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Sunnyvale staff detail safe-parking limits, inclement-weather pilot and small non-congregate program
Summary
City staff told the Housing and Human Services Commission they have not found a feasible publicly owned site for RV safe parking and highlighted an inclement-weather hotel pilot and a five-room non-congregate program that served 38 households; staff are pursuing faith-based/private partnerships and will present a homelessness strategy to council on Dec. 2.
City staff briefed the Housing and Human Services Commission on Nov. 24 about the city's approach to safe parking and short-term sheltering, saying publicly owned lots large enough for RV safe-parking sites have not been identified and that staff are pursuing partnerships with faith-based organizations and private lots.
Amanda, the housing officer, summarized the city's work since the council passed a safe-parking ordinance last November: the ordinance allows small sites (2–10 vehicles) and large sites (11+ vehicles) by permit but staff have not located publicly owned lots that meet feasibility parameters (staff said such lots…
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