R 3621
RESOLUTION NO. 3621
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 46, THE
HOUSING AND EMERGENCY SHELTER TRUST FUND
ACT OF 2002
WHEREAS, approximately 220,000 housing units need to be produced in California each
year to meet demand; yet only four times in the last 20 years has the production target
been reached; and
WHEREAS, while the national homeownership rate has reached a record high, C~lifornia
is about 10 percent below the national average (67.8 percent) and ranks 48 in the
nation; and
WHEREAS, over one-third of all renter families statewide pay over half their incomes in
rent; over one-half of all low-income renter families pay over half their income in rent; and
almost three out of every four very low-income renter families pay over half their incomes
in rent; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development estimates that
there are over 360,000 homeless individuals in California, and other data discloses that
one-third of the homeless population, and the segment increasing most rapidly are
families with children; and
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to provide affordable housing to meet the
increasingly unfulfilled needs of the State; and
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need to reaffirm the commitment to the housing policy
of the State and to help implement local housing programs by providing sufficient financial
resources to do so over a reasonable period of time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande hereby approves this Resolution in support of Proposition 46 - The Housing and
Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002 on the November 5, 2002 statewide ballot.
On motion by Council Member Runels seconded by Council Member Dickens, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Runels, Dickens, Ferrara, Lubin and Mayor Lady
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 8th day of October 2002.
RESOLUTION NO. 3621
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ATTEST:
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NANCY D IS, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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STE ,jDAMS, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RESOLUTION NO. 3621
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, NANCY DAVIS, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis . .
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that
Resolution No. 3621 is a true, full, arid correct copy of said Resolution passed
and ado~ted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
on the 8 day of October, 2002.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 11th
day of October, 2002.
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NANCY~TYCLERK
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