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Committee recommends continuing Vista safe-parking program with Jewish Family Service under ERF3 funds
Summary
Staff recommended the City Council approve a contract amendment to extend Jewish Family Service’s safe-parking program in Vista using ERF3 funding. Presenters reviewed program outcomes, capacity and costs; committee members pressed for data on exits, children in cars and cost-per-positive-exit metrics.
City staff recommended the City Council approve a contract amendment with Jewish Family Service (JFS) to continue Vista’s safe-parking program using ERF3 funds awarded to the city.
Staff briefed the committee on the program history: the city approved an initial JFS contract for safe parking on Jan. 10, 2023, and the contract has since been amended; the item before the committee would extend services starting June 25, 2025, for 12 months with an option to extend through June 30, 2027, limited to ERF3 funding availability. Staff said the ERF3 application included $1,100,000 for the safe-parking program.
Staff described program requirements in the…
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