Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING AN ADVISORY BODY ON ISSUES CONCERNING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
As a result of a civil rights compliance review conducted in 2014 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Carson was found to be out of compliance in several areas. As a consequence, the City has been placed under a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with HUD, dated June 30, 2014. One major area of deficiency cited was the City's lack of mechanisms for dealing with the issues and concerns of its disabled population. This shortcoming can be addressed in one of two ways: the creation of an advisory body comprised of residents with disabilities to advise the City of programs, services, policies, and procedures affecting its disabled residents, or adding disability issues to the subjects under the purview of the existing Human Relations Commission. Staff seeks direction as to which option is preferred by the City Council.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
ASSIGN the subject of issues concerning persons with disabilities to the existing Human Relations Commission, and CREATE positions on the Human Relations Commission for persons with disabilities.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
As a result of a civil rights compliance review by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducted in 2014 (a followup to a review initially conducted in 2011), the City of Carson was found to be out of compliance in several areas related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. As a consequence, HUD has placed the City under a Voluntary Compliance Agreement dat...
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