Res. 2160 - Fair Housing Assistance COUNCIL BILL NO. 3135
RESOLUTION NO. 2160
A RESOLUTION ADDRESSING FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN THE CITY OF
WOODBURN, AS REQUIRED BY THE OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM AND THE UNITED STATEMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND REPEALING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 1346
WHEREAS, discrimination in the sale, rental, lease, advertising of sale, rental
or lease, financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or
in the provision of brokerage or rental services because of race, color, religion,
sex, disability (physical or mental), familial status (children) or national origin is
prohibited by Title VIII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988;
WHEREAS, It is the policy of the City of Woodburn to support the Fair
Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and to implement a Fair Housing Program to
ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color,
religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (I . children, and 2.
actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status or its
members), or national origin;
WHEREAS, The City of Woodburn is the recipient of a Community
Development Block Grant for the FY 2019-2020;
WHEREAS, the Oregon Community Development Program and the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development require that this
resolution be adopted to replace the City's previously adopted Fair Housing
Resolution (No. 1346); NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That within: the resources available to the City through city,
county, state, federal and community volunteer sources, the City of Woodburn
will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of
race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children)
or national origin in the process of filing a complaint with the Oregon Civil Rights
Division or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle
Regional Office Compliance Division, that they may seek equity under federal
and state laws.
Section 2. That the City shall publicize this Resolution and through this
publicity shall cause real estate brokers and sellers, private home sellers, rental
owners, rental property managers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders,
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builders, developers, home buyers and home or apartment renters to become
aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances.
Section 3. THE FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM, for the purpose of informing
those affected of their respective responsibilities and rights concerning Fair
Housing law and complaint procedures, will at a minimum include, but not be
limited to: 1 ) the printing, publicizing and distribution of this Resolution; 2) the
distribution of posters, flyers, pamphlets and other applicable Fair Housing
information provided by local, state and federal sources, through local media of
community contacts; and 3) the publicizing of locations where assistance will be
provided to those seeking to file a discrimination complaint.
Section 4. The City's previously adopted Fair Housing Resolution (No.
1346) is hereby repealed and replaced upon adoption of this Resolution.
Approved as to form: /s/ N. Robert Shields August 10, 2020
City Attorney Date
APPROVED:
Eric Swenson, Mayor
Passed by the Council Au io 4 t
Submitted to the Mayor g zoo-o
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder -Z raz-o
ATTEST: 'Pol;-M -1
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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