HomeMy WebLinkAbout22183 - RESOLUTIONS - 3/5/2008 RESOLUTION NO. 22183
A RESOLUTION OF THE. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE
COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS' HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE'S
STRATEGIC PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS.
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Association of Government's (CVAG) Homelessness
Committee comprised of one elected official from each member jurisdiction and eight
ex-ofticios from local homeless service providers, was established in October of 2006 to
establish a regional effort to address homelessness in the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Homelessness Committee includes four Subcommittees, including Site
Planning, Finance Planning, Program Planning, and Public Relations; and
WHEREAS, with the assistance of facilitators, the Homelessness Committee held
retreats with the intent of developing a Strategic Plan to End Homelessness in the
Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan, Exhibit "A," was configured to be in accordance with the
broader recommendations of the County of Riverside's 10-Year Continuum of Care Plan
to End Homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the Strategic Plan include the development of a regional
Western Coachella Valley capacity to serve homeless individuals and families, a
regional Eastern Coachella Valley capacity to serve homeless individuals and families,
development of comprehensive supportive services to be housed within both multi-
service centers, and a marketing campaign to bolster support for the efforts; and
WHEREAS, the three year, July 2007 through July 2010, Strategic Plan identifying four
strategic goals, 12 objectives in support of the goals and 28 methods that will achieve
the objectives and lead toward goal attainment was endorsed by the CVAG Executive
Committee on July 30, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the endorsement of CVAG's Strategic Plan also endorses the broader
recommendations of the County's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the CVAG Homelessness Committee requests that CVAG's member
jurisdiction recognize the importance of the Strategic Plan in providing a collective and
regional response to the growing homeless population in the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the need for long term funding needed to carry out the
Strategic Plan, CVAG will continue to research and pursue viable financial resources on
behalf of the Homelessness Committee; and
Resolution No. 22183
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
For the Strategic Plan to succeed, CVAG member jurisdictions acknowledge that the
Homelessness Committee's Strategic Plan may include financial contributions from the
member jurisdictions to carry out elements of the Strategic Plan-
ADOPTED THIS 5th day of March, 2008.
David H. Ready, Cit �rager
ATTEST:
es Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22183 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 5th day of March, 2008, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember
Weigel, and Mayor Pro Tern Foat.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mayor Pougnet.
ABSTAIN: None.
?esThompson, City ClerkPalm Springs, California