HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018-066RESOLUTION NO. 2018-066
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, 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; 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 put"t to
Government Code §8698.2; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero has developed a homelessn6a plan a pai'of the
regional San Luis Obispo Countywide 10 -Year Plan to End Horheless'mus .and,unJrtaken
multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) serves approximately
50 homeless individuals each night; and
WHEREAS, a 2017 San Luis Obispo County point -in -time survey finds that 81 persons
within the City of Atascadero are homeless; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero finds that 81 homeless is significant and there is the
potential that not all of these persons have the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in the City of Atascadero is threatened by lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero 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
Atascadero:
SECTION 1. A shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City of
r" Atascadero and the City is authorized to participate in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program
through June 30, 2021.
City of Atascadero
Resolution No. 2018-066
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 27' day of
November, 2018.
On motion by Mayor O'Malley and seconded by Council Member Bourbeau, the foregoing
Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Bourbeau, Moreno, Sturtevant, Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi and
Mayor O'Malley
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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APPROVED AS TO -FORM:
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
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