2018/11/13 City Council Resolution 2018-148 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-148
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA 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;
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 Rohnert Park has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rohnert Park finds that in January 2017 a count of 84
individuals within the City of Rohnert Park were experiencing homelessness and living without
shelter—a number that increased to 138 persons in 2018; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rohnert Park finds that this number of 138 individuals is
significant, and that these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rohnert Park finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS,The City of Rohnert Park affirms the City's commitment to combatting
homelessness and creating or augmenting a continuum of shelter and service options for those
living without shelter in our communities;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park, California that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in Rohnert
Park, and authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to execute documents pertaining to same for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Rohnert Park, State of California at
the meeting of the City Council held on the 13th day of November, 2018.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Pam Stafford, Mayo r
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Caitlin Saldanha, Assistant City Clerk
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