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FEBRUARY 21, 1991 91-73 RESOLUTION
(CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN )
PURPOSE: APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH THE OSHKOSH LAO/HMONG
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the proper
City officials are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an appropriate
Agreement with the Oshkosh Lao/Hmong American Association for funding under the
City's 1991 Community Development Block Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed
$20,000.00 for the period from March l, 1991 to February 29, 1992.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said funding is contingent upon the City's receipt
of 1991 Community Development Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that monies for this purpose are hereby appropriated
from the 1991 Community Development Block Grant Program.
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A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREEMENT is between the City of Oshkosh, a Yisconsin municipal corporation, herein referred to as "CITY", and
the Oshkosh Lao/Hmong American Association, a Yisconsin non-profit corporation, herein referred to as
"ASSOCIATION".
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A. The City has received furxfing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the
Title I Camwnity Developnent Blxk Grant Program, to urxJertake projects and activities as indicated in
the City�s Final Statement of Camiunity Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds. The activity
set forth in this Agreement�s Scope of Services is one of the said activities and it is the
responsibility of the Assxiation to carry out the activities in compliance uith this Agreement and other
applicable regulations refe�red to herein.
B. funding under this Agreement shall be paid with 1991-92 Camiunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Should said funds not be received by the City, this Agreement shall be null and void.
II. SCOPE OF SERVICES
A. The Association shall:
(1) Develop and implement programs to enhance the economic self-sufficiency of refugees living in
Oshkosh and to assist in the assimilation of the refugees into the camiunity.
(2) Provide said services in accordance with the objectives outlined in the Association's proposal to
the City (see "Appendix A", which is attached and fully incorporated into this Agreement).
B. Said services shall cannence on or about March 1, 1991 and shall be completed by february 29, 1992.
IIf. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS/RECORDS
A. The Association shall provide quarterly reports to the City beginning June 1, 1991, uhich at a minimum
shall include the following information:
(1) Amount of CDBG funds expended per budget.
(2) Type and amount of services provided.
(3) Nunber of clients and pe�cent of clients fran the City.
(4) Number of persons in clients family and famity income (if obtainable).
(5) Progress towards program goals.
Records necessary to substantiate these reports shall be kept on file at the Assxiation�s office.
B. Maintain a separate financial account for COBG funds which shows all receipts, including program income,
and disbursements. Atl disbursements shall have docunentation which substantiates that costs incurred
and paid fran the CDBG account are reasonable, allowable, and allocable per applicabte Federal cost
principals.
C. Provide the City with a copy of an annual audited financial statement for any fiscat year for which the
Association received CDBG funds under this Agreement.
D. All records required under this Agreement shall be retained for three (3) years after completion of the
project, or after all pending matters relative to this Agreement are closed.
E. The Association agrees to provide access to the City, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Comptroller General of the United States, o� any of their duly authorized
representatives to any books, doe�ments, papers and records uhich are directly pertinent to this
Agreement for the purposes of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions.
IV. STANDARD PROVISIONS
A. 7he Association agrees in all hiring or employment made possible by or resulting from this Agreement,
there (1) will not be arn discrimination against any employee or applicant for ertiployment because of
race, color, sex orientation, retigion, sex or national origin; and (2> affirmative action will be taken
to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment aithout regard to
their race, color, religion, sex orientation, sex or national origin.
This requirement shall apply to but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or
transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, lay-off or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training, inctuding apprenticeship. There shall be posted in conspicuous
places available to employees and applicants for employment, notices required or to be provided by
Federal or State agencies involved setting forth the provisions of the clause. All solicitations or
advertisements for employees shall state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex orientation, sex or national origin.
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e. The Association will make a good faith effort to use minority and women-owned businesses in procurement
of supplies, and upon request of the City, must provide satisfactory evidence of such effort.
Additionally, the Association agrees to provide the City with the name(s) arxi contract amount(s) of all
minority and wanen-owned businesses awarded eontracts on the project.
C. If the prxeeds used under this Agreement result in book or other copyrightable materials, the author is
free to copyright the work, but the appropriate Federal ageney involved reserves a royalty-free
nonexclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish or otherwise use, and to authorize others to
use all copyrighted material and alt materials which can be copyrighted.
