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Board committee backs 15‑year Gerald Avenue lease for hybrid safe‑parking and cabin site despite community concerns
Summary
The committee recommended the Board approve a 15‑year lease for 2177 Gerald Avenue to be used as a hybrid safe‑parking and cabin shelter. The proposed initial phase would include about 60 cabins and 20 safe‑parking stalls; HSH estimated city tenant improvements and amortized costs, and BLA estimated a program cost of roughly $90,000 per slot in first‑year calculations.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee moved forward a resolution to lease 2177 Gerald Avenue for a hybrid temporary shelter program combining cabins and safe parking. HSH described community engagement, proposed services and costs and the program’s intended goal of stabilizing people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
Deputy Director Emily Cohen said the site would be leased for an initial 15‑year term with two 5‑year options to extend, and the annual base rent is approximately $2.5 million beginning nine months after lease execution. HSH estimated one‑time tenant improvements of roughly $7.5 million; the city’s contribution was estimated at…
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