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Resolution No. 2021-111 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND
THE COMMITTE ON THE SHELTERLESS AND THE DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM
FOR HOMELESS SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City endeavors to take a proactive approach to addressing homelessness issues in the
community; and
WHEREAS, the Committee on the Shelterless is a long-time provider of homeless shelter and services within
Sonoma County; and
WHERAS, the Committee on the Shelterless has continued to provide 12 dedicated beds within the Mary
Isaak Homeless Services Center for homeless Petaluma individuals; and
WHEREAS, Downtown Streets Team is a non-profit entity that provides an innovative, award-winning
program to employ homeless volunteer work crews in the community for the benefit of homeless individuals,
litter removal, creek cleanup, and other community services; and
WHEREAS, Petaluma would continue to support an innovative homeless service program in Sonoma County
by executing an agreement with Downtown Streets Team for a second year program to provide services to
Petaluma; and
WHERAS, the Downtown Streets Team proposal will require a $350,000 funding commitment from the City
for the street outreach and job training program, and $200,000 funding for the Pilot Mobile Shower Program; and,
the Committee on the Shelterless proposal will require a $300,000 funding commitment from the City; and
WHERAS, the Committee on the Shelterless proposal will require a $300,000 funding commitment to
continue to provide 12 dedicated beds within the Mary Isaak Homeless Services Center for homeless Petaluma
individuals, provide the Mary’s Meals Program, increase Street Outreach staffing focused on housing, health and
wellness, and ensure the continued operations of the Integrity House Program; and
WHERAS, the City has identified funding for both agreements from Measure U funds; and,
WHEREAS, the COTS and the Downtown Streets Team programs were analyzed for environmental
compliance with CEQA on January 27, 2020 ,when City Council approved a resolution authorizing execution of a
professional service agreement with the Downtown Streets Team for services to implement the Homeless Services
Programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby:
1. Declares the above recitals are hereby declared to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution
as findings of the City Council.
2. Finds the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, in that approving the contract between The Committee on
the Shelterless and the Downtown Streets Team for the Homeless Services and authorizing the City Manager
to execute all contracts related to the Professional Services funding Agreement does not meet CEQA's definition
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of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a direct physical change in the
environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and because the action
constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect
physical changes in the environment. If the action did constitute a project it would be exempt pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15304 as this is a minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on
the environment. Moreover, the Committee on the Shelterless and Downtown Streets Team programs were
already analyzed for environmental compliance with CEQA on January 27, 202, when City Council approved
a resolution authorizing execution of a professional service agreement with Committee on the Shelterless and
Downtown Streets Team for Homeless Services.
3. Approves the funding for Homeless Services for Committee on the Shelterless and the Downtown Streets
Team.
4. Authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents for Homeless Services provided to the City by the
Committee on the Shelterless and the Downtown Streets Team.
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 21st day of June
2021, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Barnacle; Fischer; Healy; King; McDonnell; Pocekay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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