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Council agrees to revisit ordinance options for chronically homeless individuals after staff review
Summary
Councilmember Mateucci won council concurrence to bring back a staff report exploring an ordinance and shelter-expansion options aimed at chronically homeless individuals who refuse shelter; staff and the city attorney clarified current citation and arrest discretion and requested time to prepare options
Councilmember Mateucci requested council concurrence to return an item that would examine possible legal and operational approaches to address chronically homeless individuals who repeatedly refuse shelter or outreach. He proposed staff explore an ordinance modeled on a recent San Jose ordinance, increased temporary shelter beds (for example, low-cost military-style tents located away from residential or retail areas), and…
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