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12/17/2018 RESOLUTION NO.15726 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL NO. 850 (CHAPTER 48, STATUTES OF 2018 AND GOVERNMENT CODE § 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 Redwood City has undertaken multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; and WHEREAS, a recent count of unsheltered individuals found that 143 persons within the City of Redwood City are homeless and living without permanent shelter; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons in the City is threatened by a lack of shelter; and WHEREAS, the City Council affirms the City of Redwood 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 REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: That a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code Section 8698.2 exists in the City of Redwood City and authorizes the City of Redwood City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Assistance Program. ATTY/RESO.0115/CC RE50 DECLARING ASH ELTER CRISIS REV: 12-11-18 VR Page 1 of 1 RESO. NO 15726 MUFF NO. 505