...Title
Preserving Our Progress - Guadalupe River Trail. (Mayor, Torres, and Davis)
...Recommendations
Direct the City Manager to promptly implement a “no return zone” that prevents re-encampment along the Guadalupe River Trail between 280/87/Woz Way and 87/Julian St using existing resources available through the Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grant and the FY 23-24 Adopted Budget, including:
1. Deploying a rapid-response abatement team comprising the two therapeutic specialists funded in the FY 2023-2024 Adopted Budget, or other appropriate classification, to work in close concert with the BeautifySJ team and the San José Police Department (SJPD) to engage with unsheltered residents and advance abatement operations in a safe and humane way; and
2. Enforcing park rules set forth by the City’s Municipal Code and installing signage with posted park rules as required by law; and
3. Utilizing SJPD’s Guadalupe River Trail Bike Patrol Program; and
4. Coordinating with the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy (GRPC) to ensure frequent and robust activation along the river trail, leveraging the $200,000 in City grant funding to GRPC from the ERF to sustain the revitalization project.