...Title
Shelter Pilot Program (Doan)
...Recommendations
1. Direct the City Manager to:
a. Direct Staff to prepare a Manager’s Budget Addendum (MBA) to study the feasibility of this Pilot Program and return to Council with a report of findings as quickly as possible.
b. Work with the City Attorney to assess changing San José’s municipal code to allow for amplified tow authority and encampment abatement in the pilot zone of this memorandum.
c. Work with the IGR team to prioritize championing change of the CVC and other state laws in the next legislative session.
d. Evaluate costs and a path forward to ballot measures needed, if any, to turn any pilot location sites referenced in this memo or agreed upon by staff and the councilmember of a district into viable locations.
e. Coordinate with private partners identified in the memo to achieve funding for this project, including construction and ongoing services/expenses.
f. Work with the Councilmember to determine a location within their respective district to construct pre-engineered congregate shelter buildings as described in this memorandum.
i.The preferred site is the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Coordinate with the County to prioritize five-acres of the Fairgrounds site, expedite construction, share ongoing costs, and develop the network of social services needed at the pilot location.
ii.If the fairgrounds recommendation cannot be achieved, prioritize work on the Singleton and Remillard locations.
iii.If none of these sites are viable, recommend alternative sites.
g. Reserve all in progress EIH housing, RV parking, tiny homes, and other projects in Districts 2, 7, and 10 for residents of the pilot program area only.
h. Develop performance indicators to track the pilot’s effectiveness to support expanding the program if successful.
i. Identify available and needed data to generate reports and help drive informed decisions.
j. Develop systems to track services and activities to supp...
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