08-Move to approve a proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing MonthCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
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O1/15/10
Council Date:
City Manager
Kevin Carruth
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03/22/ 10
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to approve a proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing Month.
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Grant requirement
BACKGROUND:
As part of the special conditions under our grants that are funded through the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program (e.g. HOME
programs, Texas Capital Fund), it is necessary that the City express its support for Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 by adopting a proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing Month in
the city of Paris.
BOARD/ COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
Resolution; proclamation
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City of Paris
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attorney\reswork\current\Fair House Proc Res 2010
RESOLUTION N0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
APPROVING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS
FAIR HOUSING MONTH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; A1VD PROVIDING A1V EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is supportive of Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in housing; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Paris has executed a Proclamation in the form
shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto, proclaiming the month of April as "Fair Housing
Month" in the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Paris that the City
Council of the City of Paris show support of the Fair Housing law by approving said
proclamation;
1VOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That the Proclamation proclaiming April as "Fair Housing Month" in
the City of Paris in the form shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, be, and the same is hereby,
approved.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of March, 2010.
Jesse James Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, prohibits
discrimination in housing and declares it a national policy to provide, within
constitutional limits, for fair housing in the United States; and,
WHEREAS, the principle of Fair Housing is not only national law and national
policy, but a fundamental human concept and entitlement for all Americans; and,
WHEREAS, the thirty-ninth anniversary of this National Fair Housing Law,
during the month of April, provides an opportunity for all Americans to recognize that
complete success in the goal of equal housing opportunity can only be accomplished
with the help and cooperation of all Americans;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Jesse James Freelen, Mayor of the City of Paris, Texas, by
the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim April as
"FAIR HOUSING MONTH"
in the city of Paris and do, hereby, urge all the citizens of Paris to become aware of and
support the Fair Housing law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Paris to be affixed this 22nd day of March, 2010.
Jesse James Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent Mcllyar, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
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