6.4 SR 04-15-2024City of
Elk -
River
To
City Council
Item Number
6.4
Request for Action
Meeting Date Prepared By
April 15, 2024 Katie Porath, Records Specialist
Item Description Reviewed by:
Proclamation: Fair Housing Month Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Brent O'Neil
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, a proclamation designating April 2024 as Fair Housing Month.
Background/Discussion
St. Paul Area Association of Realtors (SPAAR) requested the city proclaim April as Fair Housing month.
Elk River realtor Ryan Hardin will be present to accept the proclamation on behalf of SPAAR.
Financial Impact
N/A.
Mission/Policy/Goal
Encourage meaningful engagement.
Attachments
I. Proclamation
The Elk River Vision
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engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity
City
Elk
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Pdver Proclamation
Designating the Month of April as
Fair Housing Month
WHEREAS, The Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 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 in housing based on race, color,
religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits recipients of federal funding
to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to provide
fair and equal housing opportunities for all; and
WHEREAS, our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened in diverse,
inclusive communities; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination
persists, and many communities remain segregated; and
WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportuni"T are
repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, John J. Dietz, Mayor of Elk River, do
hereby proclaim the month of April, 2024 as Fair Housing Month.
In the City of Elk River as an inclusive community committed to fair housing, and to promoting
appropriate activities by private and public entities to provide and advocate for equal housing
opportunities for all residents and prospective residents of Elk River.
John J. Dietz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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