This resolution urges President Biden and FEMA to continue funding for San Francisco's Shelter-In-Place Hotel program through 2022, aimed at protecting vulnerable homeless populations from COVID-19. It has been passed by the city.
Resolution urging President Joseph R. Biden, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to sustain public assistance funding to the City and County of San Francisco through 2022 for the purpose of advancing and maintaining the Shelter-In-Place Hotel alternative housing program to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable homeless populations.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to sustain funding for the Shelter-In-Place Hotel program in San Francisco to protect vulnerable homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Shelter-in-Place order was issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating social distancing measures.
The City activated the first Shelter-in-Place hotel after a COVID-19 outbreak at a congregate shelter, providing shelter for vulnerable unhoused residents.
President Biden directed FEMA to provide funding for non-congregate sheltering at 100% federal cost share until September 30, 2021.
The Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 466-21 urging President Biden to extend FEMA funding for SIP Hotels through 2022.
The resolution became effective without the Mayor's signature, as it was not signed within the required time frame.
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