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DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: April 16, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager
SU B.ECT: Fair Housing Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Marissa Clevenger, Administrative Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present the Fair Housing Month Proclamation.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the Proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Agenda Item 3.4
This April, Fair Housing Month is celebrated across the nation. On April 11, 1968, President
Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as a follow up to the Civic Rights Act of 1964.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing
based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status. It also emphasizes
equality in housing to enable all persons the opportunity to obtain safe and quality housing of
their choice.
The City of Dublin reaffirms its commitment to ending housing discrimination by celebrating
National Fair Housing Month.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Fair Housing Month Proclamation
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Attachment I
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNL4
"Fair Housing Month"
WHEREAS, the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing
discrimination in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin; and
WHEREAS, fair housing is a positive community good, benefitting the environment and our social fabric; and
WHEREAS, economic stability, community health, and human relations in all communities are improved by diversity and integration; and
WHEREAS, Fair Housing is integral to the ethical commitment of members of the National Association of REALTORS® and the Bay East
Association of REALTORS® and is critical to the ability of all real estate professionals to serve their clients, customers and communities; and
WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby proclaim April 2024 as Fair Housing Month in the City of
Dublin and promotes an inclusive community committed to fair housing and to promote appropriate activities by private and public entities
intended to provide or advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective residents.
DATED: April 16, 2024
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