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Committee advances temporary vehicle triage pilot at 2340 San Jose Ave; staff outline one-year plan with 33 spots and solar power
Summary
The committee forwarded an ordinance to allow temporary overnight vehicle parking and triage at 2340 San Jose Avenue. Staff said the pilot would provide up to 33 spaces, sanitation, solar lighting and case management, run about a year, and require $500,000–$700,000 in capital improvements with a $200,000 one-year budget allocation.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee forwarded a proposal to allow a temporary vehicle triage site at 2340 San Jose Avenue, a pilot intended to provide a managed location for individuals living in vehicles to access sanitation, case management and services while staff work to transition them into more permanent housing.
Supervisor Safaeed described the pilot as a temporary, near-term response to a growing number of people living in RVs, vans and cars. "This is not a permanent fix. This is more about transitioning them from their existing vehicles into more permanent housing and accessing a more permanent housing option," the supervisor said.
Dylan Schneider, manager of policy and legislative affairs at the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), said the site would be secured and managed, limited to clients engaged with HSH outreach, and would offer about 33 parking spots (three reserved for staff), an office trailer for 24/7 staff, temporary toilets and sanitation, privacy screening on the perimeter fence, and solar-powered lighting and a solar generator. Schneider said construction would begin in October with the site expected to open in November and operate for roughly one year.
Diego Sanchez of the Planning Department said the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the ordinance on Aug. 29 with a modification to allow the procedure to be usable at other sites (the ordinance before the committee in this draft authorized Planning Department approval only for this site). A Mission Housing representative told the committee Mission Housing supports the temporary use and that the triage center would not delay the planned 137-unit, 100% family-affordable development slated for the site.
Committee members asked about families and priority access; staff said families would be "highly encouraged" to use temporary shelter but could remain on-site if necessary and that the pilot would prioritize residents from District 11 initially. Staff estimated capital improvements of about $500,000–$700,000 to ready the site and said the Board added roughly $200,000 in one-time funds for the year. The committee forwarded the item to the full Board as a committee report for first reading.
Next steps: the item will be considered by the full Board of Supervisors; staff said they expect to begin construction in October and open the pilot by November if the Board proceeds.
