HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2018 3761 2018 1107 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-3761
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A SHELTER
CRISIS PURSUANT TO SB 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 Council finds that seven persons within the City of Moorpark
were homeless and living without shelter, according to the Ventura County 2017 Point in
Time Count; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that three persons within the City of Moorpark
were homeless and living without shelter, according to the Ventura County 2018
Preliminary Homeless Count Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the number of homeless is significant, and
these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the health and safety of unsheltered
persons in the City of Moorpark is threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council affirms the City of Moorpark'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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code § 8698.2 exists in the
City of Moorpark, and the City Council of the City of Moorpark authorizes the City's
participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 2018.
Ja ce S. Parvin, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Maureen Benson, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2018-3761 was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 7th
day of November, 2018, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Pollock, Simons, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 14th day of November,
2018.
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
(seal)
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