls subject to. the Freedom oflnformation Act(FbiA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the
California Pu~Hc Retor(ls Act. California Government Cotle ~ectlon 6250 et seq. The Applic;ant
should c;onsider thesia laws and .c.orisult its own ~t~te and local law§ ·and r~gu~atirn:is regardir1g the
release of information when reporting sensitive matters In the grant applicaf1on, needs assessment,
arid strategic plannh,g process. ; ' " ., ~ ,.: ' ', " ' ' ' ,,, ',·, '
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21. Reporting Accusations and Findings of Discrimination
If during the past three years th.e recipleiit has beeJl accused of discrimination on any ba$iS the
recfplerit must provide a list of all such proceedings; pending' or completed, including outcome and
c.opres of: settlement ~gr'E!em~n~ ttr the O,HS Fi.n~ncial Ai;sist~.nee Office :and ~he QHS Office for
¢i11ii R.ights aho' Cl1Jil Liberties (9R9L) .·by. e-rnaH at CRCL@hg,dhs.:gov c>r by mail at U.S.
Glel)artmentof Homelar:id Secur;ty, Office fpr ¢jy{I Rfg,hts, aruf 9ivi1 Liberties, Building 41 O, Mail Stop
#(i190,Wasfii11gton,. o.c, ?Q528: ·· · ·· · · ·· · · · · · · ·
In the. ~ourts or·admfnistratrve agencies make·~ finding of discrimination on grounds of race, ¢oJor,
.nation~! .driglri (Including LEP), sex, ~ge, disapi!ffyfreligi,or), <)~ tartiilial status ~gainst th~ recipient.
or the recipients.settle a case or matter alleging such discrimination, recipients must foiward a C{)P,y
of the comt,lalnt and findings to the .DHS Financial Assistance Office and the CROL by e-mail or
mall at the a8ctresses. Hsted above; . . . . . . . . . ..
Th~ l)ni~¢d states ha.s the right to s~e,kjudicial.enforcern~nt.of thesEl obligations.
22. Acknowl~~gment of Federal Fun.ding from OHS
/\Ii r:ecipieiiits mi.1st ackn_pwl!;'ldge their yse:oifederal furidingwhan issuing statements; press
releases; requests for proposaisl bid invitations, and other documents describing projects or
pr<>grams:fOnded in who!eor.inpartwit~ fe:der1:1I funds~
23. Actfvijies Condt,icted Abroad
AH recipients muste~~ure thatprojept activities carried on ou,$kf~ the United ~tat1;~ ~re
coordinated as necessary with appropriate goverriment authorities and that appropriate licenses,
P.ermits, or app[{JV0ai1? are obtai,n~c:L ·
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24. Best practices for CoUection and Use of Pers9naUy Identifiable Information (PII}
DMS qefin¥ per,son~Hy lc!eritmable ififorrn~tioh (P!I) a,s any information that permits the ii:fenfity of
an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, ineluding any information that ls linked or linkable to
thatindlvidoal. All re,clpients who co!i~ctPII a,re required to b~ve a publi~lly-'available.privacy policy
that ge5,cribes standa~ds ~m the usage arjd mainlenarice of PU they colle.ct Recipients may also
find the OHS P.rivacy Impact Assessments: Privacy Guidance and Privacy template a yseful
resource respectively, ·
26. Buy A111erican and Hire American
· All recipient~ ar~fequir~d to. cpn,ply wah, any applica~re provi5,iqhs Qf the. Buy Arrierican Ac:l (41
U.s.o. §§ 8301 -8305), and anii other appiica6re statutes; regulations, or rules that.require, or
pr9vide a pref~rence for,, the pQrcriase or ~cquisitioh of goocls, gropucts:, t/r materials produc~ in the Unite.a States •. · . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ... .
26. Copyright . . . .
All' re,cipients fnust affix the appJicable copyrighti16ti¢es. of 11·u,$.C; §§ .;01· qr 402 and an .
a~knowled!;lement qf U.S. Government sponscir:snip (1nc(uding the avJard number) to any work first
produced under federal financial assistance awefras, . '' ,•
27, D.LJplication of B.en,efll$
Ariy dost ;alloc~ble to; a particular federal financiara~istarfoe award provided for in 2 CJ=.K Part
200 1 Sl:lbpart E. may not'be.charged to other federal finam;ia[ ast;i~Jance awards to overcorne fund
deficiencies, to ·av.bid r,estrlctions-ir:nf.>qs~ py f,edera1·statutes, reg1,1tatrohs. orfeder<1I financiaf
assistanoe ~ward terms and conditions, or for other re~sons. Ao~iever, these prohibitions WGUld not
pre.clude.recipientsfrpm shjfting cpststhahJre aH9wableundenwq e>rmore awards inaccc,!tlanc:e
with ~xi~ting fe~!9ral statutes, regulation$, or the fede$1 financial a$sistant:e. ~ward termt and .
conditions.. .
