HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Affordable Housing Week Proclamation - PDF - 06.22.2016w VKOJJII
WHEREAS, affordable housing is a regional issue that requires regional solutions and
participation from all cities and the County; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara county is home to more than 6,500 individuals experiencing
homelessness on any given night, 71% of whom are unsheltered; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara County is ranked the 3rd most expensive housing region in
North America, with median rental prices averaging $3,500 and median
home purchase prices nearing $1 million; and
WHEREAS, like-minded 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 despite
rising rents, the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies, and sequestration
of housing assistance programs; and
WHEREAS, SV@Home and its partner agencies have organized 24 Affordable Housing
Week events to showcase the crucial value of, and need for, affordable
housing in San Jose and Santa Clara County.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby
proclaim the week of May Thirteenth through May Twentieth, Two Thousand and Sixteen
as
Affordable Housing Week
in Santa Clara County to recognize the successful efforts of SV@Home, Housing Trust
Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and other nonprofit agencies working to
increase affordable housing opportunities in Santa Clara County.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, May Seventeenth, Two Thousand and Sixteen.
Barry Chang, Mayor