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RESOLUTION NO.3862
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,
ENDORSING AND RELATING TO RENTON'S PARTICIPATION IN A
COMMUNITY PLAN ENTITLED "A ROOF OVER EVERY BED IN KING
COUNTY:OUR COMMUNITY'S TEN-YEAR PLAN TO END
HOMELESSNESS."
WHEREAS,it is estimated that there are over 8,000 people who experience
hotpelessnessi.n KingCollnty on a,nygiven night;and
WHEREAS,thirteen percent ofKing County's homeless households reported South King
County as their last permanent address;and
WHEREAS,a "homeless household"is made up of homeless individuals (related or not)
who used to reside at the same permanent address;and
WHEREAS,the City of Renton has supported community-based responses to
homelessness through ongoing financial support for programs that prevent homelessness or
provide emergency shelter and transitional housing;and
WHEREAS,in 2007 the City of Renton has budgeted $118,806 in operating support for
initiatives addressing homelessness;and
WHEREAS,the community,including local governments,the United Way ofKing
County,the faith community,the business community and non-profit organizations have worked
over the last several years to develop a plan outlining new efforts to address homelessness;and
WHEREAS,the City ofRenton wants to make public its endorsement of the plan entitled
"A Roof Over Every Bed in King County:Our Community's Ten-Year Plan to End
Homelessness;"
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RESOLUTION NO.3862
NOW ~THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON,DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.The City Council endorses the goals of "A Roof Over Every Bed
in King County:Our Community's Ten-Year Plan to End Home1essness"and concurs with the
Plan's "commitment to ensure that there is an appropriate,affordable roof over the bed of
everyone living in King County -whether young or old,living alone or with families,sick or
well."
SECTION II.The City will work with other governmental officials,the United
Way of King County,faith and civic groups,communities of color,philanthropies,the business
community,non-profit housing and service providers,and others to implement this plan over the
next ten years.
SECTIONID.The City recognizes that additional resources will be required in
order to meet the ambitious goals included in the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and that
I09ill governrnellt res.0l.lrces are not adequate tOilchieve these goals.Therefore,the City of
Renton will support efforts to increase funding at the federal and state levels to pursue the goals
of the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5 t h day of _~M=-ar=...:c"'--"h-'------,2007.
Bonnie 1.Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 5 t h day of_---'-'M=a-=-r-=:.c=h -----.J,2007.
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RESOLUTION NO.3862
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Lawrence J Warren,City Attorney
RES.1246:2/22/07:ma
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