HomeMy WebLinkAbout7920 RESOLUTION NO 7920
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850 (CHAPTER 48,
STATUTES OF 2018) AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8698 et seq
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 state legislature have provided funding to local
governments under the Homeless Emergency Aid Program ("HEAP") as part of SB 850 and the
2018-19 Budget Act (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018), and
WHEREAS, the Governor and state legislature require jurisdictions seekmg an allocation
through HEAP to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code section 8698 et seq , and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands ("City") has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness, and
WHEREAS, the City finds that the 2017 Point in Time Count for Redlands confirmed
that 164 persons within the City are homeless and living without shelter, and
WHEREAS, the City finds that the number of homeless is significant, and these persons
are without the ability to obtain shelter, and
WHEREAS, the City finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons in the City is
threatened by a lack of shelter, and
WHEREAS, the City affirms its 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 Redlands,
California, that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code section 8698 et seq exists in the
City, and authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 6th day of November, 2018
aul W Foster, Mayor
ATTEST
anne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6t' day
of November, 2018 by the following vote
AYES Councilmembers Harrison, Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, Mayor Foster
NOES None
ABSTAIN None
ABSENT None
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J ele Donaldson, City Clerk
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