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Fort Lauderdale reports decline in camping complaints, expands outreach and treatment placements
Summary
City staff updated the commission on enforcement of House Bill 1365 and the city ordinance prohibiting public camping, reported enforcement and outreach data, and outlined new grant‑funded treatment placements and an $850,000 grant pending HUD agreement for hotspot response.
Chris Cooper, acting assistant city manager, gave the commission a monthly update on homelessness work, beginning with state and local legal context. "House Bill 13 65 created a section of Florida statute that compelled municipalities and counties to prohibit camping on public property," Cooper said, and he noted the city adopted ordinance sections 16‑32 and 16‑33 to implement the law and required reporting.
Cooper presented February operational data: the city received 234 homelessness‑related service requests in February, 149 of which were for public camping; that represented a 22% month‑to‑month decrease from January. Outreach teams — Fort Lauderdale Police officers assigned to the homeless outreach team — inspected reported locations within five days as required by statute,…
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