HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Affordable Housing Week 2017PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, affordable housing is a regional issue that requires regional solutions and participation
from all cities and the County; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara County ranks among the most expensive housing regions in the United
States, with median rental prices averaging approximately $3,500 and median home values nearing
$1 million; and
WHEREAS, it requires a household income of $140,000 to afford the median rent, which is out of
reach for teachers, health workers, retail salespeople, construction workers, and other employees
needed to ensure a good quality of life, even for many dual-income households; and
WHEREAS, the lack of available, affordable housing requires that workers drive long distances to
get to jobs, increasing transportation congestion and impacting air quality; and
WHEREAS, likeminded organizations and individuals throughout Santa Clara County are
dedicated to providing safe, stable, permanent and affordable housing to all members of the
community, as well as continuing to bring the issue of affordable housing to the forefront of
discussion in Silicon Valley; and
WHEREAS, SV@Home and its partner agencies have organized over 20 Affordable Housing Week
events to showcase the crucial value of, and need for, affordable housing throughout Santa Clara
County;
WHEREAS, through the adoption of the City of Cupertino Housing Mitigation Program in 1992, the
City has secured 259 total below market rate units, of which 121 units are for-sale units and 142 are
rental units; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino is hosting a First Time Homebuyer Workshop as part of
Affordable Housing week to provide education and resources to the community.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino do hereby proclaim
the week of May 12th through May 19th of 2017 as
Affordable Housing Week
to recognize the successful efforts SV@Home, Housing Trust Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley
Leadership Group, West Valley Community Services, Working Partnerships, the Law Foundation of
Silicon Valley, Sacred Heart Community Services, Destination: Home and other nonprofit agencies
working to increase affordable housing opportunities in Santa Clara County. Passed and Adopted
on the Sixteenth of May, Two Thousand and Seventeen.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino
to be affixed this Tuesday, May Sixteenth, Two Thousand and Seventeen.
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Savita Vaidhyanathan
Mayor