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Adoption of Resolution Declaring a Shelter Crisis Pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 850 Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code ?8698.2 in Order to Apply for Homeless Emergency Aid Program Funding when it Becomes Available. (Community Development 267)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senate Bill (SB) 850, signed into law in June 2018, established the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), a $500 million block grant aimed at providing immediate emergency assistance to people experiencing homelessness. Continuums of Care (COC) and large cities with over 330,000 people are eligible to apply directly to the State for funding. Smaller, incorporated cities are eligible to apply for HEAP funds through their COCs by adopting a resolution declaring a "shelter crisis." Staff is recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in the City of Alameda in order to apply for HEAP funding when Alameda County's COC announces funding availability and releases the application.
BACKGROUND
In August 2018, the State of California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) issued an announcement of funding availability for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP). HEAP is a $500 million block grant program designed to provide direct assistance to cities and counties to address the homelessness crisis throughout California. HEAP was authorized by Senate Bill 850 and signed into law by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. in June 2018.
COCs and large cities with over 330,000 people are eligible to apply directly for HEAP funds, which are intended to provide immediate emergency assistance to people experiencing homelessness. COCs are regional or local planning organizations designed to promote a community-wide commitment to end homelessness by providing: 1) funding for efforts by nonprofit and public agencies to quickly rehouse homeless indivi...
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