HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2018-75RESOLUTION NO. 2018- 75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850
(CHAPTER 48, STATUTES OF 2018 AND GOVERNMENT CODE § 8698.2)
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT 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; 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 City of Palm Desert has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the number of unsheltered homeless persons in the City continues to
increase, with a 53% increase overall in the 2018 Point in Time Count (43 persons) from 2017
(28 persons) who are living homeless and living without shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert finds that the number of homeless is significant,
and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in the City of Palm Desert are threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert 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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS: Based on such findings, that the City Council hereby declares that a shelter crisis
pursuant to Government Code 8698.2 exists in the City of Palm Desert and authorizes the
City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018- 75
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 11th day of October 2018, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIR, BELLY, NESTANDE, WEBER, and JONATHAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA