RESOLUTION NO. ____ ( N.C.S.)
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LEAD ME HOME UPDATE-5 YEAR PLAN TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES AS A KEY STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENT WHEREAS, reducing homelessness is an important priority of the Salinas City Council; and WHEREAS, over the last five years, the City of Salinas (“City”) has significantly stepped up by providing a leadership role in addressing homelessness within its jurisdictional boundaries and San Benito and Monterey Counties; and WHEREAS, the City is the Administrative Entity on behalf of the Salinas/Monterey, San Benito Counties Continuum of Care (“CoC”) for the non-entitlement Emergency Solutions Grant and California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program; and WHEREAS, in recognition of Salinas unique regional role in addressing homelessness, the Mayor holds a permanent seat on the Lead Me Home Leadership Council of Monterey and San Benito Counties (Leadership Council); and WHEREAS, in 2020, the Leadership Council authorized the complete rewrite of the original Lead Me Home 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness; and WHEREAS, the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers (CHSP), the Administrative Entity for the CoC, coordinated the development of the Lead Me Home Update 5-Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness in Monterey and San Benito Counties (“LMHP”); and WHEREAS, the City partnered on the development of the LMHP by contributing staff time and funding in the amount of $50,000; and WHEREAS, CHSP contracted with Focus Strategies to develop the LMHP, which was completed in June 2021 and subsequently approved by the Leadership Council, and WHEREAS, the LMHP will benefit the City, Monterey County, other CoC jurisdictions, CHSP, service providers, and other stakeholders within Monterey and San Benito Counties by aligning and coordinating around a shared set of objectives and strategies in reducing homelessness in order to maximize impact and ensure federal and state grant requirements are met.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Salinas City Council hereby accepts the Lead Me Home Update 5-Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness in Monterey and San Benito Counties (Exhibit A) as a key strategic planning and implementation document for the City of Salinas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of February 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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