HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/20/2021 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 2021 AS FAIR HOUSING
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, which guarantees fair housing for all
residents of the United States, was signed into law in April 1968; and
WHEREAS, the month of April is nationally recognized as Fair Housing Month as a
time to reflect on and reaffirm our national commitment to the ideal that fair housing opportunity
is available to everyone in the United States without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, familial status and disability; and
WHEREAS, this year’s theme, Fair Housing: More Than Just Words, celebrates the
53rd anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and reflects on our current efforts to foster sustainable,
inclusive communities of opportunity for all; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 1959 the State of Colorado was the first state in the U.S to pass
fair housing laws, preceding the federal Fair Housing Act by nearly a decade; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins City Code prohibits discriminatory housing
practices; and
WHEREAS, the City welcomes this opportunity to acknowledge our many community
partners who are committed to addressing barriers to fair housing choice and educating all
citizens concerning their rights regarding equal housing opportunity; and
WHEREAS, this year, those partners are represented by the Home2Health coalition and
internal Housing Strategic Plan Core Team for its development of the 5-year plan, centered in
equity for all, leading with race, which identified the City’s greatest housing challenges and
established strategies to achieve the vision that “Everyone has healthy, stable housing they can
afford.”
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
decree that every person should live free from the fear of housing discrimination, and I declare
April 2021 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 20th day of April, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk