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Shalom Center asks council to allow 13 people to sleep overnight in Hope Hub; council concurs
Summary
The Shalom Center requested an amendment to its conditional use permit to allow 13 people to sleep overnight in a Hope Hub area year-round; the council opened a public hearing, heard from an organizational representative and approved concurrence with the amendment.
At the Jan. 21 meeting the council opened a public hearing on a Conditional Use Permit Amendment (item B3) for a shelter facility at 4314 39th Avenue. Esther Roberts, speaking for the Shalom Center, requested the permit change to allow a Hope Hub area to be used residentially in the evenings and to permit 13 people to sleep overnight "365 nights per year." Roberts said the organization sought corresponding operational-plan changes and was available to answer questions.
The council closed the public hearing after no other speakers came forward, moved to approve the amendment and voted to concur with the committee recommendation. The motion carried with no recorded opposition.
The amendment, as described in the hearing, would change the Shalom Center's conditional-use operations to permit overnight occupancy in a specified area; Roberts asked the council to approve both the operational-plan change and the occupancy number. The council's concurrence advances the amendment through the local approval process; the meeting record indicates no conditions or amendments were raised during the board's discussion.
The council did not discuss staffing model, funding or detailed oversight conditions in the public record at this meeting; those operational details were not specified in the hearing record.
