HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 8651RESOLUTION NO. 8651
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 1C -THE HOUSING AND
EMERGENCY SHELTER TRUST FUND ACT OF 2006
WHEREAS, Californians need greater choice and a
sufficient supply of affordable homes for working families and
vulnerable people, including homes for disabled people, seniors
and families, homes near day care and services, and homes nearer
to jobs; and
WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that a state
investment in housing creates local housing opportunities, in
that the last state housing bond, Proposition 46, the Housing
Bond of 2002, brought millions of dollars into Santa Clara
County for housing; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 46 funds will be depleted by 2007
and the need for affordable housing remains urgent in that in
the Bay Area, a worker must earn $23 per hour to afford to rent
a typical 2-bedroom apartment, and a family must make at least
$166,000 per year to buy the average single family home, and
32,000 people remain homeless each night; and
WHEREAS, to continue the successes of Proposition 46,
the California Legislature has placed Proposition 1C, the
Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006, on the
November ballot as part of a long-term plan to rebuild
WHEREAS, Proposition 1C will dedicate and protect funds
to create housing options for 20,000 working families to buy a
home, 6,500 college graduates, retired seniors and essential
public safety workers to afford rent in their communities, 2,000
homeless families and individuals to find safe shelter and
services, and 2,800 farm workers to be housed through the
following programs:
• Multifamily Housing Program
apartments for seniors, families,
with disabilities;
$395 million to build
foster youth and people
• Emergency Housing Assistance Program -$50 million to build
and renovate emergency shelters and transitional rental
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•
homes for homeless families with children, battered women,
and individuals;
Supportive Housing Program
apartments with support services
disabilities, such as mental
disabilities;
$195 million to build
for people with chronic
illness or physical
• Farm Worker Housing Grant Program -$135 million to build
for-sale and rental homes for agricultural workers;
• Cal-HOME Program $300 million to fund a range of
homeownership programs;
• California Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance program -$200
million to provide assistance in the form of second loans
for down payment and closing costs;
• Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods -$125 million
for local jurisdictions to adopt measures to support
affordable housing;
• Affordable Housing Innovation Fund $100 million to
encourage development of innovative and cost-saving
approaches to housing development; and
• Housing Infrastructure Programs -$1.35 billion to provide
infill and transit-oriented housing and other
infrastructure needs related to home development.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto
does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby expresses its strong
support for Proposi tion 1C, the Housing and Emergency Shel ter
Trust Fund Act of 2006, and urges local voters to support the
measure.
SECTION 2. The City Council and staff are authorized to
provide impartial informational materials on the initiative
may be lawfully provided by the City's representatives.
public funds shall be used to campaign for or against
initiative.
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No
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SECTION 3. The residents of the City of Palo Al to are
encouraged to become well informed on the initiative and its
possible impacts.
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SECTION 4. The Council finds that this is not a project
under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore,
no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 10, 2006
AYES: BARTON, CORDELL, DREKMEIER, KLEIN,
KISHIMOTO, MORTON
NOES: MOSSAR
ABSENT: BEECHAM, KLEINBERG
ABSTENTIONS:
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