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MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
AGENDA - September 2, ]-9AO
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Approval of July 8, 1980 Minutes
August 5, 1980 Minutes
Correspondence and announcements
League of Minnesota Human Rj-ghts Commissions - Larsen
a. Membership Dues
b. Report on lst League Board meetinq of the year
Update on informa] Indochinese resident community survey.
Implementation of testing program re familial housing.
Old Business
Neh, Business
Set next meeting date
Ad j ournment
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August 5, 1980
Business Meeting
Maplewood Human Rel-ations Commi s s ion
Fischer, Larsen, Wilfiamson
Richard Lockard
Lockard Topic Familial Housing and new Chapter 531
of the Minnesota state Act Against Discrimination
Copy of Chapter made part of these minutes
Discussed a fair housing testing program. There is a firm in
Chicago that is avail-ab1e for this purpose. We may wish to use.
Can also train commissioners for "testing". There is funding
avai l-abl-e for that purpose.
Larsen would bring to the attention of the HRA that certain funding
is avail-able to the City so they can investigate what it takes to
qet the funds channeled into Maplewood. Contact would be DanieI
Gaines, Director of A.A.P. HUD area office.
League: A business meet.ing for the League
Commissions was not held in Ju1y.
forward till- August .
of Minnesota HR
Business brought
Census:Indochinese informal census
necessary response. Hope to
MHRC September meeting.
Rest of agenda tabled for lack of quorum.
Next meeting: September 2, 1980
is not receiving the
have more information for
Present;
Guest:
Maria M. Larsen
DRAFT. AMENDMENT
TO THE ST. PAUL HIJMAN RIGHTS ORDII,IANCE
FOR PRESENTATION TO THE
HT'MAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Seccion 74. 0I is amended to read:
Decratation of poriey. The council finds that discrimination in
employmenE, education, housing, pubric accomodations, and pubric services
based on race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin or ancesEry,
age, or disability, or familial status adversely affects the health,
walfare, peace, and safeEy of the communicy.
Section 7 4 .02 i,s amended by adding a new subsection F and relettering a1l
remaining subsections accordingly :
Subsection F. Elderl v Person means a pers on who is at least 55
years of a
Seccion 74.02 is further amended by adding a new subsection J and relet_
tering aI1 remaining subsections accordingly:
Subsection J. Fami 1ia 1 sfatus means the condition of h aving one
or more minors domiciled wirh a person or roup of persons.
Section 74.05 is amended by
in subsections A, C, D,
read:
Subsection I. The
"fami1ial s tatus "
and adding a new
after "disabiliry,'
subsection I. toE
inserting
F, and G(I)
provisions of thi s chapter insofar as the y relate
to discrimination i n hous in on the basis of familial s ta rus shall
noE apply to:
r)ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLIN G UNIT IN ONE BUILDING OF A HOUSINC
COMPLEX CONSISTING OF TWO BUlLDII{GS OR,IN A HOUSING COMPLEX
CONSISTING OF THREE OR MORE RUILDII'IGS ANY UIIOCCUPIE L ING UN IT
IN UP TO ONE-THIRD OF ALL BUILDINGS IN THE HOUSING COMPLEX FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOUSI
BUILDINGS EACH CONTAINING FIV
PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY T
NG COMPLEX" I'{EANS A GROUP OF
E OR MORE DWELLING UNITS ON A CONTIGUOUS
HE SA}{E PERSON ; A BUILDING SHALL NOT BE ../)
LECTIONEXEMPT UNDER THIS CLA USE UNLESS THE OWNER HAS FILED AN TO
DESIGNATE THE PARTICU LAR BUILDII.IG AS EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HIJMAN RIG HTS; PURSUAM TO THIS SECTION, AN ELECTION
TO DESIGNATE A BUILD ING AS EXEMPT SHALL CONSIST OF A
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WRITTEN S TATE}4EN T,UNDER OATH,CONTAINING ANY AND ALL fNPORMA-
TION DEEI'{E D NECESSARY BY THE DIRECToR oF THE DEPARTMENT OF
, HUMAN RIGHTS TO VALIDATE THE R]iQUESTED EXEMPTION ; AN ELECTION