D. Any discovery or invention arising out of or developed in the course of work aided by this Agreement
shall be promptly and fully reported to the appropriate Federal agency involved for determination by it
as to whether patent protection on such invention or discovery shall be sought and hou the rights in the
invention or discovery, including rights under any patent issued thereupon, shall be disposed of and
acininistered, in order to protect the public interest.
E. The Association agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under
Section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857(h)), Section 508 of the Clean Yater Act (33 U.S.C.
1368), Executive Order 11738, and Envirorn�ental Protection Agency regulations (40 CRF Part 15).
F. The Association agrees to comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency
which are contained in the State Energy Conservation Plan.
G. No office�, e�nployee or agent of the City who exercises any functions or responsibilities in the revieu
or approval, or the carrying out of responsibilities to which this Agreement pertains, shall have any
personal interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement.
H. Incorporated by reference herein are OMB Circulars A-87, A-110, Attachments A, B, C, G, I, J, M, 0, and
A-122, as applicable.
V. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES
A. Contract Amount
The Association shall perform atl work under this Agreement for an amount not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND NO/100 (520,000.00).
B. Method of Payment
Funds will be released monthly upon receipt of proper invoice.
VI. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
A. When the Association has failed to comply with the terms, conditions or standards of this Agreement or
applicable U.S. Department of HUD regulations, the City may, on reasonable notice to the Association,
suspend the Agreement and withhold further payments or prohibit the Association from incurring additional
obligations of funds, pending corrective action by the Association, or a decision to terminate in
accordance with paragraph B below.
e. This Agreement may be terminated for cause or convenience.
(1) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE: The City may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time before
the date of completion, whenever it is determined that the Association has failed to comply Nith the
conditions of this Agreement. The City shall promptty notify the Association in writing of the
determination and the reasons for the termination, together with the effective date. Payments made
to the Association or recoveries by the City in the event this Agreement is terminated for cause,
shall be in accordance with the legal rights and liabilities of the parties.
(2) TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: This Agreement may be terminated in whole or in part uhen both parties
agree that the continuation of the project would not produce beneficial results cortmensurate with
the further expenditures of funds. The two parties shall agree upon the effective date and in the
case of partial terminations, the portion to be terminated. The Association shall not incur neu
obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date, and shall cancel as many
outstanding obligations as possibte. The City shall allow full credit to the Association for any
noncancellable obligations properly incurred by the Association prior to termination.
(3) The parties shall promptly settte the terminated grant and execute a written amendment upon
settlement, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the settlement Agreement.
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VII. REVERSION OF ASSETS
ASSOCIATION agrees to transfer back to the City any CDBG funds and accounts receivable attributable to the
use of CDBG funds on hand at time of expirati� of this Agreement. ASSOCIATION further agrees that any real
property under ASSOCIATION�s control that was acquired or improved in whole or in part uith CDBG funds in
excess of f25,000 is either:
A. Used to meet o�e of the national objectives in CFR 570.208 �mtil five years after expiration of this
Agreement, or such longer period of time as determined appropriate by the City; or
B. Is disposed of in a marmer which results in the City being reimbursed in the amount of the current fair
market vatue of the property tess any portion thereof attributable to expenditures of non-CDBG funds for
acquisition of, or improvement to, the property. Such reimbursement is not required after the period of
time specified in accordance with A. above.
VIII. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended at any time by a written modification mutually agreeable to both parties
hereto.
IX. INDEMNIFICATION
The Association agrees to and does hereby hold the City harmless and does hereby indeimify the City against
any claims or demands of any person or legal entity arising by reason of this Agreement.
This Agreement is made this _ day of , 1991, and is specifically binding upon the parties
hereto.
