RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A License Agreement With Dorothy Day House For Use Of Real Property Located At 4300 San Pablo Avenue For Temporary Transitional Housing
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
WHEREAS, since 2019, the City has facilitated the interim use of its property at 4300 San Pablo Avenue as a temporary shelter through license agreements with the East Oakland Opportunity Project, Insight Housing, Inc., and Bay Area Community Services, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Dorothy Day House has a lengthy and successful history operating shelter and transitional housing facilities for people in the East Bay including its Berkeley Emergency Storm Shelter (“BESS”) at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley; and WHEREAS, in Summer 2025, staff was informed that the facility at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way requires repair of health and safety deficiencies before the BESS can be operated there; and
WHEREAS, Dorothy Day House is seeking a location to temporarily house the BESS; and
WHEREAS, the City-owned property at 4300 San Pablo Avenue was identified as a potential location for the BESS; 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 Dorothy Day House in substantial form as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto for the temporary use of real property located at 4300 San Pablo Avenue as transitional housing, 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 Dorothy Day House as may be necessary to effectuate its purpose, provided such amendments do not materially increase the City’s obligations thereunder.
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Dorothy Day House License for 4300 San Pablo Avenue
City Council Meeting | September 16, 2025
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, September 16, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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