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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.A.i.
For Meeting of: December 10, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Homeless Persons Memorial Proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Cally Price,Assistant to the City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Anita Monoian will accept the proclamation
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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` i&EREAS adequate(lousing is essential for flealtfy families and communities; and
tWFEI A S, winterposes extreme l ardsflip for the 22,000 homeless counted this year in
Washington State; the 228 men, women and children who are unsheltered in Yakima County, with
another 410 in either emergency shelters or transitional housing; and
`W'JLE12EA,S we recognize that without the coordinated efforts of focalservice providers and
community volunteers, those numbers would be higher, and
` i&EREAS in remembering the approximately 40 people known to have died in Yakima this
year without homes and those unknown to us in name who have died earlier than they should because
of experiencing homelessness in their rives; and
WIFEREAS, cDecember21st has been designated Nationallfomeless Persons'Sifriemorial(Day
by the National Coalition for the 1fomeless and the Nationalifealtf Care for the 1fomeless Council
and is so recognized by cities nationwide; and
` i&EREAS in this season of generosity and snaring, citizens of Yakima are encouraged to
commit themselves to promoting compassion and concern for aft brothers and sisters, especially those
who are poor and homeless; and
WIFEREAS, in remembering those who have died on the streets, the cause of ending
homelessness is kept urgent, as is the community's collective commitment to preventing such deaths in
the future.
NOW TI EREtFORE, I?Cathy Coffey, Mayor of the City of Yakima and on behalf of the
City Council do hereby proclaim Saturday, (December 21, 2019, as
"MO
me Persons' *femoral Day ,
in the City of Yakima in recognition of the people who have died without a home,from ailments or
conditions directly related to homelessness, I hereby aska/T residents to take a moment of silence in
remembrance and encourage support for all local efforts to eliminate homelessness in our community.
Dated this 10th day of(December, 2019
?Cathy Coffey, Mayor