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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018-121 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH <br />ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA HOMELESS FUNDING (PROVIDES <br />RELEVANT DECLARATIONS TO MAKE THE CITY ELIGIBLE FORA PORTION OF THE <br />$16,192,049 IN STATEWIDE HOMELESS FUNDING) <br />The City of San Leandro Finds: <br />WHEREAS, California's Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and the members of the California <br />Legislature have recognized the urgent and immediate need for funding at the local level to combat <br />homelessness; <br />WHEREAS, The Governor and Legislature have provided funding to local governments under <br />the Homeless Emergency Aid Program as part of SB 850 and the 2018-19 Budget Act (Chapter 48, <br />Statutes of 2018); <br />WHEREAS, The Governor and Legislature require jurisdictions seeking an allocation through <br />the Homeless Emergency Aid Program to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code <br />§8698.2; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has developed a homelessness plan and undertaken <br />multiple efforts at the local level to combat homelessness; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that 50 persons (2017 Point in Time Count) are <br />homeless and living without shelter; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro currently finds approximately 200 people homeless and <br />living without shelter; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that the number of homeless is significant, and <br />these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons in <br />San Leandro is threatened by the lack of shelter; <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro affirms the City's commitment to combatting <br />homelessness and creating or augmenting a continuum of shelter and service options for those living <br />without shelter in our communities (1-16 Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) — Program <br />Guidance). <br />NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />follows: <br />That a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code §8698.2 exists in the City of San Leandro, <br />such that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents and take all actions <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018-121 <br />