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diversity in the staffs of community agencies in comparison to the diversity <br />of their clients. The findings were that in most cases the cultural percentage <br />makeup of staff coincided with the cultural percentage makeup of clients. <br />Many of the agencies identified that they wished to expand their multi- <br />cultural capacity to include more bi-lingual staff and women. <br />December 19, <br />The City appointed its first representative to the Alameda County Housing <br />1977 <br />Authority. <br />Council Meeting <br />Minutes <br />June 5, 1978 <br />The City contracted with Biddle & Associates to provide Equal <br />Resolution 78-184 <br />Employment Opportunity (EEOC) training for management and personnel <br />staff. <br />August 6, 1979 <br />The City contracted with ECHO Housing for housing counseling services <br />Resolution 79-222 <br />for homeowners. <br />August 6, 1979 <br />The City contracted with San Leandro Fair Housing for fair housing and <br />Resolution 79-223 <br />anti -discrimination services. <br />March 12,1984 <br />The City contracted with Stanford Mid -Peninsula Urban Coalition for fair <br />Resolution 84-39 <br />housing testing services. <br />April 6, 1987 <br />The City contracted with ECHO Housing for both Fair Housing and <br />Resolution 87-50 <br />Tenant/Landlord services. <br />Currently: That contract has been renewed each year since, with the <br />addition of their Rental Assistance Program for security deposit <br />assistance. <br />1987 to present <br />The Library has been offering multi -cultural themed story times. <br />July 18,1988 <br />The City contracted with Operation Sentinel — East Bay to investigate and <br />Resolution 88-160 <br />resolve housing discrimination complaints. <br />1988 <br />The City began the Multi -Family Management Assistance Program <br />(MMAP) to provide rental property owners and managers training in fair <br />housing, landlord/tenant rights, fair rental screening policies, etc. <br />Currently: MMAP is now called the Managing Rental Housing <br />(MRH) program and is managed by the Rental Housing Owners <br />association, with seminars and training sessions offered throughout <br />the year. The curriculum has been state approved. <br />September 25, <br />The City Council issued a $5,000 reward for information leading to the <br />1989 <br />arrest and prosecution of perpetrators responsible for a cross burning at a <br />Resolution 89-209 <br />home on 139`h Avenue, and condemned the act of racism. <br />November 20, <br />The City began contracting with Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity <br />1989 <br />(ECHO Housing) for fair housing services and fair housing audits. <br />Resolution 89-242 <br />late 1980s into <br />The City participated in the Community Housing Resource Board (CHRB). <br />early 1990s <br />City staff worked with fair housing organizations and the Board of Realtors <br />to educate the community on housing policies. The group made <br />presentations at local schools and held an art contest on the subject of fair - <br />housing. <br />1990 <br />The Police Department published a Training Bulletin and an Operations <br />Directive defining hate crimes, listing appropriate penal and civil statutes, <br />