Sponsor
Alderman DeHahn
Title
Anaylsis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
WHEREAS, the City of Racine's commitment to Fair Housing began with the adoption of Ordinance No. 2-68 regarding Equal Opportunities in Housing and the Duties of the Commission on Human Rights on February 20, 1968; and
WHEREAS, the City has continued to further Fair Housing since 1968, including the preparation and approval of an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in 1996 and again in 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City, through the Department of City Development, has completed a new Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice based on the most current information available.
RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Racine that the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, 2015, is hereby approved; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of City Development is authorized and directed to include the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, 2015, in the Five Year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 - 2019 when it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Fiscal Note: The Analysis of Impediments is required to maintain the City's eligibility for CDBG, HOME and ESG funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.