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Stockton council endorses homeless pilot framework for Trinity Parkway, directs staff to complete vetting
Summary
After hours of testimony and debate, Stockton City Council endorsed a framework for a homelessness pilot aimed at the Trinity Parkway encampment and directed staff to complete insurance, environmental and county clearances, list community partners, and return with a finalized operational agreement for council approval.
Mayor Christina Fugazi and council members spent the bulk of their April 29 meeting debating a proposed two-month homelessness pilot focused on the large encampment along Trinity Parkway.
Councilwoman Michelle Padilla, who chairs the ad hoc homelessness committee, presented the effort as urgent and experimental. "We are acting. We are testing, and we are being honest with the public about the challenges and the steps ahead," she said, urging a measured pilot that would include intake, triage, showers, meals and case management.
City Manager Michael Colangelo told council the city had already declared a local state of emergency and set aside contingency funds to allow expedited procurement and cleanup operations. "The council made the decision that enough is enough," he said, describing…
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