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Authority (HRA), which is responsible for preparing the PHA plan. In fact, the PJ's Housing Coordinator is under contract wit the HRA to provide the following services: 1. Connect Washington County residents with existing, affordable housing, and other resources as needed. 2. Maintain a current clearinghouse of housing resources for Washington County. 3. Work with existing service providers to identify available housing and help eliminate barriers to housing. 4. Facilitate the Washington County Housing Collaborative. 5. Provide leadership in order to access resources for programs serving people who are homeless. 6. Participate in developing statistical data collection pertinent to housing issues including the Homelessness Management Information System and tracking clients across programs and services. The Housing Coordinator attends meetings as needed at the HRA and collaborates with a variety of HRA staff in the conduct of the above duties. There is intentional coordination and common planning efforts with the Washington County Housing Collaborative and meetings to discuss consistency between the plans. The PJ, HRA, and CoC staff also participates on the Washington County Housing Collaborative in order to coordinate their efforts. 5. Minority Outreach: The PJ ensures that all agreements with CDBG and HOME sub- recipients contain language regarding non-discrimination ensuring that the sub-recipients shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical handicap or any other basis now or hereafter prohibited by law. The language states the sub-recipient may not deny program benefits to any residents, must prevent discrimination in housing and lending practices in accordance with the fair housing act, must comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act Women and Minority Business Requirements, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Executive Orders and Civil Rights Act of 1964. The contract language also specifies that contractors and suppliers will demonstrate compliance with the aforementioned provisions and Executive Order 11246. In addition, the PJ verbally requests sub-recipients receiving HOME funds submit an affirmative marketing plan and minority women owned business outreach plan. The PJ also requests documentation from the sub-recipient annually regarding the number of minority and women owned businesses that were utilized for each project receiving HOME funds. See also Housing Needs objectives 6 and 7 in the Consolidated Plan. 6. Monitoring. Washington County will monitor CDBG and HOME activities in accordance with federal regulations. A monitoring system was implemented in 2003 after consultation with Freeman and Associates, an agency that provides technical assistance regarding CDBG program compliance. Monitoring priorities are developed based upon a risk assessment. Factors to be considered include performance and capacity, program complexity, and recent problems. 13