HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2021-077 - Declaring a shelter crisis pursuant to the Shelter Crisis Law (gov. code section 8698 et seq.)RESOLUTION NO. 2021-077
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
DECLARING A SHELTER CRISIS PURSUANT TO THE SHELTER
CRISIS LAW (GOV. CODE SECTION 8698 ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, Government Code section 8698(d) provides that a "shelter crisis" is a situation in
which a significant number of persons are without the ability to obtain shelter resulting in a threat
to their health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Shasta County Point -in -Time Report provided that four hundred fifty-four
(454) individuals within the City of Redding "("City"), including veterans, women, children,
individuals with disabilities, senior citizens, and other vulnerable groups, are experiencing
unsheltered homelessness within the City; and
WHEREAS, many of those unable to obtain shelter reside on the streets, in alleys and doorways,
along the Sacramento River and its tributaries, and in unlawful encampments throughout the City;
and
WHEREAS, these individuals lack adequate sanitary facilities and are at risk from theft, crime,
and extreme weather conditions; and
WHEREAS, these conditions threaten the health and safety of the unsheltered population and
likewise threaten the public health and safety of the public at large, contribute to a draw on public
resources, and threaten the environmental health of the City's waterways; and
WHEREAS, a declaration of a "shelter crisis" provides flexibility to address the aforementioned
conditions by suspending state laws which might otherwise hinder or delay a city's ability to
address the effects of the shelter crisis; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to limit the suspension of state law only to those
areas and facilities granted a permit from the City Council to establish a emergency shelter site and
that no suspension of state law shall result in any other area of the City by means of this resolution;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that strict compliance with state statutes and regulations may
prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted ordinances to permit the establishment of emergency
shelter sites and facilities which will mitigate the effects of a shelter crisis;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT: 90
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1. The recitals set forth herein are true, correct, and are adopted as findings of fact.
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2. A shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code section 8698 et seq. exists in the City of
Redding and is hereby declared.
The effective period of the shelter crisis shall commence on the effective date of Ordinance
Nos. 2637 and 2638, and shall continue until such time that a resolution is adopted by the
City Council terminating the shelter crisis.
4. This resolution shall not be construed as providing a property right or entitlement to any
particular use of land during the duration of the shelter crisis.
5. The declaration of a shelter crisis accomplished by this resolution shall not result in the
suspension of any state housing, health, habitability, planning and zoning, or safety
standard or procedure established by State law in any area of the City not formally
approved by resolution of the City Council in accord with the Redding Municipal Code as
an emergency shelter site.
5. This resolution shall take effect on the date that Ordinance Nos. 2637 and 2638 are
effective.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 15th day of June, 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mezzano, Schreder, Winter, and Resner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
PAMELA MIZE, City C r
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KRISTEN SC DER, Vice Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BARRY E. De ALT, City Attorney
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