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RESOLUTION of the San Leandro City Council to Establish Eligibility for State of California Homeless Funding (provides relevant declarations to make the City eligible for a portion of the $16,192,049 in Statewide Homeless Funding)
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The City of San Leandro 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 San Leandro has developed a homelessness plan and undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness;
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that 50 persons (2017 Point in Time Count) are homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro currently finds approximately 200 people homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that the number of homeless is significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons in San Leandro is threatened by the lack of shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro 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 (H6 Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) - Program Guidance).
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of San Leandro does...
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