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. . . RESOLUTION NO. 05-11 CITY OF ELK RIVER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A FAIR HOUSING PLAN Fair Housing Plan Minnesota Small Cities Development Program State of Minnesota CDAP Grantee #: CDAP-03-0I23-0-FY04 Date: February 2005 Applicant Name: City of Elk River The purpose of this plan is to formally declare the conviction and the intention of the City of Elk River to achieve the aims of the Fair Housing Act and to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the promotion and assurance of equal opportunity in housing with regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or public assistance status. For the purposes of this plan, the following definitions will apply. 1. Discriminatory housing practices means any act that is unlawful under the Fair Housing Act. 2. Dwelling means any building, structure or portion thereof, which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families. 3. Fair Housing Act means Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S,c. 3600-3620), 4, Familial status means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being domiciled with: a. A parent or another person having legal custody; or b. The designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person. 5. Handicap means, with respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment, which substantially limits one or more major life activities. It will be the plan of the City of Elk River to formally support equal opportunity for all residents or persons who wish to become residents of the City of Elk River, and to ensure their rights to obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing. The City of Elk River will not tolerate discriminatory practices within its jurisdiction. The following practices have been declared to be discriminatory and unlawful under the Fair Housing Act: