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Encinitas public-safety commission urges quick action as safe-parking program faces closure
Summary
Commissioners and dozens of public commenters urged City Council and staff to quickly bridge funding and operator gaps before the JFS-run safe parking program ends, pressing for a February public review of the Homeless Action Plan and consideration of temporary funding or proven operators such as Dreams for Change.
Chair Czauskas convened the Encinitas Public Health & Safety Commission meeting, where commissioners, city staff and residents focused on the imminent end of the JFS safe parking program and the commission—s role in advising City Council. Public commenters described the program as the city—s only year-round overnight option for people living in vehicles and said its closure would create a severe service gap for seniors, disabled residents and others in precarious housing.
Ad hoc commissioners Seldin and Vaughn presented the commission—s review of the Homeless Action Plan (HAP) update. They outlined deliverables including a public hearing on the draft HAP, quarterly public reporting of enforcement statistics, ordinance/code review for enforcement…
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