Reconsider location and operator for pilot program allowing overnight car camping
In Plain English
The city council directed staff in February 2021 to create a safe parking program where people living in vehicles can park overnight legally. The program would provide basic services like restrooms and security at a designated location. The council now wants to revisit their earlier decisions about where to put this program and who should run it.
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Votes
Suspend the rules to discuss the reconsideration of Council's direction on February 2, 2021, for the selection of a site and operator
6 to 1
Suspend the rules and allow the representatives for the GRIP to give a presentation
6 to 1
Overrule the mayor's proposed time limit and allow up to fifteen minutes for the GRIP's presentation
6 to 1
Extend the meeting to 11:30 p.m.
7 to 0
Overrule the mayor and allow Ms. Sullivan to provide a response to the Council regarding the recent Contra Costa County letter sent to the GRIP for alleged failure to comply with contractual and operating standards
6 to 1
Select the Civic Center parking lot located at 25th Street and Barrett Avenue for Safe Vehicle Park. With friendly amendments: 1) utilize the Civic Center 2 site on Barrett Avenue for the Safe Vehicle Park with the Civic Center 1 site on Civic Center Plaza as the second choice; 2) accept and appropriate a $260,000 Homeless Emergency Aid Program grant from Contra Costa County for the program; 3) appropriate $300,000 of Affordable Housing In-lieu fee for the program; 4) authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute a sole source contract with the Housing Consortium of the East Bay, for an amount not to exceed $560,000, to establish and manage the SPP facility at Civic Center; 5) have East Bay Housing Consortium do outreach to subcontractors including GRIP and SOS!; 6) since funding has been offered by Prologis (new owner of Hilltop) for any site of the City of Richmond's choosing, direct staff to come back to the Council with any proposed agreement with Prologis; and 7) direct staff to also do outreach to churches and other private sites to take on a couple vehicles for a 90-day period
4 to 3
Suspend the rules and extend the meeting to discuss item G-5
3 to 3
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