HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2019-22 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
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 Huntington Beach finds:
WHEREAS, California's Governor Newsome, his predecessor, and the members of the
California Legislature have recognized the urgent and immediate need for funding at the 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 2018-2019 Budget Act
(Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018);
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 Huntington Beach has developed a homelessness plan and
undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness;
WHEREAS, the 2017 point in time count finds that 119 persons within the City of
Huntington Beach are homeless and living without shelter;
WHEREAS,the City of Huntington Beach finds that the number of homeless in
Huntington Beach is significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter;
WHEREAS,the City of Huntington Beach finds that the health and safety of the City
including unsheltered persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter;
WHEREAS,the City of Huntington Beach 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 Huntington
Beach that a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City of Huntington
Beach and authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
Resolution No. 2019-22
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of April , 2019.
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ity Manager City Attorney µ&f
INI ATED AND APPROVED:
Deputy Director of on Development
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Res. No. 2019-22
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk
of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of
said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council at a special meeting thereof held on April 18,
2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Brenden, Carr, Semeta, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy
NOES: Peterson
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California