HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2002-044 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSING AND EMERGENCY
SHELTER TRUST FUND ACT OF 2002 - PROPOSITION 46, ON THE
NOVEMBER 5, 2002 STATEWIDE BALLOT
WHEREAS, approximately 220,000 housing units need to be produced in California
each year to meet demand; yet only four times in the last 20 years has the production target been
reached; and
WHEREAS, while the national homeownership rate has reached a record high,
California is about 10 percent below the national average (67.8 percent) and ranks 48th in the
nation; and
WHEREAS, over one-third of all renter families statewide pay over half their incomes in
rent; over one-half of all low-income renter families pay over half their income in rent; and
almost three out of every four very low-income renter families pay over half their incomes in
rent; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development estimates that
there are over 360,000 homeless individuals in California, and other data discloses that one-third
of the homeless population, and the segment increasing most rapidly are families with children;
and
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to provide affordable housing in to meet the
increasingly unfulfilled housing needs of the state; and
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need to reaffirm the commitment to the housing
policy of the state and to help implement local housing programs by providing sufficient
financial resources to do so over a reasonable period of time;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Atascadero City
Council support the passage of the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002-
Proposition 46, on the November 5, 2002 statewide ballot.
On motion by Council Member Luna and seconded by Council Member Clay, the
foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety by the following roll call vote:
City of Atascadero
Resolution No.2002-044
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AYES: Council Members Clay, Johnson, Luna, and Mayor Arrambide
NOES: Council Member Scalise
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ADOPTED: October 22, 2002
?J. Michael Arrambide, Mayor
Attest:
Marcia McClure Torgerson, City Cler
Approved as to form:
Roy . Hanley, City ttorney