RESOLUTION NO. 23-_____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A License Agreement With Berkley Food And Housing Project For Use Of Real Property Located At 4300 San Pablo Avenue As A Temporary Emergency Women’s Shelter
WHEREAS, the crisis of homelessness affects every area of Alameda County including Emeryville; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2018 the City Council of the City of Emeryville adopted Resolution No. 18-156 declaring a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Senate Bill 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code §8698.2) and authorizing participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP); and
WHEREAS, Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BFHP) has a lengthy and successful history operating shelter and transitional housing facilities for families in the East Bay, including its Veteran’s Program and Women’s Shelter Program at 2140 Dwight Way, Berkeley; and
WHEREAS, in November 2022 BFHP’s facility at 2140 Dwight Way was rendered inoperable by a fire; and
WHEREAS, since the fire, BFHP has sought a location to temporarily house its Women’s Shelter Program; and
WHEREAS, the City-owned property at 4300 San Pablo Avenue was identified as a potential location for BFHP’s Temporary Emergency Women’s Shelter; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a License Agreement with Berkeley Food and Housing Project in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A for use of real property located at 4300 San Pablo Avenue as a Temporary Emergency Women’s Shelter; and be it further RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute amendments to the License Agreement with Berkeley Food and Housing Project as may be necessary to effectuate its purpose, provided such amendments do not materially increase the City’s obligations thereunder.
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Berkeley Food and Housing Project License for 4300 San Pablo Avenue City Council Meeting | April 4, 2023
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, April 4, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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