CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Attorney’s Office		Commission Meeting Date:  May 2, 2017
Staff Contact:	R. Scott Wagner, Management Analyst
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Recognition of the winners of the 2017 Fair Housing Poster Contest.
Executive Summary:		At the February 16, 2017 meeting of the Human Relations Commission, the Commission directed staff to coordinate the third annual poster contest in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month.  A goal of the competition was to raise awareness of our local and federal fair housing laws among Lawrence school children and their families.  Teaching materials were also provided to explain how fair housing laws impact our quality of life and the protections they offer. A subcommittee of commissioners, staff, and our community partners in the contest – USD 497 and the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority and Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. worked to establish a theme of: “Celebrating 50 Years of CommUNITY” in recognition of this year’s 50^th anniversary of passage of Lawrence’s fair housing ordinance.  The contest was open to all kindergarten through 12^th grade students.  Over 80 entries were received and all were displayed at the Lawrence Public Library from April 5 to April 29, 2017.  Winning entries were selected by four judges representing the four partners in the contest – the Lawrence Human Relations Commission, USD 497, the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority and Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. The winning entries are: High School 1^st Place – Allison Day, grade 11, Lawrence High School 2^nd Place – Malka Hampton, grade 10, Lawrence High School 3^rd Place – Ella Blake, grade 10, Bishop Seabury Academy 3^rd Place – Ashlee Brown, grade 11, Lawrence High School Middle School 1^st Place – Yanran Li, grade 6, West Middle School 2^nd Place –  Gabriela Carttar, Sam Cast & Chaney Finkeldei        , grade 7, St. John’s Catholic School 3^rd Place – Abby Coons, grade 6, Southwest Middle School 3^rd Place – Iris Dunn, grade 8, St. John’s Catholic School Grade School 1^st Place – Kaylee Clancy, grade 3, Langston Hughes Elementary 2^nd Place – Geneva Izquierdo, grade 4, Broken Arrow Elementary 3^rd Place – Jerwin Rapada, grade 5, Prairie Park Elementary
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is $1,000.00 for prizes awarded.  This item was in the 2017 Human Relations Division budget.
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