Title
Approval of Resolution to Authorize Interlocal Agreement for Conducting the Countywide Fair Housing Assessment
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County for the purpose of conducting a Countywide Assessment of Fair Housing as per federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve resolution to authorize authorize the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County for the purpose of City of Olympia conducting the Countywide Assessment of Fair Housing, as per federal HUD regulations.
Staff Contact:
Anna Schlecht, Community Service Programs Manager, Community Planning and Development Department, Community Services Division, (360) 753-8183
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Federal History: Fair Housing is founded on the belief that fair housing choice is a fundamental value in the United States. The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 established federal-level protections to address discrimination for households that rent, buy, or secure financing for any housing. The initial protections specifically covered discrimination based on race, color, national origin. Over the years, congress added other federally protected classes to include: religion, sex, disability and the presence of children.
State and Local History: At the state and local levels, other protected classes were added over the years to address other groups of people who experienced housing discrimination, including protections based on: sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and other classes. Very recently, efforts to protect low-income people using state or federal housing subsidies have been added in some jurisdictions to protect people on the basis of "source of income." This protected class - source ...
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