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WUUAS, The Citise ns' *Wea ry Co mmittee* 1Msesn
Rolstions, Otter swro chap a,yosr of scooting* Ond d elibe rati ons,
has u sasiwou sly recea medsd that the Cowell of the City of Poi*
Alto re quest the Pair Imployment frectiese Commissi on of the
State of Calif rn ta (PZPC) to estab/tab a local oemeitistion
council in the City of Pa10 44011 And
MMUS, the' llft has danced to this Conceit th at it
wou ld' con sider, favora bly a r equest that suet a local co ncilia-
tion . co unc il be. notebliahed in Palo Alto :epee the tomes cad
co nditions and havin g the powers borsinafte r set forth;
NOW MU MS, SS TT *ESO'LPID as fe llow!
Section 1. The Cou ncil of the City 01 Pole Alto hereby
requests the YEPC, u nder section 141! (b) of the Libor Coda, to
establish a local con ciliation coun cil in and for the City of
Pa lo Alto, to be.lenown as the Psi* Alto 0uapan. elatiess Counc il,
(PANIC), an d to con fer upon it the following duties and powers:
A. In the field of enplsynentt
1) to assist Palo Alto wpidoste mho believ e the
have boon or are be dincrlewisated ags1nat by
in s than of their ri tc and assiatiag thew in ge ttin g
their aau iplain t to 1. UMW would silo Laferm
aanneeaployerr or employes of applicable city, State or
ra l aws.
2) T. iiseiiet and aseour o Pele Alto em ployooe to
incroasa oppo rtun ities for pe ople of minority e thnic
ba d a and tys. ote iimprove thieiirth rwi arlelatle. * po sture
a. To prov ide and distribute e*woesion sl acatoria ls.
b. To wr rango epost i ne o Co t
supervisory awilsposeit ettrue ties is
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h uma n relati ons, particularly in the area of
ethnic groups.
c. To coordinate h um an relations programa in Palo
Alto with those in neighbori ng co mmunities, si nce
employer, empl oyee and customer a rs frequently
not all residents of Palo Alto.
d. To e ncourage employers to have th eir peopl e pa rti-
cipate in community acti vities that promote
better h uma n relations.
3) To work with other co mmu nity o rga nisations en -
Tha ged in human relations or civil rights acti vities.
e PAHRC is authorized to do the f ollowing;
a. Participate in programs, both within Pale Alto
and in neighboring co mmu nities, which have as
their goals .naressed employment of minority
gro ups and elimination of e mpl oy ment discriai natie n.
b. Mediate or con ciliate between a c ommunity organi-
sation and an employer when requ ested, provided
the same is authorised by PRPC.
c. Provide and distribu te ma terials which assist in
alleviating hu man r ela tio ns problems.
d. Coo rdina te the efforts of these community orga ni-
zation s with the public and private agencies
which can provide assistan ce in the areas of
employment, job upgradin g and retraining.
e. En co urage those wo rking with youn ger people on
ta king adva ntage of the ir e du ca tiona l opportuni-
ties and to appre ciate wha t these oppo rtunities
can mean to them.
f. Pro vide co ntinual encoura gement to school syste ms
to prese nt thro ugh the adult pr ogra m courses that
ar e beneficial to mino rity gro ups to better qualify
the m for employme nt opportunities.
B. In the fie ld of housing:
1) To assist individuals who believe they have been
discrim inated against in secu rin g housin g in Pilo Alto
by info rming them of their rights and a ssisting the m
in getting their c ompla int to the FEPC. The PAHRC is
authorize d to disseminate information c oncerning city,
State or federa l laws r elative to ho using.
2) To assist an d encourage mem bers of the ho using
in dustry and hom eo wners in Palo Alto to e liminate
barrie rs to housin g oppo rtun itie s for pe ople of
mino rity ethn ic backgrou nd. The PARRC is authorized
to:
a. Pro vide and distr ibute educational ma terials.
b. Conduct studies of housing patter ns in Pa lo Alto
in o rder to identify trends.
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c. St udy integrated housi ng as it affects the
rental and sales of ho mes a nd apartments, i n-
cludi ng its effect on pr operty valu es, s ch ools,
social beha vior, etc .
d, Dissemin ate the info rmation gathered to r eel
estate brok ers, apartment ho use ow ners e nd
ope rators, and residents of the com munity.
e. Encourage meetings, lectures and ed ucati onal
programa aimed at stimulati ng great er publi c
un derstanding and acc epta nce of ope n occupancy
housing.
3) To c oordinate acti vities in th e field of open
housin g with other o rganisations in the community
with similar goals.
C. To engage in other activities as approved by FEPC
which will furthe r the goals of equal opport unity
fo r all.
D. To keep FEPC advised an d informed at all times on
ma tte rs regar din g its opera tion, and to sec ure
advan ce approv al from the FEPC of any of its r ules
of procedure, educatio nal materials, public ati ons,
public a nnouncements or official statements.
Section 2. The Co unc il of the City of Palo Alto recom-
mends that the PAHRC con sist of five members who shall s erve
for terms of thr ee years on a rota tin g basis. The Council of
the City of Palo Alto is prepared to recomme nd to the FEPC
the n ames of the members a nd the ir succe ssor s as v acancies
o cc ur.
Section 3, The City Manager is authorized to provide
such rea sonable clerical help, office space and supplies as he
deems necessary to assist in the establishment of the PAHRC.
In a ny event, the Council he reby establishe s max imum suppo rt
by the City of Palo Alto of $10,000 per yea r for perso nnel and
fupplie a under this resolu tion. The City Co uncil will re view
the co st to the City of supporting the PAHRC one yea r after its
c rea tion a nd a nnually the reafter so long as the City con tin ues
to furn ish su ppor t.
It is the hope of the City Council tha t the commun ity at
la rge will lend its su pport, financia l as well as spiritual, to
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the achievement of th e purposes for which the PANIC is
e stablished; that Palo Alto s ervic e organizati ons, l ab or and
management gr oups and mercha nts' erga nizetio ns, will one day
soo n furn ish the e ntire fi na ncial s upport of the PANRC; this,
not becau se of any unwilli ngness of the City Cou ncil to do so,
but beca use of the belief of the City Cou ncil th at the high
purposes of the PANRC are m ost likely thus to be realiz ed .
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April 26. 1965. by a unanimous vot e.
ATTEST:
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