2018-063 - Shelter Crisis Related to Homelessness in the City of Santa Ana

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Y. The Governor's FY 2018-2019 May Revision, released on May 11, 2018, includes $350 million in State General Fund monies for emergency homeless aid one-time block grants to cities and counties via the Continuum of Care (CoC), and $150 million in direct allocation to cities participating in the Big 11, to address homelessness through construction or operation of emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, emergency housing vouchers, and use of armories to provide temporary shelters, among other activities. Z. Eligibility requirements for funding mandate that cities and counties participating in the CoC must declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code Section 8698, et seq., in addition to demonstrating city and county collaboration. Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and adopts the recitals above as findings and determinations. Section 3. The City Council hereby finds and declares the existence of a shelter crisis in the City of Santa Ana pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Government Code section 8698.2(a)(1) because a significant number of persons in the City are without the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to the health and safety of those persons. Section 4. In accordance with this declaration of a shelter crises, the City Council hereby authorizes the City's participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program. Section 5. The City Council herby finds that the activities described in this resolution are not a project as defined in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) section 15378 and, therefore, are not subject to CEQA pursuant to section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 21St day of August, 2018. Resolution No. 2018-063 Page 4 of 5