98-22711 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING APRIL
1998 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 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 re-
dedicate themselves to the principle of freedom of choice and to participate in efforts to eliminate vestiges
of housing discrimination wherever they exist, as this law guarantees for each citizen that critical, personal
element of freedom of choice in the selection of their home; and
WHEREAS, fair housing is the policy of the City of Miami Beach, and the 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 RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that April 1998 is hereby proclaimed as Fair Housing
Month, and the Mayor and City Commission ask that the people of this City join in reaffirming the obligation
and commitment to fair housing opportunities for all.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 15th DAY OF
April
, 1998.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ;:<';14 -98
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: April 15, 1998
FROM:
Sergio Rodriguez AiJ /
City Manager ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
EST ABLISIDNG APRIL 1998 AS "FAIR HOUSING MONTH" IN THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH.
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
In April of each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
commemorates the signing of the Federal Fair Housing Law on April 11, 1968, with special "Fair
Housing Month" celebration activities.
As a recipient ofHUD Community Planning and Development Program funds (CDBG, HOME,
ESG, and HOPW A), the City of Miami Beach is responsible for supporting and encouraging the
effort and commitment within the community to provide fair housing opportunities for all.
As required by U.S. HUD, in July of 1995, the City certified that it would affirmatively further Fair
Housing efforts. Toward this end, the City sponsored HOPE, Inc. in the preparation of an Analysis
of the Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, in association with Dade County and the Cities of
Miami and Hialeah. U.S. HUD has presented the City with a Certificate of Appreciation in
recognition of its efforts to promote Fair Housing for all residents and for incorporating the Analysis
ofImpediments into its Fair Housing Planning Strategy.
ANALYSIS
Adoption of this Resolution affirms the City's commitment to Fair Housing. In the past year, a series
of Fair Housing Seminars was held designed to familiarize both landlords and tenants with the City's
opposition to discrimination in all forms, as exemplified by the City's Human Rights Ordinance,
along with state and federal Civil Rights legislation. The public is informed about this observance
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by means of advertisements placed in local newspapers in both English and in Spanish describing
the program and the observance. We will continue these efforts.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached Resolution
establishing April 1998 as "fair Housing Month" in the City of Miami Beach.
SRlHSM/RM/MDC/CAH
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