Item 20 - Neighborhood Safety Streetlights — Phase II

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CITY OF SANTA ANA CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AGREEMENT PROJECT NO.: 22-1388 ARPA NEIGHBORHOOD STREETLIGHTS — PHASE II (i) CONTRACTOR ensures its current and future compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits exclusion from participation, denial of the benefits of, or subjection to discrimination under programs and activities receiving federal funds, of any person in the United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), as implemented by the Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations at 31 CFR Part 22 and other pertinent executive orders such as Executive Order 13166; directives; circulars; policies; memoranda and/or guidance documents. (ii) CONTRACTOR acknowledges that Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)," seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and activities for individuals who, because of national origin, are limited in their English proficiency. CONTRACTOR understands that the denial of access to persons to its programs, services and activities because of their limited proficiency in English is a form of national origin discrimination prohibited under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Accordingly, CONTRACTOR shall initiate reasonable steps, or comply with Treasury's directives, to ensure meaningful access to its programs, services and activities to LEP persons. CONTRACTOR understands and agrees that meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation where necessary to ensure effective communication in the Project. (iii) CONTRACTOR agrees to consider the need for language services for LEP persons during development of applicable budgets and when conducting programs, services and activities. As a resource, the Department of the Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more information on LEP, please visit http://www.lep.gov. (iv) CONTRACTOR acknowledges and agrees that compliance with this assurance constitutes a condition of continued receipt of federal financial assistance and is binding upon CONTRACTOR and CONTRACTOR's successors, transferees and assignees for the period in which such assistance is provided. (v) CONTRACTOR agrees to incorporate the following language in every contract or agreement subject to Title VI and its regulations between the CONTRACTOR and the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors, successors, transferees and assignees: The subcontractor, successor, transferee and assignee shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from excluding from a program or activity, denying benefits of, or otherwise discriminating against a person on the basis of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), as implemented by Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations, 31 CFR Part 22, which are herein incorporated by reference and made apart of this contract (or agreement). Title VI also extends protection to persons with "Limited English proficiency " in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., as implemented by Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations, 31 CFR Part 22, which are herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this contract (or agreement). (vi) CONTRACTOR understands and agrees that if any real property or structure is provided or improved with the aid of federal financial assistance by the Department of the Treasury, this assurance obligates the CONTRACTOR, or in the case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the federal financial 9of10