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REPORT - 30-DAY EXTENSION FOR EMERGENCY WINTER SHELTER BED PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM FROM APRIL 1, 2016 TO APRIL 30, 2016
BACKGROUND: The City desires to extend by thirty (30) days from April 1, 2016 to April 30, 2016, the winter shelter bed program at Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter, which provides 50 beds in the gymnasium portion of the shelter during the winter months (November 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016); and the Community Homeless Assistance Pilot Program (CHAPP), which allows owners to use their properties or facilities, which meet Zoning Code requirements, for safe parking, the placement of portable toilets, and temporary shelter, also during the winter months (November 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016).
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Department of Housing and Community Services that the Council, by two (2) separate resolutions, approve a 30-day extension to the winter shelter bed program at the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter and th...
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