CC Resolution No. 2067RESOLUTION NO. 2067
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JUNE AS FAIR HOUSING
MONTH FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND DESIGNATING A FAIR
HOUSING OFFICER FOR PURPOSES OF THE CDBG-IKE DISASTER
RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby proclaims the
month of June as Fair Housing Month for the City of Baytown and authorizes the Mayor to issue
the proclamation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all intents
and purposes.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas hereby designates
David Baker of Public Management, Inc., Project Administrator for the CDBG-Ike Disaster
Recovery Grant Program, as the Fair Housing Officer for purposes of such Program.
Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmativ/ve the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 27' day of May, 2010.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., (& Attorney
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WHEREAS, the passage of the U.S. Fair Housing Laws, Title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, established the right to equal housing
opportunities for all citizens; and
WHEREAS, this law guarantees that housing throughout the United States
should be made available to all citizens without regard to race, color, religion, sex
family status, handicapping conditions or national origin; and
WHEREAS, citizens in our community should continue to work together to
uphold the Fair Housing Law and the principle of equal opportunity on which it is
based; and
WHEREAS, barriers which diminish the rights and limit the options of any
citizenwill ultimately diminish the rights and limit the options of all; and
WHEREAS, we must, as individuals and as a people, take a stand to
endure equal opportunity for all, including equal opportunity in housing, which
has become a reality in our community,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Stephen DonCarlos, Mayor of the City of Baytown,
do hereby proclaim June 2010 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH, in Baytown
and urge all citizens to voice their support of legislation to make the dream
of human dignity, equal justice, and equal opportunity a reality.
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