HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14612 (Funding for Affordable Housing in San Rafael)RESOLUTION NO. 14612
RESOLUTION OF SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL DECLARING A
SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850 (CHAPTER 48,
STATUTES OF 2018 AND 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 and the 2018-19 Budget Act
(Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018); and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature require jurisdictions seeking an allocation
through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to
Government Code §8698.2; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael recognizes that in addition to the definition of a
“shelter crisis” in Government Code Section 8698, a shelter crisis also means a severe lack of
permanent housing, preventing people experiencing homelessness from obtaining the housing
stability they need to achieve independence and self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael believes adequate shelter is safe, stable, permanent
housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael identified in the 2017 Homeless Point-In-Time Count
233 persons within San Rafael who were homeless and living without shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael finds that the number of people experiencing
homelessness is significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter and
housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in San Rafael is threatened by a lack of shelter and housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael supports the other jurisdictions and service providers
in Marin County in the effort to decrease homelessness through Coordinated Entry and Housing
First principles; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael believes this can only be achieved by creating more
housing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of San Rafael
that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2, exists in San Rafael, and San
Rafael is now authorized to participate in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on the 3rd day of December, 2018, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk