R 4883 RESOLUTION NO. 4883
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 850
(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 of Arroyo Grande has developed a homelessness plan as part of the
regional San Luis Obispo Countywide 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness and undertaken
multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the 2017 Point in Time Count found a total of 52
homeless persons within the City of Arroyo Grande who were homeless and living without
shelter at that time; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a significant number of persons within the City of
Arroyo Grande are without the ability to obtain shelter, and that 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 that the City Council hereby finds and adopts the
recitals above as findings and determinations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby finds and declares the existence
of a shelter crisis, pursuant to Government Code §8698.2, in the City of Arroyo Grande, and
authorizes the City of Arroyo Grande's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
On motion by Council Member Barneich, seconded by Council Member Harmon, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Barneich, Harmon, Ray, and Mayor Hill
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Brown
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 25th day of September, 2018.
RESOLUTION NO. L/1983
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JIM LL, MAYOR
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KELLY W TiRE, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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JAMES A $ N, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
H ATHER K. WHITHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached
Resolution No. 4883 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 25th day of September, 2018.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 26th day of
September, 2018.
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KELLY ET •RE, CITY CLERK