HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2018-40 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-40
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DECLARING A SHELTER
CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and
Government Code § 8698.2).
The City of Cathedral City Finds:
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);
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;
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness;
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City finds that the 2018 Point in Time Count of
46 persons within the City of Cathedral City and 1685 persons within the County of
Riverside are homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City finds that the number of homeless is
significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City finds that the health and safety of
unsheltered persons in the City of Cathedral City is threatened by a lack of shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City,
CALIFORNIA, that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the
City of Cathedral City and authorizes the City of Cathedral City's participation in the
Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City, State
of California at the meeting of the said City Council held on the 11th day of September,
2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Carnevale and Kaplan; Mayor Pro Tem Pettis;
Mayor Henry
NOES: None
ABSTAIN:
� None
ABSENT: Council Member Aguilar
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney