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YAKIMA,
AGENDA STATEMENT
For Meeting of: DecemberIte
m 8,No.2 0
ITEM TITLE:
Homeless PerssoisntsanMueom
Manage
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City Memorial Proclamationr
SUBMITTED BY EXPLANATION:
Cally Price,As
SUMMARY
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`W}}(�EcEf., adequate housing is essentialforhealthy communities; and
WHEREAS, winter poses a hardship to the 180 unsheltered women, men, youth, and
children counted in this year's Point in crime count in (Yakima County and another 351 in
emergency shelters; and
WHEREAS; more than 40 individuals in our community are known to have died this
year who have lived without a permanent, safe place to call home as well as those unknown to
us who have died too soon because of the experience of homelessness; and
WHEREAS; December 21st is WationalHomekss Persons'Wiemorial-Day as
designated by the National Coalition for the.i-fomeless and the Stationali-fealth Care for the
Homeless Council- and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the special challenges and trauma the pandemic has
presented to communities nationwide this year, citizens of(Yakima are encouraged to promote
compassion and generosity for all people, especially the poor and the homeless.
WOW, THE E'TO`R`4 I Patricia Byers, 144ayor of the City of(Yakima and on behalf of
the City Council- do hereby proclaim Saturday, December21, 2020, as
"flfomeCess Persons' AlemoriaC Day "
in the City of(Yakima andas€all residents to take a moment of silence in remembrance of those
who passedfrom ailments or conditions related to homelessness and encourage support for local
efforts to eliminate homelessness in our community.
Dated this 8th day of December, 2020
Patricia Byers, Wfayor