AGENDA ITEM #14
TOWN OF FAIRFAX
STAFF REPORT
April 6, 2022
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Lorena Barrera, Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: Adopt a Proclamation Proclaiming April 2022 Fair Housing Month __________________________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Proclamation Proclaiming April 2022 Fair Housing Month.
DISCUSSION
A request has been received from Elina Linna, Education Coordinator for Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (formerly Fair Housing of Marin), requesting that the Town Council consider issuing a proclamation or resolution acknowledging April, 2022 as Fair Housing Month.
In April 2022, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California will celebrate Fair Housing Month as a reminder that equal housing is not only state and national policy, but also a fundamental human right that the people of our county embrace.
Proclamations and Resolutions will be read at the Annual Fair Housing Conference on April 20, 2022. This year’s theme is “Investing in Our Future – Fair Housing and Race-Conscious Policies”.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENT
Fairfax Fair Housing Proclamation
TOWN OF FAIRFAX
FAIR HOUSING PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the principle of fair housing is not only state and national law and policy, but a fundamental human concept and entitlement for all citizens; and
WHEREAS, discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, disability, familial status (exclusion of minor children), religion, marital status, and sexual orientation is illegal in California; and WHEREAS, as a community we welcome all good neighbors,
recognizing the contributions and richness tendered by a wide variety of young and old, male and female, people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions; and
WHEREAS, interested parties from both the private and public sectors will participate in a city, state, and national effort to promote fair housing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Fairfax that the month of
April Two Thousand Twenty-two is
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
In the Town of Fairfax, and all residents of our community are urged to personally adopt the spirit of equal housing opportunity and adhere to the letter and character of the
Fair Housing Laws.
Signed this 6th day of April 2022
Stephanie Hellman,
Mayor of Fairfax