R-10320Council Meeting of July 8, 2008 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER ios2o~CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADVOCATING THAT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION EXPEDITE THE USE OF THE
THREE BUILDINGS ON THE WEST LOS ANGELES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
CAMPUS FOR LONG TERM THERAPEUTIC HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2007,. the Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs designated three buildings, 205, 208 and 209, on the West Los Angeles Veterans
Administration campus for long term therapeutic housing and services for homeless
veterans; and
WHEREAS, the designation follows years of intensive bipartisan coalition building
lead by Councilmember Shriver and the City; and
WHEREAS, it has been nearly one year since the designation and the buildings are
still not in use for long term therapeutic housing for homeless veterans; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica shares the goal of using these three buildings
for the establishment of critically needed homeless veterans therapeutic housing; and
WHEREAS, Senator Feinstein and Congressman Waxman secured Federal
legislation Public Law 110-161 which imposes restrictions on certain commercial uses and
transfers of land and affirms the terms of the original donation of land to keep the facility for
veterans; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges and appreciates the work of Senator Feinstein,
Congressman Waxman and Supervisor Yaroslavsky and looks forward to continuing the
concerted effort to achieve the critical mandate to serve our homeless veterans; and
WHEREAS, enhanced sharing agreements or disposition of buildings through the
McKinney-Vento Act are both viable options that are actively being pursued and rely on the
concerted efforts of the Veterans Administration; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE to dedicate our efforts and resources to advocate that the Veterans
Administration expeditiously move to use these three buildings on the West Los Angeles
Veterans Administration campus as soon as possible for the long term therapeutic housing
and services for homeless veterans.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of July, 2C""
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 10320 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 8th day of July, 2008, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor
Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
Noes: Council members: Shriver
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: McKeown
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Maria Stewart, City Jerk