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Resolution No. 18-146
RESOLUTION DECLARING A SHELTER CRISPS 1111 BUTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, California's Governor Edmund) G. Brown, Jr. and the members of the California Legislature have
recognized the urgent and immediate need for funding at the local level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature have provided funding to local governments under the Homeless
Emergency Aid Program as part of SB 850(Housing) and the 2018-19 Budget Act(Chapter 48,Statutes of 2018); and
WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature require jurisdictions seeking an allocation through the Homeless
Emergency Aid Program to declare a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code section 86918 etseq.,• and
WHEREAS, Butte County has participated with the Continuum of Care in the development of a homelessness plan
and undertaken multiple efforts at the Vocal level to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 8698 et seq. permits a Board of Supervisors to declare a shelter crisis upon
a finding that a significant number of persons located within the County are unable to find shelter, and that their inability
to find shelter creates a threat to the health and safety of those persons„ and
WHEREAS, upon a declaration of a shelter crisis, a Board of Supervisors may allow public facilities, which are
defined as vacant or underutilized buildings that the County owns, leases, or otherwise controls, to be occupied by
homeless individuals under conditions provided by other statutes; and
WHEREAS, the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council identified 1,195 homeless persons,from,
the 2017 Homeless Point in Time Census and Survey Report, located within Butte County who are homeless and many are
living without shelter; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors finds that the inum,ber of homeless individuals located within
Butte County is significant, and these persons are without the ability to obtain shelter; and
WHEREAS,the Butte County Board of Supervisors finds that the health and safety of unsheltered persons in Butte
County is threatened by a lack of shelter; and
WHEREAS, the ButteCounty Board of Supervisors affirms its commitment to combatting homelessness and
creating or augmenting a continuum of shelter and service options for those living without shelter in our communities.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors as follows:
1. A shelter crisis pursuant to Government Code section 8698 etseq. exists in Butte County.
2. The County is authorized to participate in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program.
3. A public facility(County Designated Facility)is defined per Government Code section 8698(c)and includes,
without limitation,vacant or underutilized facilities and properties which are currently owned',,operated,
leased, or maintained by Butte County, or a,ny of its subordinate agencies, through money derived by
taxation or assessment.
4. For the term of this Resolution, any state or local regulatory statute, regulation, or ordinance prescribing
standards of housing, health, or safety shall be suspended for a County Designated Facility to the extent
that strict oommp|iance would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the
shelter crisis. The County may enact local health and safety standards to be operative during the shelter
crisis to ensure rniminna| health and safety.
5. The use of any County Designated Facility for emergency sheltering must be approved by the Board of
Supervisors. If the County Designated Facility is within an incorporated jurisdiction, the affected
jurisdiction must also have adeclaration ofashelter crisis. The Board mfSupervisors shall not consider or
approve such ause vvithautconcurrence ofthe affected jurisdiction.
6. When requested by the County, organizations that provide homeless shelter sem/ices within the
boundaries of Butte County may smbmit proposals to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for
consideration for the use ofaCounty Designated Facility injurisdictions that have declared ashelter crisis.
The CAO may discuss viable proposals with the affected jurisdiction and may bring viable proposals to the
Board of Supervisors for consideration, with concurrence of the affected jurisdiction. Upon Board of
Supervisors approval and direction, to the [AO, the County may enter into an agreement with the
organization to operate o shelter, pursuant to Government Code section 8698 et seq., in a County
Designated Facility, oolonger than the duration nfthe crisis.
7. Per Government Code section 86910 et seq., the County shall he immune from liability for ordinary
negligence in the provision of emergency housing pursuant to Section 8698.2, limited to conditions, acts,
or omissions directly related to, and which would not occur but for, the provision ofemergency housing.
8. This resolution, and shelter crisis declaration, shall expire on Jlune 30, 2021.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board mfSupervisors this 25`h day of September, 2018, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk,Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTNN�G: None
Steve Lambert;�dhair
Butte County Board nf Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken,Chief Administrative Officer
and j2e–M—of-the B�7rd-�Supervisors
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