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San Rafael advances 350 Midale interim shelter plan with detailed Good Neighbor policy; council approves operational direction
Summary
Council received a staff update on the Encampment Resolution Fund and the proposed operational framework for a 65‑unit interim shelter at 350 Midale Road, including a combined participant code of conduct, neighborhood expectations and a three-step graduated accountability process; council directed staff to proceed with the plan.
City staff briefed the City Council on Monday on the development and operational plans for a 65‑unit interim shelter on the city‑owned 2.5‑acre site at 350 Midale Road and on the results of a state Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF3) grant that supported a sanctioned camping area (SCA).
"We currently have 52 folks on site," said Daniel Coopermanman, the city’s Community Services division director, describing the SCA outcomes and the case‑management supports contracted through county partners. He told the council the SCA had helped participants obtain benefits, increase income for some and move several people into residential treatment; seven participants had been permanently housed from the site…
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