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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Meeting: April 18, 2023
AGENDA ITEM: Fair Housing Proclamation AGENDA SECTION:
Proclamation
PREPARED BY: Eric Van Oss, Economic Development
Coordinator AGENDA NO. 3.b.
ATTACHMENTS: Fair Housing Month Proclamation APPROVED BY: LJM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the proclamation.
SUMMARY
The Fair Housing Act, the final legislative achievement of the Civil Rights Era, prohibits discrimination
concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, sex or national origin, and in
1988 was amended to include disability and family status.
Before this legislation was passed, in Minnesota and throughout the country, the real estate industry
prevented many people from access to quality housing, and wealth accumulation via homeownership. The
Fair Housing Act was the first step to remedying this injustice.
Since its passage in 1968 the Fair Housing Act has contributed to the country’s continued integration and
has increased access to quality housing and homeownership for protected classes. Although there has been
significant improvement in these areas, there are still issues of discrimination in housing. The Saint Paul
Area Association of Relators is encouraging local governments in our territory to sign our Fair Housing
Month Proclamation, and allow staff or members speak to the importance of Fair Housing at City Council
and Board of Commissioners meetings.
RECOMMENDATION
Motion to approve the proclamation.
PROCLAMATION
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 Rosemount 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 marginalized; and
Whereas, Acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity do not
foster a common sense of decency and fairness.
Now, Therefore, I, Jeffery Weisensel, Mayor of Rosemount Minnesota, do hereby proclaim that
the City Council of Rosemount does hereby declare the month of April, 2023 as
Fair Housing Month in Rosemount 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 Rosemount.
Dated this 18th day of April, 2023
Mayor ________________________________________________