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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/05/1980 August 5, 1980 Business Meeting Maplewood Human Relations Commission Present ; Fischer, Larsen, Williamson Guest: 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 available for this purpose. We may wish to use. Can also train commissioners for "testing" . There is funding available for that purpose . Larsen would bring to the attention of the HRA that certain funding is available to the City so they can investigate what it takes to get the funds channeled into Maplewood. Contact would be Daniel Gaines , Director of A.A.P. HUD area office. League: A business meeting for the League of Minnesota HR Commissions was not held in July. Business brought forward till August. Census : Indochinese informal census is not receiving the necessary response. Hope to have more information for MHRC September meeting. Rest of agenda tabled for lack of quorum. Next meeting: September 2 , 1980 Maria M. Larsen DRAFT_AMENDMENT TO THE ST. PAUL HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE FOR PRESENTATION TO THE - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION . Section 74.01 is amended to read: Declaration of Policy. The Council finds that discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accomodations, and public services based on race, creed, religion, sex, color, national origin or ancestry, age, er disability, or familial status adversely affects the health, welfare, peace, and safety of the community. Section 74.02 is amended by adding a new subsection F and relettering all remaining subsections accordingly: Subsection F. Elderly person means a person who is at least 55 years of age. Section 74.02 is further amended by adding a new subsection J and relet- tering .all remaining subsections accordingly: Subsection J. Familial status means the condition of having one or more minors domiciled with a person or group of persons. Section 74.05 is amended by inserting "familial status" after "disability" in subsections A, C, D, E, F, and G(1) and adding a new subsection I. to read: Subsection I. The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they relate to discrimination in housing on the basis of familial status, shall not apply to: 1) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN ONE BUILDING OF A HOUSING COMPLEX CONSISTING OF TWO BUILDINGS OR, IN A HOUSING COMPLEX CONSISTING.OF THREE OR MORE BUILDINGS, ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN UP TO ONE-THIRD OF ALL BUILDINGS IN THE HOUSING COMPLEX. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOUSING COMPLEX" MEANS A GROUP OF • BUILDINGS EACH CONTAINING FIVE OR MORE DWELLING UNITS ON A CONTIGUOUS PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY THE SAME PERSON; A BUILDING SHALL NOT BE,7-) EXEMPT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UNLESS THE OWNER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE PARTICULAR BUILDING AS EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE A BUILDING AS EXEMPT SHALL CONSIST OF A ?� f„/) : , WRITTEN STATEMENT, UNDER OATH,CONTAINING ANY AND ALL INFORMA- TION DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF .HUMAN RIGHTS TO VALIDATE THE REQUESTED EXEMPTION; AN ELECTION MADE BY THE OWNER PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE MAY NOT BE WITH- DRAWN FOR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNATING ANOTHER BUILDING IN THE HOUSING COMPLEX AS EXEMPT FOR A PERIOD OF F ONE YEAR FROM THE FILING DATE OF THE ELECTIONS; OR -4 t 6'S^- C/ 2) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT OF UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE UNITS IN A BUILDING THAT IS NOT PART OF A HOUSING COMPLEX. A DWELLING UNIT SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UNLESS THE OWNER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE PARTICULAR . UNIT AS EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AN ELECTION MADE BY AN OWNER PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN FOR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNATING ANOTHER UNIT IN THE BUILDING AS EXEMPT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE FILING OF THE ELECTION; OR3---2----e. "Y-(J. ' l 3) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN A BUILDING IN WHICH /1/1- THE OWNER RESIDES AND WHICH CONTAINS TWO OR FEWER DWELLING UNITS. 1' �/ p A BUILDING SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UNLESS THE OWNER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING AS EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AN OWNER MAY NOT CLAIM AN EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE, FOR ANY OTHER BUILDING SO LONG AS SUCH AN ELECTION SHALL BE ON FILE; OR 4) ANY UNOCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT IN A BUILDING IN WHICH AT r LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE DWELLING UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY ELDERLY n _ PERSONS OR ARE UNOCCUPIED AND AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY SOLELY 3 I BY HOUSEHOLDS OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS AN ELDERLY PERSON. I A DWELLING UNIT SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT UNDER THIS CLAUSE UNLESS ,J ( THE OWNER HAS FILED AN ELECTION TO DESIGNATE THE BUILDING AS l EXEMPT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS STATING THAT ON THE DATE THAT THE ELECTION IS RECEIVED BY THE � r'. DIRECTOR THERE_ISON FILE WITH THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, OR , `� A SPECIFIED DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE OWNER, FOR EACH �� OCCUPIED UNIT RELIED UPON IN SUPPORT OF THE ELECTION, A SIGNED -2-