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Safe Parking LA pitches low‑cost vehicle‑parking program; council asks staff to identify local sites
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Safe Parking LA outlined how supervised overnight parking for people living in vehicles operates and estimated an average cost of about $5,000 per person annually; council asked staff to catalog potential Culver City locations and costs for a possible local pilot.
Matthew Tech, executive director of Safe Parking LA, briefed the subcommittee on April 21 about supervised overnight parking programs for people living in vehicles and discussed potential sites and costs for Culver City.
Safe Parking LA, which focuses on vehicle‑dwelling households, defines a positive housing outcome as someone leaving their vehicle for a brick‑and‑mortar housing placement or voucher solution. Tech said the program sees “about 45 to 50%” of exits result in a positive housing outcome and estimated an annual per‑person cost of roughly $5,000 based on current contract amounts.
Council members expressed interest in identifying local locations that could host a temporary safe‑parking site, asking staff to coordinate with planning and parking enforcement to evaluate options and costs. Committee members noted one candidate lot has a scheduled redevelopment in 2028 but could still be used as a temporary, nightly program for the near term. Tech said Safe Parking LA can mobilize quickly and typically charges a nightly bed rate (approx. $40/spot) that varies by site scale.
Members asked staff to return with a short list of possible sites, estimated costs, and operational considerations (restrooms, lighting, parcel availability) to inform a pilot decision. The subcommittee indicated interest in a local safe‑parking pilot that would link participants to nearby services such as Wellness Village and existing case management.