NITNESS: OSHKOSH LAO/HMONG AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
BEE L0, PRESIDENT
MOUA LOR, SECRETARY
uITNESS: CITY OF OSHKOSH
WILLIAM D. FRUEH, CITY MANAGER
DONNA C. SERWAS, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY
WARREN P. KRAFT EDWARD A. NOKES
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY FINANCE DIRECTOR
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OSHKOSH LRO/HMONG AMERICAN ASSUCIATION
1. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION AND GOALS
The Oshkosh Lao/Hmong American Association (OLHAA) was formed in 1983 to
address the special needs of Southeast Asian refugees settling in the Oshkosh
community. The primary objectives of the organization are as follows :
* To promote ancl protect the ideals of freedom and justice and to assist
with the well-being and interests of the Hmong and Laotian families who
choose to resettle in the Oshkosh area.
* To act as a liaison between the Hmong/Laotian community and various social
service organizations in the Oshkosh area, both public and private.
* To assist all Hmong and Laotians in the Oshkosh area during crises.
* To preserve the history, customs , cultures , identities and reputation of
the Hmong and Laotians while sharing with the American citizens our
culture and customs to help them better understand and communicate with
_ the Hmong and Laotian people.
The OLHAA strives to Eulfill these objectives through means such as outreach,
information and referral, advocacy, translation/interpretation and counseling
services related to refugee needs in areas including housing , employment ,
health, home management and others. The Association has established close
working relationships with organizations such as Job Service, ADVOCAP and Fox
Valley Technical College in order to coordinate resources for the promotion
of self—sufficiency and employment of the Lao/Hmong people. These kinds of
efforts are vitally needed by the 150 Lao/Hmong families (approx. 860 indivi—
duals) in the Oshkosh area.
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2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The OLHAA has served refugee families in Oshkosh since 1983. This project
will assist Lao/Hmong refugees in overcoming cultural , social , language ,
economic and personal barriers to self-sufficiency, The Association proposes
to continue to target r_ommunity services and opportunities for self-
sufficiency for Lao/Hmong women.
PROJECT GOALS: To improve access to community services and opportunities for
economic self-sufficiency for the apFroximately 150 low-income Lao/Hmong families
in Oshkosh, with a special emphasis on the needs of women.
CDBG funding will enable the equivalent of a Eu11 time advocat� to assist
families with problems and crises and the community at large to serve them.
The OLHAA's linkages with other community organizations and prograros play an
important role in accessing resources for refugees which enable them to break
out of dependence on public assistance.
One of these resources is the {ey States Initiative (�SI) . KSI is a job
development and placement program which assists Eamilies to secure earned
income in order to become independent of welfare. The OLHAA hopes to raise
the total number of families in KSI to 65 and to successfully assist 18
families to get off welfare during this program year.
In addition to �rograms like KSI aimed at economic self-sufficiency , the
OLHAA works with other local agencies and programs to ensure that refugees
have information about and access to all available resources . Some of the
areas which receive priority are:
* Aousing - refugee families have tremendous unmet needs for adequate and
affordable housing, especially for larger Eamilies . The Association has
linkages with ADVOCAP and other organizations th3t can assist with
housing. Landlord/tenant relations are of special concern.
* Health - the Association addresses health related issues since this
fundamental need has been identified as a problem area in the Lao/Hmong
community. The bilingual advocate Eor women will serve an important
function on this issue, making information and access available to women
and their children and serving as an advocate and translator. Lao/Hmong
women need assistance from a female advocate/translator when they seek
medical attention. �odesty and cultural barriers make the presence of a
male advocate/translator a deterrent to proper health care.
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* Language - one key to overcoming a variety of 'oarriers is tne problem oE
English language skills . The OLHAA provides translation and interpre-
tation services which are crucial to the settlement of reFugees , access
to services and long-term self-sufficiency oE Lao/Hmono people. T�1e
bilingual advor_ate provides a real source in this area. Access to English
as a Second Language Training is also stressed .
