HomeMy WebLinkAbout24493RESOLUTION NO. 24493
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A SHELTER
CRISIS PURSUANT TO 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
pursuant to Government Code §8698.2; and
WHEREAS, The County of Riverside has established a plan to end homelessness
which was adopted in February 2018 and undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to
combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, The County of Riverside finds that one hundred thirty-eight (138)
persons who were identified in the Continuum of Care's 2017 Point-In-Time Count within
the City of Palm Springs are homeless and living without shelter; and
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs finds that the number of unsheltered
homeless is significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs finds that the health and safety of
unsheltered persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs 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 PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
1.) All recitals and findings identified above are true and correct.
2.) That a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City of
Palm Springs, and authorizes the City of Palm Springs' participation in the
Homeless Emergency Aid Program {HEAP).
Resolution No . 24493
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ADOPTED THIS 20TH DAY OF S EPTE MB ER 2018.
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City Manager
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J . MEJIA, C ity C lerk of th e City of Pa lm Springs, he reby cert ify that
Resolution No. 24493 is a full , true and correct copy, and was duly adopt ed at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the C ity of Palm Spring s on the 201h day of Septembe r,
20 18 , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
Councilmembers Holstege, Kors, Middleton, Mayor Pro Tern Roberts, and
Mayor Moon
None
N one
N one
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand a nd affixed th e officia l sea l of th e
City of Palm Sp rings, California , this /D~ d ay of C)c l-o iQ.J 2c t t~
C ity C lerk