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<br />Exhibit A <br /> <br /> <br />City of Mounds View <br />Fair Housing Policy <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose/Vision <br />Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act establishes federal policy for providing fair housing throughout the United States. The intent of Title VIII is to assure equal housing opportunities <br /> for all citizens. Furthermore, the City of Mounds View, as a recipient of federal community development funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, is <br /> obligated to certify that it will affirmatively further fair housing. <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View is committed to meeting this obligation, and has developed this Fair Housing Policy to further that goal. <br /> <br />2. Fair Housing Policy Statement <br />It is the policy and commitment of the City of Mounds View to ensure that fair and equal housing opportunities are granted to all persons in all housing opportunities and development <br /> activities funded by the city regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, national origin, <br /> or disability. This shall be done through strong external policies that provide meaningful access to all constituents and fair housing informational and referral services; and internal <br /> practices and procedures that do not discriminate and that affirmatively further fair housing. <br /> <br />3. External Practices <br />A. Meaningful Access <br />I. Online Information. The City of Mounds View will have information about fair housing prominently displayed on the City’s website. The website page will provide a link to the Minnesota <br /> Department of Human Rights. The web page will also have links to various fair housing resources, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Southern Minnesota Regional <br /> Legal Services, and others. <br /> <br />II. In-Person Information. The City of Mounds View will provide fair housing information to anyone requesting such information at the city offices. Community Development Department staff <br /> will provide information of the online web page for fair housing resources. <br /> <br />III. Languages. The City of Mounds View is committed to providing information in the native language of its residents. Therefore if the city’s website translation