HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 100-18 Shelter CrisisA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO
SB 860 (CHAPTER 48, STATUTES OF 2018
AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 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 City Council finds the 2017 Point in Time Count found a total of 36 homeless
persons within the City of Morro Bay (City) who were homeless and living without shelter at that time;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds a significant number of persons within the City are without
the ability to obtain shelter, and the situation has resulted in a threat to the health and safety of those
persons; and
WHEREAS, the City Council 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 Morro Bay,
California, as follows:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby find and declare the existence of a shelter crisis,
pursuant to Government Code §8698.2, in the City.
Section 2. The City Council authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid
Program
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California this 27th day of November 2018,
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
Irons, Davis, Headding, Makowetski, McPherson
None
None
None
JAMI 4. IRONS, Mayor
ATTEST:
A SWANSON, City Clerk
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