RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
APPROPRIATING TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS TO COVER PERMIT FEES AND
ADDITIONAL CITY EXPENSES FOR MASTER TEMPORARY USE PERMITS FOR TEMPORARY
HOUSING
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2018, by Resolution No. 4998, the City Council declared a shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code 8698 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the number of unhoused residents, both in recreational vehicles (“RVs”) and encampments, in East Palo Alto has increased in recent years; and WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo named 2022 the “Year to End Homelessness in San Mateo County,” with the goal of bringing homelessness down to “functional zero,” or a level in which the number of units is sufficient to house everyone who is experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, the City has been working in close partnership with the County of San Mateo and service providers LifeMoves and Project WeHOPE to offer interim and permanent housing and case management services to unhoused East Palo Alto residents; and WHEREAS, one of the City’s Five-Year Affordable Housing Strategy goals, adopted in 2018, is to Increase Housing Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Residents by a total of 80, including 30 Safe Parking and 10 additional housing opportunities per year; and WHEREAS, the City is pursuing multiple strategies to provide interim housing solutions while residents receive services and seek permanent housing; and WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to develop a Master Temporary Use Permit (“Master TUP”) program, as a streamlined permitting process to enable property owners to provide overnight parking or temporary shelter in existing buildings to unhoused residents in East Palo Alto; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, by Resolution No. 80-2022, the City Council authorized the use of Housing Funds to cover permit fees for a Master TUP for temporary housing, but the amount and source of funds for the permit fees were not identified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBY appropriates $60,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax revenue to fund permit fees and to cover additional City expenses for Master TUP applications for temporary housing up to a maximum of $15,000 per application.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk Valerie J. Armento, Interim City Attorney