RESOLUTION NO. 6479-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION
OF WEST COUNTY COMMUNITYY SERVICES (WCCS) TO THE SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, West County Community Services (WCCS), work to strengthen and empower individuals, families, and communities by providing access to critical social programs to at-risk and vulnerable populations. Through the work of West County Community Services, all youth, adults, families and seniors in Sonoma County are afforded the opportunity to be resilient, informed and resourceful, emotionally well, and self-sufficient. and, WHEREAS, WCCS is applying for funding from the Sonoma County Community Development Commission to replace two deteriorated mobile homes with new tiny homes to improve the housing units available at the City-owned, WCCS operated Park Village mobile home site at 6665 Sebastopol Avenue as an affordable housing site; and
WHEREAS, WCCS has partnered with the City of Sebastopol since 2017 to successfully operate Park Village, a City-owned mobile home park operated as a cost-effective and sustainable solution to affordably house low income residents; and, WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol finds that persons of very low and low income are experiencing increasing difficulty in locating and maintaining adequate, safe and sanitary affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, WCCS provides site management through an on-site manager as well as a full-time Case Manager, who will provide Case Management to the families/individuals in residence; and, WHEREAS, WCCS’s investment in Tiny Homes to replace dilapidated trailers is consistent with the City Council’s Goal of enhance housing opportunities in Sebastopol and, when possible, provide assistance to housing projects; and,
WHEREAS, WCCS’s investment to purchase new Tiny Homes is also consistent with the City’s General Plan, in that it fulfills several Policies in the City’s Adopted Housing Element, including:
Policy B-3: Maintain mobile home park;
Policy D-2 – Encourage expansion of housing opportunities for extremely low-income households;
Policy H-2 – coordinate housing activities with Sonoma County and other suitable organizations to administer the City’s housing programs.
Policy D-6 – Work to prevent homelessness and support housing services to the homeless. And,
WHEREAS, WCCS’s application supports the Council’s goal to Enhance housing opportunities in Sebastopol and, when possible, provide assistance to housing projects.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Sebastopol does hereby support West County Community Services’ application to the Sonoma County Community Development Commission for Funding.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of October, 2022.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by City of Sebastopol City Council following a roll call vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Glass, Gurney, Rich, Vice Mayor Hinton and Mayor Slayter Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
APPROVED:
Mayor Patrick Slayter
ATTEST: ______________________________
Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney