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Green Sheet # 3046772
RESOLUTION
Presented by
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
"We rega�d our lrving together not as an unfortunate mishap warranting end/ess competition among us but as a
de/iberate act of God to make us a community of b�others and siste�s joint/y invo/ved in the quest for a composite
answer to the uaried problems of life. " SreP�x B�Ko
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WHEREAS, Caty Royce, as the executive director of the Community Stabilization Program for 16 years, has been a
champion for the rights of ]ow-income and people of color in their fight for affordable housing in St. Paul; and
WHEREAS, Caty Royce has fearlessly taken on this City Council and elected officials at all levels in her quest to
empower Saint Paul residents to find their own strong voices; and
10 WHEREAS, St. Paul City Councilmembers have never needed to wonder where Caty Royce stands on an issue: she
11 is frank, forthright, irrepressible, and relentless in her pursuit oftruth andjustice;
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13 WHEREAS, Caty Royce has been a formidable force for positive change in St. Paul, including her efforts to:
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empower tenants to assert their rights through the Tenant Remedies Act;
monitor the use of federal funds to ensure they met their highest and best use of helping people improve their
lives;
ensure the preservation of hundreds of affordable rental units, which otherwise would have been sold as market
rate housing;
advance the requirement that 20 percent of all housing developed by our city must be affordable to people below
30 and 50 percent of area median iacome;
commission the City of Saint Paul Equal Access Audit, arguably the first of kind in the �ation; and
never stop reminding people like us to do the right thing; therefore be it
25 RESOLVED, that today, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - the day that Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the
26 Saint Paul City Council formally receives the Saint Paul Equal Access Audit -be remembered as Caty Royce Day in
27 the Ciry of Saint Paul; and be it further
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29 RESOLVED, that we thank Caty Royce for the ]ove, creativity, faith, and dedication that she has invested in making
30 the world a better place, including Saint Paul; and we agree with the sentiments expressed by St. Paul NAACP
31 President Nathaniel Khaliq, when he said of Caty's departure, "IYs going to be one heck of a void to fill."
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Declazing Wednesday, November 28, 200'7, the day [hat Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the Saint Paul City Council formally
receives the Saint Paul Equal Access Audit, be remembered as Caty Royce Day in [he City of Saint Paul.
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