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AFFIRMATIVE MARKETI.NG..POLICY ~lt~ 1;.~n't.QfpQ11cY In accordance with the goals of its Rental Rehabilitation Program and in furtherance of its commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity in housing, the City of San Marcos hereby establishes procedures to affirmatively market units rehabilitated under this program. These procedures are intended to achieve the objectives of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and Executive Order 11063. It is the intent of the City of San Marcos that individuals of similar economic levels in the same housing market area should have available to them a like range of housing choices regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. The City of San Marcos is committed to the goal of affirmative marketing. It will accomplish this goal in the City's Rental Rehabilitation Program through a specific set of steps that the City and participating owners will follow. These goals will be or have been attained through the following procedures: 1. InforminK.J;.he PJJblic.,...pl)t.entialtenant~l, .and. owners. abo1JtFederal ..fair ho1Jsing ... l..a w s. ...and . .affi rma.t iye. . market inK."p'Q 1 1.c 1.6.5: The City has informed the public, potential tenants, and property owners about this policy and fair housing laws by the following means: * Placing special news releases in a newspaper of general circulation. * Holding public meetings to inform property owners with an interest in rental rehabilitation. In addition, when actual funding becomes available and final applications are accepted, an additional news release will be made to a newspaper of general circulation. 2. .Informing.J2ersonsof . all.raci¡;Ü, etbni.c and. g.endergro1Jps of availabilitY.0.1.u11its.: The City of San Marcos will notify the San Marcos Housing Authority at the time it enters into a contract to rehabilitate a rental unit. Such notice will include property identification. existing and proposed occupancy and an anticipated rehabilitation completion date. The City will further give the Housing Authority 10 working days of notice of the actual need for occupancy of a unit. The Housing Authority will then notify applicants on its waiting list of the upcoming vacancy. In the event the Housing Authority is unable to find or qualify an eligible tenant from its waiting list, it will utilize special outreach efforts to inform persons otherwise not likely to apply.