OLHAA staff alsn provide otner services �ahich assist refugees to become
settled in the American culture and economy. Some of these are:
* Outreach
* Counselin,
* Crisis InterventLon
* Transportation
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PROPOSED 1991 CITY OF OSHROSH FUNDS
CITY OF OSEIIZOSH
3/91 - 2/92
PERSONNEL - Wages & Fringe
DIRECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,810
Lao/Hmong Services Manager . . . . . . . . . $ 1 ,365
Hmong Service Specialist . . . . . . . . . . 14,445
SHARED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800
Project Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Administration & Fiscal . . . . . . . . . 500
NON-PERSONNEL COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,390
Aud i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700
Participant Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Space Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Vehicles & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
TOTAL PROJECTED 1991 BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . $20,000
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4. RELATION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES TO HUMAN SERVICES SUBCO[�AiITTEE
GUIDELINES
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A. The population which will benefit From this project is pr.imarily low-
income refugee families . Lao/Hmong refu�ee Eamilies in Oshkosh have a
very high rate oE welf3re dependenc� esti�ated at 2/3 or higher. Some of
the reasons for this dependence includes:
* Limited ed�icational levels
* Limited English speaking ability
* Lack of previous wor� experience and skills
* Large family si2e
* Welf are disincentives
* Transportati���i diEEic�ilties
* Cultural barriers
B. This project is directed at improving the quality of life oE low-income
refugee families. Through the Association's outreach, information and
referral, advoc3cy, translation/intecpretation and counseling services
and linkages to local resources , ref�i�ee Eamilies will benefit from
increased acc'ess to community services , opportunities Eor. economic selE-
sufficiency, and improved iiousin�. The main goal of this project is to
increase access to community services and opportunities for self-suffi-
ciency for Lao/Hmong refugees , who have special difficulties in the
American economy and culture. Special emphasis will be given to the
problems of refugee women, who have many unmet needs.
C. All beneficiaries oE the project are residents of the City of Oshkosh.
D&E. OHLAA community services to Lao/Hmong refugees , receive primary funding
through the Community Development Block Grant. The project budget
indicates that CDBG funds will be used for service provision and that
operational adcninistrative costs will not exceed 4 percent.
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OSHKOSH LAO/FiMONG AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, INC.
2929 HARRISON STREET
� OSFIKOSH, WI 54901
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1. Bee Lo, President 128 Prospect Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 233-7044
2. Yee Yang, Vice President 224 Scott A��e, �shkosh, L•;� 54901 235-0389
3. Neng Xiong, Treasurer 645 Monroe St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 426-1860
4. Moua Lor, Secretary 16 E. Linwood Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 231-7255
5. Kaying Lee 839A Franklin St. ' Oshkosh, WI 54901 233-4698
6. Vue Lee 1920 Wilson St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 233-8929
7. Her Lor 14A E. Sterling Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 231-7904
8. Chue Lor 31A N. Main St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 426-4953
9. Tou Thao 4 W. Melvin Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 235-5951
10. Cheng Thao 9 W. llth Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 235-3152
11. Bee Vue 1321A Jefferson St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 426-4932
12. Nao Vue Vang 529A Division St. Ost�kosh, WI 54901 235-7561
13. Sai Sue Xiong 1321 Jefferson St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 231-4338
14. Lee Her Yang 2284 Bowen St. #2 Oshkosh, WI 54901 426-5054
15. Por Yang 714A Jackson St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 233-8059
16. Vacancy
17. Allan Beatty 404 N. Main St. #II18 Oshkosh, WI 54901 424-3304
18. Anne Hintz 559 Hazel St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 231-9714
19. James Grunloh 2155 Point Comfort Oshkosh, WI 5490] 7.31-9165
20. Thatcher Peterson Oshkosh Truck-Box 2566 Oshkosh, WI 54901 235-9150
21. Fran McCarthy FVTC-150 Campbell. Rd. Oshkosh, WI 549U1 424-11.10
22. Robert Pung 220 Washington Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 235-0800
23. Vacancy
24. Vacancy
25. Vacancy
CLAN LEADCRSHIP
1. Chao Lee 463 Bowen St. Ostikostl, WI 54901 233-0173
2. Youa Pao Lor . 2327 Ashland St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 233-4071
3. Cher Thao 240 Abbey Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 231-9012
4. Neng Chue Vang 510 Bowen St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 426-4612
5. Chong Cher Yang 714 Jackson St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 235-4015
6. Chong Vang Xiong 618 E. Parkway Ave. Os}ikosh, WI 54901 233-1505
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