HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018-165 N.C.S. 11/05/2018Resolution No. 2018-165 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §8698.2
WHEREAS, California's Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and the members of the
California Legislature have recognized the urgent and immediate need for funding at the local
level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature have provided funding to local governments
under the Homeless Emergency Aid Program as part of SB 850, as codified in Government Code
Section 8698 et seq, and the 2018-2019 Budget Act (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018); and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature require jurisdictions seeking grant funds
through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to
Government Code 8698.2; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma has developed a homelessness plan and undertaken
multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma finds that 283 persons within the City of Petaluma are
homeless and living without shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma finds that the number of homeless is significant, and
these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons
in the City of Petaluma is threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma affirms Petaluma's commitment to combatting
homelessness and creating or augmenting a continuum of shelter and service options for those
living without shelter in our communities.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Petaluma
that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code Section §8698.2 exists in Petaluma and
authorizes the City of Petaluma's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, as a
member of the regional Continuum of Care.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City,
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 51h day of November
2018, by the following vote;
AYES: Albertson, Barrett, Vice Mayor Healy, King, Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Glass; Kearney
ABSTAIN: None
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