CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO. 18819
SERIES 2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY OF
MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS, AND LOS ALTOS HILLS ( CSA) AS A RESOURCE HUB FOR THE
UNHOUSED AND UNSTABLY HOUSED IN THE COMMUNITY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A FISCAL YEAR 2023- 24 AGREEMENT WITH CSA FOR A CAPITAL FUNDING CONTRIBUTION IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 1, 000, 000 WHEREAS, the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills CSA") has been the City of Mountain View' s safety net for more than 65 years as a part of the Emergency Assistance Network ( EAN) and is a vital, multi -faceted service provider offering a range of programs for residents in need of assistance; and WHEREAS, the City has partnered with CSA for ongoing homelessness - prevention initiatives, such as rental assistance, outreach, case management, and the Senior Nutrition program, in addition to innovative programs that break new ground, such as a Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program called Elevate MV; and
WHEREAS, the City and CSA have a collaborative commitment to serve the unhoused and unstably housed through the existing service site, with CSA serving as a resource hub for the community and providing information to Mountain View' s unhoused and unstably housed; and WHEREAS, City recognition of CSA as a resource hub aligns with services already provided by CSA and the ongoing and future collaboration between the City and CSA for homeless case management and supports Council' s policy direction to leverage resources and partnerships to support our unhoused residents; and
WHEREAS, the City' s recognition of CSA as a resource hub would position the parties to compete for grants ( including, for example, grants for case -management services), individually or jointly; and
WHEREAS, the City' s recognition of CSA as a resource hub will further facilitate collaboration between the parties and enable the City to direct the community to a Mountain View site point of contact for homeless resources and supportive services, a site which is supported by case managers with drop -in hours, as well as enable the City to distribute unhoused and unstably housed communications for display and dissemination at CSA, all of which enhance communication with the community; and
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WHEREAS, in furtherance of the City' s partnership with CSA, the City desires to recognize CSAasa resourcehub for the community and support CSAwith a grant of $1,000,000 for capital improvements to rehabilitate the existing site and to be a catalyst for a funding campaign to meet CSA's future facility needs to better serve the community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby recognizes CSAas a resource hub for the City and community in providing servicesto the unhoused and unstably housed; and be it
FURTHERRESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby authorizes the City Manageror designeeto executea FiscalYear2023-24grant funding agreementwith CSA for capital improvements to rehabilitate the existing site in an amount not to exceed $1,000, 000.
Theforegoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted at a RegularMeeting of the CityCouncilof the Cityof Mountain View, duly held onthe 27th dayof June2023, bythe following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Abe- Koga, Kamei, Matichak, Ramirez, Ramos, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor Hicks
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
ALISON HICKS
MAYOR
Pursuant to Mountain View Charter § 709( b), I do hereby certify that the foregoing is an original or a correct copy of the Resolution passedand adopted by the City Council of the City of Mountain View at a RegularMeeting held on the 27th day of June2023, by the foregoing vote.
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