HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 18-75 RESOLUTION NO. 18-75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850 (CHAPTER 48,
STATUTES OF 2018 AND GOVERNMENT CODE§ 8698.2)
The City Council of the City of Tustin 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
atthe 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 of2018);
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 Tustin has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness;
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin finds that 69 persons within the City of Tustin
are homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin finds that the number of homeless is significant,
and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin 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
Tustin that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City
of Tustin, and authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid
Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting
on the 16th day of October, 2018.
Resolution 18-75
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ELWYN ' . MURRAY,
Mayor I ..._
ATTEST:
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N. YASUieU- n: �
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council
of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 18-75 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 16th day
of October, 2018, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Murray, Gomez, Bernstein, Puckett, Clark (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
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ERI A N. YASUD
City Clerk
Resolution 18-75
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