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Oceanside Council approves move and extension of safe-parking program to senior center
Summary
The council approved an amendment to extend and increase the city's safe-parking contract with Dreams for Change and to relocate the program to the Oceanside Country Club Senior Center, adding Measure X funding and monthly reporting requirements amid community concerns about seniors and site impacts.
The Oceanside City Council on Feb. 18 approved Amendment 1 to the city's safe-parking contract with Dreams for Change, expanding the program, extending services through Dec. 31, 2026, and relocating the lot to the Oceanside Country Club Senior Center at 455 Country Club Lane.
Tamika Tates, the city's homeless services manager, said the amendment raises the annual contract amount to $329,329 and noted a revised total contract ceiling of about $558,697. Staff requested a Measure X appropriation of $166,671 to cover program operations from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2026. Tates described the program's services as including overnight managed parking, case management, connections to housing and supportive services, on-site security and portable restroom and hand-washing stations.
The move from the Apple Street site to the senior…
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