28. Enefgy Polley and Conservatfotl Act
All recipients must compiy wlth t.he reql,lirements of42 U:S.C~ § 6201 which.contain golicies relating
to eiiergy efficfency tharare P:efi.ned in the ~tate energy consi::lrve1tioh pl~n issued ih compliance with fuis ·Aot. · · · ·
29. Federal Debt Status
Ail reci~ientsare required to be non~delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt Example,s of
~~l~v~nt detjJ in~luc;fe delingqent payro,11. 8Ji,cl o.ther taxe~. ~udit dis~llowa,n9~s, ahct ~erief'It .
pverpaymenti. See bMB Circ.vlarA-'.129.
30. Fly Amedca Act of 1974
.All recipients mu~ cpmpJy with Preference fer U.S. Flag Air Carriers: (air carriers holding certificates
under 49 U;S,C, § 41102) for i1;Jtematio11al air tran~portatlon of people and prf:lperfy to th.e E)xtent
that such Serv'ice is availaole;in,ticcbtda'~ce with theintematlo:nal Air 1ransporlatf¢,n Fair .
Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (49 lJ.S.C. §40118J and the interpretative guidelfoes issued by
the· Comptroller General of th$ .Unitetl State.s in.thfl March ~t 1001. amendment to 9omptre>ll~r
Gen~raf Decision 8-.'138942.
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,31. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1.990
In a~co(dan~ with $ectiop ·~ offh&Hptel an.a Motet Fire Safety Act. of 1990, ~U APP!icanw mu~t
ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space funded in whole or in part with
federal func;ll? compiieswittrthefire prevention and c.ontrol guipelines of the Fed~ral Fire Prevention
and Control Act.of 197·4i ;3s amern;lf§d, 15 U,S.C. § 22~.Sa. · ·
32. l'ilqn-supplant!ng Requiretne1't
AH recipients who receive federa) financial assistance awards made under programs fbatprohlbit
supplanting l:>y Jaw must ensure thatfeperal fl.lnds do not repiace (supplant) funds that have been
bl)dget!3d for the same p1,1rpos~ througp non~fedet~l sourc1;s. . . .
33. Pat~ots and intellectual Property Rights
. . . Uriless titlie~i:se: provi.ded by ·1aw~ retipients are subject to the Bayh-Dole.,Ad, Pub. L No. 9~517,
as amended, and codified in 55 IJ,S.C; § 200 etseq, All recipients are subject to the, specific
re,quir~rrients gove:rn_ihg the cf$/elopment reporting, anq qispositiqri ofrights to fnyehtions and
patents resultrrig from fin~nc;ial assistance awards locatedat37·t:.F:R. Psrt4.01 ~ndth~ standard
patent rights t:lau~e locate.d at 37 c.i=.R. , 401.14.
34~SAFECOM
All recipten,t~ w!};o receM~ federal fin.:ant:ia.l ~$$istance avt.ilrds ma9e Ut,d(;?r: progt13rns th~t prq~i~l9
erne.rgency cqmmuni~tlon equipmenfand it~ related activities must comply with the SAFECOM
Gtildance for Emergency Communication Grants, including provisions on'technical standard=;l that
en~ure ahg ~iihan9~ interopera,ble Ce>,ltlrnunicatioh~. . . . .
35. Terrorist Ffnancing
AILrecipients must comply with Ext3Cutive Qrqeft3224 _and U.S. law that prohibit trar,sactfons with,
and the provisions of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated with
terrorism. RecipjE!nts"are IE¼gally rElSP~nsJble to ensure .compliance withtheOrder ancl laws.
