RESOLUTION NO. 2024-101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Fontana (the “City”) recognizes the urgent need to address homelessness and the challenges faced by our homeless population; and WHEREAS, homelessness impacts the safety, health, and well-being of individuals and families within our community; and WHEREAS, the City has engaged in extensive research, community engagement, and collaboration with local service providers, stakeholders, and homeless individuals to develop a comprehensive approach to address homelessness; and WHEREAS, the Homeless Solutions Action Plan (the "Plan") outlines specific goals, strategies, and actions to prevent and reduce homelessness in the city of Fontana, including but not limited to, increasing affordable housing, enhancing support services, improving crisis response, and fostering community partnerships; and WHEREAS, the Plan reflects the City's commitment to a coordinated, sustainable, and humane approach to homelessness; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Plan requires the support and collaboration of City departments, community organizations, businesses, and residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Recitals are true, correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) the Plan is not a “project” because it has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378, subd. (a).) Alternatively, the Plan falls within the “common sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15061, subdivision (b)(3), which exempts activity from CEQA where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Here, a homeless solutions action plan can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that itself may have a significant effect on the environment; it will not result in any potential to impact the environment.
Section 3. City Council of the City of Fontana (“City Council”) supports the goals and strategies outlined in the Plan and hereby adopts the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, as a reference guide for addressing homelessness in the City.
Section 4. City Council hereby directs the City Manager of the City of Fontana (“City Manager”) to implement the strategies and actions outlined in the Plan and to coordinate, with relevant City departments, community partners, and stakeholders to ensure execution of the Plan. Furthermore, City Council directs the City Manager to provide regular updates to City Council on the progression of the Plan's, including key performance indicators and outcomes.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July, 2024.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 23rd day of July, 2024, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
City Clerk