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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-105
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, ADOPTING A POLICY ON FAIR HOUSING IN CONFOR-
MANCE WITH TITLE VIII OF THE 1968 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
WHEREAS, Seward Life Action Council, an Alaska non-profit corporation, would like to
acquire a new building to operate out of and requested City assistance in obtaining funding; and
WHEREAS, through adoption of Resolution 97-189, the City Manager was authorized to
submit a cooperative application to the Alaska Department of Community and regional Affairs for
a grant up to $200,000 under the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) for the
acquisition of a building; and
WHEREAS, notification of grant award has been received, pending negotiation of a grant
agreement and compliance with certain pre-agreement requirements; and
WHEREAS, funding for the CDBG Program is received from the u.s. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, which requires that certain rules and regulations must be met prior
to grantee's receipt of funds, and one of those regulations is to adopt a fair housing policy and
development of proposed actions to affirmatively further fair housing; and
WHEREAS, discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex" family status, or national
origin, is prohibited by Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act (Federal Fair Housing Law) in the
sale, rental, leasing, and/or financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or
in the provision of brokerage services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. Within available resources the City will assist all persons who feel they have been
discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, family status, or national origin, to seek
equity under federal and state laws by filing a complaint with the u.s. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office Compliance Division.
Section 2. The City of Seward shall publicize this Resolution and through this publicity
cause owners of real estate, developers, and builders to become aware of their respective
responsibilities and rights under the Federal Fair Housing Law and any applicable state or local laws
or ordinances.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-105
Section 3. A policy is hereby adopted to implement programs to ensure equal opportunity
in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, family status, or national origin, and
this program shall be implemented in the attached plan.
Section 4. Said program will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: (1) the printing
and publicizing ofthis policy and other applicable fair housing information through local media and
community contacts; (2) distribution and/or display of posters, flyers, and any other means which
will bring to the attention of those affected, the knowledge of their respective responsibilities and
rights concerning equal opportunity on housing.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 14th
day of September, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Lowell R. Satin, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Callahan, Clark, King, Orr, Satin
None
Gage
None
ATTEST:
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