HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 18-76RESOLUTION NO. 18-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
AUTHORIZING CONVERSION OF CITY -OWNED STRUCTURES INTO A
SHELTER FOR UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS
The City Council of the City of Tustin finds:
WHEREAS, the most recent Point in Time Count found that 69 persons withinthe
City of Tustin are homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin has found in Resolution 18-75 that the health and
safety of unsheltered persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter;
WHEREAS, the City has declared that a "shelter crisis" pursuant to Government
Code § 8698.2 exists in the City of Tustin and has authorized the City's participation in
the Homeless Emergency Aid Program set forth as part of SB 850 and the 2018-2019
Budget Act (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018);
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin owns structures located at the corner of Redhill and
Valencia Avenues (street address 15445 Lansdowne Road) (the "Site") that until recently
housed the South Orange County Community College District for their Advanced
Technology Education Park ("ATEP");
WHEREAS, the Site is within Planning Area 1 of the Tustin Specific Plan at the
corner of Lansdowne and Valencia Avenue.. Along with Planning Area 3, PlanningArea
1 in the Specific Plan supports the accommodation of emergency shelters, transitional
housing, supportive housing, and community care facilities;
WHEREAS, the Site is located directly across the street from the existing Village
of Hope, a successful facility which, among other services, currently provides medical and
dental services to homeless individuals on a secular basis;
WHEREAS, as a result of the Site's proximity to existing services, its land use
designation and the size, facilities and layout of the former ATEP buildings, and reduced
shelter operational expenses by utilizing a City -owned facility, the City is in a position to
quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively convert the former ATEP facility into a homeless
shelter;
WHEREAS, by converting the existing City -owned structures at the former ATEP
Site into a shelter will enable the City to comply with the timeline and other terms of the
Federal Court settlement, which requires the City to establish a secular homeless facility
within 120 days;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin:
(1) that the City -owned Site be converted for interim use for a secular shelter for
homeless individuals in accordance with the Federal Court settlement in Orange County
Catholic Worker et al v Orange County et al, USDC, CD.Cal. Case No. 8:18-cv-00155
DOC;
(2) that the use shall be interim until such time as a long-term homeless facility in
a different location is open and available for use;
(3) that the City Manager or his designee are authorized to take all actions as
necessary or appropriate to implement this direction;
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin held on the 6th day of November, 2018. M
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YA UDA,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 18-76 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th
day of November, 2018 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Murray, Gomez, Bernstein, Puckett, Clark (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
ERICA N. A UDA,
City Clerk
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