36. Reporting of Matters Related to Recfprent Integrity and Performance
lfttietqtal value. ofthe recipient's c:yrrently Etctive 'gr,anti codperative agre~ments, and procurem~nt
contracts from aH federal a·s$isfahoe Qffi"ces exceeds $10,000,000 for any per1od of time during the
period of performanC!:3 ofthis fE¼de~I fin'i!nciai a,ssf1,tanc§! award, you musfcc:,rnply IJ.llthtl,'le ..
requlreinents :~13t forth in tti~ gov_ernment'."wfdeA#ar(iTe(rn and Oon¢1tion forRe:Cipreht Integrity
and Performance Matters located ,at2 C;F:R'. Part 200, ,Apperidix XII, the full text of which is
inC9rporated h~re'.btrefer:en,~Jnttl(3 ~ward t~nns and conditions.
37. USA Patriot Act of 2001
All recipi~nts must o¢mply With reguiremehtSc of the Uniting anq $tren§t,h~nil:ig Ainetica by PravidJng
Appropriate Tobls ~equiied to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USAPA.tRIOT Act), wtilch
amen~~ 18 y.s.b, §§ 17~-..:11sc. . .
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38. Use of OHS Seal. Log9, an.cl Flags
. Ail recipients must .o.btain permi~sion from their OHS Fin.ancta! Assist1:1nce Office,. prior to using the
DHS seal(s), logos, crests or reproductions offlags or lfkeriesses of OHS ag~ngy officials, including
us~ ofth¢ Unite~ states Coast Guard S;ea[, logo, crests or reprcidµctioris of flc)lgs or tiken~sses of
Coast GU~rd officlals.
IMPORTANT
The purpbse ef the assurance is to· obtain federal and state financial assistance, ln9fudi11g any and all
federal .:1nd state grants, loans, reimqursement, tqntracts, etc. Th~ AppUcant recognize:$ and agre~
that state financial .assistance VI/Ill b/;i.exte'naed based on the r:epf:esentations made in this assurance.
This assurance is binding on the Applfcan!, its ~uccessors, transferees, assignees,, ~tc. Fallure to
comply with apy of the al:>oye ·assllrarc~~ may re~ult in st,ispensibh, ~erminatidri, or reduction of grant
lun~s;
.AU appropriate document?tiQn, as q!.jtlined above; must b.e maintained on file by the. Applicant and
avai[able for .Cal OES or pubiic scrutiny upon request Failure to comply with these requirements may
re!3t,1lt i.n ~ui:;l'.)e11sl9n of . payments t.1bd,er tt:ie grant or terminati°'n . of the grant . ~r b,dth. $ild the
~tibreclRle_nt may b.e inelfgible for award of any future grants if the Cal OES determines that any of the
following has occurred: (1) the recipient ha.s made false certlfipation, or (2) violates the certification by
fafling to carry outtlie re'quirements as noted above: · · · · · · · · · · ·
All of the .language c.ontalned wifh!ri this clocument must be. include.d i.11 the awar.cl dopuments for all
sub;;iwe,.rds at alJ tief;;. l\lr retip! ents are bc:iund by fhe bepartme.nt .of Homeland Sed.lr[ty Standard
Terms and Conditions 2of1, Version 7/1, hereby incorporated 1:>y reference, which can be Jounq at
https~ilwlivw.dhs;govLpubllcatlori/fY'15~dh~tandartl-terms~arid,;.coliditions. · · · · · · ··
The unders·i~ned repr~sents that.he/sl]~ Is auth<>rlz.ed to ente.r intothis agr~~rr,~ntfor anq ~n
behalf of the APJ?lh:;ant! ·
Suqrecipient: ~ b e C t V' e..b~
Signature of Authorize<! Agent ~
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Title: WA.c,u<t,.¼.o 9-l--\-\s, ~&.. oC .f> ~ ~ \JlbQ<!::a pate: I -'f • l.O ( ~ o~+e-.. ~~'Oc tf"v-~
ATTEST:
BERNICE E. SEIDEL
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
, BvQ~ ~ Deputy
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is he(~b,y a:mborized to execute for arto·on.beht}lf of.the.named appH~ant, a public entity
estublishe4 under the. laws of t~I$ S t~te•ofQalif,qma.,, ~ny .actigt1s:·Q~ge.,s~ for tht1 p~b'se of
o~iping:fe'qe~l fin~n2ial.as~i~n~t Jl,rOJj~e<!py the fed~~JDepartment. ofHpmeland Security
and si:iba:wifrded throiign. the .sjate ot ctilrfomi~ -
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do berebycertifythat,th'¢ a~o,veis a t.ruea11.d ccitreqt.c;opy ofa ~o)tit~on passed andappro:ved by
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BERNICE E. SEIDEL
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
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