RESOLUTION NO. 2022-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
RELATING TO THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS FOR AND MEMBERSHIP IN
THE MONTEREY COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND
FINDINGS
1. WHEREAS, homelessness in the Monterey County region has increased over time to at least 2,422 people as of the 2019 Point in Time Count; and
2. WHEREAS, the City of Gonzales recognizes that homelessness is a regional issue; and
3. WHEREAS, homelessness, locally, is a result of various causes that includes a lack of affordable and supportive housing units, the high cost of workforce housing, a shortage of jobs that result in wages that pay for local rents, mental illness and substance use, the high cost of land and housing development, and more; and
4. WHEREAS, in Monterey County, there appears to be a shortfall of beds and units in each housing category, making the goal of ending homelessness in our region extremely difficult to attain without adding more housing units; and
5. WHEREAS, the concept of adding to the supply of supportive housing - supportive housing meaning where a person who may have formerly been homeless is able to secure and maintain his or her housing provided that services are provided to the individual to help them stay successfully in housing - is deemed to be beneficial to solving especially the needs of the chronically homeless; and
6. WHEREAS, in 2022, Monterey County leaders worked to develop a mechanism that would share the power of securing funding for various types of housing that can address our homelessness crisis, with a focus on developing more supportive housing units; and
7. WHEREAS, this regional agreement to apply for a trust fund allowed for the creation of the Monterey County Regional (Trust), a Trust established to secure both public and private dollars and to ensure that Monterey County as a region attains its share of State resources approved by California residents and the California Legislature to address housing and homelessness via the provision of more housing units, especially supportive housing; and
8. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to form a Regional Housing Trust Fund, Monterey County Regional Housing Trust Fund, the City of Gonzales desires the County of Monterey to be the lead administrator of the Monterey County Housing Trust Fund; and This Resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Gonzales authorizes the County of Monterey to apply to jointly form the Monterey County Regional Housing Trust Fund (MCRHTF) with the County of Monterey, and the joint cities to authorize Monterey County to apply for LHTF Program funds on the City of Gonzales’s behalf, and agrees to use all such funds on Eligible Projects in a manner consistent and in compliance with all applicable state and
federal statutes, rules, regulations, and laws, including, without limitation, all rules and laws regarding the LHTF Program, as well as any and all contracts the City of Gonzales may have with the Department ("Eligible Project").
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES:
1. That it hereby authorizes the City's membership in the REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND; and be it also
2. RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales that the City's contribution towards the Trust will come from the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program or other local funds; and be it also
3. RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales desires to join the Monterey County Regional Housing Trust Fund by authorizing the County of Monterey to execute all Agreements related to the Trust Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES this 2 nd day of May 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
APPROVED:
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Jose L. Rios, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michael Rodriguez, City Attorney