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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 11-79 RESOLUTION NO. 11-79 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD SUPPORTING FAIR HOUSING IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bakersfield finds that any form of housing discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin is ethically improper; and WHEREAS, such discrimination is prohibited by the constitu- tion and laws of the State of California and the United States; and WHEREAS, housing discrimination tends to create inequality, tension, and conflict, and thereby jeopardizes the general welfare of the residents of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: The City of Bakersfield will promote efforts in the pro- grams operated by the City to achieve the ideals of fair housing and furthermore will promote and support efforts by other public and private agencies and citizen groups directed toward the follow- ing goals: 1. Equal opportunity in the access and use of real estate; 2. Ample supply of affordable decent housing for families of all sizes and income levels dispersed throughout the entire community; 3. Encouragement and support of physically, economically, and socially diversified communities throughout the entire city; 4. Promotion of harmony among tenants, management, owners, and the real estate industry. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Bakersfield declares that all civil rights laws pertaining to housing and community development will be affirmatively supported including Equal Opportunity provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. o0o I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 31st day of January, 1979, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN BARTON, CHRISTENSEN, MEDDERS, RATIT, NOES: COUNCILMEN: ~d~..~-t~,~L_ ~ ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: ,__,,yL~---y~_~ __- ~,BSTAINING COUNCILMEN: ~ ,~g SCEALES, $IRONG CITY C~K~ ficio Cle k o Council of t~kers~iel~ the CIY~TTORNEY of the Ci of ~'a~kersfield