MADE BY THE OhINER PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE MAY NOT BE I,II TH-
DRAWN FOR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNATING ANOTHER BUILDING IN
TIIE IIOUSING COIV1PLEX AS EXEI\TPT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM
THE FTLING DATE OF THE ELECTIONS; OR
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2) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT OF UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE
UNITS IN A BUTLDING TIIAT IS NoT PART oF A HoUSTNG CoI.,,IPLEX. A
DWELLING UNIT SHALL NOT BE EXE}4PT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UN LES S
THE OWNER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE PARTICULAR
LTNIT AS EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTIIENT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS; AN ELECTION MADE BY AN OTI,}JER PURSUANT To THIS CLAUSE
MAY NOT BE WITHDEAWN T'OR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNATING ANOTHER
I]NIT IN THE BUILDING AS EXEI,IPT FOR A PERIoD oF oNE YEAR FRoM
L-THE FILING OT' THE ELECTION; OR - )--.-.-Y-< v ()- -q -
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3) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN A BUTLDING IN WHICH
THE OWNER RESIDES AND WHICH CONTAINS TWO OR FEWER DWELLING UNITS.
\et A tsUILDING SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UNLESS THE OWNER
HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING AS EXEI{PT
WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPART}{ENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ; AN OWNER
IIAY NOT CI,AIM AN EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE, FOR ANY
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OTHER BUILDING SO LONG AS SUCH AN ELECTION SHALL BE ON FILE; OR
4) ANY LTNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN A BUILDING IN WHICH AT
LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE DWELLING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY ELDERLY
PERSONS OR ARE UNOCCUPIED AND AVAII,ABLE FOR OCCUPANCY SOLELY
BY HOUSEHOLDS OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS AN ELDERLY PERSON.
A DWELLING UNIT SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT I]'Ii DE R THIS CLAUSE UNLESS
THE OI{NER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING AS
EXEI'IPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF' THE DEPARTMENT OF H UMAN RIGHTS
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STATING THAT OII THE DATE THAT THE ELECTION IS RECEIVED BY THE/u
"Y DIRECTOR THERE IS ON FILE WITH TTiE OWNER OF TI]E BUILDING, OR
A SPECIFIED DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE OI.INER, FOR EACH.h
OCCUPIED UNIT RELIED UPON
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fN SUPPORT OT' THE ELECTION, A SIGNED
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STATEMENT BY AN ELDERLY PERSON OCCUPYING THE UNIT ON THAT
DATE THAT THE PERSON IS AN ELDERLY PERSON, AIiID THAT THE OWNEB.
,OR DULY ATJTHORIZED AGENT WILL PRES ERVE THE SIGNED STATEMENTS
OF THE ELDERLY PERSON AI,I D WIL I,, UPON REQUEST MAKE THE
S TATEI"IENTS AVAI I,ABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE
THEREOF. AN ELECTION THUS FILED SHALL REMAIN VALID FOR A
PERIOD OF 180 DAYS POLLOWING THE DATE ON WHICH IT IS RECEIVED
BY THE DIRECTOR, OR
5) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 74.05 SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
PROHIBIT THE ADOPTION OF REASONABLE RULES AND RE GULATI ONS
INTENDED TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF I,IINORS IN THEIR USE OF
HOUSING OR ANY FACILITIES OR SERVICES FUR}'IISHED IN CONNECTION
THEREWI TH ,BUT IN ANY PROCEEDING UNDER THIS ORDINANCE IN
WHICH THE REASONABLENESS OF SUCH A RULE OR REGULATION SHALL
BE CONTESTED, THE OW}I ER OR PROPONENT OF THE REGUI"ATION SHALL
HAVE THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING REASONABLENESS.
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