Agmt13 County of San Mateo Dept of Housing - re-turf Fair Oaks Athletic Field

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minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units (but not less than one unit) are accessible to persons with mobility impairments; for this category of less than substantial rehabilitation, the additional 2 percent of the units for persons with sensory impairments does not apply. Also for this category of rehabilitation, if undertaking accessibility alterations imposes undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the multifamily housing project, the alterations are not required. In the case of non-housing facilities involving new construction, the facilities will be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For facilities involving alterations, to the extent possible, the alterations should ensure that such facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. An element of an existing non- housing facility need not be made accessible, if doing so, would impose undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the recipient program or activity. (However, State law will prevail if State accessibility requirements are stricter than federal 504 requirements.) Recipients are still required to take other actions that would ensure that persons with disabilities receive the benefits and services of the program. E. Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work financed in whole or in part with Federal funds will be paid prevailing wages of the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. F. Section 3, Housing 8� Urban Development Act of 1968. Section 3 covered activities involve housing rehabilitation, housing construction, or other public construction in which the contract to perform the work has HUD funding in the amount of$200,000 or more; each subcontractor whose contract involves $100,000 or more of HUD funds is also subject to Section 3. For Section 3 covered activities, to the greatest extent feasible, economic opportunities for new hires will be given to qualitied Section 3 residents and businesses. "Section 3 residents" are defined as: 1) residents of public housing located in San Mateo; or 2) low and very-low income persons living in San Mateo County. "Section 3 Businesses are defined as businesses: 1) that are at least 51% owned by Section 3 Residents; 2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 residents, or were Section 3 Residents within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern; or 3) that provide evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 % of the dollar award of all subcontract to be awarded to a Section 3 business concern. Contractors subject to Section 3 must maintain appropriate documentation of their efforts to comply with Section 3 requirements. G. Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, which provides that no federal financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes may be approved for an area having special flood hazards unless the community in which the area is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program. H. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, which provides for relocation assistance for any family, individual, business, non-profit organization or farm displaced as a result of acquisition of property with federal funds. I. Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 12086, Equal Employment and Contracting Opportunities, which provides that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all phases of employment during the performance of federally assisted construction contracts. J Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 3, which requires that, in the planning and carrying out of any project assisted under the Act, that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to low- and moderate-income persons residing within the unit of local government in which the project is located, and that contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to eligible business concerns which are located ATTY/AGR/2013.016/FAIR OAKS SCHOOL RE-TURFING PROJECT II REV:O1-29-13 MLG Page 18 of 21