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04/27/2020 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 15837 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY APPROPRIATING $393,000 F R O M T H E G E N E R A L <br />F U N D TO ESTABLISH A COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL <br />ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND <br />WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel <br />coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic•, and <br />WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the City of Redwood City declared an emergency <br />due to the impacts of COVID-19; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the public health officers of Alameda, Contra <br />Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties announced, with the <br />City of Berkeley, a legal order directing their respective residents to shelter at home and <br />limited activity, travel and business functions to only the most essential needs for three <br />weeks from March 17 to April 7, 2020 to reduce the spread of COVID-19; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 31, 2020, the public health officers of Alameda, Contra <br />Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties announced, with the <br />City of Berkeley, an extension of the legal order directing their respective residents to <br />shelter at home and limited activity, travel and business functions to only the most essential <br />needs from March 31 to May 3, 2020 (the March 16, 2020 and March 31 legal orders are <br />hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Shelter in Place Orders"); and <br />WHEREAS, the COMD-19 pandemic, in oonjundionwith the Shelter in Place Orders, has <br />created significant impacts to Redwood City residents and businesses with many <br />businesses losing business, at risk of closing and many residents experiencing reduced <br />work hours or layoffs, especially in the service sector. These financial impacts could result <br />in reduced ability to pay rent or mortgage payments, and increase risk of homelessness <br />for individuals and families in Redwood City; and <br />WHEREAS, without stable housing, individuals and families could be forced into <br />crowded living situations or become homeless, making them much more susceptible to <br />contracting COVID-19; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the City Council allocated $150,000 of Transient <br />Occupancy Tax (TOT) from short-term rentals to establish a COVID-19 emergency rental <br />ATTY/RESO.0027/CC RESO EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE RESO. NO. 15837 <br />REV: 04-22-2020 RL MUFF NO. 501 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />