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Resolution 86-18423 . • { w RESOLUTION NO. 86-18423 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING APRIL 1986 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WHEREAS, the strength of our nation, and all its States and Cities, flows from the promise of individual equality and freedom of choice; and WHEREAS, the Eighteenth Anniversary of the National Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, during the month of April, is an occasion for all Americans - individually and collectively - to rededicate themselves to the principle of freedom of choice and to participate in efforts to eliminate vestiges of housing discrimination wherever they exist. This law guarantees for each citizen that critical, personal element of freedom of choice - selection of the home; and WHEREAS, fair housing is the policy of the City of Miami Beach. Implementation of that policy requires the positive commitment, involvement and support of each one of our citizens; and WHEREAS, the Departments and Agencies of the City of Miami Beach are to provide leadership in the effort to make fair housing not just an idea but an ideal for all our citizens; and WHEREAS, barriers that diminish the rights and limit the options of any citizen will ultimately diminish the rights and limit the options of all: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, to hereby proclaim April 1986, as Fair Housing Month, and ask that the people of this City join in reaffirming the obligation and commitment to fair housing opportunities for all. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF April , 1986. ATTEST: 6-11j CITY CLE K ,rt MA •R APPROVED LEGAL DEPT. By Date 11_/'76 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 86-184. 23 (Establishing April 1986 as Fair Housing Month in the City of Miami Beach)