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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 RESOLVE as follows:
That a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City of San Leandro, such that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents and take all actions necessary to participate in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), and to execute the intent of this